Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time workers Hourly(2) Weekly(3) Annual(4) Occupation(1) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $18.46 $15.39 $733 $612 39.7 $37,766 $31,531 2,046 Management occupations.............................................. 34.96 33.65 1,435 1,346 41.1 74,579 70,000 2,134 General and operations managers................................... 38.48 38.46 1,613 1,594 41.9 83,863 82,888 2,179 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 49.45 35.52 1,978 1,421 40.0 102,861 73,886 2,080 Sales managers.................................................. 52.70 34.22 2,108 1,369 40.0 109,609 71,180 2,080 Financial managers................................................ 35.17 36.80 1,445 1,528 41.1 75,153 79,464 2,137 Construction managers............................................. 26.76 28.85 1,072 1,154 40.1 55,769 60,008 2,084 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 35.37 30.45 1,415 1,218 40.0 73,561 63,340 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.03 24.04 1,051 962 40.4 54,651 49,999 2,100 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.66 19.90 955 843 40.4 49,679 43,819 2,100 Cost estimators................................................... 25.61 26.50 1,024 1,060 40.0 53,266 55,120 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 32.70 34.17 1,301 1,473 39.8 67,661 76,586 2,069 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 28.65 33.65 1,137 1,346 39.7 59,117 70,000 2,064 Loan officers................................................... 28.65 33.65 1,137 1,346 39.7 59,117 70,000 2,064 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.49 27.08 1,140 1,083 40.0 59,297 56,322 2,081 Computer support specialists...................................... 24.20 20.46 968 819 40.0 50,338 42,563 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.05 30.06 1,299 1,202 40.5 67,564 62,516 2,108 Engineers......................................................... 35.43 34.23 1,445 1,366 40.8 75,159 71,032 2,121 Civil engineers................................................. 34.43 31.50 1,427 1,260 41.4 74,202 65,520 2,155 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 37.37 37.10 1,519 1,523 40.6 78,977 79,186 2,113 Electrical engineers.......................................... 35.16 37.10 1,446 1,523 41.1 75,179 79,186 2,138 Drafters.......................................................... 21.21 20.50 849 820 40.0 44,125 42,640 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.87 25.58 955 1,023 40.0 49,640 53,206 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.97 33.84 1,266 1,223 39.6 65,823 63,598 2,059 Community and social services occupations........................... 14.48 14.20 668 579 46.1 34,502 30,102 2,383 Counselors........................................................ 14.98 13.49 580 539 38.7 30,153 28,053 2,013 Social workers.................................................... 18.97 17.68 759 707 40.0 39,466 36,774 2,080 Legal occupations................................................... 24.80 24.04 987 962 39.8 51,338 49,999 2,070 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 18.80 16.63 750 585 39.9 33,111 25,200 1,761 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 20.40 20.90 802 805 39.3 30,870 25,200 1,513 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 17.22 15.65 699 649 40.6 36,367 33,750 2,112 Designers......................................................... 16.83 14.42 696 649 41.4 36,212 33,750 2,152 Graphic designers............................................... 15.82 14.50 664 649 42.0 34,520 33,750 2,182 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 33.65 28.00 1,311 1,070 39.0 68,181 55,619 2,026 Registered nurses................................................. 38.18 31.00 1,495 1,240 39.2 77,739 64,480 2,036 Therapists........................................................ 29.78 30.07 1,127 1,200 37.9 58,623 62,400 1,969 Dental hygienists................................................. 22.32 16.68 834 667 37.3 43,358 34,694 1,942 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.45 12.51 503 500 37.4 26,178 26,017 1,946 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.57 10.30 399 387 37.8 20,765 20,105 1,964 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.07 11.33 429 432 38.7 22,292 22,464 2,013 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.20 15.00 567 585 37.3 29,463 30,394 1,938 Dental assistants............................................... 16.55 16.00 577 640 34.8 29,990 33,280 1,812 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.27 13.75 567 550 39.7 29,486 28,600 2,066 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.41 10.61 412 424 39.6 21,421 22,065 2,057 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.14 8.76 342 320 37.4 17,596 16,575 1,926 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.43 13.95 598 627 41.5 31,103 32,600 2,156 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.17 13.95 589 623 41.6 30,624 32,400 2,161 Cooks............................................................. 10.48 10.00 404 400 38.6 20,988 20,800 2,002 Cooks, fast food................................................ 8.36 8.00 333 320 39.8 17,306 16,640 2,069 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.88 9.75 373 375 37.7 19,209 19,500 1,945 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.46 11.00 446 440 38.9 23,171 22,880 2,023 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.61 9.00 357 360 37.1 18,555 18,720 1,932 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.06 9.00 340 315 37.5 17,599 16,404 1,943 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.38 6.55 228 221 35.7 11,752 11,482 1,841 Bartenders...................................................... 7.45 6.50 275 245 36.9 14,305 12,760 1,921 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.70 5.15 200 206 35.1 10,296 10,543 1,806 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.98 8.82 329 320 36.6 17,097 16,640 1,905 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.95 8.75 325 320 36.3 16,920 16,640 1,890 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.78 7.33 297 282 38.2 14,029 14,664 1,804 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.38 10.00 413 400 39.8 20,642 19,760 1,989 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.50 9.00 377 360 39.7 19,598 18,720 2,062 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.06 10.00 399 400 39.6 20,729 20,800 2,060 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.81 8.75 350 340 39.7 18,190 17,680 2,064 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.98 11.06 436 442 39.7 17,374 17,680 1,583 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.24 11.00 445 440 39.6 18,770 20,800 1,670 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.18 9.20 400 360 39.3 20,304 18,720 1,995 Child care workers................................................ 9.01 8.06 360 322 40.0 18,735 16,759 2,080 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.99 14.52 755 572 39.7 39,213 29,765 2,064 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.28 14.00 645 570 39.6 33,515 29,640 2,059 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.84 13.75 547 550 39.5 28,419 28,600 2,054 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 25.86 23.56 1,034 942 40.0 53,783 49,001 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.07 11.54 556 444 39.5 28,890 22,880 2,053 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.49 8.50 364 324 38.3 18,876 16,848 1,989 Cashiers...................................................... 9.49 8.50 364 324 38.3 18,876 16,848 1,989 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 14.37 12.66 589 535 41.0 30,634 27,799 2,132 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 13.58 10.78 548 431 40.3 28,483 22,422 2,098 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.85 12.88 615 570 41.4 31,965 29,629 2,153 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.37 14.00 650 552 39.7 33,715 28,710 2,060 Insurance sales agents............................................ 31.89 32.69 1,252 1,308 39.3 65,126 67,999 2,042 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 44.27 22.98 1,801 919 40.7 93,654 47,798 2,115 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.18 30.05 1,255 1,202 40.3 65,284 62,504 2,094 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 37.53 39.27 1,504 1,571 40.1 78,211 81,686 2,084 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.03 18.86 1,052 754 40.4 54,700 39,225 2,101 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 19.00 14.92 757 588 39.8 39,342 30,599 2,071 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.89 13.76 587 540 39.4 30,469 28,080 2,047 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 17.66 17.55 710 702 40.2 36,943 36,504 2,091 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.89 14.00 578 560 38.8 30,070 29,120 2,019 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.43 15.75 626 610 38.1 32,532 31,735 1,980 Tellers......................................................... 11.45 11.00 455 436 39.8 23,683 22,672 2,069 Customer service representatives.................................. 18.02 14.37 721 575 40.0 37,487 29,879 2,080 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.32 10.00 403 390 39.0 19,772 20,280 1,916 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.41 14.05 577 562 40.0 29,978 29,228 2,080 Order clerks...................................................... 11.22 10.00 445 400 39.6 23,120 20,800 2,060 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.00 11.64 520 466 40.0 27,044 24,211 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.52 12.48 501 499 40.0 26,038 25,958 2,080 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.75 9.35 428 374 39.8 22,245 19,448 2,070 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.72 15.94 665 634 39.8 34,592 32,974 2,068 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.78 15.94 751 638 40.0 39,057 33,153 2,080 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.51 15.04 613 602 39.5 31,871 31,283 2,054 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.20 15.75 646 630 39.9 33,572 32,760 2,073 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 12.86 12.44 514 498 40.0 26,741 25,875 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.88 13.47 525 520 37.8 27,321 27,040 1,968 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.68 17.50 744 691 39.8 37,752 35,360 2,020 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.67 27.69 1,176 1,151 42.5 60,483 53,464 2,186 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 25.35 23.50 1,014 940 40.0 52,720 48,880 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 22.58 21.00 902 840 39.9 46,049 42,840 2,039 Construction laborers............................................. 14.28 12.50 566 490 39.7 28,397 25,201 1,989 Construction equipment operators.................................. 18.76 20.00 750 800 40.0 36,331 36,936 1,936 Electricians...................................................... 23.25 22.50 930 900 40.0 48,352 46,800 2,080 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 15.64 15.00 617 600 39.5 31,761 31,200 2,030 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 15.64 15.00 617 600 39.5 31,761 31,200 2,030 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.16 22.00 796 880 39.5 41,396 45,760 2,053 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 20.39 22.19 805 888 39.5 41,849 46,155 2,052 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 18.18 20.00 717 800 39.5 33,699 35,431 1,854 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.11 18.66 819 769 40.7 42,555 39,926 2,116 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 23.53 25.96 990 1,000 42.1 51,472 51,985 2,187 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.15 19.50 817 800 40.5 42,424 41,600 2,105 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 22.32 17.78 944 655 42.3 49,100 34,048 2,199 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.71 19.50 792 781 40.2 41,136 40,620 2,088 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.65 19.23 866 769 40.0 45,040 40,000 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.28 19.00 905 862 44.6 47,037 44,818 2,319 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.27 18.00 811 720 40.0 42,153 37,440 2,080 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.55 21.00 942 840 40.0 48,976 43,680 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.15 16.28 766 651 40.0 39,829 33,860 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 27.60 29.65 1,104 1,186 40.0 57,413 61,672 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 27.38 29.35 1,095 1,174 40.0 56,959 61,048 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.49 15.00 576 600 39.7 29,944 31,200 2,066 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.99 12.00 514 480 39.6 26,743 24,960 2,059 Production occupations.............................................. 14.93 13.50 596 540 39.9 30,989 28,080 2,076 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 22.32 19.30 907 753 40.6 47,146 39,146 2,112 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.81 11.70 512 468 40.0 26,644 24,340 2,080 Bakers............................................................ 10.98 13.55 439 542 40.0 22,846 28,184 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 13.53 10.50 541 420 40.0 28,139 21,840 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.87 12.41 515 496 40.0 26,775 25,811 2,080 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.62 12.41 505 496 40.0 26,248 25,811 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.04 13.60 602 544 40.0 31,290 28,288 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.04 13.60 602 544 40.0 31,290 28,288 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 15.47 15.10 616 604 39.8 32,038 31,408 2,071 Printing machine operators...................................... 14.99 14.76 596 590 39.7 30,982 30,697 2,067 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 14.87 16.33 595 653 40.0 30,923 33,966 2,080 Painting workers.................................................. 19.05 17.44 762 697 40.0 39,624 36,267 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 9.97 10.00 399 400 40.0 20,737 20,800 2,080 Helpers--production workers..................................... 9.93 9.50 397 380 40.0 20,648 19,760 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.72 14.00 586 547 39.8 30,095 28,434 2,045 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.36 16.31 657 640 40.1 33,963 33,195 2,076 Driver/sales workers............................................ 12.12 10.46 479 410 39.6 24,934 21,320 2,057 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.11 16.45 693 658 40.5 35,693 34,208 2,086 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.31 13.00 647 520 39.7 33,635 27,040 2,062 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 18.00 18.00 711 720 39.5 34,583 33,280 1,921 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 18.00 18.00 711 720 39.5 34,583 33,280 1,921 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.30 13.00 532 520 40.0 26,366 26,416 1,982 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.64 10.37 419 400 39.4 21,790 20,800 2,047 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.81 9.25 472 370 40.0 24,566 19,240 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.86 10.50 426 420 39.2 22,160 21,840 2,041 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.82 7.10 347 284 39.4 18,063 14,768 2,047 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 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. 4 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.