RSE Table 11 Full-time(1) civilian workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $18.12 4.0% $723 4.0% $36,845 4.0% Management occupations.............................................. 38.75 4.6 1,592 4.6 82,453 4.6 General and operations managers................................... 45.75 8.3 2,059 8.3 107,011 8.3 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 38.30 20.8 1,553 25.1 80,705 25.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 42.43 26.1 1,740 28.9 90,308 28.9 Sales managers.................................................. 36.45 26.1 1,471 32.5 76,467 32.5 Computer and information systems managers......................... 45.87 5.6 1,831 5.7 95,190 5.7 Financial managers................................................ 34.80 8.5 1,416 8.7 73,409 8.7 Human resources managers.......................................... 45.27 24.6 1,812 24.6 94,249 24.6 Industrial production managers.................................... 44.33 4.5 1,773 4.5 92,197 4.5 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 38.87 18.1 1,709 22.1 88,519 22.1 Construction managers............................................. 32.94 6.1 1,355 7.4 70,460 7.4 Education administrators.......................................... 34.32 8.1 1,335 7.7 66,417 7.7 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 40.44 5.2 1,582 4.1 75,536 4.1 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 33.99 9.8 1,299 8.2 67,142 8.2 Engineering managers.............................................. 61.77 6.1 2,471 6.1 128,469 6.1 Lodging managers.................................................. 18.61 10.4 744 10.4 38,702 10.4 Medical and health services managers.............................. 30.60 15.7 1,216 16.2 63,251 16.2 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 26.52 25.1 1,061 25.1 55,171 25.1 Social and community service managers............................. 22.29 18.1 919 21.1 47,809 21.1 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.41 3.8 1,061 3.8 55,184 3.8 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.64 6.5 1,031 6.4 53,607 6.4 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 24.41 3.4 979 3.3 50,906 3.3 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 24.69 7.4 972 6.8 50,526 6.8 Cost estimators................................................... 24.02 5.9 985 5.2 51,200 5.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 24.73 8.9 1,002 8.9 51,978 8.9 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 27.32 15.0 1,117 17.0 58,062 17.0 Training and development specialists............................ 24.49 12.7 980 12.7 50,677 12.7 Management analysts............................................... 35.15 10.9 1,392 10.2 72,365 10.2 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.54 10.4 897 10.4 46,628 10.4 Budget analysts................................................... 27.43 2.4 1,063 4.1 55,297 4.1 Credit analysts................................................... 24.50 5.9 980 5.9 50,957 5.9 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 27.86 6.1 1,105 6.3 57,449 6.3 Financial analysts.............................................. 27.02 5.5 1,074 5.3 55,839 5.3 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 24.98 4.3 976 4.4 50,758 4.4 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 29.13 15.5 1,160 15.4 60,345 15.4 Loan officers................................................... 30.82 15.0 1,227 15.0 63,829 15.0 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 33.03 3.8 1,328 3.9 68,838 3.9 Computer programmers.............................................. 32.82 5.6 1,307 4.5 67,967 4.5 Computer software engineers....................................... 44.19 4.1 1,808 4.7 94,007 4.7 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 44.17 7.2 1,774 7.2 92,257 7.2 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.21 5.5 1,850 9.0 96,204 9.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.72 5.6 932 6.1 47,524 6.1 Computer systems analysts......................................... 28.62 4.8 1,143 4.7 59,433 4.7 Database administrators........................................... 33.46 9.1 1,337 9.2 68,834 9.2 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 28.07 4.3 1,133 4.0 58,892 4.0 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 37.84 9.9 1,576 8.7 81,966 8.7 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.80 12.4 1,243 11.9 64,096 11.9 Engineers......................................................... 39.60 8.2 1,615 7.3 82,577 7.3 Aerospace engineers............................................. 45.71 9.6 1,828 9.6 95,081 9.6 Civil engineers................................................. 34.61 6.7 1,441 9.7 68,348 9.7 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 29.95 18.3 1,288 15.5 66,952 15.5 Electrical engineers.......................................... 28.75 17.3 1,233 14.0 64,123 14.0 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 48.49 17.6 1,951 18.6 101,470 18.6 Industrial engineers.......................................... 31.62 8.4 1,279 9.3 66,496 9.3 Mechanical engineers............................................ 33.14 2.4 1,370 2.9 70,419 2.9 Drafters.......................................................... 19.19 6.8 767 6.8 39,909 6.8 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.58 24.5 1,021 24.5 53,086 24.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.39 22.8 1,142 23.1 59,382 23.1 Physical scientists............................................... 33.05 23.6 1,359 23.7 70,663 23.7 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 26.01 11.6 1,105 13.5 57,472 13.5 Chemists...................................................... 26.01 11.6 1,105 13.5 57,472 13.5 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 26.37 20.8 1,048 21.2 54,516 21.2 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.41 5.8 726 5.6 37,075 5.6 Counselors........................................................ 20.60 13.4 833 12.5 41,275 12.5 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 26.43 21.8 1,020 19.9 47,467 19.9 Social workers.................................................... 17.63 6.3 694 5.9 35,641 5.9 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 17.92 7.5 699 6.4 35,616 6.4 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.13 3.1 658 3.5 34,237 3.5 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 17.11 3.6 669 3.6 34,781 3.6 Social and human service assistants............................. 16.29 13.3 639 12.2 33,228 12.2 Legal occupations................................................... 33.10 16.1 1,326 16.0 68,963 16.0 Lawyers........................................................... 48.69 11.1 1,957 11.2 101,753 11.2 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.71 5.4 1,099 5.7 43,317 5.7 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 44.98 17.3 1,746 18.7 70,806 18.7 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 38.64 5.4 1,440 5.3 56,642 5.3 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 39.37 5.3 1,462 5.3 56,835 5.3 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 32.57 5.0 1,300 5.1 54,215 5.1 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 30.01 11.4 1,092 8.5 48,160 8.5 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 31.07 7.9 1,185 7.3 45,218 7.3 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 28.19 6.2 1,086 7.0 41,011 7.0 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 28.76 6.2 1,115 6.9 41,326 6.9 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 31.99 13.2 1,220 13.0 46,159 13.0 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.09 8.5 1,184 8.4 44,817 8.4 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 34.31 28.4 1,312 27.6 49,628 27.6 Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.30 2.8 1,154 3.2 44,235 3.2 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.25 3.0 1,153 3.4 44,228 3.4 Special education teachers...................................... 30.33 7.6 1,154 7.6 45,891 7.6 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 31.05 8.3 1,188 8.3 47,961 8.3 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 26.03 7.7 1,007 7.6 42,947 7.6 Librarians........................................................ 20.19 31.6 796 31.0 38,856 31.0 Library technicians............................................... 15.12 11.4 571 10.9 25,438 10.9 Instructional coordinators........................................ 35.51 13.9 1,388 12.9 64,075 12.9 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.03 3.4 379 2.9 14,665 2.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 18.85 5.9 743 6.5 38,524 6.5 Designers......................................................... 16.68 8.8 668 8.9 34,759 8.9 Graphic designers............................................... 17.76 11.7 710 11.7 36,938 11.7 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 23.03 24.5 887 26.7 46,148 26.7 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 17.47 17.9 667 20.1 34,705 20.1 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.53 5.9 1,009 6.2 51,942 6.2 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 22.96 9.0 908 9.8 47,236 9.8 Pharmacists....................................................... 51.82 2.2 2,069 2.3 107,574 2.3 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 85.45 10.7 3,658 7.2 190,220 7.2 Registered nurses................................................. 29.35 3.9 1,154 4.1 59,817 4.1 Therapists........................................................ 25.32 9.2 992 9.1 49,558 9.1 Physical therapists............................................. 31.03 6.0 1,229 6.1 63,931 6.1 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 22.20 5.3 886 5.3 46,076 5.3 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.32 4.0 843 3.5 43,843 3.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 21.86 3.5 875 3.5 45,478 3.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 20.44 8.5 794 7.6 41,289 7.6 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.83 8.1 952 8.1 49,485 8.1 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 23.29 4.1 930 4.0 48,354 4.0 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.82 5.3 509 5.2 26,444 5.2 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.24 4.3 526 4.9 27,333 4.9 Surgical technologists.......................................... 15.32 5.4 611 5.1 31,791 5.1 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.83 3.0 667 3.3 33,401 3.3 Medical records and health information technicians................ 15.34 12.1 614 12.1 31,906 12.1 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 16.57 14.3 661 14.3 34,385 14.3 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.84 2.9 428 2.8 22,137 2.8 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.48 2.3 372 2.4 19,230 2.4 Home health aides............................................... 9.11 13.5 361 13.7 18,748 13.7 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.57 1.7 374 2.0 19,330 2.0 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.25 6.7 487 6.9 25,317 6.9 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.53 11.3 460 11.3 23,946 11.3 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 13.73 8.3 547 8.3 28,447 8.3 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 13.62 5.5 545 5.5 28,323 5.5 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.49 7.3 553 8.0 28,396 8.0 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 19.49 12.9 778 12.7 40,443 12.7 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 14.27 15.5 571 15.4 29,680 15.4 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 25.02 7.2 996 7.0 51,777 7.0 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 19.00 10.1 988 8.1 51,364 8.1 Fire fighters..................................................... 11.92 6.7 592 11.7 30,761 11.7 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 12.23 12.4 491 12.3 25,554 12.3 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 12.13 11.9 488 11.8 25,351 11.8 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.66 12.1 948 11.9 49,302 11.9 Police officers................................................... 17.55 6.9 710 6.6 36,929 6.6 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.55 6.9 710 6.6 36,929 6.6 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.45 8.7 418 8.7 21,714 8.7 Security guards................................................. 10.22 9.0 408 9.0 21,235 9.0 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 10.53 1.8 421 1.8 11,631 1.8 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.05 5.2 312 4.4 15,422 4.4 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.33 9.9 556 12.6 25,761 12.6 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.22 9.9 551 12.7 25,531 12.7 Cooks............................................................. 9.77 5.4 379 6.3 18,614 6.3 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.59 7.4 365 6.6 16,891 6.6 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.82 9.7 424 11.7 22,037 11.7 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.84 12.7 348 12.0 14,466 12.0 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.26 16.1 206 17.5 10,705 17.5 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.81 19.9 189 21.4 9,808 21.4 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.44 12.3 282 11.5 14,238 11.5 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.38 4.3 302 5.1 14,051 5.1 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.23 5.4 309 6.0 15,123 6.0 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.15 5.4 272 11.8 10,472 11.8 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 6.48 27.9 251 28.2 13,045 28.2 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.46 2.7 338 2.8 17,563 2.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.18 4.6 406 4.7 20,966 4.7 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 15.33 8.2 616 8.5 31,993 8.5 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 14.84 9.8 594 9.7 30,850 9.7 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.35 6.3 370 6.1 19,146 6.1 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.97 5.8 395 5.6 20,363 5.6 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.39 2.0 333 1.4 17,272 1.4 Pest control workers.............................................. 14.03 17.3 622 12.1 32,339 12.1 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.35 10.6 452 10.5 23,138 10.5 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.28 11.3 450 11.3 23,027 11.3 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.87 7.1 353 6.6 18,278 6.6 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 14.70 0.0 598 0.0 31,074 0.0 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.48 0.0 259 0.0 13,477 0.0 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.48 0.0 259 0.0 13,477 0.0 Child care workers................................................ 8.11 12.1 324 12.1 16,860 12.1 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 15.22 3.8 606 3.6 31,532 3.6 Recreation workers.............................................. 15.22 3.8 606 3.6 31,532 3.6 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.94 12.1 767 12.0 39,906 12.0 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.06 6.8 766 6.7 39,852 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.78 7.0 710 6.3 36,924 6.3 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 22.78 16.8 975 20.4 50,691 20.4 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.18 2.8 446 3.1 23,166 3.1 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.13 6.8 404 6.9 21,014 6.9 Cashiers...................................................... 9.26 2.7 369 2.7 19,193 2.7 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.61 4.3 550 4.6 28,603 4.6 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 10.27 3.8 407 6.2 21,144 6.2 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.50 4.0 589 4.3 30,649 4.3 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.06 5.9 479 7.0 24,880 7.0 Insurance sales agents............................................ 26.91 25.9 1,096 25.1 56,979 25.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 27.24 8.2 1,121 7.3 58,305 7.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 28.92 8.1 1,157 8.1 60,160 8.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.86 9.2 1,113 8.0 57,869 8.0 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 13.39 21.1 536 21.1 27,855 21.1 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.71 2.1 544 2.0 27,995 2.0 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 18.55 4.1 734 4.2 38,185 4.2 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.96 13.6 438 13.6 22,787 13.6 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.06 4.8 517 4.5 26,738 4.5 Bill and account collectors..................................... 10.83 10.7 433 10.7 22,524 10.7 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.45 4.8 533 5.0 27,696 5.0 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.65 3.8 576 3.3 29,664 3.3 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.59 3.9 647 3.1 33,240 3.1 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.52 12.5 621 12.5 32,274 12.5 Tellers......................................................... 10.60 2.7 419 3.0 21,800 3.0 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.97 5.3 557 5.3 28,954 5.3 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.35 7.4 573 7.4 29,785 7.4 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.45 8.6 693 8.8 36,036 8.8 File clerks....................................................... 11.34 4.0 453 4.0 23,580 4.0 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.70 3.0 385 2.8 20,025 2.8 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 14.08 9.0 558 9.3 29,004 9.3 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.41 7.2 575 7.2 29,886 7.2 Order clerks...................................................... 11.90 4.6 475 4.5 24,680 4.5 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 14.74 6.7 585 6.7 30,016 6.7 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.08 7.7 483 7.7 25,059 7.7 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 12.48 7.4 488 8.9 25,391 8.9 Dispatchers....................................................... 14.99 8.4 630 9.8 32,203 9.8 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 13.44 9.5 541 9.4 28,107 9.4 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.81 9.1 681 10.7 34,473 10.7 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 14.84 6.0 567 7.1 29,469 7.1 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 17.36 10.4 694 10.4 36,099 10.4 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.35 4.9 494 4.9 25,663 4.9 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.67 3.8 465 3.9 24,173 3.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.59 5.0 620 5.1 32,021 5.1 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.72 6.6 786 6.7 40,852 6.7 Legal secretaries............................................... 16.31 7.2 640 8.3 33,264 8.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.75 3.4 508 3.4 26,380 3.4 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.02 4.7 558 4.7 28,468 4.7 Computer operators................................................ 13.05 8.4 521 8.2 27,090 8.2 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.50 5.9 499 5.8 25,938 5.8 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.14 6.0 486 6.0 25,249 6.0 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.91 5.4 650 5.0 33,805 5.0 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 10.24 7.7 410 7.7 21,297 7.7 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.90 2.8 508 2.8 24,788 2.8 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.88 2.3 633 2.1 32,729 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 22.62 3.5 909 3.5 46,938 3.5 Carpenters........................................................ 17.06 5.9 682 5.9 35,467 5.9 Construction laborers............................................. 12.22 10.7 489 10.7 25,218 10.7 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.99 2.8 600 2.8 30,799 2.8 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.92 6.7 637 6.7 32,432 6.7 Electricians...................................................... 18.25 11.1 730 11.1 37,970 11.1 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.88 5.0 595 5.0 30,904 5.0 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.88 5.0 595 5.0 30,904 5.0 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.90 10.7 716 10.7 37,226 10.7 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 17.90 10.7 716 10.7 37,226 10.7 Sheet metal workers............................................... 14.80 11.4 592 11.4 30,790 11.4 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 17.99 1.2 720 1.2 37,417 1.2 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.63 3.4 501 3.6 25,773 3.6 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 12.53 8.1 493 7.3 25,654 7.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.97 7.3 802 7.3 41,661 7.3 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 23.44 8.0 967 8.0 50,302 8.0 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.62 4.9 796 5.2 41,362 5.2 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 18.43 10.3 737 10.3 38,336 10.3 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.09 4.9 820 5.2 42,598 5.2 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.21 5.2 688 5.2 35,703 5.2 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 17.94 1.0 717 1.0 37,308 1.0 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 18.80 2.9 752 2.9 39,100 2.9 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 19.69 14.8 769 17.0 39,980 17.0 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 19.69 14.8 769 17.0 39,980 17.0 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 17.03 5.3 681 5.3 35,413 5.3 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.02 7.2 759 7.2 39,394 7.2 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.75 7.9 950 7.9 49,401 7.9 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.32 3.1 608 3.5 31,500 3.5 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 16.82 7.0 673 7.0 35,014 7.0 Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.22 5.0 1,046 5.1 54,391 5.1 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.87 8.8 1,075 8.8 55,897 8.8 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 25.73 6.8 1,025 7.2 53,278 7.2 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.43 8.6 616 8.6 31,710 8.6 Production occupations.............................................. 15.28 5.5 607 5.4 31,531 5.4 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 21.28 6.5 855 6.7 44,400 6.7 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.81 4.0 469 4.2 24,381 4.2 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 11.61 5.7 464 5.7 24,144 5.7 Engine and other machine assemblers............................... 14.00 10.0 560 10.0 29,113 10.0 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 16.55 12.9 662 12.9 34,406 12.9 Team assemblers................................................. 20.10 22.6 804 22.6 41,815 22.6 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 8.82 15.7 344 14.7 17,901 14.7 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.87 4.3 470 4.2 24,417 4.2 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 15.46 12.2 592 11.1 30,808 11.1 Food batchmakers................................................ 15.80 12.9 601 12.0 31,269 12.0 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 14.20 15.9 571 16.7 29,704 16.7 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 14.14 15.9 569 16.7 29,582 16.7 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 16.91 3.0 678 3.0 35,252 3.0 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 15.90 9.5 639 9.3 33,233 9.3 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.46 8.7 616 8.9 32,032 8.9 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.56 10.0 622 10.0 32,329 10.0 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 18.31 12.0 732 12.0 38,065 12.0 Machinists........................................................ 20.80 2.1 831 2.1 43,205 2.1 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 12.34 10.0 489 9.4 25,403 9.4 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.34 10.0 489 9.4 25,403 9.4 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.62 6.9 664 6.9 34,546 6.9 Tool and die makers............................................... 20.84 9.6 820 9.4 42,640 9.4 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.35 3.8 654 3.8 34,002 3.8 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.27 4.0 650 4.0 33,820 4.0 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 16.56 6.0 662 6.0 34,430 6.0 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.22 9.2 569 9.2 29,560 9.2 Printers.......................................................... 20.97 12.6 810 11.9 42,100 11.9 Printing machine operators...................................... 20.31 14.2 791 13.6 41,116 13.6 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.62 5.1 339 6.3 17,622 6.3 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 10.71 4.4 415 4.6 21,157 4.6 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 12.47 13.0 502 13.4 26,100 13.4 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 11.52 9.7 458 8.8 23,528 8.8 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 10.64 11.2 426 11.2 21,739 11.2 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 13.19 11.8 518 13.3 26,919 13.3 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 17.25 3.8 689 4.0 35,809 4.0 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 23.64 13.6 939 13.5 48,843 13.5 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 14.03 11.6 560 11.4 29,114 11.4 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 15.20 26.5 606 26.1 31,489 26.1 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 18.24 10.1 730 10.1 37,934 10.1 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 18.68 10.3 747 10.3 38,860 10.3 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.15 18.0 688 18.0 35,778 18.0 Painting workers.................................................. 12.55 14.4 502 14.4 26,103 14.4 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 12.40 16.2 496 16.2 25,799 16.2 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.28 5.5 529 5.5 27,509 5.5 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 16.81 15.3 672 15.3 34,959 15.3 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.10 4.3 440 4.1 22,878 4.1 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.74 3.4 594 3.5 30,384 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.66 7.2 842 10.6 43,767 10.6 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 18.65 17.6 758 18.6 39,394 18.6 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 86.68 5.1 1,933 6.7 100,514 6.7 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 86.68 5.1 1,933 6.7 100,514 6.7 Bus drivers....................................................... 13.56 6.8 412 21.3 17,578 21.3 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.66 6.3 314 16.6 12,099 16.6 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.54 3.3 670 3.0 34,720 3.0 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.38 7.0 648 8.8 33,703 8.8 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.89 4.1 724 4.7 37,411 4.7 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.04 11.0 602 11.0 31,311 11.0 Crane and tower operators......................................... 19.81 26.9 793 26.9 41,215 26.9 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 17.22 10.2 689 10.2 35,820 10.2 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 17.22 10.2 689 10.2 35,820 10.2 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.07 1.6 522 1.6 27,157 1.6 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.08 2.8 439 3.2 22,806 3.2 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.70 10.3 506 10.1 26,329 10.1 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.09 3.1 438 3.8 22,714 3.8 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.30 9.7 413 9.8 21,479 9.8 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.52 6.1 421 6.1 21,878 6.1 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 10.96 7.6 438 7.6 22,796 7.6 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 6 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.