RSE Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $21.68 1.8% $855 1.9% $44,278 1.9% Management occupations.............................................. 37.88 3.6 1,527 3.5 78,812 3.5 Chief executives.................................................. 73.17 11.7 2,927 11.7 152,187 11.7 General and operations managers................................... 43.90 7.7 1,802 8.2 93,612 8.2 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 45.96 9.7 1,823 9.8 94,802 9.8 Marketing managers.............................................. 33.51 11.1 1,318 11.0 68,538 11.0 Sales managers.................................................. 59.60 12.1 2,387 12.2 124,115 12.2 Administrative services managers.................................. 35.20 7.1 1,435 7.2 74,440 7.2 Computer and information systems managers......................... 55.66 8.0 2,226 8.0 115,769 8.0 Financial managers................................................ 37.28 4.6 1,511 5.1 78,580 5.1 Industrial production managers.................................... 39.20 5.0 1,568 5.0 81,540 5.0 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 30.30 7.8 1,212 7.8 63,024 7.8 Construction managers............................................. 45.53 6.6 1,860 6.1 96,708 6.1 Education administrators.......................................... 25.05 13.0 990 13.4 45,187 13.4 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 18.44 6.3 740 6.4 35,029 6.4 Engineering managers.............................................. 55.85 8.2 2,234 8.2 116,173 8.2 Medical and health services managers.............................. 40.05 12.7 1,602 12.7 83,314 12.7 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 30.91 6.7 1,240 6.7 64,502 6.7 Social and community service managers............................. 25.67 11.2 1,016 11.3 52,807 11.3 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.47 2.5 1,249 2.9 64,939 2.9 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.83 4.2 1,113 4.2 57,884 4.2 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 28.49 5.7 1,139 5.7 59,250 5.7 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 27.60 8.4 1,104 8.4 57,412 8.4 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 33.01 9.2 1,259 9.3 65,450 9.3 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 32.76 9.9 1,246 10.0 64,778 10.0 Cost estimators................................................... 29.90 9.1 1,196 9.1 62,191 9.1 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 38.03 5.5 1,521 5.5 79,111 5.5 Management analysts............................................... 46.29 17.7 1,886 16.4 98,094 16.4 Meeting and convention planners................................... 27.34 13.5 1,093 13.5 56,861 13.5 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.65 6.7 1,187 9.8 61,712 9.8 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 33.08 4.8 1,321 4.8 68,685 4.8 Financial analysts.............................................. 32.53 8.2 1,301 8.2 67,654 8.2 Personal financial advisors..................................... 33.42 9.5 1,337 9.5 69,507 9.5 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 27.55 14.2 1,102 14.2 57,306 14.2 Loan officers................................................... 27.66 14.3 1,106 14.3 57,535 14.3 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 36.35 6.7 1,499 8.4 77,960 8.4 Computer programmers.............................................. 34.90 2.9 1,488 6.6 77,388 6.6 Computer software engineers....................................... 43.57 7.4 1,816 7.2 94,416 7.2 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.59 21.0 1,623 21.0 84,422 21.0 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.83 6.2 1,902 5.3 98,889 5.3 Computer support specialists...................................... 32.46 17.1 1,289 16.6 67,044 16.6 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.98 4.1 1,639 4.1 85,244 4.1 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 37.42 14.6 1,619 19.6 84,197 19.6 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.25 4.9 1,337 4.8 69,516 4.8 Architects, except naval.......................................... 29.78 8.4 1,192 8.4 61,995 8.4 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 30.23 9.3 1,210 9.3 62,937 9.3 Engineers......................................................... 40.64 5.8 1,650 6.2 85,776 6.2 Civil engineers................................................. 39.87 8.8 1,596 8.8 82,988 8.8 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 48.48 15.6 1,972 15.2 102,566 15.2 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 50.30 21.8 2,012 21.8 104,633 21.8 Environmental engineers......................................... 32.03 10.6 1,356 13.3 70,502 13.3 Mechanical engineers............................................ 40.36 7.3 1,614 7.3 83,939 7.3 Drafters.......................................................... 24.45 4.2 978 4.2 50,852 4.2 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 23.52 4.8 941 4.8 48,913 4.8 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 28.08 7.4 1,123 7.4 58,417 7.4 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.01 2.6 1,285 5.6 66,804 5.6 Physical scientists............................................... 32.71 3.6 1,399 2.9 72,734 2.9 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 32.09 3.3 1,409 3.0 73,273 3.0 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 31.15 3.9 1,425 5.5 74,092 5.5 Community and social services occupations........................... 19.93 14.4 784 15.3 40,463 15.3 Counselors........................................................ 19.30 22.5 740 24.8 38,420 24.8 Social workers.................................................... 28.04 10.4 1,127 10.2 58,618 10.2 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 23.50 1.5 937 1.9 48,708 1.9 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 15.94 18.4 628 19.0 32,172 19.0 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.06 10.7 511 11.3 26,090 11.3 Legal occupations................................................... 42.01 6.0 1,693 6.0 88,013 6.0 Lawyers........................................................... 56.53 8.1 2,305 7.3 119,836 7.3 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 30.44 10.4 1,211 10.3 62,957 10.3 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers..................... 18.81 28.1 752 28.1 39,117 28.1 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 20.18 11.9 785 11.7 36,666 11.7 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 16.21 16.9 628 16.3 28,635 16.3 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 12.73 10.9 496 10.3 24,466 10.3 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 11.81 8.7 459 8.1 23,117 8.1 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.48 13.3 977 12.4 36,946 12.4 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 26.04 16.3 994 15.2 38,205 15.2 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 33.38 20.6 1,333 20.7 69,327 20.7 Designers......................................................... 28.35 12.5 1,104 14.0 57,395 14.0 Graphic designers............................................... 26.65 16.7 1,054 16.8 54,817 16.8 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 38.85 10.9 1,531 11.0 79,568 11.0 Pharmacists....................................................... 58.44 1.2 2,334 1.3 121,374 1.3 Registered nurses................................................. 34.91 6.4 1,355 6.1 70,472 6.1 Therapists........................................................ 50.36 10.1 2,012 10.1 104,138 10.1 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.82 14.2 940 13.6 48,899 13.6 Dental hygienists................................................. 41.33 10.7 1,275 12.2 66,288 12.2 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 27.47 4.7 1,091 4.9 56,755 4.9 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 27.43 4.8 1,090 4.9 56,686 4.9 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 20.46 5.6 801 6.3 41,652 6.3 Veterinary technologists and technicians........................ 20.34 8.4 801 9.2 41,677 9.2 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.42 7.3 828 4.9 43,048 4.9 Opticians, dispensing............................................. 16.70 4.2 668 4.2 34,740 4.2 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.93 2.3 577 2.0 30,021 2.0 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.59 4.2 459 3.9 23,874 3.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.46 3.3 453 3.0 23,554 3.0 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.05 2.1 615 1.9 31,986 1.9 Dental assistants............................................... 18.31 5.8 668 6.0 34,759 6.0 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.43 5.2 606 5.3 31,519 5.3 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.83 14.2 461 11.5 23,964 11.5 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.43 7.7 405 8.3 21,057 8.3 Security guards................................................. 10.43 7.7 405 8.3 21,057 8.3 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.21 1.8 424 2.3 22,050 2.3 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 16.93 5.6 677 6.1 35,225 6.1 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 17.54 10.4 711 10.7 36,980 10.7 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 16.86 6.1 674 6.6 35,043 6.6 Cooks............................................................. 11.71 1.7 446 1.7 23,189 1.7 Cooks, fast food................................................ 9.83 6.1 382 6.5 19,871 6.5 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.89 4.0 509 4.1 26,348 4.1 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.96 2.6 449 2.2 23,331 2.2 Cooks, short order.............................................. 11.36 7.1 441 7.4 22,925 7.4 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.02 8.5 391 8.6 20,350 8.6 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.81 3.0 320 3.4 16,571 3.4 Bartenders...................................................... 9.53 4.4 347 6.4 18,024 6.4 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.36 2.9 302 3.1 15,727 3.1 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 9.18 5.5 336 6.3 17,061 6.3 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.91 2.1 381 3.0 19,824 3.0 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.93 3.1 381 4.3 19,823 4.3 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.79 4.9 381 5.3 19,824 5.3 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.88 7.5 368 8.1 19,159 8.1 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 10.58 7.8 308 8.2 16,014 8.2 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.55 3.0 486 3.3 25,289 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 18.52 6.4 715 6.9 37,192 6.9 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.59 6.3 666 6.2 34,614 6.2 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.50 2.8 443 3.0 23,045 3.0 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.34 4.4 477 4.4 24,779 4.4 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.31 3.3 396 4.2 20,586 4.2 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 13.03 4.2 511 4.4 26,586 4.4 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.96 4.7 507 4.9 26,389 4.9 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.75 5.5 486 5.5 24,998 5.5 Child care workers................................................ 10.92 5.6 416 4.7 20,977 4.7 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 18.15 8.6 715 8.9 37,179 8.9 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.25 3.5 843 3.6 43,622 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 22.10 6.8 891 6.7 46,308 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.66 5.3 754 5.3 39,190 5.3 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 31.63 9.7 1,265 9.7 65,780 9.7 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.71 5.5 543 5.6 27,920 5.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.36 4.1 447 3.9 23,060 3.9 Cashiers...................................................... 11.36 4.1 447 3.9 23,060 3.9 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.18 8.8 641 8.9 33,325 8.9 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.78 8.4 664 8.6 34,513 8.6 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.51 7.3 618 7.4 31,636 7.4 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 25.16 12.6 995 12.5 51,733 12.5 Insurance sales agents............................................ 39.62 22.7 1,583 23.1 82,308 23.1 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 62.51 16.7 2,500 16.7 130,015 16.7 Travel agents..................................................... 20.39 17.2 815 17.2 42,401 17.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 28.86 7.1 1,157 7.2 60,187 7.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 34.77 6.6 1,391 6.6 72,315 6.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.47 9.5 1,063 9.4 55,254 9.4 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 20.10 12.5 748 13.6 38,878 13.6 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.60 1.2 696 1.1 36,177 1.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 25.00 3.9 995 3.7 51,734 3.7 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.51 1.3 697 1.4 36,225 1.4 Bill and account collectors..................................... 18.92 9.7 757 9.7 39,358 9.7 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.17 5.8 604 6.1 31,383 6.1 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.89 1.8 752 1.9 39,105 1.9 Procurement clerks.............................................. 18.11 10.6 724 10.6 37,659 10.6 Tellers......................................................... 13.87 2.4 550 2.5 28,624 2.5 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.24 3.4 677 4.4 35,197 4.4 File clerks....................................................... 14.16 3.9 556 4.0 28,888 4.0 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 11.02 6.2 435 5.5 22,598 5.5 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.68 4.3 622 4.0 32,356 4.0 Order clerks...................................................... 16.19 12.3 633 13.3 32,897 13.3 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.26 6.9 563 7.0 29,265 7.0 Dispatchers....................................................... 21.07 5.0 851 5.3 44,239 5.3 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 21.07 5.0 851 5.3 44,239 5.3 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 24.29 11.4 972 11.4 50,533 11.4 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.95 3.9 553 3.6 28,763 3.6 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.95 1.9 547 2.4 28,447 2.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 22.37 3.9 878 3.5 45,496 3.5 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.16 3.3 925 3.6 48,115 3.6 Legal secretaries............................................... 26.33 5.1 1,025 4.5 53,291 4.5 Medical secretaries............................................. 21.58 11.8 809 9.6 41,875 9.6 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.85 5.0 670 4.8 34,482 4.8 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.35 7.1 574 7.1 29,845 7.1 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 20.45 7.7 798 7.4 41,476 7.4 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.24 2.7 606 2.8 31,442 2.8 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 23.05 2.8 908 3.0 46,582 3.0 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 33.80 7.3 1,352 7.3 69,119 7.3 Carpenters........................................................ 23.93 4.3 950 4.4 48,052 4.4 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 23.09 6.6 807 11.1 40,980 11.1 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 23.09 6.6 807 11.1 40,980 11.1 Construction laborers............................................. 17.45 6.7 673 7.8 34,729 7.8 Construction equipment operators.................................. 25.71 8.4 1,028 8.4 50,168 8.4 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 31.56 13.0 1,262 13.0 61,637 13.0 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 28.59 12.6 1,110 11.0 57,707 11.0 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 28.39 14.1 1,102 12.5 57,288 12.5 Tapers.......................................................... 28.99 10.5 1,126 8.9 58,551 8.9 Electricians...................................................... 28.43 11.3 1,137 11.3 59,138 11.3 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 18.73 7.1 745 7.2 38,739 7.2 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 18.73 7.1 745 7.2 38,739 7.2 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 28.32 5.7 1,133 5.7 58,913 5.7 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 28.32 5.7 1,133 5.7 58,913 5.7 Roofers........................................................... 15.07 10.8 601 10.8 30,461 10.8 Sheet metal workers............................................... 33.01 21.4 1,320 21.4 68,661 21.4 Structural iron and steel workers................................. 27.34 7.8 1,094 7.8 56,875 7.8 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 16.01 10.7 628 11.9 32,613 11.9 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.90 4.0 954 4.3 49,584 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 37.78 7.4 1,527 8.1 79,403 8.1 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 15.58 16.5 623 16.5 32,402 16.5 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 28.54 6.2 1,142 6.2 59,365 6.2 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 28.54 6.2 1,142 6.2 59,365 6.2 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.85 15.4 970 17.7 50,422 17.7 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 38.70 1.6 1,548 1.6 80,504 1.6 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.96 9.7 903 9.5 46,954 9.5 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 23.34 5.0 934 5.0 48,554 5.0 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 22.88 11.6 897 11.3 46,620 11.3 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 24.67 6.2 987 6.2 51,307 6.2 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 25.24 10.9 1,009 10.9 52,492 10.9 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 25.24 10.9 1,009 10.9 52,492 10.9 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 31.38 11.2 1,309 11.1 68,058 11.1 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.67 4.2 780 4.8 40,552 4.8 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 24.35 5.9 974 5.9 50,645 5.9 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 18.52 8.1 728 8.7 37,869 8.7 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.20 11.1 688 11.1 35,772 11.1 Line installers and repairers..................................... 23.37 15.3 935 15.3 48,602 15.3 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 22.92 15.6 917 15.6 47,665 15.6 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 22.50 27.7 900 27.7 46,715 27.7 Production occupations.............................................. 15.97 2.9 626 2.5 32,426 2.5 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 24.58 5.4 956 5.5 49,726 5.5 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 9.98 2.9 389 3.7 20,209 3.7 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 9.84 5.5 378 6.4 19,663 6.4 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.74 7.9 533 8.3 27,700 8.3 Bakers............................................................ 12.13 7.3 473 7.6 24,604 7.6 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.60 7.1 584 7.1 30,375 7.1 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 21.20 9.1 848 9.1 44,095 9.1 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 21.27 9.8 851 9.8 44,245 9.8 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 19.18 6.6 767 6.6 39,888 6.6 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 20.38 9.3 815 9.3 42,394 9.3 Machinists........................................................ 22.41 5.6 896 5.6 46,615 5.6 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 19.97 5.1 799 5.1 41,531 5.1 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 20.63 5.8 825 5.8 42,913 5.8 Printers.......................................................... 17.21 10.2 689 10.2 35,786 10.2 Job printers.................................................... 16.09 9.7 644 9.7 33,465 9.7 Printing machine operators...................................... 15.94 8.8 638 8.8 33,130 8.8 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 16.66 26.6 666 26.6 34,643 26.6 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.53 6.8 381 6.8 19,813 6.8 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 9.94 7.8 388 7.7 20,168 7.7 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 11.62 8.4 453 7.9 23,459 7.9 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 12.07 7.1 463 8.2 23,907 8.2 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 10.94 14.0 437 14.0 22,747 14.0 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 12.80 16.8 512 16.8 26,573 16.8 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 12.49 18.9 499 18.9 25,970 18.9 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 15.73 6.0 625 6.1 31,021 6.1 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.94 6.8 598 6.8 31,071 6.8 Painting workers.................................................. 18.76 2.8 708 3.8 36,798 3.8 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 25.55 14.0 1,022 14.0 53,147 14.0 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.17 9.2 556 8.0 28,891 8.0 Helpers--production workers..................................... 9.98 7.5 398 7.6 20,718 7.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.96 3.7 596 4.1 30,856 4.1 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 20.61 8.1 825 8.1 42,876 8.1 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 24.14 7.1 966 7.1 50,216 7.1 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.56 2.4 591 6.6 28,962 6.6 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.50 4.1 706 5.5 36,659 5.5 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.06 3.2 771 6.8 39,951 6.8 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.20 7.5 599 7.2 31,144 7.2 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.58 5.3 583 5.3 30,319 5.3 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.42 4.5 493 4.3 25,435 4.3 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.62 13.3 505 13.3 26,257 13.3 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.76 4.6 506 4.6 26,194 4.6 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.18 5.3 400 5.6 20,033 5.6 1 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. 2 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. 3 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. 4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. 5 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.