Occupational Compensation

Pilot Survey

Albuquerque, NM

February−March 1996

U.S. Department of Labor

Robert B. Reich, Secretary

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner

August 1996

Bulletin 3082-1
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Preface

This survey of occupational pay was conducted in February/March 1996 in the Albuquerque, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The MSA includes the

counties of Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Valencia.

Albuquerque is the first area selected for a series of

tests using a new way of identifying and classifying occupations in establishments. The revised data collection procedure introduces a new method for determining the level

of duties and responsibilities of surveyed occupations.

This method, called “generic leveling,” will replace the

job classification system now used in the Occupational

Compensation Survey program (OCS). An entirely new

statistical program will replace the existing OCS program,

Employment Cost Index, and Employee Benefit Survey

series. The working title of the program is COMP2000.

Hourly wage rates for various occupational classifications compose the bulk of the information contained in

this bulletin. One table contains data on weekly wage

rates. Tables showing the number of workers included in

the wage data are also presented. The bulletin consists

primarily of tables whose data are analyzed in the initial

textual section. Also contained in this bulletin is information on the new COMP2000 program, a technical note

describing survey procedures, and several appendixes with

detailed information on occupational classifications and

the generic leveling methodology.

Survey data were collected and reviewed by Bureau of

Labor Statistics (BLS) field economists under the direction

of the Dallas Regional Office. The Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, in cooperation with the Office of Field Operations and the Office of Technology and

Survey Processing, in the BLS National Office was responsible for the survey design and data processing and

analysis.

Where to find more information

For additional information regarding this survey,

please contact the BLS Dallas Regional Office at (214)

767-9379. You may also write to the Bureau of Labor

Statistics at: Division of Compensation Data Analysis and

Planning, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC

20212-0001, or call (202) 606-6219.

The data contained in this bulletin are also available on

the Internet’s World Wide Web through the BLS site:

http://stats.bls.gov/comhome.htm Data are in ASCII

files containing exactly the published table format. Electronic files for future surveys will contain positional columns of data in an ASCII file for easy manipulation as a

data base or spreadsheet. A third format will be Portable

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cover, text, tables, and appendices.

Material in this bulletin is in the public domain and,

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Contents

Page

A new compensation survey ................................................................................................................ 1

Wages in the Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area .............................................................................. 2

Appendixes:

A. Technical note........................................................................................................................... 29

B. Occupational classifications....................................................................................................... 36

C. Generic leveling criteria ............................................................................................................ 44

D. Generic leveling: an example .................................................................................................... 47

Tables:

 1. Number of workers by occupation ............................................................................................ 4

 2. Hourly earnings for selected occupations.................................................................................. 6

 3. Hourly earnings for selected occupations, full-time workers only.............................................. 9

 4. Hourly earnings for selected occupations, part-time workers only............................................. 11

 5. Weekly earnings for selected white-collar occupations, full-time workers only ......................... 12

 6. Number of workers by occupational group and level................................................................. 14

 7 Hourly earnings by occupational group and level...................................................................... 16

 8. Number of workers by occupational group and selected characteristic ...................................... 18

 9. Hourly earnings by occupational group and selected characteristic, all industries ..................... 19

10. Hourly earnings by occupational group and selected characteristic, private industry ................. 20

11. Number of workers by occupational group and industry, private industry ................................. 21

12. Hourly earnings by occupational group and industry, private industry ...................................... 22

13. Hourly earnings by occupational group and industry, private industry, full-time workers only.. 23

14. Hourly earnings by occupational group and industry, private industry, part-time workers only . 24

15. Number of workers by occupational group and establishment employment size, private industry. 25

16. Hourly earnings by occupational group and establishment employment size, private industry... 26

17. Hourly earnings by occupational group and establishment employment size, private industry,

 full-time workers only............................................................................................................. 27

18. Hourly earnings by occupational group and establishment employment size, private industry,

 part-time workers only............................................................................................................ 28

Appendix tables:

A1. Number of establishments studied by industry and establishment employment size.................. 33

A2. Relative standard errors of mean hourly earnings for selected occupations............................... 34

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A new compensation survey

This bulletin represents the first test product of a new

Bureau of Labor Statistics program called COMP2000.

COMP2000 integrates three existing programs: the Occupational Compensation Survey (OCS), the Employment

Cost Index (ECI), and the Employee Benefits Survey

(EBS), into one comprehensive compensation program.

Data from the new survey will be jointly collected from

one common sample of establishments. The survey has

several major goals: To make the most efficient use of

available resources--dollars, people, and technology; to

minimize the burden of collection on respondents; and to

provide a wide range of statistical outputs reflecting up-todate economic and statistical concepts.

The streamlining of programs and the addition of data

will be phased in over time. At first, testing will concentrate on wage level data (such as contained in this bulletin)

and the collection of demographic characteristics of workers (e.g., length of service). In Fall 1996, a new areabased sample will be put into place that will allow for the

collection of wage data based on the methods refined in

the early tests. The larger metropolitan area collections

will yield bulletins similar to this one, which will replace

the current Occupational Compensation Survey bulletins.

Further testing concerning benefit data, wage trend

data, and other compensation characteristics will begin

within the next year. Based on those test results, new

collection procedures for those types of statistics will be

developed. The new procedures will be implemented beginning in 1998. Eventually, wage data and benefit information collected from the sample will be used to produce compensation indexes and statistics on benefit

provisions and incidence. These new series will supplant

the current ECI and EBS programs.

COMP2000 versus OCS

The wage data in this bulletin differ from those in

previous Occupational Compensation Survey bulletins by

providing broader coverage of occupations and establishments within the survey area. The same holds for all future COMP2000 products.

Occupations surveyed for this bulletin were selected

using probability techniques from a list of all those present

in each establishment. Previous OCS bulletins were limited to a preselected list of occupations, which represented

a small subset of all occupations in the economy. Information in the new bulletin is published for a variety of occupation-based data. This new approach includes data on

broad occupational classification, such as white-collar

workers, major occupational groups such as sales workers,

and individual occupations such as cashiers.

In tables containing job levels within occupational series, the levels are derived from generic standards that

apply to all occupational groups. The job levels in the

OCS bulletins were based on narrowly-defined descriptions that were not comparable across specific occupations.

Occupational data in this bulletin are also tabulated for

other classifications such as industry group, full-time versus part-time status, union versus nonunion status, and

establishment employment size. Not all of these series

were generated by the OCS program.

Finally, the establishments surveyed in this bulletin

were selected from among all private and State and local

government establishments. Previous OCS samples were

limited to establishments with 50 or more employees. The

wider scope of the COMP2000 program means that virtually all workers in the Albuquerque metropolitan statistical area are covered, excluding only private household

and farm workers and employees of the Federal Government.
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Wages in the Albuquerque,

NM metropolitan area

Straight-time wages in the Albuquerque metropolitan

area averaged $12.84 per hour during February and

March, 1996 (table 2). White-collar workers had the

highest average wage level, $15.62 per hour. Blue-collar

workers averaged $10.93 per hour, while service workers

had average earnings of $6.57 per hour.

Within each of these occupational groups, average

wages for individual occupations varied widely. For example, white-collar occupations included industrial engineers at $25.71 per hour, social workers at $15.20 per

hour, and telephone operators at $9.31 per hour. Among

occupations in the blue-collar category, automobile mechanics averaged $12.16 per hour while stock handlers

and baggers averaged $7.00 per hour. Finally, service

workers included waiters and waitresses at $2.70 per hour

(not including tips) and janitors and cleaners at $7.14 per

hour. Table 2 presents earnings data for 78 detailed occupations; data for other detailed occupations could not be

reported separately due to concerns about the confidentiality of survey respondents.

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industries

Private

industry

State & local

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Chart 1. Average hourly wage levels by industry, 

Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Private industry workers, about 85 percent of the Albuquerque labor force studied, averaged $12.57 per hour,

while State and local government workers earned $14.36

per hour (chart 1). (All comparisons in this analysis cover

hourly rates for both full- and part-time workers, unless

otherwise noted.) The difference in wages between the

private and government sectors reflects several factors

(chart 2). First, there was a greater proportion of higher

paid, professional specialty and technical workers in State

and local governments (39 percent of all employees) than

in private industry (16 percent). Similarly, there was a

greater proportion of government employees in service occupations (26 percent) than there were in the private sector (18 percent). Service workers in State and local governments, which included such jobs as police officers and

firefighters, average $9.00 per hour compared to an average of $5.84 per hour for private sector service workers,

which were more often food and health-related occupations.

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20

30

40

50

60

70

WhitecollarBluecollarService

Private

State & local

Chart 2. Distribution of employment by occupational 

group, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Percent
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Another reason for differences in pay between the private and government sectors is the higher number of parttime workers in the private sector than in State and local

governments. Approximately 23 percent of private sector

employees in Albuquerque worked part time, compared

with only 14 percent of State and local government workers.

Average wages for full-time workers in Albuquerque

were $13.55 per hour, compared with an average of $7.89

per hour for part-time workers (tables 3-4). For some occupations, there was a large difference in wages between

full- and part-time workers. For example, full-time general office clerks averaged $8.61 per hour compared with

$6.05 per hour for their part-time counterparts. In other

occupations, wages varied only slightly based on full- or

part-time work schedule. Full-time waiters and waitresses

averaged $2.77 per hour while part-timers averaged $2.50

per hour.

Wages for different levels of work within major occupational groups showed a consistent pattern (table 7).

With a few exceptions, as the level of work increased, so

did the corresponding wage rate. A given level within a

group may not have data because no workers were identified at that level or because there were not enough data to

guarantee confidentiality.

Among professional specialty occupations, workers at

level 5 (typically entry level workers with a college degree) averaged $12.38 per hour. Workers at level 11, considered a fully functional professional, averaged $22.68

per hour. Finally, at the more senior level 13, professionals averaged $35.71 per hour.

Blue-collar occupations were typically classified at

lower work levels, and there was less of a spread in wages

between lower and higher levels of work in an occupational group. For example, machine operators, assemblers,

and inspectors wages ranged from an average of $5.78 per

hour at level 1 (entry level or perform simple repetitive

tasks) to $11.67 per hour at level 5 (skilled, experienced

level) (chart 3).

Union workers had higher hourly wage rates ($14.21)

in Albuquerque than nonunion workers ($12.66) (table 9).

Approximately 11 percent of the employees in Albuquerque were classified as union employees.

Data are also available on average wages for employees

paid on an incentive basis (typically a base pay plus

commission or piece work) and employees paid strictly

based on time (table 9). Average pay for incentive workers was $15.09 per hour compared with $12.72 per hour

for time-based employees. Among sales occupations, incentive workers averaged $16.79 per hour compared with

an average of $9.57 per hour for time-based sales workers.

Chart 3. Hourly wage rates by level for machine 

operators, assemblers, and inspectors, 

Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Dollars per hour

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In the private sector, hourly wages averaged $13.37 in

goods-producing industries compared with $12.33 in

service-producing industries (table 12). Average hourly

wages did vary more widely between industry divisions.

For example, workers in transportation and public utilities

averaged $15.62 per hour while workers in wholesale and

retail trade averaged $9.04 per hour.

Average hourly earnings generally increased as the

number of workers in an establishment increased (table

16). Among workers in private sector establishments with

fewer than 100 workers, earnings averaged $11.15 per

hour. Private sector establishments with 100 workers or

more employed workers with average wages of $14.00 per

hour. In the largest establishments, those with 500 workers or more, wages averaged $16.40 per hour.
Table 1. Number of workers by occupation, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupation1

Full-time and part-time

workers2 Full-time workers2 Part-time workers2

All

industries

Private

industry

State

and

local

government

All

industries

Private

industry

State

and

local

government

All

industries

Private

industry

All workers ............................................................ 273,889 233,260 40,628 215,581 180,461 35,121 58,307 52,800

All workers excluding sales .............................. 247,057 206,455 40,601 196,575 161,481 35,094 50,482 44,974

White-collar occupations .................................. 151,204 124,476 26,728 124,326 102,067 22,259 26,878 22,409

Professional specialty and technical

occupations ............................................ 52,436 36,450 15,986 43,452 31,934 11,517 8,984 4,516

Professional specialty occupations ........... 38,423 24,253 14,170 31,741 21,425 10,316 6,683 2,829

Electrical and electronic engineers ....... 3,032 3,032 – 3,032 3,032 – – –

Industrial engineers .............................. 1,178 1,178 – 1,178 1,178 – – –

Computer systems analysts and

scientists ......................................... 2,961 2,932 – 2,961 2,932 – – –

Registered nurses ................................ 6,269 3,587 2,683 4,044 2,240 – 2,226 1,347

Social workers ...................................... 2,891 – – 2,665 ––––

Lawyers ................................................ 672 – – 672 ––––

Technical occupations .............................. 14,013 12,196 1,816 11,711 10,509 1,202 2,302 1,687

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ...................................... 1,782 –––––––

Radiological technicians ....................... 747 747 ––––––

Licensed practical nurses ..................... 1,062 1,062 – 487 487 – – –

Health technologists and technicians,

N.E.C. ............................................. 1,471 1,031 – 1,012 777 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians ..... 2,017 1,985 – 2,017 1,985 – – –

Drafters ................................................. 910 – – 910 ––––

Legal assistants .................................... 706 –––––––

Technical and related occupations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 844 777 – 844 777 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial

occupations ............................................ 22,205 17,915 4,290 22,027 17,737 4,290 – –

Financial managers .............................. 1,112 1,067 – 1,112 1,067 – – –

Administrators, education and related

fields ............................................... 1,391 – – 1,391 ––––

Managers, medicine and health ........... 825 671 – 825 671 – – –

Managers, service organizations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 1,152 1,060 – 974 882 – – –

Managers and administrators, N.E.C. .. 7,239 6,515 – 7,239 6,515 – – –

Accountants and auditors ..................... 2,037 1,869 – 2,037 1,869 – – –

Management analysts .......................... 303 – – 303 ––––

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ....................................... 3,381 3,289 – 3,381 3,289 – – –

Management related occupations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 1,471 849 – 1,471 849 – – –

Sales occupations ........................................ 26,832 26,805 – 19,007 18,980 – 7,826 7,826

Supervisors, sales occupations ............ 3,112 3,112 – 3,051 3,051 – – –

Sales occupations, other business

services .......................................... 1,998 1,998 ––––––

Sales representatives, mining,

manufacturing, and wholesale ........ 1,631 1,631 – 1,631 1,631 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ......................... 1,014 1,014 ––––––

Sales workers, other commodities ........ 2,019 2,019 – 1,684 1,684 – – –

Sales counter clerks ............................. 1,722 1,722 – – – – 928 928

Cashiers ............................................... 7,968 7,968 – 4,005 4,005 – 3,962 3,962

Sales support occupations, N.E.C. ....... 1,472 1,472 – 1,109 1,109 – – –

Administrative support including clerical

occupations ............................................ 49,731 43,306 6,425 39,841 33,416 6,425 9,890 9,890

Supervisors, general office ................... 978 978 – 767 767 – – –

Secretaries ........................................... 5,727 5,297 430 4,352 3,922 430 – –

Receptionists ........................................ 2,869 2,869 – 1,366 1,366 – 1,504 1,504

Order clerks .......................................... 3,323 3,323 – 2,695 2,695 – – –

Records clerks, N.E.C. ......................... 515 414 – 515 414 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing

clerks .............................................. 3,014 2,784 – 2,428 2,198 – 586 586

Telephone operators ............................ 1,315 1,315 – 1,179 1,179 – – –

Messengers .......................................... 867 867 ––––––

Dispatchers ........................................... 756 – – 428 ––––

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ... 675 580 – 675 580 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks .................... 1,578 859 – 1,567 848 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 1. Number of workers by occupation, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996 — Continued

Occupation1

Full-time and part-time

workers2 Full-time workers2 Part-time workers2

All

industries

Private

industry

State

and

local

government

All

industries

Private

industry

State

and

local

government

All

industries

Private

industry

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ................................... 1,294 1,261 – 1,235 1,202 – – –

Investigators and adjusters except

insurance ........................................ 1,895 1,895 – 1,795 1,795 – – –

General office clerks ............................. 7,062 5,226 1,836 5,299 3,463 1,836 1,763 1,763

Bank tellers ........................................... 2,271 2,271 – 2,036 2,036 – – –

Data entry keyers ................................. 1,183 1,116 – 647 ––––

Teachers’ aides .................................... 348 – 348 348 – 348 – –

Administrative support occupations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 3,833 3,202 – 3,589 2,958 – – –

White-collar occupations excluding sales ..... 124,372 97,671 26,701 105,320 83,087 22,232 19,052 14,584

Blue-collar occupations .................................... 69,888 66,433 3,455 56,220 52,833 3,386 13,668 13,600

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations ............................................ 27,556 25,319 2,237 26,292 24,055 2,237 1,264 1,264

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers 617 – – 617 ––––

Automobile mechanics ......................... 2,832 2,024 – 2,832 2,024 – – –

Carpenters ............................................ 1,792 1,792 – 1,758 1,758 – – –

Electricians ........................................... 2,174 2,174 – 2,174 2,174 – – –

Supervisors, production occupations .... 1,195 1,195 – 1,195 1,195 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........... 546 – – 546 ––––

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ............................................... 14,628 14,598 – 13,338 13,308 – 1,290 1,290

Miscellaneous machine operators,

N.E.C. ............................................. 2,394 2,363 – 2,144 2,114 – – –

Transportation and material moving

occupations ............................................ 11,014 10,347 667 8,617 8,018 599 2,397 2,329

Truck drivers ......................................... 5,570 5,399 – 5,301 5,129 – – –

Driver-sales workers ............................. 1,001 1,001 ––––––

Industrial truck and tractor equipment

operators ........................................ 963 887 – 963 887 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ................................................... 16,691 16,170 – 7,973 7,453 – 8,718 8,718

Groundskeepers and gardeners except

farm ................................................ 369 –––––––

Helpers, construction trades ................. – – – 849 771 – – –

Construction laborers ........................... 1,987 1,884 – 1,897 1,795 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers ................. 4,949 4,949 – 1,133 1,133 – 3,816 3,816

Freight, stock, and material handlers,

N.E.C. ............................................. 580 580 – 444 444 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment

cleaners .......................................... 560 560 ––––––

Laborers except construction, N.E.C. ... 2,941 2,911 – 1,013 983 – 1,928 1,928

Service occupations ......................................... 52,796 42,351 10,446 35,035 25,560 9,475 17,761 16,791

Guards and police except public

service ............................................ 1,348 1,313 – 565 ––––

Supervisors, food preparation and

service occupations ........................ 1,148 1,148 – 894 894 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ........................ 6,023 6,023 – 3,528 3,528 – 2,495 2,495

Cooks ................................................... 4,643 4,005 – 2,528 1,889 – 2,116 2,116

Food counter, fountain, and related

occupations .................................... 2,258 2,258 –––– 1,722 1,722

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........ 1,777 1,777 – 1,228 1,228 – – –

Food preparation occupations, N.E.C. 6,050 5,910 – 3,143 3,041 – 2,908 2,869

Health aides except nursing ................. 1,136 550 – 1,136 550 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants 5,680 5,271 – 2,808 2,398 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................... 1,829 1,624 – 1,546 1,342 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ........................... 9,206 5,128 4,078 8,412 4,334 4,078 – –

Child care workers, N.E.C. ................... 706 –––––––

Service occupations, N.E.C. ................. 1,421 1,072 349 685 – – 736 –

1 A classification system including about 450 individual occupations

is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual

occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 2 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.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not

meet publication criteria. Overall occupation and occupational levels

may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means

"not elsewhere classified." Because of rounding, sums of individual

items may not equal totals.

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Table 2. Hourly earnings1 for selected occupations, all workers 2, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupation3

All industries Private industry State and local government

Mean Median Middle range Mean Median Middle range Mean Median Middle range

All workers .................................................. $12.84 $10.19 $7.00 – $16.35 $12.57 $9.87 $6.75 – $15.87 $14.36 $11.84 $8.63 – $18.50

All workers excluding sales .................... 12.92 10.47 7.21 – 16.46 12.63 10.07 7.00 – 16.15 14.36 11.84 8.63 – 18.50

White-collar occupations ........................ 15.62 13.25 8.35 – 19.59 15.34 12.88 7.93 – 19.00 16.99 15.97 10.31 – 21.67

Professional specialty and technical

occupations .................................. 20.63 18.89 15.14 – 24.15 20.85 18.89 15.00 – 25.00 20.04 18.90 15.63 – 22.92

Professional specialty occupations 22.66 20.86 16.47 – 26.05 23.48 21.63 16.57 – 27.71 20.96 19.95 16.40 – 23.80

Electrical and electronic

engineers .............................. 21.95 21.92 17.69 – 25.48 21.95 21.92 17.69 – 25.48 – – – –

Industrial engineers .................... 25.71 – – – 25.71 – – – – – – –

Computer systems analysts and

scientists ............................... 20.36 20.39 15.92 – 25.00 20.34 20.34 15.92 – 25.00 – – – –

Registered nurses ...................... 18.24 17.76 15.75 – 19.81 17.66 17.24 15.77 – 19.00 19.04 – – –

Social workers ............................ 15.20 – – – – – – – – – – –

Lawyers ...................................... 26.66 – – – – – – – – – – –

Technical occupations .................... 15.33 15.38 11.78 – 18.59 15.55 15.55 12.26 – 19.26 13.82 – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists

and technicians ..................... 14.25 – – – – – – – – – – –

Radiological technicians ............. 15.07 – – – 15.07 – – – – – – –

Licensed practical nurses ........... 12.06 – – – 12.06 – – – – – – –

Health technologists and

technicians, N.E.C. ............... 10.90 10.45 8.29 – 11.78 10.93 – – – – – – –

Electrical and electronic

technicians ............................ 16.51 – – – 16.54 – – – – – – –

Drafters ....................................... 10.58 – – – – – – – – – – –

Legal assistants .......................... 16.14 – – – – – – – – – – –

Technical and related

occupations, N.E.C. .............. 15.15 – – – 15.70 – – – – – – –

Executive, administrative, and

managerial occupations ................ 21.34 17.39 14.38 – 26.31 21.84 17.39 14.52 – 26.44 19.16 16.88 11.93 – 25.41

Financial managers .................... 20.09 – – – 19.83 – – – – – – –

Administrators, education and

related fields ......................... 28.27 – – – – – – – – – – –

Managers, medicine and health 26.70 – – – 27.62 – – – – – – –

Managers, service organizations,

N.E.C. ................................... 15.03 – – – 14.60 – – – – – – –

Managers and administrators,

N.E.C. ................................... 26.90 24.75 15.38 – 32.62 28.43 28.00 18.46 – 36.12 – – – –

Accountants and auditors ........... 15.29 13.43 12.56 – 15.30 15.26 – – – – – – –

Management analysts ................ 15.61 – – – – – – – – – – –

Personnel, training, and labor

relations specialists .............. 16.29 15.29 13.55 – 16.82 16.21 15.29 13.55 – 16.44 – – – –

Management related

occupations, N.E.C. .............. 16.09 13.00 10.35 – 21.20 19.43 – – – – – – –

Sales occupations .............................. 12.12 8.21 6.00 – 13.18 12.11 8.21 6.00 – 13.18 – – – –

Supervisors, sales occupations .. 21.53 17.03 12.25 – 30.01 21.53 17.03 12.25 – 30.01 – – – –

Sales occupations, other

business services ................. 13.89 – – – 13.89 – – – – – – –

Sales representatives, mining,

manufacturing, and

wholesale .............................. 15.87 – – – 15.87 – – – – – – –

Sales workers, apparel ............... 5.80 – – – 5.80 – – – – – – –

Sales workers, other

commodities ......................... 13.75 8.65 7.25 – 13.12 13.75 8.65 7.25 – 13.12 – – – –

Sales counter clerks ................... 5.90 – – – 5.90 – – – – – – –

Cashiers ..................................... 6.71 6.25 5.50 – 6.78 6.71 6.25 5.50 – 6.78 – – – –

Sales support occupations,

N.E.C. ................................... 8.31 – – – 8.31 – – – – – – –

Administrative support including

clerical occupations ...................... 9.26 8.58 7.00 – 10.59 9.25 8.39 7.00 – 10.72 9.36 9.11 8.25 – 10.35

Supervisors, general office ......... 11.46 – – – 11.46 – – – – – – –

Secretaries ................................. 10.03 9.71 8.00 – 11.83 9.89 9.71 7.75 – 11.83 11.51 – – –

Receptionists .............................. 7.19 7.30 6.50 – 7.84 7.19 7.30 6.50 – 7.84 – – – –

Order clerks ................................ 10.90 11.00 7.21 – 14.56 10.90 11.00 7.21 – 14.56 – – – –

Records clerks, N.E.C. ............... 8.06 – – – 7.95 – – – – – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and

auditing clerks ....................... 8.99 8.47 7.00 – 10.01 8.86 7.79 6.90 – 9.73 – – – –

Telephone operators .................. 9.31 – – – 9.31 – – – – – – –

Messengers ................................ 6.86 – – – 6.86 – – – – – – –

Dispatchers ................................. 8.97 – – – – – – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Hourly earnings1 for selected occupations, all workers 2, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996 — Continued

Occupation3

All industries Private industry State and local government

Mean Median Middle range Mean Median Middle range Mean Median Middle range

Traffic, shipping and receiving

clerks .................................... $8.94 – – – $8.93 – – – – – – –

Stock and inventory clerks .......... 9.12 – – – 7.99 – – – – – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners,

and investigators .................. 14.88 – – – 14.86 – – – – – – –

Investigators and adjusters

except insurance .................. 9.86 – – – 9.86 – – – – – – –

General office clerks ................... 8.21 $8.25 $7.00 – $9.23 8.08 $8.00 $6.40 – $9.50 $8.52 $8.55 $7.98 – $8.91

Bank tellers ................................. 7.66 – – – 7.66 – – – – – – –

Data entry keyers ....................... 7.69 – – – 7.58 – – – – – – –

Teachers’ aides .......................... 8.69 – – – – – – – 8.69 – – –

Administrative support

occupations, N.E.C. .............. 10.46 9.00 8.41 – 12.50 10.72 9.00 8.41 – 13.20 – – – –

White-collar occupations excluding

sales ............................................. 16.32 14.42 9.07 – 20.19 16.15 14.00 8.80 – 19.86 16.99 15.97 10.31 – 21.67

Blue-collar occupations .......................... 10.93 10.20 7.50 – 13.40 10.91 10.00 7.50 – 13.70 11.41 11.15 9.92 – 12.71

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations .................................. 12.98 12.09 9.59 – 16.25 13.07 12.09 9.35 – 16.26 12.04 11.84 10.60 – 12.71

Supervisors, mechanics and

repairers ............................... 11.86 – – – – – – – – – – –

Automobile mechanics ............... 12.16 – – – 12.57 – – – – – – –

Carpenters .................................. 12.81 – – – 12.81 – – – – – – –

Electricians ................................. 12.83 – – – 12.83 – – – – – – –

Supervisors, production

occupations .......................... 17.16 – – – 17.16 – – – – – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders 13.36 – – – – – – – – – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ..................................... 9.23 8.69 6.50 – 11.13 9.23 8.70 6.50 – 11.15 – – – –

Miscellaneous machine

operators, N.E.C. .................. 8.76 – – – 8.78 – – – – – – –

Transportation and material moving

occupations .................................. 12.41 11.84 8.25 – 17.70 12.50 12.00 8.07 – 17.70 11.02 10.85 9.63 – 11.84

Truck drivers ............................... 13.60 13.77 10.50 – 17.70 13.70 14.18 10.51 – 17.70 – – – –

Driver-sales workers ................... 8.62 – – – 8.62 – – – – – – –

Industrial truck and tractor

equipment operators ............. 9.03 – – – 8.88 – – – – – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers .................... 7.23 7.00 5.25 – 8.46 7.14 7.00 5.25 – 8.17 – – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners

except farm ........................... 8.59 – – – – – – – – – – –

Construction laborers ................. 7.08 7.00 5.50 – 8.00 6.99 7.00 5.50 – 8.00 – – – –

Stock handlers and baggers ....... 7.00 6.50 4.50 – 8.46 7.00 6.50 4.50 – 8.46 – – – –

Freight, stock, and material

handlers, N.E.C. ................... 6.56 – – – 6.56 – – – – – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment

cleaners ................................ 6.57 – – – 6.57 – – – – – – –

Laborers except construction,

N.E.C. ................................... 6.01 5.36 5.00 – 6.50 5.95 5.36 5.00 – 6.07 – – – –

Service occupations ............................... 6.57 6.05 5.00 – 7.81 5.84 5.50 4.75 – 6.94 9.00 8.21 6.83 – 9.58

Guards and police except public

service .................................. 5.96 – – – 5.94 – – – – – – –

Supervisors, food preparation

and service occupations ....... 6.91 – – – 6.91 – – – – – – –

Waiters and waitresses .............. 2.70 2.13 2.13 – 2.35 2.70 2.13 2.13 – 2.35 – – – –

Cooks ......................................... 6.41 5.97 5.00 – 7.35 6.00 5.50 5.00 – 6.88 – – – –

Food counter, fountain, and

related occupations .............. 5.08 – – – 5.08 – – – – – – –

Kitchen workers, food

preparation ........................... 6.65 – – – 6.65 – – – – – – –

Food preparation occupations,

N.E.C. ................................... 5.63 5.50 4.75 – 6.00 5.60 5.50 4.65 – 6.00 – – – –

Health aides except nursing ....... 7.33 – – – 7.37 – – – – – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and

attendants ............................. 7.50 7.32 6.29 – 9.00 7.56 7.56 6.29 – 9.00 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Hourly earnings1 for selected occupations, all workers 2, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996 — Continued

Occupation3

All industries Private industry State and local government

Mean Median Middle range Mean Median Middle range Mean Median Middle range

Maids and housemen ................. $5.60 – – – $5.39 – – – – – – –

Janitors and cleaners ................. 7.14 $6.50 $5.50 – $8.34 6.50 $5.75 $5.40 – $7.50 $7.86 – – –

Child care workers, N.E.C. ......... 6.97 – – – – – – – – – – –

Service occupations, N.E.C. ....... 5.54 5.25 4.75 – 6.10 5.48 – – – 5.77 – – –

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, hazard pay, and on-call 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. The median designates position--one-half of the workers

receive the same as or more, and one-half receive the same as or less than the rate

shown. The middle range is defined by two rates of pay--one-fourth of the workers earn

the same as or less than the lower of these rates, and one-fourth earn the same as or

more than the higher rate. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 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. 3 A classification system including about 450 individual occupations is used to cover

all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine

major occupational groups.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication

criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for

categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere classified." Because of

rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.

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Table 3. Hourly earnings1 for selected occupations, full-time workers only2, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupation3

All industries Private industry State and local government

Mean Median Middle range Mean Median Middle range Mean Median Middle range

All workers .................................................. $13.55 $11.00 $7.53 – $16.83 $13.42 $11.00 $7.26 – $16.59 $14.22 $11.65 $8.63 – $18.41

All workers excluding sales .................... 13.57 11.25 7.75 – 16.84 13.44 11.21 7.50 – 16.66 14.21 11.64 8.63 – 18.41

White-collar occupations ........................ 16.31 14.00 9.00 – 20.17 16.20 13.62 8.58 – 19.90 16.86 15.55 10.31 – 21.52

Professional specialty and technical

occupations .................................. 21.15 19.10 15.50 – 24.88 21.43 19.26 15.38 – 25.31 20.33 18.73 15.63 – 22.92

Professional specialty occupations 23.22 21.31 16.59 – 26.76 24.18 21.88 16.59 – 28.54 21.04 19.88 16.14 – 23.85

Electrical and electronic

engineers .............................. 21.95 21.92 17.69 – 25.48 21.95 21.92 17.69 – 25.48 – – – –

Industrial engineers .................... 25.71 – – – 25.71 – – – – – – –

Computer systems analysts and

scientists ............................... 20.36 20.39 15.92 – 25.00 20.34 20.34 15.92 – 25.00 – – – –

Registered nurses ...................... 17.91 16.96 15.40 – 19.98 17.43 16.69 15.40 – 18.87 – – – –

Social workers ............................ 15.46 – – – – – – – – – – –

Lawyers ...................................... 26.66 – – – – – – – – – – –

Technical occupations .................... 15.66 15.83 12.05 – 18.92 15.74 15.90 12.20 – 19.45 15.02 – – –

Licensed practical nurses ........... 11.15 – – – 11.15 – – – – – – –

Health technologists and

technicians, N.E.C. ............... 11.28 – – – 11.13 – – – – – – –

Electrical and electronic

technicians ............................ 16.51 – – – 16.54 – – – – – – –

Drafters ....................................... 10.58 – – – – – – – – – – –

Technical and related

occupations, N.E.C. .............. 15.15 – – – 15.70 – – – – – – –

Executive, administrative, and

managerial occupations ................ 21.36 17.39 14.38 – 26.31 21.87 17.39 14.52 – 26.44 19.16 16.88 11.93 – 25.41

Financial managers .................... 20.09 – – – 19.83 – – – – – – –

Administrators, education and

related fields ......................... 28.27 – – – – – – – – – – –

Managers, medicine and health 26.70 – – – 27.62 – – – – – – –

Managers, service organizations,

N.E.C. ................................... 14.96 – – – 14.48 – – – – – – –

Managers and administrators,

N.E.C. ................................... 26.90 24.75 15.38 – 32.62 28.43 28.00 18.46 – 36.12 – – – –

Accountants and auditors ........... 15.29 13.43 12.56 – 15.30 15.26 – – – – – – –

Management analysts ................ 15.61 – – – – – – – – – – –

Personnel, training, and labor

relations specialists .............. 16.29 15.29 13.55 – 16.82 16.21 15.29 13.55 – 16.44 – – – –

Management related

occupations, N.E.C. .............. 16.09 13.00 10.35 – 21.20 19.43 – – – – – – –

Sales occupations .............................. 13.27 8.96 6.33 – 15.17 13.27 8.96 6.33 – 15.07 – – – –

Supervisors, sales occupations .. 21.73 17.30 12.98 – 30.01 21.73 17.30 12.98 – 30.01 – – – –

Sales representatives, mining,

manufacturing, and

wholesale .............................. 15.87 – – – 15.87 – – – – – – –

Sales workers, other

commodities ......................... 14.79 9.00 7.95 – 16.35 14.79 9.00 7.95 – 16.35 – – – –

Cashiers ..................................... 6.64 6.25 5.75 – 6.78 6.64 6.25 5.75 – 6.78 – – – –

Sales support occupations,

N.E.C. ................................... 8.64 – – – 8.64 – – – – – – –

Administrative support including

clerical occupations ...................... 9.61 8.95 7.50 – 11.00 9.66 8.90 7.30 – 11.25 9.36 9.11 8.25 – 10.35

Supervisors, general office ......... 12.39 – – – 12.39 – – – – – – –

Secretaries ................................. 10.49 10.34 8.90 – 11.83 10.38 10.25 8.85 – 11.83 11.51 – – –

Receptionists .............................. 7.74 – – – 7.74 – – – – – – –

Order clerks ................................ 11.53 – – – 11.53 – – – – – – –

Records clerks, N.E.C. ............... 8.06 – – – 7.95 – – – – – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and

auditing clerks ....................... 9.18 8.93 6.90 – 10.31 9.05 8.50 6.90 – 10.01 – – – –

Telephone operators .................. 9.55 – – – 9.55 – – – – – – –

Dispatchers ................................. 9.44 – – – – – – – – – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving

clerks .................................... 8.94 – – – 8.93 – – – – – – –

Stock and inventory clerks .......... 9.14 – – – 8.00 – – – – – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners,

and investigators .................. 14.99 – – – 14.97 – – – – – – –

Investigators and adjusters

except insurance .................. 9.91 – – – 9.91 – – – – – – –

General office clerks ................... 8.61 8.59 7.58 – 9.50 8.66 9.00 7.21 – 9.50 8.52 8.55 7.98 – 8.91

Bank tellers ................................. 7.73 – – – 7.73 – – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Hourly earnings1 for selected occupations, full-time workers only2, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996 —

Continued

Occupation3

All industries Private industry State and local government

Mean Median Middle range Mean Median Middle range Mean Median Middle range

Data entry keyers ....................... $8.25 – – – – – – – – – – –

Teachers’ aides .......................... 8.69 – – – – – – – $8.69 – – –

Administrative support

occupations, N.E.C. .............. 10.65 $9.08 $8.41 – $12.50 $10.97 $9.06 $8.41 – $13.20 – – – –

White-collar occupations excluding

sales ............................................. 16.86 14.97 9.58 – 20.93 16.86 14.66 9.36 – 20.65 16.86 $15.55 $10.31 – $21.52

Blue-collar occupations .......................... 11.44 10.75 8.00 – 14.22 11.44 10.57 8.00 – 14.65 11.43 11.15 9.93 – 12.71

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations .................................. 13.04 12.12 9.75 – 16.25 13.14 12.12 9.59 – 16.50 12.04 11.84 10.60 – 12.71

Supervisors, mechanics and

repairers ............................... 11.86 – – – – – – – – – – –

Automobile mechanics ............... 12.16 – – – 12.57 – – – – – – –

Carpenters .................................. 12.82 – – – 12.82 – – – – – – –

Electricians ................................. 12.83 – – – 12.83 – – – – – – –

Supervisors, production

occupations .......................... 17.16 – – – 17.16 – – – – – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders 13.36 – – – – – – – – – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ..................................... 9.39 9.00 6.50 – 11.25 9.40 9.00 6.50 – 11.25 – – – –

Miscellaneous machine

operators, N.E.C. .................. 9.08 – – – 9.11 – – – – – – –

Transportation and material moving

occupations .................................. 13.14 12.06 9.00 – 17.70 13.28 12.21 9.00 – 17.70 11.09 10.85 9.93 – 11.84

Truck drivers ............................... 13.63 13.92 10.45 – 17.70 13.73 14.45 10.51 – 17.70 – – – –

Industrial truck and tractor

equipment operators ............. 9.03 – – – 8.88 – – – – – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers .................... 7.58 7.50 5.55 – 8.50 7.45 7.37 5.50 – 8.17 – – – –

Helpers, construction trades ....... 7.77 – – – 7.61 – – – – – – –

Construction laborers ................. 7.11 7.01 5.50 – 8.00 7.02 – – – – – – –

Stock handlers and baggers ....... 8.03 – – – 8.03 – – – – – – –

Freight, stock, and material

handlers, N.E.C. ................... 6.71 – – – 6.71 – – – – – – –

Laborers except construction,

N.E.C. ................................... 6.71 – – – 6.63 – – – – – – –

Service occupations ............................... 6.81 6.25 5.20 – 7.98 5.92 5.75 5.00 – 6.90 9.10 8.21 7.00 – 9.82

Guards and police except public

service .................................. 6.37 – – – – – – – – – – –

Supervisors, food preparation

and service occupations ....... 6.97 – – – 6.97 – – – – – – –

Waiters and waitresses .............. 2.77 – – – 2.77 – – – – – – –

Cooks ......................................... 6.90 6.88 5.70 – 8.20 6.41 6.35 5.50 – 7.00 – – – –

Kitchen workers, food

preparation ........................... 6.65 – – – 6.65 – – – – – – –

Food preparation occupations,

N.E.C. ................................... 5.93 – – – 5.90 – – – – – – –

Health aides except nursing ....... 7.33 – – – 7.37 – – – – – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and

attendants ............................. 6.88 – – – 6.87 – – – – – – –

Maids and housemen ................. 5.63 – – – 5.40 – – – – – – –

Janitors and cleaners ................. 7.15 6.50 5.75 – 8.34 6.48 5.75 5.40 – 7.50 7.86 – – –

Service occupations, N.E.C. ....... 5.37 – – – – – – – – – – –

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, hazard pay, and on-call 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. The median designates position--one-half of the workers

receive the same as or more, and one-half receive the same as or less than the rate

shown. The middle range is defined by two rates of pay--one-fourth of the workers earn

the same as or less than the lower of these rates, and one-fourth earn the same as or

more than the higher rate. 2 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. 3 A classification system including about 450 individual occupations is used to cover

all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine

major occupational groups.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication

criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for

categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere classified." Because of

rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.

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Table 4. Hourly earnings1 for selected occupations, part-time workers only2, Albuquerque, NM,

February-March 1996

Occupation3

All industries Private industry

Mean Median Middle range Mean Median Middle range

All workers .................................................. $7.89 $6.50 $5.01 – $9.00 $7.18 $6.15 $5.00 – $8.46

All workers excluding sales .................... 8.05 6.50 5.00 – 9.00 7.23 6.25 5.00 – 8.50

White-collar occupations ........................ 9.69 7.22 5.93 – 12.08 8.32 7.00 5.52 – 9.00

Professional specialty and technical

occupations .................................. 15.69 16.69 10.07 – 20.50 13.64 14.75 8.67 – 19.00

Professional specialty occupations 17.09 19.00 13.60 – 20.97 13.63 16.72 7.50 – 19.00

Registered nurses ...................... 19.25 – – – 18.24 – – –

Technical occupations .................... 12.61 13.00 10.07 – 14.75 13.65 – – –

Sales occupations .............................. 6.86 6.00 5.25 – 7.46 6.86 6.00 5.25 – 7.46

Sales counter clerks ................... 6.57 – – – 6.57 – – –

Cashiers ..................................... 6.84 5.76 5.00 – 8.47 6.84 5.76 5.00 – 8.47

Administrative support including

clerical occupations ...................... 6.85 6.85 5.65 – 7.44 6.85 6.85 5.65 – 7.44

Receptionists .............................. 6.18 – – – 6.18 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and

auditing clerks ....................... 7.59 – – – 7.59 – – –

General office clerks ................... 6.05 – – – 6.05 – – –

White-collar occupations excluding

sales ............................................. 10.83 7.99 6.40 – 15.49 9.05 7.00 6.00 – 10.00

Blue-collar occupations .......................... 7.02 6.14 5.00 – 8.18 7.01 6.14 5.00 – 8.07

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations .................................. 9.91 – – – 9.91 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ..................................... 6.22 – – – 6.22 – – –

Transportation and material moving

occupations .................................. 7.61 – – – 7.56 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers .................... 6.65 5.50 4.65 – 7.66 6.65 5.50 4.65 – 7.66

Stock handlers and baggers ....... 6.51 5.00 4.50 – 8.47 6.51 5.00 4.50 – 8.47

Laborers except construction,

N.E.C. ................................... 4.99 – – – 4.99 – – –

Service occupations ............................... 5.66 5.25 4.25 – 7.15 5.62 5.10 4.25 – 7.15

Waiters and waitresses .............. 2.50 – – – 2.50 – – –

Cooks ......................................... 5.30 – – – 5.30 – – –

Food counter, fountain, and

related occupations .............. 5.08 – – – 5.08 – – –

Food preparation occupations,

N.E.C. ................................... 4.96 – – – 4.95 – – –

Service occupations, N.E.C. ....... 6.14 – – – – – – –

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid

to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living

adjustments, hazard pay, and on-call 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. The

median designates position--one-half of the workers receive the

same as or more, and one-half receive the same as or less than

the rate shown. The middle range is defined by two rates of

pay--one-fourth of the workers earn the same as or less than the

lower of these rates, and one-fourth earn the same as or more

than the higher rate. 2 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. 3 A classification system including about 450 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 

Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major

occupational groups.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data

did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and

occupational levels may include data for categories not shown

separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere classified." Because of

rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.

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Table 5. Mean weekly earnings1 and hours for selected white-collar occupations, full-time workers only2,

Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupation3

All industries Private industry State and local government

Mean

weekly

hours4

Weekly earnings Mean

weekly

hours4

Weekly earnings Mean

weekly

hours4

Weekly earnings

Mean Median Mean Median Mean Median

White-collar occupations .................................. 39.8 $650 $560 40.1 $649 $540 38.6 $650 $619

Professional specialty and technical

occupations ............................................ 39.3 832 737 40.0 856 762 37.6 765 710

Professional specialty occupations ........... 39.1 909 801 40.2 971 869 37.0 779 710

Electrical and electronic engineers ....... 40.7 893 877 40.7 893 877 – – –

Industrial engineers .............................. 40.6 1044 – 40.6 1044 – – – –

Computer systems analysts and

scientists ......................................... 40.0 814 816 40.0 813 814 – – –

Registered nurses ................................ 38.0 680 647 38.0 662 636 – – –

Social workers ...................................... 39.9 617 –––––––

Lawyers ................................................ 42.2 1124 –––––––

Technical occupations .............................. 39.8 624 634 39.5 622 631 42.5 639 –

Licensed practical nurses ..................... 38.0 424 – 38.0 424 – – – –

Health technologists and technicians,

N.E.C. ............................................. 41.7 470 – 38.3 426 – – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians ..... 40.0 660 – 40.0 662 – – – –

Drafters ................................................. 40.0 423 –––––––

Technical and related occupations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 40.0 606 – 40.0 628 – – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial

occupations ............................................ 41.3 882 716 41.6 910 734 40.0 766 675

Financial managers .............................. 40.5 814 – 40.5 804 – – – –

Administrators, education and related

fields ............................................... 40.0 1131 –––––––

Managers, medicine and health ........... 42.1 1125 – 42.6 1178 – – – –

Managers, service organizations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 44.2 661 – 44.6 646 – – – –

Managers and administrators, N.E.C. .. 40.9 1101 1098 41.0 1166 1150 – – –

Accountants and auditors ..................... 44.3 677 577 44.7 681 – – – –

Management analysts .......................... 40.7 635 –––––––

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ....................................... 40.0 651 612 40.0 648 612 – – –

Management related occupations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 40.4 650 520 40.7 791 – – – –

Sales occupations ........................................ 39.8 528 358 39.8 528 358 – – –

Supervisors, sales occupations ............ 40.2 873 681 40.2 873 681 – – –

Sales representatives, mining,

manufacturing, and wholesale ........ 40.0 635 – 40.0 635 – – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ........ 37.8 559 342 37.8 559 342 – – –

Cashiers ............................................... 38.5 256 240 38.5 256 240 – – –

Sales support occupations, N.E.C. ....... 39.4 341 – 39.4 341 – – – –

Administrative support including clerical

occupations ............................................ 39.6 380 356 39.6 382 354 39.4 368 364

Supervisors, general office ................... 40.9 507 – 40.9 507 – – – –

Secretaries ........................................... 39.9 418 414 39.9 414 410 40.0 460 –

Receptionists ........................................ 38.7 300 – 38.7 300 – – – –

Order clerks .......................................... 39.6 457 – 39.6 457 – – – –

Records clerks, N.E.C. ......................... 38.6 311 – 38.2 304 – – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing

clerks .............................................. 40.2 369 357 40.2 364 340 – – –

Telephone operators ............................ 40.0 382 – 40.0 382 – – – –

Dispatchers ........................................... 40.0 378 –––––––

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ... 39.9 357 – 39.9 356 – – – –

Stock and inventory clerks .................... 39.9 365 – 39.8 319 – – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ................................... 39.4 590 – 39.4 589 – – – –

Investigators and adjusters except

insurance ........................................ 40.0 397 – 40.0 397 – – – –

General office clerks ............................. 39.2 338 342 39.0 338 360 39.6 337 338

Bank tellers ........................................... 40.0 309 – 40.0 309 – – – –

Data entry keyers ................................. 39.3 324 –––––––

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Mean weekly earnings1 and hours for selected white-collar occupations, full-time workers only2,

Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996 — Continued

Occupation3

All industries Private industry State and local government

Mean

weekly

hours4

Weekly earnings Mean

weekly

hours4

Weekly earnings Mean

weekly

hours4

Weekly earnings

Mean Median Mean Median Mean Median

Teachers’ aides .................................... 32.6 $284 –––– 32.6 $284 –

Administrative support occupations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 39.8 424 $360 39.8 $437 $361 – – –

White-collar occupations excluding sales ..... 39.8 672 596 40.2 677 577 38.6 650 $617

1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to

employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, hazard pay,

and on-call 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. The

median designates position--one-half of the workers receive the same as or

more, and one-half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. The

middle range is defined by two rates of pay--one-fourth of the workers earn the

same as or less than the lower of these rates, and one-fourth earn the same

as or more than the higher rate. 2 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. 3 A classification system including about 450 individual occupations is

used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are

classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 4 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a

week.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may

include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not

elsewhere classified." Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not

equal totals.

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Table 6. Numbers of workers by occupational group and level1, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupational group2 and level

Full-time and part-time workers3 Full-time workers3 Part-time workers3

All industriesPrivate

industry

State and

local

government

All industriesPrivate

industry

State and

local

government

All industriesPrivate

industry

White-collar occupations .................. 151,204 124,476 26,728 124,326 102,067 22,259 26,878 22,409

Professional specialty and

technical occupations ............. 52,436 36,450 15,986 43,452 31,934 11,517 8,984 4,516

Professional specialty

occupations ........................ 38,423 24,253 14,170 31,741 21,425 10,316 6,683 2,829

Level 5 .................................. 2,472 – – –––––

Level 6 .................................. 1,385 – – –––––

Level 7 .................................. – 1,165 – –––––

Level 8 .................................. 2,208 1,092 1,116 2,208 1,092 1,116 – –

Level 9 .................................. 6,722 5,903 819 5,378 4,635 – 1,344 1,268

Level 10 ................................ 2,484 2,469 – 2,484 2,469 – – –

Level 11 ................................ 4,120 3,142 – 3,916 3,142 – – –

Level 12 ................................ 4,791 3,630 – 4,675 3,514 – – –

Level 13 ................................ 3,693 1,957 – 3,693 1,957 – – –

Technical occupations .............. 14,013 12,196 1,816 11,711 10,509 1,202 2,302 1,687

Level 3 .................................. 1,038 833 – –––––

Level 4 .................................. 813 745 – 683 616 – – –

Level 5 .................................. 2,200 1,714 – 1,725 1,649 – – –

Level 6 .................................. 2,212 1,984 – 1,702 1,474 – – –

Level 7 .................................. 2,183 2,025 – 1,844 1,687 – – –

Level 8 .................................. 1,084 1,084 – 1,084 1,084 – – –

Level 9 .................................. 1,130 1,032 – 707 ––––

Executive, administrative, and

managerial occupations .......... 22,205 17,915 4,290 22,027 17,737 4,290 – –

Level 5 .................................. 482 – – 482 ––––

Level 7 .................................. 1,706 1,503 – 1,706 1,503 – – –

Level 8 .................................. 1,056 1,010 – 1,056 1,010 – – –

Level 9 .................................. 3,175 2,477 – 3,056 2,358 – – –

Level 10 ................................ 2,137 1,435 – 2,137 1,435 – – –

Level 11 ................................ 3,809 3,557 252 3,750 3,497 252 – –

Level 12 ................................ 2,736 1,896 – 2,736 1,896 – – –

Level 13 ................................ 2,835 1,628 – 2,835 1,628 – – –

Level 15 ................................ 1,337 1,321 – 1,337 1,321 – – –

Sales occupations ........................ 26,832 26,805 – 19,007 18,980 – 7,826 7,826

Level 1 .................................. 4,621 4,621 – 2,214 2,214 – 2,407 2,407

Level 2 .................................. 5,513 5,513 – 2,836 2,836 – 2,678 2,678

Level 3 .................................. 2,737 2,737 – 1,051 1,051 – 1,686 1,686

Level 4 .................................. 2,341 2,341 – 1,975 1,975 – – –

Level 5 .................................. 3,478 3,478 – 2,789 2,789 – – –

Level 6 .................................. 1,540 1,540 – 1,540 1,540 – – –

Level 7 .................................. 1,205 1,205 – 1,205 1,205 – – –

Level 8 .................................. 1,390 1,363 – 1,390 1,363 – – –

Level 11 ................................ 1,438 1,438 – 1,438 1,438 – – –

Administrative support including

clerical occupations ................ 49,731 43,306 6,425 39,841 33,416 6,425 9,890 9,890

Level 1 .................................. 4,795 4,752 – 1,627 1,585 – 3,167 3,167

Level 2 .................................. 7,552 7,013 – 4,092 3,553 – 3,459 3,459

Level 3 .................................. 9,970 8,794 1,176 7,894 6,718 1,176 2,077 2,077

Level 4 .................................. 10,622 9,781 840 9,749 8,909 840 872 872

Level 5 .................................. 8,679 6,832 – 8,575 6,728 – – –

Level 6 .................................. 3,209 2,454 – 2,999 2,244 – – –

Level 7 .................................. 3,655 2,461 – 3,655 2,461 – – –

Level 8 .................................. 653 – – 653 ––––

White-collar occupations

excluding sales ....................... 124,372 97,671 26,701 105,320 83,087 22,232 19,052 14,584

Level 1 .................................. 4,795 4,752 – 1,627 1,585 – 3,167 3,167

Level 2 .................................. 7,705 7,166 – 4,246 3,707 – 3,459 3,459

Level 3 .................................. 11,008 9,627 1,381 8,505 7,329 1,176 2,503 2,298

Level 4 .................................. 11,434 10,526 908 10,432 9,525 908 1,002 1,002

Level 5 .................................. 13,831 9,799 4,032 11,931 8,982 2,949 1,900 –

Level 6 .................................. 7,897 6,481 1,416 6,746 5,535 1,211 – –

Level 7 .................................. 15,128 7,155 – 11,947 6,669 – – 486

Level 8 .................................. 5,002 3,808 1,194 5,002 3,808 1,194 – –

Level 9 .................................. 11,175 9,561 1,614 9,289 7,752 1,538 1,886 1,809

Level 10 ................................ 5,084 4,367 – 5,084 4,367 – – –

Level 11 ................................ 10,370 9,139 1,231 10,105 9,079 1,026 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Numbers of workers by occupational group and level1, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996 —

Continued

Occupational group2 and level

Full-time and part-time workers3 Full-time workers3 Part-time workers3

All industriesPrivate

industry

State and

local

government

All industriesPrivate

industry

State and

local

government

All industriesPrivate

industry

Level 12 ................................ 7,696 5,695 – 7,580 5,579 – – –

Level 13 ................................ 6,528 3,585 – 6,528 3,585 – – –

Level 15 ................................ 1,770 1,754 – 1,770 1,754 – – –

Not able to be leveled ........... 809 – – –––––

Blue-collar occupations .................... 69,888 66,433 3,455 56,220 52,833 3,386 13,668 13,600

Precision production, craft, and

repair occupations .................. 27,556 25,319 2,237 26,292 24,055 2,237 1,264 1,264

Level 2 .................................. 2,147 2,147 – 1,642 1,642 – – –

Level 3 .................................. 778 778 – –––––

Level 4 .................................. 2,376 2,068 – 2,129 1,822 – – –

Level 5 .................................. 5,204 4,981 – 5,017 4,794 – – –

Level 6 .................................. 3,841 3,033 – 3,841 3,033 – – –

Level 7 .................................. 6,171 5,446 – 6,044 5,319 – – –

Level 8 .................................. 4,787 4,614 – 4,732 4,558 – – –

Level 9 .................................. 1,344 1,344 – 1,344 1,344 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers,

and inspectors ........................ 14,628 14,598 – 13,338 13,308 – 1,290 1,290

Level 1 .................................. 1,505 1,505 – –––––

Level 2 .................................. 4,311 4,311 – 3,488 3,488 – – –

Level 3 .................................. 1,174 1,144 – 1,174 1,144 – – –

Level 4 .................................. 3,082 3,082 – 3,082 3,082 – – –

Level 5 .................................. 2,784 2,784 – 2,784 2,784 – – –

Transportation and material

moving occupations ................ 11,014 10,347 667 8,617 8,018 599 2,397 2,329

Level 2 .................................. 2,033 1,935 – 1,140 1,110 – – –

Level 4 .................................. 4,014 3,623 392 3,924 3,533 392 – –

Level 5 .................................. 1,117 1,055 – 1,117 1,055 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, 

helpers, and laborers .............. 16,691 16,170 – 7,973 7,453 – 8,718 8,718

Level 1 .................................. 8,050 7,955 – 2,763 2,668 – 5,287 5,287

Level 2 .................................. 2,389 2,335 – 1,990 1,936 – – –

Level 3 .................................. 4,557 4,372 – 1,525 1,339 – – –

Level 4 .................................. 1,334 1,193 – 1,334 1,193 – – –

Service occupations ......................... 52,796 42,351 10,446 35,035 25,560 9,475 17,761 16,791

Level 1 .................................. 15,608 15,100 – 8,726 8,286 – 6,882 6,814

Level 2 .................................. 12,084 10,444 1,640 8,044 6,676 1,369 4,039 3,769

Level 3 .................................. 9,992 8,500 – 6,883 5,430 – 3,109 3,070

Level 4 .................................. 9,104 5,505 – 5,522 2,517 3,005 3,582 –

Level 5 .................................. 3,239 1,606 – 3,090 1,457 – – –

1 Each occupation for which wage data are collected in an establishment

is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work

environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation’s ranking

within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of

the occupation. See technical note for more information. 2 A classification system including about 450 individual occupations is

used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are

classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 3 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.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupation and occupational levels may include

data for categories not shown separately. Because of rounding, sums of

individual items may not equal totals.

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Table 7. Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group and level2, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupational group3 and level

Full-time and part-time workers4 Full-time workers4 Part-time workers4

All industriesPrivate

industry

State and

local

government

All industriesPrivate

industry

State and

local

government

All industriesPrivate

industry

White-collar occupations .................. $15.62 $15.34 $16.99 $16.31 $16.20 $16.86 $9.69 $8.32

Professional specialty and

technical occupations ............. 20.63 20.85 20.04 21.15 21.43 20.33 15.69 13.64

Professional specialty

occupations ........................ 22.66 23.48 20.96 23.22 24.18 21.04 17.09 13.63

Level 5 .................................. 12.38 – – –––––

Level 6 .................................. 12.94 – – –––––

Level 7 .................................. – 15.12 – –––––

Level 8 .................................. 17.89 16.10 19.76 17.89 16.10 19.76 – –

Level 9 .................................. 18.39 17.90 21.93 18.35 17.75 – 18.64 18.71

Level 10 ................................ 21.00 21.06 – 21.00 21.06 – – –

Level 11 ................................ 22.68 22.58 – 22.76 22.58 – – –

Level 12 ................................ 24.53 26.48 – 24.49 26.46 – – –

Level 13 ................................ 35.71 45.44 – 35.71 45.44 – – –

Technical occupations .............. 15.33 15.55 13.82 15.66 15.74 15.02 12.61 13.65

Level 3 .................................. 7.48 7.25 – –––––

Level 4 .................................. 9.64 9.73 – 9.82 9.94 – – –

Level 5 .................................. 12.57 13.00 – 12.86 12.95 – – –

Level 6 .................................. 14.05 14.32 – 14.33 14.72 – – –

Level 7 .................................. 15.18 15.40 – 15.23 15.48 – – –

Level 8 .................................. 18.25 18.25 – 18.25 18.25 – – –

Level 9 .................................. 16.68 17.11 – 16.14 ––––

Executive, administrative, and

managerial occupations .......... 21.34 21.84 19.16 21.36 21.87 19.16 – –

Level 5 .................................. 12.46 – – 12.46 ––––

Level 7 .................................. 13.52 13.32 – 13.52 13.32 – – –

Level 8 .................................. 14.10 14.10 – 14.10 14.10 – – –

Level 9 .................................. 14.33 15.11 – 14.30 15.09 – – –

Level 10 ................................ 14.76 16.51 – 14.76 16.51 – – –

Level 11 ................................ 19.90 19.58 24.58 19.93 19.61 24.58 – –

Level 12 ................................ 22.80 24.42 – 22.80 24.42 – – –

Level 13 ................................ 27.57 26.92 – 27.57 26.92 – – –

Level 15 ................................ 46.85 47.00 – 46.85 47.00 – – –

Sales occupations ........................ 12.12 12.11 – 13.27 13.27 – 6.86 6.86

Level 1 .................................. 6.01 6.01 – 6.23 6.23 – 5.66 5.66

Level 2 .................................. 6.33 6.33 – 6.48 6.48 – 5.98 5.98

Level 3 .................................. 8.41 8.41 – 8.23 8.23 – 8.58 8.58

Level 4 .................................. 7.79 7.79 – 7.90 7.90 – – –

Level 5 .................................. 9.67 9.67 – 9.78 9.78 – – –

Level 6 .................................. 8.98 8.98 – 8.98 8.98 – – –

Level 7 .................................. 13.47 13.47 – 13.47 13.47 – – –

Level 8 .................................. 17.30 17.30 – 17.30 17.30 – – –

Level 11 ................................ 32.86 32.86 – 32.86 32.86 – – –

Administrative support including

clerical occupations ................ 9.26 9.25 9.36 9.61 9.66 9.36 6.85 6.85

Level 1 .................................. 6.04 6.02 – 6.12 6.08 – 5.95 5.95

Level 2 .................................. 6.78 6.71 – 6.97 6.89 – 6.42 6.42

Level 3 .................................. 7.80 7.66 8.74 7.86 7.70 8.74 7.40 7.40

Level 4 .................................. 9.46 9.47 9.32 9.47 9.48 9.32 9.29 9.29

Level 5 .................................. 10.04 10.21 – 10.05 10.23 – – –

Level 6 .................................. 11.87 12.21 – 12.14 12.60 – – –

Level 7 .................................. 12.48 13.80 – 12.48 13.80 – – –

Level 8 .................................. 15.17 – – 15.17 ––––

White-collar occupations

excluding sales ....................... 16.32 16.15 16.99 16.86 16.86 16.86 10.83 9.05

Level 1 .................................. 6.04 6.02 – 6.12 6.08 – 5.95 5.95

Level 2 .................................. 6.85 6.80 – 7.08 7.03 – 6.42 6.42

Level 3 .................................. 7.77 7.62 8.75 7.82 7.66 8.74 7.53 7.40

Level 4 .................................. 9.47 9.49 9.27 9.49 9.51 9.27 9.11 9.11

Level 5 .................................. 10.80 10.73 11.02 10.88 10.79 11.18 9.60 –

Level 6 .................................. 12.81 12.96 12.15 12.97 13.25 11.71 – –

Level 7 .................................. 16.48 14.33 – 15.94 14.30 – – 15.03

Level 8 .................................. 16.77 16.01 19.40 16.77 16.01 19.40 – –

Level 9 .................................. 16.98 17.03 16.67 16.79 16.82 16.61 18.41 18.44

Level 10 ................................ 18.26 19.42 – 18.26 19.42 – – –

Level 11 ................................ 21.01 20.71 23.36 21.03 20.73 23.75 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 7. Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group and level2, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996 —

Continued

Occupational group3 and level

Full-time and part-time workers4 Full-time workers4 Part-time workers4

All industriesPrivate

industry

State and

local

government

All industriesPrivate

industry

State and

local

government

All industriesPrivate

industry

Level 12 ................................ $24.00 $25.84 – $23.97 $25.82 – – –

Level 13 ................................ 32.22 37.24 – 32.22 37.24 – – –

Level 15 ................................ 43.40 43.49 – 43.40 43.49 – – –

Not able to be leveled ........... 11.75 – – –––––

Blue-collar occupations .................... 10.93 10.91 $11.41 11.44 11.44 $11.43 $7.02 $7.01

Precision production, craft, and

repair occupations .................. 12.98 13.07 12.04 13.04 13.14 12.04 9.91 9.91

Level 2 .................................. 7.66 7.66 – 7.72 7.72 – – –

Level 3 .................................. 8.74 8.74 – –––––

Level 4 .................................. 8.80 8.48 – 8.89 8.56 – – –

Level 5 .................................. 11.07 11.02 – 11.02 10.96 – – –

Level 6 .................................. 12.51 12.89 – 12.51 12.89 – – –

Level 7 .................................. 14.97 15.32 – 14.99 15.34 – – –

Level 8 .................................. 15.38 15.30 – 15.40 15.33 – – –

Level 9 .................................. 15.90 15.90 – 15.90 15.90 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers,

and inspectors ........................ 9.23 9.23 – 9.39 9.40 – 6.22 6.22

Level 1 .................................. 5.78 5.78 – –––––

Level 2 .................................. 7.56 7.56 – 7.69 7.69 – – –

Level 3 .................................. 7.68 7.69 – 7.68 7.69 – – –

Level 4 .................................. 8.78 8.78 – 8.78 8.78 – – –

Level 5 .................................. 11.67 11.67 – 11.67 11.67 – – –

Transportation and material

moving occupations ................ 12.41 12.50 11.02 13.14 13.28 11.09 7.61 7.56

Level 2 .................................. 8.94 8.93 – 10.34 10.40 – – –

Level 4 .................................. 13.07 13.35 10.51 13.11 13.40 10.51 – –

Level 5 .................................. 11.40 11.36 – 11.40 11.36 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, 

helpers, and laborers .............. 7.23 7.14 – 7.58 7.45 – 6.65 6.65

Level 1 .................................. 5.86 5.83 – 6.71 6.66 – 4.94 4.94

Level 2 .................................. 6.23 6.22 – 6.21 6.20 – – –

Level 3 .................................. 8.89 8.87 – 8.95 8.90 – – –

Level 4 .................................. 9.13 8.92 – 9.13 8.92 – – –

Service occupations ......................... 6.57 5.84 9.00 6.81 5.92 9.10 5.66 5.62

Level 1 .................................. 5.13 5.05 – 5.14 5.03 – 5.10 5.10

Level 2 .................................. 5.52 5.28 6.90 5.72 5.47 6.88 4.75 4.63

Level 3 .................................. 6.41 6.02 – 6.76 6.34 – 5.03 5.03

Level 4 .................................. 7.19 7.11 – 7.04 6.63 7.41 7.53 –

Level 5 .................................. 8.14 7.36 – 8.18 7.38 – – –

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, hazard

pay, and on-call 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. The median designates position--one-half of the workers

receive the same as or more, and one-half receive the same as or less than

the rate shown. The middle range is defined by two rates of pay--one-fourth

of the workers earn the same as or less than the lower of these rates, and

one-fourth earn the same as or more than the higher rate. 2 Each occupation for which wage data are collected in an establishment

is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work

environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation’s ranking

within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of

the occupation. See technical note for more information. 3 A classification system including about 450 individual occupations is

used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are

classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 4 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.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may

include data for categories not shown separately. Because of rounding,

sums of individual items may not equal totals.

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Table 8. Number of workers by occupational group and selected characteristic, all industries,

Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupational group1 Union2 Nonunion2 Full-time3 Part-time3 Time4 Incentive4

All workers ............................................................ 31,439 242,450 215,581 58,307 261,763 12,125

All workers excluding sales ....................... 31,138 215,919 196,575 50,482 243,202 3,855

White-collar occupations ............................. 12,921 138,283 124,326 26,878 141,835 9,369

Professional specialty and technical 

occupations ........................................ – 43,317 43,452 8,984 52,436 –

Professional specialty occupations ...... – 30,976 31,741 6,683 38,423 –

Technical occupations .......................... 1,672 12,341 11,711 2,302 14,013 –

Executive, administrative, and 

managerial occupations ..................... – 22,027 22,027 – 21,751 –

Sales occupations ................................... – 26,532 19,007 7,826 18,562 8,271

Administrative support including clerical 

occupations ........................................ 3,324 46,407 39,841 9,890 49,087 644

Blue-collar occupations ................................ 11,122 58,767 56,220 13,668 67,873 2,016

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations ........................................ 5,954 21,602 26,292 1,264 26,517 1,039

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ........................................... 1,100 13,528 13,338 1,290 14,084 –

Transportation and material moving

occupations ........................................ 3,212 7,802 8,617 2,397 10,797 –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers,

and laborers ........................................ 856 15,835 7,973 8,718 16,475 –

Service occupations ..................................... – 45,401 35,035 17,761 52,056 –

1 A classification system including about 450 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy.

Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major

occupational ’groups. 2 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through

collective bargaining. 3 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. 4 Time workers wages are based solely on hourly or weekly

rates; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially

based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions,

and production bonuses.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did

not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and

occupational levels may include data for categories not shown

separately. Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not

equal totals.

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Table 9. Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group and selected characteristic, all industries,

Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupational group2 Union3 Nonunion3 Full time4 Part time4 Time5 Incentive5

All workers ...................................................................... $14.21 $12.66 $13.55 $7.89 $12.72 $15.09

All workers excluding sales ................................. 14.28 12.72 13.57 8.05 12.94 11.56

White-collar occupations ....................................... 16.63 15.54 16.31 9.69 15.55 16.57

Professional specialty and technical 

occupations .................................................. – 20.81 21.15 15.69 20.63 –

Professional specialty occupations ................ – 22.94 23.22 17.09 22.66 –

Technical occupations .................................... 14.13 15.48 15.66 12.61 15.33 –

Executive, administrative, and managerial 

occupations .................................................. – 21.36 21.36 – 21.28 –

Sales occupations ............................................. – 12.17 13.27 6.86 9.57 16.79

Administrative support including clerical 

occupations .................................................. 11.56 9.09 9.61 6.85 9.29 7.75

Blue-collar occupations .......................................... 14.90 10.10 11.44 7.02 10.89 12.08

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations .................................................. 16.18 12.07 13.04 9.91 12.94 14.15

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 11.08 9.07 9.39 6.22 9.23 –

Transportation and material moving occupations 15.47 11.09 13.14 7.61 12.39 –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ......................................................... 8.87 7.11 7.58 6.65 7.22 –

Service occupations ............................................... – 6.01 6.81 5.66 6.60 –

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments,

hazard pay, and on-call 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. The median designates position--one-half of

the workers receive the same as or more, and one-half receive the same

as or less than the rate shown. The middle range is defined by two rates

of pay--one-fourth of the workers earn the same as or less than the lower

of these rates, and one-fourth earn the same as or more than the higher

rate.2 A classification system including about 450 individual occupations

is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy.Individual occupations

are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 3 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through

collective bargaining. 4 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. 5 Time workers wages are based solely on hourly or weekly rates;

incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on

productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production

bonuses.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational

levels may include data for categories not shown separately. Because of

rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.

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Table 10. Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group and selected characteristic, private industry,

Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupational group2 Union3 Nonunion3 Full time4 Part time4 Time5 Incentive5

All workers ...................................................................... $14.97 $12.42 $13.42 $7.18 $12.42 $15.09

All workers excluding sales .................................... 15.14 12.45 13.44 7.23 12.66 11.56

White-collar occupations ........................................ – 15.41 16.20 8.32 15.23 16.57

Professional specialty and technical

occupations .................................................. – 20.94 21.43 13.64 20.85 –

Professional specialty occupations ................ – 23.48 24.18 13.63 23.48 –

Technical occupations .................................... – 15.44 15.74 13.65 15.55 –

Executive, administrative, and managerial

occupations .................................................. – 21.87 21.87 – 21.79 –

Sales occupations .............................................. – 12.17 13.27 6.86 9.56 16.79

Administrative support including clerical

occupations .................................................. – 9.04 9.66 6.85 9.27 7.75

Blue-collar occupations .......................................... 15.65 10.08 11.44 7.01 10.86 12.08

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations .................................................. 17.29 12.11 13.14 9.91 13.02 14.15

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 11.08 9.07 9.40 6.22 9.24 –

Transportation and material moving occupations – 11.08 13.28 7.56 12.48 –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ......................................................... – 7.10 7.45 6.65 7.12 –

Service occupations ............................................... – 5.83 5.92 5.62 5.87 –

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments,

hazard pay, and on-call 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. The median designates position--one-half of

the workers receive the same as or more, and one-half receive the same

as or less than the rate shown. The middle range is defined by two rates

of pay--one-fourth of the workers earn the same as or less than the lower

of these rates, and one-fourth earn the same as or more than the higher

rate.2 A classification system including about 450 individual occupations

is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy.Individual occupations

are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 3 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through

collective bargaining. 4 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. 5 Time workers wages are based solely on hourly or weekly rates;

incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on

productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production

bonuses.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational

levels may include data for categories not shown separately. Because of

rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.

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Table 11. Number of workers by occupational group, private industry, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupational group1 All private

industries

Goods-producing industries2 Service-producing industries3

Total Construction

Manufacturing Total

Transportation

and

public

utilities

Wholesale and

retail

trade

Finance,

insurance,

and real

estate

Services

All workers .................................................. 233,260 49,964 16,288 33,675 183,297 18,902 67,299 13,359 83,737

All workers excluding sales ................ 206,455 49,090 16,260 32,830 157,365 18,029 48,112 11,259 79,965

White-collar occupations .................... 124,476 16,557 1,814 14,743 107,919 9,667 29,162 12,111 56,978

Professional specialty and technical

occupations .............................. 36,450 7,782 – 7,673 28,668 1,767 1,574 311 25,017

Professional specialty

occupations ......................... 24,253 5,383 – 5,373 18,870 673 – – 16,587

Technical occupations ................ 12,196 2,398 – 2,301 9,798 1,094 – – 8,430

Executive, administrative, and

managerial occupations ............ 17,915 3,710 545 3,166 14,204 1,140 – 1,910 –

Sales occupations .......................... 26,805 873 – – 25,932 – 19,187 2,100 3,771

Administrative support including

clerical occupations .................. 43,306 4,192 1,133 3,059 39,114 5,887 5,287 7,790 20,150

Blue-collar occupations ...................... 66,433 32,551 14,450 18,101 33,882 9,165 16,092 – 8,057

Precision production, craft, and

repair occupations .................... 25,319 14,059 9,299 4,760 11,259 3,681 4,637 – 2,408

Machine operators, assemblers,

and inspectors .......................... 14,598 11,657 – 11,635 2,941 – – – 1,882

Transportation and material moving

occupations .............................. 10,347 1,965 817 1,147 8,382 5,112 2,415 – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ................ 16,170 4,870 4,312 – 11,300 – 8,016 – 2,912

Service occupations ........................... 42,351 855 – – 41,496 – 22,045 – 18,701

1 A classification system including about 450 individual occupations is

used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are

classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 2 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and

manufacturing. 3 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities;

wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may

include data for categories not shown separately. Because of rounding,

sums of individual items may not equal totals.

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Table 12. Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group, private industry, all workers, Albuquerque, NM,

February-March 1996

Occupational group2 All private

industries

Goods-producing industries3 Service-producing industries4

Total

ConstructionManufacturing

Total

Transportation

and

public

utilities

Wholesale

and

retail

trade

Finance,

insurance,

and

real

estate

Services

All workers .................................................. $12.57 $13.37 $11.81 $14.09 $12.33 $15.62 $9.04 $12.56 $13.83

All workers excluding sales ................ 12.63 13.35 11.82 14.07 12.39 15.44 8.31 10.86 13.96

White-collar occupations .................... 15.34 18.31 14.21 18.83 14.85 15.32 11.44 13.17 16.84

Professional specialty and technical

occupations .............................. 20.85 20.57 – 20.68 20.93 19.67 14.73 16.27 21.45

Professional specialty

occupations ......................... 23.48 22.79 – 22.79 23.69 24.09 – – 24.43

Technical occupations ................ 15.55 15.52 – 15.69 15.56 16.91 – – 15.47

Executive, administrative, and

managerial occupations ............ 21.84 22.55 21.35 22.77 21.66 27.05 – 17.39 –

Sales occupations .......................... 12.11 14.40 – – 12.02 – 10.71 22.00 10.48

Administrative support including

clerical occupations .................. 9.25 10.23 10.61 10.08 9.14 10.86 8.66 9.58 8.53

Blue-collar occupations ...................... 10.91 10.86 11.49 10.39 10.95 15.97 8.96 – 8.40

Precision production, craft, and

repair occupations .................... 13.07 12.37 12.80 11.53 13.97 18.53 12.46 – 11.05

Machine operators, assemblers,

and inspectors .......................... 9.23 9.74 – 9.74 7.01 – – – 7.26

Transportation and material moving

occupations .............................. 12.50 12.56 11.06 13.66 12.49 14.43 9.02 – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ................ 7.14 7.79 7.98 – 6.85 – 6.77 – 6.32

Service occupations ........................... 5.84 9.28 – – 5.76 – 4.95 – 6.50

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments,

hazard pay, and on-call 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. The median designates

position--one-half of the workers receive the same as or more, and

one-half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. The middle

range is defined by two rates of pay--one-fourth of the workers earn the

same as or less than the lower of these rates, and one-fourth earn the

same as or more than the higher rate. 2 A classification system including about 450 individual occupations

is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy.Individual

occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and

manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public

utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate;

and services.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational

levels may include data for categories not shown separately. Because

of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.

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Table 13. Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group, private industry, full-time workers only,

Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupational group2 All private

industries

Goods-producing industries3 Service-producing industries4

Total

ConstructionManufacturing

Total

Transportation

and

public

utilities

Wholesale

and

retail

trade

Finance,

insurance,

and

real

estate

Services

All workers .................................................. $13.42 $13.62 $12.19 $14.23 $13.35 $16.09 $10.04 $12.86 $14.82

All workers excluding sales ................ 13.44 13.61 12.20 14.22 13.37 15.93 9.24 11.00 14.94

White-collar occupations .................... 16.20 18.50 14.35 19.02 15.77 15.45 12.37 13.53 18.06

Professional specialty and technical

occupations .............................. 21.43 20.57 – 20.68 21.71 20.09 – 16.27 22.11

Professional specialty

occupations ......................... 24.18 22.79 – 22.79 24.65 24.09 – – 25.18

Technical occupations ................ 15.74 15.52 – 15.69 15.81 17.44 – – 15.65

Executive, administrative, and

managerial occupations ............ 21.87 22.55 21.35 22.77 21.69 27.05 – 17.39 –

Sales occupations .......................... 13.27 14.40 – – 13.22 – 11.68 24.14 11.46

Administrative support including

clerical occupations .................. 9.66 10.48 10.76 10.37 9.56 10.92 8.96 9.72 9.09

Blue-collar occupations ...................... 11.44 11.04 11.88 10.47 11.92 16.82 9.93 – 8.79

Precision production, craft, and

repair occupations .................... 13.14 12.38 12.83 11.53 14.15 18.53 12.77 – 11.05

Machine operators, assemblers,

and inspectors .......................... 9.40 9.81 – 9.81 7.19 – – – 7.63

Transportation and material moving

occupations .............................. 13.28 12.56 11.06 13.66 13.50 15.77 9.95 – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ................ 7.45 7.82 8.03 – 7.27 – 7.26 – 6.48

Service occupations ........................... 5.92 – – – 5.81 – 4.98 – 6.44

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments,

hazard pay, and on-call 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. The median designates

position--one-half of the workers receive the same as or more, and

one-half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. The middle

range is defined by two rates of pay--one-fourth of the workers earn the

same as or less than the lower of these rates, and one-fourth earn the

same as or more than the higher rate. 2 A classification system including about 450 individual occupations

is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy.Individual

occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and

manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public

utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate;

and services.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not

meet publication criteria. Overall occupation and occupational levels

may include data for categories not shown separately. Because of

rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.

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Table 14. Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group, private industry, part-time

workers only, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupational group2 All private

industries

Goods-producing industries3 Service-producing industries4

Total

Manufacturing

Total

Wholesale

and

retail

trade

Finance,

insurance,

and

real

estate

Services

All workers .................................................. $7.18 $7.45 $6.19 $7.16 $5.89 $7.17 $8.42

All workers excluding sales ................ 7.23 7.45 6.19 7.22 5.65 7.34 8.47

White-collar occupations .................... 8.32 – – 8.36 6.49 7.17 9.52

Professional specialty and technical

occupations .............................. 13.64 – – 13.64 – – 15.09

Professional specialty

occupations ......................... 13.63 – – 13.63 – – 15.77

Technical occupations ................ 13.65 – – 13.65 – – 14.22

Sales occupations .......................... 6.86 – – 6.86 6.61 – 7.85

Administrative support including

clerical occupations .................. 6.85 – – 6.85 6.70 7.34 6.82

Blue-collar occupations ...................... 7.01 – – 6.82 6.57 – 6.05

Precision production, craft, and

repair occupations .................... 9.91 – – 9.85 9.85 – –

Machine operators, assemblers,

and inspectors .......................... 6.22 – – 6.25 – – 6.36

Transportation and material moving

occupations .............................. 7.56 – – 7.56 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ................ 6.65 – – 6.22 6.30 – 5.75

Service occupations ........................... 5.62 – – 5.63 4.89 – 6.72

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries

paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living

adjustments, hazard pay, and on-call 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. The median designates position--one-half

of the workers receive the same as or more, and one-half

receive the same as or less than the rate shown. The middle

range is defined by two rates of pay--one-fourth of the

workers earn the same as or less than the lower of these

rates, and one-fourth earn the same as or more than the

higher rate. 2 A classification system including about 450 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian

economy.Individual occupations are classified into one of

nine major occupational groups. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining,

construction, and manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and

public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance,

and real estate; and services.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation and

occupational levels may include data for categories not

shown separately. Because of rounding, sums of individual

items may not equal totals.

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Table 15. Number of workers1 by occupational group, private industry by establishment

employment size, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupational group2 All workers 1 - 99

workers

100 workers or more

Total 100 - 499

workers

500

workers or

more

All workers ............................................................ 233,260 120,519 112,741 63,439 49,303

All workers excluding sales .......................... 206,455 103,077 103,378 56,517 46,861

White-collar occupations .............................. 124,476 61,907 62,569 31,192 31,377

Professional specialty and technical

occupations ........................................ 36,450 13,390 23,060 9,797 13,262

Professional specialty occupations ...... 24,253 10,456 13,797 5,345 8,453

Technical occupations .......................... 12,196 2,934 9,262 4,453 4,810

Executive, administrative, and managerial

occupations ........................................ 17,915 7,634 10,281 4,052 6,229

Sales occupations .................................... 26,805 17,442 9,363 6,921 2,442

Administrative support including clerical

occupations ........................................ 43,306 23,442 19,865 10,421 9,443

Blue-collar occupations ................................ 66,433 34,910 31,523 17,465 14,058

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations ........................................ 25,319 14,581 10,737 6,001 4,736

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ........................................... 14,598 5,495 9,103 2,698 6,406

Transportation and material moving

occupations ........................................ 10,347 4,638 5,709 3,848 –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers,

and laborers ........................................ 16,170 10,197 5,973 4,918 –

Service occupations ..................................... 42,351 23,701 18,650 14,781 3,868

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 450 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian

economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine

major occupational groups.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation and

occupational levels may include data for categories not shown

separately. Because of rounding, sums of individual items

may not equal totals.

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Table 16. Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group, private industry by establishment

employment size, all workers2, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupational group3

All

establishments

1 - 99

workers

100 workers or more

Total 100 - 499

workers

500

workers or

more

All workers ............................................................ $12.57 $11.15 $14.00 $11.88 $16.40

All workers excluding sales .......................... 12.63 11.07 14.08 11.82 16.47

White-collar occupations .............................. 15.34 13.58 17.00 15.03 18.84

Professional specialty and technical

occupations ........................................ 20.85 20.12 21.27 19.32 22.61

Professional specialty occupations ...... 23.48 21.84 24.71 22.88 25.80

Technical occupations .......................... 15.55 14.04 16.04 14.88 17.01

Executive, administrative, and managerial

occupations ........................................ 21.84 18.58 24.38 23.63 24.88

Sales occupations .................................... 12.11 11.60 13.04 12.40 14.78

Administrative support including clerical

occupations ........................................ 9.25 8.87 9.65 8.91 10.41

Blue-collar occupations ................................ 10.91 10.07 11.76 10.14 13.49

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations ........................................ 13.07 11.70 14.87 12.99 17.21

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ........................................... 9.23 7.63 10.11 8.03 10.98

Transportation and material moving

occupations ........................................ 12.50 12.54 12.47 10.36 –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers,

and laborers ........................................ 7.14 7.12 7.17 6.98 –

Service occupations ..................................... 5.84 5.25 6.53 6.33 7.19

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salary

paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living

adjustments, hazard pay, and on-call pay. Excluded are

premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays, and

nonproduction bonuses. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers.

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. 3 A classification system including about 450 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian

economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine

major occupational groups. 

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation and

occupational levels may include data for categories not shown

separately. Because of rounding, sums of individual items

may not equal totals.

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Table 17. Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group, private industry by establishment

employment size, full-time workers2 only, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupational group3

All

establishments

1 - 99

workers

100 workers or more

Total 100 - 499

workers

500

workers or

more

All workers ............................................................ $13.42 $11.99 $14.78 $12.89 $16.54

All workers excluding sales .......................... 13.44 11.88 14.82 12.79 16.55

White-collar occupations .............................. 16.20 14.49 17.74 16.05 19.11

Professional specialty and technical

occupations ........................................ 21.43 20.97 21.70 19.99 22.70

Professional specialty occupations ...... 24.18 22.89 25.15 23.59 25.96

Technical occupations .......................... 15.74 13.65 16.37 15.40 17.06

Executive, administrative, and managerial

occupations ........................................ 21.87 18.61 24.38 23.63 24.88

Sales occupations .................................... 13.27 12.68 14.33 13.69 16.06

Administrative support including clerical

occupations ........................................ 9.66 9.31 10.02 9.41 10.53

Blue-collar occupations ................................ 11.44 10.65 12.18 10.69 13.52

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations ........................................ 13.14 11.77 14.90 13.01 17.21

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ........................................... 9.40 7.76 10.24 8.19 11.04

Transportation and material moving

occupations ........................................ 13.28 13.09 13.46 11.39 –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers,

and laborers ........................................ 7.45 7.29 7.60 7.50 –

Service occupations ..................................... 5.92 5.37 6.58 6.28 7.19

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salary

paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living

adjustments, hazard pay, and on-call pay. Excluded are

premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays, and

nonproduction bonuses. 2 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.

3 A classification system including about 450 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian

economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine

major occupational groups. 

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation and

occupational levels may include data for categories not shown

separately. Because of rounding, sums of individual items

may not equal totals.

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Table 18. Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group, private industry by establishment

employment size, part-time workers2 only, Albuquerque, NM, March 1996

Occupational group3

All

establishments

1 - 99

workers

100 workers or more

Total 100 - 499

workers

500

workers or

more

All workers ............................................................ $7.18 $6.62 $7.94 $7.82 $9.30

All workers excluding sales .......................... 7.23 6.57 8.09 8.01 9.64

White-collar occupations .............................. 8.32 7.43 9.53 9.52 9.59

Professional specialty and technical

occupations ........................................ 13.64 10.54 15.70 15.69 –

Professional specialty occupations ...... 13.63 7.12 18.52 – –

Technical occupations .......................... 13.65 – 12.05 12.25 –

Sales occupations .................................... 6.86 6.90 6.79 5.99 –

Administrative support including clerical

occupations ........................................ 6.85 6.65 7.12 7.13 –

Blue-collar occupations ................................ 7.01 6.99 7.05 7.10 –

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations ........................................ 9.91 9.48 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ........................................... 6.22 6.45 – – –

Transportation and material moving

occupations ........................................ 7.56 ––––

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers,

and laborers ........................................ 6.65 6.94 5.61 5.61 –

Service occupations ..................................... 5.62 4.87 6.41 6.41 –

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salary

paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living

adjustments, hazard pay, and on-call pay. Excluded are

premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays, and

nonproduction bonuses. 2 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.

3 A classification system including about 450 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian

economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine

major occupational groups. 

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation and

occupational levels may include data for categories not shown

separately. Because of rounding, sums of individual items

may not equal totals.

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29

Appendix A: Technical Note

This section provides basic information on the procedures and concepts used to produce the data contained in

this bulletin. It is divided into three parts: Planning for

the survey; data collection; and processing and analyzing

the data. While this section answers some questions

commonly asked by data users, it is not a comprehensive

description of all the steps required to produce the data.

Planning for the survey

The overall design of the survey, which was based on

the type of data to be produced, had to be developed before

data collection could begin.

Survey scope

This survey of the Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan

Statistical Area covered establishments employing workers1

 in goods-producing industries (mining, construction

and manufacturing); service-producing industries

(transportation, communications, electric, gas, and sanitary services; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services industries); and State

and local governments. For purposes of this survey an

establishment was an economic unit which produces goods

or services, a central administrative office, or an auxiliary

unit providing support services to a company. For all industries in this survey and for State and local governments, the establishment was usually at a single physical

location.

Sampling frame

The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (the sampling frame) was developed from

the State unemployment insurance reports for the Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area (December

1994).The sampling frame was reviewed prior to the survey and, when necessary, missing establishments were

added.

Sample design

1

If an establishment had at least one employee at the time data were collected, it was in-scope for the survey. In theory, any sampled establishment

in the universe could have one or more employees when the data are actually

collected.

The sample design for this survey area was a two stage

probability sample of detailed occupations. The first stage

of sample selection was a probability-proportional-to-size

sample of establishments. Use of this technique means

that the larger an establishment’s employment, the greater

its chance of selection. Weights were applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated so that it represents similar units (by industry and employment size) in

the economy which were not selected for collection. See

Appendix Table 1 for a count of establishments in the

survey by employment size. The second stage of sample

selection, detailed below, was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled establishment.

Data collection

Numerous procedures were developed for the actual

collection of data from survey respondents.

Occupational selection and classification

Identification of the occupations for which wage data

were to be collected was a multi-step process:

Step one: Probability-proportional-to-size selection of

company jobs.

Step two: Classification of jobs into occupations based

on the Census of Population system.

Step three: Characterization of jobs as full-time v.

part-time, union v. nonunion, and time v. incentive.

Step four: Determination of the level of work of each

job.

For each occupation, wage data were collected only for

those workers who met all the criteria identified in the last

three steps.

In step one, the company jobs to be sampled were selected at each establishment by the BLS field economist

during a personal visit. A complete list of employees was

used for sampling, with each selected worker representing

a job within the establishment.

As with the selection of establishments, the selection of

a company job was based on probability proportional to its

size in the establishment. The greater the number of people working in a job in the establishment, the greater its

chance of selection.
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The number of jobs collected in each establishment

was based on an establishment’s employment size as

shown in the following schedule:

Number of employees Number of selected jobs

0-49 4

50-99 8

100-249 10

250-499 12

500-999 16

1000+ 20

NOTE: If the number of employees in an establishment

was less than four, then the number of company jobs selected would be equal to the number of employees.

The second step of the process entailed classifying the

selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. The

COMP2000 occupational classification system is based on

the 1990 Census of Population. A selected company job

may fall into any one of about 450 occupational classifications, from accountant to wood lathe operator. In cases

where a job’s duties overlapped two or more census classification codes, classification was based on the primary

duty.

Each occupational classification is an element of a

broader classification known as a major occupational

group (MOG). Occupations can fall into any of the following MOG’s:

• Professional specialty and technical

• Executive, administrative, and managerial

• Sales

• Administrative support including clerical

• Precision production, craft, and repair

• Machine operators, assemblers, and repair inspectors

• Transportation and material moving

• Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers,

• Service occupations

A complete list of all individual occupations, classified

by the MOG to which they belong, is contained in Appendix B.

In step three, certain other job characteristics of the

chosen worker were identified. First, the worker was

identified as holding either a full-time or part-time job,

based on the establishment’s definition of those terms.

Then the worker was classified as having a time versus incentive job, depending on whether any part of pay was directly based on the actual production of the workers, rather

than solely on hours worked. Finally, the worker was

identified as being in a union job if: 1) a labor organization was recognized as the bargaining agent for all workers in the occupation; 2) wage and salary rates were determined through collective bargaining or negotiations;

and 3) settlement terms, which must include earnings

provisions and may include benefit provisions, were embodied in a signed, mutually binding collective bargaining

agreement. If these conditions were not met, the worker’s

job was classified as nonunion.

Generic leveling through point factor analysis

In the last step before wage data were collected, the

work level of each selected job was determined using a

“generic leveling” process. Generic leveling ranks and

compares all occupations randomly selected in an establishment using the same criteria. This is a major departure from the method used in the past in the Bureau’s Occupational Compensation Surveys which studied

specifically defined occupations with leveling definitions

unique to each occupation.

For the Albuquerque survey, the level of each occupation in an establishment was determined by an analysis of

each of 10 leveling factors. Nine of these factors are

drawn from the U.S. Government Office of Personnel

Management’s Factor Evaluation System, which is the

underlying structure for evaluation of General Schedule

Federal employees. The tenth factor, supervisory duties, is

an attempt to account for the effect of supervisory duties.

It is considered experimental. The 10 factors were:

• Knowledge

• Supervisory duties

• Supervisory controls

• Guidelines

• Complexity

• Scope and effect

• Personal contacts

• Purpose of contacts

• Physical demands

• Work environment

Each factor contains a number of levels and each level

has an associated written description and point value. The

number and range of points differs among the factors. For

each factor, an occupation was assigned a level based on

which written description best matched the job. Within

each occupation, the points for the 10 factors were recorded and totaled. The total determines the overall level

of the occupation. A description of the levels for each factor, followed by the corresponding point value, is shown in

Appendix C.

Tabulations of levels of work for occupations in the

survey follow the federal government’s white-collar General Schedule. Point values for each of the 15 levels are as

follows:

Level Range of Generic Level Points
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 Low High

 1 190 254

 2 255 454

 3 455 654

 4 655 854

 5 855 1104

 6 1105 1354

 7 1355 1604

 8 1605 1854

 9 1855 2104

10 2105 2354

11 2355 2754

12 2755 3154

13 3155 3604

14 3605 4054

15 4055 and up

Wage data collected using the new generic leveling

method were evaluated by BLS researchers using regression techniques. For each of the major occupational

groups, wages were compared to the 10 generic level factors (and levels within those factors). The analysis

showed that several of the generic level factors, most notably knowledge and supervisory controls, had strong explanatory power for wages. That is, as the levels within a

given factor increased, the wages also increased. Detailed

research continues in this area. The results of this research will be published by BLS in the future.

Reference period

The survey was collected between February 5th and

March 29th, 1996. For each establishment in the survey,

the data reflect the establishment’s practices on the day of

collection.

Earnings

Earnings were defined as regular payments from the

employer to the employee as compensation for straighttime hourly work, or for any salaried work performed.

The following components were included as part of earnings:

• Incentive pay, including commissions, production

bonuses, and piece rates,

• Cost-of-living allowances,

• Hazard pay,

• Payments of income deferred due to participation

in a salary reduction plan,

• Deadhead pay, defined as pay given to transportation workers returning in a vehicle without freight

or passengers, and

• On-call pay.

The following forms of payments were not considered

part of straight-time earnings:

• Shift differentials, defined as extra payment for

working a schedule that varies from the norm,

such as night or weekend work,

• Premium pay for overtime, holidays, and weekends,

• Bonuses not directly tied to production (e.g.,

Christmas bonuses, profit-sharing bonuses),

• Uniform and tool allowances,

• Free room and board, and

• Payments made by third parties (e.g., bonuses

given by manufacturers to department store salespeople, referral incentives in real estate).

To calculate earnings per hour worked, data on work

schedules were also collected. For hourly workers,

scheduled hours worked per week were recorded. Because

salaried workers often work beyond the assigned work

schedule, their typical number of hours actually worked

was collected.

Definition of terms

Full-time worker. Any employee that the employer considers to be full time.

Incentive worker. Any employee whose earnings are tied,

at least in part, to commissions, piece rates, production

bonuses, or other incentives based on production or sales.

Level. A ranking of an occupation, based on the requirements of the position. (See the description in the technical

note and the example for more details on the leveling

process.)

Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not

meeting the conditions for union coverage (see below).

Part-time worker. Any employee that the employer considers to be part-time.

Straight-time. Time worked when the employee is getting

the standard rate of pay for the job.

Time-based worker. Any employee whose earnings are

tied to an hourly rate or salary, and not to a specific level

of production.

Union worker. Any employee is in a union occupation

when all of the following conditions are met:

• A labor organization is recognized as the bargaining

agent for all workers in the occupation.
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• Wage and salary rates are determined through collective bargaining or negotiations.

• Settlement terms, which must include earnings provisions and may include benefit provisions, are embodied in a signed mutually binding collective bargaining agreement.

Processing and Analyzing the Data

Once the data were collected, they were processed and

analyzed at the Bureau’s National office.

Weighting and nonresponse

Sample weights were calculated for each establishment/occupation in the survey. These weights reflected

the relative size of the occupation within the establishment

and of the establishment within the sample universe.

Weights were used to aggregate the individual establishment/occupations into the various data series.

Of the establishments surveyed, 9.7 percent refused to

supply information. If data were not provided by a sample

member, the weights of responding sample members in

the same or similar “cells” were adjusted to account for

the missing data.2

 This technique assumes that the mean

value of the nonrespondents equals the mean value of the

respondents at some detailed “cell” level. Responding

and nonresponding establishments were classified into

these cells according to industry and employment size. Responding and nonresponding occupations within responding establishments were classified into cells which were

additionally defined by major occupation group and job

level.

Establishments which were determined to be out of

business or outside the scope of the survey (3.7 percent of

the total sample) had their weights changed to zero. If

only partial data were given by a sample establishment or

occupation, or data were missing, the response was not

used.

Estimation

 Weights, adjusted for nonresponse, were multiplied

by the wage rate of each establishment/occupation, which

itself was the average wage of all workers in the occupation. The resulting products were aggregated and then

divided by the sum of the weighted occupational employ2

 Due to insufficient data, weights for nonresponding occupations in the following major occupational group/work level categories could not be fully

adjusted: Technical occupations level 7, executive, administrative, and

managerial occupations level 5; and transportation and material moving occupations level 4. Because of this, worker counts for these categories may be

slightly underestimated.

ments to obtain the data series contained in the tables in

the bulletin.

Not all series that were calculated met the criteria for

publication. Before any series was published, it was reviewed to make sure that the number of observations underlying it were sufficient. This review prevented publishing a series that could have revealed information about a

specific establishment.

Data reliability

The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two types of

errors possible in an estimate based on a sample survey,

sampling and nonsampling.

Sampling errors occur because observations come only

from a sample and not from an entire population. The

sample used for this survey is one of a number of all possible samples of the same size that could have been selected using the sample design. Estimates derived from

the different samples would differ from each other.

A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It

indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the

standard error divided by the estimate. Appendix Table 2

contains RSE data for selected series in this bulletin.

The standard error can be used to calculate a

“confidence interval” around a sample estimate. For example, table 2 shows that mean hourly earnings for all

workers was $12.84. Appendix Table 2 shows a standard

error of 2.8 percent for this estimate. Thus, at the 95-

percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is

$12.12 to $13.56 ($12.84 plus and minus 2 times 2.8 percent). If all possible samples were selected to estimate the

population value, the interval from each sample would include the true population value approximately 95 percent

of the time.

Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. They

can stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain

information for some establishments, difficulties with survey definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct information, or mistakes in recording or coding the

data obtained. A Technical Reinterview Program tested

in Albuquerque will be used in the development of a formal quality assessment process to help compute nonsampling error. Although they were not specifically measured, the nonsampling errors were expected to be minimal

due to the high response rate, the extensive training of the

field economists who gathered the survey data by personal

visit, computer edits of the data, and detailed data review.
Table A1. Number of establishments studied by industry group and employment size, Albuquerque,

NM, February-March 1996

Industry All establishments

1 - 99

workers

100 workers or more

Total 100 - 499

workers

500 workers

or more

All industries ......................................................... 287 166 121 86 35

Private industry ............................................... 255 157 98 74 24

Goods-producing industries ...................... 55 32 23 16 7

Manufacturing ..................................... 32 15 17 10 7

Construction ....................................... 23 17 6 6 –

Service-producing industries .................... 200 125 75 58 17

Tranportation and public utilities ......... 14 5 9 5 4

Wholesale and retail trade .................. 82 58 24 22 2

Finance, insurance and real estate .... 16 11 5 2 3

Services .............................................. 88 51 37 29 8

State and local government ............................ 32 9 23 12 11

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported. Overall industry

and industry groups may include data for categories not shown

separately.

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Work Table A1. Number of establishments studied by industry group and employment size,

Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Publication criteria not applied

Industry All establishments

1 - 99

workers

100 workers or more

Total 100 - 499

workers

500 workers

or more

All industries ......................................................... 287 166 121 86 35

Private industry ............................................... 255 157 98 74 24

Goods-producing industries ...................... 55 32 23 16 7

Manufacturing ..................................... 32 15 17 10 7

Construction ....................................... 23 17 6 6 –

Service-producing industries .................... 200 125 75 58 17

Tranportation and public utilities ......... 14 5 9 5 4

Wholesale and retail trade .................. 82 58 24 22 2

Finance, insurance and real estate .... 16 11 5 2 3

Services .............................................. 88 51 37 29 8

State and local government ............................ 32 9 23 12 11

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported. Overall industry

and industry groups may include data for categories not shown

separately.

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Table A2. Relative standard errors of mean hourly earnings1 for selected occupations,

all workers2, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Occupation3 All industries Private industry State and local

government

All workers ............................................................ 2.8% 3.2% 5.4%

All workers excluding sales .............................. 2.9 3.3 5.4 

White-collar occupations .................................. 3.2 3.7 5.5 

Professional specialty and technical

occupations ............................................ 3.7 4.6 5.7 

Professional specialty occupations ........... 4.4 5.7 6.0 

Electrical and electronic engineers ....... 8.5 8.5 –

Computer systems analysts and

scientists ......................................... 4.4 4.5 –

Registered nurses ................................ 4.6 3.5 –

Technical occupations .............................. 3.8 3.9 –

Health technologists and technicians,

N.E.C. ............................................. 7.9 – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial

occupations ............................................ 5.8 6.4 14.0 

Managers and administrators, N.E.C. .. 10.0 8.7 –

Accountants and auditors ..................... 11.2 12.2 –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ....................................... 6.2 – –

Management related occupations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 16.4 12.5 –

Sales occupations ........................................ 9.6 9.7 –

Supervisors, sales occupations ............ 11.6 11.6 –

Sales workers, other commodities ........ 32.7 32.7 –

Cashiers ............................................... 4.4 4.4 –

Administrative support including clerical

occupations ............................................ 4.8 5.6 2.7 

Secretaries ........................................... 5.9 6.5 –

Receptionists ........................................ 5.0 5.0 –

Order clerks .......................................... 9.0 9.0 –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing

clerks .............................................. 5.4 5.9 –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ................................... 37.1 – –

Investigators and adjusters except

insurance ........................................ 4.0 4.0 –

General office clerks ............................. 3.4 4.7 –

Administrative support occupations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 9.1 10.2 –

White-collar occupations excluding sales ..... 3.3 3.9 5.5 

Blue-collar occupations .................................... 3.6 3.8 3.9 

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations ............................................ 4.1 4.4 5.1 

Automobile mechanics ......................... 6.8 7.9 –

Electricians ........................................... 7.6 7.6 –

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ............................................... 4.4 4.4 –

Miscellaneous machine operators,

N.E.C. ............................................. 5.4 5.5 –

Transportation and material moving

occupations ............................................ 9.4 9.8 4.2 

Truck drivers ......................................... 9.6 9.6 –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment

operators ........................................ 6.5 – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ................................................... 3.3 3.5 –

Helpers, construction trades ................. – – –

Construction laborers ........................... 6.0 6.4 –

Stock handlers and baggers ................. 7.2 7.2 –

Laborers except construction, N.E.C. ... 7.3 7.4 –

Service occupations ......................................... 3.4 4.1 3.6 

Guards and police except public

service ............................................ 6.4 – –

Waiters and waitresses ........................ 9.7 9.7 –

Cooks ................................................... 6.7 4.7 –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........ 8.2 8.2 –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table A2. Relative standard errors of mean hourly earnings1 for selected occupations,

all workers2, Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996 — Continued

Occupation3 All industries Private industry State and local

government

Food preparation occupations, N.E.C. 4.9% 5.0% –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants 6.9 7.3 –

Maids and housemen ........................... 6.5 6.1 –

Janitors and cleaners ........................... 5.4 7.1 –

Service occupations, N.E.C. ................. 7.5 – –

1 The relative standard error is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers.

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. 3 A classification system including about 450 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian

economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of

nine major occupational groups. See the technical note for

a complete listing of occupations.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation

and occupational levels may include data for categories

not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere

classified." Because of rounding, sums of individual items

may not equal totals.

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Work table A2. Relative standard errors of mean hourly earnings1 for selected

occupations, full-time and part-time workers,2 Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

Publication criteria not applied

Occupation3 All industries Private industry State and local

government

All workers ............................................................ 2.8% 3.2% 5.4%

All workers excluding sales .............................. 2.9 3.3 5.4 

White-collar occupations .................................. 3.2 3.7 5.5 

Professional specialty and technical

occupations ............................................ 3.7 4.6 5.7 

Professional specialty occupations ........... 4.4 5.7 6.0 

Architects .............................................. 0.0 0.0 –

Aerospace engineers ............................ 0.0 0.0 –

Nuclear engineers ................................ 0.0 0.0 –

Civil engineers ...................................... 10.0 0.0 0.0 

Electrical and electronic engineers ....... 8.5 8.5 –

Industrial engineers .............................. 6.9 6.9 –

Mechanical engineers ........................... 0.0 0.0 –

Engineers, N.E.C. ................................. 3.9 3.9 –

Computer systems analysts and

scientists ......................................... 4.4 4.5 0.0 

Operations and systems researchers

and analysts ................................... 8.0 9.2 0.0 

Physical scientists, N.E.C. .................... 6.9 0.0 6.2 

Agricultural and food scientists ............. 0.0 – 0.0 

Physicians ............................................ 9.7 9.7 –

Optometrists ......................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Registered nurses ................................ 4.6 3.5 9.6 

Pharmacists .......................................... 1.5 1.5 –

Occupational therapists ........................ 0.0 0.0 –

Physical therapists ................................ 1.7 0.0 0.0 

Therapists, N.E.C. ................................ 4.1 4.1 –

History teachers .................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Political science teachers ..................... 23.0 – 23.0 

Health specialities teachers .................. 0.0 0.0 –

English teachers ................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ........ 0.0 – 0.0 

Elementary school teachers ................. 1.7 – 1.7 

Secondary school teachers .................. 4.0 – 4.0 

Teachers, special education ................. 0.9 – 0.9 

Teachers, N.E.C. .................................. 13.4 18.0 18.6 

Vocational and educational counselors 8.6 0.0 1.1 

Librarians .............................................. 9.5 5.6 8.7 

Sociologists .......................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Social workers ...................................... 4.1 10.1 2.9 

Recreation workers ............................... 4.9 – 4.9 

Religious workers, N.E.C. ..................... 0.0 0.0 –

Lawyers ................................................ 8.3 10.8 0.0 

Technical writers ................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Designers ............................................. 5.2 5.2 –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and

artist print-makers ........................... 0.0 0.0 –

Dancers ................................................ 0.0 0.0 –

Editors and reporters ............................ 18.4 18.4 –

Public relations specialists .................... 6.1 6.1 –

Technical occupations .............................. 3.8 3.9 13.2 

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ...................................... 15.1 12.8 15.6 

Dental hygienists .................................. 6.1 6.1 –

Health record technologists and

technicians ...................................... 6.5 6.5 –

Radiological technicians ....................... 5.9 5.9 –

Licensed practical nurses ..................... 3.3 3.3 –

Health technologists and technicians,

N.E.C. ............................................. 7.9 11.3 6.2 

Electrical and electronic technicians ..... 4.7 4.7 0.0 

Industrial engineering technicians ........ 0.0 – 0.0 

Mechanical engineering technicians ..... 0.0 0.0 –

Engineering technicians, N.E.C. ........... 3.0 2.8 7.5 

Drafters ................................................. 16.8 17.4 0.0 

Surveying and mapping technicians ..... 0.0 0.0 –

Airplane pilots and navigators .............. 0.0 0.0 –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Work table A2. Relative standard errors of mean hourly earnings1 for selected

occupations, full-time and part-time workers,2 Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

— Continued

Publication criteria not applied

Occupation3 All industries Private industry State and local

government

Air traffic controllers .............................. 0.0% 0.0% –

Broadcast equipment operators ........... 0.0 0.0 –

Computer programmers ....................... 5.1 3.8 0.0%

Legal assistants .................................... 2.7 2.3 0.0 

Technical and related occupations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 10.5 9.9 0.0 

Executive, administrative, and managerial

occupations ............................................ 5.8 6.4 14.0 

Administrators and officials, public

administration ................................. 2.0 0.0 0.6 

Financial managers .............................. 12.4 12.9 0.0 

Personnel and labor relations

managers ........................................ 12.0 12.8 0.0 

Purchasing managers ........................... 0.0 0.0 –

Managers., marketing, advertising and

public relations ................................ 21.3 21.3 –

Administrators, education and related

fields ............................................... 7.7 27.8 7.9 

Managers, medicine and health ........... 11.5 12.5 0.0 

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................ 2.3 2.3 –

Managers, service organizations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 6.8 7.7 18.4 

Managers and administrators, N.E.C. .. 10.0 8.7 19.0 

Accountants and auditors ..................... 11.2 12.2 7.9 

Underwriters ......................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Other financial officers .......................... 9.4 0.6 3.0 

Management analysts .......................... 9.9 5.6 10.8 

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ....................................... 6.2 6.4 14.4 

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade,

except farm products ...................... 3.1 3.1 –

Purchasing agents and buyers, N.E.C. 8.3 0.0 2.3 

Business and promotional agents ........ 5.8 5.8 –

Construction inspectors ........................ 9.9 – 9.9 

Inspectors and compliance officers,

except construction ......................... 27.2 0.0 0.0 

Management related occupations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 16.4 12.5 8.8 

Sales occupations ........................................ 9.6 9.7 0.0 

Supervisors, sales occupations ............ 11.6 11.6 –

Insurance sales occupations ................ 0.0 0.0 –

Real estate sales occupations .............. 8.8 7.4 0.0 

Securities and financial services sales

occupations .................................... 16.5 16.5 –

Sales occupations, other business

services .......................................... 19.5 19.5 –

Sales engineers .................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Sales representatives, mining,

manufacturing, and wholesale ........ 5.4 5.4 –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and

boats ............................................... 9.6 9.6 –

Sales workers, apparel ......................... 6.2 6.2 –

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, &

appliances ...................................... 36.1 36.1 –

Sales workers, hardware and building

supplies .......................................... 21.5 21.5 –

Sales workers, parts ............................. 13.6 13.6 –

Sales workers, other commodities ........ 32.7 32.7 –

Sales counter clerks ............................. 7.2 7.2 –

Cashiers ............................................... 4.4 4.4 –

Street and door to door sales workers .. 5.9 5.9 –

Demonstrators, promoters, and

models, sales .................................. 5.9 5.9 –

Sales support occupations, N.E.C. ....... 9.7 9.7 –

Administrative support including clerical

occupations ............................................ 4.8 5.6 2.7 

See footnotes at end of table.

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Work table A2. Relative standard errors of mean hourly earnings1 for selected

occupations, full-time and part-time workers,2 Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

— Continued

Publication criteria not applied

Occupation3 All industries Private industry State and local

government

Supervisors, general office ................... 9.7% 9.7% –

Supervisors, computer equipment

operators ........................................ 0.0 0.0 –

Supervisors, financial records

processing ...................................... 8.0 8.0 –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling,

and adjusting clerks ........................ 11.5 11.5 –

Computer operators .............................. 14.5 14.5 –

Peripheral equipment operators ........... 0.0 0.0 –

Secretaries ........................................... 5.9 6.5 4.6%

Typists .................................................. 6.7 6.7 –

Interviewers .......................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Hotel clerks ........................................... 4.5 4.5 –

Transportation ticket and reservation

agents ............................................. 12.9 12.9 –

Receptionists ........................................ 5.0 5.0 –

Information clerks, N.E.C. ..................... 2.0 1.9 0.5 

Correspondence clerks ......................... 0.0 0.0 –

Order clerks .......................................... 9.0 9.0 –

Personnel clerks except payroll &

timekeeping .................................... 13.8 1.8 0.0 

Library clerks ........................................ 1.0 – 1.0 

File clerks ............................................. 8.1 8.1 –

Records clerks, N.E.C. ......................... 3.6 4.3 0.7 

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing

clerks .............................................. 5.4 5.9 3.9 

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ............. 3.9 3.9 –

Billing clerks .......................................... 0.6 0.6 –

Cost and rate clerks .............................. 4.6 4.6 –

Billing, posting, & calculating machine

operators ........................................ 0.0 0.0 –

Duplicating machine operators ............. 15.8 15.8 –

Telephone operators ............................ 10.6 10.6 –

Communications equipment operators,

N.E.C. ............................................. 0.0 0.0 –

Mail clerks except postal service .......... 3.3 3.3 –

Messengers .......................................... 7.3 7.3 –

Dispatchers ........................................... 4.5 4.8 2.8 

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ... 5.3 6.1 4.0 

Stock and inventory clerks .................... 7.6 9.6 1.5 

Meter readers ....................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ................................... 37.1 38.3 0.0 

Investigators and adjusters except

insurance ........................................ 4.0 4.0 –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ............. 7.5 0.5 7.6 

Bill and account collectors .................... 9.1 9.1 –

General office clerks ............................. 3.4 4.7 1.7 

Bank tellers ........................................... 5.3 5.3 –

Data entry keyers ................................. 7.8 8.4 0.0 

Statistical clerks .................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Teachers’ aides .................................... 11.1 – 11.1 

Administrative support occupations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 9.1 10.2 0.7 

White-collar occupations excluding sales ..... 3.3 3.9 5.5 

Blue-collar occupations .................................... 3.6 3.8 3.9 

Precision production, craft, and repair

occupations ............................................ 4.1 4.4 5.1 

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers 16.2 16.7 1.1 

Automobile mechanics ......................... 6.8 7.9 6.0 

Bus, truck, and stationary engine

mechanics ...................................... 11.8 11.8 –

Small engine repairs ............................. 1.2 0.0 4.7 

Automobile body and related repairers 0.0 0.0 –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............... 6.2 6.2 –

Industrial machinery repairers .............. 5.4 5.4 –

Machinery maintenance occupations ... 2.1 2.1 –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Work table A2. Relative standard errors of mean hourly earnings1 for selected

occupations, full-time and part-time workers,2 Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

— Continued

Publication criteria not applied

Occupation3 All industries Private industry State and local

government

Electronic repairers, communications

and industrial equipment ................ 5.5% 5.6% 0.0%

Data processing equipment repairers ... 0.0 0.0 –

Household appliance and power tool

repairers ......................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Telephone installers and repairers ....... 28.9 28.9 –

Heating, air conditioning, and

refrigeration mechanics .................. 0.0 0.0 –

Office machine repairers ...................... 0.0 0.0 –

Mechanical controls and valve

repairers ......................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Mechanics and repairers, N.E.C. .......... 21.4 21.4 –

Supervisors, carpenters and related

workers ........................................... 11.5 11.5 –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers .................... 2.8 2.8 –

Supervisors, painters, paperhangers

and plasterers ................................. 0.0 0.0 –

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ..................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Supervisors, construction trades,

N.E.C. ............................................. 7.0 7.0 15.8 

Carpet installers .................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Carpenters ............................................ 7.4 7.4 –

Carpenter apprentices .......................... 0.0 0.0 –

Drywall installers ................................... 21.6 21.6 –

Electricians ........................................... 7.6 7.6 –

Electrician apprentices ......................... 8.1 8.1 –

Electrical power installers and repairers 0.0 0.0 –

Painters, construction and

maintenance ................................... 14.0 14.0 –

Plasterers ............................................. 0.0 0.0 –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .. 4.4 6.9 0.0 

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

apprentices ..................................... 10.7 10.7 –

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ............ 10.8 10.8 –

Roofers ................................................. 0.0 0.0 –

Construction trades, N.E.C. .................. 15.0 0.0 18.0 

Supervisors, production occupations .... 15.1 15.1 –

Tool and dye makers ............................ 0.0 0.0 –

Machinists ............................................. 2.2 2.2 –

Machinist apprentices ........................... 2.2 2.2 –

Precision stones and metals workers ... 21.1 21.1 –

Sheet metal workers ............................. 8.5 8.5 –

Sheet metal worker apprentices ........... 0.0 0.0 –

Tailors ................................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Optical goods workers .......................... 4.9 4.9 –

Electrical and electronic equipment

assemblers ..................................... 4.5 4.5 –

Butchers and meat cutters .................... 7.7 7.7 –

Bakers .................................................. 12.2 12.2 –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........... 9.0 8.9 11.9 

Water and sewer treatment plant

operators ........................................ 6.1 – 6.1 

Miscellaneous plant and system

operators, N.E.C. ............................ 2.9 – 2.9 

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ............................................... 4.4 4.4 0.0 

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and

polishing machine operators ........... 0.0 0.0 –

Fabricating machine operators, N.E.C. 8.7 8.7 –

Molding and casting machine operators 13.4 13.4 –

Printing press operators ....................... 5.7 5.7 –

Typesetters and compositors ............... 0.0 0.0 –

Textile sewing machine operators ........ 10.6 10.6 –

Pressing machine operators ................. 7.4 7.4 –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Work table A2. Relative standard errors of mean hourly earnings1 for selected

occupations, full-time and part-time workers,2 Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

— Continued

Publication criteria not applied

Occupation3 All industries Private industry State and local

government

Laundering and dry cleaning machine

operators ........................................ 9.9% 9.9% –

Packaging and filling machine

operators ........................................ 0.0 0.0 –

Extruding and forming machine

operators ........................................ 0.0 0.0 –

Mixing and blending machine operators 8.1 8.1 –

Miscellaneous machine operators,

N.E.C. ............................................. 5.4 5.5 0.0%

Welders and cutters .............................. 0.0 0.0 –

Assemblers ........................................... 6.6 6.6 –

Hand painting, coating, and decorating

occupations .................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Miscellaneous hand working

occupations, N.E.C. ........................ 15.7 15.7 –

Production inspectors, checkers and

examiners ....................................... 16.4 16.4 –

Production testers ................................. 0.0 0.0 –

Graders and sorters except agricultural 5.8 5.8 –

Transportation and material moving

occupations ............................................ 9.4 9.8 4.2 

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ... 0.0 0.0 –

Truck drivers ......................................... 9.6 9.6 6.4 

Driver-sales workers ............................. 25.9 25.9 –

Bus drivers ............................................ 11.7 0.0 5.0 

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ............ 0.0 0.0 –

Parking lot attendants ........................... 0.0 – 0.0 

Motor transportation occupations,

N.E.C. ............................................. 11.6 11.6 –

Supervisors, material moving

equipment ....................................... 13.7 13.5 0.0 

Operating engineers ............................. 1.2 0.0 0.0 

Crane and tower operators ................... 3.6 3.6 –

Excavating and loading machine

operators ........................................ 0.0 0.0 –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators 0.0 – 0.0 

Industrial truck and tractor equipment

operators ........................................ 6.5 6.7 0.0 

Miscellaneous material moving

equipment operators, N.E.C. .......... 4.4 0.0 0.0 

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ................................................... 3.3 3.5 4.9 

Nursery workers ................................... 0.0 0.0 –

Supervisors, agriculture-related

workers ........................................... 0.0 – 0.0 

Groundskeepers and gardeners except

farm ................................................ 7.9 13.0 5.5 

Animal caretakers except farm ............. 5.6 – 5.6 

Supervisors, handlers, equipment

cleaners, and laborers, N.E.C. ....... 0.0 0.0 –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ........ 0.4 0.4 –

Helpers, construction trades ................. 2.5 2.8 8.6 

Helpers, surveyors ................................ 4.9 4.9 –

Construction laborers ........................... 6.0 6.4 12.9 

Stock handlers and baggers ................. 7.2 7.2 –

Machine feeders and offbearers ........... 0.0 0.0 –

Freight, stock, and material handlers,

N.E.C. ............................................. 7.0 7.0 –

Garage and service station related

occupations .................................... 15.7 15.7 –

Vehicle washers and equipment

cleaners .......................................... 13.4 13.4 –

Hand packers and packagers ............... 9.3 9.3 –

Laborers except construction, N.E.C. ... 7.3 7.4 0.0 

Service occupations ......................................... 3.4 4.1 3.6 

Supervisors, firefighters and fire

prevention occupations ................... 3.1 – 3.1 

See footnotes at end of table.

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Work table A2. Relative standard errors of mean hourly earnings1 for selected

occupations, full-time and part-time workers,2 Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996

— Continued

Publication criteria not applied

Occupation3 All industries Private industry State and local

government

Supervisors, police and detectives ....... 2.1% – 2.1%

Supervisors, guards .............................. 13.5 13.5% –

Fire inspection and fire prevention

occupations .................................... 0.0 – 0.0 

Firefighting occupations ........................ 2.4 – 2.4 

Police and detectives, public service .... 4.2 – 4.2 

Correctional institution officers ............. 4.1 – 4.1 

Crossing guards ................................... 14.7 – 14.7 

Guards and police except public

service ............................................ 6.4 6.6 0.0 

Protective service occupations, N.E.C. 8.8 0.0 1.7 

Supervisors, food preparation and

service occupations ........................ 8.2 8.2 –

Bartenders ............................................ 12.1 12.1 –

Waiters and waitresses ........................ 9.7 9.7 –

Cooks ................................................... 6.7 4.7 0.5 

Food counter, fountain, and related

occupations .................................... 2.4 2.4 –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........ 8.2 8.2 –

Waiters/waitresses’ assistants .............. 4.5 4.5 –

Food preparation occupations, N.E.C. 4.9 5.0 1.6 

Dental assistants .................................. 7.3 7.3 –

Health aides except nursing ................. 2.9 6.0 0.0 

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants 6.9 7.3 0.0 

Supervisors, cleaning & building

service workers ............................... 4.7 4.7 –

Maids and housemen ........................... 6.5 6.1 0.0 

Janitors and cleaners ........................... 5.4 7.1 4.4 

Supervisors, personal service

occupations .................................... 47.7 47.7 –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ......... 6.9 6.9 –

Attendants, amusement and recreation

facilities ........................................... 3.9 0.0 0.0 

Baggage porters and bellhops .............. 0.0 0.0 –

Welfare service aides ........................... 1.4 1.4 –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .... 6.1 0.0 3.1 

Child care workers, N.E.C. ................... 4.6 5.0 0.0 

Service occupations, N.E.C. ................. 7.5 9.0 7.1 

1 The relative standard error is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers.

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. 3 A classification system including about 450 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian

economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of

nine major occupational groups. See the technical note for

a complete listing of occupations.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation

and occupational levels may include data for categories

not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere

classified." Because of rounding, sums of individual items

may not equal totals.

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Appendix B. Occupational

Classifications

NOTE: N.E.C. in an occupation title means Not Elsewhere Classified.

Major occupational group A:

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL

OCCUPATIONS

PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS

ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, AND SURVEYORS

 A043 Architects

 A044 Aerospace Engineers

 A045 Metallurgical and Materials Engineers

 A046 Mining Engineers

 A047 Petroleum Engineers

 A048 Chemical Engineers

 A049 Nuclear Engineers

 A053 Civil Engineers

 A054 Agricultural Engineers

 A055 Electrical and Electronic Engineers

 A056 Industrial Engineers

 A057 Mechanical Engineers

 A058 Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

 A059 Engineers, N.E.C.

 A063 Surveyors and Mapping Scientists

MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

 A064 Computer Systems Analysts and Scientists

 A065 Operations and Systems Researchers and

Analysts

 A066 Actuaries

 A067 Statisticians

 A068 Mathematical Scientists N.E.C.

NATURAL SCIENTISTS

 A069 Physicists and Astronomers

 A073 Chemists, Except Biochemists

 A074 Atmospheric and Space Scientists

 A075 Geologists and Geodesists

 A076 Physical Scientists N.E.C.

 A077 Agricultural and Food Scientists

 A078 Biological and Life Scientists

 A079 Forestry and Conservation Scientists

 A083 Medical Scientists

HEALTH DIAGNOSING OCCUPATIONS

 A084 Physicians

 A085 Dentists

 A086 Veterinarians

 A087 Optometrists

 A088 Podiatrists

 A089 Health Diagnosing Practitioners, N.E.C.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND TREATING

OCCUPATIONS

 A095 Registered Nurses

 A096 Pharmacists

 A097 Dietitians

 A098 Respiratory Therapists

 A099 Occupational Therapists

 A103 Physical Therapists

 A104 Speech Therapists

 A105 Therapists, N.E.C.

 A106 Physicians' Assistants

TEACHERS

 A113-154 Teachers, College and University

 A155 Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Teachers

 A156 Elementary School Teachers

 A157 Secondary School Teachers

 A158 Teachers, Special Education

 A159 Teachers, N.E.C.
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 A163 Vocational and Educational Counselors

LIBRARIANS, ARCHIVISTS AND CURATORS

 A164 Librarians

 A165 Archivists and Curators

SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND URBAN PLANNERS

 A166 Economists

 A167 Psychologists

 A168 Sociologists

 A169 Social Scientists, N.E.C.

 A173 Urban Planners

SOCIAL, RECREATION, AND RELIGIOUS

WORKERS

 A174 Social Workers

 A175 Recreation Workers

 A176 Clergy

 A177 Religious Workers, N.E.C.

LAWYERS AND JUDGES

 A178 Lawyers

 A179 Judges

WRITERS, AUTHORS, ENTERTAINERS AND

ATHLETES

 A183 Authors

 A184 Technical Writers

 A185 Designers

 A186 Musicians and Composers

 A187 Actors and Directors

 A188 Painters, Sculptors, Craft-Artists, and Artist

Print-Makers

 A189 Photographers

 A193 Dancers

 A194 Artists, Performers, and Related Workers,

N.E.C.

 A195 Editors and Reporters

 A197 Public Relations Specialists

 A198 Announcers

 A199 Athletes

 A999 Professional Occupations, N.E.C.

TECHNICAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS

HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS

 A203 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

 A204 Dental Hygienists

A205 Health Record Technologists and Technicians

 A206 Radiologic Technicians

 A207 Licensed Practical Nurses

 A208 Health Technologists and Technicians,

N.E.C.

ENGINEERING AND RELATED

TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS

 A213 Electrical and Electronic Technicians

 A214 Industrial Engineering Technicians

 A215 Mechanical Engineering Technicians

 A216 Engineering Technicians, N.E.C.

 A217 Drafters

 A218 Surveying and Mapping Technicians

SCIENCE TECHNICIANS

 A223 Biological Technicians

 A224 Chemical Technicians

 A225 Science Technicians, N.E.C.

MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICIANS

 A226 Airplane Pilots and Navigators

 A227 Air Traffic Controllers

 A228 Broadcast Equipment Operators

 A229 Computer Programmers

 A233 Tool Programmers, Numerical Control

 A234 Legal Assistants

 A235 Technical and Related Occupations, N.E.C.

Major occupational group B:

EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND

MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS

 B003 Legislators

 B004 Chief Executives and General Administrators,

Public Administration

 B005 Administrators and Officials, Public Administration

 B007 Financial Managers

 B008 Personnel and Labor Relations Managers

 B009 Purchasing Managers

 B013 Managers; Marketing, Advertising and Public 

Relations

 B014 Administrators, Education and Related Fields

 B015 Managers, Medicine and Health

 B016 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

 B017 Managers, Food Serving and Lodging Establishments

 B018 Managers, Properties and Real Estate

 B019 Funeral Directors

 B021 Managers, Service Organizations, N.E.C.

 B022 Managers and Administrators, N.E.C.
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MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS

 B023 Accountants and Auditors

 B024 Underwriters

 B025 Other Financial Officers

 B026 Management Analysts

 B027 Personnel, Training, and Labor Relations 

Specialists

 B028 Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products

 B029 Buyers, Wholesale and Retail Trade, Except 

Farm Products

 B033 Purchasing Agents and Buyers, N.E.C.

 B034 Business and Promotion Agents

 B035 Construction Inspectors

 B036 Inspectors and Compliance Officers, Except 

Construction

 B037 Management Related Occupations, N.E.C.

Major occupational group C:

SALES OCCUPATIONS

 C243 Supervisors, Sales Occupations

FINANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES, SALES

REPRESENTATIVES

 C253 Insurance Sales Occupations

 C254 Real Estate Sales Occupations

 C255 Securities and Financial Services Sales Occupations

 C256 Advertising and Related Sales Occupations

 C257 Sales Occupations, Other Business Services

SALES REPRESENTATIVES, COMMODITIES

EXCEPT RETAIL

 C258 Sales Engineers

 C259 Sales Representatives; Mining, Manufacturing, and Wholesale

RETAIL AND PERSONAL SERVICES SALES

WORKERS

C263 Sales Workers, Motor Vehicles and Boats

C264 Sales Workers, Apparel

C265 Sales Workers, Shoes

C266 Sales Workers, Furniture and Home Furnishings

C267 Sales Workers, Radio, TV, Hi-Fi, and Appliances

C268 Sales Workers, Hardware and Building Supplies

C269 Sales Workers, Parts

C274 Sales Workers, Other Commodities

C275 Sales Counter Clerks

C276 Cashiers

C277 Street and Door-To-Door Sales Workers

C278 News Vendors

SALES RELATED OCCUPATIONS

 C283 Demonstrators, Promoters, and Models, Sales

 C284 Auctioneers

 C285 Sales Support Occupations, N.E.C.

Major occupational group D:

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS,

INCLUDING CLERICAL

SUPERVISORS, CLERICAL AND

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

 D303 Supervisors, General Office

 D304 Supervisors, Computer Equipment Operators

 D305 Supervisors, Financial Records Processing

 D306 Chief Communications Operators

 D307 Supervisors, Distribution, Scheduling, and 

Adjusting Clerks

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS

 D308 Computer Operators

 D309 Peripheral Equipment Operators

SECRETARIES, STENOGRAPHERS, AND TYPISTS

 D313 Secretaries

 D314 Stenographers

 D315 Typists

INFORMATION CLERKS

 D316 Interviewers

 D317 Hotel Clerks

 D318 Transportation Ticket and Reservation Agents

 D319 Receptionists

 D323 Information Clerks, N.E.C.

RECORDS PROCESSING CLERKS, EXCEPT

FINANCIAL

 D325 Classified-Ad Clerks

 D326 Correspondence Clerks

 D327 Order Clerks

 D328 Personnel Clerks, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

 D329 Library Clerks

D335 File Clerks
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 D336 Records Clerks, N.E.C.

FINANCIAL RECORDS PROCESSING CLERKS

 D337 Bookkeepers, Accounting and Auditing

Clerks

 D338 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

 D339 Billing Clerks

 D343 Cost and Rate Clerks

 D344 Billing, Posting, and Calculating Machine

Operators

DUPLICATING, MAIL, AND OTHER OFFICE

MACHINE OPERATORS

 D345 Duplicating Machine Operators

 D346 Mail Preparing and Paper Handling Machine 

Operators

 D347 Office Machine Operators, N.E.C.

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OPERATORS

 D348 Telephone Operators

 D353 Communications Equipment Operators, 

N.E.C.

MAIL AND MESSAGE DISTRIBUTING

OCCUPATIONS

 D354 Postal Clerks, Except Mail Carriers

 D355 Mail Carriers, Postal Service

 D356 Mail Clerks, Except Postal Service

 D357 Messengers

MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND

DISTRIBUTING CLERKS

D359 Dispatchers

 D363 Production Coordinators

 D364 Traffic, Shipping, and Receiving Clerks

 D365 Stock and Inventory Clerks

 D366 Meter Readers

 D368 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers

 D373 Expeditors

 D374 Material Recording, Scheduling, and Distributing Clerks, N.E.C.

ADJUSTERS AND INVESTIGATORS

 D375 Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

 D376 Investigators and Adjusters, Except Insurance

 D377 Eligibility Clerks, Social Welfare

D378 Bill and Account Collectors

MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

OCCUPATIONS

D379 General Office Clerks

D383 Bank Tellers

D384 Proofreaders

D385 Data Entry Keyers

D386 Statistical Clerks

D387 Teachers' Aides

D389 Administrative Support Occupations, N.E.C.

Major occupational group E:

PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, AND REPAIR

OCCUPATIONS

 MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS

 E503 Supervisors; Mechanics and Repairers

 E505 Automobile Mechanics

 E506 Automobile Mechanic Apprentices

 E507 Bus, Truck, and Stationary Engine Mechanics

 E508 Aircraft Engine Mechanics

 E509 Small Engine Repairers

 E514 Automobile Body and Related Repairers

 E515 Aircraft Mechanics, Except Engine

 E516 Heavy Equipment Mechanic

 E517 Farm Equipment Mechanics

 E518 Industrial Machinery Repairers

 E519 Machinery Maintenance Occupations

 E523 Electronic Repairers, Communications and

Industrial Equipment

 E525 Data Processing Equipment Repairers

 E526 Household Appliance and Power Tool Repairers

 E527 Telephone Line Installers and Repairers

 E529 Telephone Installers and Repairers

 E534 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration 

Mechanics

 E535 Camera, Watch, and Musical Instrument Repairers

 E536 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers

 E538 Office Machine Repairers

 E539 Mechanical Controls and Valve Repairers

 E543 Elevator Installers and Repairers

 E544 Millwrights

 E547 Mechanics and Repairers, N.E.C.

SUPERVISORS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES

 E553 Supervisors; Brickmasons, Stonemasons, and 

Tilesetters

E554 Supervisors; Carpenters and Related Workers
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 E555 Supervisors; Electricians and Power Transmission Installers

 E556 Supervisors; Painters, Paperhangers, and

Plasterers

 E557 Supervisors; Plumbers, Pipefitters, and 

Steamfitters

 E558 Supervisors; Construction Trades, N.E.C.

CONSTRUCTION TRADES OCCUPATIONS

E563 Brickmasons and Stonemasons

E564 Brickmason and Stonemason Apprentices

E565 Tile Setters, Hard and Soft

E566 Carpet Installers

 E567 Carpenters

 E569 Carpenter Apprentices

 E573 Drywall Installers

 E575 Electricians

 E576 Electrician Apprentices

 E577 Electrical Power Installers and Repairers

 E579 Painters, Construction and Maintenance

 E583 Paperhangers

 E584 Plasterers

 E585 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

 E587 Plumber, Pipefitter, and Steamfitter Apprentices

 E588 Concrete and Terrazzo Finishers

 E589 Glaziers

 E593 Insulation Workers

 E594 Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment 

Operators

 E595 Roofers

 E596 Sheetmetal Duct Installers

 E597 Structural Metal Workers

 E598 Drillers, Earth

 E599 Construction Trades, N.E.C.

 EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS

 E613 Supervisors, Extractive Occupations

 E614 Drillers, Oil Well

 E615 Explosives Workers

 E616 Mining Machine Operators

 E617 Mining Occupations, N.E.C.

 PRECISION PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS

 E628 Supervisors, Production Occupations

 PRECISION METAL WORKING OCCUPATIONS

 E634 Tool and Die Makers

 E635 Tool and Die Maker Apprentices

E636 Precision Assemblers, Metal

 E637 Machinists

 E639 Machinist Apprentices

 E643 Boilermakers

 E644 Precision Grinders, Filers, and Tool Sharpeners

 E645 Patternmakers and Modelmakers, Metal

 E646 Layout Workers

 E647 Precious Stones and Metals Workers

 E649 Engravers, Metal

 E653 Sheet Metal Workers

 E654 Sheet Metal Worker Apprentices

PRECISION WOODWORKING OCCUPATIONS

 E656 Patternmakers and Modelmakers, Wood

 E657 Cabinet Makers and Bench Carpenters

 E658 Furniture and Wood Finishers

PRECISION TEXTILE, APPAREL, AND

FURNISHINGS MACHINE WORKERS

 E666 Dressmakers

 E667 Tailors

 E668 Upholsterers

 E669 Shoe Repairers

 PRECISION WORKERS, ASSORTED MATERIALS

 E675 Hand Molders and Shapers, Except Jewelers

 E676 Patternmakers, Layout Workers, and Cutters

 E677 Optical Goods Workers

 E678 Dental Laboratory and Medical Appliance 

Technicians

 E679 Bookbinders

 E683 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

 E684 Miscellaneous Precision Workers, N.E.C.

 PRECISION FOOD PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS

 E685 Precision Food Production Occupations,

N.E.C.

 E686 Butchers and Meat Cutters

 E687 Bakers

 E688 Food Batchmakers

 PRECISION INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND 

RELATED WORKERS

 E689 Inspectors, Testers, and Graders

 E690 Precision Inspectors, Testers, and Related 

Workers, N.E.C.

 E693 Adjusters and Calibrators

PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS

 E694 Water and Sewage Treatment Plant Operators

 E695 Power Plant Operators

 E696 Stationary Engineers
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 E699 Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators, 

N.E.C.

Major occupational group F:

MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND

INSPECTORS

METALWORKING AND PLASTIC WORKING

MACHINE OPERATORS

 F703 Lathe and Turning-Machine Set-Up Operators

 F704 Lathe and Turning-Machine Operators

 F705 Milling and Planing Machine Operators

 F706 Punching and Stamping Press Operators

 F707 Rolling Machine Operators

 F708 Drilling and Boring Machine Operators

 F709 Grinding, Abrading, Buffing, and Polishing 

Machine Operators

 F713 Forging Machine Operators

 F714 Numerical Control Machine Operators

 F717 Fabricating Machine Operators, N.E.C.

 F719 Molding and Casting Machine Operators

 F723 Metal Plating Machine Operators

 F724 Heat Treating Equipment Operators

WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS

 F726 Wood Lathe, Routing, and Planing Machine 

Operators

 F727 Sawing Machine Operators

 F728 Shaping and Joining Machine Operators

 F729 Nailing and Tacking Machine Operators

PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS

 F734 Printing Press Operators

 F735 Photoengravers and Lithographers

 F736 Typesetters and Compositors

TEXTILE, APPAREL, AND FURNISHINGS

MACHINE OPERATORS

 F738 Winding and Twisting Machine Operators

 F739 Knitting, Looping, Taping, and Weaving Machine Operators

 F743 Textile Cutting Machine Operators

 F744 Textile Sewing Machine Operators

 F745 Shoe Machine Operators

F747 Pressing Machine Operators

 F748 Laundering and Dry Cleaning Machine Operators

MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSORTED MATERIALS

 F753 Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators

 F754 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators

 F755 Extruding and Forming Machine Operators

 F756 Mixing and Blending Machine Operators

 F757 Separating, Filtering, and Clarifying Machine 

Operators

 F758 Compressing and Compacting Machine Operators

 F759 Painting and Paint Spraying Machine Operators

 F763 Roasting and Baking Machine Operators,

Food

 F764 Washing, Cleaning, and Pickling Machine

Operators

 F765 Folding Machine Operators

 F766 Furnace, Kiln, and Oven Operators, Except 

Food

 F768 Crushing and Grinding Machine Operators

 F769 Slicing and Cutting Machine Operators

 F773 Motion Picture Projectionists

 F774 Photographic Process Machine Operators

 F777 Miscellaneous Machine Operators, N.E.C.

FABRICATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND HAND

WORKING OCCUPATIONS

 F783 Welders and Cutters

 F784 Solderers and Braziers

 F785 Assemblers

 F786 Hand Cutting and Trimming Occupations

 F787 Hand Molding, Casting, and Forming Occupations

 F789 Hand Painting, Coating, and Decorating Occupations

 F793 Hand Engraving and Printing Occupations

 F795 Miscellaneous Hand Working Occupations, 

N.E.C.

PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, TESTERS,

SAMPLERS, AND WEIGHERS

 F796 Production Inspectors, Checkers, and Examiners

 F797 Production Testers

 F798 Production Samplers and Weighers

 F799 Graders and Sorters, Except Agricultural

 F800 Hand Inspectors, N.E.C.

Major occupational group G:

TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING

OCCUPATIONS

MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS

 G803 Supervisors, Motor Vehicle Operators
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 G804 Truck Drivers

 G806 Driver-Sales Workers

 G808 Bus Drivers

 G809 Taxicab Drivers and Chauffeurs

 G813 Parking Lot Attendants

 G814 Motor Transportation Occupations, N.E.C.

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION OCCUPATIONS

 G823 Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

 G824 Locomotive Operating Occupations

 G825 Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators

 G826 Rail Vehicle Operators, N.E.C.

WATER TRANSPORTATION OCCUPATIONS

 G828 Ship Captains and Mates, Except Fishing 

Boats

 G829 Sailors and Deckhands

 G833 Marine Engineers

 G834 Bridge, Lock, and Lighthouse Tenders

MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS

 G843 Supervisors, Material Moving Equipment Operators

 G844 Operating Engineers

 G845 Longshore Equipment Operators

 G848 Hoist and Winch Operators

 G849 Crane and Tower Operators

 G853 Excavating and Loading Machine Operators

 G855 Grader, Dozer, and Scraper Operators

 G856 Industrial Truck and Tractor Equipment Operators

 G859 Miscellaneous Material Moving Equipment 

Operators, N.E.C.

Major occupational group H:

HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS,

AND LABORERS

FARM, FISHING AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS -

NONFARM SECTOR

 H483 Marine Life Cultivation Workers

H484 Nursery Workers

 H485 Supervisors, Agriculture-Related Workers

 H486 Groundskeepers and Gardeners, Except Farm

 H487 Animal Caretakers, Except Farm

 H489 Inspectors, Agricultural Products

 H494 Supervisors, Forestry and Logging Workers

 H495 Forestry Workers, Except Logging

 H496 Timber Cutting and Logging Occupations

 H497 Captains and Other Officers, Fishing Vessels

 H498 Fishers, Hunters, and Trappers

HELPERS, HANDLERS, AND LABORERS

 H864 Supervisors; Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, 

and Laborers, N.E.C.

 H865 Helpers, Mechanics and Repairers

 H866 Helpers, Construction Trades

 H867 Helpers, Surveyor

 H868 Helpers, Extractive Occupations

 H869 Construction Laborers

H874 Production Helpers

H875 Garbage Collectors

H876 Stevedores

H877 Stock Handlers and Baggers

H878 Machine Feeders and Offbearers

H883 Freight, Stock, and Material Handlers, N.E.C.

H885 Garage and Service Station Related Occupations

H887 Vehicle Washers and Equipment Cleaners

H888 Hand Packers and Packagers

H889 Laborers, Except Construction, N.E.C.

Major occupational group K:

SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PRIVATE

HOUSEHOLD

PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS

 K413 Supervisors, Firefighting and Fire Prevention 

Occupations

 K414 Supervisors, Police and Detectives

 K415 Supervisors, Guards

 K416 Fire Inspection and Fire Prevention Occupations

 K417 Firefighting Occupations

 K418 Police and Detectives, Public Service

 K423 Sheriffs, Bailiffs, and Other Law Enforcement

Officers

 K424 Correctional Institution Officers

 K425 Crossing Guards

 K426 Guards and Police, Except Public Service

K427 Protective Service Occupations, N.E.C.

FOOD SERVICE OCCUPATIONS

 K433 Supervisors; Food Preparation and Service 

Occupations

 K434 Bartenders

 K435 Waiters and Waitresses

 K436 Cooks

 K438 Food Counter, Fountain, and Related Occupations

 K439 Kitchen Workers, Food Preparation

 K443 Waiters'/Waitresses' Assistants

 K444 Food Preparation Occupations, N.E.C.
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HEALTH SERVICE OCCUPATIONS

 K445 Dental Assistants

 K446 Health Aides, Except Nursing

 K447 Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants

CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE

OCCUPATIONS

 K448 Supervisors, Cleaning and Building Service 

Workers

 K449 Maids and Housemen

 K453 Janitors and Cleaners

 K454 Elevator Operators

 K455 Pest Control Occupations

PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS

K456 Supervisors, Personal Service Occupations

 K457 Barbers

 K458 Hairdressers and Cosmetologists

 K459 Attendants, Amusement and Recreation Facilities

 K461 Guides

 K462 Ushers

 K463 Public Transportation Attendants

 K464 Baggage Porters and Bellhops

 K465 Welfare Service Aides

 K467 Early Childhood Teacher's Assistants

 K468 Child Care Workers, N.E.C.

 K469 Service Occupations, N.E.C.
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Appendix C. Generic

Leveling Criteria

Below are the 10 criteria for generic leveling occupations.

The description of each level within a factor is followed in

parentheses by the point value assigned that level. An example using these criteria for leveling a job follows in appendix D.

Knowledge measures the nature and extent of information

or facts that the workers must understand to do acceptable

work.

1. Skill to perform simple, repetitive tasks, or operate

simple tools or equipment, requiring little or no previous

training or experience. (50)

2. Basic knowledge of commonly used procedures, tools,

or equipment, requiring some previous training. (200)

3. Knowledge of standard rules, procedures, tools, or

equipment, requiring considerable training or experience.

(350)

4. Knowledge of extensive rules in a generic field to perform a wide variety of interrelated or nonstandard procedures. (550)

or

Practical knowledge of standard procedures and operations

in a technical field, requiring extended training or experience. (550)

or

Comprehensive knowledge of a blue-collar skill, usually

acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent

training and experience. (550)

5. Knowledge of specialized, complicated techniques, acquired through a pertinent baccalaureate program, or

equivalent experience and training. (750)

or

Practical knowledge of standard technical procedures and

methods to carry out limited projects involving specialized, complicated techniques. (750)

or

Advanced knowledge of blue collar skill to solve unusually complex problems. (750)

6. Practical knowledge of a wide range of professional or

administrative methods, principles, and practices, gained

through job experience or relevant graduate study. (950)

or

Practical knowledge of a wide range of technical methods

similar to a narrow area of a professional field and skill in

applying this knowledge to difficult, but well-documented

projects. (950)

7. Knowledge of a wide range of concepts, principles, and

practices gained through extended graduate study or professional or administrative experience. (1250)

or

Comprehensive knowledge of a technical field and skill in

applying this knowledge to the development of new methods, approaches, or procedures. (1250)

8. Mastery of a professional or administrative field to apply experimental theories or new developments to the job.

(1550)

9. Mastery of a professional field to generate and develop

new hypotheses and theories. (1850)

Supervisory duties describes the level of supervisory responsibility for a position.

1. No supervisory responsibility. (0)

2. Group leader--a nonsupervisory position which sets the

pace of work for the group and shows other workers in the

group how to perform assigned tasks. Can also be called

team leader, or lead worker. (251)

3. First line supervisor--directs staff through face-to-face

meetings. Organizational structure is not complex and

internal and administrative procedures are simple and informal. (502)

4. Second line supervisor--directs staff through intermediate supervisors. Internal procedures and administrative

controls are formal. Organizational structure is complex
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and is divided into subordinate groups that may differ

from each other as to subject-matter and function. (1003)

5. Third line supervisor--directs two or more subordinate

supervisory levels with several subdivisions at each level.

Programs are usually interlocked on a direct and continuing basis with other organizational segments, requiring

constant attention to extensive formal coordination, clearances, and procedural controls. (1504)

Supervisory controls covers the nature and extent of direct

or indirect controls exercised by the supervisor of the position, the responsibility of the position, and the review of

the completed work of the position.

1. Supervisor makes specific assignments, the employee

works as instructed, and the work is closely controlled.

(25)

2. Employee is expected to handle ongoing assignments

using own initiative, refers deviations to supervisor, as

difficulty of work increases so does review. (125)

3. Supervisor provides objectives, priorities, and deadlines,

employee plans and carries out steps in accordance with

instructions, and completed work is reviewed for conformity to policy. (275)

4. Supervisor establishes overall objectives, employee and

supervisor develop deadlines. Employee is responsible for

planning and carrying out assignment, completed work is

reviewed in terms of meeting requirements. (450)

5. Supervisor broadly defines mission, and the employee is

responsible for all aspects of planning. Work results are

normally accepted as technically authoritative and reviewed in terms of fulfillment of program objectives.

(650)

Guidelines covers the nature of guidelines and the judgment needed to apply them.

1. Guidelines are specific and detailed, employee is expected to strictly adhere to them. (25)

2. Established procedures have been selected, with a number of specific guidelines available, employee uses judgment in selecting most appropriate guideline, or refers to

the supervisor where guidelines do not exist. (125)

3. Guidelines are available but not always applicable, employee uses judgment in interpreting and adapting guidelines. Employee analyzes results and recommends

changes. (275)

4. Administrative policies, which are stated in general

terms are available, but guidelines are scarce. Employee

uses initiative in deviating from traditional methods in order to develop new methods. (450)

5. Guidelines are broadly stated and nonspecific. The

employee is recognized as a technical authority in the development and interpretation of guidelines. (650)

Complexity covers the variety of tasks, identifying what

needs to be done, and the difficulty involved in performing

the work.

1. Tasks are clear cut, with little or no choice in determining what needs to be done, and are quickly mastered. (25)

2. Tasks involve related steps, requiring the employee to

recognize and choose among a few recognizable situations

based on a factual nature. (75)

3. Tasks involve different and unrelated methods, requiring the employee to select from many alternatives involving conditions that must be identified and analyzed to discern interrelationships. (150)

4. Tasks involve many different and unrelated methods,

requiring employee to assess variations in approach and

make many decisions concerning the interpretation of

data, planning of the work, and refining techniques to be

used. (225)

5. Tasks involve many different and unrelated methods

applied to a broad range of activities typically in an administrative or professional field. Decision making involves major areas of uncertainty in approach, requiring

originating new techniques. (325)

6. Tasks involve broad functions and processes of an administrative or professional field. Decision making involves largely undefined issues and elements requiring

continuing efforts to establish concepts or to resolve unyielding problems. (450)

Scope and effect covers the nature of the work and the

effect the work produces within and outside the organization.

1. Performs specific routine operations that have little effect beyond the immediate organization. (25)

2. Performs specific procedures comprising a complete

segment of an assignment that affects further processes.

(75)
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3. Resolves a variety of conventional problems following

established criteria that affect the operation of the program. (150)

4. Establishes criteria, formulates projects, and analyzes a

variety of unusual conditions that affects a wide range of

establishment activities or the operation of other establishments. (225)

5. Defines unknown conditions, resolves critical problems,

or develops new theories that affect the works of other experts or the development of major program aspects. (325)

6. Plans, develops, and carries out vital administrative or

scientific programs that are essential to the mission of the

establishment. (450)

Personal contacts covers contacts with persons not in the

supervisory chain. Levels are based on what is required to

make the initial contact, the difficulty of communicating

with those contacted, and the setting in which the contacts

take place.

1. Contacts are with employees within the immediate organization, and/or with the general public in highly

structured situations. (10)

2. Contacts are with employees in the same establishment

but outside the immediate organization, and/or with the

general public in moderately structured settings. (25)

3. Contacts are with individuals or groups from outside the

establishment in a moderately unstructured setting. Contacts are not established on a routine basis, each contact is

different, and the roles and of each party are established

during the contact. (60)

4. Personal contacts are with high-ranking officials from

outside the establishment at national or international levels in highly unstructured settings. (110)

Purpose of contacts measures the range of personal contacts from factual exchanges of information to situations

involving significant or controversial issues and differing

viewpoints, goals, or objectives.

The purpose is to:

1. Obtain, clarify, or give facts or information ranging

from the easily understood to the highly technical. (20)

2. Plan, coordinate, or advise on work efforts, or to resolve

operating problems by influencing or motivating individuals or groups who are working toward mutual goals

and who have cooperative attitudes. (50)

3. Influence, motivate, interrogate, or control persons or

groups. The persons contacted may be fearful, skeptical,

uncooperative, or dangerous. Therefore, the employee

must be skillful in approaching the individual or group in

order to obtain the desired effect. (120)

4. Justify, defend, negotiate, or settle matters involving

significant or controversial issues. The persons contacted

typically have diverse viewpoints, goals, or objectives requiring the employee to achieve a common understanding

of the problem and a satisfactory solution by convincing

them, arriving at a compromise, or developing suitable

alternatives. (220)

Physical demands covers the physical characteristics and

abilities placed on the employee by the work assignment.

1. The work is sedentary. (5)

2. The work requires some physical exertion. (20)

3. The work requires considerable and strenuous physical

exertion. (50)

Work environment considers the risks and discomforts in

the employee’s physical surroundings, or the nature of the

work assigned and the safety regulations required.

1. The work involves everyday risks or discomforts that

require normal safety precautions. (5)

2. The work involves moderate risks or discomforts that

require special safety precautions. (20)

3. The work involves high risk with exposure to dangerous situations or unusual environmental stress. (50)
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Appendix D. Generic

Leveling: An Example

Once an occupation has been selected using probability

selection techniques, the level of work is determined using

a generic leveling process. The 10 factors listed in Appendix C are used to arrive at a generic level. Below is an

example of a generic leveling evaluation of a “Dental

Hygienist” position in a dental clinic. Total points for the

job were 1020, which classifies the job at level 5.

Knowledge

Hygienist must have a dental hygienist license which requires 2 years of schooling and passage of a technical

exam. This is a mid-level hygienist job, which means a

worker must have at least 3 years of experience. The procedures are essentially the same every day, such as cleaning teeth, checking gums, and giving x-rays.

Level 4 - 550 points.

Supervisory duties

A dental hygienist at this level does not supervise anyone.

Level 1 - 0 points.

Supervisory controls

Most of the tasks are performed without supervision. For

more complicated procedures, such as tooth filling, the

dental hygienist assists the dentist.

Level 2 - 125 points.

Guidelines

An hygienist knows which procedure to use for different

dental problems. Unusual situations are handled after

checking with the supervisor.

Level 2 - 125 points.

Complexity

Each procedure performed leads to the next, for example,

examining gums, scraping plaque, then cleaning teeth.

Level 2 - 75 points.

Scope and effect

In terms of process, the dentist’s work follows the hygienist’s. In terms of effect, the hygienist could give a harmful

x-ray or miss plaque on the teeth.

Level 2 - 75 points.

Personal contacts

Patients come to the clinic or occasionally the hygienist

will travel to perform work or give a talk at a school.

Level 2 - 25 points.

Purpose of contacts

Most of hygienist’s interaction is with patients; no planning or coordination work is involved.

Level 1 - 20 points.

Physical demands

The work is sedentary.

Level 1 - 5 points.

Work environment

Hygienist must take precautions not to be exposed to xrays, punctures, etc.

Level 2 - 20 points.