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........................................................... $20.68 5.3% $805 5.1% $37,374 5.1% Management occupations.............................................. 36.30 6.8 1,426 6.4 72,197 6.4 Financial managers................................................ 37.41 11.4 1,435 12.9 72,261 12.9 Education administrators.......................................... 39.78 4.9 1,533 5.1 74,914 5.1 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.35 6.3 1,688 4.6 79,883 4.6 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 34.25 8.3 1,288 8.1 66,978 8.1 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.03 7.7 937 7.5 48,664 7.5 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.28 12.4 931 12.4 47,893 12.4 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.36 12.9 950 12.9 49,417 12.9 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.77 2.4 937 2.5 47,283 2.5 Computer support specialists...................................... 22.67 9.4 891 8.9 43,613 8.9 Computer systems analysts......................................... 24.39 9.0 968 9.3 50,342 9.3 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 25.10 4.8 979 5.5 50,899 5.5 Engineers......................................................... 30.53 5.0 1,178 5.4 61,256 5.4 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 21.27 20.8 847 20.6 44,049 20.6 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 27.03 20.3 1,074 20.8 55,827 20.8 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.70 7.2 810 6.8 40,566 6.8 Counselors........................................................ 25.53 14.2 1,018 13.4 48,919 13.4 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 36.83 16.2 1,375 14.0 58,515 14.0 Social workers.................................................... 18.70 9.3 728 8.2 36,805 8.2 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 19.72 8.7 765 7.1 38,313 7.1 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.73 2.9 683 3.0 35,493 3.0 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 17.11 2.9 669 3.0 34,778 3.0 Legal occupations................................................... 28.26 12.5 1,100 12.1 57,204 12.1 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.74 8.9 1,128 8.8 43,988 8.8 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 49.58 21.7 1,920 23.8 77,753 23.8 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 32.40 11.7 1,159 11.4 52,905 11.4 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.21 2.7 1,217 2.4 46,199 2.4 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 34.56 2.9 1,274 2.8 47,586 2.8 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 34.97 2.6 1,287 2.9 47,714 2.9 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 31.81 3.4 1,207 2.9 45,701 2.9 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.82 4.3 1,203 3.5 45,676 3.5 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 31.80 4.2 1,218 3.2 45,763 3.2 Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.81 2.3 1,231 2.1 46,614 2.1 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 32.59 2.6 1,221 2.3 46,246 2.3 Special education teachers...................................... 31.14 5.8 1,188 5.5 46,653 5.5 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 31.64 6.4 1,211 5.8 48,083 5.8 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 27.52 8.5 1,061 8.9 43,101 8.9 Library technicians............................................... 15.61 9.8 588 9.4 26,144 9.4 Instructional coordinators........................................ 37.90 12.3 1,426 9.1 62,674 9.1 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.63 4.3 399 3.1 15,131 3.1 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 24.19 9.0 942 9.2 48,211 9.2 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.55 5.7 928 5.7 46,262 5.7 Registered nurses................................................. 25.95 3.4 1,026 3.4 52,425 3.4 Therapists........................................................ 30.28 16.9 1,153 16.3 54,434 16.3 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 21.97 6.2 872 6.3 45,324 6.3 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.35 6.1 890 6.0 46,301 6.0 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.11 3.5 516 4.0 26,837 4.0 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.72 6.0 656 6.3 29,851 6.3 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.84 7.3 428 6.7 21,631 6.7 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.12 6.0 399 4.9 20,205 4.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.93 4.2 391 3.2 19,787 3.2 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.02 10.6 440 10.5 22,884 10.5 Protective service occupations...................................... 17.00 6.9 716 7.6 37,159 7.6 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 24.63 5.0 985 4.9 51,234 4.9 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 21.07 7.9 844 8.0 43,869 8.0 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 25.73 7.3 1,029 7.1 53,528 7.1 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 20.25 10.2 1,063 8.9 55,284 8.9 Fire fighters..................................................... 11.84 6.0 584 11.5 30,347 11.5 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.43 9.2 583 8.6 30,292 8.6 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.27 9.8 576 9.2 29,974 9.2 Police officers................................................... 18.13 6.9 735 6.7 38,238 6.7 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 18.13 6.9 735 6.7 38,238 6.7 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.60 4.4 453 4.0 23,554 4.0 Security guards................................................. 11.60 4.4 453 4.0 23,554 4.0 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 11.40 2.0 438 5.0 21,758 5.0 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.57 9.4 400 9.7 15,971 9.7 Cooks............................................................. 11.18 11.3 396 10.3 16,341 10.3 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.18 11.3 396 10.3 16,341 10.3 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.43 9.3 315 7.5 11,672 7.5 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.50 10.0 278 7.2 10,139 7.2 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.80 7.6 430 7.2 21,892 7.2 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.01 5.3 398 5.1 20,317 5.1 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.99 5.3 398 5.0 20,279 5.0 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 13.05 10.1 512 9.4 25,678 9.4 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 13.50 7.1 535 7.3 26,042 7.3 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.05 14.1 441 13.9 22,917 13.9 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.49 5.4 572 5.2 27,837 5.2 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 17.32 10.6 689 10.6 35,820 10.6 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.61 8.9 570 8.0 28,147 8.0 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.15 9.2 586 8.2 28,010 8.2 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 14.26 4.8 566 4.8 29,445 4.8 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.38 9.1 690 9.3 35,871 9.3 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.22 13.9 568 13.8 28,816 13.8 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.77 9.5 554 9.7 28,782 9.7 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 13.84 10.3 557 10.6 28,953 10.6 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.67 7.3 582 7.0 29,404 7.0 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.51 3.1 686 3.0 35,476 3.0 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.38 8.7 533 8.5 26,580 8.5 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.94 6.4 509 5.5 20,159 5.5 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.26 4.9 648 4.8 33,535 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 21.64 14.3 866 14.3 43,967 14.3 Construction laborers............................................. 12.31 6.2 493 6.2 25,615 6.2 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.67 8.7 627 8.7 32,559 8.7 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.93 9.6 637 9.6 33,108 9.6 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 14.00 15.2 560 15.1 29,107 15.1 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 14.00 15.2 560 15.1 29,107 15.1 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 12.97 7.8 511 7.2 26,565 7.2 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.14 7.7 758 7.5 38,513 7.5 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.93 4.9 757 5.0 38,493 5.0 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.08 5.0 763 5.1 38,787 5.1 Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.84 16.7 1,034 16.7 53,751 16.7 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 27.42 19.4 1,097 19.4 57,037 19.4 Production occupations.............................................. 16.87 8.1 671 8.3 34,907 8.3 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 18.21 4.2 728 4.2 37,882 4.2 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.42 9.1 420 15.4 18,118 15.4 Bus drivers....................................................... 14.19 6.6 323 20.2 11,889 20.2 Bus drivers, school............................................. 14.19 6.6 323 20.2 11,889 20.2 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.48 3.7 616 4.0 32,023 4.0 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.04 4.3 597 4.7 31,061 4.7 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.