Table 4. Mean average hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours of full-time workers(2), percent change in average earnings, National Compensation Survey, 1997 and 2005
Occupation 1997 data (unranked) 2005 data (ranked) Percent change 1997-2005
Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours 2005 rank Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours
Mean Relative error(3) Mean Relative error(3)

Airplane pilots and navigators

 $64.43 9.3 24.3 1 $97.51 13.0 23.5 51.3

Economics teachers

 50.79 15.4 43.3 2 66.23 19.2 42.8 30.4

Judges

 42.62 6.8 39.9 3 61.38 11.1 39.8 44.0

Physicians

 37.49 4.7 43.1 4 61.34 11.0 41.9 63.6

Engineering teachers

 33.92 10.2 44.6 5 60.62 10.6 41.2 78.7

Agriculture and forestry teachers

 41.94 24.8 35.2 6 55.12 23.5 34.6 31.4

Law teachers

 58.67 11.0 38.3 7 55.10 15.3 38.9 -6.1

Physics teachers

 40.38 13.6 37.8 8 53.20 8.5 38.7 31.7

Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers

 32.00 9.2 39.2 9 52.72 13.5 39.6 64.8

Chief executives and general administrators, public administration

 51.16 20.5 40.4 10 52.11 6.3 42.8 1.9

Medical science teachers

 38.52 5.7 41.9 11 51.79 10.2 45.7 34.4

Lawyers

 34.66 3.3 41.8 12 50.89 4.9 41.5 46.8

Sociology teachers

 32.68 10.6 39.0 13 49.58 15.6 39.1 51.7

Dentists

 36.73 10.5 39.5 14 46.30 11.0 41.3 26.1

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers

 32.89 6.7 38.6 15 46.19 13.0 38.9 40.4

English teachers

 31.40 4.8 37.3 16 45.89 11.0 37.8 46.1

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations

 34.87 2.0 41.0 17 45.33 4.2 41.2 30.0

Pharmacists

 26.59 1.4 40.2 18 45.25 1.1 39.7 70.2

Social science teachers, n.e.c.

 32.93 8.3 39.1 19 44.68 5.9 39.7 35.7

Biological science teachers

 32.50 9.2 41.4 20 44.49 10.5 40.6 36.9

Health specialties teachers

 31.46 4.0 39.6 21 44.47 10.2 38.3 41.4

Petroleum engineers

 35.44 6.4 40.8 22 43.16 16.1 40.0 21.8

Aerospace engineers

 30.44 3.8 40.0 23 42.27 8.1 40.0 38.9

History teachers

 31.52 5.8 38.2 24 41.39 9.9 40.4 31.3

Securities and financial services sales

 35.35 11.7 40.4 25 41.38 7.0 39.7 17.1

Managers and administrators, n.e.c.

 33.00 1.3 41.3 26 40.99 4.6 40.8 24.2

Mathematical science teachers

 33.17 5.5 38.7 27 40.88 12.4 38.7 23.2

Financial managers

 32.46 2.3 40.5 28 40.82 4.0 40.5 25.8

Theology teachers

 38.74 8.6 38.8 29 40.80 6.4 39.7 5.3

Announcers

 21.56 22.9 41.8 30 40.13 29.5 40.0 86.1

Nuclear engineers

 34.16 3.4 40.5 31 39.93 5.7 40.0 16.9

Computer science teachers

 29.96 9.6 39.0 32 39.89 19.8 37.3 33.1

Natural science teachers, n.e.c.

 40.23 4.7 38.9 33 39.57 9.8 39.8 -1.6

Education teachers

 30.70 10.1 40.6 34 39.46 10.7 38.3 28.5

Engineers, n.e.c.

 28.97 1.1 40.5 35 39.27 2.2 40.2 35.6

Electrical and electronic engineers

 29.25 1.1 40.3 36 39.13 2.5 40.9 33.8

Musicians and composers

 44.45 20.7 29.0 37 38.84 20.4 37.3 -12.6

Psychology teachers

 30.24 6.9 38.2 38 38.83 8.1 39.0 28.4

Elevator installers and repairers

 19.21 22.1 40.0 39 38.67 14.5 40.0 101.3

Chemistry teachers

 34.97 8.5 42.0 40 38.51 9.2 41.3 10.1

Sales engineers

 27.60 5.5 41.5 41 38.11 9.5 41.6 38.1

Administrators, education and related fields

 30.17 1.9 39.5 42 37.30 3.4 39.4 23.6

Actuaries

 27.00 7.2 39.2 43 37.23 9.4 41.5 37.9

Art, drama, and music teachers

 29.30 3.8 38.7 44 36.79 9.6 38.5 25.6

Physicians' assistants

 24.47 5.1 39.6 45 36.71 7.0 40.0 50.0

Political science teachers

 33.37 8.8 38.8 46 36.21 7.2 39.3 8.5

Trade and industrial teachers

 24.96 4.0 37.9 47 36.09 6.9 38.2 44.6

Technical writers

 20.03 3.9 39.9 48 35.82 14.7 40.1 78.8

Chemical engineers

 30.65 2.9 39.9 49 35.76 8.7 40.0 16.7

Surveyors and mapping scientists

 19.75 8.4 39.6 50 35.72 11.5 39.8 80.9

Operations and systems researchers and analysts

 27.73 6.6 39.9 51 35.71 5.5 39.9 28.8

Purchasing managers

 29.43 4.1 41.0 52 35.35 8.2 40.2 20.1

Computer systems analysts and scientists

 26.82 1.3 40.1 53 35.33 2.5 40.1 31.7

Foreign language teachers

 25.43 14.1 41.7 54 35.14 17.9 39.9 38.2

Physicists and astronomers

 37.31 10.4 40.8 55 35.12 9.2 39.9 -5.9

Managers, medicine and health

 28.60 2.3 39.9 56 35.12 3.3 40.0 22.8

Teachers, special education

 27.21 2.2 36.3 57 34.65 3.1 35.5 27.3

Physical education teachers

 26.01 13.4 38.1 58 34.38 7.5 37.9 32.2

Geologists and geodesists

 26.04 8.8 41.8 59 34.15 7.8 40.8 31.1

Economists

 23.18 5.1 40.1 60 33.85 7.8 41.4 46.0

Elementary school teachers

 26.43 1.1 36.8 61 33.56 1.4 36.6 27.0

Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.

 24.27 14.6 40.0 62 33.45 8.8 40.0 37.8

Metallurgical and materials engineers

 26.51 4.8 40.2 63 33.20 5.9 40.2 25.2

Industrial engineers

 24.52 3.4 40.6 64 33.19 2.6 41.6 35.4

Secondary school teachers

 26.66 1.6 37.2 65 33.18 1.9 37.0 24.5

Actors and directors

 24.83 12.5 40.5 66 33.13 17.8 40.5 33.4

Teachers, n.e.c.

 27.36 2.7 36.1 67 32.68 3.0 36.4 19.4

Other financial officers

 23.58 2.9 40.0 68 32.53 3.6 40.1 38.0

Civil engineers

 26.19 2.0 40.2 69 32.49 3.0 40.8 24.1

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers

 22.25 5.0 40.0 70 32.48 3.8 40.1 46.0

Chemists, except biochemists

 27.57 3.7 40.7 71 32.23 8.2 40.0 16.9

Personnel and labor relations managers

 31.43 3.3 41.0 72 32.16 7.5 40.1 2.3

Public transportation attendants

 23.16 6.6 23.3 73 31.98 3.7 20.0 38.1

Mechanical engineers

 25.34 2.2 40.4 74 31.93 1.9 40.8 26.0

Supervisors, police and detectives

 22.99 3.0 40.2 75 31.73 2.7 40.2 38.0

Dental hygienists

 19.97 8.8 38.6 76 31.57 4.1 33.8 58.1

Adminstrators and officials, public administration

 24.89 2.6 39.7 77 31.52 2.9 39.6 26.6

Professional occupations, n.e.c.

 23.39 3.7 39.7 78 31.43 7.4 40.0 34.4

Psychologists

 23.14 4.9 38.2 79 31.02 5.7 38.0 34.1

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c.

 24.55 5.0 40.1 80 30.84 7.9 39.0 25.6

Computer programmers

 20.51 1.7 39.9 81 30.82 3.2 40.5 50.3

Management analysts

 23.63 3.6 40.1 82 30.70 5.2 40.0 29.9

Architects

 23.94 6.8 40.6 83 30.22 7.1 41.4 26.2

Physical scientists, n.e.c.

 26.31 3.0 39.9 84 29.53 7.0 39.8 12.2

Athletes

 32.15 34.4 40.9 85 29.51 15.4 39.1 -8.2

Speech therapists

 22.35 3.0 38.0 86 29.47 5.9 38.0 31.9

Physical therapists

 23.60 2.5 39.6 87 29.34 3.3 39.4 24.3

Social scientists, n.e.c.

 13.30 15.9 39.3 88 28.99 13.1 38.9 118.0

Agricultural and food scientists

 21.49 5.3 40.7 89 28.89 7.2 39.6 34.4

Biological and life scientists

 21.00 6.3 40.4 90 28.87 16.3 39.3 37.5

Statisticians

 24.22 5.5 37.6 91 28.43 8.6 39.2 17.4

Librarians

 20.95 3.4 38.2 92 28.37 3.1 38.1 35.4

Vocational and educational counselors

 23.36 4.3 37.9 93 28.35 6.4 37.6 21.4

Power plant operators

 21.32 2.9 40.0 94 28.18 3.8 40.0 32.2

Locomotive operating occupations

 22.51 8.9 40.8 95 28.07 18.6 42.4 24.7

Medical scientists

 21.31 6.0 39.8 96 28.01 11.0 39.3 31.4

Registered nurses

 20.01 0.7 39.0 97 27.90 1.1 38.8 39.4

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

 21.16 9.6 40.2 98 27.59 7.5 40.0 30.4

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention occupations

 19.53 3.3 49.0 99 27.52 4.7 49.4 40.9

Underwriters

 23.28 10.7 39.5 100 27.41 5.7 39.0 17.7

Aircraft engine mechanics

 21.07 4.0 40.0 101 27.34 8.7 40.2 29.8

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products

 23.12 7.5 40.9 102 27.16 3.8 40.4 17.5

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale

 23.58 3.3 41.1 103 27.09 3.5 40.4 14.9

Urban planners

 20.59 4.5 39.6 104 26.93 4.6 39.3 30.8

Electrical power installers and repairers

 21.02 2.7 40.0 105 26.54 3.4 40.0 26.3

Brickmasons and stonemasons

 15.52 6.3 40.0 106 26.43 9.0 39.9 70.3

Management related occupations, n.e.c.

 21.43 1.1 39.8 107 26.11 2.5 40.0 21.8

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.

 20.07 4.0 40.0 108 26.05 5.9 40.4 29.8

Editors and reporters

 22.21 5.0 39.4 109 25.97 7.5 39.2 16.9

Occupational therapists

 21.33 5.1 39.2 110 25.96 3.7 39.4 21.7

Railroad conductors and yardmasters

 23.43 7.3 40.5 111 25.82 22.3 43.6 10.2

Electricians

 18.31 2.0 40.0 112 25.79 3.1 39.8 40.9

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists

 20.02 1.6 40.0 113 25.52 3.8 39.8 27.5

Accountants and auditors

 19.73 2.5 39.8 114 25.50 2.0 40.0 29.2

Sales, other business services

 20.69 8.5 40.0 115 25.32 6.2 40.3 22.4

Telephone line installers and repairers

 18.38 4.3 40.0 116 25.11 4.8 40.0 36.6

Police and detectives, public service

 18.79 1.5 40.0 117 25.05 1.0 40.0 33.3

Drillers, oil well

 16.58 2.3 41.3 118 25.02 17.8 47.4 50.9

Public relations specialists

 20.16 5.3 39.9 119 24.98 6.3 39.7 23.9

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

 21.58 1.9 40.6 120 24.81 2.7 40.8 15.0

Aircraft mechanics, except engine

 17.93 5.0 40.1 121 24.77 4.0 40.0 38.1

Archivists and curators

 18.11 9.2 39.0 122 24.74 12.3 37.3 36.6

Construction inspectors

 19.61 3.9 40.1 123 24.60 5.0 39.6 25.4

Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

 18.11 1.8 39.8 124 24.47 4.0 40.1 35.1

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

 18.76 3.0 40.0 125 24.46 7.0 39.9 30.4

Carpet installers

 21.21 7.8 38.8 126 24.45 12.9 40.0 15.3

Supervisors, extractive occupations

 22.14 6.0 42.3 127 24.40 19.4 41.3 10.2

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers

 20.79 5.5 40.5 128 24.28 6.1 40.4 16.8

Structural metal workers

 15.97 7.8 40.0 129 24.22 12.4 40.0 51.7

Industrial engineering technicians

 16.31 6.2 40.2 130 24.21 5.6 40.1 48.4

Radiological technicians

 16.21 1.4 39.6 131 24.11 2.6 39.4 48.7

Sheet metal duct installers

 16.67 10.2 39.0 132 24.07 12.8 40.0 44.4

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers

 16.53 5.7 40.2 133 24.03 6.4 40.8 45.4

Telephone installers and repairers

 17.54 4.1 40.0 134 23.95 3.4 40.0 36.5

Tool and die makers

 18.53 2.3 40.2 135 23.94 2.0 40.0 29.2

Electrical and electronic technicians

 17.76 1.8 40.1 136 23.89 12.0 40.3 34.5

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c.

 20.23 2.2 40.0 137 23.86 4.7 39.5 17.9

Stationary engineers

 17.65 3.8 39.8 138 23.71 4.4 39.7 34.3

Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers

 17.98 3.7 40.0 139 23.55 7.7 40.9 31.0

Tool programmers, numerical control

 17.16 6.6 40.2 140 23.35 7.4 40.0 36.1

Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers, n.e.c.

 18.61 8.7 40.0 141 23.35 10.4 40.0 25.5

Business and promotional agents

 18.58 7.8 39.6 142 23.25 5.5 39.4 25.1

Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction

 18.73 3.2 39.4 143 23.23 4.0 40.0 24.0

Insurance sales occupations

 23.26 8.7 39.4 144 23.10 8.5 39.7 -0.7

Supervisors, financial records processing

 17.47 1.9 39.7 145 23.09 8.3 39.9 32.2

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products

 19.68 4.8 39.9 146 23.08 15.3 39.7 17.3

Mechanical engineering technicians

 18.93 3.1 40.5 147 22.78 4.3 40.2 20.3

Respiratory therapists

 16.97 1.5 39.3 148 22.76 2.3 39.1 34.1

Supervisors, material moving equipment

 18.78 5.9 41.3 149 22.69 3.4 40.1 20.8

Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.

 19.70 1.9 40.0 150 22.52 3.9 40.0 14.3

Legal assistants

 16.29 2.7 39.6 151 22.50 3.7 38.8 38.1

Millwrights

 18.43 5.9 40.1 152 22.30 6.3 40.0 21.0

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c.

 17.89 3.7 40.5 153 22.25 5.0 40.4 24.4

Supervisors, production occupations

 18.41 2.0 40.7 154 22.24 2.0 40.5 20.8

Managers, properties and real estate

 25.88 8.6 40.6 155 22.14 4.1 39.8 -14.5

Real estate sales occupations

 34.36 21.7 40.7 156 22.06 14.0 40.1 -35.8

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment

 16.59 3.2 39.9 157 21.99 2.7 40.1 32.5

Chemical technicians

 17.20 2.5 39.9 158 21.98 6.1 39.7 27.8

Drafters

 16.62 2.2 40.1 159 21.93 2.7 40.1 31.9

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats

 16.92 3.6 44.2 160 21.91 6.3 44.0 29.5

Chief communications operators

 16.65 6.3 40.5 161 21.68 3.2 39.3 30.2

Designers

 20.84 4.6 40.4 162 21.65 3.6 39.6 3.9

Supervisors, computer equipment operators

 20.73 4.7 39.6 163 21.61 2.3 39.6 4.2

Marine engineers

 11.95 21.5 57.3 164 21.48 20.4 42.6 79.7

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal

 18.78 6.7 40.0 165 21.41 8.9 40.0 14.0

Industrial machinery repairers

 16.06 1.7 40.0 166 21.33 2.1 39.9 32.8

Science technicians, n.e.c.

 17.15 4.8 39.7 167 21.28 10.1 39.8 24.1

Dietitians

 16.04 2.2 39.6 168 21.28 4.3 39.7 32.7

Forestry and conservation scientists

 17.14 6.2 40.2 169 21.27 10.0 40.0 24.1

Mechanical controls and valve repairers

 17.65 4.2 39.9 170 21.24 5.7 40.0 20.3

Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments

 16.96 3.2 43.2 171 21.17 7.5 44.1 24.8

Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and tilesetters

 17.34 11.7 39.8 172 21.09 9.7 40.0 21.6

Operating engineers

 14.94 6.9 40.1 173 20.97 8.1 39.2 40.4

Adjusters and calibrators

 11.74 13.0 40.0 174 20.79 11.0 36.3 77.1

Data processing equipment repairers

 14.99 3.7 39.8 175 20.78 12.4 39.5 38.6

Precision assemblers, metal

 15.51 3.0 40.1 176 20.72 6.1 40.0 33.6

Technical and related occupations, n.e.c.

 17.51 2.8 39.8 177 20.62 4.9 39.8 17.8

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks

 16.91 3.1 40.5 178 20.61 4.3 40.5 21.9

Advertising and related sales occupations

 18.67 9.2 40.3 179 20.61 10.5 39.4 10.4

Supervisors, sales occupations

 18.40 2.3 41.3 180 20.60 3.6 41.5 12.0

Supervisors, general office

 15.94 1.5 39.7 181 20.59 2.3 39.5 29.2

Inspectors, testers, and graders

 15.79 2.5 40.4 182 20.37 4.2 40.3 29.0

Supervisors, guards

 15.39 7.0 39.4 183 20.20 8.7 39.5 31.3

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, laborers, n.e.c.

 14.15 2.4 40.4 184 20.01 5.1 41.1 41.4

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers

 15.52 2.5 39.8 185 20.01 2.4 39.8 28.9

Machinists

 15.59 3.7 40.2 186 19.93 2.0 40.0 27.8

Street and door-to-door sales workers

 21.01 25.8 38.3 187 19.92 18.3 38.5 -5.2

Prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers

 19.78 4.0 37.3 188 19.89 4.9 38.3 0.6

Carpenters

 16.39 2.5 39.8 189 19.73 4.5 39.9 20.4

Surveying and mapping technicians

 15.66 5.6 39.7 190 19.71 9.2 39.7 25.9

Firefighting occupations

 14.49 2.3 48.6 191 19.65 2.4 48.2 35.6

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators

 14.54 2.9 39.2 192 19.62 3.5 39.0 34.9

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators

 15.26 3.5 39.9 193 19.55 5.4 39.9 28.1

Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations

 17.63 5.4 41.2 194 19.51 11.4 40.9 10.7

Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats

 16.21 7.1 53.2 195 19.47 14.7 49.6 20.1

Heavy equipment mechanics

 16.25 3.3 40.1 196 19.47 2.8 40.0 19.8

Boilermakers

 17.73 7.8 40.0 197 19.47 9.9 39.8 9.8

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics

 15.04 2.6 40.2 198 19.43 2.6 40.2 29.2

Water and sewer treatment plant operators

 15.14 2.9 40.0 199 19.27 2.7 40.0 27.3

Social workers

 15.40 1.5 39.1 200 19.11 1.9 39.0 24.1

Automobile mechanics

 16.62 3.2 40.6 201 18.94 3.1 40.4 14.0

Insulation workers

 12.91 5.8 37.0 202 18.91 8.8 40.0 46.5

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

 14.95 1.4 39.5 203 18.87 2.6 39.7 26.2

Production coordinators

 14.27 1.7 40.0 204 18.79 3.7 40.1 31.7

Religious workers, n.e.c.

 20.89 4.2 39.8 205 18.74 15.5 37.9 -10.3

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators

 15.13 6.5 41.2 206 18.71 5.8 40.8 23.7

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers

 18.07 15.4 40.1 207 18.69 5.3 39.4 3.4

Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters

 16.15 15.2 38.5 208 18.63 11.4 40.0 15.4

Mining machine operators

 18.27 5.6 40.0 209 18.57 9.3 40.0 1.6

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

 15.57 2.3 40.0 210 18.49 3.1 40.0 18.8

Concrete and terrazzo finishers

 13.36 7.5 40.1 211 18.47 6.8 40.0 38.2

Layout workers

 14.66 5.6 40.0 212 18.46 16.0 40.0 25.9

Stenographers

 13.95 4.0 39.0 213 18.36 5.2 38.3 31.6

Biological technicians

 15.19 4.5 39.9 214 18.11 4.0 39.8 19.2

Drywall installers

 14.09 3.3 40.3 215 17.98 6.9 39.9 27.6

Tool and die maker apprentices

 14.46 6.7 39.9 216 17.92 7.4 40.0 23.9

Proofreaders

 12.28 13.7 39.8 217 17.88 15.7 40.0 45.6

Glaziers

 16.72 6.5 38.5 218 17.85 9.1 40.0 6.8

Sheet metal workers

 15.40 4.9 40.0 219 17.80 10.1 39.0 15.6

Therapists, n.e.c.

 15.52 2.3 39.3 220 17.72 4.0 39.5 14.2

Correctional institution officers

 13.78 4.0 39.9 221 17.64 6.3 39.8 28.0

Tailors

 10.58 6.1 39.7 222 17.63 20.4 37.9 66.6

Construction trades, n.e.c.

 14.55 7.1 39.8 223 17.57 5.5 39.8 20.8

Office machine repairers

 14.57 4.8 39.5 224 17.54 8.5 40.0 20.4

Licensed practical nurses

 12.48 1.0 39.3 225 17.47 1.6 39.0 40.0

Lathe and turning-machine operators

 12.26 4.4 39.9 226 16.12 6.2 40.0 31.5

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

 10.87 10.1 40.0 227 17.33 4.5 39.7 59.4

Meter readers

 14.20 3.8 40.0 228 17.31 5.2 40.0 21.9

Carpenter apprentices

 12.05 4.7 40.0 229 17.18 13.6 40.0 42.6

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales

 11.73 6.4 39.1 230 17.17 15.1 39.9 46.4

Photographers

 16.00 7.3 40.1 231 17.14 11.5 40.4 7.1

Excavating and loading machine operators

 13.68 5.2 40.1 232 17.02 4.7 39.9 24.4

Printing press operators

 14.68 3.2 39.5 233 16.99 2.8 39.5 15.7

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.

 15.28 1.6 39.9 234 16.90 2.5 39.9 10.6

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

 12.44 2.0 39.7 235 16.87 2.0 39.7 35.6

Numerical control machine operators

 12.62 3.5 40.3 236 16.82 3.1 40.2 33.3

Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.

 14.18 3.6 39.9 237 16.82 5.6 40.0 18.6

Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators

 10.69 7.7 40.8 238 16.81 22.6 40.0 57.2

Secretaries

 12.92 0.9 39.2 239 16.81 1.0 39.0 30.1

Hand engraving and printing

 8.13 7.6 40.1 240 16.75 26.4 38.2 106.0

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.

 13.13 1.6 39.8 241 16.69 1.8 39.7 27.1

Photoengravers and lithographers

 14.62 3.5 39.3 242 16.66 6.3 39.4 14.0

Crane and tower operators

 15.68 3.5 40.3 243 16.66 6.2 40.0 6.2

Rolling machine operators

 13.06 8.9 40.2 244 16.65 11.4 39.9 27.5

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping clerks

 12.25 2.2 39.5 245 16.57 2.3 39.7 35.3

Broadcast equipment operators

 18.33 11.9 39.5 246 16.50 11.9 39.0 -10.0

Dispatchers

 12.59 3.4 40.2 247 16.48 4.9 40.3 30.9

Computer operators

 13.28 2.4 39.5 248 16.44 3.6 39.8 23.8

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.

 15.43 16.2 37.6 249 16.43 18.2 40.7 6.5

Automobile body and related repairers

 15.25 4.6 40.5 250 16.34 4.5 40.3 7.1

Painters, construction and maintenance

 14.01 5.8 39.8 251 16.29 3.7 39.8 16.3

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

 11.53 18.9 40.1 252 16.25 12.3 41.1 40.9

Household appliance and power tool repairers

 16.59 5.3 40.0 253 16.22 5.8 40.4 -2.2

Roofers

 12.54 9.9 34.9 254 16.21 7.5 39.6 29.3

Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners

 15.05 8.1 40.3 255 16.20 9.1 39.8 7.6

Machinery maintenance

 12.73 3.4 40.0 256 16.14 4.7 39.8 26.8

Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators

 13.42 3.7 40.0 257 17.41 3.7 40.0 29.7

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators

 12.97 6.7 40.0 258 16.07 5.2 39.9 23.9

Expeditors

 12.82 3.8 40.0 259 16.07 4.8 39.5 25.4

Heat treating equipment operators

 13.26 2.9 40.0 260 15.95 5.2 40.0 20.3

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance

 11.97 2.8 39.7 261 15.94 3.8 39.8 33.2

Welders and cutters

 13.71 1.7 40.1 262 15.90 2.4 39.8 16.0

Plasterers

 15.24 24.8 40.0 263 15.88 5.8 39.3 4.2

Driver-sales workers

 13.69 4.4 41.7 264 15.76 6.1 40.6 15.1

Clergy

 11.51 19.9 48.1 265 15.74 13.2 48.8 36.8

Sales support occupations, n.e.c.

 11.99 6.2 40.0 266 15.73 8.0 39.5 31.2

Typesetters and compositors

 13.11 6.1 39.3 267 15.71 5.8 39.6 19.8

Health record technologists and technicians

 11.57 3.5 39.1 268 15.68 4.5 39.2 35.5

Bus drivers

 12.99 2.3 36.7 269 15.67 4.3 37.2 20.6

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

 12.62 2.4 40.0 270 15.65 4.0 39.9 24.0

Mixing and blending machine operators

 12.57 2.6 40.1 271 15.57 4.1 39.8 23.9

Crushing and grinding machine operators

 11.39 5.9 40.0 272 15.57 11.9 39.9 36.7

Eligibility clerks, social welfare

 12.66 1.9 39.0 273 15.53 2.9 39.0 22.7

Painting and paint spraying machine operators

 11.53 2.8 40.2 274 15.49 4.4 40.1 34.3

Bookbinders

 13.39 3.9 39.4 275 15.45 10.5 39.6 15.4

Small engine repairers

 12.63 7.4 39.9 276 15.44 5.6 40.0 22.2

Dental assistants

 10.10 4.5 39.9 277 15.41 3.5 35.5 52.6

Truck drivers

 14.07 1.6 41.9 278 15.37 2.4 42.1 9.2

Transportation ticket and reservation agents

 11.88 7.6 39.8 279 15.34 3.6 39.6 29.1

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food

 12.98 5.5 40.0 280 15.33 6.1 39.8 18.1

Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians

 13.39 6.4 39.4 281 15.25 2.7 39.9 13.9

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers

 12.77 6.1 40.0 282 15.24 8.0 40.0 19.3

Typists

 11.62 1.9 38.9 283 15.24 2.5 38.9 31.2

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings

 12.53 7.1 39.4 284 15.24 6.1 41.3 21.6

Production testers

 11.45 4.2 40.1 285 15.19 5.0 39.8 32.7

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks

 11.46 1.0 39.5 286 15.06 1.5 39.4 31.4

Assemblers

 11.26 2.5 40.0 287 15.06 2.0 39.9 33.7

Upholsterers

 13.46 5.3 39.5 288 15.05 11.5 40.0 11.8

Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.

 11.75 1.7 39.5 289 15.05 1.3 39.3 28.1

Recreation workers

 12.74 4.3 39.4 290 15.01 6.1 39.8 17.8

Sales workers, parts

 14.71 6.1 40.9 291 14.83 2.9 40.5 0.8

Order clerks

 11.71 1.7 39.7 292 14.74 3.1 39.9 25.9

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

 11.63 2.4 39.9 293 14.74 2.4 39.8 26.7

Locksmiths and safe repairers

 16.97 5.3 40.0 294 14.73 9.9 41.2 -13.2

Statistical clerks

 11.55 4.5 39.3 295 14.72 5.3 39.5 27.4

Electrician apprentices

 12.38 5.2 40.2 296 14.69 3.5 39.8 18.7

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices

 13.33 4.6 40.2 297 14.64 4.4 40.0 9.8

Construction laborers

 10.74 4.6 40.0 298 14.57 4.4 39.8 35.7

Bill and account collectors

 10.51 5.7 39.9 299 14.51 7.5 39.3 38.1

Metal plating machine operators

 11.66 3.7 40.6 300 14.49 7.8 39.8 24.3

Packaging and filling machine operators

 10.10 4.9 40.0 301 14.43 4.0 39.9 42.9

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.

 14.82 6.4 39.9 302 14.26 12.4 39.9 -3.8

Drilling and boring machine operators

 11.55 9.6 40.0 303 14.25 8.1 39.9 23.4

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

 11.72 1.8 40.0 304 14.23 1.8 39.9 21.4

Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers

 14.22 11.2 40.1 305 14.21 14.3 40.0 -0.1

Pest control occupations

 10.99 8.5 43.9 306 14.13 9.3 39.9 28.6

Records clerks, n.e.c.

 10.76 1.2 39.4 307 14.12 2.7 39.4 31.2

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners

 10.69 3.1 40.1 308 14.12 4.7 39.8 32.1

Slicing and cutting machine operators

 11.79 5.0 40.0 309 14.08 2.7 39.6 19.4

Roasting and baking machine operators, food

 11.08 9.3 40.0 310 14.04 7.8 40.0 26.7

Punching and stamping press operators

 11.82 3.3 40.1 311 14.04 6.7 39.9 18.8

Peripheral equipment operators

 10.48 5.4 39.4 312 14.02 7.8 39.0 33.8

Supervisors, food preparation and service

 11.08 2.0 40.5 313 14.00 2.7 41.8 26.4

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

 9.38 2.2 40.0 314 13.99 3.7 39.9 49.1

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

 11.45 3.1 39.9 315 13.97 2.1 39.9 22.0

Automobile mechanic apprentices

 10.11 7.6 39.6 316 13.91 9.4 40.6 37.6

Guides

 10.08 14.0 39.6 317 13.90 6.0 38.7 37.9

Correspondence clerks

 10.87 5.5 39.7 318 13.86 3.8 40.0 27.5

Information clerks, n.e.c.

 11.13 3.5 39.2 319 13.84 2.7 39.6 24.3

Extruding and forming machine operators

 10.76 3.2 39.8 320 13.83 3.8 39.6 28.5

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators

 9.07 5.8 39.5 321 13.82 5.9 38.9 52.4

Protective service occupations, n.e.c.

 12.4 5.4 39.5 322 13.79 6.8 39.1 11.2

Production samplers and weighers

 12.51 7.2 40.3 323 13.78 8.2 40.0 10.2

General office clerks

 11.02 1.0 39.3 324 13.77 1.1 39.1 25.0

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

 11.06 6.7 40.1 325 13.70 5.6 40.7 23.9

Shaping and joining machine operators

 9.09 6.8 39.9 326 13.69 2.8 40.0 50.6

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators

 11.01 3.0 40.1 327 13.60 2.7 40.0 23.5

Molding and casting machine operators

 9.91 3.0 39.8 328 13.46 3.6 39.8 35.8

Library clerks

 10.55 2.8 37.9 329 13.43 3.2 38.0 27.3

Sales workers, other commodities

 11.63 5.4 39.2 330 13.42 3.2 39.3 15.4

Cost and rate clerks

 11.94 6.0 39.3 331 13.39 9.3 40.3 12.1

Billing clerks

 10.77 1.6 39.7 332 13.39 2.0 39.5 24.3

Stock and inventory clerks

 11.09 1.5 39.8 333 13.37 2.0 39.7 20.6

Food batchmakers

 9.00 6.9 40.0 334 13.27 4.9 39.8 47.4

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

 10.81 6.8 40.0 335 13.14 6.9 39.9 21.6

Sales workers, apparel

 9.13 4.6 38.4 336 13.10 14.4 37.5 43.5

Classified ad clerks

 9.48 15.4 38.5 337 13.10 5.8 38.8 38.2

Folding machine operators

 10.95 4.6 39.6 338 13.02 16.8 38.8 18.9

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c.

 10.82 2.9 39.9 339 12.94 2.4 39.8 19.6

Forging machine operators

 11.68 4.3 39.9 340 12.93 10.3 40.0 10.7

Miscellaneous hand working occupations, n.e.c.

 9.62 3.3 39.9 341 12.80 5.8 39.6 33.1

Telephone operators

 11.76 4.0 38.9 342 12.78 5.5 39.1 8.7

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.

 10.19 4.5 39.3 343 12.75 21.7 39.7 25.1

Helpers, construction trades

 9.61 2.7 40.1 344 12.62 3.6 39.9 31.3

Winding and twisting machine operators

 10.59 6.7 40.2 345 12.61 7.1 39.6 19.1

Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c.

 9.37 6.0 39.3 346 12.58 5.3 39.3 34.3

Interviewers

 9.60 2.3 38.9 347 12.58 4.4 37.7 31.0

Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators

 9.07 5.9 39.5 348 12.35 6.6 39.7 36.2

Cementing and gluing machine operators

 9.86 8.8 40.0 349 12.35 8.1 40.0 25.3

Butchers and meat cutters

 10.16 4.7 39.9 350 12.35 3.8 39.7 21.6

Hand inspectors, n.e.c.

 9.59 8.1 40.0 351 12.33 8.1 39.9 28.6

Duplicating machine operators

 9.51 4.7 39.1 352 12.33 8.8 39.9 29.7

Bakers

 9.70 4.1 39.3 353 12.29 5.6 39.2 26.7

Sailors and deckhands

 9.18 7.3 48.7 354 12.26 7.4 45.6 33.6

Data entry keyers

 9.96 1.6 39.5 355 12.24 1.5 39.1 22.9

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators

 9.15 3.1 40.3 356 12.23 5.8 40.0 33.7

Health aides, except nursing

 9.66 1.3 39.0 357 12.22 2.6 39.2 26.5

Hand painting, coating, and decorating

 10.08 6.3 40.0 358 12.21 4.6 39.7 21.1

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

 9.77 8.3 40.0 359 12.20 7.1 40.0 24.9

Solderers and brazers

 8.54 8.2 40.0 360 12.17 9.0 40.0 42.5

Garbage collectors

 13.19 11.2 39.7 361 12.17 13.8 44.7 -7.7

Helpers, mechanics and repairers

 11.01 4.9 40.0 362 12.14 4.1 40.0 10.3

Furniture and wood finishers

 11.00 2.1 40.0 363 12.13 7.0 40.0 10.3

Hoist and winch operators

 11.65 7.9 40.8 364 12.12 19.6 39.9 4.0

Animal caretakers, except farm

 9.91 8.0 39.6 365 12.11 10.6 39.5 22.2

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

 9.24 4.4 39.8 366 12.10 3.5 39.6 31.0

Mail clerks, except postal service

 9.12 3.7 39.2 367 12.07 6.9 39.2 32.3

Receptionists

 9.16 1.1 39.6 368 12.06 1.7 39.4 31.7

Legislators

 12.73 12.7 33.7 369 11.99 43.7 38.1 -5.8

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances

 11.46 6.4 40.2 370 11.93 8.3 39.3 4.1

Graders and sorters, except agricultural

 8.66 8.3 40.2 371 11.91 6.2 40.0 37.5

Service occupations, n.e.c.

 7.30 10.5 39.1 372 11.85 5.0 39.2 62.3

Hand cutting and trimming

 8.92 5.8 40.0 373 11.81 10.8 40.0 32.4

Janitors and cleaners

 9.16 1.2 39.5 374 11.80 2.5 39.6 28.8

Substitute teachers

 10.21 7.6 31.6 375 11.76 10.1 32.7 15.2

Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations

 12.06 7.1 40.0 376 11.73 8.3 40.0 -2.7

Compressing and compacting machine operators

 10.20 3.4 40.7 377 11.65 8.0 39.9 14.2

Welfare service aides

 8.09 3.8 38.8 378 11.59 3.0 39.3 43.3

Teachers' aides

 8.82 1.6 35.7 379 11.56 1.9 35.7 31.1

Photographic process machine operators

 10.82 5.0 40.0 380 11.47 7.8 39.5 6.0

Production helpers

 9.69 3.6 39.9 381 11.45 2.9 39.7 18.2

Nursery workers

 6.74 3.4 40.1 382 11.43 8.8 39.9 69.6

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.

 9.19 1.4 39.8 383 11.43 2.4 39.9 24.4

Stock handlers and baggers

 9.66 1.5 39.6 384 11.27 1.9 39.4 16.7

Office machine operators, n.e.c.

 8.64 6.8 39.4 385 11.22 3.3 40.0 29.9

Bank tellers

 8.79 2.2 39.5 386 11.20 1.5 39.6 27.4

Sewing machine operators

 8.95 5.5 40.0 387 11.11 4.9 39.9 24.1

File clerks

 8.74 2.2 39.3 388 11.08 2.7 39.5 26.8

Textile cutting machine operators

 9.37 8.2 40.3 389 10.92 4.7 38.7 16.5

Machine feeders and offbearers

 9.19 2.9 39.8 390 10.89 2.5 39.8 18.5

Sales workers, shoes

 11.45 11.1 39.2 391 10.88 12.3 37.3 -5.0

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

 8.23 0.9 38.7 392 10.77 1.2 38.7 30.9

Sales counter clerks

 8.95 3.1 39.8 393 10.57 5.3 39.5 18.1

Textile sewing machine operators

 7.17 4.0 39.8 394 10.53 9.2 39.4 46.9

Guards and police, except public service

 8.36 2.3 39.4 395 10.51 2.4 39.4 25.7

Nailing and tacking machine operators

 9.13 2.4 40.0 396 10.46 10.9 39.0 14.6

Cooks

 8.55 1.1 38.3 397 10.37 1.4 38.7 21.3

Messengers

 11.19 9.7 39.1 398 10.09 10.5 39.0 -9.8

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

 8.62 4.5 40.1 399 10.05 3.8 40.0 16.6

Inspectors, agricultural products

 8.11 9.2 39.8 400 10.05 15.9 39.7 23.9

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

 7.21 1.6 39.5 401 9.98 5.6 39.3 38.4

Hand packers and packagers

 8.33 1.9 39.8 402 9.79 5.5 39.6 17.5

Child care workers, n.e.c.

 8.70 3.2 38.7 403 9.60 5.2 38.8 10.3

Cashiers

 8.35 2.1 39.3 404 9.55 1.9 39.3 14.4

Pressing machine operators

 7.10 3.7 39.7 405 9.46 5.4 38.8 33.2

Hotel clerks

 8.01 3.4 39.2 406 9.24 1.9 39.2 15.4

Kitchen workers, food preparation

 7.91 1.6 38.6 407 9.09 2.3 38.7 14.9

Garage and service station related occupations

 9.34 10.6 38.9 408 9.08 3.6 40.1 -2.8

Early childhood teachers' assistants

 8.01 2.5 37.2 409 9.06 4.0 38.3 13.1

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs

 8.42 5.7 39.9 410 8.96 8.2 39.1 6.4

Food preparation occupations, n.e.c.

 6.87 3.4 38.4 411 8.82 1.8 37.9 28.4

Maids and housemen

 7.13 2.0 38.6 412 8.80 3.2 38.9 23.4

Baggage porters and bellhops

 6.38 6.2 39.5 413 7.86 5.5 38.5 23.2

Parking lot attendants

 7.54 5.2 39.8 414 7.70 9.7 40.0 2.1

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities

 6.43 4.3 39.6 415 7.28 3.9 39.9 13.2

Bartenders

 6.53 3.8 37.7 416 7.03 4.6 37.0 7.7

Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants

 5.83 3.6 38.0 417 6.53 5.4 38.3 12.0

Waiters and waitresses

 4.29 4.6 38.0 418 4.71 4.3 36.6 9.8

Footnotes:
(1) 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, 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.
(2) Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment.
(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 National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, June 2005, Bulletin 2581 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2006), Appendix A, "Technical Note," pp. 154–55.

NOTE: n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified