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........................................................... $27.38 2.4% $1,089 2.4% $56,211 2.4% Management occupations.............................................. 53.84 2.1 2,187 2.2 113,680 2.2 Chief executives.................................................. 153.91 21.2 6,521 21.1 339,102 21.1 General and operations managers................................... 73.18 6.8 2,931 6.8 152,431 6.8 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 53.19 6.7 2,202 6.9 114,503 6.9 Marketing managers.............................................. 55.76 2.7 2,256 2.7 117,337 2.7 Sales managers.................................................. 49.00 16.7 2,108 18.2 109,598 18.2 Administrative services managers.................................. 42.85 3.3 1,690 3.3 87,871 3.3 Computer and information systems managers......................... 55.18 9.2 2,326 10.8 120,971 10.8 Financial managers................................................ 55.78 7.9 2,257 8.1 117,366 8.1 Human resources managers.......................................... 51.89 14.7 2,073 14.7 107,821 14.7 Industrial production managers.................................... 51.61 6.4 2,071 6.4 107,714 6.4 Purchasing managers............................................... 54.13 4.3 2,165 4.3 112,590 4.3 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 48.52 5.9 1,941 5.9 100,915 5.9 Construction managers............................................. 44.72 9.5 1,875 6.8 97,524 6.8 Education administrators.......................................... 34.16 8.1 1,360 8.2 69,494 8.2 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 36.95 8.4 1,467 8.8 74,087 8.8 Engineering managers.............................................. 64.84 3.8 2,608 3.8 135,608 3.8 Medical and health services managers.............................. 48.51 4.9 1,939 4.9 100,834 4.9 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 27.40 15.6 1,115 16.3 58,000 16.3 Social and community service managers............................. 32.17 7.7 1,277 7.4 66,055 7.4 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 35.44 1.8 1,433 1.9 74,501 1.9 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 38.03 7.3 1,597 9.6 83,022 9.6 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 33.98 12.8 1,366 12.7 71,052 12.7 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 39.51 10.4 1,689 13.2 87,832 13.2 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 25.26 7.6 1,001 7.9 52,050 7.9 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 26.78 7.2 1,066 7.3 55,421 7.3 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 40.69 15.5 1,659 16.5 86,250 16.5 Cost estimators................................................... 39.08 9.7 1,563 9.7 81,280 9.7 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 30.08 6.2 1,207 6.2 62,774 6.2 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 22.76 16.6 910 16.6 47,337 16.6 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 30.97 13.9 1,245 13.8 64,748 13.8 Training and development specialists............................ 31.53 9.3 1,261 9.3 65,582 9.3 Logisticians...................................................... 36.96 8.8 1,479 8.8 76,887 8.8 Management analysts............................................... 38.52 5.2 1,546 5.2 80,386 5.2 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 33.00 6.4 1,330 6.5 69,156 6.5 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 36.77 4.1 1,474 4.0 76,654 4.0 Financial analysts.............................................. 37.68 3.7 1,511 3.6 78,585 3.6 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 29.97 8.3 1,199 8.3 62,332 8.3 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 26.68 8.1 1,067 8.1 55,497 8.1 Loan officers................................................... 27.46 9.1 1,098 9.1 57,108 9.1 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.40 2.6 1,655 2.7 86,030 2.7 Computer programmers.............................................. 38.03 3.1 1,521 3.1 79,112 3.1 Computer software engineers....................................... 48.43 2.2 2,027 1.8 105,399 1.8 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 45.70 3.8 1,950 3.6 101,415 3.6 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 51.51 2.5 2,110 2.3 109,719 2.3 Computer support specialists...................................... 26.06 7.3 1,063 7.8 55,250 7.8 Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.80 4.2 1,577 4.6 82,001 4.6 Database administrators........................................... 40.83 12.7 1,631 13.2 84,807 13.2 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 37.43 7.8 1,492 7.7 77,576 7.7 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 35.74 12.0 1,405 12.3 73,076 12.3 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 45.97 2.7 1,850 2.7 95,802 2.7 Engineers......................................................... 49.78 3.8 2,006 3.9 104,291 3.9 Aerospace engineers............................................. 55.15 4.3 2,206 4.3 114,715 4.3 Civil engineers................................................. 50.90 14.4 2,036 14.4 105,873 14.4 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 45.71 3.3 1,929 2.7 100,309 2.7 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 49.66 12.5 1,987 12.5 103,300 12.5 Electrical engineers.......................................... 49.17 6.9 1,967 6.9 102,284 6.9 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 49.82 17.4 1,993 17.4 103,624 17.4 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 40.77 4.3 1,645 4.6 85,540 4.6 Industrial engineers.......................................... 42.40 3.2 1,716 3.4 89,232 3.4 Mechanical engineers............................................ 50.29 3.9 2,082 6.4 108,275 6.4 Nuclear engineers............................................... 47.88 1.3 1,915 1.3 99,600 1.3 Petroleum engineers............................................. 55.78 .4 2,231 .4 107,816 .4 Drafters.......................................................... 35.68 17.0 1,427 17.0 74,214 17.0 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 23.89 13.1 956 13.1 49,695 13.1 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 31.21 5.0 1,249 5.0 63,317 5.0 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians................ 30.92 5.0 1,237 5.0 64,313 5.0 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 28.30 6.4 1,132 6.4 58,868 6.4 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 35.44 6.2 1,430 6.7 74,351 6.7 Life scientists................................................... 36.21 11.7 1,452 11.9 75,513 11.9 Biological scientists........................................... 35.67 11.7 1,432 12.0 74,482 12.0 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 40.44 15.0 1,620 15.1 84,251 15.1 Physical scientists............................................... 36.77 8.1 1,477 8.0 76,822 8.0 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 31.33 12.2 1,272 10.8 66,125 10.8 Chemists...................................................... 31.33 12.2 1,272 10.8 66,125 10.8 Market and survey researchers..................................... 53.35 6.3 2,269 5.2 118,000 5.2 Market research analysts........................................ 53.35 6.3 2,269 5.2 118,000 5.2 Biological technicians............................................ 25.88 8.7 1,031 8.7 53,594 8.7 Community and social services occupations........................... 21.63 6.8 847 6.4 43,664 6.4 Counselors........................................................ 20.84 8.6 816 8.2 42,445 8.2 Mental health counselors........................................ 20.57 5.8 807 5.8 41,977 5.8 Social workers.................................................... 24.04 12.0 957 12.2 49,206 12.2 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 17.70 11.3 708 11.3 35,105 11.3 Medical and public health social workers........................ 31.90 11.3 1,276 11.3 66,351 11.3 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 15.98 6.8 640 6.8 32,332 6.8 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.24 5.1 610 5.1 30,797 5.1 Legal occupations................................................... 84.35 21.5 3,355 21.5 174,483 21.5 Lawyers........................................................... 113.31 13.9 4,494 14.2 233,708 14.2 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 40.96 5.3 1,606 5.1 71,246 5.1 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 50.53 8.5 1,970 8.3 90,242 8.3 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 53.86 3.8 2,109 4.2 80,751 4.2 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 49.86 23.3 1,994 23.3 103,114 23.3 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 54.51 28.1 2,180 28.1 112,533 28.1 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 34.86 8.2 1,270 11.6 50,909 11.6 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 44.38 21.6 1,731 21.3 86,360 21.3 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.73 11.8 1,324 12.2 53,502 12.2 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 17.60 13.1 698 12.8 34,414 12.8 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 15.59 6.6 618 6.7 31,015 6.7 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.18 6.8 1,265 7.9 47,044 7.9 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.36 11.9 1,272 13.4 46,793 13.4 Secondary school teachers....................................... 43.60 5.8 1,742 5.9 67,934 5.9 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 43.60 5.8 1,742 5.9 67,934 5.9 Librarians........................................................ 42.03 11.8 1,643 12.1 80,398 12.1 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 29.91 4.2 1,187 4.3 61,702 4.3 Designers......................................................... 24.06 6.1 954 6.5 49,597 6.5 Graphic designers............................................... 25.00 7.9 990 8.5 51,487 8.5 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 44.70 7.4 1,788 7.4 92,969 7.4 Producers and directors......................................... 44.70 7.4 1,788 7.4 92,969 7.4 Public relations specialists...................................... 30.61 11.6 1,206 11.2 62,689 11.2 Writers and editors............................................... 32.85 8.5 1,258 9.0 65,399 9.0 Technical writers............................................... 36.43 7.3 1,457 7.3 75,782 7.3 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 31.42 13.6 1,257 13.6 65,354 13.6 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.70 1.9 1,355 2.1 70,460 2.1 Pharmacists....................................................... 55.26 1.8 2,180 2.2 113,358 2.2 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 57.56 17.0 2,358 17.7 122,609 17.7 Registered nurses................................................. 41.23 1.6 1,579 2.0 82,130 2.0 Therapists........................................................ 36.77 2.6 1,453 2.6 75,533 2.6 Occupational therapists......................................... 36.50 3.6 1,460 3.6 75,919 3.6 Physical therapists............................................. 39.36 2.6 1,570 2.7 81,616 2.7 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 31.68 4.3 1,213 7.4 63,081 7.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 24.10 4.1 962 4.1 50,020 4.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 31.87 3.9 1,268 4.1 65,937 4.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.03 7.2 761 7.2 39,593 7.2 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 32.44 4.0 1,290 4.0 67,062 4.0 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 29.98 3.1 1,192 3.1 61,976 3.1 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 20.03 4.6 789 4.8 41,017 4.8 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 17.97 9.9 711 10.0 36,980 10.0 Surgical technologists.......................................... 22.32 7.4 893 7.4 46,433 7.4 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 24.03 2.8 932 3.7 48,464 3.7 Medical records and health information technicians................ 14.99 5.4 600 5.4 31,174 5.4 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 15.07 4.3 590 4.3 30,657 4.3 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.85 2.6 498 2.8 25,876 2.8 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.85 2.6 500 2.8 25,987 2.8 Psychiatric aides............................................... 14.66 5.3 587 5.3 30,502 5.3 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.88 3.2 673 3.2 34,884 3.2 Medical assistants.............................................. 18.13 3.3 721 3.5 37,256 3.5 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.75 6.1 543 6.0 28,251 6.0 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.79 6.1 504 5.9 26,225 5.9 Security guards................................................. 12.79 6.1 504 5.9 26,225 5.9 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.53 4.6 531 4.9 27,426 4.9 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 21.42 5.1 873 4.9 43,400 4.9 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 25.95 5.9 1,038 5.9 51,762 5.9 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 19.75 6.9 810 6.8 40,260 6.8 Cooks............................................................. 14.97 4.1 590 3.9 30,675 3.9 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 17.28 7.3 691 7.3 35,947 7.3 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 14.46 4.7 569 4.8 29,587 4.8 Food preparation workers.......................................... 11.32 7.0 453 7.0 23,549 7.0 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.96 3.0 344 4.8 17,816 4.8 Bartenders...................................................... 10.98 10.4 439 10.4 22,844 10.4 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.45 3.3 324 5.4 16,689 5.4 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 9.11 3.8 346 6.6 18,007 6.6 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 13.51 5.7 531 5.8 27,607 5.8 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 13.68 7.1 535 7.2 27,826 7.2 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 10.85 6.2 428 6.0 22,268 6.0 Dishwashers....................................................... 12.81 6.6 512 6.7 26,620 6.7 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.30 3.9 527 4.0 27,274 4.0 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 20.09 7.2 798 7.6 41,472 7.6 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 21.26 7.4 851 7.4 44,231 7.4 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.84 5.8 509 5.9 26,369 5.9 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.07 8.6 521 8.6 27,079 8.6 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 12.36 4.9 485 5.0 25,229 5.0 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.68 5.4 496 4.4 25,660 4.4 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.39 4.6 485 4.2 25,053 4.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.27 6.3 512 5.2 26,161 5.2 Gaming services workers........................................... 9.94 10.3 378 11.4 19,633 11.4 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 10.56 7.3 423 7.3 19,637 7.3 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 9.37 4.9 375 4.9 16,078 4.9 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 10.97 8.0 433 7.9 22,532 7.9 Concierges...................................................... 11.83 9.5 466 9.4 24,212 9.4 Transportation attendants......................................... 26.86 10.1 631 5.0 32,823 5.0 Flight attendants............................................... 28.80 7.4 636 5.8 33,090 5.8 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 15.51 16.2 613 16.4 31,885 16.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 22.05 4.9 874 5.3 44,911 5.3 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 22.97 8.5 930 9.3 48,341 9.3 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 21.07 8.1 857 9.3 44,542 9.3 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 28.33 16.2 1,133 16.2 58,920 16.2 Retail sales workers.............................................. 16.10 5.2 633 5.5 32,258 5.5 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 12.86 3.0 509 3.0 26,216 3.0 Cashiers...................................................... 12.86 3.0 509 3.0 26,219 3.0 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 19.35 14.3 774 14.3 40,255 14.3 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 21.58 21.3 863 21.3 44,895 21.3 Retail salespersons............................................. 17.15 6.1 671 6.9 33,954 6.9 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 53.80 8.5 2,152 8.5 111,910 8.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.01 14.3 1,542 14.3 80,179 14.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 50.68 9.1 2,031 9.0 105,603 9.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 31.92 13.6 1,303 14.2 67,733 14.2 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...................... 19.32 17.6 773 17.6 40,185 17.6 Demonstrators and product promoters............................. 19.32 17.6 773 17.6 40,185 17.6 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.12 4.3 710 4.5 36,283 4.5 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.55 1.1 739 1.2 38,331 1.2 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 26.01 5.0 1,048 5.7 54,407 5.7 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 13.15 7.1 526 7.1 27,343 7.1 Financial clerks.................................................. 18.74 1.1 748 1.1 38,921 1.1 Bill and account collectors..................................... 19.67 5.5 787 5.5 40,922 5.5 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 19.86 4.5 788 4.6 40,983 4.6 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 19.05 2.1 761 2.1 39,595 2.1 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.78 3.4 711 3.4 36,975 3.4 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.03 8.7 601 8.7 31,260 8.7 Tellers......................................................... 15.76 5.1 630 5.1 32,781 5.1 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 20.06 5.2 803 5.2 41,730 5.2 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.99 5.6 719 5.7 37,400 5.7 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 13.75 8.3 545 8.5 28,314 8.5 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 17.34 6.2 677 5.5 35,185 5.5 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.50 7.7 660 7.7 34,314 7.7 Order clerks...................................................... 16.05 5.6 637 5.4 31,158 5.4 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 20.54 3.0 822 3.0 42,722 3.0 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 16.72 6.5 662 6.5 34,437 6.5 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 18.44 8.2 738 8.2 38,359 8.2 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.64 7.1 708 6.9 36,827 6.9 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 18.14 6.9 726 6.9 37,733 6.9 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.32 8.2 853 8.2 44,354 8.2 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.76 2.7 551 2.7 28,629 2.7 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.76 5.6 582 5.7 30,284 5.7 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 15.18 6.4 607 6.4 29,426 6.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 23.96 2.9 951 2.7 49,457 2.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.50 2.6 979 2.7 50,891 2.7 Medical secretaries............................................. 19.41 6.1 757 7.0 39,382 7.0 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.99 6.6 759 6.6 39,492 6.6 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 16.48 8.2 655 8.1 34,082 8.1 Data entry keyers............................................... 14.26 4.4 566 4.1 29,406 4.1 Word processors and typists..................................... 21.38 13.7 855 13.7 44,476 13.7 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.36 7.5 690 7.5 35,858 7.5 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.94 2.7 672 2.3 34,948 2.3 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 21.16 12.6 843 12.8 40,971 12.8 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 26.84 6.3 1,069 6.1 54,510 6.1 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 40.41 7.0 1,604 6.4 80,709 6.4 Carpenters........................................................ 26.63 8.5 1,064 8.5 53,786 8.5 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 27.56 7.5 1,102 7.5 57,321 7.5 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 27.56 7.5 1,102 7.5 57,321 7.5 Construction laborers............................................. 25.50 7.6 1,020 7.6 46,413 7.6 Construction equipment operators.................................. 30.96 8.8 1,238 8.8 62,533 8.8 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 30.96 8.8 1,238 8.8 62,533 8.8 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 21.59 8.7 863 8.7 44,336 8.7 Electricians...................................................... 31.97 9.7 1,258 9.4 65,389 9.4 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 16.37 8.1 641 6.9 33,329 6.9 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 16.37 8.1 641 6.9 33,329 6.9 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 31.35 2.8 1,254 2.8 65,202 2.8 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 31.38 3.1 1,255 3.1 65,261 3.1 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 25.50 3.7 1,019 3.7 52,917 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 33.33 8.6 1,333 8.6 69,319 8.6 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 21.64 15.5 863 15.5 44,894 15.5 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 27.71 5.8 1,103 5.8 57,354 5.8 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 27.71 5.8 1,103 5.8 57,354 5.8 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 25.02 11.6 1,001 11.6 51,969 11.6 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 27.90 10.6 1,116 10.6 57,868 10.6 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 32.21 3.5 1,288 3.5 66,988 3.5 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.63 9.2 905 9.2 47,066 9.2 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 22.63 9.2 905 9.2 47,066 9.2 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 28.05 4.9 1,122 4.9 58,335 4.9 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 26.29 2.9 1,052 2.9 54,683 2.9 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 26.59 3.3 1,064 3.3 55,304 3.3 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 28.22 7.6 1,129 7.6 55,757 7.6 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 25.05 4.7 999 4.9 51,950 4.9 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 27.75 7.3 1,107 7.3 57,550 7.3 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 22.43 11.7 891 12.1 46,356 12.1 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 23.94 11.0 957 11.0 49,786 11.0 Line installers and repairers..................................... 30.41 3.7 1,216 3.7 63,245 3.7 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 37.12 3.8 1,485 3.8 77,204 3.8 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 29.42 3.6 1,177 3.6 61,184 3.6 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 21.77 5.6 871 5.6 45,284 5.6 Production occupations.............................................. 17.49 3.4 699 3.5 36,058 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.92 6.8 1,113 7.7 57,865 7.7 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.36 7.0 574 7.0 29,859 7.0 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.00 5.7 520 5.7 27,038 5.7 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 15.71 13.8 628 13.8 32,674 13.8 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 15.32 2.9 613 2.9 31,857 2.9 Team assemblers................................................. 11.14 9.4 446 9.4 23,173 9.4 Bakers............................................................ 12.83 11.0 513 11.0 26,678 11.0 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 18.13 7.9 713 8.4 37,097 8.4 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 19.24 5.3 753 6.7 39,158 6.7 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 11.85 8.4 474 8.4 24,630 8.4 Food batchmakers................................................ 13.26 11.6 529 11.5 27,493 11.5 Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................... 9.63 3.3 385 3.3 20,021 3.3 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 23.91 11.8 957 11.8 49,741 11.8 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.93 5.3 517 5.3 26,896 5.3 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 11.09 5.2 444 5.2 23,067 5.2 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 12.95 .3 518 .3 26,939 .3 Machinists........................................................ 27.07 4.5 1,083 4.5 56,310 4.5 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.39 2.4 536 2.4 27,852 2.4 Tool and die makers............................................... 24.08 4.6 963 4.6 50,078 4.6 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 20.57 7.7 823 7.7 42,778 7.7 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 20.25 12.7 810 12.7 42,115 12.7 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 17.01 12.4 680 12.4 35,383 12.4 Printers.......................................................... 21.87 5.1 873 5.1 45,412 5.1 Printing machine operators...................................... 20.54 6.0 820 6.0 42,640 6.0 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.79 3.4 420 3.9 21,863 3.9 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 14.22 12.7 569 12.7 29,570 12.7 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 15.40 13.8 616 13.8 32,028 13.8 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 32.71 5.2 1,252 3.4 65,087 3.4 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 33.07 4.7 1,315 5.0 68,373 5.0 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 32.27 3.6 1,278 4.1 66,455 4.1 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 18.31 13.0 701 11.7 36,434 11.7 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 13.92 8.3 557 8.3 28,946 8.3 Cutting workers................................................... 13.87 24.1 555 24.1 26,889 24.1 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 13.91 24.7 557 24.7 27,928 24.7 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 15.88 19.2 635 19.2 33,035 19.2 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.72 7.8 709 7.8 36,715 7.8 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.17 12.5 560 12.1 28,929 12.1 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 17.93 6.0 717 6.0 37,293 6.0 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.72 13.0 588 13.1 28,902 13.1 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.13 6.6 445 6.6 19,013 6.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 19.15 3.0 753 2.9 38,543 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 25.22 13.2 1,009 13.2 52,462 13.2 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 28.03 5.7 1,120 5.7 58,249 5.7 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 99.74 14.4 2,141 11.5 111,312 11.5 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 99.74 14.4 2,141 11.5 111,312 11.5 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 22.40 2.0 906 2.1 46,874 2.1 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 22.48 1.8 915 1.9 47,509 1.9 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 23.58 3.1 943 3.1 48,463 3.1 Crane and tower operators......................................... 35.13 4.3 1,393 4.6 72,437 4.6 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 16.89 5.1 674 5.1 34,195 5.1 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.86 6.1 510 6.1 25,821 6.1 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.94 2.3 476 2.4 24,127 2.4 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.84 4.0 550 4.1 28,165 4.1 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.42 14.3 450 14.6 22,075 14.6 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.