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Table 1. Civilian workers, by major occupational and industry group

Table 1. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Civilian workers, by major occupational and ind

Occupational group 

Management, Natural Production,

Compensation All professional, Sales resources, transportation, 

component workers(1) and and Service construction, and pr

related office and material

maintenance moving

Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cos

Total compensation............................. $33.37 100.0 $55.26 100.0 $24.59 100.0 $17.24 100.0 $34.76 100.0 $27.48 100.0 $37.

Wages and salaries........................... 22.88 68.6 37.86 68.5 17.28 70.3 12.25 71.0 23.07 66.4 18.00 65.5 24.

Total benefits............................... 10.48 31.4 17.40 31.5 7.31 29.7 4.99 29.0 11.69 33.6 9.48 34.5 12.

Paid leave................................. 2.32 7.0 4.41 8.0 1.60 6.5 0.89 5.2 1.94 5.6 1.68 6.1 2.

Vacation................................. 1.14 3.4 2.15 3.9 0.80 3.2 0.43 2.5 0.98 2.8 0.86 3.1 1.

Holiday.................................. 0.70 2.1 1.28 2.3 0.49 2.0 0.28 1.6 0.64 1.8 0.56 2.0 0.

Sick..................................... 0.34 1.0 0.71 1.3 0.21 0.9 0.14 0.8 0.21 0.6 0.20 0.7 0.

Personal................................. 0.13 0.4 0.27 0.5 0.10 0.4 0.05 0.3 0.12 0.3 0.07 0.2 0.

Supplemental pay........................... 0.94 2.8 1.73 3.1 0.55 2.2 0.29 1.7 0.99 2.8 0.97 3.5 1.

Overtime and premium(4).................. 0.26 0.8 0.16 0.3 0.15 0.6 0.15 0.9 0.70 2.0 0.56 2.0 0.

Shift differentials...................... 0.06 0.2 0.08 0.1 0.02 0.1 0.05 0.3 0.05 0.1 0.09 0.3 0.

Nonproduction bonuses.................... 0.63 1.9 1.49 2.7 0.37 1.5 0.09 0.5 0.24 0.7 0.32 1.2 0.

Insurance.................................. 2.97 8.9 4.46 8.1 2.42 9.8 1.43 8.3 3.31 9.5 3.04 11.1 3.

Life..................................... 0.05 0.1 0.08 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.02 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.

Health................................... 2.83 8.5 4.21 7.6 2.32 9.4 1.39 8.1 3.14 9.0 2.88 10.5 3.

Short‐term disability.................... 0.06 0.2 0.09 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.02 0.1 0.09 0.3 0.06 0.2 0.

Long‐term disability..................... 0.05 0.1 0.08 0.1 0.03 0.1 (5) (6) 0.03 0.1 0.07 0.2 0.

Retirement and savings..................... 1.72 5.2 3.30 6.0 0.86 3.5 0.76 4.4 2.16 6.2 1.22 4.4 2.

Defined benefit.......................... 1.07 3.2 2.02 3.7 0.42 1.7 0.61 3.5 1.54 4.4 0.70 2.6 1.

Defined contribution..................... 0.65 2.0 1.27 2.3 0.45 1.8 0.15 0.9 0.62 1.8 0.51 1.9 0.

Legally required benefits.................. 2.52 7.6 3.51 6.3 1.89 7.7 1.62 9.4 3.29 9.5 2.57 9.3 3.

Social Security and Medicare............. 1.84 5.5 2.93 5.3 1.43 5.8 1.01 5.8 1.95 5.6 1.53 5.6 2.

Social Security(7)..................... 1.46 4.4 2.30 4.2 1.15 4.7 0.81 4.7 1.57 4.5 1.23 4.5 1.

Medicare............................... 0.38 1.1 0.63 1.1 0.28 1.1 0.20 1.2 0.37 1.1 0.30 1.1 0.

Federal unemployment insurance........... 0.03 0.1 0.03 (6) 0.04 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.03 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.

State unemployment insurance............. 0.19 0.6 0.17 0.3 0.18 0.7 0.16 0.9 0.26 0.8 0.21 0.8 0.

Workers' compensation.................... 0.46 1.4 0.38 0.7 0.24 1.0 0.41 2.4 1.05 3.0 0.80 2.9 0.

1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy excluding households and the public sector excluding the Federal government.

2 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.

3 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; pr

services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainme

accommodation and food services; other services, except public administration; and public administration.

4 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.

5 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.

6 Less than .05 percent.

7 Social Security refers to the Old‐Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.

Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.

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