RSE Table 11 Full-time(1) civilian workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $18.39 3.6% $732 3.5% $37,242 3.5% Management occupations.............................................. 39.31 4.2 1,605 4.5 83,076 4.5 General and operations managers................................... 42.75 8.3 1,918 8.3 99,682 8.3 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 35.23 16.9 1,399 19.7 72,689 19.7 Marketing managers.............................................. 42.77 15.8 1,792 18.0 93,054 18.0 Sales managers.................................................. 29.43 25.5 1,123 28.2 58,405 28.2 Computer and information systems managers......................... 45.74 5.1 1,827 5.2 94,978 5.2 Financial managers................................................ 39.40 10.8 1,638 11.4 84,836 11.4 Human resources managers.......................................... 44.19 17.9 1,769 17.9 91,970 17.9 Industrial production managers.................................... 43.86 4.8 1,759 4.9 91,409 4.9 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 38.10 18.5 1,634 20.3 84,625 20.3 Construction managers............................................. 32.22 5.7 1,338 6.6 69,590 6.6 Education administrators.......................................... 33.54 7.9 1,311 7.6 65,346 7.6 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 40.74 5.7 1,594 4.6 76,230 4.6 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 31.67 7.3 1,226 6.0 63,517 6.0 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.33 10.1 2,354 9.6 122,352 9.6 Lodging managers.................................................. 20.43 9.2 821 8.8 42,698 8.8 Medical and health services managers.............................. 31.58 16.2 1,258 16.6 65,391 16.6 Social and community service managers............................. 25.12 23.6 990 22.6 51,500 22.6 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.82 3.7 1,080 3.7 56,172 3.7 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.31 8.4 1,016 8.5 52,852 8.5 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 23.64 4.3 946 4.3 49,170 4.3 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.81 16.6 1,166 16.3 60,644 16.3 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 30.12 18.4 1,175 18.1 61,088 18.1 Cost estimators................................................... 22.84 7.4 943 7.2 49,034 7.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.69 5.1 959 5.1 49,810 5.1 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 23.62 7.5 954 8.9 49,599 8.9 Training and development specialists............................ 22.33 7.1 890 7.3 46,120 7.3 Management analysts............................................... 34.37 14.4 1,365 13.9 70,995 13.9 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.63 9.5 901 9.5 46,846 9.5 Budget analysts................................................... 31.10 9.8 1,209 9.9 62,860 9.9 Credit analysts................................................... 30.18 25.9 1,207 25.9 62,784 25.9 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 28.95 6.4 1,168 7.9 60,745 7.9 Financial analysts.............................................. 27.27 5.9 1,083 5.8 56,330 5.8 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 25.98 3.6 1,017 3.6 52,865 3.6 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 30.02 13.8 1,201 13.8 62,451 13.8 Loan officers................................................... 32.54 13.7 1,302 13.7 67,692 13.7 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 33.16 3.5 1,332 3.6 69,082 3.6 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.08 7.0 1,208 6.7 62,823 6.7 Computer software engineers....................................... 40.48 6.2 1,642 6.7 85,369 6.7 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 37.31 8.6 1,504 9.1 78,198 9.1 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 46.82 6.7 1,922 8.5 99,950 8.5 Computer support specialists...................................... 21.94 6.6 861 6.1 43,804 6.1 Computer systems analysts......................................... 31.93 7.4 1,275 7.4 66,312 7.4 Database administrators........................................... 34.10 13.0 1,361 13.0 69,716 13.0 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 30.77 6.0 1,247 6.6 64,843 6.6 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 38.84 3.7 1,585 4.2 82,422 4.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.60 10.4 1,308 10.2 67,237 10.2 Engineers......................................................... 40.78 8.5 1,643 8.3 83,749 8.3 Aerospace engineers............................................. 54.82 13.1 2,193 13.1 114,017 13.1 Civil engineers................................................. 28.06 10.4 1,087 9.7 43,335 9.7 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 34.46 9.0 1,437 7.6 74,745 7.6 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 45.98 19.0 1,849 20.0 96,143 20.0 Industrial engineers.......................................... 31.66 8.3 1,278 9.2 66,463 9.2 Mechanical engineers............................................ 34.27 5.5 1,393 5.6 71,516 5.6 Drafters.......................................................... 19.20 8.9 768 8.9 39,939 8.9 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 18.10 9.2 724 9.2 37,647 9.2 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.31 5.6 1,046 6.0 54,375 6.0 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 29.28 5.1 1,171 5.1 60,908 5.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 30.34 21.0 1,227 21.4 63,793 21.4 Physical scientists............................................... 35.12 17.0 1,444 17.4 75,063 17.4 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 26.70 13.1 1,150 14.7 59,775 14.7 Chemists...................................................... 26.70 13.1 1,150 14.7 59,775 14.7 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 24.62 28.8 980 28.9 50,978 28.9 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.73 5.5 739 5.4 37,723 5.4 Counselors........................................................ 21.54 13.0 871 12.0 42,930 12.0 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 27.98 19.9 1,076 18.0 49,416 18.0 Social workers.................................................... 17.68 5.3 696 4.8 35,785 4.8 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.27 7.8 713 6.6 36,304 6.6 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.98 3.3 653 3.6 33,977 3.6 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 16.83 2.7 658 2.5 34,215 2.5 Social and human service assistants............................. 16.33 13.3 641 12.2 33,334 12.2 Legal occupations................................................... 32.09 11.4 1,272 11.0 66,151 11.0 Lawyers........................................................... 47.51 10.5 1,878 10.8 97,665 10.8 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.62 7.1 1,095 7.5 43,030 7.5 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 43.62 18.3 1,707 19.4 70,454 19.4 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 37.39 3.8 1,392 4.6 54,534 4.6 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 37.84 3.3 1,405 4.4 54,600 4.4 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 36.40 15.2 1,415 17.6 59,551 17.6 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 34.01 2.9 1,354 3.2 57,396 3.2 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 26.60 15.1 1,015 10.4 46,209 10.4 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 19.37 25.1 786 13.9 39,150 13.9 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.67 2.3 1,166 2.6 44,411 2.6 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 26.14 11.6 1,005 12.3 37,387 12.3 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 29.58 6.2 1,148 6.7 42,572 6.7 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.50 2.9 1,159 2.7 43,868 2.7 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 30.41 3.0 1,153 2.7 43,744 2.7 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.73 4.1 1,173 3.8 44,189 3.8 Secondary school teachers....................................... 31.64 1.9 1,201 2.5 45,982 2.5 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 31.25 2.3 1,186 3.1 45,452 3.1 Special education teachers...................................... 30.41 6.0 1,160 5.7 45,491 5.7 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 31.11 6.6 1,190 5.9 47,176 5.9 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 26.23 8.4 1,018 8.4 43,652 8.4 Library technicians............................................... 15.43 10.1 582 9.8 25,898 9.8 Instructional coordinators........................................ 36.80 12.2 1,438 11.3 66,345 11.3 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.61 4.0 401 3.3 15,220 3.3 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 21.39 6.1 852 6.1 44,163 6.1 Designers......................................................... 17.97 10.0 709 10.5 36,865 10.5 Graphic designers............................................... 18.75 11.4 750 11.4 39,008 11.4 Writers and editors............................................... 24.47 6.1 920 11.0 47,865 11.0 Technical writers............................................... 26.33 5.0 1,053 5.0 54,777 5.0 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 23.41 12.9 936 12.9 48,696 12.9 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.22 4.1 1,033 4.1 53,106 4.1 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 22.89 7.2 899 8.0 46,725 8.0 Pharmacists....................................................... 53.48 1.6 2,135 1.6 111,035 1.6 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 122.68 19.0 5,014 18.9 260,750 18.9 Registered nurses................................................. 29.41 6.0 1,153 5.8 59,747 5.8 Therapists........................................................ 25.85 12.1 1,012 11.7 50,408 11.7 Physical therapists............................................. 31.96 6.0 1,263 6.1 65,675 6.1 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 23.44 5.5 935 5.5 48,627 5.5 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.38 5.5 881 5.5 45,828 5.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.39 5.2 976 5.2 50,735 5.2 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.94 9.1 771 8.7 40,110 8.7 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.08 7.0 922 7.0 47,926 7.0 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.49 2.8 898 2.8 46,700 2.8 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.04 5.2 556 5.2 28,911 5.2 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.62 7.1 577 7.3 29,983 7.3 Surgical technologists.......................................... 16.26 5.6 649 5.4 33,741 5.4 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.25 2.7 683 2.8 34,097 2.8 Medical records and health information technicians................ 14.76 10.5 590 10.5 30,691 10.5 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 30.79 4.5 1,228 4.6 63,866 4.6 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 31.96 5.4 1,272 5.7 66,142 5.7 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.21 2.3 442 2.4 22,844 2.4 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.81 2.1 385 2.2 19,865 2.2 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.73 1.9 381 1.9 19,679 1.9 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.56 3.6 498 4.0 25,863 4.0 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.76 7.5 510 7.4 26,505 7.4 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 13.21 1.2 526 1.4 27,332 1.4 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 12.59 7.1 504 7.1 26,192 7.1 Protective service occupations...................................... 14.37 8.1 591 8.8 30,256 8.8 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 21.00 8.8 840 8.7 43,692 8.7 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 15.90 11.1 636 11.1 33,083 11.1 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 25.55 7.2 1,022 7.0 53,153 7.0 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 19.83 10.2 1,031 8.3 53,627 8.3 Fire fighters..................................................... 12.78 8.8 628 12.7 32,646 12.7 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 12.69 11.1 510 10.9 26,543 10.9 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 12.59 10.8 506 10.6 26,317 10.6 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.33 9.6 935 9.2 48,597 9.2 Police officers................................................... 17.95 7.3 728 7.0 37,839 7.0 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.95 7.3 728 7.0 37,839 7.0 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.70 9.2 427 9.1 22,132 9.1 Security guards................................................. 10.43 9.3 416 9.2 21,560 9.2 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 10.25 2.3 410 2.3 11,280 2.3 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.36 5.2 324 4.8 16,080 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.87 8.5 544 10.2 25,914 10.2 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.71 9.3 538 11.2 25,558 11.2 Cooks............................................................. 9.74 5.6 374 6.2 18,379 6.2 Cooks, fast food................................................ 7.55 3.1 272 4.9 14,121 4.9 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.11 7.2 384 6.3 17,579 6.3 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.13 9.1 430 11.9 22,339 11.9 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.96 9.4 348 7.7 14,960 7.7 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.24 17.7 204 19.3 10,611 19.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.85 22.7 189 24.4 9,838 24.4 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.46 11.3 283 9.8 14,375 9.8 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.38 4.1 310 4.4 14,921 4.4 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.13 4.3 309 4.8 15,392 4.8 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.93 8.6 314 10.6 12,910 10.6 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.72 3.0 348 3.1 18,095 3.1 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.42 3.8 414 3.8 21,438 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 15.87 5.7 638 6.1 33,107 6.1 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 15.54 5.3 622 5.3 32,295 5.3 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.74 4.0 386 3.7 19,951 3.7 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.58 4.3 419 4.2 21,661 4.2 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.50 1.8 336 1.6 17,441 1.6 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.34 9.9 412 9.7 21,119 9.7 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.09 10.1 403 10.0 20,640 10.0 Personal care and service occupations............................... 9.02 5.2 359 4.8 18,595 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 15.23 0.8 619 0.7 32,176 0.7 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.71 0.0 268 0.0 13,947 0.0 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.71 0.0 268 0.0 13,947 0.0 Child care workers................................................ 8.49 9.9 340 9.9 17,657 9.9 Personal and home care aides...................................... 8.66 5.7 377 11.3 19,585 11.3 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 14.53 12.7 576 12.5 29,968 12.5 Recreation workers.............................................. 14.53 12.7 576 12.5 29,968 12.5 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.29 8.7 737 8.4 38,323 8.4 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.37 6.6 804 6.5 41,800 6.5 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.55 7.1 775 7.3 40,316 7.3 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 23.64 20.1 946 20.1 49,172 20.1 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.77 2.4 467 2.3 24,296 2.3 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.39 5.7 412 6.3 21,436 6.3 Cashiers...................................................... 9.59 3.6 380 3.2 19,755 3.2 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.58 8.9 623 8.8 32,388 8.8 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 10.58 6.4 402 5.8 20,908 5.8 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.84 10.8 683 10.5 35,492 10.5 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.49 4.1 494 4.2 25,704 4.2 Insurance sales agents............................................ 26.74 15.6 1,065 15.6 55,386 15.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 25.64 8.5 1,062 7.0 55,233 7.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 27.81 20.8 1,181 16.4 61,388 16.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 24.55 6.0 1,005 5.9 52,257 5.9 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 15.25 20.0 610 20.0 31,724 20.0 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.15 1.9 562 1.7 28,882 1.7 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 18.86 4.2 753 5.1 39,180 5.1 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 11.23 12.6 449 12.6 23,356 12.6 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.64 3.9 539 3.6 27,875 3.6 Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.42 10.2 452 9.4 23,515 9.4 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.64 5.6 539 5.3 28,048 5.3 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.12 3.5 594 3.0 30,626 3.0 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.97 3.0 666 2.7 34,231 2.7 Procurement clerks.............................................. 13.35 12.4 534 12.4 27,775 12.4 Tellers......................................................... 11.34 2.4 449 2.9 23,338 2.9 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 14.53 5.7 579 5.6 30,133 5.6 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.63 7.4 585 7.4 30,400 7.4 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.82 9.9 708 10.1 36,801 10.1 File clerks....................................................... 11.61 4.2 464 4.2 24,144 4.2 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.42 7.3 377 7.3 19,598 7.3 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 14.39 8.8 571 8.9 29,680 8.9 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.87 10.1 593 10.1 30,840 10.1 Order clerks...................................................... 12.82 5.5 511 5.6 26,554 5.6 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 15.00 7.2 597 7.2 30,668 7.2 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.21 7.3 488 7.2 25,316 7.2 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.15 6.9 629 8.2 32,299 8.2 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 13.60 10.0 547 10.1 28,453 10.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.81 6.6 665 8.5 33,979 8.5 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 15.56 5.7 597 7.2 31,054 7.2 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 15.76 11.5 627 10.6 32,611 10.6 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.88 4.6 515 4.6 26,753 4.6 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.48 3.3 455 3.6 23,658 3.6 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.13 4.9 642 4.9 33,125 4.9 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.35 5.6 813 5.7 42,240 5.7 Legal secretaries............................................... 18.11 10.4 716 9.2 37,240 9.2 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.75 3.8 548 3.8 28,457 3.8 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.07 5.3 559 5.2 28,480 5.2 Computer operators................................................ 12.83 6.9 512 6.6 26,625 6.6 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.17 8.0 526 7.9 27,339 7.9 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.45 6.1 498 6.1 25,895 6.1 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.95 4.5 653 4.4 33,964 4.4 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 11.11 8.5 444 8.5 23,108 8.5 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.84 3.2 509 3.7 24,687 3.7 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.01 3.2 638 3.1 32,957 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 23.23 5.7 934 5.9 48,154 5.9 Carpenters........................................................ 16.93 10.0 667 10.0 34,709 10.0 Construction laborers............................................. 12.75 9.4 510 9.4 26,338 9.4 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.29 5.3 572 5.3 29,478 5.3 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 14.72 8.6 589 8.6 30,250 8.6 Electricians...................................................... 17.69 12.8 708 12.8 36,803 12.8 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.67 5.6 587 5.6 30,519 5.6 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.67 5.6 587 5.6 30,519 5.6 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.71 8.5 828 8.5 43,074 8.5 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 20.71 8.5 828 8.5 43,074 8.5 Sheet metal workers............................................... 15.35 9.8 614 9.8 31,937 9.8 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 17.99 1.9 720 1.9 37,416 1.9 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.15 4.8 480 4.7 24,514 4.7 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 12.89 7.6 508 6.9 26,400 6.9 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.98 5.9 803 5.8 41,686 5.8 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 24.00 7.1 999 6.7 51,944 6.7 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 19.19 22.8 767 22.8 39,863 22.8 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 34.69 16.7 1,382 16.9 71,884 16.9 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.57 5.7 793 6.0 41,193 6.0 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 19.28 6.4 771 6.4 40,095 6.4 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.67 7.7 800 8.0 41,584 8.0 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.11 4.1 724 4.1 37,593 4.1 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 18.68 3.2 746 3.2 38,788 3.2 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 19.23 6.9 766 7.1 39,830 7.1 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 24.82 9.0 977 10.2 50,818 10.2 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 24.82 9.0 977 10.2 50,818 10.2 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 17.17 4.2 687 4.2 35,391 4.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.02 5.9 759 5.9 39,399 5.9 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.53 7.1 941 7.1 48,930 7.1 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.81 3.6 629 3.7 32,554 3.7 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.13 4.1 685 4.1 35,629 4.1 Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.27 4.6 1,048 4.7 54,517 4.7 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 27.10 9.5 1,084 9.5 56,371 9.5 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 25.76 5.4 1,027 5.6 53,405 5.6 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.25 8.4 609 8.4 31,445 8.4 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.98 8.0 519 8.0 26,340 8.0 Production occupations.............................................. 15.34 3.3 607 3.2 31,531 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 22.58 6.0 904 5.7 46,981 5.7 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 12.77 3.4 511 3.4 26,553 3.4 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 11.85 3.6 474 3.6 24,638 3.6 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 16.28 9.0 650 9.0 33,790 9.0 Team assemblers................................................. 17.47 22.8 699 22.8 36,343 22.8 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 9.41 14.6 369 14.0 19,168 14.0 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 12.82 2.6 505 3.1 26,266 3.1 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 15.31 9.5 589 8.6 30,652 8.6 Food batchmakers................................................ 15.53 10.1 595 9.4 30,919 9.4 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 16.60 7.8 671 8.5 34,876 8.5 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 16.09 7.5 643 7.5 33,458 7.5 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 13.90 6.2 556 6.2 28,914 6.2 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.05 9.5 600 9.6 31,198 9.6 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.22 11.6 608 11.6 31,626 11.6 Machinists........................................................ 21.81 2.9 871 3.0 45,285 3.0 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 13.61 10.4 535 9.6 27,844 9.6 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.61 10.4 535 9.6 27,844 9.6 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.65 6.4 664 6.3 34,510 6.3 Tool and die makers............................................... 20.32 12.0 798 10.6 41,494 10.6 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.18 4.6 642 4.6 33,372 4.6 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.17 5.8 647 5.8 33,631 5.8 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 16.18 5.8 625 4.6 32,488 4.6 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.07 9.4 554 8.9 28,795 8.9 Printers.......................................................... 20.73 12.4 803 11.7 41,766 11.7 Printing machine operators...................................... 20.14 13.7 786 13.2 40,866 13.2 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.79 3.9 344 4.9 17,901 4.9 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 10.98 5.4 428 5.3 21,790 5.3 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 12.90 13.4 519 13.7 27,002 13.7 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 11.65 6.8 447 7.7 23,018 7.7 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 11.22 12.4 441 11.5 22,559 11.5 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 12.51 5.5 459 12.1 23,886 12.1 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 17.25 3.9 688 4.1 35,775 4.1 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 27.34 0.9 1,087 0.8 56,547 0.8 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 15.23 13.1 608 13.0 31,612 13.0 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 16.73 28.7 667 28.5 34,695 28.5 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 15.55 12.1 622 12.1 32,342 12.1 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 18.47 11.8 739 11.8 38,417 11.8 Cutting workers................................................... 14.31 15.0 561 15.8 29,174 15.8 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.24 15.3 606 15.4 31,537 15.4 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 14.64 4.8 591 5.2 30,736 5.2 Painting workers.................................................. 14.52 8.7 581 8.7 30,206 8.7 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 14.28 10.7 571 10.7 29,711 10.7 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.82 5.3 544 5.4 28,289 5.4 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 15.48 15.2 603 16.1 31,351 16.1 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.33 4.1 448 3.8 23,263 3.8 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.19 3.5 610 3.7 31,126 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 21.82 7.7 951 11.8 49,441 11.8 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 14.51 17.8 593 20.8 30,814 20.8 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 101.56 7.6 2,466 9.8 128,218 9.8 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 101.56 7.6 2,466 9.8 128,218 9.8 Bus drivers....................................................... 13.53 9.7 414 21.8 17,707 21.8 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.21 8.6 317 15.1 12,460 15.1 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.55 3.1 669 3.0 34,660 3.0 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.65 14.9 607 19.0 31,570 19.0 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.11 3.4 730 4.8 37,724 4.8 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.84 9.0 594 9.0 30,910 9.0 Crane and tower operators......................................... 21.71 23.0 868 23.0 45,160 23.0 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.15 3.0 524 3.0 27,253 3.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.56 2.6 456 2.8 23,660 2.8 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 13.15 15.8 524 15.7 27,232 15.7 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.51 3.5 453 3.7 23,494 3.7 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.75 11.9 414 12.2 21,541 12.2 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.41 6.2 456 6.2 23,723 6.2 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 11.19 8.9 448 8.9 23,280 8.9 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 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. 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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. 5 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. 6 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.