RSE Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $17.24 4.8% $691 4.8% $35,843 4.8% Management occupations.............................................. 37.01 6.1 1,531 5.6 79,615 5.6 General and operations managers................................... 47.84 8.8 2,123 9.8 110,297 9.8 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 42.59 16.1 1,835 18.1 95,407 18.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 39.78 25.5 1,648 29.4 85,680 29.4 Sales managers.................................................. 44.90 14.3 2,001 16.8 104,042 16.8 Computer and information systems managers......................... 44.97 6.7 1,799 6.7 93,528 6.7 Financial managers................................................ 34.70 9.9 1,422 10.2 73,942 10.2 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 51.41 16.5 2,380 20.1 123,769 20.1 Construction managers............................................. 32.89 4.5 1,369 6.0 71,191 6.0 Education administrators.......................................... 17.54 14.7 695 13.7 36,041 13.7 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 30.68 18.3 1,187 14.9 60,964 14.9 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.64 6.7 2,375 5.9 123,479 5.9 Lodging managers.................................................. 17.39 10.0 696 10.0 36,180 10.0 Medical and health services managers.............................. 28.73 9.3 1,143 10.0 59,445 10.0 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.65 4.4 1,035 4.3 53,819 4.3 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.61 12.8 1,065 12.8 55,356 12.8 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 26.13 19.0 1,045 19.0 54,341 19.0 Cost estimators................................................... 23.40 9.5 958 7.3 49,841 7.3 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 22.91 7.6 926 7.3 48,151 7.3 Training and development specialists............................ 19.99 10.5 800 10.5 41,585 10.5 Management analysts............................................... 37.49 13.6 1,473 12.6 76,622 12.6 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 20.86 11.0 833 11.0 43,293 11.0 Credit analysts................................................... 23.92 6.6 957 6.6 49,753 6.6 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 26.32 3.3 1,044 2.9 54,304 2.9 Financial analysts.............................................. 26.57 3.3 1,054 3.0 54,784 3.0 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 26.39 12.0 1,056 12.0 54,895 12.0 Loan officers................................................... 28.10 12.5 1,124 12.5 58,456 12.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.86 3.4 1,333 3.6 69,300 3.6 Computer programmers.............................................. 27.77 9.0 1,118 9.1 58,138 9.1 Computer software engineers....................................... 43.29 3.8 1,789 6.0 93,053 6.0 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 44.84 7.9 1,794 7.9 93,269 7.9 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 42.52 7.7 1,787 11.6 92,941 11.6 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.29 7.2 1,005 8.1 52,279 8.1 Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.03 12.0 1,363 11.9 70,873 11.9 Database administrators........................................... 32.56 12.1 1,302 12.1 67,723 12.1 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 28.88 .6 1,168 1.1 60,712 1.1 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 32.10 11.2 1,396 14.3 72,585 14.3 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.08 11.4 1,217 10.9 63,309 10.9 Engineers......................................................... 37.77 8.1 1,549 6.8 80,549 6.8 Aerospace engineers............................................. 43.08 8.5 1,723 8.5 89,600 8.5 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 28.45 18.6 1,215 15.1 63,181 15.1 Electrical engineers.......................................... 28.45 18.6 1,215 15.1 63,181 15.1 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 47.62 13.1 1,944 14.0 101,064 14.0 Industrial engineers.......................................... 32.85 4.2 1,357 3.8 70,553 3.8 Mechanical engineers............................................ 31.22 4.8 1,290 6.6 67,068 6.6 Drafters.......................................................... 19.02 6.6 761 6.6 39,568 6.6 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 19.54 7.1 782 7.1 40,649 7.1 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.96 21.0 1,038 21.0 53,987 21.0 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 23.72 18.9 953 19.7 49,565 19.7 Physical scientists............................................... 34.01 23.0 1,369 23.1 71,187 23.1 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.07 10.0 681 10.2 35,259 10.2 Counselors........................................................ 13.63 6.3 541 5.6 27,996 5.6 Social workers.................................................... 18.68 13.5 747 13.5 38,865 13.5 Legal occupations................................................... 29.24 23.8 1,220 25.9 63,456 25.9 Lawyers........................................................... 50.79 16.2 2,275 11.7 118,293 11.7 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 17.23 14.8 669 15.5 29,325 15.5 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 29.35 6.3 1,142 3.9 46,508 3.9 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 29.11 6.4 1,152 6.5 47,169 6.5 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 25.86 19.2 964 11.8 40,575 11.8 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 14.49 13.0 561 12.9 24,726 12.9 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 21.62 14.5 817 14.1 31,012 14.1 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 22.48 13.4 847 12.5 32,207 12.5 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 18.81 2.8 767 3.8 39,816 3.8 Designers......................................................... 18.00 21.3 720 20.5 37,442 20.5 Graphic designers............................................... 19.19 28.0 768 28.0 39,915 28.0 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 23.74 22.5 950 22.5 49,386 22.5 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 17.86 18.2 714 18.2 37,149 18.2 Writers and editors............................................... 19.17 4.7 842 10.7 43,763 10.7 Editors......................................................... 18.92 4.5 832 10.7 43,271 10.7 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 15.76 13.8 630 13.8 32,774 13.8 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.04 6.4 990 7.0 51,498 7.0 Pharmacists....................................................... 50.24 1.1 2,009 1.1 104,493 1.1 Registered nurses................................................. 27.42 1.8 1,076 2.8 55,945 2.8 Therapists........................................................ 21.27 4.9 850 4.9 44,195 4.9 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 20.37 3.6 814 3.6 42,330 3.6 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.84 3.6 863 2.5 44,868 2.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 21.54 5.5 862 5.5 44,804 5.5 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.05 15.1 875 15.2 45,493 15.2 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 21.29 7.2 841 7.7 43,713 7.7 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.95 5.6 554 6.1 28,802 6.1 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.27 9.4 525 10.3 27,283 10.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.27 4.5 644 5.4 33,475 5.4 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 15.64 18.4 625 18.4 32,524 18.4 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.38 3.1 410 3.0 21,292 3.0 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.26 3.9 364 3.9 18,919 3.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.39 2.6 367 2.9 19,074 2.9 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.78 7.2 467 7.5 24,278 7.5 Medical assistants.............................................. 10.39 9.1 415 9.1 21,587 9.1 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 13.64 3.9 544 4.2 28,308 4.2 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.18 6.5 407 6.3 21,154 6.3 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.06 8.5 402 8.3 20,895 8.3 Security guards................................................. 9.95 8.9 397 8.7 20,668 8.7 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.46 3.8 295 3.3 15,291 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.14 7.5 570 8.0 29,625 8.0 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.14 7.7 571 8.3 29,674 8.3 Cooks............................................................. 9.28 7.7 366 8.7 19,007 8.7 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 8.62 12.3 342 12.0 17,802 12.0 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.68 8.6 419 10.6 21,802 10.6 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.81 19.9 347 19.3 17,319 19.3 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.39 12.7 212 13.5 11,001 13.5 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.21 13.2 205 13.8 10,640 13.8 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.89 5.1 309 5.4 15,979 5.4 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.85 6.1 308 6.4 15,936 6.4 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 6.42 29.5 247 30.1 12,775 30.1 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.29 2.5 331 2.5 17,236 2.5 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.59 5.3 421 5.7 21,857 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.46 10.1 701 10.1 36,434 10.1 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 17.48 11.6 700 11.5 36,390 11.5 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.04 8.0 358 7.8 18,604 7.8 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.72 7.9 384 7.8 19,986 7.8 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.16 1.8 324 1.0 16,797 1.0 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.37 9.2 415 9.2 21,429 9.2 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.37 9.2 415 9.2 21,429 9.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.46 6.4 337 5.7 17,472 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 14.22 .0 578 .0 30,063 .0 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.25 .0 250 .0 12,999 .0 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.25 .0 250 .0 12,999 .0 Child care workers................................................ 7.50 10.7 300 10.7 15,606 10.7 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.04 13.8 775 13.8 40,290 13.8 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.81 8.7 725 8.8 37,713 8.8 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.11 8.8 693 7.9 36,029 7.9 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 19.44 16.5 847 22.6 44,049 22.6 Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.80 3.4 432 3.8 22,446 3.8 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.80 5.8 391 5.9 20,350 5.9 Cashiers...................................................... 8.98 2.8 359 2.8 18,655 2.8 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.51 10.0 538 10.7 27,991 10.7 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.89 4.6 368 4.3 19,133 4.3 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.27 12.1 577 12.1 30,005 12.1 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.64 7.6 466 9.1 24,232 9.1 Insurance sales agents............................................ 29.62 25.4 1,209 24.5 62,857 24.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 26.70 4.6 1,094 3.7 56,893 3.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 31.32 17.2 1,265 18.6 65,771 18.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 25.57 6.4 1,052 6.0 54,688 6.0 Sales engineers................................................... 29.42 9.6 1,299 8.0 67,556 8.0 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 13.46 23.7 538 23.7 27,990 23.7 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.22 2.5 526 2.4 27,353 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.42 7.4 767 7.4 39,892 7.4 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 11.05 1.5 442 1.5 22,984 1.5 Financial clerks.................................................. 12.84 4.9 510 4.5 26,508 4.5 Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.50 20.1 460 20.1 23,922 20.1 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.21 9.4 533 10.4 27,738 10.4 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.14 4.1 558 3.1 29,007 3.1 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 15.29 1.7 611 1.7 31,793 1.7 Tellers......................................................... 10.30 3.8 406 4.1 21,121 4.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 12.88 5.5 512 5.4 26,631 5.4 File clerks....................................................... 11.73 5.4 463 5.4 24,064 5.4 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.70 2.8 385 2.8 20,009 2.8 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.96 8.8 553 9.3 28,737 9.3 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.40 4.7 572 4.7 29,719 4.7 Order clerks...................................................... 12.48 3.3 498 3.2 25,920 3.2 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 14.78 8.3 587 8.3 30,384 8.3 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.24 7.6 450 7.6 23,389 7.6 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 12.37 6.0 484 7.6 25,165 7.6 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.22 8.7 772 9.9 40,121 9.9 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 17.22 8.7 772 9.9 40,121 9.9 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.09 12.3 723 12.3 37,619 12.3 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.84 5.9 473 5.9 24,587 5.9 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.26 3.4 488 3.9 25,366 3.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.05 5.9 638 5.9 33,161 5.9 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.10 6.4 766 6.3 39,810 6.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.41 7.0 494 6.8 25,646 6.8 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.00 2.7 596 2.8 30,983 2.8 Computer operators................................................ 14.74 11.4 590 11.4 30,663 11.4 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.54 4.7 502 4.7 26,093 4.7 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.18 4.8 487 4.8 25,330 4.8 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 14.84 9.3 583 9.8 30,305 9.8 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 9.21 1.9 368 1.9 19,151 1.9 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.66 3.5 504 3.5 26,205 3.5 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.67 1.9 625 1.7 32,367 1.7 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 23.52 4.0 941 4.1 48,956 4.1 Carpenters........................................................ 17.32 7.7 693 7.7 36,033 7.7 Construction laborers............................................. 11.45 13.1 458 13.1 23,812 13.1 Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.36 1.1 694 1.1 36,100 1.1 Electricians...................................................... 17.65 12.4 706 12.4 36,703 12.4 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.36 5.7 574 5.7 29,872 5.7 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.36 5.7 574 5.7 29,872 5.7 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.90 10.6 716 10.6 37,232 10.6 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 17.90 10.6 716 10.6 37,232 10.6 Sheet metal workers............................................... 15.03 10.1 601 10.1 31,266 10.1 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 17.19 2.8 688 2.8 35,764 2.8 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.07 1.7 479 2.5 24,639 2.5 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 12.56 1.6 502 1.6 26,122 1.6 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.97 8.8 802 8.8 41,704 8.8 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 23.59 8.5 970 9.7 50,463 9.7 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.34 13.3 934 13.3 48,545 13.3 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.27 5.7 775 5.8 40,281 5.8 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 18.92 10.9 757 10.9 39,362 10.9 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.44 5.3 783 5.5 40,716 5.5 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.35 6.1 695 6.3 36,160 6.3 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 16.99 5.2 689 4.2 35,837 4.2 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 17.97 2.5 719 2.5 37,387 2.5 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 16.04 4.8 642 4.8 33,369 4.8 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.27 8.2 771 8.2 40,079 8.2 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.64 7.5 945 7.5 49,149 7.5 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.48 7.5 659 7.5 34,263 7.5 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.19 2.9 608 2.9 31,604 2.9 Millwrights..................................................... 25.26 9.2 1,010 9.2 52,542 9.2 Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.22 5.2 1,049 5.2 54,530 5.2 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.74 5.1 1,070 5.1 55,628 5.1 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.08 10.3 602 10.4 30,994 10.4 Production occupations.............................................. 14.99 7.0 597 6.8 30,999 6.8 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 19.90 3.6 799 3.8 41,507 3.8 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.01 3.1 438 2.8 22,769 2.8 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.96 4.6 438 4.6 22,798 4.6 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 14.71 8.7 588 8.7 30,590 8.7 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 17.39 15.9 696 15.9 36,178 15.9 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 8.39 20.3 327 19.1 17,009 19.1 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.09 10.7 439 10.5 22,813 10.5 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.13 18.1 554 19.1 28,796 19.1 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.71 2.3 628 2.3 32,643 2.3 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.38 3.3 614 3.3 31,945 3.3 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.59 5.4 783 5.3 40,712 5.3 Machinists........................................................ 18.38 2.3 734 2.1 38,155 2.1 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 11.37 8.7 453 8.5 23,545 8.5 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.37 8.7 453 8.5 23,545 8.5 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 17.93 6.9 716 6.8 37,215 6.8 Tool and die makers............................................... 20.79 5.7 832 5.7 43,241 5.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.35 2.3 654 2.3 34,002 2.3 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.19 2.7 648 2.7 33,674 2.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 16.75 3.8 670 3.8 34,842 3.8 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.78 9.0 591 9.0 30,738 9.0 Printers.......................................................... 22.86 5.3 874 5.6 45,441 5.6 Printing machine operators...................................... 22.38 6.5 863 7.0 44,855 7.0 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.89 7.0 351 8.0 18,238 8.0 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.78 6.3 381 5.1 19,516 5.1 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 10.63 9.7 425 9.7 21,854 9.7 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 9.58 7.3 383 7.3 19,567 7.3 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 12.66 14.1 506 14.1 26,336 14.1 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 22.97 12.7 913 12.6 47,478 12.6 Chemical plant and system operators............................. 25.36 .2 1,005 .6 52,239 .6 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 13.59 11.9 542 11.8 28,190 11.8 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 13.99 27.5 558 27.1 28,995 27.1 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 17.57 9.6 703 9.6 36,541 9.6 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 18.39 10.4 736 10.4 38,261 10.4 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 13.42 1.6 530 2.2 27,549 2.2 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.17 18.2 689 18.2 35,825 18.2 Painting workers.................................................. 12.15 18.4 486 18.4 25,271 18.4 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 11.96 21.4 478 21.4 24,881 21.4 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.14 8.8 524 8.8 27,250 8.8 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 17.81 18.3 712 18.3 37,050 18.3 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.95 3.9 432 3.5 22,461 3.5 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.26 4.2 576 4.4 29,860 4.4 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.32 7.0 823 5.0 42,782 5.0 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.90 10.8 930 11.0 48,370 11.0 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 75.07 11.1 1,537 5.0 79,938 5.0 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 75.07 11.1 1,537 5.0 79,938 5.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.14 6.1 633 6.2 32,921 6.2 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.03 5.7 637 7.6 33,113 7.6 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.36 4.6 662 6.2 34,446 6.2 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.87 13.9 595 13.9 30,924 13.9 Crane and tower operators......................................... 18.82 26.4 753 26.4 39,137 26.4 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.75 2.8 509 2.9 26,487 2.9 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.62 4.0 422 4.4 21,878 4.4 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.13 13.0 405 13.0 21,069 13.0 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.01 4.3 435 5.1 22,560 5.1 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.28 7.9 411 7.9 21,388 7.9 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.69 5.2 388 5.2 20,155 5.2 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 6 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.