RSE Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry 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........................................................... $25.76 1.5% $1,016 1.6% $52,072 1.6% Management occupations.............................................. 45.37 2.8 1,808 3.0 94,005 3.0 Chief executives.................................................. 73.23 25.7 3,174 24.8 165,071 24.8 General and operations managers................................... 59.38 8.9 2,428 8.8 126,235 8.8 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 Administrative services managers.................................. 34.32 7.6 1,393 7.7 72,448 7.7 Computer and information systems managers......................... 56.89 4.8 2,242 4.3 116,585 4.3 Financial managers................................................ 46.84 7.4 1,869 7.8 97,182 7.8 Human resources managers.......................................... 42.34 9.6 1,697 9.6 88,224 9.6 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 35.94 6.2 1,493 7.4 77,632 7.4 Training and development managers............................... 52.16 14.6 2,050 15.1 106,622 15.1 Industrial production managers.................................... 41.21 13.4 1,682 15.2 87,452 15.2 Purchasing managers............................................... 39.23 22.2 1,538 22.3 79,978 22.3 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 31.37 17.9 1,244 16.6 64,690 16.6 Construction managers............................................. 37.82 3.4 1,526 3.2 79,331 3.2 Education administrators.......................................... 42.71 6.7 1,547 6.0 80,402 6.0 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 46.37 4.2 1,663 3.7 86,457 3.7 Engineering managers.............................................. 50.21 3.4 2,008 3.4 104,439 3.4 Medical and health services managers.............................. 41.11 6.5 1,625 6.6 84,480 6.6 Social and community service managers............................. 29.98 4.4 1,192 5.1 61,971 5.1 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.31 1.8 1,333 1.4 69,340 1.4 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..................................... 26.01 17.1 1,035 17.4 53,838 17.4 Cost estimators................................................... 28.72 10.8 1,149 10.8 59,732 10.8 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.59 4.1 1,093 6.1 56,851 6.1 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 29.93 10.2 1,187 11.4 61,699 11.4 Training and development specialists............................ 32.46 4.7 1,300 4.5 67,587 4.5 Management analysts............................................... 44.36 6.0 1,870 8.1 97,241 8.1 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.28 5.4 1,135 5.0 58,994 5.0 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....................... 41.49 4.5 1,646 4.8 85,332 4.8 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.81 8.9 1,416 8.9 73,654 8.9 Computer software engineers....................................... 50.93 6.2 2,030 7.0 105,576 7.0 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 52.04 9.8 2,090 11.2 108,684 11.2 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 49.96 3.1 1,979 3.8 102,886 3.8 Computer support specialists...................................... 32.95 17.1 1,306 17.3 67,894 17.3 Computer systems analysts......................................... 42.79 3.1 1,705 4.0 88,677 4.0 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.54 6.1 1,379 6.2 71,723 6.2 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.40 7.1 1,325 6.9 68,908 6.9 Actuaries......................................................... 49.03 9.1 1,895 9.1 98,542 9.1 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.70 4.2 1,571 4.6 81,669 4.6 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......................................................... 46.21 4.7 1,879 5.1 97,715 5.1 Aerospace engineers............................................. 51.97 2.7 2,151 2.2 111,827 2.2 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 45.71 7.5 1,849 7.3 96,136 7.3 Electrical engineers.......................................... 43.05 5.2 1,776 3.5 92,336 3.5 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.......................... 29.53 3.3 1,187 3.5 61,703 3.5 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...................... 36.76 12.3 1,467 12.2 76,117 12.2 Life scientists................................................... 49.05 22.4 1,948 22.4 101,304 22.4 Biological scientists........................................... 44.40 4.3 1,756 5.7 91,299 5.7 Physical scientists............................................... 37.30 11.9 1,508 12.6 78,436 12.6 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 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.02 5.0 661 5.1 34,140 5.1 Counselors........................................................ 17.66 4.0 698 3.7 35,967 3.7 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 24.88 17.5 960 17.7 48,217 17.7 Social workers.................................................... 19.39 7.2 743 8.3 38,265 8.3 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 19.66 9.8 744 9.7 37,581 9.7 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............ 13.08 13.9 508 14.9 26,412 14.9 Social and human service assistants............................. 12.07 9.5 467 10.4 24,295 10.4 Legal occupations................................................... 47.14 15.6 1,861 15.5 96,767 15.5 Lawyers........................................................... 62.67 10.7 2,507 10.7 130,345 10.7 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 22.65 8.3 885 6.8 46,030 6.8 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.18 6.5 1,231 5.6 54,144 5.6 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 54.74 6.3 2,016 7.1 83,469 7.1 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 52.74 14.2 1,886 15.3 70,391 15.3 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 53.14 17.5 1,910 18.9 70,570 18.9 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 67.51 8.5 2,611 7.7 117,691 7.7 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 59.49 5.7 2,202 3.5 95,989 3.5 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 51.57 18.5 1,817 17.8 67,829 17.8 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 43.75 6.1 1,610 5.2 65,441 5.2 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.02 11.3 897 11.0 39,270 11.0 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 15.09 10.6 568 10.8 28,793 10.8 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 14.62 10.9 551 11.2 28,187 11.2 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.00 12.2 1,225 15.0 45,727 15.0 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.90 14.2 1,189 18.0 44,455 18.0 Secondary school teachers....................................... 35.45 6.8 1,316 6.5 49,664 6.5 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 35.45 6.8 1,316 6.5 49,664 6.5 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.03 9.3 463 8.3 23,271 8.3 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 28.13 6.4 1,103 5.9 57,301 5.9 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 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 37.18 6.1 1,440 6.4 74,829 6.4 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................................................. 37.59 2.4 1,416 2.1 73,625 2.1 Therapists........................................................ 32.97 3.3 1,302 3.3 67,701 3.3 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 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 18.94 10.0 740 11.2 38,467 11.2 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 15.17 10.0 592 10.6 30,806 10.6 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 25.44 3.5 993 4.1 51,623 4.1 Medical records and health information technicians................ 17.62 4.4 676 5.8 35,162 5.8 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.37 4.1 554 4.6 28,800 4.6 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.39 3.0 515 3.5 26,786 3.5 Home health aides............................................... 11.56 4.5 435 4.0 22,643 4.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.13 1.4 545 2.0 28,353 2.0 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.74 4.6 648 5.8 33,700 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...................................... 15.14 10.0 602 10.0 29,226 10.0 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 16.13 8.1 642 7.9 33,392 7.9 Security guards................................................. 16.13 8.1 642 7.9 33,392 7.9 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 12.48 15.1 491 15.3 19,090 15.3 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.14 3.3 466 3.3 23,608 3.3 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 22.28 17.4 912 19.0 46,487 19.0 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 20.59 12.7 845 14.6 42,942 14.6 Cooks............................................................. 12.38 3.3 481 4.3 24,832 4.3 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 15.09 4.6 576 6.6 29,012 6.6 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..................................... 10.04 4.0 378 4.9 18,528 4.9 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 10.42 8.2 394 9.1 19,598 9.1 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.75 4.9 365 6.9 17,744 6.9 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.07 3.8 363 3.8 18,874 3.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.68 2.3 533 2.4 24,490 2.4 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 19.54 4.4 773 4.8 40,177 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 17.61 4.8 693 4.8 36,058 4.8 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.52 4.2 494 4.3 25,688 4.3 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.86 2.6 548 3.0 28,489 3.0 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.43 4.7 411 4.5 21,359 4.5 Personal care and service occupations............................... 16.55 15.9 603 15.3 29,599 15.3 Child care workers................................................ 11.04 4.4 439 3.8 22,770 3.8 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.43 3.9 858 4.8 44,477 4.8 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.69 6.2 850 7.2 44,177 7.2 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 20.48 6.7 844 7.8 43,878 7.8 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 22.30 17.2 892 17.2 46,390 17.2 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.84 3.9 548 4.6 28,292 4.6 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.77 4.4 423 2.9 21,880 2.9 Cashiers...................................................... 10.77 4.4 423 2.9 21,880 2.9 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............................................. 14.42 7.4 573 8.2 29,400 8.2 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....................... 18.30 .9 719 .8 37,296 .8 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 28.20 7.1 1,115 7.5 57,991 7.5 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.62 3.0 691 3.1 35,952 3.1 Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.10 4.3 644 4.3 33,493 4.3 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.91 4.7 668 5.3 34,711 5.3 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 20.19 4.4 789 4.0 41,010 4.0 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 20.43 11.2 800 11.7 41,585 11.7 Tellers......................................................... 13.74 4.1 537 4.8 27,943 4.8 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 19.84 3.0 778 2.6 40,465 2.6 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.33 3.3 683 3.0 35,533 3.0 File clerks....................................................... 13.29 7.0 507 8.0 26,356 8.0 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 18.43 10.3 724 9.4 37,674 9.4 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.60 6.1 567 6.6 29,500 6.6 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 17.81 9.2 699 10.6 36,354 10.6 Dispatchers....................................................... 18.48 9.3 739 9.3 38,442 9.3 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 18.24 10.5 730 10.5 37,945 10.5 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.................................... 14.03 3.6 558 3.7 29,006 3.7 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.88 1.6 813 1.7 42,154 1.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.69 1.9 963 2.1 50,097 2.1 Legal secretaries............................................... 25.68 1.8 1,014 1.7 52,741 1.7 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.71 2.4 696 2.4 36,180 2.4 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.18 5.6 693 5.9 35,541 5.9 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.58 6.1 573 6.6 29,776 6.6 Data entry keyers............................................... 14.04 5.3 554 6.2 28,793 6.2 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............................................ 18.07 3.3 709 3.6 36,233 3.6 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 26.15 4.6 1,044 4.6 53,480 4.6 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 30.93 18.4 1,240 18.5 64,490 18.5 Carpenters........................................................ 25.13 12.1 1,005 12.1 52,261 12.1 Construction laborers............................................. 21.58 8.1 863 8.1 41,258 8.1 Construction equipment operators.................................. 26.56 11.6 1,062 11.6 53,518 11.6 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 29.20 9.2 1,168 9.2 58,061 9.2 Electricians...................................................... 25.73 10.6 1,029 10.6 53,529 10.6 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 28.89 8.8 1,155 8.8 60,053 8.8 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 30.22 10.5 1,208 10.5 62,823 10.5 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 19.59 15.3 783 15.3 40,740 15.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.15 5.4 902 4.5 46,886 4.5 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 32.46 9.7 1,372 13.2 71,334 13.2 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.51 9.8 941 9.8 48,911 9.8 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 33.45 5.9 1,338 5.9 69,581 5.9 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.53 18.3 775 16.0 40,319 16.0 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.08 20.0 759 17.4 39,489 17.4 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.05 8.0 762 8.0 39,626 8.0 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 19.74 4.0 786 3.9 40,866 3.9 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.60 3.8 904 3.8 47,010 3.8 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.99 4.8 794 4.7 41,314 4.7 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 14.77 8.7 591 8.7 30,720 8.7 Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.26 10.5 1,130 10.5 58,776 10.5 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 27.44 15.3 1,097 15.3 57,065 15.3 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.86 7.2 715 7.2 37,156 7.2 Production occupations.............................................. 16.36 3.0 653 3.0 33,349 3.0 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 23.65 11.0 941 10.6 48,258 10.6 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.................................. 12.10 11.0 484 11.0 25,166 11.0 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...................... 17.39 3.2 682 2.9 35,166 2.9 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 19.67 5.9 793 6.3 41,168 6.3 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.00 3.4 809 3.1 41,951 3.1 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.96 10.1 733 11.2 38,117 11.2 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 18.15 5.0 726 5.0 37,761 5.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.48 3.2 498 3.1 25,430 3.1 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.11 5.3 525 5.4 26,501 5.4 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.