Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry 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........................................................... $24.41 $19.41 $967 $764 39.6 $50,018 $39,562 2,049 Management occupations.............................................. 46.27 41.37 1,870 1,673 40.4 96,864 86,501 2,094 Chief executives.................................................. 113.91 100.41 4,616 4,016 40.5 240,011 208,853 2,107 General and operations managers................................... 51.03 44.02 2,076 1,798 40.7 107,886 93,473 2,114 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 33.13 31.23 1,391 1,249 42.0 72,331 64,965 2,183 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 50.60 46.15 2,034 1,846 40.2 105,789 96,000 2,091 Marketing managers.............................................. 48.72 45.35 1,956 1,814 40.1 101,706 94,330 2,088 Sales managers.................................................. 53.20 48.08 2,144 1,923 40.3 111,470 100,006 2,095 Public relations managers......................................... 43.20 38.46 1,679 1,538 38.9 87,334 80,001 2,022 Administrative services managers.................................. 37.61 38.39 1,519 1,477 40.4 78,874 76,791 2,097 Computer and information systems managers......................... 57.01 58.36 2,419 2,595 42.4 125,809 134,929 2,207 Financial managers................................................ 49.28 43.27 1,993 1,754 40.4 103,628 91,200 2,103 Human resources managers.......................................... 42.46 37.87 1,700 1,515 40.0 88,407 78,763 2,082 Industrial production managers.................................... 48.59 43.54 1,949 1,742 40.1 101,327 90,565 2,085 Purchasing managers............................................... 49.87 53.13 2,070 2,125 41.5 107,630 110,510 2,158 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 39.34 35.19 1,573 1,408 40.0 81,819 73,191 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 46.42 47.88 1,888 1,965 40.7 98,182 102,203 2,115 Education administrators.......................................... 27.32 24.04 1,081 1,000 39.6 51,385 45,323 1,881 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 19.08 19.41 762 776 39.9 36,669 31,832 1,922 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 35.45 29.42 1,413 1,177 39.8 72,758 61,202 2,052 Engineering managers.............................................. 63.25 65.09 2,547 2,603 40.3 132,433 135,377 2,094 Food service managers............................................. 28.41 20.58 1,195 977 42.1 62,144 50,823 2,187 Lodging managers.................................................. 20.33 15.17 821 607 40.4 42,700 31,554 2,100 Medical and health services managers.............................. 45.87 41.36 1,834 1,654 40.0 95,377 86,020 2,079 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 30.20 32.25 1,214 1,307 40.2 63,128 67,974 2,090 Social and community service managers............................. 27.66 26.44 1,096 1,050 39.6 57,006 54,600 2,061 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.94 31.81 1,360 1,281 40.1 70,725 66,602 2,084 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 34.89 32.20 1,447 1,288 41.5 75,255 66,976 2,157 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 29.88 27.07 1,196 1,083 40.0 62,216 56,308 2,082 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 38.59 34.25 1,640 1,370 42.5 85,256 71,238 2,209 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.43 29.39 1,150 1,159 39.1 59,793 60,266 2,032 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.65 29.47 1,157 1,170 39.0 60,160 60,861 2,029 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 36.26 35.96 1,469 1,429 40.5 76,370 74,291 2,106 Cost estimators................................................... 31.84 29.57 1,274 1,183 40.0 66,227 61,499 2,080 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 33.91 34.25 1,359 1,370 40.1 70,682 71,240 2,084 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 27.49 24.00 1,100 960 40.0 57,187 49,920 2,080 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 37.25 33.63 1,497 1,345 40.2 77,838 69,944 2,090 Training and development specialists............................ 36.42 41.30 1,457 1,652 40.0 75,763 85,904 2,080 Logisticians...................................................... 36.35 32.91 1,454 1,316 40.0 75,599 68,453 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 41.51 40.01 1,670 1,600 40.2 86,830 83,221 2,092 Meeting and convention planners................................... 29.13 24.52 1,165 981 40.0 60,597 51,002 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.66 28.85 1,244 1,146 39.3 64,696 59,586 2,044 Credit analysts................................................... 35.96 38.94 1,438 1,558 40.0 74,796 80,999 2,080 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 36.87 34.67 1,475 1,387 40.0 76,720 72,112 2,081 Financial analysts.............................................. 38.54 34.92 1,543 1,427 40.1 80,258 74,212 2,083 Personal financial advisors..................................... 34.14 37.86 1,366 1,514 40.0 71,010 78,743 2,080 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 29.96 26.94 1,190 1,078 39.7 61,902 56,037 2,066 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 28.34 27.98 1,134 1,119 40.0 58,942 58,198 2,080 Loan officers................................................... 28.50 28.24 1,140 1,130 40.0 59,274 58,737 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.23 39.21 1,655 1,657 41.1 86,037 86,093 2,138 Computer programmers.............................................. 36.68 36.48 1,516 1,438 41.3 78,842 74,778 2,149 Computer software engineers....................................... 47.73 46.62 2,000 1,990 41.9 103,993 103,505 2,179 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 44.74 42.35 1,917 1,942 42.8 99,670 101,000 2,228 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 50.49 50.00 2,073 2,061 41.1 107,805 107,153 2,135 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.85 24.94 1,131 988 40.6 58,803 51,355 2,111 Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.44 41.32 1,694 1,674 40.9 88,082 87,063 2,125 Database administrators........................................... 45.89 39.88 1,835 1,780 40.0 95,428 92,560 2,079 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 37.38 37.26 1,547 1,491 41.4 80,430 77,507 2,152 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 31.23 31.98 1,240 1,279 39.7 64,472 66,512 2,065 Operations research analysts...................................... 40.25 32.70 1,610 1,308 40.0 83,716 68,012 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 41.87 39.43 1,688 1,591 40.3 87,615 82,722 2,092 Architects, except naval.......................................... 30.44 30.29 1,211 1,212 39.8 62,964 62,999 2,068 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 30.81 31.04 1,225 1,242 39.8 63,691 64,572 2,067 Engineers......................................................... 47.78 45.80 1,936 1,863 40.5 100,669 96,853 2,107 Aerospace engineers............................................. 54.89 53.80 2,196 2,152 40.0 114,180 111,910 2,080 Civil engineers................................................. 41.87 39.77 1,668 1,591 39.8 86,715 82,722 2,071 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 49.95 47.85 2,152 2,025 43.1 111,895 105,317 2,240 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 51.23 47.69 2,056 1,908 40.1 106,889 99,195 2,087 Electrical engineers.......................................... 51.56 49.78 2,086 2,007 40.5 108,455 104,345 2,104 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 51.10 45.91 2,044 1,836 40.0 106,285 95,493 2,080 Environmental engineers......................................... 38.89 34.37 1,611 1,461 41.4 83,791 75,967 2,154 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 40.57 37.26 1,636 1,511 40.3 85,067 78,581 2,097 Industrial engineers.......................................... 42.12 38.83 1,704 1,553 40.4 88,587 80,758 2,103 Mechanical engineers............................................ 44.14 44.71 1,802 1,749 40.8 93,684 90,952 2,122 Petroleum engineers............................................. 49.38 48.42 1,975 1,937 40.0 102,720 100,722 2,080 Drafters.......................................................... 28.40 22.77 1,136 911 40.0 59,079 47,362 2,080 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 23.88 22.19 955 888 40.0 49,662 46,151 2,080 Mechanical drafters............................................. 27.84 24.22 1,113 969 40.0 57,901 50,384 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 31.03 30.00 1,241 1,200 40.0 63,740 62,400 2,054 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians................ 33.20 32.69 1,328 1,308 40.0 69,057 67,999 2,080 Civil engineering technicians................................... 27.89 27.11 1,116 1,084 40.0 58,007 56,378 2,080 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 28.50 28.32 1,140 1,133 40.0 59,288 58,899 2,080 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 30.28 33.50 1,211 1,340 40.0 62,984 69,680 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 33.80 31.92 1,373 1,277 40.6 71,383 66,400 2,112 Life scientists................................................... 37.85 38.00 1,517 1,520 40.1 78,902 79,040 2,085 Biological scientists........................................... 37.10 38.58 1,489 1,543 40.1 77,403 80,251 2,087 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 39.45 38.60 1,580 1,544 40.1 82,169 80,278 2,083 Physical scientists............................................... 34.46 35.09 1,444 1,403 41.9 75,064 72,977 2,179 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 32.51 30.87 1,312 1,294 40.3 68,205 67,309 2,098 Chemists...................................................... 32.51 30.87 1,312 1,294 40.3 68,205 67,309 2,098 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 32.10 35.09 1,380 1,403 43.0 71,737 72,977 2,235 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 30.58 31.16 1,372 1,246 44.9 71,336 64,813 2,333 Market and survey researchers..................................... 46.88 42.14 1,915 1,686 40.9 99,600 87,657 2,125 Market research analysts........................................ 46.88 42.14 1,915 1,686 40.9 99,600 87,657 2,125 Biological technicians............................................ 25.96 24.45 1,034 976 39.8 53,794 50,752 2,072 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 26.84 23.67 1,073 947 40.0 55,821 49,238 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.33 17.78 801 711 39.4 41,436 36,352 2,038 Counselors........................................................ 20.04 18.00 773 699 38.5 40,131 37,303 2,003 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 19.89 18.00 746 699 37.5 38,772 36,352 1,950 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 30.71 30.00 1,202 1,200 39.1 62,202 62,400 2,025 Mental health counselors........................................ 20.91 21.76 812 827 38.8 42,225 43,000 2,019 Social workers.................................................... 25.58 23.60 1,024 944 40.0 53,246 49,088 2,082 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 20.95 21.17 836 847 39.9 43,483 44,034 2,076 Medical and public health social workers........................ 28.96 28.16 1,156 1,126 39.9 60,094 58,573 2,075 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 28.18 18.82 1,136 753 40.3 59,087 39,148 2,097 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 15.73 12.98 621 519 39.5 31,895 26,000 2,027 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.23 12.26 520 490 39.3 26,627 24,960 2,012 Legal occupations................................................... 46.86 41.35 1,880 1,620 40.1 97,760 84,240 2,086 Lawyers........................................................... 63.36 53.00 2,564 2,380 40.5 133,312 123,751 2,104 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 30.79 32.43 1,221 1,276 39.7 63,489 66,354 2,062 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 19.71 20.60 788 824 40.0 40,994 42,840 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 31.56 27.32 1,232 1,088 39.0 56,449 48,550 1,788 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 45.68 35.77 1,795 1,417 39.3 84,757 68,640 1,855 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 45.37 42.51 1,788 1,703 39.4 77,552 68,777 1,709 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 49.78 35.77 1,991 1,431 40.0 102,937 74,402 2,068 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 54.34 45.55 2,174 1,822 40.0 112,093 94,750 2,063 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 37.43 31.08 1,362 1,088 36.4 53,589 42,420 1,432 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 35.51 29.17 1,409 1,167 39.7 72,104 60,674 2,030 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 22.92 16.98 892 675 38.9 38,827 32,500 1,694 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.57 12.00 528 480 38.9 25,967 24,153 1,913 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 12.44 11.50 484 480 38.9 24,244 23,920 1,948 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.10 25.38 1,075 978 38.3 40,407 36,500 1,438 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.50 25.38 1,046 952 38.1 39,791 37,500 1,447 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.15 26.52 1,127 995 38.7 41,475 36,500 1,423 Secondary school teachers....................................... 42.51 40.90 1,698 1,636 39.9 66,572 63,757 1,566 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 42.51 40.90 1,698 1,636 39.9 66,572 63,757 1,566 Librarians........................................................ 37.30 32.69 1,471 1,308 39.4 71,147 65,672 1,907 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.41 11.88 463 440 37.3 23,319 22,437 1,878 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 32.90 26.44 1,311 1,039 39.8 68,161 54,005 2,071 Designers......................................................... 28.62 24.68 1,123 987 39.2 58,411 51,332 2,041 Graphic designers............................................... 26.84 24.00 1,063 960 39.6 55,274 49,920 2,059 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 50.95 50.54 2,038 2,022 40.0 105,984 105,121 2,080 Producers and directors......................................... 50.95 50.54 2,038 2,022 40.0 105,984 105,121 2,080 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 23.99 24.76 956 990 39.8 49,700 51,503 2,072 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 23.99 24.76 956 990 39.8 49,700 51,503 2,072 Public relations specialists...................................... 23.62 20.22 962 769 40.7 50,029 40,000 2,118 Writers and editors............................................... 31.70 29.07 1,234 1,157 38.9 64,162 60,166 2,024 Technical writers............................................... 37.59 35.29 1,503 1,412 40.0 78,182 73,399 2,080 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 36.66 40.01 1,532 1,664 41.8 79,651 86,503 2,173 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 36.91 33.12 1,444 1,249 39.1 75,098 64,938 2,034 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 31.36 35.88 1,189 1,140 37.9 61,832 59,257 1,972 Pharmacists....................................................... 57.83 57.46 2,297 2,298 39.7 119,434 119,517 2,065 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 103.71 93.23 4,184 4,038 40.3 217,548 210,001 2,098 Physician assistants.............................................. 51.26 53.99 1,981 2,130 38.7 103,025 110,781 2,010 Registered nurses................................................. 41.19 40.68 1,576 1,580 38.3 81,966 82,181 1,990 Therapists........................................................ 40.35 39.51 1,597 1,561 39.6 82,924 81,120 2,055 Occupational therapists......................................... 42.62 38.79 1,705 1,552 40.0 88,658 80,683 2,080 Physical therapists............................................. 43.14 40.00 1,726 1,600 40.0 89,737 83,200 2,080 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 32.71 32.20 1,234 1,159 37.7 64,175 60,280 1,962 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 25.91 26.46 1,031 1,014 39.8 53,622 52,748 2,070 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 32.31 32.00 1,284 1,280 39.7 66,774 66,560 2,067 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.78 18.37 788 735 39.9 40,995 38,210 2,073 Dental hygienists................................................. 41.33 37.00 1,275 1,110 30.8 66,288 57,720 1,604 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 31.35 31.24 1,245 1,250 39.7 64,717 64,977 2,065 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 30.01 30.00 1,192 1,200 39.7 61,966 62,400 2,065 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.34 12.07 608 524 45.6 31,634 27,248 2,371 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 21.94 22.00 866 880 39.4 45,013 45,760 2,051 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 18.97 17.56 743 702 39.2 38,647 36,527 2,037 Surgical technologists.......................................... 22.12 23.25 873 880 39.5 45,398 45,760 2,052 Veterinary technologists and technicians........................ 20.34 22.00 801 880 39.4 41,677 45,760 2,049 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 23.49 23.27 906 891 38.6 47,105 46,342 2,005 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.31 16.64 652 666 40.0 33,923 34,611 2,080 Opticians, dispensing............................................. 17.73 17.50 709 700 40.0 36,873 36,400 2,080 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 21.43 17.29 833 645 38.9 43,324 33,565 2,022 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 30.33 31.90 1,213 1,276 40.0 63,080 66,342 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 15.12 13.79 588 540 38.9 30,563 28,088 2,021 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.33 11.81 480 460 38.9 24,944 23,909 2,023 Home health aides............................................... 11.16 11.40 423 406 37.9 21,976 21,112 1,968 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.33 11.84 481 463 39.0 24,979 23,924 2,026 Psychiatric aides............................................... 15.38 15.00 615 600 40.0 31,995 31,200 2,080 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.54 16.00 642 624 38.8 33,363 32,446 2,017 Dental assistants............................................... 18.23 18.00 666 691 36.5 34,641 35,922 1,900 Medical assistants.............................................. 16.29 16.00 642 633 39.4 33,387 32,939 2,049 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 20.51 22.68 820 907 40.0 42,650 47,174 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.43 11.62 530 449 39.4 27,552 23,338 2,051 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.12 11.00 477 412 39.4 24,794 21,424 2,046 Security guards................................................. 12.12 11.00 477 412 39.4 24,794 21,424 2,046 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 15.24 15.30 610 612 40.0 31,708 31,824 2,080 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 15.48 17.50 619 700 40.0 32,197 36,400 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.91 10.50 455 400 38.2 23,586 20,800 1,981 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.27 18.26 733 720 40.1 37,498 37,440 2,053 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 21.51 23.00 866 920 40.3 43,973 47,840 2,044 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.74 18.00 712 678 40.1 36,447 35,022 2,054 Cooks............................................................. 12.56 12.00 483 460 38.5 25,115 23,920 2,000 Cooks, fast food................................................ 9.80 8.99 382 355 39.0 19,863 18,435 2,027 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 15.02 13.39 596 528 39.7 30,919 27,456 2,059 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.76 12.30 487 473 38.2 25,330 24,612 1,985 Cooks, short order.............................................. 11.38 11.00 442 402 38.8 22,962 20,894 2,018 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.49 8.75 411 340 39.2 21,355 17,680 2,036 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.89 8.24 329 320 37.0 17,016 16,640 1,915 Bartenders...................................................... 9.92 9.00 365 343 36.8 18,987 17,836 1,914 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.39 8.03 310 320 37.0 16,089 16,640 1,917 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 9.34 8.55 347 321 37.2 17,822 16,640 1,908 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.91 9.75 422 375 38.6 21,924 19,500 2,009 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 10.96 9.80 422 375 38.5 21,963 19,500 2,003 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 10.66 9.62 418 380 39.2 21,742 19,760 2,039 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 11.25 10.51 443 420 39.4 23,033 21,861 2,047 Dishwashers....................................................... 10.71 9.00 404 340 37.7 21,025 17,680 1,963 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 10.82 11.16 330 290 30.5 17,159 15,088 1,587 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.91 12.00 505 469 39.1 26,206 24,378 2,030 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 19.27 17.98 750 660 38.9 39,008 34,320 2,025 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 18.30 16.73 733 669 40.1 38,141 34,800 2,084 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.30 11.51 481 450 39.1 24,944 23,400 2,028 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.94 11.97 507 470 39.2 26,368 24,444 2,038 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.30 10.60 440 409 38.9 22,870 21,258 2,024 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 13.10 12.49 512 480 39.1 26,646 24,960 2,034 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.94 12.21 505 480 39.1 26,272 24,960 2,031 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.33 11.25 493 432 37.0 25,264 22,381 1,895 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 15.95 16.85 644 674 40.4 33,501 35,048 2,101 Gaming services workers........................................... 8.84 8.00 329 320 37.2 17,098 16,640 1,934 Gaming dealers.................................................. 8.55 8.00 313 320 36.6 16,273 16,640 1,903 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 10.30 9.52 402 381 39.1 18,717 17,514 1,816 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 8.74 8.44 349 338 40.0 14,637 16,162 1,675 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 12.04 11.75 477 470 39.6 24,812 24,440 2,060 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 10.32 8.60 413 344 40.0 21,475 17,888 2,080 Concierges...................................................... 13.33 12.42 524 497 39.3 27,271 25,834 2,046 Child care workers................................................ 11.09 10.50 425 396 38.3 21,524 20,609 1,940 Personal and home care aides...................................... 11.80 11.00 454 432 38.4 23,588 22,464 1,999 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 17.00 15.48 674 619 39.6 35,037 32,194 2,061 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 19.36 20.19 764 808 39.4 39,708 41,991 2,050 Recreation workers.............................................. 12.95 13.39 518 536 40.0 26,946 27,851 2,080 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.18 16.00 840 630 39.7 43,503 32,510 2,054 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 21.98 18.75 884 760 40.2 45,981 39,520 2,092 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.95 17.52 764 712 40.3 39,708 37,003 2,096 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 31.43 28.67 1,257 1,147 40.0 65,369 59,632 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.15 12.35 559 481 39.5 28,849 24,960 2,039 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.79 10.50 465 419 39.4 23,998 21,632 2,035 Cashiers...................................................... 11.79 10.50 465 419 39.4 23,998 21,632 2,035 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.85 15.81 669 632 39.7 34,812 32,881 2,066 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 16.92 13.52 677 541 40.0 35,189 28,128 2,080 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.83 16.91 667 676 39.6 34,687 35,169 2,062 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.63 13.30 618 527 39.5 31,856 27,375 2,038 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 22.71 17.94 900 718 39.6 46,808 37,317 2,061 Insurance sales agents............................................ 38.42 26.44 1,535 1,038 39.9 79,811 54,001 2,077 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 61.48 41.32 2,459 1,653 40.0 127,876 85,946 2,080 Travel agents..................................................... 20.39 20.51 815 820 40.0 42,401 42,661 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 32.40 28.32 1,304 1,124 40.2 67,816 58,436 2,093 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 40.08 39.94 1,604 1,598 40.0 83,410 83,084 2,081 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 28.86 25.01 1,165 992 40.3 60,563 51,584 2,098 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...................... 26.28 21.46 1,042 787 39.6 54,169 40,918 2,061 Demonstrators and product promoters............................. 26.28 21.46 1,042 787 39.6 54,169 40,918 2,061 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 26.29 16.25 1,060 650 40.3 55,107 33,806 2,096 Real estate sales agents........................................ 26.29 16.25 1,060 650 40.3 55,107 33,806 2,096 Telemarketers..................................................... 14.33 11.65 557 466 38.9 28,960 24,238 2,021 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 19.70 17.32 750 672 38.0 38,600 34,840 1,959 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.06 16.93 717 672 39.7 37,232 34,902 2,061 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 25.75 25.24 1,029 1,010 40.0 53,514 52,499 2,078 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 14.55 12.38 582 495 40.0 30,256 25,750 2,080 Telephone operators............................................... 14.99 12.65 600 506 40.0 31,187 26,312 2,080 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.96 17.50 716 695 39.8 37,206 36,132 2,071 Bill and account collectors..................................... 19.57 18.44 783 738 40.0 40,705 38,353 2,080 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.76 15.97 666 639 39.7 34,634 33,218 2,067 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.97 18.78 756 749 39.8 39,299 38,938 2,072 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 18.55 19.03 734 744 39.6 38,175 38,709 2,058 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.82 17.23 713 689 40.0 37,063 35,840 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 14.11 13.98 560 550 39.7 29,145 28,600 2,066 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 21.59 20.81 864 833 40.0 44,903 43,293 2,080 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 18.98 19.23 759 769 40.0 39,471 40,000 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.51 16.14 695 640 39.7 36,148 33,280 2,064 File clerks....................................................... 15.37 16.35 609 654 39.6 31,650 34,014 2,059 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 11.89 11.00 470 438 39.5 24,416 22,750 2,053 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 15.34 13.79 595 543 38.8 30,932 28,248 2,017 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.55 16.32 658 653 39.8 34,235 33,946 2,069 New accounts clerks............................................... 16.96 16.47 679 659 40.0 35,284 34,264 2,080 Order clerks...................................................... 16.17 15.49 636 600 39.3 33,088 31,202 2,046 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.63 19.06 741 754 39.8 38,548 39,216 2,070 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.96 14.42 591 560 39.5 30,727 29,120 2,054 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 17.85 19.15 711 766 39.8 36,968 39,832 2,071 Cargo and freight agents.......................................... 29.40 37.50 1,176 1,500 40.0 61,152 78,000 2,080 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.00 19.59 765 784 40.3 39,775 40,743 2,093 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 19.34 19.63 777 784 40.2 40,400 40,743 2,089 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 23.28 22.14 931 886 40.0 48,414 46,055 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.32 12.39 531 496 39.9 27,618 25,771 2,073 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.68 15.07 577 592 39.3 30,026 30,784 2,045 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 16.29 16.87 652 675 40.0 31,936 35,090 1,961 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 23.23 23.00 916 918 39.4 47,557 47,757 2,047 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.19 23.82 966 952 39.9 50,227 49,508 2,076 Legal secretaries............................................... 27.79 30.93 1,075 1,160 38.7 55,883 60,308 2,011 Medical secretaries............................................. 21.06 20.01 796 780 37.8 41,239 40,539 1,958 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.56 17.00 699 679 39.8 36,126 34,959 2,058 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.09 13.18 562 527 39.9 29,227 27,412 2,074 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.98 13.18 517 527 39.8 26,890 27,412 2,072 Word processors and typists..................................... 18.05 15.25 722 610 40.0 37,546 31,726 2,080 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.99 18.21 748 728 39.4 38,888 37,873 2,048 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 11.56 11.15 460 446 39.8 23,913 23,194 2,069 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.10 15.25 640 600 39.7 33,207 31,200 2,062 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 16.69 13.94 658 557 39.4 33,471 28,985 2,005 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 24.20 22.94 956 910 39.5 48,942 45,760 2,023 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 35.77 38.62 1,428 1,545 39.9 72,782 75,964 2,035 Carpenters........................................................ 24.53 25.00 975 1,000 39.7 49,195 52,000 2,005 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 23.61 21.92 839 658 35.5 42,684 34,201 1,808 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 23.61 21.92 839 658 35.5 42,684 34,201 1,808 Construction laborers............................................. 19.21 19.00 747 699 38.9 37,611 37,440 1,958 Construction equipment operators.................................. 27.76 23.67 1,110 947 40.0 54,931 49,242 1,979 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 32.07 34.33 1,283 1,373 40.0 64,140 71,406 2,000 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 21.76 16.69 860 668 39.5 44,703 34,717 2,055 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 22.66 16.69 893 668 39.4 46,450 34,717 2,050 Tapers.......................................................... 20.54 15.71 814 628 39.6 42,330 32,668 2,060 Electricians...................................................... 30.73 36.10 1,219 1,444 39.7 63,373 75,088 2,062 Glaziers.......................................................... 35.70 42.67 1,428 1,707 40.0 74,251 88,754 2,080 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 18.65 18.00 740 720 39.7 38,505 37,440 2,064 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 18.52 18.00 735 720 39.7 38,211 37,440 2,063 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 29.96 30.00 1,198 1,200 40.0 62,322 62,400 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 29.96 30.00 1,198 1,200 40.0 62,322 62,400 2,080 Roofers........................................................... 15.59 14.00 622 560 39.9 31,578 29,120 2,025 Sheet metal workers............................................... 33.20 30.99 1,328 1,240 40.0 69,060 64,459 2,080 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 27.92 26.65 1,117 1,066 40.0 57,305 55,432 2,052 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 16.34 14.00 641 560 39.3 33,335 29,120 2,041 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 15.17 15.00 607 600 40.0 31,499 31,200 2,076 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 29.49 34.35 1,180 1,374 40.0 61,344 71,444 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.80 22.86 990 914 39.9 51,469 47,412 2,075 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 37.18 36.82 1,497 1,473 40.3 77,839 76,581 2,094 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 17.87 17.33 714 693 39.9 37,116 36,051 2,077 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 28.53 29.76 1,138 1,191 39.9 59,190 61,909 2,075 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 28.53 29.76 1,138 1,191 39.9 59,190 61,909 2,075 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 24.26 22.50 980 900 40.4 50,905 46,800 2,098 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 29.18 29.01 1,198 1,160 41.1 62,165 52,776 2,130 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 38.84 38.21 1,554 1,528 40.0 80,786 79,477 2,080 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 29.93 29.74 1,148 1,189 38.4 59,700 61,838 1,995 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.63 21.26 892 856 39.4 46,391 44,529 2,050 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 23.34 24.00 934 960 40.0 48,554 49,920 2,080 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 22.51 21.00 885 850 39.3 46,008 44,221 2,044 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 26.32 26.04 1,053 1,042 40.0 54,745 54,167 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 25.62 25.60 1,025 1,024 40.0 53,293 53,248 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 25.82 26.00 1,033 1,040 40.0 53,711 54,080 2,080 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 13.84 14.00 553 560 40.0 28,779 29,120 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 31.37 30.00 1,304 1,236 41.6 67,282 64,276 2,145 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.93 20.50 872 816 39.8 45,331 42,432 2,067 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 25.80 24.29 1,031 972 39.9 53,599 50,523 2,077 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.76 18.75 781 740 39.5 40,613 38,480 2,055 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 19.67 17.50 787 700 40.0 40,907 36,400 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 29.69 32.79 1,187 1,312 40.0 61,748 68,199 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 41.98 44.02 1,679 1,761 40.0 87,314 91,562 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 27.08 28.84 1,083 1,154 40.0 56,325 59,987 2,080 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 22.72 21.01 909 840 40.0 47,265 43,701 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 22.25 15.50 890 620 40.0 46,211 32,240 2,076 Production occupations.............................................. 16.90 14.90 669 586 39.6 34,575 30,289 2,046 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.75 25.36 1,068 1,027 39.9 55,519 53,385 2,075 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.40 12.59 532 504 39.7 27,659 26,189 2,064 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 12.38 12.59 489 504 39.5 25,421 26,189 2,053 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 14.34 14.65 573 586 40.0 29,822 30,472 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.40 13.05 568 522 39.5 29,544 27,152 2,052 Team assemblers................................................. 11.14 9.25 446 370 40.0 23,177 19,240 2,080 Bakers............................................................ 12.08 11.28 475 451 39.3 24,696 23,460 2,045 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 16.22 17.90 615 576 37.9 31,995 29,952 1,972 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 17.70 19.84 695 794 39.3 36,152 41,267 2,042 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 13.03 12.44 519 498 39.8 27,003 25,875 2,072 Food batchmakers................................................ 14.21 13.75 564 520 39.7 29,348 27,040 2,065 Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................... 10.07 10.00 403 400 40.0 20,939 20,800 2,080 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 21.03 20.00 841 800 40.0 43,739 41,600 2,080 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 20.42 18.71 817 748 40.0 42,467 38,917 2,080 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15.79 14.45 631 578 40.0 32,836 30,056 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.26 14.39 610 576 40.0 31,741 29,931 2,080 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 18.22 17.54 729 701 40.0 37,889 36,475 2,080 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 12.37 10.87 495 435 40.0 25,720 22,618 2,080 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 13.66 11.50 546 460 40.0 28,415 23,920 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 24.82 24.85 993 994 40.0 51,622 51,692 2,080 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 14.95 15.05 598 602 40.0 31,106 31,298 2,080 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.66 12.00 507 480 40.0 26,340 24,960 2,080 Tool and die makers............................................... 24.23 23.19 969 928 40.0 50,396 48,235 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 20.36 19.40 814 776 40.0 42,354 40,352 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 20.74 20.00 830 800 40.0 43,144 41,600 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 18.30 17.30 732 692 40.0 38,057 35,984 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 17.78 16.30 711 652 40.0 36,984 33,904 2,080 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 13.97 11.55 498 420 35.6 25,886 21,840 1,852 Bindery workers................................................. 13.97 11.55 498 420 35.6 25,886 21,840 1,852 Printers.......................................................... 18.12 17.16 724 686 40.0 37,657 35,689 2,079 Job printers.................................................... 17.36 17.00 694 680 40.0 36,099 35,360 2,080 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 23.88 24.30 955 972 40.0 49,677 50,540 2,080 Printing machine operators...................................... 16.74 15.84 669 634 40.0 34,786 32,947 2,078 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 12.39 10.82 486 420 39.2 25,277 21,861 2,039 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.65 9.74 386 390 40.0 20,067 20,255 2,080 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers.................................. 14.15 13.00 550 520 38.9 28,618 27,040 2,023 Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers......................... 14.15 13.00 550 520 38.9 28,618 27,040 2,023 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 10.08 9.00 394 340 39.1 20,497 17,680 2,034 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 14.07 11.20 563 448 40.0 29,258 23,296 2,080 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 14.90 14.00 596 560 40.0 30,995 29,120 2,080 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.61 12.25 537 490 39.5 27,879 25,480 2,049 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 14.36 12.25 561 490 39.0 29,021 25,480 2,020 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 12.80 11.50 512 460 40.0 26,627 23,920 2,080 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 29.43 28.85 1,177 1,154 40.0 61,214 60,008 2,080 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 33.11 34.22 1,136 1,179 34.3 57,301 59,451 1,730 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 19.79 20.00 754 700 38.1 39,202 36,400 1,981 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 20.08 20.00 769 700 38.3 40,008 36,400 1,992 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 13.02 12.60 521 504 40.0 27,028 26,208 2,076 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 12.38 10.79 495 432 40.0 25,752 22,443 2,080 Cutting workers................................................... 16.39 15.50 607 606 37.0 30,376 31,533 1,853 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.58 19.50 612 606 36.9 31,196 31,533 1,882 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.43 15.23 695 600 39.9 35,434 31,200 2,033 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 15.12 13.10 602 526 39.8 30,784 27,206 2,036 Painting workers.................................................. 18.13 13.00 692 494 38.1 35,970 25,709 1,984 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 11.91 9.95 441 370 37.1 22,943 19,240 1,927 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 25.93 29.39 1,037 1,176 40.0 53,940 61,131 2,080 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 17.98 18.10 719 724 40.0 37,401 37,650 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.43 12.82 571 496 39.6 28,812 24,960 1,997 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 19.63 20.95 752 830 38.3 39,082 43,160 1,991 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.59 9.85 423 394 40.0 19,627 18,793 1,853 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.70 14.99 663 600 39.7 34,248 30,763 2,051 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 22.30 23.08 892 923 40.0 46,392 48,000 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 27.13 27.72 1,085 1,109 40.0 56,427 57,651 2,080 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 109.55 113.21 2,158 2,116 19.7 112,205 110,027 1,024 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 111.41 113.21 2,172 2,116 19.5 112,966 110,027 1,014 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.49 15.61 591 603 38.2 28,654 29,721 1,849 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 15.63 15.80 592 603 37.9 30,126 31,377 1,927 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 19.87 19.32 804 772 40.5 41,692 40,102 2,098 Driver/sales workers............................................ 17.34 14.91 752 746 43.4 39,121 38,771 2,257 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.81 20.15 848 806 40.7 43,948 41,912 2,112 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 19.02 17.52 754 701 39.6 39,046 36,442 2,053 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 9.12 8.75 347 350 38.1 18,064 18,200 1,981 Parking lot attendants............................................ 9.20 8.50 368 340 40.0 19,140 17,680 2,080 Service station attendants........................................ 10.28 8.70 381 331 37.0 19,790 17,191 1,926 Crane and tower operators......................................... 34.49 38.48 1,379 1,539 40.0 71,734 80,038 2,080 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 24.12 21.20 965 848 40.0 50,162 44,096 2,080 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 23.39 21.20 936 848 40.0 48,649 44,096 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.66 14.99 626 600 39.9 32,414 31,188 2,070 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.58 11.58 499 456 39.7 25,725 23,689 2,045 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.91 12.50 515 500 39.9 26,553 26,000 2,057 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.22 12.45 526 496 39.8 27,079 25,272 2,048 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 9.87 9.00 394 360 39.9 20,472 18,720 2,074 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.07 9.23 436 369 39.4 22,396 19,198 2,023 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, weighted by hours. 4 Mean weekly earnings are based on 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 based on 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.