RSE Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $26.15 1.7% $1,020 1.7% $52,555 1.7% Management occupations.............................................. 53.62 2.5 2,109 2.2 109,649 2.2 General and operations managers................................... 74.61 9.2 2,983 8.2 155,113 8.2 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 39.53 4.9 1,621 3.4 84,316 3.4 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 62.08 3.0 2,448 4.2 127,297 4.2 Marketing managers.............................................. 65.07 9.1 2,515 9.1 130,770 9.1 Sales managers.................................................. 56.20 23.0 2,308 23.2 120,038 23.2 Public relations managers......................................... 63.32 17.4 2,477 17.3 128,815 17.3 Administrative services managers.................................. 34.03 7.4 1,330 8.0 69,145 8.0 Computer and information systems managers......................... 66.03 10.0 2,612 9.8 135,813 9.8 Financial managers................................................ 58.87 5.0 2,297 4.9 119,458 4.9 Human resources managers.......................................... 46.44 5.0 1,807 4.7 93,941 4.7 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 42.41 24.6 1,624 21.5 84,465 21.5 Purchasing managers............................................... 59.81 15.5 2,364 13.6 122,938 13.6 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 44.70 18.7 1,761 17.8 91,595 17.8 Education administrators.......................................... 37.73 10.7 1,447 10.5 75,248 10.5 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 39.55 7.4 1,503 7.0 78,166 7.0 Engineering managers.............................................. 56.43 9.6 2,274 9.7 118,236 9.7 Medical and health services managers.............................. 51.11 6.5 1,976 5.0 102,765 5.0 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.23 2.8 1,295 3.0 67,342 3.0 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.27 4.0 1,094 3.8 56,852 3.8 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 28.74 5.5 1,148 5.6 59,648 5.6 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.57 5.1 1,031 5.1 53,609 5.1 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 28.94 6.5 1,114 5.5 57,934 5.5 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 28.92 6.6 1,114 5.6 57,926 5.6 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.82 5.5 1,114 6.4 57,908 6.4 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 24.24 10.6 942 10.9 49,006 10.9 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 27.43 7.1 1,060 7.1 55,133 7.1 Training and development specialists............................ 33.65 11.4 1,293 10.4 67,222 10.4 Management analysts............................................... 36.22 7.3 1,412 6.6 73,435 6.6 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.26 5.7 1,211 5.3 62,993 5.3 Credit analysts................................................... 31.70 14.1 1,201 13.0 62,460 13.0 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 46.08 9.6 1,795 8.9 93,335 8.9 Financial analysts.............................................. 46.36 9.4 1,818 8.5 94,530 8.5 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 35.18 18.2 1,294 20.0 67,284 20.0 Financial examiners............................................... 35.87 27.9 1,324 26.8 68,872 26.8 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 33.33 23.9 1,272 22.3 66,156 22.3 Loan officers................................................... 36.19 29.3 1,374 27.4 71,427 27.4 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.88 3.3 1,514 3.3 78,567 3.3 Computer programmers.............................................. 34.31 15.2 1,356 15.1 70,489 15.1 Computer software engineers....................................... 47.09 3.1 1,830 3.3 95,158 3.3 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 48.90 4.1 1,888 3.7 98,164 3.7 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 46.01 4.5 1,795 5.0 93,335 5.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 28.24 3.3 1,086 4.1 55,916 4.1 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.15 1.8 1,568 1.4 81,541 1.4 Database administrators........................................... 33.94 14.8 1,284 18.2 66,778 18.2 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 39.99 8.0 1,569 8.1 81,591 8.1 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 37.35 8.7 1,474 9.5 76,666 9.5 Actuaries......................................................... 46.91 5.2 1,855 4.9 96,448 4.9 Statisticians..................................................... 48.89 9.9 1,873 11.4 97,377 11.4 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.87 3.1 1,478 3.1 76,843 3.1 Architects, except naval.......................................... 35.18 13.7 1,405 13.9 73,048 13.9 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 35.18 13.7 1,405 13.9 73,048 13.9 Engineers......................................................... 40.25 2.9 1,617 2.9 84,093 2.9 Civil engineers................................................. 34.71 11.1 1,410 10.5 73,316 10.5 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 42.53 6.2 1,701 6.2 88,455 6.2 Electrical engineers.......................................... 41.82 7.1 1,673 7.1 86,977 7.1 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 46.50 7.9 1,860 7.9 96,722 7.9 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 36.62 10.9 1,465 10.9 76,162 10.9 Industrial engineers.......................................... 37.05 11.1 1,482 11.1 77,069 11.1 Mechanical engineers............................................ 37.77 3.1 1,516 3.1 78,769 3.1 Drafters.......................................................... 29.02 12.1 1,161 12.1 60,359 12.1 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 33.66 13.4 1,346 13.4 70,005 13.4 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 27.13 5.3 1,076 5.5 55,976 5.5 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 27.36 10.2 1,089 10.3 56,636 10.3 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.52 7.9 1,244 7.6 64,230 7.6 Life scientists................................................... 36.72 7.9 1,384 9.4 71,976 9.4 Biological scientists........................................... 32.27 15.9 1,215 17.0 63,202 17.0 Medical scientists.............................................. 39.74 5.3 1,502 6.3 78,099 6.3 Physical scientists............................................... 43.47 7.1 1,652 6.6 85,928 6.6 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 37.85 10.0 1,514 10.0 78,724 10.0 Chemists...................................................... 38.84 10.9 1,553 10.9 80,781 10.9 Market and survey researchers..................................... 23.75 7.2 907 6.6 47,174 6.6 Market research analysts........................................ 23.75 7.2 907 6.6 47,174 6.6 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 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 20.35 13.1 801 13.3 41,670 13.3 Community and social services occupations........................... 21.37 4.6 810 4.8 42,082 4.8 Counselors........................................................ 20.66 2.8 796 2.1 41,225 2.1 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 22.74 10.9 874 10.8 45,468 10.8 Social workers.................................................... 22.93 6.3 855 5.5 44,437 5.5 Medical and public health social workers........................ 26.59 6.9 967 7.6 50,300 7.6 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 17.59 8.8 677 7.4 35,195 7.4 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 19.21 14.3 738 15.1 38,395 15.1 Legal occupations................................................... 56.17 10.7 2,133 9.7 110,334 9.7 Lawyers........................................................... 68.61 12.2 2,633 11.2 136,930 11.2 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 28.68 2.2 1,052 4.0 54,687 4.0 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 43.49 14.6 1,595 14.0 69,446 14.0 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 56.45 5.9 2,139 5.7 85,993 5.7 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 76.53 12.7 2,877 11.8 106,645 11.8 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 62.69 8.8 2,337 8.0 86,343 8.0 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.................................. 58.17 13.0 2,190 12.7 91,316 12.7 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 65.00 13.6 2,438 13.5 97,364 13.5 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.... 52.71 4.9 1,950 4.6 74,938 4.6 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 56.40 9.1 2,044 8.5 81,800 8.5 History teachers, postsecondary............................... 49.31 4.2 1,876 3.5 67,857 3.5 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 45.20 9.3 1,760 8.9 76,495 8.9 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... – – 1,264 29.8 51,695 29.8 Librarians........................................................ 33.76 25.0 1,198 25.2 62,271 25.2 Library technicians............................................... 18.34 4.2 667 3.0 34,674 3.0 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 35.66 5.0 1,380 5.2 69,011 5.2 Designers......................................................... 29.93 5.7 1,152 6.3 59,904 6.3 Graphic designers............................................... 31.72 6.7 1,205 7.2 62,674 7.2 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 40.15 9.7 1,624 8.9 84,438 8.9 Producers and directors......................................... 40.15 9.7 1,624 8.9 84,438 8.9 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 24.26 11.4 944 10.8 45,657 10.8 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 24.26 11.4 944 10.8 45,657 10.8 Public relations specialists...................................... 28.97 14.6 1,098 12.5 57,110 12.5 Writers and editors............................................... 28.87 11.1 1,111 9.8 57,760 9.8 Editors......................................................... 30.29 11.0 1,149 10.0 59,729 10.0 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 33.43 6.0 1,292 6.2 67,020 6.2 Pharmacists....................................................... 52.89 2.7 2,081 3.1 108,222 3.1 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 61.08 17.7 2,380 18.2 123,774 18.2 Registered nurses................................................. 35.87 2.8 1,373 2.5 71,316 2.5 Therapists........................................................ 30.51 6.6 1,180 5.2 60,340 5.2 Physical therapists............................................. 31.19 9.9 1,212 8.3 62,247 8.3 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 29.22 4.5 1,159 4.8 60,293 4.8 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.09 2.8 870 3.5 45,234 3.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 26.07 5.0 1,021 5.3 53,098 5.3 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 17.78 5.9 704 6.6 36,618 6.6 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.96 6.6 997 5.9 51,867 5.9 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 20.44 8.3 788 7.8 40,998 7.8 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.28 7.6 979 6.9 50,884 6.9 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 22.41 16.9 874 15.2 45,466 15.2 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.94 6.4 651 5.4 33,864 5.4 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.99 11.9 610 8.8 31,707 8.8 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.29 4.2 819 3.3 42,568 3.3 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.89 8.7 663 8.3 34,498 8.3 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...................................... 13.40 3.1 515 3.6 26,795 3.6 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.93 3.3 495 3.7 25,743 3.7 Home health aides............................................... 11.20 4.5 427 3.2 22,191 3.2 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 13.85 2.1 532 2.3 27,662 2.3 Psychiatric aides............................................... 11.32 14.4 429 13.2 22,283 13.2 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.74 3.2 619 3.2 32,168 3.2 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.17 5.4 600 5.0 31,221 5.0 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...................................... 16.58 12.3 645 11.3 32,866 11.3 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.35 5.8 483 5.8 25,120 5.8 Security guards................................................. 12.33 5.8 482 5.8 25,082 5.8 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.40 2.3 487 2.2 25,163 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 20.22 11.2 825 10.9 42,481 10.9 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 20.69 11.9 846 11.5 43,543 11.5 Cooks............................................................. 14.35 2.5 557 1.9 28,630 1.9 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 14.90 5.4 569 3.9 29,402 3.9 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.87 9.6 515 9.6 26,110 9.6 Food preparation workers.......................................... 11.39 7.8 453 7.3 23,283 7.3 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.37 10.3 288 10.8 14,920 10.8 Bartenders...................................................... 10.23 14.0 390 18.6 20,274 18.6 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 6.73 11.8 264 12.1 13,723 12.1 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.38 16.5 326 16.6 16,625 16.6 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.37 6.3 404 5.6 20,994 5.6 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 11.64 4.6 460 4.6 23,909 4.6 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.87 6.9 339 6.3 17,654 6.3 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 12.75 8.2 491 7.5 25,512 7.5 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.72 5.9 389 5.9 20,125 5.9 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 10.38 16.7 415 16.7 21,597 16.7 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 16.79 7.9 663 8.3 34,296 8.3 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 33.37 15.8 1,326 16.0 68,934 16.0 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 23.24 6.2 922 5.6 47,923 5.6 Building cleaning workers......................................... 15.93 5.6 629 5.9 32,721 5.9 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 16.11 10.3 640 10.6 33,264 10.6 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 14.69 17.2 572 17.3 29,726 17.3 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.31 5.0 411 4.9 17,840 4.9 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.31 5.0 411 4.9 17,840 4.9 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.10 8.2 477 5.1 23,848 5.1 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 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.67 1.6 307 1.6 15,956 1.6 Gaming dealers.................................................. 7.31 .5 292 .5 15,198 .5 Child care workers................................................ 9.97 6.0 380 8.5 19,783 8.5 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.03 3.8 358 3.9 18,626 3.9 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 10.79 16.1 446 13.6 12,556 13.6 Recreation workers.............................................. 10.79 16.1 446 13.6 12,556 13.6 Sales and related occupations....................................... 23.16 3.7 910 3.6 47,230 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.74 12.8 827 12.2 43,004 12.2 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.44 4.7 693 4.7 36,047 4.7 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 50.90 27.1 2,083 24.2 108,301 24.2 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.51 3.4 533 3.5 27,597 3.5 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.99 3.0 473 3.3 24,345 3.3 Cashiers...................................................... 11.95 2.8 471 3.1 24,243 3.1 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.24 4.3 561 4.2 29,154 4.2 Insurance sales agents............................................ 25.09 14.1 964 12.2 50,129 12.2 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 48.79 5.8 1,911 4.9 99,364 4.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 41.02 6.2 1,618 6.3 84,155 6.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 39.81 7.8 1,582 7.5 82,251 7.5 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 22.69 22.2 846 22.6 43,987 22.6 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.41 2.3 714 2.2 37,067 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 25.92 9.9 1,004 9.2 52,206 9.2 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 16.65 7.0 600 5.6 31,182 5.6 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.36 2.7 673 2.5 34,972 2.5 Bill and account collectors..................................... 17.67 10.4 692 9.5 35,992 9.5 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.29 2.9 665 2.6 34,577 2.6 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.46 3.0 673 3.0 34,993 3.0 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 19.17 6.9 756 7.0 39,293 7.0 Procurement clerks.............................................. 16.46 9.7 656 9.8 34,120 9.8 Tellers......................................................... 13.74 3.4 541 4.2 28,156 4.2 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 22.03 6.3 866 5.6 45,024 5.6 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.49 12.0 691 11.6 35,728 11.6 File clerks....................................................... 12.99 5.0 507 3.3 26,387 3.3 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 15.42 5.4 589 4.1 30,646 4.1 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 15.04 11.0 579 8.7 30,028 8.7 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.51 5.3 647 4.8 33,637 4.8 Order clerks...................................................... 18.43 5.5 721 4.7 35,241 4.7 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 20.81 5.3 804 3.9 41,814 3.9 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 16.66 8.8 643 8.1 32,919 8.1 Dispatchers....................................................... 23.31 11.4 926 11.4 48,169 11.4 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 23.82 11.9 949 11.9 49,331 11.9 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 20.75 8.7 821 8.8 42,717 8.8 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.58 4.7 543 4.7 28,240 4.7 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.77 5.2 501 4.7 26,026 4.7 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 22.47 3.1 858 3.1 44,609 3.1 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.47 3.7 896 3.7 46,575 3.7 Legal secretaries............................................... 29.15 10.0 1,059 7.7 55,077 7.7 Medical secretaries............................................. 18.18 6.0 695 5.2 36,116 5.2 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 19.79 2.8 768 2.7 39,927 2.7 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 17.40 13.4 670 12.2 34,859 12.2 Data entry keyers............................................... 15.56 8.7 603 8.3 31,356 8.3 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.23 3.9 625 4.2 32,510 4.2 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.69 5.3 531 4.7 27,630 4.7 Office clerks, general............................................ 17.88 2.6 689 2.8 35,831 2.8 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 32.43 4.9 1,277 5.2 64,937 5.2 Construction laborers............................................. 26.52 14.4 1,061 14.4 52,202 14.4 Construction equipment operators.................................. 27.69 18.0 1,108 18.0 57,596 18.0 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 27.69 18.0 1,108 18.0 57,596 18.0 Electricians...................................................... 33.81 11.1 1,261 9.3 65,578 9.3 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.14 8.5 486 8.5 25,248 8.5 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 29.06 7.9 1,144 9.3 56,895 9.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.80 3.2 988 3.1 51,349 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 31.39 3.0 1,236 2.3 64,207 2.3 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 25.60 8.7 1,024 8.7 53,248 8.7 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 31.57 7.0 1,263 7.0 65,666 7.0 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 26.41 3.5 1,057 3.5 54,940 3.5 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 15.34 15.4 614 15.4 31,907 15.4 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 14.84 20.7 594 20.7 30,877 20.7 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 22.51 5.2 901 5.2 46,828 5.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.03 4.3 878 4.4 45,647 4.4 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.13 5.5 886 5.5 46,093 5.5 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 22.05 6.2 875 6.4 45,484 6.4 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 20.50 9.6 820 9.6 42,582 9.6 Millwrights..................................................... 24.40 7.7 973 7.7 50,610 7.7 Line installers and repairers..................................... 32.09 5.5 1,284 5.5 66,756 5.5 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 35.15 5.1 1,406 5.1 73,113 5.1 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 33.90 6.3 1,318 5.2 68,526 5.2 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 20.55 4.1 816 3.9 42,416 3.9 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 17.86 8.9 712 9.0 37,041 9.0 Production occupations.............................................. 17.98 3.2 717 3.3 37,195 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 28.50 4.4 1,131 4.0 58,819 4.0 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 17.63 4.2 705 4.2 36,676 4.2 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 17.74 11.2 710 11.2 36,902 11.2 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 18.22 4.1 729 4.1 37,907 4.1 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.81 13.9 546 13.5 28,399 13.5 Team assemblers................................................. 16.75 2.4 670 2.4 34,844 2.4 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 19.31 16.0 772 16.0 40,169 16.0 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 15.20 21.0 608 21.0 31,615 21.0 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 16.48 7.9 659 7.9 34,280 7.9 Food batchmakers................................................ 15.76 10.4 630 10.4 32,783 10.4 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 16.87 13.9 675 13.9 35,047 13.9 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 19.23 5.8 769 5.8 39,998 5.8 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........................................................ 18.38 7.3 729 7.3 37,893 7.3 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 16.42 11.9 646 11.8 33,575 11.8 Machinists........................................................ 23.32 6.1 930 6.1 48,371 6.1 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.................................................... 16.30 13.7 652 13.7 33,898 13.7 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.89 17.8 636 17.8 33,048 17.8 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 17.68 29.7 707 29.7 36,774 29.7 Tool and die makers............................................... 27.02 3.2 1,068 3.8 55,558 3.8 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 19.89 8.0 796 8.0 41,377 8.0 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 20.21 5.8 809 5.8 42,045 5.8 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 17.44 4.2 698 4.2 36,211 4.2 Printers.......................................................... 22.28 11.3 878 11.4 45,646 11.4 Printing machine operators...................................... 21.98 17.3 862 16.6 44,826 16.6 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 12.07 12.0 468 10.9 24,351 10.9 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 17.81 9.0 713 9.0 37,051 9.0 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 14.35 3.1 574 3.1 29,845 3.1 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 14.41 3.8 577 3.8 29,979 3.8 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 30.72 5.2 1,229 5.2 63,893 5.2 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 24.90 4.5 1,007 4.2 52,338 4.2 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 18.30 6.6 732 6.6 38,055 6.6 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 17.07 8.2 683 8.2 35,500 8.2 Cutting workers................................................... 14.84 8.3 594 8.3 25,071 8.3 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.63 10.2 585 10.2 23,773 10.2 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 19.29 3.9 777 4.5 40,412 4.5 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.17 7.7 566 7.7 29,437 7.7 Painting workers.................................................. 15.83 8.2 633 8.2 32,935 8.2 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 15.09 10.4 605 10.4 31,261 10.4 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.42 5.3 456 4.9 23,074 4.9 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.37 4.2 724 3.8 37,467 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 22.45 6.3 911 7.4 47,393 7.4 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.63 8.9 899 10.4 46,738 10.4 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 126.71 9.6 2,865 6.0 148,983 6.0 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 126.71 9.6 2,865 6.0 148,983 6.0 Bus drivers....................................................... 19.48 15.9 796 9.4 40,851 9.4 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 21.06 5.5 854 5.7 44,399 5.7 Driver/sales workers............................................ 17.49 14.7 704 14.6 36,601 14.6 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.57 4.2 885 5.4 46,004 5.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 21.43 12.2 854 12.9 44,397 12.9 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 14.06 15.8 536 12.6 27,621 12.6 Parking lot attendants............................................ 7.64 11.1 283 9.3 13,600 9.3 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.04 2.7 641 2.7 32,663 2.7 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.88 3.7 513 3.7 26,652 3.7 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.07 10.4 483 10.4 25,114 10.4 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.76 5.5 510 5.5 26,497 5.5 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 19.96 10.1 754 8.1 39,135 8.1 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.75 7.6 468 7.6 24,343 7.6 1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure, which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.