Table 11 Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $25.20 $20.53 $987 $807 39.2 $49,965 $41,600 1,983 Management occupations.............................................. 44.00 39.50 1,758 1,577 40.0 90,845 82,000 2,065 General and operations managers................................... 55.51 54.81 2,266 1,924 40.8 117,855 100,027 2,123 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 47.61 41.59 1,945 1,664 40.9 101,150 86,507 2,124 Marketing managers.............................................. 50.95 46.59 2,132 1,863 41.8 110,850 96,899 2,176 Sales managers.................................................. 43.58 39.90 1,731 1,596 39.7 90,020 83,000 2,066 Public relations managers......................................... 34.76 37.77 1,386 1,511 39.9 72,088 78,562 2,074 Administrative services managers.................................. 40.34 43.27 1,601 1,678 39.7 83,253 87,263 2,064 Computer and information systems managers......................... 52.46 51.17 2,082 2,047 39.7 108,246 106,425 2,063 Financial managers................................................ 45.87 41.17 1,851 1,640 40.4 96,250 85,267 2,098 Human resources managers.......................................... 42.92 37.17 1,675 1,487 39.0 87,116 77,322 2,030 Industrial production managers.................................... 43.07 45.84 1,749 1,833 40.6 90,925 95,341 2,111 Purchasing managers............................................... 39.73 41.02 1,540 1,556 38.8 80,106 80,912 2,016 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 28.49 25.65 1,134 1,016 39.8 58,957 52,834 2,070 Construction managers............................................. 40.95 39.43 1,678 1,774 41.0 87,232 92,255 2,130 Education administrators.......................................... 40.34 36.52 1,510 1,408 37.4 76,008 75,566 1,884 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 51.12 48.24 2,020 1,909 39.5 95,046 92,852 1,859 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 41.40 37.14 1,504 1,385 36.3 77,545 71,999 1,873 Engineering managers.............................................. 49.86 47.99 2,013 2,017 40.4 104,692 104,900 2,100 Food service managers............................................. 21.29 25.63 875 981 41.1 45,492 50,993 2,136 Medical and health services managers.............................. 46.60 42.00 1,867 1,512 40.1 91,168 77,376 1,956 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 28.45 25.95 1,095 1,038 38.5 56,939 53,968 2,001 Social and community service managers............................. 22.58 17.43 895 697 39.6 46,561 36,250 2,062 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.64 28.64 1,301 1,123 39.9 67,672 58,400 2,073 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 30.47 28.31 1,242 1,161 40.8 64,578 60,391 2,119 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 26.09 20.67 1,072 900 41.1 55,730 46,800 2,136 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 32.38 29.03 1,315 1,205 40.6 68,386 62,684 2,112 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 27.06 24.81 1,044 977 38.6 54,265 50,825 2,005 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 27.52 24.69 1,062 977 38.6 55,222 50,825 2,007 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 24.54 24.52 999 981 40.7 51,924 51,002 2,116 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 30.56 29.06 1,183 1,123 38.7 61,531 58,400 2,013 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 30.46 32.70 1,153 1,127 37.9 59,974 58,579 1,969 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 32.78 32.98 1,317 1,319 40.2 68,464 68,590 2,089 Training and development specialists............................ 30.93 28.11 1,178 1,020 38.1 61,241 53,040 1,980 Management analysts............................................... 41.32 37.70 1,713 1,438 41.5 89,069 74,795 2,156 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.25 25.24 1,090 1,010 38.6 56,675 52,499 2,006 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 24.70 23.48 941 880 38.1 48,951 45,778 1,982 Budget analysts................................................... 36.18 33.06 1,447 1,322 40.0 75,250 68,759 2,080 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 42.24 33.97 1,748 1,313 41.4 90,904 68,250 2,152 Financial analysts.............................................. 43.94 35.24 1,894 1,438 43.1 98,476 74,771 2,241 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 42.41 33.97 1,608 1,194 37.9 83,598 62,105 1,971 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 40.20 28.99 1,608 1,160 40.0 83,624 60,299 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.87 38.61 1,544 1,510 39.7 80,086 78,015 2,060 Computer programmers.............................................. 32.59 34.08 1,292 1,363 39.6 67,176 70,891 2,061 Computer software engineers....................................... 46.28 46.20 1,863 1,831 40.3 96,888 95,202 2,094 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 46.55 50.17 1,894 2,007 40.7 98,507 104,356 2,116 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 46.06 45.34 1,838 1,797 39.9 95,585 93,450 2,075 Computer support specialists...................................... 30.51 26.81 1,197 1,072 39.2 62,248 55,769 2,040 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.01 40.05 1,598 1,591 39.9 83,083 82,753 2,077 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 35.67 37.26 1,427 1,490 40.0 74,200 77,501 2,080 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 34.39 34.91 1,338 1,353 38.9 69,600 70,371 2,024 Actuaries......................................................... 44.81 43.86 1,693 1,535 37.8 88,018 79,825 1,964 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.53 34.45 1,488 1,427 40.7 77,369 74,192 2,118 Architects, except naval.......................................... 34.08 32.80 1,438 1,323 42.2 74,801 68,806 2,195 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 35.25 39.55 1,479 1,788 42.0 76,898 92,999 2,182 Engineers......................................................... 42.58 42.52 1,733 1,731 40.7 90,098 90,004 2,116 Aerospace engineers............................................. 48.37 45.51 1,983 1,916 41.0 103,091 99,654 2,131 Civil engineers................................................. 33.23 28.78 1,329 1,151 40.0 69,124 59,858 2,080 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 49.29 48.48 1,972 1,939 40.0 102,527 100,840 2,080 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 44.67 44.80 1,831 1,813 41.0 95,201 94,259 2,131 Electrical engineers.......................................... 41.12 42.99 1,699 1,792 41.3 88,332 93,176 2,148 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 46.05 45.89 1,881 1,869 40.9 97,835 97,180 2,124 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.89 35.83 1,554 1,589 41.0 80,816 82,634 2,133 Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.82 37.41 1,596 1,599 41.1 83,007 83,127 2,138 Mechanical engineers............................................ 41.90 42.42 1,703 1,712 40.6 88,533 88,999 2,113 Drafters.......................................................... 25.27 26.23 1,011 1,049 40.0 52,564 54,565 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.74 23.56 984 942 39.8 51,193 49,001 2,069 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.18 23.56 967 942 40.0 50,295 49,001 2,080 Industrial engineering technicians.............................. 26.15 28.45 1,046 1,138 40.0 54,396 59,176 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 33.15 26.75 1,308 1,052 39.5 67,546 54,722 2,038 Life scientists................................................... 36.86 27.04 1,454 1,082 39.5 75,619 56,243 2,051 Biological scientists........................................... 45.08 42.45 1,784 1,698 39.6 92,757 88,286 2,058 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 45.08 42.45 1,784 1,698 39.6 92,757 88,286 2,058 Physical scientists............................................... 34.26 23.83 1,374 953 40.1 71,473 49,566 2,086 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 45.87 45.64 1,846 1,998 40.2 95,992 103,896 2,093 Materials scientists.......................................... 45.63 45.17 1,851 1,888 40.6 96,274 98,201 2,110 Market and survey researchers..................................... 44.34 39.19 1,794 1,764 40.5 93,285 91,709 2,104 Market research analysts........................................ 44.34 39.19 1,794 1,764 40.5 93,285 91,709 2,104 Psychologists..................................................... 30.91 31.93 1,140 1,205 36.9 52,117 58,113 1,686 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 42.65 36.05 1,492 1,411 35.0 63,657 61,737 1,493 Chemical technicians.............................................. 18.19 18.13 728 725 40.0 37,840 37,710 2,080 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 20.56 20.50 823 820 40.0 42,774 42,640 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 23.50 21.03 902 815 38.4 44,720 42,391 1,903 Counselors........................................................ 30.59 27.43 1,135 1,119 37.1 51,714 52,374 1,690 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 36.09 38.74 1,285 1,356 35.6 54,289 53,251 1,504 Social workers.................................................... 21.82 20.19 847 791 38.8 43,190 41,001 1,980 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 23.85 22.41 907 847 38.0 45,581 43,751 1,911 Medical and public health social workers........................ 25.23 26.20 1,009 1,048 40.0 52,472 54,496 2,080 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 17.34 16.98 694 679 40.0 36,064 35,320 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 19.41 17.45 747 696 38.5 38,354 35,591 1,976 Social and human service assistants............................. 16.18 15.89 618 631 38.2 31,546 31,574 1,950 Legal occupations................................................... 44.36 33.41 1,712 1,265 38.6 89,049 65,776 2,008 Lawyers........................................................... 56.02 37.74 2,217 1,510 39.6 115,294 78,499 2,058 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 25.06 25.31 946 940 37.8 49,191 48,859 1,963 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.79 35.54 1,279 1,284 35.7 50,925 50,000 1,423 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.41 48.41 1,979 1,822 37.8 80,624 72,116 1,538 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 63.12 57.84 2,351 2,140 37.3 85,316 81,320 1,352 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 52.15 47.82 1,932 1,913 37.1 70,690 61,825 1,355 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 51.63 51.09 2,256 2,145 43.7 110,452 104,836 2,139 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 51.63 51.09 2,256 2,145 43.7 110,452 104,836 2,139 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 65.84 55.43 2,555 2,217 38.8 110,998 114,300 1,686 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 45.53 44.10 1,671 1,727 36.7 70,790 67,076 1,555 Economics teachers, postsecondary............................. 44.25 33.69 1,516 1,179 34.2 58,164 45,990 1,314 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 51.18 41.21 1,859 1,559 36.3 69,356 58,250 1,355 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 62.10 53.54 2,182 1,981 35.1 89,908 78,896 1,448 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 45.05 43.38 1,637 1,511 36.3 65,527 63,398 1,454 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 37.45 39.02 1,335 1,403 35.6 51,531 52,396 1,376 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 16.83 14.25 643 556 38.2 30,237 23,920 1,797 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 14.41 13.97 556 535 38.6 26,816 23,681 1,861 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 41.40 39.32 1,436 1,364 34.7 55,098 53,449 1,331 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 43.13 42.71 1,505 1,496 34.9 55,706 55,062 1,292 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 43.25 42.75 1,509 1,494 34.9 55,866 55,201 1,292 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 42.75 42.53 1,490 1,496 34.8 55,216 55,062 1,292 Secondary school teachers....................................... 42.70 42.12 1,507 1,455 35.3 55,666 54,895 1,304 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 42.77 42.41 1,512 1,458 35.4 55,852 55,005 1,306 Special education teachers...................................... 40.22 40.16 1,416 1,406 35.2 53,165 51,999 1,322 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 41.97 43.30 1,487 1,536 35.4 55,755 56,883 1,328 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 33.20 26.85 1,216 970 36.6 47,225 42,138 1,422 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 44.45 41.81 1,487 1,463 33.4 54,286 54,147 1,221 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 23.71 19.23 833 769 35.1 37,017 40,000 1,561 Librarians........................................................ 26.79 23.26 1,006 869 37.5 50,349 47,245 1,880 Instructional coordinators........................................ 28.66 20.43 989 715 34.5 46,065 37,186 1,607 Teacher assistants................................................ 14.22 13.54 479 457 33.7 18,667 17,009 1,313 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 29.18 27.47 1,141 1,073 39.1 59,336 55,770 2,033 Designers......................................................... 27.53 28.42 1,086 1,137 39.5 56,493 59,114 2,052 Graphic designers............................................... 26.24 26.81 1,050 1,072 40.0 54,585 55,769 2,080 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 42.95 49.21 1,705 1,968 39.7 88,153 102,361 2,052 Public relations specialists...................................... 32.49 32.17 1,266 1,216 38.9 65,810 63,215 2,025 Writers and editors............................................... 40.72 37.38 1,564 1,346 38.4 81,347 70,000 1,998 Editors......................................................... 39.37 37.38 1,466 1,346 37.2 76,217 70,000 1,936 Technical writers............................................... 43.34 47.41 1,774 1,896 40.9 92,268 98,607 2,129 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 20.28 18.50 808 740 39.9 42,041 38,480 2,073 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 31.13 27.73 1,194 1,060 38.3 61,506 55,120 1,975 Pharmacists....................................................... 48.93 48.50 1,926 1,940 39.4 100,144 100,880 2,047 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 63.39 31.82 2,466 2,115 38.9 128,216 109,990 2,023 Registered nurses................................................. 34.20 32.49 1,275 1,228 37.3 65,537 63,211 1,917 Therapists........................................................ 34.59 32.03 1,328 1,280 38.4 64,468 66,300 1,864 Occupational therapists......................................... 37.03 31.85 1,385 1,274 37.4 62,238 66,246 1,681 Physical therapists............................................. 32.33 32.03 1,269 1,280 39.2 65,974 66,560 2,041 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.69 19.93 858 797 39.6 44,632 41,454 2,057 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.44 22.47 938 899 40.0 48,751 46,738 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.17 17.86 747 710 39.0 38,841 36,904 2,026 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 16.99 15.24 669 610 39.4 34,812 31,699 2,049 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 18.30 18.28 709 717 38.7 36,727 36,082 2,007 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.96 14.83 525 519 37.6 27,292 26,991 1,955 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 24.49 24.54 953 960 38.9 49,535 49,920 2,022 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.61 15.04 642 580 38.7 33,409 30,160 2,012 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.35 14.00 552 540 38.4 28,650 27,983 1,996 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.43 12.90 516 508 38.4 26,836 26,391 1,998 Home health aides............................................... 11.50 11.26 432 450 37.6 22,479 23,421 1,954 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.12 13.81 547 541 38.7 28,420 28,118 2,013 Psychiatric aides............................................... 14.30 14.71 560 551 39.2 29,133 28,662 2,037 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.09 15.62 618 610 38.4 32,160 31,720 1,998 Dental assistants............................................... 20.50 22.14 742 775 36.2 38,581 40,291 1,882 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.81 15.00 572 563 38.6 29,764 29,250 2,009 Protective service occupations...................................... 22.64 22.47 905 907 40.0 46,275 46,550 2,044 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 35.62 35.88 1,414 1,416 39.7 73,528 73,622 2,064 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 30.87 29.84 1,358 1,424 44.0 70,593 74,056 2,287 Fire fighters..................................................... 22.94 23.25 980 1,019 42.7 50,959 53,004 2,221 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 24.32 25.43 950 954 39.1 49,418 49,585 2,032 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 23.65 23.43 930 911 39.3 48,340 47,375 2,044 Police officers................................................... 26.79 26.96 1,049 1,065 39.1 54,543 55,363 2,036 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 26.79 26.96 1,049 1,065 39.1 54,543 55,363 2,036 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 16.79 15.13 664 605 39.5 34,288 31,470 2,042 Security guards................................................. 16.79 15.13 664 605 39.5 34,288 31,470 2,042 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.60 11.00 440 420 38.0 22,101 20,296 1,905 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 19.40 18.29 795 720 41.0 40,264 37,143 2,076 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 18.08 17.86 742 700 41.1 37,492 36,400 2,074 Cooks............................................................. 12.94 13.25 500 525 38.7 25,605 27,040 1,979 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 14.56 14.58 556 543 38.2 27,493 25,480 1,888 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.81 13.29 496 520 38.7 25,772 27,040 2,012 Food preparation workers.......................................... 11.91 11.33 475 453 39.9 24,696 23,568 2,074 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.80 8.00 271 224 34.8 13,380 11,648 1,715 Bartenders...................................................... 8.03 8.00 272 240 33.9 14,153 12,480 1,762 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.01 2.93 244 117 34.8 11,715 5,333 1,670 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 9.82 10.79 361 406 36.8 17,361 17,509 1,768 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.74 9.50 367 349 37.6 17,806 17,566 1,829 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 12.21 11.95 448 415 36.7 19,308 17,154 1,582 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.27 9.25 351 349 37.8 17,469 17,680 1,884 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.09 9.00 360 360 39.6 18,709 18,720 2,057 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.44 13.50 573 540 39.7 28,683 27,997 1,987 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 21.05 21.64 841 866 39.9 43,734 45,020 2,077 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 19.74 19.12 790 765 40.0 41,058 39,759 2,080 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.97 13.50 554 540 39.6 28,638 28,080 2,051 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.74 13.73 586 549 39.7 30,242 28,558 2,051 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.10 11.36 438 449 39.4 22,751 23,361 2,049 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.46 16.00 617 640 39.9 25,557 25,897 1,653 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 14.99 15.42 598 617 39.9 24,477 25,897 1,633 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.72 11.60 476 444 37.4 23,868 22,880 1,876 Child care workers................................................ 11.25 10.62 449 425 39.9 23,020 22,090 2,047 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 11.91 11.38 461 427 38.7 14,686 9,828 1,233 Recreation workers.............................................. 11.91 11.38 461 427 38.7 14,686 9,828 1,233 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.65 17.14 861 675 39.8 44,646 35,019 2,062 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.85 17.44 815 725 41.0 42,376 37,700 2,134 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.86 16.83 780 697 41.4 40,557 36,269 2,150 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 24.05 25.64 957 962 39.8 49,775 49,998 2,069 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.71 12.00 540 462 39.4 27,924 23,920 2,037 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.20 10.94 425 420 37.9 21,984 21,424 1,963 Cashiers...................................................... 11.20 10.94 425 420 37.9 21,984 21,424 1,963 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.51 12.63 540 505 40.0 27,945 26,260 2,069 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.43 10.10 457 404 40.0 23,548 20,800 2,060 Parts salespersons............................................ 15.94 17.17 637 687 40.0 33,145 35,712 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.92 12.90 594 505 39.8 30,726 26,270 2,060 Insurance sales agents............................................ 24.99 20.83 991 833 39.6 51,518 43,326 2,062 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 83.24 62.16 3,233 2,504 38.8 168,102 130,233 2,020 Travel agents..................................................... 16.34 15.23 597 542 36.5 31,037 28,178 1,900 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 30.17 25.81 1,216 1,042 40.3 63,246 54,167 2,096 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 36.09 34.27 1,443 1,371 40.0 75,059 71,273 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.19 24.92 1,100 997 40.5 57,223 51,823 2,104 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 24.20 28.00 962 1,120 39.7 50,010 58,234 2,066 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.23 17.05 712 667 39.0 36,821 34,607 2,019 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 28.54 28.13 1,107 1,079 38.8 57,551 56,129 2,017 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 14.94 15.95 562 558 37.6 29,228 29,029 1,957 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.18 16.25 669 637 38.9 34,774 33,105 2,024 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.14 15.92 631 619 39.1 32,792 32,175 2,031 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 19.33 18.00 741 700 38.4 38,469 36,394 1,990 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 19.10 18.46 749 696 39.2 38,947 36,213 2,039 Tellers......................................................... 13.46 13.39 533 520 39.6 27,706 27,017 2,058 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 18.84 18.10 742 716 39.4 38,604 37,226 2,049 Customer service representatives.................................. 19.37 18.30 761 721 39.3 39,581 37,500 2,043 File clerks....................................................... 13.47 12.87 539 515 40.0 28,027 26,770 2,080 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 19.06 17.91 751 717 39.4 39,029 37,259 2,048 Order clerks...................................................... 18.22 19.47 719 779 39.5 37,401 40,500 2,053 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.06 13.90 542 556 38.6 27,835 28,912 1,980 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 15.01 13.23 579 496 38.6 30,130 25,799 2,007 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.84 17.80 795 712 40.1 41,357 37,032 2,085 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 21.29 20.12 816 792 38.3 42,427 41,200 1,993 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 19.15 15.93 785 637 41.0 40,817 33,136 2,131 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.26 20.53 850 821 40.0 44,221 42,702 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 15.48 14.42 617 577 39.8 32,066 29,994 2,071 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.73 12.58 543 503 39.6 28,256 26,166 2,058 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.13 19.11 781 742 38.8 40,095 38,552 1,992 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.35 22.30 909 865 39.0 47,291 45,000 2,026 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.22 17.65 674 680 39.1 35,058 35,360 2,036 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.86 17.00 682 664 38.2 34,120 32,002 1,910 Computer operators................................................ 14.81 13.78 592 551 40.0 30,799 28,662 2,080 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.59 13.52 567 541 38.8 28,720 28,122 1,969 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.51 13.52 529 541 39.2 26,604 28,122 1,969 Word processors and typists..................................... 18.10 16.96 685 594 37.8 35,602 30,867 1,967 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.03 16.19 662 627 38.9 34,429 32,623 2,022 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 15.13 15.80 593 600 39.2 30,840 31,200 2,039 Office clerks, general............................................ 18.58 18.15 724 709 38.9 37,585 36,845 2,023 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 24.84 23.50 993 940 40.0 50,876 48,173 2,048 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 32.23 30.35 1,291 1,214 40.0 67,116 63,128 2,083 Carpenters........................................................ 25.42 25.00 1,017 1,000 40.0 52,870 52,000 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 22.52 23.16 901 926 40.0 43,731 47,840 1,942 Construction equipment operators.................................. 30.65 27.70 1,226 1,108 40.0 61,837 57,616 2,017 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 33.11 33.75 1,324 1,350 40.0 65,765 70,202 1,986 Electricians...................................................... 24.55 23.50 987 940 40.2 51,317 48,880 2,090 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.12 26.50 1,042 1,040 39.9 54,168 54,080 2,073 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 27.59 28.00 1,100 1,120 39.9 57,187 58,240 2,073 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 19.57 16.19 779 648 39.8 40,525 33,673 2,070 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 29.23 30.00 1,151 1,200 39.4 59,876 62,400 2,048 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.55 21.00 907 840 40.2 46,999 43,680 2,084 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 28.69 28.00 1,214 1,120 42.3 63,127 58,240 2,200 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 27.21 29.65 1,078 1,186 39.6 56,064 61,672 2,060 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 27.21 29.65 1,078 1,186 39.6 56,064 61,672 2,060 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 26.16 29.46 1,046 1,178 40.0 54,405 61,277 2,080 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 31.12 30.83 1,245 1,233 40.0 64,729 64,126 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 21.48 19.44 882 780 41.1 45,876 40,560 2,136 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 21.53 19.19 884 787 41.1 45,985 40,914 2,135 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.86 19.00 754 760 40.0 39,224 39,520 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 24.01 26.31 960 1,052 40.0 49,946 54,725 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.49 19.03 774 751 39.7 40,049 39,062 2,055 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.89 20.07 857 803 39.1 44,549 41,746 2,035 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.19 18.75 764 724 39.8 39,433 37,600 2,054 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.54 17.36 702 694 40.0 36,483 36,109 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 27.16 29.34 1,086 1,174 40.0 56,486 61,025 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 29.28 28.15 1,171 1,126 40.0 60,901 58,552 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.35 29.34 1,054 1,174 40.0 54,813 61,025 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.33 15.22 693 609 40.0 33,926 28,725 1,957 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 15.70 15.00 628 600 40.0 30,330 28,500 1,932 Production occupations.............................................. 15.95 14.25 635 569 39.8 33,022 29,578 2,071 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 27.63 27.28 1,095 1,096 39.6 56,943 57,002 2,061 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.29 13.73 572 549 40.0 29,724 28,554 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 15.52 14.25 621 570 40.0 32,289 29,640 2,080 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 13.60 13.77 544 551 40.0 28,297 28,642 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.82 12.66 547 506 39.6 28,428 26,333 2,057 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 17.88 16.00 715 640 40.0 37,193 33,280 2,080 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 18.30 21.00 732 840 40.0 38,067 43,680 2,080 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 14.12 10.98 565 439 40.0 29,362 22,834 2,080 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15.28 14.61 611 584 40.0 31,783 30,389 2,080 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 16.51 16.50 660 660 40.0 34,346 34,320 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 18.83 17.43 753 697 40.0 39,162 36,254 2,080 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.70 16.40 628 656 40.0 32,665 34,116 2,080 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 16.46 16.83 658 673 40.0 34,228 35,006 2,080 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.96 17.43 798 697 40.0 41,509 36,254 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 21.68 21.11 867 844 40.0 45,096 43,909 2,080 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 15.05 13.76 602 550 40.0 31,311 28,617 2,080 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.84 13.70 594 548 40.0 30,872 28,500 2,080 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.91 12.55 540 502 38.8 28,092 26,104 2,019 Tool and die makers............................................... 24.13 24.82 965 993 40.0 50,197 51,626 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.12 16.59 687 664 40.1 35,724 34,507 2,087 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 18.38 20.52 742 821 40.4 38,578 42,671 2,099 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 15.75 15.21 630 608 40.0 32,757 31,637 2,080 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 16.85 15.00 674 600 40.0 35,044 31,200 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 12.48 10.25 496 410 39.8 25,808 21,320 2,068 Printing machine operators...................................... 12.13 10.25 484 410 39.9 25,182 21,320 2,076 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.98 11.53 439 461 40.0 22,847 23,982 2,080 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 12.48 12.24 499 490 40.0 25,958 25,459 2,080 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 12.87 12.70 515 508 40.0 26,761 26,416 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.08 15.29 645 607 40.1 33,538 31,574 2,086 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 11.61 10.94 464 438 40.0 24,153 22,761 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.80 10.95 511 431 39.9 26,559 22,402 2,076 Helpers--production workers..................................... 12.32 10.00 493 400 40.0 25,621 20,800 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.61 15.05 611 560 39.2 31,506 28,850 2,018 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 23.46 22.73 940 909 40.1 45,430 47,270 1,936 Bus drivers....................................................... 18.48 16.56 646 582 35.0 28,328 17,338 1,533 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.05 18.05 723 721 40.1 37,410 37,440 2,072 Driver/sales workers............................................ 19.65 19.67 759 776 38.6 39,462 40,373 2,008 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.69 20.25 800 803 40.6 41,201 41,741 2,093 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.88 14.33 594 573 39.9 30,903 29,806 2,077 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 21.32 20.50 853 820 40.0 44,225 42,640 2,074 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 21.32 20.50 853 820 40.0 44,225 42,640 2,074 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.05 17.28 679 691 39.8 35,312 35,942 2,072 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.14 11.00 484 440 39.9 25,184 22,880 2,074 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.02 13.00 520 520 40.0 27,049 27,040 2,077 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 11.69 9.00 465 360 39.8 24,197 18,720 2,070 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.55 10.50 420 420 39.8 21,830 21,840 2,070 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 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.