RSE Table 11 Full-time(1) civilian 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........................................................... $21.26 2.0% $845 2.0% $42,877 2.0% Management occupations.............................................. 41.13 3.9 1,669 3.8 86,339 3.8 Chief executives.................................................. 57.77 18.0 2,355 19.3 122,446 19.3 General and operations managers................................... 38.39 9.8 1,620 9.5 84,092 9.5 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.26 6.8 1,988 7.1 103,394 7.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 47.49 11.0 1,897 11.0 98,646 11.0 Sales managers.................................................. 48.80 7.9 2,056 9.3 106,923 9.3 Administrative services managers.................................. 32.92 19.3 1,317 19.3 68,477 19.3 Computer and information systems managers......................... 47.19 5.6 1,897 5.8 98,662 5.8 Financial managers................................................ 41.02 5.1 1,654 5.6 86,033 5.6 Human resources managers.......................................... 35.92 12.2 1,428 11.3 74,270 11.3 Industrial production managers.................................... 61.05 27.6 2,447 27.5 127,243 27.5 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 41.83 18.8 1,673 18.8 87,000 18.8 Construction managers............................................. 30.15 11.0 1,226 12.4 63,771 12.4 Education administrators.......................................... 37.97 11.4 1,506 11.0 74,177 11.0 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 46.56 6.2 1,830 5.6 88,351 5.6 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 32.20 9.2 1,287 9.1 65,517 9.1 Engineering managers.............................................. 51.58 8.7 2,101 7.6 109,253 7.6 Food service managers............................................. – – 931 27.8 48,421 27.8 Medical and health services managers.............................. 46.22 24.7 1,860 24.7 96,717 24.7 Social and community service managers............................. 26.28 13.7 1,036 14.0 53,885 14.0 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.42 2.6 1,140 2.8 58,828 2.8 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.31 9.4 1,056 10.3 54,895 10.3 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 24.41 9.6 980 11.1 50,979 11.1 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 24.04 4.8 948 4.8 43,794 4.8 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 23.95 4.9 945 4.9 43,556 4.9 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 27.86 11.5 1,113 11.5 57,853 11.5 Cost estimators................................................... 31.20 10.6 1,289 13.8 67,006 13.8 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.51 7.1 1,161 7.4 60,243 7.4 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 22.13 12.0 892 13.5 46,353 13.5 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 24.76 9.4 987 9.2 51,339 9.2 Training and development specialists............................ 33.33 5.1 1,315 5.2 68,054 5.2 Management analysts............................................... 36.90 9.3 1,475 9.3 76,706 9.3 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.07 4.2 1,094 4.4 56,873 4.4 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 24.67 6.9 987 6.9 51,310 6.9 Credit analysts................................................... 30.74 9.3 1,221 9.6 63,493 9.6 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 29.51 10.6 1,178 10.8 61,272 10.8 Financial analysts.............................................. 28.40 5.9 1,132 6.1 58,877 6.1 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 26.72 13.9 1,069 13.9 55,569 13.9 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 30.41 14.5 1,214 14.6 63,105 14.6 Loan counselors................................................. 22.77 11.7 911 11.7 47,368 11.7 Loan officers................................................... 31.54 15.9 1,258 16.0 65,409 16.0 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.53 3.1 1,303 3.2 67,636 3.2 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.12 5.2 1,201 5.3 62,450 5.3 Computer software engineers....................................... 38.41 6.6 1,548 7.2 80,490 7.2 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 39.11 10.1 1,584 9.3 82,391 9.3 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 37.45 13.8 1,498 13.8 77,904 13.8 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.84 4.4 956 4.5 49,700 4.5 Computer systems analysts......................................... 36.64 3.1 1,457 2.9 75,659 2.9 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 31.41 6.6 1,267 5.6 65,111 5.6 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 30.68 12.1 1,227 12.1 63,807 12.1 Actuaries......................................................... 42.96 15.3 1,717 15.3 89,278 15.3 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.88 3.9 1,240 3.9 64,328 3.9 Engineers......................................................... 37.21 2.4 1,499 2.4 77,957 2.4 Civil engineers................................................. 27.39 12.9 1,114 10.5 57,924 10.5 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.28 3.8 1,581 4.3 82,211 4.3 Electrical engineers.......................................... 37.52 4.1 1,519 5.1 78,999 5.1 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 31.73 6.6 1,305 6.2 67,863 6.2 Industrial engineers.......................................... 31.71 7.1 1,307 6.7 67,947 6.7 Mechanical engineers............................................ 34.72 5.5 1,389 5.5 72,224 5.5 Drafters.......................................................... 21.52 4.3 850 3.7 44,224 3.7 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 21.17 6.5 821 4.7 42,691 4.7 Mechanical drafters............................................. 22.49 4.2 900 4.2 46,789 4.2 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.31 4.5 973 4.5 50,571 4.5 Civil engineering technicians................................... 18.85 8.4 754 8.4 39,204 8.4 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.25 10.7 970 10.7 50,436 10.7 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 20.93 3.7 837 3.7 43,539 3.7 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 27.72 11.3 1,113 11.6 54,967 11.6 Life scientists................................................... 29.29 17.1 1,194 18.7 56,667 18.7 Biological scientists........................................... 21.40 7.3 856 7.3 44,507 7.3 Medical scientists.............................................. 28.66 14.0 1,147 14.0 51,461 14.0 Physical scientists............................................... 29.46 8.9 1,178 8.9 61,269 8.9 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 30.33 13.8 1,213 13.8 63,081 13.8 Chemists...................................................... 30.63 14.0 1,225 14.0 63,708 14.0 Market and survey researchers..................................... 38.86 10.5 1,554 10.5 80,828 10.5 Market research analysts........................................ 38.86 10.5 1,554 10.5 80,828 10.5 Psychologists..................................................... 31.47 11.7 1,259 11.7 50,888 11.7 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 31.47 11.7 1,259 11.7 50,888 11.7 Community and social services occupations........................... 19.84 4.4 788 4.5 40,098 4.5 Counselors........................................................ 20.28 5.0 794 6.5 40,181 6.5 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 21.35 17.3 814 20.2 38,856 20.2 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 17.71 9.9 681 11.0 35,387 11.0 Social workers.................................................... 20.86 14.0 833 13.9 41,757 13.9 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 23.51 14.3 933 13.7 41,592 13.7 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 14.66 4.1 587 4.1 30,513 4.1 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.54 4.9 702 4.9 36,351 4.9 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 20.80 8.5 832 8.5 43,257 8.5 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.41 7.3 616 7.3 32,057 7.3 Legal occupations................................................... 35.63 9.7 1,422 10.2 73,919 10.2 Lawyers........................................................... 46.99 10.1 1,862 10.4 96,850 10.4 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 56.45 10.5 2,258 10.5 117,417 10.5 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 23.96 13.7 961 15.3 49,997 15.3 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.01 9.7 1,267 9.7 49,123 9.7 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 55.66 21.8 2,196 22.1 87,847 22.1 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 36.51 9.2 1,449 9.5 54,179 9.5 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 36.51 9.2 1,449 9.5 54,179 9.5 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 85.57 11.2 3,312 14.4 131,938 14.4 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 85.57 11.2 3,312 14.4 131,938 14.4 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 46.44 13.1 1,842 13.5 72,243 13.5 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 44.68 7.8 1,578 6.5 60,753 6.5 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 43.49 3.4 1,714 3.4 64,890 3.4 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 47.76 5.6 1,895 5.6 72,466 5.6 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 38.46 7.0 1,521 6.2 64,333 6.2 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.06 2.0 1,274 1.7 47,849 1.7 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 31.55 7.4 1,223 7.2 47,048 7.2 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 35.41 2.8 1,360 3.3 48,732 3.3 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.71 2.6 1,258 2.4 47,086 2.4 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 32.17 3.0 1,243 2.6 46,551 2.6 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 34.72 2.7 1,314 3.2 49,017 3.2 Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.36 2.2 1,294 1.7 48,673 1.7 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 33.65 2.2 1,304 1.8 49,016 1.8 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 27.58 5.2 1,084 4.6 41,503 4.6 Special education teachers...................................... 35.94 4.2 1,355 3.3 51,444 3.3 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 33.59 9.2 1,261 7.3 46,817 7.3 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 40.13 1.3 1,512 0.9 57,455 0.9 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 25.23 4.3 978 4.2 38,253 4.2 Librarians........................................................ 27.07 11.7 1,059 11.5 48,756 11.5 Instructional coordinators........................................ 30.77 17.3 1,231 17.3 58,796 17.3 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.11 3.0 433 4.0 16,702 4.0 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.95 9.2 890 7.8 46,276 7.8 Designers......................................................... 21.14 18.6 840 18.7 43,673 18.7 Graphic designers............................................... 16.80 8.2 671 8.2 34,881 8.2 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 31.11 11.3 1,193 13.5 62,032 13.5 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 28.57 11.5 1,090 13.7 56,689 13.7 Public relations specialists...................................... 36.09 25.8 1,444 25.8 75,063 25.8 Writers and editors............................................... 19.96 9.2 799 9.2 41,526 9.2 Editors......................................................... 20.86 9.2 834 9.2 43,385 9.2 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 25.86 20.6 1,034 20.6 53,793 20.6 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.11 7.3 1,182 7.3 60,783 7.3 Pharmacists....................................................... 55.03 2.4 2,226 3.6 115,730 3.6 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 97.23 25.5 4,035 25.8 209,822 25.8 Registered nurses................................................. 28.72 4.3 1,109 4.5 57,049 4.5 Therapists........................................................ 33.75 6.6 1,324 6.4 58,601 6.4 Physical therapists............................................. 29.94 4.0 1,186 3.5 61,182 3.5 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 34.79 5.1 1,346 4.4 52,488 4.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.76 10.1 870 10.1 45,230 10.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.03 12.0 921 12.0 47,867 12.0 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.80 9.2 752 9.2 39,111 9.2 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.10 6.6 1,021 6.5 53,083 6.5 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.25 7.1 989 6.8 51,422 6.8 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 17.51 9.3 719 9.9 37,371 9.9 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.10 8.9 557 8.6 28,977 8.6 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 12.75 7.7 508 7.5 26,393 7.5 Surgical technologists.......................................... 17.24 4.1 676 3.8 35,169 3.8 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.35 1.7 722 1.8 37,546 1.8 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.13 4.4 631 4.3 32,829 4.3 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 22.07 8.2 883 8.2 45,898 8.2 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.08 3.3 502 3.8 26,105 3.8 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.37 2.4 441 2.4 22,947 2.4 Home health aides............................................... 11.41 4.6 448 4.6 23,298 4.6 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.34 3.4 438 3.5 22,776 3.5 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.03 5.7 570 6.9 29,599 6.9 Dental assistants............................................... 15.96 10.6 584 13.6 30,348 13.6 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.68 7.2 541 8.1 28,133 8.1 Pharmacy aides.................................................. 13.05 15.7 514 14.2 26,710 14.2 Protective service occupations...................................... 17.14 6.6 702 6.8 36,434 6.8 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 39.68 3.7 1,587 3.7 82,527 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 40.49 2.5 1,619 2.5 84,209 2.5 Fire fighters..................................................... 19.02 7.2 970 8.0 50,463 8.0 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 16.99 2.8 680 2.8 35,347 2.8 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 16.98 2.8 680 2.8 35,340 2.8 Police officers................................................... 25.22 3.3 1,009 3.2 52,484 3.2 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 25.22 3.3 1,009 3.2 52,484 3.2 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.81 3.3 472 3.3 24,421 3.3 Security guards................................................. 11.78 3.4 471 3.4 24,369 3.4 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.56 4.6 366 5.5 18,635 5.5 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.12 6.6 581 8.0 29,605 8.0 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 16.90 24.3 712 28.1 33,320 28.1 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.72 8.0 562 9.1 29,023 9.1 Cooks............................................................. 10.62 2.5 408 2.7 20,290 2.7 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.82 3.8 405 4.1 17,839 4.1 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.76 2.8 411 3.0 21,375 3.0 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.96 5.1 342 3.8 17,474 3.8 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.27 9.4 190 12.8 9,876 12.8 Bartenders...................................................... 6.77 17.4 246 23.3 12,766 23.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.41 7.1 158 8.7 8,222 8.7 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.98 6.0 343 6.7 17,440 6.7 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.00 6.1 344 6.8 17,453 6.8 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.08 4.1 359 4.3 18,658 4.3 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.90 2.1 512 2.1 26,000 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 14.67 7.1 583 7.0 29,456 7.0 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 14.72 8.0 585 7.9 30,417 7.9 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.54 2.9 496 2.9 25,698 2.9 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.29 3.2 528 3.2 27,345 3.2 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.04 4.9 391 5.4 20,306 5.4 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 14.09 6.9 576 5.8 25,843 5.8 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 14.38 8.5 591 7.2 26,059 7.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.58 6.4 484 6.7 24,870 6.7 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.38 7.6 293 7.9 15,256 7.9 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.36 3.1 252 4.0 13,124 4.0 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 12.11 9.6 447 6.1 23,258 6.1 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 12.11 9.6 447 6.1 23,258 6.1 Child care workers................................................ 10.79 7.7 430 7.8 21,923 7.8 Personal and home care aides...................................... 10.11 7.7 388 9.9 20,183 9.9 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 14.62 8.5 577 9.1 27,457 9.1 Recreation workers.............................................. 14.62 8.5 577 9.1 27,457 9.1 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.42 7.1 778 7.2 40,333 7.2 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.65 6.3 799 6.1 41,342 6.1 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.78 3.9 724 4.3 37,411 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 28.36 23.5 1,147 23.8 59,620 23.8 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.16 6.5 521 7.1 26,990 7.1 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.09 2.7 396 3.3 20,457 3.3 Cashiers...................................................... 10.16 2.8 399 3.4 20,586 3.4 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.11 6.5 643 6.7 33,420 6.7 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.79 11.7 506 12.3 26,336 12.3 Parts salespersons............................................ 17.21 5.6 688 5.6 35,800 5.6 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.52 11.5 577 12.8 29,931 12.8 Insurance sales agents............................................ 29.77 21.2 1,180 21.3 61,370 21.3 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... – – 3,094 28.4 160,914 28.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 28.17 9.5 1,171 9.5 60,909 9.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 32.79 23.9 1,328 24.2 69,045 24.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.64 13.0 1,118 13.4 58,124 13.4 Telemarketers..................................................... 10.13 12.8 401 12.3 20,850 12.3 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 15.14 14.6 603 14.4 31,336 14.4 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.72 1.4 624 1.3 32,304 1.3 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.86 4.2 878 4.4 45,680 4.4 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 11.84 7.6 474 7.6 24,635 7.6 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.44 2.7 572 2.8 29,717 2.8 Bill and account collectors..................................... 13.87 5.1 555 5.1 28,848 5.1 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.22 5.3 566 5.4 29,453 5.4 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.99 5.2 592 5.3 30,766 5.3 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.55 3.6 702 3.6 36,496 3.6 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.33 11.3 693 11.3 36,053 11.3 Tellers......................................................... 11.38 2.8 447 2.8 23,233 2.8 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 16.22 4.0 649 4.0 33,727 4.0 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 14.51 6.1 580 6.1 30,156 6.1 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.74 7.9 549 7.9 28,571 7.9 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.05 5.4 600 5.1 31,010 5.1 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.80 11.6 752 11.6 39,096 11.6 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.45 3.5 498 3.4 25,873 3.4 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.26 3.0 606 3.0 31,522 3.0 New accounts clerks............................................... 12.96 7.7 515 8.2 26,763 8.2 Order clerks...................................................... 15.29 4.7 610 4.8 31,732 4.8 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 17.04 9.8 682 9.8 35,439 9.8 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.96 4.0 511 4.1 26,571 4.1 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.42 4.4 660 4.4 34,299 4.4 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 16.07 9.4 643 9.4 33,418 9.4 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 16.58 6.3 667 6.4 34,709 6.4 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.26 6.4 850 6.4 44,214 6.4 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.95 4.5 513 4.1 26,690 4.1 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.54 4.8 577 5.0 29,992 5.0 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.60 1.8 698 1.9 35,708 1.9 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.85 4.3 752 4.2 39,065 4.2 Legal secretaries............................................... 17.83 9.0 716 9.3 37,214 9.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.84 2.3 618 3.2 32,153 3.2 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.62 4.1 655 4.4 32,523 4.4 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.33 6.1 530 5.8 27,561 5.8 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.55 3.4 540 3.5 28,090 3.5 Word processors and typists..................................... 12.93 19.2 511 18.4 26,594 18.4 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.69 5.4 657 5.1 34,185 5.1 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.67 11.2 543 11.4 28,248 11.4 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.95 2.5 594 2.3 30,750 2.3 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.09 4.3 838 4.4 42,229 4.4 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 25.18 6.7 999 6.2 51,496 6.2 Carpenters........................................................ 22.47 9.3 899 9.3 46,739 9.3 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 20.79 12.3 831 12.3 40,806 12.3 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 20.79 12.3 831 12.3 40,806 12.3 Construction laborers............................................. 20.56 11.0 822 11.0 40,180 11.0 Construction equipment operators.................................. 20.28 13.6 811 13.6 41,545 13.6 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 20.85 13.0 834 13.0 42,651 13.0 Electricians...................................................... 19.50 13.6 780 13.6 40,567 13.6 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.40 13.4 994 15.7 51,699 15.7 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 28.70 15.3 1,140 15.3 59,281 15.3 Sheet metal workers............................................... 27.76 7.9 1,088 8.5 56,572 8.5 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 15.95 7.1 638 7.1 30,368 7.1 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 15.57 5.9 623 5.9 32,216 5.9 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.66 3.6 830 3.7 43,145 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.00 6.1 1,126 7.8 58,526 7.8 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.68 8.3 1,067 8.3 55,497 8.3 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 26.38 8.5 1,055 8.5 54,874 8.5 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 21.45 17.6 858 17.6 44,614 17.6 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 29.49 19.1 1,180 19.1 61,342 19.1 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.39 4.0 779 3.9 40,493 3.9 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 20.83 2.5 833 2.5 43,322 2.5 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.39 4.4 779 4.4 40,533 4.4 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.35 7.2 777 7.2 40,403 7.2 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.63 6.1 825 6.1 42,905 6.1 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 21.02 8.4 841 8.4 43,729 8.4 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 22.12 17.7 885 17.7 46,002 17.7 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.67 2.7 787 2.7 40,908 2.7 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.49 2.9 899 2.9 46,761 2.9 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 18.22 4.4 729 4.4 37,894 4.4 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.17 8.6 687 8.6 35,724 8.6 Line installers and repairers..................................... 22.83 15.4 913 15.4 47,485 15.4 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.75 9.4 1,070 9.4 55,639 9.4 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 19.01 15.4 760 15.4 39,535 15.4 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 17.39 12.8 696 12.8 36,179 12.8 Production occupations.............................................. 16.53 2.4 659 2.4 34,263 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 24.20 7.3 974 7.3 50,655 7.3 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 16.06 9.1 642 9.1 33,395 9.1 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 16.57 9.9 663 9.9 34,475 9.9 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.68 8.3 586 8.4 30,465 8.4 Bakers............................................................ 14.48 14.9 573 15.2 29,793 15.2 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 18.54 5.6 715 7.0 37,187 7.0 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 15.24 9.4 610 9.4 31,704 9.4 Food batchmakers................................................ 15.90 8.3 636 8.3 33,078 8.3 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 19.20 11.5 767 11.4 39,880 11.4 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 18.70 12.3 747 12.3 38,833 12.3 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15.48 10.6 619 10.6 32,194 10.6 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 14.29 10.6 572 10.6 29,722 10.6 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.24 4.5 646 4.4 33,595 4.4 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.98 7.2 593 7.0 30,846 7.0 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 16.75 8.3 670 8.3 34,832 8.3 Machinists........................................................ 25.17 9.6 1,007 9.6 52,362 9.6 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 13.95 4.7 557 4.7 28,965 4.7 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.95 4.7 557 4.7 28,965 4.7 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 19.86 11.2 795 11.2 41,318 11.2 Tool and die makers............................................... 25.27 6.1 1,011 6.1 52,567 6.1 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.95 3.5 718 3.5 37,332 3.5 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.67 4.8 707 4.8 36,744 4.8 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 18.63 5.1 745 5.1 38,756 5.1 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 15.79 5.0 632 5.0 32,851 5.0 Printers.......................................................... 18.05 7.3 709 7.0 36,859 7.0 Printing machine operators...................................... 18.16 8.3 712 7.9 37,000 7.9 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.87 8.8 420 11.5 21,835 11.5 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 10.89 3.5 436 3.5 22,649 3.5 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 15.09 2.7 604 2.7 31,395 2.7 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 14.83 2.4 593 2.4 30,845 2.4 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 26.83 7.4 1,073 7.4 55,799 7.4 Power plant operators........................................... 27.00 7.8 1,080 7.8 56,160 7.8 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 20.03 9.9 801 9.9 41,660 9.9 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 18.59 7.9 741 7.8 38,536 7.8 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 15.99 8.4 633 8.0 32,911 8.0 Cutting workers................................................... 14.67 7.7 582 8.2 30,276 8.2 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.47 8.9 574 9.5 29,840 9.5 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.43 3.9 693 3.9 36,030 3.9 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians............ 15.50 14.9 614 15.4 31,916 15.4 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 15.19 18.3 607 18.3 31,589 18.3 Painting workers.................................................. 18.58 6.1 743 6.1 38,655 6.1 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 17.99 6.4 720 6.4 37,422 6.4 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.16 5.5 566 5.5 29,446 5.5 Helpers--production workers..................................... 12.53 9.1 501 9.1 26,066 9.1 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.38 5.2 702 5.7 36,180 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.72 9.8 795 10.0 41,344 10.0 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 22.14 11.1 928 9.6 48,245 9.6 Bus drivers....................................................... 18.36 12.6 659 19.6 30,002 19.6 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.48 3.2 748 3.9 38,843 3.9 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.07 7.2 590 8.9 30,674 8.9 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.06 3.4 793 4.4 41,125 4.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.83 11.0 671 11.1 34,914 11.1 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 22.88 15.4 847 20.7 40,458 20.7 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 19.55 10.2 688 9.2 31,283 9.2 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.01 4.0 600 4.0 31,198 4.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.20 7.7 480 8.6 24,918 8.6 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 13.63 10.6 545 10.6 28,352 10.6 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.81 10.6 461 11.9 23,932 11.9 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 15.48 3.9 589 7.3 30,616 7.3 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 12.02 8.5 480 8.4 24,942 8.4 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.