RSE Table 13 Full-time(1) State and local government 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........................................................... $24.26 5.9% $958 6.0% $44,502 6.0% Management occupations.............................................. 39.62 10.1 1,592 10.1 80,304 10.1 General and operations managers................................... 32.04 7.8 1,281 7.8 65,708 7.8 Education administrators.......................................... 37.96 12.6 1,510 12.5 73,330 12.5 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 45.86 7.2 1,818 7.1 87,785 7.1 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.27 8.3 1,089 8.2 56,517 8.2 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 25.36 8.5 1,015 8.5 52,756 8.5 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 25.36 8.5 1,015 8.5 52,756 8.5 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 30.86 26.8 1,234 26.8 64,188 26.8 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.64 4.0 906 4.0 47,091 4.0 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 26.40 8.6 1,064 7.9 54,684 7.9 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.45 3.5 938 3.5 48,772 3.5 Computer systems analysts......................................... 33.51 6.7 1,341 6.7 69,162 6.7 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 23.42 15.3 923 15.6 43,742 15.6 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 27.42 10.4 1,072 7.5 55,740 7.5 Engineers......................................................... 35.20 8.6 1,435 6.7 74,610 6.7 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 22.06 14.3 882 14.3 45,888 14.3 Civil engineering technicians................................... 20.39 9.8 816 9.8 42,415 9.8 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 24.79 11.7 990 11.7 45,189 11.7 Psychologists..................................................... 31.74 10.8 1,269 10.8 51,296 10.8 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 31.74 10.8 1,269 10.8 51,296 10.8 Community and social services occupations........................... 21.85 4.5 871 4.5 42,348 4.5 Counselors........................................................ 24.62 5.1 981 5.1 46,279 5.1 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 30.10 10.9 1,193 10.5 50,978 10.5 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 22.50 8.9 900 8.9 46,803 8.9 Social workers.................................................... 22.20 9.1 883 8.7 41,322 8.7 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 23.83 10.7 945 10.2 41,588 10.2 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 19.42 7.5 777 7.5 40,058 7.5 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 20.31 8.7 813 8.7 42,250 8.7 Legal occupations................................................... 37.41 19.5 1,475 20.5 76,705 20.5 Lawyers........................................................... 31.50 11.4 1,224 13.3 63,666 13.3 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 56.28 10.7 2,251 10.7 117,054 10.7 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 32.46 11.8 1,234 11.8 47,309 11.8 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 60.69 23.4 2,413 23.8 96,825 23.8 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.62 1.7 1,247 1.4 46,718 1.4 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 33.73 4.8 1,298 4.9 47,141 4.9 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 34.71 3.1 1,333 3.5 47,758 3.5 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.14 2.1 1,227 2.2 45,870 2.2 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.64 2.7 1,211 2.7 45,328 2.7 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 33.96 1.9 1,283 2.4 47,815 2.4 Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.88 2.3 1,265 2.0 47,586 2.0 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 32.93 2.2 1,265 1.9 47,564 1.9 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 Librarians........................................................ 26.26 14.6 1,017 14.4 45,387 14.4 Instructional coordinators........................................ 32.21 18.4 1,267 17.0 58,131 17.0 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.64 1.9 407 3.0 15,194 3.0 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.16 3.5 887 3.5 46,099 3.5 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.20 4.5 1,079 4.5 52,683 4.5 Registered nurses................................................. 27.95 3.6 1,093 3.3 53,428 3.3 Therapists........................................................ 37.13 5.0 1,428 4.2 53,310 4.2 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 36.70 4.6 1,402 3.5 50,245 3.5 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.06 6.2 1,001 6.2 52,048 6.2 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.06 6.2 1,001 6.2 52,048 6.2 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 16.36 12.2 680 13.2 35,371 13.2 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.99 4.1 664 5.0 34,506 5.0 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.65 2.5 706 2.5 36,713 2.5 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.28 4.0 525 4.0 27,243 4.0 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.81 5.8 465 5.6 24,155 5.6 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.88 7.7 465 7.3 24,170 7.3 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.95 5.1 557 5.1 28,675 5.1 Protective service occupations...................................... 21.04 4.0 878 3.9 45,446 3.9 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.................. 16.89 10.4 676 10.4 33,595 10.4 Security guards................................................. 16.89 10.4 676 10.4 33,595 10.4 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.22 8.8 453 8.8 19,342 8.8 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 17.25 14.7 658 17.8 28,787 17.8 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 20.02 16.0 801 16.0 37,968 16.0 Cooks............................................................. 11.19 2.6 406 4.2 15,741 4.2 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.19 2.6 406 4.2 15,741 4.2 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.18 4.0 565 4.1 28,235 4.1 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.61 4.6 543 4.8 27,982 4.8 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.82 4.0 551 4.2 28,386 4.2 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 17.74 9.6 710 9.6 29,059 9.6 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 18.33 9.1 733 9.1 30,376 9.1 Personal care and service occupations............................... 16.90 16.1 674 18.3 30,388 18.3 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.06 21.4 756 21.9 33,722 21.9 Retail sales workers.............................................. 15.31 10.4 605 11.2 27,232 11.2 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.36 4.8 651 4.9 32,939 4.9 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 18.91 7.6 757 7.6 39,343 7.6 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.97 7.2 678 7.2 35,093 7.2 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.48 6.4 698 6.4 36,100 6.4 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 14.31 6.1 572 6.2 29,746 6.2 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.54 13.2 742 13.2 38,561 13.2 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.71 8.8 629 8.8 32,684 8.8 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 15.68 9.1 627 9.1 32,625 9.1 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.45 4.1 653 4.5 32,161 4.5 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.58 3.4 703 3.4 36,379 3.4 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.57 7.1 615 7.7 29,338 7.7 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.11 6.3 643 6.5 33,024 6.5 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.79 7.2 671 7.2 34,833 7.2 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 20.11 11.8 804 11.8 41,831 11.8 Construction laborers............................................. 14.23 15.1 569 15.1 29,605 15.1 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.65 7.0 586 7.0 30,473 7.0 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 14.87 5.8 595 5.8 30,929 5.8 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 15.84 3.9 633 3.9 32,729 3.9 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.21 7.6 808 7.6 42,036 7.6 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.30 8.6 732 8.6 38,069 8.6 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.79 4.2 672 4.2 34,923 4.2 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.48 3.8 659 3.8 34,273 3.8 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.56 17.8 982 17.8 51,084 17.8 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 24.56 17.8 982 17.8 51,084 17.8 Production occupations.............................................. 21.88 13.9 875 13.9 45,509 13.9 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 25.43 12.8 1,017 12.8 52,898 12.8 Power plant operators........................................... 25.59 13.6 1,024 13.6 53,235 13.6 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 19.49 11.7 780 11.7 40,537 11.7 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.86 10.8 705 15.2 33,546 15.2 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.