Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time workers Hourly(2) Weekly(3) Annual(4) Occupation(1) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $18.59 $15.87 $740 $630 39.8 $38,142 $32,433 2,052 Management occupations.............................................. 32.22 30.07 1,341 1,271 41.6 69,625 66,113 2,161 General and operations managers................................... 33.30 32.81 1,438 1,342 43.2 74,777 69,772 2,246 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 46.92 48.66 1,957 2,288 41.7 101,779 118,964 2,169 Sales managers.................................................. 44.32 48.66 1,870 2,288 42.2 97,265 118,964 2,195 Financial managers................................................ 32.01 27.47 1,268 1,030 39.6 65,946 53,561 2,060 Construction managers............................................. 27.67 25.43 1,136 1,271 41.1 59,083 66,113 2,135 Medical and health services managers.............................. 32.33 32.79 1,293 1,311 40.0 67,247 68,197 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.33 22.80 1,107 912 40.5 57,576 47,424 2,107 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 22.86 22.80 914 912 40.0 47,539 47,424 2,080 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 26.23 27.49 1,039 1,072 39.6 54,019 55,755 2,059 Cost estimators................................................... 27.91 22.50 1,180 925 42.3 61,347 48,101 2,198 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.31 21.95 1,105 878 42.0 57,460 45,656 2,184 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.04 27.64 1,086 1,106 40.2 56,475 57,500 2,088 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 32.43 28.85 1,278 1,154 39.4 66,473 60,008 2,050 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 32.13 21.64 1,280 865 39.8 66,566 45,001 2,072 Loan officers................................................... 32.38 21.64 1,289 865 39.8 67,049 45,001 2,071 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.08 27.17 1,300 1,129 40.5 67,587 58,710 2,107 Computer software engineers....................................... 41.85 48.08 1,674 1,923 40.0 87,040 100,000 2,080 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 43.59 52.18 1,744 2,087 40.0 90,666 108,528 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.85 26.94 1,032 1,078 39.9 53,659 56,031 2,076 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 29.11 26.10 1,226 1,385 42.1 63,766 71,999 2,191 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 26.13 25.02 1,060 1,001 40.6 54,734 52,037 2,094 Architects, except naval.......................................... 27.87 33.80 1,205 1,367 43.2 59,655 71,074 2,140 Engineers......................................................... 31.76 27.45 1,300 1,078 40.9 67,623 56,080 2,129 Drafters.......................................................... 22.42 24.00 871 960 38.9 45,295 49,920 2,021 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.17 23.98 967 959 40.0 50,283 49,878 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.95 22.60 1,198 904 41.4 62,289 47,006 2,152 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.69 16.62 658 665 39.5 34,241 34,570 2,052 Counselors........................................................ 19.07 21.15 737 846 38.6 38,303 44,000 2,008 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 21.23 22.34 854 894 40.2 44,391 46,471 2,091 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.56 14.18 580 567 39.8 30,148 29,494 2,070 Legal occupations................................................... 34.96 27.69 1,417 1,360 40.5 73,662 70,717 2,107 Lawyers........................................................... 45.99 40.51 1,962 1,893 42.7 102,008 98,438 2,218 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 21.86 20.56 836 771 38.2 43,465 40,092 1,989 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 17.94 17.70 706 692 39.4 31,677 28,059 1,766 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 20.12 17.78 805 711 40.0 32,302 28,092 1,606 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.19 16.01 734 640 38.3 38,191 33,280 1,991 Designers......................................................... 17.65 16.01 703 641 39.8 36,573 33,309 2,072 Writers and editors............................................... 17.96 15.67 718 627 40.0 37,349 32,602 2,080 Editors......................................................... 18.93 15.67 757 627 40.0 39,381 32,602 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.92 23.08 1,102 886 39.5 57,314 46,051 2,053 Registered nurses................................................. 25.65 25.00 991 962 38.6 51,536 49,999 2,009 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.55 16.00 647 636 39.1 33,654 33,051 2,034 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.17 13.75 543 523 38.3 28,251 27,170 1,993 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.69 9.80 414 388 38.7 21,523 20,155 2,014 Home health aides............................................... 10.22 9.80 396 390 38.8 20,606 20,259 2,016 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.97 10.00 425 376 38.7 22,079 19,552 2,013 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.81 16.00 604 619 38.2 31,400 32,198 1,986 Dental assistants............................................... 16.92 18.00 635 644 37.5 33,028 33,509 1,952 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.11 9.75 405 390 40.0 21,036 20,280 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.31 9.00 354 358 38.0 18,369 18,512 1,972 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.23 10.45 551 418 41.7 28,650 21,736 2,166 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.33 10.45 550 418 41.3 28,622 21,736 2,147 Cooks............................................................. 9.90 9.58 380 360 38.4 19,777 18,720 1,998 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.42 9.90 372 396 39.5 19,339 20,592 2,053 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.54 10.36 392 363 37.2 20,374 18,859 1,933 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.88 9.00 332 320 37.4 17,244 16,640 1,942 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.27 3.63 183 138 34.8 9,531 7,191 1,810 Bartenders...................................................... 7.19 9.00 – – – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.32 3.62 148 127 34.4 7,717 6,588 1,788 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.11 9.10 347 360 38.1 17,934 18,304 1,968 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.11 9.10 347 360 38.1 17,934 18,304 1,968 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.24 10.32 447 400 39.8 22,185 20,800 1,974 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 11.75 10.80 484 486 41.2 24,002 25,272 2,042 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.07 9.50 393 372 39.0 20,416 19,365 2,027 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.99 10.32 436 413 39.7 22,682 21,468 2,064 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.44 8.90 364 340 38.5 18,913 17,680 2,003 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 13.58 13.00 558 520 41.1 24,941 25,857 1,836 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 14.49 13.00 600 520 41.4 25,731 25,857 1,775 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.06 9.50 419 370 37.8 21,768 19,240 1,967 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.43 15.00 816 600 39.9 42,443 31,200 2,077 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.65 15.09 757 617 40.6 39,379 32,094 2,111 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.12 15.00 649 599 40.2 33,734 31,140 2,092 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 25.90 20.07 1,080 803 41.7 56,172 41,750 2,169 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.43 11.09 530 440 39.5 27,571 22,880 2,052 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.70 9.57 376 380 38.7 19,539 19,760 2,014 Cashiers...................................................... 9.70 9.57 376 380 38.7 19,539 19,760 2,014 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.16 14.75 607 590 40.0 31,571 30,680 2,082 Parts salespersons............................................ 15.80 15.00 632 600 40.0 32,872 31,202 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.27 12.75 607 490 39.8 31,571 25,474 2,068 Insurance sales agents............................................ 40.25 40.16 1,593 1,606 39.6 82,835 83,524 2,058 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 67.33 34.80 2,693 1,392 40.0 140,050 72,392 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 26.57 21.93 1,093 899 41.2 56,861 46,750 2,140 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 25.42 21.93 1,046 888 41.2 54,398 46,196 2,140 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 14.74 10.50 590 420 40.0 30,656 21,840 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.37 14.20 608 566 39.6 31,544 29,328 2,052 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.60 23.90 895 956 39.6 46,535 49,704 2,059 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.32 12.00 527 480 39.5 27,332 24,960 2,051 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 11.84 11.10 468 430 39.5 24,315 22,360 2,053 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.38 13.41 569 520 39.6 29,455 27,040 2,048 Tellers......................................................... 10.84 10.82 426 430 39.2 22,131 22,381 2,041 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 16.74 17.90 670 716 40.0 34,818 37,232 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.21 14.00 646 560 39.8 33,167 28,400 2,046 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.32 14.64 565 586 39.5 29,404 30,451 2,053 Order clerks...................................................... 15.04 13.50 602 540 40.0 31,287 28,080 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.87 14.25 546 540 39.4 28,379 28,080 2,046 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.35 17.40 657 700 40.2 34,148 36,400 2,088 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 16.35 17.40 657 700 40.2 34,148 36,400 2,088 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.07 17.88 763 715 40.0 39,663 37,190 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.95 14.20 556 568 39.8 28,900 29,528 2,071 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.48 13.00 499 520 40.0 25,952 27,040 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.86 16.00 652 602 38.6 33,802 31,200 2,005 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.05 19.83 758 789 39.8 39,430 41,048 2,069 Legal secretaries............................................... 16.79 14.30 658 633 39.2 34,224 32,899 2,039 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.13 15.00 521 528 36.9 27,110 27,456 1,918 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.40 12.42 573 497 37.2 29,503 24,698 1,916 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.78 16.00 702 640 39.5 36,515 33,280 2,054 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.92 13.65 588 546 39.5 30,444 28,392 2,041 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.53 19.46 824 767 40.1 40,603 37,440 1,977 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 28.81 30.01 1,141 1,200 39.6 58,009 55,994 2,014 Carpenters........................................................ 19.89 17.75 796 710 40.0 41,375 36,920 2,080 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 20.14 22.13 806 885 40.0 39,387 43,968 1,955 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 20.14 22.13 806 885 40.0 39,387 43,968 1,955 Construction laborers............................................. 18.88 16.50 755 660 40.0 36,501 34,320 1,933 Construction equipment operators.................................. 27.84 28.23 1,113 1,129 40.0 45,046 48,500 1,618 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 29.01 31.09 1,160 1,244 40.0 51,959 49,650 1,791 Electricians...................................................... 16.77 16.00 671 640 40.0 34,885 33,280 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 24.98 25.20 996 987 39.9 51,778 51,320 2,073 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 25.04 25.59 998 987 39.8 51,877 51,320 2,072 Sheet metal workers............................................... 22.58 21.11 858 800 38.0 44,612 41,600 1,976 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.70 11.98 508 479 40.0 24,144 21,665 1,902 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.87 19.63 799 785 40.2 41,534 40,820 2,091 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 25.49 22.16 1,078 941 42.3 56,076 48,929 2,200 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 23.82 25.12 953 1,005 40.0 49,545 52,258 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 23.82 25.12 953 1,005 40.0 49,545 52,258 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.26 18.00 733 720 40.1 38,096 37,440 2,087 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 21.72 21.42 869 857 40.0 45,173 44,545 2,080 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.58 18.00 706 720 40.2 36,714 37,440 2,089 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.72 20.10 789 804 40.0 41,018 41,812 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.19 19.38 807 775 40.0 41,988 40,302 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.47 20.55 819 822 40.0 42,575 42,750 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 20.30 22.06 812 882 40.0 42,224 45,879 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.57 15.72 663 629 40.0 34,475 32,700 2,080 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.74 21.22 790 849 40.0 41,056 44,138 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.50 13.50 620 540 40.0 32,242 28,080 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.25 26.36 1,010 1,054 40.0 52,527 54,829 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 29.49 29.98 1,180 1,199 40.0 61,338 62,356 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.43 15.25 657 610 40.0 34,173 31,720 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 15.87 14.75 634 589 39.9 32,971 30,605 2,077 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 16.93 15.91 686 636 40.5 35,658 33,093 2,106 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.27 13.10 531 524 40.0 27,593 27,248 2,080 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 18.55 16.63 742 665 40.0 38,582 34,590 2,080 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.34 14.40 654 576 40.0 33,991 29,952 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 17.56 17.50 703 700 40.0 36,532 36,400 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.03 14.45 601 578 40.0 31,266 30,056 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.02 14.45 601 578 40.0 31,251 30,056 2,080 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 13.04 12.20 522 488 40.0 27,121 25,376 2,080 Bindery workers................................................. 13.04 12.20 522 488 40.0 27,121 25,376 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 14.35 13.00 574 520 40.0 29,843 27,040 2,080 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 12.10 11.32 484 453 40.0 25,167 23,550 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.61 16.87 704 675 40.0 36,622 35,090 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 15.35 13.60 614 544 40.0 31,925 28,290 2,080 Helpers--production workers..................................... 15.51 14.71 621 588 40.0 32,267 30,601 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.23 15.00 660 620 40.7 33,952 31,439 2,092 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.41 15.16 623 610 40.4 32,049 31,200 2,079 Driver/sales workers............................................ 13.77 14.44 579 578 42.0 30,098 30,039 2,186 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.11 16.80 692 672 40.4 35,291 34,944 2,062 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.91 13.00 515 520 39.9 26,784 27,040 2,075 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 22.95 26.05 918 1,042 40.0 44,671 54,184 1,947 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 18.86 17.90 754 716 40.0 33,886 28,782 1,797 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.77 13.95 551 558 40.0 28,636 29,016 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.90 11.00 511 440 39.6 26,573 22,880 2,059 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.45 11.00 458 440 40.0 23,820 22,880 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.39 11.00 527 440 39.3 27,396 22,880 2,046 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 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.