Table 11 Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $17.55 $13.93 $701 $555 39.9 $35,728 $28,704 2,035 Management occupations.............................................. 36.15 33.60 1,485 1,356 41.1 76,931 70,000 2,128 General and operations managers................................... 46.52 40.08 2,045 1,500 44.0 106,252 78,000 2,284 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 40.64 36.06 1,739 1,442 42.8 90,438 75,005 2,225 Marketing managers.............................................. 36.39 27.64 1,498 1,106 41.2 77,892 57,493 2,140 Sales managers.................................................. 44.90 50.42 2,001 2,269 44.6 104,042 117,998 2,317 Computer and information systems managers......................... 44.56 42.33 1,777 1,693 39.9 92,408 88,048 2,074 Financial managers................................................ 34.00 31.22 1,384 1,177 40.7 71,732 61,339 2,110 Industrial production managers.................................... 42.35 40.61 1,703 1,624 40.2 88,538 84,469 2,091 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 48.96 60.51 2,251 2,606 46.0 116,315 135,491 2,376 Construction managers............................................. 33.21 30.00 1,378 1,346 41.5 71,647 70,000 2,157 Education administrators.......................................... 25.08 23.81 983 843 39.2 49,647 45,353 1,980 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 39.72 38.91 1,553 1,556 39.1 74,125 77,175 1,866 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 32.07 29.63 1,220 1,119 38.0 62,479 58,183 1,948 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.16 54.58 2,354 2,183 40.5 122,432 113,535 2,105 Lodging managers.................................................. 17.39 13.85 696 554 40.0 36,180 28,808 2,080 Medical and health services managers.............................. 28.20 29.93 1,123 1,197 39.8 58,389 62,254 2,070 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 23.18 19.71 927 788 40.0 48,223 41,001 2,080 Social and community service managers............................. 19.87 19.27 825 606 41.5 42,877 31,508 2,158 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.51 24.04 1,026 967 40.2 53,331 50,261 2,090 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.30 24.16 1,052 967 40.0 54,705 50,261 2,080 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 26.13 26.23 1,045 1,049 40.0 54,341 54,558 2,080 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 21.85 22.75 868 910 39.7 45,138 47,328 2,066 Cost estimators................................................... 23.40 24.04 958 962 41.0 49,841 50,003 2,130 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.64 21.13 953 924 40.3 49,457 48,071 2,092 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 18.16 18.40 707 721 39.0 36,788 37,475 2,026 Training and development specialists............................ 23.90 21.85 956 874 40.0 49,471 45,454 2,070 Management analysts............................................... 36.68 45.15 1,443 1,806 39.3 75,032 93,912 2,045 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.38 19.47 849 751 39.7 44,134 39,073 2,064 Credit analysts................................................... 23.92 28.28 957 1,131 40.0 49,753 58,814 2,080 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 25.78 24.26 1,018 970 39.5 52,916 50,450 2,053 Financial analysts.............................................. 26.20 24.71 1,039 970 39.7 54,036 50,450 2,063 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 26.39 22.84 1,056 914 40.0 54,895 47,503 2,080 Loan officers................................................... 28.10 23.65 1,124 946 40.0 58,456 49,194 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 31.75 30.88 1,283 1,222 40.4 66,520 63,471 2,095 Computer programmers.............................................. 27.58 26.94 1,110 1,155 40.3 57,746 60,050 2,093 Computer software engineers....................................... 43.18 42.24 1,785 1,671 41.3 92,805 86,867 2,149 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 44.49 40.41 1,780 1,616 40.0 92,548 84,049 2,080 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 42.52 43.43 1,787 1,737 42.0 92,941 90,343 2,186 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.61 18.75 934 750 39.5 47,446 36,000 2,010 Computer systems analysts......................................... 31.62 30.26 1,263 1,195 40.0 65,699 62,150 2,078 Database administrators........................................... 32.05 28.37 1,280 1,135 39.9 65,969 58,999 2,058 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 28.48 26.65 1,151 1,062 40.4 59,860 55,226 2,102 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 32.10 36.76 1,396 1,478 43.5 72,585 76,841 2,261 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 29.73 28.61 1,201 1,145 40.4 62,069 59,530 2,088 Engineers......................................................... 37.25 32.73 1,524 1,360 40.9 78,227 70,678 2,100 Aerospace engineers............................................. 43.01 42.31 1,720 1,692 40.0 89,453 88,001 2,080 Civil engineers................................................. 30.25 28.61 1,263 1,287 41.8 60,459 66,945 1,999 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 28.45 22.86 1,215 1,029 42.7 63,181 53,499 2,220 Electrical engineers.......................................... 28.45 22.86 1,215 1,029 42.7 63,181 53,499 2,220 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 47.62 39.46 1,944 1,578 40.8 101,064 82,073 2,122 Industrial engineers.......................................... 32.85 32.73 1,357 1,309 41.3 70,553 68,068 2,148 Mechanical engineers............................................ 31.22 30.06 1,290 1,202 41.3 67,068 62,523 2,148 Drafters.......................................................... 19.20 17.08 768 683 40.0 39,930 35,524 2,080 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 19.76 18.27 790 731 40.0 41,099 38,000 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.61 24.84 1,022 988 39.9 53,166 51,376 2,076 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 23.34 20.18 935 840 40.0 48,607 43,680 2,082 Life scientists................................................... 20.82 16.96 827 678 39.7 42,994 35,277 2,065 Physical scientists............................................... 31.74 28.12 1,276 1,125 40.2 66,358 58,490 2,091 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 25.23 28.12 1,020 1,125 40.4 53,059 58,490 2,103 Chemists...................................................... 25.23 28.12 1,020 1,125 40.4 53,059 58,490 2,103 Urban and regional planners....................................... 29.75 32.93 1,195 1,338 40.2 62,133 69,570 2,088 Chemical technicians.............................................. 23.51 25.09 913 953 38.8 47,466 49,578 2,019 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 24.82 22.24 1,032 986 41.6 53,663 51,293 2,162 Community and social services occupations........................... 19.26 17.18 756 688 39.2 38,369 34,848 1,992 Counselors........................................................ 22.29 16.01 878 708 39.4 43,526 37,567 1,953 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 29.36 28.80 1,111 1,149 37.8 52,665 47,905 1,794 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 17.16 15.32 735 722 42.8 38,230 37,567 2,228 Social workers.................................................... 18.08 17.71 711 706 39.3 36,363 36,670 2,011 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.51 18.49 722 722 39.0 36,410 36,773 1,967 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.92 17.18 653 644 38.6 33,790 33,499 1,997 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 16.51 17.39 646 651 39.1 33,576 33,852 2,034 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.86 15.56 614 595 38.7 31,065 30,930 1,959 Legal occupations................................................... 29.10 23.44 1,192 938 41.0 61,978 48,751 2,130 Lawyers........................................................... 41.83 32.86 1,767 1,643 42.2 91,898 85,444 2,197 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 25.50 25.94 980 1,000 38.4 38,941 38,831 1,527 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 42.60 32.92 1,632 1,265 38.3 64,867 52,159 1,523 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 33.70 34.38 1,316 1,351 39.0 51,664 53,631 1,533 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 34.27 34.38 1,336 1,375 39.0 51,731 53,631 1,509 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 30.04 30.74 1,191 1,230 39.6 49,983 49,182 1,664 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 29.09 29.11 1,060 1,038 36.4 46,604 47,736 1,602 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 26.38 27.41 1,015 1,056 38.5 39,705 40,595 1,505 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.26 7.00 522 280 39.4 24,100 14,560 1,817 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 27.71 26.68 1,072 1,049 38.7 39,718 38,797 1,433 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.91 27.79 1,068 1,080 38.3 40,301 40,700 1,444 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.93 27.79 1,065 1,068 38.1 40,142 40,351 1,437 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 27.84 27.70 1,076 1,096 38.7 40,717 41,008 1,463 Secondary school teachers....................................... 28.93 28.96 1,116 1,132 38.6 43,027 43,440 1,487 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.18 29.10 1,122 1,141 38.5 43,347 43,966 1,486 Special education teachers...................................... 29.20 27.85 1,111 1,066 38.1 44,170 43,334 1,513 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 29.67 28.79 1,135 1,137 38.3 45,812 45,801 1,544 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 24.26 25.02 936 1,001 38.6 39,407 37,030 1,624 Librarians........................................................ 19.98 18.56 787 751 39.4 38,547 41,408 1,929 Library technicians............................................... 14.25 14.13 537 515 37.7 23,859 20,894 1,675 Instructional coordinators........................................ 30.90 32.61 1,236 1,304 40.0 55,703 51,451 1,803 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.75 9.41 368 356 37.8 14,188 13,348 1,456 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.04 17.54 774 716 40.6 40,146 37,255 2,108 Designers......................................................... 18.00 16.67 720 673 40.0 37,442 35,000 2,080 Graphic designers............................................... 19.19 16.83 768 673 40.0 39,915 35,000 2,080 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 23.74 19.96 950 799 40.0 49,386 41,523 2,080 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 17.86 16.83 714 673 40.0 37,149 35,000 2,080 Public relations specialists...................................... 19.40 19.84 776 794 40.0 40,137 40,961 2,069 Writers and editors............................................... 19.50 18.40 851 838 43.6 44,247 43,570 2,269 Editors......................................................... 18.92 18.40 832 823 44.0 43,271 42,815 2,287 Miscellaneous media and communication workers..................... 16.11 14.31 630 572 39.1 32,758 29,763 2,034 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 15.76 16.46 630 658 40.0 32,774 34,237 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.32 21.93 961 864 39.5 49,415 44,720 2,032 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 22.05 21.14 873 846 39.6 45,373 43,971 2,058 Pharmacists....................................................... 49.73 49.50 1,986 1,980 39.9 103,253 102,962 2,076 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 85.91 92.13 3,664 3,858 42.6 190,517 200,639 2,218 Registered nurses................................................. 26.81 24.45 1,054 953 39.3 54,631 49,384 2,038 Therapists........................................................ 24.89 23.32 971 933 39.0 48,257 47,570 1,939 Physical therapists............................................. 29.87 30.76 1,188 1,203 39.8 61,785 62,562 2,068 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 21.42 21.50 854 854 39.9 44,433 44,408 2,074 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 20.61 21.60 817 850 39.6 42,488 44,221 2,062 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 21.36 22.13 854 885 40.0 44,423 46,030 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.33 19.00 755 760 39.1 39,268 39,520 2,032 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.66 23.61 900 944 39.7 46,809 49,109 2,066 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.44 23.63 890 945 39.6 46,259 49,150 2,062 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.42 12.83 531 513 39.5 27,598 26,686 2,057 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.12 12.50 520 500 39.7 27,062 26,000 2,063 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.15 16.00 637 621 39.5 31,948 31,346 1,979 Medical records and health information technicians................ 14.20 16.62 568 665 40.0 29,530 34,570 2,080 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 15.48 13.63 618 520 39.9 32,128 27,040 2,075 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.36 9.95 410 388 39.5 21,184 19,988 2,044 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.36 9.05 369 362 39.4 19,079 18,720 2,038 Home health aides............................................... 8.91 7.66 356 306 40.0 18,537 15,933 2,080 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.46 9.05 372 362 39.3 19,192 18,762 2,028 Psychiatric aides............................................... 9.01 10.07 360 400 39.9 18,702 20,794 2,075 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 20.67 19.26 811 776 39.2 37,714 36,691 1,824 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.70 11.06 465 442 39.7 24,136 23,005 2,063 Medical assistants.............................................. 10.42 10.42 416 417 39.9 21,634 21,667 2,077 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 12.08 9.77 481 391 39.8 24,995 20,324 2,069 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 13.28 13.59 530 544 39.9 27,561 28,267 2,075 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.98 11.19 533 452 41.0 27,352 23,296 2,107 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 19.13 18.16 763 727 39.9 39,680 37,779 2,075 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 14.10 11.87 564 475 40.0 29,329 24,681 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 24.24 24.27 965 1,000 39.8 50,154 52,000 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 18.40 17.90 954 1,074 51.8 48,998 55,848 2,663 Fire fighters..................................................... 11.55 11.25 573 575 49.6 29,794 29,875 2,580 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 12.23 10.99 491 441 40.2 25,558 22,936 2,090 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 12.15 10.78 488 440 40.2 25,395 22,905 2,090 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.30 22.22 932 889 41.8 48,483 46,216 2,174 Police officers................................................... 17.02 17.49 699 728 41.1 36,369 37,863 2,137 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.02 17.49 699 728 41.1 36,369 37,863 2,137 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.08 9.12 402 365 39.9 20,916 18,959 2,076 Security guards................................................. 9.97 9.12 398 365 39.9 20,696 18,959 2,076 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 10.57 10.69 423 427 40.0 11,822 2,408 1,119 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.85 7.31 305 276 38.9 15,129 13,650 1,927 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.72 11.88 524 500 41.2 24,376 22,880 1,916 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.72 11.88 524 500 41.2 24,347 22,880 1,914 Cooks............................................................. 9.42 9.86 363 368 38.5 17,774 17,056 1,887 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.27 8.48 348 312 37.6 15,917 14,018 1,718 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.68 11.34 419 454 39.2 21,802 23,596 2,041 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.76 10.50 345 336 35.4 14,940 12,932 1,530 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.40 5.75 212 226 39.3 10,998 11,770 2,039 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.21 5.50 205 220 39.3 10,640 11,440 2,044 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.24 4.41 228 225 36.6 11,233 10,240 1,800 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.05 7.77 300 292 37.2 14,085 13,778 1,750 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.82 7.49 298 263 38.1 14,626 13,639 1,871 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.82 8.95 304 355 34.5 12,707 13,778 1,441 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 6.54 7.60 252 266 38.4 12,526 13,832 1,915 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.29 8.25 331 330 40.0 17,236 17,160 2,080 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.51 8.93 418 351 39.7 21,605 18,217 2,056 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.29 18.16 694 760 40.1 36,036 39,520 2,084 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 17.29 19.69 692 788 40.0 35,959 40,955 2,079 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.08 8.40 360 334 39.6 18,615 17,364 2,051 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.61 8.94 381 358 39.6 19,665 18,601 2,045 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.16 8.00 324 320 39.7 16,813 16,640 2,059 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.70 10.00 426 400 39.8 21,917 20,800 2,048 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.62 9.86 424 393 39.9 21,787 20,280 2,051 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.59 6.67 342 267 39.8 17,732 13,880 2,063 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 14.22 12.95 578 518 40.6 30,063 26,936 2,114 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 12.19 12.98 488 519 40.0 25,351 27,000 2,080 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.25 6.31 250 252 40.0 12,999 13,119 2,080 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.25 6.31 250 252 40.0 12,999 13,119 2,080 Child care workers................................................ 7.50 6.50 300 260 40.0 15,606 13,520 2,080 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 14.91 15.79 594 632 39.9 30,905 32,852 2,073 Recreation workers.............................................. 14.91 15.79 594 632 39.9 30,905 32,852 2,073 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.98 13.12 772 530 40.7 40,166 27,535 2,116 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.78 15.45 723 618 43.1 37,596 32,136 2,241 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.07 15.70 691 628 43.0 35,908 32,656 2,234 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 19.44 15.25 847 610 43.6 44,049 31,726 2,266 Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.80 10.00 432 400 40.0 22,449 20,800 2,079 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.82 9.16 392 366 40.0 20,392 19,055 2,078 Cashiers...................................................... 9.02 8.50 360 340 39.9 18,745 17,680 2,077 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.51 12.52 538 501 39.8 27,991 26,042 2,072 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.89 9.30 368 372 37.2 19,133 19,344 1,934 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.27 13.34 577 534 40.4 30,005 27,756 2,103 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.64 10.59 466 415 40.0 24,232 21,570 2,082 Insurance sales agents............................................ 29.62 19.06 1,209 762 40.8 62,857 39,649 2,122 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 26.70 22.86 1,094 915 41.0 56,893 47,601 2,131 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 31.32 23.27 1,265 931 40.4 65,771 48,402 2,100 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 25.57 22.51 1,052 900 41.1 54,688 46,825 2,139 Sales engineers................................................... 29.42 25.06 1,299 1,253 44.2 67,556 65,159 2,296 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 13.46 10.00 538 400 40.0 27,990 20,800 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.29 12.23 528 486 39.8 27,184 25,214 2,045 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 18.52 19.00 734 718 39.6 38,175 37,338 2,062 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.83 9.66 433 386 40.0 22,523 20,091 2,079 Financial clerks.................................................. 12.89 12.14 511 486 39.7 26,459 25,253 2,053 Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.48 10.50 459 420 40.0 23,881 21,840 2,080 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 12.88 12.50 519 500 40.3 27,005 25,990 2,097 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.14 13.55 557 540 39.4 28,718 28,059 2,031 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 15.78 16.29 624 652 39.5 31,943 32,992 2,025 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.04 15.84 601 634 40.0 31,274 32,947 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 10.30 10.00 406 382 39.4 21,121 19,885 2,050 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.66 13.37 545 535 39.9 28,321 27,803 2,074 Customer service representatives.................................. 12.98 11.72 516 469 39.8 26,843 24,384 2,068 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 16.86 16.78 669 671 39.7 34,782 34,902 2,063 File clerks....................................................... 11.84 10.58 468 423 39.5 24,314 22,000 2,053 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.70 9.58 385 383 39.7 20,009 19,922 2,063 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.96 12.89 553 502 39.6 28,737 26,083 2,059 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.40 14.91 572 596 39.7 29,719 31,002 2,063 Order clerks...................................................... 12.48 11.83 498 473 39.9 25,900 24,606 2,076 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 14.78 14.43 584 577 39.5 29,936 29,697 2,025 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.41 11.00 457 440 40.0 23,711 22,880 2,078 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 12.37 13.43 484 537 39.1 25,165 27,941 2,034 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.02 14.79 638 592 42.4 33,155 30,765 2,207 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 12.76 12.18 513 495 40.2 26,678 25,763 2,091 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 16.63 17.50 735 875 44.2 38,208 45,500 2,298 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.09 14.36 723 574 40.0 37,619 29,869 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.83 11.73 473 469 40.0 24,566 24,357 2,077 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.17 11.75 484 470 39.8 25,184 24,440 2,069 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.50 15.00 616 598 39.7 31,778 30,846 2,050 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.51 18.18 739 718 39.9 38,380 37,356 2,073 Legal secretaries............................................... 16.58 16.04 642 642 38.7 33,370 33,367 2,013 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.42 11.66 495 460 39.8 25,658 23,910 2,067 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.20 13.50 565 540 39.8 28,845 27,720 2,032 Computer operators................................................ 12.46 11.16 497 446 39.9 25,866 23,207 2,076 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.27 12.05 491 482 40.0 25,527 25,070 2,080 Data entry keyers............................................... 11.97 12.05 479 482 40.0 24,894 25,070 2,080 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 14.84 13.46 583 522 39.3 30,305 27,167 2,042 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 9.31 9.75 372 390 40.0 19,355 20,280 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.55 11.79 498 459 39.7 24,133 23,631 1,922 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.59 14.50 622 580 39.9 32,215 30,160 2,066 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 22.16 22.06 887 882 40.0 45,794 45,760 2,067 Carpenters........................................................ 17.28 17.00 691 680 40.0 35,939 35,360 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 11.43 10.50 457 420 40.0 23,767 21,840 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 16.75 14.85 670 594 40.0 34,830 30,888 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 21.36 17.48 854 699 40.0 44,408 36,358 2,079 Electricians...................................................... 17.77 18.00 711 720 40.0 36,957 37,440 2,080 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.62 14.00 585 560 40.0 30,403 29,120 2,080 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.62 14.00 585 560 40.0 30,403 29,120 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.54 17.00 701 680 40.0 36,475 35,360 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 17.54 17.00 701 680 40.0 36,475 35,360 2,080 Sheet metal workers............................................... 15.03 15.50 601 620 40.0 31,266 32,240 2,080 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 17.19 16.00 688 640 40.0 35,764 33,280 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.09 12.05 480 480 39.7 24,704 24,960 2,043 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 12.56 13.00 502 520 40.0 26,122 27,040 2,080 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 12.25 12.15 482 474 39.4 25,070 24,648 2,047 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.87 18.00 798 720 40.1 41,436 37,440 2,085 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 23.22 19.58 953 824 41.0 49,561 42,869 2,134 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.35 26.26 934 1,050 40.0 48,561 54,621 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.19 17.20 770 690 40.1 40,062 35,880 2,087 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 18.92 17.25 757 690 40.0 39,362 35,880 2,080 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.32 17.00 776 720 40.2 40,377 37,440 2,090 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.23 16.83 691 673 40.1 35,799 35,006 2,077 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 16.99 15.85 689 634 40.6 35,837 32,964 2,109 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 17.97 18.54 719 742 40.0 37,387 38,569 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 16.82 16.18 673 647 40.0 34,971 33,648 2,079 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.19 18.00 767 720 40.0 39,851 37,440 2,077 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.64 23.13 945 925 40.0 49,149 48,100 2,079 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.70 14.58 668 583 40.0 34,598 30,326 2,072 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.17 15.27 607 611 40.0 31,560 31,762 2,080 Millwrights..................................................... 25.26 28.06 1,010 1,122 40.0 52,542 58,365 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.23 27.69 1,006 1,108 39.9 52,294 57,591 2,073 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.35 27.74 1,054 1,110 40.0 54,813 57,699 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.67 13.33 586 533 39.9 30,162 27,735 2,056 Production occupations.............................................. 15.00 13.00 597 518 39.8 31,012 26,936 2,067 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 19.94 19.20 800 768 40.1 41,584 39,926 2,086 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.01 10.79 438 423 39.8 22,769 21,986 2,068 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.96 10.10 438 404 40.0 22,798 21,008 2,080 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 14.71 15.10 588 604 40.0 30,590 31,408 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 17.39 13.40 696 536 40.0 36,178 27,872 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 8.39 7.70 327 292 39.0 17,009 15,184 2,027 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.09 12.00 439 480 39.6 22,813 24,960 2,057 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.13 14.40 554 576 39.2 28,796 29,952 2,038 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.71 15.70 628 628 40.0 32,643 32,656 2,078 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.38 15.70 614 628 40.0 31,945 32,656 2,077 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.59 19.09 783 745 40.0 40,712 38,723 2,079 Machinists........................................................ 18.38 19.00 734 760 39.9 38,155 39,520 2,076 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 11.37 10.70 453 428 39.8 23,545 22,256 2,071 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.37 10.70 453 428 39.8 23,545 22,256 2,071 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 17.93 17.55 716 702 39.9 37,215 36,504 2,075 Tool and die makers............................................... 20.79 20.36 832 814 40.0 43,241 42,349 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.33 16.89 653 676 40.0 33,965 35,131 2,079 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.17 16.50 647 660 40.0 33,625 34,320 2,079 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 16.75 16.89 670 676 40.0 34,842 35,131 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.78 15.00 591 600 40.0 30,738 31,200 2,079 Printers.......................................................... 22.86 24.88 873 896 38.2 45,421 46,575 1,987 Printing machine operators...................................... 22.38 23.95 862 862 38.5 44,837 44,834 2,004 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.89 8.39 351 336 39.5 18,231 17,451 2,052 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.78 9.10 381 360 39.0 19,516 18,695 1,995 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 10.63 9.28 425 371 40.0 21,854 19,302 2,055 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 9.58 9.00 383 360 40.0 19,567 18,720 2,043 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 12.66 13.25 506 530 40.0 26,336 27,560 2,080 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 16.41 17.11 656 684 40.0 34,138 35,589 2,080 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 22.97 26.08 913 996 39.7 47,478 51,815 2,067 Chemical plant and system operators............................. 25.36 26.08 1,005 996 39.6 52,239 51,815 2,060 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 13.59 12.93 542 517 39.9 28,190 26,896 2,075 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 13.99 10.50 558 420 39.8 28,995 21,840 2,072 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 17.57 18.57 703 743 40.0 36,541 38,621 2,080 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 18.39 19.53 736 781 40.0 38,261 40,622 2,080 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 13.26 13.56 517 542 39.0 26,900 28,205 2,028 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.17 14.85 689 594 40.1 35,825 30,880 2,087 Painting workers.................................................. 12.15 10.50 486 420 40.0 25,271 21,840 2,080 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 11.96 10.50 478 420 40.0 24,881 21,840 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.04 11.00 520 440 39.9 27,034 22,880 2,073 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 17.81 14.87 712 595 40.0 37,050 30,930 2,080 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.81 10.93 427 449 39.5 22,192 23,358 2,053 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.18 12.71 565 500 39.8 28,904 25,813 2,039 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.30 18.03 821 831 42.5 42,680 43,217 2,211 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 19.90 18.14 805 726 40.5 41,881 37,731 2,105 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 75.07 77.98 1,537 1,620 20.5 79,938 84,262 1,065 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 75.07 77.98 1,537 1,620 20.5 79,938 84,262 1,065 Bus drivers....................................................... 13.25 12.85 403 386 30.4 17,245 12,115 1,302 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.29 12.13 303 243 24.7 11,734 8,976 955 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.11 14.50 631 580 41.8 32,808 30,160 2,172 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.03 15.25 637 610 42.4 33,113 31,720 2,203 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.32 14.50 659 600 43.0 34,277 31,200 2,237 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.83 14.05 593 562 40.0 30,849 29,224 2,080 Crane and tower operators......................................... 18.82 17.00 753 680 40.0 39,137 35,360 2,080 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 16.81 15.90 672 636 40.0 34,969 33,072 2,080 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 16.81 15.90 672 636 40.0 34,969 33,072 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.80 12.46 511 496 39.9 26,579 25,813 2,077 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.66 10.48 423 418 39.7 21,958 21,736 2,060 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.13 9.98 405 399 40.0 21,069 20,752 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.05 11.00 437 440 39.5 22,656 22,880 2,050 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.28 11.24 411 450 40.0 21,388 23,379 2,080 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.69 9.47 388 379 40.0 20,155 19,704 2,080 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 11.74 10.05 470 402 40.0 24,417 20,906 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.