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........................................................... $19.48 2.5% $775 2.4% $40,067 2.4% Management occupations.............................................. 38.89 7.2 1,611 7.8 83,734 7.8 General and operations managers................................... 44.85 19.5 1,978 23.1 102,873 23.1 Administrative services managers.................................. 25.13 8.9 1,010 9.7 52,510 9.7 Financial managers................................................ 37.67 6.3 1,562 5.8 81,205 5.8 Construction managers............................................. 37.70 8.6 1,557 10.7 80,961 10.7 Medical and health services managers.............................. 36.65 15.0 1,536 12.4 79,867 12.4 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.29 7.3 1,174 7.3 61,027 7.3 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 34.21 8.2 1,366 8.6 71,033 8.6 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 36.85 11.7 1,446 12.2 75,204 12.2 Loan officers................................................... 36.85 11.7 1,446 12.2 75,204 12.2 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 27.78 8.4 1,113 8.3 57,857 8.3 Computer software engineers....................................... 35.35 4.0 1,414 4.0 73,535 4.0 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 35.20 4.0 1,408 4.0 73,221 4.0 Computer support specialists...................................... 17.33 14.2 693 14.2 36,041 14.2 Computer systems analysts......................................... 37.51 7.9 1,501 7.9 78,029 7.9 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 29.43 14.1 1,185 16.5 61,602 16.5 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.85 5.5 1,216 6.0 63,154 6.0 Engineers......................................................... 35.53 5.8 1,417 6.2 73,682 6.2 Civil engineers................................................. 30.05 5.3 1,140 9.2 59,279 9.2 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.31 8.8 1,547 9.2 80,427 9.2 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 41.41 14.9 1,657 14.9 86,138 14.9 Drafters.......................................................... 22.42 6.6 881 6.5 45,802 6.5 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 23.26 9.7 904 9.9 46,984 9.9 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 20.60 10.7 824 10.7 42,851 10.7 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 36.42 7.0 1,457 7.0 75,749 7.0 Physical scientists............................................... 38.68 9.3 1,547 9.3 80,462 9.3 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.73 11.6 794 11.3 41,053 11.3 Counselors........................................................ 18.69 8.8 748 8.8 38,872 8.8 Social workers.................................................... 17.75 8.3 710 8.3 36,911 8.3 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.78 9.3 591 9.3 30,152 9.3 Social and human service assistants............................. 12.90 8.8 516 8.8 26,097 8.8 Legal occupations................................................... 33.98 10.6 1,421 11.6 73,911 11.6 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 24.27 4.6 969 4.7 50,384 4.7 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 19.42 14.7 749 13.9 33,259 13.9 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 18.74 9.5 698 7.6 29,696 7.6 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 15.31 11.3 576 9.2 26,568 9.2 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 13.74 6.3 525 3.8 25,545 3.8 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.15 7.2 884 5.9 33,669 5.9 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 24.15 7.2 884 5.9 33,669 5.9 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.81 3.8 462 6.6 19,750 6.6 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.87 12.9 853 14.6 44,381 14.6 Designers......................................................... 22.86 11.6 911 11.9 47,369 11.9 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 38.69 20.5 1,517 21.0 78,909 21.0 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 101.36 16.8 3,995 17.1 207,766 17.1 Registered nurses................................................. 34.22 23.3 1,355 23.3 70,471 23.3 Dental hygienists................................................. 24.97 24.2 976 24.0 50,738 24.0 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 30.71 1.7 1,218 2.2 63,347 2.2 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.13 5.1 765 5.1 39,792 5.1 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.48 6.8 524 6.2 27,222 6.2 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.59 4.3 411 6.1 21,346 6.1 Home health aides............................................... 10.12 6.8 385 9.9 20,025 9.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.14 4.1 442 4.1 23,002 4.1 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.08 7.9 586 6.7 30,448 6.7 Dental assistants............................................... 15.70 15.1 594 12.2 30,863 12.2 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.97 4.6 595 4.7 30,947 4.7 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.15 11.0 486 11.0 25,280 11.0 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.34 2.6 353 3.1 18,330 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.22 6.5 588 5.4 30,555 5.4 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 13.89 6.8 575 6.3 29,906 6.3 Cooks............................................................. 10.22 5.1 397 5.9 20,587 5.9 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.72 6.6 395 9.8 20,305 9.8 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.92 6.3 436 6.9 22,690 6.9 Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.02 10.1 337 10.8 17,528 10.8 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.98 5.3 338 7.1 17,500 7.1 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.06 3.8 254 5.8 13,198 5.8 Bartenders...................................................... 7.91 11.8 306 12.7 15,908 12.7 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 6.68 5.0 234 7.2 12,191 7.2 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.30 3.7 348 5.0 18,004 5.0 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.33 4.1 349 5.6 18,129 5.6 Dishwashers....................................................... 10.56 10.7 415 11.2 21,093 11.2 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.05 6.2 433 7.3 21,711 7.3 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 14.06 3.3 550 4.1 28,609 4.1 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 13.98 3.0 543 4.7 28,235 4.7 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.20 5.9 402 6.2 20,898 6.2 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.74 7.1 423 7.3 22,019 7.3 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.81 3.0 345 3.5 17,946 3.5 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.02 11.6 429 14.0 19,742 14.0 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 9.86 7.3 379 7.0 18,861 7.0 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.07 11.7 470 10.8 24,199 10.8 Child care workers................................................ 9.51 11.6 380 11.6 19,075 11.6 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.10 3.0 727 3.1 37,787 3.1 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.40 8.7 827 8.8 42,996 8.8 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 20.23 10.8 822 10.9 42,732 10.9 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 21.46 21.9 858 21.9 44,639 21.9 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.70 3.9 509 3.9 26,466 3.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.40 3.8 372 3.6 19,309 3.6 Cashiers...................................................... 9.40 3.8 372 3.6 19,309 3.6 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 14.08 6.7 574 8.5 29,824 8.5 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.78 13.9 503 14.8 26,169 14.8 Parts salespersons............................................ 14.61 8.2 604 10.9 31,383 10.9 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.77 6.8 594 7.9 30,909 7.9 Insurance sales agents............................................ 32.64 13.9 1,287 14.4 66,947 14.4 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 21.99 18.0 881 20.1 45,787 20.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.33 12.9 1,270 13.2 66,048 13.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 34.25 25.0 1,375 24.9 71,515 24.9 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 30.25 11.3 1,231 11.3 64,005 11.3 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.04 2.2 594 2.2 30,855 2.2 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 17.94 4.7 715 4.9 37,168 4.9 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.90 3.2 584 3.3 30,360 3.3 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.98 12.9 639 12.9 33,243 12.9 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.84 6.2 714 6.2 37,112 6.2 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.54 4.1 641 4.1 33,321 4.1 Procurement clerks.............................................. 15.23 8.8 591 9.2 30,749 9.2 Tellers......................................................... 11.31 2.3 448 3.2 23,289 3.2 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.56 11.5 702 11.5 36,528 11.5 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.90 6.7 429 7.4 20,962 7.4 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 16.01 8.2 640 8.2 33,294 8.2 Order clerks...................................................... 11.48 7.5 455 7.8 23,681 7.8 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.91 2.9 511 2.6 26,596 2.6 Dispatchers....................................................... 14.68 9.8 596 10.1 30,969 10.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.44 14.0 629 14.6 32,707 14.6 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.97 7.7 518 7.6 26,922 7.6 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.16 7.8 440 7.7 22,877 7.7 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.25 5.2 685 5.3 35,600 5.3 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.13 10.5 839 10.7 43,603 10.7 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.52 3.6 573 2.8 29,776 2.8 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.16 8.5 604 8.4 31,424 8.4 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 14.88 16.4 575 14.3 29,896 14.3 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.96 3.9 540 3.5 28,064 3.5 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.06 9.5 795 9.7 41,356 9.7 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 30.42 8.1 1,256 8.7 65,303 8.7 Carpenters........................................................ 25.20 12.2 1,008 12.2 52,350 12.2 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 19.18 8.9 767 8.9 39,895 8.9 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 19.18 8.9 767 8.9 39,895 8.9 Construction laborers............................................. 12.54 17.4 502 17.4 26,077 17.4 Construction equipment operators.................................. 20.83 4.4 815 5.4 42,374 5.4 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 21.51 6.6 827 9.3 42,986 9.3 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 20.79 21.5 809 21.8 42,043 21.8 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 18.69 19.6 720 19.4 37,414 19.4 Electricians...................................................... 21.69 4.8 868 4.8 45,125 4.8 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.38 6.6 1,044 7.1 54,313 7.1 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 26.74 6.3 1,059 6.8 55,053 6.8 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 15.17 11.4 586 11.8 30,483 11.8 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.81 6.1 795 6.4 41,308 6.4 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 22.18 20.3 897 20.8 46,666 20.8 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 21.72 7.3 872 8.0 45,282 8.0 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 21.60 25.7 – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 21.74 4.8 879 4.7 45,671 4.7 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 22.01 10.5 880 10.5 45,773 10.5 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 21.51 9.6 891 11.3 46,353 11.3 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 23.56 11.6 910 14.2 47,298 14.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.48 11.4 739 11.4 38,443 11.4 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.42 19.8 617 19.8 32,071 19.8 Line installers and repairers..................................... 22.09 18.5 884 18.5 45,954 18.5 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.38 7.6 570 7.4 29,660 7.4 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 13.10 10.9 516 10.1 26,840 10.1 Production occupations.............................................. 15.23 6.9 610 7.0 31,698 7.0 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 24.70 11.1 1,037 10.2 53,942 10.2 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.36 7.9 494 7.9 25,701 7.9 Machinists........................................................ 18.17 3.7 713 1.9 37,087 1.9 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.00 7.3 600 7.3 31,206 7.3 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.00 7.3 600 7.3 31,206 7.3 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.40 17.9 413 18.0 21,470 18.0 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.62 5.4 745 5.4 38,736 5.4 Painting workers.................................................. 20.77 20.0 831 20.0 43,194 20.0 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.78 3.9 431 3.9 22,419 3.9 Helpers--production workers..................................... 10.53 6.7 421 6.7 21,898 6.7 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.16 4.0 606 3.4 31,313 3.4 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 22.93 16.2 943 16.3 49,059 16.3 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.00 3.6 696 5.8 36,167 5.8 Driver/sales workers............................................ 13.47 17.8 533 18.3 27,691 18.3 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.38 3.3 771 5.0 40,078 5.0 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.52 9.4 615 8.8 31,984 8.8 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 18.89 13.0 705 22.1 36,654 22.1 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 18.89 13.0 705 22.1 36,654 22.1 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.44 15.2 578 15.2 28,870 15.2 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.67 4.2 412 4.1 21,420 4.1 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.40 8.8 405 6.1 21,043 6.1 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.89 6.4 417 6.7 21,687 6.7 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.07 7.4 399 7.7 20,732 7.7 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.