Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: 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........................................................... $26.85 $21.73 $1,069 $862 39.8 $55,194 $44,612 2,056 Management occupations.............................................. 52.95 49.68 2,157 2,015 40.7 112,131 104,778 2,118 General and operations managers................................... 72.24 73.07 2,894 2,923 40.1 150,490 151,992 2,083 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 52.56 47.82 2,181 1,913 41.5 113,404 99,457 2,158 Marketing managers.............................................. 54.03 48.08 2,203 1,923 40.8 114,535 100,000 2,120 Sales managers.................................................. 50.29 43.21 2,146 1,581 42.7 111,576 82,224 2,219 Administrative services managers.................................. 42.26 42.42 1,667 1,677 39.4 86,668 87,200 2,051 Computer and information systems managers......................... 57.90 58.73 2,446 2,404 42.2 127,209 125,000 2,197 Financial managers................................................ 57.83 54.33 2,362 2,199 40.8 122,814 114,330 2,124 Human resources managers.......................................... 45.50 47.59 1,849 2,315 40.6 96,149 120,392 2,113 Industrial production managers.................................... 46.12 44.52 1,852 1,783 40.1 96,295 92,708 2,088 Purchasing managers............................................... 52.42 51.92 2,151 2,077 41.0 111,852 107,994 2,134 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 42.86 40.56 1,714 1,622 40.0 89,146 84,356 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 46.92 48.08 1,951 2,004 41.6 101,462 104,229 2,162 Education administrators.......................................... 34.08 29.42 1,360 1,177 39.9 69,599 61,202 2,042 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 37.41 34.18 1,491 1,367 39.8 75,614 71,092 2,021 Engineering managers.............................................. 63.64 63.17 2,557 2,527 40.2 132,964 131,394 2,089 Lodging managers.................................................. 35.01 19.23 1,507 962 43.0 78,370 50,001 2,238 Medical and health services managers.............................. 48.27 47.77 1,929 1,911 40.0 100,293 99,360 2,078 Social and community service managers............................. 30.16 29.35 1,206 1,174 40.0 62,314 61,048 2,066 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 35.19 32.71 1,425 1,316 40.5 74,118 68,415 2,106 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 38.10 35.05 1,593 1,402 41.8 82,846 72,910 2,175 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 35.05 34.97 1,411 1,399 40.3 73,383 72,740 2,094 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 39.37 35.28 1,672 1,411 42.5 86,961 73,382 2,209 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 25.73 21.85 1,018 863 39.6 52,927 44,880 2,057 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 25.96 21.85 1,026 874 39.5 53,359 45,444 2,055 Cost estimators................................................... 35.12 36.54 1,405 1,462 40.0 73,053 76,003 2,080 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 30.77 30.39 1,238 1,217 40.2 64,396 63,294 2,093 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 28.00 26.92 1,120 1,077 40.0 58,231 56,000 2,080 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 26.72 22.49 1,080 914 40.4 56,145 47,506 2,101 Training and development specialists............................ 29.55 30.18 1,197 1,207 40.5 62,220 62,770 2,105 Logisticians...................................................... 38.88 40.50 1,555 1,620 40.0 80,864 84,240 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 37.86 35.88 1,523 1,481 40.2 79,182 77,000 2,091 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 32.39 29.95 1,312 1,198 40.5 68,247 62,296 2,107 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 37.24 33.65 1,494 1,346 40.1 77,680 69,992 2,086 Financial analysts.............................................. 36.92 33.65 1,483 1,346 40.2 77,106 70,000 2,088 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 36.93 31.25 1,477 1,250 40.0 76,822 65,000 2,080 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 29.21 23.53 1,175 941 40.2 61,100 48,942 2,092 Loan officers................................................... 29.80 25.52 1,199 1,030 40.2 62,370 53,560 2,093 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.11 39.04 1,643 1,646 40.9 85,406 85,588 2,129 Computer programmers.............................................. 38.61 37.31 1,544 1,492 40.0 80,313 77,607 2,080 Computer software engineers....................................... 48.49 46.83 2,030 1,960 41.9 105,570 101,920 2,177 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 45.86 43.53 1,961 1,920 42.8 101,959 99,830 2,223 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 50.92 48.26 2,092 2,033 41.1 108,786 105,695 2,137 Computer support specialists...................................... 26.40 23.85 1,073 954 40.6 55,754 49,612 2,112 Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.94 37.83 1,587 1,543 40.8 82,510 80,261 2,119 Database administrators........................................... 41.77 39.04 1,651 1,464 39.5 85,856 76,120 2,055 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 37.46 33.65 1,486 1,346 39.7 77,293 69,992 2,063 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 36.50 33.33 1,442 1,250 39.5 75,002 64,999 2,055 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 44.20 42.50 1,776 1,706 40.2 92,043 88,566 2,082 Engineers......................................................... 47.94 46.15 1,929 1,854 40.2 100,301 96,429 2,092 Aerospace engineers............................................. 56.41 54.80 2,257 2,192 40.0 117,342 113,984 2,080 Civil engineers................................................. 42.25 42.66 1,690 1,706 40.0 87,872 88,733 2,080 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 45.75 47.05 1,865 1,899 40.8 96,990 98,746 2,120 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 43.99 41.55 1,759 1,662 40.0 91,490 86,424 2,080 Electrical engineers.......................................... 50.05 45.99 2,002 1,840 40.0 104,094 95,659 2,080 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 41.38 39.40 1,655 1,576 40.0 86,072 81,950 2,080 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 40.25 37.25 1,639 1,490 40.7 85,221 77,480 2,117 Industrial engineers.......................................... 41.76 42.01 1,699 1,688 40.7 88,365 87,759 2,116 Mechanical engineers............................................ 46.75 46.26 1,931 1,834 41.3 100,394 95,345 2,148 Nuclear engineers............................................... 45.76 44.23 1,830 1,769 40.0 95,174 91,998 2,080 Drafters.......................................................... 32.46 24.52 1,298 981 40.0 67,521 51,000 2,080 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 23.36 20.00 934 800 40.0 48,588 41,600 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 29.72 28.52 1,189 1,141 40.0 60,392 59,114 2,032 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians................ 30.38 28.99 1,215 1,160 40.0 63,189 60,308 2,080 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.25 26.30 1,050 1,052 40.0 54,594 54,706 2,080 Industrial engineering technicians.............................. 30.25 30.77 1,210 1,231 40.0 62,922 64,002 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 36.42 32.87 1,476 1,315 40.5 76,739 68,370 2,107 Life scientists................................................... 39.01 36.06 1,565 1,442 40.1 81,354 75,001 2,086 Biological scientists........................................... 38.53 36.54 1,548 1,462 40.2 80,489 76,001 2,089 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 39.43 38.54 1,579 1,542 40.1 82,133 80,172 2,083 Medical scientists.............................................. 37.36 23.69 1,494 948 40.0 77,709 49,275 2,080 Physical scientists............................................... 39.29 35.87 1,577 1,500 40.1 82,018 77,981 2,087 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 31.21 32.26 1,262 1,290 40.4 65,613 67,099 2,102 Chemists...................................................... 31.21 32.26 1,262 1,290 40.4 65,613 67,099 2,102 Market and survey researchers..................................... 50.73 52.00 2,203 2,243 43.4 114,549 116,633 2,258 Market research analysts........................................ 50.73 52.00 2,203 2,243 43.4 114,549 116,633 2,258 Biological technicians............................................ 23.84 22.78 948 910 39.8 49,283 47,320 2,068 Community and social services occupations........................... 21.66 18.39 841 693 38.8 43,112 35,568 1,990 Counselors........................................................ 20.10 17.61 771 704 38.4 40,114 36,629 1,996 Social workers.................................................... 24.03 20.96 961 838 40.0 49,206 43,597 2,048 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 17.52 15.38 701 615 40.0 34,999 29,661 1,998 Medical and public health social workers........................ 31.30 29.91 1,252 1,196 40.0 65,098 62,213 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.60 14.93 585 597 40.1 28,847 28,080 1,975 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.53 14.23 583 569 40.1 28,577 27,352 1,966 Legal occupations................................................... 69.12 53.83 2,734 2,019 39.5 142,145 104,969 2,056 Lawyers........................................................... 92.98 86.54 3,651 3,461 39.3 189,876 179,993 2,042 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 29.94 30.02 1,197 1,201 40.0 62,266 62,435 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 40.12 36.06 1,566 1,410 39.0 71,355 61,543 1,779 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.99 42.64 2,062 1,706 38.9 94,148 76,297 1,777 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 52.69 50.39 2,055 1,958 39.0 78,276 72,567 1,486 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 59.59 40.77 2,384 1,631 40.0 123,050 84,802 2,065 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 46.10 35.89 1,806 1,436 39.2 90,582 66,951 1,965 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.31 33.04 1,141 1,264 38.9 46,978 48,054 1,603 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 15.59 15.75 624 630 40.0 31,050 31,562 1,991 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 15.32 15.75 613 630 40.0 30,578 31,562 1,997 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 34.68 35.56 1,327 1,355 38.3 49,578 48,500 1,429 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 30.67 34.07 1,163 1,286 37.9 42,626 46,670 1,390 Librarians........................................................ 37.65 39.69 1,457 1,488 38.7 75,750 77,401 2,012 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 29.32 23.95 1,163 931 39.7 60,118 48,410 2,051 Designers......................................................... 27.20 23.27 1,080 931 39.7 56,155 48,410 2,064 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 43.34 37.47 1,734 1,499 40.0 90,143 77,936 2,080 Producers and directors......................................... 43.34 37.47 1,734 1,499 40.0 90,143 77,936 2,080 Public relations specialists...................................... 26.09 25.95 1,044 1,038 40.0 54,271 53,970 2,080 Writers and editors............................................... 33.65 30.65 1,303 1,130 38.7 64,836 58,766 1,927 Technical writers............................................... 38.85 42.94 1,554 1,718 40.0 80,814 89,321 2,080 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 29.62 27.81 1,185 1,112 40.0 61,606 57,845 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.24 32.61 1,343 1,270 39.2 69,826 66,019 2,039 Pharmacists....................................................... 53.34 53.50 2,119 2,140 39.7 110,184 111,282 2,066 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 59.87 57.75 2,434 2,266 40.7 126,570 117,832 2,114 Registered nurses................................................. 38.75 37.81 1,501 1,474 38.7 78,027 76,640 2,013 Therapists........................................................ 34.50 34.09 1,364 1,356 39.5 70,908 70,537 2,056 Occupational therapists......................................... 37.39 39.89 1,496 1,596 40.0 77,776 82,971 2,080 Physical therapists............................................. 36.41 37.32 1,442 1,416 39.6 74,984 73,632 2,059 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 28.68 29.30 1,118 1,116 39.0 58,147 58,032 2,027 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.72 21.31 947 852 39.9 49,222 44,325 2,075 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 33.17 32.27 1,319 1,280 39.8 68,565 66,560 2,067 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.24 17.16 730 686 40.0 37,937 35,693 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 31.07 30.37 1,238 1,215 39.8 64,359 63,165 2,072 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 28.68 28.04 1,143 1,098 39.8 59,433 57,116 2,072 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 21.01 19.67 835 787 39.7 43,423 40,916 2,067 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 19.75 17.07 782 683 39.6 40,653 35,514 2,059 Surgical technologists.......................................... 21.46 21.08 858 843 40.0 44,638 43,844 2,080 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 23.11 22.97 898 893 38.8 46,672 46,426 2,019 Medical records and health information technicians................ 13.75 12.76 550 510 40.0 28,601 26,532 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.44 13.61 566 524 39.2 29,420 27,040 2,038 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.72 12.36 494 467 38.8 25,685 24,307 2,019 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.83 12.36 497 469 38.7 25,824 24,375 2,013 Psychiatric aides............................................... 12.56 13.96 503 558 40.0 26,133 29,035 2,080 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.59 16.01 661 632 39.9 34,288 32,885 2,067 Medical assistants.............................................. 17.58 17.25 699 690 39.8 36,184 35,880 2,058 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.89 12.40 551 490 39.7 28,641 25,480 2,062 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 13.25 12.00 525 480 39.6 27,300 24,960 2,061 Security guards................................................. 13.25 12.00 525 480 39.6 27,300 24,960 2,061 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 12.30 11.50 464 400 37.7 24,118 20,800 1,961 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.10 12.00 511 468 39.0 26,128 24,249 1,995 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 21.28 21.00 874 941 41.0 44,374 46,324 2,085 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 24.47 23.96 1,010 977 41.3 50,051 50,794 2,045 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 20.19 19.54 827 798 41.0 42,372 41,500 2,099 Cooks............................................................. 14.24 13.39 563 520 39.5 29,271 27,040 2,056 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 16.19 14.97 647 599 40.0 33,665 31,138 2,080 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 13.80 13.00 543 489 39.3 28,226 25,448 2,046 Food preparation workers.......................................... 11.77 10.60 466 421 39.6 24,224 21,882 2,057 Food service, tipped.............................................. 9.01 8.00 337 320 37.4 16,652 16,640 1,848 Bartenders...................................................... 10.64 8.84 423 354 39.8 22,003 18,387 2,067 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.85 8.00 323 310 36.5 16,058 15,600 1,815 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.66 8.14 330 320 38.1 15,902 16,640 1,836 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 12.28 11.87 485 453 39.5 25,217 23,546 2,054 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 12.56 12.50 495 490 39.4 25,716 25,480 2,047 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 10.52 9.59 416 384 39.5 21,606 19,947 2,054 Dishwashers....................................................... 12.08 12.75 477 510 39.5 24,805 26,514 2,053 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 12.43 11.15 438 446 35.2 22,768 23,192 1,832 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.96 12.00 513 468 39.6 26,665 24,328 2,058 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 20.87 22.98 864 919 41.4 44,946 47,794 2,154 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 20.78 22.98 862 919 41.5 44,830 47,794 2,158 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.71 11.91 504 468 39.6 26,184 24,328 2,060 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.31 12.39 528 495 39.7 27,481 25,730 2,065 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.45 10.36 451 398 39.4 23,435 20,717 2,048 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.74 10.50 458 410 39.0 23,711 21,029 2,019 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.56 10.50 451 404 39.0 23,334 20,883 2,018 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.99 11.20 496 444 35.5 24,355 22,088 1,741 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 17.58 15.90 695 636 39.5 35,033 33,072 1,992 Gaming services workers........................................... 8.81 8.00 323 318 36.6 16,772 16,513 1,905 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 10.53 10.30 421 412 40.0 15,860 17,046 1,506 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 10.30 8.47 412 339 40.0 13,712 16,432 1,331 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 11.40 10.50 451 400 39.6 23,456 20,800 2,057 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 8.76 7.50 350 300 40.0 18,211 15,600 2,080 Concierges...................................................... 12.41 10.81 489 422 39.4 25,418 21,965 2,049 Personal and home care aides...................................... 10.72 10.50 409 407 38.2 21,292 21,154 1,986 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 17.65 17.68 687 707 38.9 35,736 36,774 2,025 Sales and related occupations....................................... 24.83 17.22 986 662 39.7 50,870 34,320 2,049 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.72 20.72 1,007 863 40.7 52,360 44,878 2,118 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 21.83 19.98 895 820 41.0 46,541 42,640 2,132 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 33.26 31.14 1,330 1,246 40.0 69,172 64,767 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 16.14 13.61 635 538 39.3 32,557 27,560 2,018 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 13.18 11.75 523 470 39.7 26,698 24,274 2,026 Cashiers...................................................... 13.21 11.75 524 470 39.7 26,751 24,336 2,026 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.54 16.32 662 653 40.0 34,398 33,944 2,080 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 16.57 16.10 663 644 40.0 34,457 33,480 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 17.26 14.24 675 554 39.1 34,657 28,496 2,008 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 22.47 13.91 892 557 39.7 46,368 28,941 2,063 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 70.65 44.39 2,826 1,776 40.0 146,944 92,337 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 34.72 35.13 1,396 1,405 40.2 72,585 73,079 2,091 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 47.06 45.90 1,885 1,836 40.1 98,003 95,468 2,083 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.58 18.04 1,111 706 40.3 57,793 36,737 2,096 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.95 18.05 747 677 39.4 38,857 35,217 2,050 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.60 17.21 741 687 39.9 38,526 35,693 2,071 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 26.22 28.65 1,059 1,111 40.4 54,976 57,606 2,097 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 14.38 14.00 575 560 40.0 29,916 29,120 2,080 Financial clerks.................................................. 18.07 17.88 722 715 40.0 37,556 37,197 2,079 Bill and account collectors..................................... 18.89 18.55 756 742 40.0 39,289 38,582 2,080 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 18.44 18.00 736 720 39.9 38,254 37,440 2,075 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.57 18.50 743 740 40.0 38,613 38,480 2,080 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.11 18.00 684 720 40.0 35,582 37,440 2,080 Procurement clerks.............................................. 14.85 16.56 594 662 40.0 30,891 34,445 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 15.48 14.57 619 583 40.0 32,202 30,299 2,080 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 20.05 20.45 802 818 40.0 41,695 42,538 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.95 16.91 718 676 40.0 37,312 35,169 2,078 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 12.54 11.22 496 449 39.5 25,769 23,338 2,055 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 16.37 15.43 650 612 39.7 33,777 31,824 2,063 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.86 16.28 674 651 40.0 35,065 33,862 2,080 Order clerks...................................................... 16.05 15.05 642 602 40.0 32,177 31,298 2,005 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.92 19.56 794 782 39.9 41,283 40,687 2,072 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 16.39 15.03 650 600 39.7 33,820 31,200 2,063 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 17.98 18.75 719 750 40.0 37,401 39,000 2,080 Couriers and messengers........................................... 13.74 13.28 550 531 40.0 28,587 27,622 2,080 Dispatchers....................................................... 20.21 18.13 808 725 40.0 42,034 37,700 2,080 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 20.28 18.11 811 724 40.0 42,180 37,669 2,080 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 24.34 23.65 974 946 40.0 50,629 49,192 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.51 13.98 580 558 40.0 30,149 29,016 2,078 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.99 15.16 596 606 39.8 31,015 31,533 2,070 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 15.30 14.98 612 599 40.0 31,820 31,158 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 24.16 23.25 957 930 39.6 49,786 48,364 2,060 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.89 25.00 994 998 39.9 51,688 51,917 2,077 Legal secretaries............................................... 31.81 32.83 1,200 1,231 37.7 62,378 64,019 1,961 Medical secretaries............................................. 18.02 17.79 706 665 39.2 36,699 34,557 2,036 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 19.49 19.85 780 794 40.0 40,536 41,282 2,080 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.78 14.00 628 559 39.8 32,647 29,058 2,069 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.59 13.72 541 549 39.8 28,131 28,542 2,070 Word processors and typists..................................... 20.55 18.81 817 752 39.7 42,475 39,125 2,067 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.62 16.56 660 640 39.7 34,309 33,280 2,065 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.45 15.14 653 604 39.7 33,945 31,429 2,064 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 14.48 10.29 577 386 39.9 22,424 12,349 1,549 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 25.87 24.96 1,032 1,000 39.9 52,487 51,230 2,029 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 36.52 34.03 1,472 1,361 40.3 73,103 64,480 2,002 Carpenters........................................................ 25.58 26.00 1,023 1,040 40.0 50,890 55,224 1,989 Construction laborers............................................. 24.30 26.14 972 1,046 40.0 45,295 45,209 1,864 Construction equipment operators.................................. 32.64 32.85 1,306 1,314 40.0 65,503 66,040 2,007 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 32.64 32.85 1,306 1,314 40.0 65,503 66,040 2,007 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 22.35 17.22 881 689 39.4 45,450 35,818 2,033 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 24.04 21.88 943 875 39.2 48,472 45,508 2,016 Electricians...................................................... 29.28 34.70 1,171 1,388 40.0 60,833 72,168 2,078 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 18.76 20.00 740 830 39.5 38,491 43,160 2,052 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 18.01 19.92 707 800 39.3 36,778 41,600 2,042 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 30.33 30.88 1,213 1,235 40.0 63,078 64,230 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 30.30 30.88 1,212 1,235 40.0 63,015 64,230 2,080 Sheet metal workers............................................... 31.44 33.33 1,258 1,333 40.0 65,397 69,326 2,080 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 29.04 32.61 1,162 1,304 40.0 59,059 62,400 2,034 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.52 23.39 980 931 40.0 50,916 48,402 2,076 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 32.03 31.23 1,281 1,249 40.0 66,622 64,948 2,080 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 17.64 15.87 703 635 39.9 36,549 33,010 2,072 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.33 30.71 1,173 1,229 40.0 60,997 63,883 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 29.33 30.71 1,173 1,229 40.0 60,997 63,883 2,080 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 24.95 26.51 998 1,060 40.0 51,812 55,141 2,077 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 27.77 29.79 1,111 1,192 40.0 57,595 58,916 2,074 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 29.88 29.01 1,195 1,160 40.0 62,157 60,341 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.87 20.47 795 819 40.0 41,326 42,584 2,080 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.87 20.47 795 819 40.0 41,326 42,584 2,080 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 27.41 27.85 1,096 1,114 40.0 57,013 57,928 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 25.60 24.25 1,024 970 40.0 53,249 50,440 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 25.63 24.25 1,025 970 40.0 53,307 50,440 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 23.86 27.45 955 1,098 40.0 47,740 54,080 2,001 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 24.65 23.98 984 959 39.9 51,149 49,878 2,075 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 26.21 25.07 1,046 1,003 39.9 54,376 52,146 2,075 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 23.81 22.65 947 906 39.8 49,247 47,112 2,068 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 23.32 23.54 933 942 40.0 48,500 48,963 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 29.69 30.11 1,188 1,204 40.0 61,756 62,618 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 29.20 30.11 1,168 1,204 40.0 60,735 62,618 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.51 19.24 740 770 40.0 38,497 40,019 2,080 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.41 13.50 496 540 40.0 25,808 28,080 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 17.11 15.00 682 600 39.9 35,402 31,034 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.87 26.47 1,097 1,031 40.8 57,065 53,608 2,124 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.33 12.32 573 493 40.0 29,816 25,615 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.91 12.32 556 493 40.0 28,924 25,615 2,080 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 14.90 15.50 596 620 40.0 30,982 32,240 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.89 13.70 595 548 40.0 30,963 28,496 2,080 Team assemblers................................................. 10.91 10.29 437 412 40.0 22,701 21,403 2,080 Bakers............................................................ 12.42 10.65 497 426 40.0 25,842 22,152 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 18.97 20.90 753 819 39.7 39,152 42,578 2,064 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 21.11 21.25 834 850 39.5 43,394 44,200 2,056 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 11.55 9.75 461 390 40.0 23,996 20,280 2,078 Food batchmakers................................................ 12.43 11.25 496 450 39.9 25,771 23,400 2,073 Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................... 9.46 9.05 378 362 40.0 19,679 18,824 2,080 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 21.32 17.31 853 692 40.0 44,354 36,005 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.51 11.79 540 472 40.0 28,106 24,523 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 26.58 27.52 1,063 1,101 40.0 55,291 57,250 2,080 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 15.70 14.79 628 592 40.0 32,659 30,763 2,080 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.43 12.83 537 513 40.0 27,927 26,686 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 19.12 17.36 765 695 40.0 39,768 36,115 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 19.11 19.36 764 774 40.0 39,744 40,269 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 19.15 16.37 766 655 40.0 39,824 34,050 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 15.89 13.09 636 524 40.0 33,048 27,227 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 19.99 19.86 795 778 39.8 41,342 40,453 2,069 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.84 16.58 712 663 39.9 37,011 34,482 2,075 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.79 10.81 421 392 39.0 21,902 20,403 2,029 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 12.54 11.94 501 478 40.0 26,073 24,835 2,080 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.10 12.15 524 486 40.0 27,256 25,272 2,080 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 14.06 13.30 562 532 40.0 29,239 27,664 2,080 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 31.63 30.39 1,215 1,190 38.4 63,185 61,868 1,998 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 31.27 31.61 1,242 1,264 39.7 64,608 65,749 2,066 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 31.33 31.61 1,241 1,264 39.6 64,517 65,749 2,059 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 19.34 17.86 741 714 38.3 38,514 37,149 1,992 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 12.79 12.52 512 501 40.0 26,606 26,042 2,080 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 16.54 15.00 662 600 40.0 34,412 31,200 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.37 16.56 682 640 39.3 35,324 32,240 2,034 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.54 11.97 537 483 39.7 27,812 24,898 2,054 Painting workers.................................................. 11.84 9.00 474 360 40.0 24,627 18,720 2,080 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 16.34 17.45 654 698 40.0 33,985 36,304 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.68 12.29 586 492 39.9 30,232 25,563 2,059 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.69 10.05 428 402 40.0 22,242 20,908 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.69 17.30 741 689 39.7 38,106 35,360 2,039 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 23.12 22.98 925 919 40.0 48,088 47,794 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 30.58 30.02 1,222 1,201 40.0 63,532 62,450 2,078 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 107.36 126.43 2,332 2,654 21.7 121,255 137,995 1,129 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 107.36 126.43 2,332 2,654 21.7 121,255 137,995 1,129 Bus drivers....................................................... 16.08 17.85 643 714 40.0 32,859 37,128 2,043 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 16.08 17.85 643 714 40.0 32,859 37,128 2,043 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 22.41 22.14 914 886 40.8 47,334 46,051 2,112 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 22.91 22.14 940 886 41.0 48,820 46,051 2,131 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 20.89 21.07 835 843 40.0 42,873 43,826 2,053 Parking lot attendants............................................ 8.74 8.00 350 320 40.0 18,180 16,640 2,080 Crane and tower operators......................................... 34.49 33.56 1,372 1,343 39.8 71,355 69,813 2,069 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 26.62 27.85 1,065 1,114 40.0 55,364 57,928 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.88 14.73 633 590 39.9 32,464 30,160 2,044 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.66 11.43 503 453 39.7 25,663 23,275 2,027 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.85 12.45 515 498 40.1 26,311 25,818 2,048 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.04 13.52 559 541 39.8 28,755 27,872 2,048 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.04 8.60 399 344 39.7 20,763 17,892 2,067 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.88 8.43 390 335 39.5 19,451 17,200 1,969 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.