Seattle–Tacoma–Bremerton, WA 

National Compensation Survey 

December 2005 

_________________________________________________________________________________________ 

U.S. Department of Labor 

Elaine L. Chao, Secretary 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Philip L. Rones, Acting Commissioner 

October 2006 

Bulletin 3135–12
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Preface

ata shown in this bulletin were collected as part of the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Compensation Survey (NCS). The survey could not have been conducted without the cooperation of the many private firms 

and government jurisdictions that provided pay data included in this bulletin. The Bureau thanks these respondents for their cooperation. 

 Field economists of the Bureau of Labor Statistics collected and reviewed the survey data. 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, designed the survey, processed the data, and prepared the 

survey for publication. 

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containing the published table formats. 

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Contents

Page 

Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 1 

Tables: 

 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for selected worker 

 and establishment characteristics.................................................................................................. 3 

 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers 

 by work levels............................................................................................................................... 4 

 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers 

 by work levels............................................................................................................................... 12 

 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers 

 by work levels............................................................................................................................... 18 

 5. Combined work levels for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time 

 and part-time workers................................................................................................................... 21 

 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles................................................................................... 28 

 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles ...................................................................... 32 

 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................... 35 

 9. Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................................... 37 

10. Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................................... 41 

11. Full-time civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual 

 earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 43 

12. Full-time private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual 

 earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 48 

13. Full-time State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual 

 earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 52 

14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings of private industry establishments 

 for major occupational groups...................................................................................................... 54 

15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual 

 earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers .................... 55 

16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual 

 earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers .................... 57 

17. Union and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups .................. 59 

18. Time and incentive workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups .................... 60 

19. Industry sector: Mean hourly earnings for private industry workers 

 by major occupational group ........................................................................................................ 61 

Appendixes: 

 A. Technical Note............................................................................................................................... A – 1 

 Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey ................................................ A – 5 

 Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response........................................................................ A – 6 

 B. Standard Occupational Classification System................................................................................ B – 1 
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Introduction

he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for 

the Seattle–Tacoma–Bremerton, WA, metropolitan 

area. Data were collected between June 2005 and July 

2006; the average reference month is December 2005. 

Tabulations provide information on earnings of workers in 

a variety of occupations and at different work levels. Also 

contained in this bulletin are information on the program, a 

technical note describing survey procedures, and an appendix with detailed information on occupational classifications. 

 Most of the earnings estimates in this bulletin are presented as mean hourly earnings. Mean weekly and annual 

earnings, and the corresponding hours, also are provided 

for full-time employees in specific occupations. Some occupations, such as teachers and fire fighters, typically have 

shorter or longer work schedules than do the majority of 

full-time workers. The weekly and annual estimates are 

useful for comparing the earnings of occupations having 

different work schedules. 

NCS products

The Bureau’s National Compensation Survey provides 

comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed plan 

provisions. The Employment Cost Index, a quarterly 

measure of the change in employer costs for wages and 

benefits, is derived from the NCS. Employer Costs for 

Employee Compensation measures employers’ average 

hourly costs for wages and benefits. NCS also measures 

the incidence and provisions of benefit plans. This bulletin 

is limited to data on occupational wages and salaries. 

Changes to the publications 

The locality wage publications have undergone a number of 

significant changes. Beginning with the 3135 bulletin series, the releases employ: 

1. The 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 

system and the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 

2. An expanded scope of establishments, lowering the minimum establishment size for private industry from 50 workers to 1 worker 

3. Imputation for temporary non-response situations 

4. Benchmarking of estimated employment 

5. Redesigned tables, to reflect the new classification system and to emphasize work levels 

About the tables 

The tables that follow present data on straight-time occupational earnings, which include wages and salaries, incentive 

pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. These 

earnings exclude premium pay for overtime, vacations, 

holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. About 800 detailed occupations, listed in Appendix B, are used to describe all occupations in the civilian nonfarm economy (excluding the Federal Government and private households). 

Data are not shown for any occupations if they would raise 

concerns about the confidentiality of the survey respondents or if the data are insufficient to support reliable estimates. 

 Table 1 presents an overview of all tables in this bulletin. Mean hourly earnings, weekly hours, and relative standard errors are given for all industries, private industry, and 

State and local government for selected worker and establishment characteristics. The worker characteristics include 

high-level occupational aggregation, full-time or part-time 

status, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay. 

Establishment characteristics include goods and service 

producing and size of establishment. 

 Table 2 presents mean hourly earnings data by work 

level for major occupational groups and for detailed occupations. Separate data are also shown for full-time and 

part-time workers. Table 3 provides work level data for 

private industry workers. Table 4 provides similar data for 

State and local government workers. Table 5 simplifies the 

work levels by combining them into broader groups within 

major and detailed occupations, and for full-time and parttime workers. 

Tables 6 through 10 present hourly wage percentiles 

that describe the distribution of hourly earnings for individual workers within each published occupation. Data are 

provided for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles 

for detailed occupations within all industries, private industry, State and local government, full-time workers, and 

part-time workers. 

 Table 11 presents mean and median hourly, weekly, and 

annual earnings, and the associated hours, for major occupational groups and detailed occupations for full-time 

workers. Table 12 provides the same type of information 

for private industry workers. Table 13 provides similar 

data for State and local government workers. 

 Table 14 presents mean hourly earnings data for establishment employment sizes by high-level occupational aggregations in the private sector. Tables 15 and 16 provide 

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mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings data 

for full-time employees in private establishments with 

fewer than 100 workers, and in private establishments with 

100 workers or more. 

 Table 17 presents mean hourly earnings data for union 

and nonunion workers in all, private, and State and local 

government establishments by high-level occupational aggregation. Table 18 provides hourly earnings data for time 

and incentive workers in all and private establishments by 

high-level occupational aggregation. Table 19 presents 

mean hourly earnings data for major industry divisions 

within the private sector. 

 Appendix table 1 presents the number of workers represented by the survey, by high-level occupational aggregation and for all industries, private industry, and State and 

local government. Appendix table 2 provides the number 

of establishments in the sampling frame and the number of 

responding and nonresponding establishments. 
Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Worker and establishment

characteristics

Civilian

workers

Private industry

workers

State and local government

workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours3

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours3

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours3

Mean

Relative

error2

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error2

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error2

(percent)

All workers .......................................................... $22.88 2.2 35.8 $22.37 2.7 35.9 $26.16 0.8 35.0

Worker characteristics4,5

Management, professional, and related ........... 32.45 3.2 37.8 32.81 3.9 38.5 31.04 3.4 35.3

Management, business, and financial .......... 38.23 2.9 40.4 38.40 3.1 40.6 36.83 7.0 38.9

Professional and related ............................... 29.87 3.6 36.7 29.86 4.8 37.4 29.91 2.5 34.7

Service .............................................................. 13.15 3.8 30.4 11.16 4.0 29.3 21.81 2.5 36.2

Sales and office ................................................ 18.09 3.0 36.2 18.17 3.3 36.5 17.35 2.7 34.0

Sales and related .......................................... 20.93 4.7 35.7 20.94 4.7 35.7 – – –

Office and administrative support ................. 16.52 3.0 36.6 16.40 3.5 37.0 17.32 3.1 34.0

Natural resources, construction, and

maintenance ................................................... 21.81 6.7 38.4 21.67 7.2 38.8 24.30 1.7 31.8

Construction and extraction ......................... 22.39 7.9 38.9 22.25 8.6 38.9 24.63 2.9 40.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair ............ 20.94 4.2 39.0 20.80 4.3 39.1 23.87 11.9 36.2

Production, transportation, and material

moving ............................................................ 18.25 4.6 35.5 18.10 4.9 35.6 20.77 3.8 33.0

Production .................................................... 19.40 3.4 37.1 19.37 3.4 37.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ............. 17.26 8.4 34.2 16.88 9.6 34.4 20.60 3.9 32.7

Full time ............................................................ 24.21 2.8 39.8 23.77 3.3 39.8 27.03 .7 39.7

Part time ........................................................... 13.79 3.6 21.2 12.62 4.6 21.5 20.70 2.5 20.0

Union ................................................................ 22.74 1.8 35.7 21.68 3.0 36.3 24.16 1.5 34.8

Nonunion .......................................................... 22.92 3.0 35.9 22.50 3.2 35.9 33.65 5.2 35.7

Time .................................................................. 22.60 2.4 35.6 22.01 3.0 35.7 26.16 .8 35.0

Incentive ........................................................... 27.27 9.5 39.4 27.27 9.5 39.4 – – –

Establishment characteristics

Goods producing .............................................. 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 () – – – 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

Service providing .............................................. 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 () – – – 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

1-99 workers ..................................................... 19.05 3.3 34.8 19.05 3.3 34.8 – – –

100-499 workers ............................................... 22.31 6.3 36.9 22.25 6.6 37.1 23.43 6.3 33.0

500 workers or more ......................................... 28.29 2.7 36.6 29.37 3.8 37.5 26.43 .8 35.1

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

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium

pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is

computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,

weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of

the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample

estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,

exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based

on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are

determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on

hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially

based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production

bonuses. 5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational

Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing

industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

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

criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All workers .............................................................................. $22.88 2.2 $24.21 2.8 $13.79 3.6

Management occupations ................................................. 42.21 4.2 42.28 4.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.85 12.7 31.51 13.9 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 41.59 17.5 41.59 17.5 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 44.70 13.8 44.70 13.8 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 50.74 6.4 50.74 6.4 – –

Level 13 ............................................................ 52.49 6.0 52.49 6.0 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 45.20 5.3 45.15 5.3 – –

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 42.53 8.4 42.53 8.4 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 41.38 2.1 41.38 2.1 – –

Marketing managers ..................................................... 39.32 8.4 39.32 8.4 – –

Computer and information systems managers ................. 56.80 7.9 56.80 7.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 60.66 2.7 60.66 2.7 – –

Financial managers .......................................................... 36.53 9.8 36.58 10.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 37.14 18.1 37.14 18.1 – –

Industrial production managers ........................................ 40.04 6.5 40.04 6.5 – –

Construction managers .................................................... 44.30 11.5 44.30 11.5 – –

Education administrators .................................................. 35.08 9.5 35.08 9.5 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 31.01 16.1 31.01 16.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 41.43 5.9 41.43 5.9 – –

Education administrators, elementary and secondary

school ..................................................................... 46.50 3.9 46.50 3.9 – –

Engineering managers ..................................................... 53.89 5.8 53.89 5.8 – –

Medical and health services managers ............................ 42.63 9.8 40.67 10.1 – –

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 31.78 5.2 31.81 5.3 30.49 8.9

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.68 3.3 21.59 3.4 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.04 9.3 23.80 9.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 25.91 4.0 25.63 4.1 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 33.18 4.7 32.45 4.3 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 35.75 4.4 35.95 4.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 36.77 7.0 36.88 6.9 – –

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 35.86 9.8 35.86 9.8 – –

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 26.31 10.9 26.43 11.0 – –

Training and development specialists .......................... 25.48 17.9 25.48 17.9 – –

Management analysts ...................................................... 31.31 11.4 31.48 11.6 – –

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 29.48 10.6 29.44 10.7 – –

Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 37.41 27.8 37.41 27.8 – –

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 32.65 3.0 32.67 3.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.04 9.0 26.04 9.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 25.80 6.9 25.80 6.9 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 33.85 6.2 33.85 6.2 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 39.06 4.3 39.06 4.3 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 37.29 5.2 37.29 5.2 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 40.44 8.2 40.44 8.2 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 33.28 3.2 33.21 3.4 – –

Computer software engineers .......................................... 37.54 7.7 37.59 8.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 33.36 9.4 33.36 9.4 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 38.48 10.1 38.60 10.5 – –

Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 41.85 8.3 42.19 8.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.67 8.1 31.67 8.1 – –

Computer support specialists ........................................... 23.61 6.9 23.61 6.9 – –

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 32.37 3.4 32.37 3.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.82 2.8 28.82 2.8 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 35.77 4.6 35.77 4.6 – –

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 31.41 14.9 32.27 14.7 – –

Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 39.01 6.8 39.01 6.8 – –

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 29.59 3.9 29.27 4.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.04 3.6 23.04 3.6 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 26.11 5.5 25.11 6.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.75 2.5 28.75 2.5 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 35.70 3.7 35.70 3.7 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Architecture and engineering occupations –Continued

Level 12 ............................................................ $41.43 3.9 $41.43 3.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 26.92 6.9 26.92 6.9 – –

Engineers ......................................................................... 34.17 6.6 34.17 6.6 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 29.43 4.5 – – – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 35.70 3.7 – – – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 42.60 3.4 – – – –

Drafters ............................................................................. 24.34 9.6 21.77 7.6 – –

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 25.87 4.0 25.19 3.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.47 5.0 22.47 5.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 27.89 4.5 – – – –

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 24.97 12.8 25.54 12.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 23.24 15.0 – – – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 31.49 7.9 31.49 7.9 – –

Urban and regional planners ............................................ 29.68 10.3 – – – –

Community and social services occupations .................. 20.46 6.3 20.66 7.3 $19.24 15.9

Level 9 ............................................................. 24.25 2.3 24.63 2.1 – –

Counselors ....................................................................... 21.74 10.4 21.68 10.7 – –

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 25.08 15.3 – – – –

Social workers .................................................................. 21.51 3.9 21.37 4.8 – –

Legal occupations .............................................................. 39.37 24.8 41.43 27.1 – –

Lawyers ............................................................................ 57.57 26.8 57.57 26.8 – –

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 29.27 10.0 30.82 10.3 21.93 9.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.45 4.3 – – 12.24 4.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.40 8.4 – – 12.08 5.7

Level 5 ............................................................. 13.19 5.6 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 16.69 14.3 15.07 4.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 31.77 2.7 32.62 4.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 33.25 1.6 33.30 1.6 32.31 2.3

Level 10 ............................................................ 34.18 8.2 31.39 12.2 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 46.41 10.0 – – – –

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 42.67 6.7 43.14 8.2 – –

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 34.33 3.4 – – – –

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 29.38 10.8 29.58 10.8 25.33 9.8

Level 7 ............................................................. 14.73 2.6 – – – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 31.91 2.9 – – – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.06 .4 – – – –

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 14.85 20.0 14.30 18.7 – –

Preschool teachers, except special education ......... 12.15 .4 11.96 .4 – –

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 33.28 1.0 33.57 1.2 26.40 8.9

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.75 2.3 34.32 4.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.17 .3 34.30 .2 30.56 4.3

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 32.76 1.4 33.07 1.8 25.75 12.0

Level 8 ............................................................. 31.26 2.9 – – – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 33.97 .3 34.07 .4 – –

Middle school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 35.07 .9 35.29 .7 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.81 1.5 35.05 1.3 – –

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 33.08 2.8 33.28 2.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.08 1.0 34.18 .8 – –

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 33.08 2.8 33.28 2.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.08 1.0 34.18 .8 – –

Special education teachers .......................................... 33.68 3.1 33.68 3.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 33.57 2.1 33.57 2.1 – –

Special education teachers, secondary school ........ 34.15 4.0 34.15 4.0 – –

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 30.25 8.1 – – – –

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 12.34 6.7 11.69 12.2 12.63 4.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.45 4.3 – – 12.24 4.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Teacher assistants –Continued

Level 4 ............................................................. $11.40 8.4 – – $12.08 5.7

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 24.02 7.2 $24.07 7.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.21 9.2 23.21 9.2 – –

Designers ......................................................................... 16.48 5.9 16.48 5.9 – –

Writers and editors ........................................................... 23.74 6.6 23.65 8.0 – –

Editors .......................................................................... 22.79 5.7 22.79 5.7 – –

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 29.66 5.0 29.64 5.4 29.81 4.2

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.07 4.9 14.95 5.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.13 8.4 17.86 9.5 19.48 7.8

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.80 3.6 20.62 4.8 21.81 9.1

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.81 4.6 26.88 4.6 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 29.33 5.6 27.55 7.0 36.23 9.9

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.72 1.6 31.90 2.1 30.45 2.4

Level 10 ............................................................ 36.62 10.2 36.62 10.6 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 38.50 2.2 38.39 2.6 – –

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 60.61 34.5 – – – –

Registered nurses ............................................................ 32.11 1.8 32.24 1.4 31.36 6.5

Level 8 ............................................................. 29.93 11.0 28.18 12.4 36.13 4.7

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.72 1.2 – – 29.74 3.7

Level 11 ............................................................ 38.76 4.7 – – – –

Therapists ......................................................................... 30.17 8.0 29.78 10.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 27.90 6.7 26.68 5.7 – –

Occupational therapists ................................................ 35.86 9.3 – – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 22.18 2.0 22.15 2.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.46 2.7 – – – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............... 26.68 4.7 26.75 4.9 – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians .................. 20.35 5.3 20.35 5.3 – –

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 28.57 8.8 27.10 8.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 28.97 5.6 – – – –

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 28.73 10.1 – – – –

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 17.45 8.6 17.19 9.9 – –

Pharmacy technicians .................................................. 12.93 9.8 12.93 9.8 – –

Surgical technologists ................................................... 20.17 2.8 – – – –

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 20.06 2.1 20.10 2.0 19.91 3.0

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.14 1.9 – – 19.35 5.0

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.63 1.4 20.52 1.4 – –

Medical records and health information technicians ......... 16.57 5.7 16.53 6.1 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.60 5.4 – – – –

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 14.09 5.0 14.31 4.6 12.69 9.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.89 2.6 11.05 2.5 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.17 7.1 13.47 7.5 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.74 5.6 14.45 5.1 – –

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 12.40 1.9 12.67 2.1 11.06 2.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.93 4.1 11.17 4.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.08 9.6 13.38 10.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.36 2.1 12.26 2.5 – –

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 12.01 2.2 12.24 2.6 11.06 2.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.93 4.1 11.17 4.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.08 9.6 13.38 10.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.00 3.5 – – – –

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 16.18 5.9 16.21 4.5 15.94 17.9

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.91 .2 – – – –

Protective service occupations ......................................... 24.42 3.4 25.06 4.7 17.68 25.7

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.95 6.1 21.11 8.7 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 24.55 10.5 24.55 10.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 28.78 3.2 28.61 4.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 30.40 7.4 30.40 7.4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement

workers ....................................................................... 36.77 4.4 36.77 4.4 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

detectives ............................................................... $36.77 4.4 $36.77 4.4 – –

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 26.59 6.8 26.59 6.8 – –

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 22.07 10.3 22.07 10.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 21.63 11.8 21.63 11.8 – –

Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 22.07 10.3 22.07 10.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 21.63 11.8 21.63 11.8 – –

Police officers ................................................................... 28.17 .1 27.92 .7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 28.50 2.3 28.22 3.2 – –

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 28.17 .1 27.92 .7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 28.50 2.3 28.22 3.2 – –

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 13.66 4.8 13.94 6.4 – –

Security guards ............................................................. 13.66 4.8 13.94 6.4 – –

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 9.65 1.2 11.04 7.5 $8.20 1.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.08 1.6 8.80 3.7 7.87 1.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.63 3.5 9.21 2.7 8.13 1.8

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.00 .9 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.57 4.7 11.82 2.7 – –

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 14.97 7.7 14.97 7.7 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 14.64 11.8 14.64 11.8 – –

Cooks ............................................................................... 10.81 3.2 11.40 1.6 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.44 2.1 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.75 10.8 11.99 8.5 – –

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 13.36 2.8 13.36 2.8 – –

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 10.46 10.7 10.94 8.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.01 14.2 – – – –

Food preparation workers ................................................. 9.37 5.3 10.30 3.9 8.95 2.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.59 6.6 – – – –

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.06 3.1 8.73 1.9 7.56 .8

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.65 2.0 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.07 1.3 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.15 6.8 – – – –

Bartenders .................................................................... 9.00 .7 – – – –

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 7.44 .2 – – 7.42 .0

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.46 2.7 – – 7.49 3.5

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 8.34 7.9 – – 7.98 6.1

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.78 4.1 – – 7.78 4.6

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 9.06 2.0 10.04 6.8 8.42 5.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.72 6.9 – – 8.37 6.8

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 9.22 2.3 – – 8.39 7.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.85 8.4 – – – –

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.95 3.4 – – 8.52 .2

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.57 2.9 – – 8.36 .4

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 12.95 7.9 13.45 6.4 8.89 10.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.68 10.9 11.33 10.5 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.68 11.4 11.43 7.0 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.70 7.6 13.68 7.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.79 6.6 14.79 6.6 – –

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 12.07 7.8 12.62 6.5 8.89 10.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.68 10.9 11.33 10.5 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.27 13.6 11.13 9.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.51 6.3 12.49 6.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.73 8.0 13.73 8.0 – –

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 13.50 5.1 13.55 5.2 11.90 6.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 12.37 8.9 12.49 9.4 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.02 3.0 13.17 3.3 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.95 5.2 12.92 5.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.73 8.0 13.73 8.0 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... $8.54 6.7 $8.81 7.4 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. – – 9.24 13.1 – –

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 15.76 3.8 15.76 3.8 – –

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 13.70 6.5 13.70 6.5 – –

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 12.48 6.8 14.06 8.5 $9.45 8.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.10 3.2 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.17 2.8 – – 9.04 5.4

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.89 6.5 8.60 7.4 10.47 6.2

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.44 9.1 15.04 9.1 – –

Child care workers ............................................................ 10.53 9.9 – – 10.94 14.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.78 6.2 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.36 2.4 – – – –

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 16.42 9.6 – – – –

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 17.02 11.9 – – – –

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 20.93 4.7 22.77 5.2 11.48 3.3

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.21 3.9 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.22 2.7 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.53 3.8 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.66 6.3 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 20.68 9.0 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 24.51 11.6 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.02 6.2 – – – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.56 14.8 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 34.62 15.1 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 26.09 7.5 26.09 7.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 22.95 7.2 22.95 7.2 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 30.77 10.2 30.77 10.2 – –

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 13.92 11.0 14.97 14.0 11.04 3.9

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.21 3.9 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.22 2.7 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.56 4.0 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.84 7.0 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 20.76 13.9 – – – –

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 12.32 3.2 12.86 5.4 11.60 2.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.12 1.7 10.58 3.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.98 4.9 14.54 7.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.21 9.5 – – – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 12.32 3.2 12.86 5.4 11.60 2.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.12 1.7 10.58 3.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.98 4.9 14.54 7.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.21 9.5 – – – –

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 14.51 14.2 15.32 11.8 – –

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 15.44 22.2 16.35 23.8 9.86 7.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.10 5.1 10.20 5.5 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.99 16.1 18.13 11.7 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 34.08 15.5 34.08 15.5 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 34.15 15.9 34.15 15.9 – –

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 16.52 3.0 17.12 2.8 12.16 4.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.72 3.9 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.14 2.7 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.94 3.1 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.60 2.7 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.89 2.4 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.00 3.8 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.75 5.9 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 16.84 7.3 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 22.82 5.5 23.13 5.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.35 4.0 22.35 4.0 – –

Financial clerks ................................................................. 15.46 2.2 15.58 1.9 13.54 10.2

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.52 6.9 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Financial clerks –Continued

Level 5 ............................................................. $17.48 6.1 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.80 6.2 – – – –

Bill and account collectors ............................................ 16.48 10.4 $16.48 10.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.30 8.9 14.30 8.9 – –

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 16.75 4.4 16.84 4.5 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.13 5.9 – – – –

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 16.93 5.2 16.93 5.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.16 6.8 16.16 6.8 – –

Tellers ........................................................................... 11.69 5.3 – – – –

Customer service representatives .................................... 17.75 10.0 17.96 10.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.36 2.4 15.36 2.4 – –

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 12.96 7.4 – – $11.83 9.4

Order clerks ...................................................................... 14.49 9.7 14.64 9.5 – –

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ................................................................ 17.78 3.2 17.73 3.4 – –

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 13.04 5.9 13.49 6.5 11.23 7.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.86 7.7 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.46 3.2 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.66 1.7 – – – –

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel

clerks .......................................................................... 16.84 4.6 16.40 4.8 18.49 14.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 17.88 8.2 – – – –

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 17.98 13.3 17.98 13.3 – –

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 15.60 16.7 20.71 12.5 – –

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 19.02 7.8 19.62 8.2 13.64 7.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.11 5.4 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.78 5.0 16.04 5.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.52 4.1 15.45 4.6 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 22.98 6.9 22.98 6.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.46 6.3 22.46 6.3 – –

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 20.99 6.7 21.47 6.0 – –

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 16.18 4.1 16.66 4.4 13.76 8.6

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.98 5.3 16.07 5.6 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.32 4.9 15.17 5.7 – –

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 14.92 5.2 15.99 5.2 11.58 8.1

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.95 8.3 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.54 9.5 12.63 10.9 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.86 4.5 16.37 6.1 14.33 4.4

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.66 9.5 17.70 9.7 – –

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 22.39 7.9 22.59 7.9 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 17.89 2.4 17.89 2.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.64 3.5 19.89 3.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 23.63 12.9 23.65 14.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.38 1.2 25.38 1.2 – –

Carpenters ........................................................................ 21.77 8.7 21.77 8.7 – –

Construction laborers ....................................................... 16.21 18.0 16.76 18.7 – –

Construction equipment operators ................................... 25.99 9.3 25.99 9.3 – –

Operating engineers and other construction equipment

operators ................................................................ 25.99 9.3 25.99 9.3 – –

Electricians ....................................................................... 24.48 2.8 24.60 3.1 – –

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ........... 23.61 5.9 23.61 5.9 – –

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................... 23.61 5.9 23.61 5.9 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 20.94 4.2 21.13 4.1 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.32 5.3 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.52 6.8 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.60 2.3 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.53 3.6 – – – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 35.22 5.2 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 25.01 12.7 25.01 12.7 – –

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 19.81 2.0 20.23 1.9 – –

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...................... 27.84 3.5 27.84 3.5 – –

Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 19.33 9.8 19.33 9.8 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... $19.33 9.8 $19.33 9.8 – –

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 22.35 7.0 22.35 7.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.79 10.1 21.79 10.1 – –

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 19.86 5.2 19.86 5.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.92 7.7 16.92 7.7 – –

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 22.28 10.3 22.28 10.3 – –

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 18.26 6.6 18.26 6.6 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.92 7.7 16.92 7.7 – –

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 19.62 10.6 19.74 10.7 – –

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 12.60 4.8 – – – –

Production occupations .................................................... 19.40 3.4 19.93 4.0 $10.25 16.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.44 5.0 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.06 3.9 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.22 9.0 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 19.22 4.8 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 20.05 3.6 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.72 4.8 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.23 6.2 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 23.58 18.3 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 24.17 13.9 24.17 13.9 – –

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 12.18 7.9 12.28 7.4 – –

Machinists ......................................................................... 21.41 6.5 21.41 6.5 – –

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 19.77 5.2 19.77 5.2 – –

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 20.59 13.4 20.59 13.4 – –

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 22.63 9.2 22.63 9.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.74 10.4 24.74 10.4 – –

Painting workers ............................................................... 20.35 8.1 20.35 8.1 – –

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 12.10 7.7 12.23 7.3 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.47 5.7 8.62 7.6 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 14.23 1.8 – – – –

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 17.26 8.4 18.79 8.7 11.67 3.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.31 3.8 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.50 8.4 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.15 6.2 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 18.93 3.3 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.15 3.2 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.75 5.6 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.61 16.5 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 20.86 3.5 – – – –

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers .................................... 114.92 10.9 114.92 10.9 – –

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ................... 114.92 10.9 114.92 10.9 – –

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 17.89 6.9 18.53 8.8 15.92 9.6

Level 4 ............................................................. 18.65 11.5 19.48 11.1 15.45 3.5

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.98 6.9 – – 16.16 14.9

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ................................... 18.14 8.7 18.66 9.7 – –

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 16.58 1.0 – – 16.50 .2

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.78 .4 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.54 .9 – – – –

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 18.12 3.9 18.35 4.2 14.87 21.7

Level 4 ............................................................. 19.04 9.7 19.07 10.6 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.40 5.9 19.36 6.5 – –

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 18.49 3.6 18.46 3.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.45 5.3 16.33 5.7 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.43 6.9 19.37 7.2 – –

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 18.03 10.6 17.98 11.5 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 22.69 7.6 – – – –

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 17.83 6.7 17.83 6.7 – –

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 12.95 6.2 14.45 6.5 9.79 5.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.98 4.2 11.24 11.5 9.18 6.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.04 2.2 12.10 3.0 11.61 8.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.56 6.5 14.62 7.2 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Laborers and material movers, hand –Continued

Level 4 ............................................................. $20.88 18.1 – – – –

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 11.55 7.0 $10.94 5.2 – –

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 13.68 6.3 15.60 5.7 $9.62 2.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.16 8.6 – – 8.78 3.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.97 4.6 12.04 6.7 11.61 8.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.59 5.2 15.57 5.9 – –

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

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

are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the

number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 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 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is

evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and

complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored

to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the

occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the

overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around

a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories

not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All workers .............................................................................. $22.37 2.7 $23.77 3.3 $12.62 4.6

Management occupations ................................................. 42.09 4.4 42.19 4.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.85 12.7 31.51 13.9 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 41.59 17.5 41.59 17.5 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 45.13 15.4 45.13 15.4 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 49.07 7.0 49.07 7.0 – –

Level 13 ............................................................ 52.49 6.1 52.49 6.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 45.79 5.7 45.79 5.7 – –

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 42.53 8.4 42.53 8.4 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 41.38 2.1 41.38 2.1 – –

Marketing managers ..................................................... 39.32 8.4 39.32 8.4 – –

Computer and information systems managers ................. 56.80 7.9 56.80 7.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 60.66 2.7 60.66 2.7 – –

Financial managers .......................................................... 36.47 9.9 36.52 10.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 37.14 18.1 37.14 18.1 – –

Industrial production managers ........................................ 40.04 6.5 40.04 6.5 – –

Construction managers .................................................... 44.30 11.5 44.30 11.5 – –

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 32.40 5.2 32.42 5.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.28 3.3 21.21 3.4 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.50 10.5 24.24 10.7 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.59 3.2 26.64 3.3 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 32.44 5.5 31.38 4.2 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 36.09 5.0 36.33 4.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 36.88 6.9 36.88 6.9 – –

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 36.45 9.6 36.45 9.6 – –

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 26.55 11.2 26.55 11.2 – –

Training and development specialists .......................... 25.65 18.3 25.65 18.3 – –

Management analysts ...................................................... 30.99 12.9 31.17 13.2 – –

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 32.23 9.7 32.24 10.0 – –

Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 37.62 28.8 37.62 28.8 – –

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 33.00 2.9 33.02 2.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.46 11.1 26.46 11.1 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 25.41 7.5 25.41 7.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.24 6.4 34.24 6.4 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 39.06 4.3 39.06 4.3 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 37.45 5.5 37.45 5.5 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 44.39 1.0 44.39 1.0 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 33.28 3.2 33.21 3.4 – –

Computer software engineers .......................................... 37.54 7.7 37.59 8.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 33.36 9.4 33.36 9.4 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 38.48 10.1 38.60 10.5 – –

Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 41.85 8.3 42.19 8.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.67 8.1 31.67 8.1 – –

Computer support specialists ........................................... 23.60 7.3 23.60 7.3 – –

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 33.75 4.6 33.75 4.6 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 35.99 4.9 35.99 4.9 – –

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 31.59 15.2 – – – –

Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 39.01 6.8 39.01 6.8 – –

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 29.56 4.2 29.19 4.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.59 4.3 23.59 4.3 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 26.11 5.5 25.11 6.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.75 2.5 28.75 2.5 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 36.87 2.2 36.87 2.2 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 41.69 4.2 41.69 4.2 – –

Engineers ......................................................................... 34.05 8.1 34.05 8.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 29.43 4.5 29.43 4.5 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 36.87 2.2 36.87 2.2 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 43.08 3.5 43.08 3.5 – –

Drafters ............................................................................. 24.34 9.6 21.77 7.6 – –

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 26.89 2.4 26.32 2.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 27.89 4.5 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... $22.13 19.8 $22.69 20.4 – –

Community and social services occupations .................. 17.15 14.8 17.65 14.2 – –

Social workers .................................................................. 15.22 .6 – – – –

Legal occupations .............................................................. 39.75 30.7 42.36 34.8 – –

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 20.46 29.6 21.51 30.6 $14.61 31.3

Level 7 ............................................................. 16.61 17.1 14.71 2.4 – –

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 14.53 12.8 14.50 13.6 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 14.73 2.6 14.71 2.4 – –

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 12.15 .4 11.96 .4 – –

Preschool teachers, except special education ......... 12.15 .4 11.96 .4 – –

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 24.06 11.9 24.57 11.0 – –

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 24.35 10.3 24.57 11.0 – –

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 23.77 8.3 23.87 8.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.13 11.3 23.13 11.3 – –

Designers ......................................................................... 16.48 5.9 16.48 5.9 – –

Writers and editors ........................................................... 24.67 6.9 24.72 9.1 – –

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 30.42 5.9 30.37 6.1 30.83 6.0

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.06 5.3 14.93 5.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.84 13.4 17.73 15.2 18.41 9.3

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.97 4.8 20.64 5.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.08 4.6 27.08 4.6 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 30.21 6.2 28.19 8.4 36.23 9.9

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.54 1.9 – – – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 39.16 7.2 – – – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 39.52 3.0 39.70 4.2 – –

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 90.14 12.1 – – – –

Registered nurses ............................................................ 32.39 2.3 – – 31.96 10.1

Level 8 ............................................................. 30.14 12.8 28.07 15.2 36.13 4.7

Therapists ......................................................................... 33.19 7.8 33.18 9.6 – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 21.13 1.6 21.08 1.9 – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............... 26.84 4.8 – – – –

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 31.09 7.9 – – – –

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 17.28 10.9 17.27 11.0 – –

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 20.38 2.4 20.39 2.3 20.37 3.3

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.70 1.5 20.56 1.6 – –

Medical records and health information technicians ......... 16.97 6.1 – – – –

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 13.70 6.6 13.90 6.3 12.60 9.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.66 1.1 10.77 .3 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.06 7.5 13.37 8.1 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.69 6.3 14.39 5.8 – –

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 11.93 2.3 12.16 2.7 10.95 2.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.64 2.7 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.02 10.2 13.33 10.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.07 3.0 11.95 3.6 – –

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 11.89 2.4 12.12 2.8 10.95 2.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.64 2.7 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.02 10.2 13.33 10.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.94 3.6 – – – –

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 15.97 7.8 15.97 6.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.92 .1 – – – –

Protective service occupations ......................................... 13.87 4.6 14.47 5.3 – –

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 13.41 5.4 13.94 6.4 – –

Security guards ............................................................. 13.41 5.4 13.94 6.4 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ $9.56 1.1 $10.95 7.5 $8.12 1.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.07 1.7 8.80 3.7 7.87 1.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.60 3.6 9.18 2.9 8.08 2.0

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.84 .9 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.41 4.8 11.71 2.8 – –

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 14.93 7.9 14.93 7.9 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 14.58 12.2 14.58 12.2 – –

Cooks ............................................................................... 10.55 4.0 11.16 2.1 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.44 2.1 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.49 12.6 11.81 9.9 – –

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 10.38 11.0 10.94 8.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.86 14.8 – – – –

Food preparation workers ................................................. 9.17 4.1 – – 8.84 1.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.55 6.5 – – – –

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.04 3.2 8.73 1.9 7.52 .8

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.64 2.1 – – 7.54 1.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.03 1.6 – – 7.49 3.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.15 6.8 – – – –

Bartenders .................................................................... 9.00 .7 – – – –

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 7.44 .2 – – 7.42 .0

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.46 2.7 – – 7.49 3.5

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 8.18 7.1 – – – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.73 3.8 – – – –

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 9.04 2.0 10.04 6.8 8.38 5.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.71 7.0 – – 8.36 6.9

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 9.21 2.3 – – 8.35 7.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.84 8.5 – – – –

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.95 3.4 – – 8.52 .2

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.57 2.9 – – 8.36 .4

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 12.02 10.8 12.56 9.4 8.61 10.1

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.82 8.4 10.30 9.1 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.32 12.3 11.05 8.1 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.02 11.9 13.02 11.9 – –

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 11.14 9.9 11.71 9.2 8.61 10.1

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.82 8.4 10.30 9.1 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.78 14.2 10.53 10.5 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.62 8.1 11.62 8.1 – –

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 12.72 8.3 12.78 8.4 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 11.27 8.6 11.43 9.4 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.36 4.5 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.15 7.0 12.15 7.0 – –

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 8.52 6.7 8.81 7.4 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. – – 9.24 13.1 – –

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 12.43 7.0 14.09 8.6 9.02 7.1

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.10 3.2 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.17 2.8 – – 9.04 5.4

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.64 6.7 8.60 7.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.51 9.5 15.14 9.6 – –

Child care workers ............................................................ 9.29 6.9 – – 8.38 7.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.78 6.2 – – – –

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 16.42 9.6 – – – –

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 17.02 11.9 – – – –

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 20.94 4.7 22.77 5.2 11.50 3.3

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.22 4.0 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.22 2.7 10.75 3.0 8.78 4.8

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.53 3.8 12.51 3.8 12.58 7.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Sales and related occupations –Continued

Level 4 ............................................................. $15.66 6.3 $15.78 7.3 $15.21 5.5

Level 5 ............................................................. 20.68 9.0 20.78 9.2 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 24.51 11.6 25.36 12.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.02 6.2 27.02 6.2 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.56 14.8 32.56 14.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 34.82 15.5 34.82 15.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 26.09 7.6 26.09 7.6 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 22.95 7.2 22.95 7.2 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 30.94 10.5 30.94 10.5 – –

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 13.93 11.0 14.97 14.0 11.06 3.9

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.22 4.0 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.22 2.7 10.75 3.0 8.78 4.8

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.56 4.0 12.51 3.8 12.68 8.0

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.84 7.0 17.61 6.7 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 20.76 13.9 20.90 14.2 – –

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 12.34 3.2 12.86 5.4 11.64 2.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.12 1.7 10.58 3.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.98 4.9 14.54 7.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.21 9.5 – – – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 12.34 3.2 12.86 5.4 11.64 2.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.12 1.7 10.58 3.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.98 4.9 14.54 7.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.21 9.5 – – – –

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 14.51 14.2 15.32 11.8 – –

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 15.44 22.2 16.35 23.8 9.86 7.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.10 5.1 10.20 5.5 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.99 16.1 18.13 11.7 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 34.08 15.5 34.08 15.5 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 34.15 15.9 34.15 15.9 – –

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 16.40 3.5 17.01 3.2 11.16 4.9

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.59 4.1 – – 8.18 .9

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.10 2.8 13.82 5.1 9.20 4.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.42 2.9 12.59 3.4 11.32 4.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.28 3.2 15.46 3.2 13.29 3.3

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.33 2.9 18.31 2.9 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.73 3.8 19.75 4.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.87 6.1 21.87 6.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 16.83 7.4 16.97 7.9 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 23.05 6.2 23.05 6.2 – –

Financial clerks ................................................................. 15.28 2.2 15.39 1.9 13.59 10.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.36 7.1 14.57 6.9 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.93 6.3 18.93 7.0 – –

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 16.46 5.1 16.55 5.1 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.13 5.9 – – – –

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 16.80 5.6 16.80 5.6 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.04 7.2 16.04 7.2 – –

Tellers ........................................................................... 11.69 5.3 – – – –

Customer service representatives .................................... 17.75 10.0 17.96 10.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.36 2.4 15.36 2.4 – –

Order clerks ...................................................................... 14.49 9.7 14.64 9.5 – –

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ................................................................ 17.88 3.4 17.82 3.5 – –

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 12.92 6.1 13.36 6.8 11.23 7.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.86 7.7 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.46 3.2 – – – –

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel

clerks .......................................................................... 16.22 3.3 15.51 2.3 18.49 14.4

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 17.98 13.3 17.98 13.3 – –

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 14.97 16.6 20.14 13.3 – –

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 19.43 9.9 19.93 10.1 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Secretaries and administrative assistants –Continued

Level 4 ............................................................. $15.44 9.0 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 22.80 8.7 $22.80 8.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.62 6.7 22.62 6.7 – –

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 20.84 7.6 21.41 6.8 – –

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 15.92 6.7 16.41 6.6 – –

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 14.26 8.1 15.60 7.8 $10.53 9.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.69 13.4 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.68 2.1 15.03 2.9 13.60 2.1

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.59 8.7 19.59 8.7 – –

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 22.25 8.6 22.46 8.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 17.80 2.4 17.80 2.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.53 3.8 19.78 3.6 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 23.62 14.0 23.64 15.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.20 .9 25.20 .9 – –

Carpenters ........................................................................ 21.78 8.7 21.78 8.7 – –

Construction laborers ....................................................... 16.15 18.4 16.72 19.3 – –

Electricians ....................................................................... 24.02 2.4 24.10 2.6 – –

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ........... 23.24 6.0 23.24 6.0 – –

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................... 23.24 6.0 23.24 6.0 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 20.80 4.3 20.98 4.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.33 7.2 17.66 6.9 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.60 2.3 21.60 2.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.46 3.7 24.64 3.7 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 34.90 7.5 34.90 7.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 24.50 13.4 24.50 13.4 – –

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 19.81 2.0 20.23 1.9 – –

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...................... 27.84 3.5 27.84 3.5 – –

Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 19.33 9.8 19.33 9.8 – –

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 19.33 9.8 19.33 9.8 – –

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 22.33 7.5 22.33 7.5 – –

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 19.84 5.4 19.84 5.4 – –

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 22.28 10.3 22.28 10.3 – –

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 18.17 6.8 18.17 6.8 – –

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 19.75 12.9 19.75 12.9 – –

Production occupations .................................................... 19.37 3.4 19.90 4.1 10.25 16.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.44 5.0 9.04 8.9 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.06 3.9 13.02 4.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.13 9.0 14.13 9.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 19.15 4.8 19.15 4.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 20.05 3.6 20.05 3.6 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.59 4.7 20.59 4.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.24 6.2 26.24 6.2 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 23.58 18.3 23.77 18.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 24.17 13.9 24.17 13.9 – –

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 12.18 7.9 12.28 7.4 – –

Machinists ......................................................................... 21.41 6.5 21.41 6.5 – –

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 19.77 5.2 19.77 5.2 – –

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 20.59 13.4 20.59 13.4 – –

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 22.63 9.2 22.63 9.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.74 10.4 24.74 10.4 – –

Painting workers ............................................................... 20.35 8.1 20.35 8.1 – –

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 12.04 7.8 12.14 7.4 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.47 5.7 8.62 7.6 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 14.23 1.8 – – – –

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 16.88 9.6 18.48 9.9 10.98 4.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.31 3.8 11.80 8.2 9.09 6.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.50 8.4 11.69 4.2 15.34 18.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Transportation and material moving occupations

–Continued

Level 3 ............................................................. $14.01 6.5 $14.88 3.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 18.98 3.1 19.07 3.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.30 4.5 18.61 4.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.87 18.0 22.87 18.0 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 20.86 3.5 20.98 3.2 – –

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers .................................... 114.92 10.9 114.92 10.9 – –

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ................... 114.92 10.9 114.92 10.9 – –

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 18.10 4.0 18.33 4.2 $14.76 23.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 18.98 10.0 18.97 10.7 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.40 5.9 19.36 6.5 – –

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 18.44 3.6 18.41 3.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.19 5.2 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.43 6.9 19.37 7.2 – –

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 18.07 11.0 18.00 11.7 – –

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 17.83 6.7 17.83 6.7 – –

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 12.95 6.2 14.45 6.5 9.79 5.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.98 4.2 11.24 11.5 9.18 6.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.04 2.2 12.10 3.0 11.61 8.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.56 6.5 14.62 7.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 20.88 18.1 – – – –

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 11.55 7.0 10.94 5.2 – –

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 13.68 6.3 15.60 5.7 9.62 2.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.16 8.6 – – 8.78 3.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.97 4.6 12.04 6.7 11.61 8.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.59 5.2 15.57 5.9 – –

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

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

are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the

number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 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 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is

evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and

complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored

to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the

occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the

overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around

a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories

not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work

levels3, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All workers .............................................................................. $26.16 0.8 $27.03 0.7 $20.70 2.5

Management occupations ................................................. 43.29 14.5 43.02 14.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 42.17 18.5 41.81 19.0 – –

Education administrators .................................................. 42.31 4.1 42.31 4.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 41.43 5.9 41.43 5.9 – –

Education administrators, elementary and secondary

school ..................................................................... 46.50 3.9 46.50 3.9 – –

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 26.70 6.3 26.50 6.6 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.85 6.7 – – – –

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 26.65 3.3 26.65 3.3 – –

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 27.00 4.8 27.00 4.8 – –

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 29.83 10.1 29.83 10.1 – –

Engineers ......................................................................... 34.75 2.1 34.75 2.1 – –

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 28.50 3.7 28.89 4.0 – –

Urban and regional planners ............................................ 29.68 10.3 – – – –

Community and social services occupations .................. 24.31 1.7 24.88 1.8 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 23.95 2.1 – – – –

Counselors ....................................................................... 28.58 4.6 29.24 7.3 – –

Legal occupations .............................................................. 37.64 17.2 37.64 17.2 – –

Lawyers ............................................................................ 36.67 8.5 36.67 8.5 – –

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 33.17 2.1 35.11 2.0 24.59 1.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.10 .6 – – 12.90 1.8

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.01 .1 – – 12.98 .0

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.60 .1 33.63 2.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 33.76 1.1 33.80 1.1 32.94 1.5

Level 10 ............................................................ 34.18 8.2 31.39 12.2 – –

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 33.94 .7 34.15 .2 29.36 7.9

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.07 .4 34.14 .3 32.01 1.7

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 34.10 .3 34.37 .2 27.70 11.2

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.18 .2 34.26 .2 31.95 1.4

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 33.72 .1 34.07 .7 26.35 13.0

Level 9 ............................................................. 33.92 .3 34.02 .4 – –

Middle school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 35.28 .7 35.29 .7 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.05 1.2 35.05 1.3 – –

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 33.87 1.3 34.02 .9 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.08 1.0 34.18 .8 – –

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 33.87 1.3 34.02 .9 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.08 1.0 34.18 .8 – –

Special education teachers .......................................... 33.68 3.1 33.68 3.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 33.57 2.1 33.57 2.1 – –

Special education teachers, secondary school ........ 34.15 4.0 34.15 4.0 – –

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 30.41 8.9 – – – –

Librarians .......................................................................... 35.05 5.3 – – – –

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 13.95 .7 – – 13.63 1.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.10 .6 – – 12.90 1.8

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.01 .1 – – 12.98 .0

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 26.33 5.7 26.15 7.4 27.17 3.3

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.61 6.9 – – – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.11 3.8 27.42 4.4 30.37 1.4

Registered nurses ............................................................ 30.23 1.6 30.38 1.9 29.91 1.1

Level 9 ............................................................. 29.89 1.7 29.87 2.9 29.91 1.1

Therapists ......................................................................... 25.55 5.2 25.09 4.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 25.92 6.9 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work

levels3, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... $19.16 1.6 – – – –

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 16.29 .5 $16.33 0.5 – –

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 15.27 .8 15.28 .8 – –

Protective service occupations ......................................... 26.80 .9 27.34 3.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 20.51 5.8 21.94 9.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 28.78 3.2 28.61 4.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 30.40 7.4 30.40 7.4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement

workers ....................................................................... 36.77 4.4 36.77 4.4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

detectives ............................................................... 36.77 4.4 36.77 4.4 – –

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 28.35 5.3 28.35 5.3 – –

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 22.07 10.3 22.07 10.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 21.63 11.8 21.63 11.8 – –

Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 22.07 10.3 22.07 10.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 21.63 11.8 21.63 11.8 – –

Police officers ................................................................... 28.17 .1 27.92 .7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 28.50 2.3 28.22 3.2 – –

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 28.17 .1 27.92 .7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 28.50 2.3 28.22 3.2 – –

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 13.13 2.3 13.79 2.7 $12.01 4.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.61 3.7 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.82 .6 – – – –

Food preparation workers ................................................. 11.70 .6 – – 11.39 3.2

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 15.80 2.1 15.86 2.1 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.92 7.0 13.92 7.0 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.38 4.3 15.37 4.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 17.15 .9 17.15 .9 – –

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 15.08 2.2 15.14 2.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.58 1.1 14.55 1.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.29 5.3 16.29 5.3 – –

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 15.14 2.2 15.16 2.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.59 1.2 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.29 5.3 16.29 5.3 – –

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 17.69 2.5 17.69 2.5 – –

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 17.32 3.1 17.92 3.7 15.21 3.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.15 7.3 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 16.49 5.7 18.02 10.6 14.46 6.0

Level 4 ............................................................. 17.16 3.0 17.51 3.3 15.95 4.0

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.55 3.4 16.55 4.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.32 6.9 20.67 7.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 21.62 8.1 – – – –

Financial clerks ................................................................. 18.23 5.0 18.40 4.9 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 17.04 8.9 17.04 8.9 – –

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 18.75 7.0 18.75 7.0 – –

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 12.96 7.4 – – 11.83 9.4

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 17.79 6.9 18.48 7.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.30 2.5 16.61 1.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.24 1.8 – – – –

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 16.63 1.7 17.19 .9 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.40 2.6 16.76 1.6 – –

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 16.52 4.2 16.86 5.8 15.07 5.2

Level 4 ............................................................. 19.22 7.2 20.15 3.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.96 2.8 – – – –

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 24.63 2.9 24.63 2.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.09 4.6 27.09 4.6 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work

levels3, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... $23.87 11.9 $24.46 12.9 – –

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 20.60 3.9 21.69 3.7 $17.14 6.0

Level 3 ............................................................. 16.46 3.2 – – 15.90 4.6

Level 4 ............................................................. 18.78 9.9 19.60 9.5 15.62 3.6

Level 5 ............................................................. 21.47 3.6 22.26 4.3 18.95 6.5

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 19.84 6.0 20.81 6.3 17.31 6.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.78 .4 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 18.65 11.5 19.48 11.1 15.45 3.5

Level 5 ............................................................. 21.34 4.8 – – 18.95 6.5

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ................................... 20.81 8.0 – – – –

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 16.58 1.0 – – 16.50 .2

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.78 .4 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.54 .9 – – – –

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

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

are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the

number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 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 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is

evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and

complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored

to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the

occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the

overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around

a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories

not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All workers .............................................................................. $22.88 2.2 $24.21 2.8 $13.79 3.6

Management occupations ................................................. 42.21 4.2 42.28 4.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.99 7.0 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 38.09 7.7 – – – –

Group IV ........................................................... 52.49 6.0 – – – –

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 42.53 8.4 42.53 8.4 – –

Marketing managers ..................................................... 39.32 8.4 39.32 8.4 – –

Computer and information systems managers ................. 56.80 7.9 56.80 7.9 – –

Financial managers .......................................................... 36.53 9.8 36.58 10.8 – –

Group III ............................................................ 30.14 10.3 28.02 12.9 – –

Industrial production managers ........................................ 40.04 6.5 40.04 6.5 – –

Group III ............................................................ 40.04 6.5 40.04 6.5 – –

Construction managers .................................................... 44.30 11.5 44.30 11.5 – –

Education administrators .................................................. 35.08 9.5 35.08 9.5 – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.29 12.7 – – – –

Education administrators, elementary and secondary

school ..................................................................... 46.50 3.9 46.50 3.9 – –

Engineering managers ..................................................... 53.89 5.8 53.89 5.8 – –

Medical and health services managers ............................ 42.63 9.8 40.67 10.1 – –

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 31.78 5.2 31.81 5.3 30.49 8.9

Group II ............................................................. 21.47 3.3 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 31.48 5.4 – – – –

Group IV ........................................................... 59.11 7.3 – – – –

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 35.86 9.8 35.86 9.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.61 11.9 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 31.21 7.4 – – – –

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 26.31 10.9 26.43 11.0 – –

Training and development specialists .......................... 25.48 17.9 25.48 17.9 – –

Management analysts ...................................................... 31.31 11.4 31.48 11.6 – –

Group III ............................................................ 29.63 5.3 29.84 5.6 – –

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 29.48 10.6 29.44 10.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.58 6.1 21.03 5.7 – –

Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 37.41 27.8 37.41 27.8 – –

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 32.65 3.0 32.67 3.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 25.64 6.5 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 36.50 3.6 – – – –

Computer software engineers .......................................... 37.54 7.7 37.59 8.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 31.63 7.7 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 38.07 7.0 – – – –

Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 41.85 8.3 42.19 8.5 – –

Group III ............................................................ 37.34 9.6 37.34 9.6 – –

Computer support specialists ........................................... 23.61 6.9 23.61 6.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.14 3.0 24.14 3.0 – –

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 32.37 3.4 32.37 3.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 26.03 5.1 26.03 5.1 – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.47 3.0 34.47 3.0 – –

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 31.41 14.9 32.27 14.7 – –

Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 39.01 6.8 39.01 6.8 – –

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 29.59 3.9 29.27 4.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.73 3.7 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.43 4.3 – – – –

Engineers ......................................................................... 34.17 6.6 34.17 6.6 – –

Group III ............................................................ 36.42 4.4 – – – –

Drafters ............................................................................. 24.34 9.6 21.77 7.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.06 10.5 – – – –

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 25.87 4.0 25.19 3.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 25.58 6.0 – – – –

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 24.97 12.8 25.54 12.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.64 14.6 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 28.22 6.3 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Urban and regional planners ............................................ $29.68 10.3 – – – –

Community and social services occupations .................. 20.46 6.3 $20.66 7.3 $19.24 15.9

Group II ............................................................. 16.67 5.5 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 24.72 2.3 – – – –

Counselors ....................................................................... 21.74 10.4 21.68 10.7 – –

Group III ............................................................ 29.31 6.0 – – – –

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 25.08 15.3 – – – –

Social workers .................................................................. 21.51 3.9 21.37 4.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.02 5.1 – – – –

Legal occupations .............................................................. 39.37 24.8 41.43 27.1 – –

Group III ............................................................ 54.22 26.7 – – – –

Lawyers ............................................................................ 57.57 26.8 57.57 26.8 – –

Group III ............................................................ 58.05 28.6 58.05 28.6 – –

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 29.27 10.0 30.82 10.3 21.93 9.3

Group I .............................................................. 12.00 4.9 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.47 22.1 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 33.88 2.2 – – – –

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 42.67 6.7 43.14 8.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 33.47 7.8 – – – –

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 34.33 3.4 – – – –

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 29.38 10.8 29.58 10.8 25.33 9.8

Group II ............................................................. 19.09 22.9 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.09 .5 – – – –

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 14.85 20.0 14.30 18.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 13.33 11.0 – – – –

Preschool teachers, except special education ......... 12.15 .4 11.96 .4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 12.13 .6 11.94 .6 – –

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 33.28 1.0 33.57 1.2 26.40 8.9

Group II ............................................................. 29.02 5.4 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.17 .3 – – – –

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 32.76 1.4 33.07 1.8 25.75 12.0

Group II ............................................................. 27.24 5.2 28.24 7.8 – –

Group III ............................................................ 33.97 .3 34.07 .4 – –

Middle school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 35.07 .9 35.29 .7 – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.81 1.5 35.05 1.3 – –

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 33.08 2.8 33.28 2.5 – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.08 1.0 – – – –

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 33.08 2.8 33.28 2.5 – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.08 1.0 34.18 .8 – –

Special education teachers .......................................... 33.68 3.1 33.68 3.1 – –

Group III ............................................................ 33.87 2.7 – – – –

Special education teachers, secondary school ........ 34.15 4.0 34.15 4.0 – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.15 4.0 34.15 4.0 – –

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 30.25 8.1 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 31.55 7.9 – – – –

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 12.34 6.7 11.69 12.2 12.63 4.2

Group I .............................................................. 12.00 4.9 – – 12.25 3.3

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 24.02 7.2 24.07 7.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.76 7.7 – – – –

Designers ......................................................................... 16.48 5.9 16.48 5.9 – –

Writers and editors ........................................................... 23.74 6.6 23.65 8.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.01 12.5 – – – –

Editors .......................................................................... 22.79 5.7 22.79 5.7 – –

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 29.66 5.0 29.64 5.4 29.81 4.2

Group I .............................................................. 14.17 5.7 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.67 2.6 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

–Continued

Group III ............................................................ $32.76 2.7 – – – –

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 60.61 34.5 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 25.39 13.5 – – – –

Registered nurses ............................................................ 32.11 1.8 $32.24 1.4 $31.36 6.5

Group II ............................................................. 29.90 10.1 28.32 11.5 35.66 3.4

Group III ............................................................ 32.32 2.1 – – 30.99 8.0

Therapists ......................................................................... 30.17 8.0 29.78 10.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 25.12 4.3 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 31.17 9.2 – – – –

Occupational therapists ................................................ 35.86 9.3 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 35.86 9.3 – – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 22.18 2.0 22.15 2.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.60 4.1 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 26.46 2.7 – – – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............... 26.68 4.7 26.75 4.9 – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians .................. 20.35 5.3 20.35 5.3 – –

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 28.57 8.8 27.10 8.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 28.57 8.8 – – – –

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 28.73 10.1 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 28.73 10.1 – – – –

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 17.45 8.6 17.19 9.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.17 2.8 – – – –

Pharmacy technicians .................................................. 12.93 9.8 12.93 9.8 – –

Surgical technologists ................................................... 20.17 2.8 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.17 2.8 – – – –

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 20.06 2.1 20.10 2.0 19.91 3.0

Group II ............................................................. 20.07 2.1 20.10 2.0 19.96 3.1

Medical records and health information technicians ......... 16.57 5.7 16.53 6.1 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.65 5.3 14.15 5.6 – –

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 14.09 5.0 14.31 4.6 12.69 9.2

Group I .............................................................. 13.41 6.0 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.57 3.3 – – – –

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 12.40 1.9 12.67 2.1 11.06 2.6

Group I .............................................................. 12.14 2.1 – – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 12.01 2.2 12.24 2.6 11.06 2.6

Group I .............................................................. 12.00 2.3 12.25 2.8 11.06 2.6

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 16.18 5.9 16.21 4.5 15.94 17.9

Group I .............................................................. 15.38 8.3 – – – –

Protective service occupations ......................................... 24.42 3.4 25.06 4.7 17.68 25.7

Group I .............................................................. 13.63 6.0 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 25.78 2.0 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement

workers ....................................................................... 36.77 4.4 36.77 4.4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

detectives ............................................................... 36.77 4.4 36.77 4.4 – –

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 26.59 6.8 26.59 6.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 28.35 5.3 28.35 5.3 – –

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 22.07 10.3 22.07 10.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.07 10.3 – – – –

Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 22.07 10.3 22.07 10.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.07 10.3 22.07 10.3 – –

Police officers ................................................................... 28.17 .1 27.92 .7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 28.04 .3 – – – –

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 28.17 .1 27.92 .7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 28.04 .3 27.77 1.1 – –

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 13.66 4.8 13.94 6.4 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.25 6.5 – – – –

Security guards ............................................................. 13.66 4.8 13.94 6.4 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.25 6.5 13.81 7.0 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ $9.65 1.2 $11.04 7.5 $8.20 1.5

Group I .............................................................. 8.95 1.1 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.06 11.0 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 14.97 7.7 14.97 7.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.20 12.5 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 14.64 11.8 14.64 11.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.03 16.6 16.03 16.6 – –

Cooks ............................................................................... 10.81 3.2 11.40 1.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 10.66 4.2 – – – –

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 13.36 2.8 13.36 2.8 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.99 2.5 12.99 2.5 – –

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 10.46 10.7 10.94 8.0 – –

Group I .............................................................. 10.46 10.7 10.94 8.0 – –

Food preparation workers ................................................. 9.37 5.3 10.30 3.9 8.95 2.5

Group I .............................................................. 9.37 5.3 10.30 3.9 8.95 2.5

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.06 3.1 8.73 1.9 7.56 .8

Group I .............................................................. 8.02 3.3 – – – –

Bartenders .................................................................... 9.00 .7 – – – –

Group I .............................................................. 9.00 .7 – – – –

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 7.44 .2 – – 7.42 .0

Group I .............................................................. 7.44 .2 – – 7.42 .0

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 8.34 7.9 – – 7.98 6.1

Group I .............................................................. 7.95 5.5 – – 7.98 6.1

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 9.06 2.0 10.04 6.8 8.42 5.6

Group I .............................................................. 9.06 2.0 – – – –

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 9.22 2.3 – – 8.39 7.5

Group I .............................................................. 9.22 2.3 – – 8.39 7.5

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.95 3.4 – – 8.52 .2

Group I .............................................................. 8.95 3.4 – – 8.52 .2

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 12.95 7.9 13.45 6.4 8.89 10.7

Group I .............................................................. 12.47 7.8 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.60 7.2 – – – –

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 12.07 7.8 12.62 6.5 8.89 10.7

Group I .............................................................. 11.63 6.8 – – – –

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 13.50 5.1 13.55 5.2 11.90 6.2

Group I .............................................................. 12.97 3.9 13.01 4.0 11.90 6.2

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 8.54 6.7 8.81 7.4 – –

Group I .............................................................. 8.54 6.7 8.81 7.4 – –

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 15.76 3.8 15.76 3.8 – –

Group I .............................................................. 15.56 3.9 – – – –

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 13.70 6.5 13.70 6.5 – –

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 12.48 6.8 14.06 8.5 9.45 8.0

Group I .............................................................. 10.66 6.9 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.09 7.9 – – – –

Child care workers ............................................................ 10.53 9.9 – – 10.94 14.7

Group I .............................................................. 9.73 6.8 – – 9.23 8.5

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 16.42 9.6 – – – –

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 17.02 11.9 – – – –

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 20.93 4.7 22.77 5.2 11.48 3.3

Group I .............................................................. 12.49 3.2 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 25.36 5.5 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 45.35 21.7 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 26.09 7.5 26.09 7.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.64 5.7 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 22.95 7.2 22.95 7.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.73 5.6 21.73 5.6 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... $30.77 10.2 $30.77 10.2 – –

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 13.92 11.0 14.97 14.0 $11.04 3.9

Group I .............................................................. 12.28 3.5 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.94 13.3 – – – –

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 12.32 3.2 12.86 5.4 11.60 2.2

Group I .............................................................. 12.32 3.2 – – – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 12.32 3.2 12.86 5.4 11.60 2.2

Group I .............................................................. 12.32 3.2 12.86 5.4 11.60 2.2

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 14.51 14.2 15.32 11.8 – –

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 15.44 22.2 16.35 23.8 9.86 7.6

Group I .............................................................. 12.34 8.2 12.91 9.4 9.82 7.5

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 34.08 15.5 34.08 15.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 31.32 15.2 – – – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 34.15 15.9 34.15 15.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 31.34 15.9 31.34 15.9 – –

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 16.52 3.0 17.12 2.8 12.16 4.6

Group I .............................................................. 14.22 2.1 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.67 4.1 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 22.82 5.5 23.13 5.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.09 5.8 23.09 5.8 – –

Financial clerks ................................................................. 15.46 2.2 15.58 1.9 13.54 10.2

Group I .............................................................. 13.86 3.5 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.18 4.6 – – – –

Bill and account collectors ............................................ 16.48 10.4 16.48 10.4 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.30 8.9 14.30 8.9 – –

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 16.75 4.4 16.84 4.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 15.16 3.4 15.31 3.2 – –

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 16.93 5.2 16.93 5.2 – –

Group I .............................................................. 15.67 6.7 15.67 6.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.23 5.8 18.23 5.8 – –

Tellers ........................................................................... 11.69 5.3 – – – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.69 5.3 – – – –

Customer service representatives .................................... 17.75 10.0 17.96 10.0 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.05 5.8 14.40 5.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.23 10.7 22.23 10.7 – –

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 12.96 7.4 – – 11.83 9.4

Group I .............................................................. 11.83 9.4 – – 11.83 9.4

Order clerks ...................................................................... 14.49 9.7 14.64 9.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.49 6.2 – – – –

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ................................................................ 17.78 3.2 17.73 3.4 – –

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 13.04 5.9 13.49 6.5 11.23 7.0

Group I .............................................................. 13.04 5.9 13.49 6.5 11.23 7.0

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel

clerks .......................................................................... 16.84 4.6 16.40 4.8 18.49 14.4

Group I .............................................................. 16.58 8.4 – – – –

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 17.98 13.3 17.98 13.3 – –

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 15.60 16.7 20.71 12.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.31 16.3 19.36 13.9 – –

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 19.02 7.8 19.62 8.2 13.64 7.3

Group I .............................................................. 15.14 5.6 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.32 9.0 – – – –

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 20.99 6.7 21.47 6.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.53 5.9 21.53 5.9 – –

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 16.18 4.1 16.66 4.4 13.76 8.6

Group I .............................................................. 15.42 5.9 16.01 5.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.57 7.2 17.79 8.1 – –

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 14.92 5.2 15.99 5.2 11.58 8.1

Group I .............................................................. 13.87 6.0 15.27 6.4 11.38 8.7

Group II ............................................................. 17.88 9.1 17.92 9.3 – –

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 22.39 7.9 22.59 7.9 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Construction and extraction occupations –Continued

Group I .............................................................. $15.76 3.0 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.59 6.7 – – – –

Carpenters ........................................................................ 21.77 8.7 $21.77 8.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.97 10.9 21.97 10.9 – –

Construction laborers ....................................................... 16.21 18.0 16.76 18.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.79 14.7 15.28 16.4 – –

Construction equipment operators ................................... 25.99 9.3 25.99 9.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 27.37 6.0 – – – –

Operating engineers and other construction equipment

operators ................................................................ 25.99 9.3 25.99 9.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 27.37 6.0 27.37 6.0 – –

Electricians ....................................................................... 24.48 2.8 24.60 3.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 27.33 7.8 27.85 8.1 – –

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ........... 23.61 5.9 23.61 5.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.66 4.1 – – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................... 23.61 5.9 23.61 5.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.66 4.1 24.66 4.1 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 20.94 4.2 21.13 4.1 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.27 3.1 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.00 4.8 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 25.01 12.7 25.01 12.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 25.09 12.9 25.09 12.9 – –

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 19.81 2.0 20.23 1.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.05 2.8 – – – –

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...................... 27.84 3.5 27.84 3.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 27.95 2.7 27.95 2.7 – –

Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 19.33 9.8 19.33 9.8 – –

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 19.33 9.8 19.33 9.8 – –

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 22.35 7.0 22.35 7.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.93 7.0 21.93 7.0 – –

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 19.86 5.2 19.86 5.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.86 5.3 – – – –

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 22.28 10.3 22.28 10.3 – –

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 18.26 6.6 18.26 6.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.26 6.6 18.26 6.6 – –

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 19.62 10.6 19.74 10.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.60 4.8 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.98 4.8 – – – –

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 12.60 4.8 – – – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.60 4.8 – – – –

Production occupations .................................................... 19.40 3.4 19.93 4.0 $10.25 16.7

Group I .............................................................. 14.82 4.3 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.79 2.0 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 24.17 13.9 24.17 13.9 – –

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 12.18 7.9 12.28 7.4 – –

Machinists ......................................................................... 21.41 6.5 21.41 6.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.62 6.5 21.62 6.5 – –

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 19.77 5.2 19.77 5.2 – –

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 20.59 13.4 20.59 13.4 – –

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 22.63 9.2 22.63 9.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 25.83 8.5 25.83 8.5 – –

Painting workers ............................................................... 20.35 8.1 20.35 8.1 – –

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 12.10 7.7 12.23 7.3 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.54 8.4 – – – –

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 17.26 8.4 18.79 8.7 11.67 3.6

Group I .............................................................. 13.91 2.8 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.54 5.7 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Transportation and material moving occupations

–Continued

Group III ............................................................ $94.70 1.3 – – – –

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers .................................... 114.92 10.9 $114.92 10.9 – –

Group III ............................................................ 114.92 10.9 – – – –

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ................... 114.92 10.9 114.92 10.9 – –

Group III ............................................................ 114.92 10.9 114.92 10.9 – –

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 17.89 6.9 18.53 8.8 $15.92 9.6

Group I .............................................................. 16.44 9.3 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.98 6.9 – – – –

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ................................... 18.14 8.7 18.66 9.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 16.48 12.0 – – – –

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 16.58 1.0 – – 16.50 .2

Group I .............................................................. 16.26 1.9 – – 15.98 .2

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 18.12 3.9 18.35 4.2 14.87 21.7

Group I .............................................................. 17.10 7.5 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.86 5.0 – – – –

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 18.49 3.6 18.46 3.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 16.80 5.1 16.72 5.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.77 5.7 18.73 5.8 – –

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 18.03 10.6 17.98 11.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 18.23 11.9 18.20 12.6 – –

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 17.83 6.7 17.83 6.7 – –

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 12.95 6.2 14.45 6.5 9.79 5.0

Group I .............................................................. 12.46 6.3 – – – –

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 11.55 7.0 10.94 5.2 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.55 7.0 10.94 5.2 – –

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 13.68 6.3 15.60 5.7 9.62 2.4

Group I .............................................................. 13.11 8.0 15.11 7.0 9.62 2.4

1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining

levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II

combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines

levels 13-15. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

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

are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the

number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around

a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories

not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $9.57 $13.60 $20.00 $28.85 $39.20

Management occupations ................................................. 22.81 28.71 40.77 52.82 64.08

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 31.03 36.07 40.58 52.41 62.26

Marketing managers ..................................................... 25.19 36.06 40.58 40.86 52.89

Computer and information systems managers ................. 42.45 50.00 64.08 64.08 64.08

Financial managers .......................................................... 19.14 25.16 28.71 42.10 60.58

Industrial production managers ........................................ 30.05 30.43 39.33 46.65 55.65

Construction managers .................................................... 33.65 36.06 48.00 48.00 59.25

Education administrators .................................................. 20.75 22.58 33.68 45.56 52.46

Education administrators, elementary and secondary

school ..................................................................... 42.58 43.22 45.55 49.55 56.45

Engineering managers ..................................................... 44.71 48.33 52.00 59.66 67.35

Medical and health services managers ............................ 32.16 33.05 40.59 50.12 53.08

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 18.29 22.60 28.56 38.56 46.97

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 22.33 27.98 38.56 42.30 45.59

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 17.41 17.41 25.00 29.81 42.06

Training and development specialists .......................... 16.83 17.41 22.78 33.65 42.06

Management analysts ...................................................... 22.12 23.65 29.61 34.81 44.48

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 17.87 20.67 23.89 31.34 51.92

Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 12.05 21.00 32.88 49.80 66.48

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 21.15 24.79 29.66 40.20 45.81

Computer software engineers .......................................... 25.17 28.85 37.27 40.98 56.56

Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 25.90 36.06 40.92 50.00 56.56

Computer support specialists ........................................... 19.23 22.19 22.57 25.89 28.37

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 23.57 26.60 31.06 37.93 42.72

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 21.15 21.15 29.66 39.90 41.72

Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 29.14 30.58 39.04 44.57 46.87

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 20.00 22.20 28.85 34.16 41.82

Engineers ......................................................................... 21.63 28.85 32.74 40.87 46.31

Drafters ............................................................................. 17.00 18.00 21.15 25.55 30.00

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 20.91 22.12 25.57 28.85 30.70

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 15.96 17.48 24.85 30.20 34.92

Urban and regional planners ............................................ 23.80 23.80 31.25 34.63 35.15

Community and social services occupations .................. 10.46 15.45 21.65 23.89 27.52

Counselors ....................................................................... 15.05 16.29 19.97 26.58 32.40

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 15.05 15.05 23.65 32.40 40.21

Social workers .................................................................. 14.59 18.63 23.80 23.89 23.89

Legal occupations .............................................................. 19.35 22.12 31.73 45.19 93.17

Lawyers ............................................................................ 31.58 39.93 45.19 93.17 93.17

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 11.38 17.29 31.85 37.18 41.95

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 24.62 30.25 39.39 56.45 62.46

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 24.62 31.33 33.57 35.25 48.40

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 12.00 23.78 32.32 36.52 40.17

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 10.75 11.00 12.00 13.80 29.28

Preschool teachers, except special education ......... 10.70 11.00 11.96 12.26 14.75

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 24.07 29.93 33.74 37.01 41.95

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 23.50 28.85 33.46 37.21 41.76

Middle school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 29.93 32.36 36.19 37.01 41.95

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 24.47 29.67 33.15 36.85 41.95

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 24.47 29.67 33.15 36.85 41.95

Special education teachers .......................................... 26.75 30.31 33.81 38.58 41.95

Special education teachers, secondary school ........ 26.82 30.31 34.71 38.67 41.95

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 17.71 30.64 32.71 35.19 35.19

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 9.50 10.00 12.39 13.25 16.15

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 —

Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. $14.67 $18.39 $23.37 $28.98 $34.60

Designers ......................................................................... 12.00 14.42 15.57 18.75 19.23

Writers and editors ........................................................... 16.24 20.04 22.89 27.35 34.60

Editors .......................................................................... 19.29 19.29 20.04 23.37 35.38

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 16.83 23.07 30.14 35.00 40.00

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 21.21 21.21 31.71 67.60 159.72

Registered nurses ............................................................ 27.00 29.27 32.00 35.00 38.02

Therapists ......................................................................... 23.31 23.31 28.66 34.98 38.75

Occupational therapists ................................................ 27.83 32.00 35.20 42.16 44.69

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 13.53 17.05 23.07 26.43 29.48

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............... 20.84 24.16 27.75 29.99 31.42

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians .................. 12.87 15.07 23.07 23.53 26.43

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 21.36 21.42 27.00 31.68 36.09

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 21.36 21.36 28.09 31.68 36.09

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 11.67 13.89 19.18 20.70 22.09

Pharmacy technicians .................................................. 10.00 11.67 13.65 13.89 16.99

Surgical technologists ................................................... 17.16 19.18 19.48 22.00 22.09

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 17.75 18.72 20.21 21.47 22.65

Medical records and health information technicians ......... 12.98 14.92 15.87 19.21 21.44

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 9.93 11.20 13.50 17.00 17.95

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 9.90 10.62 11.56 14.27 15.67

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 9.90 10.50 11.33 13.31 15.61

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 11.00 13.50 17.00 17.40 21.52

Protective service occupations ......................................... 14.64 17.33 26.02 30.26 32.40

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement

workers ....................................................................... 31.58 35.45 37.03 38.51 42.87

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

detectives ............................................................... 31.58 35.45 37.03 38.51 42.87

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 16.89 24.94 27.68 30.83 32.40

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 17.33 18.21 20.49 25.91 28.24

Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 17.33 18.21 20.49 25.91 28.24

Police officers ................................................................... 22.23 26.02 28.74 30.75 32.00

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 22.23 26.02 28.74 30.75 32.00

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 9.00 11.00 15.00 15.00 15.43

Security guards ............................................................. 9.00 11.00 15.00 15.00 15.43

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 7.35 7.63 8.75 10.27 13.53

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 9.75 11.00 14.42 18.55 22.19

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 8.75 10.25 14.42 18.55 22.19

Cooks ............................................................................... 8.00 9.00 10.25 12.36 14.05

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 11.40 12.38 13.32 14.82 15.11

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.50 13.53

Food preparation workers ................................................. 7.70 8.00 9.00 10.52 11.34

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 7.16 7.35 7.63 9.00 9.50

Bartenders .................................................................... 7.63 9.00 9.00 9.50 9.50

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 7.14 7.16 7.35 7.63 8.00

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 7.36 7.36 7.63 7.63 10.55

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 7.36 7.70 8.50 8.92 12.90

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 7.35 7.63 8.75 9.00 12.98

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.00 8.50 8.75 10.00 10.00

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 8.02 9.50 13.14 14.85 18.50

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.37 9.00 11.84 14.70 15.74

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 9.50 11.43 13.90 14.84 16.57

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 7.35 7.35 8.13 9.00 11.04

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 11.61 13.50 17.37 18.50 18.50

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 11.61 11.61 13.03 13.03 21.44

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 —

Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Personal care and service occupations ........................... $7.35 $7.75 $10.30 $14.42 $23.73

Child care workers ............................................................ 7.63 8.50 10.50 11.94 15.13

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 8.65 14.42 14.72 25.00 25.00

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 14.42 14.42 14.72 25.00 25.00

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 9.00 10.87 17.15 25.96 41.89

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 14.02 17.36 27.07 31.06 38.79

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ................................................................... 13.13 16.89 17.42 30.47 30.87

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 14.02 27.07 29.33 35.67 40.04

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 8.00 9.80 11.45 17.40 21.86

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 7.93 9.72 11.45 17.15 17.40

Cashiers ................................................................... 7.93 9.72 11.45 17.15 17.40

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 8.00 8.75 13.30 20.77 21.49

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 8.50 10.00 11.50 19.09 26.90

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 13.19 19.08 28.13 45.23 62.73

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 13.19 18.45 28.13 45.23 62.73

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 10.70 13.10 16.03 19.23 22.66

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 18.23 20.32 21.20 24.75 29.53

Financial clerks ................................................................. 10.66 12.31 15.00 19.00 20.82

Bill and account collectors ............................................ 11.00 13.73 19.23 19.23 19.23

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 13.10 14.86 16.22 18.65 21.00

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 13.00 14.19 16.52 19.23 20.82

Tellers ........................................................................... 10.56 10.66 10.96 12.36 15.58

Customer service representatives .................................... 11.69 14.27 16.66 20.13 24.52

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 9.31 9.86 13.98 15.00 16.78

Order clerks ...................................................................... 10.00 10.88 14.00 16.21 20.16

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ................................................................ 16.10 16.10 17.83 18.19 19.01

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 9.00 11.66 12.25 15.65 16.00

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel

clerks .......................................................................... 11.40 13.29 16.94 20.29 21.40

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 11.68 15.22 20.00 21.90 21.90

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 7.72 8.00 12.18 25.42 27.33

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 12.50 14.98 17.40 23.71 26.20

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 14.53 16.50 23.61 24.78 25.19

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 12.50 14.07 16.44 17.31 19.51

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 9.62 12.00 14.49 17.05 22.00

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 15.00 18.50 20.88 26.60 30.64

Carpenters ........................................................................ 18.50 19.00 20.50 24.00 27.00

Construction laborers ....................................................... 10.00 12.00 17.00 18.57 25.28

Construction equipment operators ................................... 22.00 24.62 25.44 29.66 30.07

Operating engineers and other construction equipment

operators ................................................................ 22.00 24.62 25.44 29.66 30.07

Electricians ....................................................................... 12.73 18.00 25.00 30.64 36.85

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ........... 18.00 18.00 25.57 26.33 31.02

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................... 18.00 18.00 25.57 26.33 31.02

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 13.26 14.99 21.00 24.28 29.84

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 12.75 17.75 26.44 32.71 37.88

Computer, automated teller, and office machine

repairers ..................................................................... 13.61 20.50 21.00 21.00 23.83

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...................... 20.67 25.47 28.69 31.22 31.27

Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 10.00 14.00 22.89 24.20 26.45

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 10.00 14.00 22.89 24.20 26.45

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 18.47 18.47 21.03 25.00 28.25

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 16.00 16.62 20.88 21.40 21.83

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 19.00 19.44 21.21 21.21 32.30

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 15.75 16.00 16.62 20.88 20.89

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 12.30 13.26 20.13 21.85 30.09

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 —

Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ................................................................... $10.00 $11.81 $13.26 $13.26 $13.26

Production occupations .................................................... 10.25 13.75 19.70 24.50 29.24

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 18.00 20.20 20.77 26.44 44.95

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 10.00 10.30 10.80 13.65 17.09

Machinists ......................................................................... 17.00 18.94 20.25 23.00 25.00

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 14.50 17.43 21.83 21.83 22.75

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 14.00 14.00 19.75 22.50 29.07

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 12.50 18.17 23.07 29.24 29.55

Painting workers ............................................................... 14.00 14.00 15.20 30.18 30.18

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 8.00 9.00 11.50 14.60 15.30

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 8.50 11.16 16.26 19.75 24.58

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers .................................... 88.75 111.26 115.34 115.34 156.93

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ................... 88.75 111.26 115.34 115.34 156.93

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 10.88 14.95 17.21 23.28 24.60

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ................................... 10.88 13.88 17.27 23.38 24.60

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 15.42 15.96 16.70 17.21 17.45

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 12.00 16.40 17.71 20.75 22.71

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 16.00 17.10 17.71 20.75 22.71

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 11.00 11.17 16.85 24.58 26.36

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 13.70 14.30 18.55 21.07 21.07

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 7.73 9.00 11.75 17.00 18.06

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 8.00 8.50 11.42 12.11 17.30

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 7.50 9.85 13.31 17.15 18.06

1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

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

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

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

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December

2005

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $9.00 $12.98 $19.23 $28.40 $39.37

Management occupations ................................................. 21.68 28.71 40.58 52.82 64.08

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 31.03 36.07 40.58 52.41 62.26

Marketing managers ..................................................... 25.19 36.06 40.58 40.86 52.89

Computer and information systems managers ................. 42.45 50.00 64.08 64.08 64.08

Financial managers .......................................................... 19.14 25.16 28.71 42.10 60.58

Industrial production managers ........................................ 30.05 30.43 39.33 46.65 55.65

Construction managers .................................................... 33.65 36.06 48.00 48.00 59.25

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 18.16 22.60 28.69 41.36 46.97

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 22.33 29.33 38.56 43.56 45.59

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 16.83 17.41 25.00 29.81 42.06

Training and development specialists .......................... 16.83 17.41 22.78 33.65 42.06

Management analysts ...................................................... 22.12 22.82 28.91 34.74 44.48

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 17.87 20.67 24.32 43.27 53.13

Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 12.05 21.00 38.46 49.80 66.48

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 21.15 24.90 30.44 40.92 46.15

Computer software engineers .......................................... 25.17 28.85 37.27 40.98 56.56

Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 25.90 36.06 40.92 50.00 56.56

Computer support specialists ........................................... 19.23 19.67 22.57 25.89 28.24

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 23.56 27.78 33.65 39.30 42.72

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 21.15 21.15 29.66 39.90 41.72

Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 29.14 30.58 39.04 44.57 46.87

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 19.71 22.60 28.75 33.65 42.79

Engineers ......................................................................... 21.33 27.81 32.45 41.73 46.31

Drafters ............................................................................. 17.00 18.00 21.15 25.55 30.00

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 21.71 24.57 26.36 28.85 32.19

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 15.00 17.48 17.64 24.09 34.92

Community and social services occupations .................. 9.63 11.28 15.66 19.28 27.39

Social workers .................................................................. 11.86 12.85 15.45 17.34 18.41

Legal occupations .............................................................. 19.23 20.19 27.89 44.47 93.17

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 10.00 11.00 13.80 33.72 37.18

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 10.75 11.30 12.18 14.75 22.90

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 10.70 11.00 11.96 12.26 14.75

Preschool teachers, except special education ......... 10.70 11.00 11.96 12.26 14.75

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 13.33 19.32 23.20 28.40 38.54

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 13.45 19.32 23.20 28.55 38.54

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 14.42 18.10 24.36 27.35 34.60

Designers ......................................................................... 12.00 14.42 15.57 18.75 19.23

Writers and editors ........................................................... 15.50 19.29 24.36 28.20 34.62

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 16.59 24.00 31.09 35.00 40.00

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 31.71 31.71 67.60 139.71 183.55

Registered nurses ............................................................ 27.00 30.00 32.00 35.00 38.10

Therapists ......................................................................... 25.84 27.83 32.00 35.51 44.69

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 12.87 15.07 21.36 24.94 29.99

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............... 20.84 23.58 28.03 30.02 31.42

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 26.91 27.00 28.10 34.56 40.66

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 10.00 13.89 17.73 21.76 22.09

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 17.75 18.90 20.54 21.75 22.65

Medical records and health information technicians ......... 12.98 14.42 17.09 19.89 21.44

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 9.90 10.90 12.83 17.00 18.25

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 9.90 10.50 11.33 13.25 15.56

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 9.90 10.50 11.30 13.31 15.61

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 10.43 12.83 17.00 17.00 21.52

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December

2005 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Protective service occupations ......................................... $9.00 $11.97 $15.00 $15.43 $16.89

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 9.00 11.00 15.00 15.00 15.43

Security guards ............................................................. 9.00 11.00 15.00 15.00 15.43

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 7.35 7.63 8.75 10.10 13.00

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 8.75 10.25 14.42 18.55 22.19

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 8.75 10.25 14.42 18.55 22.19

Cooks ............................................................................... 8.00 8.75 10.00 12.00 13.32

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.50 13.00

Food preparation workers ................................................. 7.63 8.00 9.00 10.27 10.52

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 7.16 7.35 7.63 9.00 9.50

Bartenders .................................................................... 7.63 9.00 9.00 9.50 9.50

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 7.14 7.16 7.35 7.63 8.00

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 7.35 7.36 7.63 7.63 10.55

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 7.36 7.70 8.50 8.92 12.90

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 7.35 7.63 8.75 8.92 12.98

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.00 8.50 8.75 10.00 10.00

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 7.37 8.57 11.50 13.50 18.50

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.35 8.57 10.00 13.27 14.84

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 9.05 9.88 12.00 14.50 16.57

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 7.35 7.35 8.13 9.00 11.04

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 7.35 7.75 10.08 14.42 23.85

Child care workers ............................................................ 7.60 7.79 8.50 10.80 11.44

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 8.65 14.42 14.72 25.00 25.00

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 14.42 14.42 14.72 25.00 25.00

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 9.00 10.87 17.15 25.96 41.89

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 14.02 17.36 27.21 31.43 38.79

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ................................................................... 13.13 16.89 17.42 30.47 30.87

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 14.02 27.21 31.06 35.67 40.04

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 8.01 9.80 11.45 17.40 21.86

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 7.90 9.79 11.45 17.15 17.40

Cashiers ................................................................... 7.90 9.79 11.45 17.15 17.40

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 8.00 8.75 13.30 20.77 21.49

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 8.50 10.00 11.50 19.09 26.90

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 13.19 19.08 28.13 45.23 62.73

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 13.19 18.45 28.13 45.23 62.73

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 10.66 12.50 16.00 19.23 22.80

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 19.87 20.32 21.20 24.30 29.80

Financial clerks ................................................................. 10.66 12.31 15.00 19.00 20.19

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 13.10 14.86 16.22 18.33 21.00

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 12.31 14.19 16.39 19.23 20.82

Tellers ........................................................................... 10.56 10.66 10.96 12.36 15.58

Customer service representatives .................................... 11.69 14.27 16.66 20.13 24.52

Order clerks ...................................................................... 10.00 10.88 14.00 16.21 20.16

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ................................................................ 16.10 16.10 17.83 18.19 19.83

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 9.00 11.66 12.00 15.65 16.00

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel

clerks .......................................................................... 11.39 12.51 16.46 20.23 21.33

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 11.68 15.22 20.00 21.90 21.90

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 7.65 8.00 11.70 25.42 27.33

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 12.50 14.90 18.18 24.78 26.72

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 14.53 16.50 22.55 24.90 25.19

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 12.50 13.00 17.00 17.31 19.13

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December

2005 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Office clerks, general ........................................................ $9.00 $11.50 $13.90 $16.35 $22.00

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 14.63 18.50 20.50 26.74 31.02

Carpenters ........................................................................ 18.50 19.00 20.50 24.00 27.00

Construction laborers ....................................................... 10.00 12.00 17.00 18.57 25.28

Electricians ....................................................................... 11.80 16.50 24.00 31.67 36.85

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ........... 18.00 18.00 25.30 25.57 31.02

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................... 18.00 18.00 25.30 25.57 31.02

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 13.26 14.99 21.00 24.28 29.40

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 12.75 17.75 26.44 32.71 38.74

Computer, automated teller, and office machine

repairers ..................................................................... 13.61 20.50 21.00 21.00 23.83

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...................... 20.67 25.47 28.69 31.22 31.27

Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 10.00 14.00 22.89 24.20 26.45

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 10.00 14.00 22.89 24.20 26.45

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 18.47 18.47 21.03 25.00 28.25

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 16.00 16.62 20.88 21.40 21.83

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 19.00 19.44 21.21 21.21 32.30

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 15.52 16.00 16.62 20.88 20.88

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 12.30 13.26 21.85 24.58 30.09

Production occupations .................................................... 10.25 13.71 19.33 24.46 29.24

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 18.00 20.20 20.77 26.44 44.95

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 10.00 10.30 10.80 13.65 17.09

Machinists ......................................................................... 17.00 18.94 20.25 23.00 25.00

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 14.50 17.43 21.83 21.83 22.75

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 14.00 14.00 19.75 22.50 29.07

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 12.50 18.17 23.07 29.24 29.55

Painting workers ............................................................... 14.00 14.00 15.20 30.18 30.18

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 8.00 8.91 11.30 14.50 15.00

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 8.25 10.75 15.69 18.55 22.71

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers .................................... 88.75 111.26 115.34 115.34 156.93

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ................... 88.75 111.26 115.34 115.34 156.93

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 11.17 16.25 17.71 20.75 22.71

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 16.00 17.10 17.71 20.75 22.71

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 11.00 11.17 17.50 25.72 26.36

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 13.70 14.30 18.55 21.07 21.07

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 7.73 9.00 11.75 17.00 18.06

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 8.00 8.50 11.42 12.11 17.30

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 7.50 9.85 13.31 17.15 18.06

1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

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

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

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

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA,

December 2005

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $14.70 $18.21 $24.60 $31.72 $39.00

Management occupations ................................................. 26.93 26.93 45.09 56.82 56.82

Education administrators .................................................. 21.37 37.06 45.26 51.22 52.46

Education administrators, elementary and secondary

school ..................................................................... 42.58 43.22 45.55 49.55 56.45

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 19.59 22.73 24.11 33.55 36.08

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 22.19 24.79 25.20 28.33 29.13

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 24.79 24.79 28.33 28.33 29.13

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 20.87 21.13 32.71 36.21 37.64

Engineers ......................................................................... 32.08 32.71 32.74 36.21 39.07

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 24.50 25.60 26.37 30.22 35.15

Urban and regional planners ............................................ 23.80 23.80 31.25 34.63 35.15

Legal occupations .............................................................. 21.60 28.62 32.32 46.56 61.60

Lawyers ............................................................................ 24.37 29.21 37.07 43.20 46.56

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 16.15 27.52 33.46 38.08 46.20

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 26.41 30.48 33.74 37.40 41.95

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 26.41 31.54 33.94 37.40 41.95

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 25.79 30.48 33.74 37.48 41.95

Middle school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 29.93 32.36 36.19 37.01 41.95

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 26.18 31.11 33.21 36.97 41.95

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 26.18 31.11 33.21 36.97 41.95

Special education teachers .......................................... 26.75 30.31 33.81 38.58 41.95

Special education teachers, secondary school ........ 26.82 30.31 34.71 38.67 41.95

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 17.71 30.64 32.71 35.19 35.19

Librarians .......................................................................... 18.16 30.85 35.46 41.95 43.70

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 11.85 12.46 13.01 14.79 18.66

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 18.72 21.36 26.43 29.27 35.09

Registered nurses ............................................................ 26.82 27.62 29.27 31.84 37.04

Therapists ......................................................................... 23.31 23.31 23.31 27.65 33.02

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 18.53 18.72 19.21 20.25 20.26

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 14.27 14.97 16.94 17.40 17.40

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 13.85 14.27 14.97 16.94 16.94

Protective service occupations ......................................... 18.21 22.23 27.68 30.75 32.93

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement

workers ....................................................................... 31.58 35.45 37.03 38.51 42.87

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

detectives ............................................................... 31.58 35.45 37.03 38.51 42.87

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 24.58 25.90 27.68 31.36 32.40

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 17.33 18.21 20.49 25.91 28.24

Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 17.33 18.21 20.49 25.91 28.24

Police officers ................................................................... 22.23 26.02 28.74 30.75 32.00

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 22.23 26.02 28.74 30.75 32.00

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 11.03 11.86 11.88 15.11 16.35

Food preparation workers ................................................. 11.03 11.86 11.88 11.88 11.88

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 14.01 14.51 15.22 17.78 18.43

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 14.01 14.45 14.70 15.28 16.36

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 14.01 14.51 14.70 15.28 16.70

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 15.98 17.78 17.78 18.43 21.44

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 13.80 14.74 16.45 19.68 21.68

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA,

December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... $17.23 $17.23 $23.08 $25.53 $25.66

Financial clerks ................................................................. 14.21 15.37 17.84 21.19 23.46

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 14.21 16.18 17.84 21.19 24.56

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 9.31 9.86 13.98 15.00 16.78

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 14.73 15.02 16.36 20.06 23.71

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 14.73 14.98 15.94 18.28 19.51

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 13.80 14.54 14.54 19.32 21.68

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 20.64 21.83 24.62 26.33 30.64

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 20.13 20.13 20.51 24.70 36.48

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 15.73 16.78 19.77 24.60 24.60

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 15.33 16.70 19.68 23.58 24.60

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ................................... 14.95 17.22 23.13 24.60 24.60

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 15.42 15.96 16.70 17.21 17.45

1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

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

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

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

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December

2005

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $11.06 $15.00 $21.00 $30.00 $40.58

Management occupations ................................................. 22.41 28.71 40.87 52.82 64.08

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 31.03 36.07 40.58 52.41 62.26

Marketing managers ..................................................... 25.19 36.06 40.58 40.86 52.89

Computer and information systems managers ................. 42.45 50.00 64.08 64.08 64.08

Financial managers .......................................................... 19.14 25.16 28.71 48.56 60.58

Industrial production managers ........................................ 30.05 30.43 39.33 46.65 55.65

Construction managers .................................................... 33.65 36.06 48.00 48.00 59.25

Education administrators .................................................. 20.75 22.58 33.68 45.56 52.46

Education administrators, elementary and secondary

school ..................................................................... 42.58 43.22 45.55 49.55 56.45

Engineering managers ..................................................... 44.71 48.33 52.00 59.66 67.35

Medical and health services managers ............................ 32.16 33.05 40.16 50.12 53.08

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 18.16 22.36 28.56 38.56 46.97

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 22.33 27.98 38.56 42.30 45.59

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 17.25 17.41 25.00 29.81 42.06

Training and development specialists .......................... 16.83 17.41 22.78 33.65 42.06

Management analysts ...................................................... 22.13 23.82 29.98 34.81 44.48

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 17.87 20.67 23.89 31.34 51.92

Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 12.05 21.00 32.88 49.80 66.48

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 21.15 24.79 29.66 40.38 45.81

Computer software engineers .......................................... 25.22 28.85 37.36 40.92 56.56

Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 25.90 36.06 40.92 51.18 56.56

Computer support specialists ........................................... 19.23 22.19 22.57 25.89 28.37

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 23.57 26.60 31.06 37.93 42.72

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 21.15 22.04 34.16 39.90 41.72

Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 29.14 30.58 39.04 44.57 46.87

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 19.71 21.64 28.08 34.53 41.35

Engineers ......................................................................... 21.63 28.85 32.74 40.87 46.31

Drafters ............................................................................. 17.00 18.00 20.00 25.25 28.93

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 20.24 21.13 25.57 27.35 32.19

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 15.27 17.48 25.60 30.22 34.92

Community and social services occupations .................. 10.84 15.45 21.65 23.89 27.86

Counselors ....................................................................... 15.05 16.29 19.96 27.39 32.40

Social workers .................................................................. 13.00 18.41 23.89 23.89 23.89

Legal occupations .............................................................. 20.19 24.04 33.65 45.67 93.17

Lawyers ............................................................................ 31.58 39.93 45.19 93.17 93.17

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 11.96 24.00 32.96 37.18 41.95

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 20.75 30.25 39.39 61.59 62.46

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 11.96 24.23 32.58 36.66 40.41

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 10.70 11.00 12.00 13.50 26.41

Preschool teachers, except special education ......... 10.70 11.00 11.96 12.26 13.80

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 24.94 30.46 33.74 37.24 41.95

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 23.85 29.16 33.70 37.48 41.95

Middle school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 29.93 32.36 36.19 37.01 41.95

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 24.75 29.60 33.15 36.97 41.95

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 24.75 29.60 33.15 36.97 41.95

Special education teachers .......................................... 26.75 30.31 33.81 38.58 41.95

Special education teachers, secondary school ........ 26.82 30.31 34.71 38.67 41.95

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 9.50 9.50 10.00 13.25 16.18

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 14.42 18.10 22.37 32.34 34.60

Designers ......................................................................... 12.00 14.42 15.57 18.75 19.23

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December

2005 — Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Writers and editors ........................................................... $15.50 $19.29 $20.04 $27.35 $34.62

Editors .......................................................................... 19.29 19.29 20.04 23.37 35.38

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 16.47 22.75 30.50 35.00 40.00

Registered nurses ............................................................ 27.62 30.00 32.00 35.00 37.85

Therapists ......................................................................... 23.31 23.31 27.65 33.02 42.16

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 13.53 17.05 23.07 26.43 29.48

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............... 20.84 24.16 28.03 30.00 31.42

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians .................. 12.87 15.07 23.07 23.53 26.43

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 21.36 21.36 27.00 28.10 34.56

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 10.00 13.89 17.16 21.76 22.09

Pharmacy technicians .................................................. 10.00 11.67 13.65 13.89 16.99

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 17.89 18.72 20.21 21.47 22.23

Medical records and health information technicians ......... 12.98 14.92 15.87 19.21 21.44

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 10.00 11.33 13.99 17.00 17.40

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 9.90 10.90 12.09 14.27 16.18

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 9.90 10.50 11.33 13.57 15.61

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 11.33 13.53 17.00 17.40 20.24

Protective service occupations ......................................... 15.00 18.21 26.02 30.26 32.77

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement

workers ....................................................................... 31.58 35.45 37.03 38.51 42.87

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

detectives ............................................................... 31.58 35.45 37.03 38.51 42.87

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 16.89 24.94 27.68 30.83 32.40

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 17.33 18.21 20.49 25.91 28.24

Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 17.33 18.21 20.49 25.91 28.24

Police officers ................................................................... 22.23 26.02 28.48 30.75 31.80

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 22.23 26.02 28.48 30.75 31.80

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 10.50 12.00 15.00 15.00 15.43

Security guards ............................................................. 10.50 12.00 15.00 15.00 15.43

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 8.00 8.75 9.75 12.53 15.87

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 9.75 11.00 14.42 18.55 22.19

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 8.75 10.25 14.42 18.55 22.19

Cooks ............................................................................... 8.25 10.00 11.50 13.00 14.88

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 11.40 12.38 13.32 14.82 15.11

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 8.00 10.00 11.00 13.00 13.53

Food preparation workers ................................................. 9.00 9.00 10.27 11.15 11.88

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 7.35 8.00 9.00 9.50 9.50

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 7.70 8.75 8.75 12.25 14.02

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 8.46 9.88 13.50 15.28 18.50

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 8.50 9.50 13.14 14.71 16.06

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 9.50 11.43 14.01 14.84 16.99

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 7.37 7.50 8.57 9.05 11.44

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 11.61 13.50 17.37 18.50 18.50

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 11.61 11.61 13.03 13.03 21.44

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 7.35 8.50 10.90 17.40 25.48

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 10.00 11.89 17.47 29.04 43.10

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 14.02 17.36 27.07 31.06 38.79

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ................................................................... 13.13 16.89 17.42 30.47 30.87

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 14.02 27.07 29.33 35.67 40.04

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 9.00 10.14 11.92 17.47 23.32

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 9.90 10.40 11.70 17.15 17.40

Cashiers ................................................................... 9.90 10.40 11.70 17.15 17.40

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 8.50 9.00 14.60 20.77 21.49

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December

2005 — Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Retail salespersons ...................................................... $8.50 $10.14 $11.92 $21.86 $33.72

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 13.19 19.08 28.13 45.23 62.73

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 13.19 18.45 28.13 45.23 62.73

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 11.66 13.90 16.50 19.60 23.61

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 19.25 20.43 21.88 25.42 29.62

Financial clerks ................................................................. 10.66 12.36 15.20 19.23 20.82

Bill and account collectors ............................................ 11.00 13.73 19.23 19.23 19.23

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 13.10 14.86 16.22 18.65 21.00

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 13.00 14.19 16.52 19.23 20.82

Customer service representatives .................................... 11.69 14.42 16.72 20.30 24.52

Order clerks ...................................................................... 10.00 10.88 14.00 16.21 20.69

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ................................................................ 16.10 16.10 17.83 18.19 18.19

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 9.00 11.66 13.18 15.90 16.00

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel

clerks .......................................................................... 11.40 12.84 16.46 20.27 21.40

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 11.68 15.22 20.00 21.90 21.90

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 11.70 14.37 25.42 27.33 28.37

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 13.46 16.35 18.18 24.33 26.38

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 14.78 16.83 23.71 24.78 25.19

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 12.50 14.73 17.00 18.10 20.06

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 11.54 13.38 14.54 19.23 22.00

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 15.50 18.50 21.00 26.90 31.02

Carpenters ........................................................................ 18.50 19.00 20.50 24.00 27.00

Construction laborers ....................................................... 10.00 12.00 18.57 18.57 25.28

Construction equipment operators ................................... 22.00 24.62 25.44 29.66 30.07

Operating engineers and other construction equipment

operators ................................................................ 22.00 24.62 25.44 29.66 30.07

Electricians ....................................................................... 11.80 16.06 25.00 31.96 36.85

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ........... 18.00 18.00 25.57 26.33 31.02

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................... 18.00 18.00 25.57 26.33 31.02

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 13.26 15.75 21.00 24.28 29.84

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 12.75 17.75 26.44 32.71 37.88

Computer, automated teller, and office machine

repairers ..................................................................... 14.47 20.50 21.00 21.00 23.83

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...................... 20.67 25.47 28.69 31.22 31.27

Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 10.00 14.00 22.89 24.20 26.45

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 10.00 14.00 22.89 24.20 26.45

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 18.47 18.47 21.03 25.00 28.25

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 16.00 16.62 20.88 21.40 21.83

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 19.00 19.44 21.21 21.21 32.30

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 15.75 16.00 16.62 20.88 20.89

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 12.30 13.26 20.13 21.85 30.09

Production occupations .................................................... 11.00 14.00 19.85 25.12 29.33

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 18.00 20.20 20.77 26.44 44.95

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 10.00 10.30 10.80 13.65 17.09

Machinists ......................................................................... 17.00 18.94 20.25 23.00 25.00

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 14.50 17.43 21.83 21.83 22.75

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 14.00 14.00 19.75 22.50 29.07

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 12.50 18.17 23.07 29.24 29.55

Painting workers ............................................................... 14.00 14.00 15.20 30.18 30.18

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 7.70 10.00 12.36 14.60 15.00

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 10.51 13.31 17.15 20.61 25.00

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers .................................... 88.75 111.26 115.34 115.34 156.93

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ................... 88.75 111.26 115.34 115.34 156.93

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 11.12 15.96 17.42 23.38 24.60

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December

2005 — Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ................................... $10.82 $16.03 $18.51 $23.48 $24.60

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 13.02 16.59 17.71 20.75 22.71

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 16.00 17.10 17.71 20.75 22.71

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 11.00 11.17 16.74 25.72 26.36

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 13.70 14.30 18.55 21.07 21.07

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 8.60 10.93 13.50 17.40 18.06

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 8.00 8.50 10.93 12.00 15.70

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 10.00 12.99 15.74 18.00 19.25

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 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

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

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

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

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December

2005

Occupation3

Part-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $7.36 $7.75 $10.00 $16.35 $27.00

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 21.89 24.69 28.41 36.08 44.47

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 10.00 12.45 14.32 32.90 48.40

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 15.21 15.21 27.90 32.33 34.88

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 17.29 17.29 27.90 32.33 34.88

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 17.29 17.29 27.90 32.33 35.88

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 9.52 10.99 12.47 13.17 14.90

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 19.48 25.00 29.27 34.98 39.04

Registered nurses ............................................................ 25.00 27.03 29.27 34.14 39.62

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 17.52 17.98 20.25 22.00 22.65

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 8.79 9.88 11.30 14.51 21.52

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 8.50 9.64 11.20 11.45 14.29

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 8.50 9.64 11.20 11.45 14.29

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 8.79 11.74 16.31 21.52 21.52

Protective service occupations ......................................... 9.00 12.74 14.64 32.00 32.00

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 7.35 7.36 7.63 8.50 10.00

Food preparation workers ................................................. 7.63 7.75 8.00 10.52 10.52

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 7.14 7.35 7.36 7.63 8.00

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 7.14 7.16 7.35 7.63 7.63

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 7.35 7.36 7.63 7.63 10.79

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 7.35 7.60 7.96 8.50 9.59

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 7.35 7.36 7.63 8.15 11.24

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 7.73 8.50 8.50 8.75 9.00

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 7.26 7.35 7.35 9.90 11.94

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.26 7.35 7.35 9.90 11.94

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 8.15 11.30 11.94 14.15 15.08

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 7.50 7.63 8.50 10.61 14.20

Child care workers ............................................................ 7.50 7.63 11.00 15.13 15.13

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 7.63 8.00 10.00 15.65 17.40

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 7.62 7.93 9.80 13.00 17.40

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 7.60 8.00 10.17 17.15 17.40

Cashiers ................................................................... 7.60 8.00 10.17 17.15 17.40

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 7.75 8.40 9.80 11.00 12.50

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 8.00 9.00 12.00 14.53 17.26

Financial clerks ................................................................. 11.23 12.24 12.24 15.65 19.00

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 9.14 9.86 11.18 13.99 15.00

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 8.30 10.00 11.00 12.57 13.75

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel

clerks .......................................................................... 11.59 14.88 21.33 21.33 21.33

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 10.00 12.00 14.37 15.25 15.94

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 10.00 12.00 14.77 15.94 15.94

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 8.00 8.25 11.73 14.00 16.93

Production occupations .................................................... 7.63 7.63 8.00 12.31 15.30

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 7.35 8.00 9.00 15.36 20.00

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 10.88 12.95 16.26 17.28 19.68

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 15.33 16.01 16.27 17.28 17.64

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 7.63 7.63 17.90 19.81 20.37

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 7.35 7.65 9.00 10.00 14.10

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December

2005 — Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ $7.35 $7.35 $9.00 $10.00 $14.35

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 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

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

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

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

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers ................................................ $24.21 $21.00 $963 $839 39.8 $49,377 $43,208 2,040

Management occupations ................... 42.28 40.87 1,716 1,623 40.6 88,471 84,404 2,093

Marketing and sales managers .......... 42.53 40.58 1,726 1,623 40.6 89,735 84,404 2,110

Marketing managers ....................... 39.32 40.58 1,573 1,623 40.0 81,775 84,404 2,080

Computer and information systems

managers ...................................... 56.80 64.08 2,471 2,176 43.5 128,479 113,152 2,262

Financial managers ............................ 36.58 28.71 1,482 1,148 40.5 77,085 59,713 2,107

Industrial production managers .......... 40.04 39.33 1,602 1,573 40.0 83,287 81,806 2,080

Construction managers ...................... 44.30 48.00 1,772 1,920 40.0 92,150 99,840 2,080

Education administrators .................... 35.08 33.68 1,403 1,347 40.0 71,613 65,226 2,042

Education administrators,

elementary and secondary

school ....................................... 46.50 45.55 1,860 1,822 40.0 93,461 94,130 2,010

Engineering managers ....................... 53.89 52.00 2,249 2,073 41.7 116,947 107,804 2,170

Medical and health services

managers ...................................... 40.67 40.16 1,627 1,606 40.0 84,591 83,533 2,080

Business and financial operations

occupations .................................... 31.81 28.56 1,307 1,130 41.1 67,850 58,510 2,133

Buyers and purchasing agents ........... 35.86 38.56 1,532 1,542 42.7 79,421 80,207 2,215

Human resources, training, and labor

relations specialists ...................... 26.43 25.00 1,056 1,000 40.0 54,531 52,000 2,063

Training and development

specialists ................................. 25.48 22.78 1,017 911 39.9 52,311 47,382 2,053

Management analysts ........................ 31.48 29.98 1,257 1,200 39.9 65,382 62,400 2,077

Accountants and auditors ................... 29.44 23.89 1,259 998 42.8 65,465 51,896 2,224

Financial analysts and advisors .......... 37.41 32.88 1,493 1,269 39.9 77,611 66,000 2,075

Computer and mathematical science

occupations .................................... 32.67 29.66 1,367 1,346 41.8 71,061 70,000 2,175

Computer software engineers ............ 37.59 37.36 1,614 1,596 42.9 83,946 83,000 2,233

Computer software engineers,

systems software ...................... 42.19 40.92 1,699 1,637 40.3 88,368 85,109 2,094

Computer support specialists ............. 23.61 22.57 983 903 41.6 51,092 46,946 2,164

Computer systems analysts ............... 32.37 31.06 1,345 1,276 41.6 69,953 66,371 2,161

Network and computer systems

administrators ............................... 32.27 34.16 1,291 1,366 40.0 67,121 71,051 2,080

Network systems and data

communications analysts ............. 39.01 39.04 1,561 1,562 40.0 81,148 81,203 2,080

Architecture and engineering

occupations .................................... 29.27 28.08 1,181 1,121 40.3 61,410 58,269 2,098

Engineers ........................................... 34.17 32.74 1,373 1,310 40.2 71,381 68,108 2,089

Drafters ............................................... 21.77 20.00 871 800 40.0 45,275 41,600 2,080

Engineering technicians, except

drafters ......................................... 25.19 25.57 1,008 1,023 40.0 52,410 53,192 2,081

Life, physical, and social science

occupations .................................... 25.54 25.60 1,018 1,024 39.9 51,926 51,688 2,033

Community and social services

occupations .................................... 20.66 21.65 825 866 40.0 41,845 43,888 2,026

Counselors ......................................... 21.68 19.96 865 798 39.9 42,424 40,289 1,956

Social workers .................................... 21.37 23.89 855 956 40.0 43,850 49,693 2,052

Legal occupations ................................ 41.43 33.65 1,652 1,346 39.9 85,893 70,000 2,073

Lawyers .............................................. 57.57 45.19 2,288 1,808 39.7 118,965 93,999 2,066

Education, training, and library

occupations .................................... 30.82 32.96 1,177 1,251 38.2 47,947 47,887 1,555

Postsecondary teachers ..................... 43.14 39.39 1,707 1,576 39.6 71,491 77,856 1,657

Primary, secondary, and special

education school teachers ............ 29.58 32.58 1,132 1,234 38.3 44,052 46,301 1,489

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Preschool and kindergarten

teachers .................................... $14.30 $12.00 $569 $480 39.8 $28,349 $24,960 1,982

Preschool teachers, except

special education .................. 11.96 11.96 477 478 39.9 24,755 24,877 2,070

Elementary and middle school

teachers .................................... 33.57 33.74 1,275 1,311 38.0 47,104 48,226 1,403

Elementary school teachers,

except special education ...... 33.07 33.70 1,259 1,310 38.1 46,558 48,506 1,408

Middle school teachers, except

special and vocational

education .............................. 35.29 36.19 1,331 1,311 37.7 48,941 48,186 1,387

Secondary school teachers ............ 33.28 33.15 1,256 1,290 37.7 46,234 47,984 1,389

Secondary school teachers,

except special and vocational

education .............................. 33.28 33.15 1,256 1,290 37.7 46,234 47,984 1,389

Special education teachers ............ 33.68 33.81 1,261 1,244 37.4 47,132 48,226 1,399

Special education teachers,

secondary school .................. 34.15 34.71 1,279 1,302 37.4 47,997 50,354 1,405

Teacher assistants ............................. 11.69 10.00 459 400 39.3 21,691 20,800 1,855

Arts, design, entertainment, sports,

and media occupations .................. 24.07 22.37 961 895 39.9 48,387 45,999 2,010

Designers ........................................... 16.48 15.57 659 623 40.0 34,280 32,390 2,080

Writers and editors ............................. 23.65 20.04 946 801 40.0 44,685 41,677 1,889

Editors ............................................ 22.79 20.04 911 801 40.0 47,394 41,677 2,080

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations .................................... 29.64 30.50 1,167 1,207 39.4 60,396 62,400 2,038

Registered nurses .............................. 32.24 32.00 1,278 1,280 39.7 66,014 66,560 2,048

Therapists ........................................... 29.78 27.65 1,184 1,106 39.8 60,929 57,512 2,046

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians .................................... 22.15 23.07 877 923 39.6 45,588 47,992 2,058

Medical and clinical laboratory

technologists ............................. 26.75 28.03 1,070 1,121 40.0 55,641 58,302 2,080

Medical and clinical laboratory

technicians ................................ 20.35 23.07 802 847 39.4 41,713 44,044 2,050

Diagnostic related technologists and

technicians .................................... 27.10 27.00 1,084 1,080 40.0 56,371 56,160 2,080

Health diagnosing and treating

practitioner support technicians .... 17.19 17.16 644 686 37.5 33,493 35,693 1,948

Pharmacy technicians .................... 12.93 13.65 466 408 36.0 24,215 21,239 1,872

Licensed practical and licensed

vocational nurses .......................... 20.10 20.21 780 768 38.8 40,562 39,955 2,018

Medical records and health

information technicians ................. 16.53 15.87 661 635 40.0 34,387 33,010 2,080

Healthcare support occupations ......... 14.31 13.99 536 542 37.4 27,872 28,195 1,947

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health

aides ............................................. 12.67 12.09 487 468 38.4 25,305 24,336 1,998

Nursing aides, orderlies, and

attendants ................................. 12.24 11.33 466 453 38.1 24,249 23,566 1,982

Miscellaneous healthcare support

occupations .................................. 16.21 17.00 584 544 36.0 30,371 28,288 1,874

Protective service occupations ........... 25.06 26.02 1,024 1,072 40.9 53,102 55,765 2,119

First-line supervisors/managers, law

enforcement workers .................... 36.77 37.03 1,471 1,481 40.0 76,488 77,018 2,080

First-line supervisors/managers of

police and detectives ................ 36.77 37.03 1,471 1,481 40.0 76,488 77,018 2,080

Fire fighters ......................................... 26.59 27.68 1,200 1,252 45.1 62,453 65,102 2,349

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and

jailers ............................................ 22.07 20.49 883 820 40.0 45,899 42,619 2,080

Correctional officers and jailers ...... 22.07 20.49 883 820 40.0 45,899 42,619 2,080

Police officers ..................................... 27.92 28.48 1,117 1,139 40.0 58,066 59,238 2,080

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ... 27.92 28.48 1,117 1,139 40.0 58,066 59,238 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Security guards and gaming

surveillance officers ...................... $13.94 $15.00 $558 $600 40.0 $29,002 $31,200 2,080

Security guards ............................... 13.94 15.00 558 600 40.0 29,002 31,200 2,080

Food preparation and serving related

occupations .................................... 11.04 9.75 423 380 38.3 21,941 19,760 1,987

First-line supervisors/managers, food

preparation and serving workers .. 14.97 14.42 614 627 41.0 31,927 32,586 2,133

First-line supervisors/managers of

food preparation and serving

workers ..................................... 14.64 14.42 603 577 41.2 31,354 30,000 2,142

Cooks ................................................. 11.40 11.50 442 440 38.8 22,745 22,724 1,996

Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...... 13.36 13.32 527 517 39.4 25,730 26,880 1,926

Cooks, restaurant ........................... 10.94 11.00 425 400 38.8 22,094 20,800 2,020

Food preparation workers ................... 10.30 10.27 390 411 37.8 20,257 21,368 1,966

Food service, tipped ........................... 8.73 9.00 317 323 36.3 16,496 16,796 1,890

Fast food and counter workers ........... 10.04 8.75 380 315 37.8 19,736 16,380 1,965

Building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance occupations ............. 13.45 13.50 515 526 38.3 26,584 27,102 1,977

Building cleaning workers ................... 12.62 13.14 498 526 39.5 25,738 25,231 2,039

Janitors and cleaners, except

maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 13.55 14.01 542 561 40.0 27,923 28,662 2,061

Maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 8.81 8.57 331 338 37.6 17,226 17,593 1,956

Grounds maintenance workers ........... 15.76 17.37 548 555 34.8 28,140 28,860 1,785

Landscaping and groundskeeping

workers ..................................... 13.70 13.03 548 521 40.0 27,216 27,102 1,987

Personal care and service

occupations .................................... 14.06 10.90 497 407 35.3 24,688 20,800 1,755

Sales and related occupations ............ 22.77 17.47 928 702 40.8 48,272 36,500 2,120

First-line supervisors/managers, sales

workers ......................................... 26.09 27.07 1,125 1,173 43.1 58,496 61,000 2,242

First-line supervisors/managers of

retail sales workers ................... 22.95 17.42 1,044 868 45.5 54,291 45,139 2,365

First-line supervisors/managers of

non-retail sales workers ............ 30.77 29.33 1,231 1,173 40.0 64,001 61,000 2,080

Retail sales workers ........................... 14.97 11.92 606 462 40.5 31,501 24,042 2,105

Cashiers, all workers ...................... 12.86 11.70 491 432 38.2 25,553 22,464 1,987

Cashiers ..................................... 12.86 11.70 491 432 38.2 25,553 22,464 1,987

Counter and rental clerks and parts

salespersons ............................ 15.32 14.60 613 584 40.0 31,859 30,368 2,080

Retail salespersons ........................ 16.35 11.92 692 476 42.3 35,979 24,773 2,201

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing ............................... 34.08 28.13 1,393 1,125 40.9 72,410 58,500 2,125

Sales representatives, wholesale

and manufacturing, except

technical and scientific

products .................................... 34.15 28.13 1,396 1,125 40.9 72,608 58,500 2,126

Office and administrative support

occupations .................................... 17.12 16.50 677 654 39.6 35,142 34,000 2,053

First-line supervisors/managers of

office and administrative support

workers ......................................... 23.13 21.88 936 875 40.4 48,654 45,500 2,103

Financial clerks ................................... 15.58 15.20 618 608 39.7 32,131 31,616 2,062

Bill and account collectors .............. 16.48 19.23 659 769 40.0 34,286 39,998 2,080

Billing and posting clerks and

machine operators .................... 16.84 16.22 660 634 39.2 34,337 32,947 2,039

Bookkeeping, accounting, and

auditing clerks ........................... 16.93 16.52 671 637 39.6 34,837 33,114 2,058

Customer service representatives ...... 17.96 16.72 718 669 40.0 37,354 34,778 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Order clerks ........................................ $14.64 $14.00 $586 $560 40.0 $30,455 $29,120 2,080

Human resources assistants, except

payroll and timekeeping ................ 17.73 17.83 695 682 39.2 36,120 35,471 2,037

Receptionists and information clerks .. 13.49 13.18 531 507 39.4 27,609 26,374 2,047

Reservation and transportation ticket

agents and travel clerks ................ 16.40 16.46 656 658 40.0 34,121 34,237 2,080

Shipping, receiving, and traffic

clerks ............................................ 17.98 20.00 719 800 40.0 37,394 41,600 2,080

Stock clerks and order fillers .............. 20.71 25.42 803 1,017 38.8 41,838 53,077 2,020

Secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................... 19.62 18.18 772 712 39.4 39,671 36,920 2,022

Executive secretaries and

administrative assistants .......... 21.47 23.71 859 948 40.0 44,651 49,317 2,080

Secretaries, except legal, medical,

and executive ........................... 16.66 17.00 664 680 39.9 33,627 35,360 2,018

Office clerks, general .......................... 15.99 14.54 619 582 38.7 32,147 30,243 2,010

Construction and extraction

occupations .................................... 22.59 21.00 899 835 39.8 46,536 43,430 2,060

Carpenters .......................................... 21.77 20.50 871 820 40.0 45,287 42,640 2,080

Construction laborers ......................... 16.76 18.57 638 600 38.0 32,900 31,200 1,963

Construction equipment operators ..... 25.99 25.44 1,040 1,018 40.0 54,061 52,915 2,080

Operating engineers and other

construction equipment

operators .................................. 25.99 25.44 1,040 1,018 40.0 54,061 52,915 2,080

Electricians ......................................... 24.60 25.00 984 1,000 40.0 51,169 52,000 2,080

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ................................... 23.61 25.57 944 1,023 40.0 49,118 53,186 2,080

Plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ............................... 23.61 25.57 944 1,023 40.0 49,118 53,186 2,080

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations .................................... 21.13 21.00 845 840 40.0 43,869 43,680 2,076

First-line supervisors/managers of

mechanics, installers, and

repairers ....................................... 25.01 26.44 1,001 1,058 40.0 52,031 54,999 2,080

Computer, automated teller, and

office machine repairers ............... 20.23 21.00 809 840 40.0 42,069 43,680 2,080

Aircraft mechanics and service

technicians .................................... 27.84 28.69 1,114 1,148 40.0 57,996 59,905 2,083

Automotive technicians and

repairers ....................................... 19.33 22.89 773 916 40.0 40,204 47,611 2,080

Automotive service technicians and

mechanics ................................ 19.33 22.89 773 916 40.0 40,204 47,611 2,080

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel

engine specialists ......................... 22.35 21.03 894 841 40.0 46,480 43,747 2,080

Industrial machinery installation,

repair, and maintenance

workers ......................................... 19.86 20.88 795 835 40.0 41,322 43,430 2,080

Industrial machinery mechanics ..... 22.28 21.21 891 848 40.0 46,369 44,117 2,081

Maintenance and repair workers,

general ...................................... 18.26 16.62 730 665 40.0 37,972 34,559 2,080

Miscellaneous installation,

maintenance, and repair

workers ......................................... 19.74 20.13 790 805 40.0 40,532 41,870 2,053

Production occupations ...................... 19.93 19.85 796 794 39.9 41,412 41,267 2,078

First-line supervisors/managers of

production and operating

workers ......................................... 24.17 20.77 967 831 40.0 50,274 43,208 2,080

Miscellaneous assemblers and

fabricators ..................................... 12.28 10.80 491 432 40.0 25,536 22,464 2,080

Machinists ........................................... 21.41 20.25 856 810 40.0 44,544 42,120 2,081

Welding, soldering, and brazing

workers ......................................... 19.77 21.83 791 873 40.0 41,119 45,406 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Miscellaneous metalworkers and

plastic workers .............................. $20.59 $19.75 $824 $790 40.0 $42,866 $41,080 2,082

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,

and weighers ................................ 22.63 23.07 905 923 40.0 47,138 47,986 2,083

Painting workers ................................. 20.35 15.20 814 608 40.0 42,380 31,620 2,083

Miscellaneous production workers ..... 12.23 12.36 489 494 40.0 25,431 25,709 2,080

Transportation and material moving

occupations .................................... 18.79 17.15 744 686 39.6 38,566 35,672 2,052

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ...... 114.92 115.34 2,842 3,227 24.7 147,787 167,780 1,286

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight

engineers .................................. 114.92 115.34 2,842 3,227 24.7 147,787 167,780 1,286

Bus drivers .......................................... 18.53 17.42 736 697 39.7 37,281 35,922 2,012

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..... 18.66 18.51 746 740 40.0 38,818 38,501 2,080

Driver/sales workers and truck

drivers ........................................... 18.35 17.71 734 708 40.0 38,116 36,837 2,077

Truck drivers, heavy and

tractor-trailer ............................. 18.46 17.71 739 708 40.0 38,407 36,837 2,080

Truck drivers, light or delivery

services .................................... 17.98 16.74 718 660 39.9 37,194 34,137 2,069

Industrial truck and tractor operators .. 17.83 18.55 713 742 40.0 37,089 38,584 2,080

Laborers and material movers, hand .. 14.45 13.50 577 540 40.0 30,022 28,080 2,078

Cleaners of vehicles and

equipment ................................. 10.94 10.93 438 437 40.0 22,750 22,734 2,080

Laborers and freight, stock, and

material movers, hand .............. 15.60 15.74 624 630 40.0 32,450 32,739 2,080

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,

where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

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

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See

appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of

overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of

overtime.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for

categories not shown separately

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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers ................................................ $23.77 $20.50 $946 $808 39.8 $49,034 $41,600 2,063

Management occupations ................... 42.19 40.58 1,715 1,623 40.7 88,470 84,404 2,097

Marketing and sales managers .......... 42.53 40.58 1,726 1,623 40.6 89,735 84,404 2,110

Marketing managers ....................... 39.32 40.58 1,573 1,623 40.0 81,775 84,404 2,080

Computer and information systems

managers ...................................... 56.80 64.08 2,471 2,176 43.5 128,479 113,152 2,262

Financial managers ............................ 36.52 28.71 1,480 1,148 40.5 76,954 59,713 2,107

Industrial production managers .......... 40.04 39.33 1,602 1,573 40.0 83,287 81,806 2,080

Construction managers ...................... 44.30 48.00 1,772 1,920 40.0 92,150 99,840 2,080

Business and financial operations

occupations .................................... 32.42 28.69 1,337 1,142 41.2 69,529 59,376 2,145

Buyers and purchasing agents ........... 36.45 38.56 1,564 1,542 42.9 81,315 80,207 2,231

Human resources, training, and labor

relations specialists ...................... 26.55 25.00 1,062 1,000 40.0 55,222 52,000 2,080

Training and development

specialists ................................. 25.65 22.78 1,026 911 40.0 53,353 47,382 2,080

Management analysts ........................ 31.17 28.91 1,245 1,156 39.9 64,725 60,129 2,076

Accountants and auditors ................... 32.24 23.56 1,427 1,106 44.3 74,215 57,499 2,302

Financial analysts and advisors .......... 37.62 38.46 1,505 1,538 40.0 78,245 79,997 2,080

Computer and mathematical science

occupations .................................... 33.02 30.51 1,385 1,379 42.0 72,039 71,695 2,182

Computer software engineers ............ 37.59 37.36 1,614 1,596 42.9 83,946 83,000 2,233

Computer software engineers,

systems software ...................... 42.19 40.92 1,699 1,637 40.3 88,368 85,109 2,094

Computer support specialists ............. 23.60 22.57 985 903 41.7 51,206 46,946 2,170

Computer systems analysts ............... 33.75 33.65 1,418 1,404 42.0 73,758 73,008 2,186

Network systems and data

communications analysts ............. 39.01 39.04 1,561 1,562 40.0 81,148 81,203 2,080

Architecture and engineering

occupations .................................... 29.19 27.07 1,179 1,083 40.4 61,313 56,306 2,101

Engineers ........................................... 34.05 32.45 1,369 1,294 40.2 71,190 67,309 2,091

Drafters ............................................... 21.77 20.00 871 800 40.0 45,275 41,600 2,080

Engineering technicians, except

drafters ......................................... 26.32 25.57 1,053 1,023 40.0 54,754 53,192 2,081

Life, physical, and social science

occupations .................................... 22.69 17.48 906 699 39.9 47,136 36,360 2,077

Community and social services

occupations .................................... 17.65 16.13 706 645 40.0 36,696 33,550 2,079

Legal occupations ................................ 42.36 33.65 1,694 1,346 40.0 88,108 70,000 2,080

Education, training, and library

occupations .................................... 21.51 14.75 815 714 37.9 39,154 30,096 1,821

Primary, secondary, and special

education school teachers ............ 14.50 12.18 573 487 39.5 27,424 25,334 1,891

Preschool and kindergarten

teachers .................................... 11.96 11.96 477 478 39.9 24,755 24,877 2,070

Preschool teachers, except

special education .................. 11.96 11.96 477 478 39.9 24,755 24,877 2,070

Elementary and middle school

teachers .................................... 24.57 23.20 931 832 37.9 35,370 31,632 1,440

Elementary school teachers,

except special education ...... 24.57 23.20 931 832 37.9 35,370 31,632 1,440

Arts, design, entertainment, sports,

and media occupations .................. 23.87 23.37 955 935 40.0 47,782 47,611 2,002

Designers ........................................... 16.48 15.57 659 623 40.0 34,280 32,390 2,080

Writers and editors ............................. 24.72 23.37 989 935 40.0 45,473 47,611 1,839

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations .................................... $30.37 $31.48 $1,192 $1,220 39.3 $61,994 $63,440 2,041

Therapists ........................................... 33.18 31.63 1,318 1,265 39.7 68,530 65,790 2,066

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians .................................... 21.08 21.34 831 847 39.4 43,193 44,044 2,049

Health diagnosing and treating

practitioner support technicians .... 17.27 17.73 643 686 37.2 33,439 35,693 1,936

Licensed practical and licensed

vocational nurses .......................... 20.39 20.47 784 781 38.4 40,744 40,602 1,999

Healthcare support occupations ......... 13.90 13.31 514 513 37.0 26,719 26,695 1,922

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health

aides ............................................. 12.16 11.33 464 453 38.1 24,112 23,566 1,983

Nursing aides, orderlies, and

attendants ................................. 12.12 11.33 461 441 38.0 23,956 22,932 1,976

Miscellaneous healthcare support

occupations .................................. 15.97 17.00 563 544 35.2 29,272 28,288 1,833

Protective service occupations ........... 14.47 15.00 574 600 39.7 29,880 31,200 2,065

Security guards and gaming

surveillance officers ...................... 13.94 15.00 558 600 40.0 29,002 31,200 2,080

Security guards ............................... 13.94 15.00 558 600 40.0 29,002 31,200 2,080

Food preparation and serving related

occupations .................................... 10.95 9.50 419 380 38.3 21,780 19,760 1,990

First-line supervisors/managers, food

preparation and serving workers .. 14.93 14.42 612 627 41.0 31,849 32,586 2,134

First-line supervisors/managers of

food preparation and serving

workers ..................................... 14.58 14.42 601 577 41.2 31,249 30,000 2,144

Cooks ................................................. 11.16 11.00 433 437 38.8 22,515 22,724 2,017

Cooks, restaurant ........................... 10.94 11.00 425 400 38.8 22,094 20,800 2,020

Food service, tipped ........................... 8.73 9.00 317 323 36.3 16,496 16,796 1,890

Fast food and counter workers ........... 10.04 8.75 380 315 37.8 19,736 16,380 1,965

Building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance occupations ............. 12.56 11.84 474 457 37.7 24,617 23,920 1,960

Building cleaning workers ................... 11.71 11.43 460 442 39.3 23,891 22,963 2,040

Janitors and cleaners, except

maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 12.78 12.00 511 480 40.0 26,486 24,960 2,073

Maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 8.81 8.57 331 338 37.6 17,226 17,593 1,956

Personal care and service

occupations .................................... 14.09 10.90 497 406 35.3 24,731 20,800 1,755

Sales and related occupations ............ 22.77 17.47 928 700 40.8 48,256 36,400 2,120

First-line supervisors/managers, sales

workers ......................................... 26.09 27.21 1,126 1,173 43.2 58,555 61,000 2,244

First-line supervisors/managers of

retail sales workers ................... 22.95 17.42 1,044 868 45.5 54,291 45,139 2,365

First-line supervisors/managers of

non-retail sales workers ............ 30.94 31.06 1,238 1,242 40.0 64,358 64,601 2,080

Retail sales workers ........................... 14.97 11.92 606 462 40.5 31,501 24,042 2,105

Cashiers, all workers ...................... 12.86 11.70 491 432 38.2 25,553 22,464 1,987

Cashiers ..................................... 12.86 11.70 491 432 38.2 25,553 22,464 1,987

Counter and rental clerks and parts

salespersons ............................ 15.32 14.60 613 584 40.0 31,859 30,368 2,080

Retail salespersons ........................ 16.35 11.92 692 476 42.3 35,979 24,773 2,201

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing ............................... 34.08 28.13 1,393 1,125 40.9 72,410 58,500 2,125

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Sales representatives, wholesale

and manufacturing, except

technical and scientific

products .................................... $34.15 $28.13 $1,396 $1,125 40.9 $72,608 $58,500 2,126

Office and administrative support

occupations .................................... 17.01 16.46 672 649 39.5 34,954 33,744 2,055

First-line supervisors/managers of

office and administrative support

workers ......................................... 23.05 21.20 934 848 40.5 48,555 44,100 2,106

Financial clerks ................................... 15.39 15.00 611 600 39.7 31,750 31,200 2,063

Billing and posting clerks and

machine operators .................... 16.55 16.22 648 623 39.1 33,686 32,400 2,036

Bookkeeping, accounting, and

auditing clerks ........................... 16.80 16.39 666 610 39.6 34,624 31,720 2,062

Customer service representatives ...... 17.96 16.72 718 669 40.0 37,354 34,778 2,080

Order clerks ........................................ 14.64 14.00 586 560 40.0 30,455 29,120 2,080

Human resources assistants, except

payroll and timekeeping ................ 17.82 17.83 698 682 39.1 36,282 35,471 2,036

Receptionists and information clerks .. 13.36 12.68 525 503 39.3 27,324 26,141 2,045

Reservation and transportation ticket

agents and travel clerks ................ 15.51 16.38 621 655 40.0 32,271 34,070 2,080

Shipping, receiving, and traffic

clerks ............................................ 17.98 20.00 719 800 40.0 37,394 41,600 2,080

Stock clerks and order fillers .............. 20.14 25.42 779 740 38.7 40,561 35,464 2,014

Secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................... 19.93 18.57 783 712 39.3 40,687 37,003 2,041

Executive secretaries and

administrative assistants .......... 21.41 23.61 856 944 40.0 44,532 49,100 2,080

Secretaries, except legal, medical,

and executive ........................... 16.41 17.00 656 680 40.0 34,107 35,360 2,078

Office clerks, general .......................... 15.60 14.42 596 577 38.2 30,910 30,000 1,982

Construction and extraction

occupations .................................... 22.46 20.50 894 820 39.8 46,237 42,640 2,058

Carpenters .......................................... 21.78 20.50 871 820 40.0 45,298 42,640 2,080

Construction laborers ......................... 16.72 18.57 635 600 38.0 32,766 31,200 1,960

Electricians ......................................... 24.10 24.00 964 960 40.0 50,125 49,920 2,080

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ................................... 23.24 25.30 930 1,012 40.0 48,355 52,624 2,081

Plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ............................... 23.24 25.30 930 1,012 40.0 48,355 52,624 2,081

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations .................................... 20.98 21.00 839 840 40.0 43,644 43,680 2,080

First-line supervisors/managers of

mechanics, installers, and

repairers ....................................... 24.50 26.44 980 1,058 40.0 50,959 54,999 2,080

Computer, automated teller, and

office machine repairers ............... 20.23 21.00 809 840 40.0 42,069 43,680 2,080

Aircraft mechanics and service

technicians .................................... 27.84 28.69 1,114 1,148 40.0 57,996 59,905 2,083

Automotive technicians and

repairers ....................................... 19.33 22.89 773 916 40.0 40,204 47,611 2,080

Automotive service technicians and

mechanics ................................ 19.33 22.89 773 916 40.0 40,204 47,611 2,080

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel

engine specialists ......................... 22.33 21.03 893 841 40.0 46,443 43,747 2,080

Industrial machinery installation,

repair, and maintenance

workers ......................................... 19.84 20.88 794 835 40.0 41,279 43,430 2,080

Industrial machinery mechanics ..... 22.28 21.21 891 848 40.0 46,369 44,117 2,081

Maintenance and repair workers,

general ...................................... 18.17 16.62 727 665 40.0 37,792 34,559 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Miscellaneous installation,

maintenance, and repair

workers ......................................... $19.75 $21.85 $790 $874 40.0 $41,093 $45,448 2,081

Production occupations ...................... 19.90 19.84 795 790 39.9 41,354 41,080 2,078

First-line supervisors/managers of

production and operating

workers ......................................... 24.17 20.77 967 831 40.0 50,274 43,208 2,080

Miscellaneous assemblers and

fabricators ..................................... 12.28 10.80 491 432 40.0 25,536 22,464 2,080

Machinists ........................................... 21.41 20.25 856 810 40.0 44,544 42,120 2,081

Welding, soldering, and brazing

workers ......................................... 19.77 21.83 791 873 40.0 41,119 45,406 2,080

Miscellaneous metalworkers and

plastic workers .............................. 20.59 19.75 824 790 40.0 42,866 41,080 2,082

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,

and weighers ................................ 22.63 23.07 905 923 40.0 47,138 47,986 2,083

Painting workers ................................. 20.35 15.20 814 608 40.0 42,380 31,620 2,083

Miscellaneous production workers ..... 12.14 12.36 486 494 40.0 25,260 25,709 2,080

Transportation and material moving

occupations .................................... 18.48 17.10 732 684 39.6 38,045 35,568 2,059

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ...... 114.92 115.34 2,842 3,227 24.7 147,787 167,780 1,286

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight

engineers .................................. 114.92 115.34 2,842 3,227 24.7 147,787 167,780 1,286

Driver/sales workers and truck

drivers ........................................... 18.33 17.71 733 708 40.0 38,124 36,837 2,080

Truck drivers, heavy and

tractor-trailer ............................. 18.41 17.71 737 708 40.0 38,301 36,837 2,080

Truck drivers, light or delivery

services .................................... 18.00 16.50 720 660 40.0 37,441 34,316 2,080

Industrial truck and tractor operators .. 17.83 18.55 713 742 40.0 37,089 38,584 2,080

Laborers and material movers, hand .. 14.45 13.50 577 540 40.0 30,022 28,080 2,078

Cleaners of vehicles and

equipment ................................. 10.94 10.93 438 437 40.0 22,750 22,734 2,080

Laborers and freight, stock, and

material movers, hand .............. 15.60 15.74 624 630 40.0 32,450 32,739 2,080

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,

where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

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

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See

appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of

overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of

overtime.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for

categories not shown separately

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Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings

and mean weekly and annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers ................................................ $27.03 $25.19 $1,074 $1,004 39.7 $51,427 $48,801 1,903

Management occupations ................... 43.02 45.09 1,721 1,804 40.0 88,479 93,787 2,057

Education administrators .................... 42.31 45.26 1,693 1,810 40.0 85,152 92,148 2,012

Education administrators,

elementary and secondary

school ....................................... 46.50 45.55 1,860 1,822 40.0 93,461 94,130 2,010

Business and financial operations

occupations .................................... 26.50 24.11 1,054 964 39.8 54,034 49,693 2,039

Computer and mathematical science

occupations .................................... 26.65 25.20 1,063 992 39.9 55,284 51,565 2,074

Computer systems analysts ............... 27.00 28.33 1,076 1,133 39.8 55,934 58,926 2,071

Architecture and engineering

occupations .................................... 29.83 32.71 1,193 1,309 40.0 62,056 68,043 2,080

Engineers ........................................... 34.75 32.74 1,390 1,310 40.0 72,282 68,108 2,080

Life, physical, and social science

occupations .................................... 28.89 26.37 1,149 1,055 39.8 57,287 54,841 1,983

Legal occupations ................................ 37.64 32.32 1,481 1,289 39.4 77,033 67,018 2,047

Lawyers .............................................. 36.67 37.07 1,430 1,381 39.0 74,378 71,835 2,029

Education, training, and library

occupations .................................... 35.11 33.94 1,346 1,313 38.3 51,185 48,737 1,458

Primary, secondary, and special

education school teachers ............ 34.15 33.74 1,294 1,296 37.9 47,778 48,264 1,399

Elementary and middle school

teachers .................................... 34.37 33.94 1,306 1,332 38.0 48,118 48,737 1,400

Elementary school teachers,

except special education ...... 34.07 33.74 1,297 1,338 38.1 47,845 49,693 1,404

Middle school teachers, except

special and vocational

education .............................. 35.29 36.19 1,331 1,311 37.7 48,941 48,186 1,387

Secondary school teachers ............ 34.02 33.37 1,280 1,290 37.6 47,089 48,043 1,384

Secondary school teachers,

except special and vocational

education .............................. 34.02 33.37 1,280 1,290 37.6 47,089 48,043 1,384

Special education teachers ............ 33.68 33.81 1,261 1,244 37.4 47,132 48,226 1,399

Special education teachers,

secondary school .................. 34.15 34.71 1,279 1,302 37.4 47,997 50,354 1,405

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations .................................... 26.15 24.14 1,043 939 39.9 52,845 48,493 2,021

Registered nurses .............................. 30.38 30.23 1,206 1,209 39.7 58,648 60,696 1,931

Therapists ........................................... 25.09 23.31 999 933 39.8 50,672 48,493 2,020

Healthcare support occupations ......... 16.33 16.94 653 677 40.0 33,959 35,225 2,080

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health

aides ............................................. 15.28 14.97 611 599 40.0 31,785 31,129 2,080

Protective service occupations ........... 27.34 28.03 1,124 1,131 41.1 58,267 58,820 2,131

First-line supervisors/managers, law

enforcement workers .................... 36.77 37.03 1,471 1,481 40.0 76,488 77,018 2,080

First-line supervisors/managers of

police and detectives ................ 36.77 37.03 1,471 1,481 40.0 76,488 77,018 2,080

Fire fighters ......................................... 28.35 27.68 1,310 1,252 46.2 68,124 65,102 2,403

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and

jailers ............................................ 22.07 20.49 883 820 40.0 45,899 42,619 2,080

Correctional officers and jailers ...... 22.07 20.49 883 820 40.0 45,899 42,619 2,080

Police officers ..................................... 27.92 28.48 1,117 1,139 40.0 58,066 59,238 2,080

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ... 27.92 28.48 1,117 1,139 40.0 58,066 59,238 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings

and mean weekly and annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Food preparation and serving related

occupations .................................... $13.79 $14.05 $544 $492 39.4 $26,524 $24,710 1,923

Building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance occupations ............. 15.86 15.22 634 609 40.0 32,107 30,892 2,025

Building cleaning workers ................... 15.14 14.70 605 588 40.0 30,829 30,566 2,037

Janitors and cleaners, except

maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 15.16 14.70 606 588 40.0 30,860 30,566 2,035

Grounds maintenance workers ........... 17.69 17.78 708 711 40.0 35,228 36,982 1,992

Office and administrative support

occupations .................................... 17.92 16.99 714 674 39.8 36,529 34,501 2,038

Financial clerks ................................... 18.40 17.84 731 714 39.7 37,630 37,107 2,045

Bookkeeping, accounting, and

auditing clerks ........................... 18.75 17.84 739 714 39.4 37,700 37,107 2,011

Secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................... 18.48 18.10 734 724 39.7 36,139 34,501 1,955

Secretaries, except legal, medical,

and executive ........................... 17.19 17.29 681 658 39.6 32,692 33,928 1,902

Office clerks, general .......................... 16.86 14.54 673 582 39.9 34,971 30,243 2,075

Construction and extraction

occupations .................................... 24.63 24.62 985 985 40.0 51,225 51,210 2,080

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations .................................... 24.46 21.04 978 842 40.0 48,731 41,870 1,992

Transportation and material moving

occupations .................................... 21.69 22.92 860 917 39.6 43,258 47,674 1,994

Bus drivers .......................................... 20.81 22.14 823 886 39.6 41,205 43,306 1,980

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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

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

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See

appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of

overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of

overtime.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for

categories not shown separately

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Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of private industry establishments

for major occupational groups, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupational group2 Total 1-99

workers

100-499

workers

500

workers

or more

All workers .................................................................... $22.37 $19.05 $22.25 $29.37

Management, professional, and related ..................... 32.81 29.58 32.94 35.30

Management, business, and financial .................... 38.40 34.82 38.35 40.88

Professional and related ......................................... 29.86 26.75 31.28 31.53

Service ........................................................................ 11.16 10.63 10.72 14.27

Sales and office .......................................................... 18.17 17.23 18.94 20.45

Sales and related .................................................... 20.94 19.63 20.56 37.18

Office and administrative support ........................... 16.40 15.70 16.68 17.96

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 21.67 20.99 22.68 24.89

Construction and extraction ................................... 22.25 21.88 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 20.80 19.37 21.39 25.05

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 18.10 15.48 16.55 26.07

Production .............................................................. 19.37 16.93 18.88 24.33

Transportation and material moving ....................... 16.88 14.12 14.76 28.42

Relative error3 (percent)

All workers .................................................................... 2.7 3.3 6.6 3.8

Management, professional, and related ..................... 3.9 6.9 7.0 2.7

Management, business, and financial .................... 3.1 5.2 10.6 4.1

Professional and related ......................................... 4.8 8.8 6.2 2.7

Service ........................................................................ 4.0 5.1 6.5 5.5

Sales and office .......................................................... 3.3 4.9 6.2 5.8

Sales and related .................................................... 4.7 8.0 8.1 20.4

Office and administrative support ........................... 3.5 4.6 4.7 2.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 7.2 8.9 8.3 3.3

Construction and extraction ................................... 8.6 9.5 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 4.3 6.2 10.5 5.2

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 4.9 3.4 8.5 10.6

Production .............................................................. 3.4 7.0 13.2 4.7

Transportation and material moving ....................... 9.6 3.7 5.9 19.9

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries

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

adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for

overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers

and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.

See appendix A for more information. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See

appendix B for more information.

3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to

calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.

For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation

Survey.

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Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers .................................................................... $20.59 $18.13 $811 $710 39.4 $42,004 $36,608 2,040

Management occupations ....................................... 36.97 34.78 1,486 1,390 40.2 75,798 70,000 2,051

Marketing and sales managers .............................. 45.42 40.51 1,867 1,620 41.1 97,080 84,259 2,137

Business and financial operations occupations ... 27.37 22.33 1,088 893 39.7 56,552 46,446 2,066

Computer and mathematical science

occupations ........................................................ 33.08 32.00 1,323 1,280 40.0 68,807 66,560 2,080

Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 28.45 26.44 1,164 1,058 40.9 60,533 54,999 2,128

Engineers ............................................................... 36.67 39.10 1,493 1,635 40.7 77,631 84,999 2,117

Education, training, and library occupations ........ 14.15 11.96 539 480 38.1 25,971 24,960 1,835

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ............................................................ 13.23 12.00 523 480 39.5 26,052 24,960 1,969

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ................. 11.98 11.96 479 478 40.0 24,921 24,877 2,080

Preschool teachers, except special

education .................................................. 11.98 11.96 479 478 40.0 24,921 24,877 2,080

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations ........................................................ 29.46 32.00 1,127 1,216 38.2 58,579 63,232 1,989

Healthcare support occupations ............................. 14.05 13.79 493 536 35.1 25,641 27,851 1,826

Food preparation and serving related

occupations ........................................................ 10.90 9.50 417 360 38.2 21,663 18,720 1,988

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation

and serving workers ......................................... 14.81 14.42 613 577 41.4 31,865 30,000 2,152

Cooks ..................................................................... 11.06 11.00 422 420 38.2 21,952 21,840 1,986

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations ........................................................ 11.66 11.15 426 405 36.5 22,073 21,060 1,893

Building cleaning workers ....................................... 8.96 8.57 358 343 40.0 18,522 17,826 2,067

Personal care and service occupations ................. 16.12 14.67 593 522 36.8 28,881 27,144 1,792

Sales and related occupations ................................ 21.18 16.83 844 617 39.8 43,866 32,105 2,071

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ..... 22.47 17.36 961 868 42.8 49,949 45,139 2,223

Retail sales workers ............................................... 13.81 11.45 537 435 38.9 27,932 22,610 2,023

Cashiers, all workers .......................................... 12.40 11.45 468 416 37.8 24,360 21,632 1,965

Cashiers ......................................................... 12.40 11.45 468 416 37.8 24,360 21,632 1,965

Counter and rental clerks and parts

salespersons ................................................ 15.84 19.80 633 792 40.0 32,937 41,184 2,080

Retail salespersons ............................................ 14.45 10.87 572 435 39.6 29,764 22,610 2,060

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing ................................................... 32.17 28.13 1,312 1,125 40.8 68,231 58,500 2,121

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing, except technical and

scientific products ......................................... 32.21 28.13 1,314 1,125 40.8 68,342 58,500 2,122

Office and administrative support occupations .... 16.32 15.58 643 617 39.4 33,448 32,094 2,049

Financial clerks ....................................................... 14.95 14.19 592 567 39.6 30,788 29,509 2,060

Billing and posting clerks and machine

operators ...................................................... 15.60 15.43 606 617 38.8 31,495 32,094 2,019

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ... 16.74 15.25 662 608 39.6 34,444 31,616 2,057

Secretaries and administrative assistants .............. 18.92 17.31 744 692 39.3 38,666 36,001 2,044

Office clerks, general .............................................. 15.81 14.34 596 556 37.7 30,894 28,908 1,954

Construction and extraction occupations ............. 21.88 20.50 869 820 39.7 45,196 42,640 2,066

Carpenters .............................................................. 22.02 20.50 881 820 40.0 45,799 42,640 2,080

Electricians ............................................................. 22.74 22.72 910 909 40.0 47,297 47,253 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 —

Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations ........................................................ $19.60 $20.35 $784 $814 40.0 $40,767 $42,328 2,080

Production occupations .......................................... 17.80 18.00 710 720 39.9 36,912 37,440 2,073

Machinists ............................................................... 20.54 20.00 822 800 40.0 42,727 41,600 2,080

Miscellaneous production workers ......................... 13.50 14.50 540 580 40.0 28,082 30,160 2,080

Transportation and material moving

occupations ........................................................ 15.23 14.47 609 579 40.0 31,676 30,098 2,080

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ................... 16.48 17.10 659 684 40.0 34,275 35,568 2,080

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............... 17.65 17.10 706 684 40.0 36,712 35,568 2,080

Laborers and material movers, hand ...................... 14.40 12.99 575 520 39.9 29,895 27,028 2,075

Laborers and freight, stock, and material

movers, hand ................................................ 16.00 14.25 640 570 40.0 33,276 29,640 2,080

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a

35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one

establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is

the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational

Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are

premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an

employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an

employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not

shown separately

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Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers .................................................................... $26.83 $23.81 $1,078 $939 40.2 $55,924 $48,499 2,085

Management occupations ....................................... 45.93 43.09 1,883 1,716 41.0 97,915 89,251 2,132

Marketing and sales managers .............................. 39.27 40.58 1,571 1,623 40.0 81,687 84,404 2,080

Marketing managers ........................................... 39.29 40.58 1,572 1,623 40.0 81,733 84,404 2,080

Computer and information systems managers ....... 57.34 64.08 2,512 2,609 43.8 130,630 135,687 2,278

Financial managers ................................................ 40.83 28.71 1,662 1,148 40.7 86,426 59,713 2,117

Business and financial operations occupations ... 33.70 30.35 1,404 1,198 41.6 72,983 62,317 2,166

Buyers and purchasing agents ............................... 38.48 38.56 1,668 1,542 43.3 86,716 80,207 2,253

Management analysts ............................................ 31.17 28.91 1,245 1,156 39.9 64,725 60,129 2,076

Accountants and auditors ....................................... 35.51 31.34 1,616 1,254 45.5 84,047 65,187 2,367

Computer and mathematical science

occupations ........................................................ 33.00 30.44 1,405 1,388 42.6 73,035 72,189 2,213

Computer software engineers ................................ 37.93 37.68 1,648 1,637 43.5 85,696 85,109 2,260

Computer systems analysts ................................... 33.75 33.65 1,418 1,404 42.0 73,758 73,008 2,186

Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 29.76 28.08 1,190 1,123 40.0 61,902 58,400 2,080

Engineers ............................................................... 32.92 31.54 1,317 1,262 40.0 68,474 65,603 2,080

Engineering technicians, except drafters ................ 26.29 25.57 1,052 1,023 40.0 54,707 53,192 2,081

Life, physical, and social science occupations ..... 28.98 24.09 1,156 964 39.9 60,118 50,107 2,075

Community and social services occupations ........ 21.00 18.63 839 745 40.0 43,652 38,750 2,079

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ............................................................ 23.65 19.32 930 773 39.3 34,819 27,821 1,472

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations ........................................................ 21.12 19.23 845 769 40.0 41,241 39,998 1,953

Writers and editors ................................................. 23.21 22.89 929 916 40.0 41,959 43,680 1,807

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations ........................................................ 30.65 31.00 1,213 1,240 39.6 63,080 64,480 2,058

Therapists ............................................................... 28.22 28.22 1,115 1,129 39.5 57,985 58,698 2,055

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ... 21.08 21.34 831 847 39.4 43,193 44,044 2,049

Licensed practical and licensed vocational

nurses ............................................................... 20.39 20.47 784 781 38.4 40,744 40,602 1,999

Healthcare support occupations ............................. 13.80 12.83 529 513 38.3 27,505 26,695 1,993

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .......... 12.50 11.97 470 453 37.6 24,452 23,566 1,955

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............ 12.48 11.69 467 427 37.4 24,277 22,183 1,945

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...... 16.49 15.31 660 612 40.0 34,299 31,845 2,080

Protective service occupations ............................... 14.08 15.27 563 611 40.0 29,320 31,753 2,082

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .. 13.08 12.00 523 480 40.0 27,214 24,960 2,080

Security guards ................................................... 13.08 12.00 523 480 40.0 27,214 24,960 2,080

Food preparation and serving related

occupations ........................................................ 11.08 10.27 425 410 38.4 22,094 21,320 1,995

Cooks ..................................................................... 11.36 11.51 454 460 40.0 23,633 23,941 2,080

Food service, tipped ............................................... 8.08 7.63 292 294 36.2 15,202 15,288 1,881

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations ........................................................ 13.41 12.49 522 482 39.0 27,167 25,043 2,026

Building cleaning workers ....................................... 12.96 12.00 505 480 39.0 26,284 24,960 2,028

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ................................. 13.09 12.23 523 484 40.0 27,196 25,189 2,078

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ..................... 11.45 11.44 346 350 30.2 18,003 18,221 1,572

Personal care and service occupations ................. 11.77 8.50 396 330 33.7 20,192 17,680 1,715

Sales and related occupations ................................ 25.28 21.94 1,070 887 42.3 55,664 46,134 2,202

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ..... 29.09 30.47 1,266 1,427 43.5 65,824 74,183 2,263

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005 —

Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Retail sales workers ............................................... $16.95 $16.41 $737 $609 43.5 $38,323 $31,668 2,260

Cashiers, all workers .......................................... 14.01 13.52 551 541 39.3 28,650 28,122 2,046

Cashiers ......................................................... 14.01 13.52 551 541 39.3 28,650 28,122 2,046

Retail salespersons ............................................ 18.73 16.41 867 654 46.3 45,095 34,005 2,407

Office and administrative support occupations .... 17.99 17.30 714 682 39.7 37,117 35,471 2,063

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ......................... 25.27 24.47 1,039 991 41.1 54,015 51,513 2,138

Financial clerks ....................................................... 17.62 18.32 705 733 40.0 36,651 38,106 2,080

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ... 17.02 18.32 681 733 40.0 35,403 38,106 2,080

Customer service representatives .......................... 16.57 16.27 663 651 40.0 34,470 33,850 2,080

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ...................................................... 17.82 17.83 698 682 39.1 36,282 35,471 2,036

Receptionists and information clerks ...................... 14.68 15.65 578 596 39.4 30,067 31,003 2,048

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and

travel clerks ...................................................... 15.51 16.38 621 655 40.0 32,271 34,070 2,080

Secretaries and administrative assistants .............. 21.51 23.08 843 910 39.2 43,828 47,307 2,038

Executive secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................................... 21.39 23.08 856 923 40.0 44,494 48,006 2,080

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and

executive ...................................................... 19.41 19.23 776 769 40.0 40,233 39,874 2,073

Office clerks, general .............................................. 15.13 15.20 595 608 39.3 30,948 31,616 2,046

Construction and extraction occupations ............. 24.40 25.28 976 1,011 40.0 49,638 47,216 2,035

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations ........................................................ 23.35 21.85 934 874 40.0 48,603 45,448 2,081

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ............ 27.84 28.69 1,114 1,148 40.0 57,996 59,905 2,083

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and

maintenance workers ....................................... 20.71 20.88 828 835 40.0 43,079 43,430 2,080

Production occupations .......................................... 21.49 21.75 860 869 40.0 44,744 45,201 2,082

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ............................................. 29.40 25.10 1,176 1,004 40.0 61,142 52,210 2,080

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and

weighers ........................................................... 22.42 22.12 897 885 40.0 46,686 45,999 2,083

Miscellaneous production workers ......................... 10.83 11.00 433 440 40.0 22,534 22,880 2,080

Transportation and material moving

occupations ........................................................ 21.12 17.47 829 708 39.3 43,121 36,837 2,042

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers .......................... 114.92 115.34 2,842 3,227 24.7 147,787 167,780 1,286

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ......... 114.92 115.34 2,842 3,227 24.7 147,787 167,780 1,286

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ................... 20.19 19.48 808 779 40.0 42,004 40,518 2,080

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............... 19.26 17.71 770 708 40.0 40,060 36,837 2,080

Truck drivers, light or delivery services .............. 22.21 22.08 888 883 40.0 46,193 45,928 2,080

Industrial truck and tractor operators ...................... 17.67 18.80 707 752 40.0 36,743 39,104 2,080

Laborers and material movers, hand ...................... 14.49 14.60 580 584 40.0 30,136 30,368 2,080

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment .................. 12.32 11.42 493 457 40.0 25,624 23,747 2,080

Laborers and freight, stock, and material

movers, hand ................................................ 15.24 15.74 609 630 40.0 31,691 32,739 2,080

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a

35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one

establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is

the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational

Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are

premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an

employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an

employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not

shown separately

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Table 17. Union1 and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupational group3

Union Nonunion

Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

State and

local

government

workers

Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

State and

local

government

workers

All workers .................................................................... $22.74 $21.68 $24.16 $22.92 $22.50 $33.65

Management, professional, and related ..................... 28.91 29.73 28.52 33.34 33.08 36.21

Management, business, and financial .................... 23.13 – 23.07 38.71 38.51 40.80

Professional and related ......................................... 29.19 29.94 28.83 30.14 29.85 33.32

Service ........................................................................ 19.82 15.09 21.54 11.00 10.82 28.00

Sales and office .......................................................... 16.39 15.80 17.28 18.49 18.50 17.80

Sales and related .................................................... 14.95 14.95 – 22.11 22.12 –

Office and administrative support ........................... 17.04 16.71 17.28 16.39 16.37 17.62

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 24.30 24.22 24.72 20.76 20.77 –

Construction and extraction ................................... – 24.56 25.04 – 21.47 –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 23.73 23.63 24.46 19.64 19.67 –

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 20.82 20.85 20.62 16.48 16.45 –

Production .............................................................. 23.48 23.48 – 17.53 17.53 –

Transportation and material moving ....................... 19.34 19.08 20.43 15.27 15.18 –

Relative error4 (percent)

All workers .................................................................... 1.8 3.0 1.5 3.0 3.2 5.2

Management, professional, and related ..................... 1.5 3.1 1.7 3.7 4.0 5.7

Management, business, and financial .................... 6.0 – 7.3 3.0 3.0 13.2

Professional and related ......................................... 2.0 3.0 2.4 4.8 5.2 4.7

Service ........................................................................ 2.2 6.4 2.6 4.3 4.0 27.9

Sales and office .......................................................... 2.6 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.8 6.2

Sales and related .................................................... 4.9 4.9 – 5.2 5.3 –

Office and administrative support ........................... 4.4 9.1 3.5 3.8 3.9 6.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 6.0 7.1 1.8 7.9 7.9 –

Construction and extraction ................................... – 10.5 3.6 – 8.9 –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 4.7 5.2 12.9 5.3 5.3 –

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 4.0 4.5 4.2 5.8 5.9 –

Production .............................................................. 3.0 3.1 – 4.8 4.8 –

Transportation and material moving ....................... 5.8 7.3 4.3 12.6 12.8 –

1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through

collective bargaining. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

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

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,

nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay

of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See

appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval"

around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix

A.

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

publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 18. Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational

groups, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupational group3

Time Incentive

Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

All workers .................................................................... $22.60 $22.01 $27.27 $27.27

Management, professional, and related ..................... 32.03 32.29 48.77 48.77

Management, business, and financial .................... 37.64 37.75 45.86 45.86

Professional and related ......................................... 29.69 29.62 – –

Service ........................................................................ 13.10 10.97 13.95 13.95

Sales and office .......................................................... 16.58 16.49 26.63 26.63

Sales and related .................................................... 16.39 16.38 29.49 29.49

Office and administrative support ........................... 16.65 16.54 13.61 13.61

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 21.73 21.59 – –

Construction and extraction ................................... – 22.17 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 20.82 20.68 – –

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 18.26 18.10 17.92 17.92

Production .............................................................. 19.53 19.50 – –

Transportation and material moving ....................... 17.12 16.70 19.58 19.58

Relative error4 (percent)

All workers .................................................................... 2.4 3.0 9.5 9.5

Management, professional, and related ..................... 2.9 3.5 13.5 13.5

Management, business, and financial .................... 3.2 3.5 12.8 12.8

Professional and related ......................................... 3.1 4.0 – –

Service ........................................................................ 3.4 3.1 32.3 32.3

Sales and office .......................................................... 3.3 3.7 7.5 7.5

Sales and related .................................................... 9.2 9.2 8.7 8.7

Office and administrative support ........................... 3.0 3.5 6.9 6.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 7.0 7.5 – –

Construction and extraction ................................... – 8.9 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 4.6 4.7 – –

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 4.8 5.1 10.6 10.6

Production .............................................................. 3.8 3.8 – –

Transportation and material moving ....................... 8.8 10.1 3.5 3.5

1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate

or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are at

least partially based on productivity payments such as piece

rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries

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

adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for

overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers

and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.

See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See

appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to

calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.

For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation

Survey.

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Table 19. Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2 for private industry workers by major occupational group,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupational group3

Goods producing Service providing

ConstructionManufacturing

Trade,

transportation,

and utilities

InformationFinancial

activities

Professional and

business

services

Education

and

health

services

Leisure

and

hospitality

Other

services

All workers ................................................ – $24.44 –––– $20.77 – $12.96

Management, professional, and

related ............................................... – 33.23 – – – – 25.84 – –

Management, business, and

financial ........................................ – 33.17 – – – – 27.17 – –

Professional and related ..................... – – – – – – 25.66 – –

Service .................................................... – – – – – – 13.04 – 9.18

Sales and office ...................................... – 21.61 – – – – 16.51 – 12.69

Sales and related ................................ – 30.80 –––––––

Office and administrative support ....... – 18.44 – – – – 16.76 – 13.17

Natural resources, construction, and

maintenance ..................................... – 23.58 –––––––

Installation, maintenance, and repair .. – 24.62 –––––––

Production, transportation, and material

moving .............................................. – 19.78 – – – – 12.11 – 16.02

Production .......................................... – 20.15 –––––––

Transportation and material moving ... – 15.62 –––––––

Relative error4 (percent)

All workers ................................................ – 1.8 – – – – 5.7 – 5.2

Management, professional, and

related ............................................... – 3.0 –––– 13.1 – –

Management, business, and

financial ........................................ – 3.8 – – – – 7.2 – –

Professional and related ..................... – ––––– 14.4 – –

Service .................................................... – – – – – – 6.1 – 12.4

Sales and office ...................................... – 4.6 – – – – 9.9 – 2.9

Sales and related ................................ – 13.7 –––––––

Office and administrative support ....... – 4.5 – – – – 7.5 – 7.2

Natural resources, construction, and

maintenance ..................................... – 4.2 –––––––

Installation, maintenance, and repair .. – 3.6 –––––––

Production, transportation, and material

moving .............................................. – 3.2 –––– 28.2 – 11.1

Production .......................................... – 2.5 –––––––

Transportation and material moving ... – 10.0 –––––––

1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS). 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are

premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The

mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of

workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational

Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.

4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of

the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample

estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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A-1 

Appendix A: Technical Note 

his 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. Although this section answers some questions 

commonly asked by data users, it is not a comprehensive 

description of all of the steps required to produce the data. 

Planning for the survey

The overall design of the National Compensation Survey 

(NCS) includes questions of scope, frame, and sample selection.

Survey scope 

This survey covered establishments employing one worker 

or more in private goods-producing industries (mining, 

construction, and manufacturing); private service-providing 

industries (trade, transportation, and utilities, information, 

financial activities, professional and business services, education and health services, leisure and hospitality, and other 

services); and State and local governments employing 50 or 

more workers. Agriculture, private households, and the 

Federal Government were excluded from the scope of the 

survey. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an 

economic unit that produces goods or services, a central 

administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support 

services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the establishment is usually at a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is 

defined as all locations of a government entity within the 

sampled area. 

 The Seattle–Tacoma–Bremerton, WA, Metropolitan 

Statistical Area includes Island, King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish, and Thurston Counties.

Sampling frame

The list of establishments from which the survey sample 

was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State 

unemployment insurance reports. Due to the volatility of 

industries within the private sector, sampling frames were 

developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. Approximately 

one-fifth of the sample is reselected each year. 

Sample design

The sample for this survey area was selected using a twostage stratified design with probability proportional to employment sampling at each stage. The first stage of sample 

selection was a probability sample of establishments. The 

sample of establishments was drawn by first stratifying the 

sampling frame by industry and ownership. The number of 

sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the stratum employment. Each 

sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a 

probability proportional to its employment. 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 that were not selected for collection. The second stage of sample selection, detailed below, 

was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled 

establishment. 

Data collection

The collection of data from survey respondents required 

detailed procedures. Field economists collected the data, 

working out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Regional Offices and visiting each establishment surveyed. 

Other contact methods, such as mail and telephone, were 

used to clarify and update data. 

Occupational selection and classification

Identification of the occupations for which wage data were 

to be collected was a multistep process: 

1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs 

2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the 

2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 

system 

3. Characterization of jobs as full-time or part-time, 

union or nonunion, and time or incentive 

4. Determination of the level of work of each job 

 For each occupation, wage data were collected for those 

workers whose jobs could be characterized by the criteria 

T
A-2 

identified in the last three steps. If a specific work level 

could not be determined, wages were still collected. 

 In step one, the 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 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. 

 The number of jobs for which data were collected in 

each establishment was based on the establishment’s employment size. The number of jobs selected followed this 

schedule: 

Number 

of employees

Number 

of selected jobs

1–49 Up to 4 

50–249 6 

250 or more 8 

 The second step of the process entailed classifying the 

selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. NCS 

now uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification 

(SOC) system. A selected job may fall into any one of 

about 800 occupational classifications, from accountant to 

zoologist. For cases in which a job’s duties overlapped two 

or more SOC classification codes, the duties used to set the 

wage level were used to classify the job. Classification by 

primary duties was the fallback. 

 Each occupational classification is an element of a 

broader classification known as a major group. Occupations can fall into any of 22 major groups. Appendix B 

contains a complete list of all individual occupations, classified by the major group to which they belong. 

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 worker, rather than solely 

on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union job or a nonunion job. See the “Definition of 

terms” section on the following page for more detail. 

Occupational leveling

In the last step before wage data were collected, the work 

level of each selected job was determined using a “point 

factor leveling” process. Point factor leveling matches certain aspects of a job to specific levels of work with assigned point values. Points for each factor are then totaled 

to determine the overall work level for the job. 

 The NCS program is in the process of converting from a 

nine-factor to a four-factor occupational leveling system. 

The conversion is being phased in via annual NCS sample 

replenishment groups and will require several years for full 

implementation. The four occupational leveling factors 

are: 

• Knowledge 

• Job controls and complexity 

• Contacts (nature and purpose) 

• Physical environment 

 Each factor consists of several levels, and each level has 

an associated description and assigned points. A knowledge guide for 24 families of closely related occupations 

contains short definitions of the point levels of knowledge 

expected for the occupations and presents relevant examples. The other three factors use identical descriptions for 

all occupational categories and contain a definition of each 

point level within each factor. 

 The description within each factor best matching the job 

is chosen. The point levels within each factor are designed 

to describe the thresholds of distinct levels of work. When 

a job does not meet the full description of a point level, the 

next lowest point level is used. Points for the four factors 

are totaled to determine the overall work level. NCS publishes data for up to 15 work levels. 

 Most supervisory occupations are evaluated based on 

their duties and responsibilities. A modified approach is 

used for professional and administrative supervisors when 

they direct professional work and are paid primarily to supervise. Such supervisory occupations are leveled based 

on the work level of the highest position reporting to them. 

 For a complete description of point factor leveling, refer 

to the publication “National Compensation Survey: Guide 

for Evaluating Your Firm’s Jobs and Pay,” available at the 

BLS National Compensation Survey Internet site at 

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbr0004.pdf. 

Combined work levels

This bulletin includes a table which simplifies the presentation of work levels by combining them into four broad 

groups. The groups were determined by combinations of 

knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, physical 

environment, and supervisory duties, and are meant to be 

comparable across different occupations. The broad 

groups and the combined work levels are:

Group 

designation

Levels 

combined

Group I Levels 1–4 

Group II Levels 5–8 

Group III Levels 9–12 

Group IV Levels 13–15 
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Collection period

Survey data were collected over a 13-month period for 60 

metropolitan areas in the NCS program. For 20 small metropolitan areas, data were collected over a 4-month period. 

For each establishment in the survey, the data reflect the establishment’s most recent information at the time of collection. The payroll reference month shown in the tables reflects the average date of this information for all sample 

units. 

Earnings

Earnings were defined as regular payments from the employer to the employee as compensation for straight-time 

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 

 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 (such as 

Christmas and profit-sharing bonuses) 

• Uniform and tool allowances 

• Free or subsidized room and board 

• Payments made by third parties (for example, tips, 

bonuses given by manufacturers to department 

store salespeople, referral incentives in real estate) 

• On-call pay 

 

 To calculate earnings for various periods (hourly, 

weekly, and annual), data on work schedules also were collected. For hourly workers, scheduled hours worked per 

day and per week, exclusive of overtime, were recorded. 

Annual weeks worked were determined. Because salaried 

workers who are exempt from overtime provisions often 

work beyond the assigned work schedule, their typical 

number of hours actually worked was collected. 

Definition of terms

Full-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be full time. 

Part-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be part time. 

Time-based worker. Any employee whose earnings are 

solely tied to an hourly rate or salary. 

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. 

Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not 

meeting the conditions for union coverage. 

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 

• 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

Level. A ranking within an occupation based on the requirements of the position. 

 Processing and analyzing the data

Data were processed and analyzed at the BLS National Office following collection. 

Weighting and nonresponse

Sample weights were calculated for each establishment and 

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 data for the individual establishments or occupations into the various data series. Some of 

the establishments surveyed could not supply or refused to 

supply information. If data were not provided by a sample 

member during the initial interview, the weights of responding sample members in the same or similar “cells” 

were adjusted to account for the missing data. This technique assumes that the mean value of data for the nonrespondents equals the mean value of data for 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 that were additionally defined by major occupation group. 

 If average hourly earnings data were not provided by a 

sample member during the update interview, then missing 
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average hourly earnings were imputed by multiplying prior 

average hourly earning by the rate of change in the average 

hourly earnings of respondents. The regression model that 

takes into account available establishment characteristics is 

used to derive the rate of change in the average hourly 

earnings. 

 Establishments that were determined to be out of business or outside the scope of the survey 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 treated as a refusal. 

Estimation

The wage series in the tables are computed by combining 

the wages for each sampled occupation. Before being 

combined, individual wage rates are weighted by the number of workers; the sample weight, adjusted for nonresponding establishments and other factors; and the occupation’s scheduled hours of work. The sample weight reflects 

the inverse of each unit’s probability of selection at each 

sample selection stage and four weight adjustment factors. 

The first factor adjusts for establishment nonresponse and 

the second factor adjusts for occupational nonresponse. 

The third factor adjusts for any special situations that may 

have occurred during data collection. The fourth factor, 

postratification, also called benchmarking, is introduced to 

adjust estimated employment totals to the current counts of 

employment by industry. The latest available employment 

counts were used to derive average hourly earnings in this 

publication. 

 Not all calculated series met the criteria for publication. 

Before any series was published, it was reviewed to make 

sure that the number of observations underlying it was sufficient. This review prevented the publication of a series 

that could have revealed information about a specific establishment. 

 Estimates of the number of workers represent the total 

in all establishments within the scope of the study, and not 

the number actually surveyed. Because occupational structures among establishments differ, estimates of the number 

of workers obtained from the sample of establishments 

serve to indicate only the relative importance of the occupational groups studied. 

Percentiles

The percentiles presented in tables 6 through 10 are computed using earnings reported for individual workers in 

sampled establishment jobs and their scheduled hours of 

work. Establishments in the survey may report only individual-worker earnings for each sampled job. For the calculation of percentile estimates, the individual-worker 

hourly earnings are appropriately weighted and then arrayed from lowest to highest. 

 The published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution within 

each published occupation. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the 

rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the 

rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours 

are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more 

than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow 

the same logic. 

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 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. RSE data are provided 

alongside the earnings data in the bulletin tables. 

 The standard error can be used to calculate a “confidence interval” around a sample estimate. As an example, 

suppose a table shows that mean hourly earnings for all 

workers were $17.75, with a relative standard error of 1.0 

percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is from $16.46 to $18.04 

($17.75 minus and plus $0.29, where $0.29 is the product 

of 1.645 times 1.0 percent times $17.75). If all possible 

samples were selected to estimate the population value, the 

interval from each sample would include the true population value approximately 90 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. Although they were not specifically measured, the 

nonsampling errors were expected to be minimal due to the 

extensive training of the field economists who gathered the 

survey data by personal visit, computer edits of the data, 

and detailed data review. 
Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey,

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, December 2005

Occupational group2 Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

State and

local

government

workers

All workers .................................................................... 1,722,200 1,464,700 257,500

Management, professional, and related ..................... 593,800 450,400 143,400

Management, business, and financial .................... 164,800 146,300 18,500

Professional and related ......................................... 429,000 304,100 124,900

Service ........................................................................ 313,600 263,700 49,900

Sales and office .......................................................... 362,800 328,100 34,700

Sales and related .................................................... 131,100 130,600 500

Office and administrative support ........................... 231,800 197,600 34,200

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 182,200 170,400 11,800

Construction and extraction ................................... 118,600 111,900 6,700

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 58,400 55,600 2,800

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 269,700 252,000 17,700

Production .............................................................. 118,700 117,900 800

Transportation and material moving ....................... 151,000 134,000 17,000

1 The number of workers represented by the

survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of

the number of workers provide a description of size

and composition of the labor force included in the

survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for

comparison to other statistical series to measure

employment trends or levels. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the

2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)

system. See appendix B for more information.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or

that data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National

Compensation Survey.

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Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton,

WA, December 2005

Establishments Total Private

industry

State and

local

government

Total in sampling frame1 ................................................ 106,805 106,641 164

Total in sample ............................................................... 626 562 64

Responding ............................................................ 387 336 51

Refused or unable to provide data ......................... 164 151 13

Out of business or not in survey scope .................. 75 75 0

1 The list of establishments from which the

survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was

developed from State unemployment insurance

reports and is based on the 2002 North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private

industries, an establishment is usually a single

physical location. For State and local governments,

an establishment is defined as all locations of a

government entity.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or

that data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National

Compensation Survey.

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