RSE Table 11 Full-time(1) civilian 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........................................................... $26.48 1.6% $1,037 1.6% $52,161 1.6% Management occupations.............................................. 44.80 3.1 1,781 3.2 92,393 3.2 Chief executives.................................................. 72.67 23.2 3,110 21.8 161,741 21.8 General and operations managers................................... 57.61 8.3 2,357 8.2 122,586 8.2 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 46.67 5.0 1,874 4.2 97,433 4.2 Marketing managers.............................................. 49.79 9.4 2,024 8.0 105,249 8.0 Sales managers.................................................. 41.58 8.4 1,636 9.2 85,081 9.2 Public relations managers......................................... 35.14 5.8 1,394 6.3 72,479 6.3 Administrative services managers.................................. 36.09 5.4 1,450 5.1 75,408 5.1 Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.19 7.1 2,095 6.7 108,936 6.7 Financial managers................................................ 46.29 7.0 1,845 7.4 95,941 7.4 Human resources managers.......................................... 41.43 8.3 1,633 8.6 84,906 8.6 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 35.94 6.2 1,493 7.4 77,632 7.4 Training and development managers............................... 47.96 14.3 1,832 16.3 95,274 16.3 Industrial production managers.................................... 39.26 13.4 1,599 15.0 83,128 15.0 Purchasing managers............................................... 39.70 20.7 1,550 19.9 80,589 19.9 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 31.37 17.9 1,244 16.6 64,690 16.6 Construction managers............................................. 37.51 3.0 1,512 3.3 78,634 3.3 Education administrators.......................................... 45.42 5.1 1,694 4.8 85,844 4.8 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 52.57 7.2 2,061 6.6 98,183 6.6 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 45.37 3.8 1,642 3.9 85,373 3.9 Engineering managers.............................................. 49.44 3.3 1,969 3.6 102,399 3.6 Medical and health services managers.............................. 41.86 6.2 1,643 6.1 85,419 6.1 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 28.13 1.4 1,115 1.2 57,960 1.2 Social and community service managers............................. 31.05 5.9 1,233 7.0 64,131 7.0 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.03 1.9 1,318 1.6 68,522 1.6 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 29.99 6.7 1,209 6.1 62,855 6.1 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 23.72 14.0 963 13.1 50,095 13.1 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 33.17 6.9 1,332 6.7 69,265 6.7 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.77 6.4 1,156 7.5 60,103 7.5 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.74 6.7 1,158 7.6 60,204 7.6 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 26.74 13.4 1,066 13.6 55,432 13.6 Cost estimators................................................... 28.72 10.8 1,149 10.8 59,732 10.8 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 29.89 3.9 1,143 5.1 59,034 5.1 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 34.67 14.2 1,378 14.3 71,660 14.3 Training and development specialists............................ 32.46 4.7 1,300 4.5 67,587 4.5 Management analysts............................................... 43.63 6.4 1,833 8.6 95,307 8.6 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.05 4.3 1,120 3.9 58,250 3.9 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 42.87 8.1 1,784 5.5 92,755 5.5 Financial analysts.............................................. 44.30 9.6 1,894 4.2 98,509 4.2 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 49.90 18.4 1,906 19.7 99,109 19.7 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.68 4.4 1,610 4.7 83,475 4.7 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.71 8.5 1,408 8.8 73,191 8.8 Computer software engineers....................................... 50.75 6.1 2,023 6.9 105,216 6.9 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 51.64 9.5 2,074 10.8 107,841 10.8 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 49.96 3.1 1,979 3.8 102,886 3.8 Computer support specialists...................................... 31.55 15.9 1,240 15.9 64,482 15.9 Computer systems analysts......................................... 42.75 2.9 1,701 3.8 88,432 3.8 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.42 5.4 1,370 5.4 71,259 5.4 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.78 6.5 1,339 6.4 69,621 6.4 Actuaries......................................................... 49.03 9.1 1,895 9.1 98,542 9.1 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.52 4.2 1,562 4.7 81,210 4.7 Architects, except naval.......................................... 26.76 7.3 1,108 8.4 57,639 8.4 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 26.15 8.7 1,066 9.5 55,422 9.5 Engineers......................................................... 46.02 4.6 1,870 5.0 97,260 5.0 Aerospace engineers............................................. 51.97 2.7 2,151 2.2 111,827 2.2 Civil engineers................................................. 34.52 4.1 1,381 4.1 71,801 4.1 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 45.88 7.3 1,855 7.1 96,483 7.1 Electrical engineers.......................................... 43.65 5.3 1,798 3.6 93,476 3.6 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 47.25 11.5 1,890 11.5 98,273 11.5 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 40.63 7.9 1,649 7.8 85,759 7.8 Industrial engineers.......................................... 41.40 8.5 1,687 8.3 87,734 8.3 Mechanical engineers............................................ 42.86 7.3 1,763 7.8 91,661 7.8 Drafters.......................................................... 25.65 10.7 1,026 10.7 53,361 10.7 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 28.99 3.9 1,159 4.6 60,265 4.6 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 31.40 9.6 1,259 9.7 65,483 9.7 Mechanical engineering technicians.............................. 30.30 2.3 1,212 2.3 63,022 2.3 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 35.07 11.7 1,388 11.5 71,474 11.5 Life scientists................................................... 47.42 20.9 1,862 21.1 96,812 21.1 Biological scientists........................................... 44.40 4.3 1,756 5.7 91,299 5.7 Physical scientists............................................... 34.24 12.2 1,382 12.8 71,845 12.8 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 46.09 11.9 1,883 13.2 97,928 13.2 Chemists...................................................... 43.69 23.6 1,736 24.0 90,278 24.0 Psychologists..................................................... 30.22 10.8 1,121 8.1 51,576 8.1 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 41.60 14.0 1,466 12.3 62,906 12.3 Community and social services occupations........................... 21.88 3.7 843 4.0 42,363 4.0 Counselors........................................................ 26.12 10.1 1,005 8.6 48,341 8.6 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 39.45 6.9 1,430 6.4 61,777 6.4 Social workers.................................................... 22.95 6.7 878 7.1 44,549 7.1 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 25.10 7.0 953 6.6 47,472 6.6 Medical and public health social workers........................ 23.94 6.3 958 6.3 49,803 6.3 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 18.99 11.6 759 11.6 39,489 11.6 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 15.85 13.6 617 14.3 31,827 14.3 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.28 11.9 515 12.1 26,532 12.1 Legal occupations................................................... 42.75 19.1 1,671 20.1 86,892 20.1 Lawyers........................................................... 58.79 13.6 2,341 14.1 121,751 14.1 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 22.79 7.9 892 6.7 46,389 6.7 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 23.86 9.0 883 7.5 45,930 7.5 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 38.87 3.1 1,375 2.7 54,264 2.7 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 55.84 5.3 2,061 5.7 83,337 5.7 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 68.45 15.5 2,506 15.8 92,233 15.8 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 54.98 14.8 1,991 16.4 74,099 16.4 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 69.71 8.1 2,714 7.9 118,754 7.9 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 50.82 5.3 1,857 6.5 78,373 6.5 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 58.29 6.8 2,223 7.9 95,423 7.9 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 54.79 17.4 1,966 17.6 74,056 17.6 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 66.58 13.9 2,307 9.6 95,661 9.6 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 46.01 5.1 1,679 4.8 67,103 4.8 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 41.01 2.7 1,444 2.3 55,337 2.3 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 19.73 13.4 733 13.0 35,304 13.0 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 15.71 16.7 590 16.5 29,815 16.5 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 43.30 8.7 1,520 8.3 58,113 8.3 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 45.33 1.6 1,579 1.5 58,414 1.5 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 45.36 1.8 1,582 1.7 58,455 1.7 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 45.22 2.4 1,572 1.9 58,277 1.9 Secondary school teachers....................................... 44.32 1.8 1,553 1.4 57,564 1.4 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 44.26 1.9 1,553 1.5 57,564 1.5 Special education teachers...................................... 44.58 4.7 1,538 3.9 56,662 3.9 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 47.00 4.6 1,619 5.4 59,349 5.4 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 39.86 14.7 1,420 13.4 53,132 13.4 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 44.87 5.3 1,509 5.9 55,245 5.9 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 24.56 5.4 862 10.7 37,722 10.7 Librarians........................................................ 29.02 9.9 1,082 9.3 54,088 9.3 Instructional coordinators........................................ 32.94 24.9 1,147 23.2 52,980 23.2 Teacher assistants................................................ 14.90 5.2 503 4.5 19,762 4.5 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 28.08 6.4 1,101 6.0 57,193 6.0 Designers......................................................... 28.61 7.5 1,125 7.1 58,523 7.1 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 34.53 6.7 1,230 6.3 60,261 6.3 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 34.53 6.7 1,230 6.3 60,261 6.3 Public relations specialists...................................... 27.87 8.9 1,086 8.5 56,484 8.5 Writers and editors............................................... 38.32 6.2 1,500 7.1 78,001 7.1 Editors......................................................... 37.36 9.5 1,458 9.9 75,823 9.9 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 21.13 1.9 845 1.9 43,945 1.9 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 36.73 5.8 1,419 6.1 73,025 6.1 Pharmacists....................................................... 51.87 1.9 2,053 2.2 106,749 2.2 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 69.34 9.6 2,737 8.9 142,314 8.9 Registered nurses................................................. 37.28 2.5 1,406 2.2 72,072 2.2 Therapists........................................................ 34.74 6.2 1,346 4.8 66,899 4.8 Occupational therapists......................................... 48.24 11.9 1,714 7.9 70,154 7.9 Physical therapists............................................. 33.24 2.4 1,319 1.5 68,581 1.5 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 24.85 4.8 976 4.9 50,754 4.9 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 27.37 3.7 1,095 3.7 56,921 3.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 21.27 11.8 814 10.6 42,349 10.6 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 32.03 8.3 1,279 8.3 66,508 8.3 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 22.55 9.7 858 11.6 44,630 11.6 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 19.85 4.2 781 4.9 40,618 4.9 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.29 9.0 598 9.7 31,114 9.7 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 25.43 3.4 993 4.0 51,630 4.0 Medical records and health information technicians................ 17.62 4.4 676 5.8 35,162 5.8 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.46 4.0 557 4.5 28,959 4.5 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.51 2.9 520 3.3 27,045 3.3 Home health aides............................................... 11.56 4.5 435 4.0 22,643 4.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.20 1.4 548 2.0 28,485 2.0 Psychiatric aides............................................... 13.35 1.7 533 1.7 27,710 1.7 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.83 4.6 652 5.8 33,900 5.8 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.99 7.5 625 8.5 32,520 8.5 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 15.64 6.7 601 6.6 31,228 6.6 Protective service occupations...................................... 23.66 7.4 945 7.5 48,195 7.5 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 36.69 9.6 1,456 9.4 75,711 9.4 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 32.40 4.9 1,425 7.8 74,092 7.8 Fire fighters..................................................... 24.01 4.3 1,026 4.5 53,332 4.5 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 25.21 4.3 986 3.8 51,273 3.8 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 24.51 4.1 963 3.7 50,094 3.7 Police officers................................................... 27.53 7.5 1,079 7.4 56,105 7.4 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.53 7.5 1,079 7.4 56,105 7.4 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 16.14 7.1 639 6.6 33,019 6.6 Security guards................................................. 16.14 7.1 639 6.6 33,019 6.6 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 12.48 15.1 491 15.3 19,090 15.3 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.24 3.2 468 3.2 23,586 3.2 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 21.88 17.0 886 19.0 44,365 19.0 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 20.26 12.2 822 14.4 40,917 14.4 Cooks............................................................. 12.56 3.8 486 4.7 24,796 4.7 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 15.32 4.9 579 6.4 27,942 6.4 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.67 6.0 488 5.6 25,379 5.6 Food preparation workers.......................................... 15.16 5.5 606 5.5 31,526 5.5 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.95 16.1 317 17.9 16,243 17.9 Bartenders...................................................... 8.74 8.6 282 13.1 14,649 13.1 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 9.59 28.5 366 28.9 18,696 28.9 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.35 27.9 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.13 3.8 380 4.8 18,584 4.8 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 10.48 7.9 396 9.0 19,553 9.0 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.86 4.2 368 6.6 17,887 6.6 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.07 3.8 363 3.8 18,874 3.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.68 2.0 576 2.1 27,161 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 22.52 7.8 893 7.8 46,454 7.8 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 21.47 12.0 849 12.1 44,160 12.1 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.74 2.6 544 2.6 28,284 2.6 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.97 2.5 594 2.7 30,882 2.7 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.70 4.7 422 4.6 21,922 4.6 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.84 8.4 597 11.6 20,733 11.6 Personal care and service occupations............................... 16.50 14.6 604 14.1 28,978 14.1 Child care workers................................................ 11.04 4.4 439 3.8 22,770 3.8 Recreation workers.............................................. 13.60 12.1 540 13.4 22,339 13.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.39 3.9 856 4.8 44,385 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.63 5.9 846 6.9 44,004 6.9 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 20.41 6.4 840 7.5 43,694 7.5 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 22.30 17.2 892 17.2 46,390 17.2 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.94 3.8 552 4.7 28,493 4.7 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.09 3.0 436 4.3 22,549 4.3 Cashiers...................................................... 11.09 3.0 436 4.3 22,549 4.3 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.88 13.6 675 13.6 35,104 13.6 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 14.37 15.4 575 15.4 29,888 15.4 Parts salespersons............................................ 18.80 13.3 752 13.3 39,095 13.3 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.48 7.3 574 8.0 29,488 8.0 Insurance sales agents............................................ 20.57 15.0 820 14.8 42,637 14.8 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 75.40 17.8 2,908 18.1 151,224 18.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 28.00 6.9 1,146 6.2 59,578 6.2 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 31.67 6.5 1,267 6.5 65,873 6.5 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.69 7.6 1,101 6.8 57,251 6.8 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 24.45 21.4 977 19.9 50,802 19.9 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.60 1.0 726 0.9 37,638 0.9 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 28.18 6.8 1,104 7.3 57,427 7.3 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 14.71 16.7 562 14.8 29,202 14.8 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.77 2.8 693 2.8 35,978 2.8 Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.15 3.9 644 4.0 33,473 4.0 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.86 4.5 664 5.0 34,532 5.0 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 20.21 4.0 777 3.9 40,300 3.9 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 20.43 11.0 800 11.5 41,597 11.5 Tellers......................................................... 13.95 4.7 545 5.4 28,331 5.4 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 19.84 3.0 778 2.6 40,465 2.6 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.49 3.5 690 3.3 35,883 3.3 File clerks....................................................... 13.86 9.0 532 10.4 27,658 10.4 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 18.43 10.3 724 9.4 37,674 9.4 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.13 5.7 584 6.0 30,370 6.0 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 17.81 9.2 699 10.6 36,354 10.6 Dispatchers....................................................... 21.05 6.2 828 5.8 43,056 5.8 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 22.53 9.3 865 8.1 44,975 8.1 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 20.05 7.6 802 7.6 41,699 7.6 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.31 5.9 769 5.7 39,993 5.7 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 16.03 6.2 638 6.0 33,181 6.0 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.26 3.9 565 4.0 29,368 4.0 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.94 2.2 811 2.2 41,867 2.2 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.11 3.1 938 2.8 48,761 2.8 Legal secretaries............................................... 26.09 2.9 1,025 2.2 53,319 2.2 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.73 2.4 697 2.4 36,220 2.4 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.61 4.1 705 4.4 35,640 4.4 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.42 5.6 592 4.7 30,796 4.7 Data entry keyers............................................... 14.34 4.6 564 5.3 29,321 5.3 Word processors and typists..................................... 16.95 7.2 631 4.5 32,789 4.5 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.66 4.3 725 3.8 37,696 3.8 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 16.32 3.9 640 4.7 33,256 4.7 Office clerks, general............................................ 18.30 3.0 713 3.2 36,459 3.2 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 26.01 4.3 1,037 4.3 53,205 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 30.06 14.7 1,204 14.7 62,605 14.7 Carpenters........................................................ 25.08 11.5 1,003 11.5 52,161 11.5 Construction laborers............................................. 21.58 8.1 863 8.1 41,258 8.1 Construction equipment operators.................................. 25.85 10.3 1,034 10.3 52,334 10.3 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 29.20 9.2 1,168 9.2 58,061 9.2 Electricians...................................................... 26.00 9.5 1,040 9.5 54,071 9.5 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 28.67 8.4 1,142 8.4 59,398 8.4 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 29.91 9.5 1,191 9.4 61,954 9.4 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 20.19 13.5 802 13.4 41,684 13.4 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 30.43 4.1 1,188 4.3 61,775 4.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.20 4.7 902 3.9 46,881 3.9 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 30.82 12.1 1,293 15.1 67,219 15.1 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 24.06 9.3 962 9.3 50,036 9.3 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 33.45 5.9 1,338 5.9 69,581 5.9 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.60 17.7 777 15.4 40,420 15.4 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.18 19.3 762 16.7 39,633 16.7 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.27 6.7 771 6.7 40,091 6.7 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 24.43 15.2 977 15.2 50,823 15.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.91 3.5 791 3.4 41,155 3.4 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.60 3.8 904 3.8 47,010 3.8 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.17 4.0 800 4.0 41,604 4.0 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 14.77 8.7 591 8.7 30,720 8.7 Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.36 9.4 1,134 9.4 58,983 9.4 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 27.32 14.9 1,093 14.9 56,833 14.9 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 21.33 12.9 853 12.9 44,362 12.9 Production occupations.............................................. 16.45 2.8 656 2.8 33,546 2.8 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 24.29 11.4 966 11.1 49,605 11.1 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.47 5.5 579 5.5 30,106 5.5 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 15.40 9.6 616 9.6 32,023 9.6 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.26 7.3 529 7.5 27,511 7.5 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 15.79 4.1 632 4.1 32,849 4.1 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 16.22 5.1 649 5.1 33,739 5.1 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 21.11 4.3 844 4.3 43,909 4.3 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 21.11 4.3 844 4.3 43,909 4.3 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 17.67 4.5 701 4.4 36,431 4.4 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 16.20 10.7 637 8.4 33,137 8.4 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 17.48 5.3 699 5.3 36,363 5.3 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 17.05 6.9 669 7.4 34,809 7.4 Machinists........................................................ 21.05 4.4 842 4.4 43,788 4.4 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 14.23 9.0 569 9.0 29,596 9.0 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 14.23 9.0 569 9.0 29,596 9.0 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.41 4.9 654 4.8 33,991 4.8 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.45 4.3 738 4.3 38,372 4.3 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 20.96 5.2 839 5.2 43,606 5.2 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 15.44 7.0 618 7.0 32,117 7.0 Printers.......................................................... 16.07 22.8 640 22.3 33,293 22.3 Printing machine operators...................................... 14.91 25.0 595 24.7 30,932 24.7 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 12.30 9.7 492 9.7 25,594 9.7 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders................... 12.67 4.7 507 4.7 26,344 4.7 Cutting workers................................................... 17.63 12.2 705 12.2 36,661 12.2 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.60 5.4 708 5.7 36,827 5.7 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 12.64 9.3 505 9.3 26,285 9.3 Painting workers.................................................. 15.58 10.9 623 10.9 32,402 10.9 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.70 10.3 507 10.3 22,698 10.3 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.60 3.1 689 2.8 35,362 2.8 Bus drivers....................................................... 19.91 3.3 742 8.6 35,088 8.6 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 19.65 5.8 792 6.2 40,946 6.2 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.96 3.3 807 3.0 41,583 3.0 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.96 10.1 733 11.2 38,117 11.2 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 27.89 18.5 1,116 18.5 58,016 18.5 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 27.89 18.5 1,116 18.5 58,016 18.5 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 18.15 5.0 726 5.0 37,761 5.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.74 3.9 509 3.9 25,969 3.9 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.50 6.2 541 6.3 27,310 6.3 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 11.62 21.9 465 21.9 24,169 21.9 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.27 6.6 449 6.3 23,327 6.3 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.