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........................................................... $20.96 1.0% $831 1.0% $42,979 1.0% Management occupations.............................................. 43.56 2.3 1,779 2.6 92,381 2.6 Chief executives.................................................. 80.70 22.9 3,991 18.7 207,539 18.7 General and operations managers................................... 44.51 6.3 1,874 7.3 97,461 7.3 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 33.82 15.2 1,296 14.8 67,388 14.8 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 50.09 6.3 2,052 6.1 106,705 6.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 45.72 6.9 1,844 6.9 95,887 6.9 Sales managers.................................................. 52.96 9.9 2,192 9.9 114,003 9.9 Public relations managers......................................... 29.57 10.8 1,169 10.4 60,779 10.4 Administrative services managers.................................. 31.02 5.6 1,260 4.9 65,520 4.9 Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.95 4.6 2,174 4.7 113,074 4.7 Financial managers................................................ 44.57 5.4 1,794 5.4 93,279 5.4 Human resources managers.......................................... 46.93 9.0 1,910 9.8 99,339 9.8 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 35.97 12.2 1,525 14.1 79,288 14.1 Training and development managers............................... 62.67 14.5 2,484 14.4 129,155 14.4 Industrial production managers.................................... 45.11 7.7 1,839 7.8 95,631 7.8 Purchasing managers............................................... 40.78 13.2 1,655 12.6 86,036 12.6 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 42.16 4.0 1,684 4.0 87,545 4.0 Construction managers............................................. 38.29 6.4 1,541 5.9 80,096 5.9 Education administrators.......................................... 36.05 9.6 1,403 10.4 71,729 10.4 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 38.40 8.2 1,452 12.2 73,134 12.2 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 40.54 15.0 1,607 14.7 83,223 14.7 Engineering managers.............................................. 57.03 5.2 2,364 5.2 122,948 5.2 Food service managers............................................. 23.36 5.9 1,072 7.4 54,841 7.4 Medical and health services managers.............................. 34.22 12.8 1,460 9.8 75,942 9.8 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 28.98 11.5 1,165 11.5 60,571 11.5 Social and community service managers............................. 28.85 6.4 1,166 6.4 60,648 6.4 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.72 2.0 1,316 1.9 68,437 1.9 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.87 4.9 1,112 4.9 57,818 4.9 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 26.31 7.6 1,049 7.5 54,543 7.5 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 28.32 6.2 1,130 6.2 58,745 6.2 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 28.01 6.1 1,104 6.0 57,431 6.0 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 28.02 6.2 1,105 6.0 57,446 6.0 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 38.42 7.4 1,586 10.4 82,493 10.4 Cost estimators................................................... 35.94 11.1 1,444 11.0 75,104 11.0 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 31.70 6.4 1,287 6.3 66,912 6.3 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 29.06 10.4 1,179 10.4 61,293 10.4 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 29.82 3.6 1,189 3.6 61,852 3.6 Training and development specialists............................ 31.87 9.2 1,312 8.4 68,223 8.4 Logisticians...................................................... 34.06 10.3 1,383 10.6 71,888 10.6 Management analysts............................................... 44.93 5.1 1,809 4.9 94,049 4.9 Meeting and convention planners................................... 34.26 16.2 1,362 16.6 70,829 16.6 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.57 6.1 1,235 6.0 64,197 6.0 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 23.05 8.8 922 8.8 47,949 8.8 Budget analysts................................................... 31.28 8.3 1,223 8.3 63,588 8.3 Credit analysts................................................... 34.50 22.3 1,380 22.3 71,769 22.3 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 36.58 4.9 1,486 5.4 77,288 5.4 Financial analysts.............................................. 38.15 5.7 1,578 6.3 82,042 6.3 Personal financial advisors..................................... 37.16 12.3 1,486 12.3 77,296 12.3 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 31.19 10.5 1,218 10.6 63,352 10.6 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 31.10 5.3 1,264 5.6 65,715 5.6 Loan officers................................................... 31.24 5.4 1,264 5.5 65,705 5.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 39.07 1.9 1,563 1.9 81,251 1.9 Computer and information scientists, research..................... 52.93 7.1 2,117 7.1 110,086 7.1 Computer programmers.............................................. 32.78 5.2 1,345 5.4 69,947 5.4 Computer software engineers....................................... 44.63 1.2 1,783 1.3 92,716 1.3 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 43.66 1.9 1,736 2.0 90,289 2.0 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 46.00 2.1 1,850 2.2 96,199 2.2 Computer support specialists...................................... 28.06 6.8 1,117 6.7 57,908 6.7 Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.65 3.0 1,663 3.0 86,463 3.0 Database administrators........................................... 39.84 14.5 1,589 14.9 82,644 14.9 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 37.89 6.4 1,517 6.5 78,708 6.5 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 35.29 9.3 1,407 9.1 73,181 9.1 Operations research analysts...................................... 42.44 7.2 1,685 6.9 87,601 6.9 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 35.72 3.1 1,434 3.2 74,593 3.2 Architects, except naval.......................................... 41.63 11.6 1,641 10.4 85,336 10.4 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 39.25 10.0 1,570 10.1 81,660 10.1 Engineers......................................................... 41.11 2.4 1,654 2.4 85,998 2.4 Aerospace engineers............................................. 42.36 7.5 1,694 7.5 88,101 7.5 Civil engineers................................................. 40.77 9.4 1,632 9.4 84,862 9.4 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 52.49 3.3 2,104 3.2 109,430 3.2 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 37.93 2.7 1,526 2.8 79,330 2.8 Electrical engineers.......................................... 38.39 7.6 1,536 7.6 79,860 7.6 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 37.58 3.5 1,518 3.1 78,931 3.1 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 38.73 9.8 1,582 9.7 82,241 9.7 Industrial engineers.......................................... 34.72 6.3 1,411 6.7 73,353 6.7 Materials engineers............................................. 34.35 4.8 1,374 4.8 71,439 4.8 Mechanical engineers............................................ 36.29 5.9 1,470 5.8 76,437 5.8 Nuclear engineers............................................... 39.93 2.3 1,597 2.3 83,054 2.3 Drafters.......................................................... 26.13 5.4 1,045 5.4 54,344 5.4 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 27.98 5.1 1,119 5.1 58,206 5.1 Mechanical drafters............................................. 25.68 5.2 1,027 5.2 53,422 5.2 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.59 4.4 1,029 4.6 53,502 4.6 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.20 3.2 1,046 3.2 54,409 3.2 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 29.05 13.3 1,231 17.4 64,028 17.4 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 17.02 6.0 681 6.0 35,401 6.0 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.29 7.0 1,349 6.9 70,142 6.9 Life scientists................................................... 38.21 6.9 1,442 8.3 75,006 8.3 Biological scientists........................................... 35.32 8.5 1,260 6.4 65,533 6.4 Medical scientists.............................................. 41.51 14.1 1,631 13.8 84,803 13.8 Physical scientists............................................... 34.31 8.2 1,368 8.2 71,157 8.2 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 35.75 15.3 1,430 15.3 74,363 15.3 Chemists...................................................... 29.77 6.2 1,191 6.2 61,929 6.2 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 29.92 8.3 1,197 8.3 62,228 8.3 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 27.42 8.9 1,097 8.9 57,035 8.9 Market and survey researchers..................................... 40.77 21.5 1,629 21.5 84,728 21.5 Market research analysts........................................ 31.54 8.6 1,260 8.6 65,532 8.6 Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers............... 39.24 21.8 1,564 21.3 81,314 21.3 Biological technicians............................................ 22.23 8.5 883 8.4 45,930 8.4 Chemical technicians.............................................. 20.41 9.9 817 9.9 42,460 9.9 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 17.05 25.7 680 25.5 35,378 25.5 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.26 3.2 714 3.4 37,087 3.4 Counselors........................................................ 19.39 4.7 764 4.6 39,724 4.6 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 17.21 4.9 674 5.6 35,038 5.6 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 22.66 5.7 890 6.1 46,306 6.1 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 15.23 6.0 595 4.9 30,930 4.9 Social workers.................................................... 18.99 3.2 751 3.2 38,935 3.2 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 16.52 5.4 645 3.9 33,279 3.9 Medical and public health social workers........................ 22.12 7.2 872 7.1 45,365 7.1 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 19.47 4.5 779 4.5 40,500 4.5 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.77 5.7 560 7.2 29,120 7.2 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.64 8.7 519 11.5 26,982 11.5 Legal occupations................................................... 37.24 9.3 1,480 8.8 76,978 8.8 Lawyers........................................................... 57.15 11.9 2,307 11.1 119,960 11.1 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 23.89 5.0 938 5.1 48,781 5.1 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 19.98 6.1 799 6.1 41,553 6.1 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.20 7.1 1,092 7.4 48,423 7.4 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 45.72 7.2 1,747 9.5 76,887 9.5 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 46.21 12.9 1,812 9.9 70,822 9.9 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 50.93 7.0 1,904 7.1 84,412 7.1 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 45.60 8.1 1,879 6.6 81,312 6.6 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 45.60 8.1 1,879 6.6 81,312 6.6 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 47.85 6.1 1,826 6.0 79,879 6.0 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 43.44 7.8 1,737 7.4 70,735 7.4 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 39.71 9.1 1,640 13.2 64,972 13.2 History teachers, postsecondary............................... 47.19 18.4 1,908 16.8 75,641 16.8 Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary............... 43.33 12.6 1,761 10.4 68,779 10.4 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.93 6.9 924 6.8 38,081 6.8 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 14.45 5.0 577 4.8 28,499 4.8 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 14.04 3.6 562 3.6 28,086 3.6 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 26.04 9.4 962 11.1 37,092 11.1 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 24.28 14.1 886 16.6 34,232 16.6 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 28.85 5.8 1,089 6.0 41,782 6.0 Secondary school teachers....................................... 28.49 8.1 1,116 7.1 43,788 7.1 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.79 6.1 1,164 5.1 44,314 5.1 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 19.87 23.2 809 13.0 37,794 13.0 Librarians........................................................ 29.66 10.2 1,128 10.1 49,634 10.1 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.33 7.9 429 8.7 20,668 8.7 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.07 5.1 1,078 5.3 55,960 5.3 Artists and related workers....................................... 25.16 19.7 1,006 19.7 52,327 19.7 Designers......................................................... 21.14 7.4 850 7.5 44,200 7.5 Graphic designers............................................... 20.77 7.0 837 7.2 43,534 7.2 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 34.18 21.4 1,414 22.8 73,514 22.8 Producers and directors......................................... 36.47 20.0 1,515 21.4 78,765 21.4 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 24.89 14.5 926 14.3 47,973 14.3 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 24.29 15.8 894 15.3 46,285 15.3 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 28.64 10.3 1,140 10.4 59,268 10.4 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 26.41 10.7 1,050 11.0 54,586 11.0 Public relations specialists...................................... 33.67 6.3 1,345 5.9 69,933 5.9 Writers and editors............................................... 26.64 10.2 1,056 9.9 54,914 9.9 Editors......................................................... 22.81 17.0 905 16.5 47,059 16.5 Technical writers............................................... 29.74 5.0 1,180 5.3 61,360 5.3 Writers and authors............................................. 30.95 14.7 1,222 13.5 63,565 13.5 Photographers..................................................... 18.09 5.0 719 4.5 37,392 4.5 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.41 3.3 1,071 3.2 55,679 3.2 Pharmacists....................................................... 54.74 1.7 2,150 1.9 111,813 1.9 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 93.19 15.1 3,943 15.8 205,013 15.8 Physician assistants.............................................. 42.47 7.8 1,786 4.1 92,864 4.1 Registered nurses................................................. 29.02 1.3 1,117 1.3 58,073 1.3 Therapists........................................................ 29.83 4.7 1,184 4.6 61,584 4.6 Occupational therapists......................................... 34.49 2.2 1,363 2.5 70,879 2.5 Physical therapists............................................. 33.49 6.5 1,340 6.5 69,663 6.5 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 24.92 5.4 976 5.4 50,752 5.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.11 3.9 843 4.0 43,834 4.0 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.10 5.4 929 4.7 48,310 4.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.17 5.0 718 5.1 37,337 5.1 Dental hygienists................................................. 28.17 6.2 967 5.9 50,308 5.9 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.24 3.2 1,030 2.9 53,535 2.9 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 24.47 7.9 979 7.9 50,905 7.9 Diagnostic medical sonographers................................. 29.42 9.4 1,177 9.4 61,186 9.4 Nuclear medicine technologists.................................. 33.56 2.6 1,342 2.6 69,805 2.6 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.70 4.6 953 4.0 49,541 4.0 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.14 7.0 570 9.1 29,642 9.1 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.94 3.9 611 4.7 31,765 4.7 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.35 4.2 568 4.2 29,519 4.2 Surgical technologists.......................................... 19.32 5.3 747 6.0 38,831 6.0 Veterinary technologists and technicians........................ 15.17 7.3 544 13.9 28,290 13.9 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.26 5.0 716 4.6 37,216 4.6 Medical records and health information technicians................ 18.61 6.9 742 6.9 38,571 6.9 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 17.44 4.1 691 4.5 35,939 4.5 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.76 2.3 495 2.4 25,765 2.4 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.16 1.5 435 1.6 22,602 1.6 Home health aides............................................... 9.98 3.9 394 4.5 20,491 4.5 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.55 1.3 447 1.4 23,261 1.4 Psychiatric aides............................................... 10.47 9.3 419 9.3 21,786 9.3 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 15.55 15.9 622 15.9 32,351 15.9 Physical therapist assistants................................... 17.20 25.2 688 25.2 35,776 25.2 Physical therapist aides........................................ 13.30 2.8 532 2.8 27,665 2.8 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.02 2.6 542 2.6 28,176 2.6 Dental assistants............................................... 17.34 3.3 638 3.2 33,193 3.2 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.53 2.7 527 3.1 27,408 3.1 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 13.16 13.1 520 14.0 27,057 14.0 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 15.33 2.8 609 2.5 31,674 2.5 Pharmacy aides.................................................. 12.65 13.2 449 11.7 23,370 11.7 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers.......... 11.45 6.7 458 6.7 23,815 6.7 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.18 8.8 524 8.8 24,571 8.8 Private detectives and investigators.............................. 24.16 3.1 966 3.1 50,244 3.1 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.87 5.9 471 5.9 24,458 5.9 Security guards................................................. 11.87 5.9 471 5.9 24,458 5.9 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.84 3.1 333 3.6 17,237 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.46 4.4 594 4.2 30,633 4.2 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 16.43 9.0 658 9.3 33,938 9.3 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.07 4.3 580 4.5 29,950 4.5 Cooks............................................................. 10.57 2.4 404 2.9 20,918 2.9 Cooks, fast food................................................ 8.81 6.8 331 11.5 17,235 11.5 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.46 4.9 442 3.6 22,468 3.6 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.95 4.9 420 4.9 21,844 4.9 Cooks, short order.............................................. 10.14 3.6 388 4.8 20,158 4.8 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.34 3.2 406 3.7 20,803 3.7 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.55 6.7 163 7.7 8,461 7.7 Bartenders...................................................... 5.50 12.7 188 14.0 9,787 14.0 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.67 5.8 132 6.7 6,847 6.7 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.17 9.7 305 8.4 15,755 8.4 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.03 2.9 342 3.3 17,682 3.3 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.99 2.9 340 3.6 17,591 3.6 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.27 7.5 351 10.2 18,241 10.2 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.94 8.8 305 7.9 15,868 7.9 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.06 4.0 335 4.8 17,319 4.8 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 9.60 13.3 317 16.8 16,489 16.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.03 1.8 435 1.9 22,500 1.9 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.68 3.7 707 3.8 36,776 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.70 3.9 663 4.1 34,478 4.1 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 18.87 6.0 762 6.0 39,601 6.0 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.11 1.6 396 1.6 20,546 1.6 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.38 2.7 410 2.6 21,268 2.6 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.51 1.5 367 2.2 19,068 2.2 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.16 2.8 444 2.9 22,788 2.9 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.79 3.2 430 3.3 22,010 3.3 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.07 5.0 482 5.1 24,949 5.1 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 16.30 6.4 676 7.9 35,169 7.9 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 11.63 3.8 462 4.9 23,883 4.9 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 11.97 4.6 475 5.0 24,453 5.0 Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants............. 11.00 9.5 437 12.8 22,741 12.8 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 19.56 18.8 698 20.0 35,059 20.0 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 19.56 18.8 698 20.0 35,059 20.0 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 10.18 17.5 367 22.0 19,085 22.0 Transportation attendants......................................... – – 667 22.4 34,667 22.4 Flight attendants............................................... 44.66 1.3 877 2.5 45,611 2.5 Child care workers................................................ 9.87 5.6 386 5.9 20,038 5.9 Personal and home care aides...................................... 10.56 3.1 421 3.1 21,910 3.1 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 15.40 13.0 610 13.2 31,735 13.2 Recreation workers.............................................. 12.74 13.6 503 13.7 26,173 13.7 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.02 3.3 720 3.2 37,288 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.99 5.4 827 5.5 43,023 5.5 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.91 6.1 783 6.3 40,692 6.3 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 25.21 8.8 1,043 8.4 54,254 8.4 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.37 2.6 491 2.8 25,332 2.8 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.11 2.1 397 1.9 20,618 1.9 Cashiers...................................................... 10.11 2.1 397 1.9 20,625 1.9 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 14.70 7.1 588 7.4 30,578 7.4 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.65 11.9 497 12.2 25,846 12.2 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.27 5.8 660 5.6 34,320 5.6 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.79 3.0 552 3.1 28,243 3.1 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 27.40 14.6 1,096 14.6 56,988 14.6 Insurance sales agents............................................ 29.42 8.8 1,121 8.1 58,299 8.1 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 43.79 19.0 1,752 19.0 91,083 19.0 Travel agents..................................................... 12.68 5.5 507 5.5 26,371 5.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 29.25 9.5 1,183 9.1 61,499 9.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 39.43 22.3 1,584 21.9 82,350 21.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 23.50 5.4 954 5.8 49,605 5.8 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 27.10 29.2 1,066 27.8 55,421 27.8 Real estate sales agents........................................ – – 1,059 28.6 55,045 28.6 Telemarketers..................................................... 14.93 8.4 569 10.9 29,578 10.9 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.42 5.9 755 5.7 39,243 5.7 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.80 1.3 625 1.3 32,456 1.3 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.54 3.6 866 3.6 45,019 3.6 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.52 2.0 610 2.2 31,710 2.2 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.49 3.9 578 3.9 30,075 3.9 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.91 2.2 625 2.1 32,505 2.1 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.39 3.0 634 3.6 32,948 3.6 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 18.55 4.8 745 4.8 38,731 4.8 Procurement clerks.............................................. 16.72 6.3 669 6.3 34,783 6.3 Tellers......................................................... 12.89 1.7 514 1.7 26,725 1.7 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 16.98 3.6 673 4.2 34,998 4.2 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 19.02 7.4 761 7.4 39,569 7.4 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.39 2.4 614 2.4 31,648 2.4 File clerks....................................................... 12.07 7.5 482 7.5 25,053 7.5 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.16 2.6 405 2.8 21,069 2.8 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.56 15.6 522 18.9 26,656 18.9 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.29 6.9 654 7.1 34,013 7.1 New accounts clerks............................................... 15.56 4.0 622 4.0 32,361 4.0 Order clerks...................................................... 15.25 6.6 608 6.6 31,602 6.6 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.02 9.4 713 8.7 37,094 8.7 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.70 2.1 495 2.1 25,738 2.1 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 15.30 5.0 612 5.0 31,819 5.0 Cargo and freight agents.......................................... 19.56 5.9 782 5.9 40,677 5.9 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.27 4.9 698 5.2 36,293 5.2 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 17.81 4.8 721 5.2 37,469 5.2 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 15.94 12.1 637 12.1 33,149 12.1 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.72 4.2 788 4.2 40,955 4.2 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.74 3.3 547 3.2 28,466 3.2 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.39 3.5 493 3.5 25,643 3.5 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 12.28 14.4 491 14.4 25,533 14.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.01 3.0 749 2.9 38,905 2.9 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.91 2.2 869 2.3 45,154 2.3 Legal secretaries............................................... 23.96 6.9 926 6.8 48,153 6.8 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.09 3.8 555 3.6 28,870 3.6 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.82 3.4 622 3.1 32,249 3.1 Computer operators................................................ 19.72 8.9 788 8.9 40,980 8.9 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.10 3.9 600 3.9 31,195 3.9 Data entry keyers............................................... 14.43 3.5 574 3.6 29,846 3.6 Word processors and typists..................................... 18.19 9.7 720 9.5 37,434 9.5 Desktop publishers................................................ 19.13 6.3 755 6.8 39,108 6.8 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.26 4.0 684 4.1 35,549 4.1 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 11.41 7.7 454 7.6 23,618 7.6 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.73 1.8 578 1.8 30,067 1.8 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 11.36 8.0 454 8.0 23,619 8.0 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 13.10 7.0 361 23.9 18,750 23.9 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.94 2.9 675 2.8 35,015 2.8 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 26.03 5.6 1,053 5.6 54,772 5.6 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 16.74 14.2 670 14.2 34,588 14.2 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 18.47 12.4 739 12.4 38,093 12.4 Carpenters........................................................ 17.50 5.2 691 5.9 35,909 5.9 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 14.67 5.5 573 6.2 29,788 6.2 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 14.67 5.5 573 6.2 29,788 6.2 Construction laborers............................................. 12.50 5.0 495 5.0 25,624 5.0 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.38 4.2 615 4.2 31,781 4.2 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 11.52 4.2 461 4.2 23,770 4.2 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 16.34 4.2 654 4.2 33,777 4.2 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 16.19 5.8 648 5.8 33,682 5.8 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 16.20 6.0 648 6.0 33,691 6.0 Electricians...................................................... 21.72 6.1 864 6.2 44,938 6.2 Insulation workers................................................ 17.54 5.9 702 5.9 36,487 5.9 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.69 5.0 588 5.0 30,553 5.0 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.88 5.8 595 5.8 30,953 5.8 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.76 6.2 710 6.2 36,883 6.2 Pipelayers...................................................... 14.57 9.6 583 9.6 30,200 9.6 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 18.60 7.5 743 7.5 38,641 7.5 Roofers........................................................... 15.34 8.4 614 8.4 31,867 8.4 Sheet metal workers............................................... 19.41 6.8 772 6.8 40,058 6.8 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.50 4.3 453 3.8 23,507 3.8 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 11.39 6.5 446 5.7 23,172 5.7 Helpers--electricians........................................... 12.89 3.1 515 3.1 26,803 3.1 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 23.94 6.2 958 6.2 49,801 6.2 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 15.91 13.6 636 13.6 33,070 13.6 Mining machine operators.......................................... 23.20 22.9 951 26.6 49,447 26.6 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.20 2.3 810 2.3 42,123 2.3 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.19 4.5 1,115 4.8 57,983 4.8 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 18.32 3.1 726 3.3 37,740 3.3 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 27.53 5.8 1,101 5.8 57,258 5.8 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 27.53 5.8 1,101 5.8 57,258 5.8 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 22.57 6.8 897 7.2 46,666 7.2 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 21.07 5.9 834 6.3 43,380 6.3 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 29.47 1.4 1,167 1.5 60,682 1.5 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 25.97 5.7 1,039 5.7 54,015 5.7 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.15 5.7 747 6.0 38,828 6.0 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 17.76 6.0 728 6.5 37,847 6.5 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.30 6.8 754 7.1 39,193 7.1 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.79 4.4 798 4.3 41,518 4.3 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.69 6.2 827 6.3 42,983 6.3 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 21.28 5.0 850 5.0 44,225 5.0 Small engine mechanics............................................ 19.59 20.0 764 19.6 39,703 19.6 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 11.12 11.3 439 12.5 22,806 12.5 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 9.88 8.6 389 10.3 20,221 10.3 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 20.19 11.5 807 11.4 41,945 11.4 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 22.55 8.4 900 8.4 46,806 8.4 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 19.55 8.1 781 8.1 40,603 8.1 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.56 2.6 738 2.6 38,347 2.6 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.75 4.5 900 4.6 46,752 4.6 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.09 3.7 678 3.7 35,269 3.7 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 16.85 5.0 673 4.9 34,956 4.9 Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.69 2.4 1,068 2.4 55,524 2.4 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.60 7.7 1,064 7.7 55,319 7.7 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.73 1.9 1,069 1.9 55,597 1.9 Precision instrument and equipment repairers...................... 17.23 6.7 682 7.2 35,464 7.2 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.13 3.1 564 3.2 29,345 3.2 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.61 6.1 503 6.2 26,170 6.2 Production occupations.............................................. 15.46 2.6 614 2.6 31,912 2.6 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 24.69 4.4 994 4.3 51,654 4.3 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.63 5.4 543 5.6 28,243 5.6 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 13.28 6.9 531 6.9 27,623 6.9 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 14.78 5.6 591 5.6 30,734 5.6 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 14.68 11.1 587 11.1 30,529 11.1 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.16 4.6 564 4.6 29,330 4.6 Team assemblers................................................. 12.63 5.2 505 5.2 26,277 5.2 Bakers............................................................ 13.12 5.6 525 5.6 26,715 5.6 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.26 3.4 450 3.4 23,383 3.4 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 12.57 6.1 500 6.3 26,024 6.3 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 10.45 1.8 418 1.8 21,737 1.8 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 11.04 4.0 442 4.0 22,973 4.0 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 12.47 4.2 499 4.2 25,944 4.2 Food batchmakers................................................ 12.38 7.6 495 7.6 25,751 7.6 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 15.13 8.7 599 8.5 31,174 8.5 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 15.13 8.7 599 8.5 31,174 8.5 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15.05 13.5 593 13.0 30,853 13.0 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.13 13.5 557 12.8 28,944 12.8 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 21.33 23.6 842 23.7 43,803 23.7 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 14.33 7.9 570 7.9 29,665 7.9 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.93 7.9 555 8.0 28,875 8.0 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 15.81 14.2 631 14.2 32,804 14.2 Machinists........................................................ 21.34 4.5 849 4.2 44,138 4.2 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 12.57 6.6 499 6.9 25,948 6.9 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.57 6.6 499 6.9 25,948 6.9 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 17.10 11.1 684 11.1 35,559 11.1 Tool and die makers............................................... 23.13 5.0 925 5.0 48,116 5.0 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.31 3.7 728 3.8 37,840 3.8 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 18.45 4.3 735 4.3 38,243 4.3 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 17.56 3.5 686 3.0 35,684 3.0 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 15.69 11.7 628 11.4 32,622 11.4 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 19.41 26.4 777 26.4 40,379 26.4 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 13.67 7.8 530 8.7 27,556 8.7 Bindery workers................................................. 13.67 7.8 530 8.7 27,556 8.7 Printers.......................................................... 15.41 9.4 610 8.9 31,690 8.9 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 16.71 10.8 668 10.8 34,752 10.8 Printing machine operators...................................... 15.06 10.5 594 9.8 30,887 9.8 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.69 5.1 383 5.3 19,893 5.3 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials................. 8.58 2.7 323 4.1 16,794 4.1 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 13.51 8.9 535 9.4 27,808 9.4 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 12.68 6.7 503 6.8 26,144 6.8 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders...... 10.85 3.5 430 3.0 22,341 3.0 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.77 5.5 548 5.6 28,488 5.6 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders....................................... 12.67 11.4 501 11.8 26,007 11.8 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 17.09 3.0 679 3.0 35,290 3.0 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers................................... 18.61 7.7 743 7.8 38,621 7.8 Upholsterers.................................................... 18.31 6.7 727 6.3 37,824 6.3 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 15.78 10.8 613 7.8 31,885 7.8 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.43 4.4 537 4.4 27,933 4.4 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 12.90 4.0 516 4.0 26,822 4.0 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 13.90 6.6 556 6.6 28,906 6.6 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 33.68 5.8 1,331 6.4 69,223 6.4 Power plant operators........................................... 29.25 1.9 1,140 1.5 59,283 1.5 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 23.71 5.6 951 5.8 49,470 5.8 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 21.35 9.3 843 9.3 43,835 9.3 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 21.60 10.8 864 10.8 44,936 10.8 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 15.05 9.6 599 9.6 31,167 9.6 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................. 15.70 12.6 628 12.6 32,658 12.6 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 11.42 6.0 447 7.4 23,225 7.4 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.61 15.1 623 15.0 32,402 15.0 Cutting workers................................................... 14.45 5.2 574 5.0 29,848 5.0 Cutters and trimmers, hand...................................... 13.61 11.9 536 11.1 27,877 11.1 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.86 5.2 593 5.2 30,822 5.2 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 13.22 16.0 522 15.6 27,167 15.6 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 15.81 6.1 633 6.1 32,898 6.1 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians............ 19.45 6.9 778 6.9 40,466 6.9 Dental laboratory technicians................................... 20.41 9.0 816 9.0 42,454 9.0 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.61 6.6 583 6.7 30,287 6.7 Painting workers.................................................. 14.98 7.3 607 7.3 31,576 7.3 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 14.51 10.1 580 10.1 30,183 10.1 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 16.97 9.4 706 9.3 36,706 9.3 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.67 5.2 540 5.3 28,048 5.3 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders.............. 13.54 20.8 528 22.5 27,478 22.5 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............. 18.92 13.7 757 13.7 39,347 13.7 Tire builders................................................... 20.37 13.4 815 13.4 42,368 13.4 Helpers--production workers..................................... 12.27 6.1 485 6.0 25,219 6.0 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.21 2.2 652 2.4 33,806 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.48 7.7 801 6.9 41,633 6.9 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 26.27 8.1 1,083 8.9 56,341 8.9 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 105.34 19.3 2,371 13.0 118,351 13.0 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 140.24 8.0 2,727 3.4 141,783 3.4 Bus drivers....................................................... 13.81 10.0 549 10.2 28,450 10.2 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 14.85 10.1 594 10.1 30,881 10.1 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.99 2.8 745 3.0 38,688 3.0 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.87 10.3 638 10.4 32,946 10.4 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.48 4.9 791 5.4 41,089 5.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.81 5.3 707 5.4 36,739 5.4 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 12.22 9.3 474 10.8 24,627 10.8 Parking lot attendants............................................ 9.13 3.5 365 3.5 18,983 3.5 Service station attendants........................................ 9.85 10.0 394 10.0 20,485 10.0 Crane and tower operators......................................... 21.63 9.5 846 11.0 43,978 11.0 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 16.14 5.5 646 5.5 33,469 5.5 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 15.87 6.1 635 6.1 32,885 6.1 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.95 2.2 602 2.5 31,164 2.5 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.54 2.6 458 2.7 23,829 2.7 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.45 5.5 415 6.0 21,588 6.0 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.95 2.7 474 2.8 24,649 2.8 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 12.22 8.0 488 8.0 25,336 8.0 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.62 3.9 423 4.0 21,965 4.0 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.