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........................................................... $28.03 1.6% $1,104 1.7% $56,942 1.7% Management occupations.............................................. 49.54 6.3 1,968 6.6 102,331 6.6 General and operations managers................................... 71.00 16.2 2,857 18.5 148,563 18.5 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 53.41 11.9 2,169 12.4 112,766 12.4 Marketing managers.............................................. 61.81 8.6 2,568 8.5 133,543 8.5 Sales managers.................................................. 37.00 7.1 1,438 8.9 74,785 8.9 Administrative services managers.................................. 42.21 7.7 1,677 8.3 87,216 8.3 Computer and information systems managers......................... 54.90 7.5 2,182 6.0 113,466 6.0 Financial managers................................................ 56.62 5.4 2,299 8.2 119,550 8.2 Purchasing managers............................................... 39.14 15.6 1,525 15.8 79,283 15.8 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 28.98 18.8 1,127 18.3 58,615 18.3 Construction managers............................................. 42.19 14.1 1,770 15.1 92,033 15.1 Education administrators.......................................... 40.03 5.8 1,440 5.4 74,828 5.4 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 42.54 4.8 1,532 3.7 79,667 3.7 Engineering managers.............................................. 53.17 3.7 2,167 2.4 112,684 2.4 Medical and health services managers.............................. 48.72 10.4 1,979 7.9 102,899 7.9 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 34.14 2.2 1,356 3.0 70,504 3.0 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 35.51 11.8 1,440 12.7 74,868 12.7 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 37.13 12.9 1,504 14.1 78,196 14.1 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 27.22 5.7 1,049 5.1 54,524 5.1 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 27.77 8.7 1,071 8.3 55,681 8.3 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 30.27 7.5 1,191 11.0 61,917 11.0 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 30.66 19.9 1,159 29.6 60,243 29.6 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 29.81 4.2 1,199 6.2 62,362 6.2 Training and development specialists............................ 30.80 11.6 1,234 11.0 64,154 11.0 Management analysts............................................... 41.42 5.0 1,644 5.6 85,487 5.6 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 25.64 4.9 976 5.2 50,777 5.2 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 42.09 12.2 1,766 9.1 91,840 9.1 Financial analysts.............................................. 42.37 12.5 1,847 2.9 96,025 2.9 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 47.53 26.6 1,818 29.1 94,522 29.1 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 39.99 1.9 1,579 1.8 81,820 1.8 Computer programmers.............................................. 33.46 7.0 1,320 7.3 68,622 7.3 Computer software engineers....................................... 46.11 2.8 1,845 3.1 95,928 3.1 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 45.17 5.3 1,815 5.6 94,369 5.6 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 46.73 4.3 1,865 4.4 96,962 4.4 Computer support specialists...................................... 30.99 7.3 1,210 7.6 62,934 7.6 Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.81 4.4 1,529 4.8 79,530 4.8 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 40.64 3.7 1,637 3.8 85,133 3.8 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 35.25 8.4 1,357 5.8 70,574 5.8 Actuaries......................................................... 44.81 13.6 1,693 13.2 88,018 13.2 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.99 2.4 1,598 2.5 83,080 2.5 Engineers......................................................... 42.83 1.8 1,747 1.8 90,848 1.8 Aerospace engineers............................................. 48.37 4.7 1,983 4.5 103,091 4.5 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 49.59 1.3 1,984 1.3 103,154 1.3 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 42.37 3.7 1,750 2.5 91,003 2.5 Electrical engineers.......................................... 39.62 8.6 1,679 5.5 87,331 5.5 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 43.09 5.9 1,768 4.3 91,934 4.3 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.89 7.0 1,554 6.8 80,816 6.8 Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.82 7.2 1,596 6.7 83,007 6.7 Mechanical engineers............................................ 42.42 7.5 1,709 7.6 88,885 7.6 Drafters.......................................................... 28.87 5.0 1,155 5.0 60,058 5.0 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.03 5.1 1,041 5.1 54,151 5.1 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.76 4.8 1,071 4.8 55,670 4.8 Industrial engineering technicians.............................. 26.15 10.2 1,046 10.2 54,396 10.2 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.77 23.1 1,374 23.8 71,296 23.8 Physical scientists............................................... 47.74 8.2 1,923 8.9 100,007 8.9 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 47.74 8.2 1,923 8.9 100,007 8.9 Materials scientists.......................................... 45.63 6.7 1,851 6.8 96,274 6.8 Market and survey researchers..................................... 49.92 16.9 2,043 16.4 106,254 16.4 Market research analysts........................................ 49.92 16.9 2,043 16.4 106,254 16.4 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.33 5.7 719 5.9 37,113 5.9 Counselors........................................................ 19.46 9.3 755 8.3 38,187 8.3 Social workers.................................................... 18.10 6.4 724 6.4 37,601 6.4 Medical and public health social workers........................ 25.23 10.9 1,009 10.9 52,472 10.9 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 16.97 7.2 679 7.2 35,288 7.2 Legal occupations................................................... 64.66 9.3 2,478 8.3 128,832 8.3 Lawyers........................................................... 85.43 6.9 3,375 6.1 175,507 6.1 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 27.64 2.1 1,016 4.5 52,843 4.5 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 40.34 5.1 1,539 6.6 66,611 6.6 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 54.04 4.2 2,072 5.6 87,200 5.6 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 59.90 9.4 2,290 7.9 83,519 7.9 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 59.90 9.4 2,290 7.9 83,519 7.9 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 51.63 3.5 2,256 5.2 110,452 5.2 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 51.63 3.5 2,256 5.2 110,452 5.2 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 65.80 13.9 2,539 12.8 112,701 12.8 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 54.74 7.1 2,042 4.2 89,572 4.2 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 47.13 19.2 1,689 18.5 62,332 18.5 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 67.22 24.9 2,304 18.5 97,482 18.5 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 47.28 9.0 1,743 8.7 71,852 8.7 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 26.95 16.6 1,046 17.3 43,598 17.3 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 41.46 10.0 1,542 7.5 57,215 7.5 Secondary school teachers....................................... 35.49 6.8 1,428 6.9 53,764 6.9 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 35.49 6.8 1,428 6.9 53,764 6.9 Librarians........................................................ 22.70 9.2 889 8.3 45,742 8.3 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 30.30 6.8 1,167 5.1 60,641 5.1 Designers......................................................... 28.95 6.5 1,133 5.9 58,926 5.9 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 28.52 4.9 1,121 7.1 57,486 7.1 Public relations specialists...................................... 31.19 2.9 1,203 .8 62,532 .8 Writers and editors............................................... 40.10 2.1 1,513 2.8 78,664 2.8 Technical writers............................................... 43.34 4.3 1,774 4.9 92,268 4.9 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.92 3.4 1,187 3.7 61,602 3.7 Pharmacists....................................................... 48.08 2.6 1,887 3.2 98,149 3.2 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 47.81 30.0 1,922 30.0 99,927 30.0 Registered nurses................................................. 35.60 3.1 1,309 3.2 68,078 3.2 Therapists........................................................ 31.81 5.1 1,268 5.1 65,961 5.1 Physical therapists............................................. 31.41 2.6 1,252 2.4 65,111 2.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.34 7.1 843 7.2 43,860 7.2 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.37 16.0 935 16.0 48,619 16.0 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.42 5.9 716 4.4 37,218 4.4 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 19.62 9.9 776 9.5 39,904 9.5 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 24.36 3.4 945 4.5 49,156 4.5 Medical records and health information technicians................ 15.67 3.5 602 5.4 31,305 5.4 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.73 2.7 573 3.5 29,776 3.5 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 14.33 2.2 555 3.0 28,873 3.0 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.33 2.2 555 3.0 28,864 3.0 Psychiatric aides............................................... 13.93 8.6 536 4.5 27,884 4.5 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.45 3.7 607 3.6 31,561 3.6 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.64 3.5 663 3.4 34,498 3.4 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 15.79 5.6 631 5.6 32,797 5.6 Security guards................................................. 15.79 5.6 631 5.6 32,797 5.6 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.30 3.3 512 4.3 26,156 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 15.98 14.8 636 14.5 31,777 14.5 Cooks............................................................. 15.19 5.9 584 7.3 30,098 7.3 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 15.62 6.1 593 8.2 30,507 8.2 Food preparation workers.......................................... 13.00 17.1 517 17.0 26,881 17.0 Food service, tipped.............................................. 10.73 5.4 394 5.2 19,965 5.2 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 13.56 6.9 517 8.4 25,884 8.4 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.10 3.0 520 3.0 27,062 3.0 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.44 5.4 698 5.4 36,275 5.4 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.71 3.2 505 3.3 26,244 3.3 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.70 3.5 545 3.5 28,314 3.5 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.25 8.8 446 9.2 23,190 9.2 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 13.89 3.8 549 3.6 28,546 3.6 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 13.89 3.8 549 3.6 28,546 3.6 Personal care and service occupations............................... 19.26 11.0 605 5.0 29,104 5.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 25.33 10.0 998 9.8 51,787 9.8 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 23.51 17.9 958 21.3 49,826 21.3 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 23.19 22.3 951 26.7 49,473 26.7 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.78 3.0 498 2.9 25,818 2.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.42 3.2 444 2.9 22,803 2.9 Cashiers...................................................... 11.42 3.2 444 2.9 22,803 2.9 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.32 4.4 520 4.3 27,031 4.3 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 85.71 20.6 3,324 21.8 172,846 21.8 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 32.78 5.2 1,303 5.3 67,768 5.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 38.76 7.0 1,550 7.0 80,613 7.0 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 22.61 2.1 889 2.2 46,251 2.2 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 21.81 34.7 869 34.2 45,172 34.2 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.08 2.2 708 2.1 36,543 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 25.43 16.1 1,011 18.0 52,595 18.0 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.84 2.3 695 2.2 36,159 2.2 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.03 4.0 595 3.8 30,938 3.8 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.55 6.2 703 5.8 36,547 5.8 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 19.51 5.0 767 4.9 39,860 4.9 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 19.45 7.2 764 5.8 39,749 5.8 Customer service representatives.................................. 19.84 5.6 777 5.5 40,401 5.5 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.04 7.5 503 8.3 25,508 8.3 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 15.58 9.6 606 11.4 31,511 11.4 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.95 4.9 873 4.9 45,420 4.9 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.71 5.2 588 5.2 30,595 5.2 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.03 5.2 556 5.2 28,931 5.2 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.78 2.1 768 2.1 39,358 2.1 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.37 4.7 918 5.0 47,723 5.0 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.42 2.7 645 2.6 33,520 2.6 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.06 4.7 683 4.8 33,792 4.8 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.68 17.3 602 17.5 29,486 17.5 Data entry keyers............................................... 14.13 12.1 542 11.9 26,261 11.9 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.68 4.6 690 5.1 35,876 5.1 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 14.89 3.2 580 5.2 30,153 5.2 Office clerks, general............................................ 17.02 3.4 666 2.9 34,631 2.9 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 30.92 5.4 1,236 5.4 64,258 5.4 Electricians...................................................... 30.88 9.4 1,235 9.4 64,235 9.4 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 32.68 7.2 1,306 7.3 67,913 7.3 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 32.68 7.2 1,306 7.3 67,913 7.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 26.27 2.1 1,054 2.1 54,793 2.1 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 37.62 9.5 1,656 15.4 86,115 15.4 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.33 1.2 1,170 1.4 60,818 1.4 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 29.33 1.2 1,170 1.4 60,818 1.4 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 23.48 19.0 939 19.0 48,841 19.0 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 31.12 4.2 1,245 4.2 64,729 4.2 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 27.76 2.2 1,111 2.2 57,750 2.2 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.29 4.4 844 4.8 43,887 4.8 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.91 7.1 910 6.8 47,304 6.8 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.29 5.2 840 5.8 43,672 5.8 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 18.15 11.9 726 11.9 37,754 11.9 Line installers and repairers..................................... 27.46 6.2 1,099 6.2 57,127 6.2 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.16 10.2 1,046 10.2 54,416 10.2 Production occupations.............................................. 16.21 7.5 647 7.5 33,661 7.5 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 26.74 5.7 1,076 5.4 55,934 5.4 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.98 7.2 599 7.2 31,163 7.2 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 17.06 7.8 682 7.8 35,484 7.8 Electromechanical equipment assemblers.......................... 13.53 2.4 541 2.4 28,137 2.4 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.17 4.4 523 4.3 27,220 4.3 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 20.84 7.2 833 7.2 43,341 7.2 Machinists........................................................ 22.99 4.4 920 4.4 47,818 4.4 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 13.43 6.0 537 6.0 27,944 6.0 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 13.43 6.0 537 6.0 27,944 6.0 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 14.96 7.0 598 7.0 31,119 7.0 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 16.62 6.6 665 6.6 34,573 6.6 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 15.85 6.8 637 7.0 33,104 7.0 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 11.61 8.5 464 8.5 24,153 8.5 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.09 13.0 482 12.8 25,079 12.8 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.08 7.8 599 7.3 31,129 7.3 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.75 9.4 744 8.9 38,652 8.9 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.52 3.0 844 3.5 43,817 3.5 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.73 16.4 669 16.4 34,802 16.4 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.34 6.0 694 6.0 36,071 6.0 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.52 7.0 460 6.9 23,910 6.9 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.92 9.6 476 9.6 24,749 9.6 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 11.79 20.4 469 20.5 24,372 20.5 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.38 9.8 415 9.8 21,583 9.8 1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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, weighed 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 appendix A. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.