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........................................................... $16.60 2.9% $664 2.9% $34,465 2.9% Management occupations.............................................. 33.57 16.1 1,425 13.6 74,091 13.6 General and operations managers................................... 32.13 15.0 1,575 11.3 81,750 11.3 Financial managers................................................ 30.19 9.7 1,245 10.7 64,721 10.7 Lodging managers.................................................. 18.61 10.4 744 10.4 38,702 10.4 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.53 7.1 1,074 6.9 55,862 6.9 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 28.24 22.9 1,139 23.0 59,248 23.0 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 21.59 4.8 864 4.8 44,918 4.8 Cost estimators................................................... 23.86 6.5 980 5.8 50,975 5.8 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 19.79 10.4 858 15.5 44,638 15.5 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.56 8.9 861 8.8 44,780 8.8 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 32.00 15.9 1,274 15.9 66,237 15.9 Loan officers................................................... 32.07 16.1 1,276 16.1 66,375 16.1 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.99 8.6 1,332 9.3 69,284 9.3 Computer software engineers....................................... 43.47 3.3 1,792 4.0 93,200 4.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.52 9.8 1,077 11.2 56,016 11.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.75 17.6 1,373 16.4 71,373 16.4 Engineers......................................................... 43.68 13.9 1,810 11.6 94,131 11.6 Drafters.......................................................... 18.11 7.6 724 7.6 37,660 7.6 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 19.87 14.9 810 19.4 42,111 19.4 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.96 3.2 665 3.7 34,587 3.7 Social workers.................................................... 16.09 7.3 636 7.0 33,069 7.0 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 15.90 12.9 613 13.0 27,336 13.0 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 16.12 7.8 609 7.2 24,596 7.2 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 17.08 12.8 642 13.0 23,878 13.0 Secondary school teachers....................................... 15.49 10.1 592 7.1 26,753 7.1 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 15.49 10.1 592 7.1 26,753 7.1 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.23 7.8 595 7.9 30,937 7.9 Designers......................................................... 16.55 10.9 664 11.6 34,536 11.6 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.83 12.2 1,111 12.5 57,773 12.5 Registered nurses................................................. 28.85 20.0 1,152 19.9 59,893 19.9 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.27 5.5 691 5.5 35,914 5.5 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 16.80 15.0 672 15.0 34,947 15.0 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.18 7.4 444 7.4 23,085 7.4 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.73 5.4 347 5.3 18,032 5.3 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.67 3.9 342 3.5 17,804 3.5 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.40 8.3 493 8.4 25,601 8.4 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.54 11.7 462 11.7 24,001 11.7 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.52 9.1 381 9.1 19,796 9.1 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.46 10.5 378 10.5 19,681 10.5 Security guards................................................. 9.46 10.5 378 10.5 19,681 10.5 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.70 3.1 303 4.8 15,717 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.90 7.0 626 10.3 32,577 10.3 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.93 7.1 629 10.4 32,699 10.4 Cooks............................................................. 8.34 8.9 328 10.2 17,067 10.2 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 8.01 9.9 320 9.9 16,658 9.9 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.86 5.9 332 9.1 17,252 9.1 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.59 7.8 131 6.9 6,799 6.9 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.98 8.6 108 6.7 5,596 6.7 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.80 5.9 306 6.8 15,845 6.8 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.73 6.8 303 7.8 15,692 7.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.65 6.5 468 6.9 24,302 6.9 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 21.26 16.1 865 16.8 44,997 16.8 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.07 9.1 399 9.2 20,667 9.2 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.97 8.7 436 8.8 22,673 8.8 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.27 3.2 326 2.6 16,756 2.6 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.42 16.8 457 16.8 23,762 16.8 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.42 16.8 457 16.8 23,762 16.8 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.86 6.6 345 7.6 17,900 7.6 Child care workers................................................ 8.11 12.1 324 12.1 16,860 12.1 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.13 5.1 695 5.1 36,121 5.1 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.17 8.0 696 7.5 36,167 7.5 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 14.40 4.6 621 3.4 32,306 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 26.75 20.6 1,130 21.5 58,771 21.5 Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.94 5.2 436 5.6 22,666 5.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.46 6.2 337 6.3 17,529 6.3 Cashiers...................................................... 8.46 6.2 337 6.3 17,529 6.3 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.78 4.0 557 4.1 28,975 4.1 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 10.27 3.8 407 6.2 21,144 6.2 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.83 3.3 604 3.7 31,405 3.7 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.29 9.7 526 11.3 27,320 11.3 Insurance sales agents............................................ 27.12 26.1 1,108 24.9 57,641 24.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 27.09 13.1 1,102 12.4 57,316 12.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 28.18 7.5 1,127 7.5 58,612 7.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.66 16.6 1,092 15.7 56,791 15.7 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 9.44 20.9 378 20.9 19,640 20.9 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.39 3.7 529 3.5 27,504 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 17.25 8.1 672 8.7 34,966 8.7 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.47 4.8 529 4.6 27,500 4.6 Bill and account collectors..................................... 12.94 13.4 517 13.3 26,888 13.3 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.96 5.8 548 6.6 28,507 6.6 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.72 5.1 573 4.8 29,790 4.8 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 15.08 3.7 603 3.7 31,365 3.7 Tellers......................................................... 10.57 3.3 417 3.7 21,681 3.7 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.80 8.2 629 8.2 32,709 8.2 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.28 7.0 366 6.6 19,009 6.6 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.00 9.1 598 9.1 31,090 9.1 Order clerks...................................................... 11.25 3.8 450 3.8 23,393 3.8 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.99 9.6 479 9.6 24,933 9.6 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.94 14.1 573 14.2 29,816 14.2 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 13.94 14.1 573 14.2 29,816 14.2 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 13.61 5.3 506 2.1 26,307 2.1 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.92 4.5 557 4.5 28,959 4.5 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.92 5.1 474 5.3 24,640 5.3 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.35 4.6 571 4.6 29,639 4.6 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.63 7.0 673 5.7 34,945 5.7 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.90 5.6 515 5.5 26,683 5.5 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.84 3.7 591 3.8 30,735 3.8 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.42 14.6 497 14.6 25,838 14.6 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.05 3.9 514 4.1 26,702 4.1 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.32 1.5 611 1.4 31,597 1.4 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 23.14 6.8 934 6.6 48,582 6.6 Carpenters........................................................ 16.55 5.2 662 5.2 34,414 5.2 Construction laborers............................................. 12.39 6.4 496 6.4 25,768 6.4 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.59 10.5 624 10.5 32,435 10.5 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.48 13.9 619 13.9 32,201 13.9 Electricians...................................................... 16.79 10.4 672 10.4 34,932 10.4 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.24 11.7 689 11.7 35,853 11.7 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 17.24 11.7 689 11.7 35,853 11.7 Sheet metal workers............................................... 14.25 10.1 570 10.1 29,647 10.1 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.41 6.0 492 6.6 25,235 6.6 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 17.89 5.6 722 5.5 37,548 5.5 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 24.72 14.1 1,056 12.1 54,919 12.1 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.15 4.5 819 4.8 42,576 4.8 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.50 5.1 839 5.5 43,572 5.5 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 17.41 7.7 696 7.7 36,206 7.7 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 16.88 14.2 675 14.2 35,105 14.2 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 16.57 19.0 639 23.2 33,239 23.2 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 16.57 19.0 639 23.2 33,239 23.2 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 16.01 5.3 640 5.3 33,299 5.3 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.66 7.0 622 6.4 32,340 6.4 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.36 4.7 814 4.7 42,344 4.7 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 13.22 6.5 522 6.7 27,168 6.7 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.72 8.3 709 8.3 36,864 8.3 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 25.09 9.3 1,004 9.3 52,193 9.3 Production occupations.............................................. 12.82 4.0 504 4.4 26,222 4.4 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 20.33 14.6 816 14.7 42,416 14.7 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.33 11.4 401 10.3 20,848 10.3 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.61 6.4 384 6.4 19,982 6.4 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 10.79 7.3 402 11.1 20,887 11.1 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.70 5.5 468 5.5 24,331 5.5 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.03 6.1 641 6.1 33,335 6.1 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.03 6.1 641 6.1 33,335 6.1 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 12.87 17.2 515 17.2 26,771 17.2 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.53 3.9 335 6.0 17,413 6.0 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 10.24 14.5 403 15.6 20,955 15.6 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.63 4.3 585 4.3 30,435 4.3 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 10.79 11.4 431 11.4 22,423 11.4 Painting workers.................................................. 11.36 4.9 454 4.9 23,633 4.9 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 10.74 3.2 430 3.2 22,343 3.2 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.56 3.4 422 3.3 21,919 3.3 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.97 6.8 437 6.8 22,707 6.8 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.01 3.3 519 3.7 27,009 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 16.01 7.1 640 7.1 33,291 7.1 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 13.94 3.9 563 4.3 29,279 4.3 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.29 13.9 567 14.6 29,496 14.6 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.69 5.2 599 6.5 31,148 6.5 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.99 11.7 520 11.7 27,063 11.7 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 17.33 11.2 693 11.2 36,046 11.2 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 17.33 11.2 693 11.2 36,046 11.2 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.44 5.7 498 5.7 25,872 5.7 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.03 2.9 431 3.6 22,437 3.6 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.79 4.7 418 5.8 21,752 5.8 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.