RSE Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry 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........................................................... $19.84 1.2% $791 1.2% $40,969 1.2% Management occupations.............................................. 44.83 3.9 1,835 3.8 95,371 3.8 General and operations managers................................... 49.86 11.8 2,094 11.8 108,865 11.8 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 42.75 18.7 1,759 18.4 91,446 18.4 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 51.88 10.0 2,117 9.8 110,101 9.8 Marketing managers.............................................. 51.83 9.3 2,071 9.3 107,713 9.3 Sales managers.................................................. 51.93 16.6 2,162 15.8 112,419 15.8 Administrative services managers.................................. 28.27 13.4 1,171 14.1 60,870 14.1 Computer and information systems managers......................... 56.82 14.6 2,295 14.0 119,358 14.0 Financial managers................................................ 53.22 7.0 2,151 6.8 111,871 6.8 Human resources managers.......................................... 43.76 7.1 1,766 6.9 91,839 6.9 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 37.17 7.1 1,505 7.6 78,275 7.6 Industrial production managers.................................... 42.69 8.0 1,716 7.9 89,225 7.9 Purchasing managers............................................... 40.35 14.6 1,614 14.6 83,918 14.6 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 33.59 7.9 1,356 7.9 70,503 7.9 Construction managers............................................. 36.34 7.0 1,483 6.7 77,110 6.7 Education administrators.......................................... 27.20 11.5 1,075 11.2 55,280 11.2 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 18.69 7.9 745 7.8 38,322 7.8 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 36.09 7.5 1,384 7.3 71,410 7.3 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.31 4.8 2,359 5.4 122,679 5.4 Food service managers............................................. 24.04 7.4 1,068 8.5 55,554 8.5 Medical and health services managers.............................. 36.73 5.7 1,543 6.6 80,225 6.6 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 22.94 10.5 918 10.5 47,737 10.5 Social and community service managers............................. 22.14 23.6 877 23.9 45,604 23.9 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.85 1.9 1,241 1.8 63,898 1.8 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 30.17 5.3 1,211 5.1 62,983 5.1 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 28.30 5.2 1,138 4.9 59,196 4.9 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.12 6.0 1,144 6.2 59,510 6.2 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 28.06 6.8 1,101 6.8 57,237 6.8 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 35.10 16.3 1,406 16.3 73,105 16.3 Cost estimators................................................... 33.94 2.9 1,380 3.1 71,785 3.1 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 27.10 5.4 1,083 4.4 56,307 4.4 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 23.96 6.8 925 7.9 48,116 7.9 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 23.35 6.3 992 6.5 51,568 6.5 Training and development specialists............................ 32.53 21.9 1,279 21.8 66,517 21.8 Logisticians...................................................... 36.15 7.8 1,446 7.8 75,182 7.8 Management analysts............................................... 35.27 10.2 1,429 11.3 74,312 11.3 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.05 5.2 1,211 5.3 62,959 5.3 Credit analysts................................................... 25.51 7.8 1,020 7.8 53,059 7.8 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 30.85 10.1 1,234 10.1 64,163 10.1 Financial analysts.............................................. 32.24 11.3 1,290 11.3 67,064 11.3 Personal financial advisors..................................... 26.44 8.2 1,058 8.2 54,991 8.2 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 31.07 11.9 1,243 11.9 64,626 11.9 Loan officers................................................... 31.07 11.9 1,243 11.9 64,626 11.9 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.18 4.7 1,492 4.8 77,561 4.8 Computer programmers.............................................. 37.77 10.6 1,513 10.6 78,695 10.6 Computer software engineers....................................... 45.05 3.9 1,806 3.9 93,887 3.9 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 43.74 5.4 1,757 5.4 91,363 5.4 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 46.19 5.0 1,848 5.0 96,071 5.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.98 9.0 1,040 9.1 54,095 9.1 Computer systems analysts......................................... 43.78 9.6 1,756 9.6 91,327 9.6 Database administrators........................................... 33.18 14.5 1,327 14.5 69,010 14.5 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 27.77 6.2 1,118 6.5 58,117 6.5 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.65 6.8 1,346 6.8 69,999 6.8 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 35.92 6.4 1,448 6.3 75,288 6.3 Architects, except naval.......................................... 25.95 10.2 1,087 11.4 56,527 11.4 Engineers......................................................... 44.62 3.5 1,801 3.5 93,641 3.5 Aerospace engineers............................................. 39.33 9.4 1,573 9.4 81,809 9.4 Chemical engineers.............................................. 60.71 10.2 2,429 10.2 126,285 10.2 Civil engineers................................................. 36.09 7.4 1,506 7.2 78,309 7.2 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 45.61 6.5 1,859 6.2 96,660 6.2 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 41.87 7.4 1,696 6.9 88,201 6.9 Electrical engineers.......................................... 44.22 12.6 1,813 11.9 94,278 11.9 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 39.36 7.1 1,574 7.1 81,869 7.1 Environmental engineers......................................... 33.65 17.2 1,346 17.2 69,991 17.2 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 40.21 4.6 1,608 4.6 83,637 4.6 Industrial engineers.......................................... 39.78 5.2 1,591 5.2 82,747 5.2 Mechanical engineers............................................ 39.46 12.3 1,579 12.3 82,087 12.3 Petroleum engineers............................................. 56.94 14.1 2,278 14.1 118,430 14.1 Drafters.......................................................... 25.34 6.2 1,014 6.2 52,744 6.2 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 27.63 10.9 1,105 10.9 57,465 10.9 Electrical and electronics drafters............................. 20.64 20.5 826 20.5 42,932 20.5 Mechanical drafters............................................. 19.11 7.3 764 7.3 39,739 7.3 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.38 16.9 935 16.9 48,629 16.9 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.97 4.5 999 4.5 51,947 4.5 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 20.48 28.9 819 28.9 42,602 28.9 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.50 8.5 1,301 8.5 67,657 8.5 Physical scientists............................................... 47.17 22.3 1,887 22.3 98,116 22.3 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 58.96 29.0 2,358 29.0 122,628 29.0 Market and survey researchers..................................... 39.55 17.7 1,582 17.7 82,261 17.7 Market research analysts........................................ 39.55 17.7 1,582 17.7 82,261 17.7 Chemical technicians.............................................. 25.16 10.1 1,024 11.2 53,224 11.2 Community and social services occupations........................... 15.93 8.0 636 7.9 32,899 7.9 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 24.25 12.7 962 12.8 45,830 12.8 Social workers.................................................... 20.98 5.1 839 5.1 43,638 5.1 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.19 8.4 728 8.4 37,835 8.4 Medical and public health social workers........................ 22.44 5.3 898 5.3 46,674 5.3 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.89 6.6 473 6.8 24,620 6.8 Social and human service assistants............................. 11.24 8.0 447 8.1 23,263 8.1 Legal occupations................................................... 29.92 23.6 1,232 25.0 64,063 25.0 Lawyers........................................................... 57.51 12.8 2,527 13.3 131,414 13.3 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 20.16 12.9 806 12.9 41,922 12.9 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 20.11 10.9 836 12.1 43,463 12.1 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 21.26 11.9 898 12.6 46,690 12.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 26.43 15.6 1,026 15.5 45,938 15.5 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 53.97 17.9 2,114 17.8 94,601 17.8 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 75.67 27.8 2,965 27.8 140,177 27.8 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 32.65 5.6 1,244 4.8 48,359 4.8 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 36.46 8.5 1,460 8.8 55,203 8.8 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 36.88 17.3 1,458 16.5 69,524 16.5 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.45 12.1 835 11.7 35,142 11.7 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 11.47 7.7 449 6.7 22,267 6.7 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 11.47 7.7 449 6.7 22,267 6.7 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 26.42 8.0 1,004 6.5 36,983 6.5 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 27.01 10.6 1,063 7.4 39,023 7.4 Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.41 9.2 1,022 7.1 41,177 7.1 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.00 7.3 1,148 5.1 43,009 5.1 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 19.57 9.5 714 5.9 29,983 5.9 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.72 7.8 379 7.6 18,152 7.6 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.75 9.9 949 10.4 49,327 10.4 Artists and related workers....................................... 35.40 17.0 1,456 16.5 75,693 16.5 Designers......................................................... 22.37 7.1 897 7.0 46,649 7.0 Graphic designers............................................... 22.76 9.4 910 9.4 47,317 9.4 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 25.30 17.7 1,022 18.0 53,140 18.0 Writers and editors............................................... 21.07 7.5 841 7.5 43,753 7.5 Editors......................................................... 21.34 6.3 854 6.1 44,417 6.1 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.65 6.8 1,134 7.2 58,987 7.2 Pharmacists....................................................... 54.24 1.4 2,177 1.0 113,194 1.0 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 93.68 8.1 4,390 17.9 228,266 17.9 Registered nurses................................................. 29.71 3.4 1,165 3.4 60,594 3.4 Therapists........................................................ 37.19 4.6 1,473 4.9 76,593 4.9 Occupational therapists......................................... 38.30 2.5 1,479 4.1 76,922 4.1 Physical therapists............................................. 41.34 6.5 1,645 6.8 85,514 6.8 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 24.81 2.6 978 3.7 50,878 3.7 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 17.71 10.2 702 9.9 36,497 9.9 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.89 4.2 978 4.1 50,861 4.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 13.44 4.4 535 4.3 27,837 4.3 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.78 7.7 950 7.7 49,419 7.7 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 19.00 13.1 760 13.1 39,521 13.1 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.74 7.0 908 7.0 47,230 7.0 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 12.83 14.6 504 11.7 26,209 11.7 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.88 5.3 664 5.5 34,525 5.5 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.76 8.8 584 8.7 30,372 8.7 Respiratory therapy technicians................................. 20.71 4.3 828 4.3 43,076 4.3 Surgical technologists.......................................... 18.84 5.1 743 5.4 38,629 5.4 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.37 2.9 760 3.2 39,527 3.2 Medical records and health information technicians................ 17.71 13.4 704 13.7 36,600 13.7 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 21.89 22.7 874 22.8 45,466 22.8 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 28.79 22.9 1,152 22.9 59,885 22.9 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 28.79 22.9 1,152 22.9 59,885 22.9 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.62 3.1 441 3.6 22,932 3.6 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.91 2.8 376 4.5 19,532 4.5 Home health aides............................................... 8.91 11.2 305 18.0 15,855 18.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.19 2.1 398 2.3 20,673 2.3 Psychiatric aides............................................... 9.95 4.9 382 6.3 19,872 6.3 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 19.60 24.0 780 24.2 40,571 24.2 Physical therapist aides........................................ 10.83 5.2 429 6.1 22,311 6.1 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.58 4.3 513 3.7 26,695 3.7 Dental assistants............................................... 17.39 7.0 581 7.4 30,228 7.4 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.09 2.4 483 2.5 25,107 2.5 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.56 4.0 458 4.2 23,370 4.2 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.91 4.2 470 4.7 24,415 4.7 Security guards................................................. 11.91 4.2 470 4.7 24,415 4.7 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.94 2.8 303 3.2 15,704 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.70 4.0 628 4.4 32,645 4.4 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.61 4.0 625 4.5 32,514 4.5 Cooks............................................................. 9.76 1.8 374 2.5 19,359 2.5 Cooks, fast food................................................ 8.62 3.8 315 7.2 16,388 7.2 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.30 4.1 401 3.7 20,121 3.7 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.23 2.9 395 2.6 20,541 2.6 Cooks, short order.............................................. 8.88 4.5 353 4.5 18,382 4.5 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.48 6.0 329 6.7 17,117 6.7 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.21 5.8 154 6.4 7,985 6.4 Bartenders...................................................... 6.15 11.1 213 14.2 10,581 14.2 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.20 5.7 117 5.7 6,089 5.7 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.22 10.8 277 11.4 14,301 11.4 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.59 1.8 329 2.1 17,093 2.1 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.63 2.1 330 2.5 17,178 2.5 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.47 4.6 323 3.9 16,784 3.9 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.61 9.0 293 8.1 15,247 8.1 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.18 2.1 319 1.8 16,567 1.8 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 7.84 10.8 291 11.7 15,124 11.7 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.88 3.6 385 3.7 19,890 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 13.65 8.0 545 8.1 28,322 8.1 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 13.10 10.4 514 10.0 26,733 10.0 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.17 2.5 355 2.6 18,323 2.6 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.40 4.1 369 3.6 19,195 3.6 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.61 2.6 327 4.5 16,648 4.5 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 9.68 7.4 379 6.7 19,680 6.7 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 9.61 8.1 376 7.2 19,520 7.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.01 7.1 444 6.2 23,088 6.2 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 14.68 4.4 579 8.2 30,088 8.2 Nonfarm animal caretakers......................................... 11.48 12.9 459 12.9 23,870 12.9 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 9.45 8.9 369 9.8 19,205 9.8 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 9.31 9.8 363 10.8 18,883 10.8 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 14.53 28.3 – – – – Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 7.56 9.9 287 10.6 14,945 10.6 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 6.85 4.8 259 7.1 13,454 7.1 Transportation attendants......................................... 37.13 14.0 752 2.6 39,120 2.6 Child care workers................................................ 8.56 5.5 339 5.2 17,600 5.2 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.00 9.1 350 9.5 18,183 9.5 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 14.56 10.9 514 7.4 26,739 7.4 Recreation workers.............................................. 12.94 10.2 485 10.2 25,199 10.2 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.23 2.5 772 2.6 40,084 2.6 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.91 5.8 861 5.9 44,752 5.9 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.23 3.2 743 3.4 38,646 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 29.80 20.2 1,266 19.3 65,852 19.3 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.68 3.8 464 3.8 24,013 3.8 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.50 1.6 370 2.0 19,041 2.0 Cashiers...................................................... 9.50 1.6 370 2.0 19,041 2.0 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.86 8.3 514 9.4 26,722 9.4 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.96 10.4 386 12.3 20,063 12.3 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.58 8.7 594 9.1 30,879 9.1 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.65 5.1 506 5.3 26,337 5.3 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 25.64 16.2 1,032 16.4 53,665 16.4 Insurance sales agents............................................ 27.49 13.0 1,129 13.4 58,714 13.4 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 41.22 23.4 1,664 24.0 86,510 24.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 32.71 7.7 1,319 7.2 68,584 7.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 38.48 6.7 1,554 6.5 80,783 6.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 30.11 11.1 1,213 10.7 63,089 10.7 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 19.82 17.2 804 17.5 41,785 17.5 Real estate sales agents........................................ 19.82 17.2 804 17.5 41,785 17.5 Telemarketers..................................................... 12.74 22.0 510 22.0 26,500 22.0 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 14.70 17.6 588 17.6 30,584 17.6 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.91 1.2 592 1.2 30,790 1.2 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.78 5.2 907 5.3 47,184 5.3 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.31 6.2 403 6.9 20,948 6.9 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.58 2.8 579 2.7 30,124 2.7 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.09 8.0 563 8.0 29,268 8.0 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.52 6.4 574 6.6 29,849 6.6 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.71 2.1 623 2.0 32,367 2.0 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.09 8.0 674 8.4 35,031 8.4 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.78 10.8 711 10.8 36,991 10.8 Tellers......................................................... 11.77 2.9 470 2.9 24,422 2.9 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 18.50 7.2 740 7.2 38,483 7.2 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 15.28 7.1 611 7.1 31,788 7.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.61 2.1 581 2.2 30,198 2.2 File clerks....................................................... 12.92 9.8 514 9.9 26,733 9.9 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.17 6.1 359 6.1 18,684 6.1 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.77 6.2 511 6.2 26,558 6.2 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.85 7.8 634 7.8 32,977 7.8 New accounts clerks............................................... 12.37 6.8 494 6.8 25,694 6.8 Order clerks...................................................... 12.40 10.9 493 10.9 25,645 10.9 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.59 5.3 740 5.4 38,498 5.4 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.81 2.2 468 2.2 24,336 2.2 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.46 9.7 659 9.7 34,246 9.7 Cargo and freight agents.......................................... 19.50 6.5 810 5.9 42,140 5.9 Couriers and messengers........................................... 10.98 7.8 432 6.9 22,486 6.9 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.21 7.2 690 7.0 35,884 7.0 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 17.48 7.1 701 6.8 36,451 6.8 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.20 6.3 727 6.3 37,819 6.3 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.54 3.3 499 3.1 25,924 3.1 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.68 2.6 464 2.8 24,122 2.8 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.34 4.0 688 4.0 35,742 4.0 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.62 3.3 820 3.2 42,630 3.2 Legal secretaries............................................... 16.53 9.1 661 9.1 34,391 9.1 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.74 12.5 544 12.5 28,271 12.5 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.93 4.8 629 4.9 32,678 4.9 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.38 4.3 495 4.3 25,719 4.3 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.10 4.0 483 4.0 25,130 4.0 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.44 11.6 646 11.6 33,578 11.6 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 12.53 9.7 492 9.2 25,599 9.2 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.20 3.2 522 3.0 27,155 3.0 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 14.74 18.2 590 18.2 26,983 18.2 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.92 3.8 683 4.3 35,436 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 26.39 7.3 1,099 9.0 57,130 9.0 Carpenters........................................................ 16.43 4.2 657 4.2 34,054 4.2 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers.................. 17.17 4.8 667 6.5 34,690 6.5 Tile and marble setters......................................... 17.25 5.1 676 6.1 35,148 6.1 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 13.20 10.9 528 10.9 27,086 10.9 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 13.20 10.9 528 10.9 27,086 10.9 Construction laborers............................................. 11.70 4.4 468 4.4 24,299 4.4 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.79 4.4 632 4.4 32,852 4.4 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 16.57 4.9 663 4.9 34,468 4.9 Electricians...................................................... 18.13 4.5 725 4.5 37,700 4.5 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.18 8.9 567 8.9 29,484 8.9 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.18 8.9 567 8.9 29,484 8.9 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.18 4.5 767 4.5 39,865 4.5 Pipelayers...................................................... 14.92 16.6 597 16.6 31,042 16.6 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.57 4.7 782 4.7 40,669 4.7 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers................................ 15.99 9.1 640 9.1 32,303 9.1 Roofers........................................................... 16.78 5.7 671 5.7 34,905 5.7 Sheet metal workers............................................... 17.17 7.6 687 7.6 35,718 7.6 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.64 2.7 465 2.7 24,132 2.7 Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters............................................... 10.29 3.3 409 2.8 20,962 2.8 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 11.34 9.4 454 9.4 23,595 9.4 Helpers--electricians........................................... 12.92 12.4 517 12.4 26,882 12.4 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 12.55 4.7 502 4.7 26,111 4.7 Hazardous materials removal workers............................... 12.36 11.3 494 11.3 24,968 11.3 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 13.79 4.9 551 4.9 28,677 4.9 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining......................................................... 22.77 20.0 911 20.0 47,372 20.0 Roustabouts, oil and gas.......................................... 18.69 3.0 748 3.0 38,879 3.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.48 2.1 783 2.1 40,635 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.00 3.8 1,125 4.0 58,519 4.0 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 16.78 8.4 671 8.4 34,902 8.4 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 23.57 9.0 943 9.0 49,021 9.0 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 23.59 9.1 944 9.1 49,073 9.1 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 19.64 7.5 790 7.7 41,070 7.7 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 20.47 6.9 819 6.9 42,575 6.9 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 27.52 2.4 1,101 2.4 57,241 2.4 Security and fire alarm systems installers...................... 15.53 7.2 618 7.3 32,119 7.3 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 27.95 3.4 1,118 3.4 58,143 3.4 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.57 4.8 718 4.9 37,327 4.9 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 15.80 16.8 655 21.2 34,075 21.2 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.93 5.6 730 6.0 37,971 6.0 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.57 4.8 703 4.8 36,537 4.8 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 19.40 7.7 776 7.7 40,347 7.7 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 19.16 9.1 767 9.1 39,859 9.1 Rail car repairers.............................................. 22.30 13.4 892 13.4 46,388 13.4 Small engine mechanics............................................ 17.59 16.2 700 15.5 36,378 15.5 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 10.78 6.9 431 6.9 22,422 6.9 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 10.63 7.6 425 7.6 22,119 7.6 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 17.97 12.2 719 12.2 37,387 12.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.57 4.5 702 4.5 36,475 4.5 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.81 5.0 872 5.0 45,362 5.0 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.27 4.5 571 4.5 29,679 4.5 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.91 5.1 632 5.4 32,759 5.4 Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.61 4.3 1,064 4.3 55,344 4.3 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 29.07 6.0 1,163 6.0 60,462 6.0 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 25.30 6.6 1,012 6.6 52,633 6.6 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.65 7.0 665 7.0 34,035 7.0 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.72 6.2 469 6.2 23,377 6.2 Production occupations.............................................. 14.88 3.4 593 3.4 30,788 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 25.68 8.5 1,030 8.3 53,252 8.3 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers..... 20.86 9.0 835 9.0 43,397 9.0 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.56 5.0 461 5.0 23,995 5.0 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 11.72 5.7 468 5.7 24,321 5.7 Engine and other machine assemblers............................... 14.56 14.2 582 14.2 30,286 14.2 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.86 6.5 510 6.6 26,500 6.6 Team assemblers................................................. 13.80 19.5 552 19.5 28,700 19.5 Bakers............................................................ 11.65 17.7 459 18.0 23,885 18.0 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 12.01 5.9 479 5.9 24,922 5.9 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 14.93 5.5 590 6.0 30,663 6.0 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 9.70 3.4 388 3.4 20,172 3.4 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 12.48 4.3 499 4.3 25,968 4.3 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 12.21 10.9 485 11.2 25,201 11.2 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 16.26 14.2 651 14.2 33,828 14.2 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 15.84 14.7 633 14.7 32,938 14.7 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 12.85 15.6 510 15.9 26,498 15.9 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.73 6.3 547 6.5 28,457 6.5 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.83 6.3 473 6.3 24,616 6.3 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 16.99 15.1 679 15.1 35,330 15.1 Machinists........................................................ 18.91 5.1 759 4.9 39,483 4.9 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 10.47 9.7 416 9.8 21,612 9.8 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 10.62 12.2 421 12.6 21,874 12.6 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 11.73 3.5 469 3.5 24,401 3.5 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.79 4.6 631 4.6 32,834 4.6 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.97 5.0 639 5.0 33,221 5.0 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.35 8.7 534 8.7 27,768 8.7 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 13.31 14.0 532 14.0 27,677 14.0 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic.............................. 14.74 5.1 590 5.1 30,665 5.1 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.45 24.7 578 24.7 30,061 24.7 Printers.......................................................... 18.34 7.7 731 7.8 38,030 7.8 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 20.93 10.5 830 11.0 43,177 11.0 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.13 6.6 684 6.6 35,594 6.6 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.53 4.6 373 5.0 19,384 5.0 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.61 10.6 377 10.8 19,491 10.8 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 10.59 18.9 415 17.9 21,570 17.9 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 15.69 6.0 628 6.0 32,642 6.0 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 11.92 11.4 477 11.4 24,790 11.4 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 33.56 16.7 1,342 16.7 69,796 16.7 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 27.92 9.3 1,114 9.3 55,494 9.3 Chemical plant and system operators............................. 31.15 2.4 1,215 3.5 63,203 3.5 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 29.11 6.8 1,167 6.8 56,407 6.8 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.96 10.5 598 10.5 31,119 10.5 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 11.08 7.2 443 7.2 23,053 7.2 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.32 17.0 653 17.0 33,949 17.0 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.55 6.0 661 6.0 34,384 6.0 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 12.66 7.5 507 7.5 26,342 7.5 Painting workers.................................................. 14.92 5.6 597 5.6 31,031 5.6 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 14.06 6.2 562 6.2 29,237 6.2 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 16.94 12.5 677 12.5 35,226 12.5 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.02 5.9 479 5.9 24,907 5.9 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic......... 10.62 12.6 425 12.6 22,082 12.6 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.08 5.2 440 5.5 22,884 5.5 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.32 5.5 625 5.6 32,308 5.6 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 17.79 7.2 725 7.0 37,690 7.0 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 26.36 9.7 1,127 10.0 58,628 10.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.91 3.6 729 3.8 37,912 3.8 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.37 12.5 583 12.8 30,291 12.8 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.61 7.0 783 7.2 40,736 7.2 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.91 9.9 644 8.6 33,514 8.6 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 8.93 8.2 350 7.0 18,179 7.0 Crane and tower operators......................................... 19.56 10.7 782 10.7 40,685 10.7 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 13.53 4.3 541 4.3 28,136 4.3 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 13.53 4.3 541 4.3 28,136 4.3 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.22 7.8 488 7.8 25,402 7.8 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.99 1.9 433 2.1 22,118 2.1 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.80 4.5 432 4.5 22,464 4.5 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.43 2.7 449 2.9 22,660 2.9 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.95 8.1 438 8.1 22,766 8.1 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.70 5.0 378 5.5 19,679 5.5 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.