Table 12 Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $19.79 $16.43 $791 $652 39.9 $40,846 $33,800 2,063 Management occupations.............................................. 38.19 35.34 1,566 1,463 41.0 81,321 75,820 2,129 Chief executives.................................................. 60.03 52.56 2,650 3,427 44.1 137,780 178,227 2,295 General and operations managers................................... 36.52 32.92 1,552 1,413 42.5 80,691 73,499 2,209 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 46.81 46.63 1,963 1,872 41.9 102,097 97,354 2,181 Marketing managers.............................................. 43.04 40.18 1,721 1,607 40.0 89,475 83,579 2,079 Sales managers.................................................. 48.84 48.00 2,104 2,278 43.1 109,412 118,469 2,240 Administrative services managers.................................. 34.69 31.91 1,388 1,276 40.0 72,151 66,377 2,080 Computer and information systems managers......................... 46.95 47.07 1,888 1,890 40.2 98,175 98,280 2,091 Financial managers................................................ 38.57 34.63 1,536 1,327 39.8 79,872 68,994 2,071 Human resources managers.......................................... 32.55 35.58 1,321 1,423 40.6 68,670 74,000 2,110 Industrial production managers.................................... 37.25 36.04 1,528 1,538 41.0 79,442 80,001 2,133 Purchasing managers............................................... 28.79 21.56 1,198 970 41.6 62,290 50,439 2,164 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 35.81 23.50 1,432 940 40.0 74,487 48,882 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 38.04 37.51 1,530 1,475 40.2 79,550 76,710 2,091 Education administrators.......................................... 26.67 22.64 1,122 945 42.1 56,960 47,087 2,136 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 33.08 31.71 1,358 1,268 41.1 70,630 65,959 2,135 Engineering managers.............................................. 50.60 52.74 2,061 2,154 40.7 107,164 112,029 2,118 Food service managers............................................. 20.29 16.56 940 828 46.3 47,426 43,046 2,338 Medical and health services managers.............................. 40.74 33.44 1,626 1,338 39.9 84,559 69,555 2,076 Social and community service managers............................. 21.43 19.81 846 792 39.5 43,993 41,201 2,053 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.09 24.96 1,214 1,000 40.3 62,853 51,917 2,089 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.45 24.71 1,030 988 40.5 53,556 51,391 2,104 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 25.19 23.37 1,024 923 40.6 53,244 48,000 2,113 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 21.88 21.62 856 833 39.1 41,159 40,050 1,881 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 21.75 21.40 851 828 39.1 40,830 40,050 1,878 Cost estimators................................................... 30.00 30.75 1,247 1,000 41.6 64,829 52,000 2,161 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.89 23.08 968 900 40.5 50,298 46,800 2,105 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 20.65 17.82 832 712 40.3 43,176 37,066 2,090 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 20.19 18.81 814 783 40.3 42,333 40,728 2,096 Management analysts............................................... 37.26 32.02 1,490 1,281 40.0 77,499 66,602 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 26.52 25.48 1,073 1,025 40.5 55,779 53,294 2,104 Credit analysts................................................... 26.05 25.65 1,035 1,026 39.7 53,836 53,344 2,066 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 29.39 23.40 1,170 910 39.8 60,866 47,299 2,071 Financial analysts.............................................. 34.23 30.29 1,369 1,212 40.0 71,205 63,007 2,080 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 25.69 22.47 1,014 868 39.5 52,712 45,126 2,052 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 48.82 32.31 1,949 1,292 39.9 101,325 67,201 2,076 Loan officers................................................... 49.38 32.31 1,971 1,292 39.9 102,498 67,201 2,076 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 33.92 33.64 1,353 1,329 39.9 70,351 69,118 2,074 Computer programmers.............................................. 29.91 27.81 1,191 1,112 39.8 61,946 57,849 2,071 Computer software engineers....................................... 41.40 41.13 1,656 1,645 40.0 86,110 85,550 2,080 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 42.64 43.05 1,706 1,722 40.0 88,697 89,544 2,080 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 40.30 41.13 1,612 1,645 40.0 83,818 85,550 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 20.81 21.17 836 847 40.2 43,497 44,023 2,090 Computer systems analysts......................................... 37.57 37.23 1,490 1,465 39.7 77,470 76,178 2,062 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 32.39 31.90 1,284 1,276 39.6 66,744 66,350 2,061 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 31.24 30.31 1,250 1,213 40.0 64,978 63,053 2,080 Actuaries......................................................... 42.02 40.53 1,677 1,621 39.9 87,208 84,300 2,076 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.22 28.62 1,221 1,153 40.4 63,472 59,966 2,100 Engineers......................................................... 36.03 35.54 1,460 1,427 40.5 75,925 74,208 2,107 Civil engineers................................................. 31.07 25.61 1,293 1,062 41.6 67,225 55,238 2,164 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 34.51 35.37 1,393 1,415 40.4 72,431 73,561 2,099 Electrical engineers.......................................... 33.23 33.88 1,353 1,355 40.7 70,377 70,460 2,118 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 30.38 29.97 1,268 1,219 41.7 65,942 63,392 2,171 Industrial engineers.......................................... 30.38 29.97 1,268 1,219 41.7 65,942 63,392 2,171 Mechanical engineers............................................ 34.85 31.98 1,394 1,279 40.0 72,494 66,518 2,080 Drafters.......................................................... 20.94 20.35 838 814 40.0 43,565 42,318 2,080 Mechanical drafters............................................. 21.93 20.34 877 814 40.0 45,611 42,307 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.01 22.45 961 898 40.0 49,949 46,696 2,080 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.15 21.50 926 860 40.0 48,158 44,720 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.84 26.08 1,074 1,043 40.0 55,829 54,246 2,080 Life scientists................................................... 22.39 19.95 896 798 40.0 46,571 41,496 2,080 Physical scientists............................................... 30.66 28.05 1,226 1,122 40.0 63,766 58,344 2,080 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 25.25 25.63 1,010 1,025 40.0 52,525 53,300 2,080 Market and survey researchers..................................... 34.25 34.18 1,370 1,367 40.0 71,233 71,101 2,080 Market research analysts........................................ 34.25 34.18 1,370 1,367 40.0 71,233 71,101 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.85 15.90 707 635 39.6 36,626 32,999 2,052 Counselors........................................................ 16.93 15.87 658 616 38.9 34,223 32,011 2,021 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 21.07 22.26 844 891 40.1 43,901 46,307 2,083 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 13.79 14.42 521 577 37.8 27,094 30,000 1,965 Social workers.................................................... 22.71 22.56 910 902 40.1 46,685 43,909 2,056 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.52 14.63 578 585 39.8 30,080 30,430 2,072 Social and human service assistants............................. 14.77 15.00 591 600 40.0 30,718 31,200 2,080 Legal occupations................................................... 36.09 31.71 1,498 1,356 41.5 77,905 70,500 2,159 Lawyers........................................................... 48.99 41.74 2,094 1,923 42.7 108,887 100,001 2,223 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 25.62 25.53 1,040 1,021 40.6 54,081 53,107 2,111 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 27.04 25.65 1,062 1,026 39.3 44,218 44,262 1,635 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.59 35.11 1,433 1,365 39.2 56,200 59,765 1,536 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 26.65 22.28 1,047 891 39.3 51,434 46,344 1,930 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.35 21.78 934 871 40.0 36,288 34,632 1,554 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 23.14 21.78 926 871 40.0 34,420 32,403 1,487 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.81 21.27 930 800 39.1 48,357 41,600 2,031 Designers......................................................... 23.25 19.77 933 792 40.1 48,532 41,186 2,087 Graphic designers............................................... 18.28 19.58 737 788 40.3 38,307 40,968 2,096 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 27.01 23.08 1,044 856 38.6 54,294 44,518 2,010 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 23.30 19.26 898 675 38.5 46,694 35,110 2,004 Writers and editors............................................... 17.17 15.00 687 600 40.0 35,721 31,200 2,080 Editors......................................................... 17.53 14.95 701 598 40.0 36,468 31,096 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.68 22.31 1,048 875 39.3 54,481 45,490 2,042 Pharmacists....................................................... 51.43 52.30 2,018 2,092 39.2 104,942 108,784 2,041 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 102.25 87.70 4,200 3,989 41.1 218,379 207,402 2,136 Registered nurses................................................. 28.18 26.86 1,094 1,020 38.8 56,890 53,019 2,019 Therapists........................................................ 28.25 28.89 1,127 1,150 39.9 58,597 59,779 2,074 Physical therapists............................................. 28.70 29.33 1,143 1,173 39.8 59,426 61,000 2,070 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.35 22.98 852 919 39.9 44,297 47,798 2,075 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.68 24.97 985 999 39.9 51,235 51,938 2,076 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.01 15.66 639 620 39.9 33,205 32,240 2,074 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.00 24.26 971 936 38.9 50,511 48,672 2,021 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.20 25.25 978 972 38.8 50,844 50,565 2,017 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 11.95 11.31 470 448 39.3 24,418 23,317 2,044 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 10.90 11.21 435 448 39.9 22,594 23,317 2,074 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.85 18.20 702 720 39.3 36,487 37,440 2,044 Medical records and health information technicians................ 14.91 16.30 590 652 39.6 30,661 33,904 2,057 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.20 12.38 511 495 38.7 26,395 25,744 2,000 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.16 10.54 439 420 39.3 22,505 21,852 2,017 Home health aides............................................... 10.91 10.51 438 420 40.1 22,756 21,852 2,085 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.23 10.79 439 420 39.1 22,403 21,840 1,994 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.89 15.03 568 536 38.2 29,552 27,872 1,985 Dental assistants............................................... 16.11 16.66 595 567 37.0 30,955 29,509 1,922 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.22 11.23 482 439 39.4 25,060 22,838 2,050 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 17.71 18.72 709 749 40.0 36,846 38,938 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.66 11.00 466 440 40.0 24,242 22,880 2,080 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.39 10.50 456 423 40.0 23,688 22,006 2,080 Security guards................................................. 11.39 10.50 455 420 40.0 23,683 21,840 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.36 9.19 357 350 38.2 18,485 18,176 1,976 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.95 12.24 531 490 41.0 27,609 25,457 2,132 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.93 12.24 527 450 40.7 27,383 23,379 2,118 Cooks............................................................. 10.45 10.07 408 381 39.1 21,159 19,818 2,025 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.77 9.90 425 396 39.5 21,765 19,760 2,021 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.77 10.81 412 417 38.3 21,434 21,674 1,990 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.89 8.45 345 330 38.7 17,720 16,848 1,993 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.22 3.38 184 133 35.2 9,549 6,926 1,828 Bartenders...................................................... 8.01 8.00 277 300 34.5 14,378 15,600 1,796 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.22 3.33 148 117 35.1 7,711 6,061 1,826 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.24 8.40 305 336 37.1 15,876 17,472 1,927 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.81 9.00 331 341 37.5 16,944 17,680 1,922 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.77 8.65 329 341 37.5 16,845 17,680 1,920 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 8.61 8.70 328 344 38.2 17,073 17,888 1,984 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.36 8.50 306 313 36.6 15,894 16,251 1,902 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.39 10.32 454 410 39.8 23,168 21,320 2,035 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 14.03 12.58 568 503 40.5 29,201 26,160 2,082 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 14.06 12.58 570 503 40.5 29,644 26,160 2,108 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.69 10.00 424 400 39.6 22,027 20,800 2,061 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.64 10.77 463 426 39.7 24,069 22,173 2,067 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.24 8.60 365 344 39.5 18,964 17,888 2,052 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.46 10.36 636 400 41.2 27,305 21,840 1,766 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 16.23 15.00 670 489 41.3 28,181 35,165 1,736 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.14 10.05 419 402 37.7 21,328 20,906 1,915 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.25 5.50 249 220 39.9 12,954 11,440 2,074 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 10.80 9.00 410 370 37.9 21,298 19,246 1,973 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 10.80 9.00 410 370 37.9 21,298 19,246 1,973 Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.76 10.05 377 400 38.6 19,591 20,800 2,008 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 12.23 13.00 486 520 39.8 25,285 27,040 2,068 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.01 14.59 761 580 40.0 39,590 30,160 2,082 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.59 16.50 719 658 40.9 37,377 34,235 2,125 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.50 16.25 672 650 40.7 34,952 33,800 2,119 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 26.35 21.63 1,103 1,019 41.9 57,379 52,970 2,178 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.28 10.50 485 410 39.5 25,241 21,320 2,055 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.67 9.05 381 359 39.4 19,797 18,664 2,048 Cashiers...................................................... 9.71 9.15 382 360 39.4 19,874 18,720 2,047 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 15.62 13.89 625 556 40.0 32,522 28,891 2,082 Parts salespersons............................................ 15.90 13.89 636 556 40.0 33,075 28,891 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.35 11.41 527 436 39.5 27,406 22,651 2,053 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 19.84 18.14 794 725 40.0 41,277 37,721 2,080 Insurance sales agents............................................ 30.39 23.95 1,206 958 39.7 62,735 49,816 2,064 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 64.89 30.78 2,596 1,231 40.0 134,977 64,014 2,080 Travel agents..................................................... 15.83 17.75 597 621 37.7 31,047 32,305 1,961 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 27.34 23.56 1,139 945 41.7 59,243 49,150 2,167 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 34.58 39.66 1,417 1,686 41.0 73,680 87,655 2,131 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 26.41 22.36 1,103 942 41.8 57,366 49,005 2,172 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.31 18.80 732 752 40.0 38,086 39,106 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.16 14.25 602 562 39.7 31,265 29,199 2,062 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.51 21.04 899 842 39.9 46,748 43,763 2,077 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.46 12.18 534 487 39.7 27,730 25,326 2,060 Bill and account collectors..................................... 13.70 12.86 548 514 40.0 28,502 26,747 2,080 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.45 12.94 537 516 39.9 27,913 26,811 2,075 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.05 13.25 558 530 39.7 28,913 27,171 2,058 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.12 19.01 685 760 40.0 35,603 39,537 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 10.58 10.50 416 416 39.4 21,656 21,632 2,047 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 15.89 15.74 635 630 40.0 33,044 32,743 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.71 14.86 626 590 39.8 32,548 30,680 2,072 File clerks....................................................... 12.35 10.75 489 430 39.6 25,412 22,360 2,057 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.64 8.25 332 320 38.5 17,285 16,640 2,001 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.40 13.08 495 523 39.9 25,766 27,206 2,077 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 15.27 15.39 606 615 39.7 31,508 32,001 2,063 New accounts clerks............................................... 13.63 13.45 545 538 40.0 28,346 27,976 2,080 Order clerks...................................................... 16.93 15.50 676 620 39.9 35,168 32,242 2,077 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 17.68 18.64 707 745 40.0 36,769 38,765 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.19 13.00 523 520 39.7 27,213 27,040 2,064 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.64 16.40 635 658 40.6 32,849 34,216 2,100 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.64 16.40 635 658 40.6 32,849 34,216 2,100 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.16 18.84 767 754 40.0 39,860 39,187 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.07 12.50 518 491 39.6 26,947 25,522 2,061 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.47 14.98 577 599 39.9 30,005 31,158 2,073 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 13.80 11.50 544 460 39.4 28,298 23,920 2,050 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.19 18.09 718 721 39.5 37,279 37,500 2,049 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.62 20.07 783 798 39.9 40,721 41,517 2,076 Legal secretaries............................................... 19.39 19.81 772 750 39.8 40,148 39,000 2,071 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.59 14.95 609 568 39.1 31,671 29,557 2,032 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.45 16.82 638 662 38.8 32,984 34,154 2,006 Computer operators................................................ 17.55 17.12 702 685 40.0 36,495 35,610 2,080 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.63 13.00 503 520 39.9 26,178 27,040 2,073 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.50 13.00 500 520 40.0 25,976 27,040 2,078 Word processors and typists..................................... 13.05 12.10 516 484 39.5 26,821 25,166 2,055 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.40 14.39 606 560 39.4 31,522 29,099 2,047 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.68 12.75 541 507 39.5 28,059 26,000 2,051 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 22.80 22.11 914 900 40.1 46,048 44,720 2,019 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 30.59 34.50 1,218 1,380 39.8 62,909 70,925 2,057 Carpenters........................................................ 21.43 17.75 857 710 40.0 44,581 36,920 2,080 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 20.90 22.14 836 885 40.0 42,398 45,760 2,029 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 20.90 22.14 836 885 40.0 42,398 45,760 2,029 Construction laborers............................................. 18.09 16.50 723 660 40.0 36,043 34,320 1,992 Construction equipment operators.................................. 26.30 29.62 1,052 1,185 40.0 42,920 43,838 1,632 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 26.85 29.62 1,074 1,185 40.0 46,340 43,838 1,726 Electricians...................................................... 21.89 20.25 876 810 40.0 45,536 42,120 2,080 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 25.11 28.61 1,004 1,144 40.0 52,220 59,509 2,080 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 25.37 28.61 1,015 1,144 40.0 52,776 59,509 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 28.44 32.25 1,135 1,290 39.9 59,044 67,080 2,076 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 28.65 32.25 1,144 1,290 39.9 59,481 67,080 2,076 Sheet metal workers............................................... 23.45 20.90 915 836 39.0 47,579 43,472 2,029 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.48 11.23 539 449 40.0 25,849 22,880 1,917 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.97 19.40 802 775 40.2 41,716 40,325 2,089 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 26.25 25.40 1,124 1,006 42.8 58,445 52,308 2,227 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.50 29.35 1,060 1,174 40.0 55,110 61,050 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 26.50 29.35 1,060 1,174 40.0 55,110 61,050 2,080 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 20.62 19.23 825 769 40.0 42,885 40,000 2,080 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 25.27 27.22 1,011 1,089 40.0 52,562 56,618 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.49 18.00 743 720 40.2 38,645 37,440 2,090 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 21.41 18.80 863 752 40.3 44,876 39,104 2,096 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.59 18.00 706 720 40.2 36,736 37,440 2,088 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.58 18.50 751 754 40.4 39,075 39,208 2,103 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 17.67 18.05 703 735 39.8 36,546 38,233 2,068 Farm equipment mechanics........................................ 14.10 12.75 554 446 39.3 28,799 23,205 2,043 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 19.21 19.22 768 769 40.0 39,957 39,971 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 20.14 22.09 806 883 40.0 41,898 45,939 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.82 19.16 792 760 40.0 41,206 39,520 2,079 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.66 21.92 905 877 40.0 47,070 45,594 2,077 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.79 16.48 672 659 40.0 34,924 34,278 2,080 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 14.45 14.54 578 582 40.0 30,056 30,243 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.68 27.68 1,067 1,107 40.0 55,492 57,574 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.18 15.14 647 606 40.0 33,664 31,500 2,080 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 15.15 12.37 606 495 40.0 31,515 25,730 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 16.08 15.00 643 598 40.0 33,310 30,975 2,072 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 21.85 20.85 878 836 40.2 45,680 43,493 2,091 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 16.57 15.69 663 628 40.0 34,466 32,635 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 16.77 15.69 671 628 40.0 34,876 32,635 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 16.06 13.29 641 532 39.9 33,231 27,643 2,069 Team assemblers................................................. 19.39 16.96 775 678 40.0 40,325 35,277 2,080 Bakers............................................................ 12.20 11.55 483 462 39.6 25,101 24,024 2,058 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 13.50 12.45 540 498 40.0 28,081 25,896 2,080 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 18.81 18.74 752 750 40.0 39,123 38,979 2,080 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 12.48 12.45 499 498 40.0 25,954 25,896 2,080 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.82 14.50 593 580 40.0 30,832 30,160 2,080 Food batchmakers................................................ 15.17 14.75 607 590 40.0 31,550 30,680 2,080 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 19.01 18.87 758 755 39.9 39,418 39,250 2,074 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 17.33 16.45 691 646 39.9 35,924 33,571 2,072 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 15.75 15.13 630 605 40.0 32,757 31,462 2,080 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 15.86 15.13 634 605 40.0 32,991 31,462 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.20 16.00 647 640 40.0 33,660 33,280 2,078 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.15 15.89 605 636 39.9 31,454 33,051 2,076 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 17.92 16.10 717 644 40.0 37,264 33,488 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 20.90 20.29 836 812 40.0 43,480 42,203 2,080 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 12.59 11.75 503 470 40.0 26,097 24,440 2,072 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.59 11.75 503 470 40.0 26,097 24,440 2,072 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 19.17 19.59 767 784 40.0 39,807 40,747 2,076 Tool and die makers............................................... 23.21 23.22 928 929 40.0 48,278 48,298 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.54 15.50 661 620 40.0 34,397 32,240 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.77 15.50 671 620 40.0 34,884 32,240 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 15.17 15.75 607 630 40.0 31,558 32,760 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 16.69 15.76 667 630 39.9 34,675 32,781 2,077 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 16.86 16.20 675 648 40.0 35,076 33,696 2,080 Printing machine operators...................................... 16.41 14.50 655 580 39.9 34,070 30,160 2,077 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.84 11.28 429 451 39.6 22,294 23,458 2,057 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters................................ 12.64 13.50 506 540 40.0 26,289 28,080 2,080 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 14.47 14.37 579 575 40.0 30,097 29,898 2,080 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing....................................................... 14.41 14.37 576 575 40.0 29,975 29,898 2,080 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 17.74 17.24 710 690 40.0 36,896 35,859 2,080 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 18.84 17.85 753 714 40.0 39,178 37,128 2,080 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 14.67 14.93 587 597 40.0 30,296 30,846 2,065 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 15.63 15.03 625 601 40.0 32,507 31,262 2,080 Cutting workers................................................... 14.27 13.62 564 540 39.6 28,988 27,893 2,032 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 14.69 14.10 579 556 39.4 30,104 28,912 2,049 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.07 16.11 723 644 40.0 37,577 33,509 2,080 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 16.12 15.62 645 625 40.0 33,527 32,490 2,080 Painting workers.................................................. 19.12 17.30 767 692 40.1 39,905 35,978 2,087 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 18.03 16.00 721 640 40.0 37,509 33,274 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.06 11.70 522 468 40.0 26,658 24,336 2,041 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.93 11.00 477 440 40.0 24,807 22,880 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.44 14.77 683 611 41.5 35,323 31,720 2,148 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 19.18 18.95 777 758 40.5 40,416 39,408 2,107 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 27.08 23.75 1,111 975 41.0 57,791 50,700 2,134 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.39 15.90 712 661 43.5 36,806 34,395 2,245 Driver/sales workers............................................ 14.53 13.66 621 574 42.7 32,297 29,864 2,222 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.66 17.97 789 732 44.7 40,617 38,064 2,300 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.03 12.00 577 480 41.1 30,007 24,960 2,139 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 18.82 17.60 753 704 40.0 39,136 36,608 2,080 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 18.77 17.60 751 704 40.0 39,050 36,608 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.90 15.10 595 604 40.0 30,504 30,846 2,047 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.87 12.00 512 478 39.8 26,610 24,856 2,067 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 12.52 11.50 501 460 40.0 26,046 23,920 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.04 12.77 555 508 39.6 28,841 26,237 2,055 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 15.18 14.61 607 584 40.0 31,570 30,389 2,080 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.20 10.00 448 400 40.0 23,289 20,800 2,079 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 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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, weighed by hours. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.