RSE Table 13 Full-time(1) State and local government 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........................................................... $23.14 1.0% $912 0.9% $43,463 0.9% Management occupations.............................................. 38.94 3.4 1,546 3.2 77,565 3.2 Chief executives.................................................. 54.02 27.9 2,392 20.2 124,362 20.2 General and operations managers................................... 38.92 9.5 1,599 11.0 83,142 11.0 Legislators....................................................... 37.12 35.5 1,177 43.7 61,210 43.7 Administrative services managers.................................. 23.96 6.9 938 7.2 48,801 7.2 Computer and information systems managers......................... 39.81 7.2 1,586 6.8 82,459 6.8 Financial managers................................................ 42.30 8.0 1,688 8.4 87,329 8.4 Human resources managers.......................................... 34.20 10.2 1,393 10.8 68,484 10.8 Construction managers............................................. 31.58 14.7 1,266 14.7 65,838 14.7 Education administrators.......................................... 40.72 5.7 1,598 5.6 76,337 5.6 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.07 6.7 1,674 7.4 77,444 7.4 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 36.80 12.2 1,474 12.6 74,640 12.6 Medical and health services managers.............................. 52.45 19.5 2,140 21.9 111,281 21.9 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 21.99 18.5 877 18.2 45,578 18.2 Social and community service managers............................. 33.85 5.6 1,343 5.8 69,855 5.8 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 22.54 3.9 900 3.8 46,713 3.8 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.38 8.7 1,015 8.7 52,781 8.7 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.38 8.7 1,015 8.7 52,781 8.7 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 20.53 10.4 818 10.3 42,550 10.3 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 22.99 4.9 918 4.9 47,741 4.9 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 19.12 6.9 763 6.9 39,698 6.9 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 25.59 10.8 1,015 10.3 52,754 10.3 Training and development specialists............................ 24.49 8.9 987 8.8 51,302 8.8 Management analysts............................................... 23.06 7.7 923 7.7 47,971 7.7 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.80 7.3 908 7.2 46,922 7.2 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 21.09 6.8 846 7.2 44,016 7.2 Budget analysts................................................... 25.55 4.5 1,022 4.5 52,874 4.5 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 16.05 5.7 642 5.7 33,381 5.7 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 16.15 5.8 646 5.8 33,584 5.8 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 25.92 2.5 1,026 2.4 53,099 2.4 Computer programmers.............................................. 27.41 9.7 1,096 9.7 57,013 9.7 Computer software engineers....................................... 32.74 7.6 1,310 7.6 68,102 7.6 Computer support specialists...................................... 22.00 5.4 880 5.4 45,768 5.4 Computer systems analysts......................................... 26.67 9.7 1,047 8.5 54,166 8.5 Database administrators........................................... 26.87 11.2 1,065 10.9 55,373 10.9 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 32.40 9.2 1,266 8.9 63,973 8.9 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 25.33 14.0 1,010 13.8 52,509 13.8 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 27.81 2.1 1,110 2.2 57,715 2.2 Engineers......................................................... 30.76 4.7 1,228 4.8 63,832 4.8 Civil engineers................................................. 32.50 4.7 1,287 4.4 66,944 4.4 Environmental engineers......................................... 30.78 7.6 1,248 8.9 64,873 8.9 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 22.70 8.4 908 8.4 47,221 8.4 Civil engineering technicians................................... 19.98 5.7 799 5.7 41,552 5.7 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 20.95 10.5 830 10.8 43,145 10.8 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.02 3.5 1,046 3.7 52,603 3.7 Life scientists................................................... 25.63 8.3 1,003 8.7 52,159 8.7 Physical scientists............................................... 26.11 6.3 1,074 7.4 54,933 7.4 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 26.06 6.3 1,090 8.5 55,360 8.5 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 26.01 7.2 1,068 9.0 55,539 9.0 Psychologists..................................................... 34.43 8.8 1,310 9.7 58,383 9.7 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 34.43 8.8 1,310 9.7 58,383 9.7 Urban and regional planners....................................... 25.83 7.1 1,066 6.2 55,408 6.2 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 19.59 10.0 783 10.0 40,739 10.0 Community and social services occupations........................... 22.51 3.4 883 3.4 43,499 3.4 Counselors........................................................ 26.72 5.4 1,038 5.0 48,293 5.0 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 31.66 5.3 1,216 5.3 51,915 5.3 Mental health counselors........................................ 20.50 1.2 820 1.2 42,631 1.2 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 21.63 9.1 854 9.5 44,418 9.5 Social workers.................................................... 22.42 3.5 883 3.7 44,187 3.7 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 26.48 5.2 1,054 5.3 49,519 5.3 Medical and public health social workers........................ 20.25 7.0 790 6.0 41,054 6.0 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 19.94 5.9 777 5.6 40,419 5.6 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.54 3.6 692 3.9 35,989 3.9 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 18.93 3.4 757 3.4 39,341 3.4 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.12 3.1 584 3.0 30,386 3.0 Legal occupations................................................... 31.59 7.8 1,280 8.8 66,571 8.8 Lawyers........................................................... 36.35 5.0 1,490 6.2 77,506 6.2 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 32.30 26.6 1,292 26.6 67,186 26.6 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 19.66 15.9 786 15.9 40,894 15.9 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.58 1.7 1,162 1.7 47,109 1.7 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 42.36 2.5 1,712 2.8 73,100 2.8 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 51.76 6.0 2,091 6.2 85,695 6.2 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 45.18 16.7 1,823 16.3 70,920 16.3 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 39.34 8.2 1,602 6.9 62,139 6.9 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 42.96 8.5 1,696 8.7 74,560 8.7 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 42.49 9.7 1,676 9.9 72,295 9.9 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 44.00 12.1 1,760 12.1 72,546 12.1 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 48.21 5.6 2,101 6.3 85,917 6.3 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 36.76 8.1 1,382 7.4 63,325 7.4 Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary............... 36.35 11.4 1,315 7.6 56,082 7.6 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary........... 37.92 9.6 1,622 12.0 70,824 12.0 Education teachers, postsecondary............................. 37.92 9.6 1,622 12.0 70,824 12.0 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 43.25 9.8 1,696 9.8 68,546 9.8 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 39.09 6.0 1,549 5.9 68,136 5.9 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.26 1.6 1,214 1.6 48,493 1.6 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 32.33 3.4 1,232 3.2 49,058 3.2 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 32.23 9.0 1,207 9.2 48,742 9.2 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 32.34 3.5 1,236 3.1 49,112 3.1 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 31.78 1.7 1,194 1.7 47,525 1.7 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.65 1.8 1,188 1.7 47,290 1.7 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 32.23 2.4 1,219 2.7 48,377 2.7 Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.44 2.7 1,259 2.7 50,621 2.7 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 33.55 3.1 1,263 3.1 50,326 3.1 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 32.64 2.3 1,228 2.9 52,791 2.9 Special education teachers...................................... 32.37 2.9 1,219 2.8 49,138 2.8 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 33.38 3.8 1,255 2.6 50,752 2.6 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 30.91 7.2 1,158 7.2 46,725 7.2 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 30.99 6.8 1,171 7.1 46,974 7.1 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 28.99 6.1 1,096 6.8 44,998 6.8 Librarians........................................................ 32.02 6.6 1,223 5.7 56,901 5.7 Library technicians............................................... 14.61 3.8 575 3.3 29,906 3.3 Instructional coordinators........................................ 33.58 5.2 1,278 4.6 55,074 4.6 Teacher assistants................................................ 13.26 1.4 494 1.5 19,411 1.5 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.51 6.5 791 6.3 41,140 6.3 Public relations specialists...................................... 25.24 6.9 1,010 6.9 52,501 6.9 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.43 4.5 927 4.7 47,392 4.7 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 17.96 8.7 719 8.7 37,363 8.7 Registered nurses................................................. 28.77 5.9 1,102 6.3 55,823 6.3 Therapists........................................................ 28.35 6.3 1,107 5.4 53,898 5.4 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 33.96 10.5 1,269 8.5 56,570 8.5 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.71 3.7 996 4.4 51,784 4.4 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.58 5.1 1,020 5.1 53,021 5.1 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 14.86 9.0 698 7.7 36,280 7.7 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.99 6.2 558 6.2 29,018 6.2 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.60 14.6 624 14.6 32,444 14.6 Psychiatric technicians......................................... 12.43 3.0 497 3.0 25,845 3.0 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.33 5.6 645 5.4 32,850 5.4 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.17 7.5 633 8.6 32,921 8.6 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 20.07 9.7 788 9.5 40,960 9.5 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 20.07 9.7 788 9.5 40,960 9.5 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.74 3.1 465 3.2 24,043 3.2 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.94 1.7 432 2.0 22,469 2.0 Home health aides............................................... 10.61 9.0 424 9.0 22,061 9.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.84 2.1 423 2.9 21,979 2.9 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.46 7.7 538 7.7 27,435 7.7 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.04 6.6 522 6.6 27,120 6.6 Protective service occupations...................................... 21.11 2.1 895 2.4 46,433 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 32.58 3.8 1,320 3.4 68,645 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 21.95 14.5 915 13.3 47,573 13.3 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 34.88 2.1 1,405 2.2 73,041 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 26.69 9.4 1,329 9.1 69,113 9.1 Fire fighters..................................................... 18.30 2.3 937 1.9 48,724 1.9 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 16.46 3.0 667 3.1 34,682 3.1 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 16.46 3.0 667 3.1 34,682 3.1 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.64 7.5 927 6.7 48,184 6.7 Police officers................................................... 22.65 2.6 916 2.6 47,633 2.6 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 22.65 2.6 916 2.6 47,633 2.6 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 13.05 3.3 517 3.2 26,279 3.2 Security guards................................................. 13.05 3.3 517 3.2 26,279 3.2 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 16.29 6.9 624 8.7 28,200 8.7 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 16.02 8.0 641 8.0 23,334 8.0 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.40 3.7 475 5.5 19,968 5.5 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 17.25 8.3 654 6.9 27,556 6.9 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.25 8.3 654 6.9 27,556 6.9 Cooks............................................................. 12.73 4.2 445 8.0 18,773 8.0 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.62 4.1 441 8.0 18,574 8.0 Food service, tipped.............................................. 11.32 4.8 395 7.8 15,746 7.8 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 11.32 4.8 395 7.8 15,746 7.8 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 11.34 11.7 363 9.2 14,496 9.2 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 12.70 9.5 397 7.5 16,049 7.5 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.46 1.9 493 1.9 25,116 1.9 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.28 7.2 691 7.2 35,690 7.2 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.91 8.3 676 8.3 34,870 8.3 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 18.58 7.1 743 7.1 38,649 7.1 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.75 1.9 463 1.8 23,412 1.8 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.86 1.9 466 1.8 23,530 1.8 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.73 5.1 429 5.1 22,317 5.1 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.85 2.2 514 2.2 26,724 2.2 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.87 2.4 515 2.4 26,757 2.4 Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.06 8.3 581 8.7 26,763 8.7 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 15.64 9.3 626 9.3 27,059 9.3 Child care workers................................................ 13.13 7.8 501 9.0 24,512 9.0 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 17.02 9.7 676 9.6 30,535 9.6 Recreation workers.............................................. 17.09 10.7 679 10.6 30,168 10.6 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.07 9.5 723 9.5 37,576 9.5 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.47 5.3 579 5.3 30,100 5.3 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 14.62 5.5 585 5.5 30,415 5.5 Cashiers...................................................... 14.62 5.5 585 5.5 30,415 5.5 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.02 1.6 633 1.6 32,410 1.6 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.08 6.5 753 6.7 39,145 6.7 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.79 2.5 664 2.5 34,465 2.5 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.95 7.6 598 7.6 31,088 7.6 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.97 3.1 669 3.2 34,734 3.2 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.48 9.4 699 9.4 35,947 9.4 Procurement clerks.............................................. 18.00 8.8 713 8.2 37,097 8.2 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 16.16 3.4 641 3.4 33,338 3.4 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.99 4.9 597 5.1 31,025 5.1 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 16.42 6.6 652 6.6 33,912 6.6 File clerks....................................................... 13.60 10.1 535 11.0 26,378 11.0 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 13.73 6.4 527 6.9 25,128 6.9 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 15.24 6.4 608 6.5 31,632 6.5 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.47 6.6 539 6.6 28,005 6.6 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.44 4.0 619 4.1 32,212 4.1 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 15.45 4.2 620 4.3 32,244 4.3 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 13.15 12.3 526 12.3 27,349 12.3 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.20 2.8 680 2.8 34,808 2.8 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.72 5.9 741 6.0 38,468 6.0 Legal secretaries............................................... 15.00 4.7 600 4.7 31,200 4.7 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.03 10.2 587 11.5 30,540 11.5 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.95 2.6 630 2.5 31,628 2.5 Computer operators................................................ 17.43 7.0 697 7.0 36,225 7.0 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.43 8.0 585 5.4 27,961 5.4 Data entry keyers............................................... 15.99 9.4 599 4.6 28,351 4.6 Word processors and typists..................................... 14.27 16.5 556 16.6 27,095 16.6 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.43 4.1 568 4.1 28,721 4.1 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.54 2.7 740 2.7 38,469 2.7 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.59 6.4 980 6.5 50,984 6.5 Construction laborers............................................. 12.39 6.0 496 6.0 25,766 6.0 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.64 5.9 625 5.9 32,522 5.9 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.94 7.1 637 7.1 33,149 7.1 Electricians...................................................... 22.71 4.3 908 4.3 47,233 4.3 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.64 7.6 821 7.2 42,705 7.2 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 21.62 7.6 860 7.3 44,701 7.3 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 22.77 3.6 903 3.5 46,966 3.5 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 14.09 2.0 564 2.0 29,317 2.0 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners..................... 16.29 10.6 652 10.6 33,892 10.6 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.64 2.6 743 2.5 38,599 2.5 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 22.91 6.8 917 5.7 47,702 5.7 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 20.67 12.0 827 12.0 42,992 12.0 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 16.82 5.7 672 5.7 34,724 5.7 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 16.78 6.5 670 6.5 34,838 6.5 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.87 17.4 755 17.4 39,251 17.4 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 17.51 9.8 701 9.8 36,431 9.8 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 17.51 9.8 701 9.8 36,431 9.8 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.44 4.0 692 4.0 35,908 4.0 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.29 4.3 687 4.4 35,609 4.4 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.39 8.6 696 8.6 36,167 8.6 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 13.78 8.7 551 8.7 28,662 8.7 Production occupations.............................................. 17.88 4.2 713 4.1 37,055 4.1 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 20.12 6.6 805 6.6 41,855 6.6 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 17.49 4.8 696 4.6 36,166 4.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.87 1.9 569 2.4 25,396 2.4 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.74 3.9 507 3.0 20,059 3.0 Bus drivers, school............................................. 15.34 7.0 482 6.2 18,591 6.2 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.50 4.5 660 4.5 34,324 4.5 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.79 4.7 671 4.7 34,918 4.7 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.62 6.1 505 6.1 26,249 6.1 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.52 6.1 501 6.1 26,042 6.1 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 13.66 4.8 546 4.8 28,415 4.8 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.