RSE Table 15 Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings for full-time workers Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $17.99 2.7% $715 2.7% $37,046 2.7% Management occupations.............................................. 38.51 4.1 1,591 4.2 82,638 4.2 General and operations managers................................... 36.18 12.0 1,564 12.4 81,334 12.4 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 30.66 26.0 1,218 26.2 63,345 26.2 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 52.75 14.6 2,191 14.9 113,934 14.9 Marketing managers.............................................. 50.09 24.4 2,003 24.4 104,182 24.4 Sales managers.................................................. 54.09 20.9 2,291 21.1 119,140 21.1 Computer and information systems managers......................... 45.49 14.3 1,820 14.3 94,628 14.3 Financial managers................................................ 47.92 11.0 1,939 10.9 100,837 10.9 Human resources managers.......................................... 32.80 13.0 1,312 13.0 68,228 13.0 Industrial production managers.................................... 35.94 11.9 1,458 11.5 75,816 11.5 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 25.34 13.6 1,030 13.6 53,554 13.6 Construction managers............................................. 36.40 13.1 1,474 12.4 76,641 12.4 Education administrators.......................................... 22.88 15.4 911 15.0 46,442 15.0 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program............................................... 21.25 11.4 846 11.1 43,259 11.1 Food service managers............................................. 27.09 7.5 1,242 11.0 64,562 11.0 Medical and health services managers.............................. 43.40 10.6 1,829 12.6 95,097 12.6 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 21.26 8.7 851 8.7 44,240 8.7 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.98 4.2 1,257 4.3 64,026 4.3 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 33.98 7.8 1,359 7.8 70,646 7.8 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 30.02 11.6 1,199 11.7 62,355 11.7 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 32.75 7.2 1,300 7.8 67,616 7.8 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 30.51 4.9 1,210 5.6 62,911 5.6 Cost estimators................................................... 30.06 7.9 1,202 7.9 62,518 7.9 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.11 7.5 1,043 8.4 54,245 8.4 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 25.88 13.8 1,035 13.8 53,840 13.8 Management analysts............................................... 44.41 6.7 1,831 8.6 95,205 8.6 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.53 8.0 1,119 8.4 58,198 8.4 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 33.83 12.3 1,353 12.3 70,361 12.3 Loan officers................................................... 33.83 12.3 1,353 12.3 70,361 12.3 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.90 7.3 1,449 7.4 75,372 7.4 Computer programmers.............................................. 33.36 19.9 1,334 19.9 69,394 19.9 Computer software engineers....................................... 43.19 6.8 1,778 7.8 92,480 7.8 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 42.39 7.9 1,825 12.6 94,899 12.6 Computer support specialists...................................... 28.70 9.2 1,146 9.4 59,569 9.4 Computer systems analysts......................................... 53.74 14.1 2,197 12.5 114,249 12.5 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 26.01 10.1 1,040 10.1 54,092 10.1 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 36.22 13.6 1,489 12.0 77,413 12.0 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.14 16.4 1,272 16.3 66,169 16.3 Engineers......................................................... 42.92 14.1 1,769 13.9 91,962 13.9 Civil engineers................................................. 35.08 6.8 1,524 5.4 79,262 5.4 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 32.01 12.2 1,322 11.1 68,728 11.1 Mechanical engineers............................................ 43.93 25.8 1,757 25.8 91,369 25.8 Petroleum engineers............................................. 60.61 15.1 2,494 15.8 129,683 15.8 Drafters.......................................................... 21.74 11.1 870 11.1 45,223 11.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 23.80 10.5 947 10.5 49,229 10.5 Community and social services occupations........................... 15.61 9.9 629 10.3 32,535 10.3 Social workers.................................................... 20.46 6.5 833 6.7 43,293 6.7 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 19.24 9.2 788 9.1 40,982 9.1 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.50 5.4 457 5.7 23,769 5.7 Social and human service assistants............................. 11.73 8.3 465 8.6 24,202 8.6 Legal occupations................................................... 21.84 25.3 907 27.1 47,158 27.1 Lawyers........................................................... 37.48 10.4 1,667 11.4 86,702 11.4 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 17.55 17.8 668 16.3 28,754 16.3 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 23.66 10.6 936 9.2 43,377 9.2 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.55 14.2 901 13.4 36,763 13.4 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.72 8.3 376 7.2 17,289 7.2 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.90 9.3 918 9.3 47,745 9.3 Designers......................................................... 20.93 6.8 843 6.4 43,822 6.4 Graphic designers............................................... 23.06 14.8 922 14.8 47,963 14.8 Writers and editors............................................... 26.12 14.5 1,045 14.5 54,325 14.5 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.04 6.5 1,101 6.6 57,258 6.6 Pharmacists....................................................... 55.17 2.3 2,232 2.8 116,086 2.8 Registered nurses................................................. 28.95 6.1 1,142 6.5 59,362 6.5 Therapists........................................................ 42.50 7.3 1,700 7.3 88,398 7.3 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 12.98 14.3 511 11.6 26,561 11.6 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.46 9.4 642 10.3 33,387 10.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.39 4.5 747 5.3 38,836 5.3 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.24 4.9 464 4.8 24,132 4.8 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.77 2.8 370 3.4 19,227 3.4 Home health aides............................................... 10.27 14.7 385 13.8 20,001 13.8 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.83 3.9 374 4.8 19,464 4.8 Psychiatric aides............................................... 9.11 1.4 343 6.2 17,826 6.2 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.58 4.5 553 3.8 28,752 3.8 Dental assistants............................................... 18.46 4.9 634 6.5 32,970 6.5 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.18 3.8 524 4.1 27,256 4.1 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.60 9.8 499 9.7 25,928 9.7 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.52 11.2 495 11.1 25,719 11.1 Security guards................................................. 12.52 11.2 495 11.1 25,719 11.1 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.15 3.8 308 4.1 16,015 4.1 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.27 7.8 610 10.5 31,704 10.5 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.76 6.7 636 9.9 33,047 9.9 Cooks............................................................. 10.15 2.8 383 3.1 19,782 3.1 Cooks, fast food................................................ 8.98 4.9 321 9.0 16,693 9.0 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.97 9.3 420 9.3 20,033 9.3 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.59 3.3 403 3.0 20,939 3.0 Cooks, short order.............................................. 8.65 6.2 343 5.9 17,846 5.9 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.11 3.9 309 4.8 16,069 4.8 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.67 10.1 132 10.4 6,876 10.4 Bartenders...................................................... 3.85 20.3 132 19.3 6,884 19.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.96 9.6 107 10.0 5,575 10.0 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.86 9.6 292 9.7 15,179 9.7 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.70 1.7 330 2.5 17,174 2.5 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.73 1.9 332 2.8 17,278 2.8 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.54 3.5 318 3.2 16,547 3.2 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.01 3.2 316 2.8 16,410 2.8 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 8.60 7.8 322 8.3 16,756 8.3 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.39 5.7 404 5.5 20,989 5.5 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 13.72 9.8 531 8.7 27,595 8.7 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.80 4.2 377 4.0 19,583 4.0 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.18 4.5 395 4.0 20,541 4.0 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.62 6.7 323 5.8 16,817 5.8 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 9.24 5.5 363 4.5 18,834 4.5 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 9.10 5.7 357 4.4 18,520 4.4 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.57 9.3 445 8.5 23,130 8.5 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 14.47 8.5 572 8.4 29,725 8.4 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 10.10 10.9 399 11.5 20,758 11.5 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 15.09 28.1 563 29.5 29,292 29.5 Child care workers................................................ 9.02 5.2 356 5.1 18,506 5.1 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.51 11.6 367 12.3 19,083 12.3 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.82 12.2 499 9.5 25,922 9.5 Recreation workers.............................................. 12.28 10.4 470 11.3 24,448 11.3 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.01 5.0 804 5.4 41,813 5.4 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 19.53 8.4 824 8.7 42,836 8.7 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.28 6.1 763 6.2 39,695 6.2 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.48 6.6 453 7.5 23,534 7.5 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.74 2.0 334 1.6 17,393 1.6 Cashiers...................................................... 8.74 2.0 334 1.6 17,393 1.6 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 11.93 8.7 473 10.0 24,608 10.0 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.88 14.4 382 16.1 19,883 16.1 Parts salespersons............................................ 13.38 8.0 540 8.6 28,080 8.6 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.36 11.1 538 13.3 27,970 13.3 Insurance sales agents............................................ 20.97 14.0 819 14.7 42,563 14.7 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 54.25 15.8 2,170 15.8 112,844 15.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 28.64 10.4 1,153 10.1 59,931 10.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 39.03 14.6 1,582 14.5 82,277 14.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 24.00 13.1 963 12.4 50,055 12.4 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 17.72 17.3 709 17.3 36,865 17.3 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.00 2.0 595 2.0 30,923 2.0 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.84 6.0 869 6.1 45,200 6.1 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.74 3.9 584 3.9 30,368 3.9 Bill and account collectors..................................... 13.78 11.9 551 11.9 28,669 11.9 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.88 5.4 547 5.8 28,457 5.8 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.69 4.7 659 4.9 34,207 4.9 Tellers......................................................... 12.19 5.8 487 5.8 25,306 5.8 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.36 3.3 612 3.2 31,748 3.2 File clerks....................................................... 12.87 16.1 515 16.1 26,780 16.1 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.60 4.1 335 3.9 17,415 3.9 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.95 8.5 664 6.9 34,540 6.9 New accounts clerks............................................... 12.17 8.1 487 8.1 25,322 8.1 Order clerks...................................................... 13.03 9.5 521 9.5 27,096 9.5 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.34 3.4 489 3.3 25,417 3.3 Cargo and freight agents.......................................... 18.08 18.6 742 18.1 38,582 18.1 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.60 7.4 714 8.1 37,115 8.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 18.16 7.4 738 8.2 38,355 8.2 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 15.62 8.6 625 8.6 32,483 8.6 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.83 6.0 504 5.5 26,230 5.5 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.61 3.7 421 4.0 21,887 4.0 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.71 4.3 656 4.1 34,111 4.1 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.47 6.6 729 6.4 37,921 6.4 Legal secretaries............................................... 19.46 12.3 760 12.1 39,507 12.1 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.80 11.7 581 12.2 30,231 12.2 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.57 4.6 570 4.2 29,615 4.2 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.18 7.1 447 7.1 23,252 7.1 Data entry keyers............................................... 11.04 8.3 442 8.3 22,966 8.3 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 19.67 26.5 763 27.0 39,661 27.0 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.22 3.5 522 4.0 27,144 4.0 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.46 5.5 659 5.6 34,184 5.6 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.54 13.4 1,127 14.4 58,616 14.4 Construction laborers............................................. 11.81 5.3 472 5.3 24,507 5.3 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.37 10.9 615 10.9 31,977 10.9 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 16.52 10.0 661 10.0 34,356 10.0 Electricians...................................................... 17.69 9.5 708 9.5 36,796 9.5 Glaziers.......................................................... 12.48 19.3 499 19.3 25,950 19.3 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.43 8.0 777 8.0 40,425 8.0 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.67 8.2 787 8.2 40,915 8.2 Roofers........................................................... 14.92 12.7 597 12.7 31,028 12.7 Sheet metal workers............................................... 18.72 9.5 749 9.5 38,932 9.5 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 10.85 3.3 433 3.3 22,369 3.3 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 13.88 8.8 555 8.8 28,874 8.8 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.90 2.2 759 2.4 39,480 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 26.08 5.2 1,094 5.9 56,888 5.9 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... 22.18 13.9 887 13.9 46,132 13.9 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 22.18 13.9 887 13.9 46,132 13.9 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 20.90 12.3 848 12.7 44,084 12.7 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.36 6.2 742 6.8 38,598 6.8 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.08 5.4 725 5.5 37,692 5.5 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 16.27 3.4 651 3.4 33,837 3.4 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 18.59 7.2 744 7.2 38,667 7.2 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 18.71 9.7 748 9.7 38,911 9.7 Small engine mechanics............................................ 18.20 9.3 724 8.9 37,662 8.9 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 11.58 9.6 463 9.6 24,081 9.6 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 16.56 10.6 662 10.6 34,435 10.6 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.47 8.3 656 8.4 34,101 8.4 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.67 13.6 907 13.6 47,155 13.6 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 13.23 7.7 529 7.7 27,523 7.7 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 14.65 7.7 573 8.7 29,566 8.7 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.49 14.2 980 14.2 50,938 14.2 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 31.08 3.0 1,243 3.0 64,642 3.0 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 23.58 15.9 943 15.9 49,048 15.9 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.39 8.1 653 8.1 33,945 8.1 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 11.90 7.1 473 6.7 24,586 6.7 Production occupations.............................................. 13.78 3.2 545 3.3 28,358 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 21.20 8.6 833 8.9 43,295 8.9 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.26 6.7 410 6.7 21,339 6.7 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.48 8.4 419 8.4 21,791 8.4 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.24 8.5 431 8.8 22,425 8.8 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 12.94 7.7 511 7.9 26,570 7.9 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 14.98 9.2 582 10.4 30,250 10.4 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 14.48 8.1 561 9.2 29,190 9.2 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 12.81 7.0 505 7.8 26,279 7.8 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.99 5.9 480 5.9 24,945 5.9 Machinists........................................................ 17.59 5.7 708 5.7 36,822 5.7 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.59 4.4 624 4.4 32,434 4.4 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.52 4.6 621 4.6 32,275 4.6 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 11.03 3.4 441 3.4 22,935 3.4 Printers.......................................................... 16.26 8.3 651 8.3 33,827 8.3 Printing machine operators...................................... 13.39 4.8 536 4.8 27,853 4.8 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.53 8.9 411 9.6 21,393 9.6 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials................. 8.64 4.9 332 7.1 17,278 7.1 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 31.21 3.1 1,248 3.1 64,907 3.1 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.06 10.3 680 10.3 35,338 10.3 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 9.32 14.8 373 14.8 19,393 14.8 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.94 10.8 517 10.8 26,876 10.8 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.55 10.5 422 10.5 21,950 10.5 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.29 5.7 577 5.8 29,846 5.8 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.21 11.5 768 11.5 39,953 11.5 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.40 6.0 628 6.4 32,673 6.4 Driver/sales workers............................................ 15.50 11.8 622 11.9 32,319 11.9 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.50 9.4 683 10.1 35,501 10.1 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.68 4.7 507 4.8 26,369 4.8 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.73 13.1 469 13.1 24,394 13.1 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.62 4.3 421 4.3 21,473 4.3 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.25 7.1 450 7.1 23,391 7.1 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.77 5.0 428 5.0 21,581 5.0 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.04 8.2 350 9.5 18,194 9.5 1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure, which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. 4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.