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........................................................... $18.30 2.4% $724 2.5% $37,522 2.5% Management occupations.............................................. 36.27 4.8 1,496 6.1 77,737 6.1 Chief executives.................................................. 70.03 24.6 3,439 18.7 178,835 18.7 General and operations managers................................... 34.15 8.5 1,461 9.4 75,961 9.4 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 40.95 10.5 1,691 11.0 87,909 11.0 Marketing managers.............................................. 34.79 7.4 1,421 6.7 73,914 6.7 Sales managers.................................................. 45.20 15.6 1,879 16.0 97,729 16.0 Public relations managers......................................... 30.33 14.7 1,213 14.7 63,095 14.7 Administrative services managers.................................. 29.98 10.3 1,242 9.7 64,569 9.7 Computer and information systems managers......................... 44.22 14.3 1,739 16.3 90,407 16.3 Financial managers................................................ 34.03 6.4 1,348 6.4 70,058 6.4 Human resources managers.......................................... 51.71 22.9 2,206 23.9 114,721 23.9 Industrial production managers.................................... 32.81 19.9 1,427 24.2 74,213 24.2 Purchasing managers............................................... 32.58 11.7 1,339 10.3 69,607 10.3 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 34.50 19.8 1,387 19.8 72,115 19.8 Construction managers............................................. 33.50 7.6 1,391 7.7 72,292 7.7 Education administrators.......................................... 28.22 8.4 1,104 8.8 56,764 8.8 Food service managers............................................. 24.59 11.6 1,162 14.0 59,773 14.0 Medical and health services managers.............................. 19.93 30.0 913 22.3 47,488 22.3 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 27.79 10.1 1,135 9.9 59,002 9.9 Social and community service managers............................. 26.17 8.7 1,052 7.2 54,717 7.2 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.82 3.9 1,220 3.9 63,433 3.9 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.13 12.3 1,036 11.8 53,886 11.8 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 27.88 16.3 1,101 15.6 57,243 15.6 Cost estimators................................................... 31.95 8.7 1,339 11.9 69,633 11.9 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.17 16.5 1,163 15.2 60,483 15.2 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 24.14 13.1 983 13.1 51,116 13.1 Training and development specialists............................ 23.49 27.8 1,016 22.9 52,857 22.9 Logisticians...................................................... 24.68 18.7 1,030 22.7 53,423 22.7 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.01 10.9 1,247 10.8 64,865 10.8 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 37.92 12.6 1,607 12.0 83,565 12.0 Financial analysts.............................................. 42.86 18.7 1,891 14.9 98,355 14.9 Personal financial advisors..................................... 31.69 8.8 1,268 8.8 65,923 8.8 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 25.77 6.2 1,049 6.6 54,524 6.6 Loan officers................................................... 25.10 6.4 1,015 6.4 52,791 6.4 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 34.77 9.3 1,394 9.3 72,475 9.3 Computer programmers.............................................. 34.08 12.2 1,417 11.0 73,700 11.0 Computer software engineers....................................... 42.99 2.4 1,722 2.5 89,545 2.5 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 43.23 3.2 1,729 3.2 89,920 3.2 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 41.95 10.6 1,691 11.0 87,933 11.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.42 6.6 913 7.5 47,463 7.5 Computer systems analysts......................................... 42.28 8.7 1,691 8.7 87,934 8.7 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 26.98 4.8 1,078 4.8 56,064 4.8 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 28.15 14.8 1,119 14.2 58,181 14.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.18 7.6 1,213 7.7 63,080 7.7 Architects, except naval.......................................... 30.61 18.9 1,224 18.9 63,673 18.9 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 31.73 20.8 1,269 20.8 65,992 20.8 Engineers......................................................... 37.86 4.4 1,519 4.4 78,982 4.4 Civil engineers................................................. 36.29 3.7 1,453 3.8 75,582 3.8 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 34.69 8.2 1,388 8.2 72,160 8.2 Electrical engineers.......................................... 35.54 10.8 1,422 10.8 73,930 10.8 Drafters.......................................................... 22.41 14.7 896 14.7 46,618 14.7 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.20 13.0 985 14.6 51,212 14.6 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 25.50 4.3 1,020 4.3 53,046 4.3 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 16.32 6.1 653 6.1 33,950 6.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.61 18.3 1,380 17.8 71,752 17.8 Life scientists................................................... 39.45 4.3 1,412 7.5 73,426 7.5 Physical scientists............................................... 26.89 9.6 1,076 9.6 55,937 9.6 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 25.36 6.3 1,014 6.3 52,745 6.3 Chemists...................................................... 25.36 6.3 1,014 6.3 52,745 6.3 Market research analysts........................................ 24.73 8.9 989 8.9 51,429 8.9 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.35 3.8 667 4.0 34,586 4.0 Counselors........................................................ 17.96 8.3 701 8.1 36,449 8.1 Social workers.................................................... 18.01 6.2 705 6.0 36,515 6.0 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 15.14 7.9 584 5.1 30,044 5.1 Medical and public health social workers........................ 22.74 11.9 884 11.4 45,970 11.4 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.46 8.1 524 8.1 27,238 8.1 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.13 18.2 554 16.7 28,817 16.7 Legal occupations................................................... 29.08 10.1 1,154 9.9 60,016 9.9 Lawyers........................................................... 43.48 12.1 1,752 11.8 91,101 11.8 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 22.80 8.9 898 9.5 46,688 9.5 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 19.53 8.0 775 8.6 40,290 8.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 18.19 14.5 704 14.7 33,460 14.7 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 21.37 12.6 726 20.9 35,314 20.9 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 20.92 5.9 809 5.4 34,428 5.4 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.22 8.0 529 8.0 25,231 8.0 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 13.22 8.0 529 8.0 25,231 8.0 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.72 6.0 946 6.4 36,487 6.4 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 24.42 8.7 927 8.5 35,996 8.5 Other teachers and instructors.................................... – – 680 28.3 31,606 28.3 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.43 5.8 438 5.8 21,586 5.8 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.64 9.5 1,100 9.6 57,201 9.6 Designers......................................................... 19.12 12.2 771 12.3 40,114 12.3 Graphic designers............................................... 17.64 9.7 720 11.0 37,421 11.0 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 33.68 20.9 1,347 20.9 70,061 20.9 Producers and directors......................................... 33.68 20.9 1,347 20.9 70,061 20.9 Public relations specialists...................................... 27.29 8.2 1,099 7.9 57,143 7.9 Writers and editors............................................... 50.58 15.0 2,007 14.8 104,350 14.8 Photographers..................................................... 14.53 5.4 581 5.4 30,204 5.4 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.30 8.0 1,105 8.0 57,444 8.0 Pharmacists....................................................... 52.30 7.5 2,046 8.0 106,382 8.0 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 105.02 16.4 4,402 18.2 228,926 18.2 Registered nurses................................................. 30.57 2.4 1,195 2.8 62,139 2.8 Therapists........................................................ 31.09 3.9 1,189 5.6 61,846 5.6 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.09 7.7 764 9.7 39,710 9.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 18.46 11.0 770 12.9 40,057 12.9 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.81 6.8 757 8.6 39,344 8.6 Dental hygienists................................................. 28.27 7.0 991 6.3 51,541 6.3 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.20 12.0 1,008 12.0 52,415 12.0 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.66 6.1 582 6.1 30,279 6.1 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.73 8.3 546 8.3 28,407 8.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.61 7.4 613 6.5 31,855 6.5 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.44 4.4 518 4.6 26,958 4.6 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.08 3.6 388 4.0 20,157 4.0 Home health aides............................................... 9.59 4.4 373 4.9 19,407 4.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.64 4.9 404 5.6 20,993 5.6 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 21.11 14.3 844 14.3 43,899 14.3 Physical therapist assistants................................... 21.11 14.3 844 14.3 43,899 14.3 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.77 3.5 530 3.6 27,562 3.6 Dental assistants............................................... 16.93 3.8 643 5.2 33,445 5.2 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.25 4.0 517 4.4 26,899 4.4 Pharmacy aides.................................................. 11.83 8.8 420 7.2 21,833 7.2 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.39 9.5 459 10.6 21,637 10.6 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.22 6.1 405 6.2 21,058 6.2 Security guards................................................. 10.22 6.1 405 6.2 21,058 6.2 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.74 2.8 329 3.5 17,078 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.89 4.4 576 5.2 29,888 5.2 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 15.36 19.0 614 18.8 31,599 18.8 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.66 3.3 569 4.4 29,613 4.4 Cooks............................................................. 9.97 3.0 384 3.2 19,935 3.2 Cooks, fast food................................................ 8.65 7.3 335 11.2 17,412 11.2 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.33 3.3 393 2.1 20,236 2.1 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.54 5.2 406 5.1 21,098 5.1 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.73 4.6 376 4.6 19,578 4.6 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.92 3.4 382 4.9 19,725 4.9 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.77 9.5 167 11.1 8,679 11.1 Bartenders...................................................... 6.27 17.5 215 20.2 11,169 20.2 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.78 6.2 132 7.9 6,871 7.9 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.35 10.2 269 9.6 13,847 9.6 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.19 2.6 306 3.1 15,888 3.1 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.12 2.7 304 3.3 15,792 3.3 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.57 6.7 319 10.7 16,464 10.7 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.02 2.1 299 2.4 15,568 2.4 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.77 3.4 423 3.5 21,845 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 19.78 7.2 801 7.8 41,632 7.8 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.89 8.3 676 8.3 35,141 8.3 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 22.14 8.4 905 9.5 47,050 9.5 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.56 3.7 373 3.8 19,333 3.8 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.82 5.2 386 5.0 20,012 5.0 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.59 2.7 327 4.2 17,027 4.2 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.35 3.7 411 3.8 20,932 3.8 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.32 3.8 410 3.8 20,854 3.8 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.47 10.2 468 10.9 24,162 10.9 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 20.67 17.1 760 19.0 38,498 19.0 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 20.67 17.1 760 19.0 38,498 19.0 Child care workers................................................ 9.05 3.7 348 3.3 18,041 3.3 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.93 4.4 713 4.4 36,678 4.4 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.92 5.9 788 6.4 40,983 6.4 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.51 5.8 729 6.5 37,913 6.5 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 26.38 16.1 1,100 15.6 57,220 15.6 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.01 3.7 473 3.8 24,104 3.8 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.19 2.4 354 2.0 18,067 2.0 Cashiers...................................................... 9.19 2.4 354 2.0 18,067 2.0 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 14.04 6.1 560 6.2 29,097 6.2 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.19 8.7 438 9.2 22,795 9.2 Parts salespersons............................................ 17.16 5.4 697 5.2 36,238 5.2 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.09 4.5 565 4.6 28,591 4.6 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 21.69 17.3 868 17.3 45,125 17.3 Insurance sales agents............................................ 28.53 11.0 1,084 11.0 56,383 11.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 27.52 11.7 1,112 11.1 57,804 11.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 37.53 27.6 1,516 26.9 78,845 26.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 23.39 5.8 945 5.9 49,115 5.9 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 20.34 21.1 805 18.8 41,873 18.8 Real estate sales agents........................................ 20.34 21.1 805 18.8 41,873 18.8 Telemarketers..................................................... 17.20 23.4 637 28.1 33,147 28.1 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 24.19 15.8 957 15.8 49,781 15.8 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.31 1.1 603 1.2 31,308 1.2 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.59 4.3 789 4.5 41,042 4.5 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.21 2.1 595 2.5 30,929 2.5 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.29 10.5 612 10.5 31,810 10.5 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.56 3.2 613 3.2 31,900 3.2 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.22 3.4 623 4.6 32,391 4.6 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.18 8.5 660 9.1 34,304 9.1 Procurement clerks.............................................. 19.00 9.5 760 9.5 39,518 9.5 Tellers......................................................... 12.94 2.4 516 2.5 26,824 2.5 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.71 3.4 624 3.4 31,845 3.4 File clerks....................................................... 10.80 5.6 432 5.6 22,468 5.6 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.82 3.8 395 4.4 20,519 4.4 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.17 7.8 650 8.0 33,808 8.0 New accounts clerks............................................... 16.84 8.4 674 8.4 35,030 8.4 Order clerks...................................................... 14.38 7.2 579 7.1 30,126 7.1 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.76 17.4 732 15.9 38,061 15.9 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.75 2.2 497 2.1 25,818 2.1 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 14.10 8.3 564 8.3 29,330 8.3 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.84 6.7 705 6.3 36,638 6.3 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 17.84 6.7 705 6.3 36,638 6.3 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 15.45 12.5 618 12.5 32,133 12.5 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.16 4.4 775 4.7 40,308 4.7 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.72 5.9 584 6.1 30,369 6.1 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.88 4.9 440 5.2 22,905 5.2 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.50 3.3 689 3.3 35,809 3.3 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.73 3.1 821 3.0 42,708 3.0 Legal secretaries............................................... 22.79 6.0 863 6.5 44,866 6.5 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.82 7.9 547 7.7 28,444 7.7 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.14 3.8 600 3.8 31,212 3.8 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.97 4.9 552 4.9 28,708 4.9 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.65 5.5 539 5.7 28,036 5.7 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.52 7.4 650 7.0 33,779 7.0 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 10.64 10.6 426 10.6 22,134 10.6 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.86 2.4 579 2.4 30,097 2.4 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.08 2.5 640 2.6 33,199 2.6 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 25.20 6.0 1,029 6.3 53,514 6.3 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 18.77 11.9 751 11.9 39,047 11.9 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 20.10 12.0 804 12.0 41,806 12.0 Carpenters........................................................ 17.53 5.6 681 6.1 35,302 6.1 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 15.08 8.0 586 8.9 30,475 8.9 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 15.08 8.0 586 8.9 30,475 8.9 Construction laborers............................................. 11.83 5.4 471 5.4 24,394 5.4 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.67 4.3 585 4.3 30,273 4.3 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 13.10 9.3 524 9.3 26,810 9.3 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.24 4.9 608 4.8 31,558 4.8 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 16.46 8.9 656 8.9 34,092 8.9 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 16.47 9.0 656 8.9 34,097 8.9 Electricians...................................................... 18.07 4.0 723 4.0 37,582 4.0 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.15 7.3 566 7.3 29,431 7.3 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.36 8.6 575 8.6 29,878 8.6 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.57 8.6 703 8.6 36,532 8.6 Pipelayers...................................................... 12.80 2.7 512 2.7 26,535 2.7 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 18.63 7.7 745 7.7 38,757 7.7 Roofers........................................................... 13.73 5.6 549 5.6 28,541 5.6 Sheet metal workers............................................... 18.94 13.0 749 13.1 38,785 13.1 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.37 5.4 443 4.8 22,973 4.8 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 11.99 4.9 462 4.9 24,009 4.9 Helpers--electricians........................................... 12.27 6.3 491 6.3 25,529 6.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.54 3.4 746 3.5 38,793 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 24.39 4.7 1,004 4.6 52,225 4.6 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 18.13 1.7 725 1.7 37,715 1.7 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 27.10 8.5 1,084 8.5 56,371 8.5 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 27.10 8.5 1,084 8.5 56,371 8.5 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 19.67 9.5 777 10.4 40,391 10.4 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 19.43 9.9 756 10.6 39,296 10.6 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.72 8.3 722 8.5 37,551 8.5 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 16.75 12.5 681 12.9 35,436 12.9 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.82 10.2 728 10.5 37,852 10.5 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 16.53 9.0 675 9.3 35,120 9.3 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.08 4.3 803 4.3 41,771 4.3 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.46 3.9 819 3.9 42,563 3.9 Small engine mechanics............................................ 14.78 13.0 580 11.8 30,166 11.8 Motorboat mechanics............................................. 14.98 17.5 585 15.8 30,394 15.8 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 9.51 10.0 374 12.5 19,469 12.5 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 9.51 10.0 374 12.5 19,469 12.5 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 19.00 12.3 760 12.3 39,525 12.3 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 21.34 6.4 854 6.4 44,391 6.4 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 19.58 10.1 781 10.1 40,625 10.1 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.46 5.2 655 5.1 33,945 5.1 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.24 8.5 767 8.6 39,895 8.6 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.93 6.9 633 6.7 32,765 6.7 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.43 6.5 617 6.5 32,085 6.5 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.54 4.7 981 4.7 51,033 4.7 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 25.30 9.6 1,012 9.6 52,633 9.6 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 24.25 6.5 970 6.5 50,430 6.5 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.52 4.5 500 4.3 25,988 4.3 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.68 5.9 466 6.0 24,216 6.0 Production occupations.............................................. 13.53 3.0 537 3.0 27,905 3.0 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 20.02 6.3 808 6.3 42,038 6.3 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.26 6.4 488 6.3 25,392 6.3 Bakers............................................................ 12.68 5.8 507 5.8 26,382 5.8 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.49 8.6 456 9.0 23,689 9.0 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.42 11.9 451 12.5 23,450 12.5 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.79 6.1 545 6.6 28,361 6.6 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.66 10.2 543 11.0 28,218 11.0 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 13.95 7.2 556 7.3 28,894 7.3 Machinists........................................................ 19.17 6.4 767 6.4 39,874 6.4 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 11.70 6.4 460 6.9 23,902 6.9 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.70 6.4 460 6.9 23,902 6.9 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.57 4.5 661 4.7 34,346 4.7 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.57 5.3 660 5.5 34,313 5.5 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 12.23 9.4 497 8.9 25,841 8.9 Printers.......................................................... 13.65 9.3 543 9.3 28,223 9.3 Printing machine operators...................................... 12.53 5.9 498 5.6 25,874 5.6 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.68 12.4 379 12.4 19,715 12.4 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials................. 9.35 6.5 342 6.0 17,766 6.0 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 10.24 4.1 407 4.4 21,153 4.4 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 11.17 6.8 442 7.0 23,006 7.0 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders....................................... 10.90 9.1 430 8.8 22,364 8.8 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 14.99 10.4 600 10.4 31,182 10.4 Upholsterers.................................................... 18.35 10.8 734 10.8 38,174 10.8 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.39 7.5 535 7.5 27,846 7.5 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 12.70 4.1 508 4.1 26,423 4.1 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 14.09 11.8 564 11.8 29,305 11.8 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 21.41 4.7 856 4.7 44,530 4.7 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 21.41 4.7 856 4.7 44,530 4.7 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 12.87 14.0 509 13.5 26,474 13.5 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 13.31 21.9 529 21.2 27,506 21.2 Cutting workers................................................... 12.38 4.3 495 4.3 25,750 4.3 Cutters and trimmers, hand...................................... 12.02 11.0 481 11.0 24,992 11.0 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 13.58 4.7 550 4.9 28,418 4.9 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians............ 19.10 9.2 764 9.2 39,735 9.2 Dental laboratory technicians................................... 19.09 9.2 764 9.2 39,712 9.2 Painting workers.................................................. 15.96 15.3 654 15.5 34,004 15.5 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.67 3.9 461 3.9 23,995 3.9 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 13.58 4.3 543 4.3 28,246 4.3 Helpers--production workers..................................... 9.79 5.9 392 5.9 20,363 5.9 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.99 2.7 568 3.3 29,476 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 15.22 9.4 626 9.6 32,562 9.6 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.70 7.5 920 6.9 47,848 6.9 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.92 4.2 623 5.6 32,285 5.6 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.04 10.2 609 11.0 31,445 11.0 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.88 3.6 690 6.1 35,770 6.1 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.19 9.1 521 8.3 27,094 8.3 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 16.60 6.8 664 6.8 34,533 6.8 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 16.34 7.9 654 7.9 33,997 7.9 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.54 4.8 581 4.8 30,237 4.8 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.81 2.5 429 2.5 22,293 2.5 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.31 9.0 367 9.7 19,100 9.7 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.11 3.1 441 3.2 22,929 3.2 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.49 7.5 420 7.5 21,823 7.5 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.00 4.5 437 4.5 22,535 4.5 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.