RSE Table 11 Full-time(1) civilian workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $20.80 1.7% $828 1.7% $41,998 1.7% Management occupations.............................................. 39.14 3.7 1,593 3.6 82,333 3.6 Chief executives.................................................. 56.18 13.4 2,303 15.8 119,749 15.8 General and operations managers................................... 36.14 6.3 1,509 6.4 78,335 6.4 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 50.02 6.4 2,072 6.9 107,757 6.9 Marketing managers.............................................. 49.20 12.5 1,966 12.4 102,248 12.4 Sales managers.................................................. 50.56 9.0 2,146 10.7 111,583 10.7 Administrative services managers.................................. 34.74 17.6 1,389 17.6 72,250 17.6 Computer and information systems managers......................... 47.10 4.6 1,894 4.8 98,489 4.8 Financial managers................................................ 39.22 4.8 1,572 5.2 81,742 5.2 Human resources managers.......................................... 32.07 11.5 1,335 10.4 69,414 10.4 Industrial production managers.................................... 36.85 11.1 1,477 11.0 76,793 11.0 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 36.26 20.3 1,450 20.3 75,423 20.3 Construction managers............................................. 31.58 8.2 1,286 9.8 66,857 9.8 Education administrators.......................................... 37.16 11.6 1,484 11.7 73,061 11.7 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 45.86 7.2 1,818 7.1 87,785 7.1 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 31.09 8.3 1,252 8.6 63,691 8.6 Engineering managers.............................................. 53.15 7.8 2,165 6.5 112,599 6.5 Food service managers............................................. 20.80 22.5 946 18.2 47,933 18.2 Medical and health services managers.............................. 45.84 25.0 1,841 25.0 95,757 25.0 Social and community service managers............................. 26.56 11.3 1,044 11.5 54,271 11.5 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.05 2.4 1,126 2.4 58,309 2.4 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.60 9.7 1,033 11.2 53,737 11.2 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 23.98 11.0 971 13.4 50,490 13.4 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 23.37 4.3 921 4.3 45,057 4.3 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 23.28 4.3 918 4.4 44,850 4.4 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 28.31 17.3 1,131 17.3 58,810 17.3 Cost estimators................................................... 30.02 10.0 1,243 12.9 64,612 12.9 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.43 7.2 1,154 7.5 59,866 7.5 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 22.54 10.7 907 11.9 47,108 11.9 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 26.33 10.1 1,050 9.9 54,619 9.9 Training and development specialists............................ 34.41 6.9 1,350 7.8 69,796 7.8 Management analysts............................................... 36.53 9.1 1,461 9.1 75,949 9.1 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 26.79 3.2 1,078 2.9 56,035 2.9 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 23.41 6.0 936 6.0 48,698 6.0 Credit analysts................................................... 30.01 16.8 1,193 16.9 62,027 16.9 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 30.15 7.4 1,199 7.6 62,351 7.6 Financial analysts.............................................. 32.88 9.8 1,311 10.0 68,160 10.0 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 26.14 11.8 1,032 11.9 53,672 11.9 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 30.42 13.0 1,213 13.0 63,051 13.0 Loan counselors................................................. 22.95 16.1 918 16.1 47,740 16.1 Loan officers................................................... 31.63 15.0 1,260 15.1 65,524 15.1 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.46 3.1 1,301 3.2 67,508 3.2 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.34 6.0 1,208 6.0 62,831 6.0 Computer software engineers....................................... 38.67 3.7 1,558 4.1 80,995 4.1 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 39.51 6.1 1,598 4.6 83,097 4.6 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 37.34 11.8 1,493 11.8 77,659 11.8 Computer support specialists...................................... 22.92 6.0 919 6.1 47,793 6.1 Computer systems analysts......................................... 36.74 2.4 1,459 2.2 75,805 2.2 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 30.08 7.6 1,217 6.2 62,571 6.2 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 32.39 9.2 1,296 9.2 67,367 9.2 Actuaries......................................................... 45.11 17.7 1,801 17.7 93,660 17.7 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.78 3.2 1,239 3.2 64,273 3.2 Architects, except naval.......................................... 27.87 12.9 1,205 15.3 59,655 15.3 Engineers......................................................... 37.39 1.9 1,512 2.0 78,643 2.0 Civil engineers................................................. 31.72 16.3 1,304 16.8 67,785 16.8 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 36.87 3.2 1,485 3.0 77,224 3.0 Electrical engineers.......................................... 35.96 5.3 1,456 6.2 75,735 6.2 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 37.99 7.0 1,519 7.0 79,013 7.0 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 30.68 7.9 1,277 7.6 66,403 7.6 Industrial engineers.......................................... 30.60 8.4 1,278 8.3 66,458 8.3 Mechanical engineers............................................ 38.41 4.5 1,536 4.5 79,893 4.5 Drafters.......................................................... 22.33 5.7 882 5.1 45,857 5.1 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 23.00 9.7 894 8.6 46,492 8.6 Mechanical drafters............................................. 22.20 5.7 888 5.7 46,167 5.7 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.23 3.7 969 3.7 50,391 3.7 Civil engineering technicians................................... 19.34 8.0 773 8.0 40,218 8.0 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.90 10.1 956 10.1 49,713 10.1 Industrial engineering technicians.............................. 21.04 7.7 842 7.7 43,759 7.7 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 19.25 2.9 770 2.9 40,034 2.9 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.29 11.7 1,136 12.0 55,969 12.0 Life scientists................................................... 29.30 15.1 1,194 16.7 56,921 16.7 Biological scientists........................................... 20.73 4.8 829 4.8 43,126 4.8 Physical scientists............................................... 33.47 8.3 1,339 8.3 69,612 8.3 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 32.31 12.6 1,292 12.6 67,195 12.6 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 34.32 12.9 1,373 12.9 71,390 12.9 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 34.35 13.6 1,374 13.6 71,442 13.6 Market and survey researchers..................................... 41.45 6.7 1,658 6.7 86,226 6.7 Market research analysts........................................ 41.45 6.7 1,658 6.7 86,226 6.7 Psychologists..................................................... 31.58 10.7 1,264 10.7 51,148 10.7 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 31.58 10.7 1,264 10.7 51,148 10.7 Community and social services occupations........................... 19.53 3.9 774 4.1 39,228 4.1 Counselors........................................................ 19.54 6.3 762 7.6 38,361 7.6 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 21.13 4.9 845 4.3 43,421 4.3 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 20.08 15.2 771 17.8 37,135 17.8 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 17.46 7.4 673 7.9 35,015 7.9 Social workers.................................................... 23.30 8.4 930 8.4 46,137 8.4 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 22.84 11.7 907 11.3 41,224 11.3 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 17.99 5.3 723 5.0 37,590 5.0 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.79 5.3 670 5.4 34,740 5.4 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 20.31 8.7 813 8.7 42,250 8.7 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.76 7.3 591 7.3 30,710 7.3 Legal occupations................................................... 37.58 6.0 1,526 5.9 79,358 5.9 Lawyers........................................................... 45.72 7.3 1,891 7.0 98,309 7.0 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 56.28 10.7 2,251 10.7 117,054 10.7 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 25.11 9.4 1,000 10.5 52,018 10.5 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 31.96 10.1 1,220 10.2 47,245 10.2 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 53.02 23.4 2,092 23.7 83,305 23.7 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 35.48 8.3 1,412 8.6 52,381 8.6 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 35.48 8.3 1,412 8.6 52,381 8.6 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 83.48 11.2 3,224 14.6 128,341 14.6 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 83.48 11.2 3,224 14.6 128,341 14.6 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 43.86 12.7 1,741 13.2 67,848 13.2 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 44.27 8.9 1,510 7.4 58,965 7.4 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 43.01 3.5 1,698 3.5 63,170 3.5 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 35.03 7.6 1,385 6.8 59,968 6.8 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.06 1.7 1,229 1.5 46,178 1.5 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 30.71 7.8 1,190 7.6 45,764 7.6 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 34.71 3.1 1,333 3.5 47,758 3.5 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 31.58 2.3 1,208 2.3 45,232 2.3 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.04 2.8 1,191 2.7 44,643 2.7 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 33.62 2.1 1,272 2.4 47,422 2.4 Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.62 2.4 1,257 2.2 47,296 2.2 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 32.66 2.3 1,257 2.2 47,261 2.2 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 31.91 10.2 1,255 8.6 48,029 8.6 Special education teachers...................................... 34.90 2.2 1,316 1.5 49,959 1.5 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 32.53 5.2 1,221 3.4 45,343 3.4 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 39.14 1.6 1,475 1.0 56,037 1.0 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 22.69 5.5 869 7.4 34,570 7.4 Librarians........................................................ 26.94 10.4 1,055 10.3 48,869 10.3 Instructional coordinators........................................ 32.00 18.3 1,259 16.9 57,923 16.9 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.69 2.4 416 3.0 16,030 3.0 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.28 9.1 909 7.7 47,276 7.7 Designers......................................................... 22.31 16.3 890 15.9 46,265 15.9 Graphic designers............................................... 17.20 7.6 692 7.9 35,996 7.9 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 31.60 15.7 1,215 17.3 63,189 17.3 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 27.13 12.4 1,039 14.2 54,018 14.2 Public relations specialists...................................... 35.24 24.0 1,410 24.0 73,295 24.0 Writers and editors............................................... 18.83 9.1 753 9.1 39,163 9.1 Editors......................................................... 19.35 9.6 774 9.6 40,256 9.6 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.64 5.3 1,124 5.2 57,786 5.2 Pharmacists....................................................... 53.00 2.9 2,149 3.1 111,764 3.1 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 79.63 22.7 3,247 22.6 168,866 22.6 Registered nurses................................................. 28.68 4.0 1,108 3.9 56,921 3.9 Therapists........................................................ 31.96 3.3 1,258 2.8 57,345 2.8 Occupational therapists......................................... 34.27 9.5 1,353 8.4 64,087 8.4 Physical therapists............................................. 29.27 2.2 1,165 1.9 60,353 1.9 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 35.28 4.3 1,361 3.7 52,146 3.7 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.36 6.7 893 6.7 46,445 6.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.67 7.2 986 7.2 51,256 7.2 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 17.93 8.2 716 8.1 37,216 8.1 Dental hygienists................................................. 31.54 1.6 1,251 0.9 65,034 0.9 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.86 5.2 1,008 5.5 52,416 5.5 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.99 5.3 973 5.7 50,600 5.7 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 17.11 8.7 702 9.4 36,511 9.4 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.54 10.2 533 9.8 27,725 9.8 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 11.58 8.4 461 8.1 23,981 8.1 Surgical technologists.......................................... 17.16 4.1 670 4.3 34,833 4.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.06 1.6 711 1.7 36,957 1.7 Medical records and health information technicians................ 15.56 6.2 612 5.7 31,834 5.7 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.52 3.6 524 3.9 27,254 3.9 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.47 1.8 447 1.6 23,267 1.6 Home health aides............................................... 11.24 6.2 443 6.2 23,010 6.2 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.55 1.9 448 1.9 23,314 1.9 Psychiatric aides............................................... 11.68 7.8 467 7.8 24,296 7.8 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 15.20 12.7 607 12.6 31,546 12.6 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.40 4.9 594 5.6 30,845 5.6 Dental assistants............................................... 16.91 7.2 635 9.6 33,020 9.6 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.52 4.5 537 5.0 27,920 5.0 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 18.41 4.4 736 4.4 38,291 4.4 Pharmacy aides.................................................. 12.59 16.6 496 15.0 25,769 15.0 Protective service occupations...................................... 17.55 5.8 720 6.0 37,341 6.0 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 38.42 3.7 1,537 3.7 79,909 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 39.16 2.6 1,566 2.6 81,457 2.6 Fire fighters..................................................... 18.74 6.9 956 7.7 49,720 7.7 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 16.72 2.9 669 2.9 34,781 2.9 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 16.71 2.9 669 2.9 34,774 2.9 Police officers................................................... 24.72 3.4 989 3.3 51,444 3.3 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 24.72 3.4 989 3.3 51,444 3.3 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.53 3.4 501 3.4 25,893 3.4 Security guards................................................. 12.53 3.5 501 3.5 25,883 3.5 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.81 4.2 374 5.2 19,031 5.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.99 7.0 574 8.5 29,256 8.5 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 13.26 12.5 545 11.8 24,656 11.8 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.06 8.1 577 9.6 29,784 9.6 Cooks............................................................. 10.71 3.5 410 3.8 20,376 3.8 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.19 4.5 427 5.4 19,088 5.4 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.97 3.1 412 4.3 21,421 4.3 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.92 3.0 339 2.9 17,294 2.9 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.48 13.0 193 17.6 10,037 17.6 Bartenders...................................................... 7.15 20.3 254 28.5 13,226 28.5 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.47 8.6 157 11.4 8,143 11.4 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.39 4.7 300 8.6 15,605 8.6 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.14 5.0 348 5.1 17,811 5.1 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.10 5.3 346 5.4 17,709 5.4 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.21 4.6 352 4.7 18,282 4.7 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.76 3.3 508 3.3 25,651 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 13.85 7.2 560 6.7 28,329 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 13.86 8.1 561 7.5 29,164 7.5 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.31 3.4 488 3.4 25,275 3.4 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.17 3.1 523 3.2 27,088 3.2 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.86 4.5 386 4.6 20,090 4.6 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 14.94 12.8 608 12.5 26,402 12.5 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 15.83 12.9 647 12.3 27,452 12.3 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.74 5.4 451 5.3 23,180 5.3 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.89 10.0 275 9.7 14,285 9.7 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.18 4.6 246 4.6 12,807 4.6 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 13.35 7.2 491 3.3 25,547 3.3 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 13.35 7.2 491 3.3 25,547 3.3 Child care workers................................................ 9.72 6.8 386 6.3 19,567 6.3 Personal and home care aides...................................... 10.07 5.1 394 6.9 20,485 6.9 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 14.97 10.8 588 10.9 27,430 10.9 Recreation workers.............................................. 14.97 10.8 588 10.9 27,430 10.9 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.70 6.7 786 6.6 40,796 6.6 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.36 6.4 782 6.4 40,493 6.4 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.45 5.5 701 5.5 36,271 5.5 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 27.72 18.9 1,145 19.1 59,548 19.1 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.87 3.3 508 3.8 26,332 3.8 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.16 2.9 398 3.5 20,551 3.5 Cashiers...................................................... 10.23 2.9 400 3.6 20,672 3.6 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.45 7.6 619 7.6 32,168 7.6 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.11 18.9 487 18.9 25,341 18.9 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.05 7.8 642 7.8 33,393 7.8 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.13 5.8 559 7.0 29,011 7.0 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 19.54 15.4 782 15.4 40,647 15.4 Insurance sales agents............................................ 32.72 13.2 1,296 13.7 67,401 13.7 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 62.99 19.0 2,520 19.0 131,021 19.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 28.26 7.9 1,169 8.3 60,762 8.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 35.81 17.0 1,458 17.1 75,801 17.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.78 11.1 1,111 11.8 57,747 11.8 Telemarketers..................................................... 11.49 12.9 454 12.1 23,600 12.1 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 15.75 18.5 630 18.5 32,770 18.5 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.61 1.5 620 1.4 32,072 1.4 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.99 2.8 919 2.6 47,788 2.6 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 11.01 9.0 441 9.0 22,909 9.0 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.02 4.2 556 4.3 28,878 4.3 Bill and account collectors..................................... 13.22 6.4 529 6.4 27,508 6.4 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.55 3.4 539 3.6 28,052 3.6 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.87 6.7 590 6.7 30,575 6.7 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.19 3.7 688 3.7 35,754 3.7 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.41 10.9 696 10.9 36,211 10.9 Tellers......................................................... 10.89 3.1 429 3.3 22,296 3.3 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 16.54 5.6 662 5.6 34,403 5.6 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 14.31 6.1 572 6.2 29,746 6.2 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.21 6.9 528 6.9 27,481 6.9 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.45 4.7 616 4.4 31,848 4.4 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.54 13.2 742 13.2 38,561 13.2 File clerks....................................................... 13.65 12.5 528 11.5 27,445 11.5 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.04 3.9 345 5.1 17,950 5.1 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.17 3.6 487 3.5 25,299 3.5 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 14.89 5.6 590 5.7 30,693 5.7 New accounts clerks............................................... 13.77 8.5 551 8.5 28,637 8.5 Order clerks...................................................... 16.97 9.2 678 9.3 35,249 9.3 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 17.98 8.1 719 8.1 37,389 8.1 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.72 2.6 542 2.8 28,203 2.8 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.25 4.1 657 4.0 34,178 4.0 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 15.68 9.1 627 9.1 32,625 9.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 16.42 4.7 666 4.3 34,652 4.3 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.46 4.9 778 4.9 40,480 4.9 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.95 4.2 515 3.8 26,779 3.8 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.28 4.6 567 4.7 29,503 4.7 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 14.01 9.9 552 10.6 28,711 10.6 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.63 1.9 696 2.2 35,618 2.2 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.20 3.8 767 3.8 39,812 3.8 Legal secretaries............................................... 18.26 5.7 724 5.8 37,655 5.8 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.80 6.2 616 6.9 32,029 6.9 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.19 4.7 632 5.4 31,482 5.4 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.28 4.3 529 4.1 27,498 4.1 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.08 4.9 522 4.9 27,121 4.9 Word processors and typists..................................... 14.03 11.6 555 10.9 28,851 10.9 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.19 7.5 638 7.2 33,164 7.2 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 11.86 6.3 472 6.2 24,545 6.2 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.07 2.7 598 2.6 30,935 2.6 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.90 3.9 838 3.9 41,862 3.9 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.65 7.4 1,098 7.0 56,166 7.0 Carpenters........................................................ 21.30 9.1 852 9.1 44,307 9.1 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 20.60 12.1 824 12.1 40,442 12.1 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 20.60 12.1 824 12.1 40,442 12.1 Construction laborers............................................. 18.42 9.4 737 9.4 36,201 9.4 Construction equipment operators.................................. 20.68 11.6 827 11.6 38,368 11.6 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 21.24 11.8 849 11.8 41,393 11.8 Electricians...................................................... 19.86 15.1 794 15.1 41,312 15.1 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.99 7.1 1,076 7.2 55,970 7.2 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 27.18 7.6 1,084 7.6 56,360 7.6 Sheet metal workers............................................... 25.90 16.9 1,002 16.6 52,107 16.6 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.13 5.8 525 5.8 25,109 5.8 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 15.84 3.9 633 3.9 32,729 3.9 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 15.50 14.3 620 14.3 32,248 14.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.55 3.1 825 3.2 42,885 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.01 9.5 1,124 10.8 58,429 10.8 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 24.75 6.9 990 6.9 51,475 6.9 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 24.48 7.0 979 7.0 50,914 7.0 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 22.38 20.0 895 20.0 46,544 20.0 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 29.55 16.3 1,182 16.3 61,470 16.3 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 25.82 9.5 1,033 9.5 53,716 9.5 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.28 4.2 733 4.2 38,131 4.2 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 20.97 8.1 839 8.1 43,615 8.1 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.72 5.0 712 5.1 37,009 5.1 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.26 4.9 771 4.9 40,078 4.9 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.42 5.7 817 5.7 42,474 5.7 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.54 5.8 821 5.8 42,713 5.8 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 20.98 10.6 839 10.6 43,638 10.6 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.13 3.2 765 3.2 39,771 3.2 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.39 3.0 895 3.0 46,525 3.0 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.20 4.4 688 4.4 35,765 4.4 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 16.06 7.1 643 7.1 33,412 7.1 Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.09 12.2 1,004 12.2 52,191 12.2 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.86 8.7 1,074 8.7 55,864 8.7 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 23.00 21.6 920 21.6 47,844 21.6 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.89 14.4 756 14.4 39,291 14.4 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 18.61 10.7 744 10.7 38,702 10.7 Production occupations.............................................. 16.42 2.9 656 2.9 34,115 2.9 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 22.53 8.0 908 8.1 47,191 8.1 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 16.03 9.9 641 9.9 33,334 9.9 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 16.28 10.7 651 10.7 33,865 10.7 Engine and other machine assemblers............................... 16.99 13.3 680 13.3 35,336 13.3 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 25.10 16.3 1,004 16.3 52,203 16.3 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 15.02 7.1 599 7.2 31,118 7.2 Bakers............................................................ 13.64 9.8 538 10.3 27,956 10.3 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 13.46 2.6 539 2.6 28,002 2.6 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 18.59 6.6 744 6.6 38,671 6.6 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 12.87 3.7 515 3.7 26,768 3.7 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.71 7.8 588 7.8 30,590 7.8 Food batchmakers................................................ 15.14 8.0 606 8.0 31,501 8.0 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 19.30 14.4 771 14.4 40,080 14.4 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 17.96 12.7 717 12.6 37,290 12.6 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 16.07 7.8 643 7.8 33,434 7.8 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 15.36 7.4 614 7.4 31,939 7.4 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.85 4.2 634 4.2 32,952 4.2 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.30 5.8 571 5.7 29,712 5.7 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 16.30 7.9 652 7.9 33,914 7.9 Machinists........................................................ 22.13 10.5 885 10.5 46,025 10.5 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 12.90 7.3 515 7.3 26,771 7.3 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.90 7.3 515 7.3 26,771 7.3 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 20.52 10.5 821 10.5 42,691 10.5 Tool and die makers............................................... 24.40 5.9 976 5.9 50,755 5.9 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.16 4.8 686 4.8 35,691 4.8 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.15 5.9 686 5.9 35,678 5.9 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 17.18 10.0 687 10.0 35,741 10.0 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 15.70 6.0 628 6.0 32,654 6.0 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 13.00 8.6 520 8.6 27,036 8.6 Bindery workers................................................. 13.00 8.6 520 8.6 27,036 8.6 Printers.......................................................... 17.56 5.7 699 5.6 36,323 5.6 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 16.52 8.4 661 8.4 34,368 8.4 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.60 7.9 699 7.8 36,347 7.8 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.92 8.0 432 8.5 22,461 8.5 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.83 6.6 393 6.6 20,322 6.6 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 14.62 2.6 585 2.6 30,415 2.6 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 14.73 4.8 589 4.8 30,644 4.8 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 14.28 3.9 571 3.9 29,700 3.9 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 25.65 11.4 1,026 11.4 53,346 11.4 Power plant operators........................................... 25.81 12.1 1,032 12.1 53,688 12.1 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 19.74 10.1 790 10.1 41,067 10.1 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 18.14 6.9 726 6.9 37,728 6.9 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 19.22 5.3 769 5.3 39,974 5.3 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.54 5.8 582 5.8 30,240 5.8 Cutting workers................................................... 14.42 7.6 573 8.1 29,691 8.1 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.38 8.3 570 8.8 29,657 8.8 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.76 6.2 710 6.2 36,946 6.2 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians............ 16.42 11.4 649 11.2 33,773 11.2 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 17.33 4.8 693 4.8 36,056 4.8 Painting workers.................................................. 18.05 7.0 722 7.0 37,549 7.0 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 17.44 7.1 698 7.1 36,280 7.1 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.77 6.9 550 6.9 28,602 6.9 Helpers--production workers..................................... 12.59 12.2 503 12.2 26,179 12.2 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.23 3.9 708 3.7 36,480 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 18.60 8.4 751 8.9 39,057 8.9 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 27.28 20.9 1,122 19.4 58,347 19.4 Bus drivers....................................................... 18.10 11.9 650 18.8 29,569 18.8 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.74 2.8 717 4.4 37,037 4.4 Driver/sales workers............................................ 13.84 11.1 581 13.2 30,212 13.2 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.00 2.7 789 3.9 40,537 3.9 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.87 6.8 613 8.0 31,873 8.0 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 23.21 12.5 928 12.5 45,396 12.5 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 20.03 12.3 801 12.3 36,739 12.3 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.82 4.3 592 4.3 30,794 4.3 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.06 5.9 519 5.9 26,983 5.9 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 13.09 10.6 524 10.6 27,237 10.6 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.73 8.6 543 8.6 28,209 8.6 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 12.71 21.9 505 21.5 26,258 21.5 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 12.16 7.5 486 7.5 25,290 7.5 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 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. 3 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. 4 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. 5 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. 6 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.