RSE Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry 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........................................................... $23.91 1.6% $949 1.6% $48,992 1.6% Management occupations.............................................. 46.37 4.1 1,884 3.9 97,645 3.9 Chief executives.................................................. 107.19 34.5 4,794 35.2 249,272 35.2 General and operations managers................................... 50.17 6.3 2,046 5.5 106,366 5.5 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 49.17 6.8 2,028 6.1 105,444 6.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 49.74 3.8 2,020 4.0 105,055 4.0 Sales managers.................................................. 48.65 15.3 2,035 14.5 105,813 14.5 Public relations managers......................................... 57.76 19.7 2,267 21.0 117,910 21.0 Administrative services managers.................................. 35.66 8.5 1,440 8.5 74,790 8.5 Computer and information systems managers......................... 57.66 7.0 2,410 7.5 125,334 7.5 Financial managers................................................ 49.68 5.1 2,024 5.0 105,250 5.0 Human resources managers.......................................... 47.75 12.8 1,900 11.7 98,826 11.7 Industrial production managers.................................... 46.99 4.0 1,884 3.9 97,992 3.9 Purchasing managers............................................... 51.85 2.9 2,126 3.9 110,577 3.9 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 38.66 4.9 1,551 5.8 80,647 5.8 Construction managers............................................. 45.18 6.3 1,822 5.8 94,719 5.8 Education administrators.......................................... 29.42 6.6 1,171 6.7 56,645 6.7 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 21.73 15.6 870 15.6 41,502 15.6 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 41.92 16.4 1,678 16.4 86,963 16.4 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 35.33 9.0 1,410 9.0 72,439 9.0 Engineering managers.............................................. 61.51 3.3 2,469 3.3 128,398 3.3 Food service managers............................................. 26.08 16.6 1,129 15.0 58,713 15.0 Lodging managers.................................................. 36.57 27.0 1,534 23.7 79,787 23.7 Medical and health services managers.............................. 46.33 3.9 1,848 3.9 96,073 3.9 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 23.91 16.0 958 15.4 49,801 15.4 Social and community service managers............................. 25.91 5.5 1,043 6.1 54,116 6.1 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.45 1.9 1,348 2.1 70,078 2.1 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 34.50 6.6 1,423 8.2 74,017 8.2 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 31.31 11.1 1,257 11.1 65,376 11.1 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 36.20 9.6 1,518 11.9 78,938 11.9 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 26.37 7.3 1,038 7.3 53,991 7.3 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 26.57 7.1 1,045 7.2 54,364 7.2 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 39.07 14.8 1,587 15.8 82,549 15.8 Cost estimators................................................... 33.94 11.7 1,357 11.7 70,567 11.7 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 30.51 4.3 1,225 4.3 63,695 4.3 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 29.30 14.5 1,168 14.8 60,731 14.8 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 27.59 5.5 1,113 5.4 57,877 5.4 Training and development specialists............................ 29.12 8.6 1,178 8.9 61,267 8.9 Logisticians...................................................... 34.54 15.5 1,382 15.5 71,842 15.5 Management analysts............................................... 38.59 5.9 1,552 6.0 80,696 6.0 Meeting and convention planners................................... 27.35 7.7 1,085 7.1 56,402 7.1 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.16 3.9 1,246 3.9 64,791 3.9 Credit analysts................................................... 33.76 13.2 1,350 13.2 70,217 13.2 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 36.54 4.9 1,463 4.8 76,076 4.8 Financial analysts.............................................. 38.12 6.0 1,530 5.8 79,570 5.8 Personal financial advisors..................................... 31.52 21.4 1,261 21.4 65,569 21.4 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 35.42 10.2 1,411 10.3 73,369 10.3 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 32.51 32.5 1,302 32.6 67,709 32.6 Loan officers................................................... 32.71 32.9 1,310 33.1 68,128 33.1 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 39.52 2.6 1,606 2.6 83,503 2.6 Computer programmers.............................................. 44.22 8.0 1,753 8.3 91,133 8.3 Computer software engineers....................................... 47.53 2.7 1,971 2.7 102,506 2.7 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 45.32 4.9 1,903 3.9 98,962 3.9 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 49.76 4.8 2,039 5.3 106,003 5.3 Computer support specialists...................................... 28.20 6.8 1,138 7.3 59,143 7.3 Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.89 3.3 1,582 3.7 82,272 3.7 Database administrators........................................... 41.18 9.9 1,629 9.7 84,727 9.7 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 33.98 5.6 1,343 5.9 69,820 5.9 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 37.44 6.2 1,498 7.1 77,875 7.1 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 41.11 2.2 1,662 2.3 86,199 2.3 Architects, except naval.......................................... 34.01 3.6 1,394 3.7 72,473 3.7 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 34.42 4.4 1,413 4.8 73,466 4.8 Engineers......................................................... 46.69 3.4 1,895 3.6 98,530 3.6 Aerospace engineers............................................. 56.41 3.1 2,257 3.1 117,342 3.1 Civil engineers................................................. 39.37 5.8 1,576 5.8 81,936 5.8 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 49.23 9.1 2,057 11.1 106,944 11.1 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 45.61 7.0 1,872 6.4 97,341 6.4 Electrical engineers.......................................... 50.51 7.4 2,020 7.4 105,057 7.4 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 43.68 9.2 1,811 9.5 94,193 9.5 Environmental engineers......................................... 37.91 14.7 1,580 13.7 82,160 13.7 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 39.81 4.5 1,622 5.0 84,326 5.0 Industrial engineers.......................................... 40.97 3.6 1,668 4.3 86,762 4.3 Mechanical engineers............................................ 45.21 5.5 1,872 6.8 97,359 6.8 Nuclear engineers............................................... 45.76 .4 1,830 .4 95,174 .4 Petroleum engineers............................................. 53.77 4.8 2,151 4.8 106,069 4.8 Drafters.......................................................... 27.87 7.1 1,115 7.1 57,974 7.1 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 23.72 4.1 949 4.1 49,334 4.1 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 28.00 4.2 1,120 4.2 57,209 4.2 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians................ 30.38 4.5 1,215 4.5 63,189 4.5 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.10 2.5 1,044 2.5 54,303 2.5 Industrial engineering technicians.............................. 30.25 7.5 1,210 7.5 62,922 7.5 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 27.37 10.7 1,095 10.7 56,931 10.7 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.21 7.4 1,396 8.1 72,593 8.1 Life scientists................................................... 37.38 12.0 1,498 12.2 77,918 12.2 Biological scientists........................................... 35.61 11.1 1,429 11.3 74,309 11.3 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 35.12 18.8 1,406 18.9 73,123 18.9 Medical scientists.............................................. 39.56 30.3 1,582 30.3 82,277 30.3 Physical scientists............................................... 33.24 5.1 1,384 4.1 71,976 4.1 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 29.63 6.3 1,193 5.7 62,017 5.7 Chemists...................................................... 29.63 6.3 1,193 5.7 62,017 5.7 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 31.80 5.4 1,359 4.1 70,649 4.1 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 34.11 8.7 1,376 9.0 71,557 9.0 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 28.78 4.0 1,332 5.7 69,290 5.7 Market and survey researchers..................................... 48.20 6.7 2,081 6.9 108,201 6.9 Market research analysts........................................ 48.20 6.7 2,081 6.9 108,201 6.9 Biological technicians............................................ 23.27 8.0 926 8.1 48,128 8.1 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 25.21 18.4 1,007 18.5 52,339 18.5 Community and social services occupations........................... 21.79 6.4 857 6.4 43,890 6.4 Counselors........................................................ 18.17 12.6 701 12.6 36,238 12.6 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 12.51 10.3 475 11.6 24,705 11.6 Social workers.................................................... 25.89 8.0 1,039 8.2 53,709 8.2 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 19.37 7.5 775 7.5 39,389 7.5 Medical and public health social workers........................ 28.93 7.4 1,154 7.5 60,008 7.5 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 30.56 25.9 1,249 24.5 64,963 24.5 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 20.22 9.3 801 9.3 40,578 9.3 Social and human service assistants............................. 16.73 6.9 665 7.0 33,233 7.0 Legal occupations................................................... 53.44 15.2 2,115 16.0 109,967 16.0 Lawyers........................................................... 72.65 12.4 2,902 13.1 150,926 13.1 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 29.71 2.8 1,155 2.8 60,048 2.8 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 28.52 14.2 1,141 14.2 59,328 14.2 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 29.05 16.2 1,162 16.2 60,431 16.2 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 27.74 10.3 1,085 10.2 49,965 10.2 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 50.34 9.8 1,970 9.5 91,030 9.5 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 52.69 4.3 2,055 4.4 78,276 4.4 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 59.59 23.5 2,384 23.5 123,050 23.5 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 40.85 18.8 1,616 18.6 81,724 18.6 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 19.98 14.6 781 14.4 34,652 14.4 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 12.78 6.1 505 6.4 24,682 6.4 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 12.66 6.0 500 6.3 24,519 6.3 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.27 6.3 1,158 6.1 44,050 6.1 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 28.36 8.7 1,078 8.2 41,503 8.2 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 33.81 3.4 1,306 1.6 48,673 1.6 Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.57 7.0 1,335 7.1 54,013 7.1 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 33.57 7.0 1,335 7.1 54,013 7.1 Special education teachers...................................... 23.51 18.7 879 21.2 37,060 21.2 Librarians........................................................ 37.65 4.7 1,457 3.5 75,750 3.5 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.90 4.3 465 3.7 22,942 3.7 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 29.95 12.3 1,192 11.6 61,829 11.6 Designers......................................................... 26.77 10.2 1,059 9.5 55,094 9.5 Graphic designers............................................... 23.82 9.1 949 9.2 49,347 9.2 Interior designers.............................................. 30.04 4.3 1,151 2.1 59,866 2.1 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 42.32 8.7 1,693 8.7 88,023 8.7 Producers and directors......................................... 42.32 8.7 1,693 8.7 88,023 8.7 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 23.40 8.4 930 8.5 48,364 8.5 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 23.40 8.4 930 8.5 48,364 8.5 Public relations specialists...................................... 26.55 9.9 1,044 11.2 54,303 11.2 Writers and editors............................................... 32.54 7.5 1,260 7.5 63,564 7.5 Technical writers............................................... 38.69 4.1 1,518 4.5 78,919 4.5 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 31.33 11.7 1,317 14.1 68,462 14.1 Broadcast technicians........................................... 22.32 7.3 893 7.3 46,425 7.3 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 35.72 4.7 1,400 4.7 72,771 4.7 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 28.98 9.8 1,133 10.6 58,927 10.6 Pharmacists....................................................... 53.66 1.5 2,139 1.4 111,211 1.4 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 100.96 24.0 4,081 23.7 212,192 23.7 Physician assistants.............................................. 48.10 14.7 1,891 14.7 98,341 14.7 Registered nurses................................................. 37.76 2.7 1,465 2.7 76,181 2.7 Therapists........................................................ 39.75 6.4 1,577 6.5 81,808 6.5 Occupational therapists......................................... 42.25 10.0 1,690 10.0 87,873 10.0 Physical therapists............................................. 41.11 11.3 1,634 11.4 84,946 11.4 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 28.68 1.9 1,118 2.8 58,147 2.8 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 24.00 8.3 956 8.2 49,715 8.2 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 33.10 5.5 1,316 5.7 68,432 5.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.07 5.4 760 5.3 39,545 5.3 Dental hygienists................................................. 37.61 9.5 1,292 8.0 67,181 8.0 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 29.92 5.9 1,191 5.9 61,913 5.9 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 35.45 8.4 1,418 8.4 73,734 8.4 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 28.33 7.0 1,127 7.0 58,600 7.0 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 19.70 3.2 772 3.4 40,138 3.4 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 17.91 4.1 698 4.8 36,292 4.8 Surgical technologists.......................................... 21.74 6.0 855 5.6 44,463 5.6 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 22.44 2.4 875 3.0 45,510 3.0 Medical records and health information technicians................ 14.95 3.9 598 3.9 31,106 3.9 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 20.53 12.4 808 12.7 42,011 12.7 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 25.51 9.1 1,020 9.1 53,051 9.1 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 26.81 10.7 1,072 10.7 55,755 10.7 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.60 3.1 566 3.1 29,416 3.1 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.05 3.4 470 3.6 24,438 3.6 Home health aides............................................... 10.86 9.4 409 9.0 21,291 9.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.11 3.0 473 3.3 24,581 3.3 Psychiatric aides............................................... 12.92 8.5 517 8.5 26,878 8.5 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.29 2.8 629 2.3 32,641 2.3 Dental assistants............................................... 18.64 4.5 683 4.6 35,522 4.6 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.35 3.7 604 3.2 31,363 3.2 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.33 5.9 525 6.2 27,290 6.2 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.70 6.6 499 6.8 25,973 6.8 Security guards................................................. 12.70 6.6 499 6.8 25,973 6.8 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 12.42 6.7 472 8.4 24,538 8.4 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.30 1.5 435 1.7 22,495 1.7 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 17.95 4.5 726 4.7 37,517 4.7 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 21.46 7.5 876 7.8 44,688 7.8 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.21 4.8 695 5.1 35,991 5.1 Cooks............................................................. 12.15 1.7 473 1.9 24,583 1.9 Cooks, fast food................................................ 9.95 5.5 386 6.0 20,064 6.0 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 14.69 5.8 587 5.8 30,325 5.8 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.21 2.4 474 2.9 24,635 2.9 Cooks, short order.............................................. 11.46 8.7 447 8.5 23,233 8.5 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.52 7.7 415 7.7 21,562 7.7 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.50 2.1 315 2.5 16,061 2.5 Bartenders...................................................... 9.06 4.4 332 5.8 17,267 5.8 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.34 2.9 308 3.6 15,702 3.6 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.48 1.4 321 3.2 16,073 3.2 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.49 1.5 368 1.8 19,145 1.8 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.40 1.9 368 2.1 19,122 2.1 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.98 6.2 371 8.5 19,269 8.5 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 10.68 6.2 422 6.1 21,964 6.1 Dishwashers....................................................... 10.16 4.5 390 5.2 20,287 5.2 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 11.04 9.0 353 12.9 18,371 12.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.76 2.2 501 2.6 26,019 2.6 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.32 9.0 702 7.6 36,515 7.6 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 17.10 9.6 694 8.2 36,108 8.2 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.07 4.6 474 5.0 24,584 5.0 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.93 5.7 512 5.9 26,612 5.9 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.34 2.8 399 2.6 20,605 2.6 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 13.05 5.4 508 5.2 26,381 5.2 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.80 6.1 503 5.6 26,122 5.6 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.14 5.7 483 5.1 23,989 5.1 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 16.21 9.6 652 8.6 33,184 8.6 Gaming services workers........................................... 8.87 3.9 322 3.3 16,755 3.3 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 10.70 5.6 425 6.6 17,353 6.6 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 10.71 7.2 433 7.9 16,336 7.9 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 12.46 7.3 431 9.6 22,393 9.6 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 12.46 7.3 431 9.6 22,393 9.6 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 11.47 8.9 455 8.9 23,646 8.9 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 9.95 11.2 398 11.2 20,698 11.2 Concierges...................................................... 12.45 12.6 491 12.6 25,509 12.6 Tour and travel guides............................................ 13.74 14.6 405 23.8 9,568 23.8 Tour guides and escorts......................................... 13.74 14.6 405 23.8 9,568 23.8 Child care workers................................................ 10.38 3.1 407 2.7 20,035 2.7 Personal and home care aides...................................... 10.80 2.6 421 2.1 21,874 2.1 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 19.37 7.6 756 7.7 39,293 7.7 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 21.56 4.7 841 3.6 43,734 3.6 Sales and related occupations....................................... 22.21 2.4 883 2.3 45,787 2.3 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 23.54 7.6 972 8.4 50,556 8.4 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 21.55 8.7 895 10.0 46,532 10.0 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 30.73 7.9 1,245 7.6 64,755 7.6 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.85 5.4 584 5.6 30,198 5.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.70 3.6 461 3.4 23,853 3.4 Cashiers...................................................... 11.71 3.6 461 3.4 23,859 3.4 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.64 4.9 622 5.0 32,364 5.0 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 14.12 8.6 565 8.6 29,376 8.6 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.27 5.1 646 5.3 33,603 5.3 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.55 6.9 648 7.4 33,488 7.4 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 25.53 14.2 1,004 13.6 52,198 13.6 Insurance sales agents............................................ 42.88 21.6 1,716 21.9 89,208 21.9 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 59.03 24.5 2,361 24.5 122,773 24.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.14 7.2 1,262 7.3 65,611 7.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 39.38 6.8 1,591 6.7 82,735 6.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.82 7.6 1,128 8.0 58,679 8.0 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...................... 18.23 12.3 724 12.1 37,652 12.1 Demonstrators and product promoters............................. 18.23 12.3 724 12.1 37,652 12.1 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 48.00 26.0 1,920 26.0 99,836 26.0 Real estate sales agents........................................ 48.00 26.0 1,920 26.0 99,836 26.0 Sales engineers................................................... 35.32 26.3 1,413 26.3 73,474 26.3 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 25.09 21.8 967 22.7 50,270 22.7 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.88 1.5 711 1.5 36,930 1.5 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 25.06 2.8 1,008 3.1 52,388 3.1 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 14.18 8.4 567 8.4 29,495 8.4 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.37 1.3 692 1.2 35,984 1.2 Bill and account collectors..................................... 19.76 6.9 790 6.9 41,100 6.9 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.32 3.0 687 3.0 35,738 3.0 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.93 2.0 717 2.0 37,264 2.0 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.55 3.5 702 3.5 36,505 3.5 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.92 8.4 605 5.8 31,470 5.8 Tellers......................................................... 13.95 2.0 553 2.3 28,759 2.3 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 19.61 4.0 785 4.0 40,795 4.0 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 19.67 12.0 787 12.0 40,921 12.0 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.86 5.0 713 5.0 37,080 5.0 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.12 4.6 718 4.5 37,321 4.5 File clerks....................................................... 15.79 3.2 621 3.5 32,268 3.5 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.53 4.4 412 5.1 21,439 5.1 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 16.37 7.7 650 7.7 33,777 7.7 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 17.24 5.9 687 5.9 35,700 5.9 Order clerks...................................................... 17.46 4.2 697 4.1 35,922 4.1 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.80 2.7 786 2.6 40,879 2.6 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.70 3.0 583 2.8 30,277 2.8 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.32 9.7 653 9.7 33,940 9.7 Couriers and messengers........................................... 13.11 5.3 524 5.3 27,263 5.3 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.97 11.1 794 11.1 41,301 11.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 20.00 11.2 795 11.2 41,356 11.2 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 24.57 9.5 983 9.5 51,102 9.5 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 24.16 3.3 966 3.3 50,253 3.3 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.59 2.4 583 2.3 30,329 2.3 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.61 1.6 581 1.8 30,206 1.8 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 15.87 13.2 635 13.2 33,015 13.2 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.96 2.6 867 2.6 45,014 2.6 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.37 2.0 970 2.3 50,464 2.3 Legal secretaries............................................... 26.31 8.5 1,012 7.7 52,615 7.7 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.85 6.8 684 6.7 35,447 6.7 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.43 3.6 697 3.6 36,085 3.6 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.02 9.0 596 8.7 31,003 8.7 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.78 2.0 546 1.4 28,402 1.4 Word processors and typists..................................... 17.93 18.7 714 18.5 37,124 18.5 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.38 4.5 728 4.8 37,837 4.8 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 11.51 13.8 454 13.4 23,629 13.4 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.99 3.2 634 3.0 32,931 3.0 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 15.14 15.1 603 15.0 31,373 15.0 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 14.18 25.5 559 25.6 22,138 25.6 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 24.09 3.4 956 3.3 48,735 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 34.27 3.5 1,374 3.7 69,886 3.7 Carpenters........................................................ 24.06 4.9 957 4.9 48,743 4.9 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 26.01 6.3 1,041 6.3 50,385 6.3 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 26.01 6.3 1,041 6.3 50,385 6.3 Construction laborers............................................. 19.38 4.6 752 4.3 37,344 4.3 Construction equipment operators.................................. 23.71 7.4 943 7.3 45,689 7.3 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 25.66 10.6 1,026 10.6 50,681 10.6 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 22.40 13.2 885 12.1 45,712 12.1 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 24.07 13.3 946 12.1 48,737 12.1 Tapers.......................................................... 20.69 11.0 821 10.2 42,559 10.2 Electricians...................................................... 28.94 5.6 1,157 5.6 60,161 5.6 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 18.52 4.7 720 6.9 37,425 6.9 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 18.36 5.1 712 7.4 37,031 7.4 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 29.10 2.3 1,164 2.3 60,519 2.3 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 28.92 2.4 1,157 2.4 60,152 2.4 Roofers........................................................... 20.02 16.6 799 16.6 39,505 16.6 Sheet metal workers............................................... 36.07 16.8 1,443 16.8 75,035 16.8 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 27.84 7.6 1,113 7.6 57,285 7.6 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 16.52 3.7 661 3.7 34,181 3.7 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 15.54 2.2 622 2.2 32,083 2.2 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 15.69 11.3 628 11.3 31,998 11.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.58 3.7 944 3.7 48,943 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 29.55 6.5 1,185 6.6 61,646 6.6 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 17.29 26.4 691 26.4 35,935 26.4 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 28.01 6.1 1,120 6.1 58,260 6.1 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 28.01 6.1 1,120 6.1 58,260 6.1 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 24.80 6.5 992 6.5 51,527 6.5 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 27.77 9.1 1,111 9.1 57,595 9.1 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 29.60 5.3 1,184 5.3 61,573 5.3 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.58 5.8 819 5.8 42,583 5.8 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 17.56 6.1 703 6.1 36,532 6.1 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.99 7.4 835 7.3 43,398 7.3 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 24.20 6.0 965 6.2 50,159 6.2 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 22.08 6.5 883 6.5 45,931 6.5 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 23.10 5.8 924 5.8 48,046 5.8 Small engine mechanics............................................ 19.30 14.4 772 14.4 40,137 14.4 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 12.46 5.9 498 5.9 25,915 5.9 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 12.43 6.0 497 6.0 25,846 6.0 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 35.78 21.5 1,489 20.2 76,791 20.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.82 3.8 911 3.9 46,852 3.9 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 24.91 3.6 995 3.6 51,743 3.6 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.71 5.6 864 5.5 43,430 5.5 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 20.91 13.1 836 13.1 43,487 13.1 Line installers and repairers..................................... 29.06 3.6 1,163 3.6 60,453 3.6 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 36.79 7.0 1,472 7.0 76,523 7.0 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 26.76 6.7 1,070 6.7 55,652 6.7 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.61 6.6 625 6.6 32,359 6.6 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.97 7.6 479 7.6 24,731 7.6 Production occupations.............................................. 16.58 1.9 658 2.1 34,054 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.45 5.4 1,078 6.0 56,077 6.0 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.82 6.8 549 7.2 28,570 7.2 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.77 7.2 546 7.8 28,386 7.8 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 13.60 14.7 544 14.7 28,280 14.7 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.99 3.5 554 3.5 28,833 3.5 Team assemblers................................................. 10.50 6.7 420 6.7 21,837 6.7 Bakers............................................................ 11.79 3.7 449 4.3 23,371 4.3 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 16.75 9.1 667 9.1 34,677 9.1 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 17.28 10.0 687 10.0 35,742 10.0 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 12.30 6.9 491 6.9 25,465 6.9 Food batchmakers................................................ 12.87 8.8 514 8.8 26,511 8.8 Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................... 9.46 4.3 378 4.3 19,679 4.3 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 20.29 12.9 812 12.9 42,200 12.9 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 19.94 14.4 798 14.4 41,471 14.4 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 16.12 10.6 645 10.6 33,533 10.6 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.16 9.7 606 9.7 31,526 9.7 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 17.25 9.2 690 9.2 35,876 9.2 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 12.08 7.7 483 7.7 25,130 7.7 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 13.67 11.1 547 11.1 28,436 11.1 Machinists........................................................ 24.53 3.4 981 3.4 51,017 3.4 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 14.61 13.5 547 18.5 28,432 18.5 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.05 19.0 513 25.1 26,670 25.1 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.80 3.9 552 3.9 28,708 3.9 Tool and die makers............................................... 24.40 5.9 976 5.9 50,742 5.9 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 19.76 4.6 790 4.6 41,099 4.6 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 20.17 5.1 807 5.1 41,957 5.1 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 17.91 15.0 717 15.0 37,260 15.0 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 16.07 6.6 643 6.6 33,416 6.6 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 18.37 15.4 735 15.4 38,207 15.4 Printers.......................................................... 18.99 6.6 757 6.8 39,371 6.8 Job printers.................................................... 18.25 14.2 721 13.6 37,498 13.6 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 25.09 8.5 1,004 8.5 52,191 8.5 Printing machine operators...................................... 16.59 4.3 663 4.3 34,434 4.3 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.61 5.8 379 5.7 19,730 5.7 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 8.68 6.7 336 7.5 17,491 7.5 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers.................................. 13.74 19.7 545 19.6 28,354 19.6 Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers......................... 13.74 19.7 545 19.6 28,354 19.6 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 10.47 5.9 419 5.9 21,786 5.9 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders......... 10.47 5.9 419 5.9 21,786 5.9 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 15.20 29.6 608 29.6 31,622 29.6 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 13.96 3.5 559 3.5 29,045 3.5 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 12.07 7.4 483 7.4 25,048 7.4 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 12.77 7.4 511 7.4 26,456 7.4 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 11.04 10.0 442 10.0 22,971 10.0 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 31.63 4.4 1,215 3.3 63,185 3.3 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 30.82 2.7 1,027 16.7 53,399 16.7 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 31.33 3.6 1,241 4.1 64,517 4.1 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 18.43 10.1 715 9.5 37,188 9.5 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 19.19 12.7 761 12.0 39,559 12.0 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 15.96 10.3 638 10.3 31,533 10.3 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 12.88 7.1 515 7.1 26,782 7.1 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.06 12.6 642 12.6 30,698 12.6 Cutting workers................................................... 13.23 11.9 502 7.5 24,556 7.5 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 13.35 12.7 505 7.8 25,433 7.8 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 16.54 17.0 662 17.0 34,412 17.0 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.59 2.9 652 3.6 33,310 3.6 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.58 9.8 540 9.4 27,726 9.4 Painting workers.................................................. 14.28 17.0 570 17.0 29,647 17.0 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 12.64 11.5 503 11.7 26,176 11.7 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 21.18 8.8 847 8.8 44,057 8.8 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators..... 22.02 8.5 834 7.2 43,381 7.2 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 16.12 11.4 645 11.4 33,537 11.4 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.29 8.5 567 8.3 29,363 8.3 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.13 4.1 405 4.2 21,061 4.2 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.41 3.0 649 3.1 33,310 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 21.32 9.5 853 9.5 44,341 9.5 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 28.39 7.1 1,135 7.0 59,000 7.0 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 105.84 15.7 2,316 10.8 120,441 10.8 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 107.36 15.5 2,332 10.7 121,255 10.7 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.47 3.6 604 3.4 30,363 3.4 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 15.57 3.6 607 3.5 31,249 3.5 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.97 2.7 763 3.4 39,410 3.4 Driver/sales workers............................................ 18.36 15.2 734 15.2 38,188 15.2 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.48 2.4 827 3.6 42,651 3.6 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.09 5.7 643 5.8 33,292 5.8 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 10.85 14.2 423 14.9 22,011 14.9 Parking lot attendants............................................ 9.37 8.8 375 8.8 19,493 8.8 Service station attendants........................................ 8.45 3.0 335 2.7 17,421 2.7 Crane and tower operators......................................... 34.49 3.1 1,372 3.5 71,355 3.5 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 23.95 8.2 958 8.2 49,824 8.2 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 23.02 9.0 921 9.0 47,878 9.0 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.25 3.2 609 3.2 31,336 3.2 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.29 2.0 485 1.9 24,596 1.9 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.69 2.3 453 3.5 23,427 3.5 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.28 1.9 527 2.0 26,714 2.0 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.33 10.7 411 10.4 21,366 10.4 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.12 4.7 400 4.4 19,856 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.