Table 17 Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1) Wages fall at or below the following percentiles Occupation(2) 10 25 50 75 90 All workers........................................................... $6.55 $7.50 $9.00 $12.24 $20.00 Management occupations.............................................. 15.06 19.50 24.95 40.39 55.77 Legislators....................................................... 11.07 17.33 24.85 31.00 45.00 Financial managers................................................ 10.00 27.78 54.12 61.68 75.00 Education administrators.......................................... 9.95 18.00 21.30 31.62 72.13 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 15.33 15.33 44.22 47.79 48.32 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 18.93 21.30 29.16 47.74 90.01 Medical and health services managers.............................. 23.96 23.96 31.75 40.00 96.78 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 14.95 21.00 29.00 35.00 37.71 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 17.63 18.17 18.44 33.13 45.33 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 17.63 18.17 18.44 33.13 45.33 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 12.24 14.51 19.46 25.00 25.65 Management analysts............................................... 17.25 17.25 24.16 25.96 26.81 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.09 26.73 33.97 36.00 45.00 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 14.35 14.35 16.41 27.08 30.63 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 15.76 18.50 24.04 37.71 64.46 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 12.00 18.00 35.00 49.08 81.33 Computer programmers.............................................. 12.00 12.00 29.00 37.68 53.00 Computer support specialists...................................... 9.66 9.84 16.80 18.68 27.70 Computer systems analysts......................................... 30.31 42.00 81.33 81.33 81.33 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 12.00 16.83 16.83 23.60 26.46 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 11.06 17.00 28.05 39.96 51.85 Engineers......................................................... 24.23 27.27 40.70 48.59 54.00 Drafters.......................................................... 15.00 17.00 28.31 32.74 36.38 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 10.00 10.00 16.15 31.41 31.41 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 11.50 14.00 21.24 28.66 41.65 Life scientists................................................... 18.52 18.53 21.33 28.66 57.63 Biological scientists........................................... 14.84 18.53 19.31 28.66 28.66 Medical scientists.............................................. 21.24 21.86 28.83 57.63 57.63 Psychologists..................................................... 24.50 24.50 40.63 51.79 56.81 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 24.50 24.50 40.63 51.79 56.81 Biological technicians............................................ 10.85 10.85 15.66 20.53 26.00 Chemical technicians.............................................. 12.00 12.67 13.25 20.26 26.30 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 8.67 13.70 18.00 26.06 26.06 Community and social services occupations........................... 9.50 12.91 16.64 24.11 28.99 Counselors........................................................ 11.11 14.00 19.12 24.43 28.56 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 16.97 19.35 19.85 27.51 28.56 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 12.98 16.00 16.00 20.85 30.24 Mental health counselors........................................ 10.82 13.37 20.00 27.30 30.00 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 11.11 12.00 13.34 19.12 19.12 Social workers.................................................... 12.75 15.38 19.67 26.00 30.00 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 10.66 12.52 19.06 20.60 25.75 Medical and public health social workers........................ 12.91 15.40 21.56 28.00 35.01 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 14.33 17.18 20.44 27.00 28.47 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 8.80 10.28 14.45 16.41 19.71 Health educators................................................ 30.24 30.30 30.30 40.65 41.58 Social and human service assistants............................. 8.80 10.00 14.30 15.60 19.71 Clergy............................................................ 13.00 14.69 19.30 23.77 32.10 Legal occupations................................................... 12.88 16.61 25.00 46.08 57.50 Lawyers........................................................... 15.74 27.81 44.51 54.33 70.00 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 12.88 12.88 19.00 25.00 28.50 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 13.00 14.73 16.75 39.26 47.80 Law clerks...................................................... 10.00 14.00 16.00 39.26 76.19 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 8.67 10.17 13.33 20.31 31.67 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 13.35 19.38 28.00 40.82 54.39 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 8.35 8.35 18.02 25.19 31.00 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 17.83 28.90 37.34 45.51 58.22 Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 26.25 37.34 42.00 54.06 58.22 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 14.33 21.58 31.60 37.49 44.17 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 20.83 23.89 37.23 44.83 48.32 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 20.83 23.89 37.23 44.83 48.32 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 15.38 26.27 35.59 51.97 62.31 Psychology teachers, postsecondary............................ 18.44 18.46 21.41 31.43 39.83 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 24.31 26.50 35.84 40.94 55.13 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 18.96 24.31 27.99 41.43 60.61 Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary............... 26.50 31.86 40.82 40.94 55.13 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary........... 10.30 12.00 16.50 23.81 28.56 Education teachers, postsecondary............................. 10.30 12.00 16.50 23.81 28.56 Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers, postsecondary.. 28.66 34.93 44.26 45.25 45.25 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 12.74 13.50 22.77 38.76 47.50 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 15.97 16.49 29.41 43.93 47.50 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 12.74 12.74 13.50 27.31 47.33 Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 15.52 15.52 21.88 26.46 28.50 History teachers, postsecondary............................... 40.01 41.91 48.96 50.76 53.27 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 14.92 22.00 30.18 40.00 58.13 Graduate teaching assistants.................................. 8.00 12.30 14.92 15.87 25.47 Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary........ 10.00 10.00 18.00 26.32 34.22 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 20.00 24.31 32.89 36.15 58.13 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 10.00 12.00 15.39 23.00 37.89 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 8.75 12.00 14.93 23.00 23.00 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 8.75 12.00 14.93 23.00 23.00 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 10.25 11.35 15.39 24.21 34.22 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 10.09 11.35 14.60 21.19 33.97 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 13.75 25.03 27.96 32.17 41.36 Secondary school teachers....................................... 12.31 16.67 21.67 44.73 52.23 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 11.35 15.39 21.00 41.04 52.23 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 15.45 18.41 30.02 46.45 58.45 Special education teachers...................................... 10.72 23.21 30.37 47.62 60.00 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 10.72 23.21 29.03 47.69 63.37 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 8.00 10.00 14.31 20.00 27.71 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.................................................. 14.85 15.99 19.84 27.02 36.53 Self-enrichment education teachers.............................. 10.00 12.50 20.50 22.00 37.30 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians...................... 10.45 12.73 14.36 14.75 22.97 Librarians........................................................ 12.63 15.94 20.47 25.00 28.09 Library technicians............................................... 10.05 10.25 13.06 21.01 25.04 Instructional coordinators........................................ 17.55 24.99 26.89 31.72 33.17 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.50 10.00 11.00 13.28 16.36 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 8.00 8.75 11.00 20.00 31.39 Designers......................................................... 7.50 8.07 10.00 16.71 22.18 Floral designers................................................ 7.00 7.85 8.07 10.00 11.00 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 8.00 9.00 12.00 17.00 23.77 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 8.00 9.28 12.00 17.78 24.27 Umpires, referees, and other sports officials................... 7.00 8.00 9.66 14.00 21.00 Dancers and choreographers........................................ 7.00 8.00 17.84 30.00 30.35 Choreographers.................................................. 11.16 15.60 17.84 25.00 30.00 Musicians, singers, and related workers........................... 8.55 21.16 25.39 41.52 70.44 Music directors and composers................................... 7.22 15.58 19.30 31.39 41.52 Musicians and singers........................................... 22.01 22.01 36.00 52.65 135.71 Announcers........................................................ 8.50 8.50 11.00 18.00 25.00 Radio and television announcers................................. 8.50 8.50 11.00 12.00 18.00 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 8.25 8.25 11.00 31.63 34.81 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 8.25 8.25 11.00 31.63 34.81 Writers and editors............................................... 13.00 20.00 26.62 34.96 39.75 Editors......................................................... 13.00 20.00 26.62 34.96 34.96 Miscellaneous media and communication workers..................... 9.00 11.00 15.00 20.00 23.00 Interpreters and translators.................................... 11.00 13.50 17.17 20.00 23.00 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 8.50 8.80 16.12 34.94 47.00 Audio and video equipment technicians........................... 8.80 9.70 14.00 28.55 39.35 Broadcast technicians........................................... 8.30 8.30 8.63 27.00 30.00 Photographers..................................................... 7.83 8.35 9.04 11.00 15.36 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 14.86 19.86 27.60 35.99 46.25 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 22.97 23.01 24.49 25.12 27.04 Pharmacists....................................................... 19.90 38.00 45.00 52.00 55.00 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 63.76 80.00 91.35 153.71 221.94 Physician assistants.............................................. 35.85 35.85 43.04 45.42 64.39 Registered nurses................................................. 22.76 26.38 31.26 37.36 45.44 Therapists........................................................ 20.65 25.00 32.16 39.08 48.22 Occupational therapists......................................... 26.00 28.35 34.80 39.46 56.00 Physical therapists............................................. 33.19 34.94 38.00 42.54 45.00 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 21.10 22.80 24.00 29.50 32.16 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 32.61 37.49 45.81 60.00 80.00 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 12.21 15.45 18.97 24.36 30.42 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 19.80 22.94 26.54 30.42 36.97 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 12.21 14.75 16.50 20.10 23.16 Dental hygienists................................................. 23.81 30.00 36.04 46.25 50.00 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 13.66 19.00 24.28 30.65 38.53 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 10.84 12.59 15.14 23.04 32.00 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 17.51 20.29 24.25 30.00 38.08 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 9.86 11.00 13.00 15.52 18.27 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 8.57 11.00 14.25 16.40 19.00 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 9.00 10.50 13.79 15.60 17.18 Psychiatric technicians......................................... 11.59 12.59 13.76 18.22 21.65 Respiratory therapy technicians................................. 9.38 9.58 22.50 26.42 29.79 Surgical technologists.......................................... 16.06 16.06 18.40 19.95 21.50 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.24 16.83 18.00 21.88 26.00 Medical records and health information technicians................ 10.10 11.62 12.48 14.26 18.46 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 9.73 12.00 15.15 18.33 24.38 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 7.13 8.75 10.23 12.81 16.29 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 6.90 8.25 9.92 11.23 13.79 Home health aides............................................... 6.20 7.05 8.50 9.90 11.00 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.25 9.50 10.50 12.21 14.76 Psychiatric aides............................................... 7.73 8.75 10.00 14.35 15.55 Occupational therapist assistants and aides....................... 10.49 15.05 16.81 28.78 32.00 Occupational therapist assistants............................... 16.82 16.82 24.00 32.00 32.00 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 10.05 10.05 12.91 24.65 34.00 Physical therapist assistants................................... 10.05 10.05 21.41 32.00 44.14 Physical therapist aides........................................ 8.00 10.50 12.00 12.91 22.27 Massage therapists................................................ 12.92 12.92 14.71 21.71 36.68 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 8.40 10.00 12.08 15.91 18.74 Dental assistants............................................... 10.00 10.00 14.61 17.50 21.00 Medical assistants.............................................. 8.40 12.00 13.00 16.14 17.95 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 8.50 11.55 13.04 16.19 19.67 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 13.53 14.78 16.00 19.33 21.00 Pharmacy aides.................................................. 8.16 8.75 9.50 11.00 14.88 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers.......... 7.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 12.75 Protective service occupations...................................... 7.50 8.25 9.63 12.00 17.00 Fire fighters..................................................... 9.00 12.00 13.84 14.81 21.30 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 10.00 10.00 14.00 19.12 20.51 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 10.00 10.00 12.70 19.12 20.51 Police officers................................................... 9.00 10.75 12.32 18.00 21.00 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 9.00 10.75 12.32 18.00 21.00 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 7.70 8.75 9.74 11.50 18.00 Security guards................................................. 7.70 8.75 9.74 11.50 18.00 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 7.00 7.50 8.25 10.00 13.08 Crossing guards................................................. 7.15 8.82 10.53 14.62 17.34 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 7.00 7.47 8.13 9.18 11.15 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 3.35 6.17 7.30 8.24 9.96 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 7.50 9.29 11.00 12.50 14.98 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 7.50 9.29 10.98 12.50 13.50 Cooks............................................................. 6.75 7.15 8.25 10.00 11.75 Cooks, fast food................................................ 6.55 7.00 7.20 8.00 8.90 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 7.50 8.70 9.94 11.45 12.82 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 7.00 8.00 9.20 10.55 12.20 Cooks, short order.............................................. 6.75 7.15 8.00 9.94 11.75 Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.94 7.40 8.00 9.21 10.38 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.27 3.08 5.24 7.95 8.50 Bartenders...................................................... 4.00 5.00 7.00 8.00 10.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.83 4.00 6.60 8.00 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 4.26 6.08 7.55 8.09 10.00 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.25 6.85 7.40 8.07 9.15 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 6.25 6.78 7.28 8.03 9.00 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 6.25 7.00 7.97 8.50 10.00 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 3.90 6.52 8.00 9.46 12.00 Dishwashers....................................................... 6.55 7.15 7.75 8.41 9.50 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 3.50 6.55 7.50 8.50 10.00 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.00 7.65 9.00 10.60 12.88 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 8.75 10.25 14.65 15.00 16.00 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.00 7.50 8.95 10.75 12.88 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.00 7.82 9.00 10.90 12.88 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 6.85 7.50 8.50 10.00 12.77 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 7.00 8.00 9.00 9.40 12.00 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 7.15 8.00 9.00 9.40 12.00 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.50 7.15 8.50 10.89 14.17 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 10.00 11.25 14.01 15.50 16.76 Nonfarm animal caretakers......................................... 6.75 7.00 7.15 7.86 9.00 Gaming services workers........................................... 5.15 5.20 5.42 7.15 8.07 Gaming and sports book writers and runners...................... 7.87 7.87 8.00 11.25 20.00 Motion picture projectionists..................................... 7.75 8.25 10.25 35.60 35.60 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers....................... 6.37 7.35 9.36 13.66 13.66 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 6.30 6.79 7.50 8.20 9.96 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 6.00 6.55 7.25 8.00 9.15 Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants............. 7.00 7.43 8.09 9.34 10.61 Funeral attendants................................................ 8.50 8.75 12.00 12.69 13.00 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 8.47 9.50 12.50 19.36 26.78 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 8.47 9.12 13.57 19.36 26.78 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers......................... 7.14 7.14 12.50 22.42 29.75 Manicurists and pedicurists..................................... 7.14 7.14 9.57 16.89 16.89 Skin care specialists........................................... 6.55 12.50 20.99 29.75 29.75 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 7.81 8.00 9.00 9.17 12.00 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 7.81 7.81 8.00 8.00 9.17 Concierges...................................................... 9.00 9.00 9.00 11.00 12.00 Tour and travel guides............................................ 6.90 8.25 10.74 14.00 18.36 Tour guides and escorts......................................... 6.90 8.00 10.43 13.41 17.69 Transportation attendants......................................... 8.30 9.00 11.00 34.30 50.12 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters...................................................... 8.30 8.50 9.68 11.50 30.00 Child care workers................................................ 7.00 7.59 8.50 10.32 13.08 Personal and home care aides...................................... 5.85 6.75 7.41 9.50 11.00 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 7.00 8.00 9.51 12.50 17.30 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 8.00 8.94 11.00 16.71 23.00 Recreation workers.............................................. 6.67 7.50 9.00 10.89 14.00 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.85 7.48 8.25 9.60 11.80 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 8.75 9.00 9.55 10.59 16.67 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 8.25 8.75 9.84 12.00 18.59 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.80 7.41 8.14 9.45 11.25 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.80 7.30 8.00 9.13 10.61 Cashiers...................................................... 6.80 7.30 8.00 9.12 10.60 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 6.75 7.15 8.00 9.25 10.00 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 6.75 7.00 8.00 9.00 9.50 Parts salespersons............................................ 7.25 8.00 8.60 10.00 11.50 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.90 7.50 8.40 10.00 12.28 Insurance sales agents............................................ 10.00 12.00 16.00 25.96 26.00 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 8.00 8.00 16.55 20.48 24.42 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 8.07 10.00 11.50 16.00 18.25 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 8.07 10.00 12.02 16.00 18.25 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...................... 8.36 9.48 11.30 16.25 18.00 Demonstrators and product promoters............................. 8.36 9.48 11.30 16.25 18.00 Telemarketers..................................................... 7.02 7.15 9.49 12.00 15.63 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 7.15 7.80 8.63 10.50 13.81 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 7.87 9.00 11.00 14.00 18.05 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 11.80 14.00 20.51 22.22 25.00 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 8.00 8.00 10.00 11.00 12.68 Telephone operators............................................... 7.50 9.00 9.50 10.25 11.51 Financial clerks.................................................. 8.50 10.00 11.74 14.16 18.10 Bill and account collectors..................................... 8.40 9.54 12.20 16.77 20.50 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 10.00 11.32 13.00 16.00 17.10 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 8.94 11.00 13.10 16.00 20.00 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 10.72 12.75 13.59 18.95 20.94 Tellers......................................................... 8.50 9.64 10.50 12.00 13.60 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 7.50 8.00 11.54 17.59 39.69 Customer service representatives.................................. 8.00 9.14 11.00 13.05 16.10 File clerks....................................................... 7.93 9.00 10.00 11.00 11.61 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 7.00 7.50 8.33 9.50 12.00 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 7.50 8.53 9.86 11.07 12.72 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 7.35 8.26 10.50 12.50 15.41 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 8.00 10.96 13.86 18.87 20.69 Order clerks...................................................... 7.35 9.39 11.50 13.86 25.00 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 9.16 11.19 13.78 18.78 24.12 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 7.90 8.25 10.00 12.00 15.23 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 9.00 9.90 12.39 20.71 21.54 Cargo and freight agents.......................................... 12.42 14.35 15.03 39.00 39.00 Couriers and messengers........................................... 6.38 8.00 8.50 10.32 12.26 Dispatchers....................................................... 8.09 8.94 10.00 12.63 14.77 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 8.11 9.00 9.50 13.00 16.59 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 8.00 8.94 10.00 11.50 14.77 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 8.50 10.00 11.15 16.25 16.25 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.00 8.25 9.05 11.41 14.68 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.10 7.50 8.41 9.75 12.00 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.00 12.00 15.00 18.49 23.26 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 12.00 15.00 16.00 20.60 25.78 Legal secretaries............................................... 20.00 22.31 22.31 23.26 31.84 Medical secretaries............................................. 11.00 12.24 14.00 17.24 20.57 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 9.55 10.50 12.99 15.00 20.00 Computer operators................................................ 11.05 11.05 12.11 13.81 14.50 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 9.00 10.72 12.62 15.30 17.54 Data entry keyers............................................... 9.00 10.50 12.57 14.00 16.57 Word processors and typists..................................... 8.48 11.81 15.73 18.03 21.00 Desktop publishers................................................ 10.00 20.84 20.84 26.12 26.12 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 7.95 12.40 14.90 19.00 20.61 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 8.18 9.91 12.91 14.07 16.08 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.35 9.70 12.00 14.50 18.00 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 7.70 7.70 10.00 12.27 12.27 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 7.29 7.29 9.50 14.57 18.75 Miscellaneous agricultural workers................................ 7.00 7.29 9.50 18.75 18.75 Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse......... 7.00 9.50 18.75 18.75 18.75 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 9.00 12.00 15.50 25.00 33.15 Carpenters........................................................ 12.89 15.03 19.70 25.00 30.86 Construction laborers............................................. 7.45 8.01 10.66 33.15 44.85 Electricians...................................................... 12.00 13.97 24.01 35.27 36.27 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 9.09 10.00 10.38 15.00 17.00 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 9.09 10.00 10.38 15.00 17.00 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 9.00 10.15 13.18 16.38 16.50 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 12.31 16.60 16.72 22.56 23.00 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 10.00 11.46 12.00 13.11 13.11 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 7.50 9.25 11.20 16.16 30.00 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 9.70 10.16 12.00 12.00 17.00 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 9.70 10.16 12.00 12.00 17.00 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 6.62 7.50 9.25 9.52 12.50 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 7.50 8.00 9.52 9.52 12.50 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 9.11 10.02 11.50 15.14 30.02 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 9.11 9.60 11.00 15.14 20.00 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 11.00 12.50 14.20 15.00 15.00 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 7.49 7.75 9.97 13.25 17.73 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 7.25 7.50 8.00 11.50 12.60 Production occupations.............................................. 7.50 8.19 9.95 11.25 15.00 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.03 12.98 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.03 12.98 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 7.75 8.00 9.27 10.52 12.58 Bakers............................................................ 7.00 8.50 9.85 10.77 13.35 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 7.09 7.80 8.93 12.35 18.40 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 8.25 9.00 12.35 17.43 18.40 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 6.00 7.09 8.16 8.93 9.00 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 7.02 8.61 9.32 15.00 22.22 Food batchmakers................................................ 7.02 8.50 8.61 11.00 15.00 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 7.00 7.00 7.75 9.70 10.50 Bindery workers................................................. 7.00 7.00 7.75 9.70 10.50 Printers.......................................................... 7.50 10.00 11.29 16.00 18.46 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 7.50 9.50 11.29 15.00 15.00 Printing machine operators...................................... 5.85 10.91 15.00 17.81 20.50 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 7.50 8.00 9.00 10.50 10.96 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials................. 7.00 7.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 7.50 8.50 10.04 11.07 13.75 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers.................................. 10.61 10.61 17.38 19.15 24.22 Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers......................... 10.61 10.61 17.38 19.15 24.22 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 10.74 12.00 15.00 17.95 17.95 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 8.34 9.00 10.30 12.16 15.50 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 6.75 6.75 9.75 10.00 11.00 Painting workers.................................................. 7.00 7.50 9.99 14.00 17.78 Painting, coating, and decorating workers....................... 7.00 7.50 9.99 13.00 17.78 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators..... 7.75 7.94 8.19 10.11 11.50 Photographic processing machine operators....................... 7.28 7.94 8.00 8.57 10.11 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 7.75 8.50 10.24 11.00 15.00 Helpers--production workers..................................... 7.75 8.00 10.00 10.24 12.15 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 6.85 7.74 9.10 12.00 15.95 Bus drivers....................................................... 10.44 12.50 14.26 16.83 18.73 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 8.00 10.55 13.00 15.63 18.13 Bus drivers, school............................................. 11.00 12.66 14.74 16.90 18.73 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 6.00 7.00 8.40 11.67 16.63 Driver/sales workers............................................ 5.85 6.55 7.15 8.25 10.48 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 9.50 11.67 16.63 18.00 23.00 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 6.75 8.00 9.20 13.25 17.00 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 7.25 8.08 9.48 12.00 15.00 Parking lot attendants............................................ 6.55 7.50 8.46 9.66 20.00 Service station attendants........................................ 6.75 7.00 8.00 8.75 10.00 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 8.73 9.98 11.82 14.00 17.50 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 6.90 7.50 8.50 10.50 13.13 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 6.55 7.15 7.75 9.00 10.42 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.15 7.76 9.29 11.50 13.85 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 7.10 8.10 9.50 11.99 13.87 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.30 7.05 7.90 9.00 11.00 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 6.79 7.50 8.17 9.17 9.83 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. See appendix A for more information. 2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.