Table 20 Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours by work levels(1) Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) and work level Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $25.19 $20.95 $990 $804 39.3 $51,481 $41,787 2,043 Level 2 .................................................. 11.25 11.66 448 461 39.8 23,291 23,959 2,071 Level 3 .................................................. 12.52 12.40 485 486 38.7 25,207 25,251 2,014 Level 4 .................................................. 13.95 13.62 550 539 39.4 28,604 28,022 2,051 Level 5 .................................................. 17.80 17.04 699 682 39.3 36,345 35,443 2,042 Level 6 .................................................. 19.83 19.78 784 769 39.6 40,783 39,998 2,057 Level 7 .................................................. 25.43 25.00 966 942 38.0 50,230 48,990 1,976 Level 8 .................................................. 30.18 29.01 1,174 1,146 38.9 61,032 59,592 2,022 Level 9 .................................................. 30.53 30.18 1,187 1,161 38.9 61,738 60,382 2,022 Level 10.................................................. 37.07 35.62 1,455 1,425 39.2 75,637 74,088 2,040 Level 11.................................................. 44.12 43.07 1,731 1,698 39.2 90,031 88,275 2,041 Not able to be leveled.................................... 39.18 26.50 1,559 1,060 39.8 81,056 55,120 2,069 Management occupations.............................................. 56.59 50.23 2,264 2,009 40.0 117,706 104,478 2,080 Medical and health services managers.............................. 56.59 50.23 2,264 2,009 40.0 117,706 104,478 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.15 27.89 1,166 1,116 40.0 60,623 58,009 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 23.79 23.84 975 1,034 41.0 50,724 53,747 2,132 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 31.14 26.36 1,216 998 39.0 63,216 51,896 2,030 Level 5 .................................................. 19.31 19.27 743 748 38.5 38,627 38,875 2,000 Level 6 .................................................. 19.76 19.81 781 776 39.5 40,616 40,344 2,055 Level 7 .................................................. 26.24 26.03 980 943 37.3 50,950 49,028 1,942 Level 8 .................................................. 31.15 31.52 1,201 1,213 38.6 62,464 63,057 2,005 Level 9 .................................................. 30.86 30.32 1,192 1,161 38.6 61,979 60,382 2,008 Level 11.................................................. 46.16 44.35 1,799 1,774 39.0 93,526 92,248 2,026 Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.50 23.49 1,046 940 39.5 54,384 48,859 2,052 Registered nurses................................................. 31.09 30.53 1,187 1,180 38.2 61,741 61,360 1,986 Level 8 .................................................. 30.41 30.32 1,164 1,182 38.3 60,531 61,439 1,991 Level 9 .................................................. 29.74 29.51 1,137 1,120 38.2 59,098 58,240 1,987 Level 11.................................................. 39.40 39.91 1,517 1,449 38.5 78,886 75,338 2,002 Therapists........................................................ 25.53 24.78 971 935 38.0 50,504 48,616 1,978 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 24.15 24.10 910 882 37.7 47,318 45,866 1,960 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 30.30 31.52 1,212 1,261 40.0 63,015 65,562 2,080 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.78 16.98 696 682 39.1 36,167 35,443 2,034 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.22 18.84 760 754 39.6 39,529 39,187 2,057 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.72 12.27 496 482 39.0 25,804 25,085 2,029 Level 3 .................................................. 12.28 12.02 472 464 38.4 24,546 24,149 1,998 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.21 11.79 474 461 38.9 24,672 23,982 2,020 Level 3 .................................................. 12.26 12.01 470 462 38.3 24,428 24,003 1,993 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.20 11.74 476 461 39.0 24,734 23,982 2,027 Level 3 .................................................. 12.25 11.79 471 462 38.5 24,501 24,003 2,001 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.72 14.50 582 540 39.6 30,272 28,080 2,057 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.93 12.15 476 486 39.9 24,733 25,272 2,073 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 12.88 12.02 507 458 39.3 26,339 23,816 2,045 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.97 10.50 439 419 40.0 22,810 21,798 2,079 Level 2 .................................................. 10.35 9.77 414 391 40.0 21,510 20,313 2,079 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.97 10.50 439 419 40.0 22,810 21,798 2,079 Level 2 .................................................. 10.35 9.77 414 391 40.0 21,510 20,313 2,079 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.91 10.56 436 423 40.0 22,671 21,971 2,078 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.17 14.50 599 566 39.5 31,141 29,411 2,052 Level 3 .................................................. 13.78 13.76 541 544 39.3 28,134 28,267 2,041 Level 4 .................................................. 13.94 13.53 548 527 39.3 28,506 27,428 2,044 Level 5 .................................................. 16.54 16.37 662 655 40.0 34,408 34,050 2,080 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.65 15.56 626 622 40.0 32,545 32,365 2,080 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 14.01 14.09 545 548 38.9 28,365 28,483 2,025 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.77 15.06 584 591 39.6 30,377 30,741 2,057 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.75 16.62 694 665 39.1 36,084 34,570 2,033 Level 4 .................................................. 15.62 13.82 593 553 38.0 30,825 28,746 1,974 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.90 14.62 568 556 38.1 29,516 28,889 1,981 Level 4 .................................................. 15.19 14.01 554 488 36.5 28,823 25,391 1,897 1 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. 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.