RSE Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: 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........................................................... $22.87 1.5% $912 1.6% $47,187 1.6% Management occupations.............................................. 53.18 3.6 2,166 3.6 112,448 3.6 General and operations managers................................... 70.97 12.4 2,860 12.3 148,742 12.3 Advertising and promotions managers............................... 51.34 13.4 2,172 12.1 112,946 12.1 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 54.06 7.7 2,238 8.7 116,355 8.7 Marketing managers.............................................. 59.97 6.0 2,392 6.0 124,407 6.0 Sales managers.................................................. 49.27 13.5 2,103 15.9 109,376 15.9 Administrative services managers.................................. 39.42 4.2 1,625 5.8 84,490 5.8 Computer and information systems managers......................... 60.78 8.6 2,465 8.0 128,187 8.0 Financial managers................................................ 58.47 13.2 2,365 13.1 122,985 13.1 Human resources managers.......................................... 50.35 7.5 2,046 7.6 106,375 7.6 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 46.06 6.1 1,904 9.2 98,999 9.2 Industrial production managers.................................... 50.00 6.1 2,000 6.1 104,009 6.1 Purchasing managers............................................... 51.97 7.1 2,079 7.1 108,089 7.1 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 41.56 14.3 1,662 14.3 86,448 14.3 Construction managers............................................. 38.35 8.4 1,606 7.7 83,517 7.7 Education administrators.......................................... 45.08 9.0 1,754 9.3 90,727 9.3 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 38.13 8.6 1,460 8.4 75,317 8.4 Engineering managers.............................................. 64.13 5.1 2,568 5.0 133,544 5.0 Medical and health services managers.............................. 42.14 5.5 1,777 6.1 92,379 6.1 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 25.74 15.9 1,030 15.9 53,536 15.9 Social and community service managers............................. 25.37 28.6 1,015 28.6 52,764 28.6 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.69 2.8 1,307 2.7 67,980 2.7 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 29.31 4.4 1,179 4.1 61,300 4.1 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 30.36 5.2 1,223 4.7 63,594 4.7 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 28.03 9.8 1,088 9.5 56,578 9.5 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 27.92 10.4 1,082 10.1 56,277 10.1 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 39.95 14.6 1,602 14.4 83,291 14.4 Cost estimators................................................... 35.44 17.1 1,482 15.5 77,039 15.5 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 30.67 8.5 1,223 8.5 63,608 8.5 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 20.14 13.4 806 13.4 41,900 13.4 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............................................... 33.95 5.4 1,358 5.4 70,624 5.4 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 33.85 5.9 1,352 5.9 70,319 5.9 Credit analysts................................................... 27.80 7.1 1,112 7.1 57,822 7.1 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 34.69 7.8 1,382 7.7 71,882 7.7 Financial analysts.............................................. 35.62 8.3 1,415 7.9 73,597 7.9 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.52 4.6 1,499 4.6 77,951 4.6 Computer programmers.............................................. 40.55 7.8 1,627 7.8 84,598 7.8 Computer software engineers....................................... 45.42 3.3 1,806 3.6 93,909 3.6 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 43.50 5.8 1,727 5.9 89,826 5.9 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 47.57 4.8 1,894 5.0 98,473 5.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.04 8.3 1,001 8.3 52,030 8.3 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.59 1.7 1,622 1.8 84,338 1.8 Database administrators........................................... 37.87 17.8 1,515 17.8 78,776 17.8 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 29.88 6.3 1,210 7.1 62,936 7.1 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.46 8.3 1,345 8.0 69,922 8.0 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 42.07 5.3 1,683 5.3 87,533 5.3 Engineers......................................................... 47.66 2.6 1,909 2.6 99,244 2.6 Aerospace engineers............................................. 41.30 7.8 1,652 7.8 85,895 7.8 Chemical engineers.............................................. 50.81 6.9 2,032 6.9 105,683 6.9 Civil engineers................................................. 50.75 14.5 2,030 14.5 105,566 14.5 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 45.66 4.4 1,866 5.3 97,033 5.3 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 49.03 7.9 1,961 7.9 101,982 7.9 Electrical engineers.......................................... 53.56 14.3 2,142 14.3 111,395 14.3 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 44.79 5.0 1,792 5.0 93,159 5.0 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 40.86 4.5 1,631 4.5 84,827 4.5 Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors............................................. 42.73 8.1 1,690 7.7 87,856 7.7 Industrial engineers.......................................... 40.50 5.7 1,620 5.7 84,232 5.7 Mechanical engineers............................................ 38.55 6.0 1,542 6.0 80,188 6.0 Petroleum engineers............................................. 53.49 11.9 2,140 11.9 111,266 11.9 Drafters.......................................................... 35.11 11.6 1,394 11.8 72,475 11.8 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 45.46 6.9 1,818 6.9 94,558 6.9 Mechanical drafters............................................. 19.11 8.5 749 9.8 38,953 9.8 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 30.27 6.9 1,211 6.9 62,953 6.9 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 25.24 6.7 1,009 6.7 52,491 6.7 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 28.17 8.3 1,127 8.3 58,593 8.3 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 40.47 7.1 1,619 7.1 84,171 7.1 Physical scientists............................................... 56.77 17.9 2,271 17.9 118,077 17.9 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 69.67 14.5 2,787 14.5 144,919 14.5 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.............................................. 27.92 6.9 1,117 6.9 58,077 6.9 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.34 8.6 730 8.7 37,862 8.7 Social workers.................................................... 21.46 6.9 850 7.5 44,206 7.5 Medical and public health social workers........................ 23.79 3.7 952 3.7 49,483 3.7 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 13.15 14.0 525 14.1 27,326 14.1 Social and human service assistants............................. 11.73 15.9 469 15.9 24,390 15.9 Legal occupations................................................... 58.18 15.1 2,356 15.6 122,503 15.6 Lawyers........................................................... 87.27 4.2 3,570 5.1 185,645 5.1 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 24.69 11.9 988 11.9 51,350 11.9 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 39.64 13.1 1,567 13.0 73,204 13.0 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.38 23.1 2,063 22.4 96,099 22.4 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 93.90 15.4 3,640 15.5 164,692 15.5 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 38.76 3.7 1,484 6.2 56,708 6.2 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 31.56 12.2 1,255 11.7 62,721 11.7 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.33 24.1 940 23.4 38,563 23.4 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.49 14.1 1,136 10.4 41,592 10.4 Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.88 13.2 1,294 11.9 48,476 11.9 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 32.88 13.2 1,294 11.9 48,476 11.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 29.83 8.4 1,195 8.9 62,126 8.9 Designers......................................................... 26.87 17.0 1,073 17.1 55,798 17.1 Graphic designers............................................... 26.70 18.7 1,066 18.7 55,441 18.7 Writers and editors............................................... 29.77 12.9 1,181 14.8 61,399 14.8 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.61 2.4 1,048 2.3 54,476 2.3 Pharmacists....................................................... 56.53 2.7 2,294 1.4 119,290 1.4 Registered nurses................................................. 31.59 3.2 1,232 3.3 64,076 3.3 Therapists........................................................ 32.78 2.2 1,291 2.5 67,127 2.5 Occupational therapists......................................... 35.57 5.7 1,383 4.3 71,899 4.3 Physical therapists............................................. 37.08 4.3 1,459 5.2 75,871 5.2 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 25.78 2.4 1,018 3.2 52,941 3.2 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.73 5.9 782 5.9 40,670 5.9 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.13 3.7 993 3.7 51,648 3.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 13.81 6.4 549 6.4 28,538 6.4 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.82 4.1 951 4.1 49,434 4.1 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 18.65 10.9 746 10.9 38,799 10.9 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.01 4.0 997 4.1 51,847 4.1 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.87 4.1 666 4.1 34,614 4.1 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.19 6.7 600 6.8 31,216 6.8 Surgical technologists.......................................... 18.81 3.8 735 4.3 38,198 4.3 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.51 1.6 729 1.7 37,904 1.7 Medical records and health information technicians................ 18.14 19.6 720 19.6 37,461 19.6 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 14.01 12.4 560 12.4 29,131 12.4 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...................................... 11.10 4.7 423 6.7 22,022 6.7 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.13 4.2 382 6.8 19,865 6.8 Home health aides............................................... 8.37 7.1 276 16.3 14,372 16.3 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.59 3.1 418 3.1 21,723 3.1 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 14.24 15.9 565 16.5 29,358 16.5 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.02 4.1 561 4.1 29,171 4.1 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.86 7.6 515 7.6 26,756 7.6 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.42 4.8 454 5.1 23,211 5.1 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.22 4.4 445 4.7 23,124 4.7 Security guards................................................. 11.22 4.4 445 4.7 23,124 4.7 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.85 5.1 342 5.3 17,607 5.3 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 16.79 9.5 669 9.5 34,782 9.5 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 16.90 9.9 676 9.9 35,153 9.9 Cooks............................................................. 10.62 3.0 417 4.2 21,671 4.2 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.86 3.0 433 3.0 22,520 3.0 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.89 3.4 412 7.2 21,432 7.2 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.71 4.4 427 4.4 22,195 4.4 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.85 11.7 220 12.3 11,176 12.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.51 12.9 165 12.6 8,569 12.6 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.10 18.6 320 20.4 16,235 20.4 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.72 4.4 420 4.7 21,855 4.7 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 11.18 5.5 434 6.1 22,566 6.1 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 6.86 8.4 269 8.2 13,985 8.2 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.07 3.7 323 3.7 16,790 3.7 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.01 3.9 394 4.2 20,202 4.2 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.38 11.1 705 11.0 36,662 11.0 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.39 3.0 368 3.2 18,879 3.2 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.68 4.4 382 4.2 19,847 4.2 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.94 2.6 349 3.2 17,513 3.2 Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.68 10.3 521 6.3 27,094 6.3 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 7.95 14.6 318 14.6 16,533 14.6 Baggage porters and bellhops.................................... 6.81 6.4 272 6.4 14,165 6.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.32 11.1 771 11.2 39,903 11.2 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 25.18 18.8 1,007 18.8 52,342 18.8 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.10 2.7 480 2.9 24,737 2.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.18 2.0 443 2.2 22,499 2.2 Cashiers...................................................... 11.16 2.0 442 2.2 22,454 2.2 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 18.48 10.8 731 13.0 37,991 13.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.23 3.3 484 3.4 25,178 3.4 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 23.83 14.3 964 15.2 50,134 15.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 34.38 19.4 1,387 19.4 72,117 19.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 41.86 16.1 1,674 16.1 87,066 16.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 30.80 24.6 1,248 24.8 64,882 24.8 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 14.77 20.6 591 20.6 30,729 20.6 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.46 1.8 616 1.8 31,999 1.8 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 24.87 6.4 993 6.5 51,618 6.5 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 10.19 5.5 400 6.1 20,775 6.1 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.45 4.2 616 4.1 32,009 4.1 Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.59 8.6 583 8.6 30,300 8.6 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.79 8.4 632 8.4 32,842 8.4 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.69 4.0 622 4.0 32,369 4.0 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 19.67 5.5 787 5.5 40,918 5.5 Procurement clerks.............................................. 18.34 10.6 734 10.6 38,155 10.6 Tellers......................................................... 12.89 4.6 516 4.6 26,809 4.6 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.51 4.1 578 4.2 30,040 4.2 File clerks....................................................... 12.46 11.3 498 11.3 25,907 11.3 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.45 8.9 538 8.9 27,968 8.9 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 19.00 2.5 760 2.5 39,526 2.5 Order clerks...................................................... 12.12 12.5 485 12.5 25,201 12.5 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.11 5.9 764 5.9 39,749 5.9 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.20 3.0 483 3.3 25,118 3.3 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.88 8.9 675 8.9 35,109 8.9 Couriers and messengers........................................... 12.71 4.2 509 4.2 26,444 4.2 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.39 8.1 651 7.7 33,872 7.7 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 16.54 8.0 657 7.6 34,164 7.6 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.78 7.8 871 7.8 45,307 7.8 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.47 3.1 494 3.5 25,676 3.5 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.08 2.9 798 3.0 41,502 3.0 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.44 2.8 936 2.8 48,643 2.8 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.63 9.3 585 9.3 30,426 9.3 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.76 4.3 697 4.9 36,258 4.9 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.91 3.7 516 3.7 26,843 3.7 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.78 3.6 511 3.6 26,591 3.6 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.05 7.4 597 7.3 31,049 7.3 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.66 6.0 542 5.9 28,143 5.9 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.86 8.0 780 8.8 39,790 8.8 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.31 6.0 1,153 7.2 59,959 7.2 Carpenters........................................................ 15.65 3.8 626 3.8 32,550 3.8 Construction laborers............................................. 12.18 5.4 487 5.4 25,328 5.4 Construction equipment operators.................................. 19.47 11.6 779 11.6 40,494 11.6 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 19.82 14.8 793 14.8 41,230 14.8 Electricians...................................................... 19.76 5.4 790 5.4 41,096 5.4 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.82 10.0 793 10.0 41,227 10.0 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.82 10.0 793 10.0 41,227 10.0 Sheet metal workers............................................... 15.98 4.9 639 4.9 33,244 4.9 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 11.75 5.1 470 5.1 24,447 5.1 Helpers--carpenters............................................. 12.27 3.8 491 3.8 25,513 3.8 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.... 12.21 4.3 489 4.3 25,404 4.3 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining......................................................... 22.99 14.9 1,007 17.7 46,771 17.7 Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining.................... 17.80 9.1 707 9.2 36,781 9.2 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.43 3.0 862 3.2 44,557 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 27.59 9.6 1,117 9.8 56,620 9.8 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 24.68 9.7 987 9.7 51,328 9.7 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 25.13 10.4 1,005 10.4 52,262 10.4 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 19.94 14.1 795 14.1 41,326 14.1 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 23.93 8.2 957 8.2 49,768 8.2 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 15.60 10.0 633 10.2 32,925 10.2 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 15.68 12.5 637 12.7 33,127 12.7 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.79 7.2 792 7.2 41,168 7.2 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 21.48 11.1 855 11.0 44,440 11.0 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.30 1.8 807 1.9 41,974 1.9 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.33 5.9 824 6.3 42,256 6.3 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.97 4.5 957 4.6 49,765 4.6 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.27 7.4 691 7.4 35,912 7.4 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 17.16 7.3 754 13.7 35,686 13.7 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.82 7.5 713 7.5 37,063 7.5 Production occupations.............................................. 16.40 3.8 654 3.8 33,814 3.8 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 31.62 8.9 1,266 9.0 64,242 9.0 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers..... 25.40 4.2 1,016 4.2 52,836 4.2 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 12.63 9.0 505 9.0 26,271 9.0 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 12.89 9.7 515 9.7 26,803 9.7 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.71 9.8 548 9.8 28,457 9.8 Bakers............................................................ 15.96 11.4 614 14.4 31,926 14.4 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 12.33 7.1 493 7.1 25,656 7.1 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 13.32 2.1 533 2.1 27,702 2.1 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 13.60 14.9 538 15.1 27,983 15.1 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 16.99 5.4 680 5.4 35,335 5.4 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 16.99 5.4 680 5.4 35,335 5.4 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 13.91 14.9 556 14.9 28,931 14.9 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.59 11.2 464 11.2 24,114 11.2 Machinists........................................................ 22.10 7.4 884 7.4 45,968 7.4 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 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.99 5.9 720 5.9 37,426 5.9 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 18.40 6.8 736 6.8 38,274 6.8 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.36 18.2 574 18.2 29,867 18.2 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic.............................. 14.67 3.7 587 3.7 30,515 3.7 Printers.......................................................... 20.75 9.4 829 9.4 43,107 9.4 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 21.51 11.4 860 11.4 44,741 11.4 Printing machine operators...................................... 20.30 9.6 810 9.5 42,128 9.5 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.68 7.6 384 7.8 19,967 7.8 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 28.84 12.9 1,150 13.0 54,885 13.0 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....... 25.03 9.6 1,001 9.6 52,056 9.6 Chemical equipment operators and tenders........................ 25.03 9.6 1,001 9.6 52,056 9.6 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 16.33 19.7 653 19.7 33,975 19.7 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.71 6.7 707 6.7 36,776 6.7 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.24 6.9 562 7.9 29,230 7.9 Painting workers.................................................. 14.94 8.6 598 8.6 31,072 8.6 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 13.99 7.0 560 7.0 29,097 7.0 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 16.65 18.1 666 18.1 34,627 18.1 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.39 6.3 493 6.3 25,588 6.3 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.57 6.3 459 6.5 23,861 6.5 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.25 5.0 655 4.6 33,816 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 24.11 17.3 985 17.6 51,213 17.6 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 19.39 5.7 842 5.4 43,775 5.4 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.85 6.4 838 6.4 43,553 6.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 21.60 8.9 864 8.9 44,922 8.9 Crane and tower operators......................................... 19.42 8.1 777 8.1 38,288 8.1 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.06 5.8 521 5.8 27,110 5.8 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.86 2.1 466 2.2 23,800 2.2 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.27 7.2 491 7.2 25,526 7.2 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.88 2.9 465 3.1 23,549 3.1 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 12.45 11.4 495 11.7 25,726 11.7 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.14 8.5 437 9.3 22,718 9.3 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.