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........................................................... $18.74 2.9% $743 2.9% $38,311 2.9% Management occupations.............................................. 33.26 4.8 1,384 5.5 71,947 5.5 General and operations managers................................... 35.60 8.8 1,610 11.2 83,696 11.2 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 47.44 8.1 1,981 9.7 103,000 9.7 Sales managers.................................................. 45.06 5.8 1,900 9.3 98,808 9.3 Financial managers................................................ 33.86 7.9 1,365 8.9 70,984 8.9 Industrial production managers.................................... 32.06 14.6 1,282 14.6 66,687 14.6 Construction managers............................................. 27.51 10.4 1,124 13.2 58,466 13.2 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.91 7.1 1,129 7.6 57,379 7.6 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.94 18.4 946 18.4 49,206 18.4 Cost estimators................................................... 29.13 16.2 1,227 22.2 63,816 22.2 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.28 15.1 1,213 17.8 63,054 17.8 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.37 10.9 1,119 11.8 58,187 11.8 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 32.51 29.2 1,292 29.7 67,185 29.7 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 31.47 15.7 1,255 15.8 65,267 15.8 Loan officers................................................... 31.87 16.4 1,271 16.5 66,097 16.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 33.55 8.9 1,362 10.0 70,823 10.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.12 8.4 1,082 8.3 56,246 8.3 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 31.69 8.8 1,332 8.0 69,242 8.0 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 24.45 8.7 987 8.3 50,945 8.3 Engineers......................................................... 29.38 15.7 1,189 13.8 61,841 13.8 Civil engineers................................................. 25.17 22.3 1,028 17.4 53,440 17.4 Drafters.......................................................... 19.69 8.2 768 6.6 39,913 6.6 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.16 9.3 926 9.3 48,171 9.3 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.71 16.0 1,049 17.4 54,563 17.4 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.13 6.0 676 7.5 35,135 7.5 Counselors........................................................ 18.96 16.3 727 20.1 37,821 20.1 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 15.69 8.9 628 8.9 32,635 8.9 Legal occupations................................................... 31.71 10.0 1,244 9.0 64,665 9.0 Lawyers........................................................... 48.04 14.2 1,905 14.3 99,036 14.3 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 19.95 8.1 773 6.6 40,185 6.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 19.33 14.2 760 14.3 33,665 14.3 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.16 13.5 966 13.5 38,737 13.5 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 18.81 9.7 710 7.9 36,904 7.9 Designers......................................................... 14.80 6.6 585 6.6 30,400 6.6 Graphic designers............................................... 14.76 10.9 589 11.0 30,611 11.0 Writers and editors............................................... 19.30 15.5 772 15.5 40,142 15.5 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 32.07 16.9 1,258 17.0 65,421 17.0 Registered nurses................................................. 25.49 6.7 985 6.7 51,233 6.7 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.60 3.1 644 3.3 33,469 3.3 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.43 6.5 504 7.2 26,229 7.2 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.25 4.6 392 4.6 20,403 4.6 Home health aides............................................... 10.30 6.2 401 6.0 20,855 6.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.23 6.1 388 5.3 20,171 5.3 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.57 7.6 580 9.3 30,140 9.3 Dental assistants............................................... 15.96 10.6 584 13.6 30,349 13.6 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.96 4.7 598 4.7 31,108 4.7 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.09 9.7 364 9.7 18,915 9.7 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.16 6.5 349 8.1 18,123 8.1 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.08 8.6 544 10.6 28,277 10.6 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.92 10.1 533 11.8 27,706 11.8 Cooks............................................................. 10.04 3.3 386 3.4 20,073 3.4 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.41 2.5 393 2.5 20,445 2.5 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.97 3.2 335 3.9 17,421 3.9 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.05 12.9 179 17.3 9,283 17.3 Bartenders...................................................... 7.25 20.4 261 29.8 13,554 29.8 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.14 8.9 146 11.1 7,587 11.1 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.95 6.7 343 7.6 17,698 7.6 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.95 6.7 343 7.6 17,698 7.6 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.02 5.0 434 5.4 21,722 5.4 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.44 9.7 401 10.1 20,842 10.1 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.55 11.8 452 12.6 23,490 12.6 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.64 7.2 365 6.6 18,983 6.6 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.81 7.9 491 8.8 22,815 8.8 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.40 7.2 482 10.5 21,404 10.5 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.91 3.6 415 3.3 21,564 3.3 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.25 9.7 814 9.6 42,303 9.6 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.84 12.3 819 11.6 42,595 11.6 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.84 7.0 700 6.3 36,376 6.3 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 27.78 28.4 1,128 28.7 58,637 28.7 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.71 7.8 544 8.4 28,263 8.4 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.73 2.6 379 3.5 19,688 3.5 Cashiers...................................................... 9.73 2.6 379 3.5 19,688 3.5 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.00 7.3 638 7.4 33,186 7.4 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.40 10.6 491 10.9 25,518 10.9 Parts salespersons............................................ 17.15 6.0 686 6.0 35,674 6.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.52 14.7 622 16.2 32,352 16.2 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 98.10 28.1 4,041 24.5 210,157 24.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 25.37 11.7 1,051 11.5 54,637 11.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 24.60 14.4 1,024 14.0 53,244 14.0 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.21 1.8 602 1.8 31,234 1.8 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.99 5.8 794 5.9 41,276 5.9 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.61 3.6 538 3.6 27,951 3.6 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 11.67 4.8 462 5.1 24,004 5.1 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.15 5.4 558 5.5 29,037 5.5 Tellers......................................................... 11.53 3.5 451 3.4 23,456 3.4 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.67 5.8 662 5.5 33,842 5.5 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.08 5.1 597 5.1 31,024 5.1 New accounts clerks............................................... 12.99 8.3 516 8.8 26,815 8.8 Order clerks...................................................... 15.31 5.0 610 5.1 31,740 5.1 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.56 4.4 492 4.7 25,563 4.7 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.95 6.0 642 6.2 33,401 6.2 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.95 6.0 642 6.2 33,401 6.2 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 20.14 8.2 806 8.2 41,898 8.2 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.86 4.8 543 4.9 28,262 4.9 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.94 8.4 558 8.4 29,000 8.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.74 4.3 654 4.5 33,904 4.5 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.09 7.6 756 7.4 39,321 7.4 Legal secretaries............................................... 15.68 5.9 623 5.3 32,372 5.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.73 2.1 548 3.8 28,479 3.8 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.42 8.3 635 8.7 32,591 8.7 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.74 8.9 666 9.3 34,609 9.3 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.17 2.1 562 2.1 29,084 2.1 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.80 4.6 824 4.7 41,092 4.7 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 26.08 11.2 1,033 10.7 53,102 10.7 Carpenters........................................................ 21.05 10.3 842 10.3 43,790 10.3 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 20.26 12.3 811 12.3 39,619 12.3 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 20.26 12.3 811 12.3 39,619 12.3 Construction laborers............................................. 22.48 12.4 899 12.4 42,633 12.4 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...................................................... 17.20 5.9 688 5.9 35,776 5.9 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 21.34 10.2 784 15.0 40,745 15.0 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 22.21 11.1 878 10.6 45,655 10.6 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 15.53 7.1 621 7.1 29,274 7.1 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.00 3.6 805 3.7 41,838 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 25.18 7.7 1,069 10.4 55,581 10.4 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 20.21 24.9 808 24.9 42,030 24.9 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.41 4.4 779 4.3 40,531 4.3 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 21.18 2.0 847 2.0 44,044 2.0 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.34 5.3 778 5.3 40,465 5.3 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.85 9.2 794 9.2 41,278 9.2 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 20.43 6.4 817 6.4 42,493 6.4 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.94 8.8 837 8.8 43,549 8.8 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 21.28 21.1 851 21.1 44,268 21.1 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.00 6.7 720 6.7 37,432 6.7 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.35 7.5 774 7.5 40,249 7.5 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.96 11.5 718 11.5 37,354 11.5 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.16 10.3 687 10.3 35,699 10.3 Production occupations.............................................. 15.67 5.5 623 5.4 32,417 5.4 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 22.11 14.8 889 14.9 46,224 14.9 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 15.43 12.1 596 10.8 31,008 10.8 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 13.41 17.1 536 17.1 27,895 17.1 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.63 8.7 658 8.6 34,202 8.6 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.44 13.5 565 12.9 29,396 12.9 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.57 7.1 663 7.1 34,475 7.1 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.69 7.8 628 7.8 32,636 7.8 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 17.97 6.7 719 6.7 37,373 6.7 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.37 9.6 681 11.0 35,413 11.0 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.45 8.4 578 8.4 30,058 8.4 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.92 8.3 635 9.1 32,674 9.1 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.87 3.8 655 4.3 33,942 4.3 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.02 7.5 589 9.2 30,609 9.2 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.99 4.8 708 5.5 36,615 5.5 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.71 7.0 546 7.0 28,410 7.0 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 22.50 16.3 826 22.6 39,120 22.6 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.87 3.6 554 3.7 28,805 3.7 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.35 11.7 439 12.7 22,804 12.7 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.33 9.3 453 9.3 23,572 9.3 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.79 12.9 415 13.9 21,578 13.9 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.