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........................................................... $24.00 1.0% $939 0.9% $48,341 0.9% Management occupations.............................................. 50.21 1.6 1,983 1.4 102,980 1.4 General and operations managers................................... 62.69 5.3 2,527 4.6 131,389 4.6 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 40.80 7.4 1,687 3.8 87,750 3.8 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 60.19 4.5 2,341 4.1 121,708 4.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 57.49 1.7 2,185 2.7 113,634 2.7 Sales managers.................................................. 65.06 11.4 2,639 10.1 137,221 10.1 Public relations managers......................................... 62.21 16.0 2,398 16.6 124,705 16.6 Administrative services managers.................................. 33.69 5.7 1,325 6.0 68,910 6.0 Computer and information systems managers......................... 64.21 8.6 2,546 8.5 132,410 8.5 Financial managers................................................ 52.84 3.7 2,072 3.7 107,023 3.7 Human resources managers.......................................... 44.95 5.2 1,751 5.1 91,053 5.1 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 41.50 20.1 1,593 17.5 82,836 17.5 Industrial production managers.................................... 35.91 9.3 1,425 9.4 74,107 9.4 Purchasing managers............................................... 58.27 11.4 2,315 11.1 120,390 11.1 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 47.46 9.9 1,878 9.0 97,659 9.0 Construction managers............................................. 37.49 7.3 1,531 7.2 79,637 7.2 Education administrators.......................................... 31.79 7.2 1,272 5.9 65,745 5.9 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 39.11 7.7 1,488 7.2 77,381 7.2 Engineering managers.............................................. 53.51 9.4 2,152 9.4 111,917 9.4 Food service managers............................................. 36.86 15.3 1,487 13.8 77,317 13.8 Medical and health services managers.............................. 44.82 14.6 1,720 14.5 89,416 14.5 Social and community service managers............................. 31.51 6.2 1,208 7.2 62,796 7.2 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.84 2.5 1,286 2.6 66,853 2.6 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.05 6.9 1,036 6.9 53,846 6.9 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 28.33 4.4 1,120 4.3 58,175 4.3 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 23.93 9.0 957 9.1 49,756 9.1 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.26 6.0 1,125 5.1 58,513 5.1 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.25 6.1 1,125 5.1 58,515 5.1 Cost estimators................................................... 26.02 5.8 1,041 5.8 54,119 5.8 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.78 5.3 1,106 6.3 57,520 6.3 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 24.23 9.3 927 9.8 48,220 9.8 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 28.17 7.6 1,082 6.6 56,256 6.6 Training and development specialists............................ 33.24 10.6 1,282 9.9 66,649 9.9 Management analysts............................................... 35.40 6.8 1,397 6.0 72,652 6.0 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.70 4.2 1,239 3.9 64,411 3.9 Credit analysts................................................... 33.96 12.1 1,291 11.6 67,124 11.6 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 43.84 9.0 1,706 8.4 88,715 8.4 Financial analysts.............................................. 41.92 7.5 1,648 7.0 85,705 7.0 Personal financial advisors..................................... 66.54 25.6 2,583 26.1 134,316 26.1 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 32.80 10.8 1,221 11.1 63,477 11.1 Financial examiners............................................... 35.87 27.9 1,324 26.8 68,872 26.8 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 33.71 14.6 1,320 14.0 68,633 14.0 Loan officers................................................... 34.77 14.7 1,360 14.0 70,730 14.0 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.46 4.0 1,498 4.5 77,777 4.5 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.30 11.3 1,400 11.2 72,817 11.2 Computer software engineers....................................... 46.10 2.9 1,800 3.0 93,615 3.0 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 46.27 4.6 1,801 4.1 93,667 4.1 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 45.98 4.0 1,800 4.3 93,580 4.3 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.51 3.2 1,055 4.2 54,409 4.2 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.67 5.2 1,595 4.8 82,948 4.8 Database administrators........................................... 32.47 16.0 1,224 19.7 63,672 19.7 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 36.47 10.6 1,402 14.6 72,926 14.6 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 42.09 10.6 1,651 9.3 85,856 9.3 Actuaries......................................................... 47.24 4.3 1,854 4.2 96,418 4.2 Statisticians..................................................... 48.89 9.9 1,873 11.4 97,377 11.4 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.17 3.1 1,371 2.9 71,275 2.9 Architects, except naval.......................................... 35.27 10.1 1,409 10.2 73,258 10.2 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 35.36 11.0 1,412 11.2 73,440 11.2 Engineers......................................................... 39.47 3.4 1,595 3.0 82,912 3.0 Civil engineers................................................. 34.04 7.5 1,417 6.9 73,708 6.9 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 40.93 5.7 1,637 5.7 85,128 5.7 Electrical engineers.......................................... 41.29 6.8 1,651 6.8 85,878 6.8 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 40.07 7.8 1,603 7.8 83,352 7.8 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 36.10 10.8 1,444 10.8 75,083 10.8 Industrial engineers.......................................... 36.50 10.9 1,460 10.9 75,913 10.9 Mechanical engineers............................................ 35.62 5.2 1,488 4.2 77,357 4.2 Drafters.......................................................... 25.41 8.6 1,003 8.2 52,169 8.2 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 27.45 16.2 1,105 16.0 57,478 16.0 Mechanical drafters............................................. 22.69 1.9 908 1.9 47,200 1.9 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.33 6.7 1,050 6.7 54,597 6.7 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 28.74 7.5 1,148 7.5 59,687 7.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 29.79 7.6 1,153 7.6 59,650 7.6 Life scientists................................................... 36.00 9.0 1,361 9.9 70,768 9.9 Biological scientists........................................... 30.43 16.6 1,159 16.7 60,272 16.7 Medical scientists.............................................. 39.74 5.3 1,502 6.3 78,099 6.3 Physical scientists............................................... 33.51 5.0 1,309 4.6 68,081 4.6 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 31.71 11.1 1,268 11.1 65,947 11.1 Chemists...................................................... 31.84 11.6 1,273 11.6 66,217 11.6 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 26.54 7.7 1,065 7.5 55,404 7.5 Market and survey researchers..................................... 23.59 4.6 907 4.0 47,166 4.0 Market research analysts........................................ 23.59 4.6 907 4.0 47,166 4.0 Psychologists..................................................... 37.96 23.8 1,470 24.9 67,573 24.9 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 37.96 23.8 1,470 24.9 67,573 24.9 Chemical technicians.............................................. 17.57 9.4 702 9.4 36,421 9.4 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 21.03 10.4 829 10.6 43,132 10.6 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.31 5.3 768 4.8 39,441 4.8 Counselors........................................................ 20.86 11.5 802 9.3 40,654 9.3 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 17.33 5.2 672 4.8 34,734 4.8 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 30.33 18.3 1,107 14.7 52,571 14.7 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 17.72 6.2 694 7.2 36,073 7.2 Social workers.................................................... 22.98 3.6 849 3.8 43,533 3.8 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 21.03 14.5 788 11.8 36,248 11.8 Medical and public health social workers........................ 26.11 6.5 948 7.2 49,322 7.2 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 21.22 10.5 788 9.9 40,999 9.9 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.83 6.5 641 6.0 33,344 6.0 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.39 6.6 517 4.5 26,886 4.5 Legal occupations................................................... 43.39 18.7 1,716 17.5 89,091 17.5 Lawyers........................................................... 55.31 21.8 2,223 20.0 115,614 20.0 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 23.68 8.6 906 7.6 47,114 7.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.54 6.4 1,257 7.7 54,418 7.7 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 55.79 6.0 2,103 6.0 85,024 6.0 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 76.53 12.7 2,877 11.8 106,645 11.8 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 55.17 13.1 1,968 15.7 77,652 15.7 Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 47.75 26.7 – – – – Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 64.66 5.5 2,381 4.4 88,258 4.4 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 59.91 8.7 2,231 7.2 82,582 7.2 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 54.73 11.7 2,023 10.4 73,438 10.4 Psychology teachers, postsecondary............................ 47.22 14.6 1,828 8.0 68,509 8.0 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 57.49 13.2 2,155 12.9 90,237 12.9 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 63.91 13.9 2,383 13.9 95,817 13.9 Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary............... 40.17 1.4 1,529 1.8 72,208 1.8 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary........... 45.67 17.3 1,731 16.5 62,689 16.5 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 51.63 5.2 1,894 5.4 73,639 5.4 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 52.78 10.5 1,870 11.5 77,144 11.5 History teachers, postsecondary............................... 49.31 4.2 1,876 3.5 67,857 3.5 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 45.08 9.2 1,752 8.9 76,256 8.9 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 27.44 4.4 968 6.4 40,619 6.4 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 18.38 28.5 632 16.0 29,534 16.0 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 18.58 30.0 634 16.7 29,906 16.7 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.49 3.2 997 4.2 39,061 4.2 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.99 4.1 1,002 3.2 39,082 3.2 Secondary school teachers....................................... 46.91 11.4 1,648 9.1 63,168 9.1 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 46.91 11.4 1,648 9.1 63,168 9.1 Special education teachers...................................... – – 1,215 26.7 49,688 26.7 Librarians........................................................ 32.44 21.8 1,164 22.3 58,965 22.3 Library technicians............................................... 18.34 4.2 667 3.0 34,674 3.0 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.66 7.6 439 9.2 21,475 9.2 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 34.13 8.8 1,337 8.1 68,125 8.1 Artists and related workers....................................... 28.04 9.4 1,107 8.3 57,556 8.3 Designers......................................................... 27.76 8.1 1,097 9.3 57,045 9.3 Fashion designers............................................... 35.89 17.0 1,482 23.6 77,063 23.6 Graphic designers............................................... 27.75 6.4 1,080 6.7 56,179 6.7 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 24.01 10.8 931 10.5 45,261 10.5 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 24.01 10.8 931 10.5 45,261 10.5 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 63.79 19.9 2,315 20.2 120,395 20.2 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 52.89 12.0 1,908 11.5 99,232 11.5 Public relations specialists...................................... 32.96 16.6 1,298 17.0 67,499 17.0 Writers and editors............................................... 29.15 10.5 1,119 9.3 58,185 9.3 Editors......................................................... 30.63 10.0 1,158 9.1 60,226 9.1 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 37.60 18.2 1,504 18.2 78,209 18.2 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.54 4.9 1,335 4.7 69,177 4.7 Pharmacists....................................................... 45.73 6.7 1,743 6.9 90,634 6.9 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 71.08 8.9 2,821 9.0 146,673 9.0 Physician assistants.............................................. 41.17 4.4 1,614 4.6 83,928 4.6 Registered nurses................................................. 35.17 3.0 1,356 2.8 70,409 2.8 Therapists........................................................ 30.23 6.2 1,171 4.7 59,743 4.7 Physical therapists............................................. 31.13 9.2 1,212 7.9 62,277 7.9 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 27.77 7.0 1,104 7.0 57,399 7.0 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.37 2.2 874 2.7 45,451 2.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 26.21 4.5 1,020 5.0 53,048 5.0 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.05 4.1 747 4.5 38,832 4.5 Dental hygienists................................................. 32.75 6.0 984 7.2 51,157 7.2 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.45 6.3 1,011 5.5 52,584 5.5 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 20.44 8.3 788 7.8 40,998 7.8 Diagnostic medical sonographers................................. 32.54 1.2 1,187 2.5 61,748 2.5 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.28 7.6 979 6.9 50,884 6.9 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 17.86 13.9 706 12.9 36,731 12.9 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.58 5.2 625 5.5 32,479 5.5 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.87 8.2 582 9.5 30,246 9.5 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 20.60 4.6 791 4.0 40,740 4.0 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.89 8.7 663 8.3 34,498 8.3 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 17.70 3.4 705 3.3 36,650 3.3 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 26.01 5.8 1,103 4.0 57,355 4.0 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 26.01 5.8 1,103 4.0 57,355 4.0 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.45 2.1 509 2.2 26,445 2.2 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.64 2.7 486 3.0 25,254 3.0 Home health aides............................................... 11.20 3.5 431 2.6 22,393 2.6 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 13.60 2.6 523 2.7 27,182 2.7 Psychiatric aides............................................... 11.35 11.3 435 10.2 22,628 10.2 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.00 4.1 547 3.2 28,424 3.2 Dental assistants............................................... 17.96 4.5 617 4.4 32,109 4.4 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.57 5.4 493 3.5 25,651 3.5 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 17.35 7.1 681 6.8 35,392 6.8 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 16.10 7.8 605 5.4 31,468 5.4 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.35 12.0 637 11.0 32,477 11.0 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.33 5.4 483 5.4 25,101 5.4 Security guards................................................. 12.31 5.5 482 5.5 25,064 5.5 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.63 3.1 413 3.2 21,265 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.16 6.3 778 5.1 40,345 5.1 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 19.47 18.6 804 21.0 41,816 21.0 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.98 6.7 774 5.1 40,135 5.1 Cooks............................................................. 12.59 3.4 486 3.4 24,732 3.4 Cooks, fast food................................................ 11.03 11.2 416 13.2 21,652 13.2 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 14.76 6.9 565 5.7 28,664 5.7 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.37 4.2 440 4.3 22,366 4.3 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.74 6.3 422 6.0 21,801 6.0 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.95 15.1 226 14.2 11,572 14.2 Bartenders...................................................... 6.47 12.9 242 13.8 12,477 13.8 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.21 11.0 197 10.0 10,080 10.0 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.94 25.3 350 24.7 18,045 24.7 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.93 5.4 333 8.4 17,331 8.4 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.84 3.2 322 4.8 16,769 4.8 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.03 10.6 346 14.6 17,971 14.6 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 12.75 8.2 491 7.5 25,512 7.5 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.79 2.9 346 3.1 17,965 3.1 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 9.29 15.1 356 17.7 18,486 17.7 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.69 5.8 621 6.0 31,356 6.0 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 25.40 13.6 1,009 13.0 52,472 13.0 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 21.74 4.2 856 4.2 44,536 4.2 Building cleaning workers......................................... 15.00 4.8 592 4.9 30,574 4.9 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 15.00 8.6 593 8.8 30,566 8.8 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 13.36 18.4 522 18.3 27,143 18.3 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.77 3.9 510 3.9 22,393 3.9 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.47 3.3 498 3.2 21,670 3.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.25 5.1 495 3.8 24,959 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 17.45 4.0 698 4.0 36,296 4.0 Slot key persons................................................ 14.27 4.0 571 4.0 29,678 4.0 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 19.22 6.0 752 6.9 39,104 6.9 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.67 1.6 307 1.6 15,956 1.6 Gaming dealers.................................................. 7.31 .5 292 .5 15,198 .5 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 13.14 22.1 521 22.0 27,074 22.0 Child care workers................................................ 9.88 2.9 375 5.8 18,820 5.8 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.49 2.4 377 2.4 19,613 2.4 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.48 13.9 551 13.1 18,082 13.1 Recreation workers.............................................. 13.14 16.9 540 16.1 16,353 16.1 Sales and related occupations....................................... 23.01 4.6 910 4.7 47,209 4.7 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.76 6.8 848 6.7 44,106 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 19.35 4.3 791 4.4 41,157 4.4 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 31.48 26.1 1,275 25.9 66,314 25.9 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.15 4.1 558 4.1 28,890 4.1 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.96 3.1 389 3.3 20,180 3.3 Cashiers...................................................... 9.93 3.1 388 3.3 20,131 3.3 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.14 11.2 614 10.5 31,553 10.5 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 13.20 11.9 543 10.4 27,495 10.4 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.68 11.6 669 11.6 34,781 11.6 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.57 6.2 653 6.0 33,833 6.0 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 26.27 26.0 1,004 26.3 52,214 26.3 Insurance sales agents............................................ 29.60 17.3 1,148 16.5 59,686 16.5 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 56.89 19.2 2,244 19.5 116,702 19.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 35.47 7.8 1,413 7.6 73,357 7.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 44.77 13.1 1,782 12.6 92,657 12.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 32.64 3.3 1,301 3.2 67,499 3.2 Telemarketers..................................................... 13.55 16.8 479 24.1 24,920 24.1 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 20.13 14.0 784 13.6 40,747 13.6 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.88 1.5 694 1.5 36,031 1.5 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 25.09 8.7 980 9.6 50,958 9.6 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 15.90 6.4 585 5.5 30,425 5.5 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.09 2.7 670 2.9 34,840 2.9 Bill and account collectors..................................... 18.29 9.1 713 8.5 37,078 8.5 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.58 3.3 679 2.7 35,293 2.7 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.91 3.9 703 4.0 36,539 4.0 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 18.69 4.4 741 4.4 38,557 4.4 Procurement clerks.............................................. 16.98 7.8 677 8.0 35,222 8.0 Tellers......................................................... 12.53 2.0 496 2.1 25,767 2.1 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 23.50 3.1 910 4.6 47,329 4.6 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 19.91 9.9 785 8.3 40,808 8.3 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.56 7.2 690 6.9 35,776 6.9 File clerks....................................................... 12.83 4.1 498 4.3 25,872 4.3 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.52 4.7 421 4.7 21,872 4.7 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 15.97 5.0 606 4.3 31,523 4.3 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 15.04 11.0 579 8.7 30,028 8.7 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 18.53 9.4 731 9.5 38,031 9.5 Order clerks...................................................... 14.86 3.3 593 3.5 30,330 3.5 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 20.38 4.3 789 3.3 41,052 3.3 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.21 6.3 588 5.9 30,338 5.9 Couriers and messengers........................................... 9.88 7.9 383 5.4 19,893 5.4 Dispatchers....................................................... 21.41 6.4 865 6.4 44,954 6.4 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 21.57 6.6 873 6.4 45,395 6.4 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 23.41 5.4 937 5.4 48,699 5.4 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.63 4.3 782 4.4 40,667 4.4 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.71 4.3 547 4.5 28,427 4.5 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.82 4.4 503 3.9 26,150 3.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.73 1.9 827 2.0 43,011 2.0 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.87 4.8 917 4.3 47,660 4.3 Legal secretaries............................................... 27.20 6.2 1,008 4.8 52,414 4.8 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.25 5.9 643 6.2 33,457 6.2 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.60 2.7 715 2.9 37,195 2.9 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.23 5.6 572 4.1 29,762 4.1 Data entry keyers............................................... 14.04 3.5 528 4.2 27,452 4.2 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.27 7.7 669 8.0 34,808 8.0 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 12.99 3.8 504 2.7 26,215 2.7 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.24 2.7 622 3.5 32,213 3.5 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 14.77 12.1 566 11.1 29,421 11.1 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 26.98 2.2 1,067 2.2 54,414 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 37.03 14.9 1,470 15.0 74,934 15.0 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 27.60 3.3 1,102 3.3 55,799 3.3 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 27.60 3.3 1,102 3.3 55,799 3.3 Carpenters........................................................ 25.70 13.6 1,019 13.8 51,444 13.8 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 23.88 24.6 955 24.6 49,668 24.6 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 23.88 24.6 955 24.6 49,668 24.6 Construction laborers............................................. 23.81 12.6 952 12.6 45,102 12.6 Construction equipment operators.................................. 27.43 8.8 1,097 8.8 57,059 8.8 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 28.18 9.0 1,127 9.0 58,610 9.0 Electricians...................................................... 29.42 9.9 1,125 8.7 58,521 8.7 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.98 5.9 599 5.9 31,106 5.9 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.98 5.9 599 5.9 31,106 5.9 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 34.15 18.1 1,349 18.7 70,166 18.7 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 34.28 18.5 1,354 19.2 70,407 19.2 Roofers........................................................... 19.65 16.1 760 17.4 35,607 17.4 Sheet metal workers............................................... 28.68 15.2 1,137 15.5 59,067 15.5 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.37 3.8 535 3.8 27,775 3.8 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 24.18 18.1 957 18.4 48,261 18.4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.23 2.9 887 3.0 46,061 3.0 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 30.37 6.6 1,216 6.7 63,229 6.7 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 22.48 7.4 896 7.5 46,614 7.5 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 32.46 6.2 1,299 6.2 67,526 6.2 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 26.41 3.5 1,057 3.5 54,940 3.5 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.33 6.1 694 6.1 36,098 6.1 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 17.11 11.4 684 11.4 35,590 11.4 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.43 6.3 699 6.3 36,345 6.3 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 20.66 12.0 827 12.0 42,983 12.0 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.39 7.4 835 5.5 43,439 5.5 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 22.42 3.4 897 3.4 46,629 3.4 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 24.18 9.4 967 9.4 50,298 9.4 Home appliance repairers.......................................... 25.96 20.3 1,039 20.3 54,005 20.3 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.62 5.7 823 5.7 42,704 5.7 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.44 4.9 904 5.2 46,987 5.2 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.58 8.6 778 8.3 40,326 8.3 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 20.03 7.0 801 7.0 41,625 7.0 Millwrights..................................................... 24.40 7.7 973 7.7 50,610 7.7 Line installers and repairers..................................... 32.31 3.5 1,292 3.5 67,207 3.5 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 35.20 4.1 1,408 4.1 73,216 4.1 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 28.88 7.2 1,155 7.2 60,071 7.2 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 33.90 6.3 1,318 5.2 68,526 5.2 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.26 6.4 675 6.5 34,868 6.5 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 13.03 11.6 521 11.6 27,081 11.6 Production occupations.............................................. 16.78 1.9 667 1.8 34,579 1.8 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 25.62 5.1 1,024 4.9 53,208 4.9 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 16.10 5.1 642 5.2 33,369 5.2 Coil winders, tapers, and finishers............................. 14.84 15.4 594 15.4 30,866 15.4 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.91 10.2 597 10.2 31,022 10.2 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 17.16 5.9 681 6.4 35,433 6.4 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.19 8.3 523 8.1 27,172 8.1 Team assemblers................................................. 14.91 7.3 596 7.3 30,920 7.3 Bakers............................................................ 22.55 21.9 902 21.9 46,896 21.9 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 14.06 22.5 559 22.3 29,080 22.3 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 18.37 6.7 725 7.5 37,687 7.5 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 15.20 21.0 608 21.0 31,615 21.0 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 13.65 10.5 536 10.8 27,892 10.8 Food batchmakers................................................ 15.13 9.1 587 9.9 30,531 9.9 Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................... 16.25 18.1 650 18.1 33,797 18.1 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 16.24 9.2 650 9.2 33,761 9.2 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.05 9.4 642 9.4 33,353 9.4 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 19.29 8.5 772 8.5 40,132 8.5 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.70 5.4 788 5.4 40,977 5.4 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.74 6.6 666 6.7 34,636 6.7 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.58 11.0 616 10.9 32,020 10.9 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 16.29 10.6 652 10.6 33,865 10.6 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 20.43 4.2 817 4.2 42,496 4.2 Machinists........................................................ 21.65 5.8 863 5.8 44,897 5.8 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders...................... 18.81 4.0 747 4.2 38,762 4.2 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders.................... 19.99 6.3 791 6.9 40,980 6.9 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 14.43 13.6 577 13.6 30,011 13.6 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.91 15.4 556 15.4 28,933 15.4 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.06 19.6 599 19.5 31,002 19.5 Tool and die makers............................................... 26.11 4.3 1,037 4.4 53,920 4.4 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.53 3.5 740 3.5 38,485 3.5 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 18.48 3.5 738 3.5 38,381 3.5 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 16.96 4.0 679 4.0 35,229 4.0 Printers.......................................................... 19.76 10.3 774 10.8 40,227 10.8 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 18.83 16.2 718 19.1 37,327 19.1 Printing machine operators...................................... 20.19 10.0 801 9.8 41,638 9.8 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 14.31 17.5 553 16.5 28,763 16.5 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 10.80 3.7 429 3.8 22,288 3.8 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers.................................. 16.23 10.7 584 12.9 30,355 12.9 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 13.41 17.6 536 17.6 27,891 17.6 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 13.56 9.5 531 10.8 27,629 10.8 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.49 7.9 540 7.9 28,064 7.9 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 14.30 3.6 572 3.6 29,746 3.6 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 34.82 4.1 1,393 4.1 72,418 4.1 Power plant operators........................................... 34.39 4.4 1,375 4.4 71,526 4.4 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 30.15 5.5 1,206 5.5 62,702 5.5 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 22.37 10.1 902 10.3 46,895 10.3 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 17.41 5.0 694 4.9 34,806 4.9 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 17.13 5.7 678 5.9 35,279 5.9 Cutting workers................................................... 15.09 6.6 604 6.6 26,826 6.6 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.98 7.8 599 7.8 26,076 7.8 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.75 3.4 744 3.4 38,688 3.4 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.11 7.4 564 7.4 29,323 7.4 Painting workers.................................................. 14.08 11.7 563 11.7 29,279 11.7 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.13 13.4 525 13.4 27,315 13.4 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.39 4.5 535 4.7 27,679 4.7 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.59 2.9 463 2.8 23,794 2.8 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.08 1.7 644 1.8 33,029 1.8 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 22.99 11.1 929 11.3 48,298 11.3 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 23.55 6.8 1,041 7.1 54,123 7.1 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. – – 2,110 25.3 109,733 25.3 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 126.71 9.6 2,865 6.0 148,983 6.0 Bus drivers....................................................... 16.66 20.0 638 18.1 31,653 18.1 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 16.64 22.7 687 23.0 35,702 23.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.85 4.3 736 4.8 37,496 4.8 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.20 14.8 606 15.6 31,507 15.6 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.24 4.2 821 3.8 41,246 3.8 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.07 6.4 627 7.0 32,579 7.0 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 11.70 28.5 456 25.5 23,580 25.5 Parking lot attendants............................................ 8.44 8.1 323 8.1 16,057 8.1 Service station attendants........................................ 11.50 18.4 460 18.4 23,925 18.4 Crane and tower operators......................................... 22.63 6.0 905 6.0 47,063 6.0 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 18.23 3.2 716 4.4 37,236 4.4 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 18.23 3.2 716 4.4 37,236 4.4 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.53 4.7 660 4.8 33,913 4.8 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.96 2.3 476 2.4 24,572 2.4 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.28 5.3 452 5.6 23,478 5.6 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.02 2.9 479 3.0 24,672 3.0 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 17.41 9.5 669 7.9 34,729 7.9 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.13 5.2 441 5.2 22,918 5.2 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.