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........................................................... $17.99 4.4% $720 4.3% $37,308 4.3% Management occupations.............................................. 40.68 4.1 1,675 4.5 87,053 4.5 General and operations managers................................... 43.30 8.3 1,962 7.9 101,982 7.9 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......................... 45.98 6.7 1,839 6.7 95,628 6.7 Financial managers................................................ 39.63 12.4 1,668 13.5 86,756 13.5 Human resources managers.......................................... 47.80 20.6 1,914 20.6 99,504 20.6 Industrial production managers.................................... 44.49 5.7 1,784 5.8 92,737 5.8 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 38.96 18.7 1,672 20.6 86,923 20.6 Construction managers............................................. 31.78 6.2 1,325 7.5 68,889 7.5 Education administrators.......................................... 24.65 17.7 979 17.5 50,713 17.5 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 29.51 11.3 1,165 9.5 60,111 9.5 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.95 9.9 2,379 9.3 123,694 9.3 Lodging managers.................................................. 20.43 9.2 821 8.8 42,698 8.8 Medical and health services managers.............................. 31.86 13.3 1,267 13.9 65,863 13.9 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.12 3.7 1,096 3.6 57,015 3.6 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.62 9.4 1,029 9.4 53,519 9.4 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 23.88 5.1 955 5.1 49,668 5.1 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 30.43 16.7 1,193 16.3 62,037 16.3 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 30.84 18.5 1,206 18.1 62,697 18.1 Cost estimators................................................... 22.84 7.4 943 7.2 49,034 7.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.68 6.1 962 5.9 50,022 5.9 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 24.53 8.6 993 10.3 51,612 10.3 Training and development specialists............................ 20.64 8.6 822 8.7 42,726 8.7 Management analysts............................................... 34.77 14.3 1,381 13.7 71,791 13.7 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.35 12.0 895 12.1 46,522 12.1 Credit analysts................................................... 30.18 25.9 1,207 25.9 62,784 25.9 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 29.35 6.7 1,191 8.1 61,945 8.1 Financial analysts.............................................. 27.59 5.8 1,096 5.8 56,988 5.8 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....................... 34.18 3.1 1,376 3.2 71,552 3.2 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.34 7.1 1,219 6.8 63,382 6.8 Computer software engineers....................................... 40.54 6.2 1,644 6.7 85,496 6.7 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 37.38 8.7 1,507 9.2 78,346 9.2 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 46.82 6.7 1,922 8.5 99,950 8.5 Computer support specialists...................................... 21.64 8.8 848 8.2 44,107 8.2 Computer systems analysts......................................... 33.62 8.3 1,345 8.3 69,933 8.3 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 31.62 3.9 1,282 4.5 66,682 4.5 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 38.84 3.7 1,585 4.2 82,422 4.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.43 11.1 1,345 10.8 69,835 10.8 Engineers......................................................... 41.61 8.6 1,681 8.3 87,198 8.3 Aerospace engineers............................................. 55.41 12.4 2,217 12.4 115,262 12.4 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.......................................................... 18.82 8.9 753 8.9 39,136 8.9 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 27.88 5.4 1,115 5.4 57,992 5.4 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 29.28 5.1 1,171 5.1 60,908 5.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.94 27.8 1,424 28.5 74,059 28.5 Physical scientists............................................... 37.48 17.9 1,548 18.1 80,498 18.1 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.80 4.5 670 4.6 34,812 4.6 Counselors........................................................ 14.59 14.6 605 13.1 31,295 13.1 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 16.70 18.8 666 18.8 34,308 18.8 Social workers.................................................... 16.82 6.0 668 6.0 34,762 6.0 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 16.10 6.9 634 5.6 32,978 5.6 Legal occupations................................................... 33.00 14.2 1,314 13.8 68,304 13.8 Lawyers........................................................... 57.38 6.6 2,295 6.6 119,346 6.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 24.20 8.5 926 8.8 37,724 8.8 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 28.92 13.3 1,163 10.0 50,658 10.0 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 33.02 2.7 1,316 3.0 53,437 3.0 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 22.79 19.5 914 13.0 41,564 13.0 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 22.95 13.0 851 12.6 32,361 12.6 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.97 15.9 928 15.3 34,666 15.3 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.52 12.7 949 12.3 35,702 12.3 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 23.44 26.3 872 25.1 31,847 25.1 Secondary school teachers....................................... 21.52 12.4 780 12.1 31,758 12.1 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 21.52 12.4 780 12.1 31,758 12.1 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 21.18 6.7 846 6.9 43,914 6.9 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............................................... 24.35 7.7 900 13.3 46,777 13.3 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................... 27.20 4.9 1,072 5.0 55,747 5.0 Pharmacists....................................................... 53.93 1.4 2,157 1.4 112,167 1.4 Registered nurses................................................. 30.24 7.3 1,183 7.1 61,511 7.1 Therapists........................................................ 21.65 2.9 865 2.9 44,960 2.9 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 22.02 4.9 881 4.9 45,807 4.9 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.90 5.0 899 5.1 46,746 5.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.56 6.7 982 6.7 51,082 6.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 21.18 6.5 816 6.3 42,409 6.3 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.56 10.6 942 10.6 49,008 10.6 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.69 2.7 908 2.7 47,204 2.7 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.47 8.0 575 7.8 29,900 7.8 Surgical technologists.......................................... 16.29 5.9 650 5.7 33,796 5.7 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.57 3.5 699 3.4 36,348 3.4 Medical records and health information technicians................ 11.92 11.9 477 11.9 24,788 11.9 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.37 2.0 447 2.1 23,236 2.1 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.75 2.7 380 2.9 19,781 2.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.67 2.5 377 2.4 19,582 2.4 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.73 3.8 504 4.2 26,196 4.2 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.76 7.6 510 7.6 26,514 7.6 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 13.22 6.9 529 6.9 27,490 6.9 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.17 7.2 447 7.2 23,178 7.2 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.66 9.5 426 9.4 22,070 9.4 Security guards................................................. 10.37 9.6 414 9.6 21,468 9.6 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.90 3.5 312 3.6 16,189 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.63 2.4 557 5.7 28,968 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.39 3.0 549 6.3 28,561 6.3 Cooks............................................................. 9.47 6.1 369 7.1 19,207 7.1 Cooks, fast food................................................ 7.55 3.1 272 4.9 14,121 4.9 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.50 8.5 377 8.3 19,613 8.3 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.13 9.1 430 11.9 22,339 11.9 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.82 11.4 335 12.1 16,145 12.1 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.22 18.2 204 19.7 10,613 19.7 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.85 22.7 189 24.4 9,838 24.4 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.38 11.5 283 10.9 14,724 10.9 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.10 4.4 315 4.5 16,308 4.5 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.04 4.7 312 4.8 16,135 4.8 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.72 3.0 348 3.1 18,095 3.1 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.34 4.4 411 4.6 21,356 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 15.88 7.1 639 8.0 33,214 8.0 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 15.48 6.0 620 6.0 32,253 6.0 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.68 5.0 383 4.6 19,891 4.6 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.93 4.8 432 4.8 22,455 4.8 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.48 1.7 336 1.6 17,409 1.6 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 9.59 9.7 383 9.7 19,814 9.7 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 9.59 9.7 383 9.7 19,814 9.7 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.96 4.9 357 4.6 18,493 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 15.23 .8 619 .7 32,176 .7 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.71 .0 268 .0 13,947 .0 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.71 .0 268 .0 13,947 .0 Child care workers................................................ 8.49 9.9 340 9.9 17,657 9.9 Personal and home care aides...................................... 8.62 6.0 375 11.9 19,519 11.9 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.34 8.8 739 8.5 38,422 8.5 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.42 6.5 806 6.4 41,917 6.4 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.59 7.2 778 7.4 40,436 7.4 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 2.4 24,279 2.4 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.34 5.9 410 6.5 21,345 6.5 Cashiers...................................................... 9.52 3.5 377 3.0 19,598 3.0 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....................... 14.12 2.6 561 2.4 29,181 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.63 3.5 786 3.9 40,883 3.9 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 11.79 6.1 472 6.1 24,528 6.1 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.59 4.4 537 4.0 27,917 4.0 Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.41 11.7 451 10.8 23,463 10.8 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.63 5.7 539 5.4 28,012 5.4 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.17 4.2 597 3.6 31,046 3.6 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.79 3.2 667 2.8 34,675 2.8 Procurement clerks.............................................. 12.97 14.9 519 14.9 26,969 14.9 Tellers......................................................... 11.34 2.4 449 2.9 23,338 2.9 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.53 7.6 581 7.6 30,196 7.6 File clerks....................................................... 11.50 3.6 460 3.6 23,930 3.6 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 5.7 511 5.8 26,555 5.8 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 15.05 7.8 600 7.7 31,096 7.7 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.08 7.8 482 7.8 25,085 7.8 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.03 6.7 677 8.6 34,533 8.6 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 16.03 6.7 677 8.6 34,533 8.6 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 14.22 4.1 531 3.0 27,589 3.0 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 15.76 11.5 627 10.6 32,611 10.6 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.89 4.6 515 4.6 26,782 4.6 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.57 3.3 459 3.6 23,856 3.6 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.74 5.7 668 5.7 34,714 5.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.36 5.7 860 5.6 44,711 5.6 Legal secretaries............................................... 19.08 10.5 754 9.1 39,208 9.1 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.74 4.0 548 4.0 28,437 4.0 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.66 4.2 582 4.4 30,259 4.4 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.71 7.1 547 7.0 28,430 7.0 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.74 6.7 510 6.7 26,507 6.7 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..... 11.14 9.6 446 9.6 23,177 9.6 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.89 4.3 512 5.1 26,601 5.1 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.03 3.5 638 3.4 32,992 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 25.35 8.6 1,022 8.7 53,123 8.7 Carpenters........................................................ 16.89 10.9 665 10.8 34,597 10.8 Construction laborers............................................. 12.82 10.4 513 10.4 26,455 10.4 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.07 5.8 563 5.8 28,994 5.8 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 14.46 10.1 578 10.1 29,650 10.1 Electricians...................................................... 17.49 12.6 699 12.6 36,371 12.6 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.38 4.9 575 4.9 29,917 4.9 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.38 4.9 575 4.9 29,917 4.9 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 21.70 8.6 868 8.6 45,145 8.6 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 21.70 8.6 868 8.6 45,145 8.6 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...................................... 12.05 5.1 475 5.1 24,280 5.1 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.05 6.3 807 6.3 41,932 6.3 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 24.35 7.7 1,017 7.4 52,878 7.4 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 19.12 23.1 764 23.1 39,727 23.1 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.61 5.8 795 6.1 41,335 6.1 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 19.28 6.4 771 6.4 40,095 6.4 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.74 7.9 804 8.3 41,790 8.3 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.18 4.3 727 4.3 37,811 4.3 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........................ 24.86 10.0 977 11.3 50,814 11.3 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 24.86 10.0 977 11.3 50,814 11.3 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 16.90 4.5 676 4.5 35,151 4.5 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.05 6.3 760 6.3 39,530 6.3 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.53 7.1 941 7.1 48,930 7.1 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.14 2.2 601 2.4 31,273 2.4 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.18 4.1 687 4.2 35,728 4.2 Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.70 4.3 1,068 4.3 55,537 4.3 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 27.02 10.1 1,081 10.1 56,211 10.1 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.55 4.2 1,062 4.2 55,232 4.2 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.72 9.6 628 9.6 32,423 9.6 Production occupations.............................................. 15.32 3.3 606 3.2 31,490 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 22.54 6.2 903 5.9 46,904 5.9 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 33,397 4.6 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.19 5.8 647 5.8 33,665 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.......................................................... 20.71 12.5 803 11.8 41,731 11.8 Printing machine operators...................................... 20.11 13.8 785 13.3 40,818 13.3 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.80 3.9 344 5.0 17,906 5.0 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 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 27.34 .9 1,087 .8 56,547 .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.................................. 13.95 5.3 549 5.4 28,535 5.4 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 15.48 15.2 603 16.1 31,351 16.1 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.41 4.5 451 4.2 23,418 4.2 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.31 3.6 625 3.5 32,364 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 21.83 8.0 955 12.0 49,672 12.0 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 17.41 11.7 722 17.8 37,554 17.8 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 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.56 3.2 670 3.1 34,730 3.1 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.65 14.9 607 19.0 31,570 19.0 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.14 3.5 734 4.9 37,918 4.9 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.82 9.2 594 9.2 30,862 9.2 Crane and tower operators......................................... 21.71 23.0 868 23.0 45,160 23.0 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.09 3.1 522 3.1 27,134 3.1 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.62 2.6 458 2.8 23,765 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.......... 11.58 3.2 456 3.5 23,632 3.5 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 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.