RSE Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $18.41 1.9% $735 1.9% $37,911 1.9% Management occupations.............................................. 32.06 5.8 1,336 6.0 69,367 6.0 General and operations managers................................... 33.43 7.0 1,465 9.2 76,185 9.2 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 45.60 7.6 1,934 9.6 100,548 9.6 Sales managers.................................................. 43.67 5.2 1,880 10.7 97,770 10.7 Financial managers................................................ 34.16 7.8 1,363 8.2 70,883 8.2 Construction managers............................................. 34.85 11.2 1,406 7.6 73,091 7.6 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.12 20.2 1,311 19.6 67,522 19.6 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 24.65 9.4 976 9.1 39,331 9.1 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 24.40 10.0 969 9.7 38,145 9.7 Cost estimators................................................... 28.74 13.4 1,207 17.9 62,753 17.9 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.41 14.3 885 17.2 46,034 17.2 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 25.30 11.8 1,019 11.5 52,982 11.5 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 34.81 13.7 1,390 13.8 72,294 13.8 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 34.75 8.5 1,393 8.5 72,428 8.5 Computer programmers.............................................. 28.80 4.4 1,152 4.4 59,906 4.4 Computer software engineers....................................... 44.86 10.3 1,794 10.3 93,313 10.3 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 42.36 11.2 1,694 11.2 88,110 11.2 Computer support specialists...................................... 24.21 17.0 982 17.3 51,060 17.3 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 31.51 5.6 1,260 5.6 65,542 5.6 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 25.25 8.2 1,029 8.8 53,483 8.8 Engineers......................................................... 29.35 17.8 1,222 18.9 63,549 18.9 Drafters.......................................................... 20.57 15.1 823 15.1 42,781 15.1 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.49 7.9 940 7.9 48,865 7.9 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 23.94 8.0 958 8.0 49,795 8.0 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.06 5.0 635 5.7 33,007 5.7 Counselors........................................................ 18.11 14.4 701 17.0 36,430 17.0 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 21.05 5.7 848 4.6 44,081 4.6 Social workers.................................................... 16.38 4.4 657 4.3 34,184 4.3 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.11 6.9 561 7.2 29,196 7.2 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.25 10.4 570 10.4 29,637 10.4 Legal occupations................................................... 34.61 11.6 1,426 13.2 74,176 13.2 Lawyers........................................................... 46.34 7.1 2,003 8.5 104,171 8.5 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 22.21 10.6 872 11.6 45,367 11.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 17.75 21.1 686 22.7 31,958 22.7 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.53 7.9 743 10.7 38,644 10.7 Designers......................................................... 17.58 9.3 709 9.2 36,873 9.2 Writers and editors............................................... 16.12 14.2 645 14.2 33,524 14.2 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.17 6.3 921 6.4 47,914 6.4 Registered nurses................................................. 23.30 10.3 937 11.4 48,702 11.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.72 13.3 789 13.3 41,016 13.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.78 3.8 659 3.8 34,244 3.8 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.50 5.5 515 6.0 26,536 6.0 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.23 4.6 399 4.8 20,093 4.8 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.49 5.5 406 6.0 20,216 6.0 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.07 6.1 570 6.8 29,621 6.8 Dental assistants............................................... 16.11 7.3 595 8.8 30,955 8.8 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.12 2.1 405 2.1 21,040 2.1 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.04 5.4 343 7.2 17,842 7.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.41 7.6 511 9.7 26,570 9.7 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.45 8.4 508 10.3 26,441 10.3 Cooks............................................................. 9.80 5.0 384 4.9 19,959 4.9 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.39 3.6 373 4.3 19,385 4.3 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.44 4.8 398 5.8 20,717 5.8 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.78 5.4 338 3.6 17,585 3.6 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.40 10.4 189 15.9 9,813 15.9 Bartenders...................................................... 8.17 14.9 286 28.1 14,867 28.1 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.40 8.3 153 11.8 7,960 11.8 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.82 5.5 330 6.9 17,086 6.9 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.82 5.5 330 6.9 17,086 6.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.55 13.7 418 14.9 20,960 14.9 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.34 5.2 368 5.4 19,143 5.4 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.08 3.0 401 3.4 20,853 3.4 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.73 7.8 341 7.5 17,745 7.5 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.65 23.3 645 26.1 27,472 26.1 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 16.48 22.3 681 24.9 28,397 24.9 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.82 4.0 406 3.7 20,219 3.7 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 10.92 11.3 411 8.8 21,382 8.8 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 10.92 11.3 411 8.8 21,382 8.8 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.71 6.7 368 8.4 19,149 8.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.82 8.1 795 8.3 41,317 8.3 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.32 4.6 672 5.5 34,942 5.5 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 15.51 4.8 636 5.7 33,048 5.7 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.80 4.5 505 3.9 26,260 3.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.45 4.7 369 4.8 19,203 4.8 Cashiers...................................................... 9.45 4.7 369 4.8 19,203 4.8 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.60 10.5 625 10.5 32,485 10.5 Parts salespersons............................................ 15.90 10.9 636 10.9 33,066 10.9 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.45 4.5 571 3.2 29,677 3.2 Insurance sales agents............................................ 36.10 16.0 1,439 16.1 74,805 16.1 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 68.99 23.9 2,760 23.9 143,497 23.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 27.68 14.4 1,157 15.6 60,141 15.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.90 16.4 1,126 17.7 58,578 17.7 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.01 23.1 720 23.1 37,458 23.1 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.82 2.2 587 2.1 30,480 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.47 4.2 888 4.4 46,180 4.4 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.01 6.1 515 6.1 26,731 6.1 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 11.31 5.6 450 5.7 23,414 5.7 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.01 9.1 556 8.7 28,782 8.7 Tellers......................................................... 10.49 3.2 412 3.4 21,442 3.4 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.52 8.9 618 8.8 32,125 8.8 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.58 7.7 338 7.2 17,550 7.2 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.24 9.2 559 9.8 29,066 9.8 New accounts clerks............................................... 13.48 5.9 539 5.9 28,029 5.9 Order clerks...................................................... 14.87 10.5 592 10.5 30,807 10.5 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.28 3.9 526 4.1 27,349 4.1 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.27 6.4 614 6.6 31,921 6.6 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.27 6.4 614 6.6 31,921 6.6 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 17.77 9.0 711 9.0 36,961 9.0 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.86 7.9 548 7.6 28,516 7.6 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.04 6.4 562 6.4 29,203 6.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.37 3.8 672 4.8 34,827 4.8 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.20 5.5 766 5.5 39,822 5.5 Legal secretaries............................................... 18.28 6.6 714 5.7 37,125 5.7 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.27 10.0 572 13.0 29,404 13.0 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.58 3.0 503 3.0 26,168 3.0 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.33 16.3 733 16.3 38,131 16.3 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.63 6.1 537 6.0 27,816 6.0 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.91 6.9 879 6.8 43,972 6.8 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 30.41 5.5 1,210 5.3 62,456 5.3 Carpenters........................................................ 19.94 9.8 798 9.8 41,475 9.8 Construction laborers............................................. 17.92 12.2 717 12.3 35,385 12.3 Construction equipment operators.................................. 26.47 9.4 1,059 9.4 43,065 9.4 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 27.04 8.4 1,082 8.4 46,553 8.4 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 25.28 10.8 1,011 10.8 52,572 10.8 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 27.64 9.3 1,103 9.4 57,366 9.4 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 27.84 9.5 1,111 9.6 57,773 9.6 Sheet metal workers............................................... 21.88 6.4 838 2.3 43,576 2.3 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.79 9.0 511 9.0 24,351 9.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.76 5.7 755 6.3 39,271 6.3 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 23.71 14.5 1,044 23.3 54,298 23.3 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 23.30 6.8 932 6.8 48,474 6.8 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 23.30 6.8 932 6.8 48,474 6.8 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.26 6.0 734 6.0 38,183 6.0 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 22.35 19.3 903 20.6 46,944 20.6 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.14 7.8 689 8.0 35,814 8.0 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.79 5.7 762 5.7 39,598 5.7 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 17.53 6.3 697 6.7 36,249 6.7 Farm equipment mechanics........................................ 14.10 14.6 554 16.2 28,799 16.2 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 19.26 5.8 770 5.8 40,062 5.8 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 19.52 11.3 781 11.3 40,594 11.3 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.63 7.5 625 7.5 32,505 7.5 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.69 11.2 788 11.2 40,962 11.2 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 13.93 6.1 557 6.1 28,972 6.1 Line installers and repairers..................................... 27.51 4.9 1,100 4.9 57,219 4.9 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.55 11.4 582 11.4 30,259 11.4 Production occupations.............................................. 15.40 7.8 615 7.9 31,955 7.9 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 19.30 6.9 780 7.3 40,561 7.3 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.82 4.0 472 4.1 24,547 4.1 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 14.74 10.8 590 10.8 30,658 10.8 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 22.55 2.6 902 2.6 46,900 2.6 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 20.75 2.3 830 2.3 43,163 2.3 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 17.31 4.8 693 4.8 36,015 4.8 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.31 5.6 612 5.6 31,848 5.6 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.30 6.1 612 6.1 31,822 6.1 Printers.......................................................... 14.73 6.5 589 6.5 30,647 6.5 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 13.09 5.9 524 5.9 26,864 5.9 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.49 19.2 700 19.2 36,382 19.2 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.64 15.2 586 15.2 30,451 15.2 Helpers--production workers..................................... 13.26 10.1 530 10.1 27,581 10.1 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.70 2.6 607 3.3 31,417 3.3 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.28 5.7 635 6.1 32,698 6.1 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.43 12.9 618 16.6 32,152 16.6 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.11 4.1 723 4.3 36,995 4.3 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 11.93 13.8 476 14.0 24,745 14.0 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 18.10 3.4 724 3.4 37,656 3.4 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 18.06 3.5 722 3.5 37,556 3.5 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.16 2.1 566 2.1 29,413 2.1 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.41 5.4 451 5.4 23,441 5.4 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.51 9.8 420 9.8 21,863 9.8 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.53 8.2 453 8.4 23,536 8.4 1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.