Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $20.28 $15.23 $807 $600 39.8 $41,795 $31,200 2,061 Management occupations.............................................. 46.18 41.53 1,893 1,699 41.0 98,337 88,084 2,129 General and operations managers................................... 49.37 40.38 2,077 1,731 42.1 108,010 89,999 2,188 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 37.50 32.05 1,520 1,346 40.5 79,062 70,000 2,108 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 53.50 48.99 2,218 2,059 41.5 115,322 107,049 2,156 Marketing managers.............................................. 56.42 53.76 2,253 2,150 39.9 117,162 111,825 2,076 Sales managers.................................................. 51.55 46.97 2,193 1,879 42.5 114,018 97,691 2,212 Administrative services managers.................................. 30.24 30.20 1,256 1,214 41.5 65,294 63,134 2,159 Computer and information systems managers......................... 54.87 51.92 2,213 2,150 40.3 115,102 111,779 2,098 Financial managers................................................ 52.41 46.21 2,120 1,848 40.5 110,254 96,106 2,104 Human resources managers.......................................... 43.98 38.48 1,777 1,539 40.4 92,394 80,030 2,101 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 40.27 40.67 1,643 1,539 40.8 85,455 80,030 2,122 Industrial production managers.................................... 45.06 44.13 1,811 1,765 40.2 94,187 91,780 2,090 Purchasing managers............................................... 39.37 31.25 1,575 1,250 40.0 81,895 65,000 2,080 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 31.80 32.02 1,284 1,281 40.4 66,782 66,602 2,100 Construction managers............................................. 37.29 39.80 1,533 1,677 41.1 79,731 87,200 2,138 Education administrators.......................................... 32.12 27.54 1,266 1,102 39.4 64,963 56,701 2,022 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 21.25 19.53 846 781 39.8 43,259 40,624 2,036 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 38.05 41.34 1,457 1,550 38.3 75,162 80,613 1,975 Engineering managers.............................................. 63.66 58.30 2,571 2,496 40.4 133,703 129,813 2,100 Food service managers............................................. 24.58 24.88 1,098 995 44.7 57,082 51,744 2,322 Medical and health services managers.............................. 42.88 39.36 1,807 1,510 42.1 93,965 78,499 2,192 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 22.81 23.08 913 923 40.0 47,465 48,004 2,081 Social and community service managers............................. 24.34 20.50 974 820 40.0 50,633 42,630 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.98 29.23 1,286 1,169 40.2 66,315 60,320 2,074 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 31.47 30.72 1,262 1,229 40.1 65,645 63,896 2,086 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 33.08 36.06 1,323 1,442 40.0 68,799 75,001 2,080 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 30.26 30.72 1,216 1,229 40.2 63,245 63,896 2,090 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.63 29.30 1,159 1,152 39.1 60,272 59,914 2,034 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 28.72 28.81 1,121 1,134 39.0 58,301 58,949 2,030 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 32.69 31.62 1,310 1,265 40.1 68,106 65,778 2,083 Cost estimators................................................... 32.06 27.89 1,303 1,221 40.7 67,780 63,487 2,114 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.63 26.17 1,159 1,092 40.5 60,258 56,772 2,105 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 23.24 20.15 929 806 40.0 48,333 41,912 2,080 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 24.45 21.99 1,035 1,058 42.3 53,801 55,000 2,200 Training and development specialists............................ 35.83 30.77 1,422 1,231 39.7 73,935 64,002 2,064 Logisticians...................................................... 39.25 39.75 1,570 1,590 40.0 81,631 82,680 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 37.17 32.69 1,500 1,248 40.4 78,023 64,917 2,099 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.99 29.23 1,248 1,154 40.3 64,883 60,000 2,094 Credit analysts................................................... 25.76 24.84 1,052 1,000 40.8 54,705 52,000 2,123 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 35.12 28.83 1,401 1,154 39.9 72,844 60,031 2,074 Financial analysts.............................................. 38.79 33.02 1,544 1,321 39.8 80,281 68,682 2,070 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 32.68 28.85 1,307 1,154 40.0 67,965 60,000 2,080 Loan officers................................................... 32.68 28.85 1,307 1,154 40.0 67,965 60,000 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.06 35.14 1,485 1,411 40.1 77,230 73,362 2,084 Computer programmers.............................................. 36.79 36.42 1,474 1,457 40.1 76,628 75,747 2,083 Computer software engineers....................................... 45.05 43.76 1,801 1,751 40.0 93,678 91,029 2,079 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 43.35 44.23 1,739 1,785 40.1 90,453 92,830 2,087 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 46.80 43.12 1,865 1,725 39.8 96,967 89,688 2,072 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.98 25.01 1,038 1,000 40.0 53,979 52,021 2,077 Computer systems analysts......................................... 43.15 41.00 1,732 1,640 40.1 90,040 85,280 2,087 Database administrators........................................... 36.59 31.25 1,464 1,250 40.0 76,108 65,000 2,080 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 27.82 26.44 1,120 1,058 40.2 58,218 54,999 2,092 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 34.70 32.30 1,409 1,365 40.6 73,244 71,000 2,111 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.19 36.06 1,540 1,449 40.3 80,062 75,350 2,096 Architects, except naval.......................................... 26.38 23.74 1,107 1,068 41.9 57,549 55,549 2,181 Engineers......................................................... 46.28 42.08 1,869 1,706 40.4 97,167 88,721 2,100 Aerospace engineers............................................. 41.30 39.95 1,652 1,598 40.0 85,895 83,100 2,080 Chemical engineers.............................................. 59.44 56.07 2,378 2,243 40.0 123,632 116,615 2,080 Civil engineers................................................. 39.55 36.93 1,677 1,662 42.4 87,216 86,409 2,205 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 44.87 41.92 1,830 1,731 40.8 95,174 90,000 2,121 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 42.31 41.37 1,714 1,662 40.5 89,105 86,418 2,106 Electrical engineers.......................................... 44.29 37.76 1,818 1,635 41.1 94,558 85,030 2,135 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 40.49 43.49 1,619 1,740 40.0 84,213 90,459 2,080 Environmental engineers......................................... 36.29 29.81 1,452 1,192 40.0 75,481 62,001 2,080 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 40.67 38.22 1,624 1,529 39.9 84,449 79,500 2,076 Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors............................................. 41.29 40.91 1,639 1,636 39.7 85,203 85,093 2,064 Industrial engineers.......................................... 40.50 38.07 1,620 1,523 40.0 84,232 79,184 2,080 Mechanical engineers............................................ 40.94 36.06 1,638 1,442 40.0 85,162 75,005 2,080 Petroleum engineers............................................. 56.11 51.62 2,267 2,312 40.4 117,905 120,199 2,101 Drafters.......................................................... 27.46 20.00 1,095 797 39.9 56,933 41,467 2,073 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 32.16 24.00 1,287 960 40.0 66,902 49,920 2,080 Mechanical drafters............................................. 19.61 17.11 777 685 39.6 40,392 35,595 2,060 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.07 20.82 963 833 40.0 50,060 43,295 2,080 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.99 22.68 1,000 907 40.0 51,989 47,174 2,080 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 27.02 24.68 1,081 987 40.0 56,194 51,341 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.91 27.40 1,394 1,096 39.9 72,477 57,000 2,076 Physical scientists............................................... 56.84 62.10 2,274 2,484 40.0 118,231 129,168 2,080 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 69.58 75.34 2,783 3,013 40.0 144,721 156,701 2,080 Market and survey researchers..................................... 39.70 47.12 1,588 1,885 40.0 82,577 97,999 2,080 Market research analysts........................................ 39.70 47.12 1,588 1,885 40.0 82,577 97,999 2,080 Chemical technicians.............................................. 25.21 23.88 1,008 955 40.0 52,439 49,670 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.33 14.25 656 567 40.2 33,941 29,544 2,079 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 22.95 21.64 912 865 39.7 43,814 44,101 1,909 Social workers.................................................... 20.80 21.42 839 881 40.3 43,611 45,797 2,096 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.63 18.80 756 812 40.6 39,300 42,220 2,109 Medical and public health social workers........................ 22.82 23.57 913 943 40.0 47,459 49,026 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.10 12.05 482 482 39.8 25,058 25,064 2,071 Social and human service assistants............................. 11.73 12.05 467 482 39.8 24,273 25,064 2,069 Legal occupations................................................... 29.81 20.34 1,231 817 41.3 64,009 42,501 2,147 Lawyers........................................................... 56.11 43.26 2,417 1,817 43.1 125,695 94,500 2,240 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 20.47 17.40 854 771 41.7 44,384 40,101 2,169 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.06 21.55 1,088 849 38.8 48,585 36,914 1,731 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 47.85 30.36 1,885 1,214 39.4 87,774 61,736 1,834 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 74.43 42.77 2,909 1,711 39.1 136,210 118,249 1,830 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 80.33 80.85 3,128 3,032 38.9 144,112 118,249 1,794 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 32.18 32.60 1,236 1,174 38.4 47,785 46,050 1,485 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 36.15 35.30 1,446 1,409 40.0 54,458 52,121 1,506 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 31.40 27.39 1,249 1,096 39.8 62,464 56,992 1,989 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.50 23.69 909 911 38.7 37,152 36,079 1,581 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 12.64 12.64 491 483 38.9 23,983 23,754 1,897 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 12.64 12.64 491 483 38.9 23,983 23,754 1,897 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.01 26.71 1,026 1,005 38.0 37,714 36,442 1,396 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 27.75 26.95 1,092 1,076 39.4 40,090 39,193 1,445 Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.90 30.24 1,196 1,173 38.7 45,201 45,460 1,463 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.50 30.13 1,167 1,130 38.3 43,713 42,027 1,433 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.65 9.27 374 348 38.8 17,558 16,349 1,819 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 25.81 23.73 1,034 949 40.1 53,788 49,360 2,084 Artists and related workers....................................... 35.01 30.49 1,433 1,250 40.9 74,532 65,003 2,129 Art directors................................................... 35.02 30.49 1,436 1,250 41.0 74,654 65,003 2,132 Designers......................................................... 22.85 20.19 917 808 40.2 47,704 41,999 2,088 Graphic designers............................................... 24.49 21.50 979 860 40.0 50,904 44,720 2,079 Writers and editors............................................... 28.04 28.54 1,117 1,142 39.8 58,060 59,363 2,071 Editors......................................................... 25.99 27.40 1,035 1,089 39.8 53,824 56,612 2,071 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.13 24.25 1,067 942 39.3 55,492 48,984 2,045 Pharmacists....................................................... 55.83 55.25 2,262 2,280 40.5 117,624 118,562 2,107 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 62.88 62.50 2,515 2,500 40.0 130,794 130,000 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 30.94 29.88 1,210 1,171 39.1 62,937 60,882 2,034 Therapists........................................................ 36.81 37.56 1,459 1,502 39.6 75,871 78,125 2,061 Occupational therapists......................................... 35.57 36.54 1,383 1,462 38.9 71,899 76,001 2,021 Physical therapists............................................. 41.48 42.11 1,650 1,685 39.8 85,806 87,597 2,069 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 25.78 25.75 1,018 1,030 39.5 52,941 53,560 2,053 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.17 15.99 760 640 39.7 39,540 33,259 2,063 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.13 25.71 993 1,008 39.5 51,648 52,416 2,055 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 13.84 13.75 551 539 39.8 28,637 28,038 2,069 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.65 26.37 1,024 1,046 39.9 53,268 54,392 2,077 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 18.65 17.17 746 687 40.0 38,799 35,714 2,080 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.58 25.49 981 1,020 39.9 51,000 53,019 2,075 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.18 12.94 520 518 39.4 27,032 26,915 2,051 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.75 16.30 659 636 39.3 34,252 33,097 2,045 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.10 15.00 599 600 39.6 31,134 31,200 2,061 Surgical technologists.......................................... 19.27 19.00 758 760 39.3 39,402 39,520 2,044 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.93 19.00 738 754 39.0 38,360 39,208 2,026 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.89 15.50 673 620 39.8 34,987 32,240 2,071 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 13.95 13.00 557 520 39.9 28,965 27,040 2,076 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 29.60 16.19 1,184 648 40.0 61,568 33,684 2,080 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 29.60 16.19 1,184 648 40.0 61,568 33,684 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.68 10.54 444 411 38.0 23,105 21,385 1,978 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.99 9.50 377 362 37.8 19,617 18,824 1,964 Home health aides............................................... 9.01 8.10 310 290 34.4 16,116 15,080 1,789 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.33 9.94 402 382 39.0 20,920 19,864 2,026 Psychiatric aides............................................... 9.84 9.25 375 360 38.1 19,500 18,720 1,982 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 13.82 11.40 549 456 39.7 28,562 23,712 2,066 Physical therapist aides........................................ 10.99 10.95 435 438 39.6 22,643 22,776 2,060 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.45 14.00 555 559 38.4 28,844 29,093 1,996 Dental assistants............................................... 18.46 18.29 634 594 34.3 32,970 30,888 1,786 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.14 13.00 523 514 39.8 27,193 26,728 2,069 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.56 10.92 459 437 39.7 23,526 22,712 2,036 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.40 10.92 452 437 39.6 23,491 22,712 2,060 Security guards................................................. 11.40 10.92 452 437 39.6 23,491 22,712 2,060 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.29 8.20 315 315 38.0 16,325 16,282 1,970 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.69 14.74 620 600 42.2 32,246 31,200 2,195 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 15.13 15.00 643 609 42.5 33,431 31,656 2,210 Cooks............................................................. 10.22 10.00 388 390 37.9 20,036 20,020 1,961 Cooks, fast food................................................ 8.92 9.00 321 336 36.0 16,698 17,484 1,872 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.91 10.94 427 410 39.2 21,322 21,320 1,955 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.61 10.23 403 390 38.0 20,976 20,268 1,977 Cooks, short order.............................................. 8.74 8.50 347 340 39.7 18,036 17,680 2,063 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.59 8.00 330 300 38.4 17,149 15,600 1,997 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.19 2.53 152 94 36.4 7,884 4,883 1,882 Bartenders...................................................... 4.36 4.00 154 130 35.3 7,773 5,460 1,784 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.26 2.35 118 86 36.2 6,144 4,455 1,885 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.97 8.00 304 300 38.2 15,646 15,600 1,964 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.00 8.60 343 326 38.1 17,835 16,926 1,983 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.97 8.50 342 321 38.1 17,792 16,680 1,983 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.10 9.17 347 336 38.1 18,027 17,472 1,980 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.39 7.25 291 290 39.3 15,122 15,080 2,046 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.02 8.00 317 320 39.5 16,483 16,640 2,055 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 8.37 7.60 310 290 37.0 16,110 15,080 1,925 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.22 9.25 399 363 39.1 20,641 18,843 2,019 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 15.19 15.26 599 576 39.4 31,144 29,952 2,050 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 15.02 15.26 585 576 39.0 30,429 29,952 2,026 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.56 9.03 372 357 38.9 19,163 18,509 2,005 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.90 9.45 388 368 39.1 20,153 19,159 2,036 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.84 8.50 340 334 38.5 17,286 17,160 1,956 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 9.27 9.00 364 360 39.3 18,880 18,720 2,038 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 9.15 9.00 359 360 39.3 18,642 18,720 2,037 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.56 10.00 465 396 37.1 24,188 20,478 1,926 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 14.56 14.09 575 564 39.5 29,920 29,303 2,055 Nonfarm animal caretakers......................................... 10.62 9.92 425 397 40.0 22,092 20,638 2,080 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 9.64 8.50 379 340 39.3 19,706 17,680 2,045 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 9.50 8.50 373 318 39.3 19,401 16,517 2,043 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 14.48 10.50 546 399 37.7 28,373 20,748 1,959 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 15.41 12.94 – – – – – – Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 8.01 7.25 298 290 37.2 15,483 15,080 1,934 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 6.96 7.25 256 275 36.8 13,311 14,296 1,912 Child care workers................................................ 9.04 8.75 357 340 39.5 18,548 17,680 2,052 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.44 8.37 366 335 38.8 19,021 17,418 2,015 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.50 13.27 492 448 36.4 25,573 23,286 1,895 Recreation workers.............................................. 12.07 10.22 465 426 38.5 24,163 22,167 2,001 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.75 13.62 791 540 40.1 41,072 28,038 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 21.52 16.66 891 683 41.4 46,308 35,499 2,152 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.07 16.20 742 682 41.1 38,582 35,485 2,136 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 34.62 20.51 1,475 909 42.6 76,691 47,276 2,215 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.76 10.25 465 400 39.5 24,074 20,800 2,048 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.79 9.25 380 360 38.9 19,578 18,720 2,000 Cashiers...................................................... 9.77 9.25 380 360 38.9 19,546 18,720 2,000 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.87 11.23 510 440 39.6 26,529 22,880 2,062 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 10.48 9.56 404 383 38.6 21,029 19,891 2,007 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.52 13.25 587 530 40.4 30,522 27,560 2,101 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.77 10.93 510 430 39.9 26,503 22,381 2,076 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 23.13 22.24 934 890 40.4 48,563 46,268 2,099 Insurance sales agents............................................ 24.62 17.50 967 697 39.3 50,264 36,244 2,041 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 63.32 36.81 2,597 1,320 41.0 135,069 68,628 2,133 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 30.26 26.77 1,218 1,020 40.3 63,357 53,028 2,094 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 39.86 33.65 1,609 1,449 40.4 83,685 75,350 2,100 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 25.89 20.12 1,041 826 40.2 54,138 42,944 2,091 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 27.32 17.15 1,093 686 40.0 56,817 35,678 2,080 Real estate sales agents........................................ 27.32 17.15 1,093 686 40.0 56,817 35,678 2,080 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 16.40 14.00 656 560 40.0 34,118 29,120 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.22 14.18 605 562 39.7 31,441 29,199 2,065 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.89 21.46 912 858 39.8 47,435 44,639 2,072 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.19 10.29 400 412 39.2 20,775 21,403 2,038 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.05 14.59 598 577 39.7 31,087 29,994 2,066 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.39 14.16 575 566 39.9 29,888 29,411 2,077 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.75 13.60 585 539 39.7 30,435 28,038 2,063 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.30 15.76 645 630 39.5 33,488 32,386 2,054 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.79 18.32 705 733 39.7 36,681 38,106 2,062 Procurement clerks.............................................. 18.09 18.94 724 758 40.0 37,636 39,399 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 12.29 11.36 491 454 39.9 25,518 23,629 2,077 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 16.58 15.44 662 618 39.9 34,414 32,115 2,075 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 14.58 13.93 583 557 40.0 30,332 28,981 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.82 13.99 590 558 39.8 30,668 29,037 2,069 File clerks....................................................... 12.74 12.08 510 483 40.0 26,509 25,126 2,080 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.82 8.50 345 326 39.1 17,935 16,960 2,032 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.53 12.18 541 487 40.0 28,137 25,334 2,080 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.84 16.75 693 670 41.1 36,026 34,840 2,140 New accounts clerks............................................... 12.60 12.63 504 505 40.0 26,202 26,279 2,080 Order clerks...................................................... 12.51 11.80 501 472 40.0 26,029 24,544 2,080 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.47 19.45 779 778 40.0 40,488 40,450 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.30 12.00 488 480 39.6 25,341 24,960 2,059 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.57 19.35 663 774 40.0 34,468 40,252 2,080 Cargo and freight agents.......................................... 18.03 14.01 738 657 40.9 38,383 34,187 2,129 Couriers and messengers........................................... 11.02 10.82 435 433 39.5 22,608 22,506 2,052 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.90 14.50 677 580 40.1 35,225 30,160 2,084 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 17.21 14.71 690 581 40.1 35,869 30,233 2,084 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.14 16.89 725 675 40.0 37,722 35,123 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.61 11.15 501 448 39.7 26,053 23,275 2,066 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.57 11.28 459 450 39.6 23,855 23,400 2,061 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.21 17.19 719 680 39.5 37,389 35,360 2,053 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.20 20.74 842 827 39.7 43,788 43,023 2,065 Legal secretaries............................................... 19.43 19.71 759 782 39.1 39,471 40,672 2,031 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.73 13.53 583 542 39.6 30,313 28,163 2,058 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.97 16.30 626 612 39.2 32,509 31,844 2,036 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.32 12.00 493 480 40.0 25,634 24,960 2,080 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.23 11.33 489 453 40.0 25,446 23,566 2,080 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.75 15.25 659 600 39.3 34,272 31,200 2,046 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.08 12.96 516 508 39.5 26,850 26,424 2,052 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.39 12.60 530 496 39.6 27,523 25,800 2,056 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.51 15.02 711 600 40.6 36,606 31,200 2,091 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.47 25.44 1,135 1,018 41.3 59,037 52,919 2,149 Carpenters........................................................ 15.98 15.00 639 600 40.0 33,121 31,200 2,072 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers.................. 17.34 17.35 661 607 38.1 34,372 31,572 1,982 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 16.70 16.95 668 678 40.0 34,012 35,256 2,036 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 16.70 16.95 668 678 40.0 34,012 35,256 2,036 Construction laborers............................................. 11.93 11.15 477 446 40.0 24,789 23,200 2,077 Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.37 15.89 695 636 40.0 36,132 33,051 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 18.10 16.00 724 640 40.0 37,657 33,280 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 19.13 18.64 765 746 40.0 39,793 38,775 2,080 Glaziers.......................................................... 12.36 14.00 494 560 40.0 25,710 29,120 2,080 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.64 14.00 584 560 39.9 30,349 29,120 2,073 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.64 14.00 584 560 39.9 30,349 29,120 2,073 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.58 19.00 783 760 40.0 40,734 39,520 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.73 19.05 789 762 40.0 41,043 39,614 2,080 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers................................ 15.71 14.95 628 598 40.0 31,731 30,618 2,020 Roofers........................................................... 15.04 13.54 602 542 40.0 31,289 28,165 2,080 Sheet metal workers............................................... 17.70 17.00 708 680 40.0 36,807 35,360 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.35 11.00 453 440 40.0 23,511 22,880 2,072 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 11.38 11.70 455 468 40.0 23,678 24,344 2,080 Helpers--electricians........................................... 13.22 11.75 529 470 40.0 27,502 24,440 2,080 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 12.49 12.00 500 480 40.0 25,986 24,960 2,080 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 33.10 40.71 1,324 1,629 40.0 68,845 84,683 2,080 Hazardous materials removal workers............................... 13.30 14.46 518 578 38.9 26,225 30,073 1,973 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 13.57 13.45 543 538 40.0 28,231 27,976 2,080 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining......................................................... 23.02 21.50 982 777 42.7 47,120 40,414 2,047 Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining.................... 20.92 18.90 834 756 39.9 43,388 39,312 2,074 Roustabouts, oil and gas.......................................... 21.27 19.02 967 761 45.5 42,633 39,562 2,005 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.71 18.43 792 737 40.2 41,113 38,324 2,085 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 26.58 25.04 1,102 1,069 41.5 56,795 54,964 2,137 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 16.45 15.92 658 637 40.0 34,216 33,103 2,080 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 23.09 24.47 924 979 40.0 48,030 50,887 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 23.20 25.00 928 1,000 40.0 48,260 52,000 2,080 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 20.48 18.00 824 720 40.2 42,871 37,440 2,093 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 25.59 18.99 1,024 760 40.0 53,232 39,499 2,080 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 26.67 25.94 1,067 1,038 40.0 55,473 53,955 2,080 Security and fire alarm systems installers...................... 15.66 17.08 622 683 39.7 32,331 35,531 2,064 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.72 14.99 717 600 40.5 37,281 31,200 2,104 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 18.50 14.99 – – – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.55 14.58 706 607 40.2 36,700 31,541 2,091 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.15 16.00 686 640 40.0 35,665 33,280 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 19.30 18.80 771 752 39.9 40,089 39,100 2,077 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 19.19 18.80 766 752 39.9 39,836 39,100 2,076 Rail car repairers.............................................. 21.88 20.26 875 811 40.0 45,518 42,149 2,080 Small engine mechanics............................................ 17.99 17.31 716 693 39.8 37,243 36,011 2,070 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 11.48 10.00 459 400 40.0 23,886 20,800 2,080 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 11.51 10.00 460 400 40.0 23,940 20,800 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 17.31 17.00 693 680 40.0 36,012 35,360 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.60 18.00 748 720 40.2 38,598 37,440 2,075 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.60 23.50 943 931 39.9 49,019 48,425 2,077 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.17 13.00 607 520 40.0 31,561 27,040 2,080 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 16.05 16.25 669 640 41.7 32,930 33,280 2,052 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.98 28.16 999 1,127 40.0 51,953 58,579 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 29.20 30.57 1,168 1,223 40.0 60,732 63,586 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 23.67 26.71 947 1,068 40.0 49,239 55,561 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.68 15.50 665 620 39.9 34,573 32,240 2,073 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.27 12.00 488 470 39.8 25,381 24,444 2,068 Production occupations.............................................. 15.10 13.00 600 520 39.7 31,109 27,040 2,060 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.11 24.15 1,035 972 39.6 53,190 49,999 2,037 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers..... 23.20 23.38 928 935 40.0 48,250 48,630 2,080 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.50 11.00 460 440 40.0 23,920 22,880 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 11.85 11.61 474 464 40.0 24,652 24,149 2,080 Engine and other machine assemblers............................... 13.66 13.00 546 520 40.0 28,406 27,040 2,080 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 14.25 9.75 570 390 40.0 29,645 20,280 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.68 11.10 499 440 39.3 25,901 22,880 2,042 Team assemblers................................................. 15.03 13.00 601 520 40.0 31,270 27,040 2,080 Bakers............................................................ 15.80 15.00 599 574 37.9 31,164 29,856 1,972 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 12.52 12.75 499 510 39.8 25,934 26,520 2,072 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 14.43 15.36 570 614 39.5 29,619 31,943 2,052 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 12.86 12.75 514 510 40.0 26,746 26,520 2,080 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.15 14.00 561 554 39.6 29,176 28,816 2,061 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 15.34 14.00 598 560 39.0 31,120 29,120 2,029 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 14.93 14.00 582 560 39.0 30,273 29,120 2,028 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 13.07 12.00 523 480 40.0 27,184 24,960 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.29 13.00 527 515 39.7 27,427 26,770 2,064 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.76 10.50 470 420 40.0 24,460 21,840 2,080 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 16.91 17.95 676 718 40.0 35,169 37,344 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 19.65 19.00 789 760 40.1 41,013 39,520 2,087 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 10.04 10.19 399 408 39.7 20,726 21,199 2,063 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 10.00 9.50 396 380 39.6 20,577 19,760 2,058 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.35 11.35 492 454 39.9 25,595 23,608 2,072 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.65 16.26 666 650 40.0 34,638 33,823 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.73 16.26 669 650 40.0 34,802 33,823 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 15.71 16.00 629 640 40.0 32,687 33,280 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 12.87 11.00 515 440 40.0 26,773 22,880 2,080 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic.............................. 14.67 16.00 587 640 40.0 30,515 33,280 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 19.34 20.00 773 800 40.0 40,188 41,600 2,078 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 21.43 23.51 857 940 40.0 44,583 48,901 2,080 Printing machine operators...................................... 18.13 15.47 724 619 39.9 37,648 32,178 2,077 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.39 9.70 407 388 39.2 21,147 20,176 2,036 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials................. 8.64 8.65 332 346 38.5 17,278 17,984 2,001 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.19 8.80 365 353 39.7 18,951 18,346 2,062 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 9.95 8.00 383 320 38.5 19,898 16,640 2,000 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 11.81 11.00 472 440 40.0 24,560 22,880 2,080 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 29.48 31.01 1,177 1,232 39.9 57,416 63,513 1,948 Chemical plant and system operators............................. 31.74 32.26 1,238 1,227 39.0 64,398 63,800 2,029 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 31.01 32.36 1,242 1,294 40.1 57,549 64,786 1,856 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 21.89 19.35 876 774 40.0 45,538 40,248 2,080 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 25.03 26.84 1,001 1,074 40.0 52,056 55,827 2,080 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.72 14.00 589 560 40.0 30,613 29,120 2,080 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 9.92 9.00 397 360 40.0 20,626 18,720 2,080 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.39 15.00 656 600 40.0 34,093 31,200 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.39 16.00 694 632 39.9 36,067 32,885 2,074 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 11.20 10.50 446 420 39.8 23,178 21,840 2,069 Painting workers.................................................. 14.50 15.20 580 608 40.0 30,157 31,606 2,080 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.94 15.20 558 608 40.0 29,002 31,606 2,080 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 16.65 15.26 666 610 40.0 34,627 31,741 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.67 12.40 505 496 39.9 26,241 25,792 2,071 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.36 11.00 451 440 39.7 23,471 22,880 2,066 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.27 13.00 616 520 40.3 31,847 27,040 2,085 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 20.86 23.00 849 920 40.7 44,131 47,840 2,116 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 24.79 22.58 1,042 962 42.0 54,195 50,001 2,186 Bus drivers....................................................... 14.13 10.42 565 417 40.0 29,387 21,676 2,080 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 14.13 10.42 565 417 40.0 29,387 21,676 2,080 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.89 15.00 705 606 41.7 36,673 31,512 2,171 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.78 16.31 633 701 40.1 32,895 36,448 2,085 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.55 15.50 749 623 42.7 38,970 32,406 2,220 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.51 13.76 620 550 40.0 32,255 28,600 2,079 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 11.38 11.00 467 485 41.1 24,298 25,225 2,135 Crane and tower operators......................................... 19.75 21.50 790 860 40.0 39,478 40,040 1,999 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.45 11.53 498 461 40.0 25,878 23,991 2,078 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.36 10.58 448 415 39.4 22,861 21,320 2,013 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.65 12.29 466 491 40.0 24,236 25,557 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.45 10.58 451 417 39.4 22,793 21,174 1,991 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 12.13 10.55 482 422 39.8 25,088 21,944 2,068 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.29 9.05 401 354 39.0 20,873 18,408 2,028 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 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. 5 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.