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........................................................... $20.28 1.3% $807 1.3% $41,795 1.3% Management occupations.............................................. 46.18 2.8 1,893 2.9 98,337 2.9 General and operations managers................................... 49.37 11.9 2,077 12.0 108,010 12.0 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 37.50 12.7 1,520 13.1 79,062 13.1 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 53.50 8.9 2,218 9.1 115,322 9.1 Marketing managers.............................................. 56.42 7.3 2,253 7.3 117,162 7.3 Sales managers.................................................. 51.55 14.5 2,193 14.5 114,018 14.5 Administrative services managers.................................. 30.24 10.9 1,256 10.9 65,294 10.9 Computer and information systems managers......................... 54.87 9.5 2,213 9.0 115,102 9.0 Financial managers................................................ 52.41 9.0 2,120 8.7 110,254 8.7 Human resources managers.......................................... 43.98 5.6 1,777 5.3 92,394 5.3 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 40.27 9.1 1,643 10.1 85,455 10.1 Industrial production managers.................................... 45.06 5.9 1,811 5.8 94,187 5.8 Purchasing managers............................................... 39.37 13.9 1,575 13.9 81,895 13.9 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 31.80 10.0 1,284 9.9 66,782 9.9 Construction managers............................................. 37.29 8.9 1,533 8.6 79,731 8.6 Education administrators.......................................... 32.12 18.0 1,266 17.6 64,963 17.6 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 21.25 11.4 846 11.1 43,259 11.1 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 38.05 8.5 1,457 8.3 75,162 8.3 Engineering managers.............................................. 63.66 4.5 2,571 4.7 133,703 4.7 Food service managers............................................. 24.58 7.9 1,098 9.8 57,082 9.8 Medical and health services managers.............................. 42.88 6.6 1,807 7.7 93,965 7.7 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 22.81 9.0 913 9.1 47,465 9.1 Social and community service managers............................. 24.34 27.5 974 27.5 50,633 27.5 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.98 2.5 1,286 2.6 66,315 2.6 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 31.47 5.2 1,262 5.1 65,645 5.1 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 33.08 11.5 1,323 11.5 68,799 11.5 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 30.26 4.7 1,216 4.3 63,245 4.3 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.63 6.2 1,159 6.3 60,272 6.3 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 28.72 6.9 1,121 6.7 58,301 6.7 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 32.69 17.4 1,310 17.3 68,106 17.3 Cost estimators................................................... 32.06 4.9 1,303 5.4 67,780 5.4 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.63 6.6 1,159 6.7 60,258 6.7 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 23.24 10.7 929 10.7 48,333 10.7 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 24.45 6.2 1,035 5.6 53,801 5.6 Training and development specialists............................ 35.83 15.6 1,422 15.7 73,935 15.7 Logisticians...................................................... 39.25 6.3 1,570 6.3 81,631 6.3 Management analysts............................................... 37.17 5.8 1,500 6.2 78,023 6.2 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.99 4.5 1,248 4.5 64,883 4.5 Credit analysts................................................... 25.76 7.8 1,052 6.4 54,705 6.4 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 35.12 6.5 1,401 6.5 72,844 6.5 Financial analysts.............................................. 38.79 11.6 1,544 11.5 80,281 11.5 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 32.68 12.1 1,307 12.1 67,965 12.1 Loan officers................................................... 32.68 12.1 1,307 12.1 67,965 12.1 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.06 4.1 1,485 4.2 77,230 4.2 Computer programmers.............................................. 36.79 9.8 1,474 9.8 76,628 9.8 Computer software engineers....................................... 45.05 3.1 1,801 3.3 93,678 3.3 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 43.35 5.5 1,739 6.2 90,453 6.2 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 46.80 4.8 1,865 4.9 96,967 4.9 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.98 8.2 1,038 8.2 53,979 8.2 Computer systems analysts......................................... 43.15 5.9 1,732 5.8 90,040 5.8 Database administrators........................................... 36.59 14.4 1,464 14.4 76,108 14.4 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 27.82 5.9 1,120 6.2 58,218 6.2 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 34.70 9.3 1,409 8.8 73,244 8.8 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.19 6.5 1,540 6.4 80,062 6.4 Architects, except naval.......................................... 26.38 10.1 1,107 11.3 57,549 11.3 Engineers......................................................... 46.28 4.9 1,869 4.9 97,167 4.9 Aerospace engineers............................................. 41.30 7.8 1,652 7.8 85,895 7.8 Chemical engineers.............................................. 59.44 12.8 2,378 12.8 123,632 12.8 Civil engineers................................................. 39.55 10.9 1,677 9.2 87,216 9.2 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 44.87 4.6 1,830 5.4 95,174 5.4 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 42.31 7.9 1,714 7.4 89,105 7.4 Electrical engineers.......................................... 44.29 13.3 1,818 12.3 94,558 12.3 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 40.49 7.0 1,619 7.0 84,213 7.0 Environmental engineers......................................... 36.29 16.8 1,452 16.8 75,481 16.8 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 40.67 4.6 1,624 4.6 84,449 4.6 Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors............................................. 41.29 6.5 1,639 6.1 85,203 6.1 Industrial engineers.......................................... 40.50 5.7 1,620 5.7 84,232 5.7 Mechanical engineers............................................ 40.94 10.6 1,638 10.6 85,162 10.6 Petroleum engineers............................................. 56.11 12.4 2,267 12.6 117,905 12.6 Drafters.......................................................... 27.46 5.8 1,095 5.9 56,933 5.9 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 32.16 16.4 1,287 16.4 66,902 16.4 Mechanical drafters............................................. 19.61 9.8 777 10.0 40,392 10.0 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.07 17.3 963 17.3 50,060 17.3 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.99 5.8 1,000 5.8 51,989 5.8 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 27.02 6.5 1,081 6.5 56,194 6.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.91 8.7 1,394 8.7 72,477 8.7 Physical scientists............................................... 56.84 17.6 2,274 17.6 118,231 17.6 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 69.58 14.3 2,783 14.3 144,721 14.3 Market and survey researchers..................................... 39.70 23.2 1,588 23.2 82,577 23.2 Market research analysts........................................ 39.70 23.2 1,588 23.2 82,577 23.2 Chemical technicians.............................................. 25.21 8.8 1,008 8.8 52,439 8.8 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.33 8.0 656 8.2 33,941 8.2 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 22.95 4.0 912 4.0 43,814 4.0 Social workers.................................................... 20.80 4.9 839 5.3 43,611 5.3 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.63 8.4 756 8.7 39,300 8.7 Medical and public health social workers........................ 22.82 5.0 913 5.0 47,459 5.0 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.10 6.0 482 6.1 25,058 6.1 Social and human service assistants............................. 11.73 8.0 467 8.1 24,273 8.1 Legal occupations................................................... 29.81 27.8 1,231 29.1 64,009 29.1 Lawyers........................................................... 56.11 10.5 2,417 10.0 125,695 10.0 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 20.47 11.4 854 12.5 44,384 12.5 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.06 11.6 1,088 11.4 48,585 11.4 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 47.85 19.8 1,885 19.2 87,774 19.2 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 74.43 28.7 2,909 28.0 136,210 28.0 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 80.33 28.2 3,128 27.5 144,112 27.5 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 32.18 9.4 1,236 8.0 47,785 8.0 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 36.15 12.9 1,446 13.1 54,458 13.1 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 31.40 11.7 1,249 11.2 62,464 11.2 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.50 12.6 909 11.9 37,152 11.9 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 12.64 4.7 491 2.8 23,983 2.8 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 12.64 4.7 491 2.8 23,983 2.8 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.01 8.7 1,026 6.6 37,714 6.6 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 27.75 11.5 1,092 7.9 40,090 7.9 Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.90 7.2 1,196 5.6 45,201 5.6 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.50 9.5 1,167 6.9 43,713 6.9 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.65 6.9 374 6.0 17,558 6.0 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 25.81 4.1 1,034 4.2 53,788 4.2 Artists and related workers....................................... 35.01 15.2 1,433 14.7 74,532 14.7 Art directors................................................... 35.02 16.5 1,436 16.1 74,654 16.1 Designers......................................................... 22.85 9.5 917 9.4 47,704 9.4 Graphic designers............................................... 24.49 13.9 979 13.9 50,904 13.9 Writers and editors............................................... 28.04 3.4 1,117 4.0 58,060 4.0 Editors......................................................... 25.99 11.4 1,035 11.4 53,824 11.4 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.13 2.5 1,067 2.5 55,492 2.5 Pharmacists....................................................... 55.83 1.9 2,262 1.5 117,624 1.5 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 62.88 15.7 2,515 15.7 130,794 15.7 Registered nurses................................................. 30.94 2.5 1,210 2.6 62,937 2.6 Therapists........................................................ 36.81 4.4 1,459 4.7 75,871 4.7 Occupational therapists......................................... 35.57 5.7 1,383 4.3 71,899 4.3 Physical therapists............................................. 41.48 5.9 1,650 6.1 85,806 6.1 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 25.78 2.4 1,018 3.2 52,941 3.2 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.17 5.9 760 5.8 39,540 5.8 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.13 3.7 993 3.7 51,648 3.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 13.84 5.8 551 5.8 28,637 5.8 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.65 8.7 1,024 8.7 53,268 8.7 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 18.65 10.9 746 10.9 38,799 10.9 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.58 6.4 981 6.4 51,000 6.4 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.18 12.2 520 9.8 27,032 9.8 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.75 4.7 659 4.7 34,252 4.7 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.10 7.4 599 7.3 31,134 7.3 Surgical technologists.......................................... 19.27 4.5 758 4.7 39,402 4.7 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.93 2.6 738 3.1 38,360 3.1 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.89 12.9 673 13.0 34,987 13.0 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 13.95 10.4 557 10.4 28,965 10.4 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 29.60 26.8 1,184 26.8 61,568 26.8 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 29.60 26.8 1,184 26.8 61,568 26.8 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.68 2.5 444 3.3 23,105 3.3 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.99 2.8 377 4.7 19,617 4.7 Home health aides............................................... 9.01 8.6 310 15.7 16,116 15.7 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.33 2.5 402 2.7 20,920 2.7 Psychiatric aides............................................... 9.84 5.6 375 7.9 19,500 7.9 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 13.82 13.1 549 13.6 28,562 13.6 Physical therapist aides........................................ 10.99 5.0 435 5.9 22,643 5.9 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.45 3.6 555 2.9 28,844 2.9 Dental assistants............................................... 18.46 4.9 634 6.5 32,970 6.5 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.14 3.5 523 3.7 27,193 3.7 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.56 4.2 459 4.4 23,526 4.4 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.40 3.4 452 3.8 23,491 3.8 Security guards................................................. 11.40 3.4 452 3.8 23,491 3.8 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.29 2.5 315 2.8 16,325 2.8 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.69 6.9 620 8.8 32,246 8.8 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 15.13 5.8 643 8.2 33,431 8.2 Cooks............................................................. 10.22 2.3 388 2.5 20,036 2.5 Cooks, fast food................................................ 8.92 4.6 321 8.4 16,698 8.4 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.91 4.5 427 4.3 21,322 4.3 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.61 3.0 403 2.6 20,976 2.6 Cooks, short order.............................................. 8.74 5.9 347 5.8 18,036 5.8 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.59 4.1 330 5.0 17,149 5.0 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.19 9.1 152 9.4 7,884 9.4 Bartenders...................................................... 4.36 18.9 154 19.4 7,773 19.4 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.26 9.1 118 9.0 6,144 9.0 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.97 7.8 304 8.9 15,646 8.9 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.00 1.8 343 2.3 17,835 2.3 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.97 1.9 342 2.7 17,792 2.7 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.10 4.2 347 4.1 18,027 4.1 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.39 7.8 291 7.7 15,122 7.7 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.02 3.0 317 2.8 16,483 2.8 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 8.37 10.9 310 12.6 16,110 12.6 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.22 3.9 399 3.9 20,641 3.9 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 15.19 9.2 599 9.1 31,144 9.1 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 15.02 11.4 585 11.5 30,429 11.5 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.56 2.9 372 2.6 19,163 2.6 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.90 3.6 388 3.1 20,153 3.1 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.84 3.6 340 3.4 17,286 3.4 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 9.27 5.2 364 4.4 18,880 4.4 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 9.15 5.5 359 4.4 18,642 4.4 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.56 6.4 465 5.7 24,188 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 14.56 8.0 575 7.9 29,920 7.9 Nonfarm animal caretakers......................................... 10.62 13.4 425 13.4 22,092 13.4 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 9.64 10.8 379 11.5 19,706 11.5 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 9.50 11.9 373 12.7 19,401 12.7 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 14.48 25.5 546 26.8 28,373 26.8 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 15.41 28.9 – – – – Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 8.01 13.7 298 14.2 15,483 14.2 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 6.96 5.7 256 9.7 13,311 9.7 Child care workers................................................ 9.04 5.1 357 5.1 18,548 5.1 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.44 10.0 366 10.6 19,021 10.6 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.50 11.6 492 8.8 25,573 8.8 Recreation workers.............................................. 12.07 9.3 465 10.0 24,163 10.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.75 4.6 791 4.8 41,072 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 21.52 8.5 891 8.6 46,308 8.6 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.07 4.1 742 4.2 38,582 4.2 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 34.62 29.5 1,475 28.7 76,691 28.7 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.76 3.7 465 4.1 24,074 4.1 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.79 2.1 380 2.2 19,578 2.2 Cashiers...................................................... 9.77 2.1 380 2.2 19,546 2.2 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.87 9.7 510 10.7 26,529 10.7 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 10.48 13.8 404 15.4 21,029 15.4 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.52 9.7 587 10.2 30,522 10.2 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.77 5.9 510 6.9 26,503 6.9 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 23.13 12.5 934 13.2 48,563 13.2 Insurance sales agents............................................ 24.62 17.8 967 18.1 50,264 18.1 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 63.32 23.6 2,597 24.8 135,069 24.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 30.26 8.9 1,218 8.6 63,357 8.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 39.86 6.5 1,609 6.4 83,685 6.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 25.89 12.0 1,041 11.4 54,138 11.4 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 27.32 24.4 1,093 24.4 56,817 24.4 Real estate sales agents........................................ 27.32 24.4 1,093 24.4 56,817 24.4 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 16.40 15.7 656 15.7 34,118 15.7 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.22 1.2 605 1.2 31,441 1.2 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.89 4.9 912 5.1 47,435 5.1 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.19 5.5 400 6.1 20,775 6.1 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.05 3.1 598 3.1 31,087 3.1 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.39 8.1 575 8.2 29,888 8.2 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.75 6.0 585 6.1 30,435 6.1 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.30 3.4 645 3.5 33,488 3.5 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.79 4.6 705 4.8 36,681 4.8 Procurement clerks.............................................. 18.09 8.6 724 8.6 37,636 8.6 Tellers......................................................... 12.29 4.8 491 4.8 25,518 4.8 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 16.58 7.2 662 7.0 34,414 7.0 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 14.58 9.6 583 9.6 30,332 9.6 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.82 2.6 590 2.6 30,668 2.6 File clerks....................................................... 12.74 11.3 510 11.3 26,509 11.3 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.82 4.1 345 4.0 17,935 4.0 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.53 8.6 541 8.6 28,137 8.6 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.84 4.8 693 4.7 36,026 4.7 New accounts clerks............................................... 12.60 5.5 504 5.5 26,202 5.5 Order clerks...................................................... 12.51 10.4 501 10.4 26,029 10.4 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.47 5.1 779 5.1 40,488 5.1 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.30 2.8 488 2.8 25,341 2.8 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.57 8.7 663 8.7 34,468 8.7 Cargo and freight agents.......................................... 18.03 17.2 738 16.8 38,383 16.8 Couriers and messengers........................................... 11.02 8.5 435 7.8 22,608 7.8 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.90 5.3 677 5.1 35,225 5.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 17.21 5.0 690 4.8 35,869 4.8 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 18.14 6.4 725 6.4 37,722 6.4 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.61 2.4 501 2.4 26,053 2.4 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.57 2.0 459 2.1 23,855 2.1 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.21 2.2 719 2.3 37,389 2.3 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.20 4.0 842 4.0 43,788 4.0 Legal secretaries............................................... 19.43 12.1 759 12.0 39,471 12.0 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.73 8.8 583 9.3 30,313 9.3 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.97 3.1 626 3.3 32,509 3.3 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.32 3.4 493 3.4 25,634 3.4 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.23 3.3 489 3.3 25,446 3.3 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.75 11.7 659 11.3 34,272 11.3 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.08 6.4 516 6.2 26,850 6.2 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.39 3.2 530 3.4 27,523 3.4 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.51 4.7 711 5.0 36,606 5.0 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.47 8.6 1,135 10.1 59,037 10.1 Carpenters........................................................ 15.98 3.5 639 3.5 33,121 3.5 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers.................. 17.34 9.0 661 10.2 34,372 10.2 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 16.70 6.1 668 6.1 34,012 6.1 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 16.70 6.1 668 6.1 34,012 6.1 Construction laborers............................................. 11.93 3.4 477 3.4 24,789 3.4 Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.37 8.3 695 8.3 36,132 8.3 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 18.10 9.2 724 9.2 37,657 9.2 Electricians...................................................... 19.13 4.3 765 4.3 39,793 4.3 Glaziers.......................................................... 12.36 18.5 494 18.5 25,710 18.5 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 14.64 6.5 584 6.3 30,349 6.3 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 14.64 6.5 584 6.3 30,349 6.3 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.58 7.5 783 7.5 40,734 7.5 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.73 7.5 789 7.5 41,043 7.5 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers................................ 15.71 10.5 628 10.5 31,731 10.5 Roofers........................................................... 15.04 9.0 602 9.0 31,289 9.0 Sheet metal workers............................................... 17.70 7.2 708 7.2 36,807 7.2 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.35 3.0 453 3.0 23,511 3.0 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 11.38 7.5 455 7.5 23,678 7.5 Helpers--electricians........................................... 13.22 11.7 529 11.7 27,502 11.7 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 12.49 5.0 500 5.0 25,986 5.0 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 33.10 20.2 1,324 20.2 68,845 20.2 Hazardous materials removal workers............................... 13.30 11.8 518 12.2 26,225 12.2 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 13.57 6.2 543 6.2 28,231 6.2 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining......................................................... 23.02 12.1 982 14.0 47,120 14.0 Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining.................... 20.92 14.0 834 14.1 43,388 14.1 Roustabouts, oil and gas.......................................... 21.27 6.2 967 16.4 42,633 16.4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.71 2.3 792 2.5 41,113 2.5 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 26.58 4.9 1,102 5.7 56,795 5.7 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers.......... 16.45 9.5 658 9.5 34,216 9.5 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 23.09 11.2 924 11.2 48,030 11.2 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 23.20 11.6 928 11.6 48,260 11.6 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 20.48 8.9 824 9.1 42,871 9.1 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 25.59 26.0 1,024 26.0 53,232 26.0 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.................................................... 26.67 7.7 1,067 7.7 55,473 7.7 Security and fire alarm systems installers...................... 15.66 8.9 622 9.2 32,331 9.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.72 5.4 717 5.8 37,281 5.8 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 18.50 28.8 – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.55 5.6 706 5.7 36,700 5.7 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.15 4.0 686 4.0 35,665 4.0 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 19.30 6.2 771 6.2 40,089 6.2 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 19.19 7.0 766 7.0 39,836 7.0 Rail car repairers.............................................. 21.88 12.8 875 12.8 45,518 12.8 Small engine mechanics............................................ 17.99 9.7 716 9.2 37,243 9.2 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 11.48 8.5 459 8.5 23,886 8.5 Tire repairers and changers..................................... 11.51 9.7 460 9.7 23,940 9.7 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 17.31 9.8 693 9.8 36,012 9.8 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.60 5.8 748 6.0 38,598 6.0 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.60 4.6 943 4.7 49,019 4.7 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.17 6.4 607 6.4 31,561 6.4 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 16.05 5.3 669 9.0 32,930 9.0 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.98 12.6 999 12.6 51,953 12.6 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 29.20 3.9 1,168 3.9 60,732 3.9 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 23.67 15.7 947 15.7 49,239 15.7 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.68 6.7 665 6.6 34,573 6.6 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 12.27 6.6 488 6.2 25,381 6.2 Production occupations.............................................. 15.10 3.2 600 3.3 31,109 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.11 8.9 1,035 9.1 53,190 9.1 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers..... 23.20 10.0 928 10.0 48,250 10.0 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.50 5.5 460 5.5 23,920 5.5 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 11.85 6.8 474 6.8 24,652 6.8 Engine and other machine assemblers............................... 13.66 12.6 546 12.6 28,406 12.6 Structural metal fabricators and fitters.......................... 14.25 24.2 570 24.2 29,645 24.2 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.68 6.8 499 7.0 25,901 7.0 Team assemblers................................................. 15.03 16.3 601 16.3 31,270 16.3 Bakers............................................................ 15.80 9.4 599 11.7 31,164 11.7 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 12.52 6.4 499 6.4 25,934 6.4 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 14.43 6.8 570 7.2 29,619 7.2 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 12.86 4.0 514 4.0 26,746 4.0 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.15 12.3 561 12.5 29,176 12.5 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 15.34 8.1 598 9.3 31,120 9.3 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 14.93 7.4 582 8.6 30,273 8.6 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 13.07 11.1 523 11.1 27,184 11.1 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.29 8.1 527 8.6 27,427 8.6 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.76 6.7 470 6.7 24,460 6.7 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 16.91 20.0 676 20.0 35,169 20.0 Machinists........................................................ 19.65 4.7 789 4.6 41,013 4.6 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 10.04 11.2 399 11.2 20,726 11.2 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 10.00 15.6 396 15.9 20,577 15.9 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.35 4.9 492 4.6 25,595 4.6 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.65 4.0 666 4.0 34,638 4.0 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.73 4.5 669 4.5 34,802 4.5 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 15.71 8.5 629 8.5 32,687 8.5 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 12.87 7.5 515 7.5 26,773 7.5 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic.............................. 14.67 3.7 587 3.7 30,515 3.7 Printers.......................................................... 19.34 6.4 773 6.4 40,188 6.4 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 21.43 9.2 857 9.2 44,583 9.2 Printing machine operators...................................... 18.13 6.4 724 6.4 37,648 6.4 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.39 7.7 407 8.0 21,147 8.0 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials................. 8.64 4.9 332 7.1 17,278 7.1 Sewing machine operators.......................................... 9.19 8.4 365 8.2 18,951 8.2 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 9.95 17.1 383 17.0 19,898 17.0 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 11.81 13.5 472 13.5 24,560 13.5 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 29.48 9.7 1,177 9.7 57,416 9.7 Chemical plant and system operators............................. 31.74 2.5 1,238 3.5 64,398 3.5 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 31.01 7.1 1,242 7.1 57,549 7.1 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 21.89 9.4 876 9.4 45,538 9.4 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 25.03 9.6 1,001 9.6 52,056 9.6 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.72 12.2 589 12.2 30,613 12.2 Grinding and polishing workers, hand............................ 9.92 8.9 397 8.9 20,626 8.9 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 16.39 17.4 656 17.4 34,093 17.4 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.39 6.6 694 6.6 36,067 6.6 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 11.20 11.1 446 10.5 23,178 10.5 Painting workers.................................................. 14.50 9.0 580 9.0 30,157 9.0 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.94 7.0 558 7.0 29,002 7.0 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 16.65 18.1 666 18.1 34,627 18.1 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.67 6.7 505 6.7 26,241 6.7 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.36 6.2 451 6.4 23,471 6.4 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.27 4.3 616 4.2 31,847 4.2 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 20.86 7.0 849 6.4 44,131 6.4 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 24.79 12.7 1,042 13.3 54,195 13.3 Bus drivers....................................................... 14.13 18.2 565 18.2 29,387 18.2 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 14.13 18.2 565 18.2 29,387 18.2 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.89 3.5 705 3.5 36,673 3.5 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.78 10.8 633 10.9 32,895 10.9 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.55 5.2 749 5.4 38,970 5.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.51 6.5 620 6.5 32,255 6.5 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 11.38 9.8 467 9.8 24,298 9.8 Crane and tower operators......................................... 19.75 11.5 790 11.5 39,478 11.5 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.45 6.0 498 6.0 25,878 6.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.36 2.4 448 2.5 22,861 2.5 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.65 5.3 466 5.3 24,236 5.3 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.45 2.7 451 3.0 22,793 3.0 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 12.13 11.4 482 11.7 25,088 11.7 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.29 7.1 401 7.9 20,873 7.9 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.