RSE Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $21.95 0.9% $872 0.9% $45,091 0.9% Management occupations.............................................. 45.86 3.7 1,853 3.9 96,367 3.9 General and operations managers................................... 58.60 23.0 2,372 22.1 123,353 22.1 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 45.45 6.6 1,843 7.0 95,847 7.0 Marketing managers.............................................. 45.29 8.2 1,806 8.7 93,907 8.7 Sales managers.................................................. 45.64 9.7 1,887 10.0 98,119 10.0 Public relations managers......................................... 37.18 12.5 1,480 12.6 76,935 12.6 Administrative services managers.................................. 37.71 11.5 1,549 12.7 80,568 12.7 Computer and information systems managers......................... 49.35 6.1 1,975 5.8 102,720 5.8 Financial managers................................................ 39.75 3.4 1,600 3.4 83,204 3.4 Human resources managers.......................................... 40.46 9.5 1,642 8.4 85,366 8.4 Training and development managers............................... 35.39 25.8 1,528 20.3 79,469 20.3 Industrial production managers.................................... 44.82 5.1 1,840 4.6 95,674 4.6 Purchasing managers............................................... 58.24 10.5 2,328 10.6 121,032 10.6 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 40.77 7.5 1,704 5.8 88,605 5.8 Construction managers............................................. 31.05 10.8 1,259 10.9 65,478 10.9 Education administrators.......................................... 33.35 7.8 1,392 10.7 72,158 10.7 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 32.46 13.2 1,348 17.9 70,100 17.9 Engineering managers.............................................. 53.22 7.2 2,131 7.2 110,815 7.2 Medical and health services managers.............................. 38.49 4.7 1,546 4.6 80,388 4.6 Social and community service managers............................. 26.98 4.2 1,075 4.0 55,885 4.0 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.60 1.9 1,220 2.0 63,442 2.0 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 30.22 5.0 1,228 4.9 63,878 4.9 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 34.80 12.1 1,392 12.1 72,388 12.1 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 28.64 4.4 1,173 4.2 60,977 4.2 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 23.56 7.8 927 7.6 48,203 7.6 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 23.56 7.8 927 7.6 48,203 7.6 Cost estimators................................................... 42.31 13.0 1,784 14.8 92,793 14.8 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 30.70 7.4 1,220 7.5 63,436 7.5 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 29.45 8.6 1,178 8.6 61,258 8.6 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 30.56 8.0 1,197 7.7 62,268 7.7 Training and development specialists............................ 26.00 7.5 1,034 7.2 53,780 7.2 Logisticians...................................................... 28.49 7.1 1,140 7.1 59,263 7.1 Management analysts............................................... 37.64 8.5 1,505 8.5 78,281 8.5 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.39 2.1 1,133 2.1 58,900 2.1 Credit analysts................................................... 22.60 14.7 904 14.7 47,009 14.7 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 31.46 6.5 1,253 6.8 65,177 6.8 Financial analysts.............................................. 34.00 8.0 1,363 8.1 70,868 8.1 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 27.03 8.2 1,064 9.5 55,336 9.5 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 27.70 8.4 1,108 8.4 57,620 8.4 Loan officers................................................... 27.70 8.4 1,108 8.4 57,620 8.4 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 33.60 2.3 1,349 2.3 70,130 2.3 Computer programmers.............................................. 31.23 2.6 1,255 2.7 65,250 2.7 Computer software engineers....................................... 38.26 4.7 1,553 4.4 80,745 4.4 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 35.71 5.8 1,486 6.4 77,288 6.4 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 39.81 6.1 1,592 5.6 82,760 5.6 Computer support specialists...................................... 22.87 5.3 912 5.3 47,419 5.3 Computer systems analysts......................................... 36.57 2.5 1,459 2.5 75,869 2.5 Database administrators........................................... 30.08 7.4 1,181 8.5 61,432 8.5 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.14 3.2 1,388 3.7 72,154 3.7 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 29.42 6.6 1,167 7.4 60,706 7.4 Operations research analysts...................................... 30.56 6.7 1,188 6.8 61,755 6.8 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.78 1.9 1,371 1.7 71,288 1.7 Engineers......................................................... 36.82 2.1 1,502 2.0 78,082 2.0 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.21 9.0 1,628 6.6 84,673 6.6 Electrical engineers.......................................... 34.97 14.0 1,494 10.5 77,704 10.5 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 44.99 4.5 1,800 4.5 93,578 4.5 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 33.20 5.2 1,362 3.9 70,838 3.9 Industrial engineers.......................................... 33.22 5.3 1,364 3.8 70,908 3.8 Materials engineers............................................. 33.76 8.4 1,350 8.4 70,216 8.4 Mechanical engineers............................................ 33.89 2.2 1,402 3.3 72,926 3.3 Drafters.......................................................... 24.97 9.3 999 9.3 51,933 9.3 Electrical and electronics drafters............................. 22.95 6.6 918 6.6 47,742 6.6 Mechanical drafters............................................. 26.72 10.7 1,069 10.7 55,583 10.7 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.26 4.1 1,053 4.1 54,709 4.1 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.10 5.4 924 5.4 47,968 5.4 Electro-mechanical technicians.................................. 26.58 10.5 1,063 10.5 55,281 10.5 Industrial engineering technicians.............................. 24.97 5.3 1,015 7.1 52,778 7.1 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 22.62 9.8 905 9.8 47,060 9.8 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.06 8.0 1,228 7.9 63,225 7.9 Life scientists................................................... 33.01 14.6 1,293 15.5 67,234 15.5 Medical scientists.............................................. 34.31 22.6 1,321 24.0 68,695 24.0 Physical scientists............................................... 41.17 5.5 1,658 5.1 82,947 5.1 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 42.11 8.2 1,699 7.8 88,370 7.8 Chemists...................................................... 41.84 8.4 1,691 7.9 87,934 7.9 Market and survey researchers..................................... 26.22 9.6 1,058 9.8 54,991 9.8 Market research analysts........................................ 26.22 9.6 1,058 9.8 54,991 9.8 Biological technicians............................................ 18.78 6.5 738 6.1 38,388 6.1 Chemical technicians.............................................. 22.01 14.7 880 14.7 45,785 14.7 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 21.06 7.8 842 7.8 43,810 7.8 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.31 7.6 686 7.5 35,640 7.5 Counselors........................................................ 18.84 7.6 744 7.2 38,512 7.2 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 17.59 11.6 689 10.7 35,463 10.7 Social workers.................................................... 18.17 4.1 720 4.7 37,433 4.7 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 16.26 4.8 638 5.6 33,156 5.6 Medical and public health social workers........................ 22.09 5.4 879 5.8 45,703 5.8 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 18.45 11.2 737 11.2 38,336 11.2 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.76 13.5 588 13.2 30,588 13.2 Social and human service assistants............................. 12.43 7.5 495 7.4 25,716 7.4 Legal occupations................................................... 66.65 6.2 2,717 6.1 141,294 6.1 Lawyers........................................................... 72.63 5.2 3,042 4.3 158,206 4.3 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 36.96 11.7 1,453 12.3 64,038 12.3 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 50.38 9.1 2,075 9.8 86,803 9.8 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 45.35 12.7 1,785 14.1 75,627 14.1 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 37.81 7.4 1,512 7.3 59,849 7.3 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 69.04 5.8 3,430 7.6 162,434 7.6 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary........... 38.23 4.8 1,479 3.7 54,472 3.7 Education teachers, postsecondary............................. 38.23 4.8 1,479 3.7 54,472 3.7 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 36.70 4.0 1,476 3.6 59,158 3.6 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 37.23 4.3 1,470 4.4 60,415 4.4 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 33.94 3.5 1,417 4.5 54,042 4.5 Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary............... 35.51 13.7 1,425 13.6 58,334 13.6 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 46.86 27.9 1,855 28.4 82,662 28.4 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 28.14 4.9 1,067 4.9 40,206 4.9 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.50 7.8 1,131 9.3 42,105 9.3 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.42 7.4 1,120 10.1 41,699 10.1 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.75 12.9 1,166 12.2 43,339 12.2 Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.82 4.4 1,156 4.5 43,365 4.5 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.82 4.4 1,156 4.5 43,365 4.5 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 33.87 8.9 1,263 6.2 63,077 6.2 Librarians........................................................ 46.34 10.9 1,691 9.9 87,916 9.9 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.49 6.0 413 7.0 19,776 7.0 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 26.76 4.1 1,055 4.3 53,910 4.3 Designers......................................................... 28.48 8.7 1,142 8.4 59,360 8.4 Commercial and industrial designers............................. 38.77 5.1 1,551 5.1 80,647 5.1 Graphic designers............................................... 21.10 8.8 848 8.3 44,083 8.3 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 22.53 15.9 868 18.8 37,670 18.8 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 22.53 15.9 868 18.8 37,670 18.8 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 28.63 16.4 1,166 16.6 60,641 16.6 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 25.66 9.4 1,047 9.9 54,423 9.9 Public relations specialists...................................... 25.90 10.4 1,019 10.0 52,980 10.0 Writers and editors............................................... 26.36 9.1 1,038 8.2 53,988 8.2 Editors......................................................... 26.67 11.4 1,040 9.7 54,074 9.7 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.93 2.3 1,058 2.5 55,005 2.5 Pharmacists....................................................... 48.32 1.2 1,933 1.2 100,513 1.2 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 68.62 12.5 2,778 12.3 144,434 12.3 Family and general practitioners................................ 60.61 39.0 2,429 38.9 126,302 38.9 Registered nurses................................................. 28.78 1.2 1,116 1.3 58,037 1.3 Therapists........................................................ 28.94 6.8 1,139 7.2 59,241 7.2 Occupational therapists......................................... 27.81 3.0 1,076 4.6 55,926 4.6 Physical therapists............................................. 34.74 5.6 1,380 5.7 71,754 5.7 Recreational therapists......................................... 18.84 10.8 753 10.8 39,177 10.8 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 22.48 2.5 874 3.6 45,425 3.6 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.08 4.2 761 4.2 39,574 4.2 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.32 2.9 1,004 3.4 52,198 3.4 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.43 6.4 657 6.4 34,177 6.4 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 29.49 5.1 1,171 5.3 60,891 5.3 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 39.40 16.4 1,573 16.5 81,796 16.5 Diagnostic medical sonographers................................. 31.60 11.8 1,264 11.8 65,722 11.8 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.97 5.8 1,028 6.1 53,465 6.1 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.39 4.1 655 4.1 34,078 4.1 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.00 2.5 560 2.5 29,118 2.5 Respiratory therapy technicians................................. 24.04 10.2 955 10.3 49,675 10.3 Surgical technologists.......................................... 17.68 4.0 707 4.0 36,763 4.0 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.06 1.7 735 1.5 38,220 1.5 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.02 5.1 639 5.1 33,236 5.1 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 18.27 9.8 727 10.0 37,796 10.0 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.70 1.5 458 1.4 23,817 1.4 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.25 1.4 438 1.2 22,778 1.2 Home health aides............................................... 10.36 2.1 413 2.0 21,489 2.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.50 1.9 445 1.7 23,131 1.7 Psychiatric aides............................................... 10.71 1.1 422 1.6 21,942 1.6 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 13.08 10.5 523 10.5 27,184 10.5 Physical therapist aides........................................ 11.92 7.9 476 7.9 24,769 7.9 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.25 4.3 527 4.3 27,414 4.3 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.34 7.5 569 7.6 29,585 7.6 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 13.26 4.6 530 4.6 27,578 4.6 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 16.35 2.9 649 3.2 33,749 3.2 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.56 4.3 459 4.9 23,849 4.9 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.24 4.2 444 4.4 23,092 4.4 Security guards................................................. 11.23 4.3 444 4.4 23,085 4.4 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.75 2.2 416 2.9 21,587 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 16.97 4.2 683 4.3 34,704 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 16.78 5.1 676 5.2 34,519 5.2 Cooks............................................................. 11.52 3.6 447 3.4 23,247 3.4 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.34 6.1 488 6.4 25,387 6.4 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.19 4.1 432 4.3 22,453 4.3 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.58 5.2 421 5.2 21,906 5.2 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.56 11.8 239 12.1 12,429 12.1 Bartenders...................................................... 7.24 6.9 268 6.7 13,951 6.7 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.44 20.2 155 22.1 8,078 22.1 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.85 6.9 336 5.3 17,491 5.3 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.79 2.6 375 2.6 19,495 2.6 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.54 3.3 362 2.8 18,816 2.8 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 10.44 3.8 409 4.8 21,247 4.8 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 10.36 3.9 398 6.5 20,690 6.5 Dishwashers....................................................... 10.00 4.4 394 5.6 20,502 5.6 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.00 4.6 476 4.8 24,604 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.10 7.0 684 7.0 35,569 7.0 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 17.10 7.0 684 7.0 35,569 7.0 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.83 5.2 469 5.4 24,361 5.4 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.02 3.7 476 4.0 24,750 4.0 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.61 2.2 421 2.3 21,832 2.3 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.36 5.4 494 5.4 22,950 5.4 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.36 5.4 494 5.4 22,950 5.4 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.31 5.2 457 2.5 22,042 2.5 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.61 12.2 305 12.2 15,835 12.2 Transportation attendants......................................... 31.32 4.8 594 .8 30,903 .8 Flight attendants............................................... 33.41 1.2 592 1.1 30,761 1.1 Child care workers................................................ 10.41 2.4 417 2.4 21,660 2.4 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.36 15.4 522 16.9 18,859 16.9 Recreation workers.............................................. 13.36 15.4 522 16.9 18,859 16.9 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.57 11.8 862 12.2 44,809 12.2 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.32 17.4 981 18.7 50,992 18.7 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.87 8.9 711 9.2 36,981 9.2 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 35.68 5.6 1,472 6.5 76,565 6.5 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.14 3.2 480 3.3 24,971 3.3 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.97 8.8 673 8.6 34,975 8.6 Parts salespersons............................................ 13.86 5.8 600 9.3 31,220 9.3 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.30 5.2 484 5.3 25,142 5.3 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 23.06 7.2 923 7.2 47,972 7.2 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 81.57 6.1 3,263 6.1 169,656 6.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 34.90 9.5 1,438 9.8 74,783 9.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 39.40 4.1 1,614 3.5 83,911 3.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 33.23 13.6 1,372 13.7 71,359 13.7 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.89 12.6 753 12.7 39,133 12.7 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.82 2.1 626 2.0 32,534 2.0 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.85 3.1 905 2.9 47,066 2.9 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 12.48 10.8 499 10.8 25,958 10.8 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.35 4.0 608 3.7 31,592 3.7 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.90 5.7 632 5.5 32,857 5.5 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.49 5.2 609 4.5 31,646 4.5 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.53 4.9 613 4.3 31,852 4.3 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 18.81 3.2 750 3.1 38,993 3.1 Procurement clerks.............................................. 16.57 5.9 660 5.8 34,343 5.8 Tellers......................................................... 11.55 2.9 462 2.8 23,999 2.8 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.65 4.2 546 4.5 28,385 4.5 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.98 4.7 636 5.0 33,064 5.0 File clerks....................................................... 12.54 5.1 498 5.4 25,876 5.4 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.57 6.8 419 7.2 21,783 7.2 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.06 9.1 522 9.1 27,169 9.1 Order clerks...................................................... 13.38 5.6 532 5.4 27,682 5.4 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 17.69 9.9 715 9.2 37,205 9.2 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.87 2.1 506 1.9 26,297 1.9 Dispatchers....................................................... 22.05 3.0 882 3.0 45,667 3.0 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 23.36 2.4 935 2.4 48,597 2.4 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.55 6.7 775 7.0 40,295 7.0 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.27 3.6 570 3.6 29,639 3.6 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.11 5.9 521 5.8 27,106 5.8 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 15.67 4.9 627 4.9 32,598 4.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.10 3.5 748 3.7 38,861 3.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.53 4.8 803 5.2 41,769 5.2 Legal secretaries............................................... 27.62 5.1 1,032 3.7 53,673 3.7 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.39 4.9 569 5.0 29,590 5.0 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.53 3.4 655 3.4 34,029 3.4 Computer operators................................................ 17.27 7.1 682 6.6 35,470 6.6 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.45 6.9 576 6.8 29,948 6.8 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.64 6.7 545 6.7 28,323 6.7 Word processors and typists..................................... 18.36 6.7 724 5.7 37,670 5.7 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.02 4.3 626 4.0 32,533 4.0 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.24 9.7 509 9.1 26,446 9.1 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.96 3.0 553 3.0 28,718 3.0 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 13.14 8.4 525 8.4 27,323 8.4 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 11.94 4.7 478 4.7 24,833 4.7 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 26.34 2.8 1,035 2.7 51,014 2.7 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 34.89 3.5 1,401 3.4 72,871 3.4 Carpenters........................................................ 27.20 4.3 979 7.1 50,932 7.1 Construction laborers............................................. 20.85 15.3 834 15.3 39,555 15.3 Construction equipment operators.................................. 30.06 6.0 1,202 6.0 59,097 6.0 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 30.06 6.0 1,202 6.0 59,097 6.0 Electricians...................................................... 26.24 4.4 1,050 4.4 54,588 4.4 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 22.34 8.1 890 8.0 46,291 8.0 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 22.34 8.1 890 8.0 46,291 8.0 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 24.13 4.7 965 4.7 50,200 4.7 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 24.45 5.9 978 5.9 50,864 5.9 Sheet metal workers............................................... 22.32 7.0 893 7.0 37,587 7.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.38 3.2 937 3.1 48,689 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 32.91 4.8 1,325 4.6 68,889 4.6 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 25.95 10.7 1,038 10.7 53,978 10.7 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 25.95 10.7 1,038 10.7 53,978 10.7 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 20.67 13.8 827 13.8 42,993 13.8 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 24.05 5.2 962 5.2 50,029 5.2 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 23.91 11.4 956 11.4 49,726 11.4 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 26.81 12.1 1,072 12.1 55,755 12.1 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 23.82 14.7 990 13.7 51,499 13.7 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 24.94 15.2 1,017 14.8 52,908 14.8 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 24.17 7.2 967 7.2 50,261 7.2 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 23.86 10.5 954 10.5 49,634 10.5 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 24.05 11.9 962 11.9 50,015 11.9 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 12.00 13.5 480 13.5 24,954 13.5 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 25.18 3.6 1,007 3.6 52,383 3.6 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.67 2.9 905 2.8 47,044 2.8 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 24.51 2.6 980 2.6 50,922 2.6 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.34 9.5 774 9.5 40,234 9.5 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 18.01 8.0 708 7.8 36,819 7.8 Millwrights..................................................... 24.56 12.3 982 12.3 50,957 12.3 Line installers and repairers..................................... 29.75 4.1 1,190 4.1 61,874 4.1 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 31.05 3.7 1,242 3.7 64,584 3.7 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 23.50 4.7 920 4.0 47,841 4.0 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.31 9.3 732 9.3 38,075 9.3 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.58 15.5 503 15.5 26,164 15.5 Production occupations.............................................. 17.87 1.4 714 1.4 37,091 1.4 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.13 3.4 1,088 3.0 56,583 3.0 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.43 6.4 537 6.4 27,939 6.4 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.58 6.0 543 6.0 28,234 6.0 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 13.68 11.8 547 11.8 28,445 11.8 Engine and other machine assemblers............................... 20.11 6.2 801 6.2 41,639 6.2 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 19.06 20.9 747 19.7 37,786 19.7 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 19.71 4.3 786 4.3 40,837 4.3 Team assemblers................................................. 20.23 13.9 804 14.1 41,657 14.1 Bakers............................................................ 13.43 2.8 528 3.1 27,478 3.1 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 13.28 6.8 531 6.8 27,614 6.8 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 17.74 3.1 710 3.1 36,900 3.1 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 11.30 .8 452 .8 23,502 .8 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 11.29 5.4 452 5.4 23,492 5.4 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.58 11.6 582 11.5 30,287 11.5 Food batchmakers................................................ 17.06 10.5 681 10.5 35,395 10.5 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 18.65 8.4 746 8.4 38,794 8.4 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 17.41 6.1 696 6.1 36,203 6.1 Numerical tool and process control programmers.................. 26.02 13.9 1,041 13.9 54,126 13.9 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15.24 4.9 604 4.3 31,284 4.3 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 12.91 5.8 516 5.8 26,853 5.8 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 14.07 11.3 563 11.3 28,840 11.3 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 17.51 7.8 686 6.7 35,675 6.7 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.52 4.7 660 4.7 34,304 4.7 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 16.39 5.6 655 5.6 34,013 5.6 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 17.93 15.9 717 15.9 37,297 15.9 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 14.43 8.3 577 8.3 29,988 8.3 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.54 5.8 782 5.8 40,652 5.8 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.76 10.3 790 10.3 40,967 10.3 Machinists........................................................ 20.24 4.7 805 4.6 41,846 4.6 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders...................... 18.76 6.8 750 6.8 38,477 6.8 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders.................... 19.76 5.1 790 5.1 41,094 5.1 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic................. 23.20 11.7 928 11.7 48,259 11.7 Model makers, metal and plastic................................. 24.21 12.4 969 12.4 50,362 12.4 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 13.91 5.9 555 5.7 28,883 5.7 Foundry mold and coremakers..................................... 14.89 4.2 595 4.2 30,964 4.2 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.82 6.1 552 6.0 28,691 6.0 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 18.81 4.3 753 4.3 39,108 4.3 Tool and die makers............................................... 26.80 2.6 1,072 2.6 55,733 2.6 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.72 5.3 705 5.3 36,582 5.3 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.77 5.9 708 6.0 36,711 6.0 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 17.56 12.7 698 12.9 36,213 12.9 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 17.43 7.1 693 7.1 35,940 7.1 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................. 20.63 9.3 825 9.3 42,171 9.3 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 13.32 7.3 520 5.7 27,058 5.7 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners........................... 21.24 12.1 849 12.1 44,174 12.1 Printers.......................................................... 18.95 4.6 740 4.2 38,502 4.2 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 16.10 7.0 624 5.6 32,436 5.6 Printing machine operators...................................... 19.90 5.8 781 5.6 40,586 5.6 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.08 2.9 400 2.9 20,812 2.9 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 14.58 16.0 582 16.0 30,038 16.0 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.49 2.9 540 2.9 28,027 2.9 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 12.47 6.4 499 6.4 25,803 6.4 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 13.76 2.9 551 2.9 28,629 2.9 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 31.82 7.8 1,273 7.8 66,192 7.8 Power plant operators........................................... 27.63 6.5 1,105 6.5 57,475 6.5 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 25.94 9.9 1,038 9.9 53,955 9.9 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 25.33 3.7 991 1.6 51,556 1.6 Chemical plant and system operators............................. 25.27 3.8 988 1.6 51,369 1.6 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 21.19 9.2 848 9.2 44,084 9.2 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 16.24 6.2 650 6.2 33,768 6.2 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 13.39 4.8 536 4.8 27,847 4.8 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 18.64 10.1 745 10.1 38,765 10.1 Cutting workers................................................... 13.28 9.7 531 9.7 27,615 9.7 Cutters and trimmers, hand...................................... 10.07 8.4 403 8.4 20,952 8.4 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.51 8.5 621 8.5 32,269 8.5 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 16.25 6.7 650 6.7 33,790 6.7 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders...... 16.48 23.0 659 23.0 34,280 23.0 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.37 5.9 693 5.8 36,007 5.8 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 15.18 3.6 606 3.6 31,535 3.6 Painting workers.................................................. 14.43 4.7 574 4.8 29,839 4.8 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.44 3.0 534 3.3 27,772 3.3 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 22.24 17.8 890 17.8 46,255 17.8 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 15.92 9.7 635 9.7 33,027 9.7 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 16.52 27.4 661 27.4 34,359 27.4 Helpers--production workers..................................... 14.01 4.4 556 4.7 28,900 4.7 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.50 2.3 695 2.4 35,943 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 23.05 4.1 932 4.1 48,444 4.1 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 25.60 5.4 1,099 7.5 57,128 7.5 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 105.02 12.1 2,271 9.5 118,112 9.5 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 127.39 11.0 2,354 10.8 122,389 10.8 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 20.69 3.2 849 4.1 44,164 4.1 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.14 9.9 606 9.9 31,500 9.9 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.22 7.6 889 9.3 46,215 9.3 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 21.06 5.1 842 5.1 43,803 5.1 Crane and tower operators......................................... 17.06 7.4 682 7.4 35,487 7.4 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.40 6.3 652 6.3 33,658 6.3 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.22 4.8 525 4.7 27,083 4.7 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 17.75 17.2 710 17.2 36,849 17.2 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.46 3.7 574 3.7 29,432 3.7 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 11.90 8.7 475 8.6 24,487 8.6 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.40 7.4 452 7.4 23,519 7.4 1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.