RSE Table 20 Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by work levels(1) Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation and work level(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $20.98 2.6% $831 2.7% $43,213 2.7% Level 1 .................................................. 9.08 3.3 363 3.3 18,883 3.3 Level 2 .................................................. 10.27 3.3 407 3.2 21,186 3.2 Level 3 .................................................. 11.08 5.8 441 5.8 22,929 5.8 Level 4 .................................................. 13.77 4.5 548 4.4 28,511 4.4 Level 5 .................................................. 17.36 5.5 693 5.5 36,056 5.5 Level 6 .................................................. 20.31 4.6 821 4.0 42,674 4.0 Level 7 .................................................. 25.33 2.1 1,003 2.4 52,164 2.4 Level 8 .................................................. 25.92 5.5 1,015 5.1 52,759 5.1 Level 9 .................................................. 26.89 2.8 1,034 4.0 53,760 4.0 Level 11.................................................. 49.18 4.6 1,959 4.7 101,852 4.7 Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.89 10.9 1,236 11.7 64,287 11.7 Management occupations.............................................. 41.95 17.6 1,693 18.3 88,035 18.3 Not able to be leveled.................................... 43.44 9.9 1,776 11.0 92,333 11.0 Medical and health services managers.............................. 41.53 20.8 1,661 20.8 86,382 20.8 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 25.20 8.7 1,008 8.7 52,412 8.7 Community and social services occupations........................... 23.05 7.2 908 7.5 47,217 7.5 Social workers.................................................... 22.26 5.6 856 5.8 44,514 5.8 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.11 4.6 985 5.1 51,233 5.1 Level 4 .................................................. 14.17 2.6 561 2.7 29,160 2.7 Level 5 .................................................. 17.72 2.3 707 2.3 36,749 2.3 Level 6 .................................................. 20.62 4.1 812 4.8 42,224 4.8 Level 7 .................................................. 25.46 2.4 1,008 2.7 52,439 2.7 Level 8 .................................................. 27.05 3.9 1,053 4.1 54,781 4.1 Level 9 .................................................. 26.47 2.3 1,015 3.6 52,790 3.6 Level 11.................................................. 52.00 3.8 2,068 3.8 107,518 3.8 Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.36 2.3 1,069 2.1 55,598 2.1 Pharmacists....................................................... 53.26 1.0 2,119 1.1 110,213 1.1 Level 11.................................................. 53.13 1.2 2,112 1.4 109,818 1.4 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 113.09 5.4 4,519 5.5 234,975 5.5 Registered nurses................................................. 26.62 3.4 1,031 4.1 53,623 4.1 Level 7 .................................................. 27.28 6.5 1,075 7.2 55,883 7.2 Level 8 .................................................. 26.51 3.6 1,025 3.8 53,287 3.8 Level 9 .................................................. 26.02 2.3 996 3.7 51,795 3.7 Therapists........................................................ 24.20 12.2 961 12.1 49,954 12.1 Level 7 .................................................. 22.28 10.3 889 10.2 46,206 10.2 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 23.85 5.3 951 5.4 49,459 5.4 Level 7 .................................................. 24.80 5.3 988 5.4 51,369 5.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.55 5.6 844 5.8 43,882 5.8 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.46 3.3 939 3.3 48,805 3.3 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.62 8.5 752 8.2 39,103 8.2 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 21.24 4.7 847 4.7 44,036 4.7 Level 6 .................................................. 22.62 4.2 905 4.2 47,045 4.2 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.69 2.3 906 2.2 47,114 2.2 Level 6 .................................................. 22.62 4.2 905 4.2 47,045 4.2 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.22 6.5 602 6.1 31,291 6.1 Level 4 .................................................. 14.20 3.8 561 4.4 29,157 4.4 Surgical technologists.......................................... 16.30 5.1 649 4.5 33,769 4.5 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.50 4.9 656 5.1 34,107 5.1 Level 4 .................................................. 14.97 3.2 585 3.5 30,408 3.5 Level 5 .................................................. 17.08 5.3 681 5.3 35,403 5.3 Medical records and health information technicians................ 15.33 10.9 613 10.9 31,890 10.9 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.01 3.4 438 3.3 22,767 3.3 Level 2 .................................................. 10.33 2.5 410 2.6 21,315 2.6 Level 3 .................................................. 10.02 5.9 399 6.0 20,735 6.0 Level 4 .................................................. 12.51 1.1 498 1.3 25,920 1.3 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.35 2.4 412 2.4 21,415 2.4 Level 2 .................................................. 10.41 2.8 413 2.9 21,463 2.9 Level 3 .................................................. 9.75 5.1 389 5.3 20,218 5.3 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.23 1.8 407 1.8 21,173 1.8 Level 2 .................................................. 10.28 2.8 408 2.9 21,201 2.9 Level 3 .................................................. 9.57 4.2 381 4.5 19,829 4.5 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.04 4.5 478 4.7 24,832 4.7 Level 4 .................................................. 12.43 3.6 494 3.7 25,697 3.7 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.61 11.5 464 11.5 24,150 11.5 Cooks............................................................. 10.75 10.3 430 10.3 22,366 10.3 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.75 10.3 430 10.3 22,366 10.3 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.18 4.8 365 4.8 18,991 4.8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.76 4.3 350 4.3 18,220 4.3 Level 2 .................................................. 9.14 5.4 361 5.4 18,751 5.4 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.18 4.8 365 4.8 18,991 4.8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.76 4.3 350 4.3 18,220 4.3 Level 2 .................................................. 9.14 5.4 361 5.4 18,751 5.4 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.36 6.0 372 6.0 19,328 6.0 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.67 4.7 550 4.5 28,608 4.5 Level 2 .................................................. 11.12 6.1 440 5.5 22,858 5.5 Level 3 .................................................. 12.02 3.9 480 3.9 24,965 3.9 Level 4 .................................................. 14.04 8.6 561 8.5 29,149 8.5 Level 5 .................................................. 15.72 23.3 629 23.3 32,707 23.3 Financial clerks.................................................. 12.13 5.5 485 5.5 25,227 5.5 Level 4 .................................................. 11.87 6.4 475 6.4 24,699 6.4 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 15.16 9.4 601 9.6 31,247 9.6 Level 3 .................................................. 10.88 6.7 435 6.7 22,640 6.7 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.63 9.4 624 9.5 32,446 9.5 Level 3 .................................................. 12.58 1.8 503 1.8 26,168 1.8 Level 4 .................................................. 15.22 9.6 606 9.6 31,528 9.6 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.72 8.3 547 8.4 28,454 8.4 Level 4 .................................................. 15.24 12.7 606 12.8 31,520 12.8 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 21.42 23.3 857 23.3 44,558 23.3 Office clerks, general............................................ 10.95 6.8 438 6.8 22,767 6.8 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 16.76 8.2 671 8.2 34,871 8.2 1 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. 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.