RSE Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: 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........................................................... $21.46 1.5% $848 1.6% $43,867 1.6% Management occupations.............................................. 39.60 4.8 1,602 4.8 82,758 4.8 Chief executives.................................................. 75.91 8.4 3,216 12.5 167,221 12.5 General and operations managers................................... 35.68 9.0 1,455 8.5 75,653 8.5 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 43.94 6.4 1,759 6.2 91,450 6.2 Marketing managers.............................................. 33.62 20.0 1,345 20.0 69,938 20.0 Sales managers.................................................. 47.85 6.4 1,916 6.2 99,610 6.2 Administrative services managers.................................. 36.31 9.9 1,476 9.6 76,628 9.6 Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.99 11.4 2,159 11.4 112,293 11.4 Financial managers................................................ 39.79 8.1 1,614 8.1 83,945 8.1 Industrial production managers.................................... 42.60 9.0 1,704 9.0 88,617 9.0 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 35.30 13.6 1,416 15.1 73,617 15.1 Construction managers............................................. 45.42 5.3 1,835 5.4 95,415 5.4 Education administrators.......................................... 26.77 6.8 1,072 7.3 51,177 7.3 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 20.58 14.1 841 15.9 40,628 15.9 Engineering managers.............................................. 57.18 7.0 2,287 7.0 118,940 7.0 Food service managers............................................. 29.48 17.2 1,306 17.6 67,937 17.6 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 31.16 6.2 1,258 6.1 65,416 6.1 Social and community service managers............................. 23.59 8.2 930 8.2 48,377 8.2 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.89 4.1 1,243 4.2 64,623 4.2 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.91 4.5 1,116 4.5 58,051 4.5 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 28.71 8.2 1,149 8.2 59,724 8.2 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.83 3.7 1,033 3.7 53,723 3.7 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 31.07 6.7 1,206 6.9 62,718 6.9 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 30.86 7.3 1,196 7.5 62,196 7.5 Cost estimators................................................... 32.77 13.4 1,310 13.4 68,125 13.4 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 36.53 6.0 1,461 6.0 75,974 6.0 Management analysts............................................... 41.49 17.5 1,695 16.8 88,125 16.8 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.59 7.2 1,275 7.6 66,291 7.6 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 29.01 14.9 1,155 14.8 60,036 14.8 Financial analysts.............................................. 34.75 12.9 1,390 12.9 72,280 12.9 Personal financial advisors..................................... 20.94 25.6 837 25.6 43,546 25.6 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 38.48 14.7 1,507 14.3 78,368 14.3 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 25.47 15.1 1,019 15.1 52,976 15.1 Loan officers................................................... 25.47 15.1 1,019 15.1 52,976 15.1 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.01 7.7 1,470 7.6 76,433 7.6 Computer software engineers....................................... 44.63 11.4 1,775 11.1 92,323 11.1 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 44.74 22.7 1,770 22.2 92,029 22.2 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.52 10.4 1,781 10.4 92,598 10.4 Computer support specialists...................................... 34.32 14.1 1,365 13.9 71,002 13.9 Computer systems analysts......................................... 45.93 7.3 1,837 7.3 95,544 7.3 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 27.52 10.8 1,078 12.1 56,048 12.1 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.32 4.4 1,485 5.1 77,200 5.1 Architects, except naval.......................................... 32.68 10.7 1,341 11.4 69,736 11.4 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 33.05 12.2 1,359 13.1 70,665 13.1 Engineers......................................................... 44.21 6.5 1,840 7.9 95,667 7.9 Civil engineers................................................. 39.30 9.1 1,573 9.1 81,798 9.1 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 49.58 11.8 2,197 10.1 114,224 10.1 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 48.54 14.8 2,186 13.3 113,650 13.3 Environmental engineers......................................... 34.55 7.8 1,471 8.7 76,479 8.7 Mechanical engineers............................................ 56.23 20.3 2,249 20.3 116,950 20.3 Drafters.......................................................... 24.69 6.8 988 6.8 51,363 6.8 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 24.13 6.4 965 6.4 50,194 6.4 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.75 5.7 990 5.7 51,474 5.7 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.79 4.3 1,072 4.3 55,722 4.3 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 30.55 13.1 1,222 13.1 63,554 13.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.45 11.8 1,298 12.7 67,480 12.7 Physical scientists............................................... 30.39 4.4 1,306 4.7 67,929 4.7 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 29.89 4.0 1,328 5.7 69,033 5.7 Community and social services occupations........................... 19.84 15.2 780 16.4 40,096 16.4 Social workers.................................................... 28.01 9.6 1,127 9.3 58,626 9.3 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 23.02 1.6 921 1.6 47,879 1.6 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.82 14.3 658 15.5 33,593 15.5 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.26 10.8 551 12.7 27,925 12.7 Legal occupations................................................... 41.50 6.9 1,672 6.6 86,968 6.6 Lawyers........................................................... 55.02 8.1 2,255 7.8 117,238 7.8 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 29.29 7.2 1,160 7.0 60,311 7.0 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 29.86 14.7 1,194 14.7 62,109 14.7 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 18.72 8.4 730 8.1 33,426 8.1 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 16.87 11.9 657 11.4 29,607 11.4 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.07 7.8 511 7.6 24,361 7.6 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 12.45 6.1 486 5.9 23,453 5.9 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.39 12.9 1,047 11.7 39,988 11.7 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 28.24 14.7 1,075 13.4 41,766 13.4 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.27 4.5 428 4.9 19,823 4.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 31.58 16.7 1,261 15.7 65,563 15.7 Designers......................................................... 27.24 9.2 1,077 8.6 56,027 8.6 Graphic designers............................................... 27.71 14.9 1,108 14.9 57,636 14.9 Interior designers.............................................. 30.73 8.5 1,158 5.3 60,193 5.3 Public relations specialists...................................... 23.63 13.9 934 14.1 48,551 14.1 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 40.74 12.9 1,588 13.4 82,533 13.4 Pharmacists....................................................... 56.80 1.2 2,265 1.2 117,790 1.2 Physician assistants.............................................. 50.87 18.3 1,990 18.4 103,492 18.4 Registered nurses................................................. 32.03 14.2 1,225 14.3 63,703 14.3 Therapists........................................................ 52.27 10.5 2,089 10.4 108,012 10.4 Dental hygienists................................................. 44.72 9.3 1,539 8.6 80,046 8.6 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.81 12.1 943 11.9 49,023 11.9 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 19.70 3.8 754 4.2 39,223 4.2 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 17.73 7.3 676 7.8 35,139 7.8 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 20.22 4.1 800 4.4 41,578 4.4 Opticians, dispensing............................................. 16.39 5.6 656 5.6 34,086 5.6 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.62 3.1 565 2.7 29,400 2.7 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.56 2.7 452 2.9 23,512 2.9 Home health aides............................................... 10.98 12.6 390 11.1 20,275 11.1 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.63 2.8 459 3.1 23,869 3.1 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.63 3.8 601 3.4 31,258 3.4 Dental assistants............................................... 18.30 3.5 681 3.2 35,414 3.2 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.83 3.6 542 2.8 28,164 2.8 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.01 14.5 441 14.5 22,906 14.5 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.81 11.0 392 11.0 20,409 11.0 Security guards................................................. 9.81 11.0 392 11.0 20,409 11.0 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.00 1.7 419 1.9 21,776 1.9 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 16.92 5.0 683 5.8 35,540 5.8 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 17.88 7.2 728 7.6 37,831 7.6 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 16.78 5.7 677 6.5 35,217 6.5 Cooks............................................................. 11.60 2.0 444 2.4 23,065 2.4 Cooks, fast food................................................ 10.13 6.1 395 6.6 20,517 6.6 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.68 3.6 501 3.7 25,928 3.7 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.82 2.3 446 3.0 23,212 3.0 Cooks, short order.............................................. 11.61 6.5 448 7.3 23,320 7.3 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.36 8.1 407 8.4 21,145 8.4 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.67 2.4 318 2.8 16,552 2.8 Bartenders...................................................... 9.06 3.2 331 4.8 17,230 4.8 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.43 2.5 308 3.1 16,038 3.1 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.93 4.6 335 4.9 17,411 4.9 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.33 1.5 362 2.0 18,812 2.0 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.29 1.6 363 2.1 18,894 2.1 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.54 6.1 354 8.6 18,403 8.6 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.86 5.9 368 6.8 19,135 6.8 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 10.12 6.4 315 8.6 16,360 8.6 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.40 3.1 482 3.6 25,042 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.81 13.4 714 13.4 37,109 13.4 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 15.66 7.3 628 7.2 32,650 7.2 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.43 6.0 442 6.9 22,969 6.9 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.45 6.5 490 7.0 25,437 7.0 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.76 3.1 367 4.0 19,100 4.0 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 13.76 5.6 534 5.6 27,787 5.6 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 13.35 6.6 527 6.7 27,425 6.7 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.05 4.0 461 4.3 23,844 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 11.92 13.2 494 8.6 25,705 8.6 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 10.52 13.0 406 15.7 20,219 15.7 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 10.75 14.2 434 14.9 21,461 14.9 Child care workers................................................ 10.30 5.5 404 4.8 20,695 4.8 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 17.48 5.0 685 5.1 35,632 5.1 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.10 4.6 839 4.8 43,380 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 21.83 8.9 904 9.7 46,990 9.7 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 19.19 10.3 799 11.7 41,526 11.7 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 29.43 11.7 1,200 11.2 62,382 11.2 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.43 5.8 528 6.1 27,169 6.1 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.81 3.3 427 3.2 22,018 3.2 Cashiers...................................................... 10.81 3.3 427 3.2 22,018 3.2 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.75 7.7 666 7.8 34,638 7.8 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.04 6.9 481 6.9 25,034 6.9 Parts salespersons............................................ 17.51 7.8 695 8.0 36,162 8.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.03 8.4 586 9.2 30,010 9.2 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 25.08 9.1 991 8.2 51,552 8.2 Insurance sales agents............................................ 45.75 25.1 1,828 25.5 95,081 25.5 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 70.51 26.4 2,820 26.4 146,664 26.4 Travel agents..................................................... 19.85 14.1 794 14.1 41,286 14.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 29.96 5.3 1,213 5.5 63,072 5.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 38.80 14.9 1,552 14.9 80,707 14.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 27.10 9.6 1,101 9.5 57,269 9.5 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...................... 21.48 20.9 852 20.9 44,328 20.9 Demonstrators and product promoters............................. 21.48 20.9 852 20.9 44,328 20.9 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 22.10 16.2 835 18.3 43,412 18.3 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.60 1.7 697 1.7 36,189 1.7 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 24.26 3.5 971 3.4 50,467 3.4 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.50 2.1 695 2.1 36,125 2.1 Bill and account collectors..................................... 20.24 9.5 810 9.5 42,099 9.5 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.54 5.1 619 5.1 32,168 5.1 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.62 3.6 742 3.6 38,601 3.6 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.53 4.0 685 3.2 35,612 3.2 Procurement clerks.............................................. 16.39 7.6 580 2.7 30,154 2.7 Tellers......................................................... 14.03 2.8 553 3.0 28,758 3.0 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.67 4.2 666 4.2 34,651 4.2 File clerks....................................................... 17.20 8.2 656 7.6 34,102 7.6 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 11.47 7.0 449 6.6 23,354 6.6 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.86 5.9 629 5.8 32,683 5.8 Order clerks...................................................... 16.49 5.1 658 5.1 34,211 5.1 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.82 4.7 546 4.7 28,359 4.7 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.55 8.6 775 8.8 40,284 8.8 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 19.55 8.6 775 8.8 40,284 8.8 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.21 7.9 848 7.9 44,115 7.9 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.13 4.0 565 4.0 29,367 4.0 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.63 4.9 582 4.9 30,266 4.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 22.05 4.8 863 4.5 44,717 4.5 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.88 5.6 951 5.8 49,452 5.8 Legal secretaries............................................... 25.40 7.6 983 6.9 51,125 6.9 Medical secretaries............................................. 21.23 15.3 787 13.1 40,668 13.1 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.37 5.1 691 4.9 35,637 4.9 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.61 7.6 537 7.7 27,914 7.7 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.74 6.4 499 5.8 25,968 5.8 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 20.62 7.3 808 7.2 42,037 7.2 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.58 3.6 617 3.6 32,008 3.6 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 22.62 1.9 892 2.0 45,766 2.0 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 32.21 4.6 1,288 4.6 66,176 4.6 Carpenters........................................................ 24.09 4.6 958 4.6 48,857 4.6 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 24.39 6.5 841 14.8 42,147 14.8 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 24.39 6.5 841 14.8 42,147 14.8 Construction laborers............................................. 17.51 6.3 679 7.2 34,851 7.2 Construction equipment operators.................................. 24.32 8.9 967 8.8 46,606 8.8 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 27.95 13.7 1,118 13.7 55,102 13.7 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 25.97 15.3 1,014 13.9 52,716 13.9 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 28.55 14.6 1,106 13.0 57,498 13.0 Tapers.......................................................... 23.33 14.2 918 13.0 47,729 13.0 Electricians...................................................... 28.20 11.3 1,128 11.3 58,654 11.3 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 19.40 6.3 771 6.6 40,084 6.6 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 19.26 6.6 765 6.8 39,776 6.8 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 27.27 4.0 1,091 4.0 56,720 4.0 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 27.27 4.1 1,091 4.1 56,718 4.1 Roofers........................................................... 19.13 14.1 763 14.2 39,000 14.2 Sheet metal workers............................................... 34.05 20.6 1,362 20.6 70,826 20.6 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 29.62 5.8 1,185 5.8 61,606 5.8 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.82 11.1 543 12.3 28,220 12.3 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 17.60 21.6 704 21.6 34,947 21.6 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.96 2.4 961 2.4 49,949 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 33.12 4.7 1,336 4.8 69,481 4.8 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 28.39 6.4 1,135 6.4 59,042 6.4 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 28.39 6.4 1,135 6.4 59,042 6.4 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 27.14 23.7 1,104 25.4 57,417 25.4 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.88 10.1 913 10.1 47,454 10.1 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 23.86 10.0 954 10.0 49,627 10.0 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 22.79 11.8 909 11.8 47,243 11.8 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 22.79 6.7 907 6.9 47,178 6.9 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 21.78 7.9 871 7.9 45,302 7.9 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 22.52 7.8 901 7.8 46,837 7.8 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 36.51 16.7 1,520 15.4 79,042 15.4 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.94 4.0 792 3.7 41,198 3.7 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 24.06 4.7 962 4.7 50,040 4.7 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 18.64 12.4 744 12.1 38,685 12.1 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.40 10.8 681 10.3 35,434 10.3 Line installers and repairers..................................... 27.07 8.9 1,083 8.9 56,301 8.9 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.71 9.3 1,068 9.3 55,561 9.3 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.06 9.9 602 9.9 31,124 9.9 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.94 9.2 478 9.2 24,645 9.2 Production occupations.............................................. 15.69 2.9 617 2.9 31,930 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 27.11 5.3 1,077 5.8 56,025 5.8 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.25 11.9 439 12.8 22,842 12.8 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 11.58 17.4 448 18.7 23,307 18.7 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.56 6.7 483 6.9 25,116 6.9 Bakers............................................................ 11.48 7.5 455 7.5 23,675 7.5 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 13.95 6.1 558 6.1 29,012 6.1 Food batchmakers................................................ 13.53 8.3 541 8.3 28,133 8.3 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 19.72 9.5 778 11.3 40,457 11.3 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 19.70 9.9 777 11.7 40,398 11.7 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 18.88 6.6 755 6.6 39,261 6.6 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 19.21 9.3 769 9.3 39,963 9.3 Machinists........................................................ 21.28 3.7 817 4.9 42,464 4.9 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 20.22 6.3 809 6.3 42,059 6.3 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 21.02 6.2 841 6.2 43,722 6.2 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 16.11 23.7 597 24.2 31,044 24.2 Bindery workers................................................. 16.11 23.7 597 24.2 31,044 24.2 Printers.......................................................... 17.97 11.7 719 11.7 37,367 11.7 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 27.03 13.1 1,081 13.1 56,221 13.1 Printing machine operators...................................... 15.11 9.4 604 9.4 31,393 9.4 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 12.45 23.2 498 23.2 25,906 23.2 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 8.76 8.1 345 5.9 17,939 5.9 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 14.54 4.6 582 4.6 30,245 4.6 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 12.02 10.1 471 9.7 24,371 9.7 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 12.69 9.4 493 9.9 25,477 9.9 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 11.71 17.4 469 17.4 24,313 17.4 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 11.67 20.8 467 20.8 24,270 20.8 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 15.74 6.5 630 6.5 31,115 6.5 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.29 6.7 572 6.7 28,806 6.7 Painting workers.................................................. 14.17 22.5 527 29.1 27,385 29.1 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 12.64 12.9 459 19.3 23,868 19.3 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.97 9.5 551 8.7 28,672 8.7 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.75 9.8 429 9.9 22,327 9.9 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.43 3.5 573 3.8 29,643 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 20.08 7.0 803 7.0 41,773 7.0 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.14 5.7 886 5.7 46,049 5.7 Bus drivers....................................................... 14.79 4.2 560 8.8 27,474 8.8 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.92 3.4 685 4.6 35,543 4.6 Driver/sales workers............................................ 17.35 19.4 788 13.4 41,002 13.4 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.88 2.9 762 6.1 39,450 6.1 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.36 6.2 573 6.3 29,775 6.3 Service station attendants........................................ 8.83 2.2 332 5.2 17,254 5.2 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.47 4.3 539 4.3 28,018 4.3 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.41 2.6 486 2.0 25,067 2.0 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.46 2.5 474 4.4 24,627 4.4 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.77 3.5 505 3.5 26,097 3.5 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.81 3.8 387 3.9 19,417 3.9 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.