National Compensation Survey: 

Occupational Wages in the South Atlantic 

Census Division, July 2002 

U.S. Department of Labor 

Elaine L. Chao, Secretary 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Kathleen P. Utgoff, Commissioner 

September 2003 

Bulletin 2562-5 
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Preface 

he National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides 

comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, 

compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed 

benefit provisions. This bulletin focuses on occupational 

earnings. 

The NCS replaced the Occupational Compensation Survey (OCS) in 1996. The major difference between these 

two surveys is that the OCS used the same preselected list 

of occupations for all localities. The NCS uses a probability-based sample of establishments and occupations that is 

intended to represent more fully the employment patterns 

and occupational mix of each locality. 

This bulletin presents aggregated pay data from the 

metropolitan and nonmetropolitan local area surveys conducted in the South Atlantic Census Division. (See Technical Note.) The bulletin provides estimates of occupational pay for the census division, as well as selected data 

by worker and establishment characteristics. 

NCS bulletins are published for nine census divisions: 

New England, Middle Atlantic, East North Central, West 

North Central, South Atlantic, East South Central, West 

South Central, Mountain, and Pacific. 

For additional information regarding this survey, contact the information staff in the Bureau of Labor Statistics

(BLS) National Office at (202) 691-6199. You may also 

write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, 2 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NE., Room 4175, Washington, DC 20212-0001, 

or send e-mail to OCLTINFO@bls.gov. 

BLS field economists collected and reviewed the 

survey data. The Office of Compensation and Working 

Conditions, in cooperation with the Office of Field 

Operations and the Office of Technology and Survey 

Processing in the BLS National Office, designed the 

survey, processed the data, and prepared the survey for 

publication. The survey could not have been conducted 

without the cooperation of the many private and 

government jurisdictions that provided pay data included in 

this bulletin. BLS thanks these respondents for their 

cooperation. 

Data presented in this bulletin also are displayed in a 

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at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm. Material in the 

bulletin 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. 

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Contents 

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Occupational Wages in the South Atlantic Census Division, July 2002................................................ 1

Tables: 

 Table 1. Summary, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected characteristics, 

 private industry and State and local government ...................................................................... 3 

 Table 2. Summary, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected characteristics, 

 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas ............................................................................... 4 

 Table 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for full-time and 

 part-time workers .......................................................................................................... 5 

 Table 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and 

 part-time workers ............................................................................................................ 12 

 Table 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings and 

 weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers ...................................................................... 19 

 Table 6. Occupations and levels, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours, private 

 industry and State and local government ................................................................................ 23 

Technical Note ................................................................................................................. 50 

 Table A. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group, South Atlantic .............. 52 

 Table B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment 

 employment size, South Atlantic ......................................................................................... 53 
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Occupational Wages in the South Atlantic 

Census Division, July 2002 

his bulletin provides July 2002 National Compensation 

Survey (NCS) estimates of occupational pay in the 

South Atlantic Census Division. The bulletin highlights 

average (mean) hourly pay for workers by seven 

characteristics: 

• Private industry and State and local government 

• Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas 

• Selected occupations and major occupational 

groups 

• Full-time and part-time status 

• Bargaining status 

• Size of establishment 

• Work level 

Wages in the South Atlantic Census Division averaged 

$15.97 per hour in July 2002. Workers in private industry 

in the South Atlantic region averaged $15.38 per hour, 

while pay of workers in State and local government 

averaged $18.84 per hour. The nationwide hourly average 

for all workers covered by the survey was $17.18. 

Table 1 in this bulletin provides an overview of average 

pay for workers in private industry and State and local 

government by selected worker and establishment characteristics. For example, white-collar workers in private industry averaged $19.13 per hour; blue-collar workers averaged $13.27; and service occupations, $8.35. Corresponding averages in State and local government were $21.52, 

$13.91, and $13.62. Overall average hourly earnings for 

private industry workers were lower than those for State 

and local government workers. Part of this difference can 

be explained by differences in the occupational and industrial mix of the two sectors. For example, professional 

specialty and technical occupations are more prevalent in 

State and local government than in private industry. 

Conversely, few State and local government workers are in 

goods-producing industries other than construction. 

Full-time workers in the South Atlantic region averaged 

$16.80 per hour, while part-time workers averaged $8.83. 

In private industry, full-time workers averaged $16.28 an 

hour, and part-time workers averaged $8.62. For workers 

in State and local government, average hourly pay was 

$19.10 and $12.08, respectively. Full-time or part-time 

designation is based on the employer’s definition of those 

terms. 

In the South Atlantic region, workers in large establishments—that is, establishments with 2,500 or more workers—had average hourly pay at $21.27. Workers in the 

smallest establishment-size category studied (1 to 99 employees) averaged $13.30. 

Table 2 shows that workers in metropolitan areas averaged $16.26 per hour, more than the average pay for workers in nonmetropolitan areas, $13.83. Table 2 also shows 

that, for many of the worker and establishment characteristics presented, average pay for metropolitan area workers 

was higher than that for their counterparts in nonmetropolitan areas. (See the Technical Note for definitions of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.) 

Among census divisions, average earnings were 

generally highest in the Middle Atlantic, Pacific, and New 

England regions. Average earnings for census divisions, 

and for other characteristics, can be seen in tables 1 and 2. 

Full-time, part-time, and combined average pay rates 

for occupations in private industry and in State and local 

governments in the South Atlantic region are shown in 

tables 3, 4, and 5. These tables contain wage rates and 

mean weekly hours for individual occupations and for 

major occupational groups. For example, all registered 

nurses averaged $22.42 per hour (table 3). Registered 

nurses in private industry averaged $22.47 (table 4), while 

their counterparts in State and local government averaged 

$22.16 per hour (table 5). Secretaries averaged $14.52 in 

private industry and $13.21 in State and local governments. 

Janitors and cleaners, a service occupation, averaged $8.73 

in the private industry and $9.46 in State and local government. 

Earnings by occupational group and levels are shown in 

table 6. In determining the work level, the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics applies an occupational leveling technique to occupations selected during the collection process, 

using 10 criteria to level occupations. Usually, results tend 

to show higher pay at higher levels. In this region, average 

hourly earnings of white-collar workers ranged from $7.09 

for work level 1 to $63.94 for level 14. Average earnings 

of blue-collar workers ranged from $8.21 (level 1) to 

$28.61 (level 10); service workers’ average earnings 

ranged from $6.74 (level 1) to $30.37 (level 11). (The 

Technical Note has more information on occupational 

leveling.) 

Table A in the Technical Note shows the number of 

workers represented by the surveys in the South Atlantic 

Census Division by major occupational group, such as professional specialty and technical, sales, and transportation 

and material moving. Table B shows the number of establishments studied in the South Atlantic Census Division by 

employment size; more establishments were studied in the 

group having 1 to 99 workers than in any other size category. 

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TABLE 1. Summary, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry

and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002

Worker and establishment characteristics,

and geographic areas

Total Private industry State and local government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error3

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error3

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error3

(percent)

Total ........................................................... $15.97 1.9 36.4 $15.38 2.4 36.1 $18.84 1.2 38.0

Worker characteristics:4

White-collar occupations5 ....................... 19.64 2.5 36.9 19.13 3.3 36.6 21.52 1.8 38.1

Professional specialty and technical ... 25.67 1.9 36.9 25.79 2.6 36.7 25.45 1.4 37.5

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 29.57 5.7 40.4 30.35 6.9 40.7 26.72 6.3 39.6

Sales ................................................... 12.99 4.0 33.2 13.00 4.0 33.2 12.04 14.2 34.6

Administrative support ........................ 12.51 1.5 37.4 12.58 1.8 37.2 12.21 1.2 38.3

Blue-collar occupations5 ......................... 13.31 2.0 38.3 13.27 2.1 38.4 13.91 2.2 37.0

Precision production, craft, and repair 16.75 2.0 39.7 16.88 2.1 39.7 15.33 2.9 39.9

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 12.31 2.8 39.5 12.28 2.8 39.6 17.83 21.6 38.3

Transportation and material moving ... 13.15 4.4 37.4 13.12 4.9 38.2 13.39 1.7 32.1

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 10.00 1.6 36.1 9.95 1.7 35.9 11.00 3.8 39.1

Service occupations5 .............................. 9.56 1.4 32.5 8.35 1.5 31.1 13.62 1.9 38.4

Full time .................................................. 16.80 2.0 39.8 16.28 2.5 39.8 19.10 1.2 39.5

Part time ................................................. 8.83 1.5 21.1 8.62 1.8 21.2 12.08 3.0 19.5

Union ...................................................... 18.26 3.1 38.0 17.17 4.8 37.7 19.87 5.6 38.4

Nonunion ................................................ 15.73 2.1 36.3 15.25 2.5 36.0 18.55 1.5 37.9

Time ........................................................ 15.59 1.1 36.3 14.87 1.3 35.9 18.84 1.2 38.0

Incentive ................................................. 21.41 17.1 38.2 21.41 17.1 38.2 – – –

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing .................................... 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 16.10 2.7 39.7 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

Service producing ................................... 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 15.12 3.0 35.0 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

1 to 99 workers7 ..................................... 13.30 1.6 35.1 13.30 1.6 35.1 13.72 5.4 37.7

100 to 499 workers ................................. 15.65 6.8 37.2 15.67 7.3 37.1 15.32 3.8 38.0

500 to 999 workers ................................. 16.99 3.7 38.0 16.94 4.3 38.3 17.16 7.0 36.6

1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 18.90 2.3 36.7 19.72 2.2 36.3 17.57 5.5 37.3

2,500 workers or more ............................ 21.27 1.9 38.1 22.71 2.9 37.3 20.41 2.4 38.6

Geographic areas:8

Metropolitan ............................................ 16.26 2.1 36.3 15.69 2.6 36.0 19.57 1.2 38.1

Nonmetropolitan ..................................... 13.83 3.4 37.1 12.43 4.2 36.9 16.55 4.0 37.7

New England .......................................... 18.61 2.9 34.4 17.73 3.5 34.2 24.55 2.6 35.8

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 19.79 1.8 34.8 18.93 1.5 34.7 24.69 1.9 35.4

East North Central .................................. 17.42 1.2 35.7 16.64 1.3 35.6 22.47 2.3 35.9

West North Central ................................. 16.11 4.1 35.3 15.31 4.3 35.0 20.40 3.5 37.2

South Atlantic ......................................... 15.97 1.9 36.4 15.38 2.4 36.1 18.84 1.2 38.0

East South Central ................................. 14.19 5.0 37.1 13.67 5.3 37.1 17.94 4.3 37.2

West South Central ................................ 15.39 1.5 36.6 14.81 1.6 36.3 18.24 1.4 38.2

Mountain ................................................. 15.67 3.6 35.5 14.67 2.6 35.2 21.50 3.2 37.1

Pacific ..................................................... 19.08 1.8 35.8 18.01 2.4 35.9 24.87 .8 35.6

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, and 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. 2 In this census division, data were collected between December 2001 and

January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 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 Technical Note. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to

cover all workers in the civilian economy. See Technical Note for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing

industries applies to private industry only. 7 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and

State and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 8 Data are presented for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area divisions as

well as nine census divisions. See Technical Note for a list of States making up the

nine census divisions.

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

publication criteria. 

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TABLE 2. Summary, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, metropolitan and

nonmetropolitan areas,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002

Worker and establishment characteristics,

and geographic areas

Total Metropolitan areas Nonmetropolitan areas

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error4

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Total ............................................................ $15.97 1.9 36.4 $16.26 2.1 36.3 $13.83 3.4 37.1

Private Industry ....................................... 15.38 2.4 36.1 15.69 2.6 36.0 12.43 4.2 36.9

State and local government .................... 18.84 1.2 38.0 19.57 1.2 38.1 16.55 4.0 37.7

Worker characteristics:5

White-collar occupations6 ....................... 19.64 2.5 36.9 19.88 2.7 36.8 17.34 3.8 37.2

Professional specialty and technical ... 25.67 1.9 36.9 26.18 1.8 36.9 21.82 5.4 37.6

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 29.57 5.7 40.4 29.68 6.1 40.5 28.14 3.3 39.9

Sales ................................................... 12.99 4.0 33.2 13.23 4.1 33.2 9.36 5.3 32.7

Administrative support ........................ 12.51 1.5 37.4 12.66 1.6 37.4 11.18 3.5 37.5

Blue-collar occupations6 ......................... 13.31 2.0 38.3 13.44 1.9 38.2 12.56 7.7 38.7

Precision production, craft, and repair 16.75 2.0 39.7 16.98 2.1 39.7 15.40 6.7 39.9

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 12.31 2.8 39.5 12.40 2.4 39.5 11.92 10.7 39.8

Transportation and material moving ... 13.15 4.4 37.4 13.22 4.9 37.5 12.64 5.8 36.6

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 10.00 1.6 36.1 10.08 .9 36.0 9.45 9.5 36.9

Service occupations6 .............................. 9.56 1.4 32.5 9.60 1.4 32.2 9.33 7.4 34.6

Full time .................................................. 16.80 2.0 39.8 17.14 2.2 39.8 14.34 3.6 39.7

Part time ................................................. 8.83 1.5 21.1 8.95 1.7 21.2 7.59 2.4 20.5

Union ...................................................... 18.26 3.1 38.0 18.87 3.2 37.7 14.81 14.8 39.6

Nonunion ................................................ 15.73 2.1 36.3 16.00 2.3 36.2 13.70 3.1 36.8

Time ........................................................ 15.59 1.1 36.3 15.85 1.1 36.2 13.83 3.6 37.0

Incentive ................................................. 21.41 17.1 38.2 21.74 17.5 38.1 13.92 14.2 41.5

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing7 .................................. 16.10 2.7 39.7 – – – – – –

Service producing7 ................................. 15.12 3.0 35.0 – – – – – –

1 to 99 workers8 ..................................... 13.30 1.6 35.1 13.50 1.7 35.1 10.77 2.8 34.7

100 to 499 workers ................................. 15.65 6.8 37.2 16.16 7.7 37.1 12.95 6.2 37.7

500 to 999 workers ................................. 16.99 3.7 38.0 17.47 4.5 37.9 15.43 6.8 38.4

1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 18.90 2.3 36.7 19.71 1.1 36.4 16.57 8.5 37.7

2,500 workers or more ............................ 21.27 1.9 38.1 21.32 1.9 38.0 – – –

Geographic areas:9

New England .......................................... 18.61 2.9 34.4 18.99 2.9 34.4 14.66 9.4 34.5

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 19.79 1.8 34.8 19.97 1.8 34.8 15.83 3.8 34.9

East North Central .................................. 17.42 1.2 35.7 17.73 1.3 35.6 15.11 3.4 36.3

West North Central ................................. 16.11 4.1 35.3 16.82 4.7 35.3 13.38 6.2 35.3

South Atlantic ......................................... 15.97 1.9 36.4 16.26 2.1 36.3 13.83 3.4 37.1

East South Central ................................. 14.19 5.0 37.1 15.06 4.0 36.5 12.37 11.5 38.5

West South Central ................................ 15.39 1.5 36.6 15.49 1.7 36.7 14.45 6.5 36.3

Mountain ................................................. 15.67 3.6 35.5 15.67 4.2 35.5 15.70 1.3 35.7

Pacific ..................................................... 19.08 1.8 35.8 19.22 1.9 35.9 16.10 1.6 34.8

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, and 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. 2 A metropolitan area can be a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) as defined by the Office of

Management and Budget, 1994. Nonmetropolitan areas are counties that do not fit

the definitions above. 3 In this census division, data were collected between December 2001 and

January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 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 Technical Note. 5 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. 6 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to

cover all workers in the civilian economy. See Technical Note for more information. 7 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing

industries applies to private industry only. 8 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and

State and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 9 Data are presented for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area divisions as

well as nine census divisions. See Technical Note for a list of States making up the

nine census divisions.

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

publication criteria. 

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TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $15.97 1.9 36.4 $16.80 2.0 39.8 $8.83 1.5 21.1

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 16.29 1.9 36.8 16.94 2.1 39.7 9.38 1.9 20.8

White collar ...................................................................... 19.64 2.5 36.9 20.55 2.5 39.8 10.66 2.4 21.2

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 21.13 2.4 37.8 21.50 2.5 39.7 14.55 4.7 20.3

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 25.67 1.9 36.9 26.00 2.1 39.4 20.20 4.9 18.1

Professional specialty ................................................ 27.57 2.2 37.0 27.79 2.3 39.6 23.41 3.8 16.8

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 31.36 2.8 40.4 31.40 2.7 40.5 – – –

Architects ........................................................... 24.08 9.5 40.0 24.08 9.5 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ........................................... 35.52 8.7 41.4 35.52 8.7 41.4 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 29.05 7.0 40.8 29.05 7.0 40.8 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 36.84 3.0 40.4 36.84 3.0 40.4 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 27.95 4.3 40.5 27.95 4.3 40.5 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 29.44 3.4 39.6 29.78 3.4 40.6 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 34.52 10.4 40.6 34.52 10.4 40.6 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 31.16 .9 39.9 31.19 .9 40.0 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 31.48 1.0 39.9 31.49 1.0 40.1 – – –

Statisticians ........................................................ 24.87 15.5 40.0 24.87 15.5 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 24.27 6.5 40.6 24.29 6.5 40.8 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 27.54 5.2 39.4 27.71 5.2 40.5 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... 26.46 11.6 44.9 26.46 11.6 44.9 – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 21.18 6.0 39.7 21.18 6.0 39.7 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 26.51 9.7 39.8 26.51 9.7 39.8 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 27.17 7.3 35.2 27.16 8.5 39.8 27.19 5.5 20.3

Physicians .......................................................... 54.97 5.6 42.6 54.89 5.7 43.5 60.46 7.8 16.9

Registered nurses .............................................. 22.42 3.0 34.3 21.73 3.2 39.3 25.99 6.4 20.8

Pharmacists ....................................................... 36.16 1.5 32.4 36.36 1.8 40.0 34.98 6.3 15.4

Dietitians ............................................................ 18.96 3.5 38.7 18.76 3.0 40.0 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 18.87 2.9 36.4 18.89 3.2 38.8 18.60 2.5 20.9

Occupational therapists ..................................... 24.91 4.5 36.1 24.63 4.9 39.7 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 31.52 6.3 28.5 30.64 11.7 38.7 32.38 1.8 22.7

Speech therapists .............................................. 29.05 6.8 33.8 28.80 7.7 38.5 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 17.39 6.2 33.2 17.00 7.0 39.5 – – –

Physicians’ assistants ........................................ 31.14 5.1 40.0 31.14 5.1 40.0 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 37.63 4.1 40.3 37.81 4.2 42.5 29.08 9.1 11.9

Biological science teachers ............................... 40.89 17.5 42.7 40.75 17.8 44.2 – – –

Chemistry teachers ............................................ 31.29 6.1 50.1 31.29 6.1 50.1 – – –

Psychology teachers .......................................... 36.58 21.2 39.9 36.58 21.2 39.9 – – –

Economics teachers .......................................... 40.38 2.0 51.8 40.38 2.0 51.8 – – –

History teachers ................................................. 32.73 7.2 40.4 30.92 11.8 42.3 – – –

Social science teachers, n.e.c. .......................... 35.96 20.2 37.0 35.84 20.7 39.6 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ......................... 36.76 15.3 32.5 37.19 15.2 38.4 25.81 15.1 6.5

Computer science teachers ............................... 30.49 10.4 32.1 30.34 10.4 39.7 33.54 15.6 6.8

Medical science teachers .................................. 43.17 9.6 52.3 43.17 9.6 52.9 – – –

Health specialties teachers ................................ 57.35 36.3 39.8 57.35 36.3 39.8 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 51.67 16.5 40.1 51.67 16.5 40.1 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 24.44 6.4 35.4 24.52 6.7 40.7 – – –

Education teachers ............................................ 35.84 18.8 38.6 – – – – – –

English teachers ................................................ 30.23 5.2 30.9 30.86 5.7 38.2 23.21 14.4 9.9

Foreign language teachers ................................ 18.80 18.5 44.8 – – – – – –

Law teachers ..................................................... 59.47 30.0 34.5 59.69 30.2 37.3 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 37.54 6.5 37.8 37.91 6.6 39.9 25.68 14.7 14.0

Teachers, except college and university ................ 25.94 2.2 35.0 26.21 2.0 37.9 17.04 13.3 10.2

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 20.84 13.7 37.1 20.81 14.2 38.6 21.55 26.9 19.7

Elementary school teachers .............................. 26.47 1.5 37.0 26.56 1.4 37.5 18.23 31.3 16.2

Secondary school teachers ............................... 27.67 2.3 37.8 27.66 2.3 38.0 28.98 13.3 18.1

Teachers, special education .............................. 27.31 5.2 37.8 27.32 5.2 37.9 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 23.90 5.8 26.0 24.67 4.7 38.6 18.33 23.0 7.8

Substitute teachers ............................................ 7.38 7.9 10.9 – – – 7.36 9.2 9.7

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 26.64 8.2 37.0 26.77 8.3 38.3 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 22.73 4.3 37.6 22.88 4.4 39.0 17.87 8.3 17.9

Librarians ........................................................... 22.73 4.3 37.8 22.86 4.3 39.0 17.96 9.0 18.2

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 23.44 7.9 39.4 23.43 8.0 39.9 – – –

Economists ........................................................ 23.79 5.6 41.2 23.79 5.6 41.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Social scientists and urban planners –Continued

Psychologists ..................................................... $27.15 7.2 36.7 $27.13 7.3 38.4 – – –

Urban planners .................................................. 22.24 9.9 39.9 22.24 9.9 39.9 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 16.11 2.8 38.6 16.17 2.7 39.9 $13.89 11.5 18.7

Social workers ................................................... 16.17 2.9 38.7 16.23 2.9 39.9 14.19 11.6 18.9

Recreation workers ............................................ 14.66 7.4 36.9 15.03 8.7 39.1 – – –

Clergy ................................................................ 14.53 14.1 36.8 – – – – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 36.46 9.6 42.8 36.53 9.9 43.4 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 35.91 10.3 43.5 35.85 10.4 43.6 – – –

Judges ............................................................... 45.92 15.7 33.3 – – – – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 21.96 6.8 34.5 22.76 6.6 39.0 13.25 12.9 15.3

Technical writers ................................................ 21.81 6.7 37.9 21.52 6.3 40.0 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 16.83 10.3 33.9 17.67 9.8 39.6 – – –

Actors and directors ........................................... 19.87 20.0 28.3 23.32 19.5 41.5 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ...................................................... 19.70 11.8 39.4 19.84 12.0 39.7 – – –

Photographers ................................................... 17.78 15.7 39.7 17.76 15.7 39.9 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 25.16 5.8 39.6 25.16 5.8 39.6 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 27.31 11.8 39.2 27.38 11.9 39.4 – – –

Athletes .............................................................. 21.44 16.9 21.5 22.95 17.8 31.4 16.97 15.7 11.2

Technical ................................................................... 19.15 2.5 36.5 19.66 2.8 38.9 13.36 7.1 21.6

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 16.26 6.0 36.4 16.15 5.9 37.0 20.32 11.3 22.5

Dental hygienists ............................................... 25.69 13.5 26.6 – – – – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 11.89 10.9 39.9 11.89 10.9 39.9 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 20.27 4.7 37.0 20.24 4.8 39.9 20.97 6.9 14.8

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 14.72 2.6 35.0 14.57 2.6 39.3 15.77 8.0 19.9

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 14.43 3.7 36.2 14.78 4.0 40.2 11.60 3.4 20.0

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 21.25 1.5 39.7 21.29 1.5 39.9 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians .................. 18.01 6.9 40.2 18.01 6.9 40.2 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 18.57 5.5 36.3 19.54 6.2 39.7 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 16.57 6.1 40.4 16.55 6.3 41.3 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 17.68 8.4 40.0 17.68 8.4 40.0 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 17.88 12.9 39.9 17.88 12.9 39.9 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ 129.78 16.6 21.7 129.78 16.6 21.7 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ......................... 10.59 21.0 33.0 15.90 12.4 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 27.65 10.5 38.7 27.66 10.5 39.9 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 16.76 4.2 34.7 17.12 3.4 38.9 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 15.19 9.4 36.3 16.69 6.3 39.7 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 29.57 5.7 40.4 29.63 5.7 40.7 20.92 21.9 21.4

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 32.89 6.7 40.9 32.98 6.7 41.1 14.21 21.4 22.0

Legislators ......................................................... 5.65 38.0 19.0 – – – – – –

Chief executives and general administrators,

public administration ........................................ 40.95 7.2 38.6 42.27 6.6 40.1 – – –

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 29.28 6.6 39.6 29.30 6.7 39.8 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 28.12 6.4 40.3 28.12 6.4 40.3 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 29.25 12.0 40.3 29.25 12.0 40.3 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 38.75 7.6 40.8 38.75 7.6 40.8 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 35.53 5.0 39.8 35.63 5.0 40.0 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 31.61 11.1 40.7 31.62 11.2 40.8 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 18.77 5.2 41.1 19.01 5.7 42.3 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 19.49 13.6 40.9 19.49 13.6 40.9 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 32.41 9.5 40.1 32.56 9.6 40.6 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 35.75 12.1 41.7 35.80 12.1 41.7 – – –

Management related .............................................. 23.29 3.9 39.7 23.25 4.1 40.0 27.66 16.5 20.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Management related –Continued

Accountants and auditors .................................. $21.90 2.8 39.4 $21.60 2.3 40.0 – – –

Underwriters ...................................................... 17.69 11.0 39.0 17.69 11.0 39.0 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 26.72 9.4 39.7 26.68 9.6 40.3 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 27.96 13.0 40.2 27.96 13.0 40.2 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 26.27 6.0 39.5 26.30 6.1 39.8 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 31.56 42.9 34.0 33.77 40.1 40.5 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 18.61 10.3 40.0 18.61 10.3 40.0 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 20.02 8.7 39.8 20.02 8.7 39.8 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 22.72 8.6 40.2 22.72 8.6 40.2 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 21.23 3.8 39.8 21.27 3.8 40.0 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 12.99 4.0 33.2 15.08 4.1 40.3 $7.15 2.0 22.1

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 18.52 9.7 41.0 18.61 9.6 41.4 – – –

Insurance sales .................................................. 14.09 10.7 40.0 14.22 10.4 40.1 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 14.34 20.8 40.5 14.34 20.8 40.5 – – –

Securities and financial services sales .............. 21.01 15.9 39.9 21.01 15.9 39.9 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 20.86 12.4 38.3 21.31 12.7 39.6 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 20.10 7.8 39.1 20.59 7.3 40.8 – – –

Sales engineers ................................................. 62.92 37.1 43.0 62.92 37.1 43.0 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 25.32 10.3 39.3 25.40 10.1 40.2 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 19.66 10.0 44.7 19.66 10.0 44.7 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 9.57 11.1 28.0 11.09 15.7 38.3 7.75 4.6 21.2

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 13.83 6.8 35.5 14.47 5.7 39.1 – – –

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ... 9.55 16.0 38.6 – – – – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 14.06 11.8 38.2 14.59 12.7 40.3 9.79 4.1 27.1

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 13.85 11.4 38.0 14.52 11.0 41.7 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 10.15 4.5 31.5 11.13 4.6 39.5 7.42 3.2 20.3

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 7.70 9.6 31.8 8.86 9.2 39.4 6.04 4.8 24.9

Cashiers ............................................................. 7.38 2.0 28.4 8.05 2.0 39.1 6.81 2.6 23.1

Street and door-to-door sales workers .............. 9.30 37.2 32.9 – – – – – –

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. 13.42 16.7 33.3 15.36 20.3 41.4 8.18 6.0 21.8

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 16.01 8.2 34.7 16.85 8.6 39.3 8.91 4.0 17.5

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 12.51 1.5 37.4 12.71 1.5 39.5 10.00 3.3 22.3

Supervisors, general office ................................ 17.24 3.2 40.1 17.25 3.2 40.2 – – –

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ..... 19.43 14.3 40.3 19.43 14.3 40.3 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 19.58 4.1 39.8 19.58 4.1 39.8 – – –

Chief communications operators ....................... 21.76 7.5 40.0 21.76 7.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 21.42 7.4 40.4 21.42 7.4 40.4 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 14.30 5.6 40.0 14.30 5.6 40.0 – – –

Peripheral equipment operators ........................ 13.77 15.4 40.0 13.77 15.4 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 14.17 2.2 38.7 14.14 2.3 39.5 15.11 16.1 22.6

Stenographers ................................................... 11.96 5.6 34.0 12.59 5.2 39.1 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 14.06 4.9 38.2 14.20 5.2 38.5 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 11.87 4.8 38.2 11.95 5.0 40.0 10.13 2.9 19.8

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 8.99 4.9 37.4 9.13 5.0 39.9 7.76 4.7 24.3

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 14.81 6.7 34.9 14.78 6.3 39.9 14.98 12.1 21.2

Receptionists ..................................................... 9.79 2.4 33.9 10.19 2.6 39.7 7.78 6.6 19.7

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 11.58 4.9 37.7 11.76 5.5 40.0 9.63 8.1 23.4

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 12.52 1.1 39.7 12.58 1.1 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 13.27 3.6 38.4 13.49 3.4 39.8 9.18 8.0 23.2

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 13.21 4.3 39.0 13.31 4.4 39.9 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 10.63 3.8 32.3 11.27 3.7 38.6 8.45 3.2 20.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

File clerks ........................................................... $9.12 2.3 36.1 $9.31 3.0 39.8 $7.86 8.1 22.0

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 12.34 3.5 37.3 12.36 3.5 39.5 12.04 11.5 21.8

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 12.45 3.5 34.9 13.10 4.1 39.4 10.00 3.1 24.4

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 14.40 5.8 37.9 14.67 5.6 39.3 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 10.57 4.2 39.8 10.56 4.2 40.0 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine

operators .......................................................... 10.99 2.7 36.1 – – – – – –

Duplicating machine operators .......................... 9.54 3.3 39.9 9.48 3.2 40.0 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 11.78 7.7 34.8 12.17 7.7 39.1 – – –

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ... 12.84 5.8 35.2 12.73 6.8 39.1 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 11.05 5.9 35.1 11.45 6.2 38.7 8.68 7.1 22.6

Messengers ....................................................... 9.46 6.1 31.5 10.59 4.6 39.7 7.20 4.9 22.3

Dispatchers ........................................................ 14.07 6.7 41.1 14.08 6.8 41.1 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 15.12 9.3 39.8 15.14 9.3 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 11.55 4.7 39.1 11.56 4.7 39.4 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.97 1.2 39.0 12.04 1.3 40.0 8.61 3.5 18.4

Meter readers .................................................... 13.06 6.5 39.9 13.05 6.5 39.9 – – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 14.32 8.5 40.0 14.32 8.5 40.0 – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 13.80 9.8 37.7 14.40 8.8 39.8 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 10.39 7.0 38.9 10.42 7.1 39.1 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 16.62 7.9 39.3 16.67 8.0 39.6 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 13.69 5.9 39.2 13.54 6.1 40.0 16.44 5.5 29.5

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 13.82 6.1 39.7 13.95 5.3 39.9 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 13.03 2.8 37.0 13.05 2.9 39.8 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 11.80 1.7 37.6 11.98 1.6 39.4 9.40 4.0 23.2

Bank tellers ........................................................ 10.08 .9 35.3 10.17 1.4 39.1 9.60 5.1 23.1

Proofreaders ...................................................... 13.84 4.2 37.0 – – – – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 11.23 2.6 32.9 11.30 2.6 39.4 10.74 9.1 15.1

Statistical clerks ................................................. 13.16 7.8 39.7 13.16 7.9 40.0 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 9.82 1.8 35.7 9.78 1.8 36.9 10.67 10.7 20.2

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 12.85 3.4 38.3 13.03 3.5 39.8 9.04 12.1 21.4

Blue collar ........................................................................ 13.31 2.0 38.3 13.59 2.0 40.0 8.39 2.9 22.0

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 16.75 2.0 39.7 16.78 2.0 40.1 12.61 8.0 17.4

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 23.62 7.8 40.8 23.62 7.8 40.8 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 17.22 4.6 40.6 17.26 4.7 40.7 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 15.99 2.5 39.8 16.00 2.3 40.0 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 25.49 6.1 40.0 25.49 6.1 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .............. 18.57 22.0 40.0 18.79 22.6 40.5 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 14.82 3.5 38.6 14.75 3.4 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 18.89 4.7 39.8 18.89 4.7 39.8 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 16.94 7.6 39.9 16.94 7.6 39.9 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 17.88 9.1 33.5 18.79 6.0 39.9 – – –

Data processing equipment repairers ................ 20.71 9.2 40.0 20.71 9.2 40.0 – – –

Household appliance and power tool repairers 12.06 7.2 40.0 12.06 7.2 40.0 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 22.60 2.4 40.0 22.60 2.4 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 15.34 4.5 39.9 15.34 4.5 39.9 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 17.22 8.4 40.0 17.22 8.4 40.0 – – –

Millwrights .......................................................... 19.21 14.2 40.0 19.21 14.2 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 15.80 3.9 38.6 15.79 3.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... 24.82 9.1 37.3 25.67 7.3 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 23.77 7.7 40.0 23.77 7.7 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 20.12 4.1 40.9 20.12 4.1 40.9 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 15.46 3.6 40.0 15.46 3.6 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Drywall installers ................................................ $14.65 3.3 40.0 $14.65 3.3 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 16.39 9.2 39.7 16.39 9.2 40.0 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 15.46 13.8 40.0 15.46 13.8 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 19.57 4.9 40.0 19.57 4.9 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 11.91 4.8 40.0 11.91 4.8 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 17.26 4.1 40.0 17.26 4.1 40.0 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 11.50 4.7 40.0 11.50 4.7 40.0 – – –

Insulation workers .............................................. 13.70 8.7 40.0 13.70 8.7 40.0 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

operators .......................................................... 12.03 4.7 40.0 12.03 4.7 40.0 – – –

Sheetmetal duct installers .................................. 14.93 6.7 40.0 14.93 6.7 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 13.05 5.6 40.0 13.05 5.6 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 18.86 5.6 40.8 18.86 5.6 40.8 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 18.74 5.0 40.0 18.74 5.0 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .............................. 18.81 6.3 40.0 18.81 6.3 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 18.16 5.0 39.8 18.16 5.0 39.8 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 12.89 3.9 40.0 12.89 3.9 40.0 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers ............................. 11.95 3.5 40.0 11.95 3.5 40.0 – – –

Upholsterers ...................................................... 16.57 19.1 40.0 16.57 19.1 40.0 – – –

Optical goods workers ....................................... 10.76 17.4 39.1 10.76 17.4 39.1 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 11.93 5.8 39.4 11.99 5.9 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ 16.12 4.4 39.9 16.12 4.4 39.9 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 9.98 8.4 39.5 9.92 8.4 40.0 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 9.82 4.2 34.0 10.31 2.1 39.8 – – –

Food batchmakers ............................................. 12.57 10.7 42.1 12.57 10.7 42.1 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 16.41 8.6 39.8 16.41 8.6 39.8 – – –

Precision inspectors, testers, and related

workers, n.e.c. ................................................. 22.42 6.8 40.0 22.42 6.8 40.0 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 15.42 4.6 39.9 15.42 4.6 39.9 – – –

Power plant operators ........................................ 24.36 9.8 40.0 24.36 9.8 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers .......................................... 19.47 6.2 40.0 19.47 6.2 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 18.04 11.6 39.3 18.04 11.6 39.3 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 12.31 2.8 39.5 12.34 2.8 39.8 $8.67 7.1 24.1

Lathe and turning machine operators ................ 11.16 8.9 40.0 11.16 8.9 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 11.82 10.1 40.0 11.82 10.1 40.0 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ............... 11.24 7.4 40.0 11.24 7.4 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 10.46 5.6 40.0 10.46 5.6 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ................ 13.07 8.6 39.9 13.07 8.6 39.9 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 13.13 3.8 38.9 13.13 3.8 38.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 13.30 16.1 39.9 13.30 16.1 39.9 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators .......................................................... 12.10 2.9 40.0 12.10 2.9 40.0 – – –

Sawing machine operators ................................ 12.15 4.1 39.1 12.22 3.5 39.7 – – –

Shaping and jointing machine operators ........... 11.74 2.2 39.9 11.74 2.2 39.9 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 17.30 3.9 38.8 17.35 3.9 39.5 – – –

Photoengravers and lithographers ..................... 14.84 8.7 39.9 14.84 8.7 39.9 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ............................. 14.23 11.1 39.4 14.08 12.4 40.0 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ........... 13.32 10.4 39.8 13.32 10.4 39.8 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators .......................................................... 11.56 5.5 40.0 11.56 5.5 40.0 – – –

Textile cutting machine operators ...................... 10.35 7.5 39.9 10.35 7.5 39.9 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 9.85 11.6 39.3 9.88 11.7 40.0 – – –

Pressing machine operators .............................. 8.54 6.4 38.5 8.54 6.4 38.5 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 8.02 5.2 38.9 8.05 5.6 39.3 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 12.08 7.4 39.5 12.06 7.4 39.7 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 14.21 3.2 39.0 14.21 3.2 39.0 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 13.71 6.7 39.7 13.71 6.7 39.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators .......................................................... $17.45 4.1 39.7 $17.45 4.1 39.7 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 11.04 8.8 39.9 11.04 8.8 39.9 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 17.27 19.4 40.3 17.27 19.4 40.3 – – –

Folding machine operators ................................ 11.00 3.1 39.9 11.00 3.1 39.9 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 16.44 12.0 39.9 16.44 12.0 39.9 – – –

Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... 13.94 13.2 39.8 13.94 13.2 39.8 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... 13.01 5.2 39.5 13.07 5.1 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 9.22 11.6 30.4 10.30 16.2 39.5 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 13.62 5.8 39.4 13.65 5.9 39.5 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 15.08 5.0 39.9 15.08 5.0 39.9 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 11.35 5.4 39.8 11.38 5.5 40.0 – – –

Hand cutting and trimming ................................. 13.50 6.2 40.0 13.50 6.2 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... 12.26 6.2 40.0 12.26 6.2 40.0 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 10.65 5.3 39.3 10.70 5.6 39.9 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 12.58 18.3 39.9 12.58 18.3 39.9 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............ 8.70 13.1 39.6 8.70 13.3 39.9 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ...................................... 9.53 9.2 39.9 9.53 9.2 39.9 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 13.15 4.4 37.4 13.46 4.6 40.4 $9.36 8.9 19.5

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 18.10 9.0 40.9 18.10 9.0 40.9 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 13.82 6.5 39.8 13.91 6.9 41.4 11.56 12.4 21.0

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 11.64 5.6 37.1 12.34 3.8 40.4 5.56 3.9 21.8

Bus drivers ......................................................... 12.87 3.7 26.8 13.19 4.9 35.5 12.10 6.8 16.9

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 6.90 7.7 34.5 6.76 8.4 40.0 7.53 6.5 21.3

Parking lot attendants ........................................ 6.82 6.0 30.1 6.69 9.1 40.0 6.98 4.4 22.8

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ – – – 13.01 9.0 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 16.16 17.2 40.0 16.16 17.2 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 16.59 7.8 40.0 16.59 7.8 40.0 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 15.48 7.8 40.0 15.48 7.8 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 13.48 5.7 40.0 13.48 5.7 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 12.46 4.5 39.9 12.46 4.5 39.9 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 12.34 5.2 39.5 12.40 5.0 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 14.89 12.6 39.4 14.93 12.6 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 10.00 1.6 36.1 10.37 1.5 39.8 7.79 3.5 23.3

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 17.23 13.0 41.6 17.23 13.0 41.6 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 10.10 5.6 38.5 10.31 5.8 39.7 7.79 5.9 28.4

Animal caretakers, except farm ......................... 11.46 7.0 39.3 – – – – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 17.57 4.4 40.3 17.62 4.5 40.6 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 10.46 6.7 39.1 10.54 6.7 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 10.74 6.4 39.9 10.72 6.5 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.94 2.4 37.7 9.79 1.8 40.0 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 11.31 7.0 39.6 11.36 6.8 39.8 – – –

Garbage collectors ............................................. 11.34 5.7 39.6 11.36 5.7 40.2 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 9.15 3.4 30.4 10.63 3.1 39.8 6.85 1.5 22.2

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 9.97 2.2 39.6 9.98 2.3 39.8 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 10.30 3.9 34.8 10.55 3.7 40.0 9.31 9.1 23.0

Garage and service station related .................... 9.17 15.0 40.1 9.17 15.0 40.1 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 8.99 4.0 37.3 9.07 4.0 38.1 6.72 4.2 22.7

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 8.88 4.2 36.2 8.99 4.5 39.4 8.21 5.8 23.7

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 9.71 4.6 38.1 9.79 4.8 39.8 8.94 8.7 26.2

Service .............................................................................. 9.56 1.4 32.5 10.36 1.7 39.1 6.79 1.7 20.6

Protective service .................................................. 14.15 2.1 37.1 14.38 2.2 40.6 11.20 9.0 17.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Protective service –Continued

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... $23.44 6.7 48.8 $23.44 6.7 48.8 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 23.98 5.1 40.4 23.98 5.1 40.4 – – –

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 14.23 8.4 36.3 14.67 7.6 39.3 – – –

Fire inspection and fire prevention ..................... 15.79 10.8 47.3 15.79 10.8 47.3 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 14.60 3.9 47.7 14.62 3.9 47.9 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 19.14 1.5 40.2 19.15 1.5 40.3 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 15.16 2.6 39.9 15.15 2.6 40.3 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 13.51 4.1 40.0 13.51 4.1 40.0 – – –

Crossing guards ................................................. 9.38 7.9 19.1 – – – $8.81 5.6 18.4

Guards and police, except public service .......... 9.58 3.6 31.2 9.10 4.1 38.6 11.63 10.8 17.3

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 12.58 10.4 32.6 13.65 9.6 39.8 8.09 3.1 18.5

Food service .......................................................... 7.00 2.6 29.5 7.84 2.6 38.3 5.58 3.2 21.3

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 3.83 3.4 27.3 4.34 5.4 36.6 3.17 4.6 20.6

Bartenders ......................................................... 4.74 6.1 28.5 5.20 8.1 37.6 3.74 12.6 18.7

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 3.17 5.6 26.6 3.48 9.6 35.9 2.86 4.6 21.3

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.84 4.9 28.9 6.12 5.9 37.9 5.09 6.7 17.5

Other food service ............................................... 8.20 1.8 30.5 8.98 1.8 38.9 6.74 2.5 21.7

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 11.59 5.1 40.3 11.86 5.3 41.9 7.57 3.9 26.0

Cooks ................................................................. 8.80 3.1 33.9 9.14 3.0 38.6 7.20 6.4 21.4

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.42 5.2 30.3 7.81 6.8 38.5 6.91 4.7 23.6

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 7.47 2.0 28.1 8.02 2.2 38.2 6.83 4.2 21.4

Health service ........................................................ 9.70 2.4 35.0 9.75 2.5 39.2 9.33 4.3 19.2

Dental assistants ............................................... 14.95 11.1 35.0 14.54 11.3 36.1 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 10.15 3.4 35.4 10.19 3.3 39.5 9.63 13.1 15.4

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 9.05 2.2 34.7 9.10 2.2 39.3 8.77 4.7 20.6

Cleaning and building service ................................ 9.01 2.2 34.5 9.33 2.2 39.4 7.46 2.6 21.5

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 14.18 10.4 39.7 14.22 10.5 40.0 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 7.99 3.3 37.3 8.03 3.7 38.7 7.29 4.7 22.5

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.95 2.1 32.9 9.42 2.0 39.7 7.47 3.0 21.5

Personal service .................................................... 10.38 4.1 30.7 11.09 4.2 37.6 8.09 7.3 19.1

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 13.95 5.4 38.6 14.11 6.0 39.8 – – –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ....................... 12.39 12.1 28.2 13.12 11.2 36.6 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 7.98 3.9 25.6 8.91 4.8 40.0 7.40 6.4 20.9

Guides ............................................................... 10.54 7.5 33.5 – – – – – –

Ushers ............................................................... 8.90 2.4 31.3 – – – 8.23 10.2 22.0

Public transportation attendants ........................ 34.96 9.5 20.3 34.41 10.4 20.9 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 5.72 6.5 37.3 5.63 5.8 39.4 – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ 9.90 7.1 30.7 10.50 5.7 39.6 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 7.89 6.4 32.8 8.20 6.2 39.2 6.93 7.2 21.7

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 8.21 3.1 30.9 8.64 3.6 39.9 6.89 3.7 18.3

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 10.26 12.5 33.8 10.56 13.5 39.4 8.14 5.7 16.9

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

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

pay for overtime, vacations, and 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. 2 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working

either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each

establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered

a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, data were collected between December 2001 and January

2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 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 Technical Note.

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

criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $15.38 2.4 36.1 $16.28 2.5 39.8 $8.62 1.8 21.2

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 15.69 2.4 36.5 16.40 2.6 39.8 9.14 2.1 20.9

White collar ...................................................................... 19.13 3.3 36.6 20.21 3.3 40.0 10.38 2.8 21.5

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 20.97 3.2 37.7 21.42 3.4 39.9 14.43 5.3 20.7

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 25.79 2.6 36.7 26.18 2.9 39.6 20.70 5.9 18.5

Professional specialty ................................................ 28.12 3.3 36.7 28.42 3.5 40.0 24.05 4.6 17.2

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 31.82 2.5 40.6 31.83 2.5 40.6 – – –

Architects ........................................................... 20.75 11.3 40.0 20.75 11.3 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ........................................... 35.53 8.9 41.4 35.53 8.9 41.4 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 29.33 8.3 41.0 29.33 8.3 41.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 36.85 3.0 40.4 36.85 3.0 40.4 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 28.37 4.2 40.5 28.37 4.2 40.5 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 29.68 3.3 40.4 29.78 3.4 40.6 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 35.05 10.3 40.7 35.05 10.3 40.7 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 31.45 1.0 39.9 31.47 1.1 40.0 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 31.86 1.0 39.9 31.86 1.0 40.1 – – –

Statisticians ........................................................ 25.08 16.0 40.0 25.08 16.0 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 25.43 5.8 40.8 25.46 5.8 41.1 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 27.84 5.3 39.3 28.04 5.1 40.5 – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 21.87 8.7 39.6 21.87 8.7 39.6 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 24.66 11.6 39.8 24.66 11.6 39.8 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 28.00 9.2 34.7 28.10 10.6 39.8 27.37 6.2 20.1

Physicians .......................................................... 60.39 6.8 42.5 60.37 6.8 42.8 – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 22.47 3.7 33.9 21.64 3.8 39.3 26.45 7.1 20.5

Pharmacists ....................................................... 36.43 1.4 32.4 36.66 1.5 40.0 35.04 6.6 15.0

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 18.52 3.2 36.2 18.51 3.5 38.8 18.61 2.7 20.9

Occupational therapists ..................................... 24.64 6.0 35.2 24.26 6.7 39.5 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 29.94 3.8 27.0 25.84 4.6 39.5 32.35 1.9 22.8

Speech therapists .............................................. 25.76 9.9 32.4 25.34 10.2 39.3 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 16.45 11.1 31.1 15.69 13.2 39.1 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 38.52 7.6 36.1 39.29 7.9 39.2 24.70 15.7 15.0

Biological science teachers ............................... 41.81 15.9 37.1 – – – – – –

Social science teachers, n.e.c. .......................... 36.66 2.6 32.3 – – – – – –

Mathematical science teachers ......................... 36.95 15.3 38.3 37.19 15.2 38.4 – – –

Computer science teachers ............................... 31.77 11.9 33.8 – – – – – –

Medical science teachers .................................. 51.53 2.9 38.7 51.59 2.9 39.9 – – –

Health specialties teachers ................................ 33.44 18.1 38.4 33.44 18.1 38.4 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 52.50 24.4 38.6 52.50 24.4 38.7 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 23.42 5.0 36.3 – – – – – –

English teachers ................................................ 29.40 13.9 30.3 31.31 16.5 37.3 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 34.96 7.2 33.3 36.09 7.8 39.7 27.66 14.9 16.3

Teachers, except college and university ................ 18.30 10.7 28.4 18.10 9.7 38.8 19.83 25.0 9.3

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 10.32 10.1 36.5 9.83 7.8 39.9 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 21.13 11.8 35.5 20.93 10.6 37.4 – – –

Secondary school teachers ............................... 24.73 7.7 37.9 24.70 7.7 39.2 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 21.84 15.2 39.3 21.88 15.3 39.9 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 18.48 13.2 16.1 17.92 9.8 38.4 – – –

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 18.28 6.2 35.6 17.92 5.1 39.6 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 23.31 3.9 36.8 23.41 4.1 38.6 – – –

Librarians ........................................................... 23.33 4.0 37.3 23.36 4.0 38.5 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 24.29 6.0 39.6 24.26 6.3 41.0 – – –

Economists ........................................................ 23.66 6.1 41.3 23.66 6.1 41.3 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 25.58 24.3 31.3 25.37 27.5 39.9 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 15.18 3.3 36.7 15.31 3.4 39.8 13.36 11.4 17.2

Social workers ................................................... 15.11 3.9 36.5 15.27 4.0 40.0 13.03 12.3 17.6

Clergy ................................................................ 14.53 14.1 36.8 – – – – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 36.80 10.7 43.9 36.73 10.9 44.0 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 36.80 10.7 43.9 36.73 10.9 44.0 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 22.01 7.0 34.2 22.87 6.7 38.9 13.25 12.9 15.3

Technical writers ................................................ 21.81 6.7 37.9 21.52 6.3 40.0 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 16.74 10.7 33.8 17.59 10.3 39.6 – – –

Actors and directors ........................................... 19.87 20.0 28.3 23.32 19.5 41.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. –Continued

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ...................................................... $20.13 12.1 39.3 $20.28 12.3 39.6 – – –

Photographers ................................................... 17.78 19.4 39.6 17.75 19.4 39.8 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 25.16 5.8 39.6 25.16 5.8 39.6 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 27.87 12.7 39.1 27.95 12.7 39.3 – – –

Athletes .............................................................. – – – – – – $16.97 15.7 11.2

Technical ................................................................... 19.91 3.1 36.5 20.46 3.3 38.7 13.46 9.0 22.0

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 15.85 7.6 36.1 15.75 7.5 36.7 21.22 15.6 20.3

Dental hygienists ............................................... 26.07 14.9 25.8 – – – – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 11.84 11.0 39.9 11.84 11.0 39.9 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 20.28 5.1 38.2 20.23 5.2 39.9 21.91 5.6 16.1

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 15.13 2.5 34.9 14.92 2.5 39.2 16.41 6.8 20.8

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 15.07 3.5 36.6 15.44 3.6 40.2 11.51 6.4 19.5

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 21.45 1.3 39.7 21.48 1.4 39.9 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians .................. 18.69 7.5 40.3 18.69 7.5 40.3 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 19.11 8.4 35.6 20.67 8.1 39.9 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 16.68 6.5 40.5 16.66 6.7 41.4 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 17.65 8.5 40.0 17.65 8.5 40.0 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 17.95 14.2 39.8 17.95 14.2 39.8 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ 129.78 16.6 21.7 129.78 16.6 21.7 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ......................... 9.73 20.6 32.6 14.41 13.3 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 28.59 11.9 38.4 28.59 12.0 39.9 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 16.67 5.1 33.8 17.11 4.1 38.8 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 15.15 11.9 36.7 17.03 6.0 39.8 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 30.35 6.9 40.7 30.40 6.9 40.9 23.38 22.2 22.0

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 33.06 8.4 41.2 33.13 8.4 41.3 16.46 26.5 24.3

Financial managers ........................................... 27.70 6.6 40.3 27.70 6.6 40.3 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 34.60 9.7 40.5 34.60 9.7 40.5 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 38.69 7.7 40.7 38.69 7.7 40.7 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 34.13 10.0 40.8 34.49 10.4 41.3 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 32.88 13.1 40.7 32.90 13.3 40.9 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 18.77 5.2 41.1 19.01 5.7 42.3 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 19.14 15.9 41.0 19.14 15.9 41.0 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 33.92 10.9 40.3 34.13 11.0 40.9 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 35.76 12.4 41.7 35.82 12.4 41.7 – – –

Management related .............................................. 24.74 4.2 39.6 24.70 4.4 40.1 27.70 16.5 20.8

Accountants and auditors .................................. 23.20 4.4 39.3 22.81 4.0 40.1 – – –

Underwriters ...................................................... 17.69 11.0 39.0 17.69 11.0 39.0 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 26.72 10.1 39.7 26.67 10.3 40.4 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 32.58 7.0 40.3 32.58 7.0 40.3 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 28.58 7.1 39.3 28.64 7.1 39.7 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 31.68 43.4 33.9 33.93 40.6 40.5 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 22.40 8.6 39.9 22.40 8.6 39.9 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 21.89 12.8 40.0 21.89 12.8 40.0 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 20.82 4.4 39.8 20.86 4.4 40.1 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 13.00 4.0 33.2 15.11 4.1 40.4 7.14 2.0 22.1

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 18.55 9.8 41.0 18.64 9.7 41.4 – – –

Insurance sales .................................................. 14.09 10.7 40.0 14.22 10.4 40.1 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 13.15 24.5 40.9 13.15 24.5 40.9 – – –

Securities and financial services sales .............. 21.01 15.9 39.9 21.01 15.9 39.9 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 20.86 12.4 38.3 21.31 12.7 39.6 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Sales –Continued

Sales, other business services .......................... $20.10 7.8 39.1 $20.59 7.3 40.8 – – –

Sales engineers ................................................. 62.92 37.1 43.0 62.92 37.1 43.0 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 25.32 10.3 39.3 25.40 10.1 40.2 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 19.66 10.0 44.7 19.66 10.0 44.7 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 9.57 11.1 28.0 11.09 15.7 38.3 $7.75 4.6 21.2

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 13.83 6.8 35.5 14.47 5.7 39.1 – – –

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ... 9.55 16.0 38.6 – – – – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 14.06 11.8 38.2 14.59 12.7 40.3 9.79 4.1 27.1

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 13.85 11.4 38.0 14.52 11.0 41.7 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 10.15 4.5 31.5 11.13 4.6 39.5 7.42 3.2 20.3

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 7.67 9.7 31.7 8.82 9.4 39.4 6.04 4.8 24.9

Cashiers ............................................................. 7.33 1.9 28.3 7.99 2.0 39.3 6.80 2.6 23.1

Street and door-to-door sales workers .............. 9.30 37.2 32.9 – – – – – –

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. 13.42 16.7 33.3 15.36 20.3 41.4 8.18 6.0 21.8

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 16.03 8.3 34.7 16.89 8.8 39.4 8.91 4.0 17.5

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 12.58 1.8 37.2 12.82 1.8 39.6 10.00 3.6 22.4

Supervisors, general office ................................ 17.32 4.2 40.3 17.32 4.2 40.3 – – –

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ..... 17.92 24.9 40.4 17.92 24.9 40.4 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 19.43 4.0 39.8 19.43 4.0 39.8 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 22.48 8.9 40.6 22.48 8.9 40.6 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 15.57 3.7 40.0 15.57 3.7 40.0 – – –

Peripheral equipment operators ........................ 13.77 15.4 40.0 13.77 15.4 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 14.52 2.0 38.7 14.47 2.3 39.5 16.21 17.9 23.2

Stenographers ................................................... 11.72 7.3 32.2 12.59 6.6 38.6 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 14.11 5.4 38.0 14.27 5.7 38.3 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 11.94 4.8 37.7 12.05 5.0 39.9 10.13 2.9 19.8

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 8.99 4.9 37.4 9.13 5.0 39.9 7.76 4.7 24.3

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 14.81 6.7 34.9 14.78 6.3 39.9 14.98 12.1 21.2

Receptionists ..................................................... 9.82 2.5 33.6 10.26 2.8 39.6 7.78 6.7 19.7

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 11.59 5.1 37.6 11.79 5.6 40.0 9.63 8.2 23.5

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 12.52 1.1 39.7 12.58 1.1 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 13.31 3.5 38.4 13.54 3.3 39.8 9.18 8.0 23.2

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 12.65 4.2 38.5 12.80 4.7 40.0 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 12.37 5.6 32.8 12.85 6.7 39.5 – – –

File clerks ........................................................... 9.04 2.2 35.9 9.23 3.1 39.9 7.86 8.1 22.0

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 12.30 4.1 37.8 12.31 3.9 39.5 12.08 18.1 20.1

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 12.35 3.9 34.6 13.05 4.5 39.4 9.99 3.2 24.4

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 14.47 6.1 37.8 14.77 5.8 39.4 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 10.55 4.2 39.8 10.55 4.2 40.0 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine

operators .......................................................... 10.99 2.7 36.1 – – – – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 12.01 7.7 34.3 12.49 8.1 38.9 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 11.16 6.4 34.9 11.62 6.7 38.7 8.62 7.4 22.7

Messengers ....................................................... 9.44 7.1 30.6 10.79 6.0 39.6 7.28 4.9 22.5

Dispatchers ........................................................ 14.17 10.5 42.0 14.17 10.5 42.0 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 15.12 9.3 39.8 15.14 9.3 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 11.58 4.8 39.1 11.59 4.8 39.4 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.94 1.4 38.9 12.02 1.5 40.0 8.61 3.5 18.4

Meter readers .................................................... 13.58 9.2 40.0 13.58 9.2 40.0 – – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 14.32 8.5 40.0 14.32 8.5 40.0 – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 13.22 7.1 37.7 13.81 7.4 40.0 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 10.39 7.0 38.9 10.42 7.1 39.1 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 16.84 8.8 39.2 16.89 8.8 39.6 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 13.68 5.9 39.2 13.53 6.1 40.0 16.44 5.5 29.5

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 11.28 4.9 40.0 11.28 4.9 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Bill and account collectors ................................. $12.88 3.3 36.8 $12.90 3.5 39.8 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 11.83 2.1 36.9 12.09 2.2 39.3 $9.35 4.1 23.3

Bank tellers ........................................................ 10.08 .9 35.3 10.17 1.4 39.1 9.60 5.1 23.1

Proofreaders ...................................................... 13.84 4.2 37.0 – – – – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 11.47 2.5 30.6 11.63 2.8 39.5 10.75 9.2 15.2

Statistical clerks ................................................. 13.94 7.0 39.6 13.94 7.1 39.9 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 9.19 10.8 32.0 8.91 1.2 38.7 9.74 28.5 23.8

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 12.99 4.0 38.1 13.19 4.0 39.8 9.04 13.9 20.8

Blue collar ........................................................................ 13.27 2.1 38.4 13.55 2.1 40.0 8.20 2.9 22.3

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 16.88 2.1 39.7 16.92 2.2 40.1 12.61 8.0 17.4

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 23.97 9.4 41.0 23.97 9.4 41.0 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 17.57 5.0 40.7 17.61 5.1 40.9 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 15.88 2.3 39.8 15.88 2.1 40.1 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 25.49 6.1 40.0 25.49 6.1 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .............. 18.57 22.0 40.0 18.79 22.6 40.5 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 15.09 3.2 38.5 15.02 3.1 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 18.93 4.8 39.8 18.93 4.8 39.8 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 17.03 7.9 39.9 17.03 7.9 39.9 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 17.74 9.7 33.1 18.70 6.7 39.9 – – –

Household appliance and power tool repairers 12.06 7.2 40.0 12.06 7.2 40.0 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 23.28 1.6 40.0 23.28 1.6 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 15.41 5.9 39.9 15.41 5.9 39.9 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 17.29 9.4 40.0 17.29 9.4 40.0 – – –

Millwrights .......................................................... 19.21 14.2 40.0 19.21 14.2 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 16.37 3.6 38.2 16.36 3.7 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... 24.82 9.1 37.3 25.67 7.3 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 23.51 7.9 40.0 23.51 7.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 21.11 4.2 41.1 21.11 4.2 41.1 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 15.48 3.9 40.0 15.48 3.9 40.0 – – –

Drywall installers ................................................ 14.65 3.3 40.0 14.65 3.3 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 16.38 10.2 39.7 16.37 10.2 40.0 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 15.46 13.8 40.0 15.46 13.8 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 19.47 5.2 40.0 19.47 5.2 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 11.80 5.4 40.0 11.80 5.4 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 17.31 4.2 40.0 17.31 4.2 40.0 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 11.50 4.7 40.0 11.50 4.7 40.0 – – –

Insulation workers .............................................. 13.70 8.7 40.0 13.70 8.7 40.0 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

operators .......................................................... 11.40 4.1 40.0 11.40 4.1 40.0 – – –

Sheetmetal duct installers .................................. 14.93 6.7 40.0 14.93 6.7 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 13.94 6.3 40.2 13.94 6.3 40.3 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 18.84 5.6 40.8 18.84 5.6 40.8 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 18.92 5.1 40.0 18.92 5.1 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .............................. 18.81 6.3 40.0 18.81 6.3 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 18.16 5.0 39.8 18.16 5.0 39.8 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 12.89 3.9 40.0 12.89 3.9 40.0 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers ............................. 11.95 3.5 40.0 11.95 3.5 40.0 – – –

Upholsterers ...................................................... 16.57 19.1 40.0 16.57 19.1 40.0 – – –

Optical goods workers ....................................... 10.76 17.4 39.1 10.76 17.4 39.1 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 11.93 5.8 39.4 11.99 5.9 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ 16.12 4.4 39.9 16.12 4.4 39.9 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 9.98 8.4 39.5 9.92 8.4 40.0 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 9.65 5.9 32.0 10.35 3.5 39.6 – – –

Food batchmakers ............................................. 12.57 10.7 42.1 12.57 10.7 42.1 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 16.31 9.0 39.8 16.31 9.0 39.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Precision inspectors, testers, and related

workers, n.e.c. ................................................. $22.42 6.8 40.0 $22.42 6.8 40.0 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 15.86 20.2 40.0 15.86 20.2 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators ........................................ 25.19 10.2 40.0 25.19 10.2 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers .......................................... 19.47 6.2 40.0 19.47 6.2 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 17.99 12.2 39.3 17.99 12.2 39.3 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 12.28 2.8 39.6 12.31 2.8 39.8 $8.50 6.7 24.3

Lathe and turning machine operators ................ 11.16 8.9 40.0 11.16 8.9 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 11.82 10.1 40.0 11.82 10.1 40.0 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ............... 11.24 7.4 40.0 11.24 7.4 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 10.46 5.6 40.0 10.46 5.6 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ................ 13.07 8.6 39.9 13.07 8.6 39.9 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 13.13 3.8 38.9 13.13 3.8 38.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 13.30 16.1 39.9 13.30 16.1 39.9 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators .......................................................... 12.10 2.9 40.0 12.10 2.9 40.0 – – –

Sawing machine operators ................................ 12.15 4.1 39.1 12.22 3.5 39.7 – – –

Shaping and jointing machine operators ........... 11.74 2.2 39.9 11.74 2.2 39.9 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 17.35 4.0 39.2 17.36 4.0 39.5 – – –

Photoengravers and lithographers ..................... 14.84 8.7 39.9 14.84 8.7 39.9 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ............................. 14.23 11.1 39.4 14.08 12.4 40.0 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ........... 13.32 10.4 39.8 13.32 10.4 39.8 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators .......................................................... 11.56 5.5 40.0 11.56 5.5 40.0 – – –

Textile cutting machine operators ...................... 10.35 7.5 39.9 10.35 7.5 39.9 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 9.85 11.6 39.3 9.88 11.7 40.0 – – –

Pressing machine operators .............................. 8.54 6.4 38.5 8.54 6.4 38.5 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 7.99 5.6 38.8 8.02 5.9 39.3 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 12.08 7.4 39.5 12.06 7.4 39.7 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 14.21 3.2 39.0 14.21 3.2 39.0 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 13.71 6.7 39.7 13.71 6.7 39.7 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators .......................................................... 17.49 4.2 39.7 17.49 4.2 39.7 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 11.04 8.8 39.9 11.04 8.8 39.9 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 17.27 19.4 40.3 17.27 19.4 40.3 – – –

Folding machine operators ................................ 11.00 3.1 39.9 11.00 3.1 39.9 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 16.44 12.0 39.9 16.44 12.0 39.9 – – –

Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... 13.94 13.2 39.8 13.94 13.2 39.8 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... 13.01 5.2 39.5 13.07 5.1 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 9.28 12.3 30.0 10.48 17.7 39.5 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 13.63 5.8 39.4 13.66 5.9 39.5 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 14.49 3.8 39.9 14.49 3.8 39.9 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 11.35 5.4 39.8 11.38 5.5 40.0 – – –

Hand cutting and trimming ................................. 13.50 6.2 40.0 13.50 6.2 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... 12.26 6.2 40.0 12.26 6.2 40.0 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 10.65 5.3 39.3 10.70 5.6 39.9 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 12.58 18.3 39.9 12.58 18.3 39.9 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............ 8.70 13.1 39.6 8.70 13.3 39.9 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ...................................... 9.53 9.2 39.9 9.53 9.2 39.9 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 13.12 4.9 38.2 13.43 5.1 40.7 8.69 10.5 20.0

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 17.71 9.3 42.2 17.71 9.3 42.2 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 13.89 6.8 39.8 13.99 7.2 41.5 11.62 12.5 20.9

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 11.64 5.6 37.1 12.34 3.8 40.4 5.56 3.9 21.8

Bus drivers ......................................................... 11.83 8.9 30.2 11.42 10.1 38.7 14.10 8.8 13.6

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 6.85 6.9 34.2 6.68 7.7 40.1 7.52 6.5 21.3

Parking lot attendants ........................................ 6.80 6.0 30.3 6.69 9.1 40.0 6.95 4.5 22.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ – – – $13.17 12.1 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... $16.18 16.9 40.0 16.18 16.9 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 17.62 7.5 40.0 17.62 7.5 40.0 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 15.48 7.8 40.0 15.48 7.8 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 13.73 8.8 40.0 13.73 8.8 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 12.26 6.0 40.0 12.26 6.0 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 12.37 5.3 39.5 12.43 5.1 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 15.21 12.4 39.7 15.22 12.3 39.9 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 9.95 1.7 35.9 10.33 1.5 39.7 $7.78 3.5 23.3

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 17.02 15.0 41.8 17.02 15.0 41.8 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 10.07 7.0 38.5 10.35 7.1 39.7 7.39 5.0 29.9

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 18.20 4.6 40.4 18.27 4.8 40.7 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 10.44 6.9 39.1 10.53 6.9 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 10.67 6.8 39.9 10.64 6.8 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.94 2.9 37.5 9.76 2.3 40.0 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 11.31 7.0 39.6 11.36 6.8 39.8 – – –

Garbage collectors ............................................. 10.88 8.5 39.8 – – – – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 9.15 3.4 30.3 10.64 3.1 39.8 6.85 1.5 22.2

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 9.97 2.2 39.6 9.98 2.3 39.8 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 10.29 3.9 34.7 10.54 3.7 40.0 9.31 9.1 23.0

Garage and service station related .................... 9.13 15.6 40.1 9.13 15.6 40.1 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 8.99 4.0 37.4 9.06 4.0 38.1 6.79 4.5 23.3

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 8.88 4.2 36.2 8.99 4.5 39.4 8.21 5.8 23.7

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 9.75 4.8 38.0 9.83 5.0 39.8 8.94 8.9 26.4

Service .............................................................................. 8.35 1.5 31.1 8.99 1.9 38.6 6.65 2.0 20.5

Protective service .................................................. 9.77 3.7 31.1 9.39 4.0 38.7 11.34 9.9 17.3

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 13.67 7.7 38.6 13.67 7.9 38.9 – – –

Guards and police, except public service .......... 9.46 3.8 31.0 8.92 4.2 38.6 11.64 10.9 17.3

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 8.44 7.5 24.6 9.17 11.2 36.5 7.45 2.7 17.1

Food service .......................................................... 6.84 2.8 29.4 7.69 2.7 38.5 5.45 3.7 21.2

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 3.83 3.4 27.3 4.34 5.4 36.6 3.17 4.6 20.6

Bartenders ......................................................... 4.74 6.1 28.5 5.20 8.1 37.6 3.74 12.6 18.7

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 3.17 5.6 26.6 3.48 9.6 35.9 2.86 4.6 21.3

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.84 4.9 28.9 6.12 5.9 37.9 5.09 6.7 17.5

Other food service ............................................... 8.10 2.1 30.4 8.90 2.0 39.2 6.63 3.0 21.6

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 11.52 5.7 40.5 11.83 6.0 42.4 7.57 3.9 26.0

Cooks ................................................................. 8.82 3.2 33.9 9.18 3.1 38.8 7.04 6.3 20.9

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.25 5.3 30.2 7.66 7.2 38.6 6.70 4.2 23.2

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 7.26 2.5 27.8 7.77 2.1 38.8 6.72 4.6 21.4

Health service ........................................................ 9.66 2.7 34.7 9.72 2.9 39.1 9.25 4.7 19.1

Dental assistants ............................................... 14.64 10.0 35.7 14.54 11.3 36.1 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 10.17 3.6 35.1 10.21 3.5 39.5 9.71 14.0 14.9

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 8.91 2.3 34.5 8.94 2.5 39.2 8.78 5.1 20.7

Cleaning and building service ................................ 8.72 1.9 33.4 9.06 1.8 39.3 7.43 2.8 21.6

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 12.32 5.9 39.7 12.35 6.0 40.1 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 8.02 3.6 37.1 8.06 3.9 38.6 7.29 4.7 22.5

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.73 2.7 31.0 9.37 3.2 39.7 7.45 3.3 21.6

Personal service .................................................... 10.33 4.7 30.3 11.05 4.8 37.5 8.02 8.1 18.7

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 13.46 4.6 39.3 13.54 4.9 40.1 – – –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ....................... 12.39 12.1 28.2 13.12 11.2 36.6 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 7.49 5.1 23.8 8.37 3.1 40.0 6.75 3.0 17.7

Ushers ............................................................... 8.91 2.4 31.4 – – – 8.24 10.2 22.1

Public transportation attendants ........................ – – – 39.44 4.6 18.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service –Continued

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... $5.72 6.5 37.3 $5.63 5.8 39.4 – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ 9.50 10.4 28.9 10.14 10.8 39.4 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 6.92 4.9 31.7 7.07 5.3 39.9 $6.59 4.4 22.0

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 8.21 3.0 31.2 8.63 3.7 40.0 6.90 3.8 18.4

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 10.30 13.9 34.0 10.58 14.7 39.3 7.89 6.1 16.1

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, and 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. 2 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working

either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each

establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered

a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, data were collected between December 2001 and January

2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 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 Technical Note.

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

criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time

and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $18.84 1.2 38.0 $19.10 1.2 39.5 $12.08 3.0 19.5

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 18.87 1.2 38.0 19.13 1.2 39.5 12.11 3.1 19.5

White collar ...................................................................... 21.52 1.8 38.1 21.68 1.9 39.2 15.25 4.5 17.8

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 21.58 1.8 38.1 21.74 1.9 39.2 15.40 4.6 17.7

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 25.45 1.4 37.5 25.69 1.4 39.1 18.08 6.6 16.5

Professional specialty ................................................ 26.73 1.6 37.6 26.87 1.5 39.0 20.64 7.8 15.2

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 27.31 4.0 39.1 27.53 3.9 39.9 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 27.84 6.5 39.9 27.84 6.5 39.9 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 28.91 10.0 39.5 28.91 10.0 39.5 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 26.12 8.6 39.1 25.95 9.6 40.0 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 26.17 8.6 39.1 26.00 9.6 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 20.81 11.8 40.0 20.81 11.8 40.0 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 23.35 3.7 37.6 23.14 3.7 40.0 25.66 7.8 22.8

Physicians .......................................................... 25.49 32.6 43.2 23.59 33.9 48.1 – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 22.16 2.4 36.6 22.14 2.5 39.1 22.25 6.4 23.8

Dietitians ............................................................ 18.77 3.2 40.0 18.77 3.2 40.0 – – –

Speech therapists .............................................. 31.80 5.4 35.0 32.08 6.5 37.7 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 19.31 6.6 38.4 19.27 6.7 40.0 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 37.38 4.4 41.7 37.41 4.5 43.5 34.61 4.9 9.4

Biological science teachers ............................... 40.82 18.5 43.2 40.57 18.8 44.7 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 25.26 11.1 34.6 – – – – – –

English teachers ................................................ 30.72 2.3 31.3 – – – – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 37.94 7.1 38.6 38.15 7.2 40.0 22.80 11.6 11.6

Teachers, except college and university ................ 27.11 1.6 36.3 27.34 1.6 37.8 14.15 16.6 11.3

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 26.21 2.5 37.4 26.01 3.0 38.0 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 26.98 1.9 37.2 27.05 1.7 37.5 – – –

Secondary school teachers ............................... 27.83 2.3 37.8 27.82 2.2 38.0 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 28.45 2.8 37.5 28.45 2.8 37.5 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 25.93 5.4 33.8 26.51 6.4 38.7 15.13 14.6 10.1

Substitute teachers ............................................ 7.34 7.8 10.9 – – – 7.31 9.1 9.8

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 29.49 5.3 37.6 29.57 5.3 37.9 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 22.38 5.0 38.1 22.57 5.1 39.2 15.83 5.3 19.2

Librarians ........................................................... 22.38 5.0 38.1 22.57 5.1 39.2 15.83 5.3 19.2

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 22.86 12.5 39.2 22.86 12.5 39.2 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 27.49 7.9 38.1 27.49 7.9 38.1 – – –

Urban planners .................................................. 22.24 9.9 39.9 22.24 9.9 39.9 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 16.60 2.9 39.7 16.61 2.7 39.9 15.45 25.7 25.2

Social workers ................................................... 16.65 3.0 39.8 16.63 2.9 39.9 – – –

Recreation workers ............................................ 15.51 8.7 37.0 16.11 9.7 40.0 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 34.30 8.5 36.8 35.19 7.8 39.8 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 26.72 14.0 39.4 26.79 14.1 39.8 – – –

Judges ............................................................... 45.92 15.7 33.3 – – – – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 21.05 8.8 39.9 21.05 8.8 39.9 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 22.37 21.8 39.7 22.37 21.8 39.7 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 15.64 3.7 36.6 15.91 3.8 39.8 12.98 3.8 20.2

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 18.61 5.1 38.3 18.60 5.5 39.4 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 20.15 5.8 28.2 – – – – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 13.46 4.7 35.4 13.55 5.0 39.6 – – –

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 13.29 5.4 35.5 13.54 6.1 40.3 11.71 5.8 20.5

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 16.46 3.0 39.8 16.46 3.0 39.8 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 16.64 10.5 39.1 16.64 10.5 39.1 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 14.92 8.3 39.2 14.92 8.3 39.2 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 23.23 6.4 40.0 23.23 6.4 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 17.19 5.5 39.7 17.19 5.5 39.7 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 15.29 10.2 35.3 15.92 11.3 39.6 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 26.72 6.3 39.6 26.82 6.5 39.9 10.79 48.5 19.0

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 32.13 4.8 39.4 32.36 5.1 39.9 10.58 49.5 19.1

Legislators ......................................................... 5.65 38.0 19.0 – – – – – –

Chief executives and general administrators,

public administration ........................................ 43.26 7.1 38.1 45.30 5.1 40.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time

and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Executives, administrators, and managers

–Continued

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. $28.31 3.9 39.6 $28.32 4.0 39.8 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 38.00 10.3 40.1 38.00 10.3 40.1 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 42.05 7.9 40.0 42.05 7.9 40.0 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 35.90 6.1 39.6 35.92 6.1 39.7 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 21.34 9.2 40.2 21.34 9.2 40.2 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 24.84 16.0 39.2 24.84 16.0 39.2 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 35.36 11.8 41.1 35.36 11.8 41.1 – – –

Management related .............................................. 19.17 4.2 39.8 19.17 4.2 39.9 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 18.56 4.2 39.7 18.56 4.2 39.7 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 26.76 15.1 39.6 26.79 15.1 40.0 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 17.93 9.9 40.0 17.93 9.9 40.0 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 15.27 4.8 40.0 15.27 4.8 40.0 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 18.93 5.2 39.6 18.93 5.2 39.6 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 17.65 3.9 40.0 17.65 3.9 40.0 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 22.83 6.2 39.8 22.83 6.2 39.8 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 12.04 14.2 34.6 12.33 14.8 36.4 $8.82 6.1 22.4

Cashiers ............................................................. 9.41 4.0 33.2 9.49 4.6 35.5 8.82 6.1 22.4

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 12.21 1.2 38.3 12.27 1.2 39.1 9.93 6.3 21.0

Supervisors, general office ................................ 17.00 2.1 39.7 17.01 2.1 39.9 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 13.34 3.3 40.0 13.34 3.3 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 13.21 3.3 38.7 13.27 3.4 39.3 8.94 5.5 19.5

Stenographers ................................................... 12.59 7.8 40.0 12.59 7.8 40.0 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 13.72 10.5 39.7 13.72 10.5 39.7 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 11.66 14.7 40.0 11.66 14.7 40.0 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 9.35 3.8 38.5 9.38 3.9 39.9 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 11.35 7.8 39.4 11.38 7.9 40.0 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 14.05 6.5 39.8 14.05 6.5 39.8 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 10.36 4.3 32.2 11.00 4.1 38.5 8.33 4.4 21.3

File clerks ........................................................... 10.23 10.5 39.0 10.23 10.5 39.0 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 12.50 3.0 35.1 12.62 3.3 39.5 12.00 13.0 24.2

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 13.41 2.3 38.6 13.47 2.2 39.3 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 10.01 11.5 39.4 10.03 11.7 40.0 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 13.93 4.2 39.8 13.95 4.2 40.0 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 12.16 3.9 40.0 12.16 3.9 40.0 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 11.84 5.6 39.6 11.80 5.8 39.8 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 14.62 5.2 39.6 14.81 3.8 39.8 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 11.73 2.6 39.3 11.74 2.6 39.6 10.60 16.8 20.1

Data entry keyers ............................................... 10.72 7.2 38.9 10.73 7.2 39.4 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 9.87 1.8 36.0 9.83 1.9 36.8 12.15 10.0 16.3

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 12.40 3.5 38.9 12.51 3.5 39.6 9.00 22.6 25.0

Blue collar ........................................................................ 13.91 2.2 37.0 14.06 2.3 39.3 11.32 7.4 18.4

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 15.33 2.9 39.9 15.33 2.9 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 22.17 7.8 39.9 22.17 7.8 39.9 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 14.62 4.4 39.7 14.62 4.4 39.7 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 17.65 5.0 39.4 17.65 5.0 39.4 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 16.53 2.5 39.8 16.53 2.5 39.8 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 15.14 9.5 40.0 15.14 9.5 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 13.99 5.9 40.0 13.99 5.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 16.38 3.8 40.0 16.38 3.8 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time

and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Carpenters ......................................................... $14.98 12.4 40.0 $14.98 12.4 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 16.54 4.5 39.7 16.54 4.5 39.7 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 20.40 11.6 40.0 20.40 11.6 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 16.26 6.6 40.0 16.26 6.6 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 12.25 3.9 39.9 12.25 3.9 39.9 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 15.33 5.4 39.9 15.33 5.4 39.9 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 17.83 21.6 38.3 17.99 22.2 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 13.39 1.7 32.1 13.75 2.2 37.6 $11.50 7.7 18.1

Truck drivers ...................................................... 12.37 4.2 39.6 12.44 4.2 40.0 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 13.50 3.0 25.1 14.67 2.2 33.2 11.61 7.9 18.0

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 12.87 13.0 40.0 12.87 13.0 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 13.76 3.0 40.0 13.76 3.0 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 12.97 6.8 39.9 12.97 6.8 39.9 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 13.06 4.5 39.6 13.06 4.5 39.6 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 10.72 8.3 40.0 10.72 8.3 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 13.64 15.4 38.4 13.73 15.4 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 11.00 3.8 39.1 11.05 3.9 40.0 9.09 9.3 21.2

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 18.94 13.8 40.0 18.94 13.8 40.0 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 10.17 4.2 38.4 10.17 4.7 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 15.33 6.6 40.0 15.33 6.6 40.0 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 10.97 7.3 40.0 10.97 7.3 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 13.62 5.4 40.0 13.62 5.4 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.97 7.6 39.9 9.98 7.7 40.0 – – –

Garbage collectors ............................................. 11.46 6.8 39.6 11.49 6.8 40.0 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 9.22 5.0 39.0 9.24 5.1 40.0 8.75 7.7 19.4

Service .............................................................................. 13.62 1.9 38.4 13.94 2.2 40.3 8.86 4.6 22.4

Protective service .................................................. 16.20 4.4 40.8 16.29 4.6 41.3 10.34 7.1 21.3

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 23.44 6.7 48.8 23.44 6.7 48.8 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 23.98 5.1 40.4 23.98 5.1 40.4 – – –

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 15.17 13.4 33.1 17.27 6.7 40.4 – – –

Fire inspection and fire prevention ..................... 15.79 10.8 47.3 15.79 10.8 47.3 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 14.37 4.3 47.7 14.39 4.4 47.9 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 19.18 1.5 40.2 19.19 1.5 40.3 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 15.16 2.6 40.0 15.15 2.6 40.3 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 13.51 4.1 40.0 13.51 4.1 40.0 – – –

Crossing guards ................................................. 9.38 7.9 19.1 – – – 8.81 5.6 18.4

Guards and police, except public service .......... 12.94 3.7 39.3 13.01 3.7 39.9 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 14.78 10.9 39.4 15.12 11.7 40.9 10.21 6.6 25.9

Food service .......................................................... 9.36 2.4 31.9 9.71 3.8 36.4 8.37 6.3 23.7

Other food service ............................................... 9.36 2.4 31.9 9.71 3.8 36.4 8.37 6.3 23.7

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 12.07 8.2 38.7 12.07 8.2 38.7 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.53 5.8 33.6 8.43 6.2 35.5 – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 8.88 4.4 31.1 9.25 2.7 37.3 8.50 9.1 26.5

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 8.99 4.4 30.3 9.21 5.9 35.5 8.30 2.7 20.9

Health service ........................................................ 10.01 5.3 36.7 10.00 5.5 39.8 10.13 15.5 20.5

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 9.96 7.4 38.9 10.04 8.4 39.6 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 9.86 5.5 36.3 9.98 5.6 39.9 8.68 5.4 19.4

Cleaning and building service ................................ 10.02 5.1 38.6 10.08 5.2 39.7 8.02 6.2 19.8

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 20.26 21.4 39.8 20.26 21.4 39.8 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 7.47 5.4 40.0 7.47 5.4 40.0 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 9.46 2.1 38.4 9.51 2.1 39.7 8.02 6.2 19.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time

and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service .................................................... $10.71 3.7 33.3 $11.33 4.9 38.4 $8.55 4.3 22.7

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 15.27 11.7 36.5 15.76 11.4 38.9 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 8.72 6.1 28.8 – – – 8.12 7.0 26.1

Welfare service aides ........................................ 11.13 11.9 37.9 11.33 12.4 40.0 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 10.53 3.8 36.1 10.39 3.6 37.9 – – –

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 8.10 14.0 21.2 – – – – – –

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 9.96 6.2 31.7 10.30 7.9 39.7 – – –

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, and 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. 2 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working

either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each

establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered

a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, data were collected between December 2001 and January

2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 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 Technical Note.

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

criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may

include data for categories not shown separately. 

22
TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $15.97 1.9 36.4 $15.38 2.4 36.1 $18.84 1.2 38.0

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 16.29 1.9 36.8 15.69 2.4 36.5 18.87 1.2 38.0

White collar ...................................................................... 19.64 2.5 36.9 19.13 3.3 36.6 21.52 1.8 38.1

 1 ................................................................... 7.09 3.1 26.9 7.04 3.2 26.7 8.32 2.5 32.4

 2 ................................................................... 8.82 2.0 32.1 8.74 2.1 31.8 9.76 3.7 35.9

 3 ................................................................... 9.89 1.3 35.0 9.83 1.5 34.6 10.22 1.7 37.6

 4 ................................................................... 12.60 1.0 37.8 12.72 1.3 37.7 11.92 2.1 38.0

 5 ................................................................... 15.10 1.3 37.7 15.35 1.5 38.3 13.82 2.1 35.3

 6 ................................................................... 16.73 2.8 38.0 17.27 3.6 38.0 15.19 3.8 37.8

 7 ................................................................... 20.90 3.3 39.1 20.84 2.8 39.1 21.05 4.7 39.0

 8 ................................................................... 22.79 1.6 38.6 22.03 1.9 39.0 24.28 2.6 37.7

 9 ................................................................... 27.00 2.4 38.2 27.46 3.5 38.3 26.23 2.4 38.0

10 ................................................................... 30.76 3.6 39.5 31.84 2.5 39.9 27.66 11.2 38.5

11 ................................................................... 36.89 3.9 39.4 39.16 3.8 39.6 31.53 5.1 39.1

12 ................................................................... 45.56 6.4 40.3 47.33 6.8 40.4 37.05 6.9 39.7

13 ................................................................... 51.24 8.8 41.4 58.32 7.2 40.4 40.29 4.0 43.1

14 ................................................................... 63.94 6.4 40.4 70.79 7.0 40.8 44.96 8.6 39.4

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.87 4.5 36.1 19.34 5.3 35.9 26.59 6.5 39.6

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 21.13 2.4 37.8 20.97 3.2 37.7 21.58 1.8 38.1

 1 ................................................................... 8.00 3.1 27.5 7.94 3.6 26.7 8.32 2.5 32.6

 2 ................................................................... 9.63 1.5 35.6 9.61 1.8 35.5 9.75 3.7 36.0

 3 ................................................................... 10.54 1.6 37.1 10.61 2.0 36.9 10.28 1.8 37.9

 4 ................................................................... 12.60 1.3 38.0 12.76 1.7 38.0 11.91 2.1 38.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.74 1.1 37.3 14.98 1.5 37.9 13.82 2.1 35.3

 6 ................................................................... 16.44 1.7 37.6 16.97 1.7 37.6 15.19 3.8 37.8

 7 ................................................................... 20.53 2.3 38.8 20.26 1.3 38.7 21.05 4.7 39.0

 8 ................................................................... 22.66 1.7 38.1 21.69 1.8 38.4 24.28 2.6 37.7

 9 ................................................................... 26.95 2.3 38.1 27.38 3.4 38.2 26.23 2.4 38.0

10 ................................................................... 30.19 3.4 39.5 31.13 1.2 39.8 27.66 11.2 38.5

11 ................................................................... 36.84 4.0 39.4 39.17 3.9 39.5 31.63 5.2 39.2

12 ................................................................... 44.73 5.0 40.2 46.36 5.3 40.3 37.05 6.9 39.7

13 ................................................................... 51.24 8.8 41.4 58.32 7.2 40.4 40.29 4.0 43.1

14 ................................................................... 63.94 6.4 40.4 70.79 7.0 40.8 44.96 8.6 39.4

Not able to be leveled .................................... 20.63 4.4 36.3 20.09 4.9 36.1 26.61 6.5 39.6

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 25.67 1.9 36.9 25.79 2.6 36.7 25.45 1.4 37.5

Professional specialty ................................................ 27.57 2.2 37.0 28.12 3.3 36.7 26.73 1.6 37.6

 3 ................................................................... 10.97 4.2 27.8 10.64 1.4 29.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.50 7.3 26.4 9.64 7.6 30.0 9.09 11.9 19.5

 5 ................................................................... 14.64 4.2 34.2 15.06 5.1 37.4 12.87 6.2 25.4

 6 ................................................................... 18.13 2.4 35.5 18.50 3.1 35.0 17.57 2.5 36.2

 7 ................................................................... 21.96 2.6 37.8 21.14 1.9 37.0 22.79 4.2 38.7

 8 ................................................................... 24.11 3.1 36.8 22.18 4.1 36.5 25.98 2.6 37.1

 9 ................................................................... 27.08 1.2 36.8 26.74 2.7 36.2 27.42 1.4 37.5

10 ................................................................... 29.83 3.3 39.1 31.01 1.6 39.4 26.60 9.4 38.3

11 ................................................................... 35.46 2.8 39.3 37.01 3.8 39.8 30.75 1.3 37.9

12 ................................................................... 42.65 3.2 39.8 43.42 2.8 39.9 39.88 11.6 39.5

13 ................................................................... 44.79 5.3 42.6 47.64 5.6 40.0 41.99 7.2 45.5

14 ................................................................... 66.92 8.4 40.3 69.44 9.9 40.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 25.06 3.4 32.4 24.37 3.7 30.8 28.62 5.7 43.4

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 31.36 2.8 40.4 31.82 2.5 40.6 27.31 4.0 39.1

 6 ................................................................... 21.59 4.4 40.0 21.59 4.4 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.11 4.8 41.0 22.81 5.0 41.1 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.15 3.8 40.9 25.90 4.5 41.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 28.74 5.0 40.3 29.51 5.3 40.4 25.60 3.6 40.0

10 ................................................................... 35.54 5.9 40.9 35.69 6.2 41.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 34.66 4.0 40.6 34.69 4.2 40.7 34.12 5.6 39.6

12 ................................................................... 40.94 6.4 40.4 42.06 4.9 40.4 – – –

13 ................................................................... 44.09 10.0 40.1 44.09 10.0 40.1 – – –

14 ................................................................... 55.35 15.6 42.0 55.35 15.6 42.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 28.43 7.2 36.9 29.24 8.2 39.2 – – –

Architects ........................................................... 24.08 9.5 40.0 20.75 11.3 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.75 5.9 40.0 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Engineers, architects, and surveyors –Continued

Chemical engineers ........................................... $35.52 8.7 41.4 $35.53 8.9 41.4 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 29.05 7.0 40.8 29.33 8.3 41.0 $27.84 6.5 39.9

 7 ................................................................... 20.97 7.2 41.0 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.89 8.0 40.0 – – – 23.09 7.9 39.9

11 ................................................................... 31.04 6.1 41.1 30.61 6.5 41.2 35.19 4.5 40.0

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 36.84 3.0 40.4 36.85 3.0 40.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 30.28 8.8 42.0 30.28 8.8 42.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 32.30 4.3 40.0 32.30 4.4 40.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 38.21 2.6 40.6 38.21 2.6 40.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 37.45 6.0 40.5 37.45 6.0 40.5 – – –

12 ................................................................... 40.83 3.3 40.0 40.83 3.3 40.0 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 27.95 4.3 40.5 28.37 4.2 40.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.43 6.0 40.5 26.43 6.0 40.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.44 5.0 40.4 24.31 5.2 40.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 32.76 5.1 40.0 32.76 5.1 40.0 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 29.44 3.4 39.6 29.68 3.3 40.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.11 7.8 40.0 27.11 7.8 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 31.37 6.8 41.4 31.37 6.8 41.4 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 34.52 10.4 40.6 35.05 10.3 40.7 28.91 10.0 39.5

 8 ................................................................... 29.94 10.3 39.5 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 28.03 4.2 41.8 28.60 4.8 42.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 40.54 9.0 39.9 41.87 9.8 40.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 43.99 4.0 40.0 44.76 2.6 40.0 – – –

13 ................................................................... 44.21 14.5 40.2 44.21 14.5 40.2 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 31.16 .9 39.9 31.45 1.0 39.9 26.12 8.6 39.1

 5 ................................................................... 17.18 4.8 39.2 17.18 4.8 39.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.98 6.1 40.0 19.09 5.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.44 2.1 40.2 24.48 2.1 40.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 25.61 4.9 39.7 24.89 3.4 40.4 28.40 16.2 37.3

 9 ................................................................... 29.35 3.1 40.0 29.51 3.2 40.0 26.33 3.7 40.0

10 ................................................................... 30.68 1.3 40.1 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.74 1.6 39.9 36.94 1.6 39.9 – – –

12 ................................................................... 40.06 3.4 39.9 40.05 3.6 39.9 – – –

13 ................................................................... 44.12 8.5 39.4 44.02 8.6 39.4 – – –

14 ................................................................... 57.20 3.3 40.0 57.20 3.3 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 29.35 2.1 39.1 29.35 2.1 39.1 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 31.48 1.0 39.9 31.86 1.0 39.9 26.17 8.6 39.1

 5 ................................................................... 17.19 5.7 39.1 17.19 5.7 39.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.92 7.0 40.0 19.27 7.4 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.79 1.3 40.2 24.84 1.4 40.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 25.89 5.5 39.7 25.15 4.2 40.4 28.59 16.2 37.3

 9 ................................................................... 29.38 3.0 40.3 29.55 3.1 40.3 26.33 3.7 40.0

10 ................................................................... 31.76 4.2 40.3 32.88 3.6 40.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.96 1.6 39.9 37.19 1.6 39.9 – – –

12 ................................................................... 39.91 3.2 39.9 39.89 3.4 39.9 – – –

13 ................................................................... 44.96 9.0 39.3 44.86 9.1 39.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 29.74 1.6 39.1 29.74 1.6 39.1 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts

11 ................................................................... 34.55 6.5 40.0 34.55 6.5 40.0 – – –

Statisticians ........................................................ 24.87 15.5 40.0 25.08 16.0 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 24.27 6.5 40.6 25.43 5.8 40.8 20.81 11.8 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.52 6.3 39.9 13.76 8.4 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.42 4.8 40.4 22.52 4.7 40.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 17.55 9.4 40.0 – – – 16.41 7.4 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 20.79 6.3 39.9 21.07 7.5 39.8 20.08 6.6 40.0

10 ................................................................... 29.58 4.4 41.8 30.06 3.7 42.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 29.09 10.0 39.9 26.58 5.4 39.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Natural scientists –Continued

12 ................................................................... $37.62 3.7 47.1 $37.92 3.9 47.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 22.72 11.1 39.9 – – – – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 27.54 5.2 39.4 27.84 5.3 39.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.51 7.1 39.6 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.05 4.4 36.8 – – – – – –

10 ................................................................... 31.77 6.3 39.7 – – – – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... 26.46 11.6 44.9 – – – – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 21.18 6.0 39.7 21.87 8.7 39.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.08 16.8 38.6 – – – – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 26.51 9.7 39.8 24.66 11.6 39.8 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 27.17 7.3 35.2 28.00 9.2 34.7 $23.35 3.7 37.6

 5 ................................................................... 16.17 7.4 33.9 16.06 7.5 33.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.14 2.1 33.3 20.40 2.5 32.4 19.13 2.5 37.6

 7 ................................................................... 20.78 3.6 35.8 20.59 4.2 35.4 21.41 3.4 37.6

 8 ................................................................... 21.11 7.4 35.0 21.05 8.4 34.8 21.52 7.3 36.5

 9 ................................................................... 24.84 3.5 32.8 25.44 4.1 31.9 22.68 3.0 36.2

10 ................................................................... 27.56 10.8 38.7 26.60 19.0 38.5 30.56 16.5 39.1

11 ................................................................... 40.63 9.0 37.8 41.84 9.2 38.4 34.06 6.7 35.2

12 ................................................................... 56.24 25.5 35.9 65.82 26.9 35.5 – – –

13 ................................................................... 69.12 11.5 36.7 71.17 11.9 36.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 23.13 11.9 41.5 26.07 5.0 38.6 – – –

Physicians .......................................................... 54.97 5.6 42.6 60.39 6.8 42.5 25.49 32.6 43.2

10 ................................................................... 16.79 34.2 55.3 16.60 44.5 58.7 – – –

11 ................................................................... 52.34 10.9 42.5 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 72.60 26.6 38.4 73.32 28.7 40.0 – – –

13 ................................................................... 69.99 12.2 36.7 72.26 12.7 36.6 – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 22.42 3.0 34.3 22.47 3.7 33.9 22.16 2.4 36.6

 5 ................................................................... 16.07 9.4 33.3 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.96 1.5 33.2 21.50 1.2 32.0 19.40 1.9 37.4

 7 ................................................................... 21.15 2.6 35.4 20.87 2.8 34.9 22.25 3.0 37.4

 8 ................................................................... 20.76 8.1 35.8 20.87 9.1 35.6 19.87 5.3 36.7

 9 ................................................................... 24.42 4.0 32.5 24.91 4.8 31.9 22.43 3.7 35.3

10 ................................................................... 31.62 13.2 35.3 32.84 16.6 33.8 – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.55 7.0 37.9 30.66 7.7 37.7 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 24.29 3.7 38.3 24.29 3.7 38.3 – – –

Pharmacists ....................................................... 36.16 1.5 32.4 36.43 1.4 32.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 37.02 1.6 38.9 37.02 1.6 38.9 – – –

10 ................................................................... 36.39 2.2 36.2 36.39 2.2 36.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.56 1.9 36.8 37.10 1.1 36.6 – – –

Dietitians ............................................................ 18.96 3.5 38.7 – – – 18.77 3.2 40.0

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 18.87 2.9 36.4 18.52 3.2 36.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.41 3.6 32.4 18.41 3.6 32.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.85 3.6 37.7 18.53 4.4 37.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.24 6.9 39.0 19.24 6.9 39.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 21.10 4.7 37.0 – – – – – –

Occupational therapists ..................................... 24.91 4.5 36.1 24.64 6.0 35.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.98 1.9 35.6 25.91 2.5 34.4 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 31.52 6.3 28.5 29.94 3.8 27.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 28.22 4.9 29.1 27.00 4.2 27.9 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 31.24 3.2 28.5 – – – – – –

Speech therapists .............................................. 29.05 6.8 33.8 25.76 9.9 32.4 31.80 5.4 35.0

 9 ................................................................... 30.51 14.9 37.4 – – – – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 17.39 6.2 33.2 16.45 11.1 31.1 19.31 6.6 38.4

 7 ................................................................... 17.85 3.5 38.1 – – – 18.33 5.3 37.5

Physicians’ assistants ........................................ 31.14 5.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 37.63 4.1 40.3 38.52 7.6 36.1 37.38 4.4 41.7

 6 ................................................................... 20.44 1.8 39.9 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 26.53 11.1 36.7 26.62 14.4 35.6 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, college and university –Continued

 8 ................................................................... $24.85 6.5 35.1 $25.29 5.6 27.0 $24.82 7.0 35.8

 9 ................................................................... 27.95 12.8 37.1 26.18 6.0 34.1 28.29 15.1 37.7

10 ................................................................... 27.67 12.4 34.9 32.85 8.5 34.5 22.58 19.4 35.2

11 ................................................................... 34.83 4.5 38.1 37.37 7.0 36.7 34.36 4.5 38.3

12 ................................................................... 44.14 15.3 39.9 31.77 9.5 40.9 45.92 16.2 39.7

13 ................................................................... 42.50 6.8 44.9 50.45 14.2 38.5 41.70 7.5 45.7

14 ................................................................... 60.66 3.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 42.22 8.2 48.3 45.47 15.6 37.0 – – –

Biological science teachers ............................... 40.89 17.5 42.7 41.81 15.9 37.1 40.82 18.5 43.2

13 ................................................................... 40.80 3.7 47.6 – – – – – –

Chemistry teachers ............................................ 31.29 6.1 50.1 – – – – – –

Psychology teachers .......................................... 36.58 21.2 39.9 – – – – – –

Economics teachers .......................................... 40.38 2.0 51.8 – – – – – –

History teachers ................................................. 32.73 7.2 40.4 – – – – – –

Social science teachers, n.e.c. .......................... 35.96 20.2 37.0 36.66 2.6 32.3 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ......................... 36.76 15.3 32.5 36.95 15.3 38.3 – – –

Computer science teachers ............................... 30.49 10.4 32.1 31.77 11.9 33.8 – – –

Medical science teachers .................................. 43.17 9.6 52.3 51.53 2.9 38.7 – – –

Health specialties teachers ................................ 57.35 36.3 39.8 33.44 18.1 38.4 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 51.67 16.5 40.1 52.50 24.4 38.6 – – –

10 ................................................................... 35.86 4.8 38.9 35.86 4.8 38.9 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 24.44 6.4 35.4 23.42 5.0 36.3 25.26 11.1 34.6

Education teachers ............................................ 35.84 18.8 38.6 – – – – – –

English teachers ................................................ 30.23 5.2 30.9 29.40 13.9 30.3 30.72 2.3 31.3

10 ................................................................... 29.48 5.7 25.9 26.94 7.3 34.3 – – –

Foreign language teachers ................................ 18.80 18.5 44.8 – – – – – –

Law teachers ..................................................... 59.47 30.0 34.5 – – – – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 37.54 6.5 37.8 34.96 7.2 33.3 37.94 7.1 38.6

 8 ................................................................... 27.63 5.0 35.8 – – – 27.69 5.2 35.9

 9 ................................................................... 30.27 8.7 38.6 – – – 30.69 8.5 38.7

10 ................................................................... 34.14 12.0 33.5 38.63 15.1 29.7 – – –

11 ................................................................... 33.09 4.1 37.8 – – – 33.03 4.2 37.8

12 ................................................................... 39.36 2.5 40.0 – – – 39.33 2.6 40.0

13 ................................................................... 51.73 10.0 40.0 – – – 51.58 10.6 40.0

Teachers, except college and university ................ 25.94 2.2 35.0 18.30 10.7 28.4 27.11 1.6 36.3

 4 ................................................................... 8.82 6.3 24.3 9.03 6.2 28.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 9.67 9.1 25.3 9.88 10.8 38.2 9.09 15.6 13.3

 6 ................................................................... 18.07 3.9 32.5 17.54 11.3 33.1 18.41 2.2 32.2

 7 ................................................................... 23.68 3.6 38.2 17.71 5.4 34.6 24.36 4.0 38.6

 8 ................................................................... 27.41 3.3 35.8 20.41 17.2 28.8 28.09 2.5 36.7

 9 ................................................................... 28.68 1.5 37.1 25.92 7.6 31.3 28.83 1.7 37.5

10 ................................................................... 32.45 3.2 35.9 – – – 32.80 2.9 37.7

11 ................................................................... 29.31 3.8 36.3 – – – 29.19 3.9 36.7

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 20.84 13.7 37.1 10.32 10.1 36.5 26.21 2.5 37.4

 7 ................................................................... 26.39 1.4 39.1 – – – 26.41 1.3 39.6

 8 ................................................................... 26.72 4.3 34.2 – – – 27.60 3.4 36.2

 9 ................................................................... 28.18 5.4 34.7 – – – 28.27 5.7 34.7

Elementary school teachers .............................. 26.47 1.5 37.0 21.13 11.8 35.5 26.98 1.9 37.2

 6 ................................................................... 19.87 2.1 37.7 – – – 19.87 2.1 37.7

 7 ................................................................... 23.67 4.1 38.8 19.13 7.0 39.4 24.14 4.9 38.7

 8 ................................................................... 27.12 3.3 35.9 22.59 28.0 30.2 27.52 2.4 36.6

 9 ................................................................... 28.59 1.5 37.4 27.61 6.2 38.1 28.64 1.6 37.3

11 ................................................................... 26.59 4.1 34.0 – – – 25.59 2.1 35.8

Secondary school teachers ............................... 27.67 2.3 37.8 24.73 7.7 37.9 27.83 2.3 37.8

 7 ................................................................... 25.41 5.0 38.4 – – – 25.53 5.3 38.4

 8 ................................................................... 28.50 3.1 36.4 24.94 12.9 33.1 28.60 3.2 36.5

 9 ................................................................... 28.61 3.2 38.0 27.92 14.6 37.6 28.64 3.3 38.0

Teachers, special education .............................. 27.31 5.2 37.8 21.84 15.2 39.3 28.45 2.8 37.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, except college and university

–Continued

Teachers, special education –Continued

 8 ................................................................... $28.65 2.6 36.8 $23.34 13.8 39.1 $28.82 2.7 36.7

 9 ................................................................... 27.81 4.1 38.1 – – – 27.92 4.2 38.0

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 23.90 5.8 26.0 18.48 13.2 16.1 25.93 5.4 33.8

 5 ................................................................... 12.93 11.2 22.4 13.31 14.8 34.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.90 5.1 20.2 14.58 10.3 21.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.68 6.6 36.3 12.23 16.0 25.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.88 12.0 32.4 16.52 32.0 27.8 24.46 3.4 37.6

 9 ................................................................... 28.29 5.6 31.8 20.44 9.8 21.1 30.60 3.5 37.5

Substitute teachers ............................................ 7.38 7.9 10.9 – – – 7.34 7.8 10.9

 5 ................................................................... 7.09 9.8 10.2 – – – 7.04 9.6 10.2

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 26.64 8.2 37.0 18.28 6.2 35.6 29.49 5.3 37.6

 7 ................................................................... 16.81 19.4 38.3 16.84 8.3 39.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 32.10 4.3 38.5 – – – 32.15 4.3 38.5

 9 ................................................................... 32.97 2.3 36.5 – – – 33.06 4.2 36.6

10 ................................................................... 29.80 9.9 26.3 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 28.54 9.3 37.5 – – – 28.54 9.3 37.5

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 22.73 4.3 37.6 23.31 3.9 36.8 22.38 5.0 38.1

 6 ................................................................... 14.66 5.5 35.5 – – – 14.66 5.5 35.5

 7 ................................................................... 21.24 3.9 33.4 – – – 19.42 8.9 37.4

 8 ................................................................... 23.84 6.3 38.5 22.84 9.8 38.3 24.42 8.7 38.5

 9 ................................................................... 23.88 5.0 37.8 – – – 24.44 5.4 37.1

10 ................................................................... 26.78 6.4 39.0 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 22.99 8.1 39.8 – – – 21.31 1.6 39.8

Librarians ........................................................... 22.73 4.3 37.8 23.33 4.0 37.3 22.38 5.0 38.1

 6 ................................................................... 14.66 5.5 35.5 – – – 14.66 5.5 35.5

 7 ................................................................... 21.36 4.2 34.4 – – – 19.42 8.9 37.4

 8 ................................................................... 23.84 6.3 38.5 22.84 9.8 38.3 24.42 8.7 38.5

 9 ................................................................... 23.88 5.0 37.8 – – – 24.44 5.4 37.1

10 ................................................................... 26.78 6.4 39.0 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 22.99 8.1 39.8 – – – 21.31 1.6 39.8

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 23.44 7.9 39.4 24.29 6.0 39.6 22.86 12.5 39.2

 6 ................................................................... 17.36 10.4 34.5 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.49 8.3 37.7 26.32 8.9 36.0 23.71 12.6 38.5

 9 ................................................................... 24.04 5.8 41.3 22.13 6.2 43.9 25.86 7.5 39.1

10 ................................................................... 19.97 10.9 40.0 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 35.78 5.5 37.8 – – – – – –

Economists ........................................................ 23.79 5.6 41.2 23.66 6.1 41.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.92 5.4 42.7 22.13 6.2 43.9 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 27.15 7.2 36.7 25.58 24.3 31.3 27.49 7.9 38.1

 8 ................................................................... 26.53 7.0 35.7 – – – – – –

Urban planners .................................................. 22.24 9.9 39.9 – – – 22.24 9.9 39.9

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 16.11 2.8 38.6 15.18 3.3 36.7 16.60 2.9 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 13.71 4.3 37.7 – – – 13.69 3.9 39.1

 6 ................................................................... 14.62 4.4 36.0 13.47 5.1 28.1 14.97 4.7 39.3

 7 ................................................................... 15.89 4.8 38.9 14.91 4.8 36.4 16.27 5.9 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 15.93 2.8 39.8 15.79 4.9 39.5 16.01 3.5 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 18.34 6.1 37.9 19.23 6.6 36.6 17.53 5.4 39.1

10 ................................................................... 18.53 23.0 40.0 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 23.83 4.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Social workers ................................................... 16.17 2.9 38.7 15.11 3.9 36.5 16.65 3.0 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 13.75 4.3 37.8 – – – 13.75 4.2 39.5

 6 ................................................................... 14.61 4.5 36.6 12.99 3.9 28.4 15.08 4.5 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 15.55 4.8 39.1 14.12 4.6 36.7 16.04 5.8 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 15.93 2.8 39.8 15.18 3.6 39.5 16.24 2.8 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 18.34 6.1 37.9 19.23 6.6 36.6 17.53 5.4 39.1

10 ................................................................... 22.63 21.1 40.0 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Social, recreation, and religious workers

–Continued

Social workers –Continued

11 ................................................................... $23.83 4.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Recreation workers ............................................ 14.66 7.4 36.9 – – – $15.51 8.7 37.0

Clergy ................................................................ 14.53 14.1 36.8 $14.53 14.1 36.8 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 36.46 9.6 42.8 36.80 10.7 43.9 34.30 8.5 36.8

 9 ................................................................... 23.92 5.5 41.2 – – – 22.05 4.3 33.7

10 ................................................................... 32.03 11.7 42.2 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 55.57 8.9 38.4 – – – – – –

13 ................................................................... 49.06 9.4 44.0 49.32 10.3 44.3 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 35.91 10.3 43.5 36.80 10.7 43.9 26.72 14.0 39.4

 9 ................................................................... 23.80 5.6 46.0 – – – – – –

10 ................................................................... 33.05 11.9 42.5 – – – – – –

13 ................................................................... 49.06 9.4 44.0 49.32 10.3 44.3 – – –

Judges ............................................................... 45.92 15.7 33.3 – – – 45.92 15.7 33.3

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 21.96 6.8 34.5 22.01 7.0 34.2 21.05 8.8 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 15.60 12.9 39.4 15.62 13.8 39.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.37 6.1 39.7 15.16 6.0 39.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.10 4.9 38.9 21.30 5.3 38.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.57 5.7 39.9 20.53 5.5 39.9 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 24.17 5.6 39.7 24.22 6.0 39.7 – – –

10 ................................................................... 29.78 9.2 35.5 29.78 9.2 35.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 37.00 7.5 39.6 37.00 7.5 39.6 – – –

12 ................................................................... 46.00 3.6 39.1 46.00 3.6 39.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.97 12.0 26.6 18.63 12.7 26.0 – – –

Technical writers ................................................ 21.81 6.7 37.9 21.81 6.7 37.9 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 16.83 10.3 33.9 16.74 10.7 33.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.06 5.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Actors and directors ........................................... 19.87 20.0 28.3 19.87 20.0 28.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.87 20.0 28.3 19.87 20.0 28.3 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ...................................................... 19.70 11.8 39.4 20.13 12.1 39.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.70 11.8 39.4 20.13 12.1 39.3 – – –

Photographers ................................................... 17.78 15.7 39.7 17.78 19.4 39.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.13 27.8 40.0 – – – – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 25.16 5.8 39.6 25.16 5.8 39.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.88 6.3 38.7 20.88 6.3 38.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.87 9.0 40.4 27.87 9.0 40.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 34.76 11.3 39.8 34.76 11.3 39.8 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 27.31 11.8 39.2 27.87 12.7 39.1 22.37 21.8 39.7

 8 ................................................................... 21.21 15.9 40.0 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 21.09 7.3 38.2 21.18 7.6 38.3 – – –

Athletes .............................................................. 21.44 16.9 21.5 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 21.44 16.9 21.5 – – – – – –

Professional, n.e.c.

 9 ................................................................... 30.20 5.7 40.0 30.20 5.7 40.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 47.09 3.2 40.0 47.09 3.2 40.0 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 19.15 2.5 36.5 19.91 3.1 36.5 15.64 3.7 36.6

 2 ................................................................... 8.62 7.7 36.6 8.41 8.9 35.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.74 3.6 32.2 9.70 3.7 32.3 10.76 6.3 30.2

 4 ................................................................... 12.84 3.8 37.8 12.88 3.3 38.7 12.67 9.2 34.5

 5 ................................................................... 15.10 2.9 35.4 15.29 3.7 35.8 14.05 5.9 33.5

 6 ................................................................... 16.24 4.0 35.6 17.21 4.2 35.1 13.82 6.2 36.8

 7 ................................................................... 18.75 3.6 39.0 19.26 4.2 38.9 16.69 3.4 39.3

 8 ................................................................... 20.40 4.4 38.2 20.63 5.5 37.9 19.49 5.7 39.3

 9 ................................................................... 28.69 9.1 37.8 30.65 9.2 37.7 22.41 5.9 38.4

10 ................................................................... 30.42 6.0 38.7 30.42 6.0 38.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

11 ................................................................... $78.36 41.0 29.3 $78.36 41.0 29.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.14 9.0 37.6 18.14 9.0 37.6 – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 16.26 6.0 36.4 15.85 7.6 36.1 $18.61 5.1 38.3

 2 ................................................................... 9.15 .8 35.6 9.15 .8 35.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.28 5.7 38.9 10.28 5.7 38.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.24 7.3 37.7 11.56 12.3 37.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.74 4.9 40.0 15.11 6.1 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.13 2.6 39.6 19.21 3.3 39.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.46 3.3 40.2 19.60 4.0 40.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 21.14 3.9 37.1 21.41 4.4 37.7 – – –

Dental hygienists ............................................... 25.69 13.5 26.6 26.07 14.9 25.8 – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 11.89 10.9 39.9 11.84 11.0 39.9 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 20.27 4.7 37.0 20.28 5.1 38.2 20.15 5.8 28.2

 6 ................................................................... 18.94 3.2 33.5 18.99 2.2 38.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.06 7.0 36.0 22.12 7.0 37.1 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.20 5.3 38.1 22.20 5.3 38.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.41 3.2 36.0 23.35 3.6 35.5 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 14.72 2.6 35.0 15.13 2.5 34.9 13.46 4.7 35.4

 4 ................................................................... 14.56 2.2 36.4 14.58 2.3 36.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.67 2.8 34.8 15.12 2.4 36.5 13.29 3.9 30.6

 6 ................................................................... 14.51 8.3 34.3 16.35 3.8 30.6 12.32 4.5 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 17.00 5.4 33.4 17.45 6.1 31.2 16.02 7.2 39.1

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.05 2.8 38.8 13.05 2.8 38.8 – – –

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 14.43 3.7 36.2 15.07 3.5 36.6 13.29 5.4 35.5

 2 ................................................................... 9.52 11.0 36.9 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.48 6.1 26.2 10.49 6.9 25.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.16 2.8 36.5 12.49 3.0 39.4 11.60 4.8 32.4

 5 ................................................................... 14.37 4.9 36.1 14.61 5.9 37.9 13.79 12.4 32.5

 6 ................................................................... 14.20 8.9 38.6 16.85 7.7 32.0 13.58 9.3 40.6

 7 ................................................................... 18.17 6.4 40.0 19.27 5.5 39.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.42 7.5 37.0 21.58 9.8 36.1 17.67 3.8 39.4

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.12 16.2 31.3 15.12 16.2 31.3 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 21.25 1.5 39.7 21.45 1.3 39.7 16.46 3.0 39.8

 4 ................................................................... 15.00 14.7 38.0 15.00 14.7 38.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.63 3.8 39.5 15.63 3.8 39.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.50 3.4 40.0 17.89 4.2 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.76 3.9 39.9 21.85 3.9 39.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.98 3.8 40.1 21.11 3.7 40.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.91 4.5 40.0 29.91 4.5 40.0 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians .................. 18.01 6.9 40.2 18.69 7.5 40.3 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 18.57 5.5 36.3 19.11 8.4 35.6 16.64 10.5 39.1

 5 ................................................................... 14.66 6.9 39.8 14.66 9.7 39.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.29 6.4 40.0 23.26 5.5 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.57 5.9 40.0 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 28.21 4.2 40.0 28.21 4.2 40.0 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 16.57 6.1 40.4 16.68 6.5 40.5 14.92 8.3 39.2

 5 ................................................................... 13.95 10.1 35.3 14.35 11.1 34.6 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 17.68 8.4 40.0 17.65 8.5 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 21.15 13.8 39.9 21.15 13.8 39.9 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 17.88 12.9 39.9 17.95 14.2 39.8 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ 129.78 16.6 21.7 129.78 16.6 21.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 50.63 31.8 26.9 50.63 31.8 26.9 – – –

11 ................................................................... 187.94 3.9 18.5 187.94 3.9 18.5 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ......................... 10.59 21.0 33.0 9.73 20.6 32.6 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 27.65 10.5 38.7 28.59 11.9 38.4 23.23 6.4 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 19.04 .7 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.98 5.4 39.9 22.37 6.6 39.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.06 8.5 32.1 19.00 9.1 31.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Computer programmers –Continued

 9 ................................................................... $33.51 15.9 40.0 $36.51 17.5 40.0 $26.06 4.4 40.0

10 ................................................................... 29.37 6.4 39.5 29.37 6.4 39.5 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 16.76 4.2 34.7 16.67 5.1 33.8 17.19 5.5 39.7

 7 ................................................................... 16.84 6.6 38.9 – – – – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 15.19 9.4 36.3 15.15 11.9 36.7 15.29 10.2 35.3

 4 ................................................................... 14.48 12.0 39.6 12.20 2.9 39.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.55 4.3 40.0 15.55 4.3 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.19 8.0 31.9 17.49 4.4 40.0 12.11 4.9 30.3

 7 ................................................................... 18.65 3.8 39.5 18.83 4.4 39.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.53 11.8 39.0 – – – 20.65 15.0 38.9

 9 ................................................................... 25.65 6.0 40.0 25.65 6.0 40.0 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 29.57 5.7 40.4 30.35 6.9 40.7 26.72 6.3 39.6

 4 ................................................................... 10.68 2.9 35.6 10.68 2.9 35.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.56 6.5 41.1 14.49 7.6 41.3 15.14 4.9 39.3

 6 ................................................................... 15.06 3.8 40.2 15.55 3.7 40.3 13.58 5.1 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 20.37 3.3 40.5 20.44 3.7 40.7 20.05 4.4 39.6

 8 ................................................................... 21.20 3.2 40.6 21.47 3.5 40.8 19.95 4.4 39.7

 9 ................................................................... 26.51 6.1 40.5 27.61 6.8 40.7 21.68 7.6 39.9

10 ................................................................... 30.94 6.3 40.4 31.56 3.3 41.1 29.61 17.2 38.9

11 ................................................................... 34.49 4.9 40.7 36.02 3.7 41.2 32.16 9.0 40.0

12 ................................................................... 46.08 6.9 40.4 48.12 6.8 40.5 34.38 5.0 39.9

13 ................................................................... 55.67 12.1 40.7 63.46 5.3 40.8 38.11 15.1 40.5

14 ................................................................... 62.24 9.4 40.5 71.68 8.5 41.1 40.78 9.0 39.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... 26.41 8.3 39.6 26.55 9.3 40.2 25.31 9.3 35.5

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 32.89 6.7 40.9 33.06 8.4 41.2 32.13 4.8 39.4

 5 ................................................................... 13.61 7.7 42.6 13.47 8.7 42.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.93 7.4 41.3 14.93 7.8 41.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.40 4.8 41.3 19.25 5.2 41.6 20.59 8.1 38.9

 8 ................................................................... 20.68 5.8 41.1 20.34 5.4 41.2 24.88 7.1 40.5

 9 ................................................................... 28.02 8.4 41.1 28.52 9.3 41.2 24.29 4.7 39.8

10 ................................................................... 33.80 4.6 40.6 32.09 4.2 41.4 39.49 6.0 38.3

11 ................................................................... 34.98 4.7 41.0 35.94 4.9 41.8 33.82 6.5 40.0

12 ................................................................... 47.29 7.4 40.6 48.83 7.4 40.7 36.40 6.9 39.7

13 ................................................................... 55.72 12.1 40.7 63.62 5.2 40.8 38.11 15.1 40.5

14 ................................................................... 62.20 10.2 40.6 72.88 9.2 41.3 40.78 9.0 39.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... 28.93 11.2 39.6 29.78 13.0 40.6 24.64 12.0 35.1

Legislators ......................................................... 5.65 38.0 19.0 – – – 5.65 38.0 19.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 5.65 38.0 19.0 – – – 5.65 38.0 19.0

Chief executives and general administrators,

public administration ........................................ 40.95 7.2 38.6 – – – 43.26 7.1 38.1

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 29.28 6.6 39.6 – – – 28.31 3.9 39.6

 7 ................................................................... 19.30 9.9 40.0 – – – 19.30 9.9 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 23.31 6.6 40.0 – – – 23.31 6.6 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 22.81 5.7 40.5 – – – 22.81 5.7 40.5

11 ................................................................... 24.21 9.2 39.7 – – – 24.23 9.3 39.7

12 ................................................................... 32.94 9.6 39.9 – – – 32.94 9.6 39.9

13 ................................................................... 38.21 21.1 40.0 – – – 35.61 17.8 40.0

Financial managers ........................................... 28.12 6.4 40.3 27.70 6.6 40.3 38.00 10.3 40.1

 7 ................................................................... 18.60 11.3 40.1 18.60 11.3 40.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.47 5.9 40.6 26.48 5.9 40.6 – – –

10 ................................................................... 29.67 26.6 40.6 29.67 26.6 40.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 35.04 7.1 41.1 32.60 7.0 41.5 – – –

12 ................................................................... 36.67 9.9 40.3 39.78 8.7 40.5 – – –

13 ................................................................... 60.41 5.1 40.0 62.54 3.9 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 29.93 8.6 40.2 29.93 8.6 40.2 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... – – – – – – 42.05 7.9 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Executives, administrators, and managers

–Continued

Personnel and labor relations managers

–Continued

 9 ................................................................... $34.21 16.2 42.0 $34.82 18.6 42.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.95 14.6 42.9 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 42.58 8.2 43.5 – – – – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 29.25 12.0 40.3 34.60 9.7 40.5 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 38.75 7.6 40.8 38.69 7.7 40.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 25.59 17.2 41.0 25.59 17.2 41.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 34.93 5.0 40.5 35.43 5.0 40.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 37.63 14.7 43.8 36.69 15.2 43.7 – – –

12 ................................................................... 51.37 9.1 40.1 51.43 9.3 40.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 46.36 11.7 39.9 46.36 11.7 39.9 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 35.53 5.0 39.8 34.13 10.0 40.8 $35.90 6.1 39.6

 8 ................................................................... 26.82 9.2 40.8 19.76 5.5 38.8 27.81 7.0 41.0

 9 ................................................................... 26.69 8.0 39.1 25.77 6.9 39.9 26.98 10.1 38.8

10 ................................................................... 40.00 6.0 39.5 – – – 42.11 4.7 38.0

11 ................................................................... 38.09 5.1 40.1 41.11 16.5 42.2 37.55 5.5 39.8

12 ................................................................... 38.55 7.8 39.5 44.11 3.4 39.5 37.72 8.9 39.5

13 ................................................................... 48.01 11.1 42.1 – – – 44.02 10.3 42.3

14 ................................................................... 53.97 9.6 39.5 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 28.17 4.4 39.9 – – – – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 31.61 11.1 40.7 32.88 13.1 40.7 21.34 9.2 40.2

 9 ................................................................... 25.70 3.5 40.9 27.22 5.7 41.3 22.34 10.6 40.0

10 ................................................................... 28.01 11.7 42.2 28.01 11.7 42.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 33.27 6.2 41.3 35.98 4.2 41.4 – – –

12 ................................................................... 38.85 4.6 39.7 38.85 4.6 39.7 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 18.77 5.2 41.1 18.77 5.2 41.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.32 1.7 42.4 14.32 1.7 42.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 13.39 6.3 42.8 13.39 6.3 42.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.65 11.8 41.7 20.65 11.8 41.7 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 19.49 13.6 40.9 19.14 15.9 41.0 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 32.41 9.5 40.1 33.92 10.9 40.3 24.84 16.0 39.2

 7 ................................................................... 16.66 6.8 39.1 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.91 9.0 39.4 23.91 9.0 39.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.77 6.8 38.3 24.26 8.2 38.3 – – –

11 ................................................................... 33.06 6.1 41.0 33.06 8.0 42.3 33.06 12.0 38.7

12 ................................................................... 35.59 20.4 41.2 35.55 21.9 41.2 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 35.75 12.1 41.7 35.76 12.4 41.7 35.36 11.8 41.1

 5 ................................................................... 12.83 9.2 44.5 12.83 9.2 44.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.73 11.0 41.8 14.73 11.0 41.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.88 4.9 42.6 19.87 4.8 42.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.23 3.4 43.5 22.16 3.3 43.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.73 14.0 41.5 30.03 14.5 41.5 23.74 4.7 41.0

10 ................................................................... 34.03 3.6 41.1 34.02 3.6 41.1 – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.99 6.7 41.7 36.05 7.4 41.6 45.02 19.3 42.5

12 ................................................................... 50.61 8.3 40.6 51.05 8.1 40.6 – – –

14 ................................................................... 68.09 7.8 40.6 67.85 8.7 40.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 29.83 18.7 41.0 29.84 18.7 41.0 – – –

Management related .............................................. 23.29 3.9 39.7 24.74 4.2 39.6 19.17 4.2 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 15.86 2.9 39.2 16.17 3.3 39.2 14.68 2.9 39.6

 6 ................................................................... 15.12 3.8 39.7 16.00 2.9 39.5 13.46 5.7 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 21.20 4.0 39.8 21.59 4.7 39.7 19.80 5.2 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 21.90 5.1 40.0 23.48 7.1 40.2 18.35 2.8 39.5

 9 ................................................................... 23.93 5.4 39.6 25.64 4.5 39.5 19.93 8.3 39.9

10 ................................................................... 24.67 11.5 39.9 29.73 2.5 40.2 19.74 8.7 39.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Management related –Continued

11 ................................................................... $33.01 8.3 39.9 $36.20 4.9 39.9 $22.00 4.4 40.0

12 ................................................................... 39.54 6.1 39.5 43.43 4.0 39.2 29.53 6.6 40.3

13 ................................................................... 49.92 4.9 40.0 49.92 4.9 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 22.10 4.9 39.7 21.81 5.0 39.7 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 21.90 2.8 39.4 23.20 4.4 39.3 18.56 4.2 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 15.45 5.4 40.0 15.87 6.3 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.29 10.7 39.5 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.73 4.1 40.0 21.20 5.3 40.1 17.59 6.2 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 21.23 4.8 40.5 21.30 5.3 40.6 20.54 3.8 39.6

 9 ................................................................... 21.82 7.5 38.5 23.41 9.5 37.8 18.70 6.1 39.8

10 ................................................................... 26.16 8.4 39.9 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 33.55 3.2 40.0 33.82 3.1 40.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 27.70 8.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 21.91 1.5 40.1 21.91 1.5 40.1 – – –

Underwriters ...................................................... 17.69 11.0 39.0 17.69 11.0 39.0 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 26.72 9.4 39.7 26.72 10.1 39.7 26.76 15.1 39.6

 7 ................................................................... 20.30 2.9 39.9 20.29 2.8 39.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 28.49 13.1 40.4 30.89 12.2 40.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.94 7.2 41.3 26.95 7.5 41.4 – – –

10 ................................................................... 31.34 9.7 40.0 31.41 9.7 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 42.49 5.9 38.5 42.49 5.9 38.5 – – –

12 ................................................................... 37.09 13.4 39.9 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 23.48 5.4 39.8 23.48 5.4 39.8 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 27.96 13.0 40.2 32.58 7.0 40.3 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.98 6.3 40.0 24.98 6.3 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 28.63 3.9 41.7 28.63 3.9 41.7 – – –

11 ................................................................... 27.87 13.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 26.14 8.3 39.9 26.14 8.3 39.9 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 26.27 6.0 39.5 28.58 7.1 39.3 17.93 9.9 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.21 5.1 38.3 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.20 10.2 40.0 19.54 7.0 40.0 13.36 6.7 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 23.86 11.3 39.5 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.90 5.6 40.0 23.19 4.9 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.26 6.7 39.4 27.07 7.6 39.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 28.01 5.4 40.5 28.01 5.4 40.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 28.30 8.3 39.3 28.46 10.0 39.2 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 31.56 42.9 34.0 31.68 43.4 33.9 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 18.61 10.3 40.0 22.40 8.6 39.9 15.27 4.8 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 19.80 8.5 40.0 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.62 5.7 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.69 5.0 39.9 21.80 5.3 39.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.00 10.4 40.0 24.98 6.4 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 19.58 11.8 40.0 27.29 7.8 40.0 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 20.02 8.7 39.8 21.89 12.8 40.0 18.93 5.2 39.6

 6 ................................................................... 18.31 6.9 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.42 2.5 40.0 – – – 17.55 2.2 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 19.53 9.4 39.6 – – – 19.61 10.4 39.6

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 22.72 8.6 40.2 – – – 17.65 3.9 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 21.25 12.0 40.0 – – – 15.72 4.8 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 19.79 7.6 40.8 – – – 19.53 10.5 40.0

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 21.23 3.8 39.8 20.82 4.4 39.8 22.83 6.2 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 15.54 3.7 40.5 15.58 4.2 40.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.51 3.1 39.3 15.52 3.1 39.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.02 9.2 39.9 19.39 6.8 39.9 24.22 17.3 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 18.78 5.3 39.7 19.19 6.7 39.9 17.94 6.2 39.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Management related –Continued

Management related, n.e.c. –Continued

 9 ................................................................... $27.44 3.9 40.1 $27.81 3.8 40.1 $26.30 13.2 40.0

10 ................................................................... 29.87 11.4 40.0 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 37.29 7.8 42.2 37.98 7.5 42.4 – – –

12 ................................................................... 38.33 6.5 41.4 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 20.19 10.2 39.2 18.87 5.3 39.1 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 12.99 4.0 33.2 13.00 4.0 33.2 12.04 14.2 34.6

 1 ................................................................... 6.77 3.8 26.7 6.76 3.8 26.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.33 2.1 27.2 7.32 2.1 27.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.63 1.7 31.6 8.61 1.8 31.6 9.22 4.2 33.7

 4 ................................................................... 12.63 3.4 37.1 12.63 3.5 37.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.73 5.6 39.6 16.75 5.6 39.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.81 13.3 40.4 18.81 13.3 40.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.80 11.2 42.2 24.81 11.2 42.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.79 6.8 42.2 23.79 6.8 42.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 30.63 12.9 42.5 30.63 12.9 42.5 – – –

10 ................................................................... 42.44 8.0 41.2 42.44 8.0 41.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 37.91 7.1 40.5 39.04 8.7 40.9 – – –

12 ................................................................... 91.55 30.2 44.8 91.55 30.2 44.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.23 15.3 34.8 15.23 15.3 34.8 – – –

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 18.52 9.7 41.0 18.55 9.8 41.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.70 4.2 40.3 10.66 4.3 40.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.57 5.8 41.3 15.57 5.8 41.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.51 3.5 40.1 15.50 3.5 40.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 26.22 23.3 43.0 26.22 23.3 43.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.44 8.5 41.6 21.44 8.5 41.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.13 24.8 44.0 27.13 24.8 44.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.69 18.4 42.4 36.69 18.4 42.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 27.23 37.1 40.5 27.23 37.1 40.5 – – –

Insurance sales .................................................. 14.09 10.7 40.0 14.09 10.7 40.0 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 14.34 20.8 40.5 13.15 24.5 40.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.91 11.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Securities and financial services sales .............. 21.01 15.9 39.9 21.01 15.9 39.9 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 20.86 12.4 38.3 20.86 12.4 38.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.43 13.2 39.5 11.43 13.2 39.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.10 18.8 39.3 18.10 18.8 39.3 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 20.10 7.8 39.1 20.10 7.8 39.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 18.07 5.0 35.2 18.07 5.0 35.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 21.92 9.5 40.3 21.92 9.5 40.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.86 3.8 40.1 17.86 3.8 40.1 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 27.89 13.8 42.6 27.89 13.8 42.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 34.10 9.0 40.9 34.10 9.0 40.9 – – –

Sales engineers ................................................. 62.92 37.1 43.0 62.92 37.1 43.0 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 25.32 10.3 39.3 25.32 10.3 39.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.52 5.2 39.3 17.52 5.2 39.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.78 11.9 41.4 24.78 11.9 41.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 29.37 6.7 41.7 29.37 6.7 41.7 – – –

11 ................................................................... 39.89 4.8 40.0 39.89 4.8 40.0 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 19.66 10.0 44.7 19.66 10.0 44.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.50 10.1 48.9 17.50 10.1 48.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 21.01 31.4 42.8 21.01 31.4 42.8 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 9.57 11.1 28.0 9.57 11.1 28.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.93 8.4 28.7 8.93 8.4 28.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.01 3.8 31.2 9.01 3.8 31.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.62 31.3 25.4 12.62 31.3 25.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Sales –Continued

Sales workers, shoes

 3 ................................................................... $8.17 3.0 30.9 $8.17 3.0 30.9 – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 13.83 6.8 35.5 13.83 6.8 35.5 – – –

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ... 9.55 16.0 38.6 9.55 16.0 38.6 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 14.06 11.8 38.2 14.06 11.8 38.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.98 2.7 36.8 9.98 2.7 36.8 – – –

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 13.85 11.4 38.0 13.85 11.4 38.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.04 7.8 36.5 10.04 7.8 36.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.29 18.2 41.6 14.29 18.2 41.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 19.51 8.8 40.0 19.51 8.8 40.0 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 10.15 4.5 31.5 10.15 4.5 31.5 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.89 4.1 23.0 6.89 4.1 23.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.72 2.7 32.7 7.72 2.7 32.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.71 4.5 31.0 8.71 4.5 31.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.30 4.1 32.2 10.30 4.1 32.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.18 10.4 36.4 13.18 10.4 36.4 – – –

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 7.70 9.6 31.8 7.67 9.7 31.7 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.23 8.1 29.8 6.23 8.1 29.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.24 5.7 25.9 7.24 5.7 25.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.43 5.6 38.0 9.43 5.6 38.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.95 10.6 38.9 10.95 10.6 38.9 – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. 7.38 2.0 28.4 7.33 1.9 28.3 $9.41 4.0 33.2

 1 ................................................................... 6.67 3.0 27.2 6.66 3.0 27.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.06 2.9 28.3 7.05 2.9 28.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.82 2.8 29.1 7.73 2.9 28.9 9.22 4.2 33.7

 4 ................................................................... 11.87 6.9 35.1 11.84 7.0 35.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 7.67 7.0 27.8 7.67 7.0 27.8 – – –

Street and door-to-door sales workers .............. 9.30 37.2 32.9 9.30 37.2 32.9 – – –

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. 13.42 16.7 33.3 13.42 16.7 33.3 – – –

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 16.01 8.2 34.7 16.03 8.3 34.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.10 4.9 33.3 12.10 4.9 33.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.95 7.9 39.2 – – – – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 12.51 1.5 37.4 12.58 1.8 37.2 12.21 1.2 38.3

 1 ................................................................... 8.00 3.1 27.5 7.94 3.6 26.7 8.32 2.6 33.2

 2 ................................................................... 9.67 1.5 35.7 9.65 1.7 35.6 9.79 3.8 36.6

 3 ................................................................... 10.55 1.8 37.4 10.64 2.1 37.2 10.25 1.8 38.1

 4 ................................................................... 12.61 1.3 38.2 12.79 1.7 38.0 11.87 1.7 38.7

 5 ................................................................... 14.66 1.1 38.5 14.91 1.2 38.4 13.86 2.2 38.8

 6 ................................................................... 16.25 2.9 39.1 16.84 3.3 39.2 14.67 2.6 38.8

 7 ................................................................... 18.41 2.7 39.4 19.28 2.3 39.2 16.09 5.0 39.8

 8 ................................................................... 19.55 6.7 39.8 22.60 2.8 39.8 17.47 4.2 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 25.10 5.7 40.5 26.63 3.5 40.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 12.64 2.4 37.7 12.67 2.5 37.8 – – –

Supervisors, general office ................................ 17.24 3.2 40.1 17.32 4.2 40.3 17.00 2.1 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 14.12 5.2 39.9 14.07 5.2 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.31 3.8 39.8 17.32 4.3 39.8 17.29 10.4 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 17.73 3.7 40.2 17.61 3.8 40.3 18.61 4.6 39.0

 8 ................................................................... 17.98 6.4 40.2 21.92 3.1 40.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.67 3.6 39.5 23.67 3.6 39.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 17.13 4.8 38.3 17.13 4.8 38.3 – – –

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ..... 19.43 14.3 40.3 17.92 24.9 40.4 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 19.58 4.1 39.8 19.43 4.0 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.07 2.8 40.9 20.29 2.5 41.0 – – –

Chief communications operators ....................... 21.76 7.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 21.42 7.4 40.4 22.48 8.9 40.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.04 6.0 40.7 18.97 7.6 40.9 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 30.85 3.1 41.3 30.85 3.1 41.3 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 14.30 5.6 40.0 15.57 3.7 40.0 13.34 3.3 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Computer operators –Continued

 4 ................................................................... $14.74 4.4 40.0 $14.61 4.7 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.99 6.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Peripheral equipment operators ........................ 13.77 15.4 40.0 13.77 15.4 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 14.17 2.2 38.7 14.52 2.0 38.7 $13.21 3.3 38.7

 2 ................................................................... 10.80 6.2 36.0 11.01 6.7 36.2 9.26 4.6 34.0

 3 ................................................................... 10.58 3.9 38.2 10.51 4.4 38.9 10.89 3.0 35.5

 4 ................................................................... 13.27 4.9 38.7 14.01 4.7 38.1 12.08 4.7 39.6

 5 ................................................................... 15.04 1.6 39.5 15.25 2.0 39.4 14.42 4.3 39.7

 6 ................................................................... 16.78 7.9 38.3 18.52 11.3 39.4 14.63 6.3 37.1

 7 ................................................................... 19.35 2.0 38.9 19.74 2.8 38.7 17.69 4.6 39.9

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.84 6.1 39.0 15.84 6.1 39.0 – – –

Stenographers ................................................... 11.96 5.6 34.0 11.72 7.3 32.2 12.59 7.8 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 12.11 3.3 39.6 12.25 4.8 39.2 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 14.06 4.9 38.2 14.11 5.4 38.0 13.72 10.5 39.7

 4 ................................................................... 15.28 9.7 39.0 15.83 9.6 39.0 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 11.87 4.8 38.2 11.94 4.8 37.7 11.66 14.7 40.0

 2 ................................................................... 13.69 17.5 39.4 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.07 7.2 39.3 11.73 10.3 38.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.81 10.2 37.2 11.90 10.2 37.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.72 4.5 39.8 11.72 4.5 39.8 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 8.99 4.9 37.4 8.99 4.9 37.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.73 4.2 36.2 7.73 4.2 36.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.15 4.4 36.8 9.15 4.4 36.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.43 5.3 40.0 10.43 5.3 40.0 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 14.81 6.7 34.9 14.81 6.7 34.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.23 12.7 31.1 9.23 12.7 31.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.48 16.3 35.5 14.48 16.3 35.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.61 4.7 35.0 17.61 4.7 35.0 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 9.79 2.4 33.9 9.82 2.5 33.6 9.35 3.8 38.5

 1 ................................................................... 7.06 3.9 24.2 7.04 4.0 24.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.60 2.5 34.2 9.60 2.4 34.0 9.59 5.6 37.5

 3 ................................................................... 10.51 2.5 38.6 10.70 2.0 38.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.04 3.0 38.4 12.11 3.0 38.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.37 6.0 35.5 11.37 6.0 35.5 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 11.58 4.9 37.7 11.59 5.1 37.6 11.35 7.8 39.4

 2 ................................................................... 9.09 5.4 36.8 9.10 5.4 36.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.96 3.9 31.0 9.94 4.3 30.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.29 8.1 39.9 12.36 9.1 39.9 11.71 9.8 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.77 9.9 40.0 14.78 9.9 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 12.48 5.6 40.0 12.48 5.6 40.0 – – –

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 12.52 1.1 39.7 12.52 1.1 39.7 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 13.27 3.6 38.4 13.31 3.5 38.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.59 5.3 36.9 9.59 5.3 36.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.77 2.9 36.2 10.77 2.9 36.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.23 4.2 39.7 14.35 4.3 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.66 4.9 39.8 15.98 5.1 39.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.59 9.9 39.9 17.59 9.9 39.9 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 13.21 4.3 39.0 12.65 4.2 38.5 14.05 6.5 39.8

 3 ................................................................... 9.71 2.6 36.2 – – – – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.36 5.1 39.1 13.28 5.2 39.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.05 3.6 39.2 14.31 6.6 39.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.26 5.3 39.9 – – – – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 10.63 3.8 32.3 12.37 5.6 32.8 10.36 4.3 32.2

 1 ................................................................... 7.47 5.0 22.1 – – – 7.47 5.0 22.1

 2 ................................................................... 8.76 4.6 27.2 – – – 8.62 4.2 30.3

 3 ................................................................... 10.58 6.6 35.5 – – – 10.58 6.7 35.5

 4 ................................................................... 11.47 4.3 37.0 13.50 8.4 39.2 11.06 3.4 36.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Library clerks –Continued

 5 ................................................................... $12.11 5.6 31.5 – – – $12.11 5.6 31.5

File clerks ........................................................... 9.12 2.3 36.1 $9.04 2.2 35.9 10.23 10.5 39.0

 1 ................................................................... 7.73 6.4 23.6 7.73 6.4 23.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.41 2.7 39.9 10.46 2.9 39.9 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 12.34 3.5 37.3 12.30 4.1 37.8 12.50 3.0 35.1

 2 ................................................................... 10.63 9.6 37.5 10.43 8.2 37.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.12 7.9 34.0 11.40 9.1 34.2 10.01 5.1 33.3

 4 ................................................................... 12.71 6.1 38.3 12.74 7.3 39.7 12.55 4.5 33.0

 5 ................................................................... 16.20 3.7 36.6 16.48 3.6 36.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.17 6.9 38.9 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.98 12.0 40.0 10.98 12.0 40.0 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 12.45 3.5 34.9 12.35 3.9 34.6 13.41 2.3 38.6

 2 ................................................................... 10.72 5.1 31.9 10.68 5.1 31.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.66 4.1 35.1 10.57 5.0 34.7 11.54 4.8 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.62 3.6 33.9 11.49 3.6 33.6 12.88 3.4 37.1

 5 ................................................................... 15.10 4.3 35.8 15.13 4.8 35.3 14.92 6.1 39.3

 6 ................................................................... 16.35 10.4 37.5 16.49 11.3 37.3 15.17 2.5 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 16.42 2.8 39.5 17.51 4.2 38.7 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.15 4.3 38.1 13.15 4.3 38.1 – – –

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 14.40 5.8 37.9 14.47 6.1 37.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.62 4.6 39.5 13.70 5.0 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 19.94 7.2 38.7 20.25 7.3 38.6 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 10.57 4.2 39.8 10.55 4.2 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.86 4.3 39.9 11.85 4.3 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.26 6.0 40.0 – – – – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine

operators .......................................................... 10.99 2.7 36.1 10.99 2.7 36.1 – – –

Duplicating machine operators .......................... 9.54 3.3 39.9 – – – – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 11.78 7.7 34.8 12.01 7.7 34.3 10.01 11.5 39.4

 2 ................................................................... 9.67 7.4 32.1 9.67 7.4 32.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.86 5.7 37.5 10.44 5.1 34.5 – – –

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ... 12.84 5.8 35.2 – – – – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 11.05 5.9 35.1 11.16 6.4 34.9 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.87 10.0 31.5 8.87 10.0 31.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.89 2.1 37.2 9.88 2.2 37.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.59 7.1 34.4 11.99 7.3 34.0 – – –

Messengers ....................................................... 9.46 6.1 31.5 9.44 7.1 30.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.43 9.6 27.1 8.51 9.8 27.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.92 8.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 14.07 6.7 41.1 14.17 10.5 42.0 13.93 4.2 39.8

 3 ................................................................... 12.10 12.0 39.5 – – – – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.06 3.8 41.7 12.26 6.2 45.0 13.54 3.9 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 16.79 6.8 40.9 – – – 14.51 8.8 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 16.58 5.1 42.3 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.46 12.5 39.8 – – – 18.20 11.8 39.7

Production coordinators ..................................... 15.12 9.3 39.8 15.12 9.3 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.80 20.2 40.0 13.80 20.2 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.14 5.0 39.2 13.14 5.0 39.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.38 4.9 40.0 18.38 4.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.22 4.0 40.0 19.22 4.0 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 11.55 4.7 39.1 11.58 4.8 39.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.05 5.4 38.2 10.05 5.4 38.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.53 3.8 39.2 10.56 3.9 39.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.19 5.5 38.9 12.22 5.6 38.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.07 9.5 40.0 14.07 9.5 40.0 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.97 1.2 39.0 11.94 1.4 38.9 12.16 3.9 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 7.75 8.2 37.3 7.75 8.2 37.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.80 6.6 34.6 11.19 6.9 33.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Stock and inventory clerks –Continued

 3 ................................................................... $11.40 2.0 39.1 $11.44 2.0 39.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.13 3.2 40.0 12.20 3.8 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.03 3.6 40.0 15.21 5.5 40.0 $13.03 2.5 40.0

Meter readers .................................................... 13.06 6.5 39.9 13.58 9.2 40.0 11.84 5.6 39.6

 3 ................................................................... 13.09 4.3 39.9 13.93 6.1 40.0 – – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 14.32 8.5 40.0 14.32 8.5 40.0 – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 13.80 9.8 37.7 13.22 7.1 37.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.30 6.3 38.8 12.30 6.3 38.8 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 10.39 7.0 38.9 10.39 7.0 38.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.43 15.4 37.8 12.43 15.4 37.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.76 3.9 40.0 18.76 3.9 40.0 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 16.62 7.9 39.3 16.84 8.8 39.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.74 3.1 39.6 12.74 3.1 39.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.16 4.4 39.8 13.80 5.9 39.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.26 7.3 39.5 15.26 7.3 39.5 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.79 7.8 39.8 21.79 7.8 39.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.11 1.3 38.9 14.11 1.3 38.9 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 13.69 5.9 39.2 13.68 5.9 39.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.91 3.4 38.7 10.91 3.4 38.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.98 4.7 38.5 12.94 4.7 38.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.78 5.4 39.9 14.77 5.4 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.25 10.6 40.0 16.25 10.6 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.02 11.5 39.5 14.02 11.5 39.5 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 13.82 6.1 39.7 11.28 4.9 40.0 14.62 5.2 39.6

 4 ................................................................... 12.12 3.5 39.5 – – – 12.89 4.6 39.0

 5 ................................................................... 12.74 .7 40.0 – – – 12.76 .7 40.0

Bill and account collectors ................................. 13.03 2.8 37.0 12.88 3.3 36.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.09 5.0 36.1 10.92 5.1 35.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.14 5.2 35.4 13.05 5.2 35.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.24 4.5 40.0 13.79 6.9 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 11.80 1.7 37.6 11.83 2.1 36.9 11.73 2.6 39.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.85 9.6 24.4 7.87 11.3 23.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.54 3.8 35.3 9.51 4.3 35.1 9.88 4.0 36.6

 3 ................................................................... 10.59 3.6 37.7 10.66 4.7 37.1 10.42 4.2 39.4

 4 ................................................................... 12.63 2.4 39.2 13.34 3.4 39.0 11.51 2.5 39.4

 5 ................................................................... 13.33 2.5 38.9 13.54 4.4 38.5 12.94 1.8 39.7

 6 ................................................................... 17.20 6.3 40.0 19.00 8.2 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.48 3.3 35.5 18.16 3.3 33.2 19.00 6.2 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.32 6.2 38.2 11.32 6.2 38.2 – – –

Bank tellers ........................................................ 10.08 .9 35.3 10.08 .9 35.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.33 2.6 33.4 9.33 2.6 33.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.34 3.3 34.9 10.34 3.3 34.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.31 2.7 38.2 10.31 2.7 38.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.16 3.4 34.1 10.16 3.4 34.1 – – –

Proofreaders ...................................................... 13.84 4.2 37.0 13.84 4.2 37.0 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 11.23 2.6 32.9 11.47 2.5 30.6 10.72 7.2 38.9

 2 ................................................................... 9.96 2.8 33.5 10.05 3.1 32.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.70 3.2 36.8 11.43 4.4 35.8 12.08 4.5 38.3

 4 ................................................................... 12.37 7.8 33.7 12.68 8.3 32.7 – – –

Statistical clerks ................................................. 13.16 7.8 39.7 13.94 7.0 39.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.51 9.2 39.4 13.67 9.6 39.4 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 9.82 1.8 35.7 9.19 10.8 32.0 9.87 1.8 36.0

 2 ................................................................... 9.41 3.8 36.0 – – – 9.33 3.7 36.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.80 2.8 37.1 – – – 9.82 2.8 37.5

 4 ................................................................... 10.26 3.9 35.3 – – – 10.25 3.9 35.5

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 12.85 3.4 38.3 12.99 4.0 38.1 12.40 3.5 38.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Administrative support, n.e.c. –Continued

 1 ................................................................... $9.18 10.7 30.5 $9.18 10.7 30.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.67 4.5 37.1 9.70 4.8 37.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.61 5.1 37.4 9.60 5.9 37.4 $9.69 2.1 37.4

 4 ................................................................... 12.39 2.7 39.1 12.64 2.4 39.1 11.64 3.4 39.3

 5 ................................................................... 13.96 3.7 38.7 14.35 5.9 38.2 13.07 5.0 39.7

 6 ................................................................... 16.52 4.7 39.3 18.15 5.8 39.0 13.75 1.9 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 19.27 7.8 40.0 19.74 9.5 40.0 17.47 11.9 39.9

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.00 9.8 35.2 11.31 11.4 35.7 – – –

Blue collar ........................................................................ 13.31 2.0 38.3 13.27 2.1 38.4 13.91 2.2 37.0

 1 ................................................................... 8.21 1.8 35.0 8.17 1.9 34.9 9.38 6.4 38.6

 2 ................................................................... 9.85 2.5 38.2 9.83 2.6 38.5 10.41 2.6 32.6

 3 ................................................................... 11.87 2.0 38.1 11.91 2.1 38.6 11.33 4.5 31.9

 4 ................................................................... 13.66 2.7 39.4 13.74 2.7 39.6 11.97 2.4 36.1

 5 ................................................................... 14.80 1.6 39.8 14.93 1.7 39.9 13.81 2.8 39.2

 6 ................................................................... 18.11 3.7 40.2 18.23 4.0 40.2 16.63 6.6 39.9

 7 ................................................................... 18.86 1.6 39.9 18.98 1.9 39.9 17.90 2.9 39.7

 8 ................................................................... 24.02 2.7 39.8 24.15 3.0 39.8 21.87 4.5 39.8

 9 ................................................................... 24.46 3.4 39.5 24.65 4.0 39.5 22.79 6.3 39.8

10 ................................................................... 28.61 10.9 43.2 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.34 7.6 37.5 14.35 7.7 37.5 – – –

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 16.75 2.0 39.7 16.88 2.1 39.7 15.33 2.9 39.9

 1 ................................................................... 8.37 6.0 38.4 8.37 6.0 38.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.08 8.9 39.0 11.22 9.8 38.9 9.85 3.3 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 11.39 1.9 39.3 11.31 2.1 39.2 11.92 5.9 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 12.92 3.6 39.8 13.04 3.7 39.8 11.35 2.7 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 14.56 2.4 39.9 14.69 2.5 39.9 13.63 4.0 39.9

 6 ................................................................... 18.40 5.1 40.2 18.43 5.3 40.2 18.02 8.3 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 18.80 1.9 39.8 18.98 2.2 39.8 17.20 1.8 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 24.14 3.0 39.8 24.18 3.1 39.8 23.11 2.6 39.7

 9 ................................................................... 24.87 2.7 39.4 25.25 3.2 39.3 20.65 8.7 40.0

10 ................................................................... 28.61 10.9 43.2 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.07 6.4 39.4 16.11 6.5 39.4 – – –

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 23.62 7.8 40.8 23.97 9.4 41.0 22.17 7.8 39.9

 6 ................................................................... 23.05 18.1 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.79 4.4 41.7 22.26 4.8 42.2 19.99 9.6 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 23.93 5.3 39.9 24.24 5.6 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 28.67 7.9 40.2 – – – 22.40 12.5 40.0

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 17.22 4.6 40.6 17.57 5.0 40.7 14.62 4.4 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 14.32 5.4 40.0 14.59 6.5 40.0 12.97 6.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 17.11 5.9 39.2 17.14 6.4 39.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.06 3.3 40.9 19.60 3.4 41.1 15.38 7.3 39.5

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 15.99 2.5 39.8 15.88 2.3 39.8 17.65 5.0 39.4

 5 ................................................................... 13.98 4.2 40.0 13.97 4.3 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.79 3.4 39.3 17.97 3.4 39.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.57 2.4 40.1 17.37 3.6 40.3 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 25.49 6.1 40.0 25.49 6.1 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .............. 18.57 22.0 40.0 18.57 22.0 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 14.82 3.5 38.6 15.09 3.2 38.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.76 4.9 40.0 13.05 4.6 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.88 9.1 40.0 18.64 7.7 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.46 6.0 40.0 16.48 6.2 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 18.89 4.7 39.8 18.93 4.8 39.8 16.53 2.5 39.8

 4 ................................................................... 14.57 10.1 39.4 14.57 10.1 39.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.95 2.2 39.7 14.95 2.2 39.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.79 6.8 40.0 18.83 6.8 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.96 3.0 39.5 20.96 3.0 39.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Machinery maintenance ..................................... $16.94 7.6 39.9 $17.03 7.9 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.32 3.9 40.0 12.32 3.9 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.26 1.7 40.0 11.26 1.7 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.95 7.3 40.0 17.95 7.3 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.63 22.6 38.9 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.73 10.6 40.0 – – – – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 17.88 9.1 33.5 17.74 9.7 33.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 22.17 4.2 40.0 22.58 5.2 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.38 5.5 36.9 20.29 7.0 35.8 – – –

Data processing equipment repairers ................ 20.71 9.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Household appliance and power tool repairers 12.06 7.2 40.0 12.06 7.2 40.0 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 22.60 2.4 40.0 23.28 1.6 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.66 5.0 40.0 23.66 5.0 40.0 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers

 7 ................................................................... 21.82 5.9 40.0 21.82 5.9 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 15.34 4.5 39.9 15.41 5.9 39.9 $15.14 9.5 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 15.14 9.3 39.7 13.90 8.6 39.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.79 1.8 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.10 5.0 40.0 16.33 6.4 40.0 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 17.22 8.4 40.0 17.29 9.4 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.72 5.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Millwrights .......................................................... 19.21 14.2 40.0 19.21 14.2 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.18 9.5 40.0 19.18 9.5 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 15.80 3.9 38.6 16.37 3.6 38.2 13.99 5.9 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 11.91 6.6 38.1 10.82 10.0 35.9 12.78 10.8 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.54 9.0 40.0 11.62 11.2 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.27 3.1 40.0 14.78 4.9 40.0 13.48 3.5 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 15.55 6.9 40.0 15.56 7.8 40.0 15.51 8.6 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 19.34 3.1 34.6 19.77 3.4 33.5 17.68 6.3 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 23.37 8.8 39.9 23.37 8.8 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... 24.82 9.1 37.3 24.82 9.1 37.3 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 23.77 7.7 40.0 23.51 7.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.71 15.6 39.8 – – – – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 20.12 4.1 40.9 21.11 4.2 41.1 16.38 3.8 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 21.15 20.8 40.0 23.51 20.4 40.0 14.91 5.5 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 21.05 5.7 41.3 22.03 8.0 41.6 17.64 6.9 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 20.49 7.5 41.7 20.51 7.7 41.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.79 6.7 40.1 22.32 4.7 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 15.46 3.6 40.0 15.48 3.9 40.0 14.98 12.4 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.75 2.9 40.0 13.74 2.9 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.70 13.4 40.0 18.71 13.7 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.28 4.9 40.0 17.21 4.9 40.0 – – –

Drywall installers ................................................ 14.65 3.3 40.0 14.65 3.3 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.42 3.6 40.0 14.42 3.6 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 16.39 9.2 39.7 16.38 10.2 39.7 16.54 4.5 39.7

 6 ................................................................... 19.00 13.3 40.0 19.00 13.3 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.31 5.3 39.3 17.45 6.5 39.2 16.55 4.2 40.0

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 15.46 13.8 40.0 15.46 13.8 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 19.57 4.9 40.0 19.47 5.2 40.0 20.40 11.6 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 15.24 9.7 40.0 14.49 14.9 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.92 5.8 40.0 17.92 5.8 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.64 3.1 40.0 22.77 3.4 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.40 1.5 40.0 24.88 2.2 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 11.91 4.8 40.0 11.80 5.4 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.92 2.4 40.0 12.92 2.4 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 17.26 4.1 40.0 17.31 4.2 40.0 16.26 6.6 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 18.22 5.3 40.0 18.39 5.2 40.0 16.37 7.2 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices $11.50 4.7 40.0 $11.50 4.7 40.0 – – –

Insulation workers .............................................. 13.70 8.7 40.0 13.70 8.7 40.0 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

operators .......................................................... 12.03 4.7 40.0 11.40 4.1 40.0 – – –

Sheetmetal duct installers .................................. 14.93 6.7 40.0 14.93 6.7 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 13.05 5.6 40.0 13.94 6.3 40.2 $12.25 3.9 39.9

 2 ................................................................... 13.03 17.4 40.0 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.57 2.6 40.0 11.77 3.5 40.0 11.36 2.3 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.04 3.1 39.7 – – – 10.80 3.2 39.6

 5 ................................................................... 12.76 2.2 40.4 – – – 12.59 1.6 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 16.81 3.4 39.8 – – – 19.79 16.3 39.0

Supervisors, production ..................................... 18.86 5.6 40.8 18.84 5.6 40.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.27 15.0 40.4 16.27 15.0 40.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.77 3.1 43.4 16.77 3.1 43.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.14 3.9 40.6 18.14 3.9 40.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.18 6.2 40.5 26.18 6.2 40.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.21 4.4 40.1 23.19 4.6 40.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 27.93 7.2 41.6 27.93 7.2 41.6 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 18.74 5.0 40.0 18.92 5.1 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.76 4.2 40.0 20.18 4.4 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .............................. 18.81 6.3 40.0 18.81 6.3 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 18.16 5.0 39.8 18.16 5.0 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.44 2.8 40.0 15.44 2.8 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.63 6.1 40.0 19.63 6.1 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 12.89 3.9 40.0 12.89 3.9 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.32 6.5 40.0 13.32 6.5 40.0 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers ............................. 11.95 3.5 40.0 11.95 3.5 40.0 – – –

Upholsterers ...................................................... 16.57 19.1 40.0 16.57 19.1 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.38 7.5 40.0 17.38 7.5 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 19.09 .0 40.0 19.09 .0 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.21 8.3 40.0 18.21 8.3 40.0 – – –

Optical goods workers ....................................... 10.76 17.4 39.1 10.76 17.4 39.1 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 11.93 5.8 39.4 11.93 5.8 39.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.52 3.3 38.8 9.52 3.3 38.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.81 7.0 40.0 9.81 7.0 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.97 12.9 40.0 13.97 12.9 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.61 4.1 39.8 16.61 4.1 39.8 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ 16.12 4.4 39.9 16.12 4.4 39.9 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 9.98 8.4 39.5 9.98 8.4 39.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.61 2.2 36.3 12.61 2.2 36.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 10.66 11.6 40.0 10.66 11.6 40.0 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 9.82 4.2 34.0 9.65 5.9 32.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.56 5.5 37.0 8.34 5.2 32.6 – – –

Food batchmakers ............................................. 12.57 10.7 42.1 12.57 10.7 42.1 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 16.41 8.6 39.8 16.31 9.0 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 18.36 24.1 40.0 18.36 24.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.20 11.0 39.1 13.20 11.0 39.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.47 5.2 40.0 18.32 5.1 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.04 3.7 40.0 14.81 2.5 40.0 – – –

Precision inspectors, testers, and related

workers, n.e.c. ................................................. 22.42 6.8 40.0 22.42 6.8 40.0 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 15.42 4.6 39.9 15.86 20.2 40.0 15.33 5.4 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 13.49 5.0 39.7 – – – 13.49 5.0 39.7

 7 ................................................................... 17.52 3.4 40.0 – – – 17.25 4.3 40.0

Power plant operators ........................................ 24.36 9.8 40.0 25.19 10.2 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers .......................................... 19.47 6.2 40.0 19.47 6.2 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 18.04 11.6 39.3 17.99 12.2 39.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.37 3.4 40.0 21.78 3.9 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... $12.31 2.8 39.5 $12.28 2.8 39.6 $17.83 21.6 38.3

 1 ................................................................... 8.14 3.2 39.0 8.14 3.3 39.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.48 1.8 39.8 9.48 1.8 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.38 3.0 39.7 12.39 3.0 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.97 2.5 39.4 13.98 2.5 39.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.06 2.9 39.6 15.06 2.9 39.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.74 6.4 39.8 17.74 6.4 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.11 6.1 39.8 18.80 6.2 39.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.54 8.6 38.7 23.54 8.6 38.7 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.66 8.1 38.4 11.66 8.1 38.4 – – –

Lathe and turning machine operators ................ 11.16 8.9 40.0 11.16 8.9 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 11.82 10.1 40.0 11.82 10.1 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.01 7.9 40.0 14.01 7.9 40.0 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ............... 11.24 7.4 40.0 11.24 7.4 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 10.46 5.6 40.0 10.46 5.6 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.62 4.3 40.0 8.62 4.3 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.08 14.7 40.0 11.08 14.7 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.44 9.1 40.0 11.44 9.1 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ................ 13.07 8.6 39.9 13.07 8.6 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.25 .7 40.0 14.25 .7 40.0 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 13.13 3.8 38.9 13.13 3.8 38.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.38 2.4 34.1 12.38 2.4 34.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.48 4.2 39.8 12.48 4.2 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.00 4.8 40.0 16.00 4.8 40.0 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 13.30 16.1 39.9 13.30 16.1 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.33 1.7 39.8 12.33 1.7 39.8 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators .......................................................... 12.10 2.9 40.0 12.10 2.9 40.0 – – –

Sawing machine operators ................................ 12.15 4.1 39.1 12.15 4.1 39.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.86 20.1 36.5 11.86 20.1 36.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.62 4.2 39.8 11.62 4.2 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.95 3.2 40.0 11.95 3.2 40.0 – – –

Shaping and jointing machine operators ........... 11.74 2.2 39.9 11.74 2.2 39.9 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 17.30 3.9 38.8 17.35 4.0 39.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.05 7.3 36.8 14.04 8.3 39.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.59 6.0 39.4 16.59 6.0 39.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.26 7.2 39.4 18.26 7.2 39.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.09 4.0 38.8 19.09 4.0 38.8 – – –

Photoengravers and lithographers ..................... 14.84 8.7 39.9 14.84 8.7 39.9 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ............................. 14.23 11.1 39.4 14.23 11.1 39.4 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ........... 13.32 10.4 39.8 13.32 10.4 39.8 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.58 8.9 39.7 7.58 8.9 39.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.60 3.0 39.6 9.60 3.0 39.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.59 2.4 39.7 11.59 2.4 39.7 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators .......................................................... 11.56 5.5 40.0 11.56 5.5 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.57 5.8 40.0 10.57 5.8 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.30 1.8 39.9 12.30 1.8 39.9 – – –

Textile cutting machine operators ...................... 10.35 7.5 39.9 10.35 7.5 39.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.41 3.8 40.0 9.41 3.8 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.74 9.4 40.0 9.74 9.4 40.0 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 9.85 11.6 39.3 9.85 11.6 39.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.01 9.2 37.9 7.01 9.2 37.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.17 4.8 39.9 8.17 4.8 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.49 10.1 39.8 11.49 10.1 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.42 4.8 37.7 15.42 4.8 37.7 – – –

Pressing machine operators .............................. 8.54 6.4 38.5 8.54 6.4 38.5 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 8.02 5.2 38.9 7.99 5.6 38.8 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.60 3.4 39.0 – – – – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.50 9.6 39.4 9.50 9.6 39.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

–Continued

 3 ................................................................... $10.63 8.3 40.0 $10.63 8.3 40.0 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 12.08 7.4 39.5 12.08 7.4 39.5 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.83 17.0 39.1 8.83 17.0 39.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.70 3.2 40.0 9.70 3.2 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.52 8.7 40.0 12.52 8.7 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.28 7.5 39.4 13.28 7.5 39.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 19.86 11.5 39.3 19.86 11.5 39.3 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 14.21 3.2 39.0 14.21 3.2 39.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 12.21 3.4 40.0 12.21 3.4 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.92 2.7 39.8 12.92 2.7 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.61 7.4 39.8 14.61 7.4 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.44 1.3 36.9 14.44 1.3 36.9 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 13.71 6.7 39.7 13.71 6.7 39.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.03 3.8 40.0 11.03 3.8 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.71 4.0 40.0 11.71 4.0 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.21 2.3 39.4 14.21 2.3 39.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 19.86 16.0 39.0 19.86 16.0 39.0 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators .......................................................... 17.45 4.1 39.7 17.49 4.2 39.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.39 5.9 40.0 17.52 7.1 40.0 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 11.04 8.8 39.9 11.04 8.8 39.9 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 17.27 19.4 40.3 17.27 19.4 40.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.12 .8 39.6 10.12 .8 39.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.69 16.2 40.0 14.69 16.2 40.0 – – –

Folding machine operators ................................ 11.00 3.1 39.9 11.00 3.1 39.9 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 16.44 12.0 39.9 16.44 12.0 39.9 – – –

Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... 13.94 13.2 39.8 13.94 13.2 39.8 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... 13.01 5.2 39.5 13.01 5.2 39.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.55 5.4 37.9 10.55 5.4 37.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.03 4.2 40.0 12.03 4.2 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.40 3.1 40.0 13.40 3.1 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 9.22 11.6 30.4 9.28 12.3 30.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 13.62 5.8 39.4 13.63 5.8 39.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.18 5.0 37.4 8.18 5.0 37.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.57 2.7 39.9 9.57 2.7 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.47 3.4 39.5 12.47 3.4 39.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.69 4.7 39.0 14.77 4.7 39.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.17 4.8 39.2 16.17 4.8 39.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 21.30 5.7 39.4 21.30 5.7 39.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.43 12.0 40.0 22.43 12.0 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.42 19.7 40.0 13.42 19.7 40.0 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 15.08 5.0 39.9 14.49 3.8 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.84 7.2 40.0 13.84 7.2 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.04 7.8 39.7 14.04 7.8 39.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.32 1.6 40.0 14.32 1.6 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.35 9.1 40.0 18.73 9.5 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 12.30 15.0 40.0 12.30 15.0 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 11.35 5.4 39.8 11.35 5.4 39.8 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.37 4.2 38.9 8.37 4.2 38.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.72 3.0 40.0 9.72 3.0 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.85 7.3 39.8 14.85 7.3 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.39 5.8 40.0 13.39 5.8 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.32 3.9 39.9 13.32 3.9 39.9 – – –

Hand cutting and trimming ................................. 13.50 6.2 40.0 13.50 6.2 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.97 7.8 40.0 11.97 7.8 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 16.94 .0 40.0 16.94 .0 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... $12.26 6.2 40.0 $12.26 6.2 40.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.82 7.2 40.0 8.82 7.2 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.69 5.3 39.9 9.69 5.3 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.47 4.8 40.0 15.47 4.8 40.0 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 10.65 5.3 39.3 10.65 5.3 39.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.71 4.8 40.0 8.71 4.8 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.13 2.9 40.0 9.13 2.9 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.03 1.6 40.0 11.03 1.6 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.25 4.6 36.8 12.25 4.6 36.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.13 9.4 39.8 14.13 9.4 39.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.84 4.4 40.0 17.84 4.4 40.0 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 12.58 18.3 39.9 12.58 18.3 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.53 33.3 40.0 12.53 33.3 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.10 2.4 39.7 15.10 2.4 39.7 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............ 8.70 13.1 39.6 8.70 13.1 39.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.31 11.1 39.7 9.31 11.1 39.7 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ...................................... 9.53 9.2 39.9 9.53 9.2 39.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.00 3.1 40.0 9.00 3.1 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 13.15 4.4 37.4 13.12 4.9 38.2 $13.39 1.7 32.1

 1 ................................................................... 8.79 5.0 33.5 8.73 5.5 33.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.80 6.3 34.7 9.63 7.1 35.8 11.44 4.3 27.2

 3 ................................................................... 11.71 3.6 36.9 11.81 4.0 38.7 10.96 6.8 27.6

 4 ................................................................... 14.30 4.0 39.8 14.42 4.1 40.3 12.54 3.5 33.4

 5 ................................................................... 15.70 3.8 40.6 16.56 5.4 42.0 13.99 3.3 38.0

 6 ................................................................... 17.77 2.0 41.8 18.42 3.1 42.5 15.31 2.4 39.4

 7 ................................................................... 20.49 4.1 39.9 20.79 4.8 40.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.74 3.2 40.5 21.84 4.3 40.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.27 4.9 40.6 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.05 17.9 35.1 16.06 17.9 35.1 – – –

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 18.10 9.0 40.9 17.71 9.3 42.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.11 14.5 42.4 19.11 14.5 42.4 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 13.82 6.5 39.8 13.89 6.8 39.8 12.37 4.2 39.6

 1 ................................................................... 9.54 7.2 36.6 9.54 7.2 36.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.89 4.2 38.5 9.84 4.1 38.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.70 5.7 38.1 11.76 6.0 38.1 10.71 8.4 38.9

 4 ................................................................... 14.52 3.2 41.1 14.62 3.2 41.2 12.00 4.3 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 16.40 7.5 42.6 16.60 9.0 43.1 15.26 5.2 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 19.41 5.6 47.4 19.80 5.4 48.3 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 11.64 5.6 37.1 11.64 5.6 37.1 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.53 13.7 33.6 7.53 13.7 33.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.36 15.1 29.7 7.36 15.1 29.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.81 8.6 39.8 12.81 8.6 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.27 4.2 43.4 18.27 4.2 43.4 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 12.87 3.7 26.8 11.83 8.9 30.2 13.50 3.0 25.1

 2 ................................................................... 11.33 8.8 22.6 10.54 18.6 23.3 12.02 4.7 22.0

 3 ................................................................... 10.58 8.7 24.5 8.00 3.6 35.9 11.52 8.2 22.0

 4 ................................................................... 13.80 3.7 29.3 – – – 13.44 8.4 24.9

 5 ................................................................... 16.18 5.1 35.8 – – – 15.68 5.7 34.9

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 6.90 7.7 34.5 6.85 6.9 34.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.89 8.4 34.4 6.79 7.3 34.2 – – –

Parking lot attendants ........................................ 6.82 6.0 30.1 6.80 6.0 30.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.98 4.6 26.1 6.95 4.8 26.4 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ – – – – – – 12.87 13.0 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 7.75 9.5 29.8 7.66 9.3 29.5 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 16.16 17.2 40.0 16.18 16.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.45 7.6 40.0 22.45 7.6 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 16.59 7.8 40.0 17.62 7.5 40.0 13.76 3.0 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.71 3.8 40.0 – – – 13.80 4.0 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Crane and tower operators ................................ $15.48 7.8 40.0 $15.48 7.8 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.69 4.5 40.0 14.69 4.5 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 13.48 5.7 40.0 13.73 8.8 40.0 $12.97 6.8 39.9

 3 ................................................................... 11.09 4.5 39.9 – – – – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.48 4.8 40.0 13.75 3.5 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.31 15.3 40.0 12.81 7.4 40.0 13.66 21.3 40.0

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 12.46 4.5 39.9 12.26 6.0 40.0 13.06 4.5 39.6

 4 ................................................................... 12.90 4.1 40.0 13.14 4.0 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 12.34 5.2 39.5 12.37 5.3 39.5 10.72 8.3 40.0

 2 ................................................................... 10.42 1.8 38.5 10.42 1.8 38.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.01 5.9 39.8 12.02 5.9 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.31 5.9 40.1 15.38 5.8 40.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.26 7.9 40.0 17.75 7.0 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 14.89 12.6 39.4 15.21 12.4 39.7 13.64 15.4 38.4

 2 ................................................................... 10.72 4.3 39.6 10.67 4.7 39.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.91 7.1 39.0 12.34 6.9 38.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.19 8.5 37.3 16.97 3.9 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.98 8.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 10.00 1.6 36.1 9.95 1.7 35.9 11.00 3.8 39.1

 1 ................................................................... 8.18 2.1 34.0 8.12 2.2 33.8 9.33 7.0 39.1

 2 ................................................................... 10.06 2.2 38.1 10.08 2.3 38.1 9.42 3.6 38.5

 3 ................................................................... 11.71 3.3 37.4 11.70 3.4 37.3 11.74 5.2 39.7

 4 ................................................................... 12.64 3.4 37.9 12.67 3.4 38.0 11.98 4.9 36.3

 5 ................................................................... 14.43 7.0 38.2 14.41 7.7 38.0 14.66 3.4 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 16.89 6.5 40.1 17.76 6.1 40.2 13.40 16.9 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 17.13 17.9 43.1 16.93 20.2 43.6 18.71 5.2 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.12 6.9 37.0 10.10 7.0 37.0 – – –

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 17.23 13.0 41.6 17.02 15.0 41.8 18.94 13.8 40.0

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 10.10 5.6 38.5 10.07 7.0 38.5 10.17 4.2 38.4

 1 ................................................................... 8.57 2.4 38.4 8.31 2.7 37.5 8.96 2.7 39.8

 2 ................................................................... 9.62 6.5 38.3 9.64 7.0 38.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.91 6.9 39.4 11.84 7.5 39.3 12.17 12.0 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.88 7.8 33.3 – – – 12.09 6.8 29.4

Animal caretakers, except farm ......................... 11.46 7.0 39.3 – – – – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 17.57 4.4 40.3 18.20 4.6 40.4 15.33 6.6 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 13.11 10.4 40.0 13.11 10.4 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.63 11.7 39.5 17.62 12.4 39.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.28 11.0 40.2 18.89 10.5 40.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.52 4.7 42.4 21.57 5.0 42.6 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 10.46 6.7 39.1 10.44 6.9 39.1 10.97 7.3 40.0

 2 ................................................................... 10.87 10.0 40.0 10.90 10.2 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.00 12.5 40.0 9.88 12.8 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.56 5.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 10.74 6.4 39.9 10.67 6.8 39.9 13.62 5.4 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 8.66 6.6 39.8 8.66 6.6 39.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.48 8.5 39.8 9.47 8.6 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.90 8.7 40.0 12.80 8.9 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.94 2.4 37.7 9.94 2.9 37.5 9.97 7.6 39.9

 1 ................................................................... 8.39 3.6 39.1 8.28 3.9 39.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.80 4.3 40.0 9.91 4.5 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.04 8.0 40.0 – – – – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 11.31 7.0 39.6 11.31 7.0 39.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.15 6.0 38.9 8.15 6.0 38.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 12.17 6.6 39.9 12.17 6.6 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.98 4.9 39.7 10.98 4.9 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.39 3.7 39.8 14.39 3.7 39.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers –Continued

Garbage collectors ............................................. $11.34 5.7 39.6 $10.88 8.5 39.8 $11.46 6.8 39.6

 1 ................................................................... 11.12 10.7 38.9 – – – 11.45 11.7 39.2

 2 ................................................................... 10.34 6.3 41.2 – – – 10.29 6.5 40.0

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 9.15 3.4 30.4 9.15 3.4 30.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.63 2.9 26.7 7.63 2.9 26.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.53 3.4 34.8 9.53 3.4 34.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.40 2.8 36.5 10.40 2.8 36.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.65 4.1 39.4 13.65 4.1 39.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 8.92 8.9 31.6 8.92 8.9 31.6 – – –

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 9.97 2.2 39.6 9.97 2.2 39.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.69 5.3 39.3 8.69 5.3 39.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.78 5.0 40.0 10.78 5.0 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.32 7.5 40.0 11.32 7.5 40.0 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 10.30 3.9 34.8 10.29 3.9 34.7 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.80 5.2 33.9 8.80 5.2 33.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.46 4.9 36.0 10.46 4.9 36.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.42 8.5 36.5 14.65 7.8 36.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.40 11.4 33.2 11.40 11.4 33.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.61 10.5 37.8 15.61 10.5 37.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 8.69 16.6 40.0 8.69 16.6 40.0 – – –

Garage and service station related .................... 9.17 15.0 40.1 9.13 15.6 40.1 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 8.99 4.0 37.3 8.99 4.0 37.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.87 4.4 37.4 7.89 4.5 37.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.65 11.3 40.0 10.62 11.6 40.0 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 8.88 4.2 36.2 8.88 4.2 36.2 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.05 3.2 35.7 8.05 3.2 35.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.75 2.1 36.4 9.75 2.1 36.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.43 4.7 39.9 12.43 4.7 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.67 3.9 39.9 12.67 3.9 39.9 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 9.71 4.6 38.1 9.75 4.8 38.0 9.22 5.0 39.0

 1 ................................................................... 8.32 5.4 37.9 8.28 5.7 37.8 8.70 8.0 38.9

 2 ................................................................... 10.11 5.0 38.2 10.15 5.2 38.2 9.41 1.9 38.9

 3 ................................................................... 12.72 12.5 38.9 12.89 12.8 38.9 10.02 7.1 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.40 7.2 39.8 11.37 7.2 39.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.73 9.0 38.3 13.74 9.7 38.1 – – –

Service .............................................................................. 9.56 1.4 32.5 8.35 1.5 31.1 13.62 1.9 38.4

 1 ................................................................... 6.74 1.6 28.4 6.57 1.8 27.9 8.46 3.0 34.3

 2 ................................................................... 7.35 2.3 30.3 7.12 2.6 29.7 8.94 3.8 35.2

 3 ................................................................... 8.58 2.3 34.9 8.34 2.7 35.1 10.11 1.8 34.2

 4 ................................................................... 11.17 2.4 36.0 11.03 3.1 35.4 11.79 2.6 38.6

 5 ................................................................... 13.31 2.1 39.1 13.30 3.5 36.4 13.32 3.7 40.6

 6 ................................................................... 14.66 2.5 35.2 14.70 5.8 29.0 14.63 1.4 41.3

 7 ................................................................... 19.93 2.6 37.2 24.98 7.4 26.7 18.63 2.4 41.4

 8 ................................................................... 18.27 3.2 41.4 15.64 12.7 42.2 18.83 2.2 41.2

 9 ................................................................... 22.48 5.6 41.7 – – – 22.37 5.9 41.9

10 ................................................................... 27.13 2.3 41.1 – – – 27.15 2.3 41.0

11 ................................................................... 30.37 9.6 42.9 – – – 30.37 9.6 42.9

Not able to be leveled .................................... 8.93 7.4 32.8 8.47 5.4 32.6 – – –

Protective service .................................................. 14.15 2.1 37.1 9.77 3.7 31.1 16.20 4.4 40.8

 1 ................................................................... 7.10 7.8 33.7 6.91 7.2 34.6 9.76 6.3 24.4

 2 ................................................................... 7.85 5.2 30.2 7.82 5.4 30.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.32 3.5 33.4 9.14 4.1 33.5 12.01 4.7 32.4

 4 ................................................................... 12.24 3.1 37.8 10.46 6.5 34.8 12.88 1.9 38.9

 5 ................................................................... 13.33 3.0 40.4 12.66 11.7 34.0 13.37 3.3 40.9

 6 ................................................................... 15.75 2.9 33.4 21.17 7.0 16.1 14.74 1.9 41.8

 7 ................................................................... 18.32 2.1 40.1 – – – 18.36 2.1 41.5

 8 ................................................................... 18.88 2.4 41.5 – – – 18.86 2.4 41.5

 9 ................................................................... 22.37 5.9 41.9 – – – 22.37 5.9 41.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Protective service –Continued

10 ................................................................... $27.15 2.3 41.0 – – – $27.15 2.3 41.0

11 ................................................................... 30.37 9.6 42.9 – – – 30.37 9.6 42.9

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.82 23.0 40.7 $11.22 11.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 23.44 6.7 48.8 – – – 23.44 6.7 48.8

 7 ................................................................... 16.56 15.7 52.7 – – – 16.56 15.7 52.7

 8 ................................................................... 22.57 3.9 44.6 – – – 22.57 3.9 44.6

 9 ................................................................... 21.97 7.3 51.5 – – – 21.97 7.3 51.5

10 ................................................................... 26.72 7.8 43.6 – – – 26.72 7.8 43.6

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 23.98 5.1 40.4 – – – 23.98 5.1 40.4

 7 ................................................................... 18.30 2.9 40.0 – – – 18.30 2.9 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 18.56 7.3 40.4 – – – 18.56 7.3 40.4

 9 ................................................................... 26.51 5.0 40.2 – – – 26.51 5.0 40.2

10 ................................................................... 26.91 4.1 40.5 – – – 26.91 4.1 40.5

11 ................................................................... 36.25 11.4 41.1 – – – 36.25 11.4 41.1

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 14.23 8.4 36.3 13.67 7.7 38.6 15.17 13.4 33.1

 4 ................................................................... 12.13 6.5 31.3 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.06 15.7 40.2 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.32 16.1 40.1 – – – – – –

Fire inspection and fire prevention ..................... 15.79 10.8 47.3 – – – 15.79 10.8 47.3

Firefighting ......................................................... 14.60 3.9 47.7 – – – 14.37 4.3 47.7

 4 ................................................................... 10.90 5.6 51.2 – – – 10.90 5.6 51.2

 5 ................................................................... 12.63 7.5 51.4 – – – 12.63 7.5 51.4

 6 ................................................................... 14.51 3.3 46.8 – – – 14.07 4.2 46.0

 7 ................................................................... 16.17 8.4 46.2 – – – 16.17 8.4 46.2

 8 ................................................................... 17.19 2.5 45.9 – – – 17.19 2.5 45.9

Police and detectives, public service ................. 19.14 1.5 40.2 – – – 19.18 1.5 40.2

 5 ................................................................... 15.27 3.8 40.1 – – – 15.60 2.8 40.1

 6 ................................................................... 15.33 3.2 40.0 – – – 15.33 3.2 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 20.31 3.6 40.2 – – – 20.31 3.6 40.2

 8 ................................................................... 19.07 2.6 40.2 – – – 19.07 2.6 40.2

 9 ................................................................... 21.21 4.5 40.2 – – – 21.21 4.5 40.2

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 15.16 2.6 39.9 – – – 15.16 2.6 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 12.64 4.0 39.6 – – – 12.64 4.0 39.6

 5 ................................................................... 13.55 10.4 37.6 – – – 13.55 10.4 37.6

 6 ................................................................... 14.52 4.9 40.8 – – – 14.52 4.9 40.8

 7 ................................................................... 16.94 5.6 39.4 – – – 16.98 6.0 39.8

Correctional institution officers ........................... 13.51 4.1 40.0 – – – 13.51 4.1 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 12.30 2.9 40.0 – – – 12.30 2.9 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.34 4.1 40.0 – – – 13.35 4.1 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 15.59 4.3 40.2 – – – 15.59 4.3 40.2

 7 ................................................................... 17.36 9.3 40.1 – – – 17.36 9.3 40.1

Crossing guards ................................................. 9.38 7.9 19.1 – – – 9.38 7.9 19.1

 1 ................................................................... 9.21 10.6 19.4 – – – 9.21 10.6 19.4

Guards and police, except public service .......... 9.58 3.6 31.2 9.46 3.8 31.0 12.94 3.7 39.3

 1 ................................................................... 6.91 7.1 34.6 6.91 7.2 34.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.79 5.1 31.6 7.79 5.1 31.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.19 4.2 33.9 9.16 4.2 33.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.84 3.9 33.9 9.87 4.0 33.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.42 9.1 36.5 13.43 17.2 34.2 13.40 3.4 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 25.32 8.7 10.4 25.32 8.7 10.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.73 3.8 40.0 10.73 3.8 40.0 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 12.58 10.4 32.6 8.44 7.5 24.6 14.78 10.9 39.4

 3 ................................................................... 9.64 10.6 25.2 – – – 12.17 10.1 33.5

 4 ................................................................... 11.07 4.1 34.2 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.54 .7 31.6 – – – 13.40 7.3 40.0

Food service .......................................................... 7.00 2.6 29.5 6.84 2.8 29.4 9.36 2.4 31.9

 1 ................................................................... 5.95 2.7 26.7 5.84 2.9 26.6 8.26 2.2 30.5

 2 ................................................................... 6.04 4.5 27.4 5.91 4.6 27.3 8.67 9.0 28.0

 3 ................................................................... 7.00 5.3 33.9 6.87 6.1 34.3 8.77 3.6 29.7

 4 ................................................................... 10.50 3.1 39.0 10.47 3.0 39.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Food service –Continued

 5 ................................................................... $10.93 3.8 40.5 $10.76 5.1 40.8 $11.47 6.3 39.5

 6 ................................................................... 13.94 5.1 41.6 14.02 5.8 42.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.39 20.8 40.8 16.39 20.8 40.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 16.17 16.9 43.3 16.17 16.9 43.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 7.82 4.6 29.1 7.82 4.6 29.1 – – –

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 3.83 3.4 27.3 3.83 3.4 27.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 3.91 2.8 27.2 3.91 2.8 27.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 3.67 8.2 24.9 3.67 8.2 24.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 3.62 10.1 32.4 3.62 10.1 32.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 6.84 25.1 28.8 6.84 25.1 28.8 – – –

Bartenders ......................................................... 4.74 6.1 28.5 4.74 6.1 28.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 4.28 5.5 23.8 4.28 5.5 23.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 4.75 13.9 34.6 4.75 13.9 34.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 7.05 32.7 23.8 7.05 32.7 23.8 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 3.17 5.6 26.6 3.17 5.6 26.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 3.06 6.2 26.2 3.06 6.2 26.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 3.27 11.1 25.1 3.27 11.1 25.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 3.11 10.5 31.5 3.11 10.5 31.5 – – –

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.84 4.9 28.9 5.84 4.9 28.9 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 5.76 5.3 29.0 5.76 5.3 29.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.19 32.7 26.8 6.19 32.7 26.8 – – –

Other food service ............................................... 8.20 1.8 30.5 8.10 2.1 30.4 9.36 2.4 31.9

 1 ................................................................... 6.79 2.6 26.5 6.69 2.8 26.3 8.26 2.2 30.5

 2 ................................................................... 7.72 2.5 29.4 7.64 2.6 29.6 8.67 9.0 28.0

 3 ................................................................... 8.21 2.6 34.5 8.15 3.0 35.1 8.77 3.6 29.7

 4 ................................................................... 10.68 3.2 39.7 10.66 3.1 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.32 2.7 40.9 11.27 3.1 41.4 11.47 6.3 39.5

 6 ................................................................... 13.94 5.1 41.6 14.02 5.8 42.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.39 20.8 40.8 16.39 20.8 40.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 16.17 16.9 43.3 16.17 16.9 43.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 9.08 6.2 31.8 9.08 6.2 31.8 – – –

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 11.59 5.1 40.3 11.52 5.7 40.5 12.07 8.2 38.7

 3 ................................................................... 7.19 5.2 38.1 7.19 5.2 38.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.35 4.5 41.3 10.11 4.3 41.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.13 3.9 41.7 11.10 4.6 42.6 11.21 7.5 39.4

 6 ................................................................... 14.10 5.3 41.9 14.25 6.1 42.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.54 22.0 40.8 16.54 22.0 40.8 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.80 3.1 33.9 8.82 3.2 33.9 8.53 5.8 33.6

 1 ................................................................... 6.74 4.2 29.0 6.75 4.4 29.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.19 4.8 30.4 8.18 5.5 30.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.66 4.0 35.7 8.67 4.5 35.4 8.53 3.9 38.3

 4 ................................................................... 10.69 2.8 38.6 10.66 2.8 38.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.91 7.4 40.0 11.91 7.4 40.0 – – –

Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 6.98 3.7 26.3 6.98 3.7 26.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.54 3.5 25.1 6.53 3.5 25.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.36 4.0 27.5 6.36 4.0 27.5 – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.42 5.2 30.3 7.25 5.3 30.2 8.88 4.4 31.1

 1 ................................................................... 6.51 7.4 30.4 6.30 6.4 30.4 8.79 4.5 30.8

 2 ................................................................... 7.66 3.8 29.1 7.58 3.4 29.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.17 4.6 30.1 8.13 5.4 30.9 8.37 9.0 26.5

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 7.47 2.0 28.1 7.26 2.5 27.8 8.99 4.4 30.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.10 2.4 25.7 6.95 3.3 25.2 8.18 2.7 30.8

 2 ................................................................... 7.77 3.8 30.4 7.67 4.2 31.4 8.56 1.6 24.5

 3 ................................................................... 7.94 4.4 36.5 7.68 3.2 38.0 9.91 8.9 28.1

 4 ................................................................... 10.16 10.9 37.4 9.68 12.5 36.7 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 7.59 16.0 26.2 7.59 16.0 26.2 – – –

Health service ........................................................ 9.70 2.4 35.0 9.66 2.7 34.7 10.01 5.3 36.7

 1 ................................................................... 7.87 6.7 32.0 8.15 6.1 31.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.50 2.3 34.4 8.52 2.7 34.2 8.30 7.7 36.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.77 5.1 36.1 9.69 6.1 36.2 10.17 4.3 35.5

 4 ................................................................... 10.81 1.8 34.4 10.83 2.1 33.9 10.61 2.7 39.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Health service –Continued

 5 ................................................................... $12.19 4.8 35.3 $11.72 1.9 36.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 11.76 6.8 37.7 10.69 9.9 36.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 8.49 14.4 37.1 8.49 14.4 37.1 – – –

Dental assistants ............................................... 14.95 11.1 35.0 14.64 10.0 35.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.38 3.9 34.3 13.38 3.9 34.3 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 10.15 3.4 35.4 10.17 3.6 35.1 $9.96 7.4 38.9

 1 ................................................................... 8.18 10.5 34.0 – – – – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.47 5.6 34.6 8.39 6.4 34.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.29 4.8 38.2 – – – 11.31 4.1 38.1

 4 ................................................................... 10.89 2.0 33.9 10.90 2.1 33.6 10.69 3.1 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 11.36 5.2 39.4 11.36 5.2 39.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 11.13 9.8 37.9 10.57 10.5 37.6 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 9.05 2.2 34.7 8.91 2.3 34.5 9.86 5.5 36.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.57 6.6 30.3 7.57 6.6 30.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.47 2.7 34.3 8.50 3.1 34.1 8.15 8.2 35.9

 3 ................................................................... 9.36 1.9 34.9 9.22 2.6 35.0 9.85 3.7 34.9

 4 ................................................................... 10.09 3.1 35.6 9.91 3.5 34.6 10.57 3.4 38.6

 5 ................................................................... 12.10 4.6 33.2 12.08 4.7 33.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 8.20 14.6 37.0 8.20 14.6 37.0 – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 9.01 2.2 34.5 8.72 1.9 33.4 10.02 5.1 38.6

 1 ................................................................... 7.87 1.0 31.9 7.72 1.2 30.9 8.62 2.5 37.7

 2 ................................................................... 8.77 2.3 36.4 8.47 3.4 34.7 9.15 5.7 39.0

 3 ................................................................... 10.04 2.6 39.2 9.93 3.4 39.2 10.42 2.1 39.1

 4 ................................................................... 11.03 3.4 38.5 11.06 4.0 37.9 10.96 3.7 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.23 8.2 37.7 14.39 10.1 37.3 13.43 8.8 39.9

 6 ................................................................... 11.49 15.7 40.1 11.16 16.7 40.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.53 16.2 39.9 17.50 7.1 40.0 27.16 14.8 39.8

Not able to be leveled .................................... 8.71 7.1 38.1 8.71 7.1 38.1 – – –

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 14.18 10.4 39.7 12.32 5.9 39.7 20.26 21.4 39.8

 3 ................................................................... 10.06 3.6 40.0 9.74 4.2 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.69 5.0 38.0 11.66 5.2 38.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.61 8.9 40.1 13.73 10.2 40.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 11.00 16.3 40.1 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.31 19.1 39.9 – – – 27.75 14.1 39.8

Maids and housemen ........................................ 7.99 3.3 37.3 8.02 3.6 37.1 7.47 5.4 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 7.68 1.7 36.4 7.71 1.8 36.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.85 2.7 39.9 7.80 3.3 39.8 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.95 2.1 32.9 8.73 2.7 31.0 9.46 2.1 38.4

 1 ................................................................... 7.97 1.3 29.9 7.72 1.6 28.1 8.79 2.2 37.5

 2 ................................................................... 9.02 2.9 35.6 8.77 4.2 32.8 9.27 6.1 38.9

 3 ................................................................... 10.59 3.6 39.1 10.69 5.0 39.1 10.36 2.3 39.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.71 3.4 38.6 10.54 4.7 37.6 10.92 3.7 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 16.52 6.7 31.1 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 9.38 8.1 38.0 9.38 8.1 38.0 – – –

Personal service .................................................... 10.38 4.1 30.7 10.33 4.7 30.3 10.71 3.7 33.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.10 4.0 25.9 6.97 3.8 25.8 8.73 10.6 27.8

 2 ................................................................... 7.61 2.2 29.0 7.32 2.1 28.3 9.18 5.4 34.0

 3 ................................................................... 8.60 4.2 33.2 8.01 3.5 33.3 10.27 2.8 33.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.87 8.7 34.5 11.95 9.5 34.5 10.76 5.1 34.7

 5 ................................................................... 18.38 11.5 32.0 19.24 14.9 31.2 14.32 13.1 36.5

 6 ................................................................... 12.50 2.9 37.7 12.46 2.5 38.2 13.04 6.0 32.0

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 13.95 5.4 38.6 13.46 4.6 39.3 15.27 11.7 36.5

 5 ................................................................... 12.48 16.9 40.0 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.42 1.1 38.6 – – – – – –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ....................... 12.39 12.1 28.2 12.39 12.1 28.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.60 11.2 32.5 13.60 11.2 32.5 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 7.98 3.9 25.6 7.49 5.1 23.8 8.72 6.1 28.8

 1 ................................................................... 6.59 4.3 22.9 6.29 6.6 18.1 6.92 3.0 31.9

 2 ................................................................... 7.64 6.4 21.3 7.08 4.2 18.0 8.60 4.4 31.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service –Continued

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities –Continued

 3 ................................................................... $7.38 7.7 25.7 – – – $8.19 12.8 19.9

 4 ................................................................... 10.18 10.3 33.5 – – – – – –

Guides ............................................................... 10.54 7.5 33.5 – – – – – –

Ushers ............................................................... 8.90 2.4 31.3 $8.91 2.4 31.4 – – –

Public transportation attendants ........................ 34.96 9.5 20.3 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 33.05 3.5 20.5 – – – – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 5.72 6.5 37.3 5.72 6.5 37.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.01 4.9 39.0 6.01 4.9 39.0 – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ 9.90 7.1 30.7 9.50 10.4 28.9 11.13 11.9 37.9

 2 ................................................................... 8.49 2.8 32.8 – – – 8.59 1.8 35.1

 3 ................................................................... 9.71 1.2 38.0 – – – 9.71 1.2 38.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.36 9.6 28.0 10.26 11.8 26.3 10.81 1.8 40.0

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 7.89 6.4 32.8 6.92 4.9 31.7 10.53 3.8 36.1

 1 ................................................................... 6.22 7.1 29.8 6.05 1.6 29.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.27 3.2 31.3 7.77 6.4 30.1 10.33 12.5 37.9

 3 ................................................................... 9.22 10.4 36.4 – – – 10.34 4.0 35.1

 4 ................................................................... 8.10 8.6 38.4 – – – – – –

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 8.21 3.1 30.9 8.21 3.0 31.2 8.10 14.0 21.2

 1 ................................................................... 6.81 5.7 18.8 6.83 5.8 19.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.93 4.5 30.1 6.91 4.7 30.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.96 2.8 36.9 7.92 2.7 37.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.51 9.6 39.5 11.53 9.6 39.8 – – –

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 10.26 12.5 33.8 10.30 13.9 34.0 9.96 6.2 31.7

 1 ................................................................... 7.57 4.5 33.7 7.55 4.8 33.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.72 12.1 31.0 7.75 12.9 31.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.67 3.7 33.3 9.45 5.4 34.7 10.20 5.5 30.2

 4 ................................................................... 14.55 17.7 33.5 14.78 17.8 33.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 10.37 5.5 38.1 10.20 4.4 38.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.11 4.9 40.0 10.11 4.9 40.0 – – –

1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based

on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, and so forth. 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 the Technical Note for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

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

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

weighted by hours. 4 In this census division, data were collected between December 2001 and January

2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 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 Technical Note.

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

criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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Technical Note 

he data in this bulletin are based on the National Compensation Survey (NCS) conducted by the 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 South Atlantic Census Division, the 

NCS studied 4,325 establishments representing approximately 14,836,300 workers within the scope of the survey. 

Beginning with the 1999 NCS, private sector establishments with one or more workers are included in the survey. 

State and local governments with 50 or more workers also 

are included. The number of workers represented by the 

survey is shown in table A, and the number of establishments is shown in table B. 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. 

Sampling frame. The list of establishments from which the 

survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from the 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 and data collection. 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 154 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 (MSA) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSA), as defined in 1994 by the 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 South 

Atlantic Census Division are: 

Atlanta, GA, MSA 

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC, MSA 

Charleston-North Charleston, SC, MSA 

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, MSA 

Citrus County, FL 

Craven County, NC 

Decatur County, GA 

Dorchester County, MD 

Franklin County, VA 

Georgetown County, SC 

Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC, MSA 

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC, MSA 

Greenwood County, SC 

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, MSA 

Liberty County, GA 

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL, MSA 

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, CMSA 

Montgomery County, VA 

Moore County, NC 

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, MSA 

Ocala, FL, MSA 

Orlando, FL, MSA 

Polk County, NC 

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, MSA 

Richmond-Petersburg, VA, MSA 

Tallahassee, FL, MSA 

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, MSA 

Tattnall County, GA 

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, CMSA 

Washington County, GA 

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 is approximately proportional to the 

stratum employment. Each sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a probability proportional to 

its employment. Use of this technique means that the 

larger an establishment’s employment, the greater 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 which were not selected 

for data collection. 

The third stage of sample selection was a probability 

sample of occupations within a sampled establishment. In 

the South Atlantic region, data were collected between 

December 2001 and January 2003, with an average reference period of July 2002. 

Occupational selection and classification. Identification 

of the occupations for which wage data were collected was 

a four-step process: 

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1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs 

2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the 

Census of Population 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 

For each occupation, wage data were collected for those 

workers who met all the criteria identified in the last three 

steps. Special procedures were developed for jobs for 

which a correct classification or level could not be 

determined. 

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. The 

NCS occupational classification system is based on the 

1990 Census of Population. A selected job may fall into 

any one of about 480 occupational classifications, from 

accountant to wood lathe operator. For cases in which a 

job’s duties overlapped two or more census classification 

codes, duties used to set the wage level were used to 

classify the job. Classification by primary duties was the 

fallback. 

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 versus incentive job, depending on whether any part of pay was directly based on the actual production of the worker, rather 

than solely on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union 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 respondent, ranks and compares all selected 

establishment occupations using 10 leveling factors. For 

more information on occupational leveling and an example 

of how to use the criteria for leveling a job, see appendixes 

C and D of any published NCS locality bulletin or visit 

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm on the World 

Wide Web. The Web site also has a link to the NCS job 

descriptions. 

Data reliability. The data in this bulletin are estimates from 

a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two 

types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample 

survey, sampling and nonsampling. 

Sampling errors occur because observations come only 

from a sample and not from an entire population. The 

sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible 

samples of the same size that could have been selected 

using the sample design. Estimates derived from the 

different samples would differ from each other. 

A measure of the variation among these differing 

estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It 

indicates the precision with which an estimate from a 

particular sample approximates the average of estimates 

from 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 relative standard error can be used to calculate a 

confidence interval around a sample estimate. As an 

example, suppose the mean hourly earnings for all workers 

were $17.18 per hour, with a relative standard error of 0.8 

percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the 

confidence interval for this estimate is $16.90 to $17.46 

($17.18 x 1.645 x 0.008 = $0.2828, round to $0.28); 

($17.18 - .28 = $16.90; $17.18 + .28 = $17.46). 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. 

Census area divisions. Data are tabulated by census 

divisions defined as follows: New England—Connecticut, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and 

Rhode Island; Middle Atlantic—New Jersey, New York, 

and Pennsylvania; East North Central—Illinois, Indiana, 

Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central—

Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South 

Dakota, and Nebraska; South Atlantic—Delaware, 

District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North 

Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; 

East South Central—Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, 

and Tennessee; West South Central—Arkansas, 

Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Mountain—Montana, 

Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, 

and Nevada; and Pacific—Washington, Oregon, 

California, Hawaii, and Alaska. Some census divisions 

include CMSAs and MSAs that cross State lines. 
TABLE A. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 South Atlantic,

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002

Occupational group All industries Private industry State and local

government

All ............................................................................................. 14,836,300 12,229,200 2,607,100

All, excluding sales ............................................................... 13,300,800 10,706,500 2,594,300

White collar ......................................................................... 7,760,600 6,009,600 1,751,000

White collar, excluding sales ............................................ 6,225,100 4,486,800 1,738,300

Professional specialty and technical ................................. 2,574,800 1,601,100 973,700

Professional specialty occupations ............................... 2,030,300 1,153,800 876,500

Technical occupations .................................................. 544,500 447,300 97,200

Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... 1,154,300 897,000 257,300

Sales ................................................................................. 1,535,500 1,522,700 12,700

Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 2,496,000 1,988,700 507,300

Blue collar ........................................................................... 4,158,300 3,882,300 276,000

Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. 1,309,100 1,194,800 114,300

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. 1,018,300 1,012,600 5,600

Transportation and material moving ................................. 702,400 596,800 105,600

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 1,128,600 1,078,100 50,400

Service ................................................................................. 2,917,400 2,337,300 580,100

1 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

with other statistical series to measure employment trends or

levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the

survey.

2 A classification system including about 480 individual

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

For more information, see Technical Note. 3 In this census division, data were collected between

December 2001 and January 2003. The average reference period

was July 2002. 

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TABLE B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment employment size, South Atlantic, National

Compensation Survey,1 July 2002

Industry division

Number of establishments studied

Total 1 to 99

workers2

100 to

499

workers

500 to

999

workers

1,000 to

2,499

workers

2,500 to

4,999

workers

5,000 or

more

workers

All ...................................................................................................................... 4,325 1,697 1,438 440 408 193 149

Private Industry ............................................................................................ 3,827 1,653 1,299 349 320 133 73

Goods-producing industries ....................................................................... 1,026 347 419 129 87 27 17

Mining .................................................................................................... 32 21 10 – 1 – –

Construction ........................................................................................... 182 133 45 2 2 – –

Manufacturing ........................................................................................ 812 193 364 127 84 27 17

Durable goods ................................................................................... 384 97 149 67 46 15 10

Nondurable goods ............................................................................. 428 96 215 60 38 12 7

Service-producing industries ..................................................................... 2,801 1,306 880 220 233 106 56

Transportation and utilities ..................................................................... 291 89 104 37 37 15 9

Wholesale trade ..................................................................................... 175 95 58 9 11 2 –

Retail trade ............................................................................................ 687 427 214 20 21 5 –

Finance, insurance and real estate ........................................................ 268 140 58 19 29 17 5

Services ................................................................................................. 1,380 555 446 135 135 67 42

State and local government ........................................................................ 498 44 139 91 88 60 76

1 In this census division, collection was conducted between December 2001 and

January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 2 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and State and

local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported. Overall industry and industry groups

may include data for categories not shown separately.

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