RSE Table 13 Full-time(1) State and local government 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........................................................... $22.71 1.6% $896 1.9% $41,060 1.9% Management occupations.............................................. 38.29 5.9 1,518 6.2 74,746 6.2 General and operations managers................................... 30.77 8.0 1,241 8.5 64,179 8.5 Public relations managers......................................... 38.23 16.5 1,518 17.0 78,532 17.0 Administrative services managers.................................. 32.56 6.5 1,303 6.5 65,808 6.5 Financial managers................................................ 39.96 4.5 1,632 3.5 83,600 3.5 Education administrators.......................................... 44.02 10.5 1,741 11.0 81,178 11.0 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 42.32 3.6 1,668 4.7 74,786 4.7 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 59.80 29.8 2,379 29.6 123,697 29.6 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 22.79 5.2 908 5.2 47,180 5.2 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 20.48 7.1 819 7.1 42,590 7.1 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.02 6.5 841 6.5 43,712 6.5 Training and development specialists............................ 24.28 10.6 971 10.6 50,497 10.6 Management analysts............................................... 24.17 4.4 967 4.4 50,264 4.4 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 25.00 5.7 1,000 5.7 51,941 5.7 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 27.21 8.1 1,085 8.1 54,855 8.1 Computer support specialists...................................... 17.76 5.8 706 6.1 35,135 6.1 Computer systems analysts......................................... 32.35 9.0 1,294 9.0 67,296 9.0 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 27.83 11.1 1,102 11.4 55,719 11.4 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 22.93 10.2 905 10.5 47,070 10.5 Engineers......................................................... 36.40 10.5 1,456 10.5 75,705 10.5 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 17.64 7.2 690 7.8 35,859 7.8 Civil engineering technicians................................... 17.32 8.9 693 8.9 36,035 8.9 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.54 6.1 1,059 6.3 52,139 6.3 Life scientists................................................... 26.28 9.1 1,059 9.2 55,093 9.2 Biological scientists........................................... 27.79 7.3 1,117 6.9 58,108 6.9 Medical scientists.............................................. 24.50 13.8 980 13.8 50,955 13.8 Physical scientists............................................... 31.27 4.7 1,251 4.7 60,296 4.7 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 31.08 4.5 1,243 4.5 64,637 4.5 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 29.53 3.2 1,181 3.2 61,417 3.2 Psychologists..................................................... 38.87 4.7 1,540 4.2 64,315 4.2 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 38.87 4.7 1,540 4.2 64,315 4.2 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 15.40 12.3 602 13.6 31,298 13.6 Community and social services occupations........................... 22.36 4.0 888 3.9 43,044 3.9 Counselors........................................................ 29.76 4.9 1,171 4.5 51,229 4.5 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 31.42 5.2 1,235 4.7 52,864 4.7 Social workers.................................................... 17.71 3.5 708 3.4 36,621 3.4 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 17.70 5.4 707 5.3 36,351 5.3 Medical and public health social workers........................ 17.63 3.5 705 3.5 36,668 3.5 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 16.91 6.5 676 6.5 35,177 6.5 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 18.77 4.8 749 5.0 38,924 5.0 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 20.43 3.5 817 3.5 42,485 3.5 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.50 12.0 615 12.2 31,973 12.2 Legal occupations................................................... 33.83 6.8 1,362 6.1 70,850 6.1 Lawyers........................................................... 34.45 7.2 1,406 6.9 73,125 6.9 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 28.21 24.1 1,108 24.2 57,610 24.2 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.07 2.2 1,169 2.1 44,397 2.1 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 44.26 4.5 1,744 5.0 71,905 5.0 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 60.02 16.3 2,344 18.1 83,784 18.1 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 42.90 9.7 1,687 10.8 79,756 10.8 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 48.77 4.6 1,960 4.5 95,055 4.5 Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary............... 30.97 15.7 1,167 17.1 52,659 17.1 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 32.60 12.9 1,274 12.6 50,858 12.6 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 49.13 6.4 1,955 6.4 77,086 6.4 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 30.74 5.8 1,206 5.1 59,356 5.1 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.27 .9 1,248 .9 46,196 .9 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 29.60 7.4 1,134 6.9 43,897 6.9 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 25.35 12.7 973 11.5 39,276 11.5 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 33.50 2.9 1,282 3.0 47,790 3.0 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.18 .5 1,247 .5 45,828 .5 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 32.34 .9 1,254 .9 45,884 .9 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 31.67 2.2 1,224 2.6 45,573 2.6 Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.95 1.3 1,274 1.5 46,852 1.5 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 32.83 1.4 1,269 1.6 46,567 1.6 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 34.84 3.3 1,347 2.8 51,382 2.8 Special education teachers...................................... 32.40 3.8 1,256 3.7 47,789 3.7 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 30.93 6.6 1,207 6.5 46,688 6.5 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 34.54 3.8 1,323 1.9 49,327 1.9 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 33.93 5.2 1,308 5.3 48,850 5.3 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 32.07 5.3 1,220 5.7 44,238 5.7 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.................................................. 32.63 6.1 1,181 8.0 45,116 8.0 Librarians........................................................ 30.34 5.5 1,185 4.8 49,787 4.8 Library technicians............................................... 13.66 5.8 541 5.8 25,388 5.8 Instructional coordinators........................................ 33.67 5.5 1,244 6.9 52,797 6.9 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.83 2.2 495 1.9 18,527 1.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.12 13.2 927 13.1 46,645 13.1 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 36.18 22.3 1,487 22.0 68,117 22.0 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 36.18 22.3 1,487 22.0 68,117 22.0 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.81 4.8 1,052 4.9 52,822 4.9 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 56.59 18.6 2,264 18.6 117,714 18.6 Registered nurses................................................. 32.26 3.7 1,248 3.0 62,783 3.0 Therapists........................................................ 32.52 6.1 1,256 5.8 53,090 5.8 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 33.66 3.7 1,288 4.4 48,702 4.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.02 5.5 831 5.3 43,220 5.3 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.69 3.6 1,027 3.6 53,425 3.6 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.45 4.3 978 4.3 50,860 4.3 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.92 7.8 560 10.1 29,113 10.1 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.52 10.3 661 10.3 34,364 10.3 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.46 3.5 578 3.5 30,072 3.5 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.98 2.0 659 3.1 32,933 3.1 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 18.60 3.6 744 3.6 38,681 3.6 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 19.08 5.1 763 5.1 39,677 5.1 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.19 2.2 439 3.0 22,545 3.0 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.77 1.8 423 2.9 21,755 2.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.86 2.6 423 4.3 21,653 4.3 Psychiatric aides............................................... 10.64 3.2 426 3.2 22,138 3.2 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.00 4.7 470 5.3 24,452 5.3 Protective service occupations...................................... 20.75 2.9 880 3.1 45,316 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 28.08 7.4 1,126 7.4 58,541 7.4 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 30.69 7.5 1,231 7.4 64,024 7.4 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 26.74 7.0 1,253 10.7 65,164 10.7 Fire fighters..................................................... 19.79 5.0 1,021 5.3 53,077 5.3 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 15.93 4.7 642 4.6 33,405 4.6 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 15.86 4.2 640 4.1 33,266 4.1 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 23.21 5.7 932 5.6 48,478 5.6 Police officers................................................... 22.92 4.2 924 4.1 47,769 4.1 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 22.92 4.2 924 4.1 47,769 4.1 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.91 3.3 486 6.7 23,553 6.7 Security guards................................................. 12.45 6.6 465 11.4 22,310 11.4 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.83 4.8 381 5.6 15,616 5.6 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 15.88 6.1 621 6.5 25,308 6.5 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 15.88 6.1 621 6.5 25,308 6.5 Cooks............................................................. 10.32 3.4 383 5.1 16,156 5.1 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.32 3.4 382 5.1 16,090 5.1 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.48 7.4 336 8.3 13,636 8.3 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.40 1.4 338 4.6 12,716 4.6 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 10.44 1.5 337 4.9 12,605 4.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.44 1.8 456 1.7 23,221 1.7 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 18.45 6.7 738 6.7 38,371 6.7 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 18.07 6.8 723 6.8 37,577 6.8 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 19.38 17.7 775 17.7 40,320 17.7 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.24 1.3 407 1.5 20,628 1.5 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.27 1.2 408 1.4 20,646 1.4 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.39 7.8 496 7.8 25,601 7.8 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.45 8.7 498 8.7 25,836 8.7 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.24 6.6 450 9.7 22,084 9.7 Child care workers................................................ 12.74 4.8 503 4.9 22,956 4.9 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 14.57 12.4 557 13.8 28,955 13.8 Recreation workers.............................................. 14.57 12.4 557 13.8 28,955 13.8 Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.84 5.5 524 5.7 27,169 5.7 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.69 11.2 433 17.2 22,425 17.2 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.66 11.7 431 17.9 22,327 17.9 Cashiers...................................................... 12.35 10.1 478 11.7 24,716 11.7 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.23 1.7 602 1.7 30,045 1.7 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 19.00 6.9 761 7.0 39,559 7.0 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.18 3.9 647 3.9 33,439 3.9 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.34 5.8 654 5.8 33,711 5.8 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 14.09 7.8 551 7.9 28,639 7.9 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.91 10.7 596 10.7 31,006 10.7 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 14.64 12.4 558 12.8 27,153 12.8 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 12.39 7.9 479 8.1 24,151 8.1 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 13.87 3.7 548 2.7 28,310 2.7 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.77 11.1 456 16.0 23,125 16.0 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.32 6.3 663 6.6 34,461 6.6 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 16.21 5.9 659 6.7 34,292 6.7 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.87 7.8 555 7.8 28,846 7.8 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.52 2.9 652 3.0 31,970 3.0 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.96 4.2 751 4.5 38,135 4.5 Legal secretaries............................................... 16.36 4.5 655 4.5 34,036 4.5 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.20 6.5 568 6.5 29,543 6.5 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.78 3.6 580 3.7 27,137 3.7 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.26 8.8 608 8.9 30,661 8.9 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.92 3.4 551 3.5 26,777 3.5 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.33 3.5 613 3.5 31,714 3.5 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 18.69 6.2 748 6.2 38,884 6.2 Carpenters........................................................ 14.74 14.7 590 14.7 30,480 14.7 Construction laborers............................................. 11.98 8.8 479 8.8 23,656 8.8 Construction equipment operators.................................. 13.80 3.3 552 3.3 28,701 3.3 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 14.06 2.4 562 2.4 29,239 2.4 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 15.18 4.2 607 4.2 31,579 4.2 Pipelayers...................................................... 12.91 2.8 516 2.8 26,844 2.8 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 16.16 4.1 646 4.1 33,616 4.1 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 18.96 9.8 758 9.8 39,439 9.8 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 16.00 21.1 640 21.1 33,275 21.1 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 17.32 2.5 693 2.5 35,708 2.5 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 22.34 6.7 894 6.7 44,416 6.7 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.39 3.1 656 3.1 33,807 3.1 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.88 7.4 915 7.4 47,584 7.4 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.92 4.0 597 4.0 30,710 4.0 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.70 8.1 628 8.1 32,494 8.1 Production occupations.............................................. 18.93 11.4 757 11.4 39,371 11.4 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 14.39 7.6 575 7.6 29,925 7.6 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.46 2.6 525 3.4 23,310 3.4 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.63 5.0 512 6.3 19,929 6.3 Bus drivers, school............................................. 15.09 6.2 469 7.8 17,244 7.8 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.99 4.7 512 6.3 25,957 6.3 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 12.98 5.5 519 5.5 26,992 5.5 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.