RSE Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: 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........................................................... $18.62 8.9% $747 8.8% $38,712 8.8% Management occupations.............................................. 44.01 3.2 1,795 3.6 93,279 3.6 General and operations managers................................... 57.28 7.6 2,476 8.8 128,761 8.8 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.63 17.9 2,069 21.1 107,608 21.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 46.78 31.3 1,932 35.1 100,438 35.1 Computer and information systems managers......................... 46.38 7.2 1,855 7.2 96,477 7.2 Financial managers................................................ 39.18 12.2 1,595 12.3 82,924 12.3 Human resources managers.......................................... 58.02 30.2 2,326 30.2 120,929 30.2 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 46.53 16.2 2,077 21.1 107,992 21.1 Education administrators.......................................... 33.69 14.6 1,310 12.5 67,385 12.5 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 33.99 19.9 1,308 16.1 67,009 16.1 Medical and health services managers.............................. 32.77 17.8 1,299 18.7 67,572 18.7 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.65 5.0 1,071 4.3 55,696 4.3 Cost estimators................................................... 25.73 5.3 1,029 5.3 53,509 5.3 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.47 9.9 1,016 10.2 52,827 10.2 Management analysts............................................... 35.60 12.2 1,407 11.4 73,152 11.4 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.72 22.2 910 22.2 47,311 22.2 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 26.80 4.8 1,066 4.6 55,435 4.6 Financial analysts.............................................. 27.29 5.2 1,084 5.0 56,385 5.0 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 34.44 3.7 1,387 3.9 72,138 3.9 Computer programmers.............................................. 34.05 6.3 1,338 5.2 69,589 5.2 Computer software engineers....................................... 44.60 5.8 1,819 6.5 94,600 6.5 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 45.15 8.4 1,815 8.4 94,401 8.4 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 43.76 10.1 1,825 15.0 94,920 15.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 17.94 8.0 710 7.8 36,927 7.8 Computer systems analysts......................................... 31.19 5.0 1,248 5.0 64,873 5.0 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 27.37 2.5 1,106 1.9 57,523 1.9 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 37.84 9.9 1,576 8.7 81,966 8.7 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 28.69 14.1 1,153 14.3 59,817 14.3 Engineers......................................................... 37.04 3.6 1,496 3.7 77,424 3.7 Aerospace engineers............................................. 45.75 10.1 1,830 10.1 95,159 10.1 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 36.66 13.3 1,499 13.0 77,949 13.0 Industrial engineers.......................................... 32.40 8.0 1,333 7.7 69,302 7.7 Mechanical engineers............................................ 33.23 7.0 1,329 7.0 67,917 7.0 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 20.26 25.5 811 25.5 42,147 25.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 39.37 40.5 1,589 40.8 82,644 40.8 Physical scientists............................................... 46.73 23.5 1,985 22.4 103,199 22.4 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.06 14.3 654 13.4 33,975 13.4 Counselors........................................................ 12.25 3.6 511 3.9 26,483 3.9 Social workers.................................................... 19.33 17.0 773 17.0 40,197 17.0 Legal occupations................................................... 58.54 15.6 2,342 15.6 121,763 15.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.78 7.5 1,099 7.9 42,922 7.9 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 32.74 7.1 1,278 4.0 50,935 4.0 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 31.64 4.5 1,264 4.4 51,119 4.4 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 29.17 16.7 1,064 9.2 42,457 9.2 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 25.89 .6 968 2.3 36,842 2.3 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 26.25 .5 989 2.3 37,444 2.3 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 26.18 .3 982 2.1 37,165 2.1 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 21.99 2.8 879 2.9 45,503 2.9 Designers......................................................... 16.94 9.5 678 9.5 35,239 9.5 Graphic designers............................................... 16.56 10.2 662 10.2 34,443 10.2 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.68 5.6 1,012 5.9 52,623 5.9 Pharmacists....................................................... 50.59 1.5 2,024 1.5 105,227 1.5 Registered nurses................................................. 30.85 7.4 1,203 8.4 62,557 8.4 Therapists........................................................ 21.38 3.9 854 3.8 44,425 3.8 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 20.64 2.2 826 2.2 42,937 2.2 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... 14.47 7.5 578 7.3 30,038 7.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.94 3.5 670 4.2 34,865 4.2 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.50 4.8 407 5.3 21,170 5.3 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.85 3.5 379 4.1 19,724 4.1 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.86 3.6 380 4.0 19,768 4.0 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.24 3.3 486 3.5 25,281 3.5 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.61 7.3 425 7.3 22,076 7.3 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.53 10.0 421 10.0 21,904 10.0 Security guards................................................. 10.27 10.5 411 10.5 21,362 10.5 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.50 4.1 298 4.1 15,442 4.1 Cooks............................................................. 11.70 4.1 466 4.7 24,207 4.7 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.68 12.1 227 12.2 11,815 12.2 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.41 7.8 354 9.6 18,081 9.6 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.41 7.8 354 9.6 18,081 9.6 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.45 2.6 338 2.7 17,551 2.7 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.31 4.0 369 3.7 19,173 3.7 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.95 5.5 354 4.8 18,403 4.8 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.57 5.8 376 5.1 19,562 5.1 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.42 2.8 335 2.4 17,423 2.4 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.68 8.7 348 8.4 18,022 8.4 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 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.65 23.1 877 23.4 45,583 23.4 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 21.12 8.4 879 9.6 45,703 9.6 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 21.63 9.9 884 9.7 45,991 9.7 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.46 5.6 457 6.0 23,763 6.0 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.92 7.3 476 7.4 24,741 7.4 Retail salespersons............................................. 10.81 6.2 431 7.9 22,387 7.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 27.49 7.8 1,154 8.7 59,996 8.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.10 8.4 1,139 9.3 59,211 9.3 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 16.40 23.2 656 23.2 34,121 23.2 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.87 3.6 554 3.6 28,792 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 20.64 5.4 826 5.4 42,942 5.4 Financial clerks.................................................. 12.41 9.3 495 9.2 25,760 9.2 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 12.74 5.5 510 5.5 26,500 5.5 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.56 5.3 581 5.3 30,230 5.3 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.52 5.2 681 3.1 35,414 3.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 13.44 9.0 537 9.0 27,930 9.0 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 14.48 10.3 573 10.9 29,777 10.9 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 12.73 6.7 509 6.7 26,478 6.7 Order clerks...................................................... 12.42 8.5 494 8.4 25,700 8.4 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 15.05 7.6 598 7.6 30,904 7.6 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.24 4.9 450 4.9 23,375 4.9 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 17.67 11.7 707 11.7 36,760 11.7 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.03 5.0 481 5.0 24,986 5.0 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.60 3.4 463 3.4 24,061 3.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.44 6.4 696 6.5 36,177 6.5 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.26 7.2 850 7.2 44,221 7.2 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.42 3.3 495 3.2 25,737 3.2 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.20 4.5 564 4.7 29,326 4.7 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.32 5.2 530 4.6 27,556 4.6 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.72 2.1 509 2.1 26,452 2.1 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.86 6.5 626 5.6 32,540 5.6 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 11.36 7.3 454 7.3 23,622 7.3 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.91 6.3 512 6.1 26,638 6.1 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.72 10.6 709 10.6 36,497 10.6 Construction laborers............................................. 12.03 26.3 481 26.3 24,454 26.3 Electricians...................................................... 23.35 8.6 934 8.6 48,565 8.6 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 21.89 18.3 876 18.3 45,541 18.3 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 21.89 18.3 876 18.3 45,541 18.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.14 9.0 886 9.0 46,051 9.0 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 14.74 17.3 594 18.0 30,869 18.0 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.12 4.3 685 4.3 35,614 4.3 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.15 9.3 846 9.3 43,974 9.3 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 24.57 8.1 982 8.2 51,089 8.2 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.78 7.4 709 7.5 36,864 7.5 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 16.43 2.6 658 2.6 34,200 2.6 Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.51 2.4 1,140 2.4 59,292 2.4 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.14 14.6 684 14.7 34,974 14.7 Production occupations.............................................. 16.14 7.6 644 7.6 33,416 7.6 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 21.47 6.8 863 6.9 44,812 6.9 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 12.32 3.2 493 3.2 25,617 3.2 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 12.14 3.6 485 3.6 25,241 3.6 Engine and other machine assemblers............................... 14.00 10.0 560 10.0 29,113 10.0 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 17.72 12.9 709 12.9 36,839 12.9 Team assemblers................................................. 20.50 23.1 820 23.1 42,630 23.1 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 16.06 10.8 620 9.0 32,258 9.0 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........................................................ 14.64 11.7 583 12.1 30,299 12.1 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.98 14.5 559 14.5 29,076 14.5 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 18.31 12.0 732 12.0 38,065 12.0 Machinists........................................................ 19.82 5.8 793 5.8 41,221 5.8 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 12.73 12.2 503 11.5 26,152 11.5 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.73 12.2 503 11.5 26,152 11.5 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.88 8.2 677 8.2 35,212 8.2 Tool and die makers............................................... 20.19 12.9 808 12.9 41,993 12.9 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.57 3.8 663 3.8 34,457 3.8 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.58 8.0 663 8.0 34,482 8.0 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.................... 15.47 7.0 619 7.0 32,152 7.0 Printers.......................................................... 24.53 1.6 932 1.5 48,454 1.5 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.72 7.7 343 9.0 17,838 9.0 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 10.38 5.5 399 5.5 20,306 5.5 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 12.47 13.0 502 13.4 26,100 13.4 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 12.41 13.3 496 13.3 25,294 13.3 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 26.57 1.4 1,053 .6 54,767 .6 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 15.10 25.5 602 25.2 31,288 25.2 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 16.18 34.2 644 33.8 33,487 33.8 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 19.89 9.5 796 9.5 41,368 9.5 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.07 21.1 725 21.1 37,712 21.1 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.80 6.3 589 6.3 30,630 6.3 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 18.90 10.8 756 10.8 39,317 10.8 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.37 9.3 449 8.9 23,336 8.9 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.17 4.1 673 3.7 34,738 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 25.43 20.9 1,017 20.9 52,888 20.9 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............................ 17.14 4.5 795 3.9 41,016 3.9 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.99 3.5 697 5.0 36,269 5.0 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.94 7.8 865 8.5 44,350 8.5 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.97 8.2 719 8.2 37,370 8.2 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.43 4.0 536 4.0 27,868 4.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.12 4.3 445 4.3 23,040 4.3 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 14.21 5.0 564 4.5 29,347 4.5 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.32 3.8 453 3.8 23,417 3.8 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.21 9.9 410 10.0 21,298 10.0 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.81 8.0 392 8.0 20,402 8.0 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.