Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry 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........................................................... $24.66 $19.85 $973 $772 39.4 $50,062 $40,000 2,030 Management occupations.............................................. 44.50 40.05 1,783 1,596 40.1 92,338 82,637 2,075 General and operations managers................................... 57.18 57.69 2,335 2,192 40.8 121,405 114,005 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 Administrative services managers.................................. 40.12 43.27 1,598 1,731 39.8 83,076 90,000 2,071 Computer and information systems managers......................... 54.60 51.17 2,169 2,047 39.7 112,808 106,425 2,066 Financial managers................................................ 46.42 42.14 1,876 1,647 40.4 97,575 85,634 2,102 Human resources managers.......................................... 44.95 37.17 1,792 1,487 39.9 93,205 77,322 2,074 Industrial production managers.................................... 44.39 45.84 1,804 1,833 40.6 93,783 95,341 2,113 Purchasing managers............................................... 39.14 38.90 1,525 1,538 39.0 79,283 80,000 2,025 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 28.49 25.65 1,134 1,016 39.8 58,957 52,834 2,070 Construction managers............................................. 41.40 41.83 1,698 1,774 41.0 88,317 92,255 2,133 Education administrators.......................................... 36.01 29.83 1,320 1,045 36.7 68,122 54,365 1,892 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 45.26 39.23 1,890 1,461 41.7 97,175 75,995 2,147 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 41.70 37.14 1,505 1,385 36.1 77,479 71,999 1,858 Engineering managers.............................................. 49.62 47.99 2,013 1,998 40.6 104,678 103,886 2,110 Food service managers............................................. 21.29 25.63 875 981 41.1 45,492 50,993 2,136 Medical and health services managers.............................. 46.71 42.00 1,891 1,512 40.5 91,209 77,376 1,953 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.90 28.64 1,315 1,121 40.0 68,377 58,282 2,078 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..................................... 23.41 23.80 961 952 41.0 49,957 49,504 2,134 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 29.96 28.11 1,158 1,115 38.7 60,231 58,001 2,011 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 30.66 39.23 1,159 1,127 37.8 60,243 58,579 1,965 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 30.62 29.06 1,231 1,162 40.2 63,995 60,445 2,090 Training and development specialists............................ 30.93 28.11 1,178 1,020 38.1 61,241 53,040 1,980 Management analysts............................................... 41.98 39.64 1,746 1,462 41.6 90,785 75,999 2,163 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.39 25.63 1,101 1,010 38.8 57,249 52,499 2,017 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....................... 39.50 39.66 1,572 1,545 39.8 81,539 80,204 2,064 Computer programmers.............................................. 32.60 34.08 1,295 1,363 39.7 67,338 70,891 2,065 Computer software engineers....................................... 46.41 46.36 1,869 1,843 40.3 97,173 95,811 2,094 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 46.86 50.17 1,908 2,007 40.7 99,198 104,356 2,117 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 46.06 45.34 1,838 1,797 39.9 95,585 93,450 2,075 Computer support specialists...................................... 31.61 27.59 1,246 1,082 39.4 64,808 56,265 2,050 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.06 40.12 1,602 1,596 40.0 83,330 82,992 2,080 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 36.55 37.26 1,469 1,490 40.2 76,365 77,501 2,089 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 34.19 34.91 1,326 1,353 38.8 68,959 70,371 2,017 Actuaries......................................................... 44.81 43.86 1,693 1,535 37.8 88,018 79,825 1,964 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.70 35.58 1,497 1,446 40.8 77,842 75,200 2,121 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......................................................... 42.72 42.55 1,739 1,732 40.7 90,454 90,039 2,117 Aerospace engineers............................................. 48.37 45.51 1,983 1,916 41.0 103,091 99,654 2,131 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 49.29 48.48 1,972 1,939 40.0 102,527 100,840 2,080 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 44.63 44.80 1,830 1,808 41.0 95,144 93,999 2,132 Electrical engineers.......................................... 40.72 40.52 1,686 1,792 41.4 87,665 93,176 2,153 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.......................... 25.14 26.47 1,006 1,059 40.0 52,292 55,049 2,080 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...................... 34.03 27.04 1,350 1,070 39.7 70,114 55,305 2,060 Life scientists................................................... 37.34 27.04 1,486 1,082 39.8 77,287 56,243 2,070 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............................................... 36.53 30.95 1,467 1,238 40.1 76,268 64,382 2,088 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..................................... 44.48 39.19 1,800 1,764 40.5 93,582 91,709 2,104 Market research analysts........................................ 44.48 39.19 1,800 1,764 40.5 93,582 91,709 2,104 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........................... 19.28 18.27 746 708 38.7 37,962 36,116 1,969 Counselors........................................................ 22.62 19.62 852 737 37.7 41,507 40,000 1,835 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 25.78 21.41 953 777 37.0 44,685 41,750 1,733 Social workers.................................................... 18.83 17.32 738 700 39.2 37,981 35,682 2,018 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............ 16.02 12.82 612 513 38.2 31,803 26,659 1,985 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.02 12.72 529 486 37.7 27,505 25,293 1,962 Legal occupations................................................... 50.83 37.74 1,980 1,510 39.0 102,980 78,499 2,026 Lawyers........................................................... 60.38 64.36 2,399 2,574 39.7 124,771 133,858 2,066 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 25.10 25.31 941 910 37.5 48,948 47,320 1,950 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.60 23.70 1,162 888 38.0 51,813 42,407 1,693 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.08 48.74 1,987 1,864 38.2 83,072 76,000 1,595 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 50.96 44.16 1,889 1,766 37.1 68,564 61,825 1,345 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 50.96 44.16 1,889 1,766 37.1 68,564 61,825 1,345 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....................... 65.80 55.43 2,539 2,217 38.6 112,701 115,301 1,713 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 54.74 49.04 2,042 1,962 37.3 89,572 94,750 1,636 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 47.13 36.92 1,689 1,401 35.8 62,332 47,046 1,323 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 67.22 60.55 2,304 2,267 34.3 97,482 88,400 1,450 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 43.64 39.84 1,609 1,471 36.9 66,094 63,398 1,514 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.83 14.81 838 578 38.4 36,936 30,160 1,692 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.78 13.97 532 535 38.6 25,882 23,681 1,879 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 13.69 13.97 530 535 38.7 25,729 23,681 1,879 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 34.17 36.32 1,304 1,453 38.1 49,346 54,327 1,444 Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.71 37.08 1,439 1,394 38.2 53,547 55,625 1,420 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 37.71 37.08 1,439 1,394 38.2 53,547 55,625 1,420 Special education teachers...................................... 32.85 25.33 1,223 1,013 37.2 49,952 45,183 1,521 Librarians........................................................ 22.70 21.40 889 856 39.2 45,742 44,512 2,015 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.90 10.76 422 430 38.7 21,269 20,800 1,952 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 29.38 27.61 1,149 1,073 39.1 59,749 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...................................... 33.53 32.42 1,309 1,216 39.1 68,093 63,215 2,031 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 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 31.38 27.78 1,204 1,060 38.4 62,534 55,120 1,993 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................................................. 34.84 32.54 1,293 1,238 37.1 67,242 64,350 1,930 Therapists........................................................ 32.39 31.88 1,277 1,275 39.4 66,416 66,300 2,051 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...................... 16.33 14.79 652 592 39.9 33,889 30,763 2,075 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.98 16.84 648 640 38.2 33,492 33,280 1,973 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 24.44 24.54 950 960 38.9 49,381 49,920 2,021 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.61 15.04 642 580 38.7 33,409 30,160 2,012 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.27 13.82 548 529 38.4 28,505 27,495 1,997 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.30 12.77 511 500 38.4 26,546 26,021 1,996 Home health aides............................................... 11.50 11.26 432 450 37.6 22,479 23,421 1,954 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.04 13.65 544 527 38.7 28,285 27,406 2,015 Psychiatric aides............................................... 13.93 14.13 536 537 38.5 27,884 27,927 2,002 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.03 15.62 616 600 38.4 32,008 31,200 1,997 Dental assistants............................................... 20.40 22.14 735 775 36.0 38,225 40,291 1,874 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.81 15.00 572 563 38.6 29,764 29,250 2,009 Protective service occupations...................................... 14.15 14.28 565 571 39.9 27,674 29,696 1,955 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 17.14 15.13 681 605 39.7 35,421 31,470 2,066 Security guards................................................. 17.14 15.13 681 605 39.7 35,421 31,470 2,066 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.51 11.00 438 417 38.0 22,099 20,717 1,921 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 19.57 19.24 808 770 41.3 41,512 37,143 2,121 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 18.20 17.75 754 710 41.4 38,662 36,400 2,125 Cooks............................................................. 12.79 13.25 496 527 38.8 25,732 27,300 2,012 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 14.32 14.02 551 543 38.5 28,449 28,226 1,987 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.............................................. 7.76 7.65 270 224 34.8 13,386 11,648 1,726 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 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.68 9.25 364 349 37.7 17,731 17,566 1,832 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 12.11 11.30 447 360 36.9 19,468 16,575 1,608 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.23 9.25 349 340 37.8 17,358 17,644 1,880 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.09 9.00 360 360 39.6 18,709 18,720 2,057 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.68 13.50 542 535 39.6 27,304 26,940 1,997 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.06 19.12 681 765 39.9 35,417 39,759 2,076 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 14.12 12.50 565 500 40.0 29,379 26,000 2,080 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.24 13.29 524 527 39.6 27,242 27,394 2,058 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.13 13.50 560 540 39.6 29,137 28,080 2,062 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.90 11.00 429 418 39.4 22,315 21,730 2,047 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.25 15.42 608 617 39.9 26,325 25,897 1,726 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 15.25 15.42 608 617 39.9 26,325 25,897 1,726 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.69 11.60 475 442 37.4 24,323 23,005 1,917 Child care workers................................................ 11.25 10.62 449 425 39.9 23,020 22,090 2,047 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.69 16.84 862 671 39.8 44,738 34,867 2,063 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.92 17.44 818 725 41.1 42,548 37,700 2,136 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.90 16.68 783 697 41.4 40,696 36,269 2,153 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.............................................. 13.63 11.90 537 460 39.4 27,785 23,724 2,038 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.91 10.85 414 412 37.9 21,416 21,424 1,963 Cashiers...................................................... 10.91 10.85 414 412 37.9 21,416 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............................................. 14.89 12.81 593 505 39.8 30,690 26,270 2,061 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....................... 18.05 16.77 708 660 39.2 36,669 34,276 2,032 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 28.65 28.13 1,121 1,125 39.1 58,308 58,500 2,035 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.12 16.15 670 637 39.2 34,852 33,105 2,036 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.13 15.92 631 619 39.1 32,816 32,175 2,034 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 19.42 18.62 753 700 38.8 39,176 36,394 2,017 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 19.10 18.46 749 696 39.2 38,939 36,213 2,038 Tellers......................................................... 13.33 13.38 528 514 39.6 27,466 26,725 2,061 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 18.84 18.10 742 716 39.4 38,604 37,226 2,049 Customer service representatives.................................. 19.28 18.25 757 721 39.3 39,372 37,500 2,042 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.............................. 13.76 13.50 533 536 38.7 27,338 27,498 1,986 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 15.01 13.23 579 496 38.6 30,130 25,799 2,007 Dispatchers....................................................... 18.15 15.93 744 637 41.0 38,667 33,136 2,130 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 18.19 15.93 747 637 41.1 38,823 33,136 2,135 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.................................... 13.42 12.50 534 500 39.7 27,745 26,000 2,067 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.17 19.11 787 764 39.0 40,593 38,864 2,012 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.66 22.72 926 891 39.1 48,149 46,328 2,035 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.21 17.56 673 680 39.1 35,019 35,360 2,035 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.87 16.47 689 639 38.6 34,747 31,886 1,944 Computer operators................................................ 14.81 13.78 592 551 40.0 30,799 28,662 2,080 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.24 13.52 558 541 39.2 28,103 28,122 1,974 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.40 13.52 525 541 39.2 26,390 28,122 1,970 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............................................ 18.50 18.00 724 700 39.1 37,656 36,400 2,035 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 24.92 23.75 997 940 40.0 51,026 48,173 2,048 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 34.35 34.83 1,377 1,393 40.1 71,584 72,444 2,084 Carpenters........................................................ 25.48 25.00 1,019 1,000 40.0 52,997 52,000 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 22.52 23.16 901 926 40.0 43,731 47,840 1,942 Construction equipment operators.................................. 31.58 27.70 1,263 1,108 40.0 63,533 57,616 2,012 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 33.11 33.75 1,324 1,350 40.0 65,765 70,202 1,986 Electricians...................................................... 24.45 23.50 983 940 40.2 51,110 48,880 2,090 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.27 27.00 1,050 1,080 40.0 54,607 56,160 2,079 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 27.83 28.00 1,112 1,120 40.0 57,850 58,240 2,079 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 19.32 15.00 773 600 40.0 40,192 31,200 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.63 21.00 911 852 40.3 47,193 44,054 2,085 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 31.54 28.00 1,360 1,160 43.1 70,732 60,320 2,243 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 28.18 29.65 1,124 1,186 39.9 58,461 61,672 2,074 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 28.18 29.65 1,124 1,186 39.9 58,461 61,672 2,074 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 25.40 28.14 1,016 1,126 40.0 52,830 58,531 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.............................. 21.56 19.00 887 780 41.1 46,127 40,560 2,139 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 21.64 18.40 890 740 41.1 46,269 38,480 2,139 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.62 19.00 745 760 40.0 38,736 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 19.45 19.09 771 752 39.7 39,907 39,062 2,052 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.89 20.07 857 803 39.1 44,549 41,746 2,035 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.07 18.75 758 724 39.8 39,090 37,648 2,050 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.54 17.36 702 694 40.0 36,483 36,109 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 27.43 29.34 1,097 1,174 40.0 57,059 61,025 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 31.46 31.43 1,259 1,257 40.0 65,445 65,374 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.43 29.34 1,057 1,174 40.0 54,972 61,025 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.18 14.58 607 583 40.0 28,989 27,512 1,910 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 14.74 14.58 590 583 40.0 27,863 27,512 1,891 Production occupations.............................................. 15.87 14.22 632 567 39.8 32,859 29,494 2,071 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 27.17 27.06 1,076 1,091 39.6 55,962 56,751 2,059 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 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...................... 15.39 14.70 604 550 39.2 31,270 28,500 2,032 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.06 18.25 723 722 40.1 37,610 37,544 2,082 Driver/sales workers............................................ 19.65 19.67 759 776 38.6 39,462 40,373 2,008 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.77 20.25 804 810 40.7 41,797 42,120 2,114 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................. 22.04 24.46 882 978 40.0 45,651 50,877 2,071 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 22.04 24.46 882 978 40.0 45,651 50,877 2,071 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.05 17.28 679 691 39.8 35,312 35,942 2,072 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.93 11.00 476 440 39.9 24,745 22,880 2,074 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.66 12.00 506 480 39.9 26,294 24,960 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.