# National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2008

U.S. Department of Labor
Hilda L. Solis, Secretary

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keith Hall, Commissioner

August 2009

Bulletin 2720



### Contents

Overview

Occupational earnings tables: United States, December 2007–January2009 (average re ference date
July 2008)

Relative standard error (RSE) tables to accompan y mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings tables

Appendix A: Technical note

Appendix B: Occupational descriptions (PDF)

Appendix C: Survey areas and geographic coverage



### Overview

The National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides comprehensive measures of occupational
earnings, compensation cost trends, the incidence of benefits, and detailed benefit provisions. This
bulletin presents estimates of occupational pay fo r the Nation. These national estimates originate
from the NCS locality survey data and are weighted to represent the Nation as a whole. The
estimates include pay for workers in major sectors within the U.S. economy in 2008—the civilian,
private, and State and local gove rnment sectors—and by various occupational and establishment
characteristics. The civilian sector, by NCS defi nition, excludes Federal Government, agricultural,

and household workers.

Questions regarding these data and recent and hi storical NCS wage data can be addressed by
calling the information line at (202) 691-6199 or by e-mailing to NCSInfo@bls.gov. Information isavailable to sensory-impaired individuals on re quest. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay
Service: 1 (800) 877-8339. Data requ ests also may be sent by mail to the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Division of Compensation Data Anal ysis and Planning, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE.,
Room 4175, Washington, DC 20212. Material in this pu blication is in the pub lic domain and, with
appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permission.

U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) field economists 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 (all in the BLS National Office), designed the
survey, processed the data, and prepared the surv ey for publication. The survey could not have
been conducted without the cooperation of the many private businesses and government
jurisdictions that provided pay data included in this report. BLS thanks these respondents for their
cooperation.

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

All workers ................................... $21.90 $17.50 $867 $692 39.6 $44,101 $35,861 2,014

Management occupations ....... 43.60 38.82 1,769 1,578 40.6 91,404 81,313 2,096 Chief executives .................... 106.53 69.47 4,638 3,125 43.5 241,065 162,499 2,263 General and operations managers .......................... 48.00 40.10 2,002 1,731 41.7 104,086 89,997 2,168 Legislators ............................. 27.82 27.69 962 961 34.6 50,000 49,948 1,797 Advertising and promotions managers .......................... 35.58 32.30 1,461 1,328 41.1 75,986 69,056 2,135 Marketing and sales managers 47.66 43.43 1,944 1,757 40.8 101,087 91,374 2,121 Marketing managers .......... 49.73 46.81 1,990 1,848 40.0 103,454 96,100 2,080 Sales managers .................. 45.48 41.25 1,894 1,664 41.6 98,478 86,507 2,166 Public relations managers ...... 41.88 35.70 1,660 1,406 39.6 86,294 73,117 2,060 Administrative services managers .......................... 33.78 31.49 1,363 1,275 40.4 70,781 66,321 2,095 Computer and information systems managers ............ 54.01 51.92 2,178 2,068 40.3 113,226 107,543 2,096 Financial managers ................ 44.96 39.35 1,821 1,610 40.5 94,551 83,500 2,103 Human resources managers ... 41.20 38.94 1,652 1,553 40.1 85,799 80,725 2,083 Compensation and benefits managers ...................... 36.45 33.86 1,479 1,406 40.6 76,907 73,100 2,110 Training and development managers ...................... 40.81 34.62 1,638 1,385 40.1 85,165 72,001 2,087 Industrial production managers .......................... 42.29 41.57 1,723 1,669 40.7 89,579 86,792 2,118 Purchasing managers ............. 43.67 39.09 1,760 1,564 40.3 91,498 81,313 2,095 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers ...... 38.41 35.70 1,553 1,428 40.4 80,577 73,723 2,098 Agricultural managers ........... 29.63 23.39 1,185 936 40.0 61,639 48,651 2,080

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers .. 31.30 23.39 1,252 936 40.0 65,107 48,651 2,080 Construction managers .......... 37.01 36.06 1,515 1,458 40.9 78,638 75,837 2,125 Education administrators ....... 39.46 37.71 1,561 1,469 39.6 76,287 72,055 1,933 Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program ..... 23.44 22.78 947 911 40.4 48,124 44,054 2,053 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school ......... 45.79 45.14 1,814 1,799 39.6 84,833 81,885 1,853 Education administrators, postsecondary .............. 40.08 34.92 1,564 1,379 39.0 80,471 70,264 2,008 Engineering managers ........... 55.80 56.02 2,267 2,296 40.6 117,884 119,407 2,113 Food service managers .......... 25.65 23.22 1,134 1,000 44.2 58,527 51,840 2,282 Funeral directors .................... 24.39 20.37 1,009 865 41.4 52,484 45,001 2,152

See footnotes at end of table.



### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-1 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Management occupations –Continued Lodging managers ................. $24.71 $18.88 $1,050 $840 42.5 $54,579 $43,680 2,209 Medical and health services managers .......................... 39.48 35.82 1,607 1,442 40.7 83,094 73,944 2,105 Natural sciences managers .... 44.71 41.48 1,771 1,659 39.6 92,067 86,276 2,059 Property, real estate, and community association managers .......................... 26.18 23.82 1,046 953 40.0 54,388 49,539 2,077 Social and community service managers .......................... 27.36 25.15 1,081 991 39.5 56,157 51,524 2,053

Business and financial operations occupations ...... 30.59 27.47 1,224 1,093 40.0 63,620 56,796 2,080 Buyers and purchasing agents 28.25 25.91 1,142 1,036 40.4 59,377 53,884 2,102

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products .. 33.94 35.84 1,439 1,508 42.4 74,848 78,422 2,205 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ....................... 27.48 24.77 1,101 978 40.1 57,248 50,868 2,083 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products ............... 28.40 26.16 1,151 1,042 40.5 59,855 54,184 2,108 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators ..................... 26.63 25.29 1,042 980 39.1 53,914 50,949 2,025 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ................. 26.52 25.16 1,037 979 39.1 53,666 50,901 2,024 Insurance appraisers, auto damage ......................... 28.81 27.77 1,135 1,100 39.4 59,026 57,200 2,049 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation ................... 27.66 22.57 1,119 1,016 40.5 58,201 52,821 2,104 Cost estimators ...................... 31.13 29.38 1,265 1,183 40.6 65,763 61,491 2,113 Emergency management specialists ......................... 35.79 35.85 1,428 1,391 39.9 73,402 72,338 2,051 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ......................... 28.23 26.67 1,127 1,061 39.9 58,575 55,180 2,075

See footnotes at end of table.



### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-2 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Business and financial operations occupations –Continued

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists ..................... $25.31 $22.59 $1,001 $855 39.5 $52,024 $44,481 2,055 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists ..................... 26.95 24.75 1,079 1,007 40.0 56,118 52,369 2,082 Training and development specialists ..................... 28.73 28.39 1,147 1,106 39.9 59,581 57,500 2,074 Logisticians ............................ 31.82 30.90 1,274 1,236 40.0 66,262 64,272 2,082 Management analysts ............ 36.10 32.67 1,447 1,292 40.1 75,268 67,188 2,085 Meeting and convention planners ............................ 23.37 23.26 952 942 40.7 49,517 48,960 2,119 Accountants and auditors ...... 28.99 26.95 1,159 1,073 40.0 60,250 55,815 2,078 Appraisers and assessors of real estate ......................... 24.41 22.50 965 884 39.6 50,203 45,971 2,057 Budget analysts ...................... 30.04 27.83 1,201 1,113 40.0 62,401 57,886 2,077 Credit analysts ....................... 28.84 24.85 1,143 993 39.6 59,441 51,657 2,061 Financial analysts and advisors ............................ 36.14 30.05 1,450 1,196 40.1 75,417 62,186 2,087 Financial analysts .............. 37.92 32.34 1,546 1,305 40.8 80,386 67,864 2,120 Personal financial advisors 35.02 23.56 1,392 935 39.8 72,409 48,619 2,067 Insurance underwriters ...... 32.48 28.51 1,263 1,111 38.9 65,676 57,780 2,022 Financial examiners ............... 27.74 25.74 1,094 1,029 39.4 56,895 53,529 2,051 Loan counselors and officers 33.15 24.54 1,327 972 40.0 69,008 50,563 2,081 Loan counselors ................. 26.76 22.53 1,071 879 40.0 55,683 45,700 2,081 Loan officers ...................... 33.60 25.00 1,345 984 40.0 69,936 51,151 2,081 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents ............................... 21.85 20.35 858 796 39.2 44,600 41,371 2,041 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents ...... 22.25 20.65 872 826 39.2 45,362 42,956 2,039

Computer and mathematical science occupations ............ 35.84 34.75 1,434 1,388 40.0 74,417 71,999 2,076 Computer and information scientists, research ........... 50.04 48.08 2,024 2,019 40.5 105,270 105,000 2,104 Computer programmers ......... 34.91 34.28 1,400 1,370 40.1 72,777 71,265 2,085 Computer software engineers 42.88 41.94 1,734 1,694 40.4 90,176 88,090 2,103 Computer software engineers, applications 41.82 40.46 1,697 1,673 40.6 88,222 87,000 2,109

See footnotes at end of table.



### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-3 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Computer and mathematical science occupations –Continued

Computer software engineers, systems software ....................... $44.03 $42.73 $1,775 $1,718 40.3 $92,300 $89,315 2,096 Computer support specialists 26.09 23.37 1,036 921 39.7 53,669 47,639 2,057 Computer systems analysts .... 38.10 37.19 1,521 1,474 39.9 79,046 76,648 2,075 Database administrators ......... 35.28 35.10 1,398 1,370 39.6 72,650 70,874 2,059 Network and computer systems administrators ..... 31.79 30.50 1,266 1,212 39.8 65,508 62,650 2,061 Network systems and data communications analysts 33.97 33.05 1,354 1,283 39.9 70,397 66,574 2,072 Actuaries ................................ 42.02 40.53 1,654 1,585 39.4 86,015 82,408 2,047 Operations research analysts 34.13 31.92 1,335 1,203 39.1 69,407 62,566 2,034 Statisticians ............................ 36.35 30.29 1,438 1,212 39.6 74,788 62,999 2,058

Architecture and engineering occupations ......................... 34.64 32.68 1,398 1,322 40.4 72,638 68,700 2,097 Architects, except naval ......... 32.59 29.92 1,342 1,246 41.2 69,791 64,792 2,141 Architects, except landscape and naval ..... 33.39 31.15 1,369 1,250 41.0 71,175 65,000 2,132 Landscape architects .......... 26.76 26.92 1,140 1,115 42.6 59,266 58,001 2,214 Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists ........... 29.31 26.05 1,166 1,042 39.8 60,634 54,184 2,069 Surveyors ........................... 32.29 27.97 1,282 1,119 39.7 66,688 58,180 2,065 Engineers ............................... 40.37 38.68 1,636 1,572 40.5 85,001 81,748 2,105 Aerospace engineers .......... 51.19 50.77 2,054 2,034 40.1 106,795 105,768 2,086 Chemical engineers ........... 44.09 41.00 1,774 1,677 40.2 92,263 87,214 2,093 Civil engineers ................... 35.47 33.89 1,450 1,394 40.9 75,105 72,270 2,117 Computer hardware engineers ...................... 45.85 46.03 1,891 1,882 41.2 98,318 97,868 2,144 Electrical and electronics engineers ...................... 40.39 38.51 1,640 1,576 40.6 85,263 81,948 2,111 Electrical engineers ....... 39.79 38.46 1,616 1,576 40.6 84,039 81,948 2,112 Electronics engineers, except computer ....... 40.98 39.03 1,663 1,575 40.6 86,459 81,910 2,110 Environmental engineers ... 37.83 36.06 1,523 1,449 40.3 79,206 75,356 2,094 Industrial engineers, including health and safety ............................ 37.17 35.90 1,518 1,466 40.8 78,926 76,211 2,123

See footnotes at end of table.



### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-4 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Architecture and engineering occupations–Continued Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors ................. $42.12 $36.54 $1,709 $1,462 40.6 $88,868 $76,045 2,110 Industrial engineers ....... 36.00 35.58 1,472 1,468 40.9 76,545 76,319 2,126 Materials engineers ............ 38.59 35.21 1,566 1,430 40.6 81,447 74,360 2,111 Mechanical engineers ........ 36.33 34.66 1,477 1,422 40.7 76,744 73,882 2,113 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 47.14 38.85 1,886 1,554 40.0 98,109 80,808 2,081 Nuclear engineers .............. 43.28 42.01 1,731 1,680 40.0 90,029 87,372 2,080 Petroleum engineers .......... 55.88 50.00 2,235 2,000 40.0 115,323 105,000 2,064 Drafters .................................. 24.88 22.42 993 898 39.9 51,632 46,700 2,075

Architectural and civil drafters ......................... 23.97 21.64 960 865 40.0 49,918 45,001 2,082 Electrical and electronics drafters ......................... 21.53 22.46 861 898 40.0 44,789 46,717 2,080 Mechanical drafters ........... 24.32 22.42 973 897 40.0 50,591 46,634 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters ................. 24.93 25.00 997 1,000 40.0 51,718 52,000 2,074 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 28.47 27.49 1,139 1,100 40.0 59,219 57,183 2,080 Civil engineering technicians ................... 19.23 17.79 767 701 39.9 39,906 36,442 2,075 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 24.18 24.98 967 999 40.0 50,283 51,929 2,080 Electro-mechanical technicians ................... 26.11 26.45 1,051 1,071 40.2 54,629 55,707 2,092 Environmental engineering technicians ................... 22.01 19.43 880 777 40.0 45,782 40,404 2,080 Industrial engineering technicians ................... 25.68 25.00 1,031 1,027 40.1 53,586 53,412 2,087 Mechanical engineering technicians ................... 27.61 24.84 1,106 994 40.0 57,500 51,667 2,082 Surveying and mapping technicians ....................... 22.46 21.25 898 850 40.0 46,631 44,200 2,076

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............ 31.29 27.08 1,243 1,083 39.7 63,786 55,719 2,039 Life scientists ......................... 34.74 28.34 1,355 1,123 39.0 69,874 57,601 2,012

See footnotes at end of table.



### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-5 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Life, physical, and social science occupations –Continued

Agricultural and food scientists ...................... $27.26 $17.96 $1,084 $718 39.8 $55,456 $37,351 2,035 Soil and plant scientists 26.23 31.20 1,051 1,248 40.1 52,651 61,797 2,008 Biological scientists ........... 35.89 32.15 1,389 1,294 38.7 72,073 67,309 2,008 Biochemists and biophysicists ............ 42.87 39.08 1,628 1,542 38.0 84,438 80,172 1,970 Microbiologists .............. 32.68 28.56 1,310 1,214 40.1 68,095 63,124 2,083 Zoologists and wildlife biologists .................. 24.45 24.18 961 967 39.3 49,960 50,301 2,044 Conservation scientists and foresters ....................... 26.76 24.97 1,041 999 38.9 53,969 51,938 2,016 Conservation scientists .. 25.17 24.29 963 953 38.3 50,086 49,573 1,990 Foresters ........................ 31.59 26.25 1,293 1,106 40.9 66,378 57,504 2,101 Medical scientists .............. 36.10 28.11 1,421 1,112 39.4 72,904 56,243 2,019 Physical scientists .................. 34.92 31.50 1,400 1,260 40.1 72,510 65,272 2,076

Astronomers and physicists 53.11 49.85 2,058 1,996 38.7 107,004 103,792 2,015 Physicists ....................... 54.55 49.90 2,115 2,006 38.8 109,962 104,312 2,016 Chemists and materials scientists ...................... 35.07 30.79 1,393 1,223 39.7 72,164 63,461 2,058 Chemists ........................ 33.33 28.96 1,322 1,158 39.7 68,409 60,231 2,053 Materials scientists ........ 46.47 49.47 1,869 2,033 40.2 97,213 105,693 2,092 Environmental scientists and geoscientists .......... 33.10 31.30 1,354 1,260 40.9 70,305 65,100 2,124 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health ....... 31.12 28.05 1,254 1,134 40.3 65,203 58,985 2,095 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers .............. 38.08 34.04 1,615 1,474 42.4 83,661 76,649 2,197 Hydrologists .................. 26.82 26.18 1,055 1,047 39.3 54,900 54,452 2,047 Economists ............................ 41.15 34.69 1,721 1,419 41.8 89,477 73,800 2,174 Market and survey researchers ....................... 35.62 31.25 1,433 1,244 40.2 74,524 64,700 2,092 Market research analysts ... 35.71 31.11 1,437 1,224 40.2 74,733 63,669 2,093 Psychologists ......................... 34.45 31.13 1,335 1,245 38.8 60,448 57,697 1,755 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .... 35.15 31.93 1,363 1,273 38.8 61,076 58,136 1,737 Urban and regional planners .. 33.47 31.81 1,335 1,238 39.9 69,408 64,376 2,074

See footnotes at end of table.



### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-6 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Life, physical, and social science occupations –Continued Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers ............................ $32.62 $25.64 $1,272 $1,052 39.0 $66,160 $54,722 2,028 Agricultural and food science technicians ....................... 18.48 16.61 737 672 39.9 38,128 34,936 2,063 Biological technicians ........... 20.33 20.35 804 793 39.5 41,803 41,246 2,057 Chemical technicians ............. 22.25 21.97 891 879 40.1 46,307 45,702 2,081 Geological and petroleum technicians ....................... 28.73 26.22 1,239 1,210 43.1 64,428 62,916 2,243 Nuclear technicians ............... 36.70 36.37 1,468 1,455 40.0 76,345 75,650 2,080 Social science research assistants .......................... 18.54 18.85 738 754 39.8 37,965 39,582 2,048 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians ....................... 22.02 20.50 874 805 39.7 45,432 41,870 2,063 Environmental science and protection technicians, including health ........... 25.31 26.71 1,009 1,067 39.9 52,457 55,494 2,072 Forensic science technicians ................... 26.78 25.91 1,061 1,037 39.6 55,188 53,901 2,061 Forest and conservation technicians ................... 18.36 17.31 748 700 40.8 38,922 36,400 2,120

Community and social services occupations ........... 21.26 18.41 832 727 39.1 41,928 37,794 1,972 Counselors ............................. 23.91 20.02 929 785 38.9 44,957 41,719 1,880 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors .................... 20.45 17.44 816 712 39.9 42,260 36,999 2,067 Educational, vocational, and school counselors .. 30.36 27.47 1,153 1,076 38.0 51,624 50,564 1,700 Mental health counselors ... 19.87 18.56 789 725 39.7 40,902 37,690 2,059 Rehabilitation counselors .. 17.53 17.21 690 669 39.3 35,863 34,792 2,046 Social workers ....................... 21.88 19.38 852 759 39.0 43,381 39,327 1,983

Child, family, and school social workers .............. 22.35 19.00 864 733 38.6 42,774 37,896 1,914 Medical and public health social workers .............. 23.24 22.72 904 887 38.9 46,950 46,030 2,020

See footnotes at end of table.



### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-7 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Community and social services occupations –Continued

Mental health and substance abuse social workers ........................ $20.29 $17.73 $801 $707 39.5 $41,588 $36,777 2,050 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ......................... 18.16 16.32 710 635 39.1 36,668 32,741 2,019 Health educators ................ 29.93 24.77 1,184 991 39.5 61,552 51,513 2,056 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ..................... 24.10 22.66 948 900 39.4 49,219 46,800 2,043 Social and human service assistants ...................... 14.45 13.67 567 538 39.2 29,175 27,706 2,019 Clergy .................................... 16.87 14.87 776 794 46.0 40,330 41,307 2,391 Directors, religious activities and education ................... 27.09 23.14 1,028 837 38.0 53,479 43,536 1,974

Legal occupations .................... 39.62 30.45 1,579 1,195 39.9 82,097 62,109 2,072

Lawyers ................................. 55.53 50.48 2,250 2,019 40.5 117,008 105,003 2,107 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers ............... 48.86 43.12 1,844 1,587 37.7 95,869 82,524 1,962 Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers ............ 36.93 32.66 1,430 1,306 38.7 74,336 67,922 2,013 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates ............ 55.55 60.27 2,067 2,411 37.2 107,472 125,364 1,935 Paralegals and legal assistants 23.68 21.63 929 846 39.2 48,310 44,000 2,041 Miscellaneous legal support workers ............................ 22.46 20.87 894 808 39.8 46,325 42,000 2,063 Court reporters ................... 24.24 24.02 931 883 38.4 47,476 45,919 1,959 Law clerks ......................... 23.97 21.97 923 788 38.5 47,971 40,976 2,001 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers ...................... 22.09 20.87 903 835 40.9 46,935 43,399 2,125

Education, training, and library occupations ............ 33.49 31.54 1,252 1,202 37.4 50,147 47,624 1,497 Postsecondary teachers .......... 48.87 42.45 1,905 1,661 39.0 79,217 67,908 1,621 Business teachers, postsecondary .............. 59.94 61.52 2,367 2,416 39.5 94,050 95,697 1,569

See footnotes at end of table.



### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-8 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Education, training, and library occupations –Continued

Math and computer teachers, postsecondary $46.19 $41.43 $1,780 $1,589 38.5 $69,727 $61,554 1,510 Computer science teachers, postsecondary .......... 54.50 50.79 2,107 2,132 38.7 87,961 85,131 1,614 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary .......... 43.23 39.79 1,664 1,492 38.5 63,794 57,216 1,476 Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary .............. 61.29 58.33 2,396 2,227 39.1 91,826 91,499 1,498 Engineering teachers, postsecondary .......... 61.69 58.33 2,415 2,333 39.1 92,677 91,769 1,502 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .............. 50.89 44.86 2,069 1,810 40.7 88,297 74,680 1,735 Biological science teachers, postsecondary .......... 50.92 44.86 2,075 1,813 40.7 89,247 74,838 1,753 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary .............. 52.11 49.17 2,024 1,937 38.8 80,243 76,000 1,540 Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary .......... 51.90 47.94 2,091 2,397 40.3 81,758 93,475 1,575 Chemistry teachers, postsecondary .......... 51.20 46.01 1,965 1,836 38.4 75,789 71,403 1,480 Physics teachers, postsecondary .......... 53.74 49.17 2,116 1,967 39.4 88,491 78,420 1,647 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary .............. 48.44 42.72 1,865 1,650 38.5 74,599 69,659 1,540 Economics teachers, postsecondary .......... 59.40 56.01 2,213 2,240 37.3 85,526 81,120 1,440 Political science teachers, postsecondary .......... 41.32 38.27 1,712 1,434 41.4 77,419 73,083 1,873 Psychology teachers, postsecondary .......... 44.16 40.19 1,748 1,608 39.6 69,531 69,659 1,575 Sociology teachers, postsecondary .......... 55.50 48.12 2,143 1,854 38.6 81,464 73,002 1,468

See footnotes at end of table.



### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-9 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Education, training, and library occupations –Continued

Health teachers, postsecondary .............. $61.62 $47.60 $2,407 $1,858 39.1 $108,109 $78,757 1,755 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary .......... 71.66 65.56 2,838 2,445 39.6 128,024 101,171 1,787 Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .......... 35.24 33.83 1,330 1,275 37.7 59,055 57,641 1,676 Education and library science teachers, postsecondary .............. 37.93 37.32 1,536 1,475 40.5 61,765 59,800 1,628 Education teachers, postsecondary .......... 37.88 37.32 1,535 1,475 40.5 61,746 59,800 1,630 Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers, postsecondary .............. 84.12 85.56 3,347 3,423 39.8 132,884 123,211 1,580 Law teachers, postsecondary .......... 96.38 94.75 3,870 3,790 40.2 152,292 141,840 1,580 Social work teachers, postsecondary .......... 35.68 33.63 1,359 1,333 38.1 56,211 56,031 1,575 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary .............. 44.64 42.28 1,738 1,659 38.9 67,400 62,144 1,510 Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary .......... 41.97 39.91 1,636 1,575 39.0 63,414 61,128 1,511 Communications teachers, postsecondary .......... 42.95 38.91 1,657 1,444 38.6 59,468 49,780 1,384 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary .......... 44.79 43.53 1,732 1,739 38.7 67,087 66,793 1,498 Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary .......... 48.93 48.77 1,913 1,940 39.1 75,013 74,087 1,533 History teachers, postsecondary .......... 48.60 45.78 1,915 1,793 39.4 75,004 69,551 1,543 Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary .......... 41.74 38.63 1,613 1,545 38.7 62,768 57,902 1,504

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-10 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Education, training, and library occupations –Continued

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers $39.30 $34.87 $1,507 $1,355 38.3 $65,847 $59,530 1,675 Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary .......... 34.80 31.06 1,381 1,242 39.7 54,742 52,350 1,573 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary .......... 29.51 24.11 1,141 981 38.7 52,883 48,963 1,792 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ............................ 34.99 33.33 1,299 1,262 37.1 50,121 48,464 1,433 Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................ 20.84 15.18 783 617 37.6 34,740 32,159 1,667 Preschool teachers, except special education .................. 16.19 13.80 608 540 37.5 28,647 26,000 1,770 Kindergarten teachers, except special education .................. 33.54 32.20 1,264 1,232 37.7 48,249 46,350 1,439 Elementary and middle school teachers ............. 36.32 34.13 1,344 1,289 37.0 51,030 49,164 1,405 Elementary school teachers, except special education ..... 36.30 34.06 1,342 1,285 37.0 50,952 49,166 1,404 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 36.36 34.35 1,351 1,299 37.2 51,288 49,015 1,411 Secondary school teachers 36.87 34.37 1,373 1,309 37.2 52,166 49,712 1,415 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 36.99 34.36 1,378 1,310 37.3 52,201 49,612 1,411 Vocational education teachers, secondary school ....................... 35.28 34.37 1,300 1,282 36.9 51,677 50,261 1,465 Special education teachers 36.75 33.95 1,358 1,283 37.0 52,636 49,510 1,432 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school .... 35.99 33.89 1,334 1,264 37.1 52,026 48,896 1,445

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-11 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Education, training, and library occupations –Continued Special education teachers, middle school ....................... $36.65 $34.02 $1,362 $1,281 37.2 $52,538 $49,730 1,433 Special education teachers, secondary school ....................... 38.33 35.18 1,405 1,317 36.7 53,891 51,446 1,406 Other teachers and instructors 37.66 34.55 1,369 1,302 36.3 55,712 54,181 1,479

Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 27.98 25.33 1,012 940 36.1 43,908 41,916 1,569 Self-enrichment education teachers ........................ 27.27 24.00 1,028 769 37.7 44,243 40,000 1,623 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians ......... 25.90 25.28 989 935 38.2 50,398 48,183 1,946 Archivists ........................... 24.51 23.87 959 895 39.1 47,372 35,801 1,933 Curators ............................. 28.24 26.94 1,067 1,058 37.8 54,811 54,396 1,941 Librarians ............................... 30.48 28.20 1,160 1,078 38.0 55,606 52,189 1,825 Library technicians ................ 16.54 15.21 645 575 39.0 31,686 29,213 1,915 Farm and home management advisors ............................ 19.04 17.31 836 802 43.9 43,072 41,679 2,262 Instructional coordinators ...... 33.20 31.28 1,294 1,233 39.0 60,632 56,212 1,827 Teacher assistants .................. 12.64 11.90 461 442 36.5 18,842 18,152 1,491

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ......................... 27.03 23.08 1,068 904 39.5 55,045 46,934 2,037 Artists and related workers .... 28.33 26.92 1,126 1,077 39.8 58,480 56,000 2,065 Art directors ....................... 32.37 29.42 1,290 1,177 39.9 67,105 61,200 2,073 Multi-media artists and animators ..................... 27.70 27.38 1,132 1,095 40.9 58,864 56,946 2,125 Designers ............................... 24.46 21.88 975 869 39.9 50,709 45,196 2,073 Commercial and industrial designers ...................... 34.11 33.26 1,368 1,330 40.1 71,134 69,183 2,086 Fashion designers .............. 35.38 33.65 1,460 1,346 41.3 75,926 70,000 2,146 Floral designers ................. 12.13 11.50 482 460 39.7 25,049 23,920 2,064 Graphic designers .............. 22.70 19.58 905 788 39.9 47,067 40,968 2,073 Interior designers ............... 27.40 27.92 1,076 1,169 39.3 55,959 60,800 2,042 Merchandise displayers and window trimmers .. 16.58 15.45 660 618 39.8 34,326 32,136 2,071 Set and exhibit designers ... 37.29 34.66 1,491 1,387 40.0 77,558 72,099 2,080

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-12 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations–Continued Actors, producers, and directors ........................... $37.90 $22.96 $1,513 $918 39.9 $78,558 $47,751 2,073 Producers and directors ..... 38.31 22.96 1,529 918 39.9 79,407 47,751 2,073 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .......... 25.95 25.00 1,025 989 39.5 50,968 48,205 1,964 Coaches and scouts ............ 26.00 25.00 1,022 971 39.3 50,639 45,739 1,948 Musicians, singers, and related workers ................ 31.45 30.44 1,198 1,218 38.1 52,185 51,351 1,659 Musicians and singers ........ 34.73 32.92 1,312 1,317 37.8 54,206 51,351 1,561 Announcers ............................ 42.77 21.13 1,641 742 38.4 85,319 38,605 1,995 Radio and television announcers ................... 42.77 21.13 1,641 742 38.4 85,319 38,605 1,995 News analysts, reporters and correspondents ................. 31.86 23.65 1,235 894 38.8 63,960 46,467 2,008 Reporters and correspondents ............. 28.66 22.47 1,109 878 38.7 57,408 45,318 2,003 Public relations specialists ..... 28.41 25.59 1,123 1,002 39.5 58,399 52,129 2,056 Writers and editors ................ 28.63 26.92 1,120 1,062 39.1 58,041 55,243 2,027 Editors ................................ 27.31 24.33 1,050 920 38.4 54,595 47,816 1,999 Technical writers ............... 31.29 28.79 1,255 1,152 40.1 65,286 59,889 2,086 Writers and authors ............ 26.87 24.26 1,064 970 39.6 53,449 49,184 1,989 Miscellaneous media and communication workers .. 23.04 23.25 866 893 37.6 44,029 45,507 1,911 Interpreters and translators 23.22 22.34 789 800 34.0 38,733 39,291 1,668 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators .......... 23.16 20.83 937 823 40.5 48,740 42,817 2,105 Audio and video equipment technicians ................... 22.55 20.59 898 823 39.8 46,717 42,817 2,072 Broadcast technicians ........ 22.40 20.83 902 800 40.3 46,885 41,600 2,093 Photographers ........................ 14.26 13.22 565 526 39.6 27,749 27,000 1,945 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors ....................... 23.50 24.02 929 961 39.5 48,310 49,955 2,056 Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture .............. 22.50 18.00 900 720 40.0 46,800 37,440 2,080

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ......... 30.23 26.00 1,186 1,015 39.2 61,254 52,466 2,026

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-13 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations –Continued Dentists .................................. $63.24 $52.24 $2,489 $2,090 39.4 $129,421 $108,655 2,047 Dentists, general ................ 61.81 50.48 2,428 2,019 39.3 126,245 104,998 2,043 Dietitians and nutritionists ..... 23.48 21.81 933 868 39.7 48,506 45,136 2,066 Optometrists .......................... 54.01 54.76 2,051 2,190 38.0 106,665 113,901 1,975 Pharmacists ............................ 51.54 52.00 2,048 2,080 39.7 106,509 108,162 2,067 Physicians and surgeons ........ 76.46 73.51 3,172 2,870 41.5 164,868 149,178 2,156

Anesthesiologists ............... 108.49 114.53 5,030 5,769 46.4 261,546 300,000 2,411 Family and general practitioners ................. 77.95 74.52 3,198 2,969 41.0 166,283 154,398 2,133 Internists, general .............. 74.16 71.78 2,842 2,716 38.3 147,760 141,250 1,993 Pediatricians, general ......... 53.51 59.55 2,358 2,510 44.1 122,617 130,543 2,292 Psychiatrists ....................... 74.83 79.63 2,753 2,787 36.8 143,166 144,927 1,913 Surgeons ............................ 86.23 63.71 4,578 2,548 53.1 238,052 132,515 2,761 Physician assistants ............... 42.58 41.35 1,693 1,635 39.8 88,026 84,999 2,067 Registered nurses ................... 31.54 29.75 1,221 1,154 38.7 63,066 59,779 2,000 Therapists .............................. 31.11 29.97 1,214 1,173 39.0 60,539 58,240 1,946

Audiologists ....................... 33.19 30.58 1,289 1,290 38.8 62,964 61,214 1,897 Occupational therapists ..... 34.26 32.63 1,322 1,256 38.6 64,815 62,400 1,892 Physical therapists ............. 33.74 33.60 1,328 1,288 39.4 68,527 66,560 2,031 Radiation therapists ........... 39.99 41.67 1,589 1,667 39.7 82,636 86,674 2,066 Recreational therapists ....... 18.76 16.85 744 674 39.6 38,663 35,048 2,061 Respiratory therapists ........ 24.96 24.59 983 958 39.4 51,141 49,826 2,049 Speech-language pathologists .................. 35.01 32.87 1,312 1,250 37.5 55,945 54,080 1,598 Veterinarians .......................... 43.30 43.27 1,726 1,731 39.9 89,763 90,000 2,073 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ....................... 20.43 19.24 813 769 39.8 42,258 39,995 2,068 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 24.55 24.44 982 979 40.0 51,077 50,913 2,081 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians .. 17.50 16.80 693 663 39.6 36,049 34,486 2,060 Dental hygienists ................... 31.32 33.00 1,087 1,101 34.7 56,539 57,226 1,805 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ....................... 27.39 26.64 1,079 1,045 39.4 56,105 54,330 2,048 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians ................... 26.50 24.22 1,025 967 38.7 53,318 50,278 2,012

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-14 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations –Continued

Diagnostic medical sonographers ................ $32.17 $31.98 $1,271 $1,254 39.5 $66,067 $65,228 2,054 Nuclear medicine technologists ................ 36.32 35.99 1,446 1,440 39.8 75,200 74,859 2,071 Radiologic technologists and technicians ............ 26.01 25.84 1,027 1,008 39.5 53,381 52,416 2,052 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ....................... 15.74 14.49 655 581 41.6 34,002 30,204 2,160 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians .......... 16.67 16.00 659 636 39.5 34,251 33,051 2,055 Dietetic technicians ........... 11.05 12.03 434 481 39.3 22,574 25,022 2,042 Pharmacy technicians ........ 14.89 14.60 589 580 39.6 30,638 30,181 2,057 Psychiatric technicians ...... 16.89 15.42 671 612 39.7 34,906 31,799 2,066 Respiratory therapy technicians ................... 22.53 21.15 868 846 38.5 45,116 43,990 2,003 Surgical technologists ........ 19.32 19.14 763 759 39.5 39,663 39,478 2,053 Veterinary technologists and technicians ............ 14.32 14.22 570 564 39.8 29,505 29,578 2,060 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 19.04 18.56 742 735 39.0 38,336 38,038 2,013 Medical records and health information technicians ... 16.48 15.83 652 620 39.5 33,880 32,240 2,056 Opticians, dispensing ............. 18.14 17.25 713 680 39.3 37,055 35,360 2,043 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ....................... 18.50 17.50 734 686 39.7 38,188 35,693 2,064 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians ....................... 26.99 28.35 1,079 1,134 40.0 55,983 58,864 2,074 Occupational health and safety specialists .......... 26.75 27.24 1,068 1,089 39.9 55,428 56,653 2,072 Miscellaneous healthcare practitioner and technical workers ............................ 20.27 18.84 806 731 39.8 41,291 38,000 2,037 Athletic trainers ................. 18.43 18.27 734 731 39.8 37,488 38,000 2,034

Healthcare support occupations ......................... 12.90 12.00 497 467 38.6 25,807 24,232 2,001

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-15 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Healthcare support occupations–Continued Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ............ $11.53 $10.98 $446 $424 38.7 $23,159 $22,058 2,009 Home health aides ............. 10.24 9.90 388 384 37.9 20,163 19,968 1,969 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .............. 11.71 11.24 455 436 38.9 23,598 22,620 2,015 Psychiatric aides ................ 12.55 11.42 493 451 39.3 25,657 23,462 2,045 Occupational therapist assistants and aides .......... 18.73 18.57 744 714 39.7 38,133 37,128 2,036 Occupational therapist assistants ...................... 22.05 24.40 876 976 39.7 45,041 46,946 2,043 Occupational therapist aides ............................. 12.65 10.56 503 422 39.7 25,598 21,969 2,023 Physical therapist assistants and aides .......................... 18.49 17.21 710 690 38.4 36,714 35,880 1,986 Physical therapist assistants 24.21 21.82 913 960 37.7 46,978 45,577 1,940 Physical therapist aides ...... 11.88 10.73 467 419 39.3 24,262 21,769 2,042 Massage therapists ................. 20.03 20.00 734 745 36.7 38,178 38,731 1,906 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ......... 14.45 14.00 554 536 38.3 28,753 27,872 1,990 Dental assistants ................ 17.24 17.00 618 614 35.8 32,110 31,935 1,863 Medical assistants .............. 13.70 13.13 537 520 39.2 27,886 27,040 2,036 Medical equipment preparers ...................... 14.80 14.35 580 572 39.2 30,143 29,765 2,037 Medical transcriptionists ... 15.04 14.23 588 566 39.1 30,552 29,453 2,031 Pharmacy aides .................. 11.99 12.39 448 440 37.4 23,293 22,877 1,943 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ..................... 12.56 12.38 497 495 39.5 25,818 25,744 2,056

Protective service occupations 19.31 16.58 787 678 40.8 40,234 34,549 2,084

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers ....... 32.43 32.18 1,301 1,299 40.1 67,643 67,538 2,086 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 23.77 22.50 956 911 40.2 49,730 47,362 2,092 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 35.66 35.15 1,429 1,406 40.1 74,311 73,118 2,084

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-16 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Protective service occupations –Continued First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers .......... $27.39 $26.56 $1,310 $1,227 47.8 $68,120 $63,806 2,487 Fire fighters ........................... 20.90 20.39 1,027 988 49.1 53,393 51,372 2,555 Fire inspectors ....................... 22.99 21.04 890 736 38.7 46,288 38,286 2,013 Fire inspectors and investigators ................. 22.99 21.04 890 736 38.7 46,293 38,286 2,014 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ......................... 18.81 16.94 753 680 40.0 39,135 35,379 2,080 Bailiffs ............................... 25.36 25.43 971 957 38.3 50,495 49,770 1,991 Correctional officers and jailers ........................... 18.67 16.81 748 676 40.0 38,881 35,128 2,082 Detectives and criminal investigators ..................... 27.91 26.98 1,126 1,084 40.3 58,172 56,299 2,084 Fish and game wardens ......... 23.37 23.59 934 944 39.9 48,543 49,067 2,077 Parking enforcement workers 14.92 13.31 597 532 40.0 31,032 27,685 2,080 Police officers ........................ 26.33 25.72 1,054 1,033 40.0 54,720 53,685 2,078 Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ......................... 26.33 25.72 1,054 1,033 40.0 54,720 53,685 2,078 Animal control workers ......... 14.20 13.91 567 556 40.0 29,507 28,933 2,078 Private detectives and investigators ..................... 14.68 14.28 585 571 39.9 30,306 29,696 2,064 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ......... 11.73 10.75 464 424 39.6 23,999 22,065 2,046 Security guards .................. 11.68 10.67 462 424 39.6 23,906 21,882 2,046 Miscellaneous protective service workers ................ 14.48 12.81 559 480 38.6 18,288 13,726 1,263 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers ........................ 11.77 8.93 461 357 39.1 9,242 3,528 785

Food preparation and serving related occupations ............ 9.63 9.00 368 340 38.2 18,746 17,346 1,946 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers ............... 15.89 15.00 654 635 41.2 33,112 32,400 2,084 Chefs and head cooks ........ 17.85 16.00 719 652 40.3 35,745 33,800 2,003

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-17 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Food preparation and serving related occupations –Continued

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers ........... $15.67 $14.96 $646 $633 41.3 $32,797 $32,065 2,093 Cooks ..................................... 10.96 10.50 422 400 38.5 21,395 20,758 1,952 Cooks, fast food ................. 8.84 8.45 339 320 38.3 17,615 16,640 1,993 Cooks, institution and cafeteria ....................... 11.83 11.13 450 424 38.0 21,568 20,397 1,823 Cooks, restaurant ............... 11.21 11.00 434 425 38.7 22,434 22,068 2,002 Cooks, short order ............. 9.78 9.00 379 360 38.7 19,705 18,720 2,015 Food preparation workers ...... 9.99 9.50 383 360 38.3 19,395 18,616 1,941 Food service, tipped ............... 5.76 5.39 212 200 36.8 10,896 10,400 1,893 Bartenders .......................... 7.33 7.50 266 263 36.3 13,778 13,650 1,881 Waiters and waitresses ...... 4.85 4.25 178 151 36.7 9,155 7,788 1,889 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ......... 7.86 8.00 297 300 37.8 15,129 15,199 1,925 Fast food and counter workers ............................ 9.04 8.50 342 324 37.8 17,311 16,640 1,916 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food ....... 8.96 8.50 339 324 37.9 17,198 16,640 1,920 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop .............................. 9.32 8.50 352 328 37.8 17,722 16,848 1,902 Food servers, nonrestaurant ... 9.38 8.56 364 340 38.8 18,870 17,680 2,012 Dishwashers ........................... 8.89 8.50 343 324 38.6 17,716 16,835 1,994 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ....................... 8.99 8.50 318 297 35.4 16,412 15,253 1,826

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ......................... 12.43 11.25 491 444 39.5 25,067 22,880 2,016 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers ............................ 18.32 16.96 735 678 40.1 38,117 34,840 2,081

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-18 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations–Continued

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers ......... $17.44 $15.85 $696 $639 39.9 $36,089 $33,072 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers ........................ 20.37 18.75 829 750 40.7 42,953 39,000 2,109 Building cleaning workers ..... 11.76 10.76 463 420 39.4 23,859 21,715 2,029

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 12.41 11.58 491 459 39.6 25,308 23,674 2,039 Maids and housekeeping cleaners ........................ 9.63 8.80 374 349 38.8 19,255 17,992 2,000 Pest control workers .............. 15.95 16.45 644 661 40.3 33,464 34,351 2,098 Grounds maintenance workers ............................ 12.68 11.50 503 453 39.7 24,330 22,360 1,918 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ........................ 12.37 11.00 492 440 39.8 23,815 21,592 1,926 Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 15.19 13.40 606 536 39.9 22,820 12,168 1,503 Tree trimmers and pruners 17.80 16.00 677 600 38.0 34,764 31,200 1,953

Personal care and service occupations ......................... 11.68 9.90 442 383 37.8 22,418 19,510 1,919 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers ............... 14.88 13.88 601 536 40.4 31,264 27,851 2,102 Gaming supervisors ........... 17.10 16.49 696 707 40.7 36,207 36,785 2,117 Slot key persons ................. 11.56 11.85 462 474 40.0 24,027 24,650 2,079 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 16.01 15.44 642 622 40.1 32,405 32,111 2,024 Nonfarm animal caretakers .... 10.51 9.50 415 374 39.5 21,573 19,440 2,052 Gaming services workers ...... 6.84 6.59 272 261 39.7 14,122 13,562 2,063 Gaming dealers .................. 6.62 6.47 263 254 39.7 13,684 13,229 2,067

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-19 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Personal care and service occupations–Continued Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers ...................... $12.28 $9.46 $491 $378 40.0 $25,230 $18,768 2,054 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers ............................ 10.90 10.31 427 380 39.1 18,488 17,046 1,696 Amusement and recreation attendants ..................... 10.59 9.50 415 360 39.2 16,726 16,432 1,579 Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants ..................... 11.55 10.91 450 436 39.0 23,407 22,693 2,026 Barbers and cosmetologists ... 13.71 12.00 508 420 37.0 26,270 21,715 1,916 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists ....... 13.83 12.00 514 420 37.1 26,552 21,840 1,919 Miscellaneous personal appearance workers ......... 12.65 11.08 479 416 37.9 24,931 21,618 1,971 Manicurists and pedicurists 11.04 10.83 409 351 37.0 21,272 18,269 1,926 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges ................. 10.42 9.00 402 346 38.6 20,923 17,988 2,008 Baggage porters and bellhops ........................ 8.22 7.90 313 284 38.2 16,300 14,778 1,984 Concierges ......................... 14.74 14.55 583 574 39.5 30,307 29,850 2,056 Tour and travel guides ........... 13.91 13.37 483 461 34.8 15,704 7,740 1,129 Tour guides and escorts ..... 13.01 13.10 437 461 33.6 13,076 7,200 1,005 Transportation attendants ...... 33.34 37.59 694 690 20.8 35,642 35,878 1,069

Flight attendants ................ 36.23 37.97 713 698 19.7 37,085 36,297 1,023 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters ..... 11.83 10.93 434 437 36.7 18,887 14,767 1,597 Child care workers ................. 9.73 9.00 380 360 39.0 19,264 18,525 1,979 Personal and home care aides 10.31 10.17 405 402 39.3 21,036 20,906 2,041 Recreation and fitness workers ............................ 15.53 15.00 608 585 39.2 27,324 29,016 1,759 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...... 18.67 17.48 717 666 38.4 37,276 34,611 1,997 Recreation workers ............ 14.69 14.62 578 575 39.4 25,032 26,181 1,704 Residential advisors ............... 11.29 11.03 453 441 40.1 20,181 22,152 1,787

Sales and related occupations 20.12 14.62 805 578 40.0 41,734 30,000 2,074

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ................... 20.68 17.09 856 692 41.4 44,485 36,001 2,151

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-20 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Sales and related occupations –Continued

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers .. $18.38 $16.50 $761 $675 41.4 $39,533 $35,106 2,151 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers ........................ 29.36 24.85 1,215 997 41.4 63,183 51,834 2,152 Retail sales workers ............... 13.00 11.00 515 432 39.6 26,627 22,422 2,049 Cashiers, all workers ......... 10.33 9.50 405 374 39.2 20,907 19,344 2,024 Cashiers ......................... 10.17 9.35 398 368 39.1 20,550 19,110 2,020 Gaming change persons and booth cashiers ... 12.75 13.47 508 539 39.9 26,436 28,018 2,073 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .. 14.48 12.92 583 531 40.3 30,256 27,471 2,090 Counter and rental clerks 11.78 10.50 472 420 40.0 24,413 21,840 2,072 Parts salespersons .......... 16.25 15.00 657 606 40.4 34,146 31,515 2,102 Retail salespersons ............. 14.52 12.00 577 469 39.8 29,885 24,336 2,058 Advertising sales agents ........ 23.97 21.64 945 865 39.4 49,138 45,000 2,050 Insurance sales agents ............ 28.83 21.01 1,148 820 39.8 59,672 42,640 2,070 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents ............................... 59.39 38.56 2,383 1,535 40.1 123,909 79,830 2,086 Travel agents ......................... 15.42 13.75 602 550 39.1 31,324 28,600 2,031 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing .................. 31.69 26.16 1,284 1,058 40.5 66,730 54,781 2,106 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products ....................... 40.86 35.13 1,643 1,402 40.2 85,416 72,898 2,090 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products ....................... 28.26 23.66 1,149 962 40.6 59,664 49,999 2,112 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters ............ 18.03 14.66 720 586 39.9 37,066 30,389 2,055 Demonstrators and product promoters ..................... 18.03 14.66 720 586 39.9 37,066 30,389 2,055

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-21 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Sales and related occupations –Continued Real estate brokers and sales agents ............................... $20.53 $15.80 $826 $632 40.3 $42,965 $32,862 2,093 Real estate brokers ............. 17.93 13.08 776 654 43.3 40,353 34,000 2,250 Real estate sales agents ...... 20.90 15.80 833 632 39.9 43,313 32,862 2,072 Sales engineers ...................... 34.54 32.25 1,411 1,356 40.8 73,362 70,512 2,124 Telemarketers ........................ 12.69 10.35 496 400 39.1 25,778 20,800 2,031 Miscellaneous sales and related workers ................ 19.62 15.69 775 629 39.5 40,031 32,698 2,041

Office and administrative support occupations ........... 16.15 15.02 637 599 39.4 32,981 31,000 2,042 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers ............... 22.41 21.15 891 842 39.8 46,336 43,809 2,068 Switchboard operators, including answering service .............................. 12.85 12.08 504 480 39.2 26,214 24,960 2,040 Telephone operators .............. 14.60 13.57 567 543 38.8 29,399 28,230 2,013 Financial clerks ...................... 15.53 14.92 613 588 39.5 31,851 30,576 2,051 Bill and account collectors 15.35 14.65 609 585 39.7 31,656 30,410 2,062 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 15.44 14.94 608 591 39.4 31,591 30,722 2,046 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ....... 16.52 15.87 651 630 39.4 33,784 32,674 2,046 Gaming cage workers ........ 10.74 10.03 427 401 39.8 22,196 20,867 2,067 Payroll and timekeeping clerks ............................ 18.10 17.62 718 700 39.7 37,240 36,365 2,057 Procurement clerks ............ 16.64 16.69 660 662 39.6 34,305 34,445 2,062 Tellers ................................ 12.07 11.50 479 460 39.6 24,883 23,920 2,062 Brokerage clerks .................... 18.59 17.90 733 701 39.4 38,111 36,462 2,050 Correspondence clerks ........... 16.85 16.12 672 645 39.9 34,939 33,530 2,073 Court, municipal, and license clerks ................................ 17.08 16.28 665 640 38.9 34,589 33,272 2,025 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks ......................... 15.98 14.65 637 586 39.9 33,142 30,468 2,074 Customer service representatives ................. 16.07 14.89 638 593 39.7 33,130 30,832 2,062 Eligibility interviewers, government programs ...... 17.42 17.09 688 683 39.5 35,664 35,381 2,048 File clerks .............................. 13.24 12.61 523 499 39.5 27,158 25,955 2,051

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-22 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Office and administrative support occupations –Continued Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ................................ $9.91 $9.75 $391 $390 39.4 $20,083 $20,280 2,026 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ........... 13.61 13.32 532 529 39.1 27,644 27,500 2,031 Library assistants, clerical ..... 14.30 13.60 536 513 37.5 25,198 24,138 1,762 Loan interviewers and clerks 16.20 15.87 645 626 39.8 33,517 32,552 2,069 New accounts clerks .............. 14.53 13.93 578 550 39.8 30,068 28,579 2,069 Order clerks ........................... 15.44 14.68 616 587 39.9 31,872 30,543 2,064 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping ..................... 17.88 18.04 711 721 39.8 36,934 37,461 2,065 Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 13.20 12.50 519 495 39.3 26,906 25,709 2,039 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks ... 15.37 15.03 610 600 39.7 31,715 31,200 2,063 Cargo and freight agents ........ 20.80 18.63 841 745 40.4 43,713 38,750 2,101 Couriers and messengers ....... 11.95 11.87 464 456 38.8 24,142 23,712 2,019 Dispatchers ............................ 18.12 16.62 732 674 40.4 37,959 35,000 2,095 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ................... 17.29 16.33 691 651 39.9 35,893 33,852 2,076 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ..... 18.49 17.00 751 690 40.6 38,888 35,818 2,103 Meter readers, utilities ........... 16.87 16.46 672 658 39.8 34,931 34,237 2,071 Production, planning, and expediting clerks .............. 19.44 18.61 776 746 39.9 40,359 38,794 2,076 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ..................... 13.53 12.67 540 505 39.9 28,051 26,250 2,073 Stock clerks and order fillers 12.95 12.35 514 494 39.7 26,720 25,760 2,063 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping .................. 15.05 13.96 601 558 39.9 31,261 29,037 2,077 Secretaries and administrative assistants .......................... 19.01 18.00 744 709 39.2 38,363 36,479 2,018 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ...................... 21.62 20.67 851 814 39.4 44,184 42,286 2,043 Legal secretaries ................ 22.33 20.96 859 819 38.4 44,643 42,588 1,999 Medical secretaries ............ 15.22 14.52 595 575 39.1 30,915 29,869 2,031

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-23 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Office and administrative support occupations –Continued

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive $16.72 $15.94 $655 $635 39.2 $33,298 $32,501 1,992 Computer operators ............... 16.11 15.71 641 628 39.8 33,346 32,677 2,070 Data entry and information processing workers .......... 14.47 13.52 565 536 39.1 29,225 27,456 2,019 Data entry keyers ............... 13.53 12.94 529 508 39.1 27,322 26,135 2,019 Word processors and typists ........................... 16.75 15.81 654 619 39.0 33,807 32,178 2,018 Desktop publishers ................ 19.19 18.27 748 712 39.0 38,754 37,128 2,020 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ............. 16.53 15.75 649 613 39.3 33,766 31,899 2,043 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service .............................. 12.66 11.53 497 456 39.2 25,831 23,691 2,040 Office clerks, general ............. 14.90 14.11 582 557 39.1 29,920 28,673 2,008 Office machine operators, except computer ............... 13.66 13.41 543 524 39.7 27,974 27,227 2,047 Proofreaders and copy markers ............................ 14.31 12.64 568 506 39.7 29,552 26,300 2,065 Statistical assistants ............... 19.86 19.60 771 742 38.8 40,085 38,563 2,018

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ......................... 13.31 11.75 531 462 39.9 25,056 20,592 1,882 First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers ............... 20.74 18.35 846 807 40.8 43,988 41,976 2,121 Graders and sorters, agricultural products ........ 10.54 9.45 413 378 39.2 20,698 18,720 1,964 Miscellaneous agricultural workers ............................ 10.85 9.80 433 392 39.9 19,672 16,744 1,814 Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse ................... 10.53 9.54 420 382 39.9 17,696 14,560 1,680 Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals ............... 14.02 14.67 554 587 39.5 28,823 30,507 2,055 Logging workers .................... 17.70 17.08 708 683 40.0 36,824 35,535 2,080

Construction and extraction occupations ......................... 20.94 18.77 834 740 39.8 42,670 37,706 2,038

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-24 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Construction and extraction occupations–Continued First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers ........... $29.06 $27.37 $1,182 $1,104 40.7 $60,987 $57,200 2,098 Boilermakers .......................... 19.31 18.31 772 732 40.0 40,169 38,085 2,080 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons .............. 24.95 25.19 990 980 39.7 49,685 50,954 1,991 Brickmasons and blockmasons ................ 25.50 25.36 1,011 1,007 39.7 50,583 50,960 1,984 Carpenters .............................. 22.15 20.00 878 800 39.7 45,017 41,600 2,033 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers ..... 20.95 19.00 825 714 39.4 42,883 37,138 2,046 Carpet installers ................. 23.54 20.00 935 800 39.7 48,606 41,600 2,065 Tile and marble setters ....... 19.14 16.97 753 679 39.4 39,114 35,291 2,043 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers ............................ 19.82 18.50 790 720 39.9 39,607 36,400 1,999 Cement masons and concrete finishers ......... 19.78 18.50 788 720 39.9 39,526 36,400 1,998 Construction laborers ............. 16.23 14.00 644 560 39.7 32,304 28,261 1,991 Construction equipment operators .......................... 19.00 17.00 756 680 39.8 37,654 34,626 1,982 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ...................... 16.38 15.00 650 600 39.7 31,253 29,463 1,908 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators .... 19.72 17.91 785 716 39.8 39,495 36,254 2,003 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers ........ 22.03 19.75 868 798 39.4 45,006 41,371 2,043 Drywall and ceiling tile installers ....................... 22.15 19.94 870 798 39.3 45,083 41,481 2,035 Tapers ................................ 21.76 17.22 865 689 39.7 44,831 35,818 2,060 Electricians ............................ 24.28 21.99 967 880 39.8 50,274 45,750 2,070 Glaziers .................................. 18.91 17.50 756 700 40.0 39,330 36,400 2,080 Insulation workers ................. 18.08 16.70 721 668 39.9 37,412 34,736 2,069 Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall ........... 16.02 13.40 634 523 39.6 32,761 27,186 2,045 Insulation workers, mechanical ................... 19.06 18.00 762 720 40.0 39,644 37,440 2,080 Painters and paperhangers ..... 17.23 15.73 680 620 39.5 35,312 32,240 2,049

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-25 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Construction and extraction occupations–Continued

Painters, construction and maintenance ................. $17.26 $15.60 $681 $620 39.4 $35,337 $32,240 2,048 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...................... 24.28 22.50 968 900 39.9 50,196 46,756 2,067 Pipelayers .......................... 17.70 14.24 708 570 40.0 36,772 29,625 2,078 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters .................. 24.82 23.00 990 903 39.9 51,291 46,946 2,067 Plasterers and stucco masons 16.83 16.44 664 625 39.4 34,398 32,480 2,043 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers ............................ 18.70 16.50 748 660 40.0 37,503 34,320 2,005 Roofers .................................. 17.64 16.00 688 640 39.0 33,558 31,121 1,903 Sheet metal workers .............. 21.55 19.00 852 740 39.5 43,910 37,997 2,037 Structural iron and steel workers ............................ 28.55 26.00 1,142 1,040 40.0 59,224 54,238 2,074 Helpers, construction trades .. 13.84 12.50 550 500 39.7 28,154 25,863 2,035 Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters ........ 16.55 14.00 654 522 39.5 33,316 26,880 2,014 Helpers--carpenters ............ 13.80 13.61 548 544 39.7 28,206 28,080 2,044 Helpers--electricians .......... 11.60 11.00 464 440 40.0 24,107 22,880 2,078 Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons ......................... 10.88 11.00 435 440 40.0 22,632 22,880 2,080 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ............ 13.10 12.90 524 516 40.0 27,241 26,830 2,080 Helpers--roofers ................. 11.23 12.00 427 400 38.0 21,502 20,800 1,914 Construction and building inspectors ......................... 25.39 23.39 1,011 927 39.8 52,558 48,214 2,070 Elevator installers and repairers ........................... 41.37 38.46 1,655 1,538 40.0 86,058 79,997 2,080 Hazardous materials removal workers ............................ 18.32 17.00 733 680 40.0 37,542 35,360 2,049 Highway maintenance workers ............................ 17.21 16.44 685 658 39.8 34,921 33,280 2,029 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners .......... 19.82 22.11 887 1,106 44.7 46,113 57,496 2,326

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-26 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Construction and extraction occupations–Continued Miscellaneous construction and related workers .......... $17.40 $16.00 $692 $640 39.8 $35,351 $32,949 2,032 Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining ................ 23.45 24.88 938 995 40.0 48,782 51,740 2,080 Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining ............ 24.41 25.00 977 1,000 40.0 50,778 52,000 2,080 Earth drillers, except oil and gas .................................... 17.78 16.46 711 658 40.0 36,983 34,239 2,080 Mining machine operators ..... 23.30 21.85 956 868 41.0 49,712 45,138 2,134 Continuous mining machine operators ........ 24.52 25.51 1,016 891 41.5 52,854 46,357 2,156 Roustabouts, oil and gas ........ 19.68 18.00 787 720 40.0 40,938 37,440 2,080 Helpers--extraction workers .. 17.27 15.75 691 630 40.0 35,929 32,760 2,080

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ............. 20.98 19.50 841 782 40.1 43,670 40,560 2,081 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers ........................... 27.34 25.23 1,116 1,040 40.8 57,990 54,001 2,121 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers ........................... 17.90 17.31 716 692 40.0 37,206 36,001 2,078 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers ........................... 27.45 29.35 1,098 1,174 40.0 57,074 61,050 2,079 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers ................ 27.45 29.35 1,097 1,174 40.0 57,069 61,050 2,079 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers ........................... 21.08 19.92 842 795 40.0 43,785 41,350 2,077 Avionics technicians .......... 15.35 14.70 614 588 40.0 31,934 30,576 2,080 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers .... 14.60 13.64 584 546 40.0 30,377 28,371 2,080

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-27 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations –Continued

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment .................... $26.32 $28.01 $1,053 $1,120 40.0 $54,742 $58,261 2,080 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment .................... 23.17 23.42 923 931 39.8 47,978 48,402 2,070 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay .... 31.72 33.87 1,268 1,355 40.0 65,944 70,450 2,079 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles ............. 16.98 17.00 689 680 40.6 35,823 35,360 2,110 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers ................ 14.99 13.25 600 530 40.0 31,188 27,560 2,080 Security and fire alarm systems installers ......... 20.95 20.60 836 824 39.9 43,469 42,848 2,075 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ........... 27.18 27.28 1,092 1,090 40.2 56,527 56,742 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers ........................... 18.84 18.00 760 720 40.4 39,521 37,440 2,098 Automotive body and related repairers ........... 18.46 16.50 747 650 40.5 38,824 33,815 2,103 Automotive glass installers and repairers ................ 19.31 20.00 772 800 40.0 40,159 41,600 2,080 Automotive service technicians and mechanics .................... 18.94 18.05 764 722 40.3 39,710 37,548 2,097 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 20.41 19.40 816 770 40.0 42,394 40,040 2,077 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics ........................ 20.15 19.39 814 780 40.4 42,315 40,560 2,100 Farm equipment mechanics 15.74 15.50 662 617 42.1 34,448 32,103 2,189

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-28 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations –Continued

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ......................... $21.34 $20.75 $853 $830 40.0 $44,349 $43,160 2,078 Rail car repairers ................ 20.87 19.50 835 780 40.0 43,418 40,560 2,080 Small engine mechanics ........ 17.02 16.15 678 646 39.8 35,185 33,592 2,067

Motorboat mechanics ........ 16.92 17.00 670 680 39.6 34,848 35,360 2,059 Motorcycle mechanics ....... 18.96 15.25 757 610 39.9 38,990 31,720 2,056 Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics .................... 15.76 16.15 630 646 40.0 32,785 33,592 2,080 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers ........................... 11.17 10.10 445 404 39.8 23,143 21,000 2,072 Tire repairers and changers 10.69 10.00 426 400 39.8 22,130 20,800 2,070 Control and valve installers and repairers .................... 20.70 20.42 827 817 39.9 42,999 42,474 2,077 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door ........... 22.06 21.27 881 845 39.9 45,792 43,950 2,076 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers .................... 21.83 19.38 872 774 40.0 45,307 40,236 2,076 Home appliance repairers ...... 19.31 18.58 780 743 40.4 40,545 38,640 2,100 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers ....... 20.13 19.08 803 762 39.9 41,654 39,520 2,070 Industrial machinery mechanics .................... 23.10 21.96 922 877 39.9 47,860 45,573 2,071 Maintenance and repair workers, general .......... 18.14 17.20 723 688 39.8 37,428 35,661 2,063 Maintenance workers, machinery .................... 18.50 16.91 741 676 40.0 38,493 35,173 2,080 Millwrights ........................ 25.34 25.06 1,018 1,002 40.2 52,934 52,125 2,089 Line installers and repairers ... 26.78 28.38 1,071 1,135 40.0 55,587 59,020 2,076 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 28.49 29.06 1,140 1,162 40.0 59,256 60,445 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 25.77 27.69 1,030 1,108 40.0 53,416 57,148 2,073

See footnotes at end of table.



### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-29 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations –Continued Precision instrument and equipment repairers ......... $22.42 $19.50 $887 $779 39.6 $46,128 $40,533 2,058 Medical equipment repairers ....................... 19.31 15.93 772 637 40.0 40,166 33,134 2,080 Musical instrument repairers and tuners ...... 17.86 18.50 693 694 38.8 36,060 36,075 2,019 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers ............................ 16.29 15.00 650 600 39.9 33,557 31,200 2,060 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 15.67 15.41 624 618 39.8 32,451 32,148 2,071 Locksmiths and safe repairers ....................... 17.36 15.00 695 600 40.1 36,154 31,200 2,083 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 11.61 11.00 464 440 40.0 24,139 22,880 2,080 Riggers ............................... 18.18 15.00 727 600 40.0 37,823 31,200 2,080 Signal and track switch repairers ....................... 24.99 24.99 1,000 1,000 40.0 51,987 51,979 2,080 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ........................ 13.01 12.50 520 500 40.0 26,695 26,000 2,052

Production occupations ........... 16.13 14.52 642 579 39.8 33,325 30,056 2,067

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers ............................ 24.26 22.77 984 923 40.6 51,155 48,006 2,109 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers ........................ 23.99 23.12 959 925 40.0 49,893 48,090 2,080 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ........................ 13.79 12.46 550 498 39.9 28,601 25,896 2,074 Coil winders, tapers, and finishers ....................... 12.70 11.53 500 465 39.3 25,984 24,184 2,045 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 13.61 12.32 543 493 39.9 28,260 25,615 2,076 Electromechanical equipment assemblers .. 14.48 13.83 578 553 39.9 30,064 28,766 2,076

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-30 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Production occupations –Continued Engine and other machine assemblers ........................ $19.39 $17.14 $774 $680 39.9 $40,251 $35,381 2,076 Structural metal fabricators and fitters ......................... 17.62 15.77 701 634 39.8 36,256 33,114 2,058 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ........................ 15.74 13.77 627 547 39.8 32,565 28,392 2,069 Fiberglass laminators and fabricators .................... 13.70 12.76 548 510 40.0 28,500 26,541 2,080 Team assemblers ............... 16.89 13.95 674 558 39.9 35,001 28,974 2,072 Bakers .................................... 13.24 12.00 518 480 39.1 26,777 24,814 2,022 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers .......... 12.50 12.00 496 479 39.7 25,810 24,898 2,064 Butchers and meat cutters .. 15.52 15.41 611 612 39.4 31,795 31,824 2,048 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers .... 9.76 9.80 388 392 39.8 20,182 20,384 2,067 Slaughterers and meat packers ......................... 12.11 12.18 484 487 40.0 25,193 25,334 2,080 Miscellaneous food processing workers .......... 13.41 12.83 534 510 39.8 27,713 26,360 2,067 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders .......................... 13.02 12.67 521 507 40.0 27,088 26,360 2,080 Food batchmakers .............. 14.36 14.40 570 570 39.7 29,573 29,536 2,060 Food cooking machine operators and tenders ... 11.30 9.75 451 390 39.9 23,456 20,280 2,076 Computer control programmers and operators .......................... 18.41 17.85 736 713 40.0 38,249 37,053 2,078 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic .......... 17.45 17.05 698 682 40.0 36,264 35,464 2,078 Numerical tool and process control programmers ... 24.67 23.56 987 942 40.0 51,311 49,001 2,080 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 16.21 15.83 643 617 39.7 33,405 32,082 2,061

See footnotes at end of table.



### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-31 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Production occupations –Continued

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .......... $16.01 $15.58 $632 $610 39.5 $32,877 $31,699 2,054 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .......... 15.69 15.04 626 602 39.9 32,358 31,200 2,063 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .......... 17.07 16.50 681 660 39.9 35,432 34,320 2,076 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 15.29 14.42 611 576 39.9 31,750 29,973 2,077 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .......... 14.73 13.50 588 540 39.9 30,587 28,080 2,077 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .......... 15.37 14.50 614 580 39.9 31,887 30,160 2,074 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .......... 14.87 14.10 594 561 39.9 30,870 29,162 2,076 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ........................... 17.29 17.50 691 700 40.0 35,947 36,400 2,079 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .......... 17.90 19.00 716 760 40.0 37,201 39,520 2,078 Machinists .............................. 21.38 20.60 854 820 39.9 44,398 42,640 2,077 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders ....... 17.98 17.53 717 698 39.9 37,264 36,296 2,072 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders ... 18.95 18.98 755 759 39.9 39,217 39,478 2,070 Pourers and casters, metal 16.77 17.45 669 698 39.9 34,794 36,296 2,075

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-32 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Production occupations –Continued Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic ............................... $22.48 $22.25 $899 $890 40.0 $46,731 $46,280 2,078 Model makers, metal and plastic ........................... 23.70 24.62 948 985 40.0 49,305 51,210 2,080 Patternmakers, metal and plastic ........................... 17.85 14.00 714 560 40.0 36,986 29,120 2,073 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 13.46 12.50 535 500 39.7 27,804 26,000 2,066 Foundry mold and coremakers ................... 17.45 17.05 698 682 40.0 36,290 35,464 2,080 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .......... 13.16 12.35 523 492 39.7 27,162 25,563 2,065 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 15.80 14.10 626 564 39.6 32,536 29,328 2,059 Tool and die makers .............. 24.32 24.31 971 967 39.9 50,462 50,274 2,075 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ............... 17.21 16.50 687 660 39.9 35,686 34,320 2,073 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ................... 17.32 16.64 692 664 39.9 35,966 34,507 2,076 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders .......................... 16.60 15.75 658 624 39.7 34,137 31,928 2,057 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers .......... 15.40 14.75 616 590 40.0 32,038 30,688 2,080 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ........................... 16.04 16.15 642 646 40.0 33,371 33,592 2,080 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic ........................... 18.80 16.00 752 640 40.0 39,061 33,280 2,078 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .......... 15.62 13.87 625 555 40.0 32,485 28,850 2,080

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-33 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Production occupations –Continued

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners .................... $17.39 $17.22 $688 $689 39.6 $35,784 $35,818 2,058 Bookbinders and bindery workers ............................ 14.33 13.54 564 542 39.3 29,328 28,159 2,046 Bindery workers ................ 14.33 13.54 564 542 39.3 29,328 28,159 2,046 Printers ................................... 17.05 16.48 677 653 39.7 35,200 33,883 2,065

Job printers ........................ 17.71 18.10 705 730 39.8 36,654 37,960 2,069 Prepress technicians and workers ........................ 19.06 19.28 754 750 39.6 39,231 39,014 2,058 Printing machine operators 16.36 15.56 651 623 39.8 33,802 32,386 2,066 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ............................ 9.96 9.38 389 371 39.1 20,254 19,296 2,034 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials ............... 9.22 8.32 354 330 38.3 18,376 17,160 1,992 Sewing machine operators ..... 11.61 10.59 459 420 39.5 23,809 21,840 2,051 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers .............................. 15.01 13.00 564 500 37.6 29,339 26,000 1,954 Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers .............. 14.88 12.90 556 500 37.4 28,934 26,000 1,945 Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders ...... 12.43 12.05 495 482 39.8 25,744 25,064 2,070 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders ... 11.14 11.07 443 421 39.8 23,038 21,902 2,067 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders .......................... 11.29 10.39 452 416 40.0 23,478 21,611 2,080 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders .......................... 13.56 13.90 542 556 40.0 28,202 28,908 2,080 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders .. 12.44 11.90 493 476 39.6 25,621 24,752 2,059 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers ............................ 13.91 11.80 553 472 39.8 28,752 24,540 2,066

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-34 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Production occupations –Continued

Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers ............................ $15.66 $16.97 $618 $655 39.5 $32,158 $34,066 2,053 Fabric and apparel patternmakers .............. 21.60 20.65 835 826 38.7 43,432 42,952 2,011 Upholsterers ....................... 15.74 15.76 628 630 39.9 32,641 32,781 2,073 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters ......................... 14.83 15.00 590 580 39.8 30,608 30,160 2,065 Furniture finishers ................. 13.90 13.60 549 544 39.5 28,524 28,288 2,053 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders .............................. 12.92 12.50 515 500 39.9 26,732 26,000 2,069 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood ............................ 12.27 11.85 490 474 39.9 25,350 24,648 2,066 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 13.57 13.50 541 540 39.8 28,105 28,080 2,071 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers ....................... 30.41 31.07 1,216 1,243 40.0 63,238 64,626 2,079 Power distributors and dispatchers ................... 35.28 36.20 1,411 1,448 40.0 73,380 75,296 2,080 Power plant operators ........ 28.02 27.87 1,120 1,115 40.0 58,248 57,970 2,079 Stationary engineers and boiler operators ................ 26.46 27.11 1,050 1,084 39.7 54,449 56,222 2,058 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators .............. 19.54 18.71 780 747 39.9 40,552 38,861 2,076 Miscellaneous plant and system operators .............. 26.60 27.97 1,039 1,097 39.1 53,562 56,950 2,014 Chemical plant and system operators ...................... 24.63 25.83 920 857 37.4 47,859 44,574 1,943 Gas plant operators ............ 30.71 32.50 1,228 1,300 40.0 63,872 67,600 2,080 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 27.83 29.25 1,113 1,167 40.0 55,829 60,707 2,006

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-35 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Production occupations –Continued Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders .............................. $21.38 $20.26 $852 $810 39.8 $44,285 $42,141 2,072 Chemical equipment operators and tenders ... 19.19 19.38 764 754 39.8 39,725 39,208 2,070 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders .. 23.34 21.25 930 850 39.9 48,383 44,200 2,073 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers ............................ 16.33 15.53 652 621 39.9 33,472 30,846 2,049 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders .......................... 17.16 16.60 687 664 40.0 35,335 34,528 2,059 Grinding and polishing workers, hand .............. 13.49 13.00 540 520 40.0 27,611 26,832 2,047 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders .. 17.17 16.32 684 650 39.9 35,163 33,322 2,048 Cutting workers ..................... 14.32 14.23 570 567 39.8 29,114 29,203 2,033 Cutters and trimmers, hand 12.92 12.50 515 500 39.9 26,384 25,459 2,043 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders .. 14.78 14.50 587 580 39.7 29,995 30,160 2,029 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders .............................. 14.58 13.72 582 549 39.9 30,239 28,536 2,074 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders .............................. 16.40 14.52 656 581 40.0 34,116 30,202 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .... 16.34 15.14 651 600 39.8 33,693 31,200 2,062 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians ....................... 15.63 15.24 620 600 39.7 32,228 31,200 2,062 Dental laboratory technicians ................... 15.92 15.43 629 616 39.5 32,732 32,032 2,056

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-36 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Production occupations –Continued

Ophthalmic laboratory technicians ................... $14.12 $14.38 $565 $575 40.0 $29,373 $29,917 2,080 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders .............................. 14.95 14.46 596 577 39.8 30,915 30,004 2,067 Painting workers .................... 15.22 14.27 610 564 40.1 31,686 29,328 2,082 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders .......................... 13.97 13.25 558 529 40.0 29,008 27,498 2,077 Painters, transportation equipment .................... 19.86 18.26 802 731 40.4 41,684 37,987 2,099 Painting, coating, and decorating workers ...... 12.35 11.00 493 440 39.9 25,606 22,880 2,074 Photographic process workers and processing machine operators .......................... 14.23 12.65 550 520 38.6 28,579 27,040 2,009 Photographic process workers ........................ 16.63 11.24 650 449 39.1 33,794 23,369 2,033 Photographic processing machine operators ........ 13.00 13.42 499 525 38.4 25,961 27,300 1,997 Semiconductor processors ..... 17.48 17.45 698 696 40.0 36,310 36,171 2,078 Miscellaneous production workers ............................ 13.75 12.00 547 480 39.7 28,307 24,898 2,058 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders .......................... 14.69 14.28 588 571 40.0 30,551 29,702 2,080 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders ................... 17.92 13.28 717 531 40.0 37,269 27,622 2,080 Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders ................... 14.99 12.20 592 488 39.5 30,804 25,376 2,055 Etchers and engravers ........ 15.95 14.00 625 560 39.2 32,501 29,120 2,038 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic .................... 14.67 14.00 580 560 39.6 30,181 29,120 2,058 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders .......................... 16.83 16.65 671 666 39.9 34,883 34,632 2,073

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-37 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Production occupations –Continued

Tire builders ....................... $16.51 $17.32 $661 $693 40.0 $34,350 $36,026 2,080 Helpers--production workers ........................ 11.89 11.00 472 440 39.7 24,519 22,880 2,061

Transportation and material moving occupations ........... 15.88 14.00 637 556 40.1 32,690 28,560 2,058 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand ..... 21.38 20.22 876 806 41.0 45,402 41,617 2,124 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators ....... 23.84 23.08 995 962 41.7 51,546 50,014 2,162 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers .......................... 90.81 92.42 2,175 2,392 23.9 112,640 123,413 1,240 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ............ 108.69 111.62 2,308 2,543 21.2 120,012 132,228 1,104 Commercial pilots ............. 32.52 32.00 1,336 1,280 41.1 67,468 66,554 2,074 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians ....................... 12.55 10.71 500 428 39.8 25,994 22,279 2,071 Bus drivers ............................. 16.86 15.24 607 579 36.0 27,205 24,908 1,613 Bus drivers, transit and intercity ........................ 17.94 16.00 722 666 40.2 37,437 34,632 2,087 Bus drivers, school ............ 15.55 14.53 496 462 31.9 19,643 17,701 1,263 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ..................... 17.17 16.31 715 667 41.7 36,930 34,528 2,151 Driver/sales workers .......... 14.98 14.14 607 574 40.5 31,540 29,864 2,105 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ................ 18.16 17.30 774 732 42.6 39,824 37,981 2,193 Truck drivers, light or delivery services .......... 15.75 13.84 632 551 40.2 32,810 28,600 2,083 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ... 11.10 9.95 417 378 37.6 21,666 19,656 1,952 Locomotive engineers and operators .......................... 27.70 23.75 1,178 950 42.5 60,171 49,400 2,172 Locomotive engineers ....... 28.17 23.75 1,207 950 42.8 62,744 49,400 2,227 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators ............... 24.70 22.42 988 897 40.0 51,369 46,634 2,080

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-38 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Transportation and material moving occupations –Continued Railroad conductors and yardmasters ...................... $24.33 $22.88 $1,048 $1,000 43.1 $54,498 $52,000 2,240 Subway and streetcar operators .......................... 25.62 26.55 1,025 1,062 40.0 53,292 55,224 2,080 Sailors and marine oilers ....... 12.98 11.67 586 583 45.1 28,489 29,120 2,195 Ship and boat captains and operators .......................... 25.85 28.21 1,340 1,167 51.8 59,125 60,667 2,287 Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels ............ 25.85 28.21 1,340 1,167 51.8 59,125 60,667 2,287 Ship engineers ....................... 34.23 29.17 1,759 1,831 51.4 67,559 55,692 1,974 Parking lot attendants ............ 8.76 8.35 340 323 38.7 17,528 16,640 2,000 Service station attendants ...... 11.58 9.00 460 360 39.8 23,935 18,720 2,067 Transportation inspectors ...... 26.70 23.96 1,076 1,067 40.3 55,938 55,465 2,095 Conveyor operators and tenders .............................. 13.27 12.00 531 480 40.0 27,592 24,960 2,080 Crane and tower operators ..... 21.19 20.00 847 800 40.0 44,032 41,600 2,078 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 16.82 16.50 671 660 39.9 34,486 33,280 2,050 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators ...................... 16.73 16.11 667 644 39.9 34,286 33,280 2,050 Hoist and winch operators ..... 21.25 20.28 894 811 42.1 46,475 42,182 2,187 Industrial truck and tractor operators .......................... 14.57 13.77 583 550 40.0 29,998 28,392 2,059 Laborers and material movers, hand .................... 11.86 10.87 471 428 39.7 24,294 22,048 2,048 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment .................... 11.67 10.73 463 430 39.7 24,030 22,256 2,059 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ............................. 12.30 11.20 488 441 39.7 25,143 22,880 2,044 Machine feeders and offbearers ..................... 11.86 10.60 472 426 39.8 24,523 22,069 2,068 Packers and packagers, hand ............................. 10.71 9.84 425 390 39.7 21,912 20,176 2,047

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### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-39 December 2007 - January 2009

## Table 3 Full-time 1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2 Hourly3 Weekly 4 Annual 5

Mean earnings Median earnings Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours Mean earnings Median earnings Mean hours

Transportation and material moving occupations –Continued Pumping station operators ..... $21.97 $22.91 $879 $916 40.0 $45,093 $47,653 2,052 Refuse and recyclable material collectors ........... 14.00 11.84 591 525 42.2 30,554 27,300 2,182 Tank car, truck, and ship loaders .............................. 19.88 20.22 797 809 40.1 40,603 42,058 2,043

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 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, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less 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 designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.

NOTE: Dashes indicate 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.



### NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States 3-40 December 2007 - January 2009