RSE Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $21.10 3.4% $833 3.5% $42,780 3.5% Management occupations.............................................. 37.95 7.5 1,538 7.9 79,201 7.9 General and operations managers................................... 51.39 15.5 2,111 16.4 109,785 16.4 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 42.15 6.8 1,732 7.4 90,075 7.4 Marketing managers.............................................. 35.56 9.4 1,503 9.4 78,135 9.4 Sales managers.................................................. 47.32 11.2 1,904 12.0 98,989 12.0 Financial managers................................................ 35.47 13.6 1,427 13.6 74,193 13.6 Industrial production managers.................................... 38.97 10.5 1,591 10.4 82,719 10.4 Education administrators.......................................... 23.63 18.0 920 19.5 46,427 19.5 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.03 4.3 1,218 5.3 63,335 5.3 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.66 14.9 1,051 13.5 54,645 13.5 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 25.77 22.7 1,061 21.2 55,196 21.2 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.57 9.6 1,043 8.1 54,215 8.1 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.84 7.4 1,050 11.6 54,600 11.6 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 32.30 6.7 1,286 6.8 66,878 6.8 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 43.01 18.2 1,660 19.6 86,319 19.6 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.34 3.9 1,555 5.1 80,847 5.1 Computer software engineers....................................... 47.67 4.2 1,971 4.0 102,487 4.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 32.53 17.8 1,301 17.8 67,657 17.8 Computer systems analysts......................................... 42.20 .1 1,733 .1 90,102 .1 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 29.92 15.5 1,197 15.5 62,232 15.5 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 28.69 7.0 1,151 7.0 59,861 7.0 Engineers......................................................... 42.10 16.8 1,698 16.6 88,287 16.6 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.55 16.7 1,302 16.7 67,700 16.7 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.66 10.9 784 10.6 39,123 10.6 Social workers.................................................... 19.75 6.7 756 7.0 38,431 7.0 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 18.87 12.8 712 10.5 32,949 10.5 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 19.04 15.6 727 13.9 33,042 13.9 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.85 4.7 539 4.8 26,244 4.8 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 13.74 5.0 536 5.1 26,055 5.1 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.59 8.4 411 7.1 21,359 7.1 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 28.11 11.2 1,124 11.2 58,466 11.2 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 32.74 22.1 1,256 19.5 65,313 19.5 Registered nurses................................................. 30.90 3.2 1,204 3.3 62,604 3.3 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.73 5.2 520 4.9 27,042 4.9 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.63 4.6 440 4.6 22,879 4.6 Home health aides............................................... 11.33 4.4 425 6.3 22,095 6.3 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.44 3.0 483 3.0 25,098 3.0 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.37 5.0 621 6.3 32,267 6.3 Dental assistants............................................... 20.40 6.1 735 6.6 38,225 6.6 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.89 4.4 412 4.6 20,744 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 20.98 6.3 879 8.4 45,697 8.4 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 19.37 4.5 815 4.8 42,367 4.8 Cooks............................................................. 11.99 4.9 466 5.7 24,250 5.7 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.65 10.7 487 11.8 25,327 11.8 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.63 25.0 226 26.3 11,130 26.3 Bartenders...................................................... 7.34 8.1 242 8.5 12,587 8.5 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 6.31 45.9 223 47.4 10,501 47.4 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.04 7.8 340 10.5 16,462 10.5 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.07 8.3 343 11.1 17,155 11.1 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.09 2.4 358 1.7 18,602 1.7 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.29 3.6 565 4.3 27,545 4.3 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.97 7.4 550 8.6 28,603 8.6 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.65 2.6 626 2.6 25,798 2.6 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 15.65 2.6 626 2.6 25,798 2.6 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.69 2.5 450 2.8 23,360 2.8 Child care workers................................................ 11.03 2.4 440 2.3 22,890 2.3 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.75 5.2 789 5.9 40,933 5.9 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.64 6.3 768 7.1 39,931 7.1 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.51 7.0 727 6.2 37,820 6.2 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.07 5.4 558 6.3 28,822 6.3 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.57 4.9 394 6.1 20,503 6.1 Cashiers...................................................... 10.57 4.9 394 6.1 20,503 6.1 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.51 14.7 540 14.7 27,945 14.7 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.43 18.1 457 18.1 23,548 18.1 Parts salespersons............................................ 15.94 5.4 637 5.4 33,145 5.4 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.19 12.0 656 12.6 33,805 12.6 Insurance sales agents............................................ 24.49 22.2 974 21.8 50,623 21.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 29.05 4.3 1,178 3.1 61,262 3.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 32.61 23.4 1,304 23.4 67,833 23.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 28.11 3.1 1,144 2.6 59,504 2.6 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 25.55 6.2 1,014 6.4 52,727 6.4 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.00 2.0 708 2.0 36,814 2.0 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 30.93 8.5 1,197 9.7 62,241 9.7 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.71 4.2 656 4.1 34,110 4.1 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.62 5.2 647 5.1 33,640 5.1 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 19.84 5.4 779 5.5 40,494 5.5 Tellers......................................................... 13.29 3.6 526 3.9 27,358 3.9 Customer service representatives.................................. 18.02 4.9 712 4.6 37,036 4.6 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.58 3.4 567 3.9 29,468 3.9 Dispatchers....................................................... 20.24 10.5 855 11.3 44,449 11.3 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 20.24 10.5 855 11.3 44,449 11.3 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 16.54 12.2 655 11.5 34,060 11.5 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.67 4.9 811 4.7 42,177 4.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.00 8.7 936 8.2 48,654 8.2 Medical secretaries............................................. 18.49 8.3 720 9.4 37,444 9.4 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.59 14.1 698 13.9 36,291 13.9 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.96 4.1 617 3.6 32,103 3.6 Office clerks, general............................................ 19.15 5.8 749 5.4 38,963 5.4 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 23.11 8.7 925 8.7 47,122 8.7 Carpenters........................................................ 25.07 10.2 1,003 10.2 52,145 10.2 Construction laborers............................................. 22.80 8.6 912 8.6 44,130 8.6 Construction equipment operators.................................. 31.59 8.3 1,264 8.3 63,638 8.3 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 33.18 11.2 1,327 11.2 65,992 11.2 Electricians...................................................... 21.13 8.3 851 7.8 44,271 7.8 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.02 16.2 801 16.2 41,640 16.2 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 21.82 14.4 873 14.4 45,385 14.4 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 19.32 20.7 773 20.7 40,192 20.7 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.54 2.1 790 2.2 40,737 2.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.92 10.4 821 11.4 42,709 11.4 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.80 11.0 816 11.8 42,436 11.8 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.14 4.1 726 4.1 37,736 4.1 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.54 2.8 696 2.8 35,832 2.8 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.64 2.5 706 2.5 36,166 2.5 Production occupations.............................................. 15.42 4.7 612 4.7 31,803 4.7 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 27.64 16.9 1,077 17.8 55,992 17.8 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.34 12.7 534 12.7 27,744 12.7 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.28 8.2 563 6.5 29,275 6.5 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14.83 14.3 593 14.3 30,849 14.3 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.98 8.8 519 8.8 26,997 8.8 Machinists........................................................ 19.99 9.2 800 9.2 41,585 9.2 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 16.91 12.7 677 12.7 35,181 12.7 Printers.......................................................... 14.96 12.3 593 12.1 30,827 12.1 Printing machine operators...................................... 14.89 15.2 596 15.2 30,981 15.2 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.65 2.2 666 2.2 34,623 2.2 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.39 3.7 576 3.7 29,937 3.7 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.60 5.7 607 5.0 31,369 5.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.84 9.0 717 9.1 37,270 9.1 Driver/sales workers............................................ 19.65 37.1 759 38.9 39,462 38.9 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.30 9.4 793 9.5 41,221 9.5 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.60 8.2 543 8.2 28,215 8.2 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 21.88 9.3 875 9.3 45,519 9.3 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 21.88 9.3 875 9.3 45,519 9.3 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.43 11.8 649 12.1 33,753 12.1 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.46 7.1 496 7.3 25,816 7.3 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.35 11.3 534 11.3 27,745 11.3 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.81 8.3 427 7.1 22,210 7.1 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.