RSE Table 20 Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by work levels(1) Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(5) Annual earnings(6) Occupation and work level(2) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(4) error(4) error(4) All workers........................................................... $22.76 5.0% $899 5.2% $46,752 5.2% Level 1 .................................................. 10.19 8.0 405 8.1 21,075 8.1 Level 2 .................................................. 11.13 12.4 442 12.8 23,009 12.8 Level 3 .................................................. 11.91 2.5 470 2.7 24,455 2.7 Level 4 .................................................. 14.03 4.4 558 4.3 29,006 4.3 Level 5 .................................................. 17.11 7.5 673 7.8 35,001 7.8 Level 6 .................................................. 20.36 2.8 810 2.8 42,095 2.8 Level 7 .................................................. 25.01 2.4 985 2.0 51,195 2.0 Level 8 .................................................. 26.55 3.6 1,045 3.8 54,354 3.8 Level 9 .................................................. 29.26 4.8 1,133 5.4 58,892 5.4 Level 10.................................................. 43.96 6.8 1,758 6.8 91,436 6.8 Level 11.................................................. 43.35 4.5 1,760 5.4 91,528 5.4 Level 12.................................................. 64.59 15.5 2,687 18.9 139,704 18.9 Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.37 11.4 1,086 11.7 56,468 11.7 Management occupations.............................................. 50.48 28.1 2,019 28.1 105,006 28.1 Medical and health services managers.............................. 54.36 29.8 2,174 29.8 113,060 29.8 Not able to be leveled.................................... 48.15 23.5 1,926 23.5 100,147 23.5 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.20 12.5 1,154 9.5 59,983 9.5 Community and social services occupations........................... 24.39 6.5 985 5.2 51,228 5.2 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.49 2.5 1,074 2.5 55,853 2.5 Level 4 .................................................. 14.43 8.6 570 8.3 29,648 8.3 Level 5 .................................................. 18.57 2.7 727 3.6 37,800 3.6 Level 6 .................................................. 21.26 4.6 841 4.7 43,714 4.7 Level 7 .................................................. 25.42 1.9 980 2.2 50,935 2.2 Level 8 .................................................. 25.81 3.1 1,013 3.2 52,690 3.2 Level 9 .................................................. 28.57 5.3 1,100 5.8 57,179 5.8 Level 10.................................................. 43.86 7.3 1,754 7.3 91,219 7.3 Level 11.................................................. 47.58 4.0 1,958 5.6 101,829 5.6 Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.24 7.9 1,260 8.1 65,533 8.1 Pharmacists....................................................... 54.13 1.7 2,268 3.2 117,940 3.2 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 57.98 28.4 2,386 30.0 124,097 30.0 Registered nurses................................................. 28.27 3.8 1,089 4.1 56,648 4.1 Level 7 .................................................. 25.24 1.5 964 1.5 50,132 1.5 Level 8 .................................................. 25.82 3.7 1,009 4.0 52,448 4.0 Level 9 .................................................. 28.45 5.7 1,092 6.2 56,794 6.2 Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.52 7.2 1,054 9.0 54,783 9.0 Therapists........................................................ 27.91 5.2 1,110 4.9 57,738 4.9 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.26 4.8 929 4.7 48,318 4.7 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.83 2.9 1,031 2.9 53,615 2.9 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.71 8.9 788 8.9 40,990 8.9 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.39 8.2 998 7.9 51,916 7.9 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.86 8.2 975 7.8 50,719 7.8 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.05 9.9 591 9.4 30,744 9.4 Level 4 .................................................. 14.44 12.5 565 11.5 29,402 11.5 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.31 6.6 528 6.0 27,438 6.0 Surgical technologists.......................................... 17.24 4.1 676 3.8 35,169 3.8 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.10 3.4 754 3.5 39,220 3.5 Level 4 .................................................. 16.83 5.4 672 5.5 34,931 5.5 Level 5 .................................................. 18.67 2.8 740 2.6 38,491 2.6 Level 6 .................................................. 21.16 8.2 824 9.6 42,859 9.6 Medical records and health information technicians................ 19.59 7.2 745 11.2 38,725 11.2 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.24 4.9 519 5.2 26,983 5.2 Level 2 .................................................. 10.68 6.2 419 6.9 21,783 6.9 Level 3 .................................................. 11.62 2.1 453 3.5 23,553 3.5 Level 4 .................................................. 15.17 5.4 598 5.2 31,111 5.2 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.67 5.3 493 5.7 25,658 5.7 Level 2 .................................................. 10.62 7.1 416 7.8 21,606 7.8 Level 3 .................................................. 11.81 3.5 458 4.4 23,792 4.4 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.30 5.0 477 5.3 24,798 5.3 Level 2 .................................................. 10.24 7.8 399 8.5 20,738 8.5 Level 3 .................................................. 11.87 3.7 458 4.7 23,841 4.7 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.82 8.4 506 9.3 26,287 9.3 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.16 9.6 363 7.6 18,852 7.6 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.83 6.0 472 6.0 24,530 6.0 Level 1 .................................................. 9.29 3.0 368 2.8 19,140 2.8 Level 3 .................................................. 11.56 4.8 462 4.8 24,050 4.8 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.79 3.2 430 3.2 22,373 3.2 Level 1 .................................................. 9.29 3.0 368 2.8 19,140 2.8 Level 3 .................................................. 11.56 4.8 462 4.8 24,050 4.8 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.92 4.2 434 4.4 22,564 4.4 Level 3 .................................................. 12.41 4.6 497 4.6 25,818 4.6 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.64 3.9 426 3.9 22,137 3.9 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.61 3.1 624 3.1 32,455 3.1 Level 2 .................................................. 13.94 12.0 558 12.0 28,994 12.0 Level 3 .................................................. 12.51 8.5 500 8.5 25,979 8.5 Level 4 .................................................. 13.55 5.2 542 5.2 28,186 5.2 Level 5 .................................................. 19.49 2.1 780 2.1 40,543 2.1 Level 6 .................................................. 18.26 2.9 730 2.9 37,975 2.9 Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.30 2.3 652 2.3 33,896 2.3 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.88 3.6 595 3.6 30,953 3.6 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.61 2.3 584 2.3 30,391 2.3 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.75 4.3 509 4.2 26,488 4.2 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.14 6.0 685 6.0 35,618 6.0 Level 4 .................................................. 14.28 2.7 571 2.8 29,687 2.8 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.84 9.3 714 9.3 37,107 9.3 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.15 5.5 645 5.5 33,518 5.5 Level 4 .................................................. 15.33 4.3 612 4.3 31,841 4.3 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.45 19.8 538 19.8 27,986 19.8 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.52 11.3 941 11.3 48,922 11.3 1 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. 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.