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........................................................... $25.43 1.9% $1,002 1.9% $51,697 1.9% Management occupations.............................................. 44.94 3.9 1,798 3.8 93,444 3.8 Chief executives.................................................. – – 3,180 26.0 165,334 26.0 General and operations managers................................... 56.16 9.9 2,307 9.8 119,953 9.8 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 47.40 6.2 1,911 5.5 99,398 5.5 Marketing managers.............................................. 50.47 10.1 2,061 9.0 107,155 9.0 Sales managers.................................................. 43.15 7.4 1,712 8.2 88,998 8.2 Administrative services managers.................................. 37.32 10.3 1,533 9.7 79,705 9.7 Computer and information systems managers......................... 55.58 5.3 2,185 5.0 113,645 5.0 Financial managers................................................ 46.52 7.0 1,870 7.6 97,226 7.6 Human resources managers.......................................... 45.67 13.1 1,828 12.6 95,063 12.6 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 44.40 27.1 1,828 24.3 95,055 24.3 Training and development managers............................... 50.36 13.1 1,986 13.5 103,253 13.5 Industrial production managers.................................... 44.68 9.4 1,824 9.8 94,873 9.8 Purchasing managers............................................... 45.41 12.7 1,751 14.1 91,055 14.1 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 31.54 19.6 1,250 18.2 64,992 18.2 Construction managers............................................. 36.26 3.7 1,468 3.4 76,315 3.4 Education administrators.......................................... 37.98 8.2 1,392 6.7 71,826 6.7 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 42.78 4.2 1,541 3.3 79,349 3.3 Engineering managers.............................................. 51.00 4.0 2,065 4.3 107,356 4.3 Medical and health services managers.............................. 45.17 4.1 1,788 4.4 93,001 4.4 Social and community service managers............................. 28.38 5.0 1,130 5.4 58,737 5.4 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.66 1.4 1,308 2.6 68,029 2.6 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 28.04 7.5 1,133 6.9 58,928 6.9 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 23.40 13.6 952 12.5 49,511 12.5 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 30.70 7.5 1,236 7.4 64,263 7.4 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.14 4.3 1,127 5.2 58,611 5.2 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.09 4.6 1,127 5.4 58,621 5.4 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 24.26 9.7 965 9.9 50,169 9.9 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.91 5.3 1,112 7.4 57,804 7.4 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 30.01 3.6 1,185 4.3 61,600 4.3 Training and development specialists............................ 31.79 4.5 1,291 3.5 67,128 3.5 Logisticians...................................................... 32.76 9.1 1,310 9.1 68,136 9.1 Management analysts............................................... 42.01 3.4 1,753 5.0 91,172 5.0 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.59 5.9 1,113 6.0 57,894 6.0 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 41.37 11.4 1,714 8.0 89,127 8.0 Financial analysts.............................................. 43.57 12.2 1,878 5.8 97,666 5.8 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 46.09 24.7 1,736 26.4 90,272 26.4 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 43.54 26.4 1,742 26.4 90,564 26.4 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.98 3.4 1,629 4.0 84,510 4.0 Computer programmers.............................................. 34.03 10.7 1,346 10.8 70,016 10.8 Computer software engineers....................................... 49.65 5.9 1,987 6.7 103,320 6.7 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 50.95 10.1 2,051 11.9 106,638 11.9 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 48.42 4.0 1,928 4.1 100,232 4.1 Computer support specialists...................................... 33.08 15.4 1,309 15.7 68,075 15.7 Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.85 4.6 1,674 5.4 87,025 5.4 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 37.11 11.0 1,487 11.3 77,321 11.3 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 34.81 5.3 1,371 4.4 71,315 4.4 Actuaries......................................................... 48.20 11.7 1,873 11.6 97,411 11.6 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 37.99 2.8 1,546 3.1 80,396 3.1 Architects, except naval.......................................... 27.77 7.3 1,171 9.0 60,887 9.0 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 27.31 8.9 1,140 10.6 59,292 10.6 Engineers......................................................... 44.99 3.1 1,830 3.2 95,171 3.2 Aerospace engineers............................................. 49.35 4.4 2,049 3.8 106,541 3.8 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 45.47 7.2 1,865 6.0 96,958 6.0 Electrical engineers.......................................... 41.38 6.6 1,712 5.3 88,999 5.3 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 47.05 10.0 1,923 8.6 100,009 8.6 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 38.25 7.4 1,572 7.5 81,749 7.5 Industrial engineers.......................................... 39.84 7.2 1,645 7.0 85,532 7.0 Mechanical engineers............................................ 43.17 5.9 1,743 6.0 90,615 6.0 Drafters.......................................................... 25.19 14.2 1,008 14.2 52,401 14.2 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.42 5.3 1,058 5.4 55,017 5.4 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.58 13.7 1,066 14.0 55,450 14.0 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.54 13.4 1,368 13.6 71,019 13.6 Life scientists................................................... 37.77 28.7 1,505 28.6 78,241 28.6 Biological scientists........................................... 42.76 8.8 1,695 9.9 88,134 9.9 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 45.20 14.8 1,782 15.9 92,649 15.9 Physical scientists............................................... 35.34 10.8 1,419 11.2 73,779 11.2 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 46.75 14.5 1,885 15.3 98,031 15.3 Chemists...................................................... 44.26 23.5 1,760 23.8 91,520 23.8 Market and survey researchers..................................... 42.78 27.4 1,693 26.3 88,034 26.3 Market research analysts........................................ 42.78 27.4 1,693 26.3 88,034 26.3 Chemical technicians.............................................. 18.58 5.8 743 5.8 38,641 5.8 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.38 7.1 712 7.1 36,554 7.1 Counselors........................................................ 18.08 17.4 704 15.7 35,409 15.7 Social workers.................................................... 18.88 5.3 730 6.5 37,647 6.5 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 19.58 9.2 741 9.1 37,458 9.1 Medical and public health social workers........................ 26.26 7.5 1,050 7.5 54,616 7.5 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 18.97 6.1 759 6.1 39,448 6.1 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.75 8.0 652 8.5 33,873 8.5 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.42 6.5 556 8.3 28,883 8.3 Legal occupations................................................... 58.27 4.2 2,278 4.6 118,440 4.6 Lawyers........................................................... 79.21 2.0 3,168 2.0 164,749 2.0 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 25.15 4.6 963 6.8 50,088 6.8 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.07 6.4 1,246 6.5 55,876 6.5 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 53.68 6.9 2,035 7.6 85,539 7.6 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 51.16 12.4 1,868 13.8 69,751 13.8 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 51.33 14.8 1,888 16.6 69,966 16.6 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 50.38 7.1 2,196 3.8 107,294 3.8 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 50.38 7.1 2,196 3.8 107,294 3.8 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 67.23 9.7 2,598 9.0 115,370 9.0 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 58.60 6.8 2,156 4.0 95,560 4.0 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 51.63 18.9 1,820 17.7 67,906 17.7 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 45.71 8.3 1,677 7.7 67,987 7.7 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.40 8.9 927 7.6 41,108 7.6 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 14.58 8.1 564 6.6 28,881 6.6 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 14.45 8.3 561 6.8 28,682 6.8 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 35.27 8.3 1,353 9.5 50,754 9.5 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 34.72 7.2 1,364 8.0 51,436 8.0 Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.32 6.4 1,372 8.1 52,563 8.1 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 37.32 6.4 1,372 8.1 52,563 8.1 Librarians........................................................ 24.98 4.7 976 3.9 50,200 3.9 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.88 9.8 456 8.7 22,794 8.7 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 28.46 7.3 1,117 6.8 58,035 6.8 Designers......................................................... 27.71 6.4 1,090 5.7 56,699 5.7 Graphic designers............................................... 25.50 7.0 1,020 7.0 53,045 7.0 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 43.89 15.1 1,727 16.4 88,603 16.4 Public relations specialists...................................... 28.91 7.9 1,129 7.5 58,712 7.5 Writers and editors............................................... 39.20 3.6 1,512 3.1 78,620 3.1 Editors......................................................... 38.25 9.7 1,462 9.6 76,049 9.6 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 20.22 2.1 809 2.1 42,048 2.1 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.06 4.7 1,309 4.6 68,017 4.6 Pharmacists....................................................... 51.46 2.7 2,029 3.4 105,527 3.4 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 70.82 16.9 2,772 16.1 144,153 16.1 Registered nurses................................................. 35.91 3.2 1,337 3.2 69,493 3.2 Therapists........................................................ 32.14 6.6 1,259 6.5 65,452 6.5 Physical therapists............................................. 32.15 6.6 1,266 5.6 65,826 5.6 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.60 7.3 894 7.4 46,465 7.4 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.11 14.0 964 14.0 50,144 14.0 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 20.30 7.0 789 5.7 41,024 5.7 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 31.23 7.7 1,247 7.7 64,825 7.7 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 16.64 14.0 664 13.9 34,533 13.9 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 18.54 9.5 724 10.6 37,565 10.6 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.75 9.2 534 8.6 27,765 8.6 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 25.32 3.9 993 4.3 51,643 4.3 Medical records and health information technicians................ 17.62 6.2 677 7.7 35,184 7.7 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.27 3.1 550 3.4 28,626 3.4 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.18 2.7 508 3.2 26,422 3.2 Home health aides............................................... 11.67 3.8 440 4.2 22,880 4.2 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.01 1.9 545 2.5 28,315 2.5 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.62 3.4 641 4.4 33,342 4.4 Medical assistants.............................................. 16.30 7.1 638 8.1 33,194 8.1 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 15.49 6.3 598 6.1 31,071 6.1 Protective service occupations...................................... 15.09 9.4 603 9.4 29,728 9.4 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 16.46 8.9 655 8.5 34,055 8.5 Security guards................................................. 16.46 8.9 655 8.5 34,055 8.5 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.83 2.8 454 3.3 23,077 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 20.02 9.7 822 11.1 42,208 11.1 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 18.12 5.9 746 6.4 38,249 6.4 Cooks............................................................. 12.93 3.4 504 3.7 26,164 3.7 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 14.80 6.8 563 8.7 29,117 8.7 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.98 5.8 510 7.4 26,510 7.4 Food preparation workers.......................................... 12.12 7.7 485 7.7 25,205 7.7 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.73 13.7 305 15.4 14,770 15.4 Bartenders...................................................... 7.91 9.2 255 14.3 13,248 14.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.77 29.1 317 30.0 14,499 30.0 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.75 4.1 369 5.0 18,643 5.0 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 10.16 7.6 385 9.1 19,104 9.1 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.45 5.8 358 7.3 18,305 7.3 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.31 3.2 368 2.9 19,129 2.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.59 2.4 537 2.4 27,253 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 18.60 6.6 733 7.1 38,096 7.1 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.43 4.0 490 4.1 25,472 4.1 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.48 2.7 532 3.0 27,673 3.0 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.68 6.2 419 5.9 21,792 5.9 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 17.06 7.9 680 7.8 31,285 7.8 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 17.06 7.9 680 7.8 31,285 7.8 Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.11 9.2 504 6.7 25,671 6.7 Child care workers................................................ 11.45 4.6 455 4.3 23,601 4.3 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.15 7.9 521 9.9 21,764 9.9 Recreation workers.............................................. 13.15 7.9 521 9.9 21,764 9.9 Sales and related occupations....................................... 22.09 3.3 882 3.9 45,788 3.9 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.70 5.3 813 6.4 42,293 6.4 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 19.18 5.5 795 6.6 41,354 6.6 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 23.76 16.4 950 16.4 49,422 16.4 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.55 6.8 576 7.3 29,829 7.3 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.10 4.5 422 5.2 21,809 5.2 Cashiers...................................................... 11.10 4.5 422 5.2 21,809 5.2 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.23 13.6 609 13.6 31,384 13.6 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 14.05 16.8 562 16.8 28,789 16.8 Parts salespersons............................................ 17.26 13.0 691 13.0 35,908 13.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.83 10.7 635 11.3 33,036 11.3 Insurance sales agents............................................ 21.37 10.2 852 10.4 44,316 10.4 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 73.62 12.5 2,834 11.7 147,386 11.7 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.01 3.1 1,250 3.4 65,021 3.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 36.75 10.9 1,470 10.9 76,449 10.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.79 4.0 1,126 5.2 58,534 5.2 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 25.64 13.9 1,016 13.5 52,844 13.5 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.46 1.1 724 1.1 37,644 1.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 28.39 7.9 1,127 8.5 58,584 8.5 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.41 3.0 685 3.0 35,594 3.0 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.37 4.4 647 4.9 33,622 4.9 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 19.46 2.8 759 1.7 39,489 1.7 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 21.07 7.7 826 8.5 42,937 8.5 Tellers......................................................... 13.63 3.2 538 3.4 27,994 3.4 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 19.33 4.7 764 4.2 39,742 4.2 Customer service representatives.................................. 19.31 5.2 759 5.2 39,494 5.2 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 19.77 12.0 777 10.8 40,405 10.8 Order clerks...................................................... 18.81 4.9 751 5.0 39,045 5.0 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.60 4.3 562 4.6 29,222 4.6 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.34 9.8 640 11.3 33,263 11.3 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.91 8.2 796 8.2 41,405 8.2 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 19.91 8.2 796 8.2 41,405 8.2 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 22.31 4.1 891 4.2 46,348 4.2 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 15.57 6.3 620 6.0 32,234 6.0 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.34 5.7 571 5.7 29,695 5.7 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.25 2.7 791 2.7 40,994 2.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.91 3.1 901 3.3 46,874 3.3 Legal secretaries............................................... 22.62 10.0 891 9.1 46,348 9.1 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.93 1.8 664 1.8 34,539 1.8 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.95 4.1 720 3.9 36,716 3.9 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.53 6.1 533 6.6 27,723 6.6 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.16 5.3 520 6.2 27,056 6.2 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.31 3.7 708 3.1 36,828 3.1 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 15.52 3.7 604 5.0 31,385 5.0 Office clerks, general............................................ 18.51 4.8 719 4.8 37,379 4.8 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 25.96 4.4 1,037 4.4 52,970 4.4 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 31.59 14.8 1,265 14.8 65,799 14.8 Carpenters........................................................ 25.88 9.0 1,035 9.0 53,825 9.0 Construction laborers............................................. 22.83 11.4 913 11.4 43,310 11.4 Construction equipment operators.................................. 29.71 11.1 1,189 11.1 59,426 11.1 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 33.30 13.5 1,332 13.5 65,621 13.5 Electricians...................................................... 27.36 6.1 1,094 6.1 56,911 6.1 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.22 11.8 1,048 11.8 54,515 11.8 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 27.49 10.4 1,099 10.4 57,148 10.4 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 19.54 13.4 782 13.4 40,650 13.4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.86 5.7 888 4.7 46,127 4.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 30.08 7.8 1,248 9.5 64,874 9.5 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.31 9.3 932 9.3 48,481 9.3 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 31.91 4.1 1,276 4.1 66,370 4.1 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 16.75 22.2 708 20.1 36,792 20.1 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 16.37 23.1 693 20.8 36,018 20.8 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.40 4.2 736 4.2 38,273 4.2 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 24.02 12.2 961 12.2 49,971 12.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.00 2.0 795 2.2 41,054 2.2 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.16 3.5 917 3.0 47,679 3.0 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.73 2.6 784 2.9 40,382 2.9 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.90 4.9 716 4.9 37,224 4.9 Line installers and repairers..................................... 27.39 8.7 1,095 8.7 56,963 8.7 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.46 14.0 1,058 14.0 55,029 14.0 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.09 9.9 644 9.9 33,468 9.9 Production occupations.............................................. 16.12 4.1 641 4.3 33,322 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 25.18 12.0 997 11.9 51,836 11.9 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.61 6.0 584 6.0 30,390 6.0 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 15.55 9.4 622 9.4 32,336 9.4 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 14.14 3.8 566 3.8 29,415 3.8 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.62 4.9 503 5.1 26,175 5.1 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 18.62 8.1 745 8.1 38,730 8.1 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 19.07 9.0 763 9.0 39,664 9.0 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 18.71 3.8 740 4.0 38,494 4.0 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 18.49 4.4 731 5.2 38,019 5.2 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 16.66 10.2 666 10.2 34,648 10.2 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 19.85 7.7 790 7.5 41,094 7.5 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 16.15 8.0 635 6.0 33,026 6.0 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 20.55 6.8 822 6.8 42,744 6.8 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 21.38 18.7 855 18.7 44,466 18.7 Machinists........................................................ 21.36 4.9 855 4.9 44,435 4.9 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 14.76 6.9 541 9.4 28,156 9.4 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.76 6.9 541 9.4 28,156 9.4 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 14.50 9.8 554 11.7 28,787 11.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.03 5.4 723 5.4 37,592 5.4 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 20.50 4.3 826 3.9 42,937 3.9 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 16.32 8.9 653 8.9 33,954 8.9 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 16.98 11.0 679 11.0 35,316 11.0 Printers.......................................................... 13.20 19.2 528 19.2 27,450 19.2 Printing machine operators...................................... 12.94 21.4 517 21.4 26,907 21.4 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 12.63 3.0 505 3.0 26,266 3.0 Cutting workers................................................... 17.08 11.4 683 11.4 35,527 11.4 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.49 9.0 661 9.1 34,383 9.1 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 11.67 9.4 467 9.4 24,266 9.4 Painting workers.................................................. 17.71 6.2 709 6.2 36,846 6.2 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.95 10.2 517 10.1 26,874 10.1 Helpers--production workers..................................... 12.80 12.4 512 12.4 26,618 12.4 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.09 2.8 667 2.4 34,588 2.4 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.98 6.7 761 6.6 39,573 6.6 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.59 4.5 795 3.8 41,321 3.8 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.26 10.7 649 10.7 33,762 10.7 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.70 4.5 705 4.5 36,646 4.5 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.17 3.0 486 3.0 25,267 3.0 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.25 6.5 476 6.7 24,761 6.7 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.15 6.1 528 6.2 27,439 6.2 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.70 21.9 428 21.9 22,261 21.9 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.03 7.1 439 6.8 22,826 6.8 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.