RSE Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry 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........................................................... $17.74 4.8% $711 4.7% $36,856 4.7% Management occupations.............................................. 39.92 4.7 1,653 4.7 85,937 4.7 General and operations managers................................... 46.67 9.0 2,123 8.4 110,330 8.4 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......................... 46.14 7.6 1,846 7.6 95,981 7.6 Financial managers................................................ 34.49 9.4 1,413 9.6 73,497 9.6 Human resources managers.......................................... 51.46 32.6 2,062 32.6 107,203 32.6 Industrial production managers.................................... 44.92 5.3 1,797 5.3 93,416 5.3 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 39.80 18.2 1,753 22.3 91,150 22.3 Construction managers............................................. 32.65 6.7 1,346 8.3 69,973 8.3 Education administrators.......................................... 26.21 23.0 1,030 21.8 53,224 21.8 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 33.07 19.3 1,275 15.7 65,411 15.7 Engineering managers.............................................. 62.43 5.7 2,497 5.7 129,833 5.7 Lodging managers.................................................. 18.61 10.4 744 10.4 38,702 10.4 Medical and health services managers.............................. 31.67 15.0 1,258 15.7 65,393 15.7 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 25.74 27.4 1,030 27.4 53,548 27.4 Social and community service managers............................. 21.98 21.1 916 25.2 47,639 25.2 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.60 3.5 1,072 3.4 55,763 3.4 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.91 6.8 1,042 6.8 54,190 6.8 Cost estimators................................................... 24.02 5.9 985 5.2 51,200 5.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 24.13 9.5 981 9.5 51,021 9.5 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 30.36 14.0 1,251 17.0 65,071 17.0 Training and development specialists............................ 20.02 9.5 801 9.5 41,636 9.5 Management analysts............................................... 35.72 10.7 1,414 9.9 73,508 9.9 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.28 13.0 892 13.1 46,354 13.1 Credit analysts................................................... 24.50 5.9 980 5.9 50,957 5.9 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 28.27 6.2 1,126 6.3 58,550 6.3 Financial analysts.............................................. 27.29 5.2 1,084 5.0 56,385 5.0 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....................... 34.12 3.0 1,375 3.1 71,506 3.1 Computer programmers.............................................. 33.31 5.7 1,326 4.6 68,964 4.6 Computer software engineers....................................... 44.27 4.1 1,811 4.6 94,193 4.6 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 44.32 7.1 1,780 7.1 92,578 7.1 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.21 5.5 1,850 9.0 96,204 9.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 24.30 5.5 955 6.4 49,657 6.4 Computer systems analysts......................................... 29.65 7.2 1,186 7.2 61,670 7.2 Database administrators........................................... 34.01 9.5 1,360 9.5 70,736 9.5 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 28.42 4.7 1,147 4.2 59,645 4.2 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 37.84 9.9 1,576 8.7 81,966 8.7 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.24 12.9 1,263 12.4 65,611 12.4 Engineers......................................................... 40.29 8.3 1,648 7.2 85,476 7.2 Aerospace engineers............................................. 45.75 10.1 1,830 10.1 95,159 10.1 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.......................................................... 18.87 6.9 755 6.9 39,253 6.9 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.97 26.3 1,039 26.3 54,019 26.3 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.48 31.9 1,315 32.5 68,404 32.5 Physical scientists............................................... 35.87 25.1 1,484 25.2 77,174 25.2 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 26.81 12.9 1,154 15.1 60,021 15.1 Chemists...................................................... 26.81 12.9 1,154 15.1 60,021 15.1 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.59 5.4 661 5.2 34,339 5.2 Counselors........................................................ 14.07 14.1 582 13.0 30,203 13.0 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 15.70 20.6 627 20.6 32,450 20.6 Social workers.................................................... 17.28 8.4 686 8.5 35,668 8.5 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 16.09 7.9 632 7.4 32,882 7.4 Legal occupations................................................... 34.08 22.8 1,379 23.1 71,708 23.1 Lawyers........................................................... 62.05 10.3 2,559 8.4 133,084 8.4 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 22.55 8.4 865 8.9 35,940 8.9 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 31.56 8.2 1,235 5.4 50,291 5.4 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 31.64 4.5 1,264 4.4 51,119 4.4 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 26.85 19.7 1,001 11.9 42,120 11.9 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.10 10.8 793 10.5 31,057 10.5 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 22.25 12.0 837 12.1 31,271 12.1 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 23.01 10.1 864 9.9 32,493 9.9 Secondary school teachers....................................... 18.46 15.3 694 12.9 30,334 12.9 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 18.46 15.3 694 12.9 30,334 12.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 18.43 7.0 728 7.9 37,765 7.9 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................... 26.37 7.1 1,043 7.5 54,262 7.5 Pharmacists....................................................... 52.21 2.1 2,088 2.1 108,594 2.1 Registered nurses................................................. 30.30 4.7 1,189 4.8 61,826 4.8 Therapists........................................................ 21.58 3.6 862 3.6 44,848 3.6 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 21.11 3.4 844 3.4 43,911 3.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.19 3.9 875 3.2 45,521 3.2 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 21.96 4.2 878 4.2 45,677 4.2 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 22.60 5.2 870 4.9 45,261 4.9 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.84 12.6 954 12.6 49,585 12.6 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.81 5.3 912 5.3 47,437 5.3 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.72 7.4 507 7.3 26,344 7.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.07 3.9 678 4.3 35,270 4.3 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 16.74 14.8 670 14.8 34,821 14.8 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.93 3.3 431 3.2 22,386 3.2 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.37 3.3 366 3.5 19,016 3.5 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.50 2.5 369 2.9 19,182 2.9 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.38 6.9 492 7.1 25,560 7.1 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.51 11.5 460 11.5 23,913 11.5 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 12.92 4.8 515 4.6 26,756 4.6 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.50 6.4 420 6.4 21,850 6.4 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.42 9.0 417 9.0 21,672 9.0 Security guards................................................. 10.18 9.2 407 9.2 21,177 9.2 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.59 2.9 300 3.1 15,566 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.80 6.6 614 9.7 31,924 9.7 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.62 6.6 607 9.8 31,585 9.8 Cooks............................................................. 9.61 6.6 380 7.3 19,744 7.3 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 8.92 9.7 354 9.4 18,432 9.4 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.82 9.7 424 11.7 22,037 11.7 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.49 22.8 338 22.8 15,854 22.8 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.25 16.5 206 17.8 10,708 17.8 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.81 19.9 189 21.4 9,808 21.4 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.34 13.5 283 12.9 14,699 12.9 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.15 5.6 317 6.2 16,353 6.2 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.11 6.2 315 6.8 16,259 6.8 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 6.35 29.9 245 30.2 12,751 30.2 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.46 2.7 338 2.8 17,563 2.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.14 5.6 404 5.8 20,980 5.8 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 15.28 10.0 615 10.5 31,977 10.5 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 14.70 13.0 589 13.0 30,623 13.0 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.29 8.0 367 7.6 19,090 7.6 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.09 8.2 398 7.9 20,714 7.9 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.39 2.0 333 1.4 17,270 1.4 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.02 13.4 441 13.4 22,745 13.4 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.02 13.4 441 13.4 22,745 13.4 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.72 5.7 347 5.4 17,993 5.4 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 14.70 .0 598 .0 31,074 .0 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.48 .0 259 .0 13,477 .0 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.48 .0 259 .0 13,477 .0 Child care workers................................................ 8.11 12.1 324 12.1 16,860 12.1 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.99 12.1 770 12.1 40,015 12.1 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.10 6.8 768 6.7 39,949 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.80 7.2 712 6.4 37,006 6.4 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 22.78 16.8 975 20.4 50,691 20.4 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.17 2.8 445 3.1 23,155 3.1 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.11 7.0 403 7.1 20,952 7.1 Cashiers...................................................... 9.21 2.7 367 2.8 19,071 2.8 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....................... 13.63 2.6 542 2.5 28,153 2.5 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 18.99 3.9 750 4.3 38,999 4.3 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 11.28 4.9 451 4.9 23,472 4.9 Financial clerks.................................................. 12.97 5.2 513 4.9 26,688 4.9 Bill and account collectors..................................... 10.80 12.0 432 12.0 22,461 12.0 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.43 5.1 531 5.3 27,634 5.3 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.66 4.5 576 3.8 29,975 3.8 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.31 3.8 643 2.8 33,437 2.8 Tellers......................................................... 10.60 2.7 419 3.0 21,800 3.0 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.27 7.5 569 7.5 29,614 7.5 File clerks....................................................... 11.20 3.7 448 3.7 23,299 3.7 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...................................................... 11.89 4.7 474 4.7 24,667 4.7 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 14.74 7.0 586 6.9 30,327 6.9 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.87 8.1 474 8.1 24,671 8.1 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 12.48 7.4 488 8.9 25,391 8.9 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.07 9.3 697 10.8 35,201 10.8 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 16.07 9.3 697 10.8 35,201 10.8 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 13.61 5.3 506 2.1 26,307 2.1 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 17.36 10.4 694 10.4 36,099 10.4 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.36 4.9 494 4.9 25,686 4.9 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.74 3.8 468 3.9 24,315 3.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.02 5.4 638 5.5 33,159 5.5 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.53 7.2 823 7.1 42,769 7.1 Legal secretaries............................................... 16.86 7.6 660 9.0 34,316 9.0 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.70 3.5 507 3.5 26,295 3.5 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.54 3.7 578 3.8 30,075 3.8 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.94 6.7 516 6.6 26,821 6.6 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.49 6.9 500 6.9 25,978 6.9 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 8.5 409 8.5 21,293 8.5 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.01 3.4 513 3.5 26,685 3.5 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.93 2.6 635 2.4 32,828 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.35 5.5 981 5.2 51,029 5.2 Carpenters........................................................ 17.11 6.1 684 6.1 35,564 6.1 Construction laborers............................................. 12.26 11.7 490 11.7 25,275 11.7 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.96 3.0 598 3.0 30,664 3.0 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 16.09 8.1 643 8.1 32,566 8.1 Electricians...................................................... 18.12 11.1 725 11.1 37,692 11.1 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.64 5.9 586 5.9 30,396 5.9 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.64 5.9 586 5.9 30,396 5.9 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 18.37 12.4 735 12.4 38,207 12.4 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 18.37 12.4 735 12.4 38,207 12.4 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...................................... 12.60 3.6 500 3.8 25,699 3.8 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.02 7.8 805 7.8 41,828 7.8 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 23.75 8.4 983 8.6 51,115 8.6 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.67 5.0 799 5.3 41,525 5.3 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 18.43 10.3 737 10.3 38,336 10.3 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.18 5.1 825 5.4 42,872 5.4 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.26 5.5 691 5.5 35,909 5.5 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........................ 19.13 15.7 744 18.3 38,699 18.3 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 19.13 15.7 744 18.3 38,699 18.3 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 16.33 4.4 653 4.4 33,970 4.4 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.08 7.7 761 7.6 39,563 7.6 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.75 7.9 950 7.9 49,401 7.9 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.70 2.0 582 2.9 30,288 2.9 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 16.86 7.0 675 7.0 35,087 7.0 Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.93 3.6 1,077 3.6 56,015 3.6 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 27.14 6.7 1,086 6.7 56,453 6.7 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.81 4.4 1,072 4.4 55,770 4.4 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.97 6.7 638 6.8 32,814 6.8 Production occupations.............................................. 15.27 5.6 607 5.5 31,506 5.5 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 21.25 6.6 853 6.8 44,340 6.8 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........................... 16.36 3.9 655 3.9 34,034 3.9 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.28 4.0 651 4.0 33,866 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.......................................................... 20.95 12.7 809 12.0 42,066 12.0 Printing machine operators...................................... 20.28 14.3 790 13.8 41,068 13.8 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.62 5.1 339 6.3 17,628 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 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.................................. 13.39 5.4 533 5.4 27,739 5.4 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 16.81 15.3 672 15.3 34,959 15.3 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.21 4.8 444 4.5 23,094 4.5 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.83 3.4 607 3.5 31,409 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.60 7.6 841 10.9 43,753 10.9 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.19 11.5 908 12.6 47,192 12.6 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 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.55 3.4 672 3.1 34,797 3.1 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.38 7.0 648 8.8 33,703 8.8 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.91 4.1 728 4.9 37,588 4.9 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.03 11.2 602 11.2 31,304 11.2 Crane and tower operators......................................... 19.81 26.9 793 26.9 41,215 26.9 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 17.25 10.6 690 10.6 35,876 10.6 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 17.25 10.6 690 10.6 35,876 10.6 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.04 1.6 521 1.6 27,073 1.6 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.08 2.8 439 3.3 22,805 3.3 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.70 10.3 506 10.1 26,329 10.1 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.10 3.1 438 3.9 22,709 3.9 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 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.