RSE Table 11 Full-time(1) civilian workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $20.75 3.4% $824 3.5% $42,069 3.5% Management occupations.............................................. 41.61 5.1 1,694 5.4 87,224 5.4 Chief executives.................................................. 108.07 13.0 4,727 15.3 245,792 15.3 General and operations managers................................... 49.41 8.0 2,049 7.2 106,524 7.2 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 50.07 14.2 2,026 14.4 105,357 14.4 Marketing managers.............................................. 49.89 11.9 2,041 13.3 106,146 13.3 Sales managers.................................................. 50.25 25.8 2,010 25.8 104,530 25.8 Administrative services managers.................................. 32.91 14.9 1,330 15.2 69,169 15.2 Computer and information systems managers......................... 51.97 7.4 2,121 8.6 109,849 8.6 Financial managers................................................ 40.72 4.6 1,649 4.0 85,746 4.0 Human resources managers.......................................... 32.50 9.1 1,315 9.9 68,399 9.9 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 38.34 17.2 1,585 18.3 82,407 18.3 Industrial production managers.................................... 48.18 5.9 1,973 6.1 102,585 6.1 Purchasing managers............................................... 38.00 24.6 1,520 24.6 79,047 24.6 Construction managers............................................. 28.48 11.1 1,144 11.0 59,462 11.0 Education administrators.......................................... 40.69 5.1 1,658 6.6 76,306 6.6 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 46.41 5.2 1,924 8.8 83,820 8.8 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 34.67 13.6 1,387 13.3 72,143 13.3 Engineering managers.............................................. 51.62 9.9 2,173 9.0 112,982 9.0 Food service managers............................................. 23.15 9.1 936 8.3 48,236 8.3 Medical and health services managers.............................. 42.60 6.1 1,726 5.8 89,764 5.8 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 33.58 19.0 1,336 18.8 69,490 18.8 Social and community service managers............................. 28.62 13.1 1,145 13.1 59,535 13.1 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.57 3.8 1,069 3.7 55,607 3.7 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.81 6.5 972 6.2 50,546 6.2 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 20.24 6.2 830 7.2 43,179 7.2 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.18 4.1 1,026 3.5 53,353 3.5 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 24.32 22.8 969 22.3 50,386 22.3 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 24.32 22.8 969 22.3 50,386 22.3 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 24.34 11.7 974 11.7 50,624 11.7 Cost estimators................................................... 32.53 12.1 1,301 12.1 67,655 12.1 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.50 7.3 1,056 7.4 54,910 7.4 Training and development specialists............................ 27.00 7.8 1,080 7.8 56,157 7.8 Logisticians...................................................... 24.54 13.6 982 13.6 51,053 13.6 Management analysts............................................... 29.31 12.6 1,172 12.6 60,958 12.6 Meeting and convention planners................................... 21.19 8.3 848 8.3 44,080 8.3 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.71 3.5 1,189 3.6 61,811 3.6 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 25.72 8.3 1,026 8.4 53,372 8.4 Financial analysts.............................................. 29.92 7.1 1,197 7.1 62,224 7.1 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 28.00 13.0 1,112 12.6 57,840 12.6 Loan officers................................................... 28.00 13.0 1,112 12.6 57,840 12.6 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 34.47 2.9 1,388 3.2 72,156 3.2 Computer programmers.............................................. 32.79 5.9 1,311 5.9 68,196 5.9 Computer software engineers....................................... 41.14 2.9 1,671 2.7 86,819 2.7 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 34.41 4.5 1,379 4.6 71,616 4.6 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 45.64 3.5 1,870 3.4 97,240 3.4 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.45 14.0 938 14.0 48,781 14.0 Computer systems analysts......................................... 36.51 6.8 1,475 7.2 76,698 7.2 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 28.27 17.8 1,133 18.4 58,676 18.4 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.31 2.4 1,346 2.3 69,944 2.3 Architects, except naval.......................................... 28.83 1.9 1,153 1.9 59,967 1.9 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 28.83 1.9 1,153 1.9 59,967 1.9 Engineers......................................................... 38.20 2.7 1,550 2.6 80,625 2.6 Civil engineers................................................. 36.64 5.0 1,500 6.0 78,012 6.0 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 41.05 12.8 1,706 14.1 88,734 14.1 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.93 3.1 1,609 2.9 83,679 2.9 Electrical engineers.......................................... 39.63 4.4 1,607 4.2 83,580 4.2 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 40.28 6.7 1,611 6.7 83,791 6.7 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 30.87 2.9 1,278 4.1 66,444 4.1 Industrial engineers.......................................... 31.24 4.4 1,313 4.9 68,283 4.9 Mechanical engineers............................................ 43.39 6.7 1,747 7.5 90,845 7.5 Drafters.......................................................... 21.71 8.9 868 8.9 45,156 8.9 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 22.61 10.2 905 10.2 47,038 10.2 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.35 6.5 934 6.5 48,574 6.5 Civil engineering technicians................................... 17.86 14.1 714 14.1 37,149 14.1 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.66 8.2 946 8.2 49,215 8.2 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 30.09 7.2 1,199 7.4 61,924 7.4 Life scientists................................................... 24.17 10.0 967 10.0 50,282 10.0 Physical scientists............................................... 37.47 8.8 1,499 8.8 77,939 8.8 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 37.79 9.9 1,512 9.9 78,602 9.9 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 37.74 13.6 1,510 13.6 78,497 13.6 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 25.64 7.6 1,004 10.4 52,206 10.4 Community and social services occupations........................... 19.18 6.8 798 5.4 40,945 5.4 Counselors........................................................ 23.40 8.7 920 8.8 45,449 8.8 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 21.40 6.1 856 6.1 44,521 6.1 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 27.71 12.9 1,088 13.0 50,508 13.0 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 16.95 16.2 656 16.4 34,133 16.4 Social workers.................................................... 19.30 5.0 771 4.9 40,005 4.9 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.28 5.7 730 5.7 37,812 5.7 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 21.00 9.6 840 9.6 43,671 9.6 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.71 10.4 668 10.7 34,476 10.7 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 21.89 5.8 892 5.3 46,395 5.3 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.85 12.2 549 12.5 28,196 12.5 Legal occupations................................................... 42.54 32.8 1,678 31.9 87,276 31.9 Lawyers........................................................... 89.51 30.2 3,455 28.5 179,651 28.5 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 24.93 10.5 983 9.9 51,126 9.9 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 24.44 5.2 978 5.2 50,836 5.2 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 32.17 6.3 1,235 6.5 49,392 6.5 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 54.37 21.6 2,177 21.5 90,323 21.5 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 37.21 9.1 1,585 9.0 61,402 9.0 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 35.90 17.2 1,406 14.9 59,509 14.9 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 31.12 4.3 1,184 3.6 44,695 3.6 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 18.71 16.0 697 15.3 30,707 15.3 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 15.91 18.9 592 14.6 27,469 14.6 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 22.93 11.2 856 13.1 35,032 13.1 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 31.29 3.9 1,198 3.1 44,151 3.1 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.33 3.9 1,202 3.1 44,077 3.1 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 31.13 5.0 1,181 4.7 44,548 4.7 Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.76 4.6 1,282 3.8 48,405 3.8 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 33.79 4.6 1,282 3.8 48,415 3.8 Special education teachers...................................... 30.80 6.2 1,163 5.3 44,762 5.3 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 29.00 8.6 1,092 7.1 42,928 7.1 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 38.65 30.1 1,513 30.7 67,674 30.7 Library technicians............................................... 19.31 9.5 773 9.5 40,172 9.5 Instructional coordinators........................................ 30.04 6.7 1,186 6.9 59,378 6.9 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.34 7.0 417 5.4 17,233 5.4 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.50 6.3 827 8.5 42,639 8.5 Designers......................................................... 19.40 12.3 791 9.5 41,121 9.5 Graphic designers............................................... 16.78 5.6 694 2.9 36,087 2.9 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 16.11 26.6 645 26.6 33,514 26.6 Producers and directors......................................... 16.11 26.6 645 26.6 33,514 26.6 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 17.86 15.6 688 13.1 34,279 13.1 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 17.86 15.6 688 13.1 34,279 13.1 Writers and editors............................................... 31.78 10.1 1,271 10.1 66,108 10.1 Editors......................................................... 29.82 8.3 1,193 8.3 62,020 8.3 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 31.50 7.0 1,237 7.3 63,885 7.3 Pharmacists....................................................... 52.05 2.4 2,056 2.8 106,916 2.8 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 83.92 25.2 3,272 23.1 170,168 23.1 Registered nurses................................................. 32.57 4.4 1,268 4.5 64,945 4.5 Therapists........................................................ 26.35 5.4 1,031 4.7 52,930 4.7 Occupational therapists......................................... 32.03 11.4 1,281 11.4 66,626 11.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.46 4.7 737 4.6 38,328 4.6 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.50 3.6 659 3.6 34,247 3.6 Dental hygienists................................................. 22.32 31.9 834 26.8 43,358 26.8 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 29.01 8.4 1,154 8.5 60,027 8.5 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 27.32 9.2 1,081 9.7 56,193 9.7 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 18.11 6.9 718 6.6 37,362 6.6 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 16.22 6.6 649 6.6 33,743 6.6 Surgical technologists.......................................... 21.07 5.9 829 6.3 43,085 6.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 20.46 2.6 815 2.6 42,365 2.6 Medical records and health information technicians................ 15.78 12.5 631 12.5 32,828 12.5 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.90 2.8 496 2.5 25,786 2.5 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.81 1.8 459 2.1 23,870 2.1 Home health aides............................................... 9.98 5.7 370 7.9 19,226 7.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.25 3.1 480 3.1 24,941 3.1 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 11.64 14.3 448 15.6 23,272 15.6 Physical therapist aides........................................ 9.54 10.6 370 12.4 19,225 12.4 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.76 5.9 560 5.5 29,042 5.5 Dental assistants............................................... 16.59 8.6 587 10.3 30,522 10.3 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.81 6.8 584 6.1 30,131 6.1 Protective service occupations...................................... 18.44 6.4 754 6.9 38,945 6.9 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 31.03 7.6 1,241 7.6 64,546 7.6 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 33.58 8.5 1,343 8.5 69,837 8.5 Fire fighters..................................................... 17.52 11.6 893 11.0 46,430 11.0 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 18.93 5.2 769 5.2 39,962 5.2 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 18.93 5.2 769 5.2 39,962 5.2 Police officers................................................... 25.31 2.4 1,014 2.4 52,742 2.4 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 25.31 2.4 1,014 2.4 52,742 2.4 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.71 1.6 421 2.5 21,652 2.5 Security guards................................................. 10.71 1.6 421 2.5 21,652 2.5 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 22.07 8.3 893 8.3 41,974 8.3 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.37 4.1 356 4.5 18,278 4.5 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.88 2.7 611 3.1 31,397 3.1 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 16.23 12.9 649 12.9 33,749 12.9 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.67 3.8 605 4.4 31,032 4.4 Cooks............................................................. 10.99 3.7 425 3.9 21,997 3.9 Cooks, fast food................................................ 9.50 9.6 379 9.3 19,683 9.3 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.84 4.7 417 6.3 21,142 6.3 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.46 4.4 444 4.4 23,082 4.4 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.87 7.4 368 7.6 19,140 7.6 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.00 4.5 383 6.1 19,862 6.1 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.62 5.7 242 5.6 12,552 5.6 Bartenders...................................................... 7.52 12.3 281 12.5 14,621 12.5 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.98 5.1 217 4.9 11,201 4.9 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.49 5.3 277 7.4 14,413 7.4 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.13 5.0 340 6.5 17,405 6.5 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.17 6.0 339 7.3 17,323 7.3 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.77 3.0 348 3.1 18,087 3.1 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.60 3.7 334 4.5 16,483 4.5 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 9.67 7.4 358 9.0 17,175 9.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.22 4.4 444 4.6 22,443 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 15.12 8.8 610 9.6 31,707 9.6 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 14.23 8.0 569 8.0 29,601 8.0 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.34 4.3 409 4.6 20,979 4.6 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.00 7.5 436 7.7 22,549 7.7 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.33 3.8 367 3.6 18,642 3.6 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.31 9.8 483 9.8 22,522 9.8 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.32 7.2 481 7.4 23,100 7.4 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.42 5.5 437 4.5 22,396 4.5 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 17.01 3.3 684 3.2 35,580 3.2 Gaming supervisors.............................................. 18.19 3.5 734 3.6 38,185 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 14.44 6.0 572 6.0 29,749 6.0 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.31 2.2 290 2.4 15,078 2.4 Gaming dealers.................................................. 7.07 4.1 280 4.3 14,559 4.3 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 8.75 7.3 317 12.7 13,568 12.7 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 8.77 8.1 309 13.4 12,725 13.4 Child care workers................................................ 9.47 5.7 374 5.9 19,207 5.9 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.79 4.6 391 4.6 20,357 4.6 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 18.23 7.6 715 7.0 33,804 7.0 Recreation workers.............................................. 18.17 5.5 727 5.5 33,815 5.5 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.89 2.9 753 3.3 39,157 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.48 14.9 821 15.2 42,666 15.2 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 19.32 12.8 774 13.1 40,262 13.1 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 26.27 26.3 1,051 26.3 54,643 26.3 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.48 4.1 535 4.8 27,792 4.8 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.33 3.6 401 3.6 20,861 3.6 Cashiers...................................................... 10.30 3.9 399 4.1 20,746 4.1 Gaming change persons and booth cashiers...................... 10.61 9.8 424 9.8 22,073 9.8 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.85 7.7 565 9.3 29,365 9.3 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.15 13.0 488 13.3 25,365 13.3 Parts salespersons............................................ 15.17 6.8 626 10.1 32,578 10.1 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.34 5.4 613 6.1 31,813 6.1 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 19.48 9.4 759 6.6 39,469 6.6 Insurance sales agents............................................ 31.89 6.4 1,252 7.1 65,126 7.1 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 41.28 24.1 1,672 24.1 86,927 24.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 33.11 6.8 1,336 6.9 69,488 6.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 40.95 7.5 1,640 7.4 85,297 7.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.87 5.3 1,091 5.3 56,728 5.3 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 22.04 20.1 868 19.5 45,149 19.5 Real estate sales agents........................................ 22.04 20.1 868 19.5 45,149 19.5 Telemarketers..................................................... 10.52 8.7 417 8.4 21,689 8.4 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.73 30.1 746 30.2 38,801 30.2 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.10 2.9 598 2.9 30,961 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 18.67 3.7 749 3.7 38,960 3.7 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.83 3.3 580 3.6 30,146 3.6 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.32 7.7 587 11.0 30,499 11.0 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.34 11.4 534 11.4 27,748 11.4 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.97 4.2 621 4.4 32,295 4.4 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.41 7.9 696 7.9 36,215 7.9 Procurement clerks.............................................. 14.87 9.3 595 9.3 30,938 9.3 Tellers......................................................... 11.30 3.0 447 3.1 23,221 3.1 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 15.36 11.7 633 12.5 32,928 12.5 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 16.83 6.0 672 6.0 34,964 6.0 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.24 6.0 566 6.1 29,451 6.1 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 16.24 4.3 650 4.3 33,776 4.3 File clerks....................................................... 14.02 9.9 535 10.6 27,815 10.6 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.73 3.2 423 3.5 21,328 3.5 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.35 2.5 527 2.5 27,423 2.5 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.65 7.8 626 7.8 32,556 7.8 Order clerks...................................................... 14.16 32.0 562 32.0 29,249 32.0 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 16.55 10.3 662 10.3 34,375 10.3 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.75 4.6 507 4.5 26,346 4.5 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.35 9.0 654 9.0 34,006 9.0 Dispatchers....................................................... 14.46 5.5 583 5.7 30,322 5.7 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 14.55 13.1 582 13.1 30,260 13.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 14.36 9.7 584 10.3 30,390 10.3 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.33 13.2 862 12.9 44,807 12.9 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.12 3.4 524 3.4 27,229 3.4 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.64 7.5 464 7.5 24,110 7.5 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 14.75 4.8 590 4.8 30,689 4.8 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.23 2.3 686 2.3 35,379 2.3 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.17 3.2 806 3.2 41,875 3.2 Legal secretaries............................................... 20.08 12.3 795 11.4 41,318 11.4 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.36 3.4 605 3.3 31,458 3.3 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.73 7.0 588 7.0 29,910 7.0 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.84 4.5 504 4.5 25,949 4.5 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.94 4.3 507 4.4 26,378 4.4 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 13.36 6.6 534 6.5 27,752 6.5 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.42 3.0 559 2.8 28,741 2.8 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 13.79 27.0 552 27.0 26,393 27.0 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.98 5.0 757 5.1 38,627 5.1 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.00 5.6 1,118 6.5 57,797 6.5 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 24.35 5.9 974 5.9 50,649 5.9 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 24.51 7.2 980 7.2 50,977 7.2 Carpenters........................................................ 21.81 11.2 871 11.2 44,701 11.2 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 21.15 6.5 838 6.9 43,587 6.9 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 21.15 6.5 838 6.9 43,587 6.9 Construction laborers............................................. 14.34 14.8 569 14.6 28,612 14.6 Construction equipment operators.................................. 19.13 2.0 765 2.0 38,839 2.0 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 19.27 1.8 771 1.8 39,206 1.8 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 17.91 9.3 717 9.3 37,143 9.3 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 16.51 7.6 660 7.6 34,337 7.6 Electricians...................................................... 23.37 9.4 935 9.4 48,603 9.4 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 15.81 2.5 625 4.0 32,186 4.0 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 15.81 2.5 625 4.0 32,186 4.0 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.62 11.9 818 12.1 42,513 12.1 Pipelayers...................................................... 15.50 11.8 620 11.8 32,231 11.8 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 21.42 12.2 848 12.5 44,095 12.5 Roofers........................................................... 14.11 11.9 564 11.9 29,346 11.9 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 17.79 10.7 703 11.3 33,308 11.3 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 23.11 6.7 924 6.7 48,064 6.7 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 15.79 8.8 632 8.8 30,937 8.8 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 14.37 7.4 563 6.2 29,269 6.2 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.51 1.9 870 1.9 45,237 1.9 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.66 11.4 1,132 11.3 58,888 11.3 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.24 17.5 927 17.5 48,185 17.5 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 29.24 1.8 1,164 2.1 60,521 2.1 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 19.31 9.5 773 9.5 40,173 9.5 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.74 4.0 842 4.3 43,736 4.3 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 22.32 37.6 944 41.2 49,100 41.2 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.47 6.4 825 6.6 42,875 6.6 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 20.93 7.9 837 7.9 43,529 7.9 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.65 10.7 907 8.7 47,147 8.7 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 25.02 12.2 1,001 12.2 52,048 12.2 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 23.56 14.0 942 14.0 49,006 14.0 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.46 4.8 857 4.8 44,582 4.8 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 24.67 5.0 985 5.0 51,200 5.0 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.31 8.2 812 8.2 42,207 8.2 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 20.63 9.6 824 9.6 42,829 9.6 Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.45 13.3 1,138 13.3 59,169 13.3 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 28.81 16.2 1,152 16.2 59,917 16.2 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.15 3.1 685 2.9 35,596 2.9 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 13.30 12.9 528 11.1 27,432 11.1 Production occupations.............................................. 17.05 8.4 680 8.4 35,371 8.4 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 29.80 23.8 1,207 23.6 62,740 23.6 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.88 3.3 555 3.3 28,866 3.3 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.99 3.8 560 3.8 29,101 3.8 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.38 4.9 535 4.9 27,826 4.9 Bakers............................................................ 12.49 14.6 500 14.6 25,977 14.6 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 13.99 14.3 560 14.3 29,106 14.3 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 15.83 16.8 633 16.8 32,916 16.8 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 15.31 13.1 603 12.4 31,358 12.4 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 18.88 11.7 755 11.7 39,263 11.7 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 17.36 9.1 694 9.1 36,113 9.1 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.94 5.9 518 5.9 26,915 5.9 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.78 8.7 511 8.7 26,575 8.7 Machinists........................................................ 19.84 7.0 787 6.7 40,926 6.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.60 5.2 624 5.2 32,441 5.2 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.60 5.2 624 5.2 32,441 5.2 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 18.38 1.6 720 1.4 37,433 1.4 Printers.......................................................... 17.33 3.0 681 2.7 35,396 2.7 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.26 5.5 679 4.8 35,334 4.8 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.64 6.5 344 6.4 17,896 6.4 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 34.46 6.7 1,378 6.7 71,675 6.7 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 20.70 6.6 828 6.6 43,046 6.6 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.31 6.7 692 6.7 36,008 6.7 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.29 9.9 566 9.7 29,455 9.7 Painting workers.................................................. 19.00 11.0 760 11.0 39,524 11.0 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 21.36 15.4 855 15.4 44,439 15.4 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 20.12 6.9 800 7.6 41,577 7.6 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.41 21.7 496 21.7 25,795 21.7 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.03 8.1 441 8.1 22,945 8.1 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.89 4.0 628 4.1 32,280 4.1 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 22.43 7.6 897 7.6 46,651 7.6 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 21.96 4.0 878 4.0 43,945 4.0 Bus drivers....................................................... 13.35 8.5 504 8.5 22,656 8.5 Bus drivers, school............................................. 11.92 6.2 434 5.7 17,801 5.7 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.07 3.8 685 4.3 35,458 4.3 Driver/sales workers............................................ 12.68 19.2 502 19.5 26,123 19.5 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.29 5.8 738 6.2 38,120 6.2 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.11 3.6 641 3.7 33,325 3.7 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 18.25 5.8 722 5.3 35,392 5.3 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 18.25 5.8 722 5.3 35,392 5.3 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.65 15.5 545 15.5 27,377 15.5 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.20 3.3 444 3.4 23,068 3.4 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.92 12.5 437 12.5 22,708 12.5 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.66 5.3 462 5.2 24,010 5.2 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.29 3.9 365 4.4 18,959 4.4 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 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. 5 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 6 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.