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........................................................... $18.79 2.0% $743 2.1% $38,509 2.1% Management occupations.............................................. 38.47 6.4 1,569 7.5 81,553 7.5 Chief executives.................................................. 79.01 25.0 3,950 20.2 205,395 20.2 General and operations managers................................... 36.18 7.0 1,526 7.9 79,344 7.9 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 36.77 19.3 1,365 19.7 70,984 19.7 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 47.98 10.9 1,989 11.1 103,441 11.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 41.29 14.4 1,689 14.3 87,805 14.3 Sales managers.................................................. 51.03 13.8 2,129 13.6 110,717 13.6 Public relations managers......................................... 29.24 12.5 1,154 12.0 59,983 12.0 Administrative services managers.................................. 30.85 9.2 1,250 8.8 64,979 8.8 Computer and information systems managers......................... 49.84 12.5 1,971 13.8 102,471 13.8 Financial managers................................................ 37.11 11.4 1,484 11.5 77,132 11.5 Human resources managers.......................................... 48.97 22.9 2,068 24.5 107,523 24.5 Industrial production managers.................................... 33.81 20.6 1,473 24.8 76,611 24.8 Purchasing managers............................................... 34.82 10.8 1,428 9.5 74,241 9.5 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 33.87 7.2 1,360 7.2 70,727 7.2 Construction managers............................................. 34.25 6.0 1,379 6.6 71,661 6.6 Education administrators.......................................... 31.13 11.7 1,183 12.1 60,822 12.1 Food service managers............................................. 25.04 9.7 1,154 11.8 59,493 11.8 Medical and health services managers.............................. 22.81 21.5 1,027 14.5 53,397 14.5 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 31.34 13.8 1,262 13.8 65,640 13.8 Social and community service managers............................. 28.61 7.1 1,164 7.0 60,523 7.0 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.42 4.9 1,234 4.7 64,158 4.7 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.11 12.6 1,036 12.1 53,850 12.1 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 30.71 10.2 1,202 10.7 62,510 10.7 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 30.71 10.2 1,202 10.7 62,510 10.7 Cost estimators................................................... 35.56 12.5 1,427 12.3 74,214 12.3 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.39 14.8 1,172 14.3 60,955 14.3 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 23.55 16.0 952 16.0 49,516 16.0 Training and development specialists............................ 26.19 17.3 1,135 16.2 59,043 16.2 Meeting and convention planners................................... 36.63 15.0 1,462 15.2 76,045 15.2 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.29 11.8 1,240 11.4 64,490 11.4 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 35.32 2.9 1,478 4.4 76,879 4.4 Financial analysts.............................................. 38.03 6.6 1,669 3.2 86,783 3.2 Personal financial advisors..................................... 34.97 10.7 1,399 10.7 72,744 10.7 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 26.88 11.6 1,030 9.9 53,585 9.9 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 26.13 6.6 1,074 7.4 55,834 7.4 Loan officers................................................... 25.00 6.3 1,018 5.9 52,951 5.9 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 36.68 5.2 1,472 5.2 76,526 5.2 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.27 6.1 1,265 7.5 65,758 7.5 Computer software engineers....................................... 43.65 1.8 1,738 2.0 90,375 2.0 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 43.32 2.8 1,715 2.9 89,180 2.9 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.28 3.6 1,782 4.0 92,650 4.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 22.34 4.8 899 4.6 46,743 4.6 Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.22 4.9 1,649 4.9 85,729 4.9 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 33.14 5.9 1,325 5.9 68,879 5.9 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 34.79 20.0 1,384 19.6 71,990 19.6 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.20 8.5 1,332 8.6 69,284 8.6 Architects, except naval.......................................... 40.83 16.2 1,601 14.6 83,264 14.6 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 37.35 15.1 1,494 15.1 77,685 15.1 Engineers......................................................... 39.99 8.2 1,606 8.2 83,509 8.2 Civil engineers................................................. 43.27 16.8 1,733 16.8 90,097 16.8 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 34.29 8.5 1,372 8.5 71,332 8.5 Electrical engineers.......................................... 34.65 10.7 1,386 10.7 72,067 10.7 Drafters.......................................................... 25.07 10.0 1,003 10.0 52,138 10.0 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 28.63 12.8 1,145 12.8 59,547 12.8 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.97 11.9 978 13.5 50,871 13.5 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.74 3.9 1,070 3.9 55,620 3.9 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 17.02 6.0 681 6.0 35,401 6.0 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 36.64 19.1 1,427 19.2 74,213 19.2 Physical scientists............................................... 27.12 9.6 1,085 9.6 56,413 9.6 Market research analysts........................................ 23.33 7.3 933 7.3 48,534 7.3 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.96 4.3 697 4.5 36,198 4.5 Counselors........................................................ 19.42 7.1 774 7.0 40,245 7.0 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 22.16 7.2 870 7.8 45,241 7.8 Social workers.................................................... 18.90 4.9 741 4.7 38,377 4.7 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 16.24 9.7 621 6.8 31,885 6.8 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 20.27 7.6 811 7.6 42,171 7.6 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.71 7.0 552 8.7 28,685 8.7 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.05 12.3 487 15.8 25,315 15.8 Legal occupations................................................... 27.07 8.0 1,081 8.0 56,229 8.0 Lawyers........................................................... 37.09 9.3 1,524 8.8 79,225 8.8 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 22.28 7.9 877 8.4 45,596 8.4 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 20.50 6.3 820 6.3 42,636 6.3 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 19.09 8.6 733 9.2 34,056 9.2 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 22.79 16.4 780 25.0 37,886 25.0 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 19.47 9.1 747 9.1 32,589 9.1 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 14.08 3.9 563 3.9 28,086 3.9 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 14.08 3.9 563 3.9 28,086 3.9 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 20.60 13.4 755 17.6 29,733 17.6 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 18.82 15.7 677 20.6 26,938 20.6 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.37 9.5 429 10.3 20,737 10.3 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 24.50 5.1 974 5.1 50,663 5.1 Designers......................................................... 20.42 10.3 824 10.4 42,856 10.4 Graphic designers............................................... 18.99 10.4 772 10.9 40,149 10.9 Public relations specialists...................................... 29.73 11.6 1,195 11.2 62,159 11.2 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.71 9.0 1,111 8.9 57,762 8.9 Pharmacists....................................................... 57.23 1.7 2,240 2.8 116,493 2.8 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 119.45 15.2 5,179 15.6 269,289 15.6 Registered nurses................................................. 29.11 2.6 1,117 2.8 58,078 2.8 Therapists........................................................ 33.65 4.1 1,338 4.2 69,589 4.2 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.71 7.9 801 8.3 41,661 8.3 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 19.05 10.3 790 11.6 41,099 11.6 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 20.70 8.4 817 8.9 42,461 8.9 Dental hygienists................................................. 28.17 6.2 967 5.9 50,308 5.9 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.19 9.1 1,019 9.3 53,002 9.3 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.90 13.5 967 13.6 50,275 13.6 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.73 4.8 556 6.7 28,907 6.7 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.07 6.6 560 6.7 29,099 6.7 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.10 6.6 631 5.6 32,827 5.6 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.30 4.2 511 4.1 26,576 4.1 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.01 3.8 387 4.1 20,102 4.1 Home health aides............................................... 9.67 5.0 378 5.7 19,665 5.7 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.50 4.4 399 5.2 20,731 5.2 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.97 3.6 533 3.4 27,741 3.4 Dental assistants............................................... 17.34 3.3 638 3.2 33,193 3.2 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.29 3.4 515 3.8 26,785 3.8 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...................................... 11.33 7.6 452 8.2 23,290 8.2 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.46 5.2 415 5.4 21,554 5.4 Security guards................................................. 10.46 5.2 415 5.4 21,554 5.4 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.56 3.7 319 4.3 16,574 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.27 6.1 582 5.7 30,224 5.7 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 16.91 11.7 678 11.6 34,849 11.6 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.77 5.6 564 5.5 29,318 5.5 Cooks............................................................. 10.07 3.2 381 3.7 19,779 3.7 Cooks, fast food................................................ 8.81 6.8 331 11.5 17,235 11.5 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.99 9.8 408 5.3 21,042 5.3 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.43 6.4 397 6.4 20,627 6.4 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.89 2.9 377 3.9 19,627 3.9 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.84 3.8 383 4.5 19,774 4.5 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.39 8.5 156 9.8 8,120 9.8 Bartenders...................................................... 5.60 14.1 191 16.3 9,955 16.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.55 6.9 128 8.4 6,636 8.4 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.72 13.3 279 10.7 14,355 10.7 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.52 2.7 317 3.3 16,460 3.3 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.46 3.0 315 4.0 16,343 4.0 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.83 6.3 330 9.6 17,135 9.6 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.28 3.0 299 3.9 15,558 3.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.95 3.0 431 3.1 22,246 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.94 5.3 720 5.5 37,457 5.5 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.47 6.0 653 7.1 33,931 7.1 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 18.98 6.3 770 6.1 40,018 6.1 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.64 2.3 375 2.6 19,476 2.6 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.98 3.4 392 3.1 20,339 3.1 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.79 2.2 336 3.4 17,494 3.4 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.24 3.2 447 3.3 22,854 3.3 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.84 3.7 431 3.8 22,000 3.8 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.47 6.7 437 7.6 22,588 7.6 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 21.04 19.4 750 20.7 37,499 20.7 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 21.04 19.4 750 20.7 37,499 20.7 Child care workers................................................ 9.77 5.7 382 6.0 19,823 6.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.56 4.7 743 4.6 38,370 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.50 6.4 821 6.8 42,679 6.8 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.11 6.6 762 7.3 39,641 7.3 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 25.39 11.9 1,069 11.0 55,596 11.0 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.20 3.9 483 3.9 24,793 3.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.40 2.0 367 1.8 19,059 1.8 Cashiers...................................................... 9.40 2.0 367 1.8 19,059 1.8 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 14.28 7.4 570 7.8 29,664 7.8 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.39 11.6 447 12.0 23,239 12.0 Parts salespersons............................................ 16.61 5.0 673 5.0 35,015 5.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.25 5.1 571 5.0 28,821 5.0 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 25.75 17.1 1,030 17.1 53,570 17.1 Insurance sales agents............................................ 29.57 8.8 1,126 8.1 58,557 8.1 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 47.91 25.3 1,916 25.3 99,652 25.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 28.85 14.8 1,167 14.2 60,699 14.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 22.94 5.9 930 5.9 48,334 5.9 Telemarketers..................................................... 15.43 13.1 579 17.3 30,095 17.3 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.29 7.4 751 6.1 39,076 6.1 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.37 2.0 605 2.1 31,406 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.53 3.7 786 3.8 40,856 3.8 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.21 2.7 593 3.0 30,843 3.0 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.03 7.4 561 7.4 29,187 7.4 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.75 3.5 614 3.6 31,941 3.6 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.28 4.2 624 5.1 32,445 5.1 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.26 8.7 664 9.5 34,508 9.5 Procurement clerks.............................................. 16.76 9.5 670 9.5 34,852 9.5 Tellers......................................................... 12.97 1.8 516 1.9 26,858 1.9 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 15.88 2.5 627 3.8 32,610 3.8 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.10 4.2 640 4.3 32,701 4.3 File clerks....................................................... 10.87 7.7 435 7.7 22,618 7.7 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.79 2.5 394 3.8 20,502 3.8 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.81 12.5 677 13.2 35,219 13.2 New accounts clerks............................................... 16.46 5.4 659 5.4 34,245 5.4 Order clerks...................................................... 14.84 6.8 594 6.8 30,869 6.8 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 17.60 18.4 690 16.8 35,862 16.8 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.82 2.5 496 2.5 25,814 2.5 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 15.09 7.7 604 7.7 31,384 7.7 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.82 5.9 673 5.9 34,993 5.9 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 16.82 5.9 673 5.9 34,993 5.9 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 20.66 6.7 826 6.7 42,973 6.7 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.77 7.1 583 7.4 30,290 7.4 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.31 6.2 449 6.1 23,336 6.1 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.33 4.0 720 3.9 37,448 3.9 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.61 4.1 854 4.1 44,427 4.1 Legal secretaries............................................... 22.50 5.1 869 4.9 45,197 4.9 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.72 6.1 538 5.7 27,981 5.7 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.09 4.2 597 4.0 31,039 4.0 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.47 6.4 613 6.6 31,890 6.6 Data entry keyers............................................... 14.21 5.0 562 5.2 29,222 5.2 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.74 8.1 701 8.4 36,456 8.4 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.47 2.3 565 2.3 29,386 2.3 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.99 2.0 635 2.0 32,967 2.0 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 25.42 6.7 1,025 6.8 53,305 6.8 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 16.51 19.9 660 19.9 34,340 19.9 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 19.15 18.1 766 18.1 39,823 18.1 Carpenters........................................................ 18.08 6.8 709 7.8 36,822 7.8 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 14.61 8.6 564 10.4 29,305 10.4 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 14.61 8.6 564 10.4 29,305 10.4 Construction laborers............................................. 12.45 6.0 492 5.9 25,450 5.9 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.19 5.3 568 5.3 29,243 5.3 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 11.49 4.3 460 4.3 23,693 4.3 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.14 3.8 606 3.8 31,198 3.8 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 15.39 7.3 616 7.3 32,021 7.3 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 15.39 7.3 616 7.3 32,014 7.3 Electricians...................................................... 18.87 4.5 750 4.8 38,998 4.8 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.48 5.1 579 5.1 30,115 5.1 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.67 6.0 587 6.0 30,515 6.0 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 17.16 8.9 686 9.0 35,631 9.0 Pipelayers...................................................... 13.01 4.6 520 4.6 26,972 4.6 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 18.01 10.2 719 10.2 37,394 10.2 Roofers........................................................... 14.81 9.6 592 9.6 30,799 9.6 Sheet metal workers............................................... 19.46 9.5 772 9.5 40,001 9.5 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.00 4.8 432 4.2 22,395 4.2 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 11.12 5.9 435 5.0 22,598 5.0 Helpers--electricians........................................... 12.16 4.4 487 4.4 25,302 4.4 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 15.97 14.5 639 14.5 33,221 14.5 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.70 3.0 751 3.2 39,056 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 25.05 4.1 1,039 4.4 54,010 4.4 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 17.94 2.8 710 3.1 36,905 3.1 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 27.42 11.2 1,097 11.2 57,031 11.2 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 27.42 11.2 1,097 11.2 57,031 11.2 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 18.55 12.9 732 14.0 38,075 14.0 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 17.86 3.0 695 3.7 36,148 3.7 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.69 8.9 769 9.1 39,976 9.1 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 17.36 8.2 715 9.2 37,200 9.2 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.01 10.5 782 10.8 40,682 10.8 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.66 5.9 761 6.0 39,557 6.0 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 19.19 4.1 768 4.1 39,919 4.1 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.16 2.9 807 2.9 41,942 2.9 Small engine mechanics............................................ 19.59 20.0 764 19.6 39,703 19.6 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 10.83 11.8 427 13.1 22,207 13.1 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 9.81 8.7 386 10.4 20,084 10.4 Control and valve installers and repairers........................ 18.92 12.1 757 12.1 39,359 12.1 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 19.37 9.2 773 9.2 40,221 9.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.70 5.0 663 5.0 34,445 5.0 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.31 8.3 772 8.3 40,158 8.3 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.46 6.1 651 6.0 33,820 6.0 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.24 6.6 610 6.6 31,702 6.6 Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.44 4.1 1,017 4.1 52,909 4.1 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.32 9.2 1,053 9.2 54,738 9.2 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 25.08 5.7 1,003 5.7 52,161 5.7 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.83 3.5 512 3.5 26,628 3.5 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.65 6.0 465 6.2 24,160 6.2 Production occupations.............................................. 13.97 2.7 555 2.7 28,856 2.7 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 21.01 5.2 849 5.2 44,133 5.2 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.37 3.6 494 3.6 25,693 3.6 Bakers............................................................ 13.33 7.2 533 7.2 27,734 7.2 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.39 7.9 453 8.0 23,567 8.0 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 11.29 9.5 449 9.7 23,328 9.7 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 11.63 6.3 465 6.3 24,189 6.3 Food batchmakers................................................ 10.89 10.5 436 10.5 22,649 10.5 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 14.50 12.9 570 12.9 29,661 12.9 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 14.50 12.9 570 12.9 29,661 12.9 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 15.56 8.6 617 9.0 32,088 9.0 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.95 9.8 594 10.5 30,883 10.5 Machinists........................................................ 19.85 5.7 785 5.6 40,836 5.6 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 10.91 2.5 430 2.7 22,373 2.7 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 10.91 2.5 430 2.7 22,373 2.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.93 3.5 675 3.6 35,092 3.6 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.86 4.1 672 4.2 34,923 4.2 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 12.49 8.5 509 7.6 26,470 7.6 Printers.......................................................... 13.89 10.3 551 10.3 28,648 10.3 Printing machine operators...................................... 13.01 8.7 515 8.3 26,790 8.3 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.36 9.8 368 9.8 19,126 9.8 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials................. 8.50 2.6 319 4.1 16,603 4.1 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 11.05 5.5 442 5.5 22,976 5.5 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 11.21 8.0 447 8.0 23,260 8.0 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders....................................... 11.22 10.6 449 10.6 23,331 10.6 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 15.86 10.4 632 10.4 32,838 10.4 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 12.70 8.0 508 8.0 26,421 8.0 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............ 12.56 3.9 502 3.9 26,125 3.9 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 12.39 13.1 492 13.0 25,588 13.0 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders.................................................. 12.44 14.1 498 14.1 25,870 14.1 Cutting workers................................................... 13.07 8.3 523 8.3 27,192 8.3 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................... 11.06 10.4 437 9.8 22,734 9.8 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.41 6.6 678 7.1 35,186 7.1 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians............ 19.72 7.3 789 7.3 41,019 7.3 Dental laboratory technicians................................... 20.41 9.0 816 9.0 42,454 9.0 Painting workers.................................................. 13.25 6.1 542 7.2 28,191 7.2 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.86 4.2 466 4.8 24,236 4.8 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.81 5.8 432 5.8 22,486 5.8 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.35 2.5 583 2.8 30,225 2.8 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 18.99 11.9 779 10.7 40,530 10.7 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 21.92 8.1 890 8.6 46,278 8.6 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.74 4.2 655 4.7 33,953 4.7 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.92 10.7 640 10.8 33,050 10.8 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.98 6.5 736 7.2 38,179 7.2 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.65 7.2 539 6.5 28,048 6.5 Crane and tower operators......................................... 22.70 9.0 885 11.3 46,045 11.3 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 15.75 6.0 630 6.0 32,770 6.0 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 15.15 5.8 606 5.8 31,507 5.8 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.94 4.0 559 4.0 29,064 4.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.67 3.3 421 3.5 21,899 3.5 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.70 9.3 383 10.1 19,918 10.1 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.86 3.6 427 3.9 22,215 3.9 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 11.13 11.9 445 11.9 23,158 11.9 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.63 5.7 425 5.7 22,089 5.7 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.