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........................................................... $17.30 2.2% $693 2.6% $35,937 2.6% Management occupations.............................................. 38.17 3.0 1,603 3.5 83,157 3.5 Chief executives.................................................. 84.33 26.0 3,514 27.2 182,724 27.2 General and operations managers................................... 44.14 11.0 1,978 11.8 102,868 11.8 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.30 12.0 2,075 11.5 107,893 11.5 Marketing managers.............................................. 46.69 16.9 1,868 16.9 97,110 16.9 Sales managers.................................................. 49.03 17.0 2,181 16.1 113,393 16.1 Financial managers................................................ 45.44 10.9 1,854 10.2 96,429 10.2 Human resources managers.......................................... 32.06 8.7 1,298 9.3 67,504 9.3 Industrial production managers.................................... 34.26 6.5 1,384 6.4 71,975 6.4 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 29.91 19.6 1,223 18.8 63,586 18.8 Construction managers............................................. 31.67 8.0 1,337 8.7 67,768 8.7 Education administrators.......................................... 16.50 10.4 659 10.4 34,076 10.4 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 16.25 10.9 650 10.9 33,794 10.9 Food service managers............................................. 23.87 5.9 1,092 7.0 56,809 7.0 Medical and health services managers.............................. 31.12 9.7 1,316 12.2 68,423 12.2 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 21.87 15.7 876 15.6 45,529 15.6 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.20 3.5 1,225 3.5 63,680 3.5 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 28.51 13.4 1,201 11.5 62,430 11.5 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 22.87 12.8 915 12.8 47,576 12.8 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 30.62 9.2 1,216 10.3 63,246 10.3 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 28.72 4.0 1,139 5.2 59,239 5.2 Cost estimators................................................... 29.54 6.2 1,181 6.2 61,435 6.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.47 2.9 860 5.1 44,702 5.1 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 21.59 4.8 775 6.9 40,277 6.9 Management analysts............................................... 48.98 19.6 2,058 18.6 107,036 18.6 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.57 4.6 1,244 4.3 64,694 4.3 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 39.02 29.7 1,561 29.7 81,161 29.7 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 32.37 8.6 1,291 8.6 67,144 8.6 Loan officers................................................... 32.37 8.6 1,291 8.6 67,144 8.6 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.60 13.1 1,517 13.2 78,893 13.2 Computer programmers.............................................. 33.00 23.8 1,336 23.6 69,466 23.6 Computer software engineers....................................... 42.80 11.3 1,715 11.3 89,166 11.3 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 43.74 7.8 1,749 7.8 90,973 7.8 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.32 18.4 1,013 18.4 52,663 18.4 Computer systems analysts......................................... 77.58 14.6 3,185 12.5 165,643 12.5 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 26.92 11.8 1,101 13.4 57,229 13.4 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 36.16 8.7 1,446 8.7 75,216 8.7 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 23.73 11.9 966 12.1 50,174 12.1 Architects, except naval.......................................... 24.78 8.9 1,039 10.2 54,032 10.2 Engineers......................................................... 32.93 4.1 1,361 4.1 70,781 4.1 Civil engineers................................................. 30.24 8.6 1,303 10.5 67,734 10.5 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 30.67 11.3 1,273 8.9 66,176 8.9 Drafters.......................................................... 20.27 5.8 811 5.8 41,941 5.8 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 20.87 10.8 835 10.8 43,404 10.8 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.92 21.9 997 21.9 51,826 21.9 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 13.47 6.3 539 6.3 28,009 6.3 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 40.21 12.5 1,622 13.1 84,331 13.1 Community and social services occupations........................... 15.43 3.8 617 4.0 32,106 4.0 Social workers.................................................... 18.50 7.6 747 7.8 38,852 7.8 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.35 3.2 450 3.5 23,408 3.5 Social and human service assistants............................. 11.15 3.1 442 3.4 22,973 3.4 Legal occupations................................................... 20.69 13.0 850 14.9 44,182 14.9 Lawyers........................................................... 34.23 5.6 1,514 11.9 78,744 11.9 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 18.04 14.0 716 14.1 32,656 14.1 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 24.49 13.7 973 13.5 49,898 13.5 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.44 18.6 858 18.6 34,761 18.6 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 17.47 14.0 662 11.3 29,701 11.3 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.48 12.9 418 12.9 20,081 12.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 17.93 10.7 714 10.9 37,104 10.9 Designers......................................................... 17.35 5.7 698 6.1 36,286 6.1 Graphic designers............................................... 19.24 10.0 770 10.0 40,022 10.0 Writers and editors............................................... 18.33 6.7 733 6.7 38,129 6.7 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.85 13.6 1,236 14.9 64,277 14.9 Pharmacists....................................................... 52.89 1.5 2,116 1.5 110,019 1.5 Registered nurses................................................. 27.50 10.6 1,103 9.6 57,377 9.6 Therapists........................................................ 41.66 9.6 1,666 9.6 86,643 9.6 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.21 18.5 1,128 18.5 58,677 18.5 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 18.01 7.6 721 7.6 37,467 7.6 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.40 4.6 760 4.9 39,496 4.9 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.09 9.0 494 8.0 25,672 8.0 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.41 2.8 356 3.3 18,523 3.3 Home health aides............................................... 8.36 12.0 320 11.1 16,625 11.1 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.63 2.5 366 3.7 19,056 3.7 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.40 4.8 509 3.8 26,461 3.8 Dental assistants............................................... 17.04 4.9 585 6.2 30,414 6.2 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.82 2.8 472 3.0 24,545 3.0 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.67 13.0 425 13.0 22,080 13.0 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.17 14.8 404 14.8 21,020 14.8 Security guards................................................. 10.17 14.8 404 14.8 21,020 14.8 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.45 5.4 283 5.9 14,715 5.9 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.87 5.3 602 6.3 31,281 6.3 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.87 5.3 602 6.3 31,281 6.3 Cooks............................................................. 9.06 1.7 347 2.6 17,934 2.6 Cooks, fast food................................................ 8.20 3.2 300 6.7 15,587 6.7 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.31 8.0 396 8.2 19,554 8.2 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.44 2.1 367 2.2 19,058 2.2 Cooks, short order.............................................. 8.35 4.4 334 4.4 17,377 4.4 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.93 10.8 300 12.3 15,604 12.3 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.99 5.5 146 5.3 7,616 5.3 Bartenders...................................................... 6.19 7.8 224 11.0 11,671 11.0 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.30 8.7 121 8.0 6,301 8.0 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.37 3.9 236 5.3 12,260 5.3 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.84 3.0 297 2.8 15,441 2.8 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.79 2.3 295 2.5 15,322 2.5 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.10 6.6 309 6.1 16,067 6.1 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.76 2.5 303 2.7 15,749 2.7 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 7.34 14.5 276 12.8 14,351 12.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.70 3.8 337 4.6 17,531 4.6 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.47 5.3 327 6.6 17,007 6.6 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.58 6.7 338 5.6 17,581 5.6 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.81 4.4 290 7.5 15,090 7.5 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.64 6.2 341 6.1 17,657 6.1 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.33 4.3 329 4.2 17,043 4.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 9.82 5.2 380 5.1 19,727 5.1 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 14.23 5.8 548 7.1 28,507 7.1 Child care workers................................................ 8.67 6.3 339 6.0 17,622 6.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.22 5.3 742 5.7 38,571 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.62 9.0 831 9.6 43,202 9.6 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.98 5.2 709 5.6 36,847 5.6 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 26.51 23.6 1,167 23.6 60,695 23.6 Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.65 6.2 428 7.0 22,254 7.0 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.82 3.6 306 3.6 15,935 3.6 Cashiers...................................................... 7.82 3.6 306 3.6 15,935 3.6 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 11.38 7.9 454 9.3 23,593 9.3 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.99 11.3 395 13.1 20,547 13.1 Parts salespersons............................................ 12.99 10.2 523 11.2 27,173 11.2 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.29 10.7 503 12.9 26,180 12.9 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 27.73 22.7 974 14.9 50,649 14.9 Insurance sales agents............................................ 20.40 7.2 840 8.0 43,700 8.0 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 36.67 31.5 1,467 31.5 76,268 31.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 27.95 10.9 1,146 11.1 59,572 11.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 34.97 16.1 1,434 16.8 74,542 16.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 25.23 17.0 1,034 17.8 53,776 17.8 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 16.53 13.4 661 13.4 34,380 13.4 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.58 2.9 578 2.9 30,017 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.90 5.0 875 5.1 45,492 5.1 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.91 2.7 551 2.9 28,652 2.9 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.54 12.6 622 12.6 32,325 12.6 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.68 3.5 540 4.0 28,068 4.0 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.15 3.2 597 3.3 31,020 3.3 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.15 14.4 606 14.4 31,520 14.4 Tellers......................................................... 11.45 2.1 458 2.1 23,810 2.1 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 14.00 13.6 560 13.6 29,128 13.6 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.13 5.8 635 5.8 32,911 5.8 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.15 5.7 312 5.8 16,243 5.8 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.14 8.0 604 8.0 31,384 8.0 New accounts clerks............................................... 11.39 7.4 454 7.5 23,631 7.5 Order clerks...................................................... 11.31 7.8 452 7.8 23,529 7.8 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.85 2.6 469 2.5 24,366 2.5 Cargo and freight agents.......................................... 18.79 6.7 777 6.1 40,411 6.1 Dispatchers....................................................... 14.24 15.7 593 18.4 30,812 18.4 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 14.45 16.6 603 18.8 31,371 18.8 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 14.85 12.5 594 12.5 30,885 12.5 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.93 8.5 511 8.1 26,573 8.1 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.45 4.3 466 5.5 23,849 5.5 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.29 5.4 679 4.9 35,309 4.9 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.98 6.6 795 6.3 41,333 6.3 Legal secretaries............................................... 14.80 5.9 584 6.3 30,378 6.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.28 19.8 600 18.7 31,201 18.7 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.40 7.1 632 5.8 32,819 5.8 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.72 8.5 509 8.5 26,452 8.5 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.31 7.2 492 7.2 25,602 7.2 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.60 13.4 650 13.2 33,784 13.2 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.52 3.3 494 3.3 25,696 3.3 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.27 6.8 653 6.9 33,832 6.9 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.28 18.8 1,137 20.9 59,100 20.9 Carpenters........................................................ 16.02 5.6 641 5.6 32,654 5.6 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers.................. 16.42 4.4 636 6.7 33,092 6.7 Construction laborers............................................. 10.80 5.2 432 5.2 22,412 5.2 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.02 6.9 561 6.9 29,163 6.9 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 14.86 6.2 594 6.2 30,900 6.2 Electricians...................................................... 17.15 10.2 686 10.2 35,666 10.2 Insulation workers................................................ 17.16 11.8 686 11.8 35,692 11.8 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 16.94 7.9 678 7.9 35,230 7.9 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 17.58 8.2 703 8.2 36,566 8.2 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.07 5.5 482 5.6 24,934 5.6 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 13.82 9.1 553 9.1 28,750 9.1 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.73 2.5 755 2.4 39,028 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 25.65 4.4 1,085 4.6 56,411 4.6 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 14.79 13.0 592 13.0 30,767 13.0 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 22.19 10.7 888 10.7 46,152 10.7 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 22.19 10.7 888 10.7 46,152 10.7 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 19.35 7.7 782 8.4 40,668 8.4 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 18.00 8.9 720 8.9 37,441 8.9 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.79 6.4 723 6.4 37,571 6.4 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 18.90 20.6 780 22.8 40,568 22.8 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.51 6.1 708 6.3 36,837 6.3 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 16.62 7.8 665 7.8 34,561 7.8 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 18.44 7.7 738 7.7 38,350 7.7 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 19.68 11.4 787 11.4 40,943 11.4 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 15.20 10.0 610 10.1 31,700 10.1 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.94 5.4 677 5.4 34,873 5.4 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.51 12.9 860 12.9 42,571 12.9 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.63 6.9 585 6.9 30,424 6.9 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.51 6.5 701 6.5 36,430 6.5 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.99 5.5 1,000 5.5 51,976 5.5 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 28.68 3.9 1,147 3.9 59,644 3.9 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 23.66 6.8 946 6.8 49,212 6.8 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.58 7.5 662 7.4 33,752 7.4 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.16 4.2 486 4.2 23,971 4.2 Production occupations.............................................. 13.32 4.3 530 4.3 27,537 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 20.04 7.4 809 7.1 42,091 7.1 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.53 7.8 421 7.8 21,900 7.8 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.59 9.3 424 9.3 22,036 9.3 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.90 6.9 394 7.0 20,464 7.0 Bakers............................................................ 10.53 22.0 421 22.0 21,910 22.0 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 14.86 10.6 594 10.6 30,911 10.6 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 17.11 2.5 684 2.5 35,586 2.5 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 14.92 20.1 597 20.1 31,035 20.1 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 14.92 20.1 597 20.1 31,035 20.1 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.33 9.9 533 9.9 27,724 9.9 Machinists........................................................ 16.53 7.2 662 7.4 34,437 7.4 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 14.15 6.2 566 6.2 29,426 6.2 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.12 6.4 565 6.4 29,374 6.4 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 11.49 23.3 454 23.5 23,588 23.5 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 16.08 7.1 643 7.1 33,441 7.1 Bindery workers................................................. 16.08 7.1 643 7.1 33,441 7.1 Printers.......................................................... 16.89 7.8 670 8.0 34,846 8.0 Printing machine operators...................................... 16.78 12.7 666 12.7 34,632 12.7 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.76 4.7 338 7.1 17,562 7.1 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 27.13 12.9 1,085 12.9 56,435 12.9 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.63 8.3 664 8.4 34,545 8.4 Painting workers.................................................. 10.66 9.0 426 9.0 22,168 9.0 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.56 14.1 454 13.7 23,605 13.7 Helpers--production workers..................................... 9.82 9.5 380 10.4 19,759 10.4 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.31 7.4 558 10.3 28,772 10.3 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 15.21 9.0 608 9.0 31,633 9.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.43 6.0 625 9.7 32,426 9.7 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.01 14.1 570 14.4 29,664 14.4 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.51 11.3 701 15.6 36,448 15.6 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.68 9.5 522 7.8 26,960 7.8 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 13.37 6.9 535 6.9 27,802 6.9 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 13.37 6.9 535 6.9 27,802 6.9 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.42 18.6 458 18.3 23,811 18.3 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.96 4.0 397 4.0 20,448 4.0 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.52 7.4 381 7.4 19,806 7.4 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.36 5.3 414 5.3 21,199 5.3 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.59 6.3 336 6.4 17,466 6.4 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.