Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time workers Hourly(2) Weekly(3) Annual(4) Occupation(1) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $16.60 $13.62 $664 $540 40.0 $34,465 $28,080 2,076 Management occupations.............................................. 33.57 25.29 1,425 1,138 42.4 74,091 59,188 2,207 General and operations managers................................... 32.13 20.50 1,575 1,104 49.0 81,750 57,411 2,544 Financial managers................................................ 30.19 25.24 1,245 1,010 41.2 64,721 52,499 2,144 Lodging managers.................................................. 18.61 16.00 744 640 40.0 38,702 33,280 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.53 23.08 1,074 967 40.5 55,862 50,289 2,106 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 28.24 26.44 1,139 1,058 40.4 59,248 54,999 2,098 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 21.59 22.25 864 890 40.0 44,918 46,280 2,080 Cost estimators................................................... 23.86 23.51 980 983 41.1 50,975 51,127 2,136 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 19.79 21.87 858 923 43.4 44,638 48,000 2,256 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.56 21.47 861 859 39.9 44,780 44,649 2,077 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 32.00 25.21 1,274 1,008 39.8 66,237 52,441 2,070 Loan officers................................................... 32.07 25.21 1,276 1,008 39.8 66,375 52,441 2,070 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.99 31.88 1,332 1,272 40.4 69,284 66,150 2,100 Computer software engineers....................................... 43.47 48.23 1,792 1,960 41.2 93,200 101,920 2,144 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.52 24.52 1,077 962 39.1 56,016 49,999 2,036 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.75 32.97 1,373 1,346 40.7 71,373 70,000 2,115 Engineers......................................................... 43.68 37.98 1,810 1,635 41.4 94,131 84,999 2,155 Drafters.......................................................... 18.11 16.00 724 640 40.0 37,660 33,280 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 19.87 22.12 810 700 40.7 42,111 36,387 2,119 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.96 17.15 665 643 39.2 34,587 33,443 2,039 Social workers.................................................... 16.09 16.50 636 643 39.5 33,069 33,443 2,055 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 15.90 14.23 613 569 38.6 27,336 24,999 1,720 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 16.12 15.39 609 577 37.8 24,596 23,249 1,526 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 17.08 15.44 642 579 37.6 23,878 22,408 1,398 Secondary school teachers....................................... 15.49 13.69 592 527 38.2 26,753 27,000 1,727 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 15.49 13.69 592 527 38.2 26,753 27,000 1,727 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.23 14.54 595 565 39.1 30,937 29,370 2,031 Designers......................................................... 16.55 16.83 664 615 40.1 34,536 31,990 2,086 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.83 21.85 1,111 872 39.9 57,773 45,323 2,076 Registered nurses................................................. 28.85 23.51 1,152 940 39.9 59,893 48,901 2,076 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.27 17.00 691 680 40.0 35,914 35,360 2,080 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 16.80 15.25 672 610 40.0 34,947 31,720 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.18 11.00 444 440 39.7 23,085 22,880 2,065 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.73 8.36 347 326 39.7 18,032 16,973 2,065 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.67 8.55 342 336 39.5 17,804 17,451 2,054 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.40 12.72 493 509 39.8 25,601 26,458 2,065 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.54 11.00 462 440 40.0 24,001 22,880 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.52 9.00 381 360 40.0 19,796 18,720 2,080 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.46 8.77 378 351 40.0 19,681 18,242 2,080 Security guards................................................. 9.46 8.77 378 351 40.0 19,681 18,242 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.70 7.21 303 268 39.3 15,717 13,953 2,040 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.90 13.24 626 636 45.1 32,577 33,046 2,344 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.93 13.24 629 636 45.1 32,699 33,046 2,348 Cooks............................................................. 8.34 8.20 328 300 39.4 17,067 15,600 2,047 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 8.01 7.50 320 300 40.0 16,658 15,600 2,080 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.86 9.00 332 360 37.5 17,252 18,720 1,948 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.59 2.45 131 95 36.5 6,799 4,950 1,896 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.98 2.13 108 85 36.1 5,596 4,430 1,876 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.80 7.25 306 277 39.2 15,845 14,381 2,033 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.73 7.00 303 277 39.2 15,692 14,381 2,030 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.65 10.50 468 412 40.2 24,302 21,424 2,086 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 21.26 18.50 865 740 40.7 44,997 38,480 2,117 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.07 9.00 399 358 39.6 20,667 18,616 2,052 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.97 10.79 436 432 39.7 22,673 22,443 2,066 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.27 8.35 326 334 39.4 16,756 17,362 2,026 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.42 10.50 457 420 40.0 23,762 21,840 2,080 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.42 10.50 457 420 40.0 23,762 21,840 2,080 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.86 8.39 345 311 38.9 17,900 16,172 2,019 Child care workers................................................ 8.11 6.95 324 278 40.0 16,860 14,456 2,080 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.13 12.50 695 525 40.6 36,121 27,290 2,109 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.17 15.00 696 600 43.0 36,167 31,200 2,236 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 14.40 14.95 621 600 43.1 32,306 31,200 2,243 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 26.75 21.17 1,130 847 42.2 58,771 44,038 2,197 Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.94 9.50 436 368 39.8 22,666 19,136 2,071 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.46 8.10 337 324 39.8 17,529 16,848 2,071 Cashiers...................................................... 8.46 8.10 337 324 39.8 17,529 16,848 2,071 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.78 13.83 557 550 40.5 28,975 28,600 2,103 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 10.27 10.00 407 408 39.6 21,144 21,216 2,058 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.83 15.39 604 615 40.7 31,405 32,001 2,117 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.29 11.51 526 460 39.6 27,320 23,935 2,056 Insurance sales agents............................................ 27.12 17.09 1,108 697 40.9 57,641 36,265 2,125 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 27.09 21.89 1,102 950 40.7 57,316 49,385 2,116 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 28.18 26.92 1,127 1,077 40.0 58,612 56,000 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.66 18.85 1,092 833 41.0 56,791 43,316 2,130 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 9.44 6.50 378 260 40.0 19,640 13,520 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.39 12.64 529 500 39.5 27,504 26,000 2,054 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 17.25 17.00 672 680 39.0 34,966 35,360 2,027 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.47 12.75 529 481 39.3 27,500 25,000 2,042 Bill and account collectors..................................... 12.94 12.00 517 480 40.0 26,888 24,960 2,078 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.96 14.00 548 560 39.3 28,507 29,120 2,042 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.72 14.28 573 560 38.9 29,790 29,120 2,023 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 15.08 15.00 603 600 40.0 31,365 31,200 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 10.57 10.38 417 400 39.5 21,681 20,787 2,052 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.80 14.90 629 596 39.8 32,709 30,992 2,070 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.28 9.75 366 380 39.4 19,009 19,760 2,049 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.00 15.59 598 624 39.8 31,090 32,431 2,072 Order clerks...................................................... 11.25 11.00 450 440 40.0 23,393 22,880 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.99 11.00 479 450 40.0 24,933 23,400 2,079 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.94 11.31 573 452 41.1 29,816 23,519 2,139 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 13.94 11.31 573 452 41.1 29,816 23,519 2,139 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 13.61 13.24 506 504 37.2 26,307 26,229 1,933 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.92 13.46 557 538 40.0 28,959 28,001 2,080 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.92 11.20 474 448 39.8 24,640 23,296 2,067 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.35 14.42 571 577 39.8 29,639 30,000 2,065 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.63 19.32 673 779 40.5 34,945 40,508 2,102 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.90 13.00 515 520 39.9 26,683 27,040 2,069 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.84 15.00 591 600 39.8 30,735 31,200 2,070 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.42 12.00 497 480 40.0 25,838 24,960 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.05 12.00 514 480 39.4 26,702 24,960 2,046 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.32 14.80 611 589 39.9 31,597 30,326 2,062 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 23.14 20.50 934 860 40.4 48,582 44,720 2,100 Carpenters........................................................ 16.55 17.00 662 680 40.0 34,414 35,360 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 12.39 10.62 496 425 40.0 25,768 22,090 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.59 16.00 624 640 40.0 32,435 33,280 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.48 15.00 619 600 40.0 32,201 31,200 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 16.79 16.03 672 641 40.0 34,932 33,340 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.24 15.50 689 620 40.0 35,853 32,240 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 17.24 15.50 689 620 40.0 35,853 32,240 2,080 Sheet metal workers............................................... 14.25 14.00 570 560 40.0 29,647 29,120 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.41 12.00 492 480 39.6 25,235 24,960 2,034 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 17.89 16.78 722 664 40.4 37,548 34,528 2,099 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 24.72 20.22 1,056 910 42.7 54,919 47,312 2,221 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.15 19.14 819 800 40.7 42,576 41,600 2,113 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.50 19.14 839 832 40.9 43,572 42,412 2,125 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 17.41 18.30 696 732 40.0 36,206 38,064 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 16.88 18.30 675 732 40.0 35,105 38,064 2,080 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 16.57 20.42 639 817 38.6 33,239 42,474 2,006 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 16.57 20.42 639 817 38.6 33,239 42,474 2,006 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 16.01 16.00 640 640 40.0 33,299 33,280 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.66 15.00 622 577 39.7 32,340 30,014 2,065 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.36 21.55 814 862 40.0 42,344 44,824 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 13.22 12.00 522 480 39.5 27,168 24,960 2,055 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.72 18.00 709 720 40.0 36,864 37,440 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 25.09 26.41 1,004 1,056 40.0 52,193 54,927 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 12.82 12.00 504 480 39.3 26,222 24,960 2,046 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 20.33 21.22 816 849 40.1 42,416 44,144 2,087 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.33 11.06 401 420 38.8 20,848 21,855 2,018 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.61 9.09 384 363 40.0 19,982 18,901 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 10.79 12.00 402 480 37.2 20,887 24,960 1,936 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.70 12.50 468 500 40.0 24,331 26,000 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.03 16.00 641 640 40.0 33,335 33,280 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.03 16.00 641 640 40.0 33,335 33,280 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 12.87 14.50 515 580 40.0 26,771 30,160 2,080 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.53 8.50 335 340 39.3 17,413 17,680 2,042 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 10.24 9.00 403 360 39.3 20,955 18,720 2,046 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.63 13.60 585 544 40.0 30,435 28,288 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 10.79 10.40 431 416 40.0 22,423 21,626 2,078 Painting workers.................................................. 11.36 11.00 454 440 40.0 23,633 22,880 2,080 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 10.74 11.00 430 440 40.0 22,343 22,880 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.56 10.59 422 424 39.9 21,919 22,036 2,076 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.97 11.25 437 450 39.8 22,707 23,400 2,070 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.01 12.00 519 480 39.9 27,009 24,960 2,076 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 16.01 17.50 640 700 40.0 33,291 36,400 2,080 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 13.94 12.56 563 502 40.4 29,279 26,116 2,101 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.29 15.84 567 634 39.7 29,496 32,943 2,064 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.69 13.50 599 540 40.8 31,148 28,080 2,120 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.99 11.45 520 458 40.1 27,063 23,816 2,084 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 17.33 17.34 693 694 40.0 36,046 36,067 2,080 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 17.33 17.34 693 694 40.0 36,046 36,067 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.44 12.00 498 480 40.0 25,872 24,960 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.03 10.50 431 416 39.1 22,437 21,632 2,034 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.79 10.27 418 411 38.8 21,752 21,368 2,016 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 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.