National Compensation Survey: 

Occupational Wages in the West North 

Central Census Division, June 2006 

U.S. Department of Labor 

Elaine L. Chao, Secretary 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Philip L. Rones, Deputy Commissioner 

September 2007 
ii

SUMMARY OF CHANGES 

The National Compensation Survey program publishes occupational for each of the nine census divisions. Between 1997 

and August 2006, the census division publications classified occupations under the Occupational Classification System 

(OCS), based on the 1990 Census of Population, and identified establishments by the 1987 Standard Industrial 

Classification (SIC) system. 

The census division publications have recently undergone a number of major changes. Beginning with these estimates, the 

following changes have been introduced: 

1. The 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system 

2. The 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 

3. Imputation for temporary nonresponse situations 

4. Benchmarking of estimated employment 

5. New tables 

New classification systems 

The 2000 SOC system defines more than 800 detailed occupations and is designed to reflect the current occupational 

structure in the United States better than previous occupational systems. Detailed occupations are combined into broad 

occupations, broad occupations are combined into minor groups, and minor groups are then combined into major groups. 

This design of several levels of aggregation is intended to meet the widely varying needs of data users. In addition, the 

2002 NAICS system was used to classify establishments by industry. 

Imputation for temporary nonresponse of establishments 

For the first time, the census division program is imputing data for temporary nonresponse situations. The National 

Compensation Survey is voluntary, and a company official may refuse to participate in the initial survey or may be 

unwilling or unable to update previously collected data during a subsequent contact. For those situations where previous 

wage data cannot be updated, an estimate for the missing data is imputed using information obtained from similar 

establishments and occupations. 

Benchmarking of estimated employment 

Post stratification, also known as benchmarking, has been introduced to adjust survey sample weights so that these weights 

reflect the current count of employment by industry. Initial weights are derived when the sample of establishments are 

selected, reflecting employment distribution by industry at that time. Those weights may be up to 7 years old for the oldest 

panel of five sample rotation panels at the time of publication. Benchmarking adjusts those weights to reflect the 

employment distribution by industry for the reference date of the data. 

New tables 

In addition to presenting wage data classified according to the SOC, the census division publications have added the 

following new tables: 

• Table that combines work levels into four bands -- levels 1 through 4, levels 5 through 8, levels 9 through 12, and 

levels 13 through 15. The publication of combined levels is intended to make the wage estimates more useful to 

compensation analysts. 

• Tables that present detailed occupational data by size of establishment--specifically, those with fewer than 100 

workers and those with 100 or more workers. 

• Table with detailed occupational data for supervisory workers. 

• Hourly wage percentiles to describe the distribution of hourly earnings for individual workers within each 

published occupation. Data are provided for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles. 

• Hourly, weekly, and annual average wages for full-time workers in a single table. 

• Tables with detailed occupational data for hospitals.
1

Contents 

 Page 

Tables: 

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

Characteristics, West North Central, June 2006................................................................ 3 

Table 2: Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers by work levels, 

West North Central, June 2006............................... .................................................... 4 

Table 3: Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers by work 

levels, West North Central, June 2006......................... ................................................. 23 

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

by work levels, West North Central, June 2006.................. .............................................. 38 

Table 5: Combined work levels for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time 

workers, West North Central, June 2006......................................................................... 45 

Table 6: Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles, West North Central, June 2006................................ 60 

Table 7: Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles, West North Central, June 2006...................... 68 

Table 8: State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles, West North Central, June 2006........ 74 

Table 9: Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles, West North Central, June 2006.................... 78 

Table 10: Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles, West North Central, June 2006.................... 85 

Table 11: Full-time civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean 

weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006.................................................... 88 

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

mean weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006............................................. 98 

Table 13: Full-time state and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual 

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006............................. 106 

Table 14: Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings of private industry establishments for major 

occupational groups, West North Central, June 2006.......................................................... 110 

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

Earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time industry workers, West North Central, 

June, 2006............................................................................................................ 111 

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

Earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time industry workers, West North Central, 

June, 2006............................................................................................. .............. 115 

Table 17: Union and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups, 

West North Central, June 2006 ................................................................................... 120 

Table 18: Time and incentive workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups, 

West North Central, June 2006 ................................................................................... 121 
2

Contents-Continued: 

Table 19: Industry sector: Mean hourly earnings for private industry workers by major occupational 

Group, West North Central, June 2006........................................................................... 122 

Table 20: Civilian workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and 

mean weekly and annual hours for full-time workers by work levels, West North Central, 

June 2006 ............................................................................................................. 123 

Table 21: Civilian workers in management occupations by supervisory responsibility: Mean and median 

Weekly and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 126 

Table 22: Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment 

characteristics, West North Central, June 2006.................................................................. 127 

Technical Note ................................................................................................................. A-1 

Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey, West North Central, June 2006 .................. A-3 

Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, West North Central, June 2006 .................................... A-4 
Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, West North

Central, June 2006

Worker and establishment

characteristics

Civilian

workers

Private industry

workers

State and local government

workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours3

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours3

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours3

Mean

Relative

error2

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error2

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error2

(percent)

All workers .......................................................... $17.50 1.9 35.1 $16.71 1.6 34.9 $22.27 2.4 36.7

Worker characteristics4,5

Management, professional, and related ........... 27.48 2.7 37.0 27.21 3.8 37.4 28.15 1.8 36.3

Management, business, and financial .......... 30.71 6.5 40.2 30.42 7.3 40.4 32.29 3.6 39.3

Professional and related ............................... 26.12 2.1 35.9 25.47 2.8 35.9 27.35 2.1 35.7

Service .............................................................. 10.67 3.1 29.8 9.37 2.8 28.6 16.78 4.5 37.2

Sales and office ................................................ 13.90 1.6 34.5 13.80 2.0 34.2 15.06 6.8 37.1

Sales and related .......................................... 14.22 6.7 31.3 14.23 6.8 31.3 10.34 8.5 26.1

Office and administrative support ................. 13.75 2.7 36.3 13.55 1.8 36.1 15.10 6.6 37.3

Natural resources, construction, and

maintenance ................................................... 20.16 4.4 39.3 20.32 4.8 39.3 18.49 2.2 39.2

Construction and extraction ......................... 21.19 3.7 39.2 21.56 4.0 39.2 18.13 4.3 40.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair ............ 19.20 5.0 39.9 19.16 5.6 40.0 19.80 5.8 38.1

Production, transportation, and material

moving ............................................................ 14.94 2.0 37.7 14.83 2.0 37.9 18.00 4.3 33.4

Production .................................................... 15.34 3.5 39.2 15.24 3.6 39.2 19.78 8.8 37.4

Transportation and material moving ............. 14.45 2.7 36.0 14.31 3.0 36.3 17.02 4.4 31.5

Full time ............................................................ 18.75 2.2 39.9 18.01 1.9 39.9 22.82 2.1 39.4

Part time ........................................................... 10.16 1.8 20.6 9.68 1.7 20.7 15.85 5.2 20.1

Union ................................................................ 21.87 1.3 37.9 21.41 1.8 38.0 22.62 1.6 37.7

Nonunion .......................................................... 16.61 2.1 34.6 16.05 1.7 34.5 21.99 3.9 35.9

Time .................................................................. 17.31 2.0 34.9 16.44 1.7 34.6 22.27 2.4 36.7

Incentive ........................................................... 20.59 4.6 38.2 20.59 4.6 38.2 – – –

Establishment characteristics

Goods producing .............................................. 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 19.05 3.7 39.6 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

Service providing .............................................. – – – – – – – – –

1-99 workers ..................................................... 15.06 2.2 33.6 14.96 2.1 33.6 21.93 15.9 33.0

100-499 workers ............................................... 17.52 2.6 36.1 17.14 2.5 36.1 19.63 5.3 36.2

500 workers or more ......................................... 21.94 3.7 37.1 21.10 5.1 37.1 23.39 .8 37.1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

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

criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

3
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All workers .............................................................................. $17.50 1.9 $18.75 2.2 $10.16 1.8

Management occupations ................................................. 34.83 9.1 34.95 9.3 27.84 14.7

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.14 5.7 18.39 6.8 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 19.78 13.3 19.78 13.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.31 5.3 28.31 5.3 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 34.41 7.5 34.41 7.5 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 40.29 4.3 40.21 4.2 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 48.33 7.2 48.33 7.2 – –

Level 13 ............................................................ 50.16 3.6 50.16 3.6 – –

Level 14 ............................................................ 64.72 6.3 64.72 6.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 38.76 18.4 38.85 18.9 34.45 10.9

Chief executives ............................................................... 77.16 19.4 77.16 19.4 – –

General and operations managers ................................... 32.60 5.0 32.60 5.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.79 8.9 26.79 8.9 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 43.28 15.9 43.28 15.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 33.82 13.4 33.82 13.4 – –

Legislators ........................................................................ 33.91 11.5 – – 34.49 12.1

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 33.91 11.5 – – 34.49 12.1

Advertising and promotions managers ............................. 21.77 14.1 21.77 14.1 – –

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 44.45 5.4 44.45 5.4 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 44.89 4.7 44.89 4.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 42.61 16.6 42.61 16.6 – –

Marketing managers ..................................................... 38.98 11.5 38.98 11.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 34.89 8.5 34.89 8.5 – –

Sales managers ............................................................ 49.66 7.9 49.66 7.9 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 47.16 3.5 47.16 3.5 – –

Administrative services managers .................................... 24.12 14.7 24.12 14.7 – –

Computer and information systems managers ................. 43.84 6.2 43.84 6.2 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 46.64 6.6 46.64 6.6 – –

Financial managers .......................................................... 37.01 17.5 36.85 17.8 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.19 5.6 26.19 5.6 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 43.14 14.1 42.83 14.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 39.14 23.1 39.14 23.1 – –

Human resources managers ............................................ 39.63 11.0 39.63 11.0 – –

Industrial production managers ........................................ 33.09 11.0 33.09 11.0 – –

Purchasing managers ....................................................... 25.53 21.9 25.53 21.9 – –

Construction managers .................................................... 32.12 15.2 32.12 15.2 – –

Education administrators .................................................. 35.13 13.5 35.88 13.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.34 21.6 35.34 21.6 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 35.19 23.2 35.19 23.2 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 39.85 9.0 39.85 9.0 – –

Education administrators, elementary and secondary

school ..................................................................... 44.16 7.0 44.16 7.0 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 45.17 7.2 45.17 7.2 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 41.34 8.9 41.34 8.9 – –

Education administrators, postsecondary ..................... 30.39 22.6 30.39 22.6 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 35.82 26.2 35.82 26.2 – –

Engineering managers ..................................................... 48.31 7.1 48.31 7.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 49.13 14.7 49.13 14.7 – –

Food service managers .................................................... 17.27 14.9 17.27 14.9 – –

Medical and health services managers ............................ 39.32 7.3 39.37 7.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.74 5.5 32.74 5.5 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 45.32 6.5 45.67 6.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 44.06 12.2 44.20 12.6 – –

Social and community service managers ......................... 20.72 18.5 20.72 18.5 – –

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 25.71 4.0 25.73 4.0 22.63 14.7

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.59 8.6 16.59 8.6 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.98 4.2 18.98 4.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.37 5.3 19.36 5.3 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.65 3.7 24.65 3.7 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.70 4.2 26.73 4.4 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 34.94 11.3 34.94 11.3 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 36.79 2.9 36.79 2.9 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 53.70 11.7 53.70 11.7 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

4
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Business and financial operations occupations

–Continued

Not able to be leveled ....................................... $31.29 8.5 $31.41 8.6 – –

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 24.59 4.7 24.59 4.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 17.22 14.8 17.22 14.8 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.07 10.6 32.07 10.6 – –

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and

investigators ............................................................... 21.48 5.2 21.65 5.3 – –

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........... 21.33 6.3 21.51 6.3 – –

Cost estimators ................................................................. 28.09 10.5 28.09 10.5 – –

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 22.20 6.9 22.19 6.9 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.22 7.3 19.22 7.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.46 9.4 18.35 9.3 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.36 5.3 24.36 5.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 25.83 5.1 25.83 5.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 21.64 8.6 21.64 8.6 – –

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .. 18.99 2.2 18.99 2.2 – –

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists .. 20.33 10.9 20.33 10.9 – –

Training and development specialists .......................... 23.55 7.3 23.54 7.4 – –

Management analysts ...................................................... 32.27 1.8 32.74 1.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 25.59 9.3 26.14 10.1 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 37.08 1.1 37.08 1.1 – –

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 24.48 2.6 24.48 2.6 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.54 3.5 22.54 3.5 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 20.29 16.1 20.29 16.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.61 6.6 26.61 6.6 – –

Appraisers and assessors of real estate .......................... 27.06 9.3 26.35 10.2 – –

Credit analysts .................................................................. 26.69 18.8 26.69 18.8 – –

Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 27.78 9.4 27.78 9.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.69 4.7 19.69 4.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 22.82 10.8 22.82 10.8 – –

Financial analysts ......................................................... 33.06 9.8 33.06 9.8 – –

Personal financial advisors ........................................... 23.56 9.5 23.56 9.5 – –

Insurance underwriters ................................................. 24.71 15.1 24.71 15.1 – –

Loan counselors and officers ............................................ 28.63 19.1 28.63 19.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 23.95 36.2 23.95 36.2 – –

Loan officers ................................................................. 28.63 19.1 28.63 19.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 23.95 36.2 23.95 36.2 – –

Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue

agents ......................................................................... 24.63 7.7 – – – –

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 30.94 4.3 31.12 3.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.58 13.5 16.58 13.5 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.13 5.1 20.13 5.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.04 3.2 24.04 3.2 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 26.68 5.6 26.68 5.6 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 30.86 2.6 30.86 2.6 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 32.01 6.2 32.01 6.2 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 40.82 3.5 40.82 3.5 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 45.00 2.5 44.98 2.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 36.23 8.3 36.23 8.3 – –

Computer programmers ................................................... 29.53 7.9 29.53 7.9 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.95 6.5 24.95 6.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.62 2.7 28.62 2.7 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 30.50 8.6 30.50 8.6 – –

Computer software engineers .......................................... 40.36 1.8 40.37 1.9 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.42 8.4 32.44 8.4 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 46.98 3.2 46.98 3.2 – –

Computer software engineers, applications ................. 42.76 3.0 42.76 3.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.09 3.7 35.09 3.7 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 50.98 6.1 50.98 6.1 – –

Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 38.01 6.3 38.02 6.3 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 42.99 5.5 42.99 5.5 – –

Computer support specialists ........................................... 18.16 17.6 18.84 15.3 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

5
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Computer systems analysts ............................................. $32.95 4.9 $32.95 4.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.83 3.2 22.83 3.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.00 4.0 31.00 4.0 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 36.21 4.7 36.21 4.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 39.29 3.7 39.29 3.7 – –

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 30.69 5.2 30.69 5.2 – –

Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 28.82 2.9 28.82 2.9 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.17 7.7 32.17 7.7 – –

Operations research analysts ........................................... 30.27 11.6 30.27 11.6 – –

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 27.95 3.9 27.72 4.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.05 8.8 16.05 8.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.41 4.7 18.41 4.7 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.81 3.4 19.81 3.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.54 2.9 24.54 2.9 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.71 9.7 24.71 9.7 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 30.33 1.0 30.33 1.0 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 36.89 3.4 34.57 2.9 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 39.09 3.7 39.09 3.7 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 39.41 1.6 39.41 1.6 – –

Level 13 ............................................................ 53.23 5.6 53.23 5.6 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 23.40 20.9 23.42 21.2 – –

Engineers ......................................................................... 33.13 7.0 32.86 7.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.44 2.7 25.44 2.7 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 31.79 7.2 31.79 7.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 30.52 1.3 30.52 1.3 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 36.89 3.4 34.57 2.9 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 38.82 3.8 38.82 3.8 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 39.41 1.6 39.41 1.6 – –

Level 13 ............................................................ 53.23 5.6 53.23 5.6 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 26.04 31.5 26.04 31.5 – –

Civil engineers .............................................................. 34.74 17.5 34.74 17.5 – –

Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 36.66 4.2 35.82 3.9 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 42.36 .6 42.36 .6 – –

Electrical engineers .................................................. 33.23 9.2 33.23 9.2 – –

Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 38.80 2.7 – – – –

Industrial engineers, including health and safety .......... 31.07 4.4 31.07 4.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.29 3.7 31.29 3.7 – –

Industrial engineers .................................................. 31.03 4.7 31.03 4.7 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.29 3.7 31.29 3.7 – –

Mechanical engineers ................................................... 33.19 4.5 33.19 4.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.20 2.6 32.20 2.6 – –

Drafters ............................................................................. 20.39 6.7 20.39 6.7 – –

Mechanical drafters ...................................................... 20.52 10.0 20.52 10.0 – –

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 21.06 5.2 21.06 5.2 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.20 5.0 19.20 5.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.85 11.5 23.85 11.5 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 21.99 8.9 21.99 8.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 19.40 10.3 19.30 11.0 – –

Civil engineering technicians ........................................ 18.03 2.6 18.03 2.6 – –

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ......... 21.65 15.1 21.65 15.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.72 10.8 27.72 10.8 – –

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 23.92 10.9 24.78 11.7 $12.27 18.1

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.07 6.5 18.44 6.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.69 6.5 23.69 6.5 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.75 16.4 24.91 17.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.74 11.9 28.74 11.9 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 33.66 8.0 33.66 8.0 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 18.25 25.0 21.70 30.2 – –

Life scientists .................................................................... 22.13 6.1 22.07 6.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 22.41 4.7 22.41 4.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 31.78 17.5 31.78 17.5 – –

Biological scientists ...................................................... 19.72 1.5 19.72 1.5 – –

Medical scientists ......................................................... 22.95 7.7 22.85 7.6 – –

Physical scientists ............................................................ 29.08 3.7 29.08 3.7 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

6
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Chemists and materials scientists ................................ $27.39 11.4 $27.39 11.4 – –

Chemists ................................................................... 25.30 6.2 25.30 6.2 – –

Environmental scientists and geoscientists .................. 30.08 7.2 30.08 7.2 – –

Environmental scientists and specialists, including

health .................................................................. 31.66 13.1 31.66 13.1 – –

Market and survey researchers ........................................ 23.88 27.6 33.44 2.4 – –

Market research analysts ............................................. 33.44 2.4 33.44 2.4 – –

Psychologists .................................................................... 28.54 5.2 28.54 5.2 – –

Chemical technicians ........................................................ 21.77 9.4 22.22 9.6 – –

Community and social services occupations .................. 17.48 4.2 17.84 3.0 $14.30 12.8

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.15 6.4 15.67 4.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 15.05 7.0 14.54 6.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 16.45 10.8 17.21 6.4 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 18.21 4.1 17.97 4.9 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 23.10 6.2 23.10 6.2 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 16.94 16.9 16.94 16.9 – –

Counselors ....................................................................... 18.75 9.0 18.77 9.0 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 12.49 2.7 12.50 2.8 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 21.90 7.4 21.90 7.4 – –

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 19.77 12.0 19.77 12.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.42 8.0 24.42 8.0 – –

Rehabilitation counselors ............................................. 13.53 8.8 13.53 8.8 – –

Social workers .................................................................. 18.93 9.3 19.98 4.6 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.95 5.9 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 17.44 16.9 19.93 8.5 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 16.09 2.6 15.34 4.6 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 23.50 7.4 23.52 7.5 – –

Child, family, and school social workers ....................... 18.99 5.7 19.25 5.3 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 15.51 5.8 15.51 5.8 – –

Medical and public health social workers ..................... 18.88 23.6 22.24 5.0 – –

Mental health and substance abuse social workers ..... 17.97 9.7 17.97 9.7 – –

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 15.67 4.0 15.82 3.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.31 6.5 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 15.79 6.0 15.55 7.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 14.06 2.9 14.06 2.9 – –

Probation officers and correctional treatment

specialists ............................................................... 19.75 6.8 19.75 6.8 – –

Social and human service assistants ........................... 14.90 6.7 15.02 6.6 – –

Legal occupations .............................................................. 34.19 5.9 34.76 5.6 22.56 43.2

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.87 24.9 – – – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.34 7.2 24.34 7.2 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 41.30 9.0 – – – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 51.74 19.8 51.67 19.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 38.98 7.5 40.07 9.4 – –

Lawyers ............................................................................ 41.24 6.2 41.18 6.2 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 41.30 9.0 – – – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 51.74 19.8 51.67 19.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 39.34 10.7 39.34 10.7 – –

Paralegals and legal assistants ........................................ 22.35 11.9 22.35 11.9 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.34 7.2 24.34 7.2 – –

Miscellaneous legal support workers ................................ 19.52 24.6 – – – –

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 28.97 4.4 30.14 4.3 17.31 5.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.69 5.6 9.77 6.5 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.57 5.4 10.76 7.7 9.89 7.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.62 7.8 10.30 9.7 10.98 6.6

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.95 2.4 12.69 2.1 13.69 9.3

Level 5 ............................................................. 13.67 2.4 14.48 6.4 11.65 2.3

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.42 4.4 20.61 8.0 19.95 6.5

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.06 6.9 27.44 7.2 20.96 14.9

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.07 4.8 32.06 4.6 32.59 12.1

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.69 3.4 34.61 3.4 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 33.61 7.5 34.33 8.5 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 43.87 17.7 43.95 17.6 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

7
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Education, training, and library occupations –Continued

Level 13 ............................................................ $56.12 7.1 $56.12 7.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 26.76 9.0 27.84 15.4 $25.22 16.5

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 38.35 12.9 39.00 11.9 28.53 9.1

Level 7 ............................................................. 33.97 9.1 34.62 8.7 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 27.01 12.5 27.00 12.6 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.03 8.1 31.95 8.2 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 32.62 8.6 33.43 10.3 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 45.02 16.6 45.12 16.4 – –

Level 13 ............................................................ 56.12 7.1 56.12 7.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 29.64 16.3 31.09 21.7 28.35 1.2

Business teachers, postsecondary ............................... 73.62 24.4 75.17 21.6 – –

Math and computer teachers, postsecondary .............. 33.04 9.1 33.04 9.1 – –

Life sciences teachers, postsecondary ......................... 36.04 21.2 – – – –

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................... 33.96 16.6 35.95 12.6 – –

Health teachers, postsecondary ................................... 29.03 6.3 29.12 6.7 – –

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ............. 28.92 10.1 28.99 10.2 – –

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .... 29.12 5.0 29.23 5.6 – –

Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,

postsecondary ........................................................ 40.35 2.0 40.29 2.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.23 12.9 – – – –

English language and literature teachers,

postsecondary .................................................... 34.86 9.6 – – – –

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 35.02 8.6 35.81 10.2 28.02 2.7

Level 7 ............................................................. 33.31 11.5 – – – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.38 10.4 32.37 10.5 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 34.47 7.6 34.42 7.7 – –

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ........ 34.32 7.9 34.42 7.9 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 37.80 7.3 37.80 7.3 – –

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 30.93 2.7 31.05 2.9 26.39 12.1

Level 5 ............................................................. 11.56 4.4 – – 10.97 5.0

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.06 7.1 21.67 9.6 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.55 6.5 26.67 6.6 20.29 18.7

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.35 4.7 32.31 4.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.69 4.2 35.59 4.2 – –

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 23.93 6.6 25.10 2.7 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 29.27 3.5 29.58 3.6 – –

Preschool teachers, except special education ......... 17.17 13.2 – – – –

Kindergarten teachers, except special education ..... 31.30 8.1 31.88 6.8 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 29.43 4.5 29.51 4.5 – –

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 31.75 2.6 31.93 2.6 19.00 16.1

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.40 .0 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.46 7.3 27.59 7.3 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.41 5.5 32.43 5.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.48 4.3 35.48 4.3 – –

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 31.02 3.1 31.22 3.1 19.28 15.9

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.27 7.1 27.40 7.1 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.08 4.4 32.10 4.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.59 4.8 34.59 4.8 – –

Middle school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 34.54 4.7 34.60 4.6 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 33.29 8.1 33.29 8.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 38.19 5.0 38.19 5.0 – –

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 30.55 3.6 30.29 3.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.13 6.5 26.21 6.7 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.40 4.7 32.15 4.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.04 5.1 34.64 5.2 – –

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 30.54 3.7 30.28 3.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.11 6.6 26.18 6.9 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.40 4.7 32.15 4.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.05 5.3 34.64 5.4 – –

Special education teachers .......................................... 30.87 6.4 31.05 6.6 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

8
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Special education teachers –Continued

Level 7 ............................................................. $24.35 8.3 $24.45 8.3 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 33.27 6.4 33.27 6.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 38.33 6.6 38.33 6.6 – –

Special education teachers, preschool,

kindergarten, and elementary school ................. 28.26 8.3 28.37 8.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.49 8.3 23.65 8.1 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 31.66 6.2 31.66 6.2 – –

Special education teachers, middle school .............. 37.58 4.7 38.28 4.5 – –

Special education teachers, secondary school ........ 32.07 13.5 32.07 13.5 – –

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 25.11 11.8 27.08 11.1 $18.50 12.7

Level 5 ............................................................. 12.39 4.0 – – 11.74 2.8

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.25 3.0 – – 20.25 3.0

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.11 11.5 22.28 13.9 21.61 13.5

Self-enrichment education teachers ............................. 22.29 10.6 – – – –

Librarians .......................................................................... 30.47 9.5 31.40 7.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.26 18.5 27.56 18.9 – –

Library technicians ............................................................ 15.41 6.0 15.26 8.9 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.07 12.6 15.30 13.5 – –

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 11.17 3.5 11.01 3.8 11.50 5.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.69 5.6 9.77 6.5 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.57 5.4 10.76 7.7 9.89 7.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.62 7.8 10.30 9.7 10.98 6.6

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.95 2.4 12.69 2.1 13.69 9.3

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 19.87 9.1 20.99 7.6 11.27 18.8

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.36 10.3 14.61 11.0 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 14.81 5.0 14.81 5.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.57 2.6 19.57 2.6 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.75 5.7 26.75 5.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 21.70 15.5 24.82 25.3 15.87 11.9

Designers ......................................................................... 18.14 24.7 19.48 20.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.66 .6 19.66 .6 – –

Graphic designers ........................................................ 18.21 11.9 17.82 10.6 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.39 6.7 18.39 6.7 – –

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers ............. 17.84 31.1 – – 10.57 20.2

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 17.84 31.1 – – 10.57 20.2

Coaches and scouts ..................................................... 22.04 20.9 – – 12.09 10.1

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 22.04 20.9 – – 12.09 10.1

News analysts, reporters and correspondents ................. 20.98 39.3 21.91 40.4 – –

Reporters and correspondents ..................................... 12.97 17.6 – – – –

Public relations specialists ................................................ 27.19 23.1 27.19 23.1 – –

Writers and editors ........................................................... 16.15 9.7 16.15 9.7 – –

Editors .......................................................................... 16.73 13.7 16.73 13.7 – –

Miscellaneous media and communication workers .......... 22.15 6.8 22.66 5.5 – –

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 23.60 2.4 23.68 3.6 23.23 4.8

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.38 3.5 10.36 2.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.26 7.8 14.58 7.0 12.96 7.6

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.82 3.9 15.78 4.2 15.99 8.2

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.55 5.2 18.99 5.5 17.22 5.6

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.92 3.2 23.70 2.7 24.54 3.7

Level 8 ............................................................. 26.19 1.9 25.79 3.0 29.84 5.5

Level 9 ............................................................. 27.02 2.2 26.49 3.0 29.34 2.5

Level 10 ............................................................ 35.26 4.8 34.16 5.8 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 35.74 16.3 35.13 17.3 – –

Level 13 ............................................................ 68.27 11.6 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 26.93 14.5 26.64 12.4 27.80 27.7

Dietitians and nutritionists ................................................. 21.22 .8 – – – –

Pharmacists ...................................................................... 42.75 3.9 42.74 4.2 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 42.53 5.7 42.53 5.7 – –

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 42.50 31.4 40.28 31.8 – –

Physician assistants ......................................................... 32.45 .6 – – – –

Registered nurses ............................................................ 25.48 2.7 25.00 3.5 27.07 2.6

Level 6 ............................................................. – – 16.82 5.4 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

9
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Registered nurses –Continued

Level 7 ............................................................. $23.58 4.0 $23.23 3.1 $24.46 3.6

Level 8 ............................................................. 25.51 1.2 25.02 1.8 28.99 4.0

Level 9 ............................................................. 27.07 3.0 26.34 3.5 29.15 2.3

Level 11 ............................................................ 38.24 8.8 35.75 6.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 23.17 9.9 21.71 9.4 – –

Therapists ......................................................................... 26.75 5.3 26.55 7.3 28.77 11.4

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.91 2.7 24.10 2.5 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 28.50 6.9 27.88 9.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 29.51 5.2 29.55 5.3 – –

Occupational therapists ................................................ 27.42 4.1 26.34 4.1 – –

Physical therapists ........................................................ 28.08 4.5 28.01 4.6 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 29.42 5.6 – – – –

Respiratory therapists ................................................... 21.15 3.4 – – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 19.83 4.7 20.54 5.3 15.93 30.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.29 7.4 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.28 17.1 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.46 2.1 – – – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.04 5.9 26.18 5.6 – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............... 24.47 5.5 24.51 6.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.04 5.9 26.18 5.6 – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians .................. 15.59 7.8 16.24 3.9 13.30 17.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.29 7.4 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.28 17.1 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.81 1.4 – – – –

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 22.67 6.1 23.69 6.4 18.47 7.3

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.98 2.4 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. – – 20.40 8.6 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.73 4.6 – – – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 21.48 8.1 21.48 8.1 – –

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .............. 14.45 10.9 – – – –

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 23.09 6.6 24.20 5.0 19.02 10.6

Level 6 ............................................................. – – 20.40 8.6 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.73 4.6 – – – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 22.53 4.5 22.53 4.5 – –

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ............ 16.25 6.6 16.60 8.5 – –

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 13.11 11.2 11.73 7.4 15.22 20.4

Pharmacy technicians .................................................. 10.24 4.7 – – – –

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 16.63 1.8 16.54 2.8 16.93 4.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.84 5.6 15.87 6.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.07 3.5 16.15 4.3 15.71 3.4

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.14 3.2 17.03 3.7 17.48 7.7

Medical records and health information technicians ......... 13.36 5.4 – – – –

Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ........ 14.33 11.0 14.33 11.0 – –

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 11.47 3.9 11.99 4.4 10.13 3.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.08 14.2 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.20 6.9 9.33 7.3 8.96 8.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.34 5.8 11.77 8.4 10.66 4.0

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.90 7.4 11.91 7.3 11.88 8.5

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.33 11.0 16.16 6.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.86 4.3 12.07 4.1 – –

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 9.99 3.5 10.17 3.4 9.69 5.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.05 14.5 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.25 6.5 9.46 6.5 8.93 8.8

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.02 2.5 11.31 2.8 10.65 4.1

Level 4 ............................................................. 9.73 4.9 9.69 4.9 10.12 7.8

Home health aides ........................................................ 8.45 4.7 9.18 9.1 8.00 4.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.42 7.5 – – 8.20 4.6

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 10.52 3.5 10.33 4.3 10.94 2.1

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.48 12.3 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.93 7.3 9.82 7.3 10.24 7.7

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.21 1.9 11.21 2.4 11.21 2.7

Level 4 ............................................................. – – – – 10.96 6.7

Psychiatric aides ........................................................... 10.55 6.6 10.55 6.6 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

10
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Psychiatric aides –Continued

Level 4 ............................................................. $9.98 7.9 $9.97 8.0 – –

Physical therapist assistants and aides ............................ 11.42 8.8 – – – –

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 13.74 5.4 13.80 6.0 $13.18 3.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.82 9.1 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.24 5.6 13.11 6.3 14.20 3.5

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.40 9.7 16.42 9.9 – –

Dental assistants .......................................................... 14.91 6.3 14.92 6.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.55 4.4 – – – –

Medical assistants ........................................................ 12.82 3.8 12.40 3.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.60 4.8 – – – –

Medical transcriptionists ............................................... 15.13 7.1 15.65 9.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.90 7.0 15.45 9.7 – –

Protective service occupations ......................................... 16.38 9.4 16.75 9.9 9.44 10.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.98 7.9 8.43 11.8 7.38 3.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.85 2.3 – – 8.64 7.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.68 13.2 12.90 15.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.86 4.3 14.86 4.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.32 6.3 16.54 6.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.77 2.0 20.75 2.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 20.87 6.3 20.89 6.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 25.98 5.2 25.98 5.2 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 30.18 1.1 30.18 1.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 31.21 10.0 31.21 10.0 – –

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement

workers ....................................................................... 29.77 7.0 29.77 7.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.59 5.5 31.59 5.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 23.05 13.5 23.05 13.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

detectives ............................................................... 32.73 4.8 32.73 4.8 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.13 7.4 32.13 7.4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and

prevention workers ..................................................... 26.86 11.9 26.86 11.9 – –

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 17.38 2.0 17.43 2.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.37 3.2 18.37 3.2 – –

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 16.11 8.7 16.12 8.9 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.30 5.9 14.30 5.9 – –

Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 16.04 9.0 16.09 8.9 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.30 5.9 14.30 5.9 – –

Detectives and criminal investigators ............................... 23.95 11.6 24.25 10.9 – –

Police officers ................................................................... 21.91 3.2 21.90 3.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.39 4.0 19.39 4.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.33 1.9 22.32 2.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 21.91 5.7 21.87 6.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 22.80 3.3 22.80 3.3 – –

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 21.89 3.2 21.90 3.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.39 4.0 19.39 4.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.29 2.0 22.32 2.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 21.91 5.7 21.87 6.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 22.80 3.3 22.80 3.3 – –

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 10.23 4.7 – – 8.18 4.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.09 9.3 – – – –

Security guards ............................................................. 10.22 4.7 – – 8.18 4.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.09 9.3 – – – –

Miscellaneous protective service workers ........................ 8.70 12.3 – – 7.13 5.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.12 6.4 – – 6.84 4.9

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective

service workers ....................................................... 7.04 4.4 – – 6.93 4.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.25 6.7 – – – –

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 7.77 4.0 8.91 5.6 6.83 1.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.77 3.9 7.37 3.4 6.56 5.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.64 9.2 6.88 12.0 6.50 6.4

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.51 4.0 9.18 6.7 7.60 5.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 9.85 5.2 9.75 6.9 10.35 3.4

See footnotes at end of table.

11
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Food preparation and serving related occupations

–Continued

Level 5 ............................................................. $13.18 8.2 $12.99 9.4 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 12.83 9.1 12.83 9.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 15.89 14.1 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 12.28 7.2 12.43 7.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 8.25 3.6 8.15 3.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 13.51 11.7 13.30 14.0 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 12.79 9.5 12.79 9.5 – –

Chefs and head cooks .................................................. 15.46 8.9 15.78 7.9 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 12.04 6.8 12.16 6.9 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 8.11 3.1 8.11 3.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 13.57 12.0 13.36 14.4 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 12.44 10.1 12.44 10.1 – –

Cooks ............................................................................... 9.32 3.7 9.99 4.4 $8.28 5.8

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.86 3.1 – – 6.79 3.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.76 5.2 7.49 4.5 7.94 8.4

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.63 6.4 9.82 7.3 9.12 4.6

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.77 3.5 10.75 5.2 10.87 5.3

Cooks, fast food ............................................................ 7.47 4.4 8.45 3.4 6.81 3.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.87 3.0 – – – –

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 9.94 3.6 10.17 4.9 9.29 5.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.06 10.6 9.48 6.1 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.45 3.6 9.45 5.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.58 9.1 10.53 10.2 – –

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 10.01 4.5 10.52 4.4 9.06 4.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.41 9.7 – – 8.07 9.8

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.14 9.2 10.49 8.8 9.22 6.6

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.20 1.7 11.33 4.1 10.83 5.1

Cooks, short order ........................................................ 7.48 8.0 – – 7.60 10.3

Food preparation workers ................................................. 8.76 4.1 8.78 6.0 8.74 4.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.08 5.6 7.77 7.4 8.33 2.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.59 7.4 8.36 9.7 8.88 7.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.38 5.2 10.36 3.2 – –

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 5.63 6.5 5.70 15.3 5.60 4.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.04 3.9 6.48 10.3 5.91 4.1

Level 2 ............................................................. 4.94 8.6 4.36 15.2 5.25 8.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 5.77 3.9 6.45 18.0 5.51 4.6

Level 4 ............................................................. 7.64 27.2 – – – –

Bartenders .................................................................... 7.55 6.9 7.93 15.2 7.34 3.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.55 5.9 – – 7.36 7.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 7.90 13.6 – – 6.81 6.8

Level 4 ............................................................. 7.08 33.4 – – – –

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 4.62 6.8 3.93 17.6 4.90 5.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 5.29 7.2 4.53 21.4 5.47 4.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 3.92 7.1 3.48 16.6 4.20 8.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 4.66 13.4 – – 5.09 10.0

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 7.29 3.7 8.24 4.6 6.60 5.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.10 5.2 8.49 2.4 6.33 6.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.07 13.9 – – – –

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 7.05 7.3 7.82 10.2 6.71 3.8

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.53 6.9 7.53 9.3 6.24 7.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.03 12.3 – – 6.70 5.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 7.69 3.6 7.93 8.9 7.48 2.9

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 7.11 7.5 7.83 10.2 6.70 4.3

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.46 7.1 7.55 9.5 6.06 6.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.17 11.7 – – 6.80 4.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 7.70 4.4 7.93 8.9 7.40 4.1

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and

coffee shop ............................................................. 6.74 4.0 – – 6.74 4.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.95 4.3 – – 6.97 4.3

See footnotes at end of table.

12
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................ $7.82 4.0 $7.78 4.2 $7.91 6.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.44 7.8 – – 7.56 7.6

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 7.17 7.1 8.33 5.1 6.48 8.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.02 6.6 8.24 7.5 6.48 8.2

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee

shop ............................................................................ 7.13 4.5 – – 6.83 4.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.68 3.9 – – 7.38 3.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.57 8.1 – – 6.06 7.2

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 11.16 8.4 11.94 12.7 8.69 3.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.84 3.0 9.20 6.5 8.25 3.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.08 5.7 10.28 7.7 9.44 6.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.06 5.9 13.45 5.5 9.44 5.1

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.76 14.4 13.89 14.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.31 13.3 16.31 13.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.25 7.7 18.59 7.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.73 1.3 23.73 1.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.47 11.8 11.86 12.7 – –

First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds

cleaning and maintenance workers ............................ 17.74 12.6 17.80 12.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.95 1.5 24.95 1.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and

janitorial workers ..................................................... 17.84 12.7 17.91 12.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.09 1.0 25.09 1.0 – –

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 10.35 5.6 10.95 9.0 8.59 3.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.92 2.9 9.26 6.0 8.35 4.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.36 7.6 10.58 8.4 9.26 12.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.90 4.1 12.25 4.0 9.42 5.1

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.78 11.5 15.09 10.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.52 12.0 11.92 12.9 – –

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 11.07 1.7 12.02 4.4 8.39 2.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.29 4.8 10.57 5.2 8.00 3.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.45 3.2 11.58 3.1 10.33 7.8

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.96 4.3 12.33 4.3 9.26 5.7

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.84 10.7 14.21 10.6 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.73 15.0 12.28 16.6 – –

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 8.64 7.4 8.52 9.1 8.99 7.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.53 6.9 8.35 8.3 9.07 7.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.31 12.3 8.23 16.7 8.52 17.0

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 12.34 5.2 13.69 16.1 9.04 10.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.56 6.9 – – 6.83 6.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.07 5.8 8.46 10.1 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 16.89 11.3 16.89 11.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.95 4.5 19.95 4.5 – –

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 12.21 6.1 13.58 16.5 9.17 10.1

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.63 7.8 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.07 5.8 8.46 10.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.95 4.5 19.95 4.5 – –

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 10.46 5.7 10.23 2.6 11.05 18.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.65 7.1 – – 7.53 4.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.45 6.0 7.16 8.8 8.06 2.7

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.14 5.0 9.00 4.4 9.43 13.1

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.31 20.7 10.19 7.1 20.39 42.4

Level 5 ............................................................. 13.72 10.8 14.44 13.8 10.47 12.1

Gaming services workers ................................................. 6.49 7.5 6.34 8.9 7.30 3.4

Gaming dealers ............................................................ 5.95 4.5 5.96 4.6 – –

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related

workers ....................................................................... 7.46 1.5 – – 7.67 2.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.85 3.0 – – 7.85 3.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.21 3.1 – – 7.37 7.0

Amusement and recreation attendants ......................... 7.21 2.4 – – 7.30 4.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.21 3.1 – – 7.37 7.0

Barbers and cosmetologists ............................................. 9.22 5.6 8.66 7.8 10.73 4.4

See footnotes at end of table.

13
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Barbers and cosmetologists –Continued

Level 4 ............................................................. $8.79 8.0 $8.60 12.6 – –

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .............. 9.22 5.6 8.66 7.8 $10.73 4.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 8.79 8.0 8.60 12.6 – –

Child care workers ............................................................ 7.88 8.6 7.93 17.2 7.74 6.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.49 3.8 – – 7.04 9.1

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.82 9.9 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.41 11.3 – – – –

Personal and home care aides ......................................... 9.74 4.2 9.75 2.0 9.73 12.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.75 4.4 – – – –

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 10.08 12.5 13.37 14.8 8.14 5.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.05 3.1 – – 7.88 1.6

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.36 11.9 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 12.46 6.2 – – – –

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 10.59 5.3 – – 10.37 7.9

Recreation workers ....................................................... 9.95 15.9 13.66 16.3 7.37 9.3

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 14.22 6.7 16.73 7.7 8.35 4.8

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.52 3.5 7.85 1.0 7.42 4.4

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.83 2.9 8.29 2.3 7.53 3.7

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.27 5.1 10.25 7.3 8.00 2.5

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.54 6.7 13.81 6.9 11.14 7.9

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.31 5.2 16.79 3.9 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.64 7.9 20.64 7.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.66 5.8 24.66 5.8 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 43.59 33.4 43.59 33.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 37.48 17.5 37.48 17.5 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 43.78 5.3 43.78 5.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 12.27 6.1 13.11 7.7 8.68 3.7

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 16.47 5.6 16.47 5.6 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.90 10.2 12.90 10.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.47 2.9 14.47 2.9 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.87 15.3 17.87 15.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.54 9.9 22.54 9.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 16.21 8.4 16.21 8.4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 15.36 4.9 15.36 4.9 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.90 10.2 12.90 10.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.66 3.0 14.66 3.0 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 26.24 9.0 26.24 9.0 – –

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 9.78 3.3 11.23 3.8 8.15 4.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.42 3.4 7.85 1.0 7.28 4.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.72 3.9 8.54 6.3 7.40 3.0

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.82 4.9 9.57 7.0 8.02 2.7

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.92 4.6 13.29 4.5 10.58 5.5

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.28 16.0 17.35 13.4 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 9.90 2.9 – – 8.59 2.6

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 8.12 1.2 8.78 2.6 7.58 2.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.71 2.2 7.73 2.4 7.71 3.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.73 5.0 8.21 7.7 7.48 4.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.38 4.2 9.09 7.9 7.56 3.4

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 9.13 1.3 – – 7.74 2.9

Cashiers ................................................................... 8.12 1.2 8.80 2.5 7.58 2.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.72 2.2 7.73 2.4 7.71 3.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.72 5.0 8.20 7.8 7.48 4.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.40 4.2 9.22 8.2 7.56 3.4

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 9.13 1.3 – – 7.74 2.9

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 12.79 7.4 13.51 6.4 9.34 7.0

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.61 14.7 11.15 15.9 9.51 12.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.55 6.4 13.90 6.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.32 11.3 16.32 11.3 – –

Counter and rental clerks ......................................... 11.39 12.8 13.67 13.9 8.88 8.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.85 8.5 – – – –

Parts salespersons ................................................... 13.10 7.2 13.49 6.7 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.48 15.4 11.68 16.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.35 6.9 13.70 6.6 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

14
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Retail salespersons ...................................................... $10.45 5.4 $12.13 4.1 $8.62 9.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.83 4.8 – – 6.63 3.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.71 4.8 9.41 6.6 7.25 3.4

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.61 1.9 9.29 2.9 8.06 1.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.41 11.9 12.77 14.7 11.12 5.6

Level 5 ............................................................. 20.00 20.6 17.64 17.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 10.38 3.3 – – 9.00 3.8

Advertising sales agents ................................................... 18.74 25.9 19.64 23.9 – –

Insurance sales agents ..................................................... 23.07 5.6 23.07 5.6 – –

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales

agents ......................................................................... 43.73 36.3 43.73 36.3 – –

Travel agents .................................................................... – – 15.55 8.6 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 25.24 11.3 25.24 11.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.46 13.2 21.46 13.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.05 8.1 23.05 8.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 44.56 28.4 44.56 28.4 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

technical and scientific products ............................. 30.91 20.6 30.91 20.6 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 24.49 13.2 24.49 13.2 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.68 14.8 21.68 14.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.01 8.3 23.01 8.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 44.56 28.4 44.56 28.4 – –

Telemarketers ................................................................... – – 9.74 15.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.87 21.0 15.65 23.5 – –

Miscellaneous sales and related workers ......................... 14.86 19.2 16.36 23.9 8.80 4.7

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 13.75 2.7 14.18 2.6 10.31 4.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.61 7.5 10.27 8.8 7.34 4.1

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.28 4.0 10.69 4.9 9.13 1.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.14 2.3 11.21 2.1 10.67 8.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.53 3.0 13.77 4.0 11.44 3.8

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.74 4.1 15.94 3.4 11.11 16.5

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.97 4.3 18.01 4.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.91 3.8 19.92 3.9 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 27.29 5.1 27.29 5.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 13.99 3.3 14.48 2.2 10.60 2.9

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 20.94 3.4 21.08 3.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.28 4.2 18.23 4.8 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.59 10.1 17.84 9.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.36 6.9 20.36 6.9 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 27.49 5.5 27.49 5.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 21.83 11.9 21.83 11.9 – –

Switchboard operators, including answering service ........ – – 10.05 3.0 – –

Financial clerks ................................................................. 12.54 4.7 12.81 4.6 10.10 3.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.30 2.7 9.42 3.1 9.06 4.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.64 3.4 10.77 3.2 8.97 6.2

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.72 4.3 12.81 4.2 11.79 5.3

Level 5 ............................................................. 13.52 9.7 13.67 10.4 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.68 7.6 17.69 7.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.52 13.6 20.52 13.6 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 12.27 7.5 12.75 7.6 – –

Bill and account collectors ............................................ 14.55 6.6 14.56 6.6 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.27 9.3 13.29 9.4 – –

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 12.57 4.0 12.59 4.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.80 7.9 11.73 8.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.56 6.5 12.62 7.2 – –

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 13.05 6.0 13.18 6.4 10.95 6.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.35 10.6 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.93 5.6 11.05 5.4 9.14 9.5

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.06 5.5 13.17 5.4 11.69 6.1

Level 5 ............................................................. 12.85 7.8 12.98 8.5 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.03 7.8 17.02 7.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.26 14.3 20.26 14.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.78 4.6 11.87 6.7 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

15
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ..................................... $17.15 15.5 $17.15 15.5 – –

Procurement clerks ....................................................... 20.07 3.6 20.07 3.6 – –

Tellers ........................................................................... 9.82 2.8 10.00 2.3 $9.15 5.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.05 3.2 9.22 2.8 8.80 5.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.89 2.7 10.07 2.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.98 4.9 10.83 3.6 – –

Brokerage clerks ............................................................... 15.36 5.8 15.36 5.8 – –

Court, municipal, and license clerks ................................. 14.57 7.4 15.09 6.7 – –

Customer service representatives .................................... 14.59 4.0 15.10 3.7 9.66 7.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.75 4.3 12.07 3.5 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.04 8.1 12.19 9.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.94 6.8 14.51 5.6 9.02 7.4

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.99 5.1 16.05 5.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.86 4.1 20.86 4.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.82 12.9 20.82 12.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 16.40 9.4 16.62 9.4 – –

Eligibility interviewers, government programs .................. 14.80 11.0 15.60 6.6 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 15.54 8.4 15.54 8.4 – –

File clerks ......................................................................... 11.77 8.3 11.96 9.3 – –

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ................................. 8.16 6.8 8.22 6.9 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.67 5.4 7.56 6.7 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.49 4.0 8.63 2.8 – –

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................ 12.11 8.7 12.22 9.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.20 5.7 12.32 6.4 – –

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 12.31 22.6 11.83 4.6 12.46 26.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.39 13.1 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.37 9.5 – – 9.27 11.9

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.00 14.3 – – – –

Loan interviewers and clerks ............................................ 14.49 6.4 15.46 2.7 – –

New accounts clerks ......................................................... 11.88 3.6 11.88 3.6 – –

Order clerks ...................................................................... 14.90 8.9 15.11 8.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.90 9.2 15.90 9.2 – –

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ................................................................ 16.11 13.7 16.11 13.7 – –

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 11.69 3.2 12.11 3.5 8.72 3.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.67 2.9 – – 7.55 .3

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.84 5.2 10.13 7.3 8.89 9.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.34 8.7 12.35 8.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.19 7.0 13.19 7.1 – –

Couriers and messengers ................................................ 10.78 4.8 – – 9.51 14.2

Dispatchers ....................................................................... 14.93 3.8 15.04 3.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.72 6.3 13.72 6.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.18 8.8 19.19 9.4 – –

Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ....................... 15.26 4.7 15.24 5.1 – –

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .......... 14.80 5.4 14.96 4.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.13 5.1 14.13 5.1 – –

Production, planning, and expediting clerks ..................... 16.80 8.4 16.80 8.4 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.09 5.2 18.09 5.2 – –

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 12.55 6.8 12.72 6.4 8.51 3.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.78 5.9 10.04 6.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.04 7.9 11.17 7.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.92 5.4 14.92 5.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.35 3.5 16.35 3.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... – – 11.00 5.6 – –

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 13.42 6.8 14.28 5.9 9.15 12.1

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.95 2.7 – – 7.56 3.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.07 3.5 11.27 5.0 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.42 6.6 10.73 8.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.96 5.4 15.34 5.1 – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers,

recordkeeping ............................................................. 11.00 11.0 11.35 12.6 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.19 16.5 11.65 17.8 – –

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 16.12 2.2 16.62 4.0 10.92 4.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.84 7.3 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.78 3.7 13.92 6.5 13.10 11.9

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.75 2.9 14.28 5.5 10.52 2.7

See footnotes at end of table.

16
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Secretaries and administrative assistants –Continued

Level 5 ............................................................. $15.89 5.8 $16.01 5.0 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.64 5.3 18.63 5.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.61 3.8 21.61 3.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 17.57 4.9 18.75 2.3 – –

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 18.29 5.7 18.44 5.5 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.47 4.1 13.47 4.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.50 5.3 15.76 5.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.09 6.6 19.09 6.6 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.82 3.8 22.82 3.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 19.51 1.8 19.51 1.8 – –

Legal secretaries .......................................................... 17.77 4.4 17.77 4.4 – –

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 13.98 4.2 14.29 5.1 $11.82 6.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.28 1.9 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.62 7.8 14.69 8.1 – –

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 14.78 3.2 15.45 6.6 10.59 3.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.57 6.1 14.64 9.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.48 3.6 14.24 8.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.33 5.8 16.33 5.8 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.83 5.3 18.83 5.3 – –

Computer operators .......................................................... 15.17 8.8 15.62 7.7 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.61 5.6 16.61 5.6 – –

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 11.83 7.1 12.27 6.6 10.00 7.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.86 13.4 – – 7.82 10.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.66 1.8 12.20 3.5 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.08 5.1 11.13 5.2 – –

Data entry keyers ......................................................... 11.30 6.1 11.70 6.3 10.25 5.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.58 12.4 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.35 2.1 12.05 5.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.12 6.5 11.19 6.8 – –

Word processors and typists ........................................ 12.89 6.6 13.14 6.2 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.18 9.8 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.97 6.3 10.97 6.3 – –

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. 14.26 11.5 13.98 11.8 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.18 1.4 10.18 1.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.86 9.7 13.48 11.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.60 8.3 15.60 8.3 – –

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 12.71 4.0 13.01 3.8 10.81 5.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.93 4.1 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.63 6.6 12.10 7.2 9.34 2.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.25 4.6 11.30 4.7 11.04 11.7

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.11 3.3 13.21 3.3 12.24 4.9

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.76 2.8 16.76 2.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 12.04 5.4 12.11 5.6 – –

Office machine operators, except computer ..................... 11.74 8.2 11.74 8.2 – –

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ..................... 10.38 20.8 12.17 24.0 – –

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 21.19 3.7 21.36 3.8 11.80 15.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.67 7.7 11.09 5.0 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 16.16 13.1 16.24 13.7 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.77 5.6 15.87 5.6 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.52 12.0 15.59 13.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.53 4.3 18.53 4.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 25.86 10.4 25.86 10.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.47 4.2 23.47 4.2 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 30.54 4.0 30.54 4.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.09 6.8 35.09 6.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 22.73 12.0 23.25 12.1 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades

and extraction workers ............................................... 27.84 7.7 27.84 7.7 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.46 4.5 18.46 4.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.27 11.8 26.27 11.8 – –

Carpenters ........................................................................ 19.14 7.4 19.23 7.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.60 12.5 16.60 12.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.71 8.0 22.71 8.0 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

17
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Construction laborers ....................................................... $17.52 6.9 $17.57 6.9 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 20.21 11.2 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 20.00 19.5 20.00 19.5 – –

Construction equipment operators ................................... 19.60 10.6 19.60 10.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 14.79 12.9 14.79 12.9 – –

Operating engineers and other construction equipment

operators ................................................................ 19.89 11.2 19.90 11.3 – –

Electricians ....................................................................... 23.45 16.0 23.45 16.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.49 8.5 23.49 8.5 – –

Painters and paperhangers .............................................. 24.33 11.2 24.33 11.2 – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ...................... 23.22 17.7 23.22 17.7 – –

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ........... 26.00 9.8 26.00 9.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.05 6.8 24.05 6.8 – –

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................... 26.00 9.9 26.00 9.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.05 6.8 24.05 6.8 – –

Sheet metal workers ......................................................... 21.95 18.2 21.95 18.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.35 11.8 25.35 11.8 – –

Helpers, construction trades ............................................. 11.94 8.3 12.02 10.3 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.32 8.6 9.69 3.7 – –

Construction and building inspectors ................................ 23.05 7.1 23.05 7.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.62 2.4 19.62 2.4 – –

Highway maintenance workers ......................................... 13.88 10.6 13.88 10.6 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.36 10.4 12.36 10.4 – –

Miscellaneous construction and related workers .............. 15.40 17.7 15.61 17.0 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 19.20 5.0 19.29 5.1 $11.46 22.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.21 10.2 11.51 10.8 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.88 11.0 10.91 11.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.70 6.3 13.57 4.7 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.85 9.2 16.92 9.0 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.52 7.4 21.52 7.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.76 5.2 21.76 5.2 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 25.38 4.3 25.38 4.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 18.99 7.5 18.99 7.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 24.90 6.9 24.90 6.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.48 9.3 22.48 9.3 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 26.14 6.5 26.14 6.5 – –

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers ..................................................................... 23.53 8.9 23.53 8.9 – –

Telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers, except line installers ............................... 23.53 8.9 23.53 8.9 – –

Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment

mechanics, installers, and repairers ........................... 18.56 33.2 18.56 33.2 – –

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...................... 28.52 15.0 28.52 15.0 – –

Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 18.94 11.5 19.06 11.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.06 17.5 18.06 17.5 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 24.71 20.5 24.71 20.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.43 8.5 20.43 8.5 – –

Automotive body and related repairers ......................... 22.42 29.4 22.42 29.4 – –

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 18.29 11.7 18.44 11.0 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.41 20.8 18.41 20.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.47 10.5 20.47 10.5 – –

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 17.49 4.2 17.49 4.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.07 3.9 15.07 3.9 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.37 4.8 18.37 4.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.20 5.2 19.20 5.2 – –

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians

and mechanics ........................................................... 16.44 5.4 16.56 5.0 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 13.50 11.1 13.74 10.2 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.76 10.8 17.76 10.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.95 3.7 18.95 3.7 – –

Farm equipment mechanics ......................................... 14.04 9.8 14.29 8.4 – –

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines .. 17.56 6.7 17.56 6.7 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.30 7.9 19.30 7.9 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

18
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

and installers .............................................................. $18.65 9.2 $18.65 9.2 – –

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 19.10 4.6 19.13 4.5 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.32 2.7 13.32 2.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.84 3.3 12.84 3.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.07 11.5 19.07 11.5 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.29 6.6 19.29 6.6 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.38 2.0 21.38 2.0 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 18.82 16.0 18.82 16.0 – –

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 21.81 3.4 21.81 3.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 23.10 10.0 23.10 10.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.16 2.9 22.16 2.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 20.48 19.8 20.48 19.8 – –

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 16.43 8.0 16.47 8.0 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.52 10.5 17.52 10.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.99 8.8 18.99 8.8 – –

Maintenance workers, machinery ................................. 14.63 2.5 14.63 2.5 – –

Millwrights ..................................................................... 22.64 11.7 22.64 11.7 – –

Line installers and repairers ............................................. 24.42 5.6 24.42 5.6 – –

Electrical power-line installers and repairers ................ 25.98 3.5 25.98 3.5 – –

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 15.04 8.4 15.23 8.1 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 14.16 23.8 14.16 23.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.47 7.8 20.47 7.8 – –

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 12.19 16.8 12.43 17.9 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 14.16 23.8 14.16 23.8 – –

Production occupations .................................................... 15.34 3.5 15.56 3.7 $9.29 4.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.28 2.2 9.65 2.9 7.75 5.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.20 3.6 11.26 3.7 9.96 6.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.71 3.2 14.84 3.4 10.79 7.5

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.59 3.3 15.64 3.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.79 3.8 17.82 3.9 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.52 12.7 18.52 12.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.12 5.1 23.12 5.1 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 25.34 4.8 25.34 4.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 16.16 22.4 16.18 22.4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 21.51 8.5 21.51 8.5 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.72 10.0 16.72 10.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.93 11.8 21.93 11.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 28.52 3.0 28.52 3.0 – –

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical

assemblers ................................................................. 15.74 11.4 15.89 11.5 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.71 10.2 11.74 10.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 17.00 15.3 17.00 15.3 – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .......... 15.81 11.5 15.97 11.6 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.71 10.2 11.74 10.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 17.06 15.6 17.06 15.6 – –

Structural metal fabricators and fitters .............................. 18.46 17.4 18.46 17.4 – –

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 16.34 7.1 16.82 7.2 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.05 4.6 11.17 5.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 20.45 5.3 20.45 5.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 20.27 10.1 20.43 10.2 – –

Bakers .............................................................................. 11.94 9.7 12.05 10.3 – –

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing

workers ....................................................................... 12.54 9.8 12.59 10.2 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.00 11.2 10.00 11.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.40 12.3 12.40 12.3 – –

Butchers and meat cutters ............................................ 18.58 6.4 19.26 5.8 – –

Slaughterers and meat packers .................................... 11.01 2.6 11.01 2.6 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.20 11.2 10.20 11.2 – –

Miscellaneous food processing workers ........................... 13.71 8.4 13.71 8.4 – –

Food batchmakers ........................................................ 14.34 9.6 14.34 9.6 – –

Computer control programmers and operators ................ 18.50 16.5 18.76 16.9 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

19
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Computer control programmers and operators

–Continued

Level 5 ............................................................. $18.37 8.4 – – – –

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal

and plastic .............................................................. 16.75 14.3 $16.95 15.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.37 8.4 – – – –

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic .................................................................. 14.19 6.2 14.19 6.2 – –

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ................................ 15.20 4.8 15.20 4.8 – –

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 15.36 5.2 15.36 5.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.44 11.0 13.44 11.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.31 8.2 15.31 8.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.88 5.2 16.88 5.2 – –

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 14.50 5.9 14.50 5.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.41 11.3 13.41 11.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.18 16.2 16.18 16.2 – –

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .. 17.30 4.9 17.30 4.9 – –

Machinists ......................................................................... 20.58 11.7 20.58 11.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.39 16.8 19.39 16.8 – –

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ........................................... 11.77 5.5 11.77 5.5 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.48 10.0 10.48 10.0 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.22 6.6 12.22 6.6 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.84 11.9 14.84 11.9 – –

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 11.68 6.4 11.68 6.4 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.48 10.0 10.48 10.0 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.22 6.6 12.22 6.6 – –

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 18.46 11.3 18.46 11.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 21.65 7.4 21.65 7.4 – –

Tool and die makers ......................................................... 23.28 7.4 23.28 7.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.68 7.9 24.68 7.9 – –

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 15.39 9.7 15.39 9.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.49 5.8 14.49 5.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.07 15.4 19.07 15.4 – –

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...................... 16.26 10.7 16.26 10.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.49 5.8 14.49 5.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.36 15.6 19.36 15.6 – –

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 14.09 14.1 14.09 14.1 – –

Bookbinders and bindery workers .................................... 13.57 16.3 – – – –

Bindery workers ............................................................ 13.57 16.3 – – – –

Printers ............................................................................. 15.78 4.4 15.84 4.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.54 3.1 16.54 3.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 16.51 11.5 16.51 11.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 20.26 17.5 20.26 17.5 – –

Prepress technicians and workers ................................ 14.92 8.9 14.92 8.9 – –

Printing machine operators ........................................... 15.95 5.2 16.03 4.7 – –

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................................... 10.01 9.8 10.76 5.6 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.32 10.8 10.22 7.8 – –

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system

operators .................................................................... 21.29 1.8 21.29 1.8 – –

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and

tenders ........................................................................ 18.61 4.9 18.63 5.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.78 6.0 18.78 6.0 – –

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still

machine setters, operators, and tenders ................ 18.22 6.4 18.22 6.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.13 8.3 18.13 8.3 – –

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending

workers ....................................................................... 13.59 2.9 13.59 2.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.50 5.7 11.50 5.7 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

20
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters,

operators, and tenders ........................................... $13.12 5.9 $13.12 5.9 – –

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and

tenders .................................................................... 14.45 6.4 14.45 6.4 – –

Cutting workers ................................................................. 14.24 14.8 14.24 14.8 – –

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and

tenders .................................................................... 14.72 14.3 14.72 14.3 – –

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 17.31 4.9 17.49 5.7 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 17.67 10.2 17.67 10.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.26 6.0 13.26 6.0 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.59 7.7 14.59 7.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.13 6.5 25.13 6.5 – –

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ...... 14.53 4.1 14.78 4.3 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.76 5.2 14.76 5.2 – –

Painting workers ............................................................... 19.94 28.6 20.12 32.5 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 20.69 20.1 20.69 20.1 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 19.56 14.7 19.56 14.7 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 25.96 43.1 25.96 43.1 – –

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,

operators, and tenders ........................................... 18.09 10.9 18.09 10.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 20.33 20.8 20.33 20.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 19.77 18.4 19.77 18.4 – –

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 11.56 7.2 11.81 8.2 $8.60 12.3

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.83 3.7 9.32 3.7 6.71 16.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.02 2.8 11.03 2.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.44 4.2 13.94 3.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.17 11.3 15.17 11.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.97 6.5 16.97 6.5 – –

Helpers--production workers ........................................ 10.56 2.3 10.71 3.3 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.29 5.2 9.83 8.7 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.64 4.1 10.64 4.1 – –

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 14.45 2.7 15.35 2.4 9.30 3.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.72 2.2 9.79 2.5 7.75 2.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.09 5.1 12.46 5.1 9.63 6.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.17 5.2 13.22 5.7 12.80 6.5

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.49 6.3 14.40 6.3 18.36 14.9

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.48 3.6 17.49 3.6 16.73 11.1

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.82 4.2 18.87 4.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.28 17.1 20.28 17.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 16.30 20.1 17.42 21.0 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and

material movers, hand ................................................ 18.80 9.4 18.90 9.6 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.07 10.3 19.21 10.6 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and

material-moving machine and vehicle operators ........ 25.04 12.2 25.04 12.2 – –

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 16.03 3.8 18.02 4.3 14.56 5.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.17 8.4 – – 12.73 13.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 17.34 7.6 – – 15.57 3.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.41 8.8 – – 15.42 10.1

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.36 1.8 – – 16.75 11.2

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ................................... 18.64 3.6 – – – –

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 14.67 3.6 16.16 10.1 14.25 6.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.17 8.4 – – 12.73 13.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 16.03 6.2 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.78 5.2 – – 13.47 3.2

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.64 10.1 – – – –

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 13.99 3.3 14.55 3.9 7.66 7.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.41 8.2 9.82 11.2 6.63 4.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.54 6.7 13.12 7.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.88 9.1 11.14 8.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.27 8.1 14.17 8.0 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.74 4.1 18.74 4.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.16 10.8 16.16 10.8 – –

Driver/sales workers ..................................................... 13.89 26.7 – – 6.27 10.2

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 15.21 6.0 15.16 5.9 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

21
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West North

Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer –Continued

Level 3 ............................................................. $12.33 2.8 $12.33 2.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.30 9.8 14.16 9.6 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.39 4.7 18.39 4.7 – –

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 11.53 9.3 12.10 10.5 $7.58 3.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.38 9.0 9.82 11.2 7.56 6.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.48 22.5 14.89 24.4 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.94 3.4 9.14 4.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.19 9.6 14.18 9.7 – –

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .............................................. 9.55 5.2 – – 9.18 6.9

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ....... 18.60 7.6 18.60 7.6 – –

Excavating and loading machine and dragline

operators ................................................................ 18.60 7.7 18.60 7.8 – –

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 14.36 7.5 14.50 7.8 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.16 5.2 12.59 7.3 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.86 11.3 13.86 11.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.17 7.2 15.17 7.2 – –

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 11.29 5.3 12.36 7.3 8.65 2.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.92 2.3 9.83 4.1 8.14 2.4

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.22 12.4 12.47 13.4 10.11 3.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.43 6.9 14.61 7.4 13.02 15.0

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.38 9.3 14.38 9.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.64 4.9 11.85 6.3 – –

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 9.53 4.2 10.26 7.4 8.17 3.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.95 8.3 – – 8.17 3.2

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 12.24 7.9 13.64 8.5 8.86 4.9

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.86 4.0 9.74 6.3 8.14 5.1

Level 2 ............................................................. 14.26 17.7 14.98 19.1 10.71 4.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.41 9.8 15.77 9.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.37 10.8 14.37 10.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.58 1.8 – – – –

Machine feeders and offbearers ................................... 12.43 17.0 14.41 9.6 – –

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 9.93 5.1 10.45 6.0 8.47 6.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.69 3.3 9.29 5.6 8.03 6.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.11 3.7 10.21 3.8 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.11 4.6 – – – –

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

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

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

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

number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories

not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

22
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All workers .............................................................................. $16.71 1.6 $18.01 1.9 $9.68 1.7

Management occupations ................................................. 34.64 11.7 34.79 12.0 23.55 16.2

Level 7 ............................................................. 17.80 6.3 18.05 7.7 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 18.49 12.4 18.49 12.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 27.62 6.0 27.62 6.0 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 33.16 8.0 33.16 8.0 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 40.47 5.1 40.36 5.0 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 47.38 9.0 47.38 9.0 – –

Level 13 ............................................................ 50.18 2.4 50.18 2.4 – –

Level 14 ............................................................ 64.92 6.9 64.92 6.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 39.69 20.0 39.71 20.1 – –

Chief executives ............................................................... 77.16 19.4 77.16 19.4 – –

General and operations managers ................................... 32.68 5.1 32.68 5.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.79 8.9 26.79 8.9 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 43.28 15.9 43.28 15.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 34.05 13.8 34.05 13.8 – –

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 44.45 5.4 44.45 5.4 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 44.89 4.7 44.89 4.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 42.61 16.6 42.61 16.6 – –

Marketing managers ..................................................... 38.98 11.5 38.98 11.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 34.89 8.5 34.89 8.5 – –

Sales managers ............................................................ 49.66 7.9 49.66 7.9 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 47.16 3.5 47.16 3.5 – –

Administrative services managers .................................... 24.82 21.7 24.82 21.7 – –

Computer and information systems managers ................. 43.84 6.2 43.84 6.2 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 46.64 6.6 46.64 6.6 – –

Financial managers .......................................................... 35.65 13.5 35.46 13.7 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.03 5.8 26.03 5.8 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 38.94 15.6 38.20 16.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 39.13 23.2 39.13 23.2 – –

Human resources managers ............................................ 35.81 11.3 35.81 11.3 – –

Industrial production managers ........................................ 33.09 11.0 33.09 11.0 – –

Purchasing managers ....................................................... 25.61 23.8 25.61 23.8 – –

Construction managers .................................................... 32.51 25.9 32.51 25.9 – –

Education administrators .................................................. 22.39 14.9 23.57 15.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 30.75 21.6 30.75 21.6 – –

Education administrators, postsecondary ..................... 30.25 14.7 30.25 14.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 31.89 23.6 31.89 23.6 – –

Engineering managers ..................................................... 49.69 6.4 49.69 6.4 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 49.13 14.7 49.13 14.7 – –

Food service managers .................................................... 17.35 18.0 17.35 18.0 – –

Medical and health services managers ............................ 39.65 9.0 39.70 9.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.71 8.3 32.71 8.3 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 45.32 6.5 45.67 6.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 43.71 13.2 43.86 13.7 – –

Social and community service managers ......................... 18.68 19.7 18.68 19.7 – –

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 25.90 3.9 25.94 3.9 22.63 14.7

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.76 8.5 16.76 8.5 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.97 4.3 18.97 4.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.17 5.4 19.16 5.4 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.84 4.3 24.85 4.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.81 4.8 26.85 5.1 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 36.53 11.2 36.53 11.2 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 36.79 2.9 36.79 2.9 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 53.70 11.7 53.70 11.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 31.44 8.7 31.56 8.9 – –

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 23.64 9.0 23.64 9.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 17.22 14.8 17.22 14.8 – –

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and

investigators ............................................................... 20.09 5.4 20.24 5.3 – –

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........... 19.85 5.5 20.00 5.4 – –

Cost estimators ................................................................. 28.11 10.7 28.11 10.7 – –

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 22.08 8.4 22.07 8.4 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

23
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists –Continued

Level 6 ............................................................. $19.22 7.3 $19.22 7.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.46 9.4 18.35 9.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 27.47 6.6 27.47 6.6 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 21.64 8.6 21.64 8.6 – –

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .. 19.16 3.3 19.16 3.3 – –

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists .. 18.82 10.6 18.82 10.6 – –

Training and development specialists .......................... 23.28 8.5 23.27 8.6 – –

Management analysts ...................................................... 32.42 2.0 32.92 1.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 25.06 10.6 25.62 11.6 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 37.08 1.1 37.08 1.1 – –

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 24.75 2.5 24.75 2.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.31 4.0 22.31 4.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 20.15 16.6 20.15 16.6 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 27.83 5.0 27.83 5.0 – –

Credit analysts .................................................................. 26.69 18.8 26.69 18.8 – –

Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 27.78 9.4 27.78 9.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.69 4.7 19.69 4.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 22.82 10.8 22.82 10.8 – –

Financial analysts ......................................................... 33.06 9.8 33.06 9.8 – –

Personal financial advisors ........................................... 23.56 9.5 23.56 9.5 – –

Insurance underwriters ................................................. 24.71 15.1 24.71 15.1 – –

Loan counselors and officers ............................................ 28.54 20.8 28.54 20.8 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 22.37 48.2 22.37 48.2 – –

Loan officers ................................................................. 28.54 20.8 28.54 20.8 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 22.37 48.2 22.37 48.2 – –

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 31.53 5.3 31.75 4.7 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.56 14.2 16.56 14.2 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.82 4.8 19.82 4.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.08 5.7 24.08 5.7 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 26.67 5.8 26.67 5.8 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 30.90 4.2 30.90 4.2 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 33.75 5.6 33.75 5.6 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 40.94 3.4 40.94 3.4 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 45.00 2.5 44.98 2.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 36.21 8.3 36.21 8.3 – –

Computer programmers ................................................... 29.67 8.3 29.67 8.3 – –

Computer software engineers .......................................... 40.36 1.8 40.37 1.9 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.42 8.4 32.44 8.4 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 46.98 3.2 46.98 3.2 – –

Computer software engineers, applications ................. 42.76 3.0 42.76 3.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.09 3.7 35.09 3.7 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 50.98 6.1 50.98 6.1 – –

Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 38.01 6.3 38.02 6.3 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 42.99 5.5 42.99 5.5 – –

Computer support specialists ........................................... 17.97 18.1 18.67 15.8 – –

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 35.27 4.8 35.27 4.8 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 30.29 1.2 30.29 1.2 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 36.21 4.7 36.21 4.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 39.29 3.7 39.29 3.7 – –

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 30.77 5.5 30.77 5.5 – –

Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 31.50 7.2 31.50 7.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.17 7.7 32.17 7.7 – –

Operations research analysts ........................................... 30.27 11.6 30.27 11.6 – –

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 28.42 4.3 28.17 4.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.05 8.8 16.05 8.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.24 6.5 18.24 6.5 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.74 3.9 19.74 3.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.87 2.8 24.87 2.8 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 25.93 8.0 25.93 8.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 30.85 .8 30.85 .8 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 36.89 3.4 34.57 2.9 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 38.97 3.7 38.97 3.7 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

24
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Architecture and engineering occupations –Continued

Level 12 ............................................................ $39.23 1.6 $39.23 1.6 – –

Level 13 ............................................................ 53.23 5.6 53.23 5.6 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 23.40 20.9 23.42 21.2 – –

Engineers ......................................................................... 33.30 7.4 33.02 7.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.44 2.9 25.44 2.9 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 30.99 8.2 30.99 8.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.25 .8 31.25 .8 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 36.89 3.4 34.57 2.9 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 38.72 3.8 38.72 3.8 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 39.23 1.6 39.23 1.6 – –

Level 13 ............................................................ 53.23 5.6 53.23 5.6 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 26.04 31.5 26.04 31.5 – –

Civil engineers .............................................................. 33.93 21.9 33.93 21.9 – –

Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 36.48 4.7 35.51 4.7 – –

Electrical engineers .................................................. 31.75 12.8 31.75 12.8 – –

Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 38.80 2.7 – – – –

Industrial engineers, including health and safety .......... 31.18 4.7 31.18 4.7 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.77 4.0 31.77 4.0 – –

Industrial engineers .................................................. 31.15 5.1 31.15 5.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.77 4.0 31.77 4.0 – –

Mechanical engineers ................................................... 33.19 4.5 33.19 4.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.20 2.6 32.20 2.6 – –

Drafters ............................................................................. 20.39 6.7 20.39 6.7 – –

Mechanical drafters ...................................................... 20.52 10.0 20.52 10.0 – –

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 21.47 5.6 21.47 5.7 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.05 5.8 19.05 5.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.13 11.8 25.13 11.8 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 23.26 8.4 23.26 8.4 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 19.40 10.3 19.30 11.0 – –

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ......... 21.65 15.1 21.65 15.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.72 10.8 27.72 10.8 – –

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 25.99 9.1 27.57 7.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.04 19.0 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.22 11.3 23.22 11.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 30.33 16.1 30.33 16.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 22.01 33.5 34.41 7.5 – –

Life scientists .................................................................... 25.57 15.2 25.50 15.8 – –

Physical scientists ............................................................ 30.14 6.5 30.14 6.5 – –

Chemists and materials scientists ................................ 27.39 11.4 27.39 11.4 – –

Chemists ................................................................... 25.30 6.2 25.30 6.2 – –

Market and survey researchers ........................................ 24.15 28.2 33.44 2.4 – –

Market research analysts ............................................. 33.44 2.4 33.44 2.4 – –

Community and social services occupations .................. 15.86 6.3 16.30 4.1 $13.10 8.2

Level 6 ............................................................. 14.49 6.7 14.08 7.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 16.03 10.8 16.96 6.8 – –

Counselors ....................................................................... 15.44 9.7 15.46 9.8 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 12.37 2.8 12.37 2.8 – –

Social workers .................................................................. 18.11 18.6 20.12 8.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 17.41 18.6 – – – –

Medical and public health social workers ..................... 18.61 24.4 22.24 5.0 – –

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 14.75 7.9 14.84 7.4 – –

Social and human service assistants ........................... 14.40 9.0 14.46 9.0 – –

Legal occupations .............................................................. 34.65 6.6 35.19 6.1 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.34 7.2 24.34 7.2 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 40.62 7.3 40.62 7.3 – –

Lawyers ............................................................................ 46.82 2.9 46.82 2.9 – –

Paralegals and legal assistants ........................................ 22.35 12.5 22.35 12.5 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.34 7.2 24.34 7.2 – –

Miscellaneous legal support workers ................................ 20.30 26.3 – – – –

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 23.19 13.4 24.68 12.5 12.95 12.4

See footnotes at end of table.

25
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Education, training, and library occupations –Continued

Level 5 ............................................................. $13.05 7.4 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.92 3.0 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.65 2.6 – – – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.88 7.3 $24.86 7.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 25.45 3.9 25.18 3.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... –––– $19.64 18.9

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 33.46 9.4 33.67 9.5 28.59 2.3

Level 8 ............................................................. 27.16 11.2 27.14 11.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 23.68 8.8 23.00 10.0 – –

Health teachers, postsecondary ................................... 26.20 2.9 25.83 3.3 – –

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 22.35 7.3 21.80 5.9 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 23.06 10.2 22.82 10.1 – –

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ........ 22.57 7.8 22.57 7.8 – –

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 20.59 4.1 21.05 2.9 – –

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 22.50 7.5 22.50 7.5 – –

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 22.27 7.6 22.27 7.6 – –

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 15.09 10.6 – – – –

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 10.12 10.6 – – – –

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 19.78 9.9 20.96 8.1 9.92 19.7

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.19 10.3 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 14.30 5.3 14.30 5.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.40 3.0 19.40 3.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.78 5.8 26.78 5.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 21.45 18.8 24.63 27.8 13.40 26.5

Designers ......................................................................... 18.08 25.1 19.44 20.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.34 1.9 19.34 1.9 – –

Graphic designers ........................................................ 18.05 11.7 17.63 10.3 – –

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers ............. 14.46 28.1 – – 10.33 20.8

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 14.46 28.1 – – 10.33 20.8

Coaches and scouts ..................................................... 18.63 24.5 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 18.63 24.5 – – – –

News analysts, reporters and correspondents ................. 20.98 39.3 21.91 40.4 – –

Reporters and correspondents ..................................... 12.97 17.6 – – – –

Writers and editors ........................................................... 16.15 9.7 16.15 9.7 – –

Editors .......................................................................... 16.73 13.7 16.73 13.7 – –

Miscellaneous media and communication workers .......... 22.60 7.3 – – – –

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 23.28 2.3 23.38 3.6 22.88 5.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.43 3.6 10.41 2.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.30 3.4 13.49 4.1 12.73 6.2

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.64 4.7 15.66 4.9 15.53 8.5

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.86 5.6 19.53 6.2 16.83 5.8

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.04 3.5 23.82 3.0 24.63 3.8

Level 8 ............................................................. 25.72 1.8 25.34 1.4 28.75 7.5

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.64 2.9 25.89 4.2 29.47 2.8

Level 10 ............................................................ 37.68 4.8 – – – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 40.64 3.3 41.02 3.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 27.01 14.6 26.64 12.6 28.09 27.6

Pharmacists ...................................................................... 43.06 3.6 43.11 4.1 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 42.61 6.4 42.61 6.4 – –

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 63.07 8.3 60.30 10.6 – –

Registered nurses ............................................................ 25.00 3.3 24.44 3.6 26.63 2.5

Level 6 ............................................................. – – 16.81 5.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.54 4.4 23.14 3.0 24.54 3.4

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.74 2.1 24.41 2.4 26.97 3.3

Level 9 ............................................................. 27.04 3.3 26.12 3.6 29.25 2.5

Level 11 ............................................................ 33.37 7.8 33.55 9.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 23.13 9.9 21.63 9.4 – –

Therapists ......................................................................... 26.39 5.4 26.11 5.2 28.56 12.9

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.64 6.0 23.87 6.7 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

26
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Therapists –Continued

Level 8 ............................................................. $26.16 8.3 $24.86 7.9 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 29.69 5.4 – – – –

Occupational therapists ................................................ 27.31 4.8 25.98 5.0 – –

Physical therapists ........................................................ 28.03 5.0 28.03 5.0 – –

Respiratory therapists ................................................... 21.15 3.4 – – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 19.81 9.2 20.85 6.4 $15.93 30.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.29 7.4 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.16 2.2 – – – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 25.90 7.3 26.07 7.0 – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............... 24.54 6.2 24.59 7.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 25.90 7.3 26.07 7.0 – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians .................. 14.80 9.3 15.54 5.9 13.30 17.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.29 7.4 – – – –

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 22.61 6.9 23.57 7.1 18.46 8.7

Level 6 ............................................................. – – 20.34 9.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.72 1.8 – – – –

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .............. 13.80 12.3 – – – –

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 22.82 6.9 24.01 5.4 18.75 10.7

Level 6 ............................................................. – – 20.34 9.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.72 1.8 – – – –

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ............ 16.31 10.5 16.37 10.6 – –

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 12.72 11.2 11.59 9.1 14.39 22.0

Pharmacy technicians .................................................. 10.24 4.7 – – – –

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 16.65 1.7 16.71 2.9 16.50 4.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.52 7.0 15.51 8.6 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.94 2.5 16.04 3.1 15.55 3.3

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.45 2.2 17.70 3.0 16.62 8.3

Medical records and health information technicians ......... 13.41 5.5 – – – –

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 11.53 4.0 12.15 4.6 10.00 3.4

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.98 6.3 9.08 7.3 8.84 6.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.25 6.1 11.66 8.8 10.59 4.1

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.09 8.4 12.13 8.5 11.87 8.5

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.34 11.7 16.24 6.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.70 3.9 – – – –

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 9.87 3.3 10.10 3.9 9.55 5.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.00 5.8 9.16 6.8 8.80 6.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.89 2.5 11.14 2.3 10.57 4.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 9.65 5.3 – – 10.12 7.8

Home health aides ........................................................ 8.41 4.5 9.10 8.7 8.00 4.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.36 7.6 – – 8.20 4.6

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 10.49 3.7 10.33 4.4 10.83 1.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.70 6.0 9.55 6.6 10.01 6.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.14 1.9 11.14 2.3 11.15 2.7

Level 4 ............................................................. – – – – 10.96 6.7

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 13.75 5.8 13.79 6.1 13.27 4.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.83 9.2 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.25 5.7 13.12 6.4 14.21 3.6

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.44 10.3 16.47 10.5 – –

Dental assistants .......................................................... 14.91 6.3 14.92 6.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.55 4.4 – – – –

Medical assistants ........................................................ 12.64 3.3 12.11 4.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.60 4.8 – – – –

Medical transcriptionists ............................................... 15.13 7.1 15.65 9.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.90 7.0 15.45 9.7 – –

Protective service occupations ......................................... 10.35 5.1 10.57 6.3 8.17 7.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.06 8.8 – – 7.53 3.3

Level 3 ............................................................. – – – – 8.56 8.2

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.64 5.4 – – – –

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 10.15 4.2 – – 8.12 4.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.09 9.3 – – – –

Security guards ............................................................. 10.14 4.1 – – 8.12 4.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.09 9.3 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

27
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Miscellaneous protective service workers ........................ $6.85 4.3 – – $6.85 4.3

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective

service workers ....................................................... 6.85 4.3 – – 6.85 4.3

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 7.68 4.4 $8.87 6.0 6.71 2.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.63 4.4 7.12 3.8 6.47 5.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.51 9.3 6.73 12.8 6.38 6.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.47 4.1 9.14 7.0 7.57 5.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 9.82 5.4 9.73 7.0 10.27 3.5

Level 5 ............................................................. 12.91 10.0 12.96 9.8 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 12.83 9.2 12.83 9.2 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 15.92 14.1 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 12.19 7.8 12.41 7.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 8.09 3.0 7.98 2.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 13.25 15.4 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 12.78 9.6 12.78 9.6 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 11.93 7.4 12.15 7.1 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 7.98 2.4 7.98 2.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 13.25 15.4 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 12.44 10.1 12.44 10.1 – –

Cooks ............................................................................... 9.29 3.9 10.00 4.6 8.23 5.9

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.84 3.1 – – 6.77 3.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.60 6.2 – – 7.95 8.4

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.60 6.6 9.80 7.5 9.07 4.5

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.76 3.7 10.76 5.3 10.77 4.9

Cooks, fast food ............................................................ 7.47 4.4 8.45 3.4 6.81 3.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.87 3.0 – – – –

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 9.93 4.3 10.21 5.7 9.13 7.0

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.33 3.5 9.33 5.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.52 10.0 10.54 10.4 – –

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 10.01 4.5 10.52 4.4 9.06 4.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.41 9.7 – – 8.07 9.8

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.14 9.2 10.49 8.8 9.22 6.6

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.20 1.7 11.33 4.1 10.83 5.1

Cooks, short order ........................................................ 7.48 8.0 – – 7.60 10.3

Food preparation workers ................................................. 8.54 4.3 8.68 6.5 8.34 4.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.87 5.5 – – 7.99 4.1

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.11 5.2 8.13 8.8 8.08 4.4

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.41 5.8 10.39 3.5 – –

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 5.52 6.9 5.36 17.1 5.59 4.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 5.82 5.1 5.43 18.3 5.90 4.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 4.94 8.6 4.36 15.2 5.25 8.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 5.73 3.9 6.32 15.4 5.51 4.6

Level 4 ............................................................. 7.64 27.2 – – – –

Bartenders .................................................................... 7.55 6.9 7.93 15.2 7.34 3.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.55 5.9 – – 7.36 7.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 7.90 13.6 – – 6.81 6.8

Level 4 ............................................................. 7.08 33.4 – – – –

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 4.62 6.8 3.93 17.6 4.90 5.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 5.29 7.2 4.53 21.4 5.47 4.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 3.92 7.1 3.48 16.6 4.20 8.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 4.66 13.4 – – 5.09 10.0

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 7.05 5.9 8.02 9.9 6.66 6.3

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.72 8.3 – – 6.36 8.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.07 13.9 – – – –

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 6.97 7.9 7.75 10.7 6.63 3.9

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.36 6.5 7.08 4.0 6.16 6.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.96 13.2 – – 6.59 6.0

Level 3 ............................................................. 7.70 3.6 7.93 8.9 7.49 2.9

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 7.02 8.2 7.75 10.7 6.59 4.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.25 6.5 7.08 4.0 5.97 5.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.08 12.9 – – 6.66 5.7

See footnotes at end of table.

28
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food –Continued

Level 3 ............................................................. $7.70 4.4 $7.93 8.9 $7.40 4.1

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and

coffee shop ............................................................. 6.74 4.2 – – 6.74 4.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.95 4.1 – – 6.95 4.1

Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................ 7.76 4.0 7.66 3.7 8.06 8.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.42 8.6 – – 7.53 8.7

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 7.17 7.1 8.33 5.1 6.48 8.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.02 6.6 8.24 7.5 6.48 8.2

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee

shop ............................................................................ 7.13 4.5 – – 6.83 4.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.68 3.9 – – 7.38 3.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.57 8.1 – – 6.06 7.2

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 10.11 5.2 10.78 10.0 8.62 3.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.83 3.1 9.23 7.3 8.26 3.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.28 6.2 9.20 6.9 9.46 6.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.87 10.1 13.45 9.9 9.34 5.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.71 8.4 10.85 8.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.47 11.8 11.86 12.7 – –

First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds

cleaning and maintenance workers ............................ 15.57 8.4 15.60 8.4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and

janitorial workers ..................................................... 15.67 8.4 15.70 8.4 – –

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 9.47 2.2 9.91 4.5 8.55 3.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.91 2.9 9.30 6.7 8.34 4.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.38 6.9 9.41 7.8 9.25 13.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.94 5.1 11.31 5.1 9.34 5.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.03 12.6 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.52 12.0 11.92 12.9 – –

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 10.00 5.0 10.92 3.2 8.33 2.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.21 4.8 10.49 5.4 8.00 3.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.54 4.2 10.47 6.5 10.96 7.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.91 6.2 11.34 6.0 9.15 6.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.03 12.6 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.73 15.0 12.28 16.6 – –

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 8.66 8.2 8.53 10.7 8.98 7.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.56 7.9 8.35 10.1 9.05 7.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.27 12.6 8.17 17.3 8.52 17.0

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 11.09 14.2 12.51 26.5 8.89 9.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.63 8.0 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.02 6.9 – – – –

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 11.09 14.2 12.51 26.5 8.89 9.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.63 8.0 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.02 6.9 – – – –

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 10.33 6.2 10.07 2.6 11.05 20.3

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.64 7.6 – – 7.51 4.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.34 6.8 7.06 9.8 7.93 1.7

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.76 5.1 8.93 4.7 8.32 12.7

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.14 22.2 9.71 6.8 20.50 42.7

Level 5 ............................................................. 13.81 10.9 14.44 13.8 – –

Gaming services workers ................................................. 6.49 7.5 6.34 8.9 7.30 3.4

Gaming dealers ............................................................ 5.95 4.5 5.96 4.6 – –

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related

workers ....................................................................... 7.46 1.5 – – 7.67 2.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.85 3.0 – – 7.85 3.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.21 3.1 – – 7.37 7.0

Amusement and recreation attendants ......................... 7.21 2.4 – – 7.30 4.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.21 3.1 – – 7.37 7.0

Barbers and cosmetologists ............................................. 9.22 5.6 8.66 7.8 10.73 4.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 8.79 8.0 8.60 12.6 – –

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .............. 9.22 5.6 8.66 7.8 10.73 4.4

See footnotes at end of table.

29
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

–Continued

Level 4 ............................................................. $8.79 8.0 $8.60 12.6 – –

Child care workers ............................................................ 7.28 10.1 7.25 17.3 $7.41 6.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.43 9.1 – – – –

Personal and home care aides ......................................... 9.34 1.8 9.61 1.9 8.67 5.5

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 9.54 11.3 12.01 11.1 8.09 5.9

Level 5 ............................................................. 13.05 .6 – – – –

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 11.05 1.2 – – 10.94 3.6

Recreation workers ....................................................... 9.19 13.8 12.13 13.4 7.29 10.0

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 14.23 6.8 16.75 7.8 8.34 4.8

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.52 3.5 7.88 1.1 7.42 4.4

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.82 2.9 8.29 2.3 7.51 3.7

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.26 5.1 10.24 7.3 8.00 2.5

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.54 6.7 13.81 6.9 11.14 7.9

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.36 5.4 16.83 4.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.64 7.9 20.64 7.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.66 5.8 24.66 5.8 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 43.59 33.4 43.59 33.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 37.48 17.5 37.48 17.5 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 43.78 5.3 43.78 5.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 12.27 6.1 13.11 7.7 8.68 3.7

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 16.50 5.8 16.50 5.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.90 10.2 12.90 10.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.56 2.8 14.56 2.8 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.87 15.3 17.87 15.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.54 9.9 22.54 9.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 16.21 8.4 16.21 8.4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 15.39 5.0 15.39 5.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.90 10.2 12.90 10.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.75 2.9 14.75 2.9 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 26.24 9.0 26.24 9.0 – –

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 9.78 3.4 11.24 3.8 8.14 4.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.43 3.4 7.88 1.1 7.28 4.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.71 3.9 8.54 6.3 7.38 3.0

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.81 4.9 9.56 7.0 8.02 2.7

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.91 4.6 13.28 4.5 10.58 5.5

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.28 16.0 17.35 13.4 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 9.90 2.9 – – 8.59 2.6

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 8.10 1.2 8.78 2.7 7.56 2.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.73 2.2 7.77 2.4 7.71 3.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.70 5.0 8.21 7.7 7.45 4.0

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.36 4.1 9.06 7.9 7.55 3.5

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 9.13 1.3 – – 7.74 2.9

Cashiers ................................................................... 8.11 1.2 8.80 2.6 7.57 2.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.73 2.2 7.77 2.4 7.71 3.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.70 5.0 8.20 7.8 7.45 4.0

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.38 4.2 9.19 8.1 7.55 3.5

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 9.13 1.3 – – 7.74 2.9

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 12.79 7.4 13.51 6.4 9.34 7.0

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.61 14.7 11.15 15.9 9.51 12.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.55 6.4 13.90 6.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.32 11.3 16.32 11.3 – –

Counter and rental clerks ......................................... 11.39 12.8 13.67 13.9 8.88 8.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.85 8.5 – – – –

Parts salespersons ................................................... 13.10 7.2 13.49 6.7 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.48 15.4 11.68 16.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.35 6.9 13.70 6.6 – –

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 10.45 5.4 12.13 4.1 8.62 9.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.83 4.8 – – 6.63 3.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.71 4.8 9.41 6.6 7.25 3.4

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.61 1.9 9.29 2.9 8.06 1.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.41 11.9 12.77 14.7 11.12 5.6

Level 5 ............................................................. 20.00 20.6 17.64 17.7 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

30
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Retail salespersons –Continued

Not able to be leveled ....................................... $10.38 3.3 – – $9.00 3.8

Advertising sales agents ................................................... 18.74 25.9 $19.64 23.9 – –

Insurance sales agents ..................................................... 23.07 5.6 23.07 5.6 – –

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales

agents ......................................................................... 43.73 36.3 43.73 36.3 – –

Travel agents .................................................................... – – 15.55 8.6 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 25.24 11.3 25.24 11.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.46 13.2 21.46 13.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.05 8.1 23.05 8.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 44.56 28.4 44.56 28.4 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

technical and scientific products ............................. 30.91 20.6 30.91 20.6 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 24.49 13.2 24.49 13.2 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.68 14.8 21.68 14.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.01 8.3 23.01 8.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 44.56 28.4 44.56 28.4 – –

Telemarketers ................................................................... – – 9.74 15.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.87 21.0 15.65 23.5 – –

Miscellaneous sales and related workers ......................... 14.86 19.2 16.36 23.9 8.80 4.7

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 13.55 1.8 14.01 1.8 10.11 3.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.56 7.9 10.16 9.0 7.26 4.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.06 4.1 10.42 5.1 9.13 1.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.94 2.4 11.02 2.3 10.30 9.0

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.46 2.7 13.72 3.8 11.33 3.8

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.53 4.2 15.78 3.5 10.84 16.8

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.27 3.7 18.33 3.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.28 5.2 20.28 5.2 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 27.78 6.1 27.78 6.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 14.00 3.3 14.49 2.2 10.60 2.9

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 21.07 3.7 21.22 3.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.41 6.2 18.41 6.4 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.33 10.0 17.60 8.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.36 6.9 20.36 6.9 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 27.84 6.2 27.84 6.2 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 21.98 12.2 21.98 12.2 – –

Financial clerks ................................................................. 12.24 4.5 12.51 4.4 9.99 3.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.27 2.1 9.37 2.2 9.06 4.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.62 3.6 10.75 3.4 8.97 6.2

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.54 4.6 12.64 4.5 11.49 4.5

Level 5 ............................................................. 12.75 7.5 12.87 8.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.03 7.4 18.03 7.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.68 16.3 22.68 16.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 12.27 7.5 12.75 7.6 – –

Bill and account collectors ............................................ 13.40 6.1 13.41 6.1 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.88 9.4 12.89 9.5 – –

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 12.57 4.0 12.59 4.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.80 7.9 11.73 8.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.56 6.5 12.62 7.2 – –

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 12.79 5.7 12.94 6.1 10.69 6.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.35 10.6 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.90 5.9 11.03 5.6 9.14 9.5

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.86 6.2 13.00 6.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 12.73 7.7 12.85 8.5 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.31 6.9 17.31 7.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.78 4.6 11.87 6.7 – –

Procurement clerks ....................................................... 20.11 3.5 20.11 3.5 – –

Tellers ........................................................................... 9.82 2.8 10.00 2.3 9.15 5.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.05 3.2 9.22 2.8 8.80 5.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.89 2.7 10.07 2.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.98 4.9 10.83 3.6 – –

Brokerage clerks ............................................................... 15.06 4.4 15.06 4.4 – –

Customer service representatives .................................... 14.59 4.1 15.12 3.8 9.66 7.0

See footnotes at end of table.

31
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Customer service representatives –Continued

Level 2 ............................................................. $11.75 4.3 $12.07 3.5 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.06 8.2 12.20 9.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.91 7.1 14.50 5.8 $9.02 7.4

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.99 5.1 16.05 5.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.86 4.1 20.86 4.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.82 12.9 20.82 12.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 16.40 9.4 16.62 9.4 – –

File clerks ......................................................................... 11.79 9.2 11.99 10.4 – –

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ................................. 8.16 6.8 8.22 6.9 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.67 5.4 7.56 6.7 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.49 4.0 8.63 2.8 – –

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................ 12.15 9.2 12.27 9.9 – –

Loan interviewers and clerks ............................................ 14.49 6.4 15.46 2.7 – –

New accounts clerks ......................................................... 11.88 3.6 11.88 3.6 – –

Order clerks ...................................................................... 14.90 8.9 15.11 8.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.90 9.2 15.90 9.2 – –

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ................................................................ 16.12 13.7 16.12 13.7 – –

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 11.63 3.2 12.06 3.6 8.70 3.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.56 .2 – – 7.56 .2

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.78 5.3 10.06 7.3 8.89 9.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.26 9.1 12.26 9.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.22 7.1 13.21 7.2 – –

Couriers and messengers ................................................ 10.60 5.9 – – 9.51 14.2

Dispatchers ....................................................................... 14.80 5.4 14.96 4.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.13 5.1 14.13 5.1 – –

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .......... 14.80 5.4 14.96 4.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.13 5.1 14.13 5.1 – –

Production, planning, and expediting clerks ..................... 16.80 8.4 16.80 8.4 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.09 5.2 18.09 5.2 – –

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 12.55 6.8 12.72 6.4 8.51 3.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.78 5.9 10.04 6.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.04 7.9 11.17 7.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.92 5.4 14.92 5.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.35 3.5 16.35 3.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... – – 11.00 5.6 – –

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 13.22 7.5 14.06 6.7 9.17 12.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.95 2.7 – – 7.55 3.4

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.03 3.6 11.24 5.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.42 6.6 10.73 8.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.60 4.9 14.97 5.5 – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers,

recordkeeping ............................................................. 12.20 12.1 13.12 12.4 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.66 18.0 – – – –

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 16.18 3.3 16.86 2.6 10.59 2.7

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.63 4.9 12.92 3.9 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.50 5.0 14.21 4.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.49 4.4 15.65 3.8 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.41 3.5 19.41 3.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.02 6.1 23.02 6.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 17.57 4.9 18.75 2.3 – –

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 18.49 5.0 18.69 4.9 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.61 5.4 13.61 5.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.34 5.7 15.61 5.6 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.52 2.9 20.52 2.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.49 4.6 24.49 4.6 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 19.51 1.8 19.51 1.8 – –

Legal secretaries .......................................................... 17.58 5.6 17.58 5.6 – –

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 13.71 3.0 13.96 4.2 11.74 7.0

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.62 7.8 14.69 8.1 – –

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 14.39 4.2 15.52 4.6 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.11 5.3 14.25 7.9 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.91 2.4 15.91 2.4 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.82 3.5 19.82 3.5 – –

Computer operators .......................................................... 15.53 8.1 16.15 6.4 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

32
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Computer operators –Continued

Level 5 ............................................................. $16.61 5.6 $16.61 5.6 – –

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 11.29 4.1 11.81 3.5 $10.00 7.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.86 13.4 – – 7.82 10.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.27 .6 11.77 3.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.47 6.3 11.59 6.1 – –

Data entry keyers ......................................................... 11.41 5.4 11.96 5.0 10.25 5.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.58 12.4 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.25 .4 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.46 6.3 11.58 6.1 – –

Word processors and typists ........................................ 10.67 2.9 11.22 4.5 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.18 9.8 – – – –

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. 14.26 11.5 13.98 11.8 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.18 1.4 10.18 1.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.86 9.7 13.48 11.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.60 8.3 15.60 8.3 – –

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 12.22 3.8 12.54 3.9 10.36 5.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.93 9.9 11.44 11.7 9.34 2.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.49 5.6 10.69 5.5 9.63 10.0

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.78 3.5 12.85 3.6 12.23 4.9

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.28 6.8 17.28 6.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 12.04 5.4 12.11 5.6 – –

Office machine operators, except computer ..................... 11.70 8.5 11.70 8.5 – –

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 21.56 4.0 21.76 4.3 11.82 15.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.74 8.4 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 16.17 13.1 16.25 13.7 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 16.06 4.8 16.17 4.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.69 12.1 15.76 13.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.62 4.4 18.62 4.4 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 27.85 7.1 27.85 7.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.40 4.1 24.40 4.1 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 31.18 7.0 31.18 7.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 36.52 5.3 36.52 5.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 22.70 12.1 23.22 12.2 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades

and extraction workers ............................................... 28.14 7.3 28.14 7.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.37 5.8 18.37 5.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.43 11.6 26.43 11.6 – –

Carpenters ........................................................................ 18.92 7.3 19.02 7.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.60 12.5 16.60 12.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.69 10.5 22.69 10.5 – –

Construction laborers ....................................................... 17.88 7.0 17.94 6.9 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 20.21 11.2 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 20.00 19.5 20.00 19.5 – –

Construction equipment operators ................................... 23.42 13.9 23.43 13.9 – –

Operating engineers and other construction equipment

operators ................................................................ 23.93 13.4 23.95 13.4 – –

Electricians ....................................................................... 23.54 20.9 23.54 20.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.12 11.9 24.12 11.9 – –

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ........... 26.07 10.0 26.07 10.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.05 6.8 24.05 6.8 – –

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................... 26.07 10.1 26.07 10.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.05 6.8 24.05 6.8 – –

Sheet metal workers ......................................................... 21.95 18.2 21.95 18.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.35 11.8 25.35 11.8 – –

Helpers, construction trades ............................................. 11.78 8.0 11.83 9.8 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.31 8.6 9.68 3.7 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 19.16 5.6 19.25 5.7 11.54 22.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.23 10.6 11.51 11.4 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.59 10.6 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.47 7.1 13.31 5.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.88 9.8 16.96 9.6 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.81 7.5 21.81 7.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.82 5.5 21.82 5.5 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

33
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

–Continued

Level 8 ............................................................. $24.74 7.8 $24.74 7.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 18.97 7.5 18.97 7.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 24.60 8.8 24.60 8.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.48 9.3 22.48 9.3 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 25.63 9.7 25.63 9.7 – –

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers ..................................................................... 23.53 8.9 23.53 8.9 – –

Telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers, except line installers ............................... 23.53 8.9 23.53 8.9 – –

Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment

mechanics, installers, and repairers ........................... 18.31 39.9 18.31 39.9 – –

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...................... 28.52 15.0 28.52 15.0 – –

Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 18.91 11.6 19.03 11.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.06 17.5 18.06 17.5 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 24.71 20.5 24.71 20.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.36 8.6 20.36 8.6 – –

Automotive body and related repairers ......................... 22.42 29.4 22.42 29.4 – –

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 18.24 11.8 18.39 11.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.41 20.8 18.41 20.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.39 10.7 20.39 10.7 – –

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 17.40 4.8 17.40 4.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.14 4.2 15.14 4.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.79 6.5 18.79 6.5 – –

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians

and mechanics ........................................................... 16.21 5.7 16.34 5.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 13.50 11.1 13.74 10.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.78 3.4 18.78 3.4 – –

Farm equipment mechanics ......................................... 14.04 9.8 14.29 8.4 – –

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines .. 17.31 7.2 17.31 7.2 – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

and installers .............................................................. 18.69 9.3 18.69 9.3 – –

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 19.33 5.2 19.33 5.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.51 14.6 19.51 14.6 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.37 6.9 19.37 6.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.22 2.1 21.22 2.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 18.82 16.0 18.82 16.0 – –

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 21.76 3.5 21.76 3.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 23.10 10.0 23.10 10.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.09 3.0 22.09 3.0 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 20.48 19.8 20.48 19.8 – –

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 16.52 11.9 16.52 11.9 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.76 15.5 17.76 15.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 17.89 10.0 17.89 10.0 – –

Maintenance workers, machinery ................................. 14.63 2.5 14.63 2.5 – –

Millwrights ..................................................................... 22.64 11.7 22.64 11.7 – –

Line installers and repairers ............................................. 24.42 5.6 24.42 5.6 – –

Electrical power-line installers and repairers ................ 25.98 3.5 25.98 3.5 – –

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 14.83 8.4 15.02 8.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.84 11.1 20.84 11.1 – –

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 12.18 16.9 12.42 18.1 – –

Production occupations .................................................... 15.24 3.6 15.44 3.8 $9.52 5.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.36 2.2 9.65 2.9 8.02 6.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.20 3.6 11.26 3.7 9.96 6.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.72 3.2 14.86 3.4 10.79 7.5

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.58 3.3 15.63 3.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.73 3.9 17.75 4.0 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.55 13.0 18.55 13.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.45 5.2 23.45 5.2 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 25.32 2.9 25.32 2.9 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

34
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Production occupations –Continued

Not able to be leveled ....................................... $15.97 22.2 $15.98 22.3 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 21.45 9.1 21.45 9.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.72 10.0 16.72 10.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.80 4.6 23.80 4.6 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 27.72 2.1 27.72 2.1 – –

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical

assemblers ................................................................. 15.74 11.4 15.89 11.5 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.71 10.2 11.74 10.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 17.00 15.3 17.00 15.3 – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .......... 15.81 11.5 15.97 11.6 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.71 10.2 11.74 10.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 17.06 15.6 17.06 15.6 – –

Structural metal fabricators and fitters .............................. 18.46 17.4 18.46 17.4 – –

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 16.34 7.1 16.82 7.2 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.05 4.6 11.17 5.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 20.45 5.3 20.45 5.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 20.27 10.1 20.43 10.2 – –

Bakers .............................................................................. 11.94 9.7 12.05 10.3 – –

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing

workers ....................................................................... 12.54 9.8 12.59 10.2 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.00 11.2 10.00 11.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.40 12.3 12.40 12.3 – –

Butchers and meat cutters ............................................ 18.58 6.4 19.26 5.8 – –

Slaughterers and meat packers .................................... 11.01 2.6 11.01 2.6 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.20 11.2 10.20 11.2 – –

Miscellaneous food processing workers ........................... 13.71 8.4 13.71 8.4 – –

Food batchmakers ........................................................ 14.34 9.6 14.34 9.6 – –

Computer control programmers and operators ................ 18.50 16.5 18.76 16.9 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.37 8.4 – – – –

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal

and plastic .............................................................. 16.75 14.3 16.95 15.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.37 8.4 – – – –

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic .................................................................. 14.19 6.2 14.19 6.2 – –

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ................................ 15.20 4.8 15.20 4.8 – –

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 15.36 5.2 15.36 5.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.44 11.0 13.44 11.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.31 8.2 15.31 8.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.88 5.2 16.88 5.2 – –

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 14.50 5.9 14.50 5.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.41 11.3 13.41 11.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.18 16.2 16.18 16.2 – –

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .. 17.30 4.9 17.30 4.9 – –

Machinists ......................................................................... 20.51 11.8 20.51 11.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.39 16.8 19.39 16.8 – –

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ........................................... 11.77 5.5 11.77 5.5 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.48 10.0 10.48 10.0 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.22 6.6 12.22 6.6 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.84 11.9 14.84 11.9 – –

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 11.68 6.4 11.68 6.4 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.48 10.0 10.48 10.0 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.22 6.6 12.22 6.6 – –

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 18.46 11.3 18.46 11.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 21.65 7.4 21.65 7.4 – –

Tool and die makers ......................................................... 23.28 7.4 23.28 7.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.68 7.9 24.68 7.9 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

35
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... $15.39 9.7 $15.39 9.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.49 5.8 14.49 5.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.07 15.4 19.07 15.4 – –

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...................... 16.26 10.7 16.26 10.7 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.49 5.8 14.49 5.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.36 15.6 19.36 15.6 – –

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 14.09 14.1 14.09 14.1 – –

Bookbinders and bindery workers .................................... 13.57 16.3 – – – –

Bindery workers ............................................................ 13.57 16.3 – – – –

Printers ............................................................................. 15.78 4.4 15.84 4.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.54 3.1 16.54 3.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 16.51 11.5 16.51 11.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 20.26 17.5 20.26 17.5 – –

Prepress technicians and workers ................................ 14.92 8.9 14.92 8.9 – –

Printing machine operators ........................................... 15.95 5.2 16.03 4.7 – –

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................................... 10.61 5.3 10.76 5.6 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.06 7.2 10.22 7.8 – –

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and

tenders ........................................................................ 18.61 4.9 18.63 5.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.78 6.0 18.78 6.0 – –

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still

machine setters, operators, and tenders ................ 18.22 6.4 18.22 6.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.13 8.3 18.13 8.3 – –

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending

workers ....................................................................... 13.59 2.9 13.59 2.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.50 5.7 11.50 5.7 – –

Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters,

operators, and tenders ........................................... 13.12 5.9 13.12 5.9 – –

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and

tenders .................................................................... 14.45 6.4 14.45 6.4 – –

Cutting workers ................................................................. 14.24 14.8 14.24 14.8 – –

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and

tenders .................................................................... 14.72 14.3 14.72 14.3 – –

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 17.27 5.0 17.45 5.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 17.67 10.2 17.67 10.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.26 6.0 13.26 6.0 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.59 7.7 14.59 7.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.13 6.5 25.13 6.5 – –

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ...... 14.53 4.1 14.78 4.3 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.76 5.2 14.76 5.2 – –

Painting workers ............................................................... 19.94 28.6 20.12 32.5 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 20.69 20.1 20.69 20.1 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 19.56 14.7 19.56 14.7 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 25.96 43.1 25.96 43.1 – –

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,

operators, and tenders ........................................... 18.09 10.9 18.09 10.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 20.33 20.8 20.33 20.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 19.77 18.4 19.77 18.4 – –

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 11.56 7.2 11.80 8.2 $8.60 12.3

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.83 3.7 9.32 3.7 6.71 16.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.02 2.8 11.03 2.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.49 4.3 14.02 3.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.17 11.3 15.17 11.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.97 6.5 16.97 6.5 – –

Helpers--production workers ........................................ 10.56 2.3 10.71 3.3 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.29 5.2 9.83 8.7 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.64 4.1 10.64 4.1 – –

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 14.31 3.0 15.24 2.7 8.80 2.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.71 2.2 9.79 2.5 7.73 2.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.05 5.2 12.41 5.2 9.10 3.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.82 5.5 12.91 5.9 12.09 7.1

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.36 6.8 14.28 6.7 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.54 3.9 17.54 3.9 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.49 4.5 18.55 4.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.18 17.6 20.18 17.6 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

36
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Transportation and material moving occupations

–Continued

Not able to be leveled ....................................... $16.30 20.1 $17.42 21.0 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and

material movers, hand ................................................ 18.33 8.5 18.46 9.0 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and

material-moving machine and vehicle operators ........ 25.31 12.9 25.31 12.9 – –

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 13.81 9.0 – – – –

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 13.81 9.0 – – – –

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 13.92 3.3 14.50 3.9 $7.66 7.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.41 8.2 9.82 11.2 6.63 4.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.40 6.7 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.85 9.4 11.12 9.1 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.11 8.9 14.00 8.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.81 4.3 18.81 4.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.16 10.8 16.16 10.8 – –

Driver/sales workers ..................................................... 13.89 26.7 – – 6.27 10.2

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 15.17 6.0 15.11 5.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.31 2.8 12.31 2.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.08 10.7 13.93 10.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.48 5.0 18.48 5.0 – –

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 11.46 9.2 12.02 10.5 7.58 3.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.38 9.0 9.82 11.2 7.56 6.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.87 24.7 14.23 28.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.92 3.4 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.17 9.7 14.16 9.8 – –

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .............................................. 9.64 5.3 – – – –

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ....... 18.60 7.6 18.60 7.6 – –

Excavating and loading machine and dragline

operators ................................................................ 18.60 7.7 18.60 7.8 – –

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 14.36 7.5 14.50 7.8 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.16 5.2 12.59 7.3 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.86 11.3 13.86 11.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.17 7.2 15.17 7.2 – –

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 11.27 5.4 12.35 7.3 8.65 2.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.92 2.3 9.83 4.1 8.14 2.4

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.22 12.4 12.47 13.4 10.11 3.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.51 6.8 14.72 7.0 13.02 15.0

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.38 9.3 14.38 9.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.64 4.9 11.85 6.3 – –

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 9.53 4.2 10.26 7.4 8.17 3.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.95 8.3 – – 8.17 3.2

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 12.22 8.0 13.65 8.6 8.86 4.9

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.86 4.0 9.74 6.3 8.14 5.1

Level 2 ............................................................. 14.26 17.7 14.98 19.1 10.71 4.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.65 11.1 16.09 10.6 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.37 10.8 14.37 10.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 11.58 1.8 – – – –

Machine feeders and offbearers ................................... 12.43 17.0 14.41 9.6 – –

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 9.93 5.1 10.45 6.0 8.47 6.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.69 3.3 9.29 5.6 8.03 6.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.11 3.7 10.21 3.8 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.11 4.6 – – – –

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

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

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

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

number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories

not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

37
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work

levels3, West North Central, June 2006

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All workers .............................................................................. $22.27 2.4 $22.82 2.1 $15.85 5.2

Management occupations ................................................. 35.54 2.3 35.58 2.4 34.49 12.1

Level 8 ............................................................. 23.43 11.5 23.43 11.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.74 5.3 31.74 5.3 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 39.90 5.9 39.90 5.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 35.16 4.2 35.23 5.0 34.49 12.1

Legislators ........................................................................ 33.91 11.5 – – 34.49 12.1

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 33.91 11.5 – – 34.49 12.1

Education administrators .................................................. 39.25 15.1 39.25 15.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 43.69 17.9 43.69 17.9 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 35.52 24.3 35.52 24.3 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 41.42 8.8 41.42 8.8 – –

Education administrators, elementary and secondary

school ..................................................................... 44.70 7.7 44.70 7.7 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 47.23 8.8 47.23 8.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 41.34 8.9 41.34 8.9 – –

Education administrators, postsecondary ..................... 30.44 24.8 30.44 24.8 – –

Social and community service managers ......................... 26.20 15.9 26.20 15.9 – –

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 23.89 4.2 23.89 4.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.01 7.1 23.01 7.1 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 23.71 2.6 23.71 2.6 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 26.25 4.1 26.25 4.1 – –

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 22.99 6.8 22.99 6.8 – –

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 21.32 7.7 21.32 7.7 – –

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 25.97 4.4 25.97 4.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.98 2.1 23.98 2.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 30.69 4.8 30.69 4.8 – –

Computer programmers ................................................... 28.32 9.0 28.32 9.0 – –

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 25.63 6.9 25.63 6.9 – –

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 23.74 6.2 23.74 6.2 – –

Engineers ......................................................................... 30.60 2.7 30.60 2.7 – –

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 19.06 4.7 19.06 4.7 – –

Civil engineering technicians ........................................ 18.71 5.3 18.71 5.3 – –

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 20.75 6.3 20.84 6.5 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 22.27 11.7 22.30 11.9 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 25.82 4.1 25.82 4.1 – –

Life scientists .................................................................... 20.91 .8 20.91 .8 – –

Psychologists .................................................................... 31.62 12.6 31.62 12.6 – –

Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science

technicians .................................................................. 22.31 4.7 22.31 4.7 – –

Community and social services occupations .................. 19.77 4.4 19.81 4.2 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.80 3.4 16.58 5.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 17.97 5.3 17.97 5.3 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 18.85 5.2 18.60 5.8 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 23.45 8.1 23.45 8.1 – –

Counselors ....................................................................... 23.85 2.9 23.85 2.9 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 21.90 7.4 21.90 7.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.68 5.8 28.68 5.8 – –

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 25.68 4.4 25.68 4.4 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.42 8.0 24.42 8.0 – –

Social workers .................................................................. 19.75 6.1 19.86 5.6 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 16.75 5.1 15.88 6.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 23.33 7.8 23.33 7.8 – –

Child, family, and school social workers ....................... 19.10 6.4 19.43 5.7 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 15.82 6.5 15.82 6.5 – –

Mental health and substance abuse social workers ..... 18.64 13.4 18.64 13.4 – –

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 17.27 4.7 17.27 4.7 – –

Probation officers and correctional treatment

specialists ............................................................... 19.75 6.8 19.75 6.8 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

38
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work

levels3, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Social and human service assistants ........................... $16.15 5.8 $16.15 5.8 – –

Legal occupations .............................................................. 32.99 11.5 33.63 11.8 – –

Lawyers ............................................................................ 32.58 7.8 32.36 7.9 – –

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 30.04 5.4 31.10 5.4 $18.53 4.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.69 5.6 9.77 6.5 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.65 6.4 10.76 7.9 10.15 7.8

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.17 4.9 12.27 5.8 12.08 8.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.37 3.4 – – 13.89 9.5

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.03 4.7 14.73 7.1 11.93 3.7

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.99 2.2 25.23 .0 19.80 6.9

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.95 7.0 28.44 7.0 20.55 15.8

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.36 4.5 32.35 4.3 32.64 12.0

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.47 3.5 35.38 3.5 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 36.05 7.9 36.17 7.9 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 47.60 13.3 47.63 13.3 – –

Level 13 ............................................................ 56.79 7.2 56.79 7.2 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 25.68 11.8 23.34 28.7 – –

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 40.52 14.6 41.45 12.8 28.51 11.9

Level 7 ............................................................. 34.06 9.0 34.62 8.7 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 26.83 15.5 26.83 15.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.93 9.0 34.82 9.1 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 48.24 12.7 48.27 12.6 – –

Level 13 ............................................................ 56.79 7.2 56.79 7.2 – –

Math and computer teachers, postsecondary .............. 34.48 15.8 34.48 15.8 – –

Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ....... 30.72 28.0 30.72 28.0 – –

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................... 32.74 15.3 35.35 9.8 – –

Health teachers, postsecondary ................................... 30.14 7.4 30.14 7.4 – –

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ............. 29.74 10.4 29.74 10.4 – –

Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,

postsecondary ........................................................ 41.44 2.9 41.48 3.0 – –

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 37.65 6.1 38.88 8.2 27.71 1.5

Level 11 ............................................................ 34.47 7.6 34.42 7.7 – –

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ........ 37.28 1.8 37.46 1.8 – –

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 31.89 3.2 31.96 3.2 29.04 5.4

Level 6 ............................................................. 23.42 .0 25.23 .0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.47 6.8 27.63 7.0 20.29 18.7

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.56 4.6 32.52 4.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 36.08 4.3 35.98 4.4 – –

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 30.97 7.7 31.69 6.2 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 29.27 3.5 29.58 3.6 – –

Kindergarten teachers, except special education ..... 31.30 8.1 31.88 6.8 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 29.43 4.5 29.51 4.5 – –

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 32.35 2.6 32.55 2.6 19.00 16.1

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.40 .0 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 28.46 6.4 28.63 6.6 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.64 5.5 32.66 5.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.91 4.1 35.91 4.1 – –

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 31.67 2.3 31.90 2.4 19.28 15.9

Level 7 ............................................................. 28.21 5.8 28.39 6.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.38 4.4 32.41 4.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.11 4.8 35.11 4.8 – –

Middle school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 34.82 4.5 34.88 4.4 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 33.29 8.1 33.29 8.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 38.26 5.2 38.26 5.2 – –

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 31.12 4.3 30.86 4.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.81 7.4 26.90 7.5 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 32.66 4.1 32.42 3.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.39 5.6 35.00 5.7 – –

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 31.13 4.3 30.86 4.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 26.80 7.6 26.89 7.7 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

39
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work

levels3, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education –Continued

Level 8 ............................................................. $32.66 4.1 $32.42 3.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.42 5.8 35.01 6.0 – –

Special education teachers .......................................... 32.00 6.4 32.11 6.6 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.83 6.1 25.98 5.9 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 33.27 6.4 33.27 6.4 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 38.33 6.6 38.33 6.6 – –

Special education teachers, preschool,

kindergarten, and elementary school ................. 29.62 8.7 29.75 8.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.20 7.5 – – – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 31.66 6.2 31.66 6.2 – –

Special education teachers, middle school .............. 38.16 4.5 38.28 4.5 – –

Special education teachers, secondary school ........ 32.07 13.5 32.07 13.5 – –

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 26.38 10.4 28.44 9.2 $19.24 13.9

Level 5 ............................................................. 12.34 7.0 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.96 9.3 – – – –

Librarians .......................................................................... 32.50 10.3 32.73 10.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.32 18.6 27.56 18.9 – –

Library technicians ............................................................ 15.37 7.5 15.13 12.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.07 12.6 15.30 13.5 – –

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 11.48 2.0 11.16 2.8 12.19 4.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.69 5.6 9.77 6.5 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.65 6.4 10.76 7.9 10.15 7.8

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.17 4.9 12.27 5.8 12.08 8.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.37 3.4 – – 13.89 9.5

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 21.44 5.6 21.63 7.7 – –

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 24.89 6.1 24.77 6.5 25.76 6.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.37 1.4 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.90 2.2 16.58 3.8 18.18 8.9

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.49 8.1 15.37 6.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.44 4.9 23.31 5.2 24.07 5.4

Level 8 ............................................................. 27.26 8.1 26.76 8.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.62 6.1 28.68 6.7 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 31.05 5.0 30.97 5.2 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 29.05 16.3 26.99 12.9 – –

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 30.19 19.8 29.31 18.8 – –

Registered nurses ............................................................ 27.43 4.0 26.96 5.0 30.08 10.5

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.74 2.9 23.61 2.5 24.11 5.8

Level 8 ............................................................. 27.04 3.7 26.21 3.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 27.21 6.5 27.12 7.3 – –

Therapists ......................................................................... 27.41 19.4 27.31 20.8 – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 19.90 6.5 19.90 6.5 – –

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 23.13 6.0 24.76 12.2 – –

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 25.35 10.9 – – – –

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ............ 16.15 6.9 – – – –

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 15.22 18.6 – – – –

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 16.53 6.3 15.78 6.8 19.54 6.9

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.00 7.6 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.16 8.2 – – – –

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 10.95 6.9 10.70 7.6 12.08 2.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.59 11.8 10.42 12.1 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.15 7.6 13.57 11.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.20 6.2 10.17 6.3 – –

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 10.67 7.4 10.45 8.3 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.64 12.2 10.47 12.6 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.18 7.7 13.64 11.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 9.97 8.0 9.97 8.0 – –

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 10.73 11.0 10.31 13.9 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.56 12.7 – – – –

Psychiatric aides ........................................................... 10.50 7.0 10.50 7.0 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

40
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work

levels3, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Psychiatric aides –Continued

Level 4 ............................................................. $9.97 8.0 $9.97 8.0 – –

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 13.36 4.7 13.95 5.7 – –

Protective service occupations ......................................... 20.73 3.7 20.87 3.5 $13.68 12.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.91 4.4 12.42 4.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.66 13.9 15.61 15.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.90 3.8 14.90 3.8 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.46 6.5 16.53 6.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.81 2.3 20.80 2.3 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 20.81 6.5 20.89 6.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 25.91 5.2 25.91 5.2 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 30.18 1.1 30.18 1.1 – –

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement

workers ....................................................................... 29.85 7.1 29.85 7.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 31.59 5.5 31.59 5.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 23.06 13.8 23.06 13.8 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

detectives ............................................................... 32.82 4.7 32.82 4.7 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 32.13 7.4 32.13 7.4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and

prevention workers ..................................................... 26.86 11.9 26.86 11.9 – –

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 17.38 2.0 17.43 2.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.37 3.2 18.37 3.2 – –

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 16.11 8.7 16.12 8.9 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.30 5.9 14.30 5.9 – –

Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 16.04 9.0 16.09 8.9 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.30 5.9 14.30 5.9 – –

Detectives and criminal investigators ............................... 23.95 11.6 24.25 10.9 – –

Police officers ................................................................... 21.90 3.2 21.90 3.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.39 4.0 19.39 4.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.33 1.9 22.32 2.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 21.84 6.0 21.87 6.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 22.80 3.3 22.80 3.3 – –

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 21.88 3.3 21.90 3.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.39 4.0 19.39 4.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.29 2.0 22.32 2.0 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 21.84 6.0 21.87 6.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 22.80 3.3 22.80 3.3 – –

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 14.07 3.3 14.08 3.4 – –

Security guards ............................................................. 14.07 3.3 14.08 3.4 – –

Miscellaneous protective service workers ........................ 10.71 19.4 – – 7.95 12.6

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 9.75 4.9 9.64 4.7 9.87 6.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.53 5.8 8.83 7.1 8.22 9.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.27 4.6 9.74 3.8 10.84 8.4

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.21 5.4 10.46 7.0 – –

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 14.24 3.9 13.24 4.9 – –

Cooks ............................................................................... 10.04 5.5 9.91 6.0 10.46 8.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.35 6.6 9.42 6.6 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.63 8.2 – – – –

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 10.04 5.5 9.91 6.0 10.46 8.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.35 6.6 9.42 6.6 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.63 8.2 – – – –

Food preparation workers ................................................. 10.34 5.6 – – 10.72 10.8

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.50 2.8 – – 9.71 2.5

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 7.84 5.9 – – – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.79 5.0 – – – –

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 7.84 5.9 – – – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.79 5.0 – – – –

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 10.88 4.7 – – 10.40 4.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 11.68 8.2 – – – –

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 11.39 4.9 – – 10.77 3.7

See footnotes at end of table.

41
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work

levels3, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. $14.15 11.0 $14.35 10.5 $9.86 10.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.87 8.4 8.97 9.2 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.91 7.0 12.15 6.1 9.31 6.7

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.35 2.3 13.45 2.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.82 6.5 15.83 6.6 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.46 2.0 19.46 2.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.58 .4 23.58 .4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds

cleaning and maintenance workers ............................ 24.26 5.7 24.26 5.7 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and

janitorial workers ..................................................... 24.69 3.9 24.69 3.9 – –

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 13.04 7.7 13.18 7.2 9.60 4.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.00 9.0 8.97 9.2 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.20 5.2 12.49 4.0 9.31 6.7

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.24 3.2 13.35 3.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.28 4.1 16.28 4.1 – –

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 13.57 4.0 13.74 3.2 9.62 6.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 11.99 8.0 11.99 8.0 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.30 5.2 12.56 4.0 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.24 3.2 13.35 3.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.63 6.2 15.63 6.2 – –

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 8.45 3.1 8.40 2.5 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.39 2.7 – – – –

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 14.79 14.0 15.20 15.0 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.96 6.6 13.96 6.6 – –

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 15.54 11.2 15.62 12.0 – –

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 13.12 10.5 15.47 24.3 11.02 7.5

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.56 3.4 – – – –

Child care workers ............................................................ 10.51 14.0 – – 8.48 5.1

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 15.40 33.9 – – 8.63 19.4

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 10.34 8.5 – – – –

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 9.78 15.4 – – – –

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 9.78 15.4 – – – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 9.78 15.4 – – – –

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 15.10 6.6 15.29 6.5 12.69 8.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.20 7.7 – – 8.06 3.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.63 4.8 12.88 4.8 9.32 3.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.94 5.9 13.04 7.6 12.56 8.1

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.08 6.2 14.11 6.4 13.51 7.0

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.59 3.0 16.57 3.0 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.73 9.4 16.72 9.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.53 6.2 18.46 6.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 19.84 2.3 19.84 2.3 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.59 5.4 19.59 5.4 – –

Financial clerks ................................................................. 16.34 6.7 16.39 6.9 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.28 3.4 15.33 3.9 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.74 4.0 19.74 4.0 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.54 10.9 16.54 10.9 – –

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 15.45 8.6 15.48 9.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.87 3.0 14.87 3.5 – –

Court, municipal, and license clerks ................................. 14.57 7.4 15.09 6.7 – –

Eligibility interviewers, government programs .................. 15.60 6.6 15.60 6.6 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 15.54 8.4 15.54 8.4 – –

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 12.31 22.6 11.83 4.6 12.46 26.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.39 13.1 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.37 9.5 – – 9.27 11.9

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.00 14.3 – – – –

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 13.07 6.2 13.22 6.7 – –

Dispatchers ....................................................................... 15.26 4.7 15.24 5.1 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

42
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work

levels3, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ....................... $15.26 4.7 $15.24 5.1 – –

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 18.04 10.6 – – – –

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 16.00 9.0 16.11 9.4 $13.07 11.4

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.04 7.5 15.19 10.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.36 8.4 14.42 8.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.67 6.7 16.67 6.7 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 15.88 18.7 15.88 18.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.75 1.9 19.75 1.9 – –

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 17.55 15.4 17.55 15.4 – –

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 15.27 8.4 15.37 9.1 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.17 7.9 15.19 10.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.16 10.4 14.23 10.6 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.62 7.3 16.62 7.3 – –

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 13.00 12.1 13.00 12.1 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.52 5.8 10.52 5.8 – –

Word processors and typists ........................................ 14.01 8.4 14.01 8.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.94 6.4 10.94 6.4 – –

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 14.20 6.2 14.41 6.1 12.55 2.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.30 5.5 13.30 5.5 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.11 5.6 12.88 8.3 13.84 3.2

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.18 9.7 15.19 9.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.16 1.7 16.16 1.7 – –

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 18.13 4.3 18.14 4.3 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.80 14.1 12.80 14.1 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.53 11.1 13.60 10.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.64 4.1 17.64 4.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.66 10.0 16.66 10.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.23 12.5 18.23 12.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades

and extraction workers ............................................... 20.55 8.3 20.55 8.3 – –

Construction equipment operators ................................... 15.87 11.7 15.87 11.7 – –

Operating engineers and other construction equipment

operators ................................................................ 15.73 13.4 15.73 13.4 – –

Electricians ....................................................................... 22.66 12.8 22.66 12.8 – –

Construction and building inspectors ................................ 23.05 7.1 23.05 7.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.62 2.4 19.62 2.4 – –

Highway maintenance workers ......................................... 13.88 10.6 13.88 10.6 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.36 10.4 12.36 10.4 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 19.80 5.8 19.87 5.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.08 6.5 16.08 6.5 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.16 7.0 18.16 7.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.89 4.8 20.89 4.8 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 26.38 8.5 26.38 8.5 – –

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 17.97 5.3 17.97 5.3 – –

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians

and mechanics ........................................................... 19.69 8.4 19.69 8.4 – –

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines .. 19.69 8.4 19.69 8.4 – –

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 16.71 6.4 16.92 6.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.62 6.6 16.62 6.6 – –

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 16.11 6.6 16.32 6.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.62 6.6 16.62 6.6 – –

Production occupations .................................................... 19.78 8.8 21.37 4.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.90 2.0 20.90 2.0 – –

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system

operators .................................................................... 21.39 1.9 21.39 1.9 – –

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 17.02 4.4 17.88 4.8 14.55 8.4

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.50 17.0 – – 12.02 18.1

Level 3 ............................................................. 17.39 7.1 17.43 9.4 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.62 2.3 17.06 1.1 15.42 10.1

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.80 4.1 16.82 6.5 16.75 11.2

See footnotes at end of table.

43
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work

levels3, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Bus drivers ........................................................................ $17.09 3.5 $18.57 2.4 $15.26 5.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.72 13.6 – – 12.73 13.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 19.09 3.0 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.41 8.8 – – 15.42 10.1

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.36 1.8 – – 16.75 11.2

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ................................... 18.64 3.6 – – – –

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 15.51 5.4 17.31 7.5 14.78 7.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.72 13.6 – – 12.73 13.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 17.45 3.7 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.78 5.2 – – 13.47 3.2

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.64 10.1 – – – –

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 16.56 4.1 16.56 4.1 – –

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

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

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

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

number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories

not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

44
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All workers .............................................................................. $17.50 1.9 $18.75 2.2 $10.16 1.8

Management occupations ................................................. 34.83 9.1 34.95 9.3 27.84 14.7

Group II ............................................................. 18.61 5.9 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 36.51 2.7 – – – –

Group IV ........................................................... 54.14 5.5 – – – –

Chief executives ............................................................... 77.16 19.4 77.16 19.4 – –

General and operations managers ................................... 32.60 5.0 32.60 5.0 – –

Group III ............................................................ 33.68 11.0 33.68 11.0 – –

Legislators ........................................................................ 33.91 11.5 – – 34.49 12.1

Advertising and promotions managers ............................. 21.77 14.1 21.77 14.1 – –

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 44.45 5.4 44.45 5.4 – –

Group III ............................................................ 42.75 3.0 – – – –

Marketing managers ..................................................... 38.98 11.5 38.98 11.5 – –

Sales managers ............................................................ 49.66 7.9 49.66 7.9 – –

Group III ............................................................ 46.91 3.4 46.91 3.4 – –

Administrative services managers .................................... 24.12 14.7 24.12 14.7 – –

Computer and information systems managers ................. 43.84 6.2 43.84 6.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 39.55 16.6 39.55 16.6 – –

Financial managers .......................................................... 37.01 17.5 36.85 17.8 – –

Group III ............................................................ 36.36 16.9 36.06 17.5 – –

Human resources managers ............................................ 39.63 11.0 39.63 11.0 – –

Group III ............................................................ 36.87 14.8 – – – –

Industrial production managers ........................................ 33.09 11.0 33.09 11.0 – –

Group III ............................................................ 36.46 12.6 36.46 12.6 – –

Purchasing managers ....................................................... 25.53 21.9 25.53 21.9 – –

Construction managers .................................................... 32.12 15.2 32.12 15.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 33.41 8.5 33.41 8.5 – –

Education administrators .................................................. 35.13 13.5 35.88 13.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.21 20.6 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 36.72 20.6 – – – –

Education administrators, elementary and secondary

school ..................................................................... 44.16 7.0 44.16 7.0 – –

Group III ............................................................ 46.90 7.8 46.90 7.8 – –

Education administrators, postsecondary ..................... 30.39 22.6 30.39 22.6 – –

Group III ............................................................ 29.04 23.4 29.04 23.4 – –

Engineering managers ..................................................... 48.31 7.1 48.31 7.1 – –

Food service managers .................................................... 17.27 14.9 17.27 14.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.34 17.1 16.34 17.1 – –

Medical and health services managers ............................ 39.32 7.3 39.37 7.3 – –

Group III ............................................................ 38.04 9.8 38.13 9.8 – –

Social and community service managers ......................... 20.72 18.5 20.72 18.5 – –

Group III ............................................................ 28.79 13.2 28.79 13.2 – –

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 25.71 4.0 25.73 4.0 22.63 14.7

Group II ............................................................. 19.96 3.9 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 30.30 3.7 – – – –

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 24.59 4.7 24.59 4.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.49 15.9 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 32.31 6.2 – – – –

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and

investigators ............................................................... 21.48 5.2 21.65 5.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.49 6.8 – – – –

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........... 21.33 6.3 21.51 6.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.49 6.8 18.49 6.8 – –

Cost estimators ................................................................. 28.09 10.5 28.09 10.5 – –

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 22.20 6.9 22.19 6.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.90 5.5 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 26.37 4.6 – – – –

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .. 18.99 2.2 18.99 2.2 – –

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists .. 20.33 10.9 20.33 10.9 – –

Training and development specialists .......................... 23.55 7.3 23.54 7.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.65 10.6 20.58 10.8 – –

Management analysts ...................................................... 32.27 1.8 32.74 1.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.51 2.3 21.51 2.3 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

45
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Management analysts –Continued

Group III ............................................................ $32.22 4.8 $32.88 4.7 – –

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 24.48 2.6 24.48 2.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.26 5.2 21.26 5.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 28.56 5.5 28.56 5.5 – –

Appraisers and assessors of real estate .......................... 27.06 9.3 26.35 10.2 – –

Credit analysts .................................................................. 26.69 18.8 26.69 18.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 26.51 25.3 26.51 25.3 – –

Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 27.78 9.4 27.78 9.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.97 6.9 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 42.77 14.0 – – – –

Financial analysts ......................................................... 33.06 9.8 33.06 9.8 – –

Personal financial advisors ........................................... 23.56 9.5 23.56 9.5 – –

Insurance underwriters ................................................. 24.71 15.1 24.71 15.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.71 5.4 22.71 5.4 – –

Loan counselors and officers ............................................ 28.63 19.1 28.63 19.1 – –

Group III ............................................................ 25.67 27.0 – – – –

Loan officers ................................................................. 28.63 19.1 28.63 19.1 – –

Group III ............................................................ 25.67 27.0 25.67 27.0 – –

Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue

agents ......................................................................... 24.63 7.7 – – – –

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 30.94 4.3 31.12 3.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.63 3.2 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 36.17 2.7 – – – –

Computer programmers ................................................... 29.53 7.9 29.53 7.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.36 4.0 24.36 4.0 – –

Group III ............................................................ 32.07 8.8 32.07 8.8 – –

Computer software engineers .......................................... 40.36 1.8 40.37 1.9 – –

Group III ............................................................ 40.96 5.1 – – – –

Computer software engineers, applications ................. 42.76 3.0 42.76 3.0 – –

Group III ............................................................ 43.58 4.5 43.58 4.5 – –

Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 38.01 6.3 38.02 6.3 – –

Group III ............................................................ 38.65 8.9 38.67 9.0 – –

Computer support specialists ........................................... 18.16 17.6 18.84 15.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.96 3.7 19.96 3.7 – –

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 32.95 4.9 32.95 4.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.50 1.3 23.50 1.3 – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.97 5.3 34.97 5.3 – –

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 30.69 5.2 30.69 5.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 27.32 6.0 27.32 6.0 – –

Group III ............................................................ 32.03 5.3 32.03 5.3 – –

Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 28.82 2.9 28.82 2.9 – –

Group III ............................................................ 32.25 7.8 32.25 7.8 – –

Operations research analysts ........................................... 30.27 11.6 30.27 11.6 – –

Group III ............................................................ 37.15 5.3 37.15 5.3 – –

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 27.95 3.9 27.72 4.4 – –

Group I .............................................................. 16.41 5.8 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.78 1.7 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 35.58 1.6 – – – –

Group IV ........................................................... 53.23 5.6 – – – –

Engineers ......................................................................... 33.13 7.0 32.86 7.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 26.44 3.9 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 35.91 1.9 – – – –

Group IV ........................................................... 53.23 5.6 – – – –

Civil engineers .............................................................. 34.74 17.5 34.74 17.5 – –

Group III ............................................................ 35.01 9.5 35.01 9.5 – –

Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 36.66 4.2 35.82 3.9 – –

Group III ............................................................ 37.54 6.5 – – – –

Electrical engineers .................................................. 33.23 9.2 33.23 9.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 35.81 9.4 35.81 9.4 – –

Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 38.80 2.7 – – – –

Industrial engineers, including health and safety .......... 31.07 4.4 31.07 4.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 25.82 4.1 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.35 3.8 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

46
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Industrial engineers .................................................. $31.03 4.7 $31.03 4.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.59 2.8 24.59 2.8 – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.35 3.8 34.35 3.8 – –

Mechanical engineers ................................................... 33.19 4.5 33.19 4.5 – –

Group III ............................................................ 36.84 3.4 36.84 3.4 – –

Drafters ............................................................................. 20.39 6.7 20.39 6.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.12 6.9 – – – –

Mechanical drafters ...................................................... 20.52 10.0 20.52 10.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.69 9.9 21.69 9.9 – –

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 21.06 5.2 21.06 5.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.13 5.4 – – – –

Civil engineering technicians ........................................ 18.03 2.6 18.03 2.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.82 4.5 18.82 4.5 – –

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ......... 21.65 15.1 21.65 15.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.03 17.0 23.03 17.0 – –

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 23.92 10.9 24.78 11.7 $12.27 18.1

Group I .............................................................. 13.77 2.2 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.72 4.5 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 31.24 8.4 – – – –

Life scientists .................................................................... 22.13 6.1 22.07 6.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.47 1.3 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 24.30 13.3 – – – –

Biological scientists ...................................................... 19.72 1.5 19.72 1.5 – –

Medical scientists ......................................................... 22.95 7.7 22.85 7.6 – –

Physical scientists ............................................................ 29.08 3.7 29.08 3.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.93 7.7 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 29.80 7.6 – – – –

Chemists and materials scientists ................................ 27.39 11.4 27.39 11.4 – –

Chemists ................................................................... 25.30 6.2 25.30 6.2 – –

Environmental scientists and geoscientists .................. 30.08 7.2 30.08 7.2 – –

Environmental scientists and specialists, including

health .................................................................. 31.66 13.1 31.66 13.1 – –

Market and survey researchers ........................................ 23.88 27.6 33.44 2.4 – –

Group III ............................................................ 37.97 11.6 – – – –

Market research analysts ............................................. 33.44 2.4 33.44 2.4 – –

Group III ............................................................ 37.97 11.6 37.97 11.6 – –

Psychologists .................................................................... 28.54 5.2 28.54 5.2 – –

Chemical technicians ........................................................ 21.77 9.4 22.22 9.6 – –

Community and social services occupations .................. 17.48 4.2 17.84 3.0 14.30 12.8

Group II ............................................................. 16.22 6.2 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 23.54 7.0 – – – –

Counselors ....................................................................... 18.75 9.0 18.77 9.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.91 9.2 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 25.02 9.9 – – – –

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 19.77 12.0 19.77 12.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.22 12.0 18.22 12.0 – –

Rehabilitation counselors ............................................. 13.53 8.8 13.53 8.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 13.29 9.0 13.29 9.0 – –

Social workers .................................................................. 18.93 9.3 19.98 4.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.98 11.1 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 23.57 7.5 – – – –

Child, family, and school social workers ....................... 18.99 5.7 19.25 5.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.88 4.4 16.83 5.1 – –

Group III ............................................................ 23.60 12.2 23.60 12.2 – –

Medical and public health social workers ..................... 18.88 23.6 22.24 5.0 – –

Mental health and substance abuse social workers ..... 17.97 9.7 17.97 9.7 – –

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 15.67 4.0 15.82 3.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.25 4.6 – – – –

Probation officers and correctional treatment

specialists ............................................................... 19.75 6.8 19.75 6.8 – –

Social and human service assistants ........................... 14.90 6.7 15.02 6.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.54 5.7 15.85 3.9 – –

Legal occupations .............................................................. 34.19 5.9 34.76 5.6 22.56 43.2

See footnotes at end of table.

47
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Legal occupations –Continued

Group II ............................................................. $21.35 14.0 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 39.69 8.0 – – – –

Lawyers ............................................................................ 41.24 6.2 $41.18 6.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 40.32 8.2 40.24 8.3 – –

Paralegals and legal assistants ........................................ 22.35 11.9 22.35 11.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.70 13.4 21.70 13.4 – –

Miscellaneous legal support workers ................................ 19.52 24.6 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.14 24.5 – – – –

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 28.97 4.4 30.14 4.3 $17.31 5.5

Group I .............................................................. 10.93 3.4 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 28.50 3.8 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 37.08 9.7 – – – –

Group IV ........................................................... 56.12 7.1 – – – –

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 38.35 12.9 39.00 11.9 28.53 9.1

Group II ............................................................. 30.81 11.8 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 39.84 15.8 – – – –

Group IV ........................................................... 56.12 7.1 – – – –

Business teachers, postsecondary ............................... 73.62 24.4 75.17 21.6 – –

Group III ............................................................ 78.35 19.6 – – – –

Math and computer teachers, postsecondary .............. 33.04 9.1 33.04 9.1 – –

Life sciences teachers, postsecondary ......................... 36.04 21.2 – – – –

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................... 33.96 16.6 35.95 12.6 – –

Group III ............................................................ 36.57 11.9 – – – –

Health teachers, postsecondary ................................... 29.03 6.3 29.12 6.7 – –

Group III ............................................................ 26.89 3.4 – – – –

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ............. 28.92 10.1 28.99 10.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 24.85 2.5 24.82 2.6 – –

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .... 29.12 5.0 29.23 5.6 – –

Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,

postsecondary ........................................................ 40.35 2.0 40.29 2.1 – –

Group III ............................................................ 38.43 3.0 – – – –

English language and literature teachers,

postsecondary .................................................... 34.86 9.6 – – – –

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 35.02 8.6 35.81 10.2 28.02 2.7

Group II ............................................................. 29.77 14.7 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.80 7.4 – – – –

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ........ 34.32 7.9 34.42 7.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 32.27 12.6 32.38 12.7 – –

Group III ............................................................ 38.04 6.3 38.12 6.4 – –

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 30.93 2.7 31.05 2.9 26.39 12.1

Group II ............................................................. 29.28 3.4 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 35.69 4.2 – – – –

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 23.93 6.6 25.10 2.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.56 4.0 – – – –

Preschool teachers, except special education ......... 17.17 13.2 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.17 13.2 – – – –

Kindergarten teachers, except special education ..... 31.30 8.1 31.88 6.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 27.98 5.1 28.55 4.8 – –

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 31.75 2.6 31.93 2.6 19.00 16.1

Group II ............................................................. 30.34 3.2 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 35.48 4.3 – – – –

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 31.02 3.1 31.22 3.1 19.28 15.9

Group II ............................................................. 29.74 2.6 29.98 2.7 19.40 15.8

Group III ............................................................ 34.59 4.8 34.59 4.8 – –

Middle school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 34.54 4.7 34.60 4.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 32.82 7.7 32.87 7.5 – –

Group III ............................................................ 38.19 5.0 38.19 5.0 – –

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 30.55 3.6 30.29 3.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 29.04 4.5 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 35.04 5.1 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

48
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... $30.54 3.7 $30.28 3.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 29.06 4.5 28.90 4.5 – –

Group III ............................................................ 35.05 5.3 34.64 5.4 – –

Special education teachers .......................................... 30.87 6.4 31.05 6.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 28.59 8.3 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 38.33 6.6 – – – –

Special education teachers, preschool,

kindergarten, and elementary school ................. 28.26 8.3 28.37 8.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 27.28 8.8 27.39 8.9 – –

Special education teachers, middle school .............. 37.58 4.7 38.28 4.5 – –

Special education teachers, secondary school ........ 32.07 13.5 32.07 13.5 – –

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 25.11 11.8 27.08 11.1 $18.50 12.7

Group II ............................................................. 19.50 8.0 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 32.80 2.5 – – – –

Self-enrichment education teachers ............................. 22.29 10.6 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.07 9.4 – – – –

Librarians .......................................................................... 30.47 9.5 31.40 7.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 32.41 14.5 32.76 14.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 31.38 6.8 31.38 6.8 – –

Library technicians ............................................................ 15.41 6.0 15.26 8.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.41 6.0 15.26 8.9 – –

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 11.17 3.5 11.01 3.8 11.50 5.7

Group I .............................................................. 10.93 3.4 10.90 3.9 11.00 3.5

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 19.87 9.1 20.99 7.6 11.27 18.8

Group II ............................................................. 17.01 4.6 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 30.64 7.5 – – – –

Designers ......................................................................... 18.14 24.7 19.48 20.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.07 4.7 – – – –

Graphic designers ........................................................ 18.21 11.9 17.82 10.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.27 7.2 17.27 7.2 – –

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers ............. 17.84 31.1 – – 10.57 20.2

Coaches and scouts ..................................................... 22.04 20.9 – – 12.09 10.1

News analysts, reporters and correspondents ................. 20.98 39.3 21.91 40.4 – –

Reporters and correspondents ..................................... 12.97 17.6 – – – –

Public relations specialists ................................................ 27.19 23.1 27.19 23.1 – –

Writers and editors ........................................................... 16.15 9.7 16.15 9.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.23 7.3 – – – –

Editors .......................................................................... 16.73 13.7 16.73 13.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.71 10.5 15.71 10.5 – –

Miscellaneous media and communication workers .......... 22.15 6.8 22.66 5.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.22 2.1 – – – –

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 23.60 2.4 23.68 3.6 23.23 4.8

Group I .............................................................. 12.71 8.9 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.07 2.1 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 29.07 4.6 – – – –

Group IV ........................................................... 67.25 8.6 – – – –

Dietitians and nutritionists ................................................. 21.22 .8 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.31 3.5 – – – –

Pharmacists ...................................................................... 42.75 3.9 42.74 4.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 42.37 4.0 42.29 4.3 – –

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 42.50 31.4 40.28 31.8 – –

Group III ............................................................ 29.08 24.7 – – – –

Group IV ........................................................... 70.35 12.4 – – – –

Physician assistants ......................................................... 32.45 .6 – – – –

Registered nurses ............................................................ 25.48 2.7 25.00 3.5 27.07 2.6

Group II ............................................................. 23.48 3.9 23.34 3.2 23.93 5.5

Group III ............................................................ 28.17 3.7 27.57 5.2 29.98 2.7

Therapists ......................................................................... 26.75 5.3 26.55 7.3 28.77 11.4

Group II ............................................................. 25.53 5.3 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 29.70 4.5 – – – –

Occupational therapists ................................................ 27.42 4.1 26.34 4.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 26.89 5.0 25.54 3.7 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

49
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Physical therapists ........................................................ $28.08 4.5 $28.01 4.6 – –

Group III ............................................................ 29.51 5.1 – – – –

Respiratory therapists ................................................... 21.15 3.4 – – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 19.83 4.7 20.54 5.3 $15.93 30.5

Group I .............................................................. 13.62 19.1 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.00 4.8 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 25.98 5.5 – – – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............... 24.47 5.5 24.51 6.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.75 6.0 23.69 6.8 – –

Group III ............................................................ 25.98 5.5 26.11 5.3 – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians .................. 15.59 7.8 16.24 3.9 13.30 17.5

Group I .............................................................. 13.62 19.1 14.35 15.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.79 1.6 18.71 2.1 – –

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 22.67 6.1 23.69 6.4 18.47 7.3

Group II ............................................................. 21.36 6.5 – – – –

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .............. 14.45 10.9 – – – –

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 23.09 6.6 24.20 5.0 19.02 10.6

Group II ............................................................. 21.86 8.3 22.66 6.5 – –

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ............ 16.25 6.6 16.60 8.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.87 8.2 16.89 8.5 – –

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 13.11 11.2 11.73 7.4 15.22 20.4

Group II ............................................................. 16.23 14.5 – – – –

Pharmacy technicians .................................................. 10.24 4.7 – – – –

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 16.63 1.8 16.54 2.8 16.93 4.4

Group I .............................................................. 15.84 5.6 15.87 6.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.66 2.1 16.63 2.5 16.75 5.1

Medical records and health information technicians ......... 13.36 5.4 – – – –

Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ........ 14.33 11.0 14.33 11.0 – –

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 11.47 3.9 11.99 4.4 10.13 3.7

Group I .............................................................. 10.82 3.2 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.53 6.0 – – – –

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 9.99 3.5 10.17 3.4 9.69 5.5

Group I .............................................................. 9.93 3.6 – – – –

Home health aides ........................................................ 8.45 4.7 9.18 9.1 8.00 4.3

Group I .............................................................. 8.45 4.7 9.18 9.1 8.00 4.3

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 10.52 3.5 10.33 4.3 10.94 2.1

Group I .............................................................. 10.47 3.6 10.25 4.3 10.94 2.2

Psychiatric aides ........................................................... 10.55 6.6 10.55 6.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 10.46 6.9 10.46 7.0 – –

Physical therapist assistants and aides ............................ 11.42 8.8 – – – –

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 13.74 5.4 13.80 6.0 13.18 3.1

Group I .............................................................. 12.70 4.6 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.10 4.7 – – – –

Dental assistants .......................................................... 14.91 6.3 14.92 6.4 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.58 6.7 13.55 6.8 – –

Medical assistants ........................................................ 12.82 3.8 12.40 3.3 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.60 4.7 11.85 1.2 – –

Medical transcriptionists ............................................... 15.13 7.1 15.65 9.0 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.90 7.0 15.45 9.7 – –

Protective service occupations ......................................... 16.38 9.4 16.75 9.9 9.44 10.3

Group I .............................................................. 10.17 5.6 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.71 3.8 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 26.81 4.0 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement

workers ....................................................................... 29.77 7.0 29.77 7.0 – –

Group III ............................................................ 31.41 3.7 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 23.05 13.5 23.05 13.5 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

detectives ............................................................... 32.73 4.8 32.73 4.8 – –

Group III ............................................................ 32.21 4.2 32.21 4.2 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and

prevention workers ..................................................... 26.86 11.9 26.86 11.9 – –

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 17.38 2.0 17.43 2.0 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

50
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Fire fighters –Continued

Group II ............................................................. $17.54 1.9 $17.54 1.9 – –

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 16.11 8.7 16.12 8.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.90 7.6 – – – –

Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 16.04 9.0 16.09 8.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.90 7.6 15.95 7.5 – –

Detectives and criminal investigators ............................... 23.95 11.6 24.25 10.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.90 10.4 21.23 10.0 – –

Police officers ................................................................... 21.91 3.2 21.90 3.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.56 2.8 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 23.01 3.2 – – – –

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 21.89 3.2 21.90 3.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.54 2.9 21.54 3.0 – –

Group III ............................................................ 23.01 3.2 23.01 3.2 – –

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 10.23 4.7 – – $8.18 4.3

Group I .............................................................. 9.83 2.3 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.95 12.1 – – – –

Security guards ............................................................. 10.22 4.7 – – 8.18 4.3

Group I .............................................................. 9.82 2.3 – – 8.18 4.3

Group II ............................................................. 15.95 12.1 15.95 12.1 – –

Miscellaneous protective service workers ........................ 8.70 12.3 – – 7.13 5.9

Group I .............................................................. 8.23 13.3 – – – –

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective

service workers ....................................................... 7.04 4.4 – – 6.93 4.8

Group I .............................................................. 7.04 4.4 – – 6.93 4.8

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 7.77 4.0 8.91 5.6 6.83 1.7

Group I .............................................................. 7.34 3.6 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 13.58 5.3 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 12.28 7.2 12.43 7.2 – –

Group I .............................................................. 8.53 2.8 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 13.69 6.0 – – – –

Chefs and head cooks .................................................. 15.46 8.9 15.78 7.9 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 12.04 6.8 12.16 6.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 8.48 2.7 8.59 3.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 13.48 5.9 13.43 6.1 – –

Cooks ............................................................................... 9.32 3.7 9.99 4.4 8.28 5.8

Group I .............................................................. 9.18 4.0 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 12.73 3.1 – – – –

Cooks, fast food ............................................................ 7.47 4.4 8.45 3.4 6.81 3.0

Group I .............................................................. 7.47 4.4 8.45 3.4 6.81 3.0

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 9.94 3.6 10.17 4.9 9.29 5.7

Group I .............................................................. 9.75 3.9 9.92 5.2 9.29 5.7

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 10.01 4.5 10.52 4.4 9.06 4.8

Group I .............................................................. 9.90 4.8 10.38 5.0 9.06 4.8

Cooks, short order ........................................................ 7.48 8.0 – – 7.60 10.3

Group I .............................................................. 7.18 4.4 – – 7.12 6.0

Food preparation workers ................................................. 8.76 4.1 8.78 6.0 8.74 4.4

Group I .............................................................. 8.76 4.1 8.78 6.0 8.74 4.4

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 5.63 6.5 5.70 15.3 5.60 4.4

Group I .............................................................. 5.63 6.5 – – – –

Bartenders .................................................................... 7.55 6.9 7.93 15.2 7.34 3.9

Group I .............................................................. 7.54 6.9 7.93 15.2 7.33 3.9

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 4.62 6.8 3.93 17.6 4.90 5.6

Group I .............................................................. 4.62 6.8 3.93 17.6 4.90 5.6

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 7.29 3.7 8.24 4.6 6.60 5.5

Group I .............................................................. 7.29 3.7 8.24 4.6 6.60 5.5

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 7.05 7.3 7.82 10.2 6.71 3.8

Group I .............................................................. 7.05 7.3 – – – –

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 7.11 7.5 7.83 10.2 6.70 4.3

Group I .............................................................. 7.11 7.5 7.83 10.2 6.70 4.3

See footnotes at end of table.

51
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and

coffee shop ............................................................. $6.74 4.0 – – $6.74 4.0

Group I .............................................................. 6.74 4.0 – – 6.74 4.0

Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................ 7.82 4.0 $7.78 4.2 7.91 6.6

Group I .............................................................. 7.82 4.0 7.78 4.2 7.91 6.6

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 7.17 7.1 8.33 5.1 6.48 8.2

Group I .............................................................. 7.14 7.0 8.30 5.1 6.48 8.2

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee

shop ............................................................................ 7.13 4.5 – – 6.83 4.0

Group I .............................................................. 7.13 4.5 – – 6.83 4.0

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 11.16 8.4 11.94 12.7 8.69 3.2

Group I .............................................................. 10.44 6.5 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.19 7.7 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds

cleaning and maintenance workers ............................ 17.74 12.6 17.80 12.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.48 18.3 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.58 13.0 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and

janitorial workers ..................................................... 17.84 12.7 17.91 12.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.60 13.1 20.83 12.9 – –

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 10.35 5.6 10.95 9.0 8.59 3.4

Group I .............................................................. 10.19 5.5 – – – –

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 11.07 1.7 12.02 4.4 8.39 2.5

Group I .............................................................. 10.88 1.5 11.81 4.3 8.39 2.6

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 8.64 7.4 8.52 9.1 8.99 7.6

Group I .............................................................. 8.60 7.5 8.46 9.3 8.99 7.6

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 12.34 5.2 13.69 16.1 9.04 10.2

Group I .............................................................. 10.91 9.6 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.27 3.0 – – – –

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 12.21 6.1 13.58 16.5 9.17 10.1

Group I .............................................................. 10.76 11.8 11.69 18.4 9.17 10.1

Group II ............................................................. 20.23 3.3 20.23 3.3 – –

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 10.46 5.7 10.23 2.6 11.05 18.7

Group I .............................................................. 9.64 9.2 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 13.86 9.6 – – – –

Gaming services workers ................................................. 6.49 7.5 6.34 8.9 7.30 3.4

Group I .............................................................. 6.97 6.4 – – – –

Gaming dealers ............................................................ 5.95 4.5 5.96 4.6 – –

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related

workers ....................................................................... 7.46 1.5 – – 7.67 2.5

Group I .............................................................. 7.46 1.5 – – – –

Amusement and recreation attendants ......................... 7.21 2.4 – – 7.30 4.3

Group I .............................................................. 7.21 2.4 – – 7.30 4.3

Barbers and cosmetologists ............................................. 9.22 5.6 8.66 7.8 10.73 4.4

Group I .............................................................. 8.59 6.8 – – – –

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .............. 9.22 5.6 8.66 7.8 10.73 4.4

Group I .............................................................. 8.59 6.8 8.29 11.4 – –

Child care workers ............................................................ 7.88 8.6 7.93 17.2 7.74 6.2

Group I .............................................................. 7.73 9.1 7.78 19.6 7.62 6.3

Personal and home care aides ......................................... 9.74 4.2 9.75 2.0 9.73 12.3

Group I .............................................................. 9.70 4.5 9.68 2.5 9.73 12.3

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 10.08 12.5 13.37 14.8 8.14 5.8

Group I .............................................................. 8.62 7.3 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.81 16.6 – – – –

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 10.59 5.3 – – 10.37 7.9

Group I .............................................................. 10.01 8.5 – – 10.01 8.5

Recreation workers ....................................................... 9.95 15.9 13.66 16.3 7.37 9.3

Group I .............................................................. 8.29 9.4 – – 7.29 10.0

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 14.22 6.7 16.73 7.7 8.35 4.8

Group I .............................................................. 9.53 4.1 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.78 7.7 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

52
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Sales and related occupations –Continued

Group III ............................................................ $39.17 9.7 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 16.47 5.6 $16.47 5.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.76 7.7 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.81 6.6 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 15.36 4.9 15.36 4.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.76 7.7 12.76 7.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.68 4.7 16.68 4.7 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 26.24 9.0 26.24 9.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.98 12.5 23.98 12.5 – –

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 9.78 3.3 11.23 3.8 $8.15 4.6

Group I .............................................................. 8.90 1.3 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.20 15.2 – – – –

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 8.12 1.2 8.78 2.6 7.58 2.0

Group I .............................................................. 7.94 1.9 – – – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 8.12 1.2 8.80 2.5 7.58 2.0

Group I .............................................................. 7.94 1.9 8.54 2.8 7.57 2.1

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 12.79 7.4 13.51 6.4 9.34 7.0

Group I .............................................................. 12.42 7.8 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.32 11.3 – – – –

Counter and rental clerks ......................................... 11.39 12.8 13.67 13.9 8.88 8.5

Group I .............................................................. 10.17 14.8 – – 8.88 8.5

Parts salespersons ................................................... 13.10 7.2 13.49 6.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.83 7.2 13.17 6.7 – –

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 10.45 5.4 12.13 4.1 8.62 9.0

Group I .............................................................. 8.78 2.6 10.54 2.1 7.65 2.1

Group II ............................................................. 19.84 19.3 17.71 17.3 – –

Advertising sales agents ................................................... 18.74 25.9 19.64 23.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.44 10.7 17.44 10.7 – –

Insurance sales agents ..................................................... 23.07 5.6 23.07 5.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.32 13.0 24.32 13.0 – –

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales

agents ......................................................................... 43.73 36.3 43.73 36.3 – –

Travel agents .................................................................... – – 15.55 8.6 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 25.24 11.3 25.24 11.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.04 8.0 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 42.34 22.4 – – – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

technical and scientific products ............................. 30.91 20.6 30.91 20.6 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 24.49 13.2 24.49 13.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.21 8.4 22.21 8.4 – –

Group III ............................................................ 44.56 28.4 44.56 28.4 – –

Telemarketers ................................................................... – – 9.74 15.9 – –

Miscellaneous sales and related workers ......................... 14.86 19.2 16.36 23.9 8.80 4.7

Group I .............................................................. 10.00 9.8 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.92 7.2 – – – –

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 13.75 2.7 14.18 2.6 10.31 4.5

Group I .............................................................. 12.02 2.5 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.65 2.9 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 20.94 3.4 21.08 3.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.87 3.3 21.03 3.0 – –

Switchboard operators, including answering service ........ – – 10.05 3.0 – –

Financial clerks ................................................................. 12.54 4.7 12.81 4.6 10.10 3.7

Group I .............................................................. 11.39 3.2 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.82 9.2 – – – –

Bill and account collectors ............................................ 14.55 6.6 14.56 6.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.97 6.6 12.98 6.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.97 8.2 17.97 8.2 – –

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 12.57 4.0 12.59 4.2 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.15 4.4 12.15 4.7 – –

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 13.05 6.0 13.18 6.4 10.95 6.8

See footnotes at end of table.

53
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

–Continued

Group I .............................................................. $12.03 4.6 $12.12 4.8 $10.84 7.0

Group II ............................................................. 15.06 9.3 15.20 9.7 – –

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ..................................... 17.15 15.5 17.15 15.5 – –

Procurement clerks ....................................................... 20.07 3.6 20.07 3.6 – –

Tellers ........................................................................... 9.82 2.8 10.00 2.3 9.15 5.2

Group I .............................................................. 9.82 2.8 10.00 2.3 9.15 5.2

Brokerage clerks ............................................................... 15.36 5.8 15.36 5.8 – –

Court, municipal, and license clerks ................................. 14.57 7.4 15.09 6.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.68 7.3 15.26 6.3 – –

Customer service representatives .................................... 14.59 4.0 15.10 3.7 9.66 7.0

Group I .............................................................. 13.17 5.8 13.68 5.6 9.40 8.9

Group II ............................................................. 19.02 2.5 19.10 2.3 – –

Eligibility interviewers, government programs .................. 14.80 11.0 15.60 6.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.60 6.6 15.60 6.6 – –

File clerks ......................................................................... 11.77 8.3 11.96 9.3 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.93 8.0 12.16 8.9 – –

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ................................. 8.16 6.8 8.22 6.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 8.16 6.8 8.22 6.9 – –

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................ 12.11 8.7 12.22 9.4 – –

Group I .............................................................. 10.84 3.0 10.93 3.8 – –

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 12.31 22.6 11.83 4.6 12.46 26.3

Group I .............................................................. 10.37 9.4 11.23 7.1 10.07 12.4

Loan interviewers and clerks ............................................ 14.49 6.4 15.46 2.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.46 12.2 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.53 5.7 15.53 5.7 – –

New accounts clerks ......................................................... 11.88 3.6 11.88 3.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.84 4.9 11.84 4.9 – –

Order clerks ...................................................................... 14.90 8.9 15.11 8.8 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.83 10.8 15.06 10.5 – –

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ................................................................ 16.11 13.7 16.11 13.7 – –

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 11.69 3.2 12.11 3.5 8.72 3.5

Group I .............................................................. 11.47 4.3 11.89 4.8 8.72 3.5

Couriers and messengers ................................................ 10.78 4.8 – – 9.51 14.2

Group I .............................................................. 10.78 4.8 – – 9.51 14.2

Dispatchers ....................................................................... 14.93 3.8 15.04 3.4 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.20 7.9 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.00 6.2 – – – –

Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ....................... 15.26 4.7 15.24 5.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.25 9.0 16.18 9.2 – –

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .......... 14.80 5.4 14.96 4.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.13 8.8 13.34 7.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.77 6.7 17.73 6.9 – –

Production, planning, and expediting clerks ..................... 16.80 8.4 16.80 8.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.49 8.5 17.49 8.5 – –

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 12.55 6.8 12.72 6.4 8.51 3.7

Group I .............................................................. 11.69 6.2 11.89 5.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.91 3.5 16.91 3.5 – –

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 13.42 6.8 14.28 5.9 9.15 12.1

Group I .............................................................. 12.45 5.8 13.25 4.0 9.15 12.1

Group II ............................................................. 20.44 18.6 20.44 18.6 – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers,

recordkeeping ............................................................. 11.00 11.0 11.35 12.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.00 11.0 11.35 12.6 – –

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 16.12 2.2 16.62 4.0 10.92 4.0

Group I .............................................................. 13.56 2.7 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.10 3.6 – – – –

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 18.29 5.7 18.44 5.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.33 4.0 13.43 4.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.23 6.8 19.41 6.5 – –

Legal secretaries .......................................................... 17.77 4.4 17.77 4.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.83 5.1 17.83 5.1 – –

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 13.98 4.2 14.29 5.1 11.82 6.2

Group I .............................................................. 13.86 5.7 13.91 6.0 12.99 3.6

See footnotes at end of table.

54
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Medical secretaries –Continued

Group II ............................................................. $15.22 16.8 – – – –

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 14.78 3.2 $15.45 6.6 $10.59 3.3

Group I .............................................................. 13.39 3.1 14.16 7.8 10.46 3.1

Group II ............................................................. 17.17 4.3 17.17 4.3 – –

Computer operators .......................................................... 15.17 8.8 15.62 7.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.09 6.0 16.09 6.0 – –

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 11.83 7.1 12.27 6.6 10.00 7.2

Group I .............................................................. 11.28 4.8 – – – –

Data entry keyers ......................................................... 11.30 6.1 11.70 6.3 10.25 5.7

Group I .............................................................. 11.28 6.3 11.67 6.5 10.19 5.9

Word processors and typists ........................................ 12.89 6.6 13.14 6.2 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.28 2.5 11.54 2.2 – –

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. 14.26 11.5 13.98 11.8 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.99 11.7 11.20 8.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.01 10.6 17.01 10.6 – –

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 12.71 4.0 13.01 3.8 10.81 5.6

Group I .............................................................. 12.02 3.4 12.27 3.6 10.82 5.6

Group II ............................................................. 17.32 4.0 17.32 4.0 – –

Office machine operators, except computer ..................... 11.74 8.2 11.74 8.2 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.74 8.2 11.74 8.2 – –

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ..................... 10.38 20.8 12.17 24.0 – –

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 21.19 3.7 21.36 3.8 11.80 15.6

Group I .............................................................. 15.14 5.9 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.49 4.5 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.82 6.1 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades

and extraction workers ............................................... 27.84 7.7 27.84 7.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 26.77 11.9 26.77 11.9 – –

Carpenters ........................................................................ 19.14 7.4 19.23 7.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 17.73 19.0 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.72 6.2 19.72 6.2 – –

Construction laborers ....................................................... 17.52 6.9 17.57 6.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 17.88 6.8 17.97 6.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.72 5.2 19.72 5.2 – –

Construction equipment operators ................................... 19.60 10.6 19.60 10.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.38 12.6 – – – –

Operating engineers and other construction equipment

operators ................................................................ 19.89 11.2 19.90 11.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.75 13.6 19.75 13.6 – –

Electricians ....................................................................... 23.45 16.0 23.45 16.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.06 12.2 23.06 12.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 37.18 5.0 37.18 5.0 – –

Painters and paperhangers .............................................. 24.33 11.2 24.33 11.2 – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ...................... 23.22 17.7 23.22 17.7 – –

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ........... 26.00 9.8 26.00 9.8 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.69 12.9 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 27.73 7.3 – – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................... 26.00 9.9 26.00 9.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.69 12.9 12.69 12.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 27.74 7.3 27.74 7.3 – –

Sheet metal workers ......................................................... 21.95 18.2 21.95 18.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.54 13.2 24.54 13.2 – –

Helpers, construction trades ............................................. 11.94 8.3 12.02 10.3 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.91 7.9 – – – –

Construction and building inspectors ................................ 23.05 7.1 23.05 7.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.15 8.5 22.15 8.5 – –

Highway maintenance workers ......................................... 13.88 10.6 13.88 10.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.39 12.8 13.39 12.8 – –

Miscellaneous construction and related workers .............. 15.40 17.7 15.61 17.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.40 6.4 – – – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 19.20 5.0 19.29 5.1 11.46 22.5

Group I .............................................................. 12.45 6.8 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

55
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

–Continued

Group II ............................................................. $20.37 5.5 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 24.90 6.9 $24.90 6.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.71 8.0 23.71 8.0 – –

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers ..................................................................... 23.53 8.9 23.53 8.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 25.95 5.8 – – – –

Telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers, except line installers ............................... 23.53 8.9 23.53 8.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 25.95 5.8 25.95 5.8 – –

Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment

mechanics, installers, and repairers ........................... 18.56 33.2 18.56 33.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.95 17.8 – – – –

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...................... 28.52 15.0 28.52 15.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 31.38 9.9 31.38 9.9 – –

Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 18.94 11.5 19.06 11.1 – –

Group I .............................................................. 9.91 6.0 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.17 9.3 – – – –

Automotive body and related repairers ......................... 22.42 29.4 22.42 29.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.42 29.4 22.42 29.4 – –

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 18.29 11.7 18.44 11.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.51 10.8 19.51 10.8 – –

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 17.49 4.2 17.49 4.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.20 4.3 17.20 4.3 – –

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians

and mechanics ........................................................... 16.44 5.4 16.56 5.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.81 5.1 – – – –

Farm equipment mechanics ......................................... 14.04 9.8 14.29 8.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 14.04 9.8 14.29 8.4 – –

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines .. 17.56 6.7 17.56 6.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.34 5.6 18.34 5.6 – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

and installers .............................................................. 18.65 9.2 18.65 9.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.74 21.0 15.74 21.0 – –

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 19.10 4.6 19.13 4.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.83 2.3 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.19 4.2 – – – –

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 21.81 3.4 21.81 3.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.99 3.3 21.99 3.3 – –

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 16.43 8.0 16.47 8.0 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.21 4.3 12.31 4.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.69 7.9 17.69 7.9 – –

Maintenance workers, machinery ................................. 14.63 2.5 14.63 2.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.45 3.7 13.45 3.7 – –

Millwrights ..................................................................... 22.64 11.7 22.64 11.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.04 9.5 20.04 9.5 – –

Line installers and repairers ............................................. 24.42 5.6 24.42 5.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.59 6.3 – – – –

Electrical power-line installers and repairers ................ 25.98 3.5 25.98 3.5 – –

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 15.04 8.4 15.23 8.1 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.49 15.2 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.77 8.1 – – – –

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 12.19 16.8 12.43 17.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.19 16.8 12.43 17.9 – –

Production occupations .................................................... 15.34 3.5 15.56 3.7 $9.29 4.4

Group I .............................................................. 13.27 2.5 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.59 5.5 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 21.51 8.5 21.51 8.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.72 9.4 19.72 9.4 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

56
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical

assemblers ................................................................. $15.74 11.4 $15.89 11.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.91 4.3 – – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .......... 15.81 11.5 15.97 11.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.91 4.3 14.07 4.6 – –

Structural metal fabricators and fitters .............................. 18.46 17.4 18.46 17.4 – –

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 16.34 7.1 16.82 7.2 – –

Group I .............................................................. 16.28 7.1 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.67 18.8 – – – –

Bakers .............................................................................. 11.94 9.7 12.05 10.3 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.00 11.2 12.14 12.0 – –

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing

workers ....................................................................... 12.54 9.8 12.59 10.2 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.59 5.8 – – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ............................................ 18.58 6.4 19.26 5.8 – –

Slaughterers and meat packers .................................... 11.01 2.6 11.01 2.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.01 2.6 11.01 2.6 – –

Miscellaneous food processing workers ........................... 13.71 8.4 13.71 8.4 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.61 3.9 – – – –

Food batchmakers ........................................................ 14.34 9.6 14.34 9.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.10 2.3 13.10 2.3 – –

Computer control programmers and operators ................ 18.50 16.5 18.76 16.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.93 7.8 – – – –

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal

and plastic .............................................................. 16.75 14.3 16.95 15.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.76 10.3 20.74 5.6 – –

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic .................................................................. 14.19 6.2 14.19 6.2 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.33 7.2 – – – –

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ................................ 15.20 4.8 15.20 4.8 – –

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 15.36 5.2 15.36 5.2 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.97 6.4 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.88 3.3 – – – –

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 14.50 5.9 14.50 5.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.93 6.1 13.93 6.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.78 5.3 16.78 5.3 – –

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .. 17.30 4.9 17.30 4.9 – –

Machinists ......................................................................... 20.58 11.7 20.58 11.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.95 13.8 19.95 13.8 – –

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ........................................... 11.77 5.5 11.77 5.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.77 5.6 – – – –

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 11.68 6.4 11.68 6.4 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.68 6.5 11.68 6.5 – –

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 18.46 11.3 18.46 11.3 – –

Tool and die makers ......................................................... 23.28 7.4 23.28 7.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.80 8.2 22.80 8.2 – –

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 15.39 9.7 15.39 9.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.53 6.7 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.91 13.6 – – – –

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...................... 16.26 10.7 16.26 10.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.39 8.3 13.39 8.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.15 13.7 19.15 13.7 – –

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 14.09 14.1 14.09 14.1 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.85 15.6 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.68 6.2 – – – –

Bookbinders and bindery workers .................................... 13.57 16.3 – – – –

Group I .............................................................. 9.94 12.5 – – – –

Bindery workers ............................................................ 13.57 16.3 – – – –

Group I .............................................................. 9.94 12.5 10.58 12.9 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

57
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Printers ............................................................................. $15.78 4.4 $15.84 4.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.02 6.2 – – – –

Prepress technicians and workers ................................ 14.92 8.9 14.92 8.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.62 8.2 18.62 8.2 – –

Printing machine operators ........................................... 15.95 5.2 16.03 4.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.43 6.0 15.43 6.0 – –

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................................... 10.01 9.8 10.76 5.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 10.01 9.8 10.76 5.6 – –

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system

operators .................................................................... 21.29 1.8 21.29 1.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.53 1.7 21.53 1.7 – –

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and

tenders ........................................................................ 18.61 4.9 18.63 5.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.64 5.4 – – – –

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still

machine setters, operators, and tenders ................ 18.22 6.4 18.22 6.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.06 7.0 18.06 7.0 – –

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending

workers ....................................................................... 13.59 2.9 13.59 2.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.69 5.0 – – – –

Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters,

operators, and tenders ........................................... 13.12 5.9 13.12 5.9 – –

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and

tenders .................................................................... 14.45 6.4 14.45 6.4 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.66 6.6 13.66 6.6 – –

Cutting workers ................................................................. 14.24 14.8 14.24 14.8 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.85 18.0 – – – –

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and

tenders .................................................................... 14.72 14.3 14.72 14.3 – –

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 17.31 4.9 17.49 5.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.76 7.8 15.02 6.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.13 8.1 20.13 8.1 – –

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ...... 14.53 4.1 14.78 4.3 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.03 6.6 14.30 6.1 – –

Painting workers ............................................................... 19.94 28.6 20.12 32.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 18.55 10.0 – – – –

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,

operators, and tenders ........................................... 18.09 10.9 18.09 10.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 18.63 13.3 18.63 13.3 – –

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 11.56 7.2 11.81 8.2 $8.60 12.3

Group I .............................................................. 11.26 4.4 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.38 4.6 – – – –

Helpers--production workers ........................................ 10.56 2.3 10.71 3.3 – –

Group I .............................................................. 10.51 2.0 10.67 3.1 – –

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 14.45 2.7 15.35 2.4 9.30 3.4

Group I .............................................................. 12.12 2.6 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.04 4.0 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 48.45 40.8 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and

material movers, hand ................................................ 18.80 9.4 18.90 9.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.25 9.6 19.38 9.9 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and

material-moving machine and vehicle operators ........ 25.04 12.2 25.04 12.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.05 3.4 21.05 3.4 – –

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 16.03 3.8 18.02 4.3 14.56 5.8

Group I .............................................................. 16.14 5.5 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.36 1.8 – – – –

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ................................... 18.64 3.6 – – – –

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 14.67 3.6 16.16 10.1 14.25 6.7

Group I .............................................................. 14.96 4.0 16.28 11.0 14.48 4.8

Group II ............................................................. 17.64 10.1 – – – –

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 13.99 3.3 14.55 3.9 7.66 7.2

Group I .............................................................. 12.32 5.0 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.49 5.6 – – – –

Driver/sales workers ..................................................... 13.89 26.7 – – 6.27 10.2

See footnotes at end of table.

58
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, West

North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Driver/sales workers –Continued

Group I .............................................................. $9.02 19.6 – – $6.27 10.2

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 15.21 6.0 $15.16 5.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.66 5.8 13.56 5.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.12 6.3 18.12 6.3 – –

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 11.53 9.3 12.10 10.5 7.58 3.5

Group I .............................................................. 11.11 12.6 11.63 13.8 7.60 3.7

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .............................................. 9.55 5.2 – – 9.18 6.9

Group I .............................................................. 9.55 5.2 – – 9.18 6.9

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ....... 18.60 7.6 18.60 7.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.70 12.8 – – – –

Excavating and loading machine and dragline

operators ................................................................ 18.60 7.7 18.60 7.8 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.74 13.1 18.74 13.1 – –

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 14.36 7.5 14.50 7.8 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.87 7.2 14.02 7.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.58 18.4 20.58 18.4 – –

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 11.29 5.3 12.36 7.3 8.65 2.7

Group I .............................................................. 11.12 5.6 – – – –

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 9.53 4.2 10.26 7.4 8.17 3.2

Group I .............................................................. 9.53 4.2 10.26 7.4 8.17 3.2

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 12.24 7.9 13.64 8.5 8.86 4.9

Group I .............................................................. 12.12 8.6 13.59 9.3 8.85 5.0

Machine feeders and offbearers ................................... 12.43 17.0 14.41 9.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.14 16.8 14.05 8.8 – –

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 9.93 5.1 10.45 6.0 8.47 6.6

Group I .............................................................. 9.67 4.1 10.17 5.0 8.44 6.6

1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining

levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II

combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines

levels 13-15. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

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

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

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

number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

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

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

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

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories

not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

59
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $7.83 $10.00 $14.68 $21.42 $30.75

Management occupations ................................................. 17.60 21.64 31.59 44.45 53.33

Chief executives ............................................................... 35.32 52.56 60.00 82.34 157.94

General and operations managers ................................... 19.83 24.00 29.54 41.18 46.57

Legislators ........................................................................ 15.39 34.64 37.32 38.24 38.24

Advertising and promotions managers ............................. 18.27 18.27 19.34 26.92 28.27

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 29.81 34.86 44.62 48.00 59.11

Marketing managers ..................................................... 28.14 29.81 34.86 38.58 66.28

Sales managers ............................................................ 39.45 44.62 48.00 48.00 59.11

Administrative services managers .................................... 18.01 18.01 19.50 25.18 37.59

Computer and information systems managers ................. 25.47 38.46 45.53 50.21 56.63

Financial managers .......................................................... 21.79 24.14 30.76 46.58 51.29

Human resources managers ............................................ 21.64 28.28 34.41 52.88 54.55

Industrial production managers ........................................ 20.13 25.00 30.77 43.28 52.39

Purchasing managers ....................................................... 15.84 17.14 18.85 37.48 43.30

Construction managers .................................................... 13.75 20.00 31.64 44.32 47.60

Education administrators .................................................. 17.31 20.71 35.90 45.34 54.22

Education administrators, elementary and secondary

school ..................................................................... 32.25 36.20 41.04 54.22 62.27

Education administrators, postsecondary ..................... 20.71 20.71 20.71 44.23 48.91

Engineering managers ..................................................... 37.50 37.66 46.31 58.00 59.80

Food service managers .................................................... 11.67 11.67 15.02 20.30 27.09

Medical and health services managers ............................ 26.27 28.54 38.48 46.51 61.04

Social and community service managers ......................... 13.94 13.94 16.25 24.03 32.76

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 15.00 18.00 23.33 30.29 39.66

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 12.50 19.81 24.07 29.27 33.65

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and

investigators ............................................................... 14.90 15.88 18.12 27.42 30.06

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........... 14.72 15.85 18.12 28.00 30.06

Cost estimators ................................................................. 20.06 20.47 27.50 32.50 32.83

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 15.95 17.35 21.69 26.34 28.35

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .. 16.09 17.94 18.60 20.97 22.08

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists .. 13.06 16.81 17.55 26.91 28.35

Training and development specialists .......................... 15.95 20.30 25.60 26.34 27.21

Management analysts ...................................................... 19.51 22.92 29.78 39.87 47.81

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 16.08 18.88 23.62 27.45 34.81

Appraisers and assessors of real estate .......................... 21.25 23.21 24.26 33.07 33.07

Credit analysts .................................................................. 17.79 17.95 20.99 33.59 53.91

Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 14.97 18.33 22.56 31.45 51.35

Financial analysts ......................................................... 18.21 20.88 29.46 40.51 51.35

Personal financial advisors ........................................... 14.97 15.19 16.81 19.04 42.13

Insurance underwriters ................................................. 15.12 18.99 21.60 28.85 38.82

Loan counselors and officers ............................................ 11.50 15.38 27.06 36.72 49.30

Loan officers ................................................................. 11.50 15.38 27.06 36.72 49.30

Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue

agents ......................................................................... 15.95 19.69 26.31 29.05 31.80

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 17.67 23.59 30.18 38.17 46.15

Computer programmers ................................................... 21.46 23.59 27.89 33.19 42.52

Computer software engineers .......................................... 28.88 31.31 39.02 48.08 52.97

Computer software engineers, applications ................. 28.52 33.65 45.19 50.48 54.34

Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 28.88 31.22 36.76 42.39 52.44

Computer support specialists ........................................... 9.28 9.28 17.92 24.28 30.87

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 21.92 25.89 33.11 38.75 44.45

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 24.04 26.45 30.18 34.00 40.32

Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 23.32 26.28 28.83 30.49 35.71

Operations research analysts ........................................... 17.89 20.62 31.87 37.05 39.43

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 15.52 19.52 27.01 34.35 41.60

Engineers ......................................................................... 20.41 27.18 32.75 39.40 46.48

Civil engineers .............................................................. 23.88 24.72 33.08 47.20 47.20

Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 25.50 31.31 38.00 42.44 47.75

Electrical engineers .................................................. 22.14 25.92 33.36 40.65 42.44

Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 29.59 33.59 38.00 43.94 49.00

Industrial engineers, including health and safety .......... 21.74 26.04 30.92 35.50 41.03

Industrial engineers .................................................. 21.64 25.26 30.48 35.50 43.13

Mechanical engineers ................................................... 27.57 29.85 29.85 36.48 42.98

See footnotes at end of table.

60
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Drafters ............................................................................. $12.74 $17.00 $20.52 $25.25 $27.30

Mechanical drafters ...................................................... 15.50 18.10 20.52 21.61 29.70

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 14.97 17.52 20.00 23.95 27.43

Civil engineering technicians ........................................ 14.30 15.52 18.15 18.50 20.83

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ......... 14.78 16.19 21.33 26.89 28.21

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 12.31 16.35 23.06 28.29 39.42

Life scientists .................................................................... 16.28 18.28 20.30 24.38 27.60

Biological scientists ...................................................... 15.79 18.56 19.38 20.83 24.38

Medical scientists ......................................................... 16.58 17.94 22.60 25.18 28.85

Physical scientists ............................................................ 17.77 26.23 28.29 33.15 39.42

Chemists and materials scientists ................................ 15.00 25.55 27.89 29.34 39.42

Chemists ................................................................... 15.00 25.55 27.47 28.46 29.34

Environmental scientists and geoscientists .................. 19.04 26.39 28.29 33.65 46.99

Environmental scientists and specialists, including

health .................................................................. 26.39 26.39 28.29 28.29 51.71

Market and survey researchers ........................................ 8.75 10.25 24.88 34.50 43.03

Market research analysts ............................................. 24.88 24.88 31.27 43.03 43.03

Psychologists .................................................................... 17.17 23.69 25.73 37.47 47.05

Chemical technicians ........................................................ 14.87 15.75 19.93 26.53 30.24

Community and social services occupations .................. 12.00 13.46 16.18 20.04 24.67

Counselors ....................................................................... 12.36 14.85 16.25 23.18 27.24

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 12.36 14.85 15.63 23.89 29.45

Rehabilitation counselors ............................................. 10.28 11.33 12.68 16.25 16.55

Social workers .................................................................. 12.00 14.06 18.15 22.65 27.39

Child, family, and school social workers ....................... 14.06 14.06 16.48 22.03 29.20

Medical and public health social workers ..................... 12.00 12.00 22.15 22.65 25.83

Mental health and substance abuse social workers ..... 12.85 15.27 17.46 19.06 25.64

Miscellaneous community and social service

specialists ................................................................... 11.27 13.00 15.39 17.23 19.43

Probation officers and correctional treatment

specialists ............................................................... 14.56 14.83 16.21 26.84 31.06

Social and human service assistants ........................... 11.27 13.10 14.91 17.23 17.46

Legal occupations .............................................................. 15.39 22.62 28.85 44.79 64.58

Lawyers ............................................................................ 22.62 26.44 36.06 50.48 66.98

Paralegals and legal assistants ........................................ 14.90 17.33 23.90 26.92 30.05

Miscellaneous legal support workers ................................ 12.00 13.00 13.69 25.72 40.80

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 11.25 20.24 28.57 36.56 42.51

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 22.12 28.66 35.11 42.34 59.02

Business teachers, postsecondary ............................... 33.18 53.83 68.00 97.13 108.99

Math and computer teachers, postsecondary .............. 23.12 31.66 31.66 38.98 43.83

Life sciences teachers, postsecondary ......................... 24.95 25.03 26.01 38.02 68.84

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................... 22.03 28.86 31.11 42.01 44.61

Health teachers, postsecondary ................................... 19.79 23.95 27.00 31.25 38.72

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ............. 19.23 20.71 24.27 30.47 43.27

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .... 23.02 25.19 28.05 32.88 38.72

Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,

postsecondary ........................................................ 31.54 35.10 37.78 42.10 52.89

English language and literature teachers,

postsecondary .................................................... 27.25 28.40 35.37 40.39 44.54

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 19.83 25.02 35.11 42.46 60.50

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ........ 19.83 26.71 35.84 42.19 46.09

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 20.21 25.03 29.74 36.57 42.51

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 10.74 16.14 22.02 30.49 41.17

Preschool teachers, except special education ......... 10.29 10.74 16.44 20.19 25.52

Kindergarten teachers, except special education ..... 21.63 23.62 30.49 36.73 42.51

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 21.96 25.82 30.44 37.58 42.24

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 21.72 25.44 29.67 36.57 42.15

Middle school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 23.82 27.54 33.02 42.07 44.22

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 20.13 25.28 29.39 35.82 42.45

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 20.13 25.10 29.35 35.82 42.56

Special education teachers .......................................... 19.89 23.70 29.26 36.03 45.55

See footnotes at end of table.

61
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Special education teachers, preschool,

kindergarten, and elementary school ................. $17.87 $22.66 $27.11 $34.15 $41.60

Special education teachers, middle school .............. 30.60 32.50 34.55 45.71 47.50

Special education teachers, secondary school ........ 21.43 24.73 29.68 38.69 48.42

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 12.94 17.64 25.00 33.13 37.46

Self-enrichment education teachers ............................. 17.36 18.00 22.28 29.14 29.14

Librarians .......................................................................... 17.31 25.67 28.73 38.30 41.36

Library technicians ............................................................ 11.61 13.61 14.95 17.46 18.63

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 8.13 8.77 10.33 12.78 15.71

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 9.25 11.70 18.47 25.70 31.76

Designers ......................................................................... 9.00 9.75 15.35 24.48 34.28

Graphic designers ........................................................ 13.46 14.42 18.48 19.88 25.96

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers ............. 5.15 8.45 15.00 22.07 40.69

Coaches and scouts ..................................................... 8.00 14.61 20.14 24.34 40.69

News analysts, reporters and correspondents ................. 6.15 10.80 11.79 23.57 65.61

Reporters and correspondents ..................................... 6.15 10.80 11.55 12.39 23.57

Public relations specialists ................................................ 14.66 14.66 25.16 25.16 49.91

Writers and editors ........................................................... 11.70 13.22 14.25 19.43 19.86

Editors .......................................................................... 11.70 12.99 14.58 19.43 19.86

Miscellaneous media and communication workers .......... 17.93 20.80 20.80 25.50 27.50

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 14.16 17.12 21.55 27.86 34.21

Dietitians and nutritionists ................................................. 19.50 21.33 21.33 21.33 23.40

Pharmacists ...................................................................... 33.30 37.55 44.74 47.00 48.15

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 20.27 21.42 23.23 62.50 86.10

Physician assistants ......................................................... 27.39 28.54 32.00 36.91 36.91

Registered nurses ............................................................ 18.00 20.65 24.90 29.10 34.21

Therapists ......................................................................... 18.27 22.22 25.89 31.33 33.57

Occupational therapists ................................................ 22.53 23.76 27.00 29.55 35.94

Physical therapists ........................................................ 21.66 24.09 29.20 31.33 32.13

Respiratory therapists ................................................... 18.25 19.00 22.22 22.22 24.57

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 10.85 16.58 19.25 24.35 27.97

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............... 18.40 21.63 24.39 27.81 30.32

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians .................. 10.17 12.00 16.58 17.58 20.29

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 15.86 18.26 21.99 28.96 29.89

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .............. 11.24 11.24 16.00 16.38 17.99

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 16.86 18.83 22.36 28.50 29.42

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ............ 12.34 14.20 15.83 17.53 20.30

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 8.93 9.84 11.12 17.37 18.22

Pharmacy technicians .................................................. 8.25 9.40 10.56 10.88 11.26

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 12.87 15.15 16.57 18.28 20.06

Medical records and health information technicians ......... 8.25 11.00 11.45 15.80 17.91

Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ........ 12.04 12.04 13.62 14.40 21.99

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 7.65 8.90 10.55 13.50 15.95

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 7.45 8.19 9.70 11.25 13.33

Home health aides ........................................................ 6.75 7.35 8.12 9.36 10.47

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 8.00 8.90 10.33 11.85 13.62

Psychiatric aides ........................................................... 8.78 8.78 9.58 11.15 14.56

Physical therapist assistants and aides ............................ 9.32 9.85 9.85 14.51 15.70

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 10.00 10.66 13.50 15.50 20.20

Dental assistants .......................................................... 11.50 13.25 14.23 16.97 21.00

Medical assistants ........................................................ 10.55 10.92 12.53 14.65 14.97

Medical transcriptionists ............................................... 10.34 13.45 15.98 17.08 17.59

Protective service occupations ......................................... 8.31 10.00 15.14 20.83 26.89

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement

workers ....................................................................... 16.36 24.25 30.50 33.94 38.11

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional

officers .................................................................... 15.10 15.74 23.36 28.44 35.80

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

detectives ............................................................... 27.41 30.50 31.27 38.11 38.11

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and

prevention workers ..................................................... 16.64 22.93 27.92 29.79 37.05

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 14.12 14.99 16.58 19.22 21.94

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 11.68 13.14 14.70 18.12 22.17

Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 11.68 12.89 14.35 18.12 23.13

See footnotes at end of table.

62
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Detectives and criminal investigators ............................... $14.99 $17.65 $25.20 $29.77 $31.99

Police officers ................................................................... 16.48 18.51 21.58 25.42 27.46

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 16.48 18.44 21.58 25.42 27.39

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 7.00 8.50 9.50 11.50 13.50

Security guards ............................................................. 7.00 8.50 9.50 11.50 13.50

Miscellaneous protective service workers ........................ 6.00 6.52 7.00 8.99 14.74

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective

service workers ....................................................... 6.00 6.50 6.52 7.14 8.64

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 4.48 6.15 7.50 9.00 11.25

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 8.00 8.71 11.19 14.81 18.27

Chefs and head cooks .................................................. 11.55 12.93 16.17 17.41 18.49

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 8.00 8.71 11.19 14.80 18.13

Cooks ............................................................................... 6.45 7.35 9.20 11.03 12.75

Cooks, fast food ............................................................ 6.19 6.55 7.50 8.00 9.20

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 7.35 8.64 9.25 11.06 13.37

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 6.15 9.00 10.25 11.25 13.38

Cooks, short order ........................................................ 6.50 7.00 7.06 7.50 10.00

Food preparation workers ................................................. 6.57 7.00 8.25 9.85 11.35

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 2.13 3.15 6.15 7.30 9.00

Bartenders .................................................................... 5.15 6.36 8.00 9.00 10.00

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 2.13 3.00 4.25 6.15 6.50

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 5.27 6.15 7.30 8.50 9.47

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 5.50 6.22 6.75 7.84 8.93

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 5.25 6.02 7.00 8.00 8.93

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and

coffee shop ............................................................. 6.22 6.22 6.22 7.25 7.90

Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................ 6.79 7.34 7.60 8.37 9.50

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 5.50 6.00 7.50 8.19 9.00

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee

shop ............................................................................ 5.15 6.00 7.25 8.05 8.05

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 7.00 8.05 9.98 12.50 17.75

First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds

cleaning and maintenance workers ............................ 9.00 12.50 17.75 25.24 25.34

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and

janitorial workers ..................................................... 9.00 12.50 17.75 25.24 25.34

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.00 8.00 9.70 12.18 14.75

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 7.55 8.50 10.45 12.48 15.71

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 6.12 7.00 8.46 9.85 11.31

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 7.00 8.39 10.00 17.82 20.85

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 7.00 7.97 9.91 17.82 20.85

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 6.00 7.50 8.76 11.11 14.24

Gaming services workers ................................................. 5.20 5.50 5.60 7.35 7.52

Gaming dealers ............................................................ 5.20 5.50 5.50 6.81 7.33

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related

workers ....................................................................... 6.50 6.50 7.00 8.32 8.63

Amusement and recreation attendants ......................... 6.50 6.50 7.00 7.75 8.32

Barbers and cosmetologists ............................................. 6.00 7.00 8.50 10.28 14.21

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .............. 6.00 7.00 8.50 10.28 14.21

Child care workers ............................................................ 5.75 6.00 7.09 9.00 9.89

Personal and home care aides ......................................... 7.92 8.50 9.23 10.39 12.38

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 5.88 7.80 8.67 11.37 15.95

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 7.25 8.00 10.00 12.00 15.96

Recreation workers ....................................................... 5.88 7.80 8.00 10.89 15.95

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 6.75 7.75 10.25 16.92 25.16

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 10.50 12.16 14.98 19.04 21.54

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ................................................................... 10.50 12.00 14.98 17.85 20.51

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 11.25 20.50 21.54 27.45 51.03

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 6.35 7.15 8.35 10.81 14.92

See footnotes at end of table.

63
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... $6.15 $7.00 $7.75 $8.80 $10.98

Cashiers ................................................................... 6.15 7.00 7.75 8.86 11.00

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 8.35 9.80 12.00 16.00 17.49

Counter and rental clerks ......................................... 7.50 7.72 9.12 11.54 23.08

Parts salespersons ................................................... 8.75 10.81 12.08 16.36 17.19

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 6.43 7.25 8.69 11.50 16.73

Advertising sales agents ................................................... 9.18 11.01 17.99 19.59 28.85

Insurance sales agents ..................................................... 12.88 15.65 20.85 29.32 39.29

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales

agents ......................................................................... 14.17 17.00 30.45 44.81 60.98

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 9.46 17.28 23.14 30.01 37.51

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

technical and scientific products ............................. 19.43 20.47 28.85 38.25 42.14

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 9.46 16.16 23.08 28.85 34.89

Miscellaneous sales and related workers ......................... 7.53 9.42 9.42 24.04 29.33

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 8.71 10.31 12.98 16.36 19.84

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 14.77 17.00 19.62 22.97 31.00

Financial clerks ................................................................. 8.75 10.00 11.35 14.55 17.50

Bill and account collectors ............................................ 10.56 11.33 14.27 15.49 20.11

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 9.65 10.05 11.70 13.99 17.08

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 8.80 10.75 12.29 15.09 17.31

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ..................................... 10.30 13.00 20.29 20.29 20.29

Procurement clerks ....................................................... 17.08 19.18 20.41 20.92 22.36

Tellers ........................................................................... 8.00 9.00 9.70 10.50 12.25

Brokerage clerks ............................................................... 11.56 13.37 16.26 17.23 19.44

Court, municipal, and license clerks ................................. 9.85 12.32 14.42 16.80 19.63

Customer service representatives .................................... 9.45 11.40 13.97 16.65 20.54

Eligibility interviewers, government programs .................. 9.84 12.47 14.69 17.94 19.61

File clerks ......................................................................... 10.25 10.25 10.96 13.29 14.87

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ................................. 7.00 7.25 8.40 8.93 9.00

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................ 10.00 10.48 11.82 14.57 14.57

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 7.75 7.98 11.57 15.59 20.76

Loan interviewers and clerks ............................................ 10.00 12.73 14.75 16.35 17.70

New accounts clerks ......................................................... 10.35 11.00 11.51 12.51 13.27

Order clerks ...................................................................... 10.50 12.70 14.67 17.82 20.26

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ................................................................ 12.98 12.98 13.85 20.55 21.85

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 7.50 9.32 11.61 13.44 16.75

Couriers and messengers ................................................ 7.50 7.75 11.88 12.26 13.50

Dispatchers ....................................................................... 9.00 11.40 15.00 16.75 19.98

Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ....................... 10.96 11.40 15.19 18.04 22.43

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .......... 8.50 12.60 15.00 16.25 19.98

Production, planning, and expediting clerks ..................... 11.82 12.50 16.73 19.00 23.32

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 8.20 9.71 12.00 15.33 17.54

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 8.00 10.50 12.45 16.17 18.87

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers,

recordkeeping ............................................................. 8.62 8.62 10.25 12.49 15.44

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 10.31 12.73 15.79 18.93 21.70

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 12.88 14.06 18.17 21.75 25.95

Legal secretaries .......................................................... 13.00 14.42 18.63 20.26 20.51

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 10.70 11.87 13.20 16.89 17.10

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 10.00 11.77 15.02 17.35 19.71

Computer operators .......................................................... 12.62 13.31 15.11 16.35 18.20

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 8.60 10.00 12.00 13.01 14.96

Data entry keyers ......................................................... 8.60 10.00 12.00 12.76 13.01

Word processors and typists ........................................ 9.45 10.19 12.05 15.32 18.97

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. 10.15 10.15 13.42 16.62 19.38

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 8.62 10.00 12.00 14.36 18.27

Office machine operators, except computer ..................... 9.00 10.25 12.87 12.87 12.87

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ..................... 6.92 6.95 6.95 12.32 17.16

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 11.89 14.50 20.00 28.45 32.13

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades

and extraction workers ............................................... 19.50 21.00 29.25 33.01 33.50

Carpenters ........................................................................ 12.75 14.02 17.00 22.50 29.77

Construction laborers ....................................................... 11.75 12.00 17.00 22.48 24.40

See footnotes at end of table.

64
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Construction equipment operators ................................... $12.84 $14.06 $16.92 $27.56 $27.62

Operating engineers and other construction equipment

operators ................................................................ 12.84 13.55 15.87 27.62 27.62

Electricians ....................................................................... 13.00 16.60 20.67 31.60 36.15

Painters and paperhangers .............................................. 11.00 22.09 28.10 28.50 33.38

Painters, construction and maintenance ...................... 11.00 15.50 28.10 28.50 28.50

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ........... 13.77 20.12 30.28 30.75 30.75

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................... 13.77 20.12 30.28 30.75 30.75

Sheet metal workers ......................................................... 12.35 17.95 22.00 29.36 29.53

Helpers, construction trades ............................................. 8.17 9.50 11.00 13.46 18.27

Construction and building inspectors ................................ 16.11 19.57 21.55 27.47 33.08

Highway maintenance workers ......................................... 10.01 10.87 13.47 16.69 17.48

Miscellaneous construction and related workers .............. 10.00 11.50 15.04 19.88 19.88

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 10.75 14.42 18.83 22.88 27.59

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 17.31 19.83 25.02 28.08 34.00

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers ..................................................................... 13.25 18.83 27.59 28.01 28.01

Telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers, except line installers ............................... 13.25 18.83 27.59 28.01 28.01

Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment

mechanics, installers, and repairers ........................... 11.00 11.88 14.80 25.13 30.88

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...................... 17.95 23.25 26.70 36.13 36.13

Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 9.50 12.55 20.00 22.91 27.00

Automotive body and related repairers ......................... 13.50 15.50 18.05 25.78 42.42

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 9.50 10.75 20.03 22.91 27.00

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 12.75 15.00 17.85 20.36 21.32

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians

and mechanics ........................................................... 10.00 13.86 16.30 19.62 21.60

Farm equipment mechanics ......................................... 10.00 10.00 15.39 15.50 18.25

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines .. 13.50 16.00 17.00 20.52 21.74

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

and installers .............................................................. 11.33 15.00 21.38 21.38 22.00

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 12.36 14.42 18.98 21.74 29.09

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 16.95 19.19 19.95 22.78 29.09

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 10.91 12.36 15.81 18.78 22.77

Maintenance workers, machinery ................................. 11.75 13.71 14.15 15.00 18.23

Millwrights ..................................................................... 17.11 17.11 21.74 26.16 30.38

Line installers and repairers ............................................. 20.90 22.77 24.02 27.59 29.65

Electrical power-line installers and repairers ................ 22.24 24.02 25.71 29.65 29.65

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 9.09 11.00 12.50 19.69 23.92

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ................................................................... 9.00 9.09 9.58 12.00 22.10

Production occupations .................................................... 8.96 10.80 14.01 18.00 24.54

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 13.60 15.61 20.38 26.09 30.05

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical

assemblers ................................................................. 9.07 11.25 14.53 19.23 24.54

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .......... 9.07 11.11 14.53 19.23 24.54

Structural metal fabricators and fitters .............................. 10.71 13.42 13.42 23.95 28.39

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 9.00 10.10 13.25 26.91 28.29

Bakers .............................................................................. 9.50 10.00 10.50 12.44 18.15

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing

workers ....................................................................... 10.00 10.80 11.45 12.45 18.75

Butchers and meat cutters ............................................ 15.35 16.00 18.75 22.35 23.64

Slaughterers and meat packers .................................... 10.00 10.25 10.85 11.65 12.45

Miscellaneous food processing workers ........................... 10.80 11.20 13.60 15.65 18.13

Food batchmakers ........................................................ 10.95 12.20 13.99 16.04 18.13

Computer control programmers and operators ................ 12.75 12.75 18.32 20.23 27.60

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal

and plastic .............................................................. 12.75 12.75 14.67 20.23 22.00

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic .................................................................. 8.35 11.94 14.61 15.94 16.94

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ................................ 11.94 14.61 14.61 16.26 19.85

See footnotes at end of table.

65
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... $11.15 $13.00 $14.83 $17.00 $18.75

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 11.15 11.65 14.02 15.69 18.93

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .. 13.25 13.70 16.31 18.19 32.74

Machinists ......................................................................... 12.00 14.25 21.25 24.33 27.46

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ........................................... 8.44 9.72 11.50 13.77 15.25

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 8.44 9.60 11.50 13.62 14.80

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 10.14 16.14 20.80 22.56 24.12

Tool and die makers ......................................................... 15.90 18.93 21.86 27.01 30.98

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 10.00 11.35 14.30 18.15 18.90

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...................... 11.00 11.85 15.60 18.32 21.90

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 8.44 9.19 15.71 16.96 18.77

Bookbinders and bindery workers .................................... 8.00 9.13 13.27 17.92 17.92

Bindery workers ............................................................ 8.00 9.13 13.27 17.92 17.92

Printers ............................................................................. 11.78 13.25 14.67 18.00 19.48

Prepress technicians and workers ................................ 11.98 13.25 13.25 16.22 20.47

Printing machine operators ........................................... 11.50 14.00 14.67 18.00 18.00

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................................... 6.08 8.75 10.60 11.53 11.90

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system

operators .................................................................... 17.68 19.93 21.75 23.57 23.57

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and

tenders ........................................................................ 15.87 16.20 18.00 21.18 22.24

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still

machine setters, operators, and tenders ................ 15.61 16.20 16.75 19.90 22.24

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending

workers ....................................................................... 10.40 10.97 13.46 15.59 17.84

Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters,

operators, and tenders ........................................... 10.60 10.85 13.00 15.58 15.75

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and

tenders .................................................................... 10.50 13.00 14.16 17.27 17.84

Cutting workers ................................................................. 9.72 10.48 14.85 18.52 19.13

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and

tenders .................................................................... 8.96 10.50 15.50 18.95 19.18

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 9.78 13.19 15.22 21.42 28.35

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ...... 9.25 14.01 15.02 16.02 18.22

Painting workers ............................................................... 12.40 13.55 17.03 22.02 28.51

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,

operators, and tenders ........................................... 11.00 13.05 16.04 28.13 28.51

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 8.50 8.83 10.50 13.72 15.74

Helpers--production workers ........................................ 8.70 10.00 10.25 11.15 12.68

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 8.00 9.75 13.03 17.00 20.63

First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and

material movers, hand ................................................ 13.92 15.62 18.31 21.70 24.89

First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and

material-moving machine and vehicle operators ........ 15.45 19.71 23.13 29.14 42.08

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 11.26 13.46 16.02 18.82 20.04

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ................................... 16.05 16.71 18.69 20.12 22.35

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 11.00 12.56 14.70 16.70 19.91

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 8.30 10.20 13.42 17.40 20.63

Driver/sales workers ..................................................... 5.50 6.35 14.98 20.63 20.63

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 10.95 12.00 14.52 17.57 20.35

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 7.21 8.50 9.48 14.42 17.22

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .............................................. 8.00 8.40 9.71 10.57 10.57

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ....... 9.62 15.35 17.50 25.85 25.85

Excavating and loading machine and dragline

operators ................................................................ 9.62 15.10 17.50 25.85 25.85

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 9.00 11.00 14.70 16.11 18.00

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 7.00 8.40 10.30 12.90 17.31

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 7.00 7.50 9.00 11.45 12.09

See footnotes at end of table.

66
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ $6.60 $8.60 $10.77 $15.03 $20.24

Machine feeders and offbearers ................................... 8.00 9.00 11.58 13.49 19.97

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 7.25 8.35 9.40 11.00 12.80

1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

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

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

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

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

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

67
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $7.50 $9.75 $13.92 $20.26 $29.59

Management occupations ................................................. 17.31 21.15 30.28 44.29 54.33

Chief executives ............................................................... 35.32 52.56 60.00 82.34 157.94

General and operations managers ................................... 19.83 24.00 29.54 41.18 46.57

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 29.81 34.86 44.62 48.00 59.11

Marketing managers ..................................................... 28.14 29.81 34.86 38.58 66.28

Sales managers ............................................................ 39.45 44.62 48.00 48.00 59.11

Administrative services managers .................................... 18.01 18.01 18.65 34.12 44.71

Computer and information systems managers ................. 25.47 38.46 45.53 50.21 56.63

Financial managers .......................................................... 21.64 23.07 30.05 41.83 52.34

Human resources managers ............................................ 21.64 21.64 28.28 52.88 52.88

Industrial production managers ........................................ 20.13 25.00 30.77 43.28 52.39

Purchasing managers ....................................................... 15.84 17.14 18.85 37.48 43.30

Construction managers .................................................... 11.25 18.00 38.47 44.76 51.20

Education administrators .................................................. 16.00 17.31 17.31 23.57 37.19

Education administrators, postsecondary ..................... 16.21 20.93 27.92 42.49 47.14

Engineering managers ..................................................... 37.50 37.66 53.54 58.00 63.08

Food service managers .................................................... 11.67 11.67 15.02 20.30 27.09

Medical and health services managers ............................ 26.71 28.85 38.48 45.44 61.04

Social and community service managers ......................... 13.94 13.94 13.94 21.05 31.25

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 15.00 18.00 23.22 31.10 40.46

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 12.50 18.36 23.58 29.27 32.55

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and

investigators ............................................................... 14.72 15.59 17.68 24.41 28.41

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........... 14.72 15.58 17.68 23.08 29.36

Cost estimators ................................................................. 20.06 20.47 27.50 32.50 32.83

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 15.95 17.31 21.69 26.34 27.35

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .. 15.77 16.96 19.71 21.29 22.08

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists .. 13.06 13.06 17.31 22.73 26.91

Training and development specialists .......................... 15.95 17.35 25.60 26.34 27.21

Management analysts ...................................................... 19.51 22.29 29.78 41.64 47.95

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 14.42 19.23 23.89 27.89 35.10

Credit analysts .................................................................. 17.79 17.95 20.99 33.59 53.91

Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 14.97 18.33 22.56 31.45 51.35

Financial analysts ......................................................... 18.21 20.88 29.46 40.51 51.35

Personal financial advisors ........................................... 14.97 15.19 16.81 19.04 42.13

Insurance underwriters ................................................. 15.12 18.99 21.60 28.85 38.82

Loan counselors and officers ............................................ 11.50 11.88 23.84 36.72 49.30

Loan officers ................................................................. 11.50 11.88 23.84 36.72 49.30

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 17.50 24.27 30.77 39.33 46.33

Computer programmers ................................................... 21.64 23.59 27.89 33.17 46.15

Computer software engineers .......................................... 28.88 31.31 39.02 48.08 52.97

Computer software engineers, applications ................. 28.52 33.65 45.19 50.48 54.34

Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 28.88 31.22 36.76 42.39 52.44

Computer support specialists ........................................... 9.28 9.28 17.84 24.28 31.61

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 24.27 29.86 34.58 41.48 45.19

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 24.04 26.45 30.18 34.00 40.32

Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 26.28 26.88 30.30 35.71 37.56

Operations research analysts ........................................... 17.89 20.62 31.87 37.05 39.43

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 15.74 20.02 27.38 34.94 42.44

Engineers ......................................................................... 20.19 27.40 33.00 39.74 46.48

Civil engineers .............................................................. 21.78 24.72 31.76 47.20 47.20

Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 25.28 31.01 37.78 42.44 48.17

Electrical engineers .................................................. 22.14 24.52 31.85 38.27 42.44

Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 29.59 33.59 38.00 43.94 49.00

Industrial engineers, including health and safety .......... 21.64 25.81 31.06 35.50 41.84

Industrial engineers .................................................. 21.64 24.88 30.92 35.50 43.56

Mechanical engineers ................................................... 27.57 29.85 29.85 36.48 42.98

Drafters ............................................................................. 12.74 17.00 20.52 25.25 27.30

Mechanical drafters ...................................................... 15.50 18.10 20.52 21.61 29.70

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 14.78 17.52 20.19 25.00 28.51

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ......... 14.78 16.19 21.33 26.89 28.21

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 12.32 15.66 26.39 33.65 43.03

Life scientists .................................................................... 15.50 18.56 20.83 28.50 40.81

See footnotes at end of table.

68
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Physical scientists ............................................................ $20.72 $26.39 $28.29 $33.65 $39.42

Chemists and materials scientists ................................ 15.00 25.55 27.89 29.34 39.42

Chemists ................................................................... 15.00 25.55 27.47 28.46 29.34

Market and survey researchers ........................................ 8.75 9.75 24.88 34.50 43.03

Market research analysts ............................................. 24.88 24.88 31.27 43.03 43.03

Community and social services occupations .................. 11.40 12.68 14.91 17.46 22.65

Counselors ....................................................................... 12.32 12.36 14.85 16.09 21.06

Social workers .................................................................. 12.00 12.26 18.00 22.65 23.83

Medical and public health social workers ..................... 12.00 12.00 21.25 22.65 24.44

Miscellaneous community and social service

specialists ................................................................... 11.25 12.75 13.63 17.09 17.46

Social and human service assistants ........................... 11.25 13.00 14.79 17.37 17.46

Legal occupations .............................................................. 14.90 22.60 28.85 44.79 66.98

Lawyers ............................................................................ 25.39 35.00 44.19 66.98 66.98

Paralegals and legal assistants ........................................ 14.90 17.33 23.85 26.92 30.05

Miscellaneous legal support workers ................................ 12.00 12.50 13.69 25.72 40.80

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 8.75 14.31 21.10 31.66 41.15

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 19.83 25.96 31.66 41.15 42.10

Health teachers, postsecondary ................................... 21.03 24.04 26.43 28.05 29.78

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 19.23 19.83 20.66 23.05 27.17

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ........ 19.83 19.83 19.83 27.17 27.17

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 12.81 16.27 20.02 24.26 28.56

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 16.87 18.88 22.89 25.43 27.91

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 16.47 18.88 22.66 25.44 27.91

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 12.00 12.94 16.53 16.53 17.64

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 7.50 8.22 8.75 11.74 14.31

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 9.25 11.54 18.11 25.70 31.76

Designers ......................................................................... 9.00 9.75 15.00 23.75 34.28

Graphic designers ........................................................ 13.46 14.26 18.31 19.58 24.12

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers ............. 5.15 8.00 13.27 16.00 23.27

Coaches and scouts ..................................................... 8.00 10.00 14.61 23.27 40.69

News analysts, reporters and correspondents ................. 6.15 10.80 11.79 23.57 65.61

Reporters and correspondents ..................................... 6.15 10.80 11.55 12.39 23.57

Writers and editors ........................................................... 11.70 13.22 14.25 19.43 19.86

Editors .......................................................................... 11.70 12.99 14.58 19.43 19.86

Miscellaneous media and communication workers .......... 20.00 20.80 20.80 26.50 27.50

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 13.31 17.00 21.33 27.86 33.53

Pharmacists ...................................................................... 37.55 37.55 44.64 47.00 48.00

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 19.80 27.00 57.69 86.10 114.03

Registered nurses ............................................................ 17.66 20.08 24.64 28.65 32.79

Therapists ......................................................................... 19.00 22.22 26.21 31.33 32.76

Occupational therapists ................................................ 21.69 23.76 27.54 29.55 35.94

Physical therapists ........................................................ 21.54 23.90 29.67 31.33 32.13

Respiratory therapists ................................................... 18.25 19.00 22.22 22.22 24.57

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 10.36 14.14 19.56 24.50 28.05

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............... 18.95 21.83 24.08 27.56 30.80

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians .................. 9.88 10.62 14.14 18.82 20.29

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 14.28 18.10 21.99 28.96 29.71

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .............. 11.24 11.24 11.58 16.38 17.99

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 16.83 18.83 21.15 27.68 28.96

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ............ 12.30 14.20 15.03 17.53 21.60

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 9.36 9.62 10.88 16.95 17.60

Pharmacy technicians .................................................. 8.25 9.40 10.56 10.88 11.26

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 13.25 15.15 16.58 18.26 20.11

Medical records and health information technicians ......... 8.25 11.00 13.62 15.80 17.91

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 7.65 8.90 10.50 13.75 16.34

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 7.40 8.12 9.56 11.00 13.07

Home health aides ........................................................ 6.75 7.35 8.12 9.30 10.35

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 8.19 8.90 10.20 11.75 13.46

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 10.00 10.55 13.50 15.51 20.20

See footnotes at end of table.

69
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Dental assistants .......................................................... $11.50 $13.25 $14.23 $16.97 $21.00

Medical assistants ........................................................ 10.55 10.58 12.53 14.15 14.83

Medical transcriptionists ............................................... 10.34 13.45 15.98 17.08 17.59

Protective service occupations ......................................... 7.00 8.50 9.50 11.55 14.00

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 7.00 8.50 9.50 11.23 13.50

Security guards ............................................................. 7.00 8.50 9.50 11.14 13.50

Miscellaneous protective service workers ........................ 6.00 6.40 6.52 7.00 8.50

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective

service workers ....................................................... 6.00 6.40 6.52 7.00 8.50

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 4.25 6.15 7.36 9.00 11.23

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 8.00 8.71 11.19 14.80 18.27

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 8.00 8.71 11.19 14.28 18.13

Cooks ............................................................................... 6.29 7.35 9.20 11.00 12.75

Cooks, fast food ............................................................ 6.19 6.55 7.50 8.00 9.20

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 7.35 8.72 9.25 10.80 13.37

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 6.15 9.00 10.25 11.25 13.38

Cooks, short order ........................................................ 6.50 7.00 7.06 7.50 10.00

Food preparation workers ................................................. 6.50 7.00 8.00 9.22 11.33

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 2.13 3.09 6.15 7.00 8.60

Bartenders .................................................................... 5.15 6.36 8.00 9.00 10.00

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 2.13 3.00 4.25 6.15 6.50

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 5.15 6.15 7.00 7.96 9.10

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 5.50 6.20 6.75 7.83 8.93

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 5.25 6.02 7.00 7.90 8.93

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and

coffee shop ............................................................. 6.22 6.22 6.22 7.25 7.90

Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................ 6.79 7.40 7.60 8.37 8.56

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 5.50 6.00 7.50 8.19 9.00

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee

shop ............................................................................ 5.15 6.00 7.25 8.05 8.05

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 7.00 7.83 9.18 11.64 14.37

First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds

cleaning and maintenance workers ............................ 9.00 11.78 16.67 17.75 23.07

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and

janitorial workers ..................................................... 9.00 11.78 16.67 17.75 23.07

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 6.95 7.75 9.00 10.78 12.20

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 7.20 8.02 9.29 11.77 12.48

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 6.20 7.00 8.24 9.90 11.68

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 6.50 7.00 9.00 11.33 19.87

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 6.50 7.00 9.00 11.33 19.87

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 6.00 7.50 8.67 10.97 14.14

Gaming services workers ................................................. 5.20 5.50 5.60 7.35 7.52

Gaming dealers ............................................................ 5.20 5.50 5.50 6.81 7.33

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related

workers ....................................................................... 6.50 6.50 7.00 8.32 8.63

Amusement and recreation attendants ......................... 6.50 6.50 7.00 7.75 8.32

Barbers and cosmetologists ............................................. 6.00 7.00 8.50 10.28 14.21

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .............. 6.00 7.00 8.50 10.28 14.21

Child care workers ............................................................ 5.75 5.75 6.25 9.00 9.43

Personal and home care aides ......................................... 7.92 8.48 9.00 10.10 11.24

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 7.50 7.80 8.14 11.00 14.20

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 8.00 9.00 10.05 12.80 15.96

Recreation workers ....................................................... 4.75 7.80 7.80 9.80 14.20

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 6.79 7.75 10.25 16.92 25.18

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 10.50 12.20 14.98 19.04 21.54

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ................................................................... 10.45 12.00 14.98 17.86 20.51

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 11.25 20.50 21.54 27.45 51.03

See footnotes at end of table.

70
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Retail sales workers ......................................................... $6.35 $7.15 $8.35 $10.81 $14.92

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 6.15 7.00 7.75 8.80 10.94

Cashiers ................................................................... 6.15 7.00 7.75 8.80 10.97

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 8.35 9.80 12.00 16.00 17.49

Counter and rental clerks ......................................... 7.50 7.72 9.12 11.54 23.08

Parts salespersons ................................................... 8.75 10.81 12.08 16.36 17.19

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 6.43 7.25 8.69 11.50 16.73

Advertising sales agents ................................................... 9.18 11.01 17.99 19.59 28.85

Insurance sales agents ..................................................... 12.88 15.65 20.85 29.32 39.29

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales

agents ......................................................................... 14.17 17.00 30.45 44.81 60.98

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 9.46 17.28 23.14 30.01 37.51

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

technical and scientific products ............................. 19.43 20.47 28.85 38.25 42.14

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 9.46 16.16 23.08 28.85 34.89

Miscellaneous sales and related workers ......................... 7.53 9.42 9.42 24.04 29.33

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 8.59 10.17 12.66 16.00 19.74

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 14.77 16.83 19.41 23.83 31.73

Financial clerks ................................................................. 8.70 9.85 11.08 14.22 17.00

Bill and account collectors ............................................ 10.56 11.33 12.17 15.00 15.49

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 9.65 10.05 11.70 13.99 17.08

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 8.75 10.40 11.86 14.98 17.00

Procurement clerks ....................................................... 17.08 19.18 20.41 20.92 22.36

Tellers ........................................................................... 8.00 9.00 9.70 10.50 12.25

Brokerage clerks ............................................................... 11.56 13.35 15.50 17.23 17.36

Customer service representatives .................................... 9.45 11.40 13.97 16.67 20.54

File clerks ......................................................................... 9.98 10.25 10.96 13.29 14.87

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ................................. 7.00 7.25 8.40 8.93 9.00

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................ 10.00 10.48 11.06 14.57 14.57

Loan interviewers and clerks ............................................ 10.00 12.73 14.75 16.35 17.70

New accounts clerks ......................................................... 10.35 11.00 11.51 12.51 13.27

Order clerks ...................................................................... 10.50 12.70 14.67 17.82 20.26

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ................................................................ 12.98 12.98 13.85 20.63 21.85

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 7.50 9.27 11.55 13.44 16.75

Couriers and messengers ................................................ 7.50 7.75 11.93 13.50 13.50

Dispatchers ....................................................................... 8.50 12.60 15.00 16.25 19.98

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .......... 8.50 12.60 15.00 16.25 19.98

Production, planning, and expediting clerks ..................... 11.82 12.50 16.73 19.00 23.32

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 8.20 9.71 12.00 15.33 17.54

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 8.00 10.00 12.28 16.17 18.77

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers,

recordkeeping ............................................................. 8.50 10.25 10.57 14.28 16.27

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 10.30 12.88 15.85 19.14 21.82

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 13.00 14.50 18.68 21.75 25.95

Legal secretaries .......................................................... 13.00 14.42 17.45 20.26 20.51

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 10.63 11.69 13.20 15.75 17.10

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 10.00 10.30 14.63 17.35 19.14

Computer operators .......................................................... 13.00 14.18 15.11 16.35 20.11

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 8.50 10.00 12.00 12.76 13.01

Data entry keyers ......................................................... 8.50 10.00 12.05 12.76 13.01

Word processors and typists ........................................ 7.77 9.38 11.27 12.22 12.41

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. 10.15 10.15 13.42 16.62 19.38

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 8.17 9.75 11.51 13.74 17.00

Office machine operators, except computer ..................... 8.85 10.25 12.87 12.87 12.87

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 11.75 14.50 20.50 29.27 32.48

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades

and extraction workers ............................................... 19.50 22.49 30.60 33.01 33.50

Carpenters ........................................................................ 12.75 14.02 16.91 22.50 29.77

Construction laborers ....................................................... 12.00 12.75 17.60 23.28 24.40

Construction equipment operators ................................... 15.10 16.65 27.56 27.62 27.62

Operating engineers and other construction equipment

operators ................................................................ 15.10 15.10 27.62 27.62 27.62

Electricians ....................................................................... 12.29 16.00 20.07 32.34 36.15

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ........... 13.77 20.50 30.43 30.75 30.75

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................... 13.77 20.50 30.43 30.75 30.75

See footnotes at end of table.

71
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Sheet metal workers ......................................................... $12.35 $17.95 $22.00 $29.36 $29.53

Helpers, construction trades ............................................. 8.17 9.50 11.00 13.25 15.50

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 10.72 14.40 18.83 22.91 27.59

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 17.31 19.71 25.00 27.50 35.01

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers ..................................................................... 13.25 18.83 27.59 28.01 28.01

Telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers, except line installers ............................... 13.25 18.83 27.59 28.01 28.01

Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment

mechanics, installers, and repairers ........................... 10.50 11.88 13.50 28.00 32.59

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...................... 17.95 23.25 26.70 36.13 36.13

Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 9.50 12.55 19.97 22.91 27.00

Automotive body and related repairers ......................... 13.50 15.50 18.05 25.78 42.42

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 9.50 10.75 20.03 22.91 27.00

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 12.75 15.00 17.50 20.45 21.32

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians

and mechanics ........................................................... 10.00 13.75 16.30 18.20 20.80

Farm equipment mechanics ......................................... 10.00 10.00 15.39 15.50 18.25

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines .. 13.50 16.00 17.00 20.00 21.60

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

and installers .............................................................. 11.33 15.00 21.38 21.38 22.00

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 12.50 14.93 19.19 22.02 29.09

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 16.90 19.19 19.89 22.77 29.09

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 10.75 12.36 15.85 18.78 23.30

Maintenance workers, machinery ................................. 11.75 13.71 14.15 15.00 18.23

Millwrights ..................................................................... 17.11 17.11 21.74 26.16 30.38

Line installers and repairers ............................................. 20.90 22.77 24.02 27.59 29.65

Electrical power-line installers and repairers ................ 22.24 24.02 25.71 29.65 29.65

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 9.09 11.00 12.00 19.55 23.93

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ................................................................... 9.00 9.09 9.58 12.00 22.10

Production occupations .................................................... 8.96 10.78 14.00 17.95 24.54

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 13.60 15.61 20.86 26.09 30.05

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical

assemblers ................................................................. 9.07 11.25 14.53 19.23 24.54

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .......... 9.07 11.11 14.53 19.23 24.54

Structural metal fabricators and fitters .............................. 10.71 13.42 13.42 23.95 28.39

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 9.00 10.10 13.25 26.91 28.29

Bakers .............................................................................. 9.50 10.00 10.50 12.44 18.15

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing

workers ....................................................................... 10.00 10.80 11.45 12.45 18.75

Butchers and meat cutters ............................................ 15.35 16.00 18.75 22.35 23.64

Slaughterers and meat packers .................................... 10.00 10.25 10.85 11.65 12.45

Miscellaneous food processing workers ........................... 10.80 11.20 13.60 15.65 18.13

Food batchmakers ........................................................ 10.95 12.20 13.99 16.04 18.13

Computer control programmers and operators ................ 12.75 12.75 18.32 20.23 27.60

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal

and plastic .............................................................. 12.75 12.75 14.67 20.23 22.00

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic .................................................................. 8.35 11.94 14.61 15.94 16.94

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ................................ 11.94 14.61 14.61 16.26 19.85

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 11.15 13.00 14.83 17.00 18.75

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 11.15 11.65 14.02 15.69 18.93

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .. 13.25 13.70 16.31 18.19 32.74

Machinists ......................................................................... 12.00 14.25 21.14 24.33 27.46

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ........................................... 8.44 9.72 11.50 13.77 15.25

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 8.44 9.60 11.50 13.62 14.80

See footnotes at end of table.

72
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... $10.14 $16.14 $20.80 $22.56 $24.12

Tool and die makers ......................................................... 15.90 18.93 21.86 27.01 30.98

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 10.00 11.35 14.30 18.15 18.90

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...................... 11.00 11.85 15.60 18.32 21.90

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 8.44 9.19 15.71 16.96 18.77

Bookbinders and bindery workers .................................... 8.00 9.13 13.27 17.92 17.92

Bindery workers ............................................................ 8.00 9.13 13.27 17.92 17.92

Printers ............................................................................. 11.78 13.25 14.67 18.00 19.48

Prepress technicians and workers ................................ 11.98 13.25 13.25 16.22 20.47

Printing machine operators ........................................... 11.50 14.00 14.67 18.00 18.00

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................................... 8.12 8.92 10.60 11.53 14.00

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and

tenders ........................................................................ 15.87 16.20 18.00 21.18 22.24

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still

machine setters, operators, and tenders ................ 15.61 16.20 16.75 19.90 22.24

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending

workers ....................................................................... 10.40 10.97 13.46 15.59 17.84

Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters,

operators, and tenders ........................................... 10.60 10.85 13.00 15.58 15.75

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and

tenders .................................................................... 10.50 13.00 14.16 17.27 17.84

Cutting workers ................................................................. 9.72 10.48 14.85 18.52 19.13

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and

tenders .................................................................... 8.96 10.50 15.50 18.95 19.18

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 9.50 13.19 15.04 21.80 28.35

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ...... 9.25 14.01 15.02 16.02 18.22

Painting workers ............................................................... 12.40 13.55 17.03 22.02 28.51

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,

operators, and tenders ........................................... 11.00 13.05 16.04 28.13 28.51

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 8.50 8.83 10.50 13.72 15.74

Helpers--production workers ........................................ 8.70 10.00 10.25 11.15 12.68

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 8.00 9.62 12.85 16.54 20.63

First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and

material movers, hand ................................................ 13.92 14.52 18.31 19.87 23.58

First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and

material-moving machine and vehicle operators ........ 15.45 20.00 23.13 29.14 42.08

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 11.26 12.24 14.20 14.99 15.70

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 11.26 12.24 14.20 14.99 15.70

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 8.30 10.00 13.14 17.40 20.63

Driver/sales workers ..................................................... 5.50 6.35 14.98 20.63 20.63

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 10.95 12.00 14.50 17.52 20.35

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 7.21 8.50 9.48 14.42 17.19

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .............................................. 8.00 8.40 9.71 10.57 10.57

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ....... 9.62 15.35 17.50 25.85 25.85

Excavating and loading machine and dragline

operators ................................................................ 9.62 15.10 17.50 25.85 25.85

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 9.00 11.00 14.70 16.11 18.00

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 7.00 8.35 10.30 12.90 17.22

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 7.00 7.50 9.00 11.45 12.09

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 6.50 8.50 10.77 15.03 20.24

Machine feeders and offbearers ................................... 8.00 9.00 11.58 13.49 19.97

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 7.25 8.35 9.40 11.00 12.80

1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

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

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

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

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

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

73
Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $10.97 $14.37 $19.55 $27.60 $37.08

Management occupations ................................................. 20.71 24.44 34.51 45.34 52.44

Legislators ........................................................................ 15.39 34.64 37.32 38.24 38.24

Education administrators .................................................. 20.71 30.39 37.08 48.91 57.45

Education administrators, elementary and secondary

school ..................................................................... 32.48 37.08 41.10 54.22 62.27

Education administrators, postsecondary ..................... 20.71 20.71 20.71 45.34 48.91

Social and community service managers ......................... 15.39 16.25 22.09 32.76 42.40

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 15.95 18.25 23.90 28.67 31.53

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 18.08 18.08 22.81 28.35 28.83

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 18.25 18.25 19.27 24.80 24.80

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 19.27 23.17 24.56 29.90 34.06

Computer programmers ................................................... 21.46 25.54 26.35 33.19 34.35

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 17.52 23.17 23.17 31.90 34.06

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 15.52 18.15 21.01 27.43 36.51

Engineers ......................................................................... 25.13 26.08 28.33 30.33 41.97

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 15.52 17.51 18.15 20.60 21.55

Civil engineering technicians ........................................ 15.52 17.51 18.15 18.15 23.94

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 12.31 17.14 19.38 24.38 26.69

Life scientists .................................................................... 16.75 18.28 20.30 23.76 25.15

Psychologists .................................................................... 24.20 25.22 25.73 37.47 47.05

Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science

technicians .................................................................. 18.97 19.44 19.85 24.65 27.21

Community and social services occupations .................. 14.06 15.39 17.23 23.58 29.20

Counselors ....................................................................... 16.25 19.41 23.58 27.70 32.43

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 19.41 23.18 23.89 29.45 34.19

Social workers .................................................................. 14.06 14.83 18.15 24.00 29.20

Child, family, and school social workers ....................... 14.06 14.06 16.48 21.99 29.20

Mental health and substance abuse social workers ..... 14.56 16.00 18.23 19.06 26.79

Miscellaneous community and social service

specialists ................................................................... 12.31 14.88 16.35 17.51 22.56

Probation officers and correctional treatment

specialists ............................................................... 14.56 14.83 16.21 26.84 31.06

Social and human service assistants ........................... 12.31 14.58 15.39 17.23 19.88

Legal occupations .............................................................. 18.75 22.62 26.87 46.27 56.27

Lawyers ............................................................................ 20.29 22.62 27.05 43.79 51.20

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 12.26 22.64 29.28 37.02 43.63

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 24.10 30.01 35.84 44.15 60.50

Math and computer teachers, postsecondary .............. 14.08 26.95 40.02 43.83 45.00

Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ....... 14.08 14.08 31.69 43.49 48.91

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................... 28.36 29.21 31.11 42.01 43.84

Health teachers, postsecondary ................................... 19.23 23.02 28.21 35.30 38.72

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ............. 19.23 19.25 24.53 31.25 48.24

Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,

postsecondary ........................................................ 31.54 34.84 37.02 52.89 53.65

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 23.56 27.92 35.87 44.15 60.50

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ........ 24.41 31.51 37.14 42.34 46.25

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 22.17 26.26 30.57 37.07 42.84

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 21.63 24.12 30.49 36.27 42.51

Kindergarten teachers, except special education ..... 21.63 23.62 30.49 36.73 42.51

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 22.88 26.38 31.14 38.09 42.66

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 22.43 26.22 30.35 36.83 42.15

Middle school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 24.32 27.81 33.64 42.07 44.22

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 20.88 26.26 29.76 35.82 42.70

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 20.77 26.26 29.76 35.82 42.70

Special education teachers .......................................... 22.06 25.03 30.91 37.92 45.71

See footnotes at end of table.

74
Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 —

Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Special education teachers, preschool,

kindergarten, and elementary school ................. $21.74 $23.66 $27.11 $34.62 $41.60

Special education teachers, middle school .............. 31.41 34.14 34.55 45.71 47.50

Special education teachers, secondary school ........ 21.43 24.73 29.68 38.69 48.42

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 13.61 19.65 26.28 33.13 37.46

Librarians .......................................................................... 17.31 24.40 37.08 39.73 41.36

Library technicians ............................................................ 10.58 13.61 14.95 17.60 19.57

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 8.51 9.09 10.52 13.22 15.79

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 15.41 17.41 22.13 24.25 26.58

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 15.45 18.26 22.53 27.97 37.46

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 20.27 21.42 22.59 24.04 62.50

Registered nurses ............................................................ 20.80 22.07 25.19 31.20 38.30

Therapists ......................................................................... 15.07 24.21 25.89 33.01 41.36

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 16.58 16.58 16.58 22.99 27.97

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 16.25 18.38 20.02 30.92 33.91

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 19.52 19.97 23.25 31.03 33.91

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ............ 12.34 14.45 16.25 18.23 20.00

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 8.93 10.34 15.33 19.77 20.44

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 12.63 14.96 16.21 18.65 19.99

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 8.00 8.78 10.89 12.73 14.97

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 7.66 8.78 10.67 12.36 13.99

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 6.22 8.50 11.45 12.73 13.85

Psychiatric aides ........................................................... 8.78 8.78 9.58 10.71 14.75

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 11.43 12.53 12.53 14.97 14.97

Protective service occupations ......................................... 13.75 16.21 19.59 24.97 29.78

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement

workers ....................................................................... 16.36 24.25 30.50 33.99 38.11

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional

officers .................................................................... 15.10 15.74 23.36 28.44 35.80

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

detectives ............................................................... 27.41 30.50 31.27 38.11 38.11

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and

prevention workers ..................................................... 16.64 22.93 27.92 29.79 37.05

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 14.12 14.99 16.58 19.22 21.94

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 11.68 13.14 14.70 18.12 22.17

Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 11.68 12.89 14.35 18.12 23.13

Detectives and criminal investigators ............................... 14.99 17.65 25.20 29.77 31.99

Police officers ................................................................... 16.48 18.44 21.58 25.42 27.46

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 16.48 18.44 21.58 25.42 27.42

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 10.73 12.78 14.16 15.02 17.09

Security guards ............................................................. 10.73 12.78 14.16 15.02 17.09

Miscellaneous protective service workers ........................ 6.50 7.14 8.50 13.31 20.07

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 6.15 8.00 9.65 10.99 13.78

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 11.80 13.80 14.81 14.81 14.81

Cooks ............................................................................... 7.29 8.03 9.37 11.48 13.18

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 7.29 8.03 9.37 11.48 13.18

Food preparation workers ................................................. 8.20 9.67 10.18 10.68 12.68

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 5.65 6.15 8.50 8.53 9.65

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 5.65 6.15 8.50 8.53 9.65

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 7.00 10.93 10.96 13.01 13.19

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 9.81 10.93 11.08 13.19 13.19

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 8.72 10.50 12.99 17.40 20.63

First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds

cleaning and maintenance workers ............................ 20.83 25.34 25.34 25.34 25.34

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and

janitorial workers ..................................................... 25.34 25.34 25.34 25.34 25.34

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 8.69 10.27 12.87 15.38 18.15

See footnotes at end of table.

75
Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 —

Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... $9.95 $11.27 $12.99 $15.23 $18.63

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 6.12 6.44 8.69 9.70 10.00

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 8.57 11.15 12.57 20.02 20.85

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 9.06 9.91 17.01 20.35 20.85

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 7.09 9.39 12.08 15.82 20.12

Child care workers ............................................................ 7.09 8.73 9.39 11.22 15.86

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 5.45 7.60 9.06 25.73 25.73

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 6.71 7.25 10.63 12.15 12.79

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 6.71 6.71 9.62 12.23 13.25

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 6.71 6.71 9.62 12.23 13.25

Cashiers ................................................................... 6.71 6.71 9.62 12.23 13.25

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 10.35 12.32 14.70 17.90 20.29

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 17.74 17.74 19.92 21.80 25.01

Financial clerks ................................................................. 12.01 13.62 16.19 19.31 20.29

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 11.84 13.23 15.51 17.75 19.24

Court, municipal, and license clerks ................................. 9.85 12.32 14.42 16.80 19.63

Eligibility interviewers, government programs .................. 12.47 13.11 14.69 17.99 19.85

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 7.75 7.98 11.57 15.59 20.76

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 10.17 11.42 12.67 14.56 16.31

Dispatchers ....................................................................... 10.96 11.40 15.19 18.04 22.43

Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ....................... 10.96 11.40 15.19 18.04 22.43

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 12.08 15.66 18.65 20.75 22.39

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 11.50 12.70 15.75 18.89 21.61

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 11.92 13.42 16.59 21.61 23.74

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 10.70 12.67 15.53 17.48 20.39

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 8.60 9.97 12.15 15.57 18.97

Word processors and typists ........................................ 9.58 10.71 13.68 18.44 18.97

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 9.88 11.58 13.94 15.99 18.93

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 11.97 13.37 17.71 21.15 26.90

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades

and extraction workers ............................................... 18.32 18.32 20.48 20.48 26.91

Construction equipment operators ................................... 12.27 12.84 14.23 16.92 22.97

Operating engineers and other construction equipment

operators ................................................................ 12.27 12.84 13.55 16.54 26.72

Electricians ....................................................................... 18.91 20.67 20.67 26.90 29.01

Construction and building inspectors ................................ 16.11 19.57 21.55 27.47 33.08

Highway maintenance workers ......................................... 10.01 10.87 13.47 16.69 17.48

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 13.81 15.81 18.89 22.36 28.41

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 21.49 22.27 28.41 29.15 29.15

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 14.57 15.20 17.85 20.36 23.13

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians

and mechanics ........................................................... 13.86 16.96 20.94 21.74 24.25

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines .. 13.86 16.96 20.94 21.74 24.25

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 11.00 13.41 15.81 20.18 23.23

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 11.00 12.97 15.61 17.68 21.57

Production occupations .................................................... 6.08 15.36 19.93 23.57 26.88

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system

operators .................................................................... 17.03 19.93 21.75 23.57 23.57

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 10.98 14.97 17.20 19.33 22.35

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 11.64 15.31 16.86 19.33 22.35

See footnotes at end of table.

76
Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, West North Central, June 2006 —

Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ................................... $16.05 $16.71 $18.69 $20.12 $22.35

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 10.98 12.56 15.84 18.82 19.91

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 13.47 15.47 17.20 17.68 17.68

1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

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

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

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

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

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

77
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, West North Central, June 2006

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $8.93 $11.33 $15.85 $22.77 $31.73

Management occupations ................................................. 17.60 21.64 31.64 44.62 53.85

Chief executives ............................................................... 35.32 52.56 60.00 82.34 157.94

General and operations managers ................................... 19.83 24.00 29.54 41.18 46.57

Advertising and promotions managers ............................. 18.27 18.27 19.34 26.92 28.27

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 29.81 34.86 44.62 48.00 59.11

Marketing managers ..................................................... 28.14 29.81 34.86 38.58 66.28

Sales managers ............................................................ 39.45 44.62 48.00 48.00 59.11

Administrative services managers .................................... 18.01 18.01 19.50 25.18 37.59

Computer and information systems managers ................. 25.47 38.46 45.53 50.21 56.63

Financial managers .......................................................... 21.79 24.14 30.28 46.41 51.29

Human resources managers ............................................ 21.64 28.28 34.41 52.88 54.55

Industrial production managers ........................................ 20.13 25.00 30.77 43.28 52.39

Purchasing managers ....................................................... 15.84 17.14 18.85 37.48 43.30

Construction managers .................................................... 13.75 20.00 31.64 44.32 47.60

Education administrators .................................................. 17.31 20.71 36.19 45.34 54.22

Education administrators, elementary and secondary

school ..................................................................... 32.25 36.20 41.04 54.22 62.27

Education administrators, postsecondary ..................... 20.71 20.71 20.71 44.23 48.91

Engineering managers ..................................................... 37.50 37.66 46.31 58.00 59.80

Food service managers .................................................... 11.67 11.67 15.02 20.30 27.09

Medical and health services managers ............................ 26.27 28.54 38.48 46.51 61.04

Social and community service managers ......................... 13.94 13.94 16.25 24.03 32.76

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 15.00 18.00 23.56 30.46 39.90

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 12.50 19.81 24.07 29.27 33.65

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and

investigators ............................................................... 14.72 15.88 18.46 28.00 30.06

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........... 14.72 15.85 18.12 28.00 30.06

Cost estimators ................................................................. 20.06 20.47 27.50 32.50 32.83

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 15.95 17.35 21.69 26.34 28.35

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .. 16.09 17.94 18.60 20.97 22.08

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists .. 13.06 16.81 17.55 26.91 28.35

Training and development specialists .......................... 15.95 20.28 25.60 26.34 27.21

Management analysts ...................................................... 19.51 24.26 30.90 41.64 47.95

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 16.08 18.88 23.62 27.45 34.81

Appraisers and assessors of real estate .......................... 21.25 23.21 24.26 31.83 33.07

Credit analysts .................................................................. 17.79 17.95 20.99 33.59 53.91

Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 14.97 18.33 22.56 31.45 51.35

Financial analysts ......................................................... 18.21 20.88 29.46 40.51 51.35

Personal financial advisors ........................................... 14.97 15.19 16.81 19.04 42.13

Insurance underwriters ................................................. 15.12 18.99 21.60 28.85 38.82

Loan counselors and officers ............................................ 11.50 15.38 27.06 36.72 49.30

Loan officers ................................................................. 11.50 15.38 27.06 36.72 49.30

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 17.92 23.96 30.18 38.17 46.15

Computer programmers ................................................... 21.46 23.59 27.89 33.19 42.52

Computer software engineers .......................................... 28.88 31.31 39.03 48.08 52.97

Computer software engineers, applications ................. 28.52 33.65 45.19 50.48 54.34

Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 28.88 31.22 36.79 42.39 52.44

Computer support specialists ........................................... 9.28 9.28 18.06 24.73 31.61

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 21.92 25.89 33.11 38.75 44.45

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 24.04 26.45 30.18 34.00 40.32

Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 23.32 26.28 28.83 30.49 35.71

Operations research analysts ........................................... 17.89 20.62 31.87 37.05 39.43

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 15.52 19.51 26.89 33.79 41.60

Engineers ......................................................................... 20.19 27.01 32.75 39.12 46.48

Civil engineers .............................................................. 23.88 24.72 33.08 47.20 47.20

Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 25.24 30.40 35.17 42.44 45.18

Electrical engineers .................................................. 22.14 25.92 33.36 40.65 42.44

Industrial engineers, including health and safety .......... 21.74 26.04 30.92 35.50 41.03

Industrial engineers .................................................. 21.64 25.26 30.48 35.50 43.13

Mechanical engineers ................................................... 27.57 29.85 29.85 36.48 42.98

Drafters ............................................................................. 12.74 17.00 20.52 25.25 27.30

Mechanical drafters ...................................................... 15.50 18.10 20.52 21.61 29.70

See footnotes at end of table.

78
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... $14.97 $17.52 $20.00 $23.95 $27.49

Civil engineering technicians ........................................ 14.30 15.52 18.15 18.50 20.83

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ......... 14.78 16.19 21.33 26.89 28.21

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 13.81 17.31 24.09 28.46 39.42

Life scientists .................................................................... 16.26 18.28 20.30 24.09 27.60

Biological scientists ...................................................... 15.79 18.56 19.38 20.83 24.38

Medical scientists ......................................................... 16.58 17.89 22.47 25.08 29.79

Physical scientists ............................................................ 17.77 26.23 28.29 33.15 39.42

Chemists and materials scientists ................................ 15.00 25.55 27.89 29.34 39.42

Chemists ................................................................... 15.00 25.55 27.47 28.46 29.34

Environmental scientists and geoscientists .................. 19.04 26.39 28.29 33.65 46.99

Environmental scientists and specialists, including

health .................................................................. 26.39 26.39 28.29 28.29 51.71

Market and survey researchers ........................................ 24.88 24.88 31.27 43.03 43.03

Market research analysts ............................................. 24.88 24.88 31.27 43.03 43.03

Psychologists .................................................................... 17.17 23.69 25.73 37.47 47.05

Chemical technicians ........................................................ 14.53 15.75 19.93 26.53 34.56

Community and social services occupations .................. 12.62 14.06 16.35 21.25 25.01

Counselors ....................................................................... 12.36 14.85 16.25 23.18 27.50

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 12.36 14.85 15.63 23.89 29.45

Rehabilitation counselors ............................................. 10.28 11.33 12.68 16.25 16.55

Social workers .................................................................. 14.06 15.05 19.06 23.44 28.55

Child, family, and school social workers ....................... 13.85 14.06 16.88 23.44 29.20

Medical and public health social workers ..................... 18.55 22.15 22.65 23.44 26.06

Mental health and substance abuse social workers ..... 12.85 15.27 17.46 19.06 25.64

Miscellaneous community and social service

specialists ................................................................... 12.31 13.10 15.39 17.37 19.43

Probation officers and correctional treatment

specialists ............................................................... 14.56 14.83 16.21 26.84 31.06

Social and human service assistants ........................... 11.25 13.10 14.91 17.23 17.46

Legal occupations .............................................................. 16.49 22.62 28.85 48.08 64.90

Lawyers ............................................................................ 22.62 26.27 36.06 50.76 66.98

Paralegals and legal assistants ........................................ 14.90 17.33 23.90 26.92 30.05

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 14.08 22.64 29.35 37.02 43.08

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 22.12 30.18 35.59 42.56 60.50

Business teachers, postsecondary ............................... 34.97 53.83 68.00 97.13 108.99

Math and computer teachers, postsecondary .............. 23.12 31.66 31.66 38.98 43.83

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................... 27.68 29.22 33.78 42.50 44.61

Health teachers, postsecondary ................................... 19.25 23.05 27.00 32.88 38.72

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ............. 19.23 20.71 24.62 30.47 43.27

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .... 22.89 24.62 28.05 33.10 38.72

Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,

postsecondary ........................................................ 31.54 35.10 37.78 42.10 52.89

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 19.53 24.24 35.11 44.15 60.50

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ........ 19.83 26.71 35.87 42.19 46.09

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 20.77 25.07 29.76 36.57 42.51

Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 12.35 18.51 23.06 33.31 42.51

Kindergarten teachers, except special education ..... 21.75 24.06 30.61 37.42 42.51

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 22.31 25.91 30.57 37.64 42.33

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 21.75 25.55 29.84 36.57 42.15

Middle school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 23.94 27.71 33.04 42.07 44.22

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 20.13 25.02 28.99 35.82 41.82

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 20.13 25.02 28.93 35.82 41.92

Special education teachers .......................................... 20.77 23.70 29.46 36.52 45.71

Special education teachers, preschool,

kindergarten, and elementary school ................. 17.87 22.71 27.11 34.23 41.60

Special education teachers, middle school .............. 31.41 34.15 34.55 45.71 47.50

Special education teachers, secondary school ........ 21.43 24.73 29.68 38.69 48.42

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 16.53 21.57 27.33 33.25 37.46

Librarians .......................................................................... 18.57 26.15 30.74 38.67 41.36

See footnotes at end of table.

79
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Library technicians ............................................................ $9.95 $12.77 $14.92 $17.37 $19.73

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 8.13 8.77 10.36 12.98 15.09

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 9.75 13.46 19.18 25.96 31.76

Designers ......................................................................... 9.75 10.04 17.89 25.70 38.82

Graphic designers ........................................................ 13.46 14.31 17.65 19.58 23.75

News analysts, reporters and correspondents ................. 6.15 10.80 11.79 23.57 65.61

Public relations specialists ................................................ 14.66 14.66 25.16 25.16 49.91

Writers and editors ........................................................... 11.70 13.22 14.25 19.43 19.86

Editors .......................................................................... 11.70 12.99 14.58 19.43 19.86

Miscellaneous media and communication workers .......... 19.09 20.80 20.80 25.50 27.50

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 14.40 17.24 21.50 27.68 34.54

Pharmacists ...................................................................... 32.86 37.55 44.91 47.25 49.26

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 20.22 21.42 22.62 61.48 82.67

Registered nurses ............................................................ 17.87 20.33 24.06 28.14 34.21

Therapists ......................................................................... 18.27 22.22 25.89 31.33 33.01

Occupational therapists ................................................ 21.69 23.76 25.89 28.54 32.41

Physical therapists ........................................................ 21.62 24.09 29.03 31.33 32.13

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 12.75 16.58 19.39 24.66 28.13

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ............... 18.40 21.83 24.35 27.89 30.75

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians .................. 10.25 14.71 16.58 18.18 21.19

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 16.68 18.88 24.84 28.96 30.86

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 18.26 19.45 24.84 28.96 30.87

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ............ 12.51 14.20 16.38 17.53 20.65

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 9.40 9.40 10.56 13.41 15.99

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 12.87 14.96 16.63 18.24 19.84

Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ........ 12.04 12.04 13.62 14.40 21.99

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 8.10 9.40 11.16 14.20 17.04

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 7.65 8.60 9.83 11.29 13.38

Home health aides ........................................................ 6.70 7.32 9.40 10.35 11.00

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 8.00 8.60 10.00 11.75 13.39

Psychiatric aides ........................................................... 8.78 8.78 9.58 11.15 14.56

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 10.00 10.55 13.50 15.51 20.20

Dental assistants .......................................................... 11.50 13.00 14.20 16.97 21.00

Medical assistants ........................................................ 10.55 10.55 11.33 14.83 14.97

Medical transcriptionists ............................................... 10.89 13.21 16.91 17.24 18.75

Protective service occupations ......................................... 8.75 10.35 15.65 21.38 27.39

First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement

workers ....................................................................... 16.36 24.25 30.50 33.94 38.11

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional

officers .................................................................... 15.10 15.74 23.36 28.44 35.80

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

detectives ............................................................... 27.41 30.50 31.27 38.11 38.11

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and

prevention workers ..................................................... 16.64 22.93 27.92 29.79 37.05

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 14.12 15.22 16.58 19.52 21.94

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 11.68 12.82 14.70 18.29 23.13

Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 11.68 12.82 14.51 18.12 23.13

Detectives and criminal investigators ............................... 15.72 18.14 25.20 29.77 31.99

Police officers ................................................................... 16.48 18.44 21.58 25.42 27.43

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 16.48 18.44 21.58 25.42 27.43

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 4.25 7.25 8.75 10.50 13.20

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 8.25 8.75 11.19 14.80 18.27

Chefs and head cooks .................................................. 12.93 12.93 16.17 18.13 18.49

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 8.00 8.71 11.19 14.34 18.27

Cooks ............................................................................... 7.06 8.24 9.55 11.23 13.49

Cooks, fast food ............................................................ 7.50 7.50 8.50 9.20 9.50

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 7.73 8.55 9.25 11.75 14.00

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 7.00 9.51 11.13 12.00 13.49

Food preparation workers ................................................. 6.50 7.00 8.26 10.05 11.35

See footnotes at end of table.

80
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Food service, tipped ......................................................... $2.13 $2.16 $4.48 $8.53 $10.00

Bartenders .................................................................... 2.13 7.50 9.00 10.00 10.00

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 2.13 2.13 3.16 4.25 6.15

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 5.27 7.38 8.50 9.24 9.83

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 6.25 7.20 7.90 8.93 8.93

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 6.25 7.20 7.90 8.93 8.93

Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................ 7.00 7.40 7.60 7.60 9.69

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 5.75 8.05 8.50 9.00 10.85

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 7.25 8.68 10.93 13.73 18.30

First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds

cleaning and maintenance workers ............................ 9.00 11.78 17.75 25.24 25.34

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and

janitorial workers ..................................................... 9.00 12.50 17.75 25.24 25.34

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.25 8.50 10.27 12.39 15.95

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 8.33 9.76 11.77 13.63 16.49

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 6.00 7.00 8.46 9.66 11.06

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 7.00 8.50 11.45 19.87 20.97

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 7.00 7.97 11.25 19.87 21.16

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 5.88 7.90 9.17 11.33 14.20

Gaming services workers ................................................. 5.20 5.50 5.50 7.06 7.50

Gaming dealers ............................................................ 5.20 5.50 5.50 6.81 7.35

Barbers and cosmetologists ............................................. 6.00 6.50 8.15 8.50 13.02

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .............. 6.00 6.50 8.15 8.50 13.02

Child care workers ............................................................ 5.75 5.75 6.25 9.09 10.18

Personal and home care aides ......................................... 8.28 8.50 9.47 10.38 11.67

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 8.67 8.67 12.50 15.95 22.96

Recreation workers ....................................................... 8.67 8.67 12.50 15.95 25.73

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 7.50 9.25 13.25 19.39 29.32

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 10.50 12.16 14.98 19.04 21.54

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ................................................................... 10.50 12.00 14.98 17.85 20.51

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 11.25 20.50 21.54 27.45 51.03

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 7.00 8.00 9.90 12.75 17.00

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 6.35 7.50 8.25 10.00 11.65

Cashiers ................................................................... 6.35 7.50 8.30 10.16 11.65

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 8.75 10.81 12.15 16.44 18.00

Counter and rental clerks ......................................... 8.35 8.43 9.80 19.87 23.95

Parts salespersons ................................................... 8.75 11.51 13.00 16.44 17.33

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 7.25 8.35 10.47 14.77 18.75

Advertising sales agents ................................................... 11.01 11.82 18.18 19.59 28.85

Insurance sales agents ..................................................... 12.88 15.65 20.85 29.32 39.29

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales

agents ......................................................................... 14.17 17.00 30.45 44.81 60.98

Travel agents .................................................................... 9.99 14.50 16.00 17.87 18.43

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 9.46 17.28 23.14 30.01 37.51

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

technical and scientific products ............................. 19.43 20.47 28.85 38.25 42.14

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 9.46 16.16 23.08 28.85 34.89

Telemarketers ................................................................... 6.25 7.00 7.40 10.00 16.47

Miscellaneous sales and related workers ......................... 8.90 9.42 10.45 24.39 29.33

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 9.23 10.82 13.43 16.66 20.25

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 14.77 17.25 19.62 23.00 31.00

Switchboard operators, including answering service ........ 7.80 8.25 10.50 11.00 11.78

Financial clerks ................................................................. 9.00 10.01 11.70 14.98 18.05

Bill and account collectors ............................................ 10.56 11.33 14.27 15.49 20.11

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 9.65 10.05 11.50 14.22 19.23

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 9.10 10.88 12.75 15.25 17.50

See footnotes at end of table.

81
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ..................................... $10.30 $13.00 $20.29 $20.29 $20.29

Procurement clerks ....................................................... 17.08 19.18 20.41 20.92 22.36

Tellers ........................................................................... 8.20 9.23 9.95 10.56 12.25

Brokerage clerks ............................................................... 11.56 13.37 16.26 17.23 19.44

Court, municipal, and license clerks ................................. 11.61 12.64 14.53 16.80 19.63

Customer service representatives .................................... 10.00 12.36 14.55 17.01 20.83

Eligibility interviewers, government programs .................. 12.47 13.11 14.69 17.99 19.85

File clerks ......................................................................... 10.25 10.25 10.37 14.16 14.87

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ................................. 7.00 7.00 8.71 9.00 9.00

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................ 10.00 10.48 11.87 14.57 14.57

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 8.92 9.60 11.57 12.55 17.11

Loan interviewers and clerks ............................................ 12.73 14.10 15.10 16.91 18.81

New accounts clerks ......................................................... 10.35 11.00 11.51 12.51 13.27

Order clerks ...................................................................... 10.55 12.70 14.67 17.94 20.26

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

timekeeping ................................................................ 12.98 12.98 13.85 20.55 21.85

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 8.00 9.50 11.73 14.37 17.34

Dispatchers ....................................................................... 9.76 11.68 15.00 16.75 19.98

Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ....................... 10.96 11.40 15.19 18.02 22.43

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .......... 9.00 13.00 15.00 16.25 19.98

Production, planning, and expediting clerks ..................... 11.82 12.50 16.73 19.00 23.32

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 8.30 9.88 12.28 15.88 17.64

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 9.50 10.75 13.78 16.17 18.87

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers,

recordkeeping ............................................................. 8.62 8.62 10.25 13.48 15.84

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 11.85 13.20 16.14 19.14 21.75

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 12.88 14.31 18.33 21.75 25.95

Legal secretaries .......................................................... 13.00 14.42 18.63 20.26 20.51

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 11.00 12.00 13.20 17.10 17.10

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 10.48 12.67 15.75 17.74 20.32

Computer operators .......................................................... 12.62 14.18 15.11 16.35 20.11

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 9.20 10.69 12.22 13.01 15.57

Data entry keyers ......................................................... 8.60 10.69 12.15 12.98 13.01

Word processors and typists ........................................ 9.58 10.53 12.22 15.57 18.97

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. 10.15 10.15 12.48 15.28 19.38

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 8.74 10.50 12.12 15.00 18.86

Office machine operators, except computer ..................... 9.00 10.25 12.87 12.87 12.87

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ..................... 6.92 6.92 12.32 12.32 21.55

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 12.00 14.50 20.12 28.60 32.34

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades

and extraction workers ............................................... 19.50 21.00 29.25 33.01 33.50

Carpenters ........................................................................ 12.75 14.02 17.00 22.50 29.77

Construction laborers ....................................................... 11.75 12.00 17.00 22.48 24.40

Construction equipment operators ................................... 12.84 14.06 16.92 27.56 27.62

Operating engineers and other construction equipment

operators ................................................................ 12.84 13.55 15.87 27.62 27.62

Electricians ....................................................................... 13.00 16.60 20.67 31.60 36.15

Painters and paperhangers .............................................. 11.00 22.09 28.10 28.50 33.38

Painters, construction and maintenance ...................... 11.00 15.50 28.10 28.50 28.50

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ........... 13.77 20.12 30.28 30.75 30.75

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................... 13.77 20.12 30.28 30.75 30.75

Sheet metal workers ......................................................... 12.35 17.95 22.00 29.36 29.53

Helpers, construction trades ............................................. 9.50 9.50 11.00 13.00 18.27

Construction and building inspectors ................................ 16.11 19.57 21.55 27.47 33.08

Highway maintenance workers ......................................... 10.01 10.87 13.47 16.69 17.48

Miscellaneous construction and related workers .............. 10.00 10.00 15.04 19.88 19.88

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 10.91 14.50 18.83 22.91 27.59

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 17.31 19.83 25.02 28.08 34.00

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers ..................................................................... 13.25 18.83 27.59 28.01 28.01

Telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers, except line installers ............................... 13.25 18.83 27.59 28.01 28.01

Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment

mechanics, installers, and repairers ........................... 11.00 11.88 14.80 25.13 30.88

See footnotes at end of table.

82
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ...................... $17.95 $23.25 $26.70 $36.13 $36.13

Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 9.99 13.00 20.00 22.91 27.00

Automotive body and related repairers ......................... 13.50 15.50 18.05 25.78 42.42

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 9.50 11.00 20.03 22.91 27.00

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 12.75 15.00 17.85 20.36 21.32

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians

and mechanics ........................................................... 10.00 14.54 16.30 19.95 21.74

Farm equipment mechanics ......................................... 10.00 10.00 15.39 15.50 18.25

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines .. 13.50 16.00 17.00 20.52 21.74

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

and installers .............................................................. 11.33 15.00 21.38 21.38 22.00

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 12.36 14.42 18.98 21.74 29.09

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 16.95 19.19 19.95 22.78 29.09

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 10.98 12.43 15.81 18.78 22.77

Maintenance workers, machinery ................................. 11.75 13.71 14.15 15.00 18.23

Millwrights ..................................................................... 17.11 17.11 21.74 26.16 30.38

Line installers and repairers ............................................. 20.90 22.77 24.02 27.59 29.65

Electrical power-line installers and repairers ................ 22.24 24.02 25.71 29.65 29.65

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 9.25 11.00 13.70 19.69 23.93

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ................................................................... 9.00 9.00 9.58 12.00 22.10

Production occupations .................................................... 9.15 11.03 14.24 18.07 24.54

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 13.60 15.61 20.38 26.09 30.05

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical

assemblers ................................................................. 9.07 11.68 14.53 19.23 24.54

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .......... 9.07 11.55 14.53 19.23 24.54

Structural metal fabricators and fitters .............................. 10.71 13.42 13.42 23.95 28.39

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 9.00 10.65 14.35 27.78 28.29

Bakers .............................................................................. 9.50 10.00 10.50 12.95 18.15

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing

workers ....................................................................... 10.00 10.80 11.45 12.45 18.75

Butchers and meat cutters ............................................ 16.00 16.00 19.30 22.64 23.64

Slaughterers and meat packers .................................... 10.00 10.25 10.85 11.65 12.45

Miscellaneous food processing workers ........................... 10.80 11.20 13.60 15.65 18.13

Food batchmakers ........................................................ 10.95 12.20 13.99 16.04 18.13

Computer control programmers and operators ................ 12.75 12.75 19.10 22.00 27.60

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal

and plastic .............................................................. 12.75 12.75 16.25 20.23 22.00

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic .................................................................. 8.35 11.94 14.61 15.94 16.94

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ................................ 11.94 14.61 14.61 16.26 19.85

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 11.15 13.00 14.83 17.00 18.75

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 11.15 11.65 14.02 15.69 18.93

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .. 13.25 13.70 16.31 18.19 32.74

Machinists ......................................................................... 12.00 14.25 21.25 24.33 27.46

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ........................................... 8.44 9.72 11.50 13.77 15.25

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 8.44 9.60 11.50 13.62 14.80

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 10.14 16.14 20.80 22.56 24.12

Tool and die makers ......................................................... 15.90 18.93 21.86 27.01 30.98

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 10.00 11.35 14.30 18.15 18.90

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...................... 11.00 11.85 15.60 18.32 21.90

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 8.44 9.19 15.71 16.96 18.77

Printers ............................................................................. 11.98 13.25 14.67 18.00 19.48

Prepress technicians and workers ................................ 11.98 13.25 13.25 16.22 20.47

Printing machine operators ........................................... 11.78 14.00 14.67 18.00 18.00

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................................... 8.75 9.01 10.60 11.53 14.00

See footnotes at end of table.

83
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system

operators .................................................................... $17.68 $19.93 $21.75 $23.57 $23.57

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and

tenders ........................................................................ 15.87 16.20 18.00 21.18 22.24

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still

machine setters, operators, and tenders ................ 15.61 16.20 16.75 19.90 22.24

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending

workers ....................................................................... 10.40 10.97 13.46 15.59 17.84

Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters,

operators, and tenders ........................................... 10.60 10.85 13.00 15.58 15.75

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and

tenders .................................................................... 10.50 13.00 14.16 17.27 17.84

Cutting workers ................................................................. 9.72 10.48 14.85 18.52 19.13

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and

tenders .................................................................... 8.96 10.50 15.50 18.95 19.18

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 10.45 13.43 15.22 21.80 28.35

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ...... 9.76 14.01 15.31 16.75 18.22

Painting workers ............................................................... 12.40 13.50 17.06 27.89 28.51

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,

operators, and tenders ........................................... 11.00 13.05 16.04 28.13 28.51

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 8.80 9.00 10.50 14.01 15.91

Helpers--production workers ........................................ 9.64 10.00 10.25 11.15 13.00

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 8.75 10.91 13.91 17.40 21.65

First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and

material movers, hand ................................................ 13.92 15.62 18.31 21.70 24.89

First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and

material-moving machine and vehicle operators ........ 15.45 19.71 23.13 29.14 42.08

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 13.85 16.05 18.82 19.91 22.35

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 11.96 13.68 15.38 19.68 19.91

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 8.60 11.15 14.00 17.40 20.63

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 10.95 12.00 14.52 17.50 20.35

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 8.30 8.50 10.20 14.99 17.32

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ....... 9.62 15.35 17.50 25.85 25.85

Excavating and loading machine and dragline

operators ................................................................ 9.62 15.10 17.50 25.85 25.85

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 9.00 11.00 14.78 16.11 18.06

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 8.25 9.24 11.00 14.05 19.62

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 7.00 7.50 10.75 11.70 12.09

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 8.50 10.00 12.36 17.17 20.84

Machine feeders and offbearers ................................... 11.03 11.58 13.49 15.99 20.38

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 8.25 8.80 9.81 11.46 13.75

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,

a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a

full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in

another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

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

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

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

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

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

84
Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, West North Central, June 2006

Occupation3

Part-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $6.00 $6.95 $8.22 $10.64 $15.70

Management occupations ................................................. 12.50 16.00 28.46 38.24 50.94

Legislators ........................................................................ 15.39 34.64 38.24 38.24 38.24

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 15.00 20.00 20.33 23.00 35.15

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 8.75 9.71 10.25 14.87 20.23

Legal occupations .............................................................. 12.50 13.00 14.13 40.80 40.80

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 8.50 10.20 13.25 23.20 33.71

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 20.83 27.92 27.92 30.30 35.50

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 27.92 27.92 27.92 27.92 29.77

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 10.74 12.38 28.08 38.96 46.82

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 10.00 10.51 14.12 28.99 29.34

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 10.00 10.51 14.12 28.99 29.34

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 11.25 12.00 18.00 23.20 29.14

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 8.22 9.09 10.33 12.20 18.13

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 6.50 8.00 9.00 11.00 22.13

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers ............. 5.15 7.00 10.00 14.61 16.00

Coaches and scouts ..................................................... 8.00 8.00 12.69 14.61 15.00

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 12.60 16.21 21.71 28.06 33.30

Registered nurses ............................................................ 18.82 23.00 27.08 30.46 35.20

Therapists ......................................................................... 18.47 23.50 28.46 32.85 36.00

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 9.81 10.62 13.54 20.28 26.32

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians .................. 9.81 10.36 12.00 15.02 19.92

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 14.28 16.00 16.86 20.61 24.15

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 14.28 16.86 20.61 20.61 24.15

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians .................................................................. 8.25 10.88 17.51 17.60 20.28

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 12.78 15.15 16.08 19.24 20.99

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 7.00 8.12 9.85 11.54 14.23

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 7.00 7.97 9.15 11.13 13.00

Home health aides ........................................................ 6.75 7.50 8.01 8.12 9.27

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 8.25 9.40 10.95 12.05 14.35

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 10.00 12.07 13.91 14.31 15.73

Protective service occupations ......................................... 6.50 7.00 8.13 9.17 14.86

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 7.00 7.45 8.00 9.00 9.17

Security guards ............................................................. 7.00 7.45 8.00 9.00 9.17

Miscellaneous protective service workers ........................ 6.00 6.40 6.52 7.25 9.50

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective

service workers ....................................................... 6.00 6.25 6.52 7.00 8.55

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 5.15 6.00 6.50 7.75 9.43

Cooks ............................................................................... 6.00 6.50 8.00 9.55 11.00

Cooks, fast food ............................................................ 6.00 6.50 6.75 7.03 7.55

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................................... 6.25 8.72 9.50 10.00 11.75

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 6.00 8.00 9.00 10.50 11.31

Cooks, short order ........................................................ 6.00 6.50 7.00 8.00 11.76

Food preparation workers ................................................. 6.57 7.50 8.00 9.22 12.01

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 2.25 3.50 6.15 7.00 8.00

Bartenders .................................................................... 5.24 6.36 7.50 8.00 8.59

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 2.25 3.09 5.40 6.25 6.63

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 5.15 5.90 6.25 7.30 8.16

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 5.25 6.00 6.45 7.25 8.00

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 5.25 5.96 6.45 7.35 8.00

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and

coffee shop ............................................................. 6.22 6.22 6.22 7.25 7.90

See footnotes at end of table.

85
Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................ $6.00 $6.79 $7.91 $8.56 $9.38

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 5.25 5.75 6.15 7.73 7.97

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee

shop ............................................................................ 5.15 6.00 6.67 8.05 8.05

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 6.95 7.20 8.25 9.63 11.31

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 6.95 7.20 8.25 9.50 10.78

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 7.20 7.20 8.25 9.00 10.00

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 6.50 7.00 8.62 10.27 12.96

Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 6.00 7.25 9.00 10.00 11.33

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .................. 6.00 8.50 9.00 10.00 11.33

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 6.38 7.50 8.14 10.29 15.00

Gaming services workers ................................................. 6.29 7.50 7.50 7.50 8.00

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related

workers ....................................................................... 6.50 7.00 7.00 8.63 9.00

Amusement and recreation attendants ......................... 6.00 7.00 7.00 8.20 8.85

Barbers and cosmetologists ............................................. 7.00 8.54 10.50 12.50 14.21

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .............. 7.00 8.54 10.50 12.50 14.21

Child care workers ............................................................ 6.00 7.00 7.15 8.73 9.89

Personal and home care aides ......................................... 7.50 8.00 8.73 11.01 14.21

Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 4.63 7.80 7.80 8.14 10.50

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 5.60 8.00 9.50 12.80 15.96

Recreation workers ....................................................... 4.63 7.80 7.80 7.80 8.50

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 6.04 6.94 7.50 8.82 10.25

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 6.00 6.80 7.50 8.50 9.70

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 6.00 6.75 7.40 8.00 9.10

Cashiers ................................................................... 6.00 6.75 7.40 8.00 9.10

Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 7.50 7.60 9.24 10.20 12.19

Counter and rental clerks ......................................... 7.00 7.50 7.72 10.20 11.55

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 6.00 6.60 7.50 8.91 9.88

Miscellaneous sales and related workers ......................... 6.32 7.25 8.50 8.50 12.90

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 7.28 8.40 10.00 11.65 13.93

Financial clerks ................................................................. 7.45 8.00 9.74 11.75 13.65

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 8.00 8.50 10.00 12.45 14.87

Tellers ........................................................................... 7.30 7.86 9.00 10.10 12.25

Customer service representatives .................................... 7.00 7.50 10.00 11.00 12.00

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 7.75 7.98 11.06 16.04 20.76

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 6.10 7.25 8.00 9.50 12.31

Couriers and messengers ................................................ 7.50 7.75 8.25 11.93 12.26

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 7.70 7.80 8.25 9.05 9.69

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 6.15 7.04 8.95 11.05 12.80

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 9.69 10.00 10.30 11.30 13.00

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 10.21 10.21 11.57 12.69 14.29

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 8.82 10.00 10.30 10.30 12.67

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.66

Data entry keyers ......................................................... 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.66

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 8.00 9.00 10.50 12.00 13.57

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 7.22 8.05 12.50 15.00 15.00

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 7.78 8.76 9.09 9.73 25.00

Production occupations .................................................... 6.08 7.83 9.80 10.50 12.50

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 2.43 7.25 8.25 10.57 11.00

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 6.00 6.85 8.00 10.98 14.62

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 11.00 12.45 14.30 16.70 18.69

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 10.98 11.90 14.20 15.84 17.37

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 5.25 6.00 7.00 7.64 8.75

Driver/sales workers ..................................................... 5.25 5.50 6.15 7.50 7.50

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 6.00 7.00 7.50 8.54 8.75

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .............................................. 8.00 8.00 8.50 10.00 11.30

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.96 11.50

See footnotes at end of table.

86
Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ $7.00 $7.50 $7.71 $8.50 $9.00

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 5.89 6.55 8.00 10.27 12.80

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.33 11.00

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,

a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a

full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in

another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

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

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

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

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

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

87
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, West North Central, June 2006

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers ................................................ $18.75 $15.85 $747 $635 39.9 $38,010 $32,760 2,027

Management occupations ................... 34.95 31.64 1,435 1,282 41.1 73,765 65,994 2,111

Chief executives ................................. 77.16 60.00 3,798 3,294 49.2 197,489 171,267 2,559

General and operations managers ..... 32.60 29.54 1,367 1,224 41.9 71,097 63,648 2,181

Advertising and promotions

managers ...................................... 21.77 19.34 870 774 40.0 45,256 40,227 2,079

Marketing and sales managers .......... 44.45 44.62 1,864 1,592 41.9 96,952 82,803 2,181

Marketing managers ....................... 38.98 34.86 1,559 1,394 40.0 81,088 72,509 2,080

Sales managers .............................. 49.66 48.00 2,184 1,950 44.0 113,590 101,410 2,288

Administrative services managers ...... 24.12 19.50 965 780 40.0 50,165 40,560 2,080

Computer and information systems

managers ...................................... 43.84 45.53 1,794 1,859 40.9 93,285 96,658 2,128

Financial managers ............................ 36.85 30.28 1,473 1,211 40.0 76,608 62,982 2,079

Human resources managers .............. 39.63 34.41 1,604 1,334 40.5 83,401 69,342 2,105

Industrial production managers .......... 33.09 30.77 1,416 1,548 42.8 73,620 80,496 2,225

Purchasing managers ......................... 25.53 18.85 1,064 771 41.7 55,349 40,101 2,168

Construction managers ...................... 32.12 31.64 1,334 1,365 41.5 56,534 57,200 1,760

Education administrators .................... 35.88 36.19 1,487 1,483 41.4 73,287 73,734 2,042

Education administrators,

elementary and secondary

school ....................................... 44.16 41.04 1,822 1,709 41.3 86,332 79,625 1,955

Education administrators,

postsecondary .......................... 30.39 20.71 1,251 829 41.2 65,049 43,083 2,140

Engineering managers ....................... 48.31 46.31 1,979 1,989 41.0 102,893 103,410 2,130

Food service managers ...................... 17.27 15.02 810 751 46.9 39,917 39,047 2,311

Medical and health services

managers ...................................... 39.37 38.48 1,594 1,539 40.5 82,865 80,038 2,105

Social and community service

managers ...................................... 20.72 16.25 823 638 39.7 42,774 33,180 2,064

Business and financial operations

occupations .................................... 25.73 23.56 1,039 969 40.4 53,993 50,378 2,098

Buyers and purchasing agents ........... 24.59 24.07 995 963 40.5 51,756 50,070 2,105

Claims adjusters, appraisers,

examiners, and investigators ........ 21.65 18.46 855 725 39.5 44,438 37,696 2,053

Claims adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ............................. 21.51 18.12 848 725 39.4 44,120 37,696 2,051

Cost estimators ................................... 28.09 27.50 1,133 1,100 40.3 58,929 57,200 2,098

Human resources, training, and labor

relations specialists ...................... 22.19 21.69 876 868 39.5 45,555 45,115 2,053

Employment, recruitment, and

placement specialists ............... 18.99 18.60 749 744 39.5 38,947 38,688 2,051

Compensation, benefits, and job

analysis specialists ................... 20.33 17.55 821 736 40.4 42,714 38,255 2,101

Training and development

specialists ................................. 23.54 25.60 912 988 38.8 47,441 51,371 2,015

Management analysts ........................ 32.74 30.90 1,340 1,261 40.9 69,703 65,582 2,129

Accountants and auditors ................... 24.48 23.62 986 952 40.3 51,260 49,525 2,094

Appraisers and assessors of real

estate ............................................ 26.35 24.26 1,054 970 40.0 54,801 50,461 2,080

Credit analysts .................................... 26.69 20.99 1,128 890 42.2 58,647 46,264 2,197

Financial analysts and advisors .......... 27.78 22.56 1,102 887 39.7 57,329 46,137 2,064

Financial analysts ........................... 33.06 29.46 1,322 1,178 40.0 68,770 61,273 2,080

Personal financial advisors ............. 23.56 16.81 942 672 40.0 49,009 34,965 2,080

Insurance underwriters ................... 24.71 21.60 969 845 39.2 50,390 43,953 2,040

Loan counselors and officers .............. 28.63 27.06 1,143 1,082 39.9 59,436 56,285 2,076

Loan officers ................................... 28.63 27.06 1,143 1,082 39.9 59,436 56,285 2,076

Computer and mathematical science

occupations .................................... 31.12 30.18 1,243 1,199 39.9 64,640 62,322 2,077

Computer programmers ..................... 29.53 27.89 1,177 1,115 39.8 61,181 58,001 2,072

Computer software engineers ............ 40.37 39.03 1,622 1,565 40.2 84,323 81,390 2,089

Computer software engineers,

applications ............................... 42.76 45.19 1,725 1,827 40.3 89,694 95,000 2,098

See footnotes at end of table.

88
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Computer software engineers,

systems software ...................... $38.02 $36.79 $1,521 $1,472 40.0 $79,077 $76,532 2,080

Computer support specialists ............. 18.84 18.06 756 722 40.1 39,316 37,565 2,087

Computer systems analysts ............... 32.95 33.11 1,311 1,307 39.8 68,153 67,965 2,068

Network and computer systems

administrators ............................... 30.69 30.18 1,220 1,173 39.8 63,452 61,000 2,068

Network systems and data

communications analysts ............. 28.82 28.83 1,153 1,153 40.0 59,942 59,966 2,080

Operations research analysts ............. 30.27 31.87 1,210 1,275 40.0 62,921 66,285 2,079

Architecture and engineering

occupations .................................... 27.72 26.89 1,112 1,076 40.1 57,803 55,933 2,085

Engineers ........................................... 32.86 32.75 1,320 1,310 40.2 68,634 68,120 2,089

Civil engineers ................................ 34.74 33.08 1,419 1,318 40.8 73,762 68,536 2,123

Electrical and electronics

engineers .................................. 35.82 35.17 1,433 1,407 40.0 74,501 73,162 2,080

Electrical engineers .................... 33.23 33.36 1,329 1,334 40.0 69,113 69,385 2,080

Industrial engineers, including

health and safety ...................... 31.07 30.92 1,265 1,276 40.7 65,804 66,352 2,118

Industrial engineers .................... 31.03 30.48 1,265 1,309 40.8 65,802 68,070 2,121

Mechanical engineers ..................... 33.19 29.85 1,328 1,194 40.0 69,034 62,088 2,080

Drafters ............................................... 20.39 20.52 816 821 40.0 42,419 42,677 2,080

Mechanical drafters ........................ 20.52 20.52 821 821 40.0 42,679 42,677 2,080

Engineering technicians, except

drafters ......................................... 21.06 20.00 842 800 40.0 43,756 41,600 2,078

Civil engineering technicians .......... 18.03 18.15 721 726 40.0 37,505 37,758 2,080

Electrical and electronic

engineering technicians ............ 21.65 21.33 866 853 40.0 45,032 44,375 2,080

Life, physical, and social science

occupations .................................... 24.78 24.09 991 964 40.0 51,309 50,105 2,070

Life scientists ...................................... 22.07 20.30 879 812 39.8 45,691 42,224 2,070

Biological scientists ........................ 19.72 19.38 789 775 40.0 41,013 40,317 2,080

Medical scientists ........................... 22.85 22.47 906 899 39.6 47,093 46,740 2,061

Physical scientists .............................. 29.08 28.29 1,169 1,132 40.2 60,765 58,843 2,090

Chemists and materials scientists .. 27.39 27.89 1,108 1,139 40.5 57,624 59,205 2,104

Chemists ..................................... 25.30 27.47 1,027 1,139 40.6 53,413 59,205 2,111

Environmental scientists and

geoscientists ............................. 30.08 28.29 1,203 1,132 40.0 62,566 58,843 2,080

Environmental scientists and

specialists, including health .. 31.66 28.29 1,267 1,132 40.0 65,862 58,843 2,080

Market and survey researchers .......... 33.44 31.27 1,337 1,251 40.0 69,522 65,033 2,079

Market research analysts ............... 33.44 31.27 1,337 1,251 40.0 69,522 65,033 2,079

Psychologists ...................................... 28.54 25.73 1,142 1,029 40.0 55,839 53,520 1,957

Chemical technicians .......................... 22.22 19.93 889 797 40.0 45,309 41,454 2,039

Community and social services

occupations .................................... 17.84 16.35 706 650 39.6 35,801 33,792 2,007

Counselors ......................................... 18.77 16.25 730 650 38.9 35,619 33,792 1,898

Educational, vocational, and school

counselors ................................ 19.77 15.63 761 625 38.5 35,720 33,280 1,807

Rehabilitation counselors ............... 13.53 12.68 529 476 39.1 27,528 24,726 2,034

Social workers .................................... 19.98 19.06 799 756 40.0 40,498 38,584 2,027

Child, family, and school social

workers ..................................... 19.25 16.88 768 675 39.9 38,379 33,685 1,994

Medical and public health social

workers ..................................... 22.24 22.65 890 906 40.0 46,265 47,104 2,080

Mental health and substance abuse

social workers ........................... 17.97 17.46 728 698 40.5 37,856 36,317 2,107

Miscellaneous community and social

service specialists ......................... 15.82 15.39 629 615 39.8 32,711 32,005 2,068

Probation officers and correctional

treatment specialists ................. 19.75 16.21 790 648 40.0 41,073 33,717 2,080

Social and human service

assistants .................................. 15.02 14.91 601 597 40.0 31,246 31,021 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

89
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Legal occupations ................................ $34.76 $28.85 $1,423 $1,185 40.9 $73,981 $61,601 2,129

Lawyers .............................................. 41.18 36.06 1,720 1,635 41.8 89,452 85,000 2,172

Paralegals and legal assistants .......... 22.35 23.90 887 927 39.7 46,124 48,179 2,064

Education, training, and library

occupations .................................... 30.14 29.35 1,127 1,115 37.4 43,704 42,508 1,450

Postsecondary teachers ..................... 39.00 35.59 1,527 1,404 39.2 61,123 54,768 1,567

Business teachers,

postsecondary .......................... 75.17 68.00 3,019 2,720 40.2 112,357 111,968 1,495

Math and computer teachers,

postsecondary .......................... 33.04 31.66 1,295 1,267 39.2 50,266 45,596 1,521

Social sciences teachers,

postsecondary .......................... 35.95 33.78 1,364 1,251 37.9 54,325 49,688 1,511

Health teachers, postsecondary ..... 29.12 27.00 1,165 1,094 40.0 51,203 48,880 1,758

Health specialties teachers,

postsecondary ...................... 28.99 24.62 1,150 985 39.7 55,076 46,879 1,900

Nursing instructors and teachers,

postsecondary ...................... 29.23 28.05 1,179 1,122 40.3 48,285 49,878 1,652

Arts, communications, and

humanities teachers,

postsecondary .......................... 40.29 37.78 1,611 1,511 40.0 58,494 54,403 1,452

Miscellaneous postsecondary

teachers .................................... 35.81 35.11 1,388 1,404 38.8 60,954 54,924 1,702

Vocational education teachers,

postsecondary ...................... 34.42 35.87 1,296 1,354 37.6 59,385 59,127 1,725

Primary, secondary, and special

education school teachers ............ 31.05 29.76 1,148 1,135 37.0 43,324 42,192 1,395

Preschool and kindergarten

teachers .................................... 25.10 23.06 957 883 38.1 39,726 40,134 1,582

Kindergarten teachers, except

special education .................. 31.88 30.61 1,180 1,161 37.0 44,883 44,065 1,408

Elementary and middle school

teachers .................................... 31.93 30.57 1,168 1,147 36.6 43,891 42,192 1,375

Elementary school teachers,

except special education ...... 31.22 29.84 1,153 1,147 36.9 43,196 42,192 1,384

Middle school teachers, except

special and vocational

education .............................. 34.60 33.04 1,224 1,207 35.4 46,421 44,405 1,342

Secondary school teachers ............ 30.29 28.99 1,135 1,094 37.5 42,522 40,781 1,404

Secondary school teachers,

except special and vocational

education .............................. 30.28 28.93 1,134 1,091 37.4 42,504 40,696 1,404

Special education teachers ............ 31.05 29.46 1,153 1,072 37.1 44,020 42,410 1,418

Special education teachers,

preschool, kindergarten, and

elementary school ................ 28.37 27.11 1,027 1,009 36.2 39,766 38,633 1,402

Special education teachers,

middle school ........................ 38.28 34.55 1,527 1,382 39.9 56,673 51,407 1,480

Special education teachers,

secondary school .................. 32.07 29.68 1,207 1,178 37.6 44,967 43,836 1,402

Other teachers and instructors ........... 27.08 27.33 1,046 1,043 38.6 41,620 42,472 1,537

Librarians ............................................ 31.40 30.74 1,198 1,230 38.1 52,185 54,431 1,662

Library technicians .............................. 15.26 14.92 610 597 40.0 31,734 31,034 2,080

Teacher assistants ............................. 11.01 10.36 396 368 36.0 15,826 14,293 1,437

Arts, design, entertainment, sports,

and media occupations .................. 20.99 19.18 831 739 39.6 43,075 37,671 2,052

Designers ........................................... 19.48 17.89 782 716 40.1 40,663 37,209 2,088

Graphic designers .......................... 17.82 17.65 720 692 40.4 37,430 36,001 2,101

News analysts, reporters and

correspondents ............................. 21.91 11.79 877 472 40.0 45,579 24,519 2,080

Public relations specialists .................. 27.19 25.16 1,088 1,006 40.0 56,553 52,333 2,080

Writers and editors ............................. 16.15 14.25 646 570 40.0 33,599 29,640 2,080

Editors ............................................ 16.73 14.58 669 583 40.0 34,800 30,326 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

90
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Miscellaneous media and

communication workers ................ $22.66 $20.80 $735 $750 32.4 $37,797 $38,792 1,668

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations .................................... 23.68 21.50 933 853 39.4 48,224 44,366 2,036

Pharmacists ........................................ 42.74 44.91 1,710 1,796 40.0 88,904 93,413 2,080

Physicians and surgeons .................... 40.28 22.62 1,644 905 40.8 85,503 47,056 2,123

Registered nurses .............................. 25.00 24.06 982 935 39.3 50,790 48,429 2,032

Therapists ........................................... 26.55 25.89 991 1,002 37.3 48,477 50,107 1,826

Occupational therapists .................. 26.34 25.89 1,045 1,035 39.7 52,761 53,845 2,003

Physical therapists .......................... 28.01 29.03 1,116 1,144 39.9 58,058 59,509 2,072

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians .................................... 20.54 19.39 820 776 39.9 42,643 40,331 2,076

Medical and clinical laboratory

technologists ............................. 24.51 24.35 978 955 39.9 50,863 49,670 2,075

Medical and clinical laboratory

technicians ................................ 16.24 16.58 649 663 39.9 33,732 34,495 2,077

Diagnostic related technologists and

technicians .................................... 23.69 24.84 927 971 39.1 48,217 50,482 2,035

Radiologic technologists and

technicians ................................ 24.20 24.84 940 971 38.8 48,869 50,482 2,019

Emergency medical technicians and

paramedics ................................... 16.60 16.38 676 655 40.7 35,159 34,070 2,118

Health diagnosing and treating

practitioner support technicians .... 11.73 10.56 463 422 39.4 24,054 21,965 2,051

Licensed practical and licensed

vocational nurses .......................... 16.54 16.63 649 640 39.2 33,715 33,280 2,039

Miscellaneous health technologists

and technicians ............................. 14.33 13.62 573 545 40.0 29,095 28,101 2,030

Healthcare support occupations ......... 11.99 11.16 464 436 38.7 23,835 22,339 1,987

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health

aides ............................................. 10.17 9.83 399 380 39.2 20,258 19,635 1,993

Home health aides .......................... 9.18 9.40 368 376 40.1 19,139 19,552 2,084

Nursing aides, orderlies, and

attendants ................................. 10.33 10.00 403 379 39.0 20,294 19,500 1,965

Psychiatric aides ............................. 10.55 9.58 419 383 39.7 21,782 19,933 2,065

Miscellaneous healthcare support

occupations .................................. 13.80 13.50 525 496 38.0 27,259 25,813 1,976

Dental assistants ............................ 14.92 14.20 549 530 36.8 28,544 27,560 1,913

Medical assistants .......................... 12.40 11.33 496 452 40.0 25,784 23,487 2,079

Medical transcriptionists ................. 15.65 16.91 626 676 40.0 32,547 35,173 2,079

Protective service occupations ........... 16.75 15.65 693 649 41.4 35,439 32,739 2,116

First-line supervisors/managers, law

enforcement workers .................... 29.77 30.50 1,198 1,220 40.3 62,315 63,444 2,093

First-line supervisors/managers of

correctional officers .................. 23.05 23.36 922 934 40.0 47,949 48,593 2,080

First-line supervisors/managers of

police and detectives ................ 32.73 31.27 1,321 1,313 40.4 68,708 68,291 2,099

First-line supervisors/managers of fire

fighting and prevention workers .... 26.86 27.92 1,378 1,480 51.3 71,677 76,948 2,669

Fire fighters ......................................... 17.43 16.58 879 879 50.4 45,693 45,694 2,621

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and

jailers ............................................ 16.12 14.70 645 588 40.0 33,530 30,566 2,080

Correctional officers and jailers ...... 16.09 14.51 644 580 40.0 33,471 30,175 2,080

Detectives and criminal

investigators ................................. 24.25 25.20 970 1,008 40.0 50,441 52,412 2,080

Police officers ..................................... 21.90 21.58 877 863 40.1 44,482 44,512 2,032

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ... 21.90 21.58 877 863 40.1 44,482 44,512 2,032

Food preparation and serving related

occupations .................................... 8.91 8.75 339 334 38.1 17,471 17,264 1,960

First-line supervisors/managers, food

preparation and serving workers .. 12.43 11.19 514 488 41.4 26,508 24,856 2,133

See footnotes at end of table.

91
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Chefs and head cooks .................... $15.78 $16.17 $698 $740 44.2 $33,844 $36,221 2,145

First-line supervisors/managers of

food preparation and serving

workers ..................................... 12.16 11.19 501 462 41.2 25,940 24,001 2,133

Cooks ................................................. 9.99 9.55 388 368 38.8 19,934 19,136 1,995

Cooks, fast food .............................. 8.45 8.50 334 340 39.6 17,379 17,680 2,057

Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...... 10.17 9.25 397 370 39.1 19,932 19,240 1,960

Cooks, restaurant ........................... 10.52 11.13 403 417 38.3 20,936 21,674 1,991

Food preparation workers ................... 8.78 8.26 336 309 38.3 16,961 15,600 1,932

Food service, tipped ........................... 5.70 4.48 202 140 35.4 10,478 7,280 1,838

Bartenders ...................................... 7.93 9.00 283 360 35.7 14,707 18,720 1,855

Waiters and waitresses .................. 3.93 3.16 138 125 35.0 7,166 6,510 1,822

Dining room and cafeteria

attendants and bartender

helpers ...................................... 8.24 8.50 297 336 36.1 15,359 17,430 1,864

Fast food and counter workers ........... 7.82 7.90 291 313 37.2 15,015 16,299 1,919

Combined food preparation and

serving workers, including fast

food ........................................... 7.83 7.90 291 316 37.2 15,109 16,432 1,930

Food servers, nonrestaurant .............. 7.78 7.60 298 304 38.3 15,489 15,808 1,990

Dishwashers ....................................... 8.33 8.50 303 328 36.3 15,739 17,033 1,890

Building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance occupations ............. 11.94 10.93 473 430 39.7 24,188 22,216 2,026

First-line supervisors/managers,

building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance workers ................... 17.80 17.75 715 710 40.2 36,931 36,920 2,074

First-line supervisors/managers of

housekeeping and janitorial

workers ..................................... 17.91 17.75 719 710 40.2 37,393 36,920 2,088

Building cleaning workers ................... 10.95 10.27 432 409 39.5 22,467 21,256 2,051

Janitors and cleaners, except

maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 12.02 11.77 479 471 39.9 24,865 24,482 2,069

Maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 8.52 8.46 330 310 38.8 17,167 16,120 2,016

Grounds maintenance workers ........... 13.69 11.45 553 456 40.4 25,018 23,737 1,828

Landscaping and groundskeeping

workers ..................................... 13.58 11.25 550 445 40.5 24,326 23,130 1,792

Personal care and service

occupations .................................... 10.23 9.17 392 359 38.4 20,374 18,673 1,991

Gaming services workers ................... 6.34 5.50 252 220 39.8 13,122 11,440 2,070

Gaming dealers .............................. 5.96 5.50 237 220 39.9 12,349 11,440 2,074

Barbers and cosmetologists ............... 8.66 8.15 338 320 39.1 17,584 16,640 2,031

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and

cosmetologists .......................... 8.66 8.15 338 320 39.1 17,584 16,640 2,031

Child care workers .............................. 7.93 6.25 308 280 38.9 15,913 14,560 2,006

Personal and home care aides ........... 9.75 9.47 379 376 38.9 19,705 19,531 2,021

Recreation and fitness workers .......... 13.37 12.50 532 500 39.8 27,684 26,000 2,071

Recreation workers ......................... 13.66 12.50 544 500 39.8 28,285 26,000 2,070

Sales and related occupations ............ 16.73 13.25 668 517 39.9 34,650 26,894 2,071

First-line supervisors/managers, sales

workers ......................................... 16.47 14.98 684 662 41.6 35,578 34,445 2,161

First-line supervisors/managers of

retail sales workers ................... 15.36 14.98 632 608 41.2 32,863 31,637 2,140

First-line supervisors/managers of

non-retail sales workers ............ 26.24 21.54 1,193 1,064 45.5 62,052 55,316 2,364

Retail sales workers ........................... 11.23 9.90 442 390 39.4 22,857 20,176 2,035

Cashiers, all workers ...................... 8.78 8.25 342 324 38.9 17,453 16,697 1,987

Cashiers ..................................... 8.80 8.30 343 326 38.9 17,474 16,697 1,985

Counter and rental clerks and parts

salespersons ............................ 13.51 12.15 553 483 40.9 28,753 25,128 2,128

Counter and rental clerks ........... 13.67 9.80 552 392 40.4 28,702 20,384 2,100

See footnotes at end of table.

92
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Parts salespersons ..................... $13.49 $13.00 $553 $500 41.0 $28,759 $25,992 2,131

Retail salespersons ........................ 12.13 10.47 474 414 39.1 24,666 21,549 2,034

Advertising sales agents ..................... 19.64 18.18 786 727 40.0 40,847 37,819 2,080

Insurance sales agents ....................... 23.07 20.85 905 808 39.2 47,058 42,007 2,039

Securities, commodities, and financial

services sales agents ................... 43.73 30.45 1,749 1,218 40.0 90,955 63,342 2,080

Travel agents ...................................... 15.55 16.00 586 621 37.7 30,489 32,305 1,961

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing ............................... 25.24 23.14 1,038 942 41.1 53,976 49,005 2,139

Sales representatives, wholesale

and manufacturing, technical

and scientific products .............. 30.91 28.85 1,256 1,215 40.6 65,314 63,197 2,113

Sales representatives, wholesale

and manufacturing, except

technical and scientific

products .................................... 24.49 23.08 1,009 942 41.2 52,466 49,005 2,142

Telemarketers ..................................... 9.74 7.40 370 280 38.0 19,228 14,560 1,975

Miscellaneous sales and related

workers ......................................... 16.36 10.45 655 418 40.1 34,081 21,736 2,083

Office and administrative support

occupations .................................... 14.18 13.43 563 530 39.7 29,183 27,498 2,058

First-line supervisors/managers of

office and administrative support

workers ......................................... 21.08 19.62 840 797 39.9 43,695 41,434 2,073

Switchboard operators, including

answering service ......................... 10.05 10.50 402 420 40.0 20,909 21,840 2,080

Financial clerks ................................... 12.81 11.70 508 461 39.7 26,404 23,962 2,061

Bill and account collectors .............. 14.56 14.27 582 571 40.0 30,287 29,675 2,080

Billing and posting clerks and

machine operators .................... 12.59 11.50 502 460 39.9 26,112 23,920 2,074

Bookkeeping, accounting, and

auditing clerks ........................... 13.18 12.75 523 494 39.6 27,112 25,669 2,056

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ....... 17.15 20.29 686 812 40.0 35,675 42,203 2,080

Procurement clerks ......................... 20.07 20.41 803 816 40.0 41,742 42,453 2,080

Tellers ............................................. 10.00 9.95 396 398 39.6 20,604 20,692 2,060

Brokerage clerks ................................. 15.36 16.26 615 651 40.0 31,957 33,829 2,080

Court, municipal, and license clerks ... 15.09 14.53 603 581 40.0 31,381 30,222 2,080

Customer service representatives ...... 15.10 14.55 604 579 40.0 31,399 30,098 2,080

Eligibility interviewers, government

programs ...................................... 15.60 14.69 624 588 40.0 32,458 30,555 2,080

File clerks ........................................... 11.96 10.37 432 399 36.1 22,462 20,752 1,878

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ... 8.22 8.71 322 330 39.2 16,758 17,160 2,038

Interviewers, except eligibility and

loan ............................................... 12.22 11.87 486 473 39.8 25,264 24,590 2,067

Library assistants, clerical .................. 11.83 11.57 451 438 38.1 19,664 17,040 1,662

Loan interviewers and clerks .............. 15.46 15.10 618 604 40.0 32,154 31,400 2,080

New accounts clerks ........................... 11.88 11.51 475 460 40.0 24,703 23,937 2,080

Order clerks ........................................ 15.11 14.67 604 587 40.0 31,431 30,507 2,080

Human resources assistants, except

payroll and timekeeping ................ 16.11 13.85 644 554 40.0 33,514 28,800 2,080

Receptionists and information clerks .. 12.11 11.73 478 458 39.5 24,852 23,795 2,053

Dispatchers ......................................... 15.04 15.00 608 600 40.4 31,462 31,200 2,092

Police, fire, and ambulance

dispatchers ............................... 15.24 15.19 610 608 40.0 31,696 31,595 2,080

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and

ambulance ................................ 14.96 15.00 608 600 40.6 31,371 31,200 2,097

Production, planning, and expediting

clerks ............................................ 16.80 16.73 672 669 40.0 34,938 34,798 2,080

Shipping, receiving, and traffic

clerks ............................................ 12.72 12.28 506 474 39.8 26,322 24,648 2,069

Stock clerks and order fillers .............. 14.28 13.78 570 540 39.9 29,541 28,080 2,068

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and

samplers, recordkeeping .............. 11.35 10.25 454 410 40.0 23,615 21,320 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

93
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................... $16.62 $16.14 $655 $638 39.4 $33,761 $33,030 2,032

Executive secretaries and

administrative assistants .......... 18.44 18.33 736 731 39.9 38,200 38,002 2,071

Legal secretaries ............................ 17.77 18.63 692 740 39.0 35,992 38,501 2,026

Medical secretaries ......................... 14.29 13.20 559 524 39.1 29,080 27,248 2,035

Secretaries, except legal, medical,

and executive ........................... 15.45 15.75 605 622 39.2 30,946 32,240 2,003

Computer operators ............................ 15.62 15.11 625 605 40.0 32,490 31,435 2,080

Data entry and information processing

workers ......................................... 12.27 12.22 490 486 40.0 25,502 25,266 2,078

Data entry keyers ........................... 11.70 12.15 468 486 40.0 24,324 25,266 2,078

Word processors and typists .......... 13.14 12.22 525 482 39.9 27,294 25,064 2,077

Insurance claims and policy

processing clerks .......................... 13.98 12.48 552 490 39.5 28,727 25,501 2,054

Office clerks, general .......................... 13.01 12.12 518 484 39.8 26,769 25,106 2,057

Office machine operators, except

computer ....................................... 11.74 12.87 470 515 40.0 24,421 26,765 2,080

Farming, fishing, and forestry

occupations .................................... 12.17 12.32 487 493 40.0 25,313 25,628 2,080

Construction and extraction

occupations .................................... 21.36 20.12 861 803 40.3 43,332 41,600 2,029

First-line supervisors/managers of

construction trades and extraction

workers ......................................... 27.84 29.25 1,120 1,164 40.2 57,822 60,528 2,077

Carpenters .......................................... 19.23 17.00 769 680 40.0 39,557 35,173 2,057

Construction laborers ......................... 17.57 17.00 702 680 40.0 33,614 32,525 1,913

Construction equipment operators ..... 19.60 16.92 817 665 41.7 37,473 31,410 1,912

Operating engineers and other

construction equipment

operators .................................. 19.90 15.87 835 604 41.9 39,546 32,386 1,987

Electricians ......................................... 23.45 20.67 938 827 40.0 48,774 42,992 2,080

Painters and paperhangers ................ 24.33 28.10 973 1,124 40.0 50,604 58,448 2,080

Painters, construction and

maintenance ............................. 23.22 28.10 929 1,124 40.0 48,298 58,448 2,080

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ................................... 26.00 30.28 1,040 1,211 40.0 54,077 62,982 2,080

Plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ............................... 26.00 30.28 1,040 1,211 40.0 54,075 62,982 2,080

Sheet metal workers ........................... 21.95 22.00 878 880 40.0 45,648 45,760 2,080

Helpers, construction trades ............... 12.02 11.00 481 440 40.0 23,676 22,880 1,969

Construction and building inspectors .. 23.05 21.55 922 862 40.0 47,946 44,824 2,080

Highway maintenance workers ........... 13.88 13.47 555 539 40.0 28,877 28,018 2,080

Miscellaneous construction and

related workers ............................. 15.61 15.04 624 602 40.0 32,465 31,289 2,080

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations .................................... 19.29 18.83 775 752 40.2 40,287 39,083 2,089

First-line supervisors/managers of

mechanics, installers, and

repairers ....................................... 24.90 25.02 1,049 1,001 42.1 54,534 52,042 2,190

Radio and telecommunications

equipment installers and

repairers ....................................... 23.53 27.59 941 1,104 40.0 48,950 57,383 2,080

Telecommunications equipment

installers and repairers, except

line installers ............................. 23.53 27.59 941 1,104 40.0 48,950 57,383 2,080

Miscellaneous electrical and

electronic equipment mechanics,

installers, and repairers ................ 18.56 14.80 743 592 40.0 38,610 30,784 2,080

Aircraft mechanics and service

technicians .................................... 28.52 26.70 1,141 1,068 40.0 59,329 55,536 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

94
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Automotive technicians and

repairers ....................................... $19.06 $20.00 $770 $801 40.4 $40,049 $41,671 2,101

Automotive body and related

repairers ................................... 22.42 18.05 917 722 40.9 47,661 37,544 2,125

Automotive service technicians and

mechanics ................................ 18.44 20.03 743 801 40.3 38,638 41,671 2,095

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel

engine specialists ......................... 17.49 17.85 707 714 40.4 36,763 37,128 2,102

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment

service technicians and

mechanics .................................... 16.56 16.30 658 652 39.7 34,212 33,902 2,066

Farm equipment mechanics ........... 14.29 15.39 561 538 39.2 29,150 28,001 2,040

Mobile heavy equipment

mechanics, except engines ...... 17.56 17.00 702 680 40.0 36,527 35,360 2,080

Heating, air conditioning, and

refrigeration mechanics and

installers ....................................... 18.65 21.38 746 855 40.0 38,794 44,470 2,080

Industrial machinery installation,

repair, and maintenance

workers ......................................... 19.13 18.98 763 740 39.9 39,646 38,473 2,073

Industrial machinery mechanics ..... 21.81 19.95 867 796 39.8 45,089 41,371 2,067

Maintenance and repair workers,

general ...................................... 16.47 15.81 659 632 40.0 34,267 32,885 2,080

Maintenance workers, machinery ... 14.63 14.15 583 566 39.9 30,337 29,432 2,074

Millwrights ....................................... 22.64 21.74 906 870 40.0 46,880 44,350 2,071

Line installers and repairers ............... 24.42 24.02 977 961 40.0 50,801 49,962 2,080

Electrical power-line installers and

repairers ................................... 25.98 25.71 1,039 1,028 40.0 54,040 53,477 2,080

Miscellaneous installation,

maintenance, and repair

workers ......................................... 15.23 13.70 609 548 40.0 31,678 28,500 2,080

Helpers--installation, maintenance,

and repair workers .................... 12.43 9.58 497 383 40.0 25,853 19,935 2,080

Production occupations ...................... 15.56 14.24 621 565 39.9 32,169 29,141 2,068

First-line supervisors/managers of

production and operating

workers ......................................... 21.51 20.38 875 815 40.7 45,510 42,330 2,116

Electrical, electronics, and

electromechanical assemblers ..... 15.89 14.53 636 581 40.0 33,059 30,222 2,080

Electrical and electronic equipment

assemblers ............................... 15.97 14.53 639 581 40.0 33,226 30,222 2,080

Structural metal fabricators and

fitters ............................................. 18.46 13.42 739 537 40.0 38,407 27,914 2,080

Miscellaneous assemblers and

fabricators ..................................... 16.82 14.35 672 574 39.9 34,807 29,120 2,070

Bakers ................................................ 12.05 10.50 482 420 40.0 25,071 21,840 2,080

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and

fish processing workers ................ 12.59 11.45 500 458 39.7 26,007 23,816 2,065

Butchers and meat cutters .............. 19.26 19.30 771 772 40.0 40,070 40,144 2,080

Slaughterers and meat packers ...... 11.01 10.85 435 432 39.5 22,641 22,464 2,056

Miscellaneous food processing

workers ......................................... 13.71 13.60 548 544 40.0 28,507 28,288 2,080

Food batchmakers .......................... 14.34 13.99 574 560 40.0 29,823 29,099 2,080

Computer control programmers and

operators ...................................... 18.76 19.10 748 764 39.9 38,906 39,728 2,074

Computer-controlled machine tool

operators, metal and plastic ..... 16.95 16.25 675 629 39.8 35,110 32,683 2,072

Forming machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ...... 14.19 14.61 568 584 40.0 29,514 30,389 2,080

Extruding and drawing machine

setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ....................... 15.20 14.61 608 584 40.0 31,607 30,389 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

95
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Machine tool cutting setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................... $15.36 $14.83 $613 $588 39.9 $31,887 $30,555 2,076

Cutting, punching, and press

machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ......... 14.50 14.02 578 540 39.8 30,047 28,059 2,072

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and

buffing machine tool setters,

operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic ................................ 17.30 16.31 692 652 40.0 35,994 33,925 2,080

Machinists ........................................... 20.58 21.25 823 850 40.0 42,797 44,200 2,080

Molders and molding machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................... 11.77 11.50 471 460 40.0 24,427 23,920 2,075

Molding, coremaking, and casting

machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ......... 11.68 11.50 467 460 40.0 24,244 23,920 2,075

Multiple machine tool setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................... 18.46 20.80 738 832 40.0 38,359 43,268 2,078

Tool and die makers ........................... 23.28 21.86 931 875 40.0 48,416 45,477 2,080

Welding, soldering, and brazing

workers ......................................... 15.39 14.30 616 572 40.0 31,991 29,702 2,079

Welders, cutters, solderers, and

brazers ...................................... 16.26 15.60 650 624 40.0 33,793 32,448 2,079

Miscellaneous metalworkers and

plastic workers .............................. 14.09 15.71 563 628 40.0 29,281 32,677 2,078

Printers ............................................... 15.84 14.67 631 587 39.8 32,786 30,514 2,070

Prepress technicians and workers .. 14.92 13.25 595 530 39.9 30,939 27,560 2,074

Printing machine operators ............. 16.03 14.67 637 587 39.8 33,147 30,514 2,068

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..... 10.76 10.60 425 424 39.5 22,102 22,048 2,054

Water and liquid waste treatment

plant and system operators .......... 21.29 21.75 852 870 40.0 44,280 45,240 2,080

Chemical processing machine setters,

operators, and tenders ................. 18.63 18.00 745 720 40.0 38,759 37,440 2,080

Separating, filtering, clarifying,

precipitating, and still machine

setters, operators, and

tenders ...................................... 18.22 16.75 729 670 40.0 37,893 34,840 2,080

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing,

and blending workers ................... 13.59 13.46 543 538 40.0 27,920 27,438 2,055

Crushing, grinding, and polishing

machine setters, operators, and

tenders ...................................... 13.12 13.00 525 520 40.0 26,411 27,040 2,014

Mixing and blending machine

setters, operators, and

tenders ...................................... 14.45 14.16 578 566 40.0 30,062 29,453 2,080

Cutting workers ................................... 14.24 14.85 570 594 40.0 29,312 30,680 2,058

Cutting and slicing machine setters,

operators, and tenders ............. 14.72 15.50 589 620 40.0 30,609 32,240 2,080

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,

and weighers ................................ 17.49 15.22 700 609 40.0 36,380 31,658 2,080

Packaging and filling machine

operators and tenders .................. 14.78 15.31 591 612 40.0 30,744 31,845 2,080

Painting workers ................................. 20.12 17.06 809 681 40.2 41,995 35,412 2,087

Coating, painting, and spraying

machine setters, operators, and

tenders ...................................... 18.09 16.04 724 642 40.0 37,540 33,359 2,075

Miscellaneous production workers ..... 11.81 10.50 471 420 39.9 23,946 21,320 2,028

Helpers--production workers .......... 10.71 10.25 427 410 39.9 22,203 21,320 2,074

Transportation and material moving

occupations .................................... 15.35 13.91 633 581 41.3 32,694 30,077 2,129

See footnotes at end of table.

96
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

First-line supervisors/managers of

helpers, laborers, and material

movers, hand ................................ $18.90 $18.31 $763 $732 40.4 $39,658 $38,085 2,099

First-line supervisors/managers of

transportation and

material-moving machine and

vehicle operators .......................... 25.04 23.13 1,023 934 40.8 53,177 48,593 2,124

Bus drivers .......................................... 18.02 18.82 693 670 38.5 32,973 34,757 1,830

Bus drivers, school ......................... 16.16 15.38 580 554 35.9 24,090 22,659 1,491

Driver/sales workers and truck

drivers ........................................... 14.55 14.00 625 600 42.9 32,240 31,177 2,215

Truck drivers, heavy and

tractor-trailer ............................. 15.16 14.52 686 648 45.3 35,256 33,398 2,326

Truck drivers, light or delivery

services .................................... 12.10 10.20 467 379 38.6 24,274 19,708 2,006

Dredge, excavating, and loading

machine operators ........................ 18.60 17.50 744 700 40.0 37,632 36,400 2,023

Excavating and loading machine

and dragline operators .............. 18.60 17.50 744 700 40.0 37,604 36,400 2,022

Industrial truck and tractor operators .. 14.50 14.78 580 591 40.0 29,559 30,576 2,039

Laborers and material movers, hand .. 12.36 11.00 490 440 39.6 25,461 22,880 2,060

Cleaners of vehicles and

equipment ................................. 10.26 10.75 410 430 40.0 21,342 22,360 2,080

Laborers and freight, stock, and

material movers, hand .............. 13.64 12.36 538 494 39.4 27,969 25,709 2,051

Machine feeders and offbearers ..... 14.41 13.49 559 540 38.8 29,066 28,059 2,017

Packers and packagers, hand ........ 10.45 9.81 418 392 40.0 21,716 20,399 2,079

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,

where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

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

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,

nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay

of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See

appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of

overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of

overtime.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for

categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

97
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers ................................................ $18.01 $15.00 $719 $600 39.9 $37,179 $31,200 2,064

Management occupations ................... 34.79 30.76 1,433 1,249 41.2 74,397 64,940 2,139

Chief executives ................................. 77.16 60.00 3,798 3,294 49.2 197,489 171,267 2,559

General and operations managers ..... 32.68 29.54 1,371 1,224 42.0 71,308 63,648 2,182

Marketing and sales managers .......... 44.45 44.62 1,864 1,592 41.9 96,952 82,803 2,181

Marketing managers ....................... 38.98 34.86 1,559 1,394 40.0 81,088 72,509 2,080

Sales managers .............................. 49.66 48.00 2,184 1,950 44.0 113,590 101,410 2,288

Administrative services managers ...... 24.82 18.65 993 746 40.0 51,621 38,792 2,080

Computer and information systems

managers ...................................... 43.84 45.53 1,794 1,859 40.9 93,285 96,658 2,128

Financial managers ............................ 35.46 30.05 1,417 1,201 40.0 73,698 62,475 2,079

Human resources managers .............. 35.81 28.28 1,463 1,202 40.9 76,083 62,505 2,124

Industrial production managers .......... 33.09 30.77 1,416 1,548 42.8 73,620 80,496 2,225

Purchasing managers ......................... 25.61 18.85 1,070 771 41.8 55,642 40,101 2,173

Construction managers ...................... 32.51 38.47 1,365 1,577 42.0 70,988 81,994 2,183

Education administrators .................... 23.57 20.39 1,007 816 42.7 50,706 40,505 2,151

Education administrators,

postsecondary .......................... 30.25 27.92 1,283 1,022 42.4 66,696 53,123 2,205

Engineering managers ....................... 49.69 53.54 1,998 2,134 40.2 103,907 110,989 2,091

Food service managers ...................... 17.35 15.02 831 751 47.9 41,769 39,047 2,407

Medical and health services

managers ...................................... 39.70 38.48 1,610 1,539 40.6 83,725 80,038 2,109

Social and community service

managers ...................................... 18.68 13.94 740 558 39.6 38,460 28,999 2,059

Business and financial operations

occupations .................................... 25.94 23.32 1,048 970 40.4 54,474 50,461 2,100

Buyers and purchasing agents ........... 23.64 23.58 959 923 40.5 49,843 47,990 2,108

Claims adjusters, appraisers,

examiners, and investigators ........ 20.24 17.68 797 707 39.4 41,447 36,764 2,047

Claims adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ............................. 20.00 17.68 787 707 39.3 40,900 36,764 2,046

Cost estimators ................................... 28.11 27.50 1,134 1,100 40.4 58,974 57,200 2,098

Human resources, training, and labor

relations specialists ...................... 22.07 21.66 870 867 39.4 45,226 45,101 2,049

Employment, recruitment, and

placement specialists ............... 19.16 19.71 754 745 39.3 39,180 38,744 2,045

Compensation, benefits, and job

analysis specialists ................... 18.82 17.31 762 702 40.5 39,627 36,500 2,105

Training and development

specialists ................................. 23.27 25.60 898 988 38.6 46,709 51,371 2,007

Management analysts ........................ 32.92 32.21 1,349 1,290 41.0 70,161 67,061 2,131

Accountants and auditors ................... 24.75 23.89 997 969 40.3 51,859 50,400 2,095

Credit analysts .................................... 26.69 20.99 1,128 890 42.2 58,647 46,264 2,197

Financial analysts and advisors .......... 27.78 22.56 1,102 887 39.7 57,329 46,137 2,064

Financial analysts ........................... 33.06 29.46 1,322 1,178 40.0 68,770 61,273 2,080

Personal financial advisors ............. 23.56 16.81 942 672 40.0 49,009 34,965 2,080

Insurance underwriters ................... 24.71 21.60 969 845 39.2 50,390 43,953 2,040

Loan counselors and officers .............. 28.54 23.84 1,139 954 39.9 59,233 49,587 2,075

Loan officers ................................... 28.54 23.84 1,139 954 39.9 59,233 49,587 2,075

Computer and mathematical science

occupations .................................... 31.75 31.00 1,268 1,217 39.9 65,933 63,272 2,077

Computer programmers ..................... 29.67 27.89 1,182 1,115 39.8 61,450 58,001 2,071

Computer software engineers ............ 40.37 39.03 1,622 1,565 40.2 84,323 81,390 2,089

Computer software engineers,

applications ............................... 42.76 45.19 1,725 1,827 40.3 89,694 95,000 2,098

Computer software engineers,

systems software ...................... 38.02 36.79 1,521 1,472 40.0 79,077 76,532 2,080

Computer support specialists ............. 18.67 17.92 749 717 40.1 38,964 37,278 2,087

Computer systems analysts ............... 35.27 34.58 1,401 1,364 39.7 72,830 70,949 2,065

Network and computer systems

administrators ............................... 30.77 30.18 1,223 1,173 39.8 63,595 61,000 2,067

See footnotes at end of table.

98
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Network systems and data

communications analysts ............. $31.50 $30.30 $1,260 $1,212 40.0 $65,521 $63,024 2,080

Operations research analysts ............. 30.27 31.87 1,210 1,275 40.0 62,921 66,285 2,079

Architecture and engineering

occupations .................................... 28.17 27.38 1,131 1,095 40.1 58,766 56,940 2,086

Engineers ........................................... 33.02 32.75 1,327 1,317 40.2 68,982 68,488 2,089

Civil engineers ................................ 33.93 31.76 1,392 1,270 41.0 72,378 66,040 2,133

Electrical and electronics

engineers .................................. 35.51 34.65 1,420 1,386 40.0 73,859 72,066 2,080

Electrical engineers .................... 31.75 31.85 1,270 1,274 40.0 66,045 66,242 2,080

Industrial engineers, including

health and safety ...................... 31.18 31.06 1,271 1,298 40.8 66,087 67,517 2,119

Industrial engineers .................... 31.15 30.92 1,271 1,314 40.8 66,106 68,349 2,122

Mechanical engineers ..................... 33.19 29.85 1,328 1,194 40.0 69,034 62,088 2,080

Drafters ............................................... 20.39 20.52 816 821 40.0 42,419 42,677 2,080

Mechanical drafters ........................ 20.52 20.52 821 821 40.0 42,679 42,677 2,080

Engineering technicians, except

drafters ......................................... 21.47 20.19 859 808 40.0 44,587 41,999 2,077

Electrical and electronic

engineering technicians ............ 21.65 21.33 866 853 40.0 45,032 44,375 2,080

Life, physical, and social science

occupations .................................... 27.57 26.53 1,102 1,061 40.0 57,220 55,184 2,075

Life scientists ...................................... 25.50 20.63 1,001 833 39.2 52,039 43,326 2,041

Physical scientists .............................. 30.14 28.29 1,213 1,139 40.2 63,052 59,205 2,092

Chemists and materials scientists .. 27.39 27.89 1,108 1,139 40.5 57,624 59,205 2,104

Chemists ..................................... 25.30 27.47 1,027 1,139 40.6 53,413 59,205 2,111

Market and survey researchers .......... 33.44 31.27 1,337 1,251 40.0 69,522 65,033 2,079

Market research analysts ............... 33.44 31.27 1,337 1,251 40.0 69,522 65,033 2,079

Community and social services

occupations .................................... 16.30 15.05 641 602 39.3 33,140 31,298 2,033

Counselors ......................................... 15.46 14.85 593 594 38.3 30,810 30,888 1,993

Social workers .................................... 20.12 22.03 806 881 40.1 40,904 38,584 2,033

Medical and public health social

workers ..................................... 22.24 22.65 890 906 40.0 46,265 47,104 2,080

Miscellaneous community and social

service specialists ......................... 14.84 13.63 588 545 39.6 30,569 28,344 2,059

Social and human service

assistants .................................. 14.46 13.94 578 558 40.0 30,073 28,999 2,080

Legal occupations ................................ 35.19 28.85 1,454 1,265 41.3 75,596 65,801 2,148

Lawyers .............................................. 46.82 44.19 2,013 1,914 43.0 104,660 99,503 2,235

Paralegals and legal assistants .......... 22.35 23.85 887 923 39.7 46,110 47,999 2,063

Education, training, and library

occupations .................................... 24.68 22.91 969 916 39.3 40,931 41,242 1,659

Postsecondary teachers ..................... 33.67 31.66 1,309 1,267 38.9 52,360 52,880 1,555

Health teachers, postsecondary ..... 25.83 26.43 1,017 1,057 39.4 52,867 54,974 2,047

Miscellaneous postsecondary

teachers .................................... 21.80 20.45 845 818 38.8 43,039 42,536 1,975

Vocational education teachers,

postsecondary ...................... 22.57 19.83 862 818 38.2 44,849 42,536 1,987

Primary, secondary, and special

education school teachers ............ 21.05 20.19 842 808 40.0 33,563 32,761 1,594

Elementary and middle school

teachers .................................... 22.50 22.89 900 916 40.0 33,421 34,445 1,486

Elementary school teachers,

except special education ...... 22.27 22.66 891 906 40.0 33,039 32,145 1,483

Arts, design, entertainment, sports,

and media occupations .................. 20.96 19.18 829 730 39.6 43,126 37,972 2,057

Designers ........................................... 19.44 17.89 780 716 40.2 40,584 37,209 2,088

Graphic designers .......................... 17.63 17.31 713 692 40.4 37,053 36,001 2,102

See footnotes at end of table.

99
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

News analysts, reporters and

correspondents ............................. $21.91 $11.79 $877 $472 40.0 $45,579 $24,519 2,080

Writers and editors ............................. 16.15 14.25 646 570 40.0 33,599 29,640 2,080

Editors ............................................ 16.73 14.58 669 583 40.0 34,800 30,326 2,080

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations .................................... 23.38 21.33 920 834 39.4 47,864 43,389 2,047

Pharmacists ........................................ 43.11 44.76 1,725 1,790 40.0 89,676 93,101 2,080

Physicians and surgeons .................... 60.30 57.69 2,557 2,308 42.4 132,963 119,995 2,205

Registered nurses .............................. 24.44 23.95 958 922 39.2 49,835 47,942 2,039

Therapists ........................................... 26.11 25.09 963 983 36.9 50,075 51,099 1,918

Occupational therapists .................. 25.98 27.00 1,034 1,080 39.8 53,743 56,160 2,069

Physical therapists .......................... 28.03 29.67 1,117 1,179 39.8 58,080 61,318 2,072

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians .................................... 20.85 20.84 832 834 39.9 43,240 43,347 2,074

Medical and clinical laboratory

technologists ............................. 24.59 23.88 981 955 39.9 50,994 49,670 2,073

Medical and clinical laboratory

technicians ................................ 15.54 15.82 620 633 39.9 32,227 32,906 2,074

Diagnostic related technologists and

technicians .................................... 23.57 25.25 921 976 39.1 47,911 50,731 2,033

Radiologic technologists and

technicians ................................ 24.01 25.20 930 976 38.7 48,358 50,731 2,014

Emergency medical technicians and

paramedics ................................... 16.37 15.03 655 601 40.0 34,047 31,262 2,080

Health diagnosing and treating

practitioner support technicians .... 11.59 10.56 456 422 39.3 23,702 21,965 2,046

Licensed practical and licensed

vocational nurses .......................... 16.71 16.91 654 644 39.1 33,990 33,467 2,035

Healthcare support occupations ......... 12.15 11.29 469 446 38.6 24,399 23,166 2,008

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health

aides ............................................. 10.10 9.80 396 376 39.2 20,592 19,552 2,039

Home health aides .......................... 9.10 9.30 365 372 40.1 18,967 19,344 2,084

Nursing aides, orderlies, and

attendants ................................. 10.33 9.90 403 377 39.0 20,951 19,594 2,029

Miscellaneous healthcare support

occupations .................................. 13.79 13.50 524 496 38.0 27,259 25,813 1,976

Dental assistants ............................ 14.92 14.20 549 530 36.8 28,544 27,560 1,913

Medical assistants .......................... 12.11 11.29 484 452 40.0 25,168 23,487 2,079

Medical transcriptionists ................. 15.65 16.91 626 676 40.0 32,547 35,173 2,079

Protective service occupations ........... 10.57 9.94 423 398 40.0 21,978 20,675 2,080

Food preparation and serving related

occupations .................................... 8.87 8.71 338 334 38.1 17,570 17,372 1,980

First-line supervisors/managers, food

preparation and serving workers .. 12.41 11.19 516 488 41.6 26,817 25,350 2,161

First-line supervisors/managers of

food preparation and serving

workers ..................................... 12.15 11.19 501 462 41.3 26,073 24,001 2,147

Cooks ................................................. 10.00 9.55 389 368 38.9 20,224 19,136 2,023

Cooks, fast food .............................. 8.45 8.50 334 340 39.6 17,379 17,680 2,057

Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...... 10.21 9.25 403 370 39.5 20,950 19,240 2,052

Cooks, restaurant ........................... 10.52 11.13 403 417 38.3 20,936 21,674 1,991

Food preparation workers ................... 8.68 8.15 336 315 38.8 17,429 16,380 2,008

Food service, tipped ........................... 5.36 4.25 187 136 34.9 9,738 7,072 1,816

Bartenders ...................................... 7.93 9.00 283 360 35.7 14,707 18,720 1,855

Waiters and waitresses .................. 3.93 3.16 138 125 35.0 7,166 6,510 1,822

Dining room and cafeteria

attendants and bartender

helpers ...................................... 8.02 8.26 263 295 32.8 13,673 15,350 1,705

Fast food and counter workers ........... 7.75 7.90 288 313 37.2 14,977 16,299 1,933

See footnotes at end of table.

100
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Combined food preparation and

serving workers, including fast

food ........................................... $7.75 $7.90 $288 $313 37.2 $14,977 $16,299 1,933

Food servers, nonrestaurant .............. 7.66 7.40 292 296 38.2 15,210 15,392 1,986

Dishwashers ....................................... 8.33 8.50 303 328 36.3 15,739 17,033 1,890

Building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance occupations ............. 10.78 9.85 426 380 39.5 21,833 19,760 2,026

First-line supervisors/managers,

building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance workers ................... 15.60 16.67 630 710 40.4 32,482 34,663 2,082

First-line supervisors/managers of

housekeeping and janitorial

workers ..................................... 15.70 17.75 635 710 40.4 32,999 36,920 2,101

Building cleaning workers ................... 9.91 9.66 389 372 39.3 20,233 19,332 2,042

Janitors and cleaners, except

maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 10.92 10.50 434 418 39.8 22,569 21,736 2,068

Maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 8.53 8.13 329 309 38.6 17,132 16,081 2,007

Grounds maintenance workers ........... 12.51 8.68 510 347 40.8 23,105 19,038 1,846

Landscaping and groundskeeping

workers ..................................... 12.51 8.68 510 347 40.8 23,105 19,038 1,846

Personal care and service

occupations .................................... 10.07 9.00 386 359 38.3 20,055 18,673 1,991

Gaming services workers ................... 6.34 5.50 252 220 39.8 13,122 11,440 2,070

Gaming dealers .............................. 5.96 5.50 237 220 39.9 12,349 11,440 2,074

Barbers and cosmetologists ............... 8.66 8.15 338 320 39.1 17,584 16,640 2,031

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and

cosmetologists .......................... 8.66 8.15 338 320 39.1 17,584 16,640 2,031

Child care workers .............................. 7.25 6.25 280 250 38.7 14,580 13,000 2,012

Personal and home care aides ........... 9.61 9.46 373 370 38.8 19,405 19,240 2,020

Recreation and fitness workers .......... 12.01 11.37 478 455 39.8 24,874 23,648 2,070

Recreation workers ......................... 12.13 12.50 482 500 39.8 25,089 26,000 2,069

Sales and related occupations ............ 16.75 13.34 669 517 39.9 34,776 26,894 2,076

First-line supervisors/managers, sales

workers ......................................... 16.50 14.98 686 674 41.6 35,670 35,056 2,161

First-line supervisors/managers of

retail sales workers ................... 15.39 14.98 633 618 41.2 32,941 32,136 2,140

First-line supervisors/managers of

non-retail sales workers ............ 26.24 21.54 1,193 1,064 45.5 62,052 55,316 2,364

Retail sales workers ........................... 11.24 9.90 443 390 39.4 23,014 20,280 2,047

Cashiers, all workers ...................... 8.78 8.30 342 324 38.9 17,758 16,869 2,023

Cashiers ..................................... 8.80 8.34 342 328 38.9 17,789 17,014 2,022

Counter and rental clerks and parts

salespersons ............................ 13.51 12.15 553 483 40.9 28,753 25,128 2,128

Counter and rental clerks ........... 13.67 9.80 552 392 40.4 28,702 20,384 2,100

Parts salespersons ..................... 13.49 13.00 553 500 41.0 28,759 25,992 2,131

Retail salespersons ........................ 12.13 10.47 474 414 39.1 24,666 21,549 2,034

Advertising sales agents ..................... 19.64 18.18 786 727 40.0 40,847 37,819 2,080

Insurance sales agents ....................... 23.07 20.85 905 808 39.2 47,058 42,007 2,039

Securities, commodities, and financial

services sales agents ................... 43.73 30.45 1,749 1,218 40.0 90,955 63,342 2,080

Travel agents ...................................... 15.55 16.00 586 621 37.7 30,489 32,305 1,961

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing ............................... 25.24 23.14 1,038 942 41.1 53,976 49,005 2,139

Sales representatives, wholesale

and manufacturing, technical

and scientific products .............. 30.91 28.85 1,256 1,215 40.6 65,314 63,197 2,113

Sales representatives, wholesale

and manufacturing, except

technical and scientific

products .................................... 24.49 23.08 1,009 942 41.2 52,466 49,005 2,142

See footnotes at end of table.

101
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Telemarketers ..................................... $9.74 $7.40 $370 $280 38.0 $19,228 $14,560 1,975

Miscellaneous sales and related

workers ......................................... 16.36 10.45 655 418 40.1 34,081 21,736 2,083

Office and administrative support

occupations .................................... 14.01 13.06 556 520 39.7 28,882 27,040 2,061

First-line supervisors/managers of

office and administrative support

workers ......................................... 21.22 19.62 846 792 39.9 43,981 41,201 2,072

Financial clerks ................................... 12.51 11.30 496 450 39.7 25,762 23,379 2,059

Bill and account collectors .............. 13.41 12.25 537 490 40.0 27,900 25,480 2,080

Billing and posting clerks and

machine operators .................... 12.59 11.50 502 460 39.9 26,112 23,920 2,074

Bookkeeping, accounting, and

auditing clerks ........................... 12.94 11.95 512 475 39.6 26,569 24,695 2,054

Procurement clerks ......................... 20.11 20.41 804 816 40.0 41,825 42,453 2,080

Tellers ............................................. 10.00 9.95 396 398 39.6 20,604 20,692 2,060

Brokerage clerks ................................. 15.06 15.50 603 620 40.0 31,332 32,240 2,080

Customer service representatives ...... 15.12 14.55 605 579 40.0 31,434 30,098 2,080

File clerks ........................................... 11.99 10.25 429 399 35.8 22,317 20,752 1,861

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ... 8.22 8.71 322 330 39.2 16,758 17,160 2,038

Interviewers, except eligibility and

loan ............................................... 12.27 12.39 490 496 39.9 25,480 25,771 2,077

Loan interviewers and clerks .............. 15.46 15.10 618 604 40.0 32,154 31,400 2,080

New accounts clerks ........................... 11.88 11.51 475 460 40.0 24,703 23,937 2,080

Order clerks ........................................ 15.11 14.67 604 587 40.0 31,431 30,507 2,080

Human resources assistants, except

payroll and timekeeping ................ 16.12 13.85 645 554 40.0 33,531 28,800 2,080

Receptionists and information clerks .. 12.06 11.73 476 443 39.4 24,732 23,026 2,051

Dispatchers ......................................... 14.96 15.00 608 600 40.6 31,371 31,200 2,097

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and

ambulance ................................ 14.96 15.00 608 600 40.6 31,371 31,200 2,097

Production, planning, and expediting

clerks ............................................ 16.80 16.73 672 669 40.0 34,938 34,798 2,080

Shipping, receiving, and traffic

clerks ............................................ 12.72 12.28 506 474 39.8 26,322 24,648 2,069

Stock clerks and order fillers .............. 14.06 13.10 563 524 40.0 29,254 27,248 2,080

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and

samplers, recordkeeping .............. 13.12 12.49 525 500 40.0 27,282 25,979 2,080

Secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................... 16.86 16.50 663 651 39.4 34,490 33,842 2,046

Executive secretaries and

administrative assistants .......... 18.69 18.92 746 757 39.9 38,814 39,354 2,077

Legal secretaries ............................ 17.58 17.45 682 721 38.8 35,467 37,516 2,017

Medical secretaries ......................... 13.96 13.20 546 516 39.1 28,396 26,838 2,033

Secretaries, except legal, medical,

and executive ........................... 15.52 15.85 605 634 39.0 31,433 32,970 2,025

Computer operators ............................ 16.15 15.11 646 605 40.0 33,583 31,435 2,080

Data entry and information processing

workers ......................................... 11.81 12.32 472 484 39.9 24,527 25,168 2,077

Data entry keyers ........................... 11.96 12.60 478 504 40.0 24,854 26,208 2,078

Word processors and typists .......... 11.22 11.27 447 451 39.8 23,225 23,450 2,071

Insurance claims and policy

processing clerks .......................... 13.98 12.48 552 490 39.5 28,727 25,501 2,054

Office clerks, general .......................... 12.54 11.83 499 471 39.8 25,845 24,426 2,062

Office machine operators, except

computer ....................................... 11.70 12.87 468 515 40.0 24,341 26,765 2,080

Construction and extraction

occupations .................................... 21.76 20.93 878 837 40.3 44,104 41,600 2,027

First-line supervisors/managers of

construction trades and extraction

workers ......................................... 28.14 30.60 1,132 1,224 40.2 58,444 61,360 2,077

Carpenters .......................................... 19.02 16.91 761 676 40.0 39,086 32,651 2,055

Construction laborers ......................... 17.94 17.70 717 704 40.0 34,816 33,592 1,941

See footnotes at end of table.

102
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Construction equipment operators ..... $23.43 $27.56 $1,022 $1,102 43.6 $41,364 $51,097 1,765

Operating engineers and other

construction equipment

operators .................................. 23.95 27.62 1,054 1,102 44.0 45,626 51,097 1,905

Electricians ......................................... 23.54 20.07 941 803 40.0 48,954 41,741 2,080

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ................................... 26.07 30.43 1,043 1,217 40.0 54,219 63,288 2,080

Plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ............................... 26.07 30.43 1,043 1,217 40.0 54,218 63,288 2,080

Sheet metal workers ........................... 21.95 22.00 878 880 40.0 45,648 45,760 2,080

Helpers, construction trades ............... 11.83 11.00 473 440 40.0 23,246 20,800 1,966

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations .................................... 19.25 18.83 773 751 40.2 40,218 39,067 2,089

First-line supervisors/managers of

mechanics, installers, and

repairers ....................................... 24.60 25.00 1,047 1,000 42.6 54,459 52,000 2,214

Radio and telecommunications

equipment installers and

repairers ....................................... 23.53 27.59 941 1,104 40.0 48,950 57,383 2,080

Telecommunications equipment

installers and repairers, except

line installers ............................. 23.53 27.59 941 1,104 40.0 48,950 57,383 2,080

Miscellaneous electrical and

electronic equipment mechanics,

installers, and repairers ................ 18.31 13.50 732 540 40.0 38,080 28,080 2,080

Aircraft mechanics and service

technicians .................................... 28.52 26.70 1,141 1,068 40.0 59,329 55,536 2,080

Automotive technicians and

repairers ....................................... 19.03 20.00 769 800 40.4 39,980 41,600 2,101

Automotive body and related

repairers ................................... 22.42 18.05 917 722 40.9 47,661 37,544 2,125

Automotive service technicians and

mechanics ................................ 18.39 20.03 741 801 40.3 38,534 41,671 2,095

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel

engine specialists ......................... 17.40 17.50 705 714 40.5 36,645 37,108 2,106

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment

service technicians and

mechanics .................................... 16.34 16.30 649 652 39.7 33,735 33,902 2,065

Farm equipment mechanics ........... 14.29 15.39 561 538 39.2 29,150 28,001 2,040

Mobile heavy equipment

mechanics, except engines ...... 17.31 17.00 692 680 40.0 36,001 35,360 2,080

Heating, air conditioning, and

refrigeration mechanics and

installers ....................................... 18.69 21.38 748 855 40.0 38,881 44,470 2,080

Industrial machinery installation,

repair, and maintenance

workers ......................................... 19.33 19.19 771 750 39.9 40,057 39,021 2,072

Industrial machinery mechanics ..... 21.76 19.89 865 796 39.8 44,989 41,371 2,067

Maintenance and repair workers,

general ...................................... 16.52 15.85 661 634 40.0 34,359 32,968 2,080

Maintenance workers, machinery ... 14.63 14.15 583 566 39.9 30,337 29,432 2,074

Millwrights ....................................... 22.64 21.74 906 870 40.0 46,880 44,350 2,071

Line installers and repairers ............... 24.42 24.02 977 961 40.0 50,801 49,962 2,080

Electrical power-line installers and

repairers ................................... 25.98 25.71 1,039 1,028 40.0 54,040 53,477 2,080

Miscellaneous installation,

maintenance, and repair

workers ......................................... 15.02 12.50 601 500 40.0 31,243 26,000 2,080

Helpers--installation, maintenance,

and repair workers .................... 12.42 9.58 497 383 40.0 25,829 19,935 2,080

Production occupations ...................... 15.44 14.01 616 560 39.9 31,917 29,120 2,068

See footnotes at end of table.

103
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

First-line supervisors/managers of

production and operating

workers ......................................... $21.45 $20.86 $875 $833 40.8 $45,493 $43,243 2,121

Electrical, electronics, and

electromechanical assemblers ..... 15.89 14.53 636 581 40.0 33,059 30,222 2,080

Electrical and electronic equipment

assemblers ............................... 15.97 14.53 639 581 40.0 33,226 30,222 2,080

Structural metal fabricators and

fitters ............................................. 18.46 13.42 739 537 40.0 38,407 27,914 2,080

Miscellaneous assemblers and

fabricators ..................................... 16.82 14.35 672 574 39.9 34,807 29,120 2,070

Bakers ................................................ 12.05 10.50 482 420 40.0 25,071 21,840 2,080

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and

fish processing workers ................ 12.59 11.45 500 458 39.7 26,007 23,816 2,065

Butchers and meat cutters .............. 19.26 19.30 771 772 40.0 40,070 40,144 2,080

Slaughterers and meat packers ...... 11.01 10.85 435 432 39.5 22,641 22,464 2,056

Miscellaneous food processing

workers ......................................... 13.71 13.60 548 544 40.0 28,507 28,288 2,080

Food batchmakers .......................... 14.34 13.99 574 560 40.0 29,823 29,099 2,080

Computer control programmers and

operators ...................................... 18.76 19.10 748 764 39.9 38,906 39,728 2,074

Computer-controlled machine tool

operators, metal and plastic ..... 16.95 16.25 675 629 39.8 35,110 32,683 2,072

Forming machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ...... 14.19 14.61 568 584 40.0 29,514 30,389 2,080

Extruding and drawing machine

setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ....................... 15.20 14.61 608 584 40.0 31,607 30,389 2,080

Machine tool cutting setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................... 15.36 14.83 613 588 39.9 31,887 30,555 2,076

Cutting, punching, and press

machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ......... 14.50 14.02 578 540 39.8 30,047 28,059 2,072

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and

buffing machine tool setters,

operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic ................................ 17.30 16.31 692 652 40.0 35,994 33,925 2,080

Machinists ........................................... 20.51 21.14 820 846 40.0 42,663 43,967 2,080

Molders and molding machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................... 11.77 11.50 471 460 40.0 24,427 23,920 2,075

Molding, coremaking, and casting

machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ......... 11.68 11.50 467 460 40.0 24,244 23,920 2,075

Multiple machine tool setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................... 18.46 20.80 738 832 40.0 38,359 43,268 2,078

Tool and die makers ........................... 23.28 21.86 931 875 40.0 48,416 45,477 2,080

Welding, soldering, and brazing

workers ......................................... 15.39 14.30 616 572 40.0 31,991 29,702 2,079

Welders, cutters, solderers, and

brazers ...................................... 16.26 15.60 650 624 40.0 33,793 32,448 2,079

Miscellaneous metalworkers and

plastic workers .............................. 14.09 15.71 563 628 40.0 29,281 32,677 2,078

Printers ............................................... 15.84 14.67 631 587 39.8 32,786 30,514 2,070

Prepress technicians and workers .. 14.92 13.25 595 530 39.9 30,939 27,560 2,074

Printing machine operators ............. 16.03 14.67 637 587 39.8 33,147 30,514 2,068

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..... 10.76 10.60 425 424 39.5 22,102 22,048 2,054

Chemical processing machine setters,

operators, and tenders ................. 18.63 18.00 745 720 40.0 38,759 37,440 2,080

Separating, filtering, clarifying,

precipitating, and still machine

setters, operators, and

tenders ...................................... 18.22 16.75 729 670 40.0 37,893 34,840 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

104
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing,

and blending workers ................... $13.59 $13.46 $543 $538 40.0 $27,920 $27,438 2,055

Crushing, grinding, and polishing

machine setters, operators, and

tenders ...................................... 13.12 13.00 525 520 40.0 26,411 27,040 2,014

Mixing and blending machine

setters, operators, and

tenders ...................................... 14.45 14.16 578 566 40.0 30,062 29,453 2,080

Cutting workers ................................... 14.24 14.85 570 594 40.0 29,312 30,680 2,058

Cutting and slicing machine setters,

operators, and tenders ............. 14.72 15.50 589 620 40.0 30,609 32,240 2,080

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,

and weighers ................................ 17.45 15.22 698 609 40.0 36,305 31,658 2,080

Packaging and filling machine

operators and tenders .................. 14.78 15.31 591 612 40.0 30,744 31,845 2,080

Painting workers ................................. 20.12 17.06 809 681 40.2 41,995 35,412 2,087

Coating, painting, and spraying

machine setters, operators, and

tenders ...................................... 18.09 16.04 724 642 40.0 37,540 33,359 2,075

Miscellaneous production workers ..... 11.80 10.50 471 420 39.9 23,940 21,320 2,028

Helpers--production workers .......... 10.71 10.25 427 410 39.9 22,203 21,320 2,074

Transportation and material moving

occupations .................................... 15.24 13.75 630 577 41.3 32,561 29,661 2,137

First-line supervisors/managers of

helpers, laborers, and material

movers, hand ................................ 18.46 18.31 748 732 40.5 38,899 38,085 2,108

First-line supervisors/managers of

transportation and

material-moving machine and

vehicle operators .......................... 25.31 23.13 1,035 934 40.9 53,821 48,593 2,127

Driver/sales workers and truck

drivers ........................................... 14.50 13.78 623 600 43.0 32,175 31,177 2,219

Truck drivers, heavy and

tractor-trailer ............................. 15.11 14.50 687 642 45.5 35,307 33,398 2,336

Truck drivers, light or delivery

services .................................... 12.02 10.00 464 379 38.6 24,116 19,708 2,006

Dredge, excavating, and loading

machine operators ........................ 18.60 17.50 744 700 40.0 37,632 36,400 2,023

Excavating and loading machine

and dragline operators .............. 18.60 17.50 744 700 40.0 37,604 36,400 2,022

Industrial truck and tractor operators .. 14.50 14.78 580 591 40.0 29,559 30,576 2,039

Laborers and material movers, hand .. 12.35 11.00 489 440 39.6 25,430 22,880 2,060

Cleaners of vehicles and

equipment ................................. 10.26 10.75 410 430 40.0 21,342 22,360 2,080

Laborers and freight, stock, and

material movers, hand .............. 13.65 12.46 538 494 39.4 27,980 25,709 2,050

Machine feeders and offbearers ..... 14.41 13.49 559 540 38.8 29,066 28,059 2,017

Packers and packagers, hand ........ 10.45 9.81 418 392 40.0 21,716 20,399 2,079

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,

where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

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

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,

nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay

of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See

appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of

overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of

overtime.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for

categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

105
Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings

and mean weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers ................................................ $22.82 $20.19 $900 $819 39.4 $42,121 $39,464 1,846

Management occupations ................... 35.58 34.50 1,441 1,380 40.5 71,454 68,257 2,008

Education administrators .................... 39.25 37.08 1,613 1,526 41.1 79,068 77,116 2,014

Education administrators,

elementary and secondary

school ....................................... 44.70 41.10 1,847 1,748 41.3 87,211 79,625 1,951

Education administrators,

postsecondary .......................... 30.44 20.71 1,241 829 40.8 64,529 43,083 2,120

Social and community service

managers ...................................... 26.20 22.09 1,048 884 40.0 54,498 45,947 2,080

Business and financial operations

occupations .................................... 23.89 23.90 957 956 40.0 49,634 49,712 2,078

Human resources, training, and labor

relations specialists ...................... 22.99 22.81 920 912 40.0 47,826 47,441 2,080

Accountants and auditors ................... 21.32 19.27 853 771 40.0 44,350 40,077 2,080

Computer and mathematical science

occupations .................................... 25.97 24.56 1,039 982 40.0 54,013 51,085 2,080

Computer programmers ..................... 28.32 26.35 1,133 1,054 40.0 58,913 54,800 2,080

Computer systems analysts ............... 25.63 23.17 1,025 927 40.0 53,306 48,183 2,080

Architecture and engineering

occupations .................................... 23.74 21.01 950 840 40.0 49,380 43,701 2,080

Engineers ........................................... 30.60 28.33 1,224 1,133 40.0 63,648 58,924 2,080

Engineering technicians, except

drafters ......................................... 19.06 18.15 762 726 40.0 39,640 37,758 2,080

Civil engineering technicians .......... 18.71 18.15 748 726 40.0 38,921 37,758 2,080

Life, physical, and social science

occupations .................................... 20.84 19.44 833 778 40.0 42,985 40,435 2,063

Life scientists ...................................... 20.91 20.30 836 812 40.0 43,488 42,224 2,080

Psychologists ...................................... 31.62 25.73 1,265 1,029 40.0 60,905 54,683 1,926

Miscellaneous life, physical, and

social science technicians ............ 22.31 19.85 893 794 40.0 46,411 41,288 2,080

Community and social services

occupations .................................... 19.81 17.23 791 689 39.9 39,106 35,845 1,974

Counselors ......................................... 23.85 23.58 950 943 39.8 42,166 36,889 1,768

Educational, vocational, and school

counselors ................................ 25.68 23.89 1,021 956 39.8 42,713 38,229 1,663

Social workers .................................... 19.86 18.18 793 727 39.9 40,147 36,026 2,021

Child, family, and school social

workers ..................................... 19.43 16.36 775 654 39.9 39,512 33,180 2,034

Mental health and substance abuse

social workers ........................... 18.64 18.23 745 729 40.0 38,763 37,918 2,080

Miscellaneous community and social

service specialists ......................... 17.27 16.35 691 654 40.0 35,931 34,006 2,080

Probation officers and correctional

treatment specialists ................. 19.75 16.21 790 648 40.0 41,073 33,717 2,080

Social and human service

assistants .................................. 16.15 15.39 646 615 40.0 33,587 32,005 2,080

Legal occupations ................................ 33.63 28.34 1,345 1,133 40.0 69,942 58,941 2,080

Lawyers .............................................. 32.36 26.87 1,294 1,075 40.0 67,311 55,890 2,080

Education, training, and library

occupations .................................... 31.10 30.35 1,154 1,139 37.1 44,123 42,809 1,419

Postsecondary teachers ..................... 41.45 37.02 1,629 1,452 39.3 65,189 55,567 1,573

Math and computer teachers,

postsecondary .......................... 34.48 40.02 1,323 1,486 38.4 55,724 55,485 1,616

Mathematical science teachers,

postsecondary ...................... 30.72 31.69 1,235 1,282 40.2 51,012 53,017 1,660

See footnotes at end of table.

106
Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings

and mean weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Social sciences teachers,

postsecondary .......................... $35.35 $31.28 $1,442 $1,251 40.8 $56,223 $48,797 1,590

Health teachers, postsecondary ..... 30.14 28.21 1,212 1,176 40.2 50,780 47,529 1,685

Health specialties teachers,

postsecondary ...................... 29.74 24.53 1,190 981 40.0 55,955 43,695 1,881

Arts, communications, and

humanities teachers,

postsecondary .......................... 41.48 37.02 1,668 1,481 40.2 60,468 51,827 1,458

Miscellaneous postsecondary

teachers .................................... 38.88 37.04 1,507 1,481 38.7 64,235 61,818 1,652

Vocational education teachers,

postsecondary ...................... 37.46 39.06 1,405 1,481 37.5 62,518 61,823 1,669

Primary, secondary, and special

education school teachers ............ 31.96 30.57 1,173 1,147 36.7 44,089 42,403 1,380

Preschool and kindergarten

teachers .................................... 31.69 30.49 1,166 1,140 36.8 44,214 42,841 1,395

Kindergarten teachers, except

special education .................. 31.88 30.61 1,180 1,161 37.0 44,883 44,065 1,408

Elementary and middle school

teachers .................................... 32.55 31.38 1,184 1,147 36.4 44,520 42,809 1,368

Elementary school teachers,

except special education ...... 31.90 30.49 1,171 1,147 36.7 43,909 42,192 1,377

Middle school teachers, except

special and vocational

education .............................. 34.88 33.65 1,230 1,218 35.3 46,647 45,157 1,337

Secondary school teachers ............ 30.86 29.49 1,150 1,106 37.3 43,110 41,390 1,397

Secondary school teachers,

except special and vocational

education .............................. 30.86 29.49 1,149 1,102 37.2 43,102 41,261 1,397

Special education teachers ............ 32.11 31.33 1,186 1,141 36.9 44,659 43,472 1,391

Special education teachers,

preschool, kindergarten, and

elementary school ................ 29.75 27.11 1,063 1,017 35.7 40,363 38,633 1,357

Special education teachers,

middle school ........................ 38.28 34.55 1,527 1,382 39.9 56,673 51,407 1,480

Special education teachers,

secondary school .................. 32.07 29.68 1,207 1,178 37.6 44,967 43,836 1,402

Other teachers and instructors ........... 28.44 27.94 1,094 1,118 38.5 42,744 43,085 1,503

Librarians ............................................ 32.73 37.16 1,227 1,395 37.5 51,129 54,431 1,562

Library technicians .............................. 15.13 14.92 605 597 40.0 31,463 31,034 2,080

Teacher assistants ............................. 11.16 10.52 395 372 35.4 14,957 13,920 1,341

Arts, design, entertainment, sports,

and media occupations .................. 21.63 18.65 865 746 40.0 42,044 35,693 1,943

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations .................................... 24.77 22.50 980 886 39.6 49,492 44,970 1,998

Physicians and surgeons .................... 29.31 22.38 1,173 895 40.0 60,974 46,548 2,080

Registered nurses .............................. 26.96 25.00 1,063 957 39.4 54,092 48,610 2,006

Therapists ........................................... 27.31 25.89 1,043 1,035 38.2 46,023 44,275 1,685

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians .................................... 19.90 16.58 796 663 40.0 41,398 34,495 2,080

Diagnostic related technologists and

technicians .................................... 24.76 22.92 981 917 39.6 51,022 47,674 2,061

Licensed practical and licensed

vocational nurses .......................... 15.78 15.54 627 619 39.8 32,467 32,136 2,058

Healthcare support occupations ......... 10.70 10.19 421 408 39.3 19,639 19,933 1,835

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health

aides ............................................. 10.45 10.05 410 402 39.3 19,053 19,933 1,823

Nursing aides, orderlies, and

attendants ................................. 10.31 10.82 401 433 38.9 16,949 18,720 1,643

Psychiatric aides ............................. 10.50 9.58 417 383 39.7 21,678 19,933 2,064

Miscellaneous healthcare support

occupations .................................. 13.95 14.97 558 599 40.0 27,231 28,309 1,952

See footnotes at end of table.

107
Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings

and mean weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Protective service occupations ........... $20.87 $19.76 $884 $856 42.3 $44,689 $44,075 2,141

First-line supervisors/managers, law

enforcement workers .................... 29.85 30.50 1,202 1,220 40.3 62,483 63,444 2,093

First-line supervisors/managers of

correctional officers .................. 23.06 23.36 922 934 40.0 47,959 48,593 2,080

First-line supervisors/managers of

police and detectives ................ 32.82 31.27 1,325 1,313 40.4 68,890 68,291 2,099

First-line supervisors/managers of fire

fighting and prevention workers .... 26.86 27.92 1,378 1,480 51.3 71,677 76,948 2,669

Fire fighters ......................................... 17.43 16.58 879 879 50.4 45,693 45,694 2,621

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and

jailers ............................................ 16.12 14.70 645 588 40.0 33,530 30,566 2,080

Correctional officers and jailers ...... 16.09 14.51 644 580 40.0 33,471 30,175 2,080

Detectives and criminal

investigators ................................. 24.25 25.20 970 1,008 40.0 50,441 52,412 2,080

Police officers ..................................... 21.90 21.58 877 863 40.1 44,482 44,512 2,032

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ... 21.90 21.58 877 863 40.1 44,482 44,512 2,032

Security guards and gaming

surveillance officers ...................... 14.08 14.16 563 566 40.0 28,362 27,747 2,014

Security guards ............................... 14.08 14.16 563 566 40.0 28,362 27,747 2,014

Food preparation and serving related

occupations .................................... 9.64 9.65 361 341 37.4 15,937 16,640 1,653

First-line supervisors/managers, food

preparation and serving workers .. 13.24 13.46 457 438 34.5 16,524 15,751 1,248

Cooks ................................................. 9.91 9.37 364 328 36.8 15,268 14,703 1,541

Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...... 9.91 9.37 364 328 36.8 15,268 14,703 1,541

Building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance occupations ............. 14.35 13.22 573 528 39.9 29,072 27,123 2,026

First-line supervisors/managers,

building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance workers ................... 24.26 25.34 957 1,014 39.4 49,767 52,703 2,051

First-line supervisors/managers of

housekeeping and janitorial

workers ..................................... 24.69 25.34 973 1,014 39.4 50,582 52,703 2,049

Building cleaning workers ................... 13.18 12.95 527 518 40.0 27,320 26,936 2,072

Janitors and cleaners, except

maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 13.74 13.19 550 528 40.0 28,472 27,444 2,072

Maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 8.40 8.69 334 348 39.8 17,383 18,075 2,069

Grounds maintenance workers ........... 15.20 12.57 608 503 40.0 27,437 26,083 1,805

Landscaping and groundskeeping

workers ..................................... 15.62 17.59 625 704 40.0 26,482 24,311 1,695

Personal care and service

occupations .................................... 15.47 15.46 619 618 40.0 30,738 27,830 1,988

Office and administrative support

occupations .................................... 15.29 14.96 608 592 39.8 31,162 30,368 2,039

First-line supervisors/managers of

office and administrative support

workers ......................................... 19.84 19.92 794 797 40.0 41,267 41,434 2,080

Financial clerks ................................... 16.39 16.79 656 672 40.0 34,097 34,923 2,080

Bookkeeping, accounting, and

auditing clerks ........................... 15.48 15.72 619 629 40.0 32,194 32,698 2,080

Court, municipal, and license clerks ... 15.09 14.53 603 581 40.0 31,381 30,222 2,080

Eligibility interviewers, government

programs ...................................... 15.60 14.69 624 588 40.0 32,458 30,555 2,080

Library assistants, clerical .................. 11.83 11.57 451 438 38.1 19,664 17,040 1,662

Receptionists and information clerks .. 13.22 12.67 529 507 40.0 27,496 26,354 2,080

Dispatchers ......................................... 15.24 15.19 610 608 40.0 31,696 31,595 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

108
Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings

and mean weekly and annual hours, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Police, fire, and ambulance

dispatchers ............................... $15.24 $15.19 $610 $608 40.0 $31,696 $31,595 2,080

Secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................... 16.11 15.75 637 630 39.5 32,247 32,329 2,002

Executive secretaries and

administrative assistants .......... 17.55 16.59 699 663 39.8 35,973 34,414 2,050

Secretaries, except legal, medical,

and executive ........................... 15.37 15.54 606 612 39.4 30,454 30,907 1,981

Data entry and information processing

workers ......................................... 13.00 12.15 520 486 40.0 27,050 25,266 2,080

Word processors and typists .......... 14.01 13.68 560 547 40.0 29,133 28,454 2,080

Office clerks, general .......................... 14.41 14.08 575 563 39.9 29,478 28,995 2,046

Construction and extraction

occupations .................................... 18.14 17.71 726 708 40.0 37,068 36,005 2,044

First-line supervisors/managers of

construction trades and extraction

workers ......................................... 20.55 20.48 822 819 40.0 42,751 42,596 2,080

Construction equipment operators ..... 15.87 14.23 635 569 40.0 33,002 29,598 2,080

Operating engineers and other

construction equipment

operators .................................. 15.73 13.55 629 542 40.0 32,709 28,184 2,080

Electricians ......................................... 22.66 20.67 907 827 40.0 47,139 42,992 2,080

Construction and building inspectors .. 23.05 21.55 922 862 40.0 47,946 44,824 2,080

Highway maintenance workers ........... 13.88 13.47 555 539 40.0 28,877 28,018 2,080

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations .................................... 19.87 19.26 795 770 40.0 41,329 40,057 2,080

First-line supervisors/managers of

mechanics, installers, and

repairers ....................................... 26.38 28.41 1,055 1,136 40.0 54,879 59,093 2,080

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel

engine specialists ......................... 17.97 17.85 719 714 40.0 37,386 37,128 2,080

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment

service technicians and

mechanics .................................... 19.69 20.94 788 838 40.0 40,963 43,555 2,080

Mobile heavy equipment

mechanics, except engines ...... 19.69 20.94 788 838 40.0 40,963 43,555 2,080

Industrial machinery installation,

repair, and maintenance

workers ......................................... 16.92 15.81 677 632 40.0 35,195 32,885 2,080

Maintenance and repair workers,

general ...................................... 16.32 15.81 653 632 40.0 33,942 32,885 2,080

Production occupations ...................... 21.37 21.75 855 870 40.0 44,451 45,240 2,080

Water and liquid waste treatment

plant and system operators .......... 21.39 21.75 856 870 40.0 44,493 45,240 2,080

Transportation and material moving

occupations .................................... 17.88 17.52 703 696 39.3 35,438 35,776 1,982

Bus drivers .......................................... 18.57 19.33 712 773 38.3 34,256 34,757 1,845

Bus drivers, school ......................... 17.31 18.89 593 595 34.3 24,123 20,201 1,394

Driver/sales workers and truck

drivers ........................................... 16.56 17.20 663 688 40.0 34,453 35,776 2,080

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,

where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

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

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,

nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay

of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See

appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of

overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of

overtime.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for

categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

109
Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of private industry establishments

for major occupational groups, West North Central, June 2006

Occupational group2 Total 1-99

workers

100-499

workers

500

workers

or more

All workers .................................................................... $16.71 $14.96 $17.14 $21.10

Management, professional, and related ..................... 27.21 24.09 27.57 30.25

Management, business, and financial .................... 30.42 26.74 33.07 33.27

Professional and related ......................................... 25.47 22.27 24.79 28.92

Service ........................................................................ 9.37 8.80 9.62 11.39

Sales and office .......................................................... 13.80 13.57 13.93 14.49

Sales and related .................................................... 14.23 14.25 13.21 24.11

Office and administrative support ........................... 13.55 13.06 14.36 13.84

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 20.32 19.52 22.74 23.74

Construction and extraction ................................... 21.56 20.86 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 19.16 17.97 21.24 22.73

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 14.83 13.26 14.54 18.71

Production .............................................................. 15.24 14.19 14.08 18.24

Transportation and material moving ....................... 14.31 12.57 15.33 20.02

Relative error3 (percent)

All workers .................................................................... 1.6 2.1 2.5 5.1

Management, professional, and related ..................... 3.8 2.8 5.2 3.1

Management, business, and financial .................... 7.3 4.6 13.0 4.6

Professional and related ......................................... 2.8 6.0 5.1 2.8

Service ........................................................................ 2.8 4.7 3.0 5.3

Sales and office .......................................................... 2.0 3.5 2.8 5.5

Sales and related .................................................... 6.8 8.9 5.6 14.1

Office and administrative support ........................... 1.8 1.5 3.0 5.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 4.8 5.7 3.2 8.9

Construction and extraction ................................... 4.0 5.4 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 5.6 6.7 6.5 9.9

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 2.0 4.0 3.6 4.5

Production .............................................................. 3.6 8.0 4.6 4.8

Transportation and material moving ....................... 3.0 3.5 4.3 22.0

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries

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

adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for

overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

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

and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.

See appendix A for more information. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See

appendix B for more information.

3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to

calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.

For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation

Survey.

110
Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, West North Central, June 2006

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers .................................................................... $16.47 $14.02 $658 $560 40.0 $34,000 $28,999 2,065

Management occupations ....................................... 28.59 24.31 1,183 996 41.4 61,404 50,960 2,148

General and operations managers ......................... 30.88 29.54 1,308 1,200 42.4 68,040 62,400 2,204

Marketing and sales managers .............................. 46.97 48.00 2,053 1,921 43.7 106,770 99,894 2,273

Sales managers .................................................. 46.24 48.00 2,105 2,400 45.5 109,436 124,800 2,367

Financial managers ................................................ 29.67 24.31 1,185 923 40.0 61,637 47,992 2,077

Medical and health services managers .................. 33.47 33.05 1,410 1,322 42.1 73,311 68,746 2,191

Business and financial operations occupations ... 24.32 20.06 993 880 40.8 51,611 45,760 2,122

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ......................................................... 21.32 20.46 853 818 40.0 44,337 42,557 2,080

Accountants and auditors ....................................... 22.76 26.44 921 1,058 40.5 47,894 54,999 2,104

Financial analysts and advisors .............................. 32.01 23.08 1,273 923 39.8 66,181 48,000 2,068

Insurance underwriters ....................................... 30.36 26.44 1,194 1,058 39.3 62,065 54,999 2,044

Loan counselors and officers .................................. 29.23 25.96 1,166 1,038 39.9 60,649 54,001 2,075

Loan officers ....................................................... 29.23 25.96 1,166 1,038 39.9 60,649 54,001 2,075

Computer and mathematical science

occupations ........................................................ 33.70 30.29 1,347 1,212 40.0 70,033 62,999 2,078

Computer programmers ......................................... 29.57 27.89 1,183 1,115 40.0 61,515 58,001 2,080

Computer software engineers ................................ 42.68 45.67 1,707 1,827 40.0 88,781 95,000 2,080

Computer software engineers, applications ....... 46.46 47.78 1,858 1,911 40.0 96,632 99,382 2,080

Computer support specialists ................................. 22.90 19.05 916 762 40.0 47,631 39,614 2,080

Network and computer systems administrators ...... 30.83 31.73 1,233 1,269 40.0 64,129 66,000 2,080

Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 20.86 20.00 839 808 40.2 43,614 41,999 2,091

Engineers ............................................................... 20.56 17.00 828 680 40.3 43,072 35,360 2,095

Drafters ................................................................... 21.30 20.75 852 830 40.0 44,305 43,160 2,080

Engineering technicians, except drafters ................ 20.56 20.00 823 800 40.0 42,773 41,600 2,080

Life, physical, and social science occupations ..... 23.00 24.88 920 995 40.0 47,299 51,746 2,057

Community and social services occupations ........ 15.04 14.91 587 597 39.0 30,514 31,021 2,029

Counselors ............................................................. 16.81 17.69 626 658 37.3 32,575 34,220 1,938

Miscellaneous community and social service

specialists ......................................................... 14.37 13.63 568 545 39.5 29,516 28,344 2,054

Legal occupations .................................................... 32.98 27.44 1,361 1,177 41.3 70,788 61,201 2,146

Lawyers .................................................................. 44.85 36.06 1,944 1,654 43.3 101,080 85,999 2,254

Paralegals and legal assistants .............................. 21.61 21.54 855 775 39.6 44,460 40,302 2,057

Education, training, and library occupations ........ 16.90 19.50 657 769 38.9 30,793 34,372 1,822

Postsecondary teachers ......................................... 21.41 19.83 849 793 39.7 44,166 41,242 2,063

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ............................................................ 24.74 24.05 990 962 40.0 36,908 36,560 1,492

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations ........................................................ 16.75 14.25 656 540 39.2 34,115 28,080 2,036

Designers ............................................................... 13.43 10.04 541 401 40.3 28,135 20,873 2,096

Writers and editors ................................................. 14.44 13.40 577 536 40.0 30,029 27,872 2,080

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations ........................................................ 21.61 21.33 854 800 39.5 44,415 41,600 2,055

Registered nurses .................................................. 21.49 22.46 872 786 40.6 45,331 40,877 2,110

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ... 18.79 23.60 752 944 40.0 39,081 49,088 2,080

Licensed practical and licensed vocational

nurses ............................................................... 15.83 15.50 627 606 39.6 32,616 31,512 2,060

Healthcare support occupations ............................. 12.51 12.31 474 454 37.9 24,628 23,632 1,969

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .......... 9.20 8.78 355 344 38.6 18,480 17,901 2,009

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............ 9.75 9.45 373 350 38.3 19,411 18,204 1,991

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...... 13.83 13.50 520 492 37.6 27,021 25,607 1,953

Dental assistants ................................................ 14.92 14.20 549 530 36.8 28,544 27,560 1,913

See footnotes at end of table.

111
Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Protective service occupations ............................... $10.16 $9.00 $406 $360 40.0 $21,130 $18,720 2,080

Food preparation and serving related

occupations ........................................................ 8.43 8.50 322 330 38.2 16,749 17,160 1,988

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation

and serving workers ......................................... 11.44 10.05 468 408 40.9 24,359 21,216 2,129

First-line supervisors/managers of food

preparation and serving workers .................. 11.22 9.23 454 402 40.5 23,617 20,904 2,106

Cooks ..................................................................... 9.23 9.20 364 363 39.4 18,904 18,888 2,048

Cooks, fast food .................................................. 8.45 8.50 334 340 39.6 17,379 17,680 2,057

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .......................... 9.17 9.25 364 370 39.7 18,908 19,240 2,063

Cooks, restaurant ............................................... 9.90 11.23 385 400 38.9 20,035 20,800 2,024

Food preparation workers ....................................... 8.02 7.50 309 288 38.5 15,987 14,560 1,993

Food service, tipped ............................................... 5.49 4.25 193 136 35.2 10,055 7,072 1,833

Bartenders .......................................................... 7.88 9.00 280 360 35.6 14,571 18,720 1,849

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 3.97 3.35 138 126 34.7 7,153 6,573 1,802

Fast food and counter workers ............................... 7.79 8.00 297 320 38.2 15,468 16,640 1,986

Combined food preparation and serving

workers, including fast food .......................... 7.79 8.00 297 320 38.2 15,468 16,640 1,986

Dishwashers ........................................................... 8.31 8.50 302 328 36.3 15,691 17,033 1,888

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations ........................................................ 10.39 9.29 408 360 39.3 20,740 18,720 1,996

First-line supervisors/managers, building and

grounds cleaning and maintenance workers .... 15.01 17.75 595 710 39.6 30,534 36,920 2,034

Building cleaning workers ....................................... 9.16 9.06 357 326 39.0 18,556 16,952 2,025

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ................................. 10.18 10.03 406 401 39.8 21,098 20,862 2,072

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ..................... 8.20 8.00 313 309 38.1 16,258 16,081 1,984

Grounds maintenance workers ............................... 12.86 8.50 526 340 40.9 23,399 19,038 1,820

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ........ 12.86 8.50 526 340 40.9 23,399 19,038 1,820

Personal care and service occupations ................. 9.22 8.50 361 340 39.1 18,765 17,680 2,035

Barbers and cosmetologists ................................... 8.47 8.13 330 320 38.9 17,146 16,640 2,024

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .... 8.47 8.13 330 320 38.9 17,146 16,640 2,024

Sales and related occupations ................................ 16.94 13.75 679 521 40.1 35,321 27,071 2,085

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ..... 15.53 14.98 651 594 41.9 33,848 30,900 2,179

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ......................................................... 14.61 14.86 604 590 41.4 31,417 30,680 2,151

Retail sales workers ............................................... 11.60 9.90 455 380 39.2 23,651 19,760 2,039

Cashiers, all workers .......................................... 8.23 8.00 316 310 38.3 16,392 16,120 1,992

Cashiers ......................................................... 8.23 8.00 316 310 38.3 16,392 16,120 1,992

Counter and rental clerks and parts

salespersons ................................................ 13.32 12.00 544 480 40.8 28,278 24,960 2,123

Counter and rental clerks ............................... 13.67 9.80 552 392 40.4 28,702 20,384 2,100

Parts salespersons ......................................... 13.27 12.08 543 480 40.9 28,216 24,960 2,127

Retail salespersons ............................................ 13.27 11.84 517 476 39.0 26,893 24,727 2,027

Advertising sales agents ......................................... 21.31 18.18 852 727 40.0 44,317 37,819 2,080

Insurance sales agents ........................................... 23.69 22.76 945 910 39.9 49,120 47,341 2,073

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing ................................................... 24.74 20.47 1,017 831 41.1 52,879 43,196 2,137

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing, except technical and

scientific products ......................................... 24.46 19.39 1,006 873 41.1 52,311 45,386 2,139

Miscellaneous sales and related workers ............... 16.25 9.58 651 383 40.1 33,854 19,926 2,083

Office and administrative support occupations .... 13.68 12.68 542 501 39.6 28,129 26,000 2,057

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ......................... 21.38 20.19 847 825 39.6 44,040 42,899 2,060

Financial clerks ....................................................... 11.95 10.95 472 438 39.5 24,497 22,776 2,050

Billing and posting clerks and machine

operators ...................................................... 10.77 10.00 428 400 39.7 22,249 20,800 2,065

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ... 12.60 11.25 497 440 39.5 25,756 22,880 2,044

See footnotes at end of table.

112
Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Tellers ................................................................. $9.87 $9.85 $390 $390 39.5 $20,303 $20,280 2,056

Customer service representatives .......................... 15.01 14.75 601 590 40.1 31,272 30,680 2,084

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ....................... 8.20 8.40 326 330 39.7 16,929 17,160 2,064

Loan interviewers and clerks .................................. 15.06 14.61 603 584 40.0 31,330 30,385 2,080

New accounts clerks ............................................... 11.43 11.25 457 450 40.0 23,771 23,400 2,080

Order clerks ............................................................ 13.09 12.80 524 512 40.0 27,223 26,624 2,080

Receptionists and information clerks ...................... 12.07 11.73 474 440 39.3 24,642 22,879 2,042

Dispatchers ............................................................. 14.12 15.00 565 600 40.0 29,373 31,200 2,080

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and

ambulance .................................................... 14.12 15.00 565 600 40.0 29,373 31,200 2,080

Production, planning, and expediting clerks ........... 13.99 12.50 560 500 40.0 29,107 26,000 2,080

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ..................... 13.61 12.68 541 507 39.8 28,151 26,364 2,069

Stock clerks and order fillers .................................. 13.51 13.00 541 520 40.0 28,106 27,040 2,080

Secretaries and administrative assistants .............. 16.12 16.50 626 635 38.8 32,535 33,030 2,019

Executive secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................................... 17.62 18.83 705 753 40.0 36,642 39,156 2,080

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and

executive ...................................................... 14.98 16.50 572 660 38.2 29,726 34,320 1,984

Data entry and information processing workers ..... 11.86 12.10 474 484 40.0 24,664 25,168 2,080

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ....... 16.36 14.93 654 597 40.0 34,033 31,054 2,080

Office clerks, general .............................................. 12.45 11.54 495 462 39.8 25,616 23,999 2,058

Construction and extraction occupations ............. 21.08 20.00 852 800 40.4 42,826 40,851 2,032

First-line supervisors/managers of construction

trades and extraction workers .......................... 27.86 31.25 1,121 1,320 40.2 57,847 63,648 2,077

Carpenters .............................................................. 18.07 15.60 723 624 40.0 37,586 32,448 2,080

Construction laborers ............................................. 16.17 15.50 647 620 40.0 32,136 31,313 1,987

Construction equipment operators ......................... 23.59 27.56 1,030 1,102 43.7 41,549 51,097 1,761

Operating engineers and other construction

equipment operators ..................................... 24.13 27.62 1,064 1,102 44.1 45,910 51,097 1,902

Electricians ............................................................. 21.68 18.00 867 720 40.0 45,092 37,440 2,080

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ....................................................... 25.97 30.75 1,039 1,230 40.0 54,025 63,960 2,080

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ............... 25.97 30.75 1,039 1,230 40.0 54,023 63,960 2,080

Helpers, construction trades ................................... 11.58 11.00 463 440 40.0 22,723 20,800 1,962

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations ........................................................ 18.04 18.15 726 726 40.2 37,761 37,752 2,093

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics,

installers, and repairers .................................... 22.49 21.90 980 877 43.6 50,971 45,600 2,266

Radio and telecommunications equipment

installers and repairers ..................................... 19.45 18.83 778 753 40.0 40,457 39,175 2,080

Telecommunications equipment installers and

repairers, except line installers ..................... 19.45 18.83 778 753 40.0 40,457 39,175 2,080

Automotive technicians and repairers .................... 18.98 20.00 764 801 40.3 39,725 41,671 2,094

Automotive service technicians and

mechanics .................................................... 18.24 20.03 733 801 40.2 38,126 41,671 2,090

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine

specialists ......................................................... 17.33 18.25 704 730 40.6 36,614 37,960 2,113

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service

technicians and mechanics .............................. 16.12 16.30 640 652 39.7 33,263 33,902 2,064

Farm equipment mechanics ............................... 14.29 15.39 561 538 39.2 29,150 28,001 2,040

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except

engines ......................................................... 17.33 17.00 693 680 40.0 36,055 35,360 2,080

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics and installers .................................. 18.12 21.00 725 840 40.0 37,696 43,680 2,080

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and

maintenance workers ....................................... 14.84 14.00 594 560 40.0 30,865 29,120 2,080

Maintenance and repair workers, general .......... 13.54 13.19 542 528 40.0 28,165 27,439 2,080

Line installers and repairers ................................... 25.11 24.02 1,004 961 40.0 52,226 49,962 2,080

Electrical power-line installers and repairers ...... 25.90 25.71 1,036 1,028 40.0 53,864 53,477 2,080

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and

repair workers ................................................... 12.97 12.00 519 480 40.0 26,977 24,960 2,080

Production occupations .......................................... 14.34 13.43 573 537 40.0 29,723 27,914 2,072

See footnotes at end of table.

113
Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ............................................. $17.21 $15.25 $699 $610 40.6 $36,327 $31,720 2,110

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ............. 11.32 11.50 453 460 40.0 23,554 23,920 2,080

Computer control programmers and operators ...... 19.06 19.10 763 764 40.0 39,651 39,728 2,080

Computer-controlled machine tool operators,

metal and plastic ........................................... 17.07 14.25 683 570 40.0 35,506 29,640 2,080

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ................................. 14.64 15.00 586 600 40.0 30,452 31,200 2,080

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ................ 14.36 13.79 574 552 40.0 29,869 28,683 2,080

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............ 14.36 13.79 574 552 40.0 29,869 28,683 2,080

Bookbinders and bindery workers .......................... 10.58 9.13 423 365 40.0 22,002 18,995 2,080

Bindery workers .................................................. 10.58 9.13 423 365 40.0 22,002 18,995 2,080

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending

workers ............................................................. 12.39 12.00 496 480 40.0 25,378 24,960 2,048

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and

weighers ........................................................... 16.46 14.84 658 594 40.0 34,230 30,867 2,080

Miscellaneous production workers ......................... 11.21 8.83 446 353 39.8 22,791 18,373 2,033

Helpers--production workers .............................. 10.05 9.64 394 385 39.2 20,473 20,041 2,037

Transportation and material moving

occupations ........................................................ 13.29 12.66 546 520 41.1 28,181 26,728 2,121

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ................... 13.20 12.25 543 520 41.1 27,959 26,401 2,118

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............... 13.72 13.00 598 580 43.6 30,583 29,120 2,228

Truck drivers, light or delivery services .............. 10.61 9.48 395 379 37.2 20,526 19,708 1,934

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine

operators .......................................................... 18.60 17.50 744 700 40.0 37,632 36,400 2,023

Excavating and loading machine and dragline

operators ...................................................... 18.60 17.50 744 700 40.0 37,604 36,400 2,022

Industrial truck and tractor operators ...................... 13.99 15.02 560 601 40.0 29,107 31,242 2,080

Laborers and material movers, hand ...................... 10.95 10.75 429 430 39.2 22,334 22,360 2,040

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment .................. 9.91 10.75 397 430 40.0 20,622 22,360 2,080

Laborers and freight, stock, and material

movers, hand ................................................ 11.08 10.75 431 400 38.9 22,423 20,800 2,023

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a

35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one

establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is

the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational

Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

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

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

mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of

workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an

employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an

employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not

shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

114
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, West North Central, June 2006

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers .................................................................... $19.72 $16.55 $787 $658 39.9 $40,698 $34,010 2,064

Management occupations ....................................... 40.39 37.66 1,658 1,538 41.0 86,047 80,001 2,130

Chief executives ..................................................... 78.77 60.00 3,907 3,294 49.6 203,188 171,267 2,580

General and operations managers ......................... 36.89 35.41 1,513 1,385 41.0 78,656 71,999 2,132

Marketing and sales managers .............................. 41.89 37.85 1,688 1,514 40.3 87,768 78,720 2,095

Marketing managers ........................................... 34.66 34.86 1,386 1,394 40.0 72,085 72,509 2,080

Computer and information systems managers ....... 45.75 46.47 1,878 1,923 41.0 97,653 100,000 2,134

Financial managers ................................................ 41.96 35.01 1,678 1,392 40.0 87,271 72,403 2,080

Human resources managers .................................. 35.86 31.26 1,499 1,202 41.8 77,972 62,505 2,174

Industrial production managers .............................. 34.09 30.77 1,590 1,548 46.7 82,699 80,496 2,426

Purchasing managers ............................................. 26.50 18.68 1,119 771 42.2 58,207 40,101 2,197

Education administrators ........................................ 29.11 23.10 1,224 924 42.0 59,425 44,749 2,041

Education administrators, postsecondary ........... 32.70 33.85 1,402 1,395 42.9 72,896 72,519 2,229

Engineering managers ........................................... 50.80 53.70 2,047 2,144 40.3 106,424 111,509 2,095

Medical and health services managers .................. 42.44 38.85 1,693 1,554 39.9 88,057 80,808 2,075

Business and financial operations occupations ... 26.90 25.21 1,080 988 40.1 56,162 51,371 2,087

Buyers and purchasing agents ............................... 25.64 26.00 1,045 1,040 40.8 54,339 54,070 2,119

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 17.29 16.65 677 656 39.2 35,222 34,091 2,038

Claims adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ................................................. 17.29 16.65 677 656 39.2 35,222 34,091 2,038

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ......................................................... 22.37 22.45 876 898 39.2 45,563 46,700 2,037

Employment, recruitment, and placement

specialists ..................................................... 19.53 19.71 752 745 38.5 39,085 38,744 2,001

Compensation, benefits, and job analysis

specialists ..................................................... 18.29 17.31 741 702 40.5 38,529 36,500 2,106

Training and development specialists ................ 23.27 25.60 898 988 38.6 46,709 51,371 2,007

Management analysts ............................................ 31.75 29.78 1,305 1,214 41.1 67,844 63,145 2,137

Accountants and auditors ....................................... 25.47 23.80 1,024 955 40.2 53,269 49,650 2,092

Credit analysts ........................................................ 29.14 25.50 1,275 1,060 43.8 66,321 55,141 2,276

Financial analysts and advisors .............................. 23.75 21.36 941 835 39.6 48,943 43,430 2,061

Financial analysts ............................................... 25.03 23.56 1,001 942 40.0 52,072 49,005 2,080

Insurance underwriters ....................................... 20.45 19.27 801 761 39.2 41,635 39,549 2,036

Loan counselors and officers .................................. 24.71 22.84 988 914 40.0 51,391 47,507 2,080

Loan officers ....................................................... 24.71 22.84 988 914 40.0 51,391 47,507 2,080

Computer and mathematical science

occupations ........................................................ 30.96 31.04 1,236 1,220 39.9 64,272 63,419 2,076

Computer programmers ......................................... 29.77 29.06 1,181 1,158 39.7 61,387 60,199 2,062

Computer software engineers ................................ 38.90 37.26 1,567 1,553 40.3 81,474 80,762 2,094

Computer software engineers, applications ....... 39.59 35.82 1,609 1,558 40.6 83,660 81,032 2,113

Computer software engineers, systems

software ........................................................ 38.37 37.93 1,535 1,517 40.0 79,804 78,899 2,080

Computer support specialists ................................. 17.03 17.92 684 717 40.2 35,591 37,278 2,090

Computer systems analysts ................................... 34.61 34.11 1,374 1,364 39.7 71,461 70,949 2,065

Network and computer systems administrators ...... 30.72 30.18 1,216 1,173 39.6 63,213 61,000 2,058

Network systems and data communications

analysts ............................................................ 31.50 30.30 1,260 1,212 40.0 65,521 63,024 2,080

Operations research analysts ................................. 28.65 28.73 1,145 1,149 40.0 59,551 59,765 2,079

Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 30.98 30.96 1,242 1,238 40.1 64,571 64,395 2,084

Engineers ............................................................... 35.59 34.35 1,429 1,377 40.2 74,312 71,614 2,088

Civil engineers .................................................... 31.50 30.97 1,260 1,239 40.0 65,528 64,418 2,080

Electrical engineers ........................................ 34.77 34.65 1,391 1,386 40.0 72,324 72,066 2,080

Industrial engineers, including health and

safety ............................................................ 31.18 31.06 1,271 1,298 40.8 66,087 67,517 2,119

Industrial engineers ........................................ 31.15 30.92 1,271 1,314 40.8 66,106 68,349 2,122

Mechanical engineers ......................................... 33.19 29.85 1,328 1,194 40.0 69,034 62,088 2,080

Drafters ................................................................... 19.90 20.50 796 820 40.0 41,398 42,640 2,080

Mechanical drafters ............................................ 20.52 20.52 821 821 40.0 42,679 42,677 2,080

Engineering technicians, except drafters ................ 22.10 20.36 884 814 40.0 45,869 42,349 2,075

See footnotes at end of table.

115
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Electrical and electronic engineering

technicians .................................................... $21.70 $21.33 $868 $853 40.0 $45,130 $44,375 2,080

Life, physical, and social science occupations ..... 28.50 27.47 1,140 1,115 40.0 59,257 58,001 2,079

Life scientists .......................................................... 25.50 20.63 1,001 833 39.2 52,039 43,326 2,041

Physical scientists .................................................. 31.08 28.29 1,252 1,132 40.3 65,083 58,843 2,094

Chemists and materials scientists ...................... 29.58 28.46 1,199 1,174 40.5 62,348 61,029 2,108

Community and social services occupations ........ 17.91 15.63 711 625 39.7 36,501 32,508 2,038

Social workers ........................................................ 21.95 22.65 878 906 40.0 44,172 47,104 2,013

Medical and public health social workers ........... 22.92 22.65 917 906 40.0 47,668 47,104 2,080

Miscellaneous community and social service

specialists ......................................................... 16.53 13.94 661 558 40.0 34,379 28,999 2,080

Legal occupations .................................................... 40.69 44.79 1,684 1,769 41.4 87,561 92,000 2,152

Lawyers .................................................................. 50.80 50.48 2,148 2,272 42.3 111,705 118,123 2,199

Paralegals and legal assistants .............................. 24.35 24.80 974 992 40.0 50,650 51,578 2,080

Education, training, and library occupations ........ 27.51 26.15 1,084 1,046 39.4 44,184 45,596 1,606

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ............................................................ 20.11 18.88 805 755 40.0 32,638 29,400 1,623

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations ........................................................ 25.67 22.74 1,028 910 40.0 53,437 47,295 2,082

Designers ............................................................... 25.77 22.74 1,031 910 40.0 53,594 47,295 2,080

Graphic designers .............................................. 19.08 18.72 763 749 40.0 39,683 38,929 2,080

Writers and editors ................................................. 19.79 19.86 792 794 40.0 41,158 41,300 2,080

Editors ................................................................ 20.24 19.86 810 794 40.0 42,095 41,300 2,080

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations ........................................................ 24.10 21.63 947 846 39.3 49,248 43,992 2,044

Pharmacists ............................................................ 44.78 45.95 1,791 1,838 40.0 93,152 95,576 2,080

Physicians and surgeons ........................................ 59.93 57.69 2,542 2,308 42.4 132,187 119,995 2,206

Registered nurses .................................................. 24.97 24.21 973 942 39.0 50,617 49,005 2,027

Therapists ............................................................... 25.98 25.00 1,033 1,000 39.8 53,740 52,000 2,069

Occupational therapists ...................................... 25.98 27.00 1,034 1,080 39.8 53,743 56,160 2,069

Physical therapists .............................................. 26.50 25.02 1,054 997 39.8 54,803 51,854 2,068

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ... 21.67 20.01 863 800 39.8 44,884 41,621 2,071

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ..... 24.81 24.83 988 983 39.8 51,371 51,131 2,071

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ........ 17.30 17.58 689 703 39.8 35,852 36,566 2,072

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ... 23.56 25.73 920 1,029 39.1 47,862 53,518 2,031

Radiologic technologists and technicians ........... 24.01 26.10 929 1,008 38.7 48,305 52,416 2,011

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .. 16.37 15.03 655 601 40.0 34,047 31,262 2,080

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support

technicians ........................................................ 13.00 12.07 504 472 38.8 26,220 24,565 2,016

Licensed practical and licensed vocational

nurses ............................................................... 17.27 17.72 670 677 38.8 34,853 35,214 2,018

Healthcare support occupations ............................. 11.67 10.56 463 420 39.7 24,073 21,860 2,063

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .......... 10.61 10.10 420 400 39.6 21,830 20,800 2,057

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............ 10.65 10.00 420 400 39.4 21,841 20,800 2,051

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...... 13.63 12.96 544 518 39.9 28,301 26,957 2,077

Medical assistants .............................................. 12.21 11.83 488 473 40.0 25,365 24,586 2,078

Medical transcriptionists ..................................... 15.81 16.91 632 676 40.0 32,878 35,173 2,079

Food preparation and serving related

occupations ........................................................ 9.99 9.55 377 334 37.7 19,594 17,372 1,961

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation

and serving workers ......................................... 14.85 14.80 641 615 43.2 33,322 32,001 2,244

First-line supervisors/managers of food

preparation and serving workers .................. 14.49 13.50 629 615 43.4 32,716 32,001 2,257

Cooks ..................................................................... 11.54 11.25 438 417 38.0 22,797 21,674 1,975

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .......................... 11.77 12.48 461 468 39.1 23,961 24,336 2,036

Cooks, restaurant ............................................... 11.42 11.13 427 417 37.4 22,199 21,674 1,944

Food preparation workers ....................................... 10.61 10.50 419 419 39.5 21,795 21,788 2,055

See footnotes at end of table.

116
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Food service, tipped ............................................... $5.03 $4.06 $171 $105 34.1 $8,909 $5,485 1,772

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 3.85 2.13 138 75 35.9 7,195 3,877 1,869

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and

bartender helpers ......................................... 8.10 8.60 236 105 29.1 12,253 5,485 1,512

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations ........................................................ 11.37 10.67 454 425 39.9 23,588 22,110 2,075

First-line supervisors/managers, building and

grounds cleaning and maintenance workers .... 16.90 13.41 714 537 42.3 37,145 27,899 2,198

First-line supervisors/managers of

housekeeping and janitorial workers ............ 16.90 13.41 714 537 42.3 37,145 27,899 2,198

Building cleaning workers ....................................... 10.87 10.35 431 404 39.7 22,436 21,029 2,063

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ................................. 11.58 11.22 460 440 39.7 23,899 22,859 2,064

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ..................... 9.28 9.40 368 372 39.6 19,127 19,344 2,062

Personal care and service occupations ................. 11.14 10.06 416 410 37.3 21,605 21,320 1,939

Gaming services workers ....................................... 6.34 5.50 252 220 39.8 13,122 11,440 2,070

Gaming dealers .................................................. 5.96 5.50 237 220 39.9 12,349 11,440 2,074

Recreation and fitness workers .............................. 13.19 12.50 524 500 39.7 27,269 26,000 2,067

Sales and related occupations ................................ 16.32 12.82 645 502 39.5 33,532 26,083 2,055

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ..... 19.89 18.50 804 748 40.4 41,816 38,917 2,102

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ......................................................... 18.14 18.37 734 735 40.5 38,170 38,205 2,105

Retail sales workers ............................................... 10.57 10.00 420 395 39.7 21,815 20,550 2,063

Cashiers, all workers .......................................... 9.72 9.45 389 378 40.0 20,226 19,656 2,080

Cashiers ......................................................... 9.88 9.76 395 390 40.0 20,547 20,301 2,080

Retail salespersons ............................................ 10.65 9.95 418 391 39.3 21,754 20,342 2,044

Advertising sales agents ......................................... 15.23 13.93 609 557 40.0 31,686 28,974 2,080

Insurance sales agents ........................................... 21.94 17.61 836 684 38.1 43,450 35,549 1,980

Securities, commodities, and financial services

sales agents ..................................................... 43.10 41.15 1,724 1,646 40.0 89,650 85,598 2,080

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing ................................................... 26.60 25.34 1,096 1,014 41.2 56,988 52,713 2,142

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing, except technical and

scientific products ......................................... 24.60 24.95 1,018 1,006 41.4 52,942 52,337 2,152

Miscellaneous sales and related workers ............... 17.07 16.02 683 641 40.0 35,496 33,320 2,080

Office and administrative support occupations .... 14.38 13.78 571 550 39.7 29,685 28,579 2,065

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ......................... 21.02 18.67 844 747 40.2 43,903 38,842 2,089

Financial clerks ....................................................... 13.41 13.00 535 520 39.9 27,803 27,040 2,073

Bill and account collectors .................................. 13.56 12.46 542 498 40.0 28,200 25,917 2,080

Billing and posting clerks and machine

operators ...................................................... 13.84 12.86 554 514 40.0 28,794 26,749 2,080

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ... 13.45 13.09 535 524 39.8 27,839 27,225 2,070

Tellers ................................................................. 10.68 10.37 427 415 40.0 22,209 21,570 2,080

Customer service representatives .......................... 15.20 14.50 607 578 39.9 31,555 30,035 2,076

File clerks ............................................................... 12.24 12.72 485 498 39.6 25,225 25,919 2,061

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .................. 12.39 12.75 495 500 39.9 25,719 26,000 2,076

Order clerks ............................................................ 16.53 16.99 661 679 40.0 34,375 35,329 2,080

Receptionists and information clerks ...................... 12.02 11.76 481 470 40.0 25,007 24,457 2,080

Dispatchers ............................................................. 18.58 17.00 808 846 43.5 40,345 35,458 2,171

Dispatchers, except police, fire, and

ambulance .................................................... 18.58 17.00 808 846 43.5 40,345 35,458 2,171

Production, planning, and expediting clerks ........... 20.68 19.04 827 762 40.0 43,012 39,601 2,080

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ..................... 12.03 11.66 479 460 39.8 24,893 23,940 2,069

Stock clerks and order fillers .................................. 14.69 14.15 587 566 40.0 30,549 29,432 2,080

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers,

recordkeeping ................................................... 15.60 15.10 624 604 40.0 32,443 31,408 2,080

Secretaries and administrative assistants .............. 17.49 16.74 697 669 39.8 36,214 34,800 2,070

Executive secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................................... 19.36 19.14 773 766 39.9 40,184 39,811 2,075

See footnotes at end of table.

117
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Medical secretaries ............................................. $14.55 $13.20 $580 $528 39.9 $30,185 $27,456 2,074

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and

executive ...................................................... 16.02 15.85 638 634 39.8 33,101 32,970 2,066

Computer operators ................................................ 16.61 16.35 665 654 40.0 34,555 34,008 2,080

Data entry and information processing workers ..... 11.78 12.60 470 504 39.9 24,444 26,208 2,074

Data entry keyers ............................................... 11.87 12.60 474 504 39.9 24,657 26,208 2,077

Word processors and typists .............................. 11.16 12.41 441 481 39.5 22,951 25,000 2,056

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ....... 13.29 11.18 523 447 39.4 27,211 23,246 2,047

Office clerks, general .............................................. 12.67 12.00 504 474 39.7 26,188 24,648 2,066

Construction and extraction occupations ............. 25.43 24.63 1,017 985 40.0 50,882 49,837 2,001

First-line supervisors/managers of construction

trades and extraction workers .......................... 31.68 26.92 1,267 1,077 40.0 65,904 55,994 2,080

Carpenters .............................................................. 25.48 29.27 1,019 1,171 40.0 48,452 38,563 1,901

Electricians ............................................................. 26.93 28.46 1,077 1,138 40.0 56,008 59,197 2,080

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ....................................................... 27.66 30.43 1,106 1,217 40.0 57,525 63,288 2,080

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ............... 27.66 30.43 1,106 1,217 40.0 57,525 63,288 2,080

Sheet metal workers ............................................... 23.33 29.36 933 1,174 40.0 48,521 61,069 2,080

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations ........................................................ 21.89 21.05 876 852 40.0 45,559 44,325 2,081

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics,

installers, and repairers .................................... 30.48 28.08 1,219 1,123 40.0 63,388 58,404 2,080

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ............ 28.52 26.70 1,141 1,068 40.0 59,329 55,536 2,080

Automotive technicians and repairers .................... 19.29 18.05 793 722 41.1 41,248 37,544 2,138

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine

specialists ......................................................... 17.67 16.97 707 679 40.0 36,758 35,298 2,080

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service

technicians and mechanics .............................. 20.68 17.94 827 718 40.0 43,022 37,315 2,080

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and

maintenance workers ....................................... 20.93 19.48 834 779 39.8 43,323 40,518 2,069

Industrial machinery mechanics ......................... 22.08 19.95 877 796 39.7 45,615 41,371 2,065

Maintenance and repair workers, general .......... 20.13 19.85 805 794 40.0 41,864 41,288 2,080

Maintenance workers, machinery ....................... 14.87 14.15 593 566 39.8 30,815 29,432 2,072

Millwrights ........................................................... 22.64 21.74 906 870 40.0 46,880 44,350 2,071

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and

repair workers ................................................... 17.60 19.69 704 788 40.0 36,617 40,955 2,080

Production occupations .......................................... 15.98 14.53 638 580 39.9 33,011 30,139 2,066

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ............................................. 24.21 23.22 991 895 40.9 51,493 46,536 2,127

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical

assemblers ....................................................... 16.59 15.08 664 603 40.0 34,504 31,366 2,080

Electrical and electronic equipment

assemblers ................................................... 16.70 15.08 668 603 40.0 34,734 31,366 2,080

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ............. 18.05 14.76 721 590 39.9 37,320 30,701 2,068

Bakers .................................................................... 15.35 14.93 614 597 40.0 31,928 31,054 2,080

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish

processing workers ........................................... 12.00 11.40 476 456 39.7 24,773 23,712 2,064

Slaughterers and meat packers .......................... 10.96 10.80 433 432 39.5 22,526 22,464 2,055

Miscellaneous food processing workers ................. 13.76 13.74 550 550 40.0 28,614 28,579 2,080

Food batchmakers .............................................. 14.44 13.99 578 560 40.0 30,030 29,099 2,080

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ............................................... 14.04 14.61 562 584 40.0 29,202 30,389 2,080

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ................................. 15.84 14.69 631 588 39.9 32,835 30,555 2,073

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .... 15.02 15.59 598 614 39.8 31,085 31,928 2,069

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing

machine tool setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ............................. 17.72 13.90 709 556 40.0 36,860 28,912 2,080

Machinists ............................................................... 22.73 23.21 909 928 40.0 47,274 48,275 2,080

Molders and molding machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic .......................... 12.00 11.75 480 470 40.0 24,892 24,440 2,074

See footnotes at end of table.

118
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................................... $12.00 $11.75 $480 $470 40.0 $24,892 $24,440 2,074

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ................................. 18.46 20.80 738 832 40.0 38,359 43,268 2,078

Tool and die makers ............................................... 23.39 24.00 935 960 40.0 48,642 49,920 2,080

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ................ 16.63 16.06 665 642 40.0 34,548 33,405 2,078

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............ 19.59 16.90 784 676 40.0 40,685 35,152 2,076

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ... 14.09 15.71 563 628 40.0 29,281 32,677 2,078

Printers ................................................................... 17.29 17.43 682 697 39.4 35,457 36,254 2,051

Printing machine operators ................................. 16.48 16.35 648 654 39.3 33,689 34,000 2,044

Chemical processing machine setters, operators,

and tenders ....................................................... 19.65 19.90 786 796 40.0 40,880 41,392 2,080

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and

still machine setters, operators, and

tenders .......................................................... 19.00 19.48 760 779 40.0 39,527 40,518 2,080

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and

weighers ........................................................... 17.98 15.22 719 609 40.0 37,396 31,658 2,080

Packaging and filling machine operators and

tenders .............................................................. 14.92 14.01 597 560 40.0 31,038 29,141 2,080

Painting workers ..................................................... 18.46 17.11 738 684 40.0 38,334 35,485 2,077

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,

operators, and tenders ................................. 19.19 17.03 768 681 40.0 39,817 35,412 2,075

Miscellaneous production workers ......................... 12.08 10.82 482 433 39.9 24,479 22,138 2,026

Helpers--production workers .............................. 10.81 10.25 433 410 40.0 22,491 21,320 2,080

Transportation and material moving

occupations ........................................................ 18.00 15.52 751 646 41.8 38,850 33,509 2,159

First-line supervisors/managers of helpers,

laborers, and material movers, hand ................ 19.93 18.68 800 747 40.1 41,609 38,850 2,087

First-line supervisors/managers of transportation

and material-moving machine and vehicle

operators .......................................................... 30.11 29.14 1,204 1,165 40.0 62,630 60,605 2,080

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ................... 18.34 17.91 912 872 49.7 47,405 45,344 2,585

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............... 18.05 18.15 904 802 50.1 47,017 41,705 2,604

Truck drivers, light or delivery services .............. 19.76 17.31 954 1,024 48.3 49,599 53,258 2,510

Industrial truck and tractor operators ...................... 14.68 14.53 587 581 40.0 29,723 30,222 2,024

Laborers and material movers, hand ...................... 13.03 11.70 519 463 39.8 26,975 24,084 2,070

Laborers and freight, stock, and material

movers, hand ................................................ 15.68 15.22 625 609 39.9 32,481 31,658 2,072

Machine feeders and offbearers ......................... 14.41 13.49 559 540 38.8 29,066 28,059 2,017

Packers and packagers, hand ............................ 10.29 9.81 411 392 40.0 21,380 20,399 2,078

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a

35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one

establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is

the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational

Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

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

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

mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of

workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an

employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an

employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not

shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

119
Table 17. Union1 and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups, West North

Central, June 2006

Occupational group3

Union Nonunion

Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

State and

local

government

workers

Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

State and

local

government

workers

All workers .................................................................... $21.87 $21.41 $22.62 $16.61 $16.05 $21.99

Management, professional, and related ..................... 28.47 26.88 28.84 27.32 27.22 27.70

Management, business, and financial .................... 28.80 – 28.87 30.79 30.43 33.27

Professional and related ......................................... 28.44 26.80 28.83 25.59 25.39 26.23

Service ........................................................................ 16.55 13.46 17.99 9.75 9.14 15.45

Sales and office .......................................................... 16.15 16.54 15.79 13.75 13.70 14.57

Sales and related .................................................... 11.32 11.28 – 14.28 14.29 9.83

Office and administrative support ........................... 16.70 17.98 15.79 13.47 13.37 14.64

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 24.84 25.57 19.91 17.24 17.27 16.78

Construction and extraction ................................... 26.10 26.80 20.42 16.86 16.96 16.07

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 22.72 23.15 20.14 17.78 17.74 19.10

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 19.39 19.44 18.93 13.35 13.30 16.26

Production .............................................................. 18.76 18.67 20.22 14.00 13.96 18.69

Transportation and material moving ....................... 20.32 20.64 18.10 12.58 12.51 15.27

Relative error4 (percent)

All workers .................................................................... 1.3 1.8 1.6 2.1 1.7 3.9

Management, professional, and related ..................... 1.4 5.9 2.0 3.1 4.1 2.6

Management, business, and financial .................... 9.0 – 11.2 6.4 7.4 2.9

Professional and related ......................................... 1.8 6.3 2.1 2.3 3.0 3.1

Service ........................................................................ 1.3 6.2 2.3 3.8 3.2 10.0

Sales and office .......................................................... 5.7 6.9 5.7 1.8 2.2 8.4

Sales and related .................................................... 9.0 9.0 – 7.0 7.1 5.4

Office and administrative support ........................... 4.7 4.8 5.7 2.4 1.6 8.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 2.7 2.9 4.5 6.2 6.8 4.6

Construction and extraction ................................... 3.8 4.7 5.5 6.1 7.0 2.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 4.6 5.3 5.1 7.5 8.0 8.9

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 2.5 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 9.2

Production .............................................................. 3.9 4.2 3.1 4.4 4.4 30.4

Transportation and material moving ....................... 6.9 8.3 3.5 2.7 2.7 5.5

1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through

collective bargaining. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

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

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,

nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay

of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See

appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

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

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

A.

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

publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

120
Table 18. Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational

groups, West North Central, June 2006

Occupational group3

Time Incentive

Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

All workers .................................................................... $17.31 $16.44 $20.59 $20.59

Management, professional, and related ..................... 27.34 26.99 34.72 34.72

Management, business, and financial .................... 30.41 30.03 35.83 35.83

Professional and related ......................................... 26.10 25.44 – –

Service ........................................................................ 10.61 9.24 12.76 12.76

Sales and office .......................................................... 13.26 13.07 21.02 21.02

Sales and related .................................................... 11.98 11.98 24.97 24.97

Office and administrative support ........................... 13.80 13.60 12.52 12.52

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 19.99 20.14 22.86 22.86

Construction and extraction ................................... – 21.54 – 21.93

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 18.80 18.73 23.29 23.29

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 14.72 14.59 17.32 17.32

Production .............................................................. 15.15 15.04 20.28 20.28

Transportation and material moving ....................... 14.11 13.93 16.40 16.40

Relative error4 (percent)

All workers .................................................................... 2.0 1.7 4.6 4.6

Management, professional, and related ..................... 2.8 3.9 6.6 6.6

Management, business, and financial .................... 6.9 7.9 7.6 7.6

Professional and related ......................................... 2.1 2.8 – –

Service ........................................................................ 3.2 2.7 14.6 14.6

Sales and office .......................................................... 1.7 2.2 7.6 7.6

Sales and related .................................................... 6.0 6.0 5.2 5.2

Office and administrative support ........................... 2.5 1.6 7.0 7.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 4.2 4.5 8.4 8.4

Construction and extraction ................................... – 4.2 – 4.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 3.7 4.3 9.3 9.3

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 2.4 2.4 7.4 7.4

Production .............................................................. 3.9 4.0 26.2 26.2

Transportation and material moving ....................... 3.8 4.2 8.3 8.3

1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate

or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are at

least partially based on productivity payments such as piece

rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries

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

adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for

overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

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

and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.

See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See

appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to

calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.

For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation

Survey.

121
Table 19. Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2 for private industry workers by major occupational group, West North

Central, June 2006

Occupational group3

Goods producing Service providing

ConstructionManufacturing

Trade,

transportation,

and utilities

InformationFinancial

activities

Professional and

business

services

Education

and

health

services

Leisure

and

hospitality

Other

services

All workers ................................................ $20.74 $18.38 $14.97 $22.73 $20.08 – $16.55 $8.38 $15.93

Management, professional, and

related ............................................... 29.18 31.21 27.42 28.86 31.65 – 22.92 18.02 21.46

Management, business, and

financial ........................................ 32.69 34.11 31.13 33.33 31.66 – 26.80 19.18 22.16

Professional and related ..................... – 29.87 24.38 26.47 31.63 – 22.30 13.06 19.84

Service .................................................... – 11.55 10.77 – 10.22 – 10.62 7.78 11.26

Sales and office ...................................... 15.20 16.59 12.50 16.70 15.58 – 13.39 9.92 13.61

Sales and related ................................ – 20.59 12.04 23.52 28.80 – 17.76 9.30 –

Office and administrative support ....... 14.78 15.44 13.33 14.96 13.10 – 13.24 10.07 12.74

Natural resources, construction, and

maintenance ..................................... 21.25 20.67 18.92 23.70 15.97 – 18.29 – 19.70

Installation, maintenance, and repair .. 18.07 19.92 18.90 23.66 15.97 – 18.95 – 19.78

Production, transportation, and material

moving .............................................. 19.23 15.24 15.12 18.50 12.94 – 10.69 8.35 13.80

Production .......................................... – 15.35 18.61 19.57 – – 11.13 10.65 –

Transportation and material moving ... 19.23 14.40 14.89 – – – 10.15 7.04 10.32

Relative error4 (percent)

All workers ................................................ 5.0 4.5 2.0 9.3 10.2 – 3.6 4.8 10.4

Management, professional, and

related ............................................... 21.8 4.1 12.9 7.2 12.7 – 2.8 9.5 8.9

Management, business, and

financial ........................................ 15.8 5.9 9.9 11.8 15.3 – 7.5 11.6 10.9

Professional and related ..................... – 5.6 18.5 6.5 12.7 – 2.7 14.7 8.8

Service .................................................... – 12.8 2.1 – 10.7 – 2.2 6.3 17.9

Sales and office ...................................... 7.4 9.9 3.5 9.9 4.9 – 1.7 4.3 9.0

Sales and related ................................ – 28.5 4.9 40.2 17.5 – 12.3 14.7 –

Office and administrative support ....... 7.9 3.8 5.2 7.0 2.2 – 1.8 3.6 7.2

Natural resources, construction, and

maintenance ..................................... 4.2 3.8 5.7 9.5 12.0 – 15.0 – 19.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair .. 10.2 4.4 4.9 9.7 12.0 – 14.8 – 20.2

Production, transportation, and material

moving .............................................. 8.3 3.4 3.2 25.5 12.8 – 10.4 8.9 37.4

Production .......................................... – 3.8 24.2 28.9 – – 15.4 3.6 –

Transportation and material moving ... 8.3 4.9 3.1 – – – 3.7 7.6 5.6

1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS). 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

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

mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of

workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational

Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.

4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of

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

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

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

criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

122
Table 20. Civilian workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly

and annual hours for full-time workers by work levels, West North Central, June 2006

Occupation1

Hourly earnings2 Weekly earnings3 Annual earnings4

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers ................................................ $20.90 $18.78 $827 $731 39.6 $42,991 $38,022 2,057

Level 1 ............................... 9.88 9.90 394 394 39.9 20,473 20,488 2,072

Level 2 ............................... 10.99 11.11 439 444 39.9 22,807 23,109 2,074

Level 3 ............................... 11.15 10.96 444 438 39.8 23,104 22,797 2,071

Level 4 ............................... 12.66 11.87 502 473 39.6 26,087 24,590 2,061

Level 5 ............................... 16.07 16.07 639 638 39.8 33,247 33,197 2,069

Level 6 ............................... 18.82 18.26 738 697 39.2 38,376 36,234 2,040

Level 7 ............................... 24.11 24.21 951 939 39.4 49,441 48,834 2,051

Level 8 ............................... 26.11 26.61 1,032 1,054 39.5 53,676 54,808 2,056

Level 9 ............................... 29.09 29.33 1,140 1,144 39.2 59,298 59,509 2,038

Level 10 .............................. 35.51 39.50 1,420 1,580 40.0 73,855 82,166 2,080

Level 11 .............................. 38.22 38.48 1,529 1,539 40.0 79,500 80,038 2,080

Not able to be leveled ......... 23.85 19.14 939 749 39.4 48,841 38,956 2,048

Management occupations ................... 38.93 37.71 1,554 1,508 39.9 80,783 78,441 2,075

Level 9 ............................... 33.47 30.82 1,339 1,233 40.0 69,609 64,106 2,080

Not able to be leveled ......... 44.20 45.44 1,760 1,727 39.8 91,523 89,797 2,071

Medical and health services

managers ...................................... 40.34 38.48 1,609 1,539 39.9 83,683 80,038 2,074

Level 9 ............................... 34.84 30.82 1,393 1,233 40.0 72,456 64,106 2,080

Not able to be leveled ......... 46.57 46.51 1,852 1,860 39.8 96,322 96,741 2,068

Business and financial operations

occupations .................................... 30.48 33.14 1,232 1,325 40.4 64,044 68,923 2,101

Computer and mathematical science

occupations .................................... 24.09 26.45 963 1,058 40.0 50,101 55,024 2,080

Community and social services

occupations .................................... 22.64 22.65 911 906 40.2 47,354 47,104 2,092

Social workers .................................... 23.29 22.65 936 906 40.2 48,659 47,104 2,089

Education, training, and library

occupations .................................... 30.67 26.75 1,227 1,070 40.0 63,795 55,640 2,080

Postsecondary teachers ..................... 32.02 27.59 1,281 1,104 40.0 66,611 57,387 2,080

Health teachers, postsecondary ..... 32.02 27.59 1,281 1,104 40.0 66,611 57,387 2,080

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations .................................... 25.52 23.54 999 907 39.2 51,970 47,174 2,036

Level 4 ............................... 12.05 11.24 471 450 39.1 24,513 23,379 2,034

Level 5 ............................... 16.43 16.38 651 643 39.6 33,854 33,426 2,061

Level 6 ............................... 19.86 19.28 763 724 38.4 39,673 37,665 1,998

Level 7 ............................... 24.10 24.21 945 939 39.2 49,116 48,834 2,038

Level 8 ............................... 25.76 25.35 1,016 1,014 39.5 52,852 52,728 2,052

Level 9 ............................... 28.46 27.90 1,110 1,085 39.0 57,696 56,430 2,027

Level 10 .............................. 35.36 38.75 1,414 1,550 40.0 73,545 80,600 2,080

Level 11 .............................. 40.22 41.25 1,609 1,650 40.0 83,655 85,800 2,080

Not able to be leveled ......... 27.46 25.89 1,047 959 38.1 54,427 49,874 1,982

Pharmacists ........................................ 45.64 46.05 1,825 1,842 40.0 94,922 95,778 2,080

Level 11 .............................. 45.30 46.05 1,812 1,842 40.0 94,216 95,778 2,080

Physicians and surgeons .................... 43.60 22.14 1,773 885 40.7 92,216 46,010 2,115

Registered nurses .............................. 26.65 25.87 1,035 1,014 38.9 53,846 52,716 2,021

Level 7 ............................... 23.91 24.06 932 931 39.0 48,474 48,429 2,027

Level 8 ............................... 25.60 25.45 1,008 1,014 39.4 52,410 52,728 2,047

Level 9 ............................... 28.34 28.24 1,099 1,096 38.8 57,131 56,986 2,016

Level 11 .............................. 35.38 32.80 1,415 1,312 40.0 73,581 68,222 2,080

Therapists ........................................... 23.52 24.57 935 972 39.8 48,635 50,565 2,068

Level 7 ............................... 23.52 24.21 940 969 40.0 48,887 50,365 2,079

Level 9 ............................... 27.10 25.72 1,084 1,029 40.0 56,363 53,498 2,080

Physical therapists .......................... 25.97 25.17 1,031 1,004 39.7 53,602 52,187 2,064

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians .................................... 21.47 21.35 853 854 39.7 44,343 44,408 2,065

Medical and clinical laboratory

technologists ............................. 24.29 24.83 964 975 39.7 50,139 50,706 2,064

See footnotes at end of table.

123
Table 20. Civilian workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly

and annual hours for full-time workers by work levels, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation1

Hourly earnings2 Weekly earnings3 Annual earnings4

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Medical and clinical laboratory

technicians ................................ $17.55 $18.24 $697 $727 39.7 $36,265 $37,814 2,066

Diagnostic related technologists and

technicians .................................... 23.43 22.92 914 895 39.0 47,550 46,557 2,030

Level 6 ............................... 20.70 19.49 776 721 37.5 40,343 37,481 1,949

Level 8 ............................... 22.53 23.30 901 932 40.0 46,870 48,464 2,080

Radiologic technologists and

technicians ................................ 24.75 25.25 961 975 38.8 49,977 50,710 2,020

Level 6 ............................... 20.70 19.49 776 721 37.5 40,343 37,481 1,949

Level 8 ............................... 22.53 23.30 901 932 40.0 46,870 48,464 2,080

Health diagnosing and treating

practitioner support technicians .... 12.71 11.81 497 472 39.1 25,830 24,565 2,032

Licensed practical and licensed

vocational nurses .......................... 17.17 17.78 669 670 38.9 34,765 34,819 2,024

Level 5 ............................... 16.57 17.48 653 672 39.4 33,963 34,944 2,050

Level 6 ............................... 18.06 18.26 685 660 37.9 35,633 34,332 1,973

Medical records and health

information technicians ................. 17.74 18.50 709 740 40.0 36,890 38,480 2,080

Healthcare support occupations ......... 12.87 12.39 511 490 39.7 26,560 25,480 2,064

Level 2 ............................... 11.29 11.30 450 446 39.9 23,395 23,198 2,073

Level 3 ............................... 11.20 10.82 442 433 39.5 22,998 22,506 2,053

Level 4 ............................... 13.56 12.93 538 513 39.7 27,974 26,687 2,063

Level 5 ............................... 14.18 14.56 566 582 40.0 29,457 30,276 2,077

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health

aides ............................................. 11.86 11.66 469 457 39.6 24,406 23,754 2,058

Level 2 ............................... 11.57 11.66 461 457 39.8 23,950 23,774 2,070

Level 3 ............................... 11.49 10.90 453 436 39.4 23,547 22,651 2,049

Level 4 ............................... 12.56 11.85 495 466 39.4 25,721 24,242 2,048

Nursing aides, orderlies, and

attendants ................................. 11.67 11.37 461 446 39.5 23,954 23,171 2,053

Level 2 ............................... 11.43 11.37 455 446 39.8 23,658 23,198 2,070

Level 3 ............................... 11.53 11.00 454 436 39.4 23,628 22,670 2,049

Miscellaneous healthcare support

occupations .................................. 13.78 13.85 550 554 39.9 28,582 28,808 2,075

Level 4 ............................... 14.63 15.29 585 612 40.0 30,418 31,803 2,079

Level 5 ............................... 14.22 14.97 568 599 39.9 29,538 31,146 2,077

Medical transcriptionists ................. 16.13 16.91 645 676 40.0 33,522 35,173 2,079

Food preparation and serving related

occupations .................................... 9.94 9.69 396 388 39.8 20,583 20,155 2,071

Level 2 ............................... 9.98 9.72 399 389 40.0 20,758 20,218 2,080

Cooks ................................................. 9.83 9.64 389 393 39.6 20,248 20,426 2,059

Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...... 9.83 9.64 389 393 39.6 20,248 20,426 2,059

Building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance occupations ............. 10.78 10.07 431 403 40.0 22,395 20,946 2,078

Level 1 ............................... 9.02 8.76 360 349 39.9 18,709 18,158 2,074

Level 2 ............................... 11.13 10.59 445 424 40.0 23,144 22,027 2,080

Level 3 ............................... 11.43 11.16 457 447 40.0 23,778 23,219 2,080

Building cleaning workers ................... 10.78 10.07 431 403 40.0 22,395 20,946 2,078

Level 1 ............................... 9.02 8.76 360 349 39.9 18,709 18,158 2,074

Level 2 ............................... 11.13 10.59 445 424 40.0 23,144 22,027 2,080

Level 3 ............................... 11.43 11.16 457 447 40.0 23,778 23,219 2,080

Janitors and cleaners, except

maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 11.01 10.22 440 409 39.9 22,868 21,256 2,077

Level 3 ............................... 11.80 11.69 472 468 40.0 24,535 24,315 2,080

Maids and housekeeping cleaners 10.29 9.97 411 399 40.0 21,395 20,738 2,080

Level 1 ............................... 9.22 9.05 369 362 40.0 19,178 18,824 2,080

Personal care and service

occupations .................................... 13.25 11.52 530 461 40.0 27,566 23,962 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

124
Table 20. Civilian workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly

and annual hours for full-time workers by work levels, West North Central, June 2006 — Continued

Occupation1

Hourly earnings2 Weekly earnings3 Annual earnings4

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Office and administrative support

occupations .................................... $14.20 $14.22 $567 $563 39.9 $29,479 $29,266 2,076

Level 2 ............................... 10.95 11.00 436 440 39.9 22,686 22,886 2,072

Level 3 ............................... 11.20 11.24 448 450 40.0 23,282 23,379 2,078

Level 4 ............................... 12.31 11.74 488 468 39.6 25,370 24,357 2,062

Level 5 ............................... 16.26 16.35 650 654 40.0 33,824 34,008 2,080

Level 6 ............................... 17.94 17.08 718 683 40.0 37,319 35,526 2,080

Not able to be leveled ......... 15.29 14.57 611 583 39.9 31,762 30,312 2,077

First-line supervisors/managers of

office and administrative support

workers ......................................... 17.40 16.78 696 671 40.0 36,197 34,909 2,080

Financial clerks ................................... 12.88 13.09 515 524 40.0 26,790 27,225 2,080

Billing and posting clerks and

machine operators .................... 12.39 12.32 496 493 40.0 25,771 25,626 2,080

Secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................... 18.70 19.14 745 766 39.9 38,766 39,811 2,074

Level 4 ............................... 15.06 15.00 599 600 39.8 31,163 31,206 2,069

Executive secretaries and

administrative assistants .......... 21.07 19.14 843 766 40.0 43,816 39,811 2,080

Medical secretaries ......................... 15.95 14.53 631 580 39.6 32,836 30,160 2,058

Secretaries, except legal, medical,

and executive ........................... 17.92 17.48 717 699 40.0 37,265 36,352 2,080

Office clerks, general .......................... 11.51 10.78 460 431 40.0 23,905 22,422 2,078

Level 3 ............................... 10.77 9.84 431 394 40.0 22,408 20,467 2,080

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations .................................... 19.12 18.78 765 751 40.0 39,777 39,067 2,080

1 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

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

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,

nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay

of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See

appendix A for more information. 3 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of

overtime. 4 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of

overtime.

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

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for

categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

125
Table 21. Civilian workers in management occupations by supervisory responsibility: Mean

and median weekly and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, West North

Central, June 2006

Occupation1

Weekly earnings2 Annual earnings3

Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Management occupations

Team leader ....................... $1,085 $829 40.0 $55,712 $43,083 2,054

First line .............................. 1,353 1,202 40.7 69,508 62,505 2,088

Second line ......................... 1,688 1,624 41.8 82,775 83,506 2,051

General and operations managers

First line .............................. 1,370 1,200 43.6 71,231 62,400 2,265

Computer and information systems

managers

First line .............................. 1,686 1,824 41.3 87,687 94,848 2,145

Financial managers

First line .............................. 1,335 1,077 38.5 69,423 56,000 2,004

Industrial production managers

First line .............................. 1,301 1,483 42.5 67,674 77,110 2,212

Purchasing managers

First line .............................. 820 754 42.7 42,638 39,214 2,218

Education administrators, elementary

and secondary school

Team leader ....................... 1,626 1,552 40.2 75,366 67,674 1,863

First line .............................. 1,990 2,096 41.1 94,562 99,338 1,954

Education administrators,

postsecondary

First line .............................. 1,815 2,152 43.5 94,364 111,902 2,264

Engineering managers

First line .............................. 1,908 1,989 41.1 99,222 103,410 2,139

Food service managers

First line .............................. 793 751 46.4 38,780 39,047 2,269

Medical and health services

managers

First line .............................. 1,677 1,760 40.7 87,190 91,494 2,114

Social and community service

managers

First line .............................. 1,028 901 39.6 53,448 46,864 2,059

1 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See

appendix B for more information. 2 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly

wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings

designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same

as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the

hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive

of overtime. 3 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual

wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings

designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same

as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the

hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of

overtime.

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

did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups

may include data for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation

Survey.

126
Table 22. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, West North

Central, June 2006

Worker and establishment

characteristics

Total Metropolitan areas Nonmetropolitan areas

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours3

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours3

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours3

Mean

Relative

error2

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error2

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error2

(percent)

All workers .......................................................... $17.50 1.9 35.1 $18.79 2.5 35.4 $14.16 4.5 34.3

Worker characteristics4,5

Management, professional, and related ........... 27.48 2.7 37.0 28.60 3.4 37.1 22.96 4.6 36.7

Management, business, and financial .......... 30.71 6.5 40.2 31.64 7.3 40.3 26.34 4.7 39.8

Professional and related ............................... 26.12 2.1 35.9 27.26 2.3 35.9 21.76 7.2 35.7

Service .............................................................. 10.67 3.1 29.8 11.19 4.0 30.2 9.53 3.4 28.9

Sales and office ................................................ 13.90 1.6 34.5 14.95 1.1 35.2 11.03 5.1 32.6

Sales and related .......................................... 14.22 6.7 31.3 16.11 4.8 31.8 10.23 4.8 30.2

Office and administrative support ................. 13.75 2.7 36.3 14.44 3.6 36.9 11.55 4.8 34.4

Natural resources, construction, and

maintenance ................................................... 20.16 4.4 39.3 21.70 6.2 39.8 16.71 1.5 38.1

Construction and extraction ......................... 21.19 3.7 39.2 23.02 4.3 39.8 16.12 3.7 37.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair ............ 19.20 5.0 39.9 20.22 7.8 40.0 17.40 2.0 39.6

Production, transportation, and material

moving ............................................................ 14.94 2.0 37.7 15.53 2.2 37.0 13.88 4.9 39.0

Production .................................................... 15.34 3.5 39.2 16.33 3.7 39.1 13.72 6.7 39.4

Transportation and material moving ............. 14.45 2.7 36.0 14.61 3.7 34.9 14.11 2.3 38.4

Full time ............................................................ 18.75 2.2 39.9 20.05 3.2 39.8 15.24 4.4 40.0

Part time ........................................................... 10.16 1.8 20.6 10.77 2.0 20.7 8.90 4.0 20.4

Union ................................................................ 21.87 1.3 37.9 22.51 1.3 37.7 19.70 2.6 38.6

Nonunion .......................................................... 16.61 2.1 34.6 17.97 2.8 34.9 13.27 4.6 33.7

Time .................................................................. 17.31 2.0 34.9 18.62 2.6 35.3 13.96 4.5 34.1

Incentive ........................................................... 20.59 4.6 38.2 21.49 4.9 37.5 17.93 12.5 40.4

Establishment characteristics

Goods producing .............................................. 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 21.01 4.2 39.8 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

Service providing .............................................. 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 17.97 2.5 34.0 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

1-49 workers ..................................................... 14.54 2.3 33.2 15.83 1.1 33.7 12.13 5.5 32.4

50-99 workers ................................................... 16.47 5.2 34.6 17.27 6.3 35.1 13.93 7.1 32.9

100-499 workers ............................................... 17.52 2.6 36.1 18.23 3.1 36.0 16.02 6.9 36.4

500 workers or more ......................................... 21.94 3.7 37.1 23.00 3.3 37.0 16.47 4.6 37.4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

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

criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

127
A-1 

Technical Note 

he data in these tables are based on the National Compensation Survey (NCS) conducted by the U.S. Bureau 

of Labor Statistics (BLS) throughout the year. The surveys 

are locality-based and cover establishments in private industry and State and local governments. Bulletins are issued for individual localities when sufficient data meet 

publication standards. Agriculture, private households, and 

the Federal Government are excluded from the scope of the 

survey. 

Survey scope. In the West North Central Census Division, 

the NCS studied 2,563 establishments representing approximately 9,526,300 workers within the scope of the survey. 

(See Appendix tables.) The survey included establishments 

with one or more workers in private goods-producing 

industries, private service-providing industries, State 

governments; and local governments employing 50 or more 

workers. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an 

economic unit that produces goods or services, a central 

administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support 

services to a company. For private industries in this survey, 

the establishment is usually at a single physical location. For 

State and local governments, an establishment is defined as 

all locations of a government entity. The employment 

figures reflect for the first time post-stratification, to adjust 

survey sample weights to reflect current employment by 

industry. For more information, see the article at 

www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20070122ar01p1.htm. 

Sampling frame. The list of establishments from which the 

survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports. The 

reference month for the public sector is June 1994. Due to 

the volatility of industries within the private sector, sampling frames were developed using the most recent month 

of reference available at the time the sample was selected. 

The reference month for the private sector varied by area. 

Sample design. The sample for this survey was selected 

using a three-stage design. The first stage consisted of the 

selection of areas. The nationwide NCS sample consists of 

152 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas that represent 

the Nation’s 326 metropolitan statistical areas and the 

remaining portions of the 50 States. Metropolitan areas are 

designated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) or 

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs), as 

defined in 1994 by the U.S. Office of Management and 

Budget. Nonmetropolitan areas are counties that do not fit 

the metropolitan area definition. 

The NCS locality areas that contribute to the West 

North Central Census Division are: 

Clinton, County, IA 

Des Moines County, IA 

Goodhue County, MN 

Griggs County, ND 

Iowa City, IA, MSA 

Kansas City, MO-KS, MSA 

Lewis County, MO 

Lincoln, NE, MSA 

Logan County, NE 

Madison County, NE 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, MSA 

Seward County, NE 

Springfield, MO, MSA 

St. Louis, MO-IL, MSA 

Tama County, IA 

Ward County, ND 

In the second stage, the sample of establishments was 

drawn by first stratifying the sampling frame by ownership 

and industry. The number of sample establishments allocated to each stratum was approximately proportional to 

the stratum employment. Each sampled establishment was 

selected within a stratum with a probability proportional to 

its employment. Use of this technique means that the 

larger an establishment’s employment, the greater the 

establishment’s chance of selection. Weights were applied 

to each establishment when the data were tabulated so that 

the establishment represents similar units (by industry and 

employment size) in the economy that were not selected 

for data collection. 

The third stage of sample selection was a probability 

sampling of occupations within a sampled establishment. 

Data collection. Collection was the responsibility of field 

economists, working out of the BLS regional offices, who 

contacted each establishment surveyed. Collection was 

conducted between December 2005 and January 2007. 

The average payroll reference month was June 2006. For 

each establishment in the survey, the data reflect the 

establishment’s practices on the day of collection. 

Identification of the occupations for which wage data 

were collected was a four-step process: 

1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs 

2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the 

2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 

system 

3. Characterization of jobs as full-time vs. part-time, 

union vs. nonunion, and time vs. incentive 

4. Determination of the level of work of each job 

T
A-2 

For each occupation, wage data were collected for those 

workers whose jobs could not be characterized by the 

criteria identified in the last three steps. If a specific work 

level could not be determined, wages were still collected. 

In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at 

each establishment by the BLS field economist during a 

personal visit. A complete list of employees was used for 

sampling, with each selected worker representing a job 

within the establishment. As with the selection of establishments, the selection of a job was based on probability 

proportional to its size in the establishment. The greater 

the number of people working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of selection. 

The second step of the process entailed classifying the 

selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. NCS 

now uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification 

(SOC) system. A selected job may fall into any one of 

about 800 occupational classifications, from accountant to 

zoologist. For cases in which a job’s duties overlapped two 

or more SOC classification codes, the duties used to set the 

wage level were used to classify the job. Classification by 

primary duties was the fallback. 

Each occupational classification is an element of a 

broader classification known as a major group. 

Occupations can fall into any of 22 major groups (the 

group 55-0000, Military Specific Occupations, is not 

included). For more information on the SOC classification 

system and a complete list of all occupations, see the BLS 

Internet site www.bls.gov/soc/home.htm. 

In step three, certain other job characteristics of the 

chosen workers were identified. First, the worker was 

identified as holding either a full-time or part-time job, 

based on the establishment’s definition of those terms. 

Then, the worker was classified as having a time or incentive job, depending on whether any part of pay was directly based on the actual production of the worker, rather 

than solely on hours worked. The worker also was identified as being in a union or a nonunion job. 

The fourth step in the job classification procedure was 

to determine the work level of each of the establishment's 

selected jobs, using an occupational leveling process. This 

process, involving discussions between the BLS field 

economist and the respondent, matches certain aspects of a 

job to specific levels of work with assigned point values. 

Points for each factor are then totaled to determine the 

overall work level for the job. For more information on 

occupational leveling and an example of how to use the 

criteria for leveling a job, see the publication “National 

Compensation Survey: Guide for Evaluating Your Firm’s 

Jobs and Pay,” available at the BLS Internet site 

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbr0004.pdf. 

Data reliability. The data in these tables are estimates from 

a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two 

types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample 

survey, sampling errors and nonsampling errors. 

Sampling errors occur because observations come only 

from a sample and not from an entire population. The 

sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible 

samples of the same size that could have been selected 

using the sample design. Estimates derived from the 

different samples would differ from each other. 

A measure of the variation among these differing 

estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It 

indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all 

possible samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the 

standard error divided by the estimate. Tables in this 

bulletin provide RSE data for indicated series. 

The standard error can be used to calculate a 

“confidence interval” around a sample estimate. As an 

example, suppose a table shows that mean hourly earnings 

for all workers of $19.29 per hour and a relative standard 

error of 1.2 percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent 

level, the confidence interval for this estimate is from 

$18.91 to $19.67 ($19.29 x 1.645 x 0.012 = $0.3808, 

rounded to $0.38); ($19.29 - 0.38 = $18.91; $19.29 + 0.38 

= $19.67). If all possible samples were selected to estimate 

the population value, the interval from each sample would 

include the true population value approximately 90 percent 

of the time. 

Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. These 

errors can stem from many sources, such as inability to 

obtain information for some establishments, difficulties 

with survey definitions, inability of the respondents to 

provide correct information, or mistakes in recording or 

coding the data obtained. Although such errors were not 

specifically measured, efforts were made to minimize 

nonsampling errors by the extensive training of field 

economists who gathered survey data by personal visit, 

computer editing of the data, and detailed data review. 

Additional information. NCS reports for the nation and 

about 80 metropolitan areas. These publications, as well as 

a list of occupational classifications and the factors used in 

determining work levels, may be obtained from BLS by 

calling (202) 691-6199. You may also write to BLS at: 

Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, 2 

Massachusetts Ave., NE., Room 4175, Washington, DC 

20212-0001; or send e-mail to NCSinfo@bls.gov. 

The national summary and bulletin, along with locality 

publications, are available on the BLS Internet site: 

www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm in a Portable Document 

Format (PDF). 

Material in this summary is in the public domain and, 

with appropriate credit, may be reproduced without 

permission. This information will be made available to 

sensory-impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 

(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339. 
Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, West North

Central, June 2006

Occupational group2 Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

State and

local

government

workers

All workers .................................................................... 9,526,300 8,102,900 1,423,400

Management, professional, and related ..................... 2,261,500 1,512,600 748,800

Management, business, and financial .................... 584,800 487,900 96,900

Professional and related ......................................... 1,676,700 1,024,800 651,900

Service ........................................................................ 2,050,500 1,743,700 306,800

Sales and office .......................................................... 2,647,700 2,435,000 212,800

Sales and related .................................................... 958,200 953,200 5,000

Office and administrative support ........................... 1,689,500 1,481,800 207,700

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 952,900 865,600 87,300

Construction and extraction ................................... 510,700 457,000 53,700

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 424,400 397,300 27,100

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 1,613,700 1,546,000 67,700

Production .............................................................. 855,000 835,600 19,400

Transportation and material moving ....................... 758,700 710,400 48,300

1 The number of workers represented by the

survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of

the number of workers provide a description of size

and composition of the labor force included in the

survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for

comparison to other statistical series to measure

employment trends or levels. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the

2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)

system. See appendix B for more information.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or

that data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National

Compensation Survey.

A-3
Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, West North Central, June

2006

Establishments Total Private

industry

State and

local

government

Total in sampling frame1 ................................................ 166,811 166,179 632

Total in sample ............................................................... 2,563 2,333 230

Responding ............................................................ 1,652 1,452 200

Refused or unable to provide data ......................... 599 576 23

Out of business or not in survey scope .................. 312 305 7

1 The list of establishments from which the

survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was

developed from State unemployment insurance

reports and is based on the 2002 North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private

industries, an establishment is usually a single

physical location. For State and local governments,

an establishment is defined as all locations of a

government entity.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or

that data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National

Compensation Survey.

A-4