RSE Table 20 Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by work levels Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation and work level(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $26.94 1.7% $1,054 1.9% $54,783 1.9% Level 1 .................................................. 10.66 2.2 425 1.8 22,077 1.8 Level 2 .................................................. 13.49 2.5 539 2.6 28,025 2.6 Level 3 .................................................. 15.16 1.7 603 1.7 31,350 1.7 Level 4 .................................................. 16.88 1.8 647 2.9 33,625 2.9 Level 5 .................................................. 19.76 3.0 789 2.9 41,022 2.9 Level 6 .................................................. 22.51 4.6 876 4.9 45,570 4.9 Level 7 .................................................. 28.56 4.1 1,119 4.2 58,195 4.2 Level 8 .................................................. 34.16 2.4 1,304 1.7 67,804 1.7 Level 9 .................................................. 35.79 2.0 1,357 2.2 70,497 2.2 Level 10.................................................. 37.41 5.8 1,496 5.8 77,804 5.8 Level 11.................................................. 45.35 4.4 1,811 4.6 94,152 4.6 Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.48 15.2 1,206 15.3 62,720 15.3 Management occupations.............................................. 42.23 12.5 1,676 12.5 87,155 12.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 33.35 7.4 1,330 7.3 69,150 7.3 Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.73 6.8 1,541 7.3 80,107 7.3 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.75 17.2 1,070 17.2 55,639 17.2 Community and social services occupations........................... 24.70 5.0 971 6.0 50,385 6.0 Level 9 .................................................. 28.30 2.4 1,132 2.4 58,652 2.4 Social workers.................................................... 28.20 5.6 1,128 5.6 58,409 5.6 Level 9 .................................................. 29.15 5.9 1,166 5.9 60,340 5.9 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 35.63 2.5 1,376 2.9 71,554 2.9 Level 4 .................................................. 17.41 2.3 655 3.4 34,036 3.4 Level 5 .................................................. 23.78 6.8 949 6.7 49,353 6.7 Level 6 .................................................. 23.54 7.1 902 7.1 46,917 7.1 Level 7 .................................................. 32.45 3.6 1,271 3.8 66,073 3.8 Level 8 .................................................. 37.03 2.5 1,395 2.0 72,562 2.0 Level 9 .................................................. 37.17 2.1 1,396 2.7 72,598 2.7 Level 10.................................................. 35.53 12.7 1,421 12.7 73,900 12.7 Level 11.................................................. 51.70 6.3 2,068 6.3 107,531 6.3 Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.45 11.3 1,506 11.3 78,294 11.3 Pharmacists....................................................... 50.92 2.6 2,037 2.6 105,905 2.6 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 46.76 16.5 1,894 17.5 98,513 17.5 Not able to be leveled.................................... 46.67 19.0 1,867 19.0 97,078 19.0 Registered nurses................................................. 38.14 2.6 1,440 2.7 74,858 2.7 Level 7 .................................................. 32.82 4.0 1,270 4.6 66,053 4.6 Level 8 .................................................. 38.54 2.4 1,418 2.5 73,744 2.5 Level 9 .................................................. 36.92 2.1 1,382 2.6 71,867 2.6 Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.07 9.9 1,359 11.0 70,658 11.0 Therapists........................................................ 32.85 3.8 1,299 3.5 67,553 3.5 Physical therapists............................................. 34.21 4.2 1,369 4.2 71,163 4.2 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.06 12.3 843 12.7 43,840 12.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.49 10.5 737 7.6 38,312 7.6 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 21.05 9.2 838 9.3 43,563 9.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 24.76 2.3 990 2.3 51,502 2.3 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 16.10 1.5 619 2.0 32,197 2.0 Level 2 .................................................. 14.11 1.8 565 1.8 29,357 1.8 Level 3 .................................................. 15.91 1.9 633 1.8 32,895 1.8 Level 4 .................................................. 16.43 1.5 615 2.6 31,969 2.6 Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.32 2.0 647 2.7 33,625 2.7 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 15.87 1.5 611 2.4 31,773 2.4 Level 2 .................................................. 14.11 1.8 565 1.8 29,357 1.8 Level 3 .................................................. 15.59 1.6 619 1.8 32,187 1.8 Level 4 .................................................. 16.34 2.3 611 3.7 31,782 3.7 Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.52 3.9 653 5.0 33,957 5.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 16.14 1.8 619 3.1 32,198 3.1 Level 3 .................................................. 15.98 2.6 632 3.2 32,838 3.2 Level 4 .................................................. 16.28 2.4 607 3.9 31,587 3.9 Psychiatric aides............................................... 14.95 4.2 583 3.5 30,314 3.5 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.93 2.5 648 2.0 33,721 2.0 Level 4 .................................................. 16.66 2.4 624 3.7 32,429 3.7 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 15.20 7.8 608 7.8 31,623 7.8 Level 4 .................................................. 17.82 1.8 713 1.8 37,074 1.8 Cooks............................................................. 18.12 5.9 725 5.9 37,693 5.9 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 18.12 5.9 725 5.9 37,693 5.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.72 9.3 546 9.3 28,391 9.3 Level 2 .................................................. 12.45 4.5 496 4.7 25,812 4.7 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.75 4.0 507 4.1 26,374 4.1 Level 2 .................................................. 12.45 4.5 496 4.7 25,812 4.7 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.14 5.2 523 5.5 27,177 5.5 Level 2 .................................................. 12.15 4.1 483 4.5 25,133 4.5 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 12.23 6.4 487 6.6 25,312 6.6 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.96 2.2 670 2.3 34,847 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 13.52 2.1 541 2.1 28,120 2.1 Level 3 .................................................. 14.91 4.6 590 3.9 30,699 3.9 Level 4 .................................................. 16.91 2.9 655 3.9 34,085 3.9 Level 5 .................................................. 18.73 3.3 749 3.3 38,960 3.3 Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.49 17.2 656 17.4 34,127 17.4 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.73 3.0 709 3.0 36,888 3.0 Level 4 .................................................. 17.34 6.2 694 6.2 36,073 6.2 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.03 3.8 681 3.8 35,419 3.8 Level 4 .................................................. 17.31 6.6 692 6.6 35,998 6.6 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.09 6.0 564 6.0 29,316 6.0 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.34 1.7 722 1.7 37,567 1.7 Level 4 .................................................. 17.61 2.4 680 3.8 35,383 3.8 Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.92 11.4 706 11.9 36,709 11.9 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.47 2.0 684 1.9 35,588 1.9 Level 4 .................................................. 17.38 1.4 669 2.4 34,769 2.4 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.