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........................................................... $23.35 4.7% $928 4.9% $48,125 4.9% Management occupations.............................................. 48.84 7.0 2,016 6.5 104,803 6.5 General and operations managers................................... 56.81 8.6 2,506 6.0 130,312 6.0 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 52.64 7.2 2,145 8.2 111,537 8.2 Marketing managers.............................................. 50.69 8.1 2,028 8.1 105,431 8.1 Sales managers.................................................. 54.31 11.5 2,249 13.2 116,958 13.2 Computer and information systems managers......................... 50.49 6.5 2,061 7.8 106,975 7.8 Financial managers................................................ 41.43 6.5 1,670 6.9 86,855 6.9 Human resources managers.......................................... 33.14 4.8 1,473 9.2 76,592 9.2 Construction managers............................................. 34.91 8.3 1,477 9.2 76,826 9.2 Engineering managers.............................................. 59.47 5.1 2,477 4.6 128,797 4.6 Medical and health services managers.............................. 61.58 12.2 2,463 12.2 128,092 12.2 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.10 3.7 1,212 3.6 63,015 3.6 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.62 4.3 1,138 4.0 59,152 4.0 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 27.95 5.2 1,156 5.5 60,120 5.5 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 24.85 26.9 983 26.3 51,124 26.3 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 24.85 26.9 983 26.3 51,124 26.3 Cost estimators................................................... 36.65 8.4 1,483 9.0 77,100 9.0 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 27.52 6.1 1,093 6.4 56,828 6.4 Training and development specialists............................ 26.04 4.3 1,039 4.2 54,020 4.2 Management analysts............................................... 35.82 11.1 1,433 11.1 74,505 11.1 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.61 4.5 1,234 4.3 64,144 4.3 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 29.20 14.5 1,168 14.5 60,744 14.5 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 24.36 9.8 996 11.1 51,796 11.1 Loan officers................................................... 27.49 4.1 1,130 6.7 58,782 6.7 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.00 1.5 1,549 1.7 80,572 1.7 Computer software engineers....................................... 43.20 2.6 1,771 2.5 92,097 2.5 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.61 7.3 1,624 7.3 84,467 7.3 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.59 2.1 1,853 2.2 96,370 2.2 Computer support specialists...................................... 28.80 10.1 1,152 10.1 59,902 10.1 Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.92 5.1 1,484 5.2 77,165 5.2 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 31.23 6.4 1,249 6.4 64,961 6.4 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 37.97 4.5 1,535 4.6 79,841 4.6 Engineers......................................................... 42.17 2.5 1,712 2.7 89,031 2.7 Civil engineers................................................. 45.27 7.8 1,811 7.8 94,167 7.8 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 41.75 3.9 1,670 3.9 86,838 3.9 Electrical engineers.......................................... 45.98 3.4 1,839 3.4 95,639 3.4 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 39.16 6.4 1,566 6.4 81,446 6.4 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 29.97 8.5 1,311 11.4 68,161 11.4 Industrial engineers.......................................... 29.97 8.5 1,311 11.4 68,161 11.4 Mechanical engineers............................................ 44.56 7.1 1,782 7.1 92,677 7.1 Drafters.......................................................... 23.49 21.0 939 21.0 48,853 21.0 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.38 4.5 1,055 4.5 54,879 4.5 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 28.11 5.5 1,125 5.5 58,478 5.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 35.99 13.0 1,451 13.1 75,473 13.1 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.22 4.7 699 4.1 36,346 4.1 Counselors........................................................ 19.88 2.2 788 2.2 40,960 2.2 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 20.48 .9 810 1.1 42,098 1.1 Social workers.................................................... 18.80 2.7 751 2.7 39,032 2.7 Medical and public health social workers........................ 20.22 9.9 804 10.3 41,801 10.3 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.19 4.6 588 4.3 30,597 4.3 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.61 11.6 585 11.6 30,396 11.6 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 42.72 20.0 1,679 21.2 71,449 21.2 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 41.79 4.8 1,654 5.2 65,265 5.2 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 26.98 6.2 1,079 6.2 55,687 6.2 Designers......................................................... 23.83 12.0 953 12.0 49,570 12.0 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 35.82 11.3 1,406 12.1 73,089 12.1 Pharmacists....................................................... 54.04 1.8 2,055 3.5 106,868 3.5 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 129.89 19.9 5,533 27.7 287,739 27.7 Registered nurses................................................. 31.79 3.4 1,222 3.4 63,562 3.4 Therapists........................................................ 26.68 8.2 1,022 8.1 53,152 8.1 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 24.34 4.1 912 2.7 47,416 2.7 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.65 8.8 839 7.9 43,620 7.9 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 30.41 2.2 1,169 3.5 60,768 3.5 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.28 4.7 634 3.1 32,970 3.1 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 31.77 11.3 1,271 11.3 66,090 11.3 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 28.23 16.9 1,129 16.9 58,725 16.9 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 19.08 8.4 751 8.6 39,028 8.6 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.68 5.7 587 5.7 30,545 5.7 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.04 4.2 838 4.2 43,564 4.2 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.96 2.7 509 2.4 26,467 2.4 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.42 2.2 486 2.3 25,286 2.3 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.66 3.0 496 3.4 25,798 3.4 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 14.45 26.8 578 26.8 30,049 26.8 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.11 6.5 557 6.0 28,954 6.0 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.33 4.2 605 3.2 31,442 3.2 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.03 6.9 520 8.7 27,046 8.7 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.13 6.3 474 7.2 24,656 7.2 Security guards................................................. 12.13 6.4 474 7.3 24,641 7.3 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.78 2.3 421 2.4 21,829 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 19.10 5.4 766 6.1 39,839 6.1 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 17.71 6.0 711 7.2 36,946 7.2 Cooks............................................................. 12.46 4.2 487 4.0 25,300 4.0 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.09 5.2 517 5.7 26,893 5.7 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.64 3.3 489 2.6 25,422 2.6 Food preparation workers.......................................... 11.70 8.6 464 9.9 24,123 9.9 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.31 5.9 320 6.0 16,650 6.0 Bartenders...................................................... 10.47 18.6 415 18.8 21,593 18.8 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.34 5.3 282 4.5 14,652 4.5 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.93 4.2 343 5.8 17,834 5.8 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.99 7.4 387 7.4 19,746 7.4 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 10.28 10.1 406 9.7 20,558 9.7 Dishwashers....................................................... 12.44 5.9 497 5.9 25,866 5.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.97 2.5 469 2.6 23,820 2.6 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 16.19 5.8 648 5.8 33,680 5.8 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 16.19 5.8 648 5.8 33,680 5.8 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.54 3.0 454 3.1 22,941 3.1 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.77 4.1 465 4.1 24,198 4.1 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.26 3.4 439 3.6 21,259 3.6 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.92 9.8 493 11.0 25,480 11.0 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 11.88 7.6 451 9.4 23,269 9.4 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.05 3.3 453 2.5 23,223 2.5 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 17.76 9.9 714 10.0 37,132 10.0 Gaming supervisors.............................................. 20.25 3.8 817 3.8 42,466 3.8 Gaming services workers........................................... 7.94 4.8 316 4.9 16,407 4.9 Gaming dealers.................................................. 7.75 5.0 308 5.2 16,026 5.2 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 10.21 13.2 404 13.5 21,009 13.5 Transportation attendants......................................... 34.90 2.2 717 3.4 37,263 3.4 Flight attendants............................................... 34.90 2.2 717 3.4 37,263 3.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.86 5.6 710 5.3 36,882 5.3 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.39 15.2 976 15.2 50,739 15.2 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 19.88 10.8 795 10.8 41,358 10.8 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 35.06 28.1 1,402 28.1 72,924 28.1 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.45 5.4 532 5.6 27,682 5.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 12.38 4.4 486 4.7 25,289 4.7 Cashiers...................................................... 12.42 4.9 488 5.3 25,359 5.3 Gaming change persons and booth cashiers...................... 12.07 4.3 476 4.2 24,748 4.2 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.06 6.6 558 7.0 29,027 7.0 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 51.88 21.6 2,075 21.6 107,910 21.6 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 36.06 23.1 1,443 23.1 75,012 23.1 Telemarketers..................................................... 12.61 12.7 488 10.8 25,372 10.8 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 16.85 20.8 674 20.8 35,040 20.8 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.61 1.8 621 1.8 32,291 1.8 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.79 5.4 872 5.4 45,330 5.4 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.33 3.4 609 3.4 31,686 3.4 Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.24 5.5 650 5.5 33,779 5.5 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.71 2.3 628 2.3 32,674 2.3 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.16 6.3 603 6.2 31,348 6.2 Gaming cage workers............................................. 11.50 4.4 460 4.4 23,913 4.4 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 19.47 8.6 779 8.6 40,491 8.6 Customer service representatives.................................. 13.91 4.5 554 4.5 28,796 4.5 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 12.35 2.5 494 2.5 25,684 2.5 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 17.87 10.2 715 10.2 37,175 10.2 Order clerks...................................................... 18.31 15.0 732 15.0 38,080 15.0 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 17.55 8.8 700 8.8 36,394 8.8 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.87 7.5 464 7.4 24,135 7.4 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 17.40 8.0 696 8.0 36,198 8.0 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.57 7.3 543 7.3 28,215 7.3 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.60 6.5 544 6.5 28,283 6.5 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.14 4.9 761 4.8 39,547 4.8 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.53 6.7 899 6.7 46,723 6.7 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.00 4.7 592 4.9 30,766 4.9 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.62 7.8 624 7.8 32,459 7.8 Computer operators................................................ 19.22 2.1 769 2.1 39,985 2.1 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.83 1.1 454 3.8 23,628 3.8 Data entry keyers............................................... 11.83 1.1 454 3.8 23,628 3.8 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 13.10 3.6 523 3.4 27,201 3.4 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.30 2.1 648 2.2 33,699 2.2 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.55 5.7 820 5.8 42,628 5.8 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 28.26 6.0 1,138 6.1 59,177 6.1 Carpenters........................................................ 18.12 8.6 720 8.7 37,438 8.7 Construction laborers............................................. 14.59 11.1 583 11.1 30,340 11.1 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 23.83 16.8 953 16.8 49,557 16.8 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 25.23 19.3 1,009 19.3 52,475 19.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.71 5.7 988 5.7 51,362 5.7 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 37.09 17.0 1,484 17.0 77,147 17.0 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 27.76 5.1 1,104 5.0 57,422 5.0 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 29.69 1.4 1,178 1.6 61,280 1.6 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 22.91 6.0 916 6.0 47,650 6.0 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.15 10.6 813 11.3 42,277 11.3 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.15 10.6 813 11.3 42,277 11.3 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.35 6.1 854 6.1 44,416 6.1 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 23.58 6.5 939 6.6 48,828 6.6 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 27.67 4.2 1,101 4.5 57,276 4.5 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.46 5.5 818 5.5 42,558 5.5 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.33 6.6 733 6.6 38,130 6.6 Production occupations.............................................. 20.63 14.1 821 14.1 42,686 14.1 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.88 6.3 555 6.3 28,863 6.3 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.11 6.4 564 6.4 29,349 6.4 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.93 8.0 517 8.0 26,894 8.0 Bakers............................................................ 16.03 12.1 626 14.0 32,527 14.0 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 12.81 11.9 500 10.9 26,015 10.9 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 19.76 15.2 791 15.2 41,107 15.2 Machinists........................................................ 27.73 9.8 1,099 10.1 57,161 10.1 Printers.......................................................... 22.30 7.8 843 6.9 43,839 6.9 Printing machine operators...................................... 25.44 10.4 942 7.5 48,980 7.5 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 20.39 9.8 816 9.8 42,409 9.8 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 15.72 3.4 618 2.9 32,121 2.9 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 17.18 20.6 683 20.9 35,502 20.9 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.27 5.1 681 4.7 35,420 4.7 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 23.24 9.2 930 9.2 48,349 9.2 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 108.97 13.5 2,107 17.1 109,568 17.1 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 108.97 13.5 2,107 17.1 109,568 17.1 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 19.10 8.3 764 8.3 39,738 8.3 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.91 12.4 836 12.4 43,486 12.4 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.14 5.8 686 5.8 35,651 5.8 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.37 11.1 613 11.2 31,889 11.2 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.02 5.9 516 5.7 26,812 5.7 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.25 5.8 567 5.7 29,476 5.7 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.18 8.0 432 8.2 22,465 8.2 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.