RSE Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $24.41 1.4% $967 1.4% $50,018 1.4% Management occupations.............................................. 46.27 2.7 1,870 2.7 96,864 2.7 Chief executives.................................................. 113.91 16.7 4,616 17.9 240,011 17.9 General and operations managers................................... 51.03 6.4 2,076 6.8 107,886 6.8 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 33.13 8.0 1,391 10.2 72,331 10.2 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 50.60 6.2 2,034 6.4 105,789 6.4 Marketing managers.............................................. 48.72 8.6 1,956 9.2 101,706 9.2 Sales managers.................................................. 53.20 12.4 2,144 12.7 111,470 12.7 Public relations managers......................................... 43.20 14.4 1,679 13.5 87,334 13.5 Administrative services managers.................................. 37.61 4.9 1,519 5.1 78,874 5.1 Computer and information systems managers......................... 57.01 3.6 2,419 4.9 125,809 4.9 Financial managers................................................ 49.28 6.1 1,993 6.0 103,628 6.0 Human resources managers.......................................... 42.46 12.9 1,700 13.3 88,407 13.3 Industrial production managers.................................... 48.59 5.8 1,949 5.7 101,327 5.7 Purchasing managers............................................... 49.87 8.0 2,070 6.2 107,630 6.2 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 39.34 6.7 1,573 6.7 81,819 6.7 Construction managers............................................. 46.42 5.1 1,888 4.7 98,182 4.7 Education administrators.......................................... 27.32 9.3 1,081 9.6 51,385 9.6 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 19.08 6.2 762 6.1 36,669 6.1 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 35.45 6.9 1,413 7.1 72,758 7.1 Engineering managers.............................................. 63.25 3.2 2,547 3.1 132,433 3.1 Food service managers............................................. 28.41 16.7 1,195 15.5 62,144 15.5 Lodging managers.................................................. 20.33 16.3 821 16.5 42,700 16.5 Medical and health services managers.............................. 45.87 5.8 1,834 5.7 95,377 5.7 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 30.20 6.1 1,214 6.1 63,128 6.1 Social and community service managers............................. 27.66 6.4 1,096 6.5 57,006 6.5 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.94 1.0 1,360 1.2 70,725 1.2 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 34.89 5.5 1,447 6.8 75,255 6.8 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 29.88 4.6 1,196 4.6 62,216 4.6 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 38.59 6.8 1,640 8.6 85,256 8.6 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.43 4.2 1,150 4.0 59,793 4.0 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.65 3.9 1,157 3.8 60,160 3.8 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 36.26 11.7 1,469 12.6 76,370 12.6 Cost estimators................................................... 31.84 7.0 1,274 7.0 66,227 7.0 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 33.91 5.6 1,359 5.6 70,682 5.6 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 27.49 13.2 1,100 13.2 57,187 13.2 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 37.25 10.2 1,497 10.1 77,838 10.1 Training and development specialists............................ 36.42 8.2 1,457 8.2 75,763 8.2 Logisticians...................................................... 36.35 8.4 1,454 8.4 75,599 8.4 Management analysts............................................... 41.51 5.9 1,670 5.7 86,830 5.7 Meeting and convention planners................................... 29.13 9.4 1,165 9.4 60,597 9.4 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.66 5.0 1,244 6.6 64,696 6.6 Credit analysts................................................... 35.96 14.2 1,438 14.2 74,796 14.2 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 36.87 5.4 1,475 5.4 76,720 5.4 Financial analysts.............................................. 38.54 5.0 1,543 5.0 80,258 5.0 Personal financial advisors..................................... 34.14 9.5 1,366 9.5 71,010 9.5 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 29.96 10.0 1,190 9.8 61,902 9.8 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 28.34 12.9 1,134 12.9 58,942 12.9 Loan officers................................................... 28.50 13.0 1,140 13.0 59,274 13.0 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.23 3.1 1,655 3.2 86,037 3.2 Computer programmers.............................................. 36.68 1.6 1,516 4.5 78,842 4.5 Computer software engineers....................................... 47.73 2.1 2,000 1.9 103,993 1.9 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 44.74 2.8 1,917 2.7 99,670 2.7 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 50.49 3.2 2,073 2.7 107,805 2.7 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.85 8.0 1,131 8.2 58,803 8.2 Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.44 2.2 1,694 2.2 88,082 2.2 Database administrators........................................... 45.89 10.6 1,835 10.9 95,428 10.9 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 37.38 9.5 1,547 11.9 80,430 11.9 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 31.23 10.6 1,240 10.4 64,472 10.4 Operations research analysts...................................... 40.25 20.2 1,610 20.2 83,716 20.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 41.87 3.7 1,688 3.7 87,615 3.7 Architects, except naval.......................................... 30.44 7.7 1,211 8.0 62,964 8.0 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 30.81 8.3 1,225 8.7 63,691 8.7 Engineers......................................................... 47.78 3.7 1,936 3.7 100,669 3.7 Aerospace engineers............................................. 54.89 2.7 2,196 2.7 114,180 2.7 Civil engineers................................................. 41.87 8.8 1,668 8.9 86,715 8.9 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 49.95 6.8 2,152 5.0 111,895 5.0 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 51.23 13.2 2,056 13.1 106,889 13.1 Electrical engineers.......................................... 51.56 7.0 2,086 6.2 108,455 6.2 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 51.10 17.3 2,044 17.3 106,285 17.3 Environmental engineers......................................... 38.89 11.2 1,611 11.7 83,791 11.7 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 40.57 4.5 1,636 4.6 85,067 4.6 Industrial engineers.......................................... 42.12 4.7 1,704 4.7 88,587 4.7 Mechanical engineers............................................ 44.14 6.9 1,802 8.4 93,684 8.4 Petroleum engineers............................................. 49.38 8.6 1,975 8.6 102,720 8.6 Drafters.......................................................... 28.40 7.4 1,136 7.4 59,079 7.4 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 23.88 4.0 955 4.0 49,662 4.0 Mechanical drafters............................................. 27.84 20.8 1,113 20.8 57,901 20.8 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 31.03 3.8 1,241 3.8 63,740 3.8 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians................ 33.20 3.1 1,328 3.1 69,057 3.1 Civil engineering technicians................................... 27.89 13.4 1,116 13.4 58,007 13.4 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 28.50 5.1 1,140 5.1 59,288 5.1 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 30.28 14.4 1,211 14.4 62,984 14.4 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 33.80 4.4 1,373 5.1 71,383 5.1 Life scientists................................................... 37.85 11.2 1,517 11.4 78,902 11.4 Biological scientists........................................... 37.10 12.0 1,489 12.3 77,403 12.3 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 39.45 19.2 1,580 19.3 82,169 19.3 Physical scientists............................................... 34.46 4.5 1,444 3.4 75,064 3.4 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 32.51 8.7 1,312 7.8 68,205 7.8 Chemists...................................................... 32.51 8.7 1,312 7.8 68,205 7.8 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 32.10 4.0 1,380 3.5 71,737 3.5 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 30.58 4.9 1,372 7.5 71,336 7.5 Market and survey researchers..................................... 46.88 10.8 1,915 11.1 99,600 11.1 Market research analysts........................................ 46.88 10.8 1,915 11.1 99,600 11.1 Biological technicians............................................ 25.96 9.2 1,034 9.2 53,794 9.2 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 26.84 16.2 1,073 16.2 55,821 16.2 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.33 12.1 801 12.8 41,436 12.8 Counselors........................................................ 20.04 15.4 773 16.5 40,131 16.5 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 19.89 13.4 746 12.3 38,772 12.3 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 30.71 3.3 1,202 2.7 62,202 2.7 Mental health counselors........................................ 20.91 7.3 812 7.0 42,225 7.0 Social workers.................................................... 25.58 14.0 1,024 14.2 53,246 14.2 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 20.95 12.1 836 12.2 43,483 12.2 Medical and public health social workers........................ 28.96 4.1 1,156 4.1 60,094 4.1 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 28.18 28.2 1,136 28.5 59,087 28.5 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 15.73 16.5 621 17.0 31,895 17.0 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.23 9.2 520 9.9 26,627 9.9 Legal occupations................................................... 46.86 5.9 1,880 5.6 97,760 5.6 Lawyers........................................................... 63.36 7.9 2,564 7.0 133,312 7.0 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 30.79 8.3 1,221 8.2 63,489 8.2 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 19.71 29.5 788 29.5 40,994 29.5 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 31.56 8.2 1,232 8.1 56,449 8.1 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 45.68 9.5 1,795 9.1 84,757 9.1 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 45.37 13.2 1,788 12.3 77,552 12.3 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 49.78 16.8 1,991 16.8 102,937 16.8 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 54.34 24.4 2,174 24.4 112,093 24.4 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 37.43 9.1 1,362 11.6 53,589 11.6 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 35.51 17.3 1,409 17.0 72,104 17.0 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 22.92 17.9 892 17.6 38,827 17.6 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.57 11.4 528 11.0 25,967 11.0 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 12.44 9.2 484 8.7 24,244 8.7 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.10 8.5 1,075 8.1 40,407 8.1 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.50 11.9 1,046 11.0 39,791 11.0 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.15 6.7 1,127 7.3 41,475 7.3 Secondary school teachers....................................... 42.51 8.0 1,698 8.0 66,572 8.0 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 42.51 8.0 1,698 8.0 66,572 8.0 Librarians........................................................ 37.30 8.1 1,471 7.6 71,147 7.6 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.41 2.7 463 5.4 23,319 5.4 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 32.90 10.2 1,311 10.2 68,161 10.2 Designers......................................................... 28.62 8.4 1,123 9.3 58,411 9.3 Graphic designers............................................... 26.84 9.0 1,063 9.0 55,274 9.0 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 50.95 14.0 2,038 14.0 105,984 14.0 Producers and directors......................................... 50.95 14.0 2,038 14.0 105,984 14.0 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 23.99 9.9 956 9.8 49,700 9.8 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 23.99 9.9 956 9.8 49,700 9.8 Public relations specialists...................................... 23.62 14.1 962 15.1 50,029 15.1 Writers and editors............................................... 31.70 8.3 1,234 9.8 64,162 9.8 Technical writers............................................... 37.59 9.2 1,503 9.2 78,182 9.2 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 36.66 7.9 1,532 10.0 79,651 10.0 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 36.91 5.1 1,444 5.2 75,098 5.2 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 31.36 9.1 1,189 12.6 61,832 12.6 Pharmacists....................................................... 57.83 1.3 2,297 1.6 119,434 1.6 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 103.71 12.2 4,184 11.8 217,548 11.8 Physician assistants.............................................. 51.26 4.0 1,981 4.4 103,025 4.4 Registered nurses................................................. 41.19 2.1 1,576 2.1 81,966 2.1 Therapists........................................................ 40.35 3.9 1,597 4.0 82,924 4.0 Occupational therapists......................................... 42.62 7.4 1,705 7.4 88,658 7.4 Physical therapists............................................. 43.14 8.7 1,726 8.7 89,737 8.7 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 32.71 5.2 1,234 7.2 64,175 7.2 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 25.91 3.7 1,031 3.7 53,622 3.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 32.31 4.8 1,284 5.1 66,774 5.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.78 9.9 788 9.8 40,995 9.8 Dental hygienists................................................. 41.33 10.7 1,275 12.2 66,288 12.2 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 31.35 3.0 1,245 3.1 64,717 3.1 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 30.01 2.7 1,192 2.8 61,966 2.8 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.34 4.5 608 10.4 31,634 10.4 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 21.94 5.7 866 6.0 45,013 6.0 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 18.97 9.5 743 10.3 38,647 10.3 Surgical technologists.......................................... 22.12 6.5 873 5.8 45,398 5.8 Veterinary technologists and technicians........................ 20.34 8.4 801 9.2 41,677 9.2 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 23.49 3.0 906 4.1 47,105 4.1 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.31 3.6 652 3.6 33,923 3.6 Opticians, dispensing............................................. 17.73 4.3 709 4.3 36,873 4.3 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 21.43 17.3 833 17.7 43,324 17.7 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 30.33 6.4 1,213 6.4 63,080 6.4 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 15.12 2.0 588 2.0 30,563 2.0 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.33 2.5 480 2.6 24,944 2.6 Home health aides............................................... 11.16 5.7 423 4.8 21,976 4.8 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.33 2.2 481 2.3 24,979 2.3 Psychiatric aides............................................... 15.38 3.0 615 3.0 31,995 3.0 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.54 2.0 642 1.6 33,363 1.6 Dental assistants............................................... 18.23 5.8 666 6.0 34,641 6.0 Medical assistants.............................................. 16.29 2.8 642 2.8 33,387 2.8 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 20.51 15.2 820 15.2 42,650 15.2 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.43 7.5 530 7.3 27,552 7.3 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.12 6.5 477 6.4 24,794 6.4 Security guards................................................. 12.12 6.5 477 6.4 24,794 6.4 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 15.24 6.2 610 6.2 31,708 6.2 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 15.48 7.6 619 7.6 32,197 7.6 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.91 1.4 455 1.3 23,586 1.3 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.27 5.2 733 5.4 37,498 5.4 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 21.51 10.8 866 10.4 43,973 10.4 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.74 4.9 712 5.3 36,447 5.3 Cooks............................................................. 12.56 1.9 483 1.9 25,115 1.9 Cooks, fast food................................................ 9.80 5.7 382 6.0 19,863 6.0 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 15.02 6.5 596 6.6 30,919 6.6 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.76 2.3 487 2.2 25,330 2.2 Cooks, short order.............................................. 11.38 7.0 442 7.4 22,962 7.4 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.49 8.4 411 8.4 21,355 8.4 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.89 2.4 329 3.2 17,016 3.2 Bartenders...................................................... 9.92 4.5 365 6.0 18,987 6.0 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.39 2.7 310 3.5 16,089 3.5 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 9.34 4.3 347 5.9 17,822 5.9 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.91 2.4 422 3.0 21,924 3.0 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 10.96 2.8 422 3.6 21,963 3.6 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 10.66 4.8 418 5.3 21,742 5.3 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 11.25 7.4 443 6.7 23,033 6.7 Dishwashers....................................................... 10.71 7.8 404 8.5 21,025 8.5 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 10.82 7.7 330 5.7 17,159 5.7 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.91 2.6 505 2.8 26,206 2.8 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 19.27 5.7 750 6.4 39,008 6.4 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 18.30 7.0 733 6.9 38,141 6.9 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.30 3.4 481 3.4 24,944 3.4 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.94 4.8 507 4.9 26,368 4.9 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.30 2.4 440 2.3 22,870 2.3 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 13.10 3.6 512 3.9 26,646 3.9 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.94 4.1 505 4.5 26,272 4.5 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.33 3.8 493 4.0 25,264 4.0 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 15.95 11.9 644 10.8 33,501 10.8 Gaming services workers........................................... 8.84 2.8 329 2.2 17,098 2.2 Gaming dealers.................................................. 8.55 4.9 313 1.3 16,273 1.3 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 10.30 6.4 402 7.0 18,717 7.0 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 8.74 3.3 349 3.3 14,637 3.3 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 12.04 6.4 477 6.4 24,812 6.4 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 10.32 10.7 413 10.7 21,475 10.7 Concierges...................................................... 13.33 9.7 524 9.7 27,271 9.7 Child care workers................................................ 11.09 4.3 425 3.5 21,524 3.5 Personal and home care aides...................................... 11.80 6.1 454 7.8 23,588 7.8 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 17.00 9.1 674 9.2 35,037 9.2 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 19.36 8.4 764 9.2 39,708 9.2 Recreation workers.............................................. 12.95 5.7 518 5.7 26,946 5.7 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.18 2.6 840 2.7 43,503 2.7 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 21.98 4.6 884 4.6 45,981 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.95 3.5 764 3.5 39,708 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 31.43 9.2 1,257 9.2 65,369 9.2 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.15 4.9 559 4.9 28,849 4.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.79 3.4 465 3.2 23,998 3.2 Cashiers...................................................... 11.79 3.4 465 3.2 23,998 3.2 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.85 6.1 669 6.2 34,812 6.2 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 16.92 14.5 677 14.5 35,189 14.5 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.83 6.6 667 6.8 34,687 6.8 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.63 5.9 618 5.8 31,856 5.8 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 22.71 11.5 900 11.4 46,808 11.4 Insurance sales agents............................................ 38.42 22.1 1,535 22.4 79,811 22.4 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 61.48 11.8 2,459 11.8 127,876 11.8 Travel agents..................................................... 20.39 17.2 815 17.2 42,401 17.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 32.40 7.3 1,304 7.2 67,816 7.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 40.08 8.4 1,604 8.4 83,410 8.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 28.86 8.5 1,165 8.4 60,563 8.4 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...................... 26.28 15.7 1,042 16.0 54,169 16.0 Demonstrators and product promoters............................. 26.28 15.7 1,042 16.0 54,169 16.0 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 26.29 24.9 1,060 25.3 55,107 25.3 Real estate sales agents........................................ 26.29 24.9 1,060 25.3 55,107 25.3 Telemarketers..................................................... 14.33 11.5 557 12.6 28,960 12.6 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 19.70 7.4 750 7.9 38,600 7.9 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.06 1.1 717 1.1 37,232 1.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 25.75 3.1 1,029 3.1 53,514 3.1 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 14.55 6.5 582 6.5 30,256 6.5 Telephone operators............................................... 14.99 12.2 600 12.2 31,187 12.2 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.96 1.2 716 1.2 37,206 1.2 Bill and account collectors..................................... 19.57 4.3 783 4.3 40,705 4.3 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.76 4.0 666 4.0 34,634 4.0 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.97 1.4 756 1.5 39,299 1.5 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 18.55 4.9 734 4.8 38,175 4.8 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.82 5.5 713 5.5 37,063 5.5 Tellers......................................................... 14.11 2.0 560 2.1 29,145 2.1 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 21.59 6.1 864 6.1 44,903 6.1 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 18.98 5.1 759 5.1 39,471 5.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.51 3.9 695 4.4 36,148 4.4 File clerks....................................................... 15.37 5.2 609 5.5 31,650 5.5 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 11.89 5.4 470 4.9 24,416 4.9 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 15.34 7.6 595 6.5 30,932 6.5 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.55 6.7 658 6.5 34,235 6.5 New accounts clerks............................................... 16.96 3.4 679 3.4 35,284 3.4 Order clerks...................................................... 16.17 7.5 636 7.9 33,088 7.9 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.63 5.4 741 5.8 38,548 5.8 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.96 5.4 591 5.5 30,727 5.5 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 17.85 6.1 711 6.2 36,968 6.2 Cargo and freight agents.......................................... 29.40 24.6 1,176 24.6 61,152 24.6 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.00 4.6 765 4.6 39,775 4.6 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 19.34 4.5 777 4.6 40,400 4.6 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 23.28 8.8 931 8.8 48,414 8.8 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.32 5.5 531 5.1 27,618 5.1 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.68 2.1 577 2.2 30,026 2.2 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 16.29 6.3 652 6.3 31,936 6.3 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 23.23 1.9 916 1.7 47,557 1.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.19 1.6 966 1.7 50,227 1.7 Legal secretaries............................................... 27.79 3.6 1,075 3.2 55,883 3.2 Medical secretaries............................................. 21.06 9.2 796 7.5 41,239 7.5 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.56 3.9 699 3.6 36,126 3.6 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.09 4.0 562 4.0 29,227 4.0 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.98 3.0 517 3.0 26,890 3.0 Word processors and typists..................................... 18.05 10.3 722 10.3 37,546 10.3 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.99 4.8 748 5.1 38,888 5.1 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 11.56 7.9 460 8.1 23,913 8.1 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.10 2.7 640 2.8 33,207 2.8 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 16.69 16.3 658 16.8 33,471 16.8 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 24.20 2.2 956 2.2 48,942 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 35.77 4.7 1,428 4.6 72,782 4.6 Carpenters........................................................ 24.53 4.7 975 4.7 49,195 4.7 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 23.61 6.2 839 10.5 42,684 10.5 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 23.61 6.2 839 10.5 42,684 10.5 Construction laborers............................................. 19.21 6.1 747 6.5 37,611 6.5 Construction equipment operators.................................. 27.76 7.5 1,110 7.5 54,931 7.5 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 32.07 7.9 1,283 7.9 64,140 7.9 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 21.76 13.3 860 12.3 44,703 12.3 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 22.66 12.6 893 11.6 46,450 11.6 Tapers.......................................................... 20.54 18.3 814 17.1 42,330 17.1 Electricians...................................................... 30.73 8.2 1,219 8.0 63,373 8.0 Glaziers.......................................................... 35.70 16.6 1,428 16.6 74,251 16.6 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 18.65 6.2 740 6.4 38,505 6.4 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 18.52 6.4 735 6.6 38,211 6.6 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 29.96 3.3 1,198 3.3 62,322 3.3 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 29.96 3.3 1,198 3.3 62,322 3.3 Roofers........................................................... 15.59 10.6 622 10.6 31,578 10.6 Sheet metal workers............................................... 33.20 18.9 1,328 18.9 69,060 18.9 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 27.92 6.9 1,117 6.9 57,305 6.9 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 16.34 9.0 641 10.2 33,335 10.2 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 15.17 7.1 607 7.1 31,499 7.1 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 29.49 10.7 1,180 10.7 61,344 10.7 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.80 3.2 990 3.3 51,469 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 37.18 4.2 1,497 4.2 77,839 4.2 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 17.87 11.4 714 11.4 37,116 11.4 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 28.53 4.6 1,138 4.7 59,190 4.7 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 28.53 4.6 1,138 4.7 59,190 4.7 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 24.26 7.8 980 8.7 50,905 8.7 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 29.18 5.8 1,198 7.4 62,165 7.4 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 38.84 1.4 1,554 1.4 80,786 1.4 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 29.93 6.0 1,148 8.8 59,700 8.8 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.63 6.8 892 6.6 46,391 6.6 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 23.34 5.0 934 5.0 48,554 5.0 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 22.51 7.8 885 7.6 46,008 7.6 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 26.32 3.9 1,053 3.9 54,745 3.9 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 25.62 5.3 1,025 5.3 53,293 5.3 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 25.82 5.5 1,033 5.5 53,711 5.5 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 13.84 5.2 553 5.2 28,779 5.2 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 31.37 10.3 1,304 10.2 67,282 10.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.93 3.7 872 4.0 45,331 4.0 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 25.80 3.9 1,031 3.9 53,599 3.9 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.76 5.3 781 5.7 40,613 5.7 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 19.67 9.5 787 9.5 40,907 9.5 Line installers and repairers..................................... 29.69 8.6 1,187 8.6 61,748 8.6 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 41.98 2.5 1,679 2.5 87,314 2.5 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 27.08 10.8 1,083 10.8 56,325 10.8 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 22.72 8.1 909 8.1 47,265 8.1 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 22.25 24.6 890 24.6 46,211 24.6 Production occupations.............................................. 16.90 1.7 669 1.7 34,575 1.7 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.75 4.2 1,068 4.8 55,519 4.8 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.40 6.6 532 7.2 27,659 7.2 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 12.38 7.3 489 8.2 25,421 8.2 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 14.34 15.8 573 15.8 29,822 15.8 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.40 3.7 568 3.8 29,544 3.8 Team assemblers................................................. 11.14 9.5 446 9.5 23,177 9.5 Bakers............................................................ 12.08 5.1 475 5.4 24,696 5.4 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 16.22 9.3 615 10.1 31,995 10.1 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 17.70 8.7 695 8.9 36,152 8.9 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 13.03 5.9 519 5.8 27,003 5.8 Food batchmakers................................................ 14.21 6.9 564 6.6 29,348 6.6 Food cooking machine operators and tenders...................... 10.07 2.8 403 2.8 20,939 2.8 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 21.03 6.5 841 6.5 43,739 6.5 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 20.42 8.2 817 8.2 42,467 8.2 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15.79 19.9 631 19.9 32,836 19.9 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.26 7.9 610 7.9 31,741 7.9 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 18.22 9.2 729 9.2 37,889 9.2 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 12.37 5.4 495 5.4 25,720 5.4 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 13.66 7.0 546 7.0 28,415 7.0 Machinists........................................................ 24.82 3.5 993 3.5 51,622 3.5 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 14.95 5.1 598 5.1 31,106 5.1 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.66 4.3 507 4.3 26,340 4.3 Tool and die makers............................................... 24.23 4.4 969 4.4 50,396 4.4 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 20.36 5.5 814 5.5 42,354 5.5 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 20.74 6.0 830 6.0 43,144 6.0 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 18.30 14.2 732 14.2 38,057 14.2 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 17.78 9.4 711 9.4 36,984 9.4 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 13.97 16.9 498 18.9 25,886 18.9 Bindery workers................................................. 13.97 16.9 498 18.9 25,886 18.9 Printers.......................................................... 18.12 7.4 724 7.5 37,657 7.5 Job printers.................................................... 17.36 13.9 694 13.9 36,099 13.9 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 23.88 6.4 955 6.4 49,677 6.4 Printing machine operators...................................... 16.74 7.7 669 7.7 34,786 7.7 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 12.39 14.5 486 14.7 25,277 14.7 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.65 5.9 386 5.9 20,067 5.9 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers.................................. 14.15 18.2 550 16.3 28,618 16.3 Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers......................... 14.15 18.2 550 16.3 28,618 16.3 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 10.08 7.0 394 6.4 20,497 6.4 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 14.07 17.7 563 17.7 29,258 17.7 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 14.90 6.9 596 6.9 30,995 6.9 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.61 12.2 537 12.3 27,879 12.3 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 14.36 13.0 561 13.8 29,021 13.8 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 12.80 12.9 512 12.9 26,627 12.9 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 29.43 6.8 1,177 6.8 61,214 6.8 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 33.11 7.6 1,136 16.2 57,301 16.2 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 19.79 7.8 754 7.9 39,202 7.9 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 20.08 8.4 769 8.6 40,008 8.6 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 13.02 14.4 521 14.4 27,028 14.4 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 12.38 17.8 495 17.8 25,752 17.8 Cutting workers................................................... 16.39 17.4 607 19.6 30,376 19.6 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.58 17.9 612 20.2 31,196 20.2 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.43 4.3 695 4.3 35,434 4.3 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 15.12 6.6 602 6.5 30,784 6.5 Painting workers.................................................. 18.13 5.9 692 5.6 35,970 5.6 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 11.91 12.5 441 16.6 22,943 16.6 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 25.93 12.6 1,037 12.6 53,940 12.6 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 17.98 5.9 719 5.9 37,401 5.9 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.43 7.7 571 7.4 28,812 7.4 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 19.63 16.5 752 18.9 39,082 18.9 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.59 5.6 423 5.6 19,627 5.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.70 2.3 663 2.4 34,248 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 22.30 9.7 892 9.7 46,392 9.7 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 27.13 3.9 1,085 3.9 56,427 3.9 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 109.55 12.6 2,158 13.2 112,205 13.2 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 111.41 12.7 2,172 13.3 112,966 13.3 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.49 2.1 591 5.9 28,654 5.9 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 15.63 2.3 592 6.8 30,126 6.8 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 19.87 2.8 804 3.1 41,692 3.1 Driver/sales workers............................................ 17.34 16.0 752 13.8 39,121 13.8 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.81 2.3 848 4.0 43,948 4.0 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 19.02 6.1 754 6.0 39,046 6.0 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 9.12 6.8 347 7.1 18,064 7.1 Parking lot attendants............................................ 9.20 7.6 368 7.6 19,140 7.6 Service station attendants........................................ 10.28 13.6 381 15.4 19,790 15.4 Crane and tower operators......................................... 34.49 8.1 1,379 8.1 71,734 8.1 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 24.12 9.4 965 9.4 50,162 9.4 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 23.39 9.3 936 9.3 48,649 9.3 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.66 3.3 626 3.3 32,414 3.3 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.58 3.1 499 3.1 25,725 3.1 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.91 4.1 515 4.0 26,553 4.0 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.22 3.6 526 3.6 27,079 3.6 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 9.87 4.9 394 5.0 20,472 5.0 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.07 6.9 436 6.7 22,396 6.7 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 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. 5 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. 6 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.