Table 5 Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $26.40 $22.82 $1,027 $906 38.9 $48,151 $44,179 1,824 Management occupations.............................................. 41.66 39.56 1,651 1,560 39.6 83,157 78,089 1,996 Chief executives.................................................. 58.13 54.94 2,330 2,207 40.1 120,835 114,974 2,079 General and operations managers................................... 40.30 34.67 1,613 1,418 40.0 83,775 73,715 2,079 Legislators....................................................... 27.90 24.86 953 957 34.2 49,547 49,752 1,776 Public relations managers......................................... 37.86 34.04 1,507 1,362 39.8 78,185 70,803 2,065 Administrative services managers.................................. 36.75 35.26 1,443 1,410 39.3 74,582 71,635 2,029 Computer and information systems managers......................... 46.00 44.83 1,832 1,789 39.8 95,242 93,003 2,070 Financial managers................................................ 42.59 43.91 1,702 1,705 40.0 87,669 85,000 2,058 Human resources managers.......................................... 38.49 34.98 1,533 1,469 39.8 79,032 72,767 2,053 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 37.45 34.98 1,522 1,556 40.6 79,128 80,891 2,113 Training and development managers............................... 34.65 33.38 1,352 1,176 39.0 70,315 61,130 2,029 Purchasing managers............................................... 29.42 29.17 1,167 1,255 39.7 60,694 65,237 2,063 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 40.02 42.76 1,607 1,711 40.2 80,939 82,447 2,023 Construction managers............................................. 36.09 36.83 1,442 1,473 40.0 75,009 76,615 2,078 Education administrators.......................................... 45.23 44.77 1,794 1,773 39.7 85,655 81,411 1,894 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 26.40 28.19 1,056 1,128 40.0 52,010 42,162 1,970 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 47.95 47.92 1,898 1,882 39.6 88,000 84,298 1,835 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 42.09 35.75 1,678 1,341 39.9 86,225 69,714 2,048 Engineering managers.............................................. 51.61 54.07 2,060 2,106 39.9 107,104 109,491 2,075 Food service managers............................................. 26.90 27.42 1,059 1,028 39.3 52,854 52,443 1,965 Medical and health services managers.............................. 46.90 41.08 1,855 1,643 39.5 96,461 85,446 2,057 Natural sciences managers......................................... 39.85 35.83 1,489 1,797 37.4 77,425 93,448 1,943 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 26.73 27.27 1,058 1,054 39.6 55,017 54,818 2,058 Social and community service managers............................. 35.00 34.71 1,390 1,388 39.7 72,292 72,197 2,065 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.27 24.57 1,035 969 39.4 53,765 50,387 2,047 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.60 25.46 1,064 1,019 40.0 55,330 52,963 2,080 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 26.23 25.46 1,049 1,019 40.0 54,568 52,963 2,080 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 28.08 27.99 1,105 1,078 39.3 57,439 56,054 2,046 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 28.08 27.99 1,105 1,078 39.3 57,439 56,054 2,046 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 23.16 21.82 905 858 39.1 47,081 44,608 2,033 Emergency management specialists.................................. 36.63 43.52 1,461 1,741 39.9 75,077 90,522 2,049 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.38 23.72 1,051 943 39.8 54,583 49,055 2,069 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 18.16 16.06 724 642 39.9 37,651 33,403 2,073 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 28.04 24.39 1,109 945 39.5 57,654 49,123 2,056 Training and development specialists............................ 27.84 25.77 1,113 1,031 40.0 57,653 53,820 2,071 Management analysts............................................... 27.04 24.88 1,078 1,000 39.9 56,048 52,000 2,073 Meeting and convention planners................................... 26.65 24.64 1,052 985 39.5 54,727 51,243 2,054 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 26.54 24.93 1,038 978 39.1 53,860 50,833 2,029 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 23.23 21.45 917 858 39.5 47,700 44,616 2,053 Budget analysts................................................... 28.28 27.93 1,124 1,117 39.7 58,330 57,200 2,062 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 26.56 26.74 1,053 1,003 39.7 54,780 52,139 2,063 Financial analysts.............................................. 29.36 29.68 1,173 1,187 39.9 60,987 61,734 2,077 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 23.23 26.14 914 1,003 39.4 47,542 52,139 2,046 Financial examiners............................................... 29.36 25.83 1,168 1,072 39.8 60,741 55,719 2,069 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 24.08 23.49 916 927 38.0 47,624 48,194 1,978 Loan counselors................................................. 24.08 23.49 916 927 38.0 47,624 48,194 1,978 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 22.47 20.69 881 814 39.2 45,789 42,349 2,038 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 22.53 20.72 883 822 39.2 45,911 42,738 2,038 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.97 27.56 1,145 1,093 39.5 58,859 56,164 2,032 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.89 30.77 1,230 1,206 39.8 63,963 62,712 2,071 Computer software engineers....................................... 31.75 34.24 1,300 1,370 40.9 67,453 71,223 2,125 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 30.99 33.85 1,275 1,363 41.2 66,149 71,219 2,135 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 35.28 34.24 1,411 1,370 40.0 73,392 71,223 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.71 23.53 940 919 39.7 48,087 45,887 2,029 Computer systems analysts......................................... 33.16 33.02 1,302 1,297 39.3 67,390 66,373 2,032 Database administrators........................................... 30.71 31.02 1,198 1,163 39.0 61,797 60,491 2,012 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 29.59 28.27 1,170 1,111 39.5 59,241 57,286 2,002 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 29.50 28.84 1,162 1,127 39.4 60,253 58,594 2,043 Operations research analysts...................................... 28.09 26.61 1,076 998 38.3 55,928 51,895 1,991 Statisticians..................................................... 22.55 22.46 885 898 39.3 46,033 46,706 2,042 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.59 31.29 1,242 1,171 39.3 64,289 60,493 2,035 Architects, except naval.......................................... 37.36 35.41 1,454 1,416 38.9 75,598 73,642 2,023 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 38.61 38.20 1,490 1,524 38.6 77,470 79,225 2,006 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists................... 30.48 25.97 1,144 999 37.6 59,506 51,965 1,953 Surveyors....................................................... 35.12 34.04 1,247 1,039 35.5 64,850 54,018 1,847 Engineers......................................................... 36.02 34.02 1,411 1,356 39.2 72,769 70,200 2,020 Civil engineers................................................. 36.70 34.95 1,458 1,379 39.7 74,362 71,573 2,026 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.77 38.70 1,551 1,548 40.0 80,640 80,496 2,080 Electrical engineers.......................................... 35.35 33.75 1,414 1,350 40.0 73,528 70,200 2,080 Environmental engineers......................................... 34.29 33.33 1,339 1,264 39.0 69,604 65,711 2,030 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.29 41.06 1,487 1,630 39.9 77,327 84,758 2,074 Drafters.......................................................... 26.90 26.22 1,076 1,049 40.0 55,945 54,529 2,080 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 27.65 26.22 1,106 1,049 40.0 57,517 54,529 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.59 22.82 937 912 39.7 48,717 47,445 2,065 Civil engineering technicians................................... 22.15 22.38 881 895 39.8 45,805 46,540 2,068 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 29.44 28.39 1,178 1,135 40.0 61,240 59,043 2,080 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 21.93 22.43 873 882 39.8 45,414 45,864 2,071 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.70 26.27 1,126 1,013 39.2 56,132 51,317 1,956 Life scientists................................................... 25.34 24.31 1,003 962 39.6 50,593 44,714 1,996 Agricultural and food scientists................................ 18.98 17.23 760 689 40.0 39,110 35,553 2,061 Biological scientists........................................... 27.09 25.24 1,082 1,010 40.0 55,559 52,096 2,051 Zoologists and wildlife biologists............................ 25.33 24.31 1,013 972 40.0 52,669 50,569 2,079 Conservation scientists and foresters........................... 27.43 25.94 1,054 1,005 38.4 54,628 52,277 1,991 Conservation scientists....................................... 25.97 25.02 993 972 38.3 51,670 50,569 1,990 Medical scientists.............................................. 25.57 24.59 1,020 984 39.9 49,643 42,673 1,942 Physical scientists............................................... 31.24 28.31 1,210 1,140 38.7 62,333 58,265 1,995 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 29.53 28.20 1,095 987 37.1 55,522 51,317 1,880 Chemists...................................................... 29.53 28.20 1,095 987 37.1 55,522 51,317 1,880 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 31.09 29.01 1,221 1,192 39.3 63,264 61,624 2,035 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 31.28 29.26 1,223 1,186 39.1 63,576 61,663 2,032 Psychologists..................................................... 39.19 37.71 1,497 1,494 38.2 64,367 64,394 1,643 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 39.04 37.16 1,491 1,486 38.2 63,729 62,939 1,632 Urban and regional planners....................................... 34.60 31.26 1,385 1,270 40.0 71,995 66,061 2,081 Agricultural and food science technicians......................... 15.69 15.58 629 623 40.1 32,169 32,232 2,051 Biological technicians............................................ 21.00 20.95 837 855 39.9 43,525 44,448 2,073 Chemical technicians.............................................. 22.23 23.67 889 947 40.0 46,248 49,238 2,080 Social science research assistants................................ 12.78 12.74 511 510 40.0 26,576 26,499 2,080 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 21.56 19.99 857 780 39.7 44,546 40,560 2,066 Environmental science and protection technicians, including health....................................................... 22.91 21.54 910 862 39.7 47,344 44,805 2,067 Forensic science technicians.................................... 27.73 26.24 1,099 1,050 39.6 57,147 54,588 2,061 Forest and conservation technicians............................. 19.31 18.00 772 720 40.0 40,149 37,440 2,079 Community and social services occupations........................... 25.83 22.21 1,004 877 38.9 49,209 45,343 1,905 Counselors........................................................ 31.67 28.16 1,223 1,126 38.6 55,371 52,788 1,748 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 27.95 21.64 1,114 866 39.8 57,524 45,011 2,058 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 36.38 34.96 1,380 1,367 37.9 58,036 56,713 1,595 Mental health counselors........................................ 21.96 18.96 872 758 39.7 45,071 39,426 2,052 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 23.36 22.90 932 893 39.9 48,475 46,415 2,075 Social workers.................................................... 24.51 21.44 950 826 38.8 47,586 42,806 1,942 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 26.16 22.10 1,010 849 38.6 49,316 43,826 1,885 Medical and public health social workers........................ 20.45 19.57 808 773 39.5 41,832 40,333 2,045 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 21.86 19.23 860 737 39.3 44,481 38,757 2,035 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 21.96 20.42 861 803 39.2 44,489 41,030 2,026 Health educators................................................ 24.37 23.45 964 942 39.6 50,125 48,963 2,057 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 24.62 23.17 969 920 39.4 50,284 47,828 2,043 Social and human service assistants............................. 17.91 16.79 698 646 39.0 35,756 33,027 1,997 Legal occupations................................................... 35.54 31.36 1,373 1,209 38.6 71,406 62,878 2,009 Lawyers........................................................... 40.35 38.58 1,580 1,524 39.2 82,164 79,246 2,036 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 50.60 44.33 1,909 1,648 37.7 99,282 85,717 1,962 Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers... 39.60 34.76 1,533 1,364 38.7 79,703 70,931 2,013 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates...................... 56.77 62.08 2,112 2,483 37.2 109,842 129,124 1,935 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 22.30 23.01 854 805 38.3 44,414 41,885 1,991 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 23.58 21.07 905 804 38.4 47,044 41,808 1,995 Court reporters................................................. 24.74 24.62 940 927 38.0 48,878 48,204 1,976 Law clerks...................................................... 25.35 23.17 970 820 38.3 50,463 42,640 1,991 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.74 33.69 1,327 1,280 37.1 51,699 49,740 1,446 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 49.88 44.15 1,944 1,744 39.0 79,849 70,536 1,601 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 63.35 67.80 2,519 2,712 39.8 98,357 105,773 1,553 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 46.76 39.88 1,794 1,595 38.4 70,237 59,222 1,502 Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 60.58 61.72 2,352 2,315 38.8 92,140 93,314 1,521 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 42.32 39.05 1,618 1,464 38.2 63,321 57,405 1,496 Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary............ 54.11 52.91 2,113 2,112 39.0 81,343 81,675 1,503 Engineering teachers, postsecondary........................... 54.00 52.91 2,114 2,116 39.1 81,388 90,028 1,507 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 47.22 39.65 1,891 1,613 40.0 78,130 64,397 1,654 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 46.26 36.54 1,853 1,553 40.0 76,987 61,090 1,664 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 50.77 49.17 1,986 1,884 39.1 76,334 73,735 1,504 Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary.............................................. 70.61 75.29 2,815 3,012 39.9 103,847 108,418 1,471 Chemistry teachers, postsecondary............................. 50.57 49.93 1,963 1,971 38.8 75,411 72,096 1,491 Physics teachers, postsecondary............................... 47.51 41.93 1,893 1,601 39.8 72,790 62,451 1,532 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 50.39 43.85 1,963 1,754 39.0 78,795 72,735 1,564 Economics teachers, postsecondary............................. 63.26 57.94 2,382 2,318 37.6 93,895 90,388 1,484 Political science teachers, postsecondary..................... 40.27 38.16 1,698 1,361 42.2 75,992 70,753 1,887 Psychology teachers, postsecondary............................ 41.60 43.85 1,732 1,754 41.6 70,824 75,994 1,703 Sociology teachers, postsecondary............................. 57.75 52.68 2,283 2,096 39.5 87,390 73,670 1,513 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 56.90 45.09 2,212 1,714 38.9 100,308 78,550 1,763 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 66.12 50.98 2,637 2,039 39.9 123,441 100,402 1,867 Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary............... 36.13 34.11 1,329 1,225 36.8 56,575 54,053 1,566 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary........... 40.89 33.88 1,703 1,334 41.6 70,858 57,892 1,733 Education teachers, postsecondary............................. 40.89 33.88 1,703 1,334 41.6 70,858 57,892 1,733 Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers, postsecondary.. 90.82 90.52 3,664 3,764 40.3 143,318 130,347 1,578 Law teachers, postsecondary................................... 100.24 95.71 4,063 4,163 40.5 159,649 143,280 1,593 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 47.74 46.14 1,889 1,827 39.6 73,473 70,000 1,539 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 48.87 44.87 1,969 1,832 40.3 78,040 70,000 1,597 Communications teachers, postsecondary........................ 40.27 40.88 1,543 1,607 38.3 52,499 51,810 1,304 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 43.27 43.90 1,679 1,713 38.8 64,577 66,072 1,492 Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 51.16 52.86 2,079 2,114 40.6 82,133 78,519 1,605 History teachers, postsecondary............................... 51.47 46.45 2,030 1,831 39.4 80,377 77,590 1,562 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 42.21 39.42 1,605 1,536 38.0 67,947 62,958 1,610 Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary........ 38.07 37.39 1,507 1,496 39.6 58,732 53,839 1,543 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 34.21 28.78 1,290 1,104 37.7 56,639 54,552 1,656 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 37.91 35.62 1,403 1,341 37.0 53,364 50,985 1,408 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 34.41 32.49 1,284 1,232 37.3 49,188 46,995 1,429 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 29.87 29.17 1,090 1,111 36.5 43,144 42,445 1,445 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 36.04 33.54 1,356 1,284 37.6 51,321 48,434 1,424 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 37.85 35.58 1,398 1,337 36.9 53,088 50,784 1,402 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.82 35.61 1,395 1,338 36.9 52,977 50,888 1,401 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 37.97 35.50 1,407 1,336 37.0 53,461 50,784 1,408 Secondary school teachers....................................... 38.22 35.90 1,421 1,358 37.2 53,964 51,672 1,412 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 38.28 35.90 1,424 1,361 37.2 53,931 51,504 1,409 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 37.50 35.97 1,376 1,342 36.7 54,369 53,456 1,450 Special education teachers...................................... 38.70 35.94 1,428 1,354 36.9 54,862 51,554 1,418 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 38.30 35.64 1,413 1,340 36.9 54,661 51,321 1,427 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 38.95 36.38 1,442 1,374 37.0 54,353 51,693 1,395 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 39.40 36.53 1,451 1,351 36.8 55,522 52,014 1,409 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 44.25 43.19 1,579 1,539 35.7 60,731 60,024 1,372 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.................................................. 32.15 30.69 1,192 1,125 37.1 50,235 45,192 1,562 Self-enrichment education teachers.............................. 35.67 32.94 1,344 1,318 37.7 52,252 50,075 1,465 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians...................... 27.06 27.27 1,072 1,023 39.6 55,750 53,180 2,060 Curators........................................................ 25.58 26.29 989 920 38.6 51,418 47,853 2,010 Librarians........................................................ 29.47 26.17 1,130 1,034 38.3 52,952 50,671 1,797 Library technicians............................................... 16.52 14.97 644 592 39.0 31,354 29,601 1,898 Farm and home management advisors................................. 20.64 20.38 907 912 44.0 47,164 47,402 2,286 Instructional coordinators........................................ 35.22 32.95 1,370 1,300 38.9 61,494 58,305 1,746 Teacher assistants................................................ 13.79 12.99 490 468 35.5 18,743 17,869 1,359 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.64 21.70 934 868 39.5 47,462 44,990 2,007 Designers......................................................... 31.18 29.70 1,212 1,188 38.9 63,045 61,776 2,022 Graphic designers............................................... 31.18 29.70 1,212 1,188 38.9 63,045 61,776 2,022 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 21.05 17.98 842 719 40.0 43,411 37,407 2,063 Producers and directors......................................... 21.05 17.98 842 719 40.0 43,411 37,407 2,063 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 29.55 21.63 1,184 974 40.1 56,120 47,249 1,899 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 29.55 21.63 1,184 974 40.1 56,120 47,249 1,899 Public relations specialists...................................... 25.28 25.06 1,005 1,002 39.8 52,268 52,125 2,068 Writers and editors............................................... 25.75 22.98 982 919 38.1 51,043 47,798 1,982 Miscellaneous media and communication workers..................... 20.93 20.19 812 807 38.8 38,294 37,376 1,830 Interpreters and translators.................................... 21.43 21.79 823 855 38.4 37,090 35,997 1,731 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 19.93 20.59 795 823 39.9 41,331 42,817 2,073 Audio and video equipment technicians........................... 20.27 20.59 806 823 39.7 41,891 42,817 2,066 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.93 24.84 1,106 991 39.6 55,394 49,754 1,983 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 22.07 20.34 878 814 39.8 45,646 42,309 2,068 Pharmacists....................................................... 52.16 52.26 2,076 2,069 39.8 107,938 107,592 2,070 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 44.82 25.81 2,071 1,253 46.2 107,445 65,168 2,397 Family and general practitioners................................ – – 2,935 2,802 47.9 152,630 145,678 2,492 Psychiatrists................................................... 73.37 77.97 2,910 3,119 39.7 151,327 162,178 2,062 Registered nurses................................................. 31.68 29.39 1,224 1,144 38.6 61,154 57,059 1,931 Therapists........................................................ 36.14 34.17 1,363 1,304 37.7 59,509 59,359 1,647 Occupational therapists......................................... 39.43 35.07 1,436 1,367 36.4 61,883 63,288 1,570 Physical therapists............................................. 37.37 36.52 1,469 1,461 39.3 72,506 72,301 1,940 Recreational therapists......................................... 21.14 19.41 839 797 39.7 43,651 41,434 2,065 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 28.16 28.62 1,114 1,145 39.6 57,949 59,530 2,058 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 39.20 36.97 1,447 1,378 36.9 56,710 55,620 1,447 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.08 21.52 841 860 39.9 43,754 44,720 2,075 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.81 23.41 949 931 39.9 49,371 48,422 2,074 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.12 20.17 764 807 39.9 39,710 41,947 2,076 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.27 25.92 1,032 1,024 39.3 53,641 53,260 2,042 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 26.25 26.02 1,039 1,037 39.6 54,011 53,914 2,057 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 18.09 17.54 777 716 43.0 40,409 37,211 2,234 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.30 15.53 689 615 39.8 35,852 31,990 2,072 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.47 14.70 618 588 40.0 32,143 30,576 2,078 Psychiatric technicians......................................... 19.15 19.23 762 769 39.8 39,649 40,000 2,071 Surgical technologists.......................................... 17.01 16.71 661 635 38.9 34,378 33,030 2,021 Veterinary technologists and technicians........................ 14.95 15.00 598 600 40.0 31,099 31,200 2,080 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.53 17.32 684 665 39.0 34,076 34,067 1,943 Medical records and health information technicians................ 17.18 16.91 680 676 39.6 35,373 35,164 2,059 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 17.68 20.52 699 821 39.6 36,363 42,682 2,057 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 24.63 23.12 971 912 39.4 50,260 47,237 2,041 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 24.48 22.89 964 907 39.4 49,862 47,172 2,037 Miscellaneous healthcare practitioner and technical workers....... 17.97 17.31 716 692 39.9 36,985 36,001 2,058 Athletic trainers............................................... 17.99 17.31 717 692 39.9 36,999 36,001 2,057 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.64 12.66 536 496 39.3 27,611 25,547 2,025 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.05 12.00 512 473 39.2 26,447 24,586 2,027 Home health aides............................................... 11.28 9.95 446 398 39.6 23,215 20,690 2,058 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.15 11.23 474 439 39.0 24,391 22,630 2,008 Psychiatric aides............................................... 14.78 14.21 585 558 39.6 30,417 29,105 2,058 Occupational therapist assistants and aides....................... 19.63 21.94 769 823 39.2 36,665 35,006 1,868 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.84 13.67 590 547 39.7 30,231 28,436 2,037 Dental assistants............................................... 16.33 15.90 653 636 40.0 33,974 33,072 2,081 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.49 13.67 574 547 39.6 29,603 28,436 2,044 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 16.42 13.87 657 555 40.0 34,158 28,850 2,080 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 14.55 11.07 582 443 40.0 30,272 23,026 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 24.45 22.72 1,014 950 41.4 52,337 49,234 2,140 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 35.01 34.18 1,405 1,367 40.1 73,047 71,103 2,087 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 27.93 26.84 1,125 1,078 40.3 58,510 56,039 2,095 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 37.10 36.90 1,487 1,478 40.1 77,319 76,877 2,084 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 28.38 27.46 1,355 1,289 47.8 70,483 67,003 2,483 Fire fighters..................................................... 21.68 21.01 1,065 1,026 49.1 55,392 53,329 2,556 Fire inspectors................................................... 26.28 24.90 998 871 38.0 51,904 45,313 1,975 Fire inspectors and investigators............................... 26.35 24.90 1,000 871 38.0 52,001 45,313 1,974 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 19.98 17.76 800 714 40.0 41,586 37,111 2,081 Bailiffs........................................................ 26.51 26.56 1,015 1,036 38.3 52,774 53,847 1,991 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 19.83 17.62 794 709 40.1 41,315 36,855 2,083 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 28.79 27.87 1,157 1,118 40.2 59,790 57,818 2,077 Fish and game wardens............................................. 24.76 25.05 989 1,002 39.9 51,414 52,104 2,077 Parking enforcement workers....................................... 15.85 14.95 634 598 40.0 32,963 31,096 2,080 Police officers................................................... 27.30 26.78 1,092 1,069 40.0 56,747 55,614 2,079 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.30 26.78 1,092 1,069 40.0 56,747 55,614 2,079 Animal control workers............................................ 13.64 12.62 545 521 40.0 28,331 27,082 2,078 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 16.45 16.02 645 623 39.2 31,351 30,000 1,906 Security guards................................................. 16.42 15.85 643 623 39.2 31,264 29,548 1,904 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 18.70 18.64 727 725 38.8 32,109 34,154 1,717 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 19.62 21.43 779 857 39.7 25,513 24,648 1,300 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.98 12.00 467 421 36.0 19,911 17,389 1,534 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 17.08 16.70 644 592 37.7 27,854 25,439 1,630 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.41 17.17 656 592 37.7 28,295 25,439 1,626 Cooks............................................................. 12.51 11.82 453 422 36.2 19,259 16,440 1,539 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.53 11.84 453 423 36.1 19,116 16,370 1,525 Food preparation workers.......................................... 12.00 11.80 426 402 35.5 17,946 16,529 1,495 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.78 8.24 314 313 35.8 14,737 14,416 1,678 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 11.18 10.94 396 385 35.4 16,024 14,585 1,434 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 11.86 11.16 397 369 33.5 15,936 13,570 1,343 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 11.90 11.12 403 374 33.8 16,261 13,646 1,366 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 11.72 11.27 377 360 32.2 14,855 13,430 1,268 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 12.64 13.41 506 536 40.0 24,990 25,272 1,977 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.41 9.17 360 367 38.2 18,708 19,076 1,987 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.81 14.00 588 554 39.7 29,878 28,188 2,018 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 21.90 19.44 867 778 39.6 44,840 40,435 2,048 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 21.51 19.44 849 778 39.5 43,863 40,435 2,039 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 23.13 21.80 924 872 39.9 48,023 45,344 2,076 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.94 13.28 554 528 39.7 28,360 26,801 2,034 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.06 13.50 558 535 39.7 28,581 27,081 2,033 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.42 10.75 453 428 39.7 23,567 22,277 2,063 Pest control workers.............................................. 15.32 14.04 613 562 40.0 31,870 29,203 2,080 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.98 15.26 637 610 39.8 30,889 29,996 1,933 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 15.67 14.60 624 585 39.8 30,739 29,355 1,961 Tree trimmers and pruners....................................... 21.31 19.22 847 769 39.7 44,034 39,978 2,066 Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.84 14.49 569 563 38.3 26,952 25,020 1,816 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 17.31 15.91 685 636 39.6 35,626 33,093 2,059 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 18.99 18.98 759 759 40.0 38,549 39,478 2,030 Gaming services workers........................................... 8.58 8.00 318 271 37.0 16,527 14,094 1,926 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.89 7.25 257 248 37.3 13,360 12,870 1,940 Transportation attendants......................................... 12.74 10.75 377 331 29.6 14,646 11,785 1,150 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters...................................................... 12.74 10.75 377 331 29.6 14,646 11,785 1,150 Child care workers................................................ 14.48 14.00 536 538 37.0 23,287 22,748 1,608 Personal and home care aides...................................... 12.60 11.77 500 471 39.6 25,976 24,477 2,062 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 16.49 16.76 644 649 39.0 29,902 31,200 1,813 Recreation workers.............................................. 16.43 16.76 641 650 39.0 29,696 31,070 1,807 Residential advisors.............................................. 17.48 16.94 684 678 39.1 30,173 31,895 1,726 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.66 16.86 684 638 38.7 35,023 32,698 1,984 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 22.29 20.48 892 819 40.0 45,413 44,714 2,037 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 22.29 20.48 892 819 40.0 45,413 44,714 2,037 Retail sales workers.............................................. 15.18 14.74 583 590 38.4 29,786 30,235 1,962 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 15.10 14.53 579 584 38.3 29,723 30,222 1,968 Cashiers...................................................... 15.55 15.01 601 590 38.6 30,811 30,683 1,981 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.53 16.77 685 656 39.1 34,715 33,530 1,981 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 20.80 20.14 814 791 39.1 42,320 41,132 2,034 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 14.68 14.15 581 566 39.6 30,214 29,432 2,058 Financial clerks.................................................. 18.02 17.97 705 707 39.1 36,357 36,087 2,017 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.26 13.98 609 559 39.9 31,654 29,078 2,075 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.12 15.26 637 610 39.5 33,113 31,745 2,055 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.40 18.43 717 722 39.0 36,954 36,920 2,008 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 19.22 18.82 754 735 39.2 38,376 37,274 1,996 Procurement clerks.............................................. 18.04 16.56 712 662 39.5 37,010 34,445 2,052 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 17.44 16.71 678 653 38.9 35,281 33,977 2,023 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.32 16.18 649 647 39.7 33,724 33,654 2,066 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.82 17.50 705 697 39.5 36,519 36,067 2,049 File clerks....................................................... 15.51 15.09 615 604 39.6 31,334 30,476 2,020 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.17 12.11 524 484 39.8 27,235 25,178 2,068 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 14.56 13.75 548 530 37.6 25,585 23,829 1,757 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.49 19.06 732 762 39.6 37,917 39,636 2,051 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.03 14.45 585 574 38.9 30,072 29,411 2,001 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.01 17.44 760 698 40.0 39,387 35,568 2,072 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 18.20 16.93 727 674 40.0 37,811 35,069 2,078 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 22.76 21.07 910 843 40.0 46,482 41,122 2,043 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 16.12 16.62 645 665 40.0 33,527 34,570 2,080 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.06 15.28 722 611 40.0 37,560 31,772 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 15.97 14.21 627 534 39.3 32,594 27,789 2,041 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 16.43 16.50 650 660 39.5 33,689 34,322 2,050 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 16.71 16.75 668 670 40.0 34,760 34,840 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.60 17.43 727 689 39.1 36,507 34,674 1,963 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.26 19.18 796 759 39.3 41,163 39,395 2,031 Legal secretaries............................................... 20.49 19.84 794 776 38.8 41,299 40,348 2,016 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.48 15.16 602 606 38.9 31,308 31,512 2,022 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.31 16.25 675 639 39.0 32,929 32,390 1,902 Computer operators................................................ 14.14 12.05 557 482 39.4 28,980 25,058 2,050 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 16.54 16.43 638 642 38.5 32,548 32,427 1,968 Data entry keyers............................................... 16.27 16.25 620 637 38.1 31,159 29,848 1,915 Word processors and typists..................................... 16.68 16.43 647 642 38.8 33,291 33,384 1,996 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.41 19.50 720 754 39.1 37,448 39,187 2,034 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.62 14.31 524 536 38.5 27,227 27,882 2,000 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.13 15.71 627 611 38.9 31,046 30,493 1,925 Statistical assistants............................................ 21.54 21.34 810 853 37.6 42,101 44,381 1,954 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 20.02 19.49 797 755 39.8 41,471 39,270 2,071 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.05 18.36 797 735 39.8 41,279 37,925 2,059 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.50 24.22 980 966 40.0 50,758 50,211 2,071 Carpenters........................................................ 20.71 19.61 828 784 40.0 42,939 40,955 2,073 Construction laborers............................................. 16.39 13.33 655 533 40.0 33,069 27,475 2,018 Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.26 15.83 689 633 39.9 35,850 32,920 2,076 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 15.74 13.28 630 531 40.0 32,746 27,622 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 17.45 15.99 697 639 39.9 36,225 33,238 2,076 Electricians...................................................... 27.13 27.88 1,083 1,115 39.9 56,322 57,990 2,076 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 24.15 20.63 921 910 38.1 47,870 47,474 1,983 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 24.15 20.63 921 910 38.1 47,870 47,474 1,983 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 21.26 18.58 847 743 39.8 44,027 38,646 2,071 Pipelayers...................................................... 13.68 13.62 547 545 40.0 28,445 28,330 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 22.83 22.15 908 886 39.8 47,238 46,062 2,069 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 16.14 15.98 641 639 39.7 32,324 33,243 2,002 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 23.74 23.04 940 910 39.6 48,867 47,299 2,058 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 17.64 16.75 702 670 39.8 36,364 34,840 2,062 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners..................... 19.37 16.98 775 679 40.0 40,296 35,318 2,080 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 20.89 21.17 836 847 40.0 43,450 44,036 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.80 20.30 869 809 39.9 45,055 41,885 2,067 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.40 26.58 1,094 1,063 39.9 56,607 55,295 2,066 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.38 27.48 1,035 1,099 39.2 53,825 57,158 2,041 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 27.13 26.30 1,085 1,052 40.0 56,421 54,704 2,080 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 25.21 24.78 1,008 991 40.0 52,435 51,540 2,080 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 28.34 26.30 1,134 1,052 40.0 58,949 54,704 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.60 20.29 820 812 39.8 42,525 42,099 2,065 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.35 20.24 809 810 39.8 42,095 42,099 2,068 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 22.25 21.67 890 867 40.0 46,221 45,074 2,077 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 23.25 25.69 927 1,027 39.8 48,183 53,429 2,072 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 22.39 22.19 891 888 39.8 46,349 46,155 2,070 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 18.00 16.97 720 679 40.0 37,436 35,298 2,080 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 18.00 16.97 720 679 40.0 37,436 35,298 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 24.26 21.65 965 866 39.8 49,404 45,034 2,037 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.82 18.84 789 753 39.8 40,904 38,958 2,064 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 27.46 27.81 1,097 1,112 39.9 57,053 57,845 2,077 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.10 18.35 760 734 39.8 39,388 38,168 2,062 Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.87 29.06 1,073 1,162 39.9 55,812 60,445 2,077 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 27.29 30.12 1,092 1,205 40.0 56,771 62,650 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 20.01 19.40 800 776 40.0 41,517 40,000 2,075 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 15.17 13.35 607 534 40.0 31,369 27,766 2,068 Production occupations.............................................. 21.32 19.76 850 790 39.9 44,092 41,095 2,068 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 23.25 20.52 929 821 40.0 48,303 42,682 2,078 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 28.61 27.00 1,141 1,080 39.9 59,312 56,160 2,073 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 28.66 25.67 1,142 1,027 39.8 59,390 53,389 2,072 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 12.87 13.16 511 526 39.7 26,565 27,362 2,063 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 26.08 26.66 1,043 1,066 40.0 54,255 55,453 2,080 Power plant operators........................................... 26.33 27.95 1,053 1,118 40.0 54,765 58,136 2,080 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 27.65 24.29 1,103 973 39.9 56,881 50,835 2,057 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 19.17 18.56 766 742 39.9 39,818 38,605 2,077 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 19.90 17.72 782 709 39.3 40,664 36,851 2,044 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.12 15.29 565 612 40.0 29,368 31,803 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 19.21 17.93 708 654 36.8 32,773 29,723 1,706 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 24.84 24.64 991 982 39.9 51,539 51,063 2,075 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.39 23.01 875 920 39.1 44,232 39,209 1,976 Bus drivers....................................................... 18.53 17.33 624 566 33.7 26,017 21,336 1,404 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 22.56 24.10 900 964 39.9 46,681 50,128 2,069 Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.46 15.47 513 476 31.2 19,847 17,778 1,206 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.38 16.81 728 669 39.6 37,212 34,590 2,025 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.68 16.84 741 669 39.7 37,740 34,761 2,020 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.29 16.45 678 658 39.3 35,267 34,216 2,040 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 12.86 11.86 498 482 38.7 25,911 25,064 2,015 Subway and streetcar operators.................................... 26.03 26.29 1,041 1,052 40.0 54,151 54,683 2,080 Transportation inspectors......................................... 28.71 28.25 1,138 1,130 39.6 59,197 58,760 2,062 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 17.41 17.31 689 689 39.5 35,812 35,830 2,057 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 17.41 17.31 689 689 39.5 35,812 35,830 2,057 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.15 15.93 686 637 40.0 35,284 33,134 2,058 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.48 12.58 538 500 39.9 27,734 25,445 2,057 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.24 12.26 528 489 39.9 27,210 24,565 2,055 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 19.66 17.80 782 710 39.8 40,014 36,088 2,035 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 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.