RSE Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $19.04 2.0% $755 2.1% $38,625 2.1% Management occupations.............................................. 35.59 4.7 1,479 4.5 76,716 4.5 General and operations managers................................... 36.09 5.4 1,553 5.7 80,745 5.7 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 43.69 10.7 1,874 10.3 97,433 10.3 Marketing managers.............................................. 44.57 16.7 1,754 17.0 91,229 17.0 Sales managers.................................................. 43.16 12.9 1,957 12.4 101,743 12.4 Public relations managers......................................... 32.85 5.5 1,298 6.2 67,517 6.2 Administrative services managers.................................. 30.01 7.1 1,196 7.1 62,207 7.1 Computer and information systems managers......................... 48.60 15.6 1,940 15.6 100,890 15.6 Financial managers................................................ 34.08 8.0 1,421 8.2 73,877 8.2 Human resources managers.......................................... 26.29 12.2 1,067 13.3 55,498 13.3 Industrial production managers.................................... 32.07 6.9 1,308 7.2 68,020 7.2 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 23.51 13.3 983 13.3 51,097 13.3 Construction managers............................................. 39.81 12.8 1,601 12.2 82,001 12.2 Education administrators.......................................... 29.54 13.3 1,199 13.1 57,869 13.1 Engineering managers.............................................. 44.46 9.4 1,881 13.6 97,814 13.6 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 25.66 21.7 1,026 21.7 53,373 21.7 Social and community service managers............................. 23.71 7.4 932 7.7 48,458 7.7 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.96 4.7 1,143 4.8 59,398 4.8 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 28.15 8.4 1,139 8.9 59,240 8.9 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 26.29 10.4 1,052 10.4 54,687 10.4 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 27.74 9.7 1,102 9.3 57,328 9.3 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 27.74 9.7 1,102 9.3 57,328 9.3 Cost estimators................................................... 24.94 11.0 1,002 11.1 52,124 11.1 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.24 7.6 1,034 8.4 53,785 8.4 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.61 5.6 1,148 6.3 59,716 6.3 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 32.64 21.3 1,378 9.4 71,670 9.4 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 28.24 22.4 1,136 22.6 59,069 22.6 Loan officers................................................... 28.26 22.5 1,137 22.6 59,128 22.6 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.41 3.8 1,139 3.8 59,230 3.8 Computer software engineers....................................... 37.64 7.1 1,535 7.6 79,803 7.6 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 38.61 9.9 1,544 9.9 80,299 9.9 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 36.88 11.9 1,527 12.9 79,393 12.9 Computer support specialists...................................... 21.47 8.1 856 8.0 44,532 8.0 Computer systems analysts......................................... 33.24 5.8 1,330 5.8 69,139 5.8 Database administrators........................................... 34.61 12.0 1,418 11.0 73,754 11.0 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 25.80 4.9 1,032 4.9 53,679 4.9 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 25.87 14.9 1,064 15.2 55,351 15.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 29.38 2.8 1,205 3.2 62,660 3.2 Architects, except naval.......................................... 30.04 7.3 1,289 11.6 67,005 11.6 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 29.14 7.6 1,247 12.0 64,835 12.0 Engineers......................................................... 33.28 3.4 1,373 3.7 71,385 3.7 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 31.07 6.1 1,260 5.1 65,515 5.1 Electrical engineers.......................................... 26.69 8.0 1,068 8.0 55,511 8.0 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 34.19 3.0 1,400 2.6 72,814 2.6 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 31.52 5.9 1,369 8.5 71,212 8.5 Industrial engineers.......................................... 31.52 5.9 1,369 8.5 71,212 8.5 Mechanical engineers............................................ 34.02 6.2 1,394 7.2 72,469 7.2 Drafters.......................................................... 23.39 11.9 936 11.9 48,651 11.9 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 25.69 16.1 1,028 16.1 53,437 16.1 Mechanical drafters............................................. 21.87 9.8 875 9.8 45,490 9.8 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.77 5.5 954 5.5 49,587 5.5 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 25.11 7.0 1,004 7.0 52,221 7.0 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 25.54 7.0 1,022 7.0 53,124 7.0 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.18 6.9 1,125 7.1 58,104 7.1 Physical scientists............................................... 33.04 9.0 1,322 9.0 68,724 9.0 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 35.18 9.6 1,407 9.6 73,180 9.6 Chemists...................................................... 35.36 9.8 1,414 9.8 73,550 9.8 Chemical technicians.............................................. 22.59 9.1 904 9.1 46,984 9.1 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.49 3.9 700 4.0 36,093 4.0 Counselors........................................................ 16.92 4.5 690 5.4 35,866 5.4 Social workers.................................................... 18.69 7.5 746 7.5 37,749 7.5 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 15.27 6.4 611 6.4 28,247 6.4 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.80 9.0 667 8.9 34,674 8.9 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.76 10.7 563 13.0 29,254 13.0 Legal occupations................................................... 39.42 14.1 1,682 12.6 87,486 12.6 Lawyers........................................................... 43.57 14.7 1,868 12.7 97,114 12.7 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 16.97 9.3 651 8.6 29,185 8.6 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.60 11.4 808 10.0 34,092 10.0 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 11.91 6.8 476 6.8 22,943 6.8 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 11.72 6.8 469 6.8 22,737 6.8 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 26.90 4.4 946 4.0 36,593 4.0 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.38 5.4 955 5.1 37,378 5.1 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.21 4.0 437 3.3 20,743 3.3 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 17.76 9.6 704 9.5 36,327 9.5 Designers......................................................... 18.48 5.4 734 5.6 38,180 5.6 Graphic designers............................................... 20.10 7.7 804 7.7 41,808 7.7 Writers and editors............................................... 26.74 27.0 1,017 29.5 52,903 29.5 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 42.10 14.6 1,640 14.8 85,296 14.8 Pharmacists....................................................... 53.81 2.2 2,094 1.9 108,876 1.9 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 154.24 16.1 6,183 15.9 321,514 15.9 Registered nurses................................................. 30.18 5.9 1,203 6.4 62,550 6.4 Therapists........................................................ 29.00 7.2 1,132 8.3 58,841 8.3 Dental hygienists................................................. 31.44 3.9 1,022 5.8 53,156 5.8 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.17 10.5 547 12.3 28,429 12.3 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 12.68 9.4 485 12.2 25,227 12.2 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.40 6.0 741 5.3 38,557 5.3 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 15.37 16.7 615 16.7 31,977 16.7 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.44 4.1 482 3.7 25,089 3.7 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.23 7.0 448 7.2 23,275 7.2 Home health aides............................................... 10.25 4.0 410 4.0 21,326 4.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.55 8.9 460 9.2 23,899 9.2 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.50 6.7 511 5.2 26,587 5.2 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.98 7.7 578 6.7 30,064 6.7 Protective service occupations...................................... 8.55 8.1 341 7.6 12,520 7.6 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.67 7.0 342 6.6 17,792 6.6 Security guards................................................. 8.67 7.0 342 6.6 17,792 6.6 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.85 3.8 326 4.3 16,618 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.09 5.1 574 5.3 28,752 5.3 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.38 5.2 599 4.8 30,796 4.8 Cooks............................................................. 10.35 3.4 387 4.0 19,649 4.0 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.41 7.6 375 9.4 18,260 9.4 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.73 3.8 404 3.7 20,662 3.7 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.34 4.1 300 5.7 15,623 5.7 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.91 6.9 170 6.6 8,777 6.6 Bartenders...................................................... 7.02 10.6 242 7.5 12,602 7.5 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.49 6.8 120 8.8 6,123 8.8 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.85 7.1 299 8.0 15,554 8.0 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.01 3.0 334 3.3 16,851 3.3 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.08 3.3 334 3.6 16,807 3.6 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.41 5.1 332 5.5 17,278 5.5 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.34 3.2 322 4.0 16,648 4.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.24 5.4 469 5.8 22,153 5.8 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 18.94 7.5 772 7.0 39,490 7.0 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 18.27 13.6 734 12.6 37,401 12.6 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 19.44 8.1 801 7.4 41,056 7.4 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.41 4.8 386 3.9 19,528 3.9 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.48 3.4 405 3.7 20,420 3.7 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.23 13.8 343 10.0 17,579 10.0 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 13.70 6.0 551 6.3 22,179 6.3 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 13.15 6.1 530 6.4 20,722 6.4 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.20 7.2 465 7.4 21,967 7.4 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 14.14 6.2 548 9.1 28,497 9.1 Child care workers................................................ 9.31 3.4 360 4.8 18,706 4.8 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 18.60 26.0 718 26.5 18,655 26.5 Recreation workers.............................................. 18.43 28.8 739 28.0 18,117 28.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.37 3.3 825 3.5 42,333 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 21.73 7.4 897 7.0 46,578 7.0 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 20.12 10.4 834 9.8 43,272 9.8 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 29.51 13.5 1,195 13.4 62,155 13.4 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.93 6.4 558 6.7 28,203 6.7 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.64 2.7 375 3.0 17,743 3.0 Cashiers...................................................... 9.54 2.7 373 3.1 17,631 3.1 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 14.42 8.6 586 9.5 30,247 9.5 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.35 16.5 503 18.4 25,649 18.4 Parts salespersons............................................ 15.43 9.6 625 10.3 32,521 10.3 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.90 7.9 644 8.2 33,489 8.2 Insurance sales agents............................................ 22.37 11.1 890 11.1 46,270 11.1 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 41.50 14.3 1,812 16.4 94,243 16.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 28.53 10.3 1,156 10.4 59,722 10.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 38.28 19.6 1,531 19.6 79,629 19.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 24.73 4.4 1,007 4.0 51,898 4.0 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 15.59 16.5 635 16.9 33,043 16.9 Real estate sales agents........................................ 15.56 20.0 622 20.0 32,368 20.0 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 17.89 10.1 717 9.6 36,797 9.6 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.25 1.6 598 1.7 31,070 1.7 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.28 4.2 851 4.0 44,253 4.0 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.93 2.8 584 2.8 30,377 2.8 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.60 5.2 572 5.4 29,137 5.4 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.28 6.0 656 8.0 34,115 8.0 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.35 1.8 637 2.1 33,127 2.1 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 18.61 5.8 744 5.8 38,712 5.8 Procurement clerks.............................................. 14.54 8.5 563 11.6 29,260 11.6 Tellers......................................................... 11.62 3.7 462 3.7 24,048 3.7 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 17.00 18.9 673 19.3 34,986 19.3 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.78 4.9 625 4.8 32,489 4.8 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.66 5.8 363 5.0 18,871 5.0 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 17.97 5.1 716 5.2 37,229 5.2 New accounts clerks............................................... 15.68 12.4 625 12.6 32,474 12.6 Order clerks...................................................... 16.31 4.4 637 5.1 33,084 5.1 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.69 1.7 493 1.8 25,574 1.8 Dispatchers....................................................... 18.31 6.9 749 7.3 38,928 7.3 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 18.31 6.9 749 7.3 38,928 7.3 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.26 8.5 726 9.3 37,580 9.3 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.71 3.7 589 3.8 30,647 3.8 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.72 8.1 447 10.1 23,236 10.1 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 12.86 4.1 514 4.1 26,751 4.1 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.67 3.6 656 3.8 34,023 3.8 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.39 4.8 802 5.3 41,543 5.3 Legal secretaries............................................... 15.58 10.0 617 9.5 32,094 9.5 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.61 7.3 594 6.9 30,865 6.9 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.88 2.8 591 2.8 30,626 2.8 Computer operators................................................ 17.47 9.7 699 9.7 36,330 9.7 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.46 4.2 491 4.1 25,508 4.1 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.49 4.7 490 4.6 25,496 4.6 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.68 6.0 661 5.7 34,360 5.7 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.36 4.0 558 4.1 28,936 4.1 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 11.90 8.4 486 8.6 17,155 8.6 Miscellaneous agricultural workers................................ 10.69 7.7 431 7.0 14,406 7.0 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.73 6.4 852 6.6 42,624 6.6 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 31.79 10.9 1,273 10.9 65,757 10.9 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 28.29 7.8 1,106 8.4 54,713 8.4 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 28.29 7.8 1,106 8.4 54,713 8.4 Carpenters........................................................ 20.76 12.6 827 12.3 40,790 12.3 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers.................. 21.31 10.0 843 10.8 43,812 10.8 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 21.84 10.2 864 10.8 41,567 10.8 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 21.84 10.2 864 10.8 41,567 10.8 Construction laborers............................................. 19.95 13.4 789 13.5 38,162 13.5 Construction equipment operators.................................. 21.06 19.6 801 18.2 36,997 18.2 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 20.67 21.3 794 20.0 37,266 20.0 Electricians...................................................... 23.56 8.9 942 8.9 49,003 8.9 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 15.63 7.5 625 7.5 32,518 7.5 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 15.63 7.5 625 7.5 32,518 7.5 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 21.48 9.7 854 9.6 44,428 9.6 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 21.50 9.7 855 9.7 44,470 9.7 Roofers........................................................... 20.37 9.0 698 8.6 35,884 8.6 Sheet metal workers............................................... 23.03 10.7 854 11.7 44,397 11.7 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 15.45 3.3 600 4.9 30,301 4.9 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 14.14 8.0 566 8.0 29,418 8.0 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 16.76 10.2 671 10.2 33,447 10.2 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.66 3.8 784 4.0 40,514 4.0 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 25.85 5.4 1,085 5.1 55,824 5.1 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 15.19 7.2 608 7.2 31,593 7.2 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 32.01 .8 1,281 .8 66,590 .8 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 32.01 .8 1,281 .8 66,590 .8 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 18.90 5.2 756 5.2 39,313 5.2 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 22.96 10.8 918 10.8 47,755 10.8 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.92 9.0 719 9.0 37,392 9.0 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 21.14 12.3 831 13.1 43,226 13.1 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.14 9.6 691 9.6 35,941 9.6 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.84 4.4 775 4.2 39,990 4.2 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 19.51 5.9 782 5.9 40,647 5.9 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 19.77 6.6 791 6.6 41,123 6.6 Small engine mechanics............................................ 15.25 11.5 610 11.5 31,712 11.5 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 18.65 8.6 710 6.2 36,929 6.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.03 10.2 794 10.5 41,284 10.5 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.63 7.8 865 7.8 44,985 7.8 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.48 6.4 649 7.0 33,729 7.0 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 19.48 13.0 779 13.0 40,443 13.0 Line installers and repairers..................................... 23.94 16.2 958 16.2 48,524 16.2 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 31.29 3.8 1,252 3.8 65,090 3.8 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 22.24 20.0 890 20.0 44,807 20.0 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.99 8.2 600 8.2 29,935 8.2 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 10.93 3.9 437 3.9 21,648 3.9 Production occupations.............................................. 15.27 2.6 608 2.7 31,598 2.7 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 23.98 4.3 1,000 4.0 52,017 4.0 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.03 8.3 561 8.3 29,173 8.3 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 16.61 10.1 664 10.1 34,538 10.1 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 13.58 8.2 543 8.2 28,254 8.2 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 16.98 8.4 679 8.4 35,310 8.4 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.99 6.8 517 6.8 26,857 6.8 Team assemblers................................................. 15.26 12.4 610 12.4 31,734 12.4 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 14.97 6.4 599 6.4 31,129 6.4 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 14.97 6.4 599 6.4 31,129 6.4 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 12.11 14.9 484 14.8 25,169 14.8 Food batchmakers................................................ 12.11 14.9 484 14.8 25,169 14.8 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 19.64 8.4 786 8.4 40,853 8.4 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 18.24 5.1 729 5.1 37,929 5.1 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14.72 5.0 582 5.3 30,253 5.3 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 15.21 5.8 598 5.9 31,107 5.9 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 14.30 3.0 572 3.0 29,733 3.0 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.26 3.7 570 3.7 29,664 3.7 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 14.38 4.8 575 4.8 29,892 4.8 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 15.10 8.5 604 8.5 31,407 8.5 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.24 6.0 570 6.0 29,616 6.0 Machinists........................................................ 20.23 5.9 809 5.9 42,069 5.9 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 13.25 10.9 530 10.9 27,569 10.9 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.25 10.9 530 10.9 27,569 10.9 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 14.44 11.0 569 11.9 29,578 11.9 Tool and die makers............................................... 21.63 3.7 865 3.7 44,734 3.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.10 3.6 644 3.6 33,480 3.6 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.57 3.5 623 3.5 32,377 3.5 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 15.25 7.5 601 8.1 31,239 8.1 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 15.27 12.3 611 12.3 31,763 12.3 Bindery workers................................................. 15.27 12.3 611 12.3 31,763 12.3 Printers.......................................................... 15.28 7.4 611 7.4 31,581 7.4 Printing machine operators...................................... 14.91 7.9 596 7.9 30,764 7.9 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.76 6.3 354 8.7 18,392 8.7 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 11.28 4.0 451 4.0 23,470 4.0 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 15.97 7.5 638 7.6 33,119 7.6 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 11.68 6.8 467 6.8 24,257 6.8 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 11.11 9.1 444 9.1 23,070 9.1 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 12.62 7.5 505 7.5 26,254 7.5 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 15.87 9.5 635 9.5 33,016 9.5 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.27 10.4 611 10.4 31,759 10.4 Cutting workers................................................... 13.93 4.7 507 12.9 26,369 12.9 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.32 4.9 515 14.4 26,790 14.4 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.54 8.1 661 8.1 34,332 8.1 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.50 9.7 540 9.7 28,062 9.7 Painting workers.................................................. 14.53 7.5 580 7.5 30,138 7.5 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 12.38 8.6 495 8.6 25,726 8.6 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 19.12 11.4 765 11.4 39,772 11.4 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.24 3.7 484 3.9 25,154 3.9 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.64 5.9 460 5.4 23,913 5.4 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.09 2.7 614 3.1 31,471 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 20.28 7.6 838 6.6 43,595 6.6 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 26.96 17.7 1,126 17.2 58,532 17.2 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.89 3.5 705 4.2 36,013 4.2 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.22 10.7 538 11.6 27,975 11.6 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.93 3.8 763 4.3 38,875 4.3 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.88 7.7 561 8.0 28,689 8.0 Service station attendants........................................ 9.19 10.9 368 10.9 19,120 10.9 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 16.69 13.0 667 13.0 33,199 13.0 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 16.69 13.0 667 13.0 33,199 13.0 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.59 4.1 543 4.2 27,468 4.2 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.65 4.1 466 4.1 24,203 4.1 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 13.13 8.0 527 7.8 27,421 7.8 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.30 4.2 451 4.2 23,425 4.2 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.84 6.2 434 6.2 22,553 6.2 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.12 5.2 445 5.2 23,064 5.2 1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure, which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey. 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 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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.