RSE Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $20.56 1.8% $818 1.7% $42,289 1.7% Management occupations.............................................. 41.30 4.0 1,680 3.8 87,335 3.8 General and operations managers................................... 39.12 10.8 1,662 10.5 86,432 10.5 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.................................. 32.86 21.0 1,314 21.0 68,343 21.0 Computer and information systems managers......................... 47.79 5.5 1,922 5.7 99,935 5.7 Financial managers................................................ 40.24 4.7 1,609 4.7 83,690 4.7 Human resources managers.......................................... 37.67 12.6 1,496 11.8 77,797 11.8 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............................................. 30.44 11.4 1,239 12.4 64,439 12.4 Education administrators.......................................... 35.24 9.5 1,408 9.4 73,203 9.4 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 37.96 11.1 1,516 11.2 78,835 11.2 Engineering managers.............................................. 51.58 8.7 2,101 7.6 109,253 7.6 Medical and health services managers.............................. 40.26 9.9 1,611 9.9 83,750 9.9 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.49 3.1 1,144 3.3 58,971 3.3 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.62 9.5 1,068 10.6 55,538 10.6 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 24.75 10.0 994 11.7 51,700 11.7 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 23.75 5.1 934 5.1 42,143 5.1 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 23.64 5.2 930 5.2 41,830 5.2 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 26.00 7.4 1,037 7.3 53,936 7.3 Cost estimators................................................... 31.19 10.9 1,290 14.1 67,070 14.1 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.77 6.5 1,094 7.3 56,894 7.3 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............................ 29.05 8.3 1,148 7.6 59,697 7.6 Management analysts............................................... 37.47 10.0 1,498 10.0 77,898 10.0 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.52 5.5 1,114 5.7 57,902 5.7 Credit analysts................................................... 30.74 9.3 1,221 9.6 63,493 9.6 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 29.31 11.3 1,170 11.4 60,841 11.4 Financial analysts.............................................. 27.99 7.4 1,116 7.6 58,017 7.6 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 26.72 13.9 1,069 13.9 55,569 13.9 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 30.68 14.6 1,224 14.7 63,651 14.7 Loan officers................................................... 31.54 15.9 1,258 16.0 65,409 16.0 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 33.70 3.5 1,349 3.5 70,133 3.5 Computer programmers.............................................. 29.51 7.0 1,176 7.0 61,173 7.0 Computer software engineers....................................... 40.01 11.9 1,600 11.9 83,219 11.9 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 42.27 13.4 1,691 13.4 87,923 13.4 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 37.45 13.8 1,498 13.8 77,904 13.8 Computer support specialists...................................... 24.09 6.6 967 6.7 50,261 6.7 Computer systems analysts......................................... 37.05 3.6 1,471 3.3 76,506 3.3 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 32.52 5.4 1,316 4.4 68,434 4.4 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 30.03 25.0 1,201 25.0 62,468 25.0 Actuaries......................................................... 42.96 15.3 1,717 15.3 89,278 15.3 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.06 4.1 1,249 4.1 64,814 4.1 Engineers......................................................... 37.27 2.5 1,501 2.5 78,035 2.5 Civil engineers................................................. 27.10 14.4 1,098 11.7 57,101 11.7 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.28 4.3 1,582 4.8 82,260 4.8 Electrical engineers.......................................... 37.14 4.7 1,508 6.2 78,403 6.2 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 31.63 6.8 1,302 6.3 67,707 6.3 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.......................................................... 21.16 4.5 835 3.8 43,444 3.8 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 20.07 8.9 774 6.6 40,239 6.6 Mechanical drafters............................................. 22.49 4.2 900 4.2 46,789 4.2 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.46 4.5 978 4.5 50,879 4.5 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.85 11.1 954 11.1 49,600 11.1 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 20.93 3.7 837 3.7 43,539 3.7 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 29.93 10.1 1,205 10.4 62,665 10.4 Life scientists................................................... 33.30 16.5 1,382 18.6 71,865 18.6 Physical scientists............................................... 30.28 9.8 1,211 9.8 62,976 9.8 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 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.86 6.4 747 6.7 38,863 6.7 Counselors........................................................ 18.56 8.1 722 10.2 37,551 10.2 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 14.23 5.8 527 11.1 27,418 11.1 Social workers.................................................... 20.11 18.9 805 18.9 41,841 18.9 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 14.30 3.0 573 3.1 29,771 3.1 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 15.67 7.8 627 7.8 32,589 7.8 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.38 10.7 575 10.7 29,915 10.7 Legal occupations................................................... 35.09 9.0 1,405 9.5 73,041 9.5 Lawyers........................................................... 52.13 12.0 2,080 12.0 108,176 12.0 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 24.00 13.9 963 15.4 50,082 15.4 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.58 7.1 1,163 6.8 48,968 6.8 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 42.79 7.7 1,660 4.9 65,988 4.9 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 48.90 7.1 1,937 7.3 78,688 7.3 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 44.68 7.8 1,578 6.5 60,753 6.5 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 43.04 4.6 1,703 4.5 64,030 4.5 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 42.42 18.7 1,656 16.4 74,928 16.4 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.91 6.6 996 6.6 39,572 6.6 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.89 8.7 995 8.7 38,033 8.7 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.96 9.4 890 8.0 46,265 8.0 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 Writers and editors............................................... 19.67 10.4 787 10.4 40,920 10.4 Editors......................................................... 20.71 10.5 828 10.5 43,080 10.5 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.70 8.7 1,202 8.7 62,528 8.7 Pharmacists....................................................... 55.03 2.4 2,226 3.6 115,730 3.6 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 115.20 18.0 4,769 18.6 247,986 18.6 Registered nurses................................................. 28.81 5.4 1,109 5.6 57,690 5.6 Therapists........................................................ 30.94 7.9 1,233 7.9 64,121 7.9 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.35 14.9 853 14.9 44,367 14.9 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 22.54 16.8 900 16.7 46,822 16.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.24 13.8 730 13.8 37,939 13.8 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.25 8.7 1,021 8.5 53,071 8.5 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.11 10.7 975 9.9 50,706 9.9 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.44 8.8 532 8.7 27,685 8.7 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 12.68 7.6 505 7.4 26,259 7.4 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.37 1.8 722 2.0 37,545 2.0 Medical records and health information technicians................ 15.98 4.8 624 4.6 32,457 4.6 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.05 3.8 499 4.2 25,971 4.2 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.32 2.9 439 2.9 22,809 2.9 Home health aides............................................... 11.41 4.6 448 4.6 23,298 4.6 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.27 4.2 434 4.4 22,589 4.4 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.11 6.2 570 7.5 29,661 7.5 Dental assistants............................................... 15.96 10.6 584 13.6 30,349 13.6 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.52 10.1 532 11.2 27,688 11.2 Pharmacy aides.................................................. 13.05 15.7 514 14.2 26,710 14.2 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.41 4.9 457 4.9 23,740 4.9 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.09 5.4 444 5.4 23,070 5.4 Security guards................................................. 11.05 5.5 442 5.5 22,985 5.5 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.35 4.8 359 5.9 18,572 5.9 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.73 6.7 570 8.4 29,629 8.4 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.15 8.0 540 9.4 28,103 9.4 Cooks............................................................. 10.59 2.9 410 3.1 21,263 3.1 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.81 5.8 417 8.0 21,159 8.0 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.76 2.8 411 3.0 21,375 3.0 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.92 5.1 340 3.8 17,452 3.8 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.19 10.1 187 13.7 9,712 13.7 Bartenders...................................................... 6.67 19.0 242 25.3 12,591 25.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.34 7.3 155 9.0 8,074 9.0 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.92 6.1 342 6.9 17,359 6.9 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.94 6.2 342 7.0 17,371 7.0 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.83 2.7 348 3.0 18,108 3.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.13 4.4 481 4.4 24,624 4.4 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 14.35 8.1 574 8.1 28,923 8.1 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 14.37 9.4 575 9.4 29,885 9.4 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.83 6.1 465 6.2 24,188 6.2 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.73 8.3 504 8.4 26,218 8.4 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.11 5.0 392 5.3 20,392 5.3 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.08 6.4 499 7.2 23,620 7.2 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.85 6.7 494 8.6 22,733 8.6 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.19 5.5 468 5.9 24,309 5.9 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.43 8.1 295 8.4 15,342 8.4 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.34 3.3 251 4.2 13,071 4.2 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................................................ 10.77 8.2 431 8.2 22,402 8.2 Personal and home care aides...................................... 10.03 7.6 384 10.0 19,987 10.0 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 14.39 10.3 574 10.3 29,841 10.3 Recreation workers.............................................. 14.39 10.3 574 10.3 29,841 10.3 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.42 7.2 778 7.3 40,409 7.3 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.38 7.2 788 6.8 40,987 6.8 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.39 4.3 708 4.0 36,837 4.0 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 28.36 23.5 1,147 23.8 59,620 23.8 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.12 6.3 519 6.9 26,967 6.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.02 2.3 393 3.0 20,381 3.0 Cashiers...................................................... 10.08 2.4 396 3.1 20,503 3.1 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............................................. 14.46 11.3 574 12.6 29,873 12.6 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....................... 15.56 1.2 618 1.2 32,081 1.2 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.19 4.6 892 4.9 46,374 4.9 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 11.44 7.6 458 7.6 23,799 7.6 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.10 2.4 558 2.3 29,014 2.3 Bill and account collectors..................................... 13.93 5.5 557 5.5 28,976 5.5 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.22 5.4 566 5.5 29,455 5.5 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.41 4.3 568 4.2 29,537 4.2 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.51 4.1 700 4.1 36,419 4.1 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.30 11.5 692 11.5 35,989 11.5 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 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.74 7.9 549 7.9 28,571 7.9 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.02 5.5 598 5.2 30,935 5.2 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.80 3.9 512 3.8 26,603 3.8 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........ 15.67 7.8 627 7.8 32,585 7.8 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.83 4.6 505 4.7 26,277 4.7 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.58 6.4 668 6.5 34,711 6.5 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 16.58 6.4 668 6.5 34,711 6.5 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.................................... 14.18 5.0 562 5.1 29,215 5.1 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.86 2.0 708 2.0 36,773 2.0 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.07 5.3 761 5.1 39,547 5.1 Legal secretaries............................................... 17.56 9.8 705 10.1 36,659 10.1 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.67 2.0 611 3.2 31,748 3.2 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.19 3.9 676 4.2 34,957 4.2 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.27 6.2 528 5.8 27,432 5.8 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.55 3.4 540 3.5 28,090 3.5 Word processors and typists..................................... 12.67 21.2 500 20.3 26,008 20.3 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.77 5.5 660 5.1 34,308 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............................................ 14.59 2.3 579 2.2 30,045 2.2 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.80 4.8 865 4.8 43,384 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 26.40 10.9 1,046 10.3 53,807 10.3 Carpenters........................................................ 22.47 9.3 899 9.3 46,738 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............................................. 21.30 11.5 852 11.5 41,294 11.5 Construction equipment operators.................................. 29.06 6.7 1,163 6.7 58,036 6.7 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 29.06 6.7 1,163 6.7 58,036 6.7 Electricians...................................................... 19.08 13.3 763 13.3 39,677 13.3 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.28 13.9 988 16.4 51,355 16.4 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 28.64 16.0 1,137 16.0 59,144 16.0 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 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.65 3.5 830 3.6 43,145 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.35 5.8 1,148 8.1 59,707 8.1 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.38 8.5 1,055 8.5 54,874 8.5 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...................................... 21.48 20.5 859 20.5 44,674 20.5 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.39 4.0 779 3.9 40,492 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 4.5 779 4.5 40,533 4.5 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.49 8.0 783 8.1 40,720 8.1 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 20.77 4.1 831 4.1 43,189 4.1 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.40 3.0 895 3.0 46,562 3.0 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.70 8.8 788 8.8 40,959 8.8 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 16.51 8.7 660 8.7 34,337 8.7 Line installers and repairers..................................... 21.70 18.9 868 18.9 45,126 18.9 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 30.82 4.6 1,233 4.6 64,108 4.6 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.91 9.6 676 9.6 35,166 9.6 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 16.94 14.4 678 14.4 35,233 14.4 Production occupations.............................................. 16.37 2.3 653 2.3 33,943 2.3 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 24.20 7.6 974 7.6 50,660 7.6 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........................................................ 24.07 9.6 963 9.6 50,072 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.................................. 11.19 8.7 430 12.1 22,380 12.1 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 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.............. 17.38 3.9 691 3.9 35,907 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.................................. 14.05 5.4 562 5.4 29,209 5.4 Helpers--production workers..................................... 12.53 9.1 501 9.1 26,066 9.1 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.33 5.4 701 6.0 36,232 6.0 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.72 9.8 795 10.0 41,344 10.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.48 3.3 749 3.9 38,862 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....................... 16.81 11.6 670 11.6 34,866 11.6 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 23.16 15.7 856 21.1 40,772 21.1 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 19.87 11.1 695 9.9 31,426 9.9 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.01 4.0 600 4.0 31,198 4.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.14 7.6 477 8.6 24,786 8.6 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 13.00 11.4 520 11.4 27,041 11.4 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.