Table 10 Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1) Wages fall at or below the following percentiles Occupation(2) 10 25 50 75 90 All workers........................................................... $6.50 $7.25 $8.74 $11.60 $20.00 Management occupations.............................................. 11.75 20.36 25.02 45.90 101.92 Legislators....................................................... 13.89 25.02 25.02 40.39 77.81 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 10.00 15.40 20.98 28.00 33.00 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 14.26 14.26 14.26 16.00 20.56 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 10.00 14.69 20.00 25.21 28.11 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 8.00 10.75 23.00 28.04 33.66 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 15.60 16.50 18.65 27.82 34.62 Community and social services occupations........................... 9.50 11.86 16.42 23.23 25.37 Counselors........................................................ 10.30 10.30 16.64 26.98 27.38 Social workers.................................................... 16.42 18.73 23.64 24.52 27.45 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 9.25 13.84 16.97 23.75 26.66 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 9.37 10.00 11.86 16.25 18.30 Legal occupations................................................... 10.68 19.23 19.23 31.20 66.77 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 8.85 9.00 11.00 17.42 22.50 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 9.00 20.00 25.00 33.33 42.93 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 24.40 24.40 24.40 24.40 26.41 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 16.50 17.90 20.79 42.38 42.38 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 24.31 24.31 39.43 39.43 41.43 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 16.50 22.19 29.94 45.72 45.72 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 22.19 22.23 37.77 45.72 47.97 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 6.25 11.50 25.00 30.00 30.00 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 7.43 13.21 22.50 22.50 23.71 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 10.47 11.43 13.21 20.89 30.12 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 10.47 10.97 13.21 16.70 28.78 Secondary school teachers....................................... 12.23 17.72 17.72 39.66 40.07 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 10.63 13.33 34.58 40.07 40.07 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 9.17 10.00 13.33 20.00 20.00 Library technicians............................................... 8.28 8.97 10.00 14.93 21.03 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 7.85 8.00 10.00 16.69 25.81 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 7.50 9.00 11.67 14.80 20.00 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 7.50 9.76 14.80 14.80 20.00 Umpires, referees, and other sports officials................... 7.00 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.67 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.00 21.13 26.45 31.72 43.00 Pharmacists....................................................... 42.69 45.00 45.23 47.62 53.64 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 65.00 82.76 125.00 200.35 241.24 Registered nurses................................................. 21.70 25.37 28.35 32.32 37.25 Therapists........................................................ 22.80 22.80 24.36 33.72 45.00 Occupational therapists......................................... 26.31 35.44 35.44 53.02 53.02 Physical therapists............................................. 32.00 33.72 35.00 48.25 53.82 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 22.80 22.80 22.80 26.50 28.32 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 16.50 16.50 17.00 19.23 23.39 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 20.87 22.16 23.63 25.46 27.27 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.50 16.50 17.00 18.32 22.74 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 12.00 18.25 22.35 31.51 42.86 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 17.47 18.40 22.35 29.10 30.24 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 9.50 10.82 17.21 19.12 25.01 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 9.00 9.50 10.58 12.41 16.08 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.58 17.27 20.00 22.45 22.88 Medical records and health information technicians................ 10.03 10.39 11.41 12.11 12.83 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.80 9.28 10.35 12.49 14.53 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.50 9.25 10.20 11.70 13.49 Home health aides............................................... 8.50 9.25 9.85 10.25 10.60 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.65 9.39 10.61 12.02 13.15 Psychiatric aides............................................... 7.00 9.00 13.86 14.58 15.02 Occupational therapist assistants and aides....................... 11.25 14.53 16.43 16.43 17.51 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.00 9.28 10.50 13.62 15.45 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.52 13.87 15.45 17.51 17.68 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 10.38 10.38 13.98 16.98 18.00 Pharmacy aides.................................................. 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.50 11.00 Protective service occupations...................................... 7.15 7.75 9.10 11.00 13.50 Fire fighters..................................................... 9.61 11.50 12.42 13.50 14.50 Police officers................................................... 12.00 12.00 16.00 16.00 17.27 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 12.00 12.00 16.00 16.00 17.27 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 7.50 8.00 9.50 10.52 12.25 Security guards................................................. 7.50 8.00 9.50 10.52 12.25 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 6.85 7.28 7.99 9.00 10.48 Crossing guards................................................. 8.22 8.94 9.97 10.40 11.00 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 6.50 7.26 7.75 8.50 9.53 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 3.40 5.35 6.95 8.00 9.32 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 10.00 10.00 10.10 11.00 12.58 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 10.00 10.00 10.10 11.00 12.58 Cooks............................................................. 6.85 7.25 8.50 9.25 10.82 Cooks, fast food................................................ 6.85 6.85 7.00 7.25 9.00 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 7.92 8.25 9.94 10.82 13.20 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 7.25 8.00 8.50 9.25 10.67 Cooks, short order.............................................. 6.50 6.97 7.50 9.00 10.00 Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.85 7.15 8.00 9.32 10.55 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.28 2.85 4.00 6.63 8.75 Bartenders...................................................... 3.43 5.50 6.75 9.00 10.25 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.65 3.43 4.40 6.27 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 4.40 5.71 6.85 7.77 8.75 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.22 6.70 7.00 7.70 8.77 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 6.22 6.65 7.00 7.70 8.77 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 6.00 6.83 7.15 7.75 9.25 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 5.76 6.85 8.21 9.00 12.16 Dishwashers....................................................... 5.92 6.50 7.00 7.58 8.41 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 4.50 6.10 7.00 7.52 10.00 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.00 7.91 8.50 10.00 12.00 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.00 7.78 8.50 10.00 12.00 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.25 8.00 8.50 9.90 11.67 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 6.75 7.39 8.32 10.00 16.00 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 7.50 8.00 8.50 9.25 10.50 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 7.25 8.00 8.50 9.25 10.50 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.50 7.35 8.50 10.26 16.59 Nonfarm animal caretakers......................................... 6.00 7.00 7.50 7.70 10.61 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 5.98 7.12 7.50 8.30 9.49 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 5.85 6.52 7.50 8.00 8.50 Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants............. 7.12 7.23 8.21 9.19 10.16 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 10.80 15.11 20.43 20.43 21.84 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 10.80 15.11 20.43 20.43 21.84 Child care workers................................................ 6.50 7.35 8.00 9.15 11.29 Personal and home care aides...................................... 7.50 7.80 9.00 10.10 11.55 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 7.00 8.50 9.00 13.63 20.00 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 8.50 8.91 12.08 17.31 20.00 Recreation workers.............................................. 7.00 8.25 9.00 10.56 15.00 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.85 7.22 7.90 9.30 11.05 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.80 7.15 7.75 9.00 10.50 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.75 10.15 Cashiers...................................................... 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.75 10.15 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 7.25 7.50 7.50 8.54 10.00 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 7.15 7.50 7.50 8.00 9.30 Parts salespersons............................................ 7.32 8.00 8.54 9.99 10.16 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.85 7.25 8.00 9.16 11.23 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...................... 8.10 8.25 9.00 9.65 10.85 Demonstrators and product promoters............................. 8.10 8.25 9.00 9.65 10.85 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 7.00 7.50 9.71 10.42 13.41 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 7.65 8.50 10.50 12.90 16.22 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 8.30 10.63 11.00 11.50 12.06 Financial clerks.................................................. 8.25 9.33 11.00 13.14 15.50 Bill and account collectors..................................... 8.33 8.33 9.76 9.76 11.14 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 11.01 11.57 12.01 14.56 19.81 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 8.24 10.75 12.20 14.43 15.75 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 8.00 9.50 13.59 20.46 20.46 Tellers......................................................... 8.00 8.50 10.00 11.00 13.00 Customer service representatives.................................. 7.70 8.46 11.00 13.37 17.00 File clerks....................................................... 8.00 8.73 10.00 10.00 11.27 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 7.46 7.50 8.00 8.25 8.48 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 8.50 8.50 9.25 11.25 13.47 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 6.98 9.18 10.27 11.71 13.78 Order clerks...................................................... 7.35 7.35 10.75 25.00 25.00 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 7.50 8.47 10.00 12.02 12.65 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.00 8.08 8.85 11.85 15.16 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 6.85 7.25 8.16 9.56 11.40 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.00 10.94 13.81 16.00 23.26 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 13.58 14.66 15.00 20.25 38.46 Medical secretaries............................................. 10.75 10.94 11.78 13.27 14.26 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 9.00 10.25 13.31 15.47 16.00 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 7.94 9.90 12.58 20.00 20.00 Data entry keyers............................................... 7.94 7.94 11.26 20.00 20.00 Word processors and typists..................................... 9.90 10.36 13.88 17.15 19.17 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 9.00 13.50 13.70 15.52 17.00 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 8.75 10.42 10.89 13.24 14.62 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.00 10.00 12.00 13.00 16.38 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 6.89 7.00 7.50 8.20 11.00 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.25 22.00 27.82 31.11 31.55 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 7.50 8.00 11.00 14.00 16.00 Production occupations.............................................. 7.41 8.00 9.50 10.66 15.00 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 7.50 8.00 9.56 11.00 18.72 Bakers............................................................ 7.50 8.00 8.75 10.00 10.56 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 7.41 7.41 8.35 9.60 10.00 Printers.......................................................... 8.75 10.66 11.11 15.00 16.00 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 6.75 7.25 7.50 7.77 10.71 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 6.85 9.31 10.00 11.29 12.40 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 6.85 7.50 8.74 11.42 13.75 Bus drivers....................................................... 11.09 11.87 11.96 16.73 19.28 Bus drivers, school............................................. 11.49 11.87 11.96 16.98 19.28 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 6.50 7.00 8.00 10.30 13.08 Driver/sales workers............................................ 5.50 6.85 7.15 10.30 10.30 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 6.93 7.50 8.57 10.75 12.75 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 7.50 9.45 9.45 11.31 11.54 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 10.00 10.50 12.00 12.00 15.13 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 6.85 7.50 8.00 10.00 13.41 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 5.78 6.85 7.50 8.00 9.00 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 6.95 7.50 8.74 11.00 13.44 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.85 7.05 7.50 8.50 10.08 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. See appendix A for more information. 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. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.