RSE Table 13 Full-time(1) State and local government 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........................................................... $23.54 1.0% $927 1.0% $44,132 1.0% Management occupations.............................................. 39.24 3.5 1,553 3.2 77,838 3.2 Chief executives.................................................. – – 2,373 22.3 123,401 22.3 General and operations managers................................... 41.69 13.6 1,708 15.5 88,810 15.5 Administrative services managers.................................. 26.65 5.0 1,048 6.2 54,474 6.2 Computer and information systems managers......................... 40.97 8.3 1,621 7.9 84,276 7.9 Financial managers................................................ 41.53 6.5 1,657 7.0 85,706 7.0 Human resources managers.......................................... 35.70 8.1 1,467 9.3 72,135 9.3 Construction managers............................................. 31.17 18.1 1,250 18.2 64,999 18.2 Education administrators.......................................... 41.85 5.5 1,642 5.5 78,362 5.5 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 44.44 6.1 1,728 6.7 80,039 6.7 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 37.36 14.3 1,495 14.7 75,516 14.7 Medical and health services managers.............................. 45.39 17.5 1,804 17.5 93,822 17.5 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 22.36 19.5 891 19.2 46,352 19.2 Social and community service managers............................. 34.33 5.6 1,363 5.9 70,852 5.9 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 22.44 4.3 895 4.3 46,469 4.3 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.80 9.4 1,032 9.4 53,660 9.4 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.80 9.4 1,032 9.4 53,660 9.4 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 20.79 10.6 829 10.5 43,087 10.5 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 22.83 6.4 912 6.4 47,401 6.4 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 17.06 3.3 681 3.2 35,415 3.2 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 26.25 11.1 1,041 10.7 54,118 10.7 Training and development specialists............................ 25.03 9.0 1,008 8.8 52,435 8.8 Management analysts............................................... 22.91 9.9 916 9.9 47,655 9.9 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.33 7.2 890 7.1 45,936 7.1 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 20.60 5.7 823 6.0 42,815 6.0 Budget analysts................................................... 25.72 5.0 1,029 5.0 53,211 5.0 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 15.06 4.6 602 4.6 31,316 4.6 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 15.11 4.7 604 4.7 31,426 4.7 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 26.38 3.3 1,044 3.0 54,019 3.0 Computer programmers.............................................. 26.50 10.5 1,060 10.5 55,111 10.5 Computer software engineers....................................... 33.55 6.7 1,342 6.7 69,787 6.7 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 32.83 9.0 1,313 9.0 68,291 9.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 21.95 6.1 878 6.1 45,661 6.1 Computer systems analysts......................................... 27.32 13.3 1,070 11.7 55,345 11.7 Database administrators........................................... 27.45 8.8 1,088 8.4 56,553 8.4 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 33.89 9.3 1,325 9.1 66,952 9.1 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 25.51 14.8 1,017 14.7 52,875 14.7 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 28.35 1.7 1,127 1.7 58,617 1.7 Engineers......................................................... 31.14 4.8 1,242 4.9 64,599 4.9 Civil engineers................................................. 33.64 4.5 1,332 4.1 69,248 4.1 Environmental engineers......................................... 30.68 7.8 1,244 9.2 64,693 9.2 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 21.45 7.3 858 7.3 44,623 7.3 Civil engineering technicians................................... 20.07 4.3 803 4.3 41,742 4.3 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 21.47 10.8 850 11.1 44,211 11.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.11 3.2 1,046 3.2 52,648 3.2 Life scientists................................................... 23.10 4.1 904 3.1 47,022 3.1 Physical scientists............................................... 26.17 5.7 1,077 7.0 55,042 7.0 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 26.38 6.0 1,104 8.5 56,028 8.5 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 26.14 6.5 1,073 8.1 55,803 8.1 Psychologists..................................................... 32.70 7.1 1,245 8.2 55,436 8.2 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 32.70 7.1 1,245 8.2 55,436 8.2 Urban and regional planners....................................... 27.14 6.8 1,096 4.5 57,005 4.5 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 20.17 10.0 806 10.0 41,938 10.0 Community and social services occupations........................... 22.57 3.5 885 3.4 43,595 3.4 Counselors........................................................ 26.77 5.7 1,039 5.1 48,355 5.1 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 31.69 5.2 1,216 5.2 52,033 5.2 Mental health counselors........................................ 20.65 2.1 826 2.1 42,962 2.1 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 21.42 10.4 839 10.1 43,648 10.1 Social workers.................................................... 22.41 2.7 883 2.7 44,155 2.7 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 26.49 4.3 1,055 4.3 49,393 4.3 Medical and public health social workers........................ 20.34 7.0 792 6.0 41,195 6.0 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 19.80 5.1 773 4.6 40,181 4.6 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.66 3.7 697 4.0 36,244 4.0 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 19.01 2.9 760 2.9 39,514 2.9 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.34 2.3 593 2.6 30,840 2.6 Legal occupations................................................... 31.83 7.3 1,290 8.2 67,069 8.2 Lawyers........................................................... 36.14 5.1 1,482 6.1 77,055 6.1 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 33.94 26.8 1,358 26.8 70,604 26.8 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 20.87 18.2 835 18.2 43,414 18.2 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 31.16 1.9 1,184 2.0 48,029 2.0 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 43.16 2.5 1,745 3.0 74,232 3.0 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 52.81 5.8 2,144 6.2 88,295 6.2 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 45.68 21.3 1,849 21.7 71,870 21.7 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 41.22 3.9 1,685 8.4 65,339 8.4 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 42.64 9.3 1,685 9.4 73,995 9.4 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 42.48 10.4 1,676 10.5 72,231 10.5 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 44.75 7.5 1,790 7.5 69,809 7.5 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 50.91 6.1 2,219 6.6 90,734 6.6 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 38.26 8.7 1,441 8.0 65,996 8.0 Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary............... 37.40 12.6 1,355 8.8 57,754 8.8 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary........... 37.41 12.1 1,613 14.8 70,499 14.8 Education teachers, postsecondary............................. 37.41 12.1 1,613 14.8 70,499 14.8 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 45.25 5.9 1,780 6.1 70,781 6.1 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 39.49 6.1 1,565 6.1 68,718 6.1 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.68 1.5 1,229 1.4 49,039 1.4 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 32.97 4.0 1,254 3.7 49,806 3.7 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 34.06 9.3 1,292 8.9 51,628 8.9 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 32.78 4.1 1,248 3.7 49,488 3.7 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.12 1.7 1,208 1.6 48,096 1.6 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.93 1.7 1,201 1.6 47,844 1.6 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 32.80 3.3 1,232 3.5 49,014 3.5 Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.86 2.7 1,271 2.7 50,810 2.7 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 34.09 3.1 1,279 3.1 50,933 3.1 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 32.22 2.2 1,211 2.5 49,906 2.5 Special education teachers...................................... 33.21 2.7 1,251 2.6 50,395 2.6 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 34.10 4.2 1,291 3.0 52,336 3.0 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 31.18 9.1 1,168 9.2 47,138 9.2 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 32.26 6.2 1,208 6.3 48,222 6.3 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 29.06 5.5 1,105 5.6 45,217 5.6 Librarians........................................................ 32.30 6.4 1,234 5.6 57,470 5.6 Library technicians............................................... 14.74 3.7 580 3.0 30,168 3.0 Instructional coordinators........................................ 34.13 5.7 1,301 4.8 55,997 4.8 Teacher assistants................................................ 13.82 2.2 515 2.4 20,274 2.4 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.31 6.6 821 6.6 42,687 6.6 Public relations specialists...................................... 27.59 8.0 1,104 8.0 57,382 8.0 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.44 3.1 927 3.3 47,375 3.3 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 18.93 9.8 757 9.8 39,365 9.8 Registered nurses................................................. 28.24 4.9 1,079 5.1 54,651 5.1 Therapists........................................................ 29.63 6.1 1,157 5.1 56,229 5.1 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 34.76 10.9 1,305 8.8 58,054 8.8 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.95 3.1 1,043 3.3 54,260 3.3 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 26.50 4.2 1,056 4.2 54,926 4.2 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 15.13 9.8 710 7.9 36,931 7.9 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.27 6.8 569 6.7 29,581 6.7 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 16.07 18.1 643 18.1 33,432 18.1 Psychiatric technicians......................................... 12.77 5.0 511 5.0 26,561 5.0 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.11 3.5 673 3.3 34,238 3.3 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.82 7.7 659 8.6 34,269 8.6 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 19.79 10.4 776 10.6 40,363 10.6 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 19.79 10.4 776 10.6 40,363 10.6 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.09 3.6 479 3.6 24,772 3.6 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.11 2.2 439 2.5 22,811 2.5 Home health aides............................................... 10.58 9.8 423 9.8 22,011 9.8 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.07 2.2 431 3.0 22,430 3.0 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.99 7.6 559 7.6 28,552 7.6 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.10 6.4 564 6.4 29,321 6.4 Protective service occupations...................................... 21.71 2.1 920 2.5 47,703 2.5 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 33.73 3.4 1,366 3.1 71,044 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 23.12 13.9 964 13.0 50,120 13.0 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 35.97 2.3 1,448 2.4 75,312 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 27.43 8.9 1,366 8.5 71,012 8.5 Fire fighters..................................................... 18.98 2.7 972 2.1 50,558 2.1 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 16.57 2.7 672 2.9 34,919 2.9 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 16.57 2.7 672 2.9 34,919 2.9 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 23.29 7.9 941 7.6 48,938 7.6 Police officers................................................... 23.34 2.4 943 2.4 49,037 2.4 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 23.34 2.4 943 2.4 49,037 2.4 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 13.68 3.3 542 3.3 27,566 3.3 Security guards................................................. 13.68 3.3 542 3.3 27,566 3.3 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 16.81 6.3 640 8.2 28,834 8.2 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 15.94 9.4 637 9.4 23,213 9.4 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.46 3.2 485 3.9 20,339 3.9 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 16.20 8.0 619 6.2 26,092 6.2 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 16.20 8.0 619 6.2 26,092 6.2 Cooks............................................................. 13.01 3.5 467 5.2 19,721 5.2 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.90 3.5 463 5.3 19,524 5.3 Food service, tipped.............................................. 11.45 5.5 394 7.5 15,540 7.5 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 11.45 5.5 394 7.5 15,540 7.5 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 11.61 12.0 369 9.2 14,684 9.2 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 13.16 9.3 406 6.9 16,380 6.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.69 2.0 504 2.1 25,681 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 18.00 9.1 720 9.1 37,162 9.1 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 17.28 10.9 691 10.9 35,586 10.9 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 20.20 7.2 808 7.2 42,016 7.2 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.89 1.7 471 1.8 23,837 1.8 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.01 1.7 475 1.7 23,972 1.7 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.89 4.8 436 4.8 22,647 4.8 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 13.40 2.6 536 2.6 27,866 2.6 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 13.43 2.9 537 2.9 27,915 2.9 Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.44 8.5 583 9.2 26,477 9.2 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 16.19 9.4 647 9.4 27,994 9.4 Child care workers................................................ 13.80 9.4 524 10.9 25,485 10.9 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 17.19 10.1 683 10.0 30,838 10.0 Recreation workers.............................................. 17.11 11.3 680 11.2 30,187 11.2 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.40 10.2 736 10.2 38,278 10.2 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.52 5.4 581 5.4 30,209 5.4 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 14.68 5.6 587 5.6 30,545 5.6 Cashiers...................................................... 14.68 5.6 587 5.6 30,545 5.6 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.22 1.6 641 1.5 32,829 1.5 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.82 6.7 782 6.9 40,687 6.9 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.17 2.6 680 2.6 35,279 2.6 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.55 8.1 622 8.1 32,339 8.1 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.41 3.3 687 3.3 35,653 3.3 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.64 10.4 705 10.4 36,218 10.4 Procurement clerks.............................................. 18.14 10.0 719 9.4 37,371 9.4 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 15.93 4.1 631 4.1 32,792 4.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.16 4.8 603 5.0 31,381 5.0 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 16.16 5.4 642 5.4 33,390 5.4 File clerks....................................................... 13.72 11.3 540 12.1 26,618 12.1 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 14.23 7.9 546 8.4 26,106 8.4 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 15.70 6.6 627 6.8 32,600 6.8 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.58 6.1 543 6.1 28,228 6.1 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.98 4.1 642 4.2 33,394 4.2 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 16.04 4.2 645 4.3 33,535 4.3 Meter readers, utilities.......................................... 14.12 7.6 565 7.6 29,369 7.6 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.32 2.3 684 2.2 35,036 2.2 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.42 4.1 727 4.0 37,745 4.0 Legal secretaries............................................... 15.51 4.9 620 4.9 32,263 4.9 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.47 2.9 651 2.7 32,797 2.7 Computer operators................................................ 18.55 7.8 741 7.8 38,554 7.8 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.33 8.0 582 5.3 27,800 5.3 Data entry keyers............................................... 15.76 9.6 591 4.4 27,972 4.4 Word processors and typists..................................... 14.43 16.2 562 16.2 27,423 16.2 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.76 3.6 582 3.8 29,446 3.8 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.06 2.7 760 2.7 39,533 2.7 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 25.06 5.8 999 5.9 51,949 5.9 Construction laborers............................................. 12.33 6.2 493 6.2 25,651 6.2 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.75 6.0 630 6.0 32,759 6.0 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 16.06 6.9 642 6.9 33,409 6.9 Electricians...................................................... 24.72 7.4 989 7.4 51,412 7.4 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 21.50 7.5 856 7.2 44,490 7.2 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 22.53 7.8 896 7.5 46,574 7.5 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 23.73 3.9 941 3.8 48,923 3.8 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 14.61 2.0 584 2.0 30,383 2.0 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners..................... 17.68 12.1 707 12.1 36,775 12.1 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.18 2.7 765 2.6 39,726 2.6 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 23.45 7.3 939 6.2 48,835 6.2 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 21.88 12.6 875 12.6 45,502 12.6 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.62 6.1 704 6.1 36,380 6.1 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.76 7.0 709 7.0 36,892 7.0 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.53 19.8 781 19.8 40,618 19.8 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 18.33 8.9 733 8.9 38,118 8.9 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door......................................................... 18.33 8.9 733 8.9 38,118 8.9 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.55 3.7 697 3.7 36,138 3.7 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.39 4.0 691 4.0 35,824 4.0 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.26 9.3 730 9.3 37,983 9.3 Production occupations.............................................. 18.55 4.1 738 4.0 38,377 4.0 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 20.91 7.0 828 7.6 43,046 7.6 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 18.19 4.9 723 4.7 37,614 4.7 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.53 2.7 584 4.0 25,748 4.0 Bus drivers....................................................... 16.07 3.6 508 3.8 19,912 3.8 Bus drivers, school............................................. 15.69 6.6 484 6.5 18,498 6.5 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.67 3.7 667 3.7 34,683 3.7 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.97 3.7 679 3.7 35,289 3.7 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.81 9.2 512 9.2 26,638 9.2 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 14.47 5.1 579 5.1 30,090 5.1 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.