Table 6 Full-time(1) State government 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........................................................... $25.35 $20.86 $1,005 $830 39.7 $50,962 $43,185 2,010 Management occupations.............................................. 40.42 35.75 1,599 1,399 39.6 82,893 71,827 2,051 General and operations managers................................... 37.26 36.15 1,450 1,442 38.9 75,392 74,994 2,023 Administrative services managers.................................. 33.94 30.29 1,322 1,242 38.9 68,746 64,596 2,025 Computer and information systems managers......................... 39.78 40.00 1,594 1,600 40.1 82,896 83,208 2,084 Financial managers................................................ 47.33 37.32 1,992 1,493 42.1 103,597 77,615 2,189 Human resources managers.......................................... 28.91 31.51 1,131 1,195 39.1 58,832 62,144 2,035 Construction managers............................................. 31.52 30.14 1,254 1,183 39.8 65,216 61,526 2,069 Education administrators.......................................... 41.91 35.75 1,670 1,341 39.8 85,933 69,714 2,051 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 41.31 35.75 1,647 1,341 39.9 84,908 69,714 2,056 Engineering managers.............................................. 52.55 52.57 2,085 2,008 39.7 108,445 104,395 2,064 Medical and health services managers.............................. 57.40 51.10 2,248 1,961 39.2 116,936 101,991 2,037 Social and community service managers............................. 33.89 31.83 1,349 1,273 39.8 70,164 66,215 2,070 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.22 22.67 960 905 39.6 49,867 47,020 2,059 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.02 27.58 1,081 1,103 40.0 56,198 57,366 2,080 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 27.02 27.58 1,081 1,103 40.0 56,198 57,366 2,080 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 28.01 26.95 1,112 1,078 39.7 57,825 56,054 2,065 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 28.01 26.95 1,112 1,078 39.7 57,825 56,054 2,065 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 23.15 20.93 918 837 39.6 47,731 43,541 2,062 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 22.52 20.59 898 824 39.9 46,231 42,833 2,053 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 16.90 15.20 674 608 39.9 35,065 31,622 2,075 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 27.51 23.74 1,087 949 39.5 56,530 49,369 2,055 Training and development specialists............................ 23.69 22.40 948 896 40.0 47,729 43,505 2,015 Management analysts............................................... 23.77 22.60 950 905 40.0 49,400 47,039 2,078 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.47 23.59 963 944 39.4 50,086 49,076 2,047 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 29.17 23.31 1,167 932 40.0 60,680 48,485 2,080 Budget analysts................................................... 29.63 28.57 1,182 1,138 39.9 61,479 59,197 2,075 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 25.24 22.61 1,010 904 40.0 52,505 47,023 2,080 Financial examiners............................................... 28.52 23.89 1,134 956 39.8 58,977 49,697 2,068 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 22.55 20.65 882 788 39.1 45,846 40,964 2,033 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 22.62 20.69 884 788 39.1 45,975 40,976 2,033 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.22 26.70 1,122 1,063 39.8 58,311 55,274 2,066 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.99 31.38 1,231 1,255 39.7 63,986 65,262 2,065 Computer software engineers....................................... 30.44 34.17 1,253 1,367 41.1 65,140 71,076 2,140 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 29.05 31.13 1,208 1,245 41.6 62,835 64,742 2,163 Computer support specialists...................................... 22.42 21.04 887 838 39.6 46,132 43,597 2,058 Computer systems analysts......................................... 30.63 30.66 1,211 1,217 39.5 62,829 62,666 2,051 Database administrators........................................... 31.42 31.79 1,234 1,192 39.3 64,175 61,991 2,043 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.10 32.98 1,357 1,319 39.8 70,568 68,598 2,070 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 26.97 23.39 1,076 935 39.9 55,974 48,643 2,076 Statisticians..................................................... 22.35 22.46 877 898 39.3 45,629 46,706 2,041 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.91 29.77 1,218 1,188 39.4 63,336 61,741 2,049 Engineers......................................................... 35.51 34.09 1,398 1,348 39.4 72,703 70,094 2,047 Civil engineers................................................. 35.91 34.98 1,419 1,380 39.5 73,779 71,770 2,055 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.46 41.08 1,538 1,643 40.0 79,990 85,448 2,080 Environmental engineers......................................... 34.95 31.39 1,348 1,256 38.6 70,104 65,289 2,006 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 21.57 19.62 851 784 39.4 44,228 40,747 2,051 Civil engineering technicians................................... 18.86 18.03 745 717 39.5 38,757 37,259 2,055 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 27.86 23.49 1,114 940 40.0 57,954 48,859 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.11 23.29 1,031 926 39.5 52,708 47,595 2,019 Life scientists................................................... 23.98 21.71 951 868 39.7 47,594 42,802 1,985 Agricultural and food scientists................................ 17.60 16.75 705 670 40.0 36,215 34,081 2,058 Biological scientists........................................... 24.17 24.31 968 972 40.0 49,236 48,589 2,037 Zoologists and wildlife biologists............................ 24.15 24.31 965 972 40.0 50,219 50,569 2,079 Conservation scientists and foresters........................... 28.21 26.73 1,096 1,069 38.8 56,727 55,605 2,011 Conservation scientists....................................... 26.73 25.94 1,034 1,037 38.7 53,766 53,945 2,011 Medical scientists.............................................. 24.28 21.71 969 868 39.9 46,710 42,802 1,924 Physical scientists............................................... 32.37 30.77 1,268 1,231 39.2 64,918 63,995 2,006 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 21.62 21.11 865 844 40.0 37,122 36,747 1,717 Chemists...................................................... 21.62 21.11 865 844 40.0 37,122 36,747 1,717 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 32.21 31.00 1,255 1,238 39.0 64,927 64,215 2,016 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 32.87 31.58 1,272 1,269 38.7 66,141 65,973 2,012 Psychologists..................................................... 35.65 36.60 1,395 1,457 39.1 70,403 71,564 1,975 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 34.22 34.29 1,343 1,309 39.2 67,479 66,648 1,972 Urban and regional planners....................................... 33.08 26.69 1,318 1,067 39.8 68,520 55,507 2,071 Agricultural and food science technicians......................... 14.97 13.65 600 561 40.1 31,207 29,182 2,084 Biological technicians............................................ 20.73 20.53 827 821 39.9 42,996 42,709 2,074 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 22.02 18.79 877 752 39.8 45,582 39,083 2,070 Environmental science and protection technicians, including health....................................................... 29.93 31.33 1,176 1,247 39.3 61,177 64,825 2,044 Community and social services occupations........................... 22.08 19.96 867 792 39.3 45,089 41,196 2,042 Counselors........................................................ 24.20 21.88 959 870 39.6 49,814 45,115 2,058 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 30.91 27.43 1,235 1,097 40.0 64,225 57,046 2,078 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 22.91 21.50 903 859 39.4 46,778 44,656 2,042 Mental health counselors........................................ 21.54 17.31 862 692 40.0 44,812 36,001 2,080 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 23.26 22.27 921 891 39.6 47,884 46,322 2,059 Social workers.................................................... 21.38 19.32 839 764 39.2 43,624 39,747 2,040 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 21.43 19.14 841 759 39.3 43,739 39,478 2,041 Medical and public health social workers........................ 18.64 18.00 745 720 40.0 38,723 37,440 2,078 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 22.10 19.46 860 752 38.9 44,735 39,078 2,024 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 21.50 18.67 841 747 39.1 43,733 38,823 2,034 Health educators................................................ 21.10 19.24 837 770 39.7 43,540 40,015 2,063 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 24.43 23.05 958 913 39.2 49,805 47,462 2,039 Social and human service assistants............................. 17.11 15.67 668 608 39.0 34,730 31,610 2,030 Legal occupations................................................... 40.23 34.15 1,544 1,392 38.4 80,297 72,365 1,996 Lawyers........................................................... 41.12 37.66 1,587 1,506 38.6 82,504 78,324 2,006 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 58.20 62.08 2,184 2,483 37.5 113,558 129,124 1,951 Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers... 47.64 48.96 1,863 1,958 39.1 96,861 101,835 2,033 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates...................... 60.81 62.75 2,259 2,510 37.2 117,483 130,524 1,932 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 22.09 21.45 884 858 40.0 45,957 44,610 2,080 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 26.30 23.87 991 877 37.7 51,510 45,579 1,959 Court reporters................................................. 30.10 27.19 1,135 1,020 37.7 59,018 53,024 1,961 Law clerks...................................................... 28.49 23.87 1,020 835 35.8 53,030 43,436 1,861 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 44.21 38.16 1,753 1,494 39.7 75,880 65,888 1,716 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 50.51 44.27 2,006 1,754 39.7 83,376 74,651 1,651 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 63.80 67.80 2,538 2,712 39.8 99,136 105,773 1,554 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 47.80 38.16 1,842 1,450 38.5 72,697 56,835 1,521 Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 63.37 63.19 2,467 2,370 38.9 97,273 95,198 1,535 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 41.57 38.14 1,596 1,430 38.4 63,005 56,072 1,515 Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary............ 53.49 52.91 2,126 2,092 39.8 82,317 82,650 1,539 Engineering teachers, postsecondary........................... 53.51 52.91 2,127 2,066 39.7 82,331 82,650 1,538 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 49.94 43.54 2,016 1,795 40.4 83,447 77,048 1,671 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 48.58 36.38 1,964 1,553 40.4 81,896 67,464 1,686 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 51.83 46.96 2,046 1,765 39.5 77,843 69,027 1,502 Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary.............................................. 69.29 75.29 2,762 3,012 39.9 101,901 108,418 1,471 Chemistry teachers, postsecondary............................. 50.79 46.96 1,990 1,761 39.2 75,485 69,027 1,486 Physics teachers, postsecondary............................... 50.17 40.03 2,007 1,601 40.0 77,089 63,219 1,537 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 49.26 45.29 1,997 1,765 40.6 82,098 76,069 1,667 Economics teachers, postsecondary............................. 67.37 62.31 2,587 2,492 38.4 100,909 97,204 1,498 Political science teachers, postsecondary..................... 40.77 38.46 1,719 1,443 42.2 76,966 75,026 1,888 Sociology teachers, postsecondary............................. 57.85 54.49 2,287 2,145 39.5 87,546 77,409 1,513 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 59.50 45.46 2,347 1,827 39.4 107,069 88,868 1,799 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 68.73 54.14 2,743 2,166 39.9 128,039 105,633 1,863 Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary............... 33.98 29.65 1,298 1,148 38.2 55,868 45,000 1,644 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary........... 37.62 33.94 1,574 1,355 41.8 65,250 55,662 1,734 Education teachers, postsecondary............................. 37.62 33.94 1,574 1,355 41.8 65,250 55,662 1,734 Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers, postsecondary.. 90.65 89.85 3,657 3,594 40.3 142,956 122,189 1,577 Law teachers, postsecondary................................... 100.22 90.52 4,063 3,828 40.5 159,497 137,825 1,591 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 47.32 42.78 1,895 1,740 40.1 74,663 68,418 1,578 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary................. 49.11 42.39 1,990 1,740 40.5 76,757 66,843 1,563 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 38.05 37.73 1,500 1,488 39.4 60,606 60,227 1,593 Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 50.60 44.29 2,069 2,042 40.9 81,305 74,095 1,607 History teachers, postsecondary............................... 51.67 51.16 2,053 2,046 39.7 81,857 77,590 1,584 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 38.35 35.56 1,501 1,369 39.1 66,108 60,000 1,724 Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary........ 38.91 32.09 1,537 1,283 39.5 60,280 55,575 1,549 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 24.33 23.04 950 880 39.0 47,959 44,716 1,971 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.20 31.48 1,278 1,162 38.5 56,297 49,098 1,696 Special education teachers...................................... 28.14 23.76 1,092 933 38.8 49,357 47,382 1,754 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 26.45 23.64 1,021 921 38.6 47,711 47,382 1,804 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 31.33 33.02 1,226 1,321 39.1 61,582 68,673 1,965 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.................................................. 32.00 29.22 1,236 1,096 38.6 60,273 57,156 1,883 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians...................... 25.31 18.76 995 788 39.3 51,748 40,997 2,045 Librarians........................................................ 27.05 24.70 1,068 988 39.5 55,397 51,366 2,048 Library technicians............................................... 15.65 14.93 624 597 39.8 32,433 31,044 2,072 Farm and home management advisors................................. 21.35 21.04 936 958 43.9 48,695 49,804 2,280 Instructional coordinators........................................ 30.50 28.79 1,207 1,152 39.6 62,187 59,883 2,039 Teacher assistants................................................ 16.44 17.94 589 586 35.8 26,850 26,344 1,633 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.21 20.59 880 823 39.6 45,262 42,536 2,038 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 27.74 24.52 1,163 982 41.9 55,807 50,803 2,012 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 27.74 24.52 1,163 982 41.9 55,807 50,803 2,012 Public relations specialists...................................... 23.98 18.53 922 741 38.4 47,925 38,551 1,999 Miscellaneous media and communication workers..................... 16.64 18.57 661 696 39.7 34,367 36,204 2,066 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 19.01 19.06 760 762 40.0 39,531 39,645 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.82 23.44 1,044 951 40.5 54,290 49,483 2,103 Dietitians and nutritionists...................................... 19.02 17.86 761 714 40.0 39,565 37,153 2,080 Pharmacists....................................................... 50.11 50.75 1,990 2,005 39.7 103,497 104,278 2,065 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 32.20 24.62 1,605 1,051 49.8 83,080 54,640 2,580 Psychiatrists................................................... 79.34 77.29 3,174 3,092 40.0 165,029 160,761 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 31.35 29.81 1,240 1,179 39.5 64,457 61,327 2,056 Therapists........................................................ 28.49 30.25 1,126 1,166 39.5 58,536 60,638 2,054 Occupational therapists......................................... 31.84 30.91 1,270 1,223 39.9 66,063 63,584 2,075 Recreational therapists......................................... 19.13 15.97 757 639 39.6 39,363 33,213 2,058 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.33 20.68 848 826 39.7 44,075 42,931 2,066 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.20 23.69 921 943 39.7 47,908 49,046 2,065 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.42 17.93 772 702 39.8 40,165 36,494 2,068 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 29.56 27.65 1,173 1,106 39.7 61,000 57,516 2,063 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 30.71 27.65 1,222 1,106 39.8 63,564 57,516 2,070 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.47 15.87 697 635 39.9 36,260 33,010 2,076 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 16.34 15.52 652 621 39.9 33,929 32,282 2,077 Psychiatric technicians......................................... 18.33 19.08 731 763 39.9 38,005 39,682 2,073 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.23 17.97 722 712 39.6 37,553 37,028 2,060 Medical records and health information technicians................ 18.64 16.93 746 677 40.0 38,767 35,206 2,080 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 23.20 22.42 913 897 39.4 47,499 46,636 2,047 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 22.56 22.31 887 892 39.3 46,123 46,403 2,044 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.26 13.69 565 544 39.6 29,397 28,288 2,062 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 14.28 13.67 566 535 39.6 29,431 27,853 2,061 Home health aides............................................... 10.79 9.32 432 373 40.0 22,449 19,381 2,080 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.96 11.98 515 479 39.7 26,779 24,916 2,066 Psychiatric aides............................................... 15.18 14.79 601 590 39.6 31,236 30,695 2,057 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.12 13.75 560 550 39.7 29,132 28,598 2,064 Dental assistants............................................... 15.39 15.83 615 633 40.0 32,018 32,928 2,081 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.31 13.75 567 550 39.6 29,470 28,598 2,060 Protective service occupations...................................... 22.65 20.13 904 805 39.9 46,983 41,870 2,074 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 33.49 33.65 1,326 1,346 39.6 68,962 70,000 2,059 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 29.70 27.89 1,181 1,116 39.8 61,433 58,011 2,068 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 37.56 36.54 1,480 1,462 39.4 76,982 76,009 2,050 Fire fighters..................................................... 20.42 20.33 826 812 40.5 42,964 42,199 2,104 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 20.09 17.92 802 719 39.9 41,692 37,369 2,075 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 19.88 17.79 795 713 40.0 41,320 37,036 2,079 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 27.00 24.46 1,078 978 39.9 56,045 50,871 2,075 Fish and game wardens............................................. 25.08 25.55 1,001 1,022 39.9 52,075 53,144 2,077 Police officers................................................... 28.33 27.49 1,134 1,100 40.0 58,996 57,175 2,083 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 28.33 27.49 1,134 1,100 40.0 58,996 57,175 2,083 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 14.91 14.42 589 577 39.5 30,476 29,994 2,044 Security guards................................................. 14.91 14.42 589 577 39.5 30,476 29,994 2,044 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 18.51 14.45 735 578 39.7 38,196 30,046 2,064 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 14.88 14.34 590 573 39.7 30,468 29,557 2,047 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.84 19.35 754 774 40.0 38,307 36,858 2,033 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 18.84 19.35 754 774 40.0 38,307 36,858 2,033 Cooks............................................................. 15.33 14.65 606 586 39.5 31,446 30,474 2,051 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 15.33 14.65 606 586 39.5 31,446 30,474 2,051 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 12.44 12.48 489 490 39.3 25,201 25,146 2,025 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 12.39 12.48 486 468 39.2 25,248 24,336 2,038 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 12.92 13.78 517 551 40.0 26,865 28,662 2,080 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.43 11.00 496 438 39.9 25,777 22,755 2,073 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 17.01 17.09 677 684 39.8 35,214 35,547 2,070 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 15.46 15.02 615 606 39.8 31,974 31,533 2,069 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.77 10.45 469 418 39.9 24,392 21,738 2,073 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.73 10.43 468 417 39.9 24,307 21,694 2,073 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 12.26 11.58 489 463 39.9 25,431 24,086 2,075 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.64 15.70 624 628 39.9 32,471 32,648 2,077 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 13.99 14.57 560 583 40.0 29,107 30,306 2,080 Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.80 13.32 547 533 39.6 27,035 26,890 1,960 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 15.10 15.55 597 622 39.5 29,999 31,200 1,987 Recreation workers.............................................. 15.10 15.55 597 622 39.5 29,999 31,200 1,987 Residential advisors.............................................. 17.56 16.94 687 668 39.1 30,434 31,286 1,734 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.52 18.06 737 709 39.8 38,311 36,854 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.70 17.20 748 688 40.0 38,901 35,776 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.70 17.20 748 688 40.0 38,901 35,776 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 16.78 15.36 666 614 39.7 34,654 31,949 2,065 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 16.67 15.36 665 614 39.9 34,556 31,949 2,073 Cashiers...................................................... 16.67 15.36 665 614 39.9 34,556 31,949 2,073 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.93 16.27 668 645 39.5 34,734 33,509 2,052 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 20.03 19.12 782 765 39.0 40,667 39,776 2,030 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 15.03 17.25 594 654 39.5 30,865 34,012 2,053 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.55 16.77 656 659 39.6 34,120 34,260 2,062 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.61 16.81 658 662 39.6 34,230 34,424 2,061 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.77 17.22 671 689 40.0 34,888 35,818 2,080 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 19.37 18.10 746 705 38.5 38,780 36,685 2,002 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.31 17.74 683 710 39.4 35,506 36,899 2,051 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.02 16.74 676 652 39.8 35,178 33,883 2,067 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.01 12.41 512 497 39.4 26,630 25,819 2,047 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 17.24 14.04 671 559 38.9 34,907 29,066 2,025 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 17.06 15.19 664 602 39.0 34,554 31,283 2,026 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.96 12.77 513 511 39.6 26,511 26,570 2,046 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.87 17.50 712 680 39.9 37,044 35,354 2,074 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 16.59 16.44 661 657 39.9 34,395 34,187 2,073 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 15.60 16.44 620 658 39.7 32,256 34,191 2,067 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.11 17.58 717 702 39.6 37,260 36,338 2,058 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.77 17.99 745 719 39.7 38,730 37,378 2,063 Legal secretaries............................................... 20.01 18.83 767 762 38.3 39,907 39,645 1,994 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.84 15.16 623 607 39.3 32,403 31,541 2,046 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.84 16.92 670 675 39.8 34,771 34,736 2,064 Computer operators................................................ 13.28 12.46 531 498 40.0 27,604 25,919 2,078 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.75 15.70 615 624 39.0 31,978 32,427 2,031 Data entry keyers............................................... 15.17 14.92 585 571 38.6 30,418 29,677 2,005 Word processors and typists..................................... 16.00 16.23 628 649 39.3 32,668 33,756 2,042 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.38 14.30 609 570 39.6 31,645 29,655 2,058 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 18.71 17.67 740 707 39.6 38,521 36,756 2,059 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.65 18.36 781 728 39.7 40,434 37,856 2,058 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 24.30 25.73 972 1,029 40.0 50,553 53,518 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 24.34 23.53 974 941 40.0 50,623 48,942 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.95 17.63 711 680 39.6 37,016 35,462 2,063 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators.............. 14.57 13.75 583 550 40.0 30,300 28,596 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 18.51 17.79 733 705 39.6 38,131 36,679 2,060 Electricians...................................................... 31.45 39.07 1,233 1,465 39.2 64,110 76,188 2,039 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 18.20 17.57 726 703 39.9 37,756 36,539 2,075 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 18.20 17.57 726 703 39.9 37,756 36,539 2,075 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.01 16.02 759 641 39.9 39,447 33,322 2,076 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 19.01 16.02 759 641 39.9 39,447 33,322 2,076 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 25.41 24.11 1,005 964 39.5 52,269 50,149 2,057 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 19.58 18.25 773 734 39.5 39,736 37,690 2,029 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.97 19.43 791 739 39.6 41,150 38,436 2,061 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 24.45 22.16 974 886 39.8 50,627 46,093 2,071 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 21.91 19.98 852 749 38.9 44,306 38,951 2,023 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 21.91 19.98 852 749 38.9 44,306 38,951 2,023 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.06 22.95 839 918 39.8 43,635 47,728 2,072 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.26 14.99 646 597 39.8 33,612 31,042 2,068 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.15 14.92 642 597 39.8 33,392 31,034 2,067 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 21.13 20.31 845 813 40.0 43,945 42,253 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 19.80 17.52 788 701 39.8 40,961 36,446 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 23.87 23.55 942 942 39.5 48,958 48,984 2,051 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 28.09 26.89 1,124 1,075 40.0 58,427 55,921 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.95 18.00 715 720 39.8 37,111 37,053 2,067 Bus drivers....................................................... 20.59 24.48 823 979 40.0 42,819 50,918 2,080 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 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings distribution at which 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 based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings distribution at which 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.