Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time workers Hourly(2) Weekly(3) Annual(4) Occupation(1) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $18.74 $15.65 $743 $620 39.6 $38,311 $31,884 2,044 Management occupations.............................................. 33.26 32.03 1,384 1,324 41.6 71,947 68,823 2,163 General and operations managers................................... 35.60 32.92 1,610 1,564 45.2 83,696 81,305 2,351 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 47.44 49.23 1,981 2,170 41.8 103,000 112,840 2,171 Sales managers.................................................. 45.06 49.23 1,900 2,288 42.2 98,808 118,964 2,193 Financial managers................................................ 33.86 29.11 1,365 1,164 40.3 70,984 60,551 2,096 Industrial production managers.................................... 32.06 25.96 1,282 1,038 40.0 66,687 54,001 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 27.51 25.43 1,124 1,019 40.9 58,466 52,998 2,125 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.91 23.13 1,129 923 40.5 57,379 46,924 2,056 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.94 24.90 946 896 39.5 49,206 46,613 2,056 Cost estimators................................................... 29.13 25.00 1,227 1,000 42.1 63,816 52,000 2,191 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.28 31.00 1,213 1,488 42.9 63,054 77,376 2,229 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.37 24.95 1,119 998 40.9 58,187 51,900 2,126 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 32.51 21.91 1,292 876 39.7 67,185 45,567 2,067 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 31.47 22.50 1,255 900 39.9 65,267 46,800 2,074 Loan officers................................................... 31.87 22.50 1,271 900 39.9 66,097 46,800 2,074 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 33.55 27.98 1,362 1,138 40.6 70,823 59,191 2,111 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.12 26.58 1,082 1,063 39.9 56,246 55,291 2,074 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 31.69 28.85 1,332 1,468 42.0 69,242 76,320 2,185 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 24.45 23.73 987 913 40.4 50,945 47,464 2,083 Engineers......................................................... 29.38 25.74 1,189 1,030 40.5 61,841 53,541 2,105 Civil engineers................................................. 25.17 23.91 1,028 956 40.8 53,440 49,733 2,123 Drafters.......................................................... 19.69 17.30 768 712 39.0 39,913 36,999 2,027 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.16 22.82 926 913 40.0 48,171 47,464 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.71 26.84 1,049 1,074 40.8 54,563 55,836 2,122 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.13 16.92 676 677 39.4 35,135 35,200 2,051 Counselors........................................................ 18.96 21.14 727 846 38.4 37,821 43,975 1,995 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 15.69 15.34 628 614 40.0 32,635 31,907 2,080 Legal occupations................................................... 31.71 22.56 1,244 846 39.2 64,665 44,000 2,039 Lawyers........................................................... 48.04 41.13 1,905 1,645 39.6 99,036 85,550 2,061 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 19.95 20.20 773 773 38.7 40,185 40,204 2,014 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 19.33 19.47 760 761 39.3 33,665 33,280 1,742 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.16 22.35 966 894 40.0 38,737 36,231 1,603 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 18.81 16.00 710 634 37.7 36,904 32,963 1,962 Designers......................................................... 14.80 14.42 585 577 39.5 30,400 30,000 2,054 Graphic designers............................................... 14.76 14.42 589 577 39.9 30,611 30,000 2,073 Writers and editors............................................... 19.30 18.68 772 747 40.0 40,142 38,850 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 32.07 22.18 1,258 886 39.2 65,421 46,051 2,040 Registered nurses................................................. 25.49 24.87 985 962 38.7 51,233 49,999 2,010 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.60 16.32 644 608 38.8 33,469 31,637 2,017 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.43 12.64 504 472 37.6 26,229 24,544 1,953 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.25 10.00 392 380 38.3 20,403 19,760 1,990 Home health aides............................................... 10.30 10.00 401 400 38.9 20,855 20,800 2,024 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.23 9.65 388 346 37.9 20,171 18,004 1,972 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.57 16.00 580 570 37.2 30,140 29,642 1,936 Dental assistants............................................... 15.96 16.50 584 570 36.6 30,349 29,642 1,901 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.96 15.40 598 616 40.0 31,108 32,032 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.09 8.25 364 330 40.0 18,915 17,160 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.16 9.00 349 350 38.1 18,123 18,200 1,979 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.08 11.22 544 446 41.6 28,277 23,192 2,161 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.92 11.33 533 435 41.3 27,706 22,639 2,145 Cooks............................................................. 10.04 10.00 386 368 38.5 20,073 19,112 2,000 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.41 10.50 393 368 37.8 20,445 19,112 1,964 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.97 9.50 335 325 37.4 17,421 16,888 1,943 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.05 3.63 179 145 35.4 9,283 7,550 1,839 Bartenders...................................................... 7.25 9.00 261 290 36.0 13,554 15,080 1,870 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.14 3.63 146 137 35.2 7,587 7,118 1,830 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.95 8.71 343 340 38.3 17,698 17,534 1,977 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.95 8.71 343 340 38.3 17,698 17,534 1,977 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.02 11.00 434 429 39.4 21,722 20,800 1,971 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.44 10.00 401 380 38.4 20,842 19,736 1,996 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.55 11.00 452 440 39.1 23,490 22,880 2,033 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.64 9.00 365 330 37.9 18,983 17,168 1,969 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.81 12.67 491 520 41.6 22,815 24,067 1,932 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.40 12.00 482 480 42.2 21,404 23,400 1,877 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.91 9.50 415 373 38.0 21,564 19,377 1,977 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.25 13.56 814 540 40.2 42,303 28,080 2,089 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.84 15.50 819 647 41.3 42,595 33,663 2,147 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.84 13.86 700 596 41.6 36,376 30,991 2,161 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 27.78 19.52 1,128 781 40.6 58,637 40,597 2,110 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.71 10.65 544 420 39.7 28,263 21,840 2,062 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.73 9.91 379 385 38.9 19,688 20,027 2,023 Cashiers...................................................... 9.73 9.91 379 385 38.9 19,688 20,027 2,023 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.00 15.00 638 600 39.9 33,186 31,200 2,075 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.40 13.00 491 504 39.6 25,518 26,202 2,058 Parts salespersons............................................ 17.15 17.90 686 716 40.0 35,674 37,232 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.52 11.85 622 474 40.1 32,352 24,648 2,084 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 98.10 69.40 4,041 2,776 41.2 210,157 144,350 2,142 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 25.37 20.76 1,051 887 41.4 54,637 46,136 2,154 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 24.60 19.71 1,024 865 41.6 53,244 44,995 2,164 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.21 14.45 602 564 39.6 31,234 29,328 2,054 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.99 18.69 794 748 39.7 41,276 38,871 2,065 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.61 12.54 538 500 39.5 27,951 26,000 2,054 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 11.67 10.85 462 430 39.5 24,004 22,360 2,056 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.15 13.25 558 530 39.5 29,037 27,560 2,052 Tellers......................................................... 11.53 11.19 451 444 39.1 23,456 23,088 2,034 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.67 17.41 662 664 39.7 33,842 34,551 2,030 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.08 15.23 597 586 39.6 31,024 30,451 2,058 New accounts clerks............................................... 12.99 12.75 516 510 39.7 26,815 26,520 2,064 Order clerks...................................................... 15.31 13.95 610 556 39.9 31,740 28,891 2,072 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.56 12.47 492 489 39.2 25,563 25,407 2,036 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.95 15.88 642 635 40.3 33,401 33,020 2,095 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.95 15.88 642 635 40.3 33,401 33,020 2,095 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 20.14 19.50 806 780 40.0 41,898 40,560 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.86 14.42 543 564 39.2 28,262 29,328 2,039 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.94 13.50 558 540 40.0 29,000 28,080 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.74 14.80 654 592 39.1 33,904 30,784 2,026 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.09 17.95 756 688 39.6 39,321 35,784 2,060 Legal secretaries............................................... 15.68 14.00 623 560 39.7 32,372 29,120 2,065 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.73 14.00 548 545 37.2 28,479 28,314 1,934 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.42 13.50 635 540 38.7 32,591 28,080 1,985 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.74 17.50 666 700 39.8 34,609 36,400 2,068 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.17 13.69 562 548 39.7 29,084 28,475 2,053 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.80 19.50 824 780 39.6 41,092 38,126 1,976 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 26.08 24.50 1,033 1,084 39.6 53,102 51,471 2,036 Carpenters........................................................ 21.05 19.50 842 780 40.0 43,790 40,560 2,080 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 20.26 22.34 811 893 40.0 39,619 43,968 1,955 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 20.26 22.34 811 893 40.0 39,619 43,968 1,955 Construction laborers............................................. 22.48 21.58 899 863 40.0 42,633 45,416 1,897 Construction equipment operators.................................. 29.06 28.82 1,163 1,153 40.0 58,036 59,176 1,997 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 29.06 28.82 1,163 1,153 40.0 58,036 59,176 1,997 Electricians...................................................... 17.20 16.00 688 640 40.0 35,776 33,280 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 21.34 22.00 784 873 36.7 40,745 45,406 1,909 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 22.21 22.00 878 880 39.5 45,655 45,760 2,055 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 15.53 14.00 621 560 40.0 29,274 29,053 1,885 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.00 20.04 805 802 40.2 41,838 41,683 2,092 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 25.18 26.15 1,069 1,046 42.4 55,581 54,384 2,207 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 20.21 17.00 808 680 40.0 42,030 35,360 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.41 20.04 779 802 40.2 40,531 41,683 2,089 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 21.18 21.50 847 860 40.0 44,044 44,720 2,080 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.34 19.12 778 776 40.2 40,465 40,364 2,092 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.85 20.51 794 821 40.0 41,278 42,667 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.43 19.65 817 786 40.0 42,493 40,872 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.94 21.35 837 854 40.0 43,549 44,408 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 21.28 23.85 851 954 40.0 44,268 49,608 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.00 17.85 720 714 40.0 37,432 37,128 2,080 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.35 19.12 774 765 40.0 40,249 39,776 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.96 17.85 718 714 40.0 37,354 37,128 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.16 15.25 687 610 40.0 35,699 31,720 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 15.67 14.89 623 596 39.8 32,417 30,977 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 22.11 21.64 889 917 40.2 46,224 47,705 2,091 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 15.43 13.50 596 540 38.7 31,008 28,080 2,010 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 13.41 14.49 536 580 40.0 27,895 30,139 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.63 15.75 658 630 39.6 34,202 32,760 2,057 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.44 15.69 565 628 39.2 29,396 32,641 2,036 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.57 15.75 663 630 40.0 34,475 32,760 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.69 14.75 628 590 40.0 32,636 30,680 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 17.97 17.17 719 687 40.0 37,373 35,709 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.37 17.79 681 712 39.2 35,413 37,003 2,039 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.45 13.16 578 526 40.0 30,058 27,373 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.92 14.44 635 564 39.9 32,674 29,000 2,053 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.87 15.35 655 626 41.3 33,942 32,552 2,139 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.02 14.44 589 578 42.0 30,609 30,039 2,184 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.99 17.00 708 706 41.6 36,615 36,732 2,155 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.71 13.50 546 540 39.8 28,410 28,080 2,072 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 22.50 20.45 826 770 36.7 39,120 28,860 1,739 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.87 13.76 554 550 40.0 28,805 28,621 2,077 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.35 9.00 439 338 38.6 22,804 17,550 2,009 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.33 12.00 453 480 40.0 23,572 24,960 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.79 9.00 415 338 38.4 21,578 17,550 1,999 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 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.