Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $24.00 $18.95 $939 $743 39.2 $48,341 $38,351 2,015 Management occupations.............................................. 50.21 44.05 1,983 1,745 39.5 102,980 90,750 2,051 General and operations managers................................... 62.69 61.06 2,527 2,442 40.3 131,389 127,001 2,096 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 40.80 39.37 1,687 1,595 41.4 87,750 82,915 2,151 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 60.19 55.29 2,341 2,143 38.9 121,708 111,457 2,022 Marketing managers.............................................. 57.49 58.39 2,185 2,044 38.0 113,634 106,266 1,976 Sales managers.................................................. 65.06 55.29 2,639 2,212 40.6 137,221 114,999 2,109 Public relations managers......................................... 62.21 54.52 2,398 1,933 38.6 124,705 100,521 2,005 Administrative services managers.................................. 33.69 34.98 1,325 1,399 39.3 68,910 72,760 2,046 Computer and information systems managers......................... 64.21 60.63 2,546 2,425 39.7 132,410 126,100 2,062 Financial managers................................................ 52.84 46.15 2,072 1,773 39.2 107,023 92,200 2,025 Human resources managers.......................................... 44.95 44.04 1,751 1,762 39.0 91,053 91,603 2,026 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 41.50 40.87 1,593 1,635 38.4 82,836 84,999 1,996 Industrial production managers.................................... 35.91 32.21 1,425 1,284 39.7 74,107 66,789 2,064 Purchasing managers............................................... 58.27 45.67 2,315 1,827 39.7 120,390 95,000 2,066 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 47.46 39.53 1,878 1,581 39.6 97,659 82,222 2,058 Construction managers............................................. 37.49 34.61 1,531 1,558 40.9 79,637 80,997 2,124 Education administrators.......................................... 31.79 30.85 1,272 1,234 40.0 65,745 64,160 2,068 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 39.11 30.77 1,488 1,196 38.0 77,381 62,180 1,979 Engineering managers.............................................. 53.51 54.65 2,152 2,186 40.2 111,917 113,672 2,091 Food service managers............................................. 36.86 38.46 1,487 1,538 40.3 77,317 80,001 2,097 Medical and health services managers.............................. 44.82 45.78 1,720 1,717 38.4 89,416 89,277 1,995 Social and community service managers............................. 31.51 28.23 1,208 1,058 38.3 62,796 55,000 1,993 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.84 28.72 1,286 1,116 39.1 66,853 58,011 2,035 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.05 23.35 1,036 886 39.8 53,846 46,074 2,067 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 28.33 27.76 1,120 1,103 39.5 58,175 57,000 2,053 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 23.93 22.64 957 861 40.0 49,756 44,750 2,080 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.26 26.72 1,125 1,046 38.5 58,513 54,413 2,000 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.25 26.59 1,125 1,038 38.5 58,515 53,997 2,001 Cost estimators................................................... 26.02 26.50 1,041 1,060 40.0 54,119 55,120 2,080 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.78 24.25 1,106 917 38.4 57,520 47,699 1,999 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 24.23 24.18 927 846 38.3 48,220 44,002 1,990 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 28.17 23.80 1,082 990 38.4 56,256 51,480 1,997 Training and development specialists............................ 33.24 31.20 1,282 1,248 38.6 66,649 64,888 2,005 Management analysts............................................... 35.40 33.13 1,397 1,325 39.5 72,652 68,906 2,053 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.70 30.00 1,239 1,200 39.1 64,411 62,400 2,032 Credit analysts................................................... 33.96 24.89 1,291 1,106 38.0 67,124 57,491 1,977 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 43.84 34.38 1,706 1,346 38.9 88,715 69,992 2,024 Financial analysts.............................................. 41.92 34.38 1,648 1,375 39.3 85,705 71,508 2,045 Personal financial advisors..................................... 66.54 42.92 2,583 1,571 38.8 134,316 81,686 2,019 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 32.80 30.13 1,221 1,154 37.2 63,477 60,000 1,935 Financial examiners............................................... 35.87 21.72 1,324 814 36.9 68,872 42,350 1,920 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 33.71 23.75 1,320 950 39.2 68,633 49,400 2,036 Loan officers................................................... 34.77 25.44 1,360 963 39.1 70,730 50,084 2,034 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.46 38.03 1,498 1,490 38.9 77,777 77,396 2,022 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.30 35.34 1,400 1,413 39.7 72,817 73,501 2,063 Computer software engineers....................................... 46.10 43.96 1,800 1,731 39.1 93,615 90,000 2,031 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 46.27 42.31 1,801 1,668 38.9 93,667 86,742 2,024 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 45.98 43.96 1,800 1,751 39.1 93,580 91,062 2,035 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.51 24.92 1,055 988 38.4 54,409 51,376 1,978 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.67 40.21 1,595 1,559 39.2 82,948 81,080 2,040 Database administrators........................................... 32.47 30.26 1,224 1,040 37.7 63,672 54,101 1,961 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 36.47 37.32 1,402 1,385 38.5 72,926 72,041 1,999 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 42.09 40.67 1,651 1,627 39.2 85,856 84,583 2,040 Actuaries......................................................... 47.24 51.20 1,854 2,048 39.2 96,418 106,500 2,041 Statisticians..................................................... 48.89 46.62 1,873 1,748 38.3 97,377 90,899 1,992 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.17 32.56 1,371 1,350 40.1 71,275 70,200 2,086 Architects, except naval.......................................... 35.27 32.09 1,409 1,284 39.9 73,258 66,747 2,077 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 35.36 32.09 1,412 1,284 39.9 73,440 66,747 2,077 Engineers......................................................... 39.47 38.00 1,595 1,538 40.4 82,912 80,001 2,100 Civil engineers................................................. 34.04 35.06 1,417 1,460 41.6 73,708 75,920 2,166 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 40.93 39.41 1,637 1,576 40.0 85,128 81,973 2,080 Electrical engineers.......................................... 41.29 39.41 1,651 1,576 40.0 85,878 81,973 2,080 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 40.07 37.45 1,603 1,498 40.0 83,352 77,900 2,080 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 36.10 32.48 1,444 1,299 40.0 75,083 67,558 2,080 Industrial engineers.......................................... 36.50 32.48 1,460 1,299 40.0 75,913 67,558 2,080 Mechanical engineers............................................ 35.62 34.12 1,488 1,436 41.8 77,357 74,666 2,172 Drafters.......................................................... 25.41 22.74 1,003 910 39.5 52,169 47,299 2,053 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 27.45 26.92 1,105 1,099 40.3 57,478 57,123 2,094 Mechanical drafters............................................. 22.69 22.74 908 910 40.0 47,200 47,299 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.33 27.15 1,050 1,086 39.9 54,597 56,472 2,073 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 28.74 29.31 1,148 1,167 39.9 59,687 60,701 2,077 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 29.79 25.82 1,153 991 38.7 59,650 51,801 2,002 Life scientists................................................... 36.00 36.57 1,361 1,428 37.8 70,768 74,251 1,966 Biological scientists........................................... 30.43 26.09 1,159 1,038 38.1 60,272 53,977 1,980 Medical scientists.............................................. 39.74 43.20 1,502 1,631 37.8 78,099 84,802 1,965 Physical scientists............................................... 33.51 31.25 1,309 1,250 39.1 68,081 65,000 2,032 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 31.71 29.39 1,268 1,175 40.0 65,947 61,125 2,080 Chemists...................................................... 31.84 29.39 1,273 1,175 40.0 66,217 61,125 2,080 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 26.54 21.65 1,065 866 40.1 55,404 45,034 2,087 Market and survey researchers..................................... 23.59 23.61 907 944 38.5 47,166 49,100 2,000 Market research analysts........................................ 23.59 23.61 907 944 38.5 47,166 49,100 2,000 Psychologists..................................................... 37.96 33.80 1,470 1,268 38.7 67,573 65,910 1,780 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 37.96 33.80 1,470 1,268 38.7 67,573 65,910 1,780 Chemical technicians.............................................. 17.57 18.20 702 728 39.9 36,421 39,478 2,073 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 21.03 20.37 829 813 39.4 43,132 42,286 2,051 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.31 18.18 768 682 37.8 39,441 35,381 1,942 Counselors........................................................ 20.86 18.85 802 727 38.4 40,654 37,823 1,949 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 17.33 17.32 672 650 38.8 34,734 33,780 2,004 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 30.33 25.64 1,107 1,053 36.5 52,571 54,738 1,733 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 17.72 19.18 694 712 39.1 36,073 37,001 2,036 Social workers.................................................... 22.98 22.59 849 791 36.9 43,533 41,114 1,894 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 21.03 16.58 788 706 37.4 36,248 36,799 1,723 Medical and public health social workers........................ 26.11 26.37 948 923 36.3 49,322 48,001 1,889 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 21.22 18.68 788 736 37.1 40,999 38,272 1,932 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.83 14.84 641 537 38.1 33,344 27,944 1,981 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.39 13.34 517 502 38.6 26,886 26,116 2,008 Legal occupations................................................... 43.39 30.00 1,716 1,200 39.6 89,091 62,400 2,053 Lawyers........................................................... 55.31 50.04 2,223 2,135 40.2 115,614 111,022 2,090 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 23.68 23.33 906 933 38.3 47,114 48,526 1,989 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.54 29.03 1,257 957 36.4 54,418 45,469 1,576 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 55.79 49.84 2,103 1,923 37.7 85,024 75,000 1,524 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 76.53 74.92 2,877 2,957 37.6 106,645 102,000 1,393 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 55.17 55.29 1,968 2,166 35.7 77,652 83,208 1,408 Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 47.75 39.72 – – – – – – Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 64.66 67.32 2,381 2,600 36.8 88,258 83,208 1,365 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 59.91 58.78 2,231 2,244 37.2 82,582 72,612 1,378 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 54.73 50.12 2,023 1,825 37.0 73,438 68,640 1,342 Psychology teachers, postsecondary............................ 47.22 44.84 1,828 1,584 38.7 68,509 68,640 1,451 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 57.49 49.85 2,155 1,828 37.5 90,237 73,944 1,570 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 63.91 62.15 2,383 2,247 37.3 95,817 71,917 1,499 Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary............... 40.17 38.62 1,529 1,545 38.0 72,208 77,415 1,797 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary........... 45.67 44.76 1,731 1,606 37.9 62,689 61,002 1,373 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 51.63 50.32 1,894 1,912 36.7 73,639 73,839 1,426 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 52.78 52.74 1,870 1,912 35.4 77,144 77,918 1,462 History teachers, postsecondary............................... 49.31 51.03 1,876 1,914 38.0 67,857 63,146 1,376 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 45.08 39.43 1,752 1,575 38.9 76,256 68,339 1,691 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 27.44 24.53 968 871 35.3 40,619 37,727 1,480 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 18.38 14.31 632 600 34.4 29,534 30,534 1,607 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 18.58 14.82 634 611 34.1 29,906 31,200 1,609 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.49 27.05 997 1,014 36.3 39,061 38,550 1,421 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.99 27.05 1,002 1,014 35.8 39,082 38,550 1,396 Secondary school teachers....................................... 46.91 41.47 1,648 1,521 35.1 63,168 60,500 1,347 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 46.91 41.47 1,648 1,521 35.1 63,168 60,500 1,347 Special education teachers...................................... – – 1,215 1,031 35.9 49,688 45,342 1,470 Librarians........................................................ 32.44 23.88 1,164 939 35.9 58,965 48,268 1,818 Library technicians............................................... 18.34 18.35 667 696 36.4 34,674 36,200 1,891 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.66 11.00 439 406 37.6 21,475 21,135 1,841 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 34.13 28.85 1,337 1,100 39.2 68,125 54,288 1,996 Artists and related workers....................................... 28.04 29.26 1,107 1,170 39.5 57,556 60,863 2,052 Designers......................................................... 27.76 27.47 1,097 1,058 39.5 57,045 54,999 2,055 Fashion designers............................................... 35.89 34.66 1,482 1,346 41.3 77,063 70,000 2,147 Graphic designers............................................... 27.75 25.58 1,080 1,000 38.9 56,179 52,000 2,025 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 24.01 24.08 931 885 38.8 45,261 45,999 1,885 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 24.01 24.08 931 885 38.8 45,261 45,999 1,885 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 63.79 65.01 2,315 2,243 36.3 120,395 116,633 1,887 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 52.89 65.01 1,908 2,243 36.1 99,232 116,633 1,876 Public relations specialists...................................... 32.96 25.55 1,298 1,022 39.4 67,499 53,146 2,048 Writers and editors............................................... 29.15 24.52 1,119 942 38.4 58,185 49,005 1,996 Editors......................................................... 30.63 24.67 1,158 936 37.8 60,226 48,672 1,966 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 37.60 38.02 1,504 1,521 40.0 78,209 79,086 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.54 29.75 1,335 1,145 38.6 69,177 58,698 2,003 Pharmacists....................................................... 45.73 52.50 1,743 1,960 38.1 90,634 101,920 1,982 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 71.08 72.12 2,821 2,885 39.7 146,673 149,999 2,064 Physician assistants.............................................. 41.17 41.35 1,614 1,640 39.2 83,928 85,271 2,039 Registered nurses................................................. 35.17 34.75 1,356 1,337 38.5 70,409 69,410 2,002 Therapists........................................................ 30.23 28.80 1,171 1,146 38.7 59,743 57,200 1,976 Physical therapists............................................. 31.13 29.95 1,212 1,190 38.9 62,277 58,443 2,000 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 27.77 28.05 1,104 1,122 39.7 57,399 58,344 2,067 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.37 22.66 874 867 39.1 45,451 45,084 2,032 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 26.21 25.86 1,020 1,016 38.9 53,048 52,853 2,024 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.05 18.33 747 704 39.2 38,832 36,608 2,038 Dental hygienists................................................. 32.75 34.00 984 1,050 30.0 51,157 54,600 1,562 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.45 27.53 1,011 1,010 38.2 52,584 52,543 1,988 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 20.44 20.69 788 831 38.6 40,998 43,195 2,005 Diagnostic medical sonographers................................. 32.54 31.12 1,187 1,167 36.5 61,748 60,684 1,898 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.28 25.58 979 1,016 38.7 50,884 52,832 2,012 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 17.86 15.51 706 620 39.6 36,731 32,261 2,057 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.58 16.18 625 627 37.7 32,479 32,585 1,959 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.87 15.29 582 612 36.7 30,246 31,803 1,906 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 20.60 20.60 791 776 38.4 40,740 39,790 1,977 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.89 16.00 663 640 39.3 34,498 33,280 2,042 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 17.70 15.60 705 624 39.8 36,650 32,456 2,071 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 26.01 25.93 1,103 1,037 42.4 57,355 53,934 2,205 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 26.01 25.93 1,103 1,037 42.4 57,355 53,934 2,205 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.45 12.55 509 472 37.8 26,445 24,565 1,966 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.64 11.81 486 464 38.4 25,254 24,102 1,998 Home health aides............................................... 11.20 10.50 431 405 38.4 22,393 21,081 1,999 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 13.60 12.94 523 505 38.4 27,182 26,250 1,998 Psychiatric aides............................................... 11.35 10.56 435 406 38.3 22,628 21,099 1,994 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.00 14.00 547 520 36.4 28,424 27,040 1,895 Dental assistants............................................... 17.96 18.00 617 595 34.4 32,109 30,940 1,788 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.57 12.75 493 455 36.4 25,651 23,660 1,891 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 17.35 17.34 681 649 39.2 35,392 33,761 2,040 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 16.10 15.87 605 635 37.6 31,468 33,010 1,955 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.35 14.30 637 566 39.0 32,477 29,120 1,986 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.33 11.33 483 444 39.1 25,101 23,088 2,036 Security guards................................................. 12.31 11.30 482 444 39.1 25,064 23,088 2,035 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.63 9.70 413 364 38.9 21,265 18,720 2,001 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.16 17.22 778 745 42.9 40,345 38,522 2,222 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 19.47 14.33 804 643 41.3 41,816 33,429 2,148 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.98 17.22 774 750 43.1 40,135 38,741 2,232 Cooks............................................................. 12.59 11.56 486 455 38.6 24,732 23,660 1,964 Cooks, fast food................................................ 11.03 9.25 416 340 37.8 21,652 17,680 1,963 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 14.76 14.54 565 560 38.3 28,664 29,120 1,942 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.37 10.75 440 430 38.7 22,366 21,840 1,966 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.74 11.00 422 418 39.3 21,801 21,736 2,029 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.95 4.65 226 186 38.0 11,572 9,672 1,946 Bartenders...................................................... 6.47 5.00 242 200 37.4 12,477 10,400 1,927 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.21 4.60 197 163 37.9 10,080 7,826 1,935 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.94 8.24 350 330 39.1 18,045 17,139 2,020 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.93 8.20 333 310 37.3 17,331 16,120 1,941 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.84 8.30 322 310 36.5 16,769 16,120 1,897 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.03 7.75 346 310 38.3 17,971 16,120 1,991 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 12.75 12.40 491 472 38.5 25,512 24,551 2,001 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.79 8.00 346 315 39.3 17,965 16,380 2,043 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 9.29 9.48 356 379 38.3 18,486 19,720 1,990 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.69 14.67 621 580 39.6 31,356 29,474 1,999 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 25.40 22.00 1,009 888 39.7 52,472 46,155 2,066 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 21.74 22.19 856 888 39.4 44,536 46,155 2,048 Building cleaning workers......................................... 15.00 14.17 592 567 39.4 30,574 29,120 2,039 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 15.00 14.00 593 556 39.5 30,566 28,018 2,037 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 13.36 11.04 522 439 39.1 27,143 22,818 2,032 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.77 12.50 510 500 39.9 22,393 20,800 1,754 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.47 12.40 498 498 39.9 21,670 20,475 1,738 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.25 10.63 495 435 37.4 24,959 22,110 1,883 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 17.45 15.51 698 620 40.0 36,296 32,261 2,080 Slot key persons................................................ 14.27 14.62 571 585 40.0 29,678 30,410 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 19.22 18.97 752 759 39.1 39,104 39,447 2,034 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.67 7.75 307 310 40.0 15,956 16,120 2,080 Gaming dealers.................................................. 7.31 7.55 292 302 40.0 15,198 15,704 2,080 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 13.14 11.17 521 447 39.6 27,074 23,227 2,061 Child care workers................................................ 9.88 10.00 375 389 38.0 18,820 19,760 1,905 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.49 9.90 377 396 39.7 19,613 20,592 2,066 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.48 12.16 551 486 40.9 18,082 18,720 1,342 Recreation workers.............................................. 13.14 12.00 540 480 41.1 16,353 3,621 1,245 Sales and related occupations....................................... 23.01 15.56 910 622 39.6 47,209 32,331 2,052 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.76 18.44 848 738 40.9 44,106 38,351 2,124 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 19.35 18.44 791 738 40.9 41,157 38,351 2,127 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 31.48 22.84 1,275 914 40.5 66,314 47,507 2,106 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.15 11.69 558 456 39.5 28,890 23,608 2,042 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.96 9.05 389 360 39.1 20,180 18,720 2,027 Cashiers...................................................... 9.93 9.00 388 360 39.1 20,131 18,720 2,026 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.14 13.18 614 561 40.6 31,553 29,156 2,084 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 13.20 12.46 543 527 41.2 27,495 26,000 2,083 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.68 16.41 669 656 40.1 34,781 34,127 2,085 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.57 13.00 653 493 39.4 33,833 25,584 2,042 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 26.27 20.88 1,004 731 38.2 52,214 38,002 1,988 Insurance sales agents............................................ 29.60 19.79 1,148 800 38.8 59,686 41,600 2,017 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 56.89 42.84 2,244 1,696 39.5 116,702 88,190 2,052 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 35.47 30.27 1,413 1,211 39.8 73,357 62,966 2,068 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 44.77 52.85 1,782 2,114 39.8 92,657 109,928 2,070 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 32.64 27.89 1,301 1,115 39.9 67,499 58,001 2,068 Telemarketers..................................................... 13.55 12.71 479 509 35.4 24,920 26,443 1,839 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 20.13 19.00 784 711 38.9 40,747 36,960 2,025 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.88 16.75 694 649 38.8 36,031 33,654 2,015 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 25.09 22.55 980 902 39.1 50,958 46,898 2,031 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 15.90 17.08 585 598 36.8 30,425 31,077 1,913 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.09 16.23 670 640 39.2 34,840 33,280 2,039 Bill and account collectors..................................... 18.29 17.97 713 703 39.0 37,078 36,563 2,027 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.58 16.33 679 653 38.6 35,293 33,960 2,008 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.91 17.16 703 664 39.2 36,539 34,538 2,040 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 18.69 19.24 741 760 39.7 38,557 39,520 2,063 Procurement clerks.............................................. 16.98 16.50 677 660 39.9 35,222 34,320 2,075 Tellers......................................................... 12.53 11.78 496 471 39.5 25,767 24,502 2,056 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 23.50 21.88 910 849 38.7 47,329 44,168 2,014 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 19.91 18.03 785 721 39.4 40,808 37,500 2,049 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.56 16.75 690 628 39.3 35,776 32,663 2,037 File clerks....................................................... 12.83 12.86 498 503 38.8 25,872 26,166 2,017 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.52 10.00 421 400 40.0 21,872 20,800 2,080 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 15.97 15.27 606 604 38.0 31,523 31,406 1,974 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 15.04 13.09 579 524 38.5 30,028 27,227 1,996 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 18.53 17.79 731 705 39.5 38,031 36,650 2,053 Order clerks...................................................... 14.86 14.00 593 560 39.9 30,330 29,120 2,041 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 20.38 20.74 789 752 38.7 41,052 39,093 2,015 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.21 14.89 588 596 38.7 30,338 30,649 1,995 Couriers and messengers........................................... 9.88 9.00 383 360 38.7 19,893 18,720 2,013 Dispatchers....................................................... 21.41 18.67 865 756 40.4 44,954 39,333 2,100 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 21.57 18.67 873 741 40.5 45,395 38,526 2,105 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 23.41 21.90 937 876 40.0 48,699 45,552 2,080 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.63 19.07 782 763 39.8 40,667 39,659 2,071 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.71 12.62 547 505 39.9 28,427 26,250 2,073 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.82 12.24 503 481 39.2 26,150 25,033 2,039 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.73 20.81 827 779 38.1 43,011 40,500 1,979 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.87 22.47 917 878 38.4 47,660 45,546 1,997 Legal secretaries............................................... 27.20 30.15 1,008 1,069 37.1 52,414 55,592 1,927 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.25 17.57 643 630 37.3 33,457 32,760 1,940 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.60 18.14 715 695 38.5 37,195 36,120 2,000 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.23 13.19 572 471 37.6 29,762 24,512 1,955 Data entry keyers............................................... 14.04 12.01 528 462 37.6 27,452 24,000 1,955 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.27 16.25 669 646 38.8 34,808 33,606 2,016 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 12.99 12.15 504 486 38.8 26,215 25,276 2,017 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.24 15.90 622 606 38.3 32,213 31,260 1,983 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 14.77 14.53 566 545 38.3 29,421 28,335 1,993 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 26.98 24.95 1,067 990 39.6 54,414 50,960 2,016 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 37.03 32.55 1,470 1,302 39.7 74,934 67,704 2,023 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 27.60 28.25 1,102 1,130 39.9 55,799 54,230 2,021 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 27.60 28.25 1,102 1,130 39.9 55,799 54,230 2,021 Carpenters........................................................ 25.70 21.17 1,019 847 39.7 51,444 44,040 2,002 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 23.88 18.00 955 720 40.0 49,668 37,440 2,080 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 23.88 18.00 955 720 40.0 49,668 37,440 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 23.81 24.95 952 998 40.0 45,102 48,797 1,894 Construction equipment operators.................................. 27.43 28.40 1,097 1,136 40.0 57,059 59,072 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 28.18 30.70 1,127 1,228 40.0 58,610 63,846 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 29.42 27.00 1,125 1,080 38.3 58,521 56,160 1,989 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.98 15.00 599 600 40.0 31,106 31,200 2,077 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.98 15.00 599 600 40.0 31,106 31,200 2,077 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 34.15 35.61 1,349 1,370 39.5 70,166 71,261 2,055 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 34.28 41.00 1,354 1,640 39.5 70,407 85,280 2,054 Roofers........................................................... 19.65 16.00 760 640 38.7 35,607 28,332 1,812 Sheet metal workers............................................... 28.68 30.22 1,137 1,209 39.6 59,067 62,849 2,059 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.37 13.00 535 520 40.0 27,775 27,040 2,077 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 24.18 25.44 957 1,018 39.6 48,261 48,930 1,996 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.23 20.61 887 824 39.9 46,061 42,827 2,072 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 30.37 27.87 1,216 1,115 40.0 63,229 57,970 2,082 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 22.48 19.00 896 760 39.9 46,614 39,520 2,074 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 32.46 32.42 1,299 1,297 40.0 67,526 67,434 2,080 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 26.41 26.84 1,057 1,074 40.0 54,940 55,827 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.33 16.19 694 651 40.1 36,098 33,854 2,083 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 17.11 15.00 684 600 40.0 35,590 31,200 2,080 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.43 17.50 699 700 40.1 36,345 36,400 2,085 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 20.66 21.36 827 854 40.0 42,983 44,429 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.39 20.55 835 822 41.0 43,439 42,744 2,130 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 22.42 22.00 897 880 40.0 46,629 45,760 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 24.18 26.45 967 1,058 40.0 50,298 55,014 2,080 Home appliance repairers.......................................... 25.96 25.55 1,039 1,022 40.0 54,005 53,144 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.62 19.64 823 786 39.9 42,704 40,768 2,071 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.44 20.59 904 824 40.3 46,987 42,827 2,094 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.58 18.69 778 718 39.7 40,326 36,992 2,060 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 20.03 18.75 801 750 40.0 41,625 39,000 2,078 Millwrights..................................................... 24.40 22.03 973 881 39.9 50,610 45,822 2,074 Line installers and repairers..................................... 32.31 32.66 1,292 1,307 40.0 67,207 67,939 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 35.20 37.39 1,408 1,496 40.0 73,216 77,771 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 28.88 30.91 1,155 1,236 40.0 60,071 64,284 2,080 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 33.90 35.89 1,318 1,387 38.9 68,526 72,131 2,021 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.26 16.00 675 610 39.1 34,868 31,470 2,020 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 13.03 13.00 521 520 40.0 27,081 27,040 2,078 Production occupations.............................................. 16.78 15.62 667 619 39.7 34,579 32,136 2,061 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 25.62 24.68 1,024 987 40.0 53,208 51,326 2,076 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 16.10 15.14 642 606 39.8 33,369 31,491 2,072 Coil winders, tapers, and finishers............................. 14.84 18.33 594 733 40.0 30,866 38,126 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.91 14.05 597 562 40.0 31,022 29,220 2,080 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 17.16 18.04 681 722 39.7 35,433 37,532 2,065 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.19 12.71 523 484 39.7 27,172 25,126 2,061 Team assemblers................................................. 14.91 14.50 596 580 40.0 30,920 30,160 2,074 Bakers............................................................ 22.55 17.00 902 680 40.0 46,896 35,360 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 14.06 11.00 559 440 39.8 29,080 22,880 2,068 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 18.37 20.20 725 808 39.5 37,687 42,016 2,052 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 15.20 16.68 608 667 40.0 31,615 34,694 2,080 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 13.65 13.18 536 461 39.3 27,892 23,989 2,044 Food batchmakers................................................ 15.13 14.35 587 556 38.8 30,531 28,912 2,018 Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................... 16.25 19.38 650 775 40.0 33,797 40,310 2,080 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 16.24 14.08 650 563 40.0 33,761 29,280 2,078 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.05 14.08 642 563 40.0 33,353 29,280 2,078 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 19.29 19.43 772 777 40.0 40,132 40,414 2,080 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.70 19.43 788 777 40.0 40,977 40,414 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.74 16.00 666 635 39.8 34,636 33,010 2,069 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.58 14.90 616 596 39.5 32,020 30,992 2,055 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 16.29 17.40 652 696 40.0 33,865 36,192 2,079 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 20.43 19.25 817 770 40.0 42,496 40,040 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 21.65 20.60 863 824 39.9 44,897 42,848 2,074 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders...................... 18.81 17.80 747 712 39.7 38,762 37,024 2,061 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders.................... 19.99 19.34 791 774 39.6 40,980 40,227 2,050 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 14.43 13.22 577 529 40.0 30,011 27,498 2,080 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.91 11.32 556 453 40.0 28,933 23,537 2,080 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.06 11.73 599 469 39.8 31,002 24,390 2,059 Tool and die makers............................................... 26.11 27.50 1,037 1,100 39.7 53,920 57,194 2,065 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.53 17.88 740 715 39.9 38,485 37,180 2,077 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 18.48 17.88 738 715 39.9 38,381 37,180 2,077 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 16.96 15.00 679 600 40.0 35,229 31,200 2,077 Printers.......................................................... 19.76 19.56 774 743 39.1 40,227 38,635 2,036 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 18.83 21.22 718 849 38.1 37,327 44,127 1,983 Printing machine operators...................................... 20.19 17.30 801 692 39.7 41,638 35,984 2,062 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 14.31 11.40 553 450 38.7 28,763 23,381 2,010 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 10.80 10.50 429 420 39.7 22,288 21,840 2,065 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers.................................. 16.23 12.14 584 425 36.0 30,355 22,100 1,870 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 13.41 9.30 536 372 40.0 27,891 19,344 2,080 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 13.56 13.13 531 525 39.2 27,629 27,300 2,037 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.49 13.83 540 553 40.0 28,064 28,766 2,080 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 14.30 14.28 572 571 40.0 29,746 29,694 2,080 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 34.82 35.33 1,393 1,413 40.0 72,418 73,486 2,080 Power plant operators........................................... 34.39 35.33 1,375 1,413 40.0 71,526 73,486 2,080 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 30.15 28.19 1,206 1,128 40.0 62,702 58,635 2,080 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 22.37 23.91 902 980 40.3 46,895 50,976 2,096 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 17.41 18.12 694 725 39.9 34,806 34,095 1,999 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 17.13 17.33 678 663 39.6 35,279 34,486 2,060 Cutting workers................................................... 15.09 15.00 604 600 40.0 26,826 31,117 1,778 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.98 15.00 599 600 40.0 26,076 31,117 1,741 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.75 18.70 744 748 39.7 38,688 38,896 2,063 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.11 13.90 564 556 40.0 29,323 28,912 2,078 Painting workers.................................................. 14.08 12.37 563 495 40.0 29,279 25,730 2,080 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.13 12.00 525 480 40.0 27,315 24,960 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.39 11.83 535 469 39.9 27,679 24,378 2,067 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.59 11.00 463 440 39.9 23,794 22,880 2,054 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.08 14.05 644 560 40.1 33,029 28,806 2,054 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 22.99 22.84 929 913 40.4 48,298 47,501 2,101 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 23.55 23.15 1,041 1,100 44.2 54,123 57,199 2,298 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. – – 2,110 1,771 31.0 109,733 92,087 1,611 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 126.71 122.77 2,865 2,593 22.6 148,983 134,829 1,176 Bus drivers....................................................... 16.66 15.00 638 600 38.3 31,653 31,200 1,900 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 16.64 15.00 687 600 41.3 35,702 31,200 2,146 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.85 17.09 736 688 41.2 37,496 36,088 2,101 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.20 13.40 606 536 39.9 31,507 27,872 2,073 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.24 18.22 821 746 42.7 41,246 39,416 2,144 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.07 13.50 627 518 39.0 32,579 26,910 2,028 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 11.70 9.85 456 388 39.0 23,580 20,176 2,016 Parking lot attendants............................................ 8.44 7.50 323 300 38.3 16,057 13,777 1,903 Service station attendants........................................ 11.50 10.00 460 400 40.0 23,925 20,800 2,080 Crane and tower operators......................................... 22.63 23.29 905 932 40.0 47,063 48,449 2,080 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 18.23 16.00 716 640 39.3 37,236 33,280 2,042 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 18.23 16.00 716 640 39.3 37,236 33,280 2,042 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.53 15.70 660 628 40.0 33,913 32,652 2,052 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.96 11.00 476 440 39.8 24,572 22,880 2,055 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.28 10.00 452 400 40.0 23,478 20,800 2,082 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.02 11.06 479 440 39.9 24,672 22,922 2,053 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 17.41 14.23 669 569 38.4 34,729 29,598 1,995 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.13 10.53 441 418 39.6 22,918 21,715 2,058 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 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.