National Compensation Survey: 

Occupational Wages in the 

United States, June 2005 

U.S. Department of Labor 

Elaine L. Chao, Secretary 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Philip L. Rones, Acting Commissioner 

August 2006 

Bulletin 2581 
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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, which focuses on occupational earnings, presents aggregate pay data from the local 

area NCS. Data for more than one-half of the 152 individual NCS localities were published previously. This bulletin 

provides estimates of occupational pay for the Nation, as 

well as for census divisions, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and the 10 largest metropolitan areas. 

 For additional information regarding this survey, contact the information staff in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Office at (202) 691-6199. You may 

also write to BLS at: Division of Compensation Data 

Analysis and Planning, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., 

Room 4175, Washington, D.C. 20212-0001, or send e-mail 

to NCSinfo@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 businesses and government jurisdictions 

that provided pay data included in this bulletin. BLS 

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www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm. Supplemental tables that are 

not included in this bulletin also are available at the BLS 

Internet site. These tables provide distributions of hourly 

earnings at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th, and 90th 

percentile positions for selected occupations. Earnings 

data are available for all workers, private industry, and 

State and local government, as is further detail for full- and 

part-time workers. Information on average weekly hours 

and earnings and average annual hours and earnings also is 

available, as are separate supplementary tables for the nine 

census divisions with additional information on average 

hourly earnings by occupational detail and work levels. 

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Contents

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Chapter 1. Earnings of Workers in Private Industry and in State and Local Government ........................ 1 

 Tables: 

1-1. Summary, United States: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected 

 characteristics, private industry and State and local government ........................................ 2 

1-2. State and local government: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected 

 characteristics...................................................................................................................... 3 

Chapter 2. Worker Characteristics............................................................................................................ 4 

 Tables: 

2-1. United States: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by full-time and part-time 

 workers for selected occupations .......................................................................................... 7 

2-2. Private industry: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by full-time and part-time 

 workers for selected occupations .......................................................................................... 16 

2-3. State and local government: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by full-time and 

 part-time workers for selected occupations........................................................................... 25 

2-4. Selected occupations and levels: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours, private 

 industry and State and local government............................................................................... 31 

2-5. Collective bargaining status: Mean hourly earnings by occupational group .......................... 77 

2-6. Time and incentive pay: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by occupational 

 group in private industry ....................................................................................................... 78 

Chapter 3. Establishment Characteristics.................................................................................................. 79 

 Tables: 

 3-1. United States, establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings by occupational 

 group...................................................................................................................................... 80 

 3-2. Private industry, establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings by occupational 

 group...................................................................................................................................... 81 

 3-3. State and local government, establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings by 

 occupational group................................................................................................................ 82 

Chapter 4. Geographic Areas.................................................................................................................... 83 

 Tables: 

 4-1. Summary, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas: Mean hourly earnings and 

 weekly hours by selected characteristics ............................................................................... 84 

 4-2. United States: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by metropolitan and 

 nonmetropolitan areas for selected occupations.................................................................... 86 

 4-3. Ten largest metropolitan areas ranked by employment size: Mean hourly earnings by 

 occupational group................................................................................................................ 95 

 4-4. Summary, United States and nine census divisions: Mean hourly earnings and 

 weekly hours by selected characteristics ............................................................................... 96 

 4-5. New England census division: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by 

 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas for selected occupations........................................ 100 

 4-6. Middle Atlantic census division: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by 

 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas for selected occupations........................................ 105 

 4-7. East North Central census division: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by 

 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas for selected occupations........................................ 111 
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 4-8. West North Central census division: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by 

 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas for selected occupations........................................ 118 

 4-9. South Atlantic census division: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by 

 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas for selected occupations......................................... 123 

4-10. East South Central census division: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by 

 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas for selected occupations........................................ 130 

4-11. West South Central census division: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by 

 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas for selected occupations........................................ 135 

4-12. Mountain census division: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by 

 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas for selected occupations........................................ 141 

4-13. Pacific census division: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by 

 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas for selected occupations........................................ 146 

Appendixes: 

A. Technical Note ................................................................................................................................ 152 

B. Occupational Classifications ........................................................................................................... 158 

C. Census Divisions and Survey Areas ................................................................................................ 166 

Appendix tables: 

Table A. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group, United States......... 156 

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

 employment size, United States.......................................................................................... 157 
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Chapter 1. Earnings of Workers in Private Industry 

and in State and Local Government 

n June 2005, workers in the United States earned an average of $18.62 per hour. White-collar occupations 

earned an average of $22.96 per hour, blue-collar occupations earned $15.87, and service occupations earned 

$10.89. Average hourly earnings in private industry were 

$17.82, compared with $23.31 in State and local government. Part of this disparity can be explained by differences 

in the occupational and industrial composition of the two 

sectors. For example, professional and technical occupations are more common in State and local government than 

in private industry. 

Table 1-1 provides an overview of straight-time hourly 

wages and salaries paid to workers in the United States. 

Data are presented by sector of the economy, private industry versus State and local government. Table 1-2 concentrates on State and local government earnings. These tables 

are divided into three sections: Worker characteristics, establishment characteristics, and geographic areas. Chapters 

2 through 4 provide more detailed information about each 

of these sections. 

Average hourly earnings among white-collar occupations were higher in State and local government, $26.32, 

than in private industry, $22.21. Among white-collar major 

occupational groups, workers in professional specialty and 

technical occupations earned $31.25 an hour in State and 

local government, while their private industry counterparts 

earned $29.80. This earnings differential may be explained 

by the prevalence of teachers in State and local government, many of whom tend to have higher hourly earnings 

than professional specialty and technical workers in the 

private sector. Supplemental tables with annual hours and 

earnings are available on the BLS Internet site 

www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm. 

Workers in executive, administrative, and managerial 

occupations had higher average hourly earnings in the private sector, $34.21, compared with $31.04 in State and local government. Average hourly earnings of workers in 

administrative support occupations were $14.44 in the private sector and $14.98 in State and local government. 

In State and local government, blue-collar workers 

earned an average of $17.96 an hour, higher than their private sector counterparts, $15.75. 

Service occupations in State and local government include police officers and firefighters, which are more highly compensated than many other service occupations. In 

contrast, service occupations in the private sector include 

many food service occupations, such as waiters and waitresses, for whom tips are excluded from average earnings. 

The difference in occupational mix is reflected in the fact 

that service workers in private industry had average hourly 

earnings of $9.38, compared with $17.55 in State and local 

government. 

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TABLE 1-1. Summary, United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry

and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005

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 ........................................................... $18.62 1.0 35.7 $17.82 1.1 35.5 $23.31 0.9 36.8

Worker characteristics:4

White-collar occupations5 ....................... 22.96 .9 36.0 22.21 1.0 35.9 26.32 .9 36.5

Professional specialty and technical ... 30.24 1.2 36.2 29.80 1.5 36.2 31.25 .9 36.1

Executive, administrative, and 

managerial ........................................ 33.69 1.9 39.8 34.21 2.2 40.0 31.04 2.4 38.6

Sales ................................................... 15.32 1.5 32.4 15.33 1.5 32.4 13.75 6.6 33.3

Administrative support ........................ 14.53 .7 36.5 14.44 .7 36.5 14.98 1.3 36.6

Blue-collar occupations5 ......................... 15.87 .9 38.1 15.75 1.0 38.1 17.96 1.6 37.7

Precision production, craft, and repair 19.95 .9 39.6 19.93 .9 39.6 20.24 2.1 39.7

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 14.19 1.3 39.0 14.17 1.3 39.0 17.59 10.3 38.0

Transportation and material moving ... 15.28 1.6 37.7 15.10 1.8 38.1 17.01 1.9 34.5

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 11.63 1.4 35.3 11.43 1.5 35.1 14.90 2.4 38.6

Service occupations5 .............................. 10.89 1.3 31.7 9.38 .9 30.6 17.55 1.6 37.0

Full time .................................................. 19.70 1.1 39.6 18.95 1.2 39.7 23.73 .9 38.8

Part time ................................................. 10.52 .9 20.5 10.15 1.0 20.6 15.80 2.6 19.1

Union ...................................................... 22.65 .9 36.7 20.67 1.1 36.6 25.49 1.3 36.8

Nonunion ................................................ 17.77 1.1 35.5 17.43 1.1 35.4 21.22 1.8 36.8

Time ........................................................ 18.33 1.1 35.5 17.43 1.1 35.3 23.31 .9 36.8

Incentive ................................................. 24.12 5.2 38.7 24.11 5.2 38.7 – – –

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing .................................... 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 19.60 1.2 39.5 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

Service producing ................................... 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 17.19 1.2 34.3 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

1 to 99 workers7 ..................................... 15.73 1.1 34.4 15.69 1.1 34.4 18.86 4.3 36.6

100 to 499 workers ................................. 18.13 1.4 36.4 17.72 1.5 36.4 21.79 1.4 35.9

500 to 999 workers ................................. 20.79 2.1 36.9 19.94 2.6 37.2 23.83 2.2 35.8

1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 21.65 5.6 36.9 21.07 7.3 37.0 23.37 2.1 36.4

2,500 workers or more ............................ 25.44 1.3 37.3 27.05 2.7 37.1 24.06 1.4 37.5

Geographic areas:8

Metropolitan ............................................ 19.37 .9 35.7 18.58 .9 35.5 24.20 .8 36.7

Nonmetropolitan ..................................... 14.63 2.1 35.7 13.57 2.4 35.5 19.53 2.3 36.9

New England .......................................... 20.81 2.2 34.3 19.97 2.1 34.1 26.72 3.0 35.5

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 21.19 1.4 35.1 20.27 1.2 35.0 26.67 1.7 35.7

East North Central .................................. 18.91 1.2 35.3 18.11 1.2 35.2 24.27 1.2 36.1

West North Central ................................. 17.09 3.3 35.4 16.18 1.5 35.0 22.13 4.0 37.2

South Atlantic ......................................... 17.72 2.4 36.2 17.19 2.9 35.9 20.40 1.7 38.1

East South Central ................................. 14.66 5.5 37.0 14.06 6.3 37.0 19.16 4.6 37.3

West South Central ................................ 16.36 1.3 36.6 15.73 1.6 36.3 19.64 1.6 38.3

Mountain ................................................. 17.30 4.9 35.8 16.31 4.5 35.5 23.27 3.7 37.1

Pacific ..................................................... 20.83 1.0 35.4 19.74 1.5 35.4 27.10 .7 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 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected between December

2004 and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

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

sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 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. For more information, see appendix B. 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 appendix C 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 1-2. State and local government: Mean hourly earnings,1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, National

Compensation Survey,2 June 2005

Worker and establishment characteristics and

geographic areas

State and local government State government Local government

Hourly earnings

Weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Weekly

hours Mean

Relative

error3

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error3

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error3

(percent)

Total ..................................................................... $23.31 0.9 36.8 $21.97 3.0 38.8 $23.83 0.7 36.0

Worker characteristics:4

White-collar occupations5 ................................. 26.32 .9 36.5 24.34 2.8 38.7 27.15 .7 35.7

Professional specialty and technical ............. 31.25 .9 36.1 29.01 3.1 38.5 32.06 .8 35.2

Executive, administrative, and 

managerial .................................................. 31.04 2.4 38.6 27.74 4.5 39.4 33.36 1.5 38.1

Sales ............................................................. 13.75 6.6 33.3 13.42 5.0 37.6 13.91 9.3 31.5

Administrative support .................................. 14.98 1.3 36.6 14.73 3.6 38.7 15.09 .9 35.7

Blue-collar occupations5 ................................... 17.96 1.6 37.7 16.76 3.3 39.2 18.26 1.6 37.3

Precision production, craft, and repair .......... 20.24 2.1 39.7 17.49 3.8 39.7 21.40 2.2 39.7

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ................................................... 17.59 10.3 38.0 15.43 10.4 38.7 18.35 12.2 37.8

Transportation and material moving ............. 17.01 1.9 34.5 17.95 3.4 39.0 16.93 2.0 34.2

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................... 14.90 2.4 38.6 13.83 7.2 37.6 15.12 2.4 38.9

Service occupations5 ........................................ 17.55 1.6 37.0 16.57 3.0 39.0 17.91 1.7 36.4

Full time ............................................................ 23.73 .9 38.8 22.02 3.1 39.6 24.42 .7 38.4

Part time ........................................................... 15.80 2.6 19.1 19.79 5.1 19.9 15.31 3.1 19.0

Union ................................................................ 25.49 1.3 36.8 21.73 3.1 38.5 26.67 .9 36.3

Nonunion .......................................................... 21.22 1.8 36.8 22.14 4.5 39.1 20.79 1.0 35.8

Establishment characteristics:

1 to 99 workers6 ............................................... 18.86 4.3 36.6 18.99 9.9 39.3 18.84 4.5 36.3

100 to 499 workers ........................................... 21.79 1.4 35.9 19.36 5.1 38.1 22.11 1.6 35.7

500 to 999 workers ........................................... 23.83 2.2 35.8 19.17 5.9 38.7 24.50 2.2 35.5

1,000 to 2,499 workers ..................................... 23.37 2.1 36.4 19.36 7.2 38.8 24.47 1.9 35.8

2,500 workers or more ...................................... 24.06 1.4 37.5 22.97 2.5 38.9 24.83 1.4 36.6

Geographic areas:7

Metropolitan ...................................................... 24.20 .8 36.7 22.55 2.5 38.8 24.85 .6 36.0

Nonmetropolitan ............................................... 19.53 2.3 36.9 19.43 6.8 39.2 19.57 2.2 36.2

New England .................................................... 26.72 3.0 35.5 25.33 4.3 37.5 27.56 2.7 34.4

Middle Atlantic .................................................. 26.67 1.7 35.7 24.34 4.4 38.5 27.35 1.2 34.9

East North Central ............................................ 24.27 1.2 36.1 23.74 4.2 38.4 24.46 1.6 35.3

West North Central ........................................... 22.13 4.0 37.2 21.95 7.7 39.4 22.27 2.7 35.7

South Atlantic ................................................... 20.40 1.7 38.1 19.38 4.1 40.1 20.91 1.4 37.2

East South Central ........................................... 19.16 4.6 37.3 18.30 5.5 38.9 19.38 5.8 36.9

West South Central .......................................... 19.64 1.6 38.3 18.21 1.9 38.9 20.04 1.9 38.2

Mountain ........................................................... 23.27 3.7 37.1 24.63 7.1 39.0 22.72 2.7 36.3

Pacific ............................................................... 27.10 .7 35.6 23.85 1.5 37.3 28.19 .9 35.0

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

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

premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected between December 2004

and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of

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

estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 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. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to

cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 6 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and State

and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 7 Data are presented for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area divisions as well

as nine census divisions. See appendix C 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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Chapter 2. Worker Characteristics

verage hourly earnings in June 2005 ranged from 

$4.54 for waiters and waitresses1

 to $95.50 for airplane pilots and navigators. Mean weekly hours also varied widely, with occupations such as legislators, substitute 

teachers, crossing guards, and ushers averaging less than 20 

hours, compared with supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention, averaging 49.4 hours. 

Chapter 2 presents earnings data for occupational 

groups as well as for selected occupations. Tables 2-1, 2-2, 

and 2-3 compare full- and part-time earnings for workers 

across the Nation, as well as for those in private industry 

and State and local government. Table 2-4 provides earnings data for the work levels of selected occupations.2

 This 

chapter also provides data by bargaining status (union versus nonunion) and time and incentive pay status. 

The National Compensation Survey (NCS) classifies 

workers into one of 480 occupations based on duties and 

responsibilities. These occupations are then aggregated into 

nine major occupational groups (MOGs)3

 and then into 

three broad occupational categories: White-collar, bluecollar, and service. 

White-collar occupations include the following MOGs: 

• Professional specialty and technical occupations 

• Executive, administrative, and managerial 

occupations 

• Sales occupations 

• Administrative support, including clerical, 

occupations 

 Blue-collar occupations include these MOGs: 

• Precision production, craft, and repair occupations 

• Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 

• Transportation and material moving occupations 

• Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and 

laborers 

 Service occupations include the following: 

• Protective service occupations 

• Food service occupations 

• Health service occupations 

1 Excluded from earnings are premium pay, nonproduction bonuses, and 

tips. 

2 See appendix A for more information on techniques used to derive the 

level of work. 

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 Excluded from the NCS are private household and agricultural occupations. 

• Cleaning and building service occupations 

• Personal service occupations 

 Earnings by Occupational Group and 

Detailed Occupation

White-collar earnings averaged $22.96 per hour, while average hourly earnings for white-collar occupations excluding sales4 were $24.59. Earnings for blue-collar workers 

averaged $15.87 per hour, and service worker earnings averaged $10.89 per hour. 

White-collar occupations 

Average hourly earnings varied considerably among whitecollar workers, ranging from $14.53 for administrative 

support occupations to $33.69 for executive, administrative, and managerial occupations. 

Some of the most highly paid individual occupations 

were in the professional specialty and technical group. For 

example, airplane pilots and navigators had average hourly 

earnings of $95.50, economics teachers averaged $66.18 an 

hour, and physicians had average hourly earnings of 

$62.52. On the other hand, substitute teachers averaged 

$12.71 an hour. 

Highly compensated individual occupations within the 

executive, administrative, and managerial category were 

chief executives and general administrators in public administration, averaging $51.53 per hour, and managers in 

marketing, advertising and public relations, averaging 

$45.36 an hour. Lower-paid occupations in this category 

included legislators, averaging $13.69 an hour, managers of 

food service and lodging establishments, averaging $21.12 

an hour, and managers of properties and real estate, averaging $21.45 per hour. 

Average hourly earnings in sales occupations were 

$15.32, ranging from $8.73 for cashiers to $41.04 for securities and financial services sales workers. Average hourly 

earnings were lower for workers in retail trade such as sales 

workers, shoes ($9.02); sales counter clerks ($9.62); and 

sales workers, apparel ($10.43). Higher earnings were reported for sales engineers, averaging $37.71 an hour, and 

for sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and 

wholesale, averaging $26.89 an hour. 

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 A separate category was created for white-collar occupations excluding 

sales because of the volatility of incentive earnings in sales occupations. 

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Administrative support occupations, including clerical, 

had average hourly earnings of $14.53. Average hourly 

earnings were lower for hotel clerks and messengers, with 

earnings of $9.18 and $9.94, respectively. Higher earnings 

were reported for chief communications operators, averaging $21.68 an hour, and four supervisory administrative 

support jobs with mean earnings ranging between $20.58 

and $23.09 an hour. A majority of the occupations in this 

group had average hourly earnings between $10 and $15. 

Blue-collar occupations

Earnings averaged $15.87 an hour for blue-collar occupations, with variations among the four major occupational 

groups ranging from $11.63 for handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers to $19.95 for precision production, craft, and repair occupations. 

Workers in precision production, craft, and repair occupations have a comprehensive knowledge of their work, 

usually acquired through apprenticeship or intensive training. Among the nearly 90 individual occupations published, 

average hourly earnings ranged from $11.78 for bakers to 

$38.67 for elevator installers and repairers. Many of the 

occupations in this occupational group had average hourly 

earnings of $20 or more. 

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors had average hourly earnings of $14.19. Average earnings ranged 

from $9.47 and $9.83 for pressing machine operators and 

laundering and dry cleaning machine operators, respectively in the dry cleaning industry, to $19.55 for separating, 

filtering, and clarifying machine operators. These workers, 

such as distillers, centrifuge operators, and maple syrup 

makers, tend machines that filter materials. This occupational group typically consists of production workers performing either assembly work or operating machines. 

Nearly two-thirds of the occupations in this group had average hourly earnings between $10 and $15. 

Average hourly earnings in transportation and material 

moving occupations were $15.28, with a wide range from 

$8.07 for parking lot attendants to $29.55 for railroad 

brake, signal, and switch operators. Nearly one-third of the 

occupations in this group had average hourly earnings of 

between $15 and $20. 

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers had 

average hourly earnings of $11.63. Earnings ranged from 

an average of $9.13 per hour for garage and service station 

related workers to $24.03 for supervisors of agriculturalrelated workers. This occupational group typically performs unskilled manual duties that require little experience 

or training. Two-thirds of the occupations had average 

hourly earnings of between $9 and $12. 

Service occupations 

Average hourly earnings for service workers were $10.89. 

The protective service group, with average hourly earnings 

of $17.74, had higher earnings than the remaining occupational groups. Average hourly earnings were $7.90 for food 

service occupations, $11.13 for health service occupations, 

$11.11 for cleaning and building service occupations, and 

$10.32 for personal service occupations. 

Earnings by Employment Status 

In the NCS, workers are classified as full time or part time 

according to the practices of surveyed establishments. 

Part-time employees are usually scheduled for fewer hours 

than full-time employees in the same work activity. Average hourly earnings for full-time workers were $19.70, and 

the mean weekly hours were 39.6. Part-time workers had 

average hourly earnings of $10.52 and mean weekly hours 

of 20.5. 

In white-collar occupations, average hourly earnings 

were $24.03 for full-time and $13.46 for part-time workers. 

Earnings differences varied among major occupational 

groups. For example, full-time professional specialty and 

technical workers had average hourly earnings of $30.66, 

compared with $24.80 for part-time workers. Other occupational groups had a larger differential between full- and 

part-time employees. Among sales occupations, full-time 

workers averaged $17.84 per hour, compared with $8.14 

for part-time workers. 

Among blue-collar occupations, average hourly earnings were $16.27 for full-time workers and $9.60 for parttime workers. Earnings differences also varied among major occupational groups. Full-time workers in the precision 

production, craft, and repair group had average hourly 

earnings of $20.04, compared with $12.60 for part-time 

workers. In the handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and 

laborers group, full-time workers averaged $12.14 per 

hour, compared with $8.69 per hour for part-time workers. 

In service occupations, average hourly earnings were 

$12.01 for full-time and $7.59 for part-time workers. In the 

protective service group, average hourly earnings were 

$18.38 for full-time workers and $10.41 for part-time 

workers. The earnings differential between full- and parttime workers was narrower among health service occupations. Among full-time workers, average hourly earnings 

were $11.40, compared with $9.86 for part-time workers. 

Earnings by Work Level 

 A factor evaluation is conducted on all occupations selected during the collection process to determine the work 

level; this evaluation involves the analysis of leveling factors. This occupational leveling process ranks and compares all occupations that are randomly selected in an establishment, using the same criteria throughout. When an 

occupation is leveled, it is slotted into one of the 15 work 

levels that follow the Federal Government’s white-collar 

General Schedule. (For a more detailed discussion of occupational leveling, see appendix A.) 
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Within the overall white-collar occupational group, 

earnings data are presented for all 15 work levels, with average hourly earnings ranging from $7.72 for level 1 workers to $89.70 for level 15. In some instances, lower work 

levels will have higher earnings than higher work levels. 

For example, pharmacists, level 9, earned $40.94 per hour, 

compared with $41.28 for level 8 pharmacists. This may 

be caused by different occupational and industrial compositions at comparable work levels. Among white-collar 

workers, lower-level file clerks, general office clerks, and 

messengers are examples of occupations included in work 

level 1, while work levels 14 and 15 include occupations, 

such as high-level professional engineers and lawyers. 

Among professional occupations, workers with a bachelor’s degree but little professional experience usually fill 

entry-level positions (level 5). Fully qualified workers, 

those who can perform complex tasks with few guidelines 

and minimal supervision, are generally classified at level 

11. At level 13, workers typically supervise a staff of professionals and nonprofessionals or work independently or 

as a lead on technical matters in a professional field. Table 

2-4 shows, for example, that entry-level (level 5) electrical 

and electronic engineers averaged $25.83 per hour, while 

their fully qualified (level 11) counterparts averaged 

$40.50. Senior-level engineers (level 13) averaged $54.13 

per hour. 

Within the blue-collar group, earnings data are presented for 10 work levels, and average hourly earnings 

range from $9.00 for level 1 workers to $37.43 for level 10. 

In the precision production, craft, and repair major occupational group, automobile mechanics performing at the 

journey level (level 7) averaged $21.02 per hour. Semiskilled workers who operate and control machines commonly fill jobs at levels 2, 3, 4, and 5. In the transportation 

and material moving group, average hourly earnings ranged 

from $8.47 for workers at level 1 to $29.08 for level 9. 

Workers in the handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, 

and laborers group perform unskilled duties, primarily 

manual, that may be learned in a short time and that involve 

little or no independent judgment. These workers are concentrated in the three lowest work levels, with average 

hourly earnings from $9.01 (level 1) to $13.50 (level 3). 

In the overall service group, earnings data are shown for 

11 work levels, with average hourly earnings ranging from 

$7.61 for level 1 workers to $43.69 for level 11. Except 

for the protective service group, most workers were concentrated in work levels 1 through 5. In the food service 

group, for example, average hourly earnings for cooks were 

$6.97 at level 1, compared with $18.88 at level 7. In the 

cleaning and building service group, average hourly 

earnings for maids and housemen ranged from $8.13 (level 

1) to $11.74 (level 4). 

Earnings by Collective Bargaining Status 

Average hourly earnings among union workers were 

$22.65, compared with $17.77 for their nonunion counterparts. (See table 2-5.) Unionized workers in blue-collar 

occupations averaged $20.98 per hour, higher than the 

$14.06 for nonunion workers. Among service occupations, 

union workers had average hourly earnings of $17.69, 

compared with $9.45 for nonunion workers. Unionized 

workers in white-collar occupations earned $27.18 per 

hour, compared with $22.36 for their nonunion counterparts. In two white-collar major occupational groups, average hourly earnings were higher for nonunion than for union workers. Among executive, administrative, and managerial occupations, nonunion earnings averaged $33.97 

per hour, compared with $29.02 for their union counterparts. Earnings of nonunion sales workers averaged $15.39 

per hour, higher than the $13.80 for nonunion workers. 

Earnings of Time and Incentive Workers 

in Private Industry

Time workers, whose earnings are based solely on an 

hourly rate or a salary, averaged $17.43 per hour. Incentive workers, whose earnings are based partially or entirely 

on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, 

and production bonuses, had higher average hourly earnings of $24.11. (See table 2-6.) Among white-collar occupations, time workers averaged $21.68 per hour, less than 

the $29.25 for incentive workers. Among sales workers, 

average hourly earnings for time workers were $12.58, less 

than the $25.44 reported for incentive workers. In contrast, 

time and incentive workers in administrative support occupations had similar earnings of $14.44 and $14.39 per hour, 

respectively. 

In blue-collar occupations, time workers earned $15.66 

per hour, less than the $17.18 for incentive workers. Average hourly earnings for precision production, craft, and repair workers were $19.86 for time workers, compared with 

$21.09 for incentive workers. Time and incentive workers 

in machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors occupations had earnings of $14.12 and $15.09 per hour, respectively. Average hourly earnings in service occupations were 

$9.30 for time workers, lower than the $13.46 reported for 

incentive workers. 
TABLE 2-1. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005

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 .......................................................................................... $18.62 1.0 35.7 $19.70 1.1 39.6 $10.52 0.9 20.5

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 18.95 1.1 36.1 19.85 1.2 39.5 11.12 1.1 20.4

White collar ...................................................................... 22.96 .9 36.0 24.03 .9 39.5 13.46 1.6 20.3

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 24.59 1.0 36.9 25.08 1.0 39.4 17.83 1.9 19.9

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 30.24 1.2 36.2 30.66 1.2 39.0 24.80 2.5 18.6

Professional specialty ................................................ 32.50 1.2 36.2 32.89 1.2 39.0 26.96 2.5 17.9

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 36.38 1.2 40.5 36.38 1.2 40.7 37.26 18.3 23.7

Architects ........................................................... 30.23 7.0 41.4 30.22 7.1 41.4 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 42.33 8.0 39.8 42.27 8.1 40.0 – – –

Metallurgical and materials engineers ............... 33.20 5.9 40.2 33.20 5.9 40.2 – – –

Petroleum engineers .......................................... 43.16 16.1 40.0 43.16 16.1 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ........................................... 35.76 8.7 40.0 35.76 8.7 40.0 – – –

Nuclear engineers .............................................. 39.93 5.7 40.0 39.93 5.7 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 32.49 3.0 40.8 32.49 3.0 40.8 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 39.04 2.6 40.8 39.13 2.5 40.9 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 33.16 2.5 41.3 33.19 2.6 41.6 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 31.88 2.0 40.5 31.93 1.9 40.8 – – –

Marine engineers and naval architects .............. 29.46 10.9 40.0 29.46 10.9 40.0 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 39.36 2.2 40.0 39.27 2.2 40.2 – – –

Surveyors and mapping scientists ..................... 35.72 11.5 39.8 35.72 11.5 39.8 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 35.30 2.4 39.9 35.34 2.3 40.1 31.72 7.5 25.8

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 35.28 2.6 39.9 35.33 2.5 40.1 31.87 7.7 26.0

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 35.68 5.5 39.8 35.71 5.5 39.9 – – –

Actuaries ............................................................ 37.23 9.4 41.5 37.23 9.4 41.5 – – –

Statisticians ........................................................ 28.43 8.6 39.2 28.43 8.6 39.2 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 29.80 5.1 39.4 29.85 5.2 39.7 25.56 19.5 25.7

Physicists and astronomers ............................... 35.12 9.2 39.9 35.12 9.2 39.9 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 32.18 8.2 39.7 32.23 8.2 40.0 – – –

Geologists and geodesists ................................. 34.15 7.8 40.8 34.15 7.8 40.8 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... 29.53 7.0 39.8 29.53 7.0 39.8 – – –

Agricultural and food scientists .......................... 28.89 7.2 39.6 28.89 7.2 39.6 – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 28.60 15.9 39.0 28.87 16.3 39.3 – – –

Forestry and conservation scientists ................. 21.27 10.0 40.0 21.27 10.0 40.0 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 28.18 10.5 38.6 28.01 11.0 39.3 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 32.18 3.0 34.2 32.36 3.4 39.3 31.24 3.1 20.3

Physicians .......................................................... 62.52 10.6 38.9 61.34 11.0 41.9 85.46 12.3 16.2

Dentists .............................................................. 46.46 10.7 39.7 46.30 11.0 41.3 – – –

Optometrists ...................................................... 60.76 13.7 33.7 62.86 14.1 38.0 – – –

Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. ............... 33.45 8.8 40.0 33.45 8.8 40.0 – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 28.15 1.0 33.4 27.90 1.1 38.8 29.21 1.8 21.0

Pharmacists ....................................................... 44.23 1.6 34.1 45.25 1.1 39.7 37.23 8.0 17.3

Dietitians ............................................................ 21.40 3.9 37.1 21.28 4.3 39.7 22.30 6.2 24.7

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 22.78 1.7 34.2 22.76 2.3 39.1 22.91 5.6 19.9

Occupational therapists ..................................... 27.26 3.8 31.6 25.96 3.7 39.4 33.08 6.5 16.7

Physical therapists ............................................. 29.99 3.3 34.4 29.34 3.3 39.4 35.68 6.4 16.2

Speech therapists .............................................. 29.56 5.6 36.3 29.47 5.9 38.0 31.63 5.7 17.1

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 17.84 3.8 37.1 17.72 4.0 39.5 19.94 7.0 17.6

Physicians’ assistants ........................................ 36.49 7.0 35.2 36.71 7.0 40.0 34.57 23.7 17.4

Teachers, college and university ........................... 42.98 2.7 34.4 43.69 2.5 39.2 31.38 4.9 11.4

Earth, environmental, and marine science

teachers ........................................................... 53.35 12.6 35.6 52.72 13.5 39.6 – – –

Biological science teachers ............................... 44.07 10.2 39.6 44.49 10.5 40.6 31.10 31.1 23.4

Chemistry teachers ............................................ 38.50 9.2 41.0 38.51 9.2 41.3 – – –

Physics teachers ................................................ 53.20 8.5 38.7 53.20 8.5 38.7 – – –

Natural science teachers, n.e.c. ........................ 37.58 11.5 37.3 39.57 9.8 39.8 – – –

Psychology teachers .......................................... 38.46 7.8 36.3 38.83 8.1 39.0 23.18 14.8 9.3

Economics teachers .......................................... 66.18 19.2 42.7 66.23 19.2 42.8 – – –

History teachers ................................................. 41.74 9.2 37.8 41.39 9.9 40.4 – – –

Political science teachers .................................. 36.27 7.2 38.5 36.21 7.2 39.3 – – –

Sociology teachers ............................................ 49.47 15.6 37.7 49.58 15.6 39.1 – – –

Social science teachers, n.e.c. .......................... 44.96 5.7 38.4 44.68 5.9 39.7 – – –

Engineering teachers ......................................... 60.03 10.4 39.6 60.62 10.6 41.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-1. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Teachers, college and university –Continued

Mathematical science teachers ......................... $40.44 12.7 35.1 $40.88 12.4 38.7 $31.06 18.6 11.7

Computer science teachers ............................... 39.61 17.3 32.9 39.89 19.8 37.3 38.66 6.3 23.5

Medical science teachers .................................. 51.65 10.0 40.8 51.79 10.2 45.7 – – –

Health specialties teachers ................................ 43.99 9.9 36.0 44.47 10.2 38.3 28.23 9.4 12.2

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 45.73 12.6 35.1 46.19 13.0 38.9 29.21 17.1 7.8

Agriculture and forestry teachers ....................... 55.12 23.5 34.6 55.12 23.5 34.6 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 36.11 8.8 30.7 36.79 9.6 38.5 27.62 13.9 8.8

Physical education teachers .............................. 27.32 16.6 14.9 34.38 7.5 37.9 18.02 32.0 8.3

Education teachers ............................................ 39.16 10.8 35.9 39.46 10.7 38.3 24.87 18.1 9.1

English teachers ................................................ 45.27 11.1 34.5 45.89 11.0 37.8 30.65 7.1 11.4

Foreign language teachers ................................ 35.21 17.1 35.6 35.14 17.9 39.9 36.44 15.8 11.8

Law teachers ..................................................... 54.77 15.1 36.7 55.10 15.3 38.9 – – –

Social work teachers .......................................... 30.81 26.9 35.9 – – – – – –

Theology teachers ............................................. 40.78 6.4 39.1 40.80 6.4 39.7 – – –

Trade and industrial teachers ............................ 35.28 6.4 29.2 36.09 6.9 38.2 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 40.90 2.8 32.3 41.72 2.9 38.7 31.59 5.6 11.3

Teachers, except college and university ................ 31.51 1.3 34.4 32.06 1.2 36.8 19.15 5.4 14.2

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 19.35 5.0 34.8 19.89 4.9 38.3 15.89 10.8 21.9

Elementary school teachers .............................. 33.49 1.4 36.3 33.56 1.4 36.6 24.45 8.2 16.5

Secondary school teachers ............................... 33.19 1.9 36.6 33.18 1.9 37.0 34.71 7.2 17.3

Teachers, special education .............................. 34.55 2.9 34.6 34.65 3.1 35.5 30.08 24.6 15.6

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 31.67 2.9 29.5 32.68 3.0 36.4 21.21 9.7 10.0

Substitute teachers ............................................ 12.71 4.0 15.6 11.76 10.1 32.7 13.00 3.7 13.4

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 28.15 6.3 36.5 28.35 6.4 37.6 22.71 24.4 19.8

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 27.78 3.0 36.7 27.98 3.0 38.0 22.03 4.1 18.8

Librarians ........................................................... 28.16 3.1 36.8 28.37 3.1 38.1 22.39 3.9 19.1

Archivists and curators ...................................... 24.57 12.2 36.1 24.74 12.3 37.3 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 31.02 3.3 36.2 31.38 3.2 39.5 25.05 19.5 15.3

Economists ........................................................ 33.85 7.8 41.4 33.85 7.8 41.4 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 30.27 6.5 32.3 31.02 5.7 38.0 25.10 19.6 16.0

Social scientists, n.e.c. ...................................... 28.99 13.1 37.9 28.99 13.1 38.9 – – –

Urban planners .................................................. 26.86 4.6 35.9 26.93 4.6 39.3 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 18.62 1.7 36.6 18.80 1.7 39.3 16.05 7.8 18.2

Social workers ................................................... 19.13 1.9 37.1 19.11 1.9 39.0 19.73 4.9 17.0

Recreation workers ............................................ 13.24 6.6 29.3 15.01 6.1 39.8 9.90 11.7 19.6

Clergy ................................................................ 15.98 12.8 45.8 15.74 13.2 48.8 – – –

Religious workers, n.e.c. .................................... 18.60 13.4 33.6 18.74 15.5 37.9 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 51.20 4.7 39.9 51.26 4.7 41.4 49.30 16.2 19.3

Lawyers ............................................................. 50.88 4.8 40.1 50.89 4.9 41.5 50.67 16.7 19.6

Judges ............................................................... 59.63 11.4 36.9 61.38 11.1 39.8 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 24.46 3.5 34.5 25.48 3.6 39.6 15.28 8.2 15.9

Technical writers ................................................ 35.35 14.8 39.8 35.82 14.7 40.1 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 20.82 4.1 36.4 21.65 3.6 39.6 12.42 16.5 19.9

Musicians and composers ................................. 39.26 15.9 19.5 38.84 20.4 37.3 41.35 24.1 5.7

Actors and directors ........................................... 32.15 17.1 36.3 33.13 17.8 40.5 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ...................................................... 17.79 6.6 36.6 18.69 5.3 39.4 – – –

Photographers ................................................... 17.05 12.0 36.4 17.14 11.5 40.4 16.37 32.5 21.3

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 15.62 11.9 27.7 16.43 18.2 40.7 14.27 17.0 18.2

Editors and reporters ......................................... 25.68 7.4 37.8 25.97 7.5 39.2 16.40 13.4 17.6

Public relations specialists ................................. 24.98 6.1 38.4 24.98 6.3 39.7 – – –

Announcers ........................................................ 30.05 27.6 26.8 40.13 29.5 40.0 8.54 10.8 15.8

Athletes .............................................................. 25.68 14.3 26.0 29.51 15.4 39.1 13.45 10.0 12.6

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 31.51 7.0 38.5 31.43 7.4 40.0 33.06 9.9 21.8

Technical ................................................................... 22.28 2.1 36.1 22.57 2.2 39.0 19.30 3.7 20.7

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 18.90 2.3 36.7 18.87 2.6 39.7 19.25 6.2 19.7

Dental hygienists ............................................... 31.74 4.0 27.5 31.57 4.1 33.8 32.15 8.2 19.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-1. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Technical –Continued

Health record technologists and technicians ..... $15.67 4.3 34.8 $15.68 4.5 39.2 $15.57 23.1 17.6

Radiological technicians .................................... 24.12 2.5 34.4 24.11 2.6 39.4 24.23 7.4 17.4

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 17.53 1.5 34.3 17.47 1.6 39.0 17.77 1.8 22.4

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 16.49 1.8 34.4 16.69 1.8 39.7 15.12 4.8 18.0

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 23.91 11.8 39.7 23.89 12.0 40.3 25.12 18.6 19.4

Industrial engineering technicians ..................... 24.21 5.6 40.1 24.21 5.6 40.1 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians .................. 22.65 4.4 40.0 22.78 4.3 40.2 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 24.94 4.0 39.3 24.47 4.0 40.1 37.71 11.8 24.8

Drafters .............................................................. 21.99 2.6 39.9 21.93 2.7 40.1 24.75 8.4 32.0

Surveying and mapping technicians .................. 19.71 9.2 39.7 19.71 9.2 39.7 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 17.66 3.7 38.2 18.11 4.0 39.8 14.50 10.4 29.8

Chemical technicians ......................................... 21.96 6.1 39.6 21.98 6.1 39.7 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 21.19 9.7 39.0 21.28 10.1 39.8 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ 95.50 12.8 23.5 97.51 13.0 23.5 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ......................... 15.66 10.3 33.4 16.50 11.9 39.0 10.65 19.6 17.9

Computer programmers ..................................... 30.89 3.1 39.4 30.82 3.2 40.5 33.13 7.9 21.1

Tool programmers, numerical control ................ 23.35 7.4 40.0 23.35 7.4 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 22.18 3.8 38.2 22.50 3.7 38.8 16.56 14.4 29.8

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 20.09 5.1 38.5 20.62 4.9 39.8 11.65 19.0 24.7

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 33.69 1.9 39.8 33.78 1.9 40.3 26.43 4.5 20.0

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 38.20 2.3 40.2 38.28 2.3 40.5 28.88 9.9 20.6

Legislators ......................................................... 13.69 25.3 12.7 11.99 43.7 38.1 15.66 28.3 7.1

Chief executives and general administrators,

public administration ........................................ 51.53 6.5 42.1 52.11 6.3 42.8 – – –

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 31.54 2.9 39.3 31.52 2.9 39.6 42.35 26.5 9.9

Financial managers ........................................... 40.91 3.9 40.4 40.82 4.0 40.5 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 32.13 7.5 40.0 32.16 7.5 40.1 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 35.35 8.2 40.2 35.35 8.2 40.2 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 45.36 4.2 41.1 45.33 4.2 41.2 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 37.21 3.4 39.0 37.30 3.4 39.4 32.25 9.2 26.0

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 35.15 3.3 39.8 35.12 3.3 40.0 37.47 15.7 28.1

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 21.12 7.4 44.0 21.17 7.5 44.1 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 21.45 4.4 39.3 22.14 4.1 39.8 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 30.55 7.6 38.0 30.84 7.9 39.0 23.94 10.4 23.5

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 40.98 4.6 40.8 40.99 4.6 40.8 33.64 18.0 19.7

Management related .............................................. 27.04 1.1 39.2 27.09 1.2 40.0 24.96 4.1 19.7

Accountants and auditors .................................. 25.54 2.0 38.6 25.50 2.0 40.0 26.53 8.3 20.2

Underwriters ...................................................... 27.41 5.7 39.0 27.41 5.7 39.0 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 32.42 3.5 39.7 32.53 3.6 40.1 23.63 14.5 23.0

Management analysts ........................................ 30.66 5.1 39.8 30.70 5.2 40.0 27.32 7.8 26.0

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 25.43 3.8 37.9 25.52 3.8 39.8 20.87 7.1 11.4

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products .. 23.08 15.3 39.7 23.08 15.3 39.7 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 27.16 3.8 40.4 27.16 3.8 40.4 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 26.06 5.9 40.4 26.05 5.9 40.4 – – –

Business and promotional agents ...................... 23.25 5.5 39.4 23.25 5.5 39.4 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 24.48 5.0 38.7 24.60 5.0 39.6 19.54 29.2 20.3

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 23.16 4.0 39.7 23.23 4.0 40.0 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 26.10 2.4 39.4 26.11 2.5 40.0 25.48 10.9 25.0

Sales ............................................................................. 15.32 1.5 32.4 17.84 1.7 40.1 8.14 .8 20.9

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 20.48 3.5 41.1 20.60 3.6 41.5 9.78 14.4 22.4

Insurance sales .................................................. 23.06 8.5 39.3 23.10 8.5 39.7 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 21.40 14.1 36.3 22.06 14.0 40.1 10.39 14.2 14.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-1. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Securities and financial services sales .............. $41.04 7.0 39.1 $41.38 7.0 39.7 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 20.48 10.3 38.9 20.61 10.5 39.4 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 23.98 7.7 37.4 25.32 6.2 40.3 $8.74 4.9 20.4

Sales engineers ................................................. 37.71 9.1 40.3 38.11 9.5 41.6 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 26.89 3.3 39.9 27.09 3.5 40.4 10.60 7.5 19.8

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 21.98 6.1 42.0 21.91 6.3 44.0 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 10.43 8.8 25.0 13.10 14.4 37.5 7.64 3.1 18.5

Sales workers, shoes ......................................... 9.02 10.0 21.5 10.88 12.3 37.3 8.17 11.2 18.0

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 12.34 5.6 29.1 15.24 6.1 41.3 8.94 3.1 21.6

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ... 10.84 6.9 30.5 11.93 8.3 39.3 8.98 3.6 22.0

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 12.86 5.0 35.9 13.70 5.6 40.7 10.12 3.0 25.8

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 13.99 3.0 35.4 14.83 2.9 40.5 8.18 3.2 19.0

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 11.74 3.1 30.0 13.42 3.2 39.3 8.18 2.2 19.9

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 9.62 4.5 31.3 10.57 5.3 39.5 7.38 2.0 21.0

Cashiers ............................................................. 8.73 1.4 28.4 9.55 1.9 39.3 7.83 .9 21.8

Street and door-to-door sales workers .............. 17.96 13.5 31.8 19.92 18.3 38.5 – – –

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. 14.67 13.1 24.6 17.17 15.1 39.9 10.46 10.9 14.9

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 13.52 7.7 32.3 15.73 8.0 39.5 7.88 3.7 22.0

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 14.53 .7 36.5 14.82 .7 39.3 11.62 1.0 21.1

Supervisors, general office ................................ 20.58 2.3 39.5 20.59 2.3 39.5 – – –

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ..... 21.61 8.3 39.6 21.61 8.3 39.6 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 23.09 3.2 39.9 23.09 3.2 39.9 – – –

Chief communications operators ....................... 21.68 4.1 39.3 21.68 4.1 39.3 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 20.61 4.3 40.5 20.61 4.3 40.5 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 16.40 3.6 39.3 16.44 3.6 39.8 12.66 11.7 17.5

Peripheral equipment operators ........................ 14.16 8.2 33.6 14.02 7.8 39.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 16.67 .9 37.4 16.81 1.0 39.0 14.31 3.7 22.2

Stenographers ................................................... 18.33 4.7 34.8 18.36 5.2 38.3 18.16 5.5 21.3

Typists ............................................................... 15.29 2.6 36.6 15.24 2.5 38.9 15.89 12.1 22.0

Interviewers ....................................................... 12.01 4.6 32.3 12.58 4.4 39.5 9.64 6.7 18.2

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 9.18 1.8 36.3 9.24 1.9 39.2 8.67 4.1 22.6

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 15.35 3.3 35.3 15.34 3.6 39.6 15.36 3.7 23.2

Receptionists ..................................................... 11.79 1.5 34.2 12.06 1.7 39.4 10.11 4.6 18.6

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 13.68 2.5 38.4 13.84 2.7 39.6 10.60 9.5 24.0

Classified ad clerks ............................................ 13.00 6.0 37.7 13.10 5.8 38.8 – – –

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 13.86 3.8 40.0 13.86 3.8 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 14.44 3.1 37.9 14.74 3.1 39.9 10.45 7.2 23.1

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 16.49 2.3 39.0 16.57 2.3 39.7 13.15 11.8 21.6

Library clerks ..................................................... 12.71 2.7 29.4 13.43 3.2 38.0 10.93 4.2 18.9

File clerks ........................................................... 10.77 2.1 32.6 11.08 2.7 39.5 9.72 3.9 20.5

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 14.02 2.6 38.2 14.12 2.7 39.4 12.11 5.4 24.2

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 14.89 1.5 36.6 15.06 1.5 39.4 12.53 2.2 18.8

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 16.60 2.3 35.0 16.87 2.0 39.7 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 13.39 1.9 37.9 13.39 2.0 39.5 13.43 6.7 21.6

Cost and rate clerks ........................................... 13.39 9.3 40.3 13.39 9.3 40.3 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine

operators .......................................................... 13.34 4.4 33.7 13.82 5.9 38.9 11.20 2.8 21.1

Duplicating machine operators .......................... 12.28 8.6 38.8 12.33 8.8 39.9 10.08 8.2 16.3

Mail preparing and paper handling machine

operators .......................................................... 12.26 6.7 39.2 12.35 6.6 39.7 – – –

Office machine operators, n.e.c. ........................ 11.18 3.3 39.3 11.22 3.3 40.0 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 12.36 5.6 36.1 12.78 5.5 39.1 9.61 3.5 24.0

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ... 11.66 20.6 32.1 12.75 21.7 39.7 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 11.78 5.7 35.2 12.07 6.9 39.2 10.34 4.0 23.3

Messengers ....................................................... 9.94 8.1 31.9 10.09 10.5 39.0 9.51 8.8 20.7

Dispatchers ........................................................ 16.31 4.8 39.0 16.48 4.9 40.3 11.16 9.2 19.8

Production coordinators ..................................... 18.78 3.7 40.0 18.79 3.7 40.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-1. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. $13.90 2.0 38.7 $13.97 2.1 39.9 $12.02 8.5 21.8

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 12.88 1.7 34.9 13.37 2.0 39.7 9.97 5.7 20.3

Meter readers .................................................... 17.10 5.0 36.2 17.31 5.2 40.0 13.69 4.5 13.9

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 14.74 7.8 35.0 15.24 8.0 40.0 – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 15.37 4.9 36.1 16.07 4.8 39.5 10.10 11.0 22.0

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... – – – – – – 8.78 2.4 20.6

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 19.47 3.5 37.5 19.62 3.5 39.0 15.91 12.9 20.5

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 15.74 3.6 38.2 15.94 3.8 39.8 12.52 5.9 23.4

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 15.48 2.9 38.9 15.53 2.9 39.0 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 14.41 7.2 38.3 14.51 7.5 39.3 11.82 16.1 23.7

General office clerks .......................................... 13.45 1.0 35.7 13.77 1.1 39.1 10.95 3.4 21.3

Bank tellers ........................................................ 10.94 1.3 33.8 11.20 1.5 39.6 10.09 1.7 22.7

Proofreaders ...................................................... 15.38 18.9 35.8 17.88 15.7 40.0 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 12.29 1.7 36.7 12.24 1.5 39.1 12.79 8.8 23.1

Statistical clerks ................................................. 14.36 5.0 38.1 14.72 5.3 39.5 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 12.06 1.7 30.7 11.56 1.9 35.7 13.56 2.1 21.6

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 14.75 1.3 36.7 15.05 1.3 39.3 11.52 3.8 21.7

Blue collar ........................................................................ 15.87 .9 38.1 16.27 1.0 40.1 9.60 1.4 21.3

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 19.95 .9 39.6 20.04 .9 40.0 12.60 6.9 21.2

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 24.75 2.7 40.5 24.81 2.7 40.8 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 18.70 3.1 39.2 18.94 3.1 40.4 9.60 5.4 18.8

Automobile mechanic apprentices ..................... 13.91 9.4 40.6 13.91 9.4 40.6 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 19.31 2.7 39.2 19.43 2.6 40.2 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 27.34 8.7 40.2 27.34 8.7 40.2 – – –

Small engine repairers ....................................... 15.42 5.6 39.9 15.44 5.6 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .............. 16.29 4.5 40.1 16.34 4.5 40.3 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ..................... 24.76 4.0 40.0 24.77 4.0 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 19.41 2.8 39.7 19.47 2.8 40.0 – – –

Farm equipment mechanics .............................. 15.41 7.4 41.8 15.47 7.4 41.8 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 21.33 2.1 39.9 21.33 2.1 39.9 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 16.14 4.7 39.8 16.14 4.7 39.8 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 21.99 2.6 39.1 21.99 2.7 40.1 21.64 15.3 16.9

Data processing equipment repairers ................ 20.57 12.2 38.7 20.78 12.4 39.5 – – –

Household appliance and power tool repairers 16.22 5.8 40.4 16.22 5.8 40.4 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 25.11 4.8 40.0 25.11 4.8 40.0 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .................... 23.80 3.4 39.8 23.95 3.4 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 18.56 3.2 39.9 18.49 3.1 40.0 – – –

Locksmiths and safe repairers ........................... 14.73 9.9 41.2 14.73 9.9 41.2 – – –

Office machine repairers .................................... 17.44 8.5 39.0 17.54 8.5 40.0 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 20.81 5.9 38.6 21.24 5.7 40.0 – – –

Elevator installers and repairers ........................ 38.67 14.5 40.0 38.67 14.5 40.0 – – –

Millwrights .......................................................... 22.30 6.3 40.0 22.30 6.3 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 16.82 2.4 39.5 16.90 2.5 39.9 10.90 15.3 22.3

Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and

tilesetters ......................................................... 21.09 9.7 40.0 21.09 9.7 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... 24.28 6.1 40.4 24.28 6.1 40.4 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 32.48 3.8 40.1 32.48 3.8 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and

plasterers ......................................................... 23.55 7.7 40.9 23.55 7.7 40.9 – – –

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ...................................................... 27.59 7.5 40.0 27.59 7.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 22.24 5.0 40.4 22.25 5.0 40.4 – – –

Brickmasons and stonemasons ......................... 26.21 9.2 39.3 26.43 9.0 39.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-1. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Tile setters, hard and soft .................................. $17.92 13.5 38.8 $17.92 13.5 38.8 – – –

Carpet installers ................................................. 24.45 12.9 40.0 24.45 12.9 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 19.77 4.5 39.6 19.73 4.5 39.9 – – –

Carpenter apprentices ....................................... 17.18 13.6 40.0 17.18 13.6 40.0 – – –

Drywall installers ................................................ 17.98 6.9 39.9 17.98 6.9 39.9 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 25.81 3.1 39.6 25.79 3.1 39.8 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 14.69 3.5 39.8 14.69 3.5 39.8 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 26.55 3.4 40.0 26.54 3.4 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 16.26 3.5 39.5 16.29 3.7 39.8 – – –

Plasterers ........................................................... 15.88 5.8 39.3 15.88 5.8 39.3 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 24.46 7.0 39.9 24.46 7.0 39.9 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 14.64 4.4 40.0 14.64 4.4 40.0 – – –

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ......................... 18.42 6.8 39.7 18.47 6.8 40.0 – – –

Glaziers .............................................................. 17.98 9.0 39.0 17.85 9.1 40.0 – – –

Insulation workers .............................................. 18.91 8.8 40.0 18.91 8.8 40.0 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

operators .......................................................... 16.25 12.3 41.1 16.25 12.3 41.1 – – –

Roofers .............................................................. 16.25 7.4 39.3 16.21 7.5 39.6 – – –

Sheet metal duct installers ................................. 24.07 12.8 40.0 24.07 12.8 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 24.22 12.4 40.0 24.22 12.4 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 17.60 5.5 39.5 17.57 5.5 39.8 – – –

Supervisors, extractive ...................................... 24.40 19.4 41.3 24.40 19.4 41.3 – – –

Drillers, oil well ................................................... 25.02 17.8 47.4 25.02 17.8 47.4 – – –

Mining machine operators ................................. 18.57 9.3 40.0 18.57 9.3 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 22.21 2.0 40.5 22.24 2.0 40.5 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 23.94 2.0 40.0 23.94 2.0 40.0 – – –

Tool and die maker apprentices ........................ 17.92 7.4 40.0 17.92 7.4 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .............................. 20.65 6.1 39.8 20.72 6.1 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 19.93 2.0 40.0 19.93 2.0 40.0 – – –

Boilermakers ...................................................... 19.47 9.9 39.8 19.47 9.9 39.8 – – –

Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ... 16.20 9.1 39.8 16.20 9.1 39.8 – – –

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal ........... 21.41 8.9 40.0 21.41 8.9 40.0 – – –

Layout workers .................................................. 18.46 16.0 40.0 18.46 16.0 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 17.80 10.1 39.0 17.80 10.1 39.0 – – –

Sheet metal worker apprentices ........................ 14.13 6.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Patternmakers and modelmakers, wood ........... 18.14 11.4 40.0 18.14 11.4 40.0 – – –

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .............. 12.89 7.2 38.1 13.14 6.9 39.9 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers ............................. 12.04 6.8 38.0 12.13 7.0 40.0 – – –

Dressmakers ...................................................... 12.53 7.7 36.5 12.48 7.8 37.7 – – –

Tailors ................................................................ 16.94 18.9 30.0 17.63 20.4 37.9 – – –

Upholsterers ...................................................... 15.05 11.5 40.0 15.05 11.5 40.0 – – –

Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers ..... 14.21 14.3 40.0 14.21 14.3 40.0 – – –

Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters ...... 18.27 9.1 36.4 18.63 11.4 40.0 – – –

Dental laboratory and medical appliance

technicians ....................................................... 15.25 2.7 39.9 15.25 2.7 39.9 – – –

Bookbinders ....................................................... 15.45 10.5 39.6 15.45 10.5 39.6 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 13.93 3.5 39.6 13.99 3.7 39.9 $11.98 9.6 30.4

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ 14.26 12.4 39.9 14.26 12.4 39.9 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 12.10 3.9 37.3 12.35 3.8 39.7 8.96 14.7 20.9

Bakers ................................................................ 11.78 5.1 34.3 12.29 5.6 39.2 9.61 4.0 22.6

Food batchmakers ............................................. 13.16 4.8 38.9 13.27 4.9 39.8 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 20.09 4.7 39.4 20.37 4.2 40.3 – – –

Precision inspectors, testers, and related

workers, n.e.c. ................................................. 23.35 10.4 40.0 23.35 10.4 40.0 – – –

Adjusters and calibrators ................................... 20.79 11.0 36.3 20.79 11.0 36.3 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 19.25 2.7 39.9 19.27 2.7 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators ........................................ 28.18 3.8 40.0 28.18 3.8 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers .......................................... 23.67 4.4 38.3 23.71 4.4 39.7 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 23.86 4.7 39.5 23.86 4.7 39.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-1. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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 ..... $14.19 1.3 39.0 $14.32 1.4 39.8 $9.39 2.7 23.7

Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators ..... 17.41 3.7 40.0 17.41 3.7 40.0 – – –

Lathe and turning-machine operators ................ 15.88 6.1 39.0 16.12 6.2 40.0 – – –

Milling and planing machine operators .............. 16.14 6.9 40.0 16.14 6.9 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 13.73 7.5 37.5 14.04 6.7 39.9 – – –

Rolling machine operators ................................. 16.65 11.4 39.9 16.65 11.4 39.9 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ............... 14.22 8.0 39.6 14.25 8.1 39.9 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 13.52 2.5 39.2 13.60 2.7 40.0 – – –

Forging machine operators ................................ 12.93 10.3 40.0 12.93 10.3 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ................ 16.82 3.1 40.2 16.82 3.1 40.2 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 15.38 4.3 39.2 15.65 4.0 39.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 13.41 3.6 39.4 13.46 3.6 39.8 – – –

Metal plating machine operators ........................ 14.49 7.8 39.8 14.49 7.8 39.8 – – –

Heat treating equipment operators .................... 15.95 5.2 40.0 15.95 5.2 40.0 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators .......................................................... 12.15 7.3 39.8 12.20 7.1 40.0 – – –

Sawing machine operators ................................ 11.11 4.9 39.9 11.11 4.9 39.9 – – –

Shaping and joining machine operators ............ 13.69 2.8 40.0 13.69 2.8 40.0 – – –

Nailing and tacking machine operators .............. 10.46 10.9 39.0 10.46 10.9 39.0 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 16.99 2.8 39.3 16.99 2.8 39.5 – – –

Photoengravers and lithographers ..................... 16.56 5.9 37.3 16.66 6.3 39.4 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ............................. 14.81 6.5 33.2 15.71 5.8 39.6 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ........... 12.60 7.1 39.4 12.61 7.1 39.6 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators .......................................................... 12.23 5.8 40.0 12.23 5.8 40.0 – – –

Textile cutting machine operators ...................... 10.92 4.7 38.7 10.92 4.7 38.7 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 10.40 8.3 38.6 10.53 9.2 39.4 – – –

Pressing machine operators .............................. 9.47 5.1 38.1 9.46 5.4 38.8 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 9.83 5.7 37.4 9.98 5.6 39.3 7.84 6.7 22.7

Cementing and gluing machine operators ......... 12.35 8.1 40.0 12.35 8.1 40.0 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 14.14 4.5 39.3 14.43 4.0 39.9 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 13.83 3.8 39.6 13.83 3.8 39.6 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 15.48 4.2 39.5 15.57 4.1 39.8 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators .......................................................... 19.55 5.4 39.9 19.55 5.4 39.9 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 11.63 7.9 39.7 11.65 8.0 39.9 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 15.52 4.4 39.6 15.49 4.4 40.1 – – –

Roasting and baking machine operators, food .. 14.48 7.8 36.2 14.04 7.8 40.0 – – –

Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine

operators .......................................................... 16.06 23.1 30.9 16.81 22.6 40.0 – – –

Folding machine operators ................................ 13.02 16.8 38.8 13.02 16.8 38.8 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 15.33 6.1 39.8 15.33 6.1 39.8 – – –

Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... 15.57 11.9 39.9 15.57 11.9 39.9 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... 13.85 2.9 39.7 14.08 2.7 39.6 – – –

Motion picture projectionists .............................. 13.99 36.1 29.2 – – – – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 10.64 6.0 31.9 11.47 7.8 39.5 8.06 3.8 20.0

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 14.64 2.5 39.3 14.74 2.6 39.8 10.03 5.3 25.0

Welders and cutters ........................................... 15.90 2.4 39.8 15.90 2.4 39.8 – – –

Solderers and brazers ....................................... 12.08 8.7 36.9 12.17 9.0 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 14.95 2.0 39.4 15.06 2.0 39.9 10.21 5.3 25.2

Hand cutting and trimming ................................. 11.42 11.4 37.4 11.81 10.8 40.0 – – –

Hand molding, casting, and forming .................. 11.67 8.3 39.2 11.73 8.3 40.0 – – –

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ............. 11.81 6.3 36.8 12.21 4.6 39.7 – – –

Hand engraving and printing .............................. 16.75 26.4 38.2 16.75 26.4 38.2 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... 12.66 5.8 38.8 12.80 5.8 39.6 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 14.05 4.6 39.5 14.12 4.7 39.8 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 15.18 5.0 39.8 15.19 5.0 39.8 – – –

Production samplers and weighers .................... 13.31 8.0 36.5 13.78 8.2 40.0 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............ 11.91 6.2 40.0 11.91 6.2 40.0 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ...................................... – – – 12.33 8.1 39.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-1. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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 ......................... $15.28 1.6 37.7 $15.69 1.7 40.9 $10.80 3.4 20.5

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 18.65 5.7 40.8 18.71 5.8 40.8 – – –

Truckdrivers ....................................................... 15.26 2.3 40.8 15.37 2.4 42.1 11.91 7.0 20.3

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 13.03 9.5 32.2 15.76 6.1 40.6 7.37 8.4 22.5

Busdrivers .......................................................... 14.87 2.5 29.4 15.67 4.3 37.2 13.55 2.0 21.9

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 8.95 6.4 26.7 8.96 8.2 39.1 8.91 5.2 14.1

Parking lot attendants ........................................ 8.07 10.4 23.9 7.70 9.7 40.0 8.34 17.0 18.4

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 10.53 6.2 27.7 12.58 5.3 39.3 7.03 5.3 18.4

Railroad conductors and yardmasters ............... 25.82 22.3 43.6 25.82 22.3 43.6 – – –

Locomotive operating ........................................ 28.06 18.6 42.3 28.07 18.6 42.4 – – –

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators ..... 29.55 6.9 40.0 29.55 6.9 40.0 – – –

Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. ............................. 22.52 3.9 40.0 22.52 3.9 40.0 – – –

Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats .. 19.16 14.3 48.8 19.47 14.7 49.6 – – –

Sailors and deckhands ...................................... 12.63 7.9 41.2 12.26 7.4 45.6 – – –

Marine engineers ............................................... 21.48 20.4 42.6 21.48 20.4 42.6 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 22.69 3.4 40.1 22.69 3.4 40.1 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 20.97 8.1 39.2 20.97 8.1 39.2 – – –

Hoist and winch operators ................................. 12.12 19.6 39.9 12.12 19.6 39.9 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 16.69 6.2 39.9 16.66 6.2 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 16.97 4.6 39.7 17.02 4.7 39.9 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ............... 16.07 5.2 39.9 16.07 5.2 39.9 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 14.18 1.8 39.4 14.23 1.8 39.9 11.59 11.1 25.1

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 16.62 5.4 38.3 16.82 5.6 40.0 12.85 10.2 21.5

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 11.63 1.4 35.3 12.14 1.7 39.9 8.69 1.6 21.3

Nursery workers ................................................. 10.26 11.4 36.2 11.43 8.8 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 24.03 6.4 40.8 24.03 6.4 40.8 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 11.65 3.4 36.6 12.10 3.5 39.6 9.02 3.9 25.4

Animal caretakers, except farm ......................... 11.65 10.7 36.5 12.11 10.6 39.5 7.02 5.9 20.7

Inspectors, agricultural products ........................ 9.79 16.4 39.0 10.05 15.9 39.7 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 19.97 4.9 39.8 20.01 5.1 41.1 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 11.77 3.9 34.6 12.14 4.1 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 12.58 3.5 38.6 12.62 3.6 39.9 11.49 7.7 20.3

Construction laborers ......................................... 14.58 4.0 39.1 14.57 4.4 39.8 15.25 26.2 21.3

Production helpers ............................................. 11.30 3.1 37.6 11.45 2.9 39.7 8.74 6.1 20.1

Garbage collectors ............................................. 12.07 13.6 44.0 12.17 13.8 44.7 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 9.86 1.6 29.1 11.27 1.9 39.4 7.70 1.1 20.8

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 10.87 2.5 39.1 10.89 2.5 39.8 9.66 9.7 23.2

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 12.55 2.2 34.1 12.94 2.4 39.8 10.95 3.1 21.6

Garage and service station related .................... 9.13 3.7 37.0 9.08 3.6 40.1 9.62 16.5 22.1

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 9.65 4.0 34.2 10.05 3.8 40.0 7.70 5.3 20.1

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 9.63 4.9 36.9 9.79 5.5 39.6 7.98 3.8 21.9

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 11.04 2.2 36.5 11.43 2.4 39.9 7.95 3.0 21.8

Service .............................................................................. 10.89 1.3 31.7 12.01 2.1 38.9 7.59 .9 20.4

Protective service .................................................. 17.74 2.6 37.2 18.38 2.7 40.7 10.41 3.6 18.6

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 27.52 4.7 49.4 27.52 4.7 49.4 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 31.73 2.7 40.2 31.73 2.7 40.2 – – –

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 20.03 8.5 39.0 20.20 8.7 39.5 – – –

Fire inspection and fire prevention ..................... 19.51 11.4 40.7 19.51 11.4 40.9 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 19.42 2.8 44.5 19.65 2.4 48.2 9.49 15.3 10.3

Police and detectives, public service ................. 24.98 1.0 38.7 25.05 1.0 40.0 18.50 11.2 9.7

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 19.93 2.3 38.6 20.01 2.4 39.8 17.25 9.3 18.6

Correctional institution officers ........................... 17.60 6.4 39.7 17.64 6.3 39.8 – – –

Crossing guards ................................................. 10.88 6.5 17.7 – – – 10.67 6.8 17.3

Guards and police, except public service .......... 10.49 2.2 34.0 10.51 2.4 39.4 10.38 5.7 19.6

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 11.94 4.7 28.3 13.79 6.8 39.1 8.92 5.9 19.6

Food service .......................................................... 7.90 .9 28.5 8.88 1.5 38.3 6.50 1.0 20.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-1. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Food service –Continued

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... $5.13 2.2 26.0 $5.36 2.8 36.9 $4.90 2.6 20.1

Bartenders ......................................................... 6.82 3.0 26.4 7.03 4.6 37.0 6.57 3.9 19.9

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 4.54 3.1 25.9 4.71 4.3 36.6 4.38 3.3 20.3

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 6.22 3.2 26.1 6.53 5.4 38.3 5.88 2.7 19.2

Other food service ............................................... 9.00 .8 29.6 10.01 1.1 38.8 7.34 .8 21.3

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 13.75 2.6 39.7 14.00 2.7 41.8 10.20 10.5 23.3

Cooks ................................................................. 9.89 1.4 34.2 10.37 1.4 38.7 8.00 1.9 23.3

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 8.32 1.5 28.6 9.09 2.3 38.7 7.44 2.4 22.1

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 8.06 1.3 26.5 8.82 1.8 37.9 7.29 1.2 20.3

Health service ........................................................ 11.13 1.2 33.6 11.40 1.2 38.6 9.86 3.1 21.0

Dental assistants ............................................... 15.38 3.5 34.2 15.41 3.5 35.5 14.90 12.6 22.6

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 11.96 2.5 34.3 12.22 2.6 39.2 10.60 2.9 20.7

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ........... 10.53 1.4 33.4 10.77 1.2 38.7 9.51 3.4 21.0

Cleaning and building service ................................ 11.11 2.4 34.6 11.57 2.3 39.4 8.48 3.3 20.4

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 17.30 4.5 39.5 17.33 4.5 39.7 13.38 8.8 22.8

Maids and housemen ........................................ 8.77 2.9 34.8 8.80 3.2 38.9 8.55 5.0 21.4

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 11.24 2.8 34.1 11.80 2.5 39.6 8.39 3.4 20.0

Pest control ........................................................ 14.28 9.6 39.6 14.13 9.3 39.9 – – –

Personal service .................................................... 10.32 5.2 29.9 10.86 8.2 37.5 8.79 1.9 19.0

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 14.92 6.0 39.2 14.95 6.1 40.0 13.44 5.9 20.3

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ....................... 12.48 8.8 28.9 13.05 10.0 38.0 11.28 14.8 19.2

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities 7.27 3.7 33.5 7.28 3.9 39.9 7.21 4.6 19.9

Guides ............................................................... 13.05 8.6 28.0 13.90 6.0 38.7 10.39 13.7 15.0

Ushers ............................................................... 7.53 6.5 16.9 – – – 7.33 6.3 16.3

Public transportation attendants ........................ 30.52 5.3 20.0 31.98 3.7 20.0 13.26 30.4 20.2

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 7.90 5.2 38.0 7.86 5.5 38.5 9.44 13.8 23.4

Welfare service aides ........................................ 10.10 5.6 31.3 11.59 3.0 39.3 7.62 7.4 23.5

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 8.94 3.1 32.2 9.06 4.0 38.3 8.58 3.3 21.6

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ................................... 9.47 3.9 28.1 9.60 5.2 38.8 9.22 3.6 18.2

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 11.05 4.0 25.6 11.85 5.0 39.2 9.61 3.7 15.7

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 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected between December 2004 and

January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 2-2. Private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005

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 .......................................................................................... $17.82 1.1 35.5 $18.95 1.2 39.7 $10.15 1.0 20.6

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 18.12 1.2 35.9 19.06 1.3 39.7 10.70 1.2 20.5

White collar ...................................................................... 22.21 1.0 35.9 23.40 1.1 39.8 12.96 1.7 20.5

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 24.08 1.1 37.0 24.61 1.2 39.7 17.55 2.3 20.1

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 29.80 1.5 36.2 30.28 1.6 39.6 24.68 2.9 18.9

Professional specialty ................................................ 32.48 1.6 36.3 32.96 1.6 39.8 27.14 3.1 18.3

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 36.78 1.4 40.6 36.77 1.4 40.8 38.40 18.4 24.0

Architects ........................................................... 29.81 7.7 41.7 29.79 7.7 41.7 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 42.33 8.0 39.8 42.27 8.1 40.0 – – –

Metallurgical and materials engineers ............... 34.08 6.8 40.3 34.08 6.8 40.3 – – –

Petroleum engineers .......................................... 43.16 16.1 40.0 43.16 16.1 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ........................................... 35.75 8.7 40.0 35.75 8.7 40.0 – – –

Nuclear engineers .............................................. 40.40 5.5 40.0 40.40 5.5 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 32.51 4.2 41.4 32.51 4.2 41.4 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 39.19 2.6 40.9 39.28 2.6 41.0 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 33.26 2.6 41.3 33.30 2.6 41.6 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 31.94 2.0 40.7 31.96 2.0 40.9 – – –

Marine engineers and naval architects .............. 29.94 11.6 40.0 29.94 11.6 40.0 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 40.10 2.2 40.0 40.02 2.2 40.2 – – –

Surveyors and mapping scientists ..................... 36.16 11.4 39.9 36.16 11.4 39.9 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 35.66 2.4 39.9 35.71 2.4 40.1 31.73 7.5 25.8

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 35.68 2.7 39.9 35.73 2.7 40.2 31.88 7.7 26.0

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 35.72 5.5 39.8 35.75 5.5 39.9 – – –

Actuaries ............................................................ 37.23 9.4 41.5 37.23 9.4 41.5 – – –

Statisticians ........................................................ 29.36 8.9 39.2 29.36 8.9 39.2 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 32.70 2.9 39.4 32.79 3.0 39.6 26.40 25.7 26.5

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 32.15 8.9 39.7 32.20 8.8 40.0 – – –

Geologists and geodesists ................................. 37.13 6.8 41.1 37.13 6.8 41.1 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... 32.07 8.4 39.7 32.07 8.4 39.7 – – –

Agricultural and food scientists .......................... 31.29 10.1 39.2 31.29 10.1 39.2 – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 33.54 10.2 39.0 34.13 10.2 39.2 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 31.71 13.0 38.2 31.48 13.7 38.9 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 32.83 3.5 33.7 33.15 4.1 39.2 31.29 3.5 20.1

Physicians .......................................................... 70.97 8.0 37.8 69.88 8.2 41.2 89.41 12.3 15.9

Dentists .............................................................. 51.99 4.5 38.0 – – – – – –

Optometrists ...................................................... 60.76 13.7 33.7 62.86 14.1 38.0 – – –

Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. ............... 33.45 8.8 40.0 33.45 8.8 40.0 – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 28.35 1.3 33.0 28.15 1.5 38.8 29.13 1.8 20.8

Pharmacists ....................................................... 44.60 1.5 33.9 45.74 .8 39.8 37.11 8.3 17.2

Dietitians ............................................................ 21.54 5.3 37.2 21.42 5.9 39.8 22.29 6.8 26.7

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 22.79 1.8 34.5 22.69 2.4 39.2 23.47 6.0 19.1

Occupational therapists ..................................... 27.15 4.4 30.9 25.60 4.1 39.6 33.45 6.8 16.3

Physical therapists ............................................. 29.72 3.6 34.2 28.98 3.5 39.5 35.99 6.6 16.0

Speech therapists .............................................. 26.75 6.1 35.6 26.49 6.7 39.3 30.45 4.9 15.4

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 17.05 3.5 37.1 16.87 3.5 39.6 20.20 7.8 17.4

Physicians’ assistants ........................................ 37.00 7.9 34.9 37.12 7.9 40.1 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 43.56 3.7 32.3 44.89 3.9 38.7 23.67 7.9 9.3

Biological science teachers ............................... 51.28 12.8 41.1 51.59 12.8 41.7 – – –

Chemistry teachers ............................................ 56.94 9.8 36.3 57.08 9.8 37.4 – – –

Psychology teachers .......................................... 40.16 6.3 35.2 40.98 6.6 38.3 19.75 16.3 11.7

Economics teachers .......................................... 55.11 12.9 36.2 55.37 12.9 36.4 – – –

History teachers ................................................. 36.56 9.6 38.5 36.76 9.6 40.6 – – –

Sociology teachers ............................................ 48.01 27.5 38.1 48.13 27.5 39.1 – – –

Social science teachers, n.e.c. .......................... 45.00 10.4 35.7 43.99 10.2 39.0 – – –

Engineering teachers ......................................... 62.93 13.2 39.0 62.93 13.2 39.0 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ......................... 39.02 14.6 38.4 39.29 14.6 39.5 19.94 17.3 12.9

Computer science teachers ............................... 28.36 11.9 33.6 28.71 12.0 37.2 21.09 21.2 11.1

Medical science teachers .................................. 61.67 8.2 39.1 61.69 8.2 39.4 – – –

Health specialties teachers ................................ 54.97 13.8 37.0 56.20 14.0 39.7 24.72 7.5 14.0

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 47.86 8.2 30.9 49.39 8.3 37.9 23.17 13.5 7.8

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 37.99 7.9 26.6 39.86 7.8 38.4 23.34 13.8 7.8

Physical education teachers .............................. 21.97 19.3 13.7 28.71 8.7 39.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-2. Private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Teachers, college and university –Continued

Education teachers ............................................ $39.90 16.4 33.9 $40.68 16.6 38.0 $22.61 19.2 10.1

English teachers ................................................ 39.57 6.8 34.0 40.34 7.1 37.7 22.86 11.3 10.9

Foreign language teachers ................................ 42.92 8.4 32.3 43.96 8.5 36.7 – – –

Law teachers ..................................................... 65.76 13.1 37.9 66.59 13.5 41.8 – – –

Theology teachers ............................................. 42.01 11.2 37.9 42.01 11.2 38.3 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 38.37 5.8 30.2 39.93 6.1 38.1 23.22 7.6 10.0

Teachers, except college and university ................ 20.74 3.5 31.6 21.11 3.3 38.3 18.09 9.4 14.1

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 12.71 4.5 34.4 12.31 3.8 39.0 14.47 13.5 22.7

Elementary school teachers .............................. 24.47 5.2 36.6 24.64 5.5 38.2 19.85 17.3 17.2

Secondary school teachers ............................... 31.21 4.4 35.3 30.88 4.6 38.0 37.22 15.9 15.4

Teachers, special education .............................. 26.17 10.2 31.2 26.09 9.1 35.9 26.85 31.6 14.5

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 22.86 5.6 22.9 23.61 6.4 38.6 19.91 12.1 8.7

Substitute teachers ............................................ 8.39 10.5 14.2 – – – 8.39 10.5 14.2

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 17.71 8.6 36.3 17.92 8.8 38.2 12.10 7.7 15.5

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 29.42 6.4 36.0 29.68 6.5 37.5 20.13 8.6 15.2

Librarians ........................................................... 29.60 7.4 36.4 29.85 7.5 37.8 20.47 10.5 15.2

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 30.70 6.4 35.5 31.29 6.8 40.4 24.38 21.0 15.5

Economists ........................................................ 34.32 8.3 41.5 34.32 8.3 41.5 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 23.20 8.0 27.8 22.78 8.6 38.6 24.38 21.0 15.7

Social scientists, n.e.c. ...................................... 34.19 2.4 37.2 34.19 2.4 38.5 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 17.11 2.8 35.5 17.25 2.8 39.6 15.86 8.6 18.1

Social workers ................................................... 17.73 3.1 35.8 17.59 3.2 39.1 19.75 5.3 16.2

Recreation workers ............................................ 11.68 7.4 29.2 13.24 7.6 40.0 9.44 12.8 21.0

Clergy ................................................................ 15.98 12.8 45.8 15.74 13.2 48.8 – – –

Religious workers, n.e.c. .................................... 18.60 13.4 33.6 18.74 15.5 37.9 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 56.29 4.4 41.7 56.19 4.4 42.6 60.60 20.4 21.9

Lawyers ............................................................. 56.29 4.4 41.7 56.19 4.4 42.6 60.60 20.4 21.9

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 24.18 3.7 34.4 25.24 3.7 39.6 14.74 8.8 15.8

Technical writers ................................................ 35.36 14.8 39.8 35.83 14.7 40.2 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 20.84 4.2 36.4 21.68 3.6 39.6 12.42 16.6 19.9

Musicians and composers ................................. 39.45 15.7 19.4 39.06 20.3 37.3 41.40 24.1 5.8

Actors and directors ........................................... 32.15 17.1 36.3 33.13 17.8 40.5 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ...................................................... 17.74 6.8 36.4 18.66 5.4 39.4 – – –

Photographers ................................................... 17.04 12.5 36.3 17.13 12.0 40.4 16.37 32.5 21.3

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 14.82 16.3 27.8 16.35 19.9 40.8 11.62 12.1 16.7

Editors and reporters ......................................... 25.78 7.5 37.8 26.07 7.6 39.2 16.34 13.7 17.6

Public relations specialists ................................. 24.74 7.0 38.2 24.73 7.3 39.7 – – –

Announcers ........................................................ 30.05 27.6 26.8 40.13 29.5 40.0 8.54 10.8 15.8

Athletes .............................................................. 22.64 12.6 25.1 25.95 12.5 38.9 13.34 11.2 12.6

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 32.72 9.0 39.1 32.87 9.2 40.2 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 22.79 2.4 35.9 23.17 2.5 38.9 19.04 3.7 20.5

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 18.93 2.7 36.5 18.91 3.0 39.7 19.13 6.8 19.4

Dental hygienists ............................................... 32.11 4.0 27.1 32.09 4.0 33.5 32.15 8.2 19.2

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 15.49 4.5 34.8 15.59 4.7 39.2 14.55 25.1 17.1

Radiological technicians .................................... 24.04 2.5 34.6 24.25 2.8 39.3 22.22 4.6 17.3

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 17.79 1.7 33.9 17.82 1.9 38.9 17.70 1.9 22.5

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 16.37 2.3 33.9 16.59 2.3 39.6 14.91 5.2 17.7

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 24.05 12.0 39.7 24.03 12.2 40.3 25.57 18.6 19.4

Industrial engineering technicians ..................... 24.21 5.6 40.1 24.21 5.6 40.1 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians .................. 22.64 4.4 40.0 22.78 4.3 40.2 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 26.00 5.6 39.6 25.77 5.5 40.4 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 21.99 2.7 39.9 21.94 2.8 40.1 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians .................. 19.61 11.9 40.0 19.61 11.9 40.0 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 18.46 5.3 39.1 18.94 5.7 39.8 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 21.96 6.4 39.7 21.96 6.4 39.7 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 21.79 10.1 39.6 21.90 10.5 40.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-2. Private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Technical –Continued

Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ $95.50 12.8 23.5 $97.51 13.0 23.5 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ......................... 13.33 10.1 32.4 13.91 13.2 38.9 $10.64 20.0 18.0

Computer programmers ..................................... 31.51 3.1 39.4 31.45 3.2 40.6 33.13 7.9 21.1

Tool programmers, numerical control ................ 23.35 7.4 40.0 23.35 7.4 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 22.51 4.1 38.0 22.78 4.2 38.7 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 20.45 6.4 38.8 21.13 6.0 40.1 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 34.21 2.2 40.0 34.31 2.2 40.5 26.65 4.9 21.7

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 38.54 2.8 40.6 38.62 2.7 40.8 29.80 11.4 26.5

Financial managers ........................................... 40.56 2.8 40.5 40.47 2.8 40.6 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 31.23 7.7 40.0 31.26 7.8 40.1 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 35.06 8.4 40.3 35.06 8.4 40.3 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 45.42 4.2 41.1 45.40 4.3 41.2 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 27.73 4.7 39.1 27.58 4.8 39.6 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 35.79 3.5 39.9 35.76 3.5 40.2 37.47 15.7 28.1

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 21.12 7.5 44.5 21.18 7.5 44.6 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 20.96 4.4 39.3 21.67 4.3 39.9 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 30.80 8.2 37.9 31.11 8.6 39.0 24.00 10.4 23.4

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 41.29 4.7 40.9 41.30 4.7 40.9 34.72 19.8 24.9

Management related .............................................. 27.78 1.2 39.2 27.84 1.2 40.2 24.90 4.4 19.7

Accountants and auditors .................................. 25.94 2.2 38.5 25.90 2.2 40.1 26.67 8.4 20.4

Underwriters ...................................................... 27.41 5.7 39.0 27.41 5.7 39.0 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 32.78 3.8 39.8 32.91 3.8 40.2 23.26 15.1 22.8

Management analysts ........................................ 31.96 4.9 40.0 32.00 5.0 40.1 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 25.81 4.3 37.8 25.93 4.4 39.9 20.46 7.5 10.9

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products .. 23.95 16.5 39.6 23.95 16.5 39.6 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 27.18 3.8 40.4 27.18 3.8 40.4 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 27.37 4.7 40.5 27.36 4.7 40.5 – – –

Business and promotional agents ...................... 23.34 5.8 39.4 23.34 5.8 39.4 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 24.11 12.0 38.9 24.77 11.1 40.1 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 25.73 6.9 40.9 25.86 7.0 41.1 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 26.29 2.7 39.5 26.31 2.7 40.1 25.66 10.9 25.2

Sales ............................................................................. 15.33 1.5 32.4 17.85 1.7 40.1 8.13 .8 20.9

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 20.49 3.5 41.1 20.62 3.6 41.5 9.78 14.4 22.4

Insurance sales .................................................. 23.06 8.5 39.3 23.09 8.5 39.7 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 21.37 14.8 36.2 22.06 14.7 40.2 10.39 14.2 14.1

Securities and financial services sales .............. 41.04 7.0 39.1 41.38 7.0 39.7 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 20.48 10.3 38.9 20.61 10.5 39.4 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 23.98 7.8 37.4 25.32 6.3 40.3 8.74 4.9 20.4

Sales engineers ................................................. 37.71 9.1 40.3 38.11 9.5 41.6 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 26.89 3.3 39.9 27.09 3.5 40.4 10.60 7.5 19.8

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 21.98 6.1 42.0 21.91 6.3 44.0 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 10.43 8.8 25.0 13.10 14.4 37.5 7.64 3.1 18.5

Sales workers, shoes ......................................... 9.02 10.0 21.5 10.88 12.3 37.3 8.17 11.2 18.0

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 12.34 5.6 29.1 15.24 6.1 41.3 8.94 3.1 21.6

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ... 10.84 6.9 30.5 11.93 8.3 39.3 8.98 3.6 22.0

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 12.86 5.0 35.9 13.70 5.6 40.7 10.12 3.0 25.8

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 13.99 3.0 35.4 14.83 2.9 40.5 8.18 3.2 19.0

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 11.74 3.1 30.0 13.42 3.2 39.3 8.18 2.2 19.9

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 9.62 4.5 31.3 10.57 5.3 39.5 7.38 2.0 21.0

Cashiers ............................................................. 8.67 1.4 28.4 9.47 2.0 39.3 7.81 .9 21.8

Street and door-to-door sales workers .............. 17.96 13.5 31.8 19.92 18.3 38.5 – – –

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. 14.67 13.1 24.6 17.17 15.1 39.9 10.46 10.9 14.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-2. Private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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 support, n.e.c. .......................................... $13.52 7.7 32.3 $15.73 8.0 39.6 $7.88 3.7 22.0

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 14.44 .7 36.5 14.75 .8 39.5 11.43 1.3 21.1

Supervisors, general office ................................ 20.90 2.5 39.5 20.91 2.5 39.5 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 23.17 3.3 40.1 23.17 3.3 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 20.53 5.4 40.7 20.53 5.4 40.7 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 16.66 3.8 39.2 16.71 3.8 39.8 – – –

Peripheral equipment operators ........................ 13.91 9.6 32.8 13.68 8.9 39.4 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 16.95 1.2 37.1 17.13 1.2 39.1 14.45 3.9 22.3

Stenographers ................................................... 16.69 5.0 33.7 16.49 5.7 38.6 17.56 6.0 21.5

Typists ............................................................... 15.86 5.6 36.2 15.79 5.9 39.5 16.32 14.8 23.7

Interviewers ....................................................... 11.81 4.5 31.4 12.42 4.2 39.4 9.61 6.7 18.3

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 9.17 1.8 36.3 9.23 1.9 39.2 8.67 4.1 22.6

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 15.17 3.4 35.2 15.13 3.7 39.5 15.36 3.7 23.2

Receptionists ..................................................... 11.79 1.6 34.2 12.06 1.7 39.4 10.11 4.7 18.6

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 13.63 2.7 38.5 13.80 2.8 39.6 10.25 5.2 24.2

Classified ad clerks ............................................ 13.00 6.0 37.7 13.10 5.8 38.8 – – –

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 13.96 4.0 40.0 13.96 4.0 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 14.40 3.2 37.9 14.71 3.1 39.9 10.45 7.2 23.1

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 16.36 2.5 39.1 16.42 2.5 39.7 13.78 13.1 21.9

Library clerks ..................................................... 12.44 7.8 30.0 13.05 5.7 37.7 10.71 16.3 19.0

File clerks ........................................................... 10.70 2.2 32.4 11.01 2.8 39.5 9.71 3.9 20.5

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 14.01 2.8 38.2 14.11 2.9 39.4 11.97 6.2 23.6

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 14.83 1.5 36.5 15.02 1.6 39.5 12.47 2.3 18.8

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 16.40 2.6 34.6 16.68 2.3 39.7 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 13.34 1.9 37.9 13.34 2.0 39.5 13.37 6.9 21.6

Cost and rate clerks ........................................... 13.39 9.3 40.3 13.39 9.3 40.3 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine

operators .......................................................... 13.35 4.4 33.6 13.84 6.0 38.9 11.20 2.8 21.1

Duplicating machine operators .......................... 12.48 9.4 38.2 12.56 9.6 39.9 10.08 8.2 16.3

Mail preparing and paper handling machine

operators .......................................................... 12.26 6.7 39.2 12.35 6.6 39.7 – – –

Office machine operators, n.e.c. ........................ 11.05 4.0 39.3 11.10 3.9 40.0 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 12.38 5.7 36.1 12.82 5.6 39.1 9.58 3.5 24.3

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 11.96 6.0 34.6 12.33 7.2 39.1 10.35 4.1 23.3

Messengers ....................................................... 9.64 8.0 31.7 9.68 10.0 39.2 9.54 8.9 20.9

Dispatchers ........................................................ 15.63 5.0 39.3 15.83 5.1 40.6 9.63 4.0 19.7

Production coordinators ..................................... 18.77 3.7 40.0 18.77 3.7 40.1 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 13.87 2.0 38.7 13.94 2.1 39.9 12.02 8.5 21.8

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 12.74 1.8 34.6 13.26 2.0 39.8 9.97 5.7 20.3

Meter readers .................................................... 17.41 7.7 34.8 17.71 8.1 40.0 – – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 14.69 8.0 36.4 15.20 8.2 40.0 – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 15.22 4.9 36.1 15.92 4.8 39.6 10.10 11.0 22.0

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... – – – – – – 8.78 2.4 20.6

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 19.44 3.5 37.5 19.60 3.5 39.0 15.91 12.9 20.5

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 15.66 3.6 38.1 15.86 3.8 39.8 12.47 6.1 23.3

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 13.44 4.8 39.4 13.51 4.9 39.5 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 14.33 7.5 38.2 14.44 7.8 39.3 11.82 16.1 23.7

General office clerks .......................................... 13.22 1.2 35.2 13.57 1.3 39.2 10.95 2.8 21.1

Bank tellers ........................................................ 10.94 1.3 33.8 11.20 1.5 39.6 10.09 1.7 22.7

Proofreaders ...................................................... 11.86 12.6 34.3 13.82 9.0 40.0 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 12.04 1.6 36.3 11.94 1.5 39.1 12.82 8.9 23.1

Statistical clerks ................................................. 14.37 5.6 37.6 14.86 5.4 39.4 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 10.37 7.0 29.6 10.01 8.1 37.8 11.20 11.1 19.8

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 14.61 1.5 36.8 14.93 1.5 39.4 11.37 3.4 21.9

Blue collar ........................................................................ 15.75 1.0 38.1 16.15 1.0 40.1 9.38 1.5 21.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-2. Private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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 ...................... $19.93 0.9 39.6 $20.03 1.0 40.0 $12.62 7.0 21.2

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 24.68 2.8 40.6 24.76 2.8 40.9 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 18.40 3.1 39.1 18.66 3.0 40.4 9.60 5.4 18.8

Automobile mechanic apprentices ..................... 13.81 9.7 40.6 13.81 9.7 40.6 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 19.21 3.0 39.1 19.34 3.0 40.2 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 27.35 8.7 40.2 27.35 8.7 40.2 – – –

Small engine repairers ....................................... 15.41 5.8 39.9 15.43 5.8 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .............. 16.28 4.5 40.1 16.33 4.5 40.3 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ..................... 24.76 4.0 40.0 24.77 4.0 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 19.40 3.5 39.6 19.47 3.6 40.0 – – –

Farm equipment mechanics .............................. 15.44 7.5 41.8 15.50 7.5 41.9 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 21.30 2.1 39.9 21.30 2.1 39.9 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 16.14 4.9 39.9 16.13 4.9 39.9 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 22.07 2.6 39.1 22.08 2.8 40.1 21.74 15.6 16.9

Data processing equipment repairers ................ 20.76 14.8 38.4 21.03 15.0 39.4 – – –

Household appliance and power tool repairers 16.22 5.8 40.4 16.22 5.8 40.4 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 25.24 4.8 40.0 25.24 4.8 40.0 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .................... 23.71 3.4 39.8 23.85 3.5 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 18.55 3.5 39.9 18.47 3.5 40.0 – – –

Office machine repairers .................................... 17.36 8.7 39.0 17.46 8.7 40.0 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 21.09 7.1 40.0 21.09 7.1 40.0 – – –

Elevator installers and repairers ........................ 38.94 14.6 40.0 38.94 14.6 40.0 – – –

Millwrights .......................................................... 22.30 6.3 40.0 22.30 6.3 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 16.78 2.9 39.5 16.87 3.0 39.9 10.90 15.3 22.3

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... 24.41 6.0 40.4 24.41 6.0 40.4 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 32.67 3.9 40.1 32.67 3.9 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and

plasterers ......................................................... 23.54 7.8 40.9 23.54 7.8 40.9 – – –

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ...................................................... 27.39 8.5 40.0 27.39 8.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 22.51 6.6 40.5 22.54 6.6 40.5 – – –

Brickmasons and stonemasons ......................... 26.27 9.2 39.3 26.49 9.0 39.9 – – –

Tile setters, hard and soft .................................. 17.92 13.5 38.8 17.92 13.5 38.8 – – –

Carpet installers ................................................. 24.45 12.9 40.0 24.45 12.9 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 19.68 4.9 39.6 19.64 4.9 39.9 – – –

Carpenter apprentices ....................................... 17.18 13.6 40.0 17.18 13.6 40.0 – – –

Drywall installers ................................................ 17.98 6.9 39.9 17.98 6.9 39.9 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 26.12 3.3 39.6 26.10 3.3 39.8 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 14.61 3.5 39.8 14.61 3.5 39.8 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 26.66 3.8 40.0 26.66 3.8 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 15.93 3.9 39.5 15.96 4.0 39.8 – – –

Plasterers ........................................................... 15.15 3.0 39.3 15.15 3.0 39.3 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 24.73 7.0 39.9 24.73 7.0 39.9 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 14.46 4.7 40.0 14.46 4.7 40.0 – – –

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ......................... 18.39 6.9 39.7 18.44 6.9 40.0 – – –

Glaziers .............................................................. 16.58 11.6 38.7 16.39 11.7 40.0 – – –

Insulation workers .............................................. 18.91 8.9 40.0 18.91 8.9 40.0 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

operators .......................................................... 16.51 13.6 41.2 16.51 13.6 41.2 – – –

Roofers .............................................................. 16.25 7.4 39.3 16.21 7.5 39.6 – – –

Sheet metal duct installers ................................. 24.07 12.8 40.0 24.07 12.8 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 24.17 12.7 40.0 24.17 12.7 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 18.40 6.8 39.4 18.36 6.9 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, extractive ...................................... 24.40 19.4 41.3 24.40 19.4 41.3 – – –

Drillers, oil well ................................................... 25.02 17.8 47.4 25.02 17.8 47.4 – – –

Mining machine operators ................................. 18.57 9.3 40.0 18.57 9.3 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 22.19 2.0 40.5 22.22 2.0 40.5 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 23.94 2.0 40.0 23.94 2.0 40.0 – – –

Tool and die maker apprentices ........................ 17.92 7.4 40.0 17.92 7.4 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-2. Private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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 assemblers, metal .............................. $20.65 6.1 39.8 $20.72 6.1 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 19.88 1.9 40.0 19.88 1.9 40.0 – – –

Boilermakers ...................................................... 19.77 9.8 40.0 19.77 9.8 40.0 – – –

Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ... 16.20 9.1 39.8 16.20 9.1 39.8 – – –

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal ........... 21.41 8.9 40.0 21.41 8.9 40.0 – – –

Layout workers .................................................. 18.46 16.0 40.0 18.46 16.0 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 17.80 10.1 39.0 17.80 10.1 39.0 – – –

Sheet metal worker apprentices ........................ 14.13 6.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Patternmakers and modelmakers, wood ........... 18.14 11.4 40.0 18.14 11.4 40.0 – – –

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .............. 12.81 7.0 38.1 13.06 6.7 39.9 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers ............................. 12.04 6.8 38.0 12.13 7.0 40.0 – – –

Dressmakers ...................................................... 12.53 7.7 36.5 12.48 7.8 37.7 – – –

Tailors ................................................................ 16.94 18.9 30.0 17.63 20.4 37.9 – – –

Upholsterers ...................................................... 15.05 11.5 40.0 15.05 11.5 40.0 – – –

Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers ..... 14.21 14.3 40.0 14.21 14.3 40.0 – – –

Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters ...... 18.27 9.1 36.4 18.63 11.4 40.0 – – –

Dental laboratory and medical appliance

technicians ....................................................... 15.21 2.8 39.9 15.21 2.8 39.9 – – –

Bookbinders ....................................................... 15.45 10.5 39.6 15.45 10.5 39.6 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 13.93 3.5 39.6 13.99 3.7 39.9 $11.98 9.6 30.4

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ 14.25 12.5 39.9 14.25 12.5 39.9 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 12.10 3.9 37.3 12.35 3.8 39.7 8.96 14.7 20.9

Bakers ................................................................ 11.74 5.2 34.3 12.25 5.8 39.2 9.61 4.0 22.6

Food batchmakers ............................................. 13.16 4.8 38.9 13.27 4.9 39.8 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 19.94 4.5 39.4 20.22 4.1 40.4 – – –

Precision inspectors, testers, and related

workers, n.e.c. ................................................. 23.35 10.4 40.0 23.35 10.4 40.0 – – –

Adjusters and calibrators ................................... 20.79 11.0 36.3 20.79 11.0 36.3 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 18.49 10.8 40.0 18.49 10.8 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators ........................................ 28.40 3.8 40.0 28.40 3.8 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers .......................................... 23.92 5.5 37.4 23.99 5.6 39.7 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 24.03 4.7 39.5 24.03 4.7 39.5 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 14.17 1.3 39.0 14.31 1.4 39.8 9.38 2.7 23.7

Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators ..... 17.41 3.7 40.0 17.41 3.7 40.0 – – –

Lathe and turning-machine operators ................ 15.88 6.1 39.0 16.12 6.2 40.0 – – –

Milling and planing machine operators .............. 16.14 6.9 40.0 16.14 6.9 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 13.73 7.5 37.5 14.04 6.7 39.9 – – –

Rolling machine operators ................................. 16.65 11.4 39.9 16.65 11.4 39.9 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ............... 14.22 8.0 39.6 14.25 8.1 39.9 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 13.52 2.5 39.2 13.60 2.7 40.0 – – –

Forging machine operators ................................ 12.93 10.3 40.0 12.93 10.3 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ................ 16.82 3.1 40.2 16.82 3.1 40.2 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 15.38 4.3 39.2 15.65 4.0 39.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 13.41 3.6 39.4 13.46 3.6 39.8 – – –

Metal plating machine operators ........................ 14.49 7.8 39.8 14.49 7.8 39.8 – – –

Heat treating equipment operators .................... 15.95 5.2 40.0 15.95 5.2 40.0 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators .......................................................... 12.15 7.3 39.8 12.20 7.1 40.0 – – –

Sawing machine operators ................................ 11.11 4.9 39.9 11.11 4.9 39.9 – – –

Shaping and joining machine operators ............ 13.69 2.8 40.0 13.69 2.8 40.0 – – –

Nailing and tacking machine operators .............. 10.46 10.9 39.0 10.46 10.9 39.0 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 17.02 2.9 39.3 17.01 2.9 39.5 – – –

Photoengravers and lithographers ..................... 16.56 5.9 37.3 16.66 6.3 39.4 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ............................. 14.83 6.5 33.1 15.73 5.8 39.6 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ........... 12.60 7.1 39.4 12.61 7.1 39.6 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators .......................................................... 12.23 5.8 40.0 12.23 5.8 40.0 – – –

Textile cutting machine operators ...................... 10.92 4.7 38.7 10.92 4.7 38.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-2. Private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... $10.40 8.3 38.6 $10.53 9.2 39.4 – – –

Pressing machine operators .............................. 9.47 5.1 38.1 9.46 5.4 38.8 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 9.80 6.0 37.4 9.97 5.9 39.3 $7.64 6.6 23.2

Cementing and gluing machine operators ......... 12.35 8.1 40.0 12.35 8.1 40.0 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 14.14 4.5 39.3 14.43 4.0 39.9 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 13.83 3.8 39.6 13.83 3.8 39.6 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 15.48 4.2 39.5 15.57 4.1 39.8 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators .......................................................... 19.56 5.4 39.9 19.56 5.4 39.9 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 11.65 8.0 39.9 11.65 8.0 39.9 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 15.52 4.4 39.6 15.48 4.4 40.1 – – –

Roasting and baking machine operators, food .. 14.48 7.8 36.2 14.04 7.8 40.0 – – –

Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine

operators .......................................................... 16.06 23.1 30.9 16.81 22.6 40.0 – – –

Folding machine operators ................................ 13.02 16.8 38.8 13.02 16.8 38.8 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 15.24 6.3 39.9 15.24 6.3 39.9 – – –

Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... 15.57 11.9 39.9 15.57 11.9 39.9 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... 13.85 2.9 39.7 14.08 2.7 39.6 – – –

Motion picture projectionists .............................. 13.99 36.1 29.2 – – – – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 10.64 6.0 31.9 11.47 7.8 39.5 8.06 3.8 20.0

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 14.61 2.5 39.3 14.71 2.6 39.8 10.03 5.3 25.0

Welders and cutters ........................................... 15.69 2.3 39.8 15.69 2.3 39.8 – – –

Solderers and brazers ....................................... 12.08 8.7 36.9 12.17 9.0 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 14.95 2.0 39.4 15.06 2.0 39.9 10.21 5.3 25.2

Hand cutting and trimming ................................. 11.42 11.4 37.4 11.81 10.8 40.0 – – –

Hand molding, casting, and forming .................. 11.67 8.3 39.2 11.73 8.3 40.0 – – –

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ............. 11.82 6.3 36.8 12.24 4.7 39.7 – – –

Hand engraving and printing .............................. 16.75 26.4 38.2 16.75 26.4 38.2 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... 12.66 5.8 38.8 12.80 5.8 39.6 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 14.05 4.6 39.5 14.12 4.7 39.8 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 15.18 5.0 39.8 15.19 5.0 39.8 – – –

Production samplers and weighers .................... 13.31 8.0 36.5 13.78 8.2 40.0 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............ 11.91 6.2 40.0 11.91 6.2 40.0 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ...................................... – – – 12.33 8.1 39.9 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 15.10 1.8 38.1 15.53 1.8 41.2 10.08 4.4 20.3

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 18.50 6.4 41.3 18.58 6.4 41.4 – – –

Truckdrivers ....................................................... 15.20 2.4 40.9 15.31 2.4 42.2 11.93 7.1 20.2

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 13.01 9.5 32.1 15.73 6.2 40.6 7.37 8.4 22.5

Busdrivers .......................................................... 12.91 6.5 29.2 13.15 10.0 39.2 12.62 4.0 22.3

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 8.93 6.5 26.7 8.93 8.4 39.1 8.92 5.3 14.0

Parking lot attendants ........................................ 8.01 10.6 23.8 7.57 9.6 40.0 8.33 17.1 18.4

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 9.62 5.7 26.8 11.44 5.7 39.4 7.03 5.3 18.4

Railroad conductors and yardmasters ............... 25.68 22.6 43.6 25.68 22.6 43.6 – – –

Locomotive operating ........................................ 28.94 23.1 43.0 28.94 23.1 43.0 – – –

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators ..... 30.28 5.9 40.0 30.28 5.9 40.0 – – –

Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. ............................. 21.64 4.0 40.0 21.64 4.0 40.0 – – –

Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats .. 18.85 14.8 49.1 19.15 15.2 50.0 – – –

Sailors and deckhands ...................................... 11.80 7.0 41.7 11.39 6.4 46.5 – – –

Marine engineers ............................................... 21.37 20.9 42.7 21.37 20.9 42.7 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 22.77 3.5 40.2 22.77 3.5 40.2 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 23.50 10.4 38.8 23.50 10.4 38.8 – – –

Hoist and winch operators ................................. 12.12 19.6 39.9 12.12 19.6 39.9 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 16.66 6.2 39.9 16.64 6.2 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 16.94 4.6 39.7 16.99 4.6 39.9 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ............... 16.36 6.1 39.9 16.36 6.1 39.9 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 14.18 1.9 39.4 14.23 1.8 39.9 11.59 11.1 25.1

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 16.67 6.1 38.2 16.91 6.3 40.1 12.90 10.4 21.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-2. Private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... $11.43 1.5 35.1 $11.94 1.7 39.9 $8.67 1.6 21.3

Nursery workers ................................................. 10.28 11.6 36.1 11.53 8.9 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 24.39 7.3 40.9 24.39 7.3 40.9 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 10.75 4.3 35.9 11.17 4.7 39.5 8.70 3.4 25.0

Animal caretakers, except farm ......................... 10.81 10.9 36.0 11.29 10.2 39.8 7.02 5.9 20.7

Inspectors, agricultural products ........................ 9.79 16.4 39.0 10.05 15.9 39.7 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 19.77 6.4 39.7 19.80 6.7 41.3 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 11.28 3.6 34.0 11.64 3.8 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 12.48 3.7 38.5 12.51 3.8 39.9 11.49 7.7 20.2

Construction laborers ......................................... 14.72 4.3 39.1 14.69 4.6 39.8 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 11.29 3.2 37.7 11.44 2.9 39.7 8.66 6.2 20.5

Garbage collectors ............................................. 9.27 6.7 46.6 9.30 7.0 47.7 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 9.84 1.7 29.1 11.26 1.9 39.4 7.70 1.1 20.8

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 10.87 2.5 39.1 10.90 2.5 39.8 9.66 9.7 23.2

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 12.54 2.2 34.1 12.93 2.4 39.8 10.95 3.1 21.6

Garage and service station related .................... 9.04 3.7 37.0 8.98 3.6 40.1 9.62 16.5 22.1

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 9.61 4.0 34.2 10.00 3.8 40.0 7.71 5.3 20.2

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 9.63 4.9 36.9 9.79 5.5 39.6 7.98 3.8 21.9

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 10.69 2.4 36.4 11.07 2.5 39.9 7.90 3.1 21.8

Service .............................................................................. 9.38 .9 30.6 10.20 1.5 38.6 7.39 .9 20.5

Protective service .................................................. 10.76 2.5 33.5 10.94 2.9 39.5 9.91 4.7 19.2

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 17.11 11.4 39.3 17.12 11.4 39.4 – – –

Guards and police, except public service .......... 10.33 2.2 34.0 10.36 2.4 39.4 10.20 6.0 19.7

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 8.71 2.5 25.8 9.41 3.0 39.3 7.97 3.4 19.0

Food service .......................................................... 7.75 1.0 28.4 8.74 1.5 38.5 6.39 1.0 20.9

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 5.12 2.2 26.0 5.33 2.8 36.9 4.90 2.6 20.1

Bartenders ......................................................... 6.82 3.0 26.4 7.03 4.6 37.0 6.57 3.9 19.9

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 4.53 3.1 25.9 4.69 4.4 36.6 4.38 3.3 20.3

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 6.18 3.7 26.1 6.47 6.2 38.3 5.87 2.7 19.2

Other food service ............................................... 8.86 .9 29.6 9.91 1.1 39.1 7.20 .8 21.3

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 13.72 2.8 40.0 14.01 2.8 42.2 9.78 10.8 23.2

Cooks ................................................................. 9.80 1.5 34.2 10.29 1.5 39.0 7.92 1.9 23.3

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 8.22 1.4 28.5 9.05 2.4 39.1 7.34 1.8 22.2

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 7.85 1.6 26.5 8.63 1.9 38.2 7.07 1.2 20.3

Health service ........................................................ 10.90 1.3 33.2 11.17 1.2 38.5 9.73 3.2 20.9

Dental assistants ............................................... 15.39 3.5 34.1 15.42 3.6 35.4 14.90 12.6 22.6

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 11.67 2.9 33.9 11.93 3.1 39.2 10.43 3.0 20.7

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ........... 10.26 1.4 33.0 10.49 1.2 38.6 9.39 3.5 20.9

Cleaning and building service ................................ 10.61 3.1 33.8 11.09 3.1 39.4 8.35 3.5 20.3

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 16.95 4.0 39.5 16.98 4.0 39.8 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 8.76 3.0 34.8 8.80 3.3 38.9 8.47 5.3 21.5

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 10.67 4.6 32.7 11.32 4.4 39.5 8.25 3.6 20.0

Pest control ........................................................ 14.21 9.8 39.6 14.06 9.6 39.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-2. Private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected occupations,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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 .................................................... $10.13 5.2 30.1 $10.66 8.2 37.5 $8.56 2.2 19.0

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 14.75 6.4 39.4 14.76 6.5 40.1 14.21 7.2 18.8

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ....................... 12.48 8.8 28.9 13.05 10.0 38.0 11.28 14.8 19.2

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities 7.16 2.7 34.1 7.22 3.1 39.9 6.86 5.0 19.8

Guides ............................................................... 13.17 8.6 28.6 13.90 6.0 38.7 10.63 15.1 15.0

Ushers ............................................................... 7.53 6.6 17.0 – – – 7.33 6.4 16.4

Public transportation attendants ........................ 32.00 5.4 19.2 33.37 4.6 19.1 13.74 40.7 19.7

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 7.90 5.2 38.0 7.86 5.5 38.5 9.44 13.8 23.4

Welfare service aides ........................................ 9.58 5.9 30.6 11.12 3.2 39.2 7.51 7.2 23.6

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 8.53 3.7 32.6 8.66 4.4 38.8 8.13 5.2 22.3

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ................................... 8.69 2.9 29.4 8.80 3.1 39.3 8.45 5.1 18.3

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 10.86 4.5 25.3 11.61 5.8 39.3 9.57 3.8 15.7

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 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected between December 2004 and

January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 2-3. State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005

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 .......................................................................................... $23.31 0.9 36.8 $23.73 0.9 38.8 $15.80 2.6 19.1

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 23.34 .9 36.8 23.75 1.0 38.8 15.88 2.6 19.1

White collar ...................................................................... 26.32 .9 36.5 26.64 .9 38.2 19.32 3.5 18.5

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 26.38 .9 36.6 26.68 .9 38.2 19.57 3.5 18.4

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 31.25 .9 36.1 31.49 .9 37.8 25.41 4.1 16.9

Professional specialty ................................................ 32.54 .9 35.9 32.77 1.0 37.6 26.22 3.4 16.1

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 31.17 2.6 39.2 31.22 2.6 39.4 – – –

Architects ........................................................... 35.57 3.4 37.8 35.62 3.4 37.9 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 32.45 3.2 39.4 32.45 3.2 39.4 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 33.35 8.8 40.2 33.35 8.8 40.2 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 25.06 8.7 40.0 25.06 8.7 40.0 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 30.21 8.7 34.9 – – – – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 29.12 4.6 39.6 29.12 4.6 39.6 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 28.49 4.2 39.6 28.50 4.2 39.6 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 28.66 4.2 39.6 28.66 4.2 39.6 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 23.27 5.7 39.6 23.27 5.7 39.9 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 32.57 4.0 40.0 32.57 4.0 40.0 – – –

Geologists and geodesists ................................. 27.17 17.4 40.0 27.17 17.4 40.0 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... 23.78 6.3 40.0 23.78 6.3 40.0 – – –

Agricultural and food scientists .......................... 26.43 6.6 40.0 26.43 6.6 40.0 – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 21.04 8.4 39.2 21.08 8.5 39.4 – – –

Forestry and conservation scientists ................. 21.13 11.6 40.0 21.13 11.6 40.0 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 22.41 7.6 39.4 22.36 7.8 40.0 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 28.71 3.2 37.0 28.51 3.2 39.6 30.71 6.6 22.4

Physicians .......................................................... 35.56 14.3 42.8 34.83 14.6 44.5 60.59 8.8 18.1

Registered nurses .............................................. 27.06 2.5 36.0 26.68 2.1 39.0 29.94 7.3 22.9

Pharmacists ....................................................... 39.21 6.3 36.9 39.12 6.5 39.4 – – –

Dietitians ............................................................ 21.07 3.7 36.8 20.99 3.8 39.4 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 22.64 6.1 31.3 24.15 5.3 37.6 – – –

Occupational therapists ..................................... 27.92 8.2 36.1 27.83 9.1 38.5 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 32.57 9.4 36.1 32.65 10.4 38.1 – – –

Speech therapists .............................................. 31.49 7.4 36.8 31.43 7.6 37.3 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 22.37 7.5 37.5 22.56 7.8 39.1 – – –

Physicians’ assistants ........................................ 32.66 15.3 38.0 – – – – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 42.72 3.5 35.4 43.16 3.4 39.5 35.24 4.6 12.9

Earth, environmental, and marine science

teachers ........................................................... 54.65 13.1 36.6 54.91 13.4 39.9 – – –

Biological science teachers ............................... 36.40 6.7 38.2 36.66 7.1 39.3 – – –

Chemistry teachers ............................................ 33.56 3.3 42.4 33.56 3.3 42.4 – – –

Natural science teachers, n.e.c. ........................ 37.98 11.6 37.1 40.06 10.0 39.6 – – –

Psychology teachers .......................................... 37.24 12.3 37.1 37.33 12.5 39.6 – – –

History teachers ................................................. 47.03 8.9 37.2 46.27 10.9 40.3 – – –

Political science teachers .................................. 33.73 11.3 37.3 33.60 11.5 38.6 – – –

Sociology teachers ............................................ 50.25 17.9 37.5 50.36 17.9 39.1 – – –

Social science teachers, n.e.c. .......................... 44.95 7.3 39.5 44.92 7.4 40.0 – – –

Engineering teachers ......................................... 58.71 13.8 39.9 59.54 14.1 42.3 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ......................... 41.14 13.4 33.6 41.71 12.9 38.3 32.32 20.0 11.6

Computer science teachers ............................... 46.88 13.2 32.5 50.36 9.8 37.4 40.17 1.7 26.0

Medical science teachers .................................. 47.25 11.9 41.5 47.39 12.1 49.2 – – –

Health specialties teachers ................................ 36.09 5.5 35.3 36.17 5.7 37.3 32.57 13.4 10.5

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 44.61 18.1 37.8 44.59 18.3 39.4 – – –

Agriculture and forestry teachers ....................... 55.12 23.5 34.6 55.12 23.5 34.6 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 34.35 12.6 36.0 34.15 12.9 38.7 39.38 11.0 13.2

Physical education teachers .............................. 44.71 7.3 21.3 – – – – – –

Education teachers ............................................ 38.63 13.0 37.5 38.62 13.1 38.5 – – –

English teachers ................................................ 48.11 12.4 34.8 48.63 12.4 37.8 35.08 6.4 11.7

Foreign language teachers ................................ 30.01 25.0 38.2 29.31 26.0 42.4 – – –

Theology teachers ............................................. 39.82 7.1 40.0 39.86 7.2 40.9 – – –

Trade and industrial teachers ............................ 37.73 5.1 34.9 38.52 5.3 37.4 27.54 10.7 18.7

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 41.56 3.3 32.9 42.18 3.4 38.8 34.20 5.1 11.7

Teachers, except college and university ................ 33.70 1.1 35.1 34.06 1.1 36.5 20.17 4.8 14.3

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 30.35 3.1 35.3 30.68 3.3 37.4 24.23 9.7 17.8

Elementary school teachers .............................. 34.32 1.3 36.2 34.36 1.3 36.5 27.04 8.0 16.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-3. State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Teachers, except college and university

–Continued

Secondary school teachers ............................... $33.38 2.0 36.8 $33.38 2.0 36.9 $32.49 6.8 19.5

Teachers, special education .............................. 36.11 3.4 35.3 36.08 3.4 35.4 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 34.56 3.0 32.6 35.19 3.0 35.8 22.89 16.0 12.3

Substitute teachers ............................................ 12.93 4.5 15.6 11.76 10.1 32.7 13.32 4.1 13.3

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 33.31 4.9 36.6 33.48 4.9 37.3 28.37 19.8 23.2

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 26.85 3.2 37.2 27.01 3.3 38.4 22.83 5.4 20.9

Librarians ........................................................... 27.41 3.1 37.1 27.59 3.2 38.3 23.05 4.9 21.0

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 31.50 7.2 37.5 31.49 7.3 38.3 31.85 12.1 14.2

Economists ........................................................ 27.72 8.7 40.0 27.72 8.7 40.0 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 35.77 6.7 37.1 35.83 6.8 37.6 32.90 12.4 21.0

Urban planners .................................................. 26.86 4.6 35.9 26.93 4.6 39.3 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 20.64 2.3 38.2 20.70 2.3 39.0 17.47 8.3 18.6

Social workers ................................................... 20.76 2.4 38.7 20.77 2.4 39.0 19.64 10.7 24.8

Recreation workers ............................................ 17.89 7.6 29.7 18.71 8.6 39.5 13.46 9.0 12.7

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 38.41 5.2 36.1 38.40 5.3 38.7 38.52 12.8 17.3

Lawyers ............................................................. 35.37 3.0 36.0 35.07 3.0 38.5 40.06 13.6 17.6

Judges ............................................................... 59.63 11.4 36.9 61.38 11.1 39.8 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 28.73 10.6 36.1 29.14 11.3 39.7 24.53 17.1 18.8

Designers ........................................................... 17.88 10.5 37.5 18.27 10.7 39.8 – – –

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 20.29 9.0 27.4 – – – – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 20.84 14.1 38.3 – – – – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 25.96 10.5 39.3 25.98 10.5 39.4 – – –

Athletes .............................................................. 41.65 21.7 32.3 45.05 19.6 40.0 14.70 34.2 12.8

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 28.42 6.7 37.1 27.50 6.9 39.7 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 18.86 1.8 37.5 18.64 1.4 39.6 21.62 12.0 22.2

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 18.68 4.7 38.0 18.57 4.8 39.7 20.36 5.0 23.0

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 18.65 10.9 35.4 17.28 9.9 39.9 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 24.89 7.4 32.5 22.70 4.0 39.9 34.22 18.1 18.2

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 16.00 2.3 37.0 15.75 2.6 39.6 18.89 3.7 20.8

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 17.12 3.4 37.2 17.14 3.7 40.1 16.92 6.7 20.2

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 20.60 13.0 39.4 20.71 13.1 39.9 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 21.69 8.1 38.3 20.11 3.2 39.3 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 21.90 4.8 39.0 21.92 5.3 39.8 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians .................. 20.00 7.1 38.9 20.00 7.1 38.9 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 14.72 7.3 35.3 15.14 6.7 39.8 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 22.07 5.8 38.1 22.52 5.4 40.0 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 18.15 5.6 36.4 18.24 5.9 37.9 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ......................... 25.06 10.4 38.1 25.27 10.2 39.2 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 24.13 6.2 39.5 24.13 6.2 39.5 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 19.88 7.4 39.2 20.45 6.1 39.4 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 19.19 6.1 37.7 19.38 6.3 39.2 15.02 10.0 20.5

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 31.04 2.4 38.6 31.09 2.5 39.3 24.50 9.2 11.9

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 36.42 2.1 38.4 36.52 2.1 39.4 23.57 19.1 9.0

Legislators ......................................................... 13.69 25.3 12.7 11.99 43.7 38.1 15.66 28.3 7.1

Chief executives and general administrators,

public administration ........................................ 47.00 7.4 38.7 47.85 7.2 39.6 – – –

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 31.53 2.9 39.3 31.51 2.9 39.6 42.35 26.5 9.9

Financial managers ........................................... 44.97 16.9 39.3 44.97 16.9 39.3 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 41.98 6.4 39.7 41.98 6.4 39.7 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 41.20 18.2 39.5 41.20 18.2 39.5 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 32.43 10.5 39.5 32.43 10.5 39.5 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 42.29 4.1 39.0 42.32 4.1 39.3 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 32.01 9.2 39.2 32.01 9.2 39.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-3. State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. $21.10 11.7 39.1 $21.10 11.7 39.1 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 28.71 7.1 39.0 28.71 7.1 39.0 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 27.27 6.8 39.5 27.32 6.8 39.5 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 34.13 5.2 39.1 34.16 5.2 39.8 – – –

Management related .............................................. 23.39 2.4 38.9 23.37 2.4 39.2 $25.60 7.2 19.5

Accountants and auditors .................................. 23.06 3.2 38.9 23.07 3.2 39.3 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 27.52 7.5 38.3 27.47 7.6 38.3 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 23.71 6.7 38.4 23.47 6.6 39.4 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 23.06 4.4 38.9 23.03 4.4 39.0 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 17.82 11.3 39.9 17.82 11.3 39.9 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 24.62 4.4 38.6 24.53 4.5 39.4 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 20.77 2.4 38.6 20.79 2.4 39.0 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 25.27 4.5 39.2 25.29 4.5 39.4 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 13.75 6.6 33.3 15.00 6.5 39.0 9.64 8.8 22.5

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 16.01 6.3 39.6 16.01 6.3 39.6 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 22.12 13.6 38.2 22.12 13.6 38.2 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 11.05 19.8 30.9 – – – – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. 12.63 7.7 32.2 13.85 8.3 38.9 9.75 9.3 22.9

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 14.98 1.3 36.6 15.13 1.3 38.6 12.97 2.6 21.2

Supervisors, general office ................................ 18.93 3.6 39.4 18.93 3.6 39.5 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 22.06 6.5 37.8 22.06 6.5 37.8 – – –

Chief communications operators ....................... 21.72 6.2 40.0 21.72 6.2 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 20.94 9.1 39.8 20.94 9.1 39.8 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 15.81 7.1 39.5 15.82 7.2 39.6 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 15.81 2.7 38.5 15.86 2.8 39.0 12.34 3.7 20.8

Stenographers ................................................... 20.80 8.1 36.7 20.73 8.4 37.8 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 14.86 2.4 36.9 14.86 2.5 38.5 14.70 2.0 18.5

Interviewers ....................................................... 13.39 14.7 39.1 13.40 14.8 39.9 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 12.01 4.2 34.6 12.22 4.7 39.0 10.23 9.2 17.7

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 15.26 5.5 37.0 15.08 5.2 39.4 17.80 11.0 20.1

Order clerks ....................................................... 20.01 7.5 39.8 20.05 7.6 40.0 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 17.45 5.8 37.9 17.79 5.6 39.6 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 12.80 3.1 29.2 13.57 4.0 38.2 11.00 3.8 18.8

File clerks ........................................................... 12.24 6.1 37.3 12.32 6.4 39.2 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 14.05 3.7 38.0 14.15 3.8 39.1 12.61 14.0 26.5

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 15.36 2.7 38.2 15.37 2.7 39.1 14.90 9.3 16.0

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 18.32 4.4 39.1 18.32 4.4 39.1 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 14.49 9.3 38.7 14.46 9.7 40.0 – – –

Duplicating machine operators .......................... 11.91 13.4 39.9 11.91 13.4 39.9 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 11.91 8.4 35.2 11.99 9.1 39.1 – – –

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ... 14.08 9.9 32.8 – – – – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 10.64 14.2 39.6 10.65 14.4 39.8 – – –

Messengers ....................................................... 13.68 12.0 34.2 13.96 11.7 37.1 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 17.35 7.0 38.6 17.47 7.2 39.9 13.56 17.0 19.9

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 16.26 8.4 38.7 16.26 8.4 38.7 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 14.62 5.5 39.0 14.62 5.5 39.0 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 16.45 6.8 39.6 16.49 6.8 40.0 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 20.62 29.1 39.0 20.62 29.1 39.0 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 18.54 6.9 40.0 18.61 6.9 40.0 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 16.77 2.1 38.6 16.81 2.1 38.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-3. State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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 ................................. $16.53 6.3 39.9 $16.53 6.3 39.9 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 14.16 1.6 37.6 14.35 1.9 39.0 $10.93 11.9 22.8

Data entry keyers ............................................... 13.78 2.4 39.1 13.80 2.5 39.3 – – –

Statistical clerks ................................................. 14.31 9.4 39.9 14.31 9.4 39.9 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 12.28 1.5 30.9 11.75 1.6 35.4 13.96 2.3 22.0

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 15.51 2.5 36.6 15.68 2.5 38.6 12.73 10.1 20.2

Blue collar ........................................................................ 17.96 1.6 37.7 18.21 1.6 39.4 13.68 2.3 21.7

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 20.24 2.1 39.7 20.26 2.1 39.8 10.52 4.7 20.6

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 25.43 5.2 39.9 25.43 5.2 39.9 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 21.90 10.1 39.8 21.90 10.1 39.8 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 20.21 2.4 40.0 20.21 2.4 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 19.46 6.5 40.0 19.46 6.5 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 23.93 8.1 39.9 23.93 8.1 39.9 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 16.22 9.2 38.6 16.26 9.1 38.7 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 20.05 6.9 39.6 20.08 7.0 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 18.67 5.9 39.9 18.67 5.9 39.9 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 19.77 12.1 34.3 21.91 6.3 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 17.10 3.5 39.8 17.10 3.5 39.8 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 29.63 9.5 40.0 29.63 9.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ...................................................... 28.27 12.9 40.0 28.27 12.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 21.29 4.8 39.9 21.29 4.8 39.9 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 21.41 6.1 39.3 21.41 6.1 39.3 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 22.56 5.4 39.8 22.56 5.4 39.8 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 25.68 6.8 40.0 25.68 6.8 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 19.89 7.3 39.6 19.89 7.3 39.6 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 19.43 10.2 39.6 19.43 10.2 39.6 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 18.98 11.4 40.0 18.98 11.4 40.0 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

operators .......................................................... 14.25 2.8 40.0 14.25 2.8 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 15.76 6.0 39.7 15.76 6.0 39.7 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 23.65 15.9 40.0 23.65 15.9 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 23.01 7.1 39.6 23.03 7.0 39.7 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 19.35 3.1 39.9 19.37 3.1 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators ........................................ 26.03 11.1 39.7 26.03 11.1 39.7 – – –

Stationary engineers .......................................... 23.28 6.7 39.7 23.28 6.7 39.7 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 19.27 9.5 40.0 19.27 9.5 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 17.59 10.3 38.0 17.75 10.6 39.6 12.79 12.0 17.6

Printing press operators ..................................... 15.81 4.4 37.0 15.74 4.6 38.9 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 10.41 10.8 36.1 10.24 11.5 39.7 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 21.81 15.5 39.2 21.81 15.5 39.2 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 22.41 8.9 40.0 22.41 8.9 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 17.01 1.9 34.5 17.39 2.1 38.3 14.66 2.5 21.4

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 18.93 11.4 39.8 18.93 11.4 39.8 – – –

Truckdrivers ....................................................... 17.01 5.8 39.6 17.10 5.8 39.9 – – –

Busdrivers .......................................................... 16.66 1.6 29.6 17.51 2.0 35.9 14.78 2.5 21.3

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 11.30 13.5 33.6 – – – – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 18.31 7.6 39.1 18.31 7.6 39.1 – – –

Locomotive operating ........................................ 24.47 4.4 39.8 24.54 4.2 40.0 – – –

Sailors and deckhands ...................................... 20.47 1.0 36.9 20.57 1.0 38.4 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 20.64 5.3 38.8 20.64 5.3 38.8 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 16.76 8.9 40.0 16.76 8.9 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-3. State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... $17.39 14.4 39.9 $17.39 14.4 39.9 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ............... 15.75 9.5 40.0 15.75 9.5 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 14.07 2.4 40.0 14.07 2.4 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 16.23 4.8 38.9 16.28 4.8 39.4 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 14.90 2.4 38.6 15.13 2.4 39.8 $9.91 6.1 23.9

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 21.51 6.7 40.0 21.51 6.7 40.0 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 14.14 3.4 38.5 14.44 3.6 39.8 10.83 6.7 28.1

Animal caretakers, except farm ......................... 15.03 13.9 38.6 15.03 13.9 38.6 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 21.01 5.4 40.0 21.01 5.4 40.0 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 15.60 6.2 39.4 15.60 6.2 39.4 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 16.95 10.5 40.0 16.98 10.5 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 13.08 5.5 39.1 13.23 5.7 39.7 9.35 8.3 27.4

Garbage collectors ............................................. 17.56 10.6 39.6 17.61 10.5 39.9 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 13.89 13.1 39.9 13.89 13.1 39.9 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 14.11 15.4 39.1 14.21 15.6 40.0 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 14.11 6.7 36.8 14.56 6.2 39.6 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 14.02 3.9 38.1 14.31 3.8 39.9 8.98 9.2 21.5

Service .............................................................................. 17.55 1.6 37.0 18.09 1.7 40.1 10.95 1.7 19.2

Protective service .................................................. 21.97 2.4 39.8 22.22 2.5 41.3 12.47 5.4 16.5

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 27.76 4.7 49.4 27.76 4.7 49.4 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 31.78 2.8 40.2 31.78 2.8 40.2 – – –

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 26.97 10.7 38.3 27.95 10.5 39.7 – – –

Fire inspection and fire prevention ..................... 23.31 11.6 41.2 23.32 11.7 41.5 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 19.46 2.8 44.5 19.67 2.5 48.2 8.63 11.3 8.9

Police and detectives, public service ................. 25.00 1.0 39.4 25.07 1.0 40.0 17.01 10.1 14.5

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 19.97 2.4 38.8 20.05 2.4 39.8 16.99 11.3 19.6

Correctional institution officers ........................... 17.74 6.2 39.7 17.76 6.3 39.8 – – –

Crossing guards ................................................. 10.88 6.5 17.7 – – – 10.67 6.8 17.3

Guards and police, except public service .......... 14.97 3.8 33.4 14.81 4.6 39.2 15.86 10.8 18.2

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 16.15 6.3 32.5 17.62 6.1 38.9 11.45 8.4 21.2

Food service .......................................................... 10.98 2.1 29.7 11.28 2.7 35.8 10.20 2.2 20.5

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 14.73 11.7 26.8 – – – 7.98 15.8 13.4

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 13.44 11.9 23.6 – – – – – –

Other food service ............................................... 10.95 2.1 29.7 11.23 2.7 35.8 10.21 2.2 20.6

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 14.05 7.0 37.5 13.95 7.2 38.4 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 11.34 4.8 33.2 11.58 5.4 35.4 9.93 4.6 24.1

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 9.48 5.4 29.6 9.39 3.8 35.7 9.76 12.8 19.2

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 10.52 2.3 26.7 10.66 3.4 34.9 10.34 2.0 20.3

Health service ........................................................ 12.88 2.2 36.8 12.93 2.4 39.2 12.26 6.2 21.5

Dental assistants ............................................... 15.08 7.5 40.0 15.08 7.5 40.0 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 13.78 3.0 36.9 13.82 3.2 39.1 13.30 6.3 20.7

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ........... 12.52 2.7 36.8 12.57 3.0 39.2 11.94 6.7 21.7

Cleaning and building service ................................ 13.04 2.8 38.3 13.13 2.8 39.6 10.76 4.7 20.4

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 18.62 12.1 39.4 18.63 12.1 39.4 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 9.30 7.3 36.5 8.84 4.8 39.9 15.06 16.8 17.6

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 12.74 1.7 38.3 12.82 1.7 39.6 10.50 4.8 20.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-3. State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by full-time and part-time workers2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–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 .................................................... $12.13 4.0 28.3 $12.93 6.0 37.4 $10.48 1.4 18.7

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 17.98 7.7 35.4 18.91 8.2 38.2 – – –

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities 9.75 5.6 24.2 11.34 5.9 39.4 9.08 5.3 20.8

Public transportation attendants ........................ 16.29 14.9 33.6 17.25 15.2 37.1 – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ 13.32 5.2 37.1 13.39 5.5 39.5 12.24 10.2 19.3

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 10.93 3.4 30.4 10.86 4.6 36.6 11.17 3.6 18.5

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ................................... 12.48 10.6 23.9 14.10 19.4 36.1 10.93 2.5 18.1

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 13.32 4.5 29.4 14.21 4.4 38.3 10.34 5.2 16.6

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 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 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected between December 2004 and

January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005

Occupation and level

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 .......................................................................................... $18.62 1.0 35.7 $17.82 1.1 35.5 $23.31 0.9 36.8

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 18.95 1.1 36.1 18.12 1.2 35.9 23.34 .9 36.8

White collar ...................................................................... 22.96 .9 36.0 22.21 1.0 35.9 26.32 .9 36.5

 1 ................................................................... 7.72 1.0 24.9 7.65 1.0 24.8 9.21 6.9 28.2

 2 ................................................................... 9.51 .9 29.8 9.38 .9 29.6 11.20 1.7 32.2

 3 ................................................................... 11.25 .7 34.0 11.09 .8 33.8 12.47 1.2 35.5

 4 ................................................................... 14.17 .8 36.8 14.16 .8 36.7 14.26 1.3 37.4

 5 ................................................................... 16.76 .7 37.1 16.78 .9 37.4 16.63 1.1 35.7

 6 ................................................................... 19.11 1.0 38.2 19.32 1.1 38.4 18.09 1.9 37.3

 7 ................................................................... 23.29 1.1 37.7 22.71 1.5 38.1 25.01 2.0 36.8

 8 ................................................................... 27.36 1.0 37.1 26.57 1.2 37.2 28.98 1.6 36.9

 9 ................................................................... 31.28 .8 37.0 29.85 1.2 37.5 33.85 1.0 36.2

10 ................................................................... 35.26 1.7 38.5 36.04 1.6 38.7 32.30 4.4 37.7

11 ................................................................... 40.44 1.1 39.2 41.37 1.2 39.4 36.78 2.7 38.6

12 ................................................................... 51.83 2.4 39.4 53.13 2.5 39.7 44.84 4.9 38.0

13 ................................................................... 59.89 1.9 40.2 61.25 2.1 40.9 54.45 3.0 37.7

14 ................................................................... 70.32 3.2 41.6 71.13 3.4 42.3 67.08 7.9 38.8

15 ................................................................... 89.70 3.7 41.2 89.95 3.9 41.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 30.03 2.8 37.5 29.65 3.1 37.6 33.85 2.9 36.8

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 24.59 1.0 36.9 24.08 1.1 37.0 26.38 .9 36.6

 1 ................................................................... 9.12 1.9 25.7 9.09 2.3 25.3 9.31 7.8 28.5

 2 ................................................................... 10.43 1.0 33.3 10.31 1.1 33.5 11.22 1.7 32.2

 3 ................................................................... 11.79 .8 36.1 11.67 .9 36.2 12.43 1.2 35.5

 4 ................................................................... 14.13 .8 36.7 14.10 .8 36.6 14.25 1.3 37.4

 5 ................................................................... 16.51 .6 36.4 16.48 .8 36.6 16.63 1.1 35.7

 6 ................................................................... 18.82 .9 37.8 19.00 .9 37.9 18.09 1.9 37.3

 7 ................................................................... 22.99 .9 37.4 22.21 1.0 37.7 25.01 2.0 36.8

 8 ................................................................... 26.86 1.0 36.9 25.69 1.0 36.8 28.98 1.6 36.9

 9 ................................................................... 31.01 .7 36.9 29.34 1.1 37.4 33.85 1.0 36.2

10 ................................................................... 34.84 1.8 38.4 35.55 1.6 38.6 32.30 4.4 37.7

11 ................................................................... 40.12 1.1 39.1 40.99 1.1 39.3 36.81 2.7 38.6

12 ................................................................... 51.79 2.4 39.4 53.09 2.5 39.7 44.84 4.9 38.0

13 ................................................................... 59.89 1.9 40.2 61.25 2.1 40.9 54.45 3.0 37.7

14 ................................................................... 70.32 3.2 41.6 71.13 3.4 42.3 67.08 7.9 38.8

15 ................................................................... 89.70 3.7 41.2 89.95 3.9 41.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 32.34 2.9 37.6 32.15 3.4 37.7 33.87 2.9 36.8

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 30.24 1.2 36.2 29.80 1.5 36.2 31.25 .9 36.1

Professional specialty ................................................ 32.50 1.2 36.2 32.48 1.6 36.3 32.54 .9 35.9

 2 ................................................................... 9.45 7.6 20.8 9.52 7.6 20.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.25 17.1 25.2 7.44 17.1 27.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.47 5.1 26.3 10.36 5.3 26.4 12.33 3.6 24.9

 5 ................................................................... 14.33 2.0 31.3 14.17 2.7 32.5 14.81 3.7 28.3

 6 ................................................................... 18.49 3.0 35.8 17.95 3.4 36.8 20.13 4.2 33.0

 7 ................................................................... 24.08 1.7 36.1 22.01 1.7 36.1 27.03 2.3 36.0

 8 ................................................................... 28.16 1.5 35.4 26.14 1.6 34.4 30.34 1.9 36.5

 9 ................................................................... 32.10 .7 35.6 29.53 1.0 35.5 34.84 1.0 35.8

10 ................................................................... 34.97 2.0 37.8 35.71 2.2 38.1 32.56 2.6 36.8

11 ................................................................... 39.25 1.2 39.0 40.28 1.3 39.3 35.55 3.4 38.0

12 ................................................................... 51.27 3.5 38.8 52.57 3.7 39.1 45.32 6.5 37.3

13 ................................................................... 60.64 3.0 38.8 62.29 3.5 39.5 55.73 3.6 37.0

14 ................................................................... 72.61 5.6 40.4 73.30 7.6 41.7 70.87 5.0 37.6

15 ................................................................... 73.74 10.5 40.0 73.74 10.5 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 37.02 4.6 36.0 37.14 5.1 35.9 36.20 4.5 36.9

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 36.38 1.2 40.5 36.78 1.4 40.6 31.17 2.6 39.2

 5 ................................................................... 22.47 5.9 41.1 22.47 5.9 41.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 24.44 3.1 40.1 24.50 3.1 40.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 25.57 2.0 40.2 25.57 2.2 40.3 25.67 5.5 39.7

 8 ................................................................... 28.58 3.1 40.5 28.90 3.3 40.7 25.31 5.4 38.3

 9 ................................................................... 30.81 1.3 40.9 31.04 1.4 41.1 29.00 3.1 39.5

10 ................................................................... 34.40 2.3 40.3 34.75 2.3 40.3 31.45 7.1 39.8

11 ................................................................... 38.52 1.3 40.6 38.77 1.4 40.7 35.72 4.6 39.2

12 ................................................................... 45.99 2.5 40.4 46.21 2.5 40.4 39.55 8.2 39.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

13 ................................................................... $52.11 2.8 40.0 $52.11 2.8 40.0 – – –

14 ................................................................... 57.81 1.8 42.4 57.98 1.7 42.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 42.91 4.8 40.3 43.04 4.9 40.4 $34.19 17.5 33.8

Architects ........................................................... 30.23 7.0 41.4 29.81 7.7 41.7 35.57 3.4 37.8

 7 ................................................................... 25.20 7.5 40.0 25.20 7.5 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 31.43 6.1 39.8 30.90 6.6 40.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 28.27 8.4 43.7 27.75 8.1 43.9 – – –

12 ................................................................... 33.56 7.7 46.8 – – – – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 42.33 8.0 39.8 42.33 8.0 39.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 30.64 3.6 40.0 30.64 3.6 40.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 39.94 5.6 40.0 39.94 5.6 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 43.81 4.2 40.0 43.81 4.2 40.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 53.54 5.6 40.0 53.54 5.6 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 43.14 14.8 40.0 43.14 14.8 40.0 – – –

Metallurgical and materials engineers ............... 33.20 5.9 40.2 34.08 6.8 40.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 34.25 7.9 40.0 34.25 7.9 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 41.44 12.5 39.8 41.77 13.2 40.0 – – –

Petroleum engineers .......................................... 43.16 16.1 40.0 43.16 16.1 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ........................................... 35.76 8.7 40.0 35.75 8.7 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 31.70 8.4 40.0 31.61 8.5 40.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 46.53 3.0 40.0 46.53 3.0 40.0 – – –

Nuclear engineers .............................................. 39.93 5.7 40.0 40.40 5.5 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 32.49 3.0 40.8 32.51 4.2 41.4 32.45 3.2 39.4

 6 ................................................................... 25.05 3.1 40.0 25.27 3.0 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.87 8.4 41.0 24.81 11.6 41.7 25.02 6.0 39.4

 8 ................................................................... 27.33 4.0 40.7 27.89 4.0 41.0 25.60 10.7 39.7

 9 ................................................................... 28.35 4.1 41.3 27.84 6.2 42.5 29.17 4.0 39.6

10 ................................................................... 31.90 7.1 41.5 29.50 7.3 42.2 39.13 4.4 39.8

11 ................................................................... 37.38 3.0 39.9 37.48 3.8 40.4 37.24 5.9 39.2

12 ................................................................... 45.20 7.9 40.6 46.94 7.6 41.1 39.00 10.1 38.7

Not able to be leveled .................................... 35.28 7.4 41.7 34.85 7.1 42.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 39.04 2.6 40.8 39.19 2.6 40.9 33.35 8.8 40.2

 5 ................................................................... 25.83 4.4 42.3 25.83 4.4 42.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 25.42 3.3 40.0 25.42 3.3 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 25.88 4.8 40.9 25.54 4.7 40.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 31.84 3.0 40.8 31.84 3.0 40.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 31.86 3.0 41.8 31.75 3.1 41.8 – – –

10 ................................................................... 36.25 4.0 40.0 36.33 4.1 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 40.50 3.0 41.1 41.29 2.6 41.2 – – –

12 ................................................................... 47.86 2.8 40.3 47.90 2.8 40.3 – – –

13 ................................................................... 54.13 3.0 40.0 54.13 3.0 40.0 – – –

14 ................................................................... 63.43 1.7 43.8 63.43 1.7 43.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 47.84 11.0 40.2 47.84 11.0 40.2 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 33.16 2.5 41.3 33.26 2.6 41.3 25.06 8.7 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 25.76 4.2 39.0 25.76 4.2 39.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.94 11.6 40.1 26.94 11.6 40.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.66 2.2 41.9 29.80 2.2 42.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 32.83 3.9 41.4 33.15 3.8 41.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.88 3.6 42.1 36.90 3.6 42.1 – – –

12 ................................................................... 40.03 5.2 40.5 40.03 5.2 40.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 40.01 15.3 40.7 40.01 15.3 40.7 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 31.88 2.0 40.5 31.94 2.0 40.7 30.21 8.7 34.9

 7 ................................................................... 24.53 6.5 40.1 24.53 6.5 40.1 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 27.15 3.8 40.4 27.19 4.3 41.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.68 2.9 40.1 29.74 3.0 40.1 – – –

10 ................................................................... 34.31 5.4 40.6 33.87 5.5 40.7 – – –

11 ................................................................... 35.14 3.4 40.8 35.14 3.4 40.8 – – –

12 ................................................................... 43.78 4.4 41.9 43.66 4.5 42.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Mechanical engineers –Continued

Not able to be leveled .................................... $33.62 4.0 40.5 $33.90 4.1 41.5 – – –

Marine engineers and naval architects .............. 29.46 10.9 40.0 29.94 11.6 40.0 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 39.36 2.2 40.0 40.10 2.2 40.0 $29.12 4.6 39.6

 7 ................................................................... 26.40 2.7 40.0 26.72 3.2 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 29.11 6.8 40.4 29.65 7.4 40.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 32.19 2.5 40.2 32.98 2.6 40.3 27.90 5.8 39.8

10 ................................................................... 34.31 3.6 39.4 35.44 3.0 39.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 39.83 2.1 40.0 40.16 2.2 40.1 35.94 5.6 38.3

12 ................................................................... 46.45 3.4 39.6 46.46 3.4 39.6 – – –

13 ................................................................... 49.73 3.5 40.0 49.73 3.5 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 43.31 5.2 39.7 43.29 5.2 39.7 – – –

Surveyors and mapping scientists ..................... 35.72 11.5 39.8 36.16 11.4 39.9 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 35.30 2.4 39.9 35.66 2.4 39.9 28.49 4.2 39.6

 5 ................................................................... 17.66 6.1 36.2 17.69 6.1 36.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 21.01 3.4 38.5 21.32 3.5 38.4 17.66 4.7 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 24.04 5.7 39.8 24.11 6.2 39.7 23.12 3.6 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 26.71 2.1 40.0 26.58 2.3 40.2 27.81 10.0 38.8

 9 ................................................................... 31.82 1.7 39.9 32.09 1.7 39.9 29.14 3.6 39.6

10 ................................................................... 37.32 2.2 40.0 37.59 2.1 40.0 31.50 9.3 40.2

11 ................................................................... 40.82 1.9 39.9 41.05 2.0 40.0 33.40 8.5 39.8

12 ................................................................... 47.86 3.5 40.3 47.97 3.5 40.3 – – –

13 ................................................................... 57.24 4.2 40.3 57.23 4.2 40.3 – – –

14 ................................................................... 60.84 6.9 40.0 60.84 6.9 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 36.30 4.4 40.0 36.27 4.5 40.0 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 35.28 2.6 39.9 35.68 2.7 39.9 28.66 4.2 39.6

 5 ................................................................... 17.71 6.9 35.8 17.75 6.9 35.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 21.12 3.7 38.4 21.46 3.9 38.3 17.66 4.7 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 24.20 6.1 39.8 24.26 6.6 39.8 23.46 3.1 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 26.91 2.0 40.0 26.79 2.3 40.2 27.89 10.1 38.8

 9 ................................................................... 32.03 1.8 39.9 32.30 1.9 39.9 29.39 3.6 39.7

10 ................................................................... 36.47 1.5 40.1 36.83 1.5 40.0 31.50 9.3 40.2

11 ................................................................... 40.89 2.2 40.0 41.15 2.3 40.0 33.40 8.5 39.8

12 ................................................................... 48.15 3.6 40.4 48.27 3.5 40.4 – – –

13 ................................................................... 57.36 4.3 40.3 57.35 4.3 40.3 – – –

14 ................................................................... 62.37 7.5 40.0 62.37 7.5 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 36.68 5.3 40.0 36.65 5.4 40.0 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 35.68 5.5 39.8 35.72 5.5 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.98 3.9 39.4 21.98 3.9 39.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.63 6.4 39.9 23.63 6.4 39.9 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.66 4.4 39.8 29.86 4.2 39.9 – – –

11 ................................................................... 40.30 5.9 39.8 40.30 5.9 39.8 – – –

12 ................................................................... 44.24 3.2 40.0 44.24 3.2 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 34.49 12.2 39.1 34.49 12.2 39.1 – – –

Actuaries ............................................................ 37.23 9.4 41.5 37.23 9.4 41.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 43.02 4.6 38.8 43.02 4.6 38.8 – – –

Statisticians ........................................................ 28.43 8.6 39.2 29.36 8.9 39.2 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 29.80 5.1 39.4 32.70 2.9 39.4 23.27 5.7 39.6

 5 ................................................................... 16.59 4.6 39.9 17.22 9.4 40.0 16.43 6.0 39.8

 6 ................................................................... 20.90 3.0 40.0 21.23 2.7 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.89 3.6 39.1 21.52 4.0 38.9 22.54 4.9 39.6

 8 ................................................................... 22.65 5.9 39.8 25.94 4.1 39.8 19.05 5.0 39.7

 9 ................................................................... 27.12 3.8 39.2 27.40 4.3 39.3 26.35 6.5 38.9

10 ................................................................... 30.74 5.0 39.9 33.54 6.3 39.9 25.47 8.9 40.0

11 ................................................................... 31.65 3.5 39.8 34.13 5.5 39.7 27.22 6.5 40.0

12 ................................................................... 46.40 3.9 40.3 47.32 3.7 40.5 – – –

13 ................................................................... 55.52 4.4 40.3 59.05 3.7 39.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Not able to be leveled .................................... $32.39 5.0 37.5 $33.59 4.5 37.1 – – –

Physicists and astronomers ............................... 35.12 9.2 39.9 – – – – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 32.18 8.2 39.7 32.15 8.9 39.7 $32.57 4.0 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 23.61 4.2 40.0 23.73 4.3 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.61 5.3 40.0 24.61 5.4 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.25 4.7 39.5 26.06 4.5 39.4 33.45 3.6 40.0

11 ................................................................... 38.24 5.7 40.0 38.16 6.1 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 31.42 9.3 38.9 31.42 9.3 38.9 – – –

Geologists and geodesists ................................. 34.15 7.8 40.8 37.13 6.8 41.1 27.17 17.4 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 25.10 19.8 40.0 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.18 4.8 41.7 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.58 18.0 40.0 – – – – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... 29.53 7.0 39.8 32.07 8.4 39.7 23.78 6.3 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 21.44 5.2 40.0 21.67 5.5 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 25.35 13.1 39.9 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 24.95 10.2 38.6 – – – 23.09 11.4 40.0

10 ................................................................... 29.59 7.0 40.9 31.74 8.4 41.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.29 7.2 40.1 33.20 6.5 40.0 25.23 7.2 40.1

12 ................................................................... 44.64 14.6 44.0 44.64 14.6 44.0 – – –

Agricultural and food scientists .......................... 28.89 7.2 39.6 31.29 10.1 39.2 26.43 6.6 40.0

Biological and life scientists ............................... 28.60 15.9 39.0 33.54 10.2 39.0 21.04 8.4 39.2

 7 ................................................................... 21.72 4.4 38.6 21.41 5.0 39.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.56 6.6 39.5 26.16 12.4 39.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.01 7.9 38.4 26.51 10.5 38.8 28.08 9.6 37.6

11 ................................................................... 32.49 9.0 38.4 – – – 25.61 16.6 39.2

12 ................................................................... 46.59 9.0 39.3 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 30.24 12.5 38.8 31.75 13.4 38.6 – – –

Forestry and conservation scientists ................. 21.27 10.0 40.0 – – – 21.13 11.6 40.0

Medical scientists ............................................... 28.18 10.5 38.6 31.71 13.0 38.2 22.41 7.6 39.4

 5 ................................................................... 13.48 5.1 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.26 6.5 38.4 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.82 12.9 36.8 24.56 15.2 38.6 – – –

10 ................................................................... 20.28 8.3 38.1 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 26.55 11.1 40.0 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 44.28 10.6 40.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 29.64 13.8 36.3 29.64 13.8 36.3 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 32.18 3.0 34.2 32.83 3.5 33.7 28.71 3.2 37.0

 5 ................................................................... 16.50 4.2 34.9 16.41 4.9 34.9 17.07 7.4 34.7

 6 ................................................................... 19.02 8.2 35.6 18.51 9.6 35.2 20.72 8.1 37.3

 7 ................................................................... 23.01 1.6 34.2 23.00 2.0 33.9 23.05 2.4 36.0

 8 ................................................................... 27.25 1.4 32.4 27.34 1.6 31.9 26.73 3.3 35.5

 9 ................................................................... 29.15 1.3 33.2 29.24 1.5 32.6 28.68 2.3 36.3

10 ................................................................... 35.83 3.5 35.9 37.35 3.5 35.0 25.79 5.6 43.4

11 ................................................................... 39.08 4.8 37.7 40.56 3.1 37.2 30.62 12.6 40.3

12 ................................................................... 70.76 10.8 36.9 74.65 10.3 36.7 43.63 26.7 38.3

13 ................................................................... 73.11 4.9 36.1 74.26 5.7 36.4 64.99 3.6 34.0

14 ................................................................... 88.73 12.4 38.8 97.49 14.4 41.2 67.47 7.3 33.9

Not able to be leveled .................................... 44.90 15.4 37.0 45.76 16.7 36.5 38.23 17.0 42.0

Physicians .......................................................... 62.52 10.6 38.9 70.97 8.0 37.8 35.56 14.3 42.8

 9 ................................................................... 19.73 1.3 47.6 20.83 10.1 43.4 18.37 11.9 54.0

10 ................................................................... 18.64 4.6 46.6 19.98 6.6 43.5 16.82 7.5 51.8

11 ................................................................... 26.11 10.8 39.8 34.40 12.8 35.2 21.19 6.1 43.2

12 ................................................................... 78.07 12.0 36.8 83.86 11.6 36.5 44.70 29.1 38.2

13 ................................................................... 74.53 5.2 35.8 75.85 6.2 36.1 65.71 3.6 34.0

14 ................................................................... 89.12 12.5 38.8 98.21 14.4 41.2 67.47 7.3 33.9

Not able to be leveled .................................... 68.37 17.7 39.1 75.08 15.2 37.8 41.23 26.3 45.2

Dentists .............................................................. 46.46 10.7 39.7 51.99 4.5 38.0 – – –

Optometrists ...................................................... 60.76 13.7 33.7 60.76 13.7 33.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

34
TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Health related –Continued

Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. ............... $33.45 8.8 40.0 $33.45 8.8 40.0 – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 28.15 1.0 33.4 28.35 1.3 33.0 $27.06 2.5 36.0

 5 ................................................................... 17.96 4.3 35.5 17.77 4.5 35.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.63 19.2 35.3 19.69 23.0 34.6 24.71 7.5 38.5

 7 ................................................................... 23.85 1.1 33.6 24.10 1.3 33.1 22.76 2.2 36.2

 8 ................................................................... 26.93 1.4 31.9 27.07 1.6 31.4 26.12 3.2 35.6

 9 ................................................................... 28.71 1.3 33.0 28.83 1.6 32.6 28.06 2.9 35.4

10 ................................................................... 36.35 3.2 36.7 36.63 3.5 36.5 34.23 4.9 38.5

11 ................................................................... 36.79 3.1 37.9 36.84 3.3 37.7 36.47 6.2 39.7

12 ................................................................... 47.49 7.7 38.5 49.32 7.6 38.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 31.87 9.6 36.2 31.80 10.0 36.1 32.91 7.6 38.4

Pharmacists ....................................................... 44.23 1.6 34.1 44.60 1.5 33.9 39.21 6.3 36.9

 8 ................................................................... 41.28 4.7 34.5 41.61 4.8 35.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 40.94 3.2 30.4 41.35 2.6 29.1 38.55 11.6 40.0

10 ................................................................... 45.14 1.1 33.6 45.19 1.1 33.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 47.15 1.4 37.9 47.56 1.3 38.1 41.47 3.3 35.9

12 ................................................................... 49.57 6.3 40.0 49.57 6.3 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 45.47 1.5 33.9 45.47 1.5 33.9 – – –

Dietitians ............................................................ 21.40 3.9 37.1 21.54 5.3 37.2 21.07 3.7 36.8

 6 ................................................................... 16.88 8.7 39.1 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.24 3.9 36.3 20.49 5.5 35.3 19.62 3.3 39.3

 8 ................................................................... 22.30 5.6 35.9 21.43 8.6 33.9 23.79 3.3 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 22.36 5.1 37.8 22.50 6.8 40.0 22.06 7.1 33.6

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 22.78 1.7 34.2 22.79 1.8 34.5 22.64 6.1 31.3

 5 ................................................................... 19.77 4.1 31.5 19.51 4.8 30.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 22.10 3.6 34.6 22.10 3.8 34.5 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.52 2.5 34.7 21.58 2.6 35.3 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.35 5.3 37.8 24.24 6.2 38.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.09 6.1 23.1 27.09 6.1 23.1 – – –

Occupational therapists ..................................... 27.26 3.8 31.6 27.15 4.4 30.9 27.92 8.2 36.1

 7 ................................................................... 25.67 8.6 28.6 25.84 9.0 28.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.94 6.9 33.0 25.83 5.0 33.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.40 5.2 33.0 30.33 5.8 32.0 26.67 4.5 36.3

Physical therapists ............................................. 29.99 3.3 34.4 29.72 3.6 34.2 32.57 9.4 36.1

 7 ................................................................... 28.16 4.9 32.9 27.56 5.1 33.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 32.03 4.1 34.7 31.41 4.4 34.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 30.58 2.8 34.7 30.58 2.7 34.3 30.60 14.4 38.0

10 ................................................................... 33.87 4.2 28.4 33.76 4.3 28.4 – – –

Speech therapists .............................................. 29.56 5.6 36.3 26.75 6.1 35.6 31.49 7.4 36.8

 7 ................................................................... 25.57 19.6 36.5 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 28.74 11.1 35.9 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 32.21 4.0 36.7 27.79 6.5 35.4 35.15 3.8 37.7

10 ................................................................... 31.60 6.2 35.1 29.72 5.2 32.0 32.75 9.6 37.4

11 ................................................................... 31.09 4.3 35.4 – – – – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 17.84 3.8 37.1 17.05 3.5 37.1 22.37 7.5 37.5

 5 ................................................................... 13.30 4.5 38.0 12.81 5.0 39.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.10 10.3 39.1 14.18 10.4 39.7 20.89 6.5 37.7

 7 ................................................................... 16.74 5.3 38.7 16.42 5.6 38.8 20.33 5.9 37.3

 8 ................................................................... 22.16 11.9 36.0 18.97 5.3 35.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.31 7.9 31.4 24.21 9.7 29.5 28.86 13.1 40.0

10 ................................................................... 23.20 8.1 39.2 – – – – – –

Physicians’ assistants ........................................ 36.49 7.0 35.2 37.00 7.9 34.9 32.66 15.3 38.0

 9 ................................................................... 33.57 10.1 41.1 33.67 10.4 41.2 – – –

10 ................................................................... 39.92 5.8 28.7 40.52 5.8 28.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 39.49 6.8 35.7 39.49 6.8 35.7 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 42.98 2.7 34.4 43.56 3.7 32.3 42.72 3.5 35.4

 6 ................................................................... 18.47 6.3 19.3 – – – 18.55 6.4 19.3

 7 ................................................................... 26.89 9.7 23.1 23.30 5.4 19.4 29.37 10.9 26.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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 ................................................................... $27.27 3.9 33.0 $24.89 9.5 29.8 $28.03 4.3 34.2

 9 ................................................................... 33.55 3.6 32.0 29.82 5.2 31.8 34.39 4.7 32.0

10 ................................................................... 36.36 4.0 30.9 30.59 5.5 31.5 40.07 4.7 30.5

11 ................................................................... 39.91 6.7 37.3 39.68 4.4 37.5 39.98 8.3 37.3

12 ................................................................... 49.78 4.9 37.3 53.25 5.3 37.7 48.39 6.5 37.1

13 ................................................................... 55.73 3.5 37.3 55.92 5.0 37.8 55.68 4.2 37.2

14 ................................................................... 79.21 8.4 38.3 113.07 21.8 38.7 73.26 7.1 38.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... 45.83 6.0 35.6 50.16 7.7 31.6 38.72 10.4 44.9

Earth, environmental, and marine science

teachers ........................................................... 53.35 12.6 35.6 – – – 54.65 13.1 36.6

Biological science teachers ............................... 44.07 10.2 39.6 51.28 12.8 41.1 36.40 6.7 38.2

 9 ................................................................... 36.65 6.4 46.9 – – – 36.87 6.2 47.1

10 ................................................................... 38.61 9.6 33.4 33.79 6.5 35.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 42.57 7.2 35.9 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 44.43 8.1 38.7 48.18 12.2 40.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 90.52 17.2 42.0 90.52 17.2 42.0 – – –

Chemistry teachers ............................................ 38.50 9.2 41.0 56.94 9.8 36.3 33.56 3.3 42.4

11 ................................................................... 33.94 3.9 42.4 – – – 33.40 3.3 42.7

Physics teachers ................................................ 53.20 8.5 38.7 – – – – – –

Natural science teachers, n.e.c. ........................ 37.58 11.5 37.3 – – – 37.98 11.6 37.1

Psychology teachers .......................................... 38.46 7.8 36.3 40.16 6.3 35.2 37.24 12.3 37.1

 8 ................................................................... 25.47 .5 35.7 – – – – – –

10 ................................................................... 42.76 11.1 32.9 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 37.66 8.7 38.9 39.66 6.4 38.2 – – –

12 ................................................................... 49.03 14.7 36.4 48.42 18.3 38.6 – – –

13 ................................................................... 49.82 8.9 41.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 39.22 16.9 35.7 39.22 16.9 35.7 – – –

Economics teachers .......................................... 66.18 19.2 42.7 55.11 12.9 36.2 – – –

12 ................................................................... 49.26 11.3 48.2 – – – – – –

History teachers ................................................. 41.74 9.2 37.8 36.56 9.6 38.5 47.03 8.9 37.2

10 ................................................................... 32.15 7.7 40.2 – – – – – –

Political science teachers .................................. 36.27 7.2 38.5 – – – 33.73 11.3 37.3

Sociology teachers ............................................ 49.47 15.6 37.7 48.01 27.5 38.1 50.25 17.9 37.5

12 ................................................................... 51.03 16.8 39.4 – – – – – –

Social science teachers, n.e.c. .......................... 44.96 5.7 38.4 45.00 10.4 35.7 44.95 7.3 39.5

 9 ................................................................... 38.01 10.3 36.6 – – – – – –

13 ................................................................... 53.42 10.7 36.2 – – – – – –

Engineering teachers ......................................... 60.03 10.4 39.6 62.93 13.2 39.0 58.71 13.8 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 43.47 5.9 46.8 – – – 43.82 6.2 46.9

Not able to be leveled .................................... 60.40 21.8 38.2 60.40 21.8 38.2 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ......................... 40.44 12.7 35.1 39.02 14.6 38.4 41.14 13.4 33.6

 9 ................................................................... 34.04 13.8 32.6 – – – 31.03 7.6 30.9

10 ................................................................... 42.66 7.1 29.3 – – – 43.82 8.6 27.8

11 ................................................................... 35.50 9.3 34.8 – – – 40.53 15.7 30.1

13 ................................................................... 51.24 2.0 38.2 – – – – – –

Computer science teachers ............................... 39.61 17.3 32.9 28.36 11.9 33.6 46.88 13.2 32.5

 9 ................................................................... 35.56 7.1 24.4 – – – 39.58 9.3 20.3

11 ................................................................... 39.86 3.1 34.5 – – – – – –

Medical science teachers .................................. 51.65 10.0 40.8 61.67 8.2 39.1 47.25 11.9 41.5

 9 ................................................................... 42.99 15.1 19.4 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 53.46 14.6 41.5 60.43 16.6 42.6 – – –

13 ................................................................... 72.29 17.0 39.0 – – – 72.50 18.1 39.6

Not able to be leveled .................................... 46.12 8.1 51.3 – – – – – –

Health specialties teachers ................................ 43.99 9.9 36.0 54.97 13.8 37.0 36.09 5.5 35.3

 8 ................................................................... 34.94 7.0 38.1 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 30.68 3.2 35.7 29.45 4.4 36.7 31.17 3.9 35.4

10 ................................................................... 34.03 5.5 39.2 31.66 4.5 39.4 35.25 7.3 39.1

11 ................................................................... 34.47 12.2 33.8 41.02 9.0 35.0 28.62 10.6 32.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Health specialties teachers –Continued

12 ................................................................... $54.79 21.4 33.8 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 66.33 12.7 38.1 $72.62 10.4 37.9 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 45.73 12.6 35.1 47.86 8.2 30.9 $44.61 18.1 37.8

 8 ................................................................... 25.90 28.9 22.9 19.78 5.9 20.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.86 6.5 24.6 – – – 31.58 3.9 36.1

10 ................................................................... 48.15 11.4 30.3 38.06 2.5 24.1 52.59 11.7 34.3

11 ................................................................... 39.89 15.7 39.1 – – – 37.10 5.7 39.3

12 ................................................................... 44.81 5.7 36.2 – – – 51.51 7.1 32.4

13 ................................................................... 63.67 18.3 40.5 78.78 8.8 37.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 51.54 6.0 37.5 52.88 6.2 37.2 – – –

Agriculture and forestry teachers ....................... 55.12 23.5 34.6 – – – 55.12 23.5 34.6

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 36.11 8.8 30.7 37.99 7.9 26.6 34.35 12.6 36.0

 7 ................................................................... 19.12 11.0 13.0 19.12 11.0 13.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 28.24 10.6 34.1 33.22 29.3 30.3 27.55 8.8 34.7

10 ................................................................... 38.97 9.7 23.9 – – – 42.00 10.9 28.2

11 ................................................................... 34.91 5.9 38.6 35.40 4.1 37.7 – – –

12 ................................................................... 41.47 7.3 37.9 41.21 7.3 37.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 39.68 16.3 27.6 44.19 19.1 23.6 – – –

Physical education teachers .............................. 27.32 16.6 14.9 21.97 19.3 13.7 44.71 7.3 21.3

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.99 26.5 11.0 19.10 27.2 10.8 – – –

Education teachers ............................................ 39.16 10.8 35.9 39.90 16.4 33.9 38.63 13.0 37.5

 9 ................................................................... 27.50 8.0 35.3 – – – – – –

10 ................................................................... 28.28 12.7 30.8 28.18 18.7 28.9 – – –

11 ................................................................... 35.94 4.8 37.2 36.69 7.4 35.9 – – –

12 ................................................................... 58.04 18.3 36.8 68.16 18.2 35.6 – – –

English teachers ................................................ 45.27 11.1 34.5 39.57 6.8 34.0 48.11 12.4 34.8

 8 ................................................................... 29.33 5.7 34.4 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 34.24 8.4 28.5 – – – 35.00 9.6 29.1

10 ................................................................... 34.10 4.8 31.8 30.31 7.0 33.6 39.26 11.4 29.5

11 ................................................................... 39.36 4.9 36.1 42.47 8.4 36.0 38.08 4.2 36.2

12 ................................................................... 60.78 5.0 37.7 61.48 12.9 37.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 31.20 10.3 34.9 33.25 8.5 33.3 – – –

Foreign language teachers ................................ 35.21 17.1 35.6 42.92 8.4 32.3 30.01 25.0 38.2

 9 ................................................................... 23.03 15.2 40.2 – – – 22.12 15.5 40.3

Not able to be leveled .................................... 31.70 14.7 22.0 31.70 14.7 22.0 – – –

Law teachers ..................................................... 54.77 15.1 36.7 65.76 13.1 37.9 – – –

Social work teachers .......................................... 30.81 26.9 35.9 – – – – – –

Theology teachers ............................................. 40.78 6.4 39.1 42.01 11.2 37.9 39.82 7.1 40.0

11 ................................................................... 36.66 1.6 39.5 35.33 8.4 37.8 – – –

13 ................................................................... 52.68 4.9 43.1 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 41.90 7.2 38.2 41.90 7.2 38.2 – – –

Trade and industrial teachers ............................ 35.28 6.4 29.2 – – – 37.73 5.1 34.9

 7 ................................................................... 32.53 8.1 22.1 – – – 33.54 7.9 35.0

 8 ................................................................... 25.85 20.8 42.9 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 40.55 9.3 35.4 – – – 40.55 9.3 35.4

11 ................................................................... 38.65 6.3 37.2 – – – – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 31.51 1.3 34.4 20.74 3.5 31.6 33.70 1.1 35.1

 3 ................................................................... 11.65 12.7 16.0 – – – – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.29 7.1 14.2 11.32 7.8 13.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.61 3.8 24.6 12.45 5.0 29.6 12.94 5.7 18.3

 6 ................................................................... 18.04 7.5 30.5 13.51 6.1 33.9 25.21 5.1 26.3

 7 ................................................................... 27.26 2.7 35.4 19.86 7.4 34.3 29.06 2.6 35.6

 8 ................................................................... 31.72 3.1 35.4 23.98 11.9 29.6 32.72 2.4 36.3

 9 ................................................................... 36.27 1.2 35.2 28.31 4.1 31.6 36.91 1.3 35.5

10 ................................................................... 37.13 5.3 35.3 35.09 3.7 30.6 37.95 6.5 37.7

11 ................................................................... 33.64 3.1 37.4 33.35 3.6 39.0 33.71 3.8 37.0

12 ................................................................... 42.24 6.8 33.4 – – – 42.12 7.0 33.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Not able to be leveled .................................... $20.12 10.7 31.2 $18.50 13.9 33.3 $25.70 9.3 25.7

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 19.35 5.0 34.8 12.71 4.5 34.4 30.35 3.1 35.3

 5 ................................................................... 11.09 6.0 35.7 11.07 6.1 35.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.03 9.5 35.9 12.14 7.0 35.7 24.09 12.0 36.9

 7 ................................................................... 20.43 11.5 33.7 14.73 13.6 33.3 28.34 3.7 34.3

 8 ................................................................... 24.03 20.7 32.4 – – – 31.61 5.4 35.9

 9 ................................................................... 31.48 5.0 35.6 – – – 32.83 4.8 35.6

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.15 10.5 39.4 10.15 10.5 39.4 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 33.49 1.4 36.3 24.47 5.2 36.6 34.32 1.3 36.2

 5 ................................................................... 14.51 10.1 27.2 14.43 11.5 28.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 29.98 5.0 35.0 19.59 14.4 35.8 31.08 4.5 34.9

 7 ................................................................... 29.38 4.1 36.8 22.76 5.5 36.3 30.21 4.0 36.9

 8 ................................................................... 32.35 2.8 36.6 26.08 8.4 38.3 32.65 2.8 36.5

 9 ................................................................... 36.30 1.7 35.9 26.38 4.5 37.4 37.05 1.7 35.8

Not able to be leveled .................................... 22.49 17.3 35.6 22.08 17.5 35.8 – – –

Secondary school teachers ............................... 33.19 1.9 36.6 31.21 4.4 35.3 33.38 2.0 36.8

 6 ................................................................... 25.57 7.8 38.6 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 28.54 2.9 37.3 24.58 13.0 35.6 28.85 2.9 37.5

 8 ................................................................... 33.64 3.0 36.4 34.49 13.6 34.5 33.58 3.0 36.6

 9 ................................................................... 35.30 2.7 36.5 32.53 3.8 35.8 35.53 3.0 36.5

10 ................................................................... 37.23 18.0 37.2 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 33.21 13.1 29.1 34.86 15.6 30.2 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 34.55 2.9 34.6 26.17 10.2 31.2 36.11 3.4 35.3

 6 ................................................................... 18.39 15.3 37.7 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 29.32 5.8 32.5 28.17 18.7 28.2 30.13 6.1 36.5

 8 ................................................................... 33.62 6.0 35.1 25.20 9.5 31.4 34.91 6.4 35.7

 9 ................................................................... 37.19 2.6 35.3 27.77 9.3 36.5 37.95 2.8 35.2

10 ................................................................... 42.03 9.8 34.8 – – – 44.65 5.8 34.7

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 31.67 2.9 29.5 22.86 5.6 22.9 34.56 3.0 32.6

 3 ................................................................... 11.65 12.7 16.0 – – – – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.34 8.1 13.0 11.34 8.2 13.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.94 6.2 18.9 15.01 9.8 18.8 12.73 5.9 19.1

 6 ................................................................... 17.80 6.3 21.6 15.82 12.1 25.7 19.62 4.4 18.8

 7 ................................................................... 27.58 6.8 35.1 19.50 2.9 36.0 29.73 6.4 34.8

 8 ................................................................... 28.64 4.9 30.5 26.98 11.4 23.3 29.48 4.0 36.1

 9 ................................................................... 38.33 2.8 31.1 28.69 5.9 17.6 39.16 3.1 33.3

10 ................................................................... 40.41 9.5 24.3 38.41 7.6 19.2 43.09 15.6 37.4

11 ................................................................... 32.81 3.5 39.0 33.04 3.6 39.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 23.66 9.3 28.8 22.00 14.0 27.4 27.76 15.5 32.9

Substitute teachers ............................................ 12.71 4.0 15.6 8.39 10.5 14.2 12.93 4.5 15.6

 5 ................................................................... 11.11 3.5 15.0 – – – 11.30 3.7 15.6

 6 ................................................................... 14.86 6.0 15.6 9.57 8.8 19.0 15.59 6.4 15.2

 7 ................................................................... 12.02 9.0 16.7 – – – 12.00 9.0 16.8

 8 ................................................................... 19.12 9.4 16.9 – – – 19.12 9.4 16.9

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.66 22.0 10.7 – – – 11.39 23.4 9.7

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 28.15 6.3 36.5 17.71 8.6 36.3 33.31 4.9 36.6

 5 ................................................................... 15.76 7.6 34.7 14.36 5.4 36.1 18.71 14.3 32.1

 6 ................................................................... 13.11 9.1 34.0 12.81 9.3 34.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.20 11.3 39.0 15.58 6.5 39.6 24.44 12.6 38.1

 8 ................................................................... 30.08 11.5 38.2 17.90 13.2 37.5 31.67 12.6 38.3

 9 ................................................................... 36.62 6.2 35.1 27.23 15.5 36.1 37.55 5.9 35.0

10 ................................................................... 33.94 3.5 38.2 32.77 7.9 35.9 34.39 3.6 39.2

11 ................................................................... 34.86 4.3 36.8 – – – 34.86 4.3 36.8

Not able to be leveled .................................... 27.97 13.2 37.0 30.07 23.7 34.1 26.43 12.7 39.4

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 27.78 3.0 36.7 29.42 6.4 36.0 26.85 3.2 37.2

 5 ................................................................... 15.97 10.1 31.9 – – – 15.37 12.8 33.9

 6 ................................................................... 16.90 7.1 34.8 18.01 11.1 32.3 16.41 9.1 36.1

See footnotes at end of table.

38
TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Librarians, archivists, and curators –Continued

 7 ................................................................... $24.06 4.9 34.9 $25.70 6.1 34.3 $22.69 8.3 35.5

 8 ................................................................... 25.23 6.1 37.3 25.92 5.8 36.8 25.00 7.7 37.4

 9 ................................................................... 28.84 5.7 37.8 27.42 11.5 36.9 29.37 6.2 38.2

10 ................................................................... 29.79 8.7 35.9 29.71 18.1 36.6 29.84 7.8 35.5

11 ................................................................... 32.23 5.2 38.4 37.12 6.5 37.8 29.25 7.7 38.7

Not able to be leveled .................................... 36.83 8.2 36.6 35.93 20.7 36.7 39.08 17.3 36.5

Librarians ........................................................... 28.16 3.1 36.8 29.60 7.4 36.4 27.41 3.1 37.1

 5 ................................................................... 17.28 11.9 34.0 – – – 17.08 17.7 33.1

 6 ................................................................... 16.94 7.6 34.6 18.37 12.8 31.1 16.41 9.1 36.1

 7 ................................................................... 23.98 5.4 34.9 26.07 7.7 34.1 22.69 8.3 35.5

 8 ................................................................... 26.57 5.2 36.9 26.09 5.9 37.4 26.77 7.0 36.7

 9 ................................................................... 28.47 4.9 38.1 24.80 5.2 37.6 29.37 6.2 38.2

10 ................................................................... 29.93 9.1 36.2 29.64 20.9 36.9 30.08 7.7 35.9

11 ................................................................... 32.29 5.4 38.3 37.18 6.8 37.8 29.26 8.0 38.7

Not able to be leveled .................................... 37.43 8.4 36.6 36.01 20.7 37.0 – – –

Archivists and curators ...................................... 24.57 12.2 36.1 – – – – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 31.02 3.3 36.2 30.70 6.4 35.5 31.50 7.2 37.5

 5 ................................................................... 15.68 9.1 40.0 16.61 11.5 40.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.28 10.1 38.0 17.07 11.1 38.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.66 3.8 38.4 21.58 5.3 38.2 24.63 5.3 38.6

 8 ................................................................... 26.26 5.2 37.2 23.31 5.7 39.9 28.38 5.3 35.5

 9 ................................................................... 32.01 4.9 35.7 28.93 6.6 35.6 38.51 14.3 35.9

10 ................................................................... 29.18 10.2 38.7 29.20 10.4 39.3 29.17 14.8 38.3

11 ................................................................... 35.07 3.9 36.8 35.48 5.9 34.8 34.74 5.2 38.6

12 ................................................................... 35.33 28.6 21.4 35.11 31.0 20.6 37.73 8.0 38.1

13 ................................................................... 57.47 19.5 42.3 57.89 19.3 42.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 46.46 28.9 39.8 49.17 31.4 39.8 – – –

Economists ........................................................ 33.85 7.8 41.4 34.32 8.3 41.5 27.72 8.7 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 22.74 6.9 40.9 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 28.01 5.0 40.9 26.62 7.3 41.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 30.40 5.9 41.3 30.81 6.2 41.4 – – –

10 ................................................................... 33.88 3.0 40.0 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 37.13 5.6 41.7 37.30 5.8 41.8 – – –

12 ................................................................... 41.96 5.1 40.3 41.96 5.1 40.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 51.25 32.6 39.8 51.25 32.6 39.8 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 30.27 6.5 32.3 23.20 8.0 27.8 35.77 6.7 37.1

 5 ................................................................... 13.23 9.6 38.4 12.03 3.4 37.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.05 12.9 30.6 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.20 6.3 37.0 18.77 4.2 35.8 25.43 7.0 39.1

 8 ................................................................... 25.94 8.5 37.5 19.97 7.8 38.2 30.05 6.7 37.1

 9 ................................................................... 34.38 7.5 31.2 25.49 16.5 28.6 43.64 12.7 34.6

10 ................................................................... 31.78 11.7 37.8 21.43 18.6 40.0 37.36 7.7 36.7

11 ................................................................... 33.98 4.8 35.4 30.33 3.5 26.9 34.92 5.6 38.5

12 ................................................................... – – – – – – 36.56 9.9 37.7

Social scientists, n.e.c. ...................................... 28.99 13.1 37.9 34.19 2.4 37.2 – – –

Urban planners .................................................. 26.86 4.6 35.9 – – – 26.86 4.6 35.9

 8 ................................................................... 20.94 6.3 25.6 – – – 20.94 6.3 25.6

 9 ................................................................... 25.76 4.6 40.0 – – – 25.76 4.6 40.0

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 18.62 1.7 36.6 17.11 2.8 35.5 20.64 2.3 38.2

 3 ................................................................... 5.64 10.0 33.2 5.64 10.0 33.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.02 5.5 31.2 10.48 6.7 33.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.30 4.9 35.0 12.06 5.3 33.6 15.27 3.1 37.4

 6 ................................................................... 15.93 3.1 37.6 15.42 5.3 36.8 16.61 2.7 38.7

 7 ................................................................... 17.57 1.9 37.2 16.88 2.0 36.3 18.88 2.5 39.1

 8 ................................................................... 18.73 3.8 38.1 17.82 6.3 38.1 19.62 3.3 38.2

 9 ................................................................... 23.34 3.6 36.2 22.06 1.9 34.3 24.44 6.1 38.0

10 ................................................................... 22.91 10.3 40.6 18.17 11.2 41.8 28.97 5.6 39.1

11 ................................................................... 30.55 10.1 31.8 29.50 6.0 28.0 31.81 17.7 37.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Not able to be leveled .................................... $19.79 9.7 33.8 $17.88 12.6 31.7 $23.69 9.0 38.9

Social workers ................................................... 19.13 1.9 37.1 17.73 3.1 35.8 20.76 2.4 38.7

 5 ................................................................... 13.60 6.9 36.8 12.28 8.1 35.1 15.24 2.9 39.2

 6 ................................................................... 16.01 3.1 37.5 15.38 5.5 36.7 16.83 2.4 38.6

 7 ................................................................... 17.43 1.8 37.6 16.81 2.1 36.8 18.56 2.3 39.1

 8 ................................................................... 18.97 3.0 37.8 18.19 4.8 36.9 19.62 3.3 38.7

 9 ................................................................... 23.43 3.7 36.3 22.17 2.0 34.4 24.46 6.1 38.0

10 ................................................................... 25.94 6.3 37.0 21.57 8.3 34.3 28.97 5.6 39.1

11 ................................................................... 30.71 10.2 31.5 29.71 3.3 27.4 31.81 17.7 37.8

Not able to be leveled .................................... 20.57 11.1 38.3 17.76 15.4 37.7 24.44 8.6 39.3

Recreation workers ............................................ 13.24 6.6 29.3 11.68 7.4 29.2 17.89 7.6 29.7

 3 ................................................................... 5.64 10.0 33.2 5.64 10.0 33.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.28 6.7 28.0 10.23 7.0 32.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.99 9.9 29.4 11.17 9.7 30.2 15.55 13.4 26.5

 7 ................................................................... 20.39 4.8 31.9 17.94 6.6 25.8 22.34 3.0 39.3

 8 ................................................................... 22.00 10.2 23.5 – – – – – –

Clergy ................................................................ 15.98 12.8 45.8 15.98 12.8 45.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.62 10.8 39.3 16.62 10.8 39.3 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 14.69 16.3 49.2 14.69 16.3 49.2 – – –

Religious workers, n.e.c. .................................... 18.60 13.4 33.6 18.60 13.4 33.6 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 51.20 4.7 39.9 56.29 4.4 41.7 38.41 5.2 36.1

 9 ................................................................... 26.94 8.0 40.6 28.63 10.7 41.2 24.32 4.5 39.8

10 ................................................................... 33.76 9.1 41.8 36.69 10.0 43.9 26.08 7.6 37.3

11 ................................................................... 46.51 5.7 39.9 49.64 5.6 41.8 34.07 7.1 34.0

12 ................................................................... 56.58 7.6 40.4 61.00 9.5 42.4 43.35 8.4 35.5

13 ................................................................... 80.64 11.4 40.7 84.94 11.6 41.5 49.63 4.5 36.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... 50.29 5.9 38.8 55.41 5.4 40.9 44.30 11.3 36.6

Lawyers ............................................................. 50.88 4.8 40.1 56.29 4.4 41.7 35.37 3.0 36.0

 9 ................................................................... 26.94 8.0 40.6 28.63 10.7 41.2 24.32 4.5 39.8

10 ................................................................... 33.76 9.1 41.8 36.69 10.0 43.9 26.08 7.6 37.3

11 ................................................................... 46.51 5.7 39.9 49.64 5.6 41.8 34.07 7.1 34.0

12 ................................................................... 56.58 7.6 40.4 61.00 9.5 42.4 43.35 8.4 35.5

13 ................................................................... 80.64 11.4 40.7 84.94 11.6 41.5 49.63 4.5 36.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... 48.61 6.0 39.1 55.41 5.4 40.9 36.73 3.2 36.4

Judges ............................................................... 59.63 11.4 36.9 – – – 59.63 11.4 36.9

Not able to be leveled .................................... 59.63 11.4 36.9 – – – 59.63 11.4 36.9

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 24.46 3.5 34.5 24.18 3.7 34.4 28.73 10.6 36.1

 4 ................................................................... 10.14 6.4 28.9 10.14 6.4 28.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.70 4.6 31.5 12.64 4.8 31.8 14.41 7.5 26.2

 6 ................................................................... 17.24 5.1 37.4 17.24 5.4 37.4 17.32 8.2 37.4

 7 ................................................................... 19.65 3.7 39.2 19.56 4.0 39.3 21.30 5.0 36.1

 8 ................................................................... 23.84 3.1 39.1 23.86 3.1 39.1 23.38 6.1 38.1

 9 ................................................................... 26.67 2.6 38.6 26.52 2.7 38.6 29.44 6.8 38.1

10 ................................................................... 40.59 15.1 39.6 42.00 14.5 39.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 39.18 4.0 38.1 40.66 3.3 38.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 42.55 12.3 39.9 46.27 3.9 39.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 28.01 6.8 30.9 27.42 7.1 30.6 35.36 19.2 35.1

Technical writers ................................................ 35.35 14.8 39.8 35.36 14.8 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.57 8.0 38.4 20.39 8.2 38.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 31.46 7.9 40.5 31.46 7.9 40.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.25 6.3 38.9 26.25 6.3 38.9 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 20.82 4.1 36.4 20.84 4.2 36.4 17.88 10.5 37.5

 4 ................................................................... 10.29 10.0 33.1 10.29 10.0 33.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.95 5.9 30.2 12.95 5.9 30.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.02 4.7 38.1 17.06 4.7 38.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.73 7.9 40.9 20.70 8.1 40.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. –Continued

Designers –Continued

 8 ................................................................... $23.94 5.0 39.5 $23.94 5.0 39.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.42 4.7 39.6 26.42 4.7 39.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 44.40 5.2 40.0 44.40 5.2 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 24.53 13.4 36.3 24.53 13.4 36.3 – – –

Musicians and composers ................................. 39.26 15.9 19.5 39.45 15.7 19.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 39.26 15.9 19.5 39.45 15.7 19.4 – – –

Actors and directors ........................................... 32.15 17.1 36.3 32.15 17.1 36.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 32.15 17.1 36.3 32.15 17.1 36.3 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ...................................................... 17.79 6.6 36.6 17.74 6.8 36.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.53 4.0 39.8 15.53 4.0 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.85 3.6 39.4 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.96 11.4 38.6 20.02 12.4 38.5 – – –

Photographers ................................................... 17.05 12.0 36.4 17.04 12.5 36.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.16 6.1 35.8 13.16 6.1 35.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.31 17.9 34.3 13.97 19.9 33.7 – – –

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 15.62 11.9 27.7 14.82 16.3 27.8 $20.29 9.0 27.4

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.61 17.7 24.8 15.18 18.6 24.7 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 25.68 7.4 37.8 25.78 7.5 37.8 20.84 14.1 38.3

 5 ................................................................... 13.19 10.8 38.5 13.19 10.8 38.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.31 6.4 37.1 15.32 6.5 37.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.73 6.1 37.2 17.53 6.1 37.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.49 7.3 37.3 23.40 7.0 37.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.61 4.3 38.8 27.63 4.3 38.9 – – –

10 ................................................................... 36.41 6.1 39.2 36.41 6.1 39.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 40.64 4.2 38.5 40.64 4.2 38.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 48.90 33.5 37.0 50.16 33.9 36.9 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 24.98 6.1 38.4 24.74 7.0 38.2 25.96 10.5 39.3

 6 ................................................................... 16.75 5.0 39.2 17.39 5.2 38.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.43 5.8 39.7 21.81 6.7 39.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.73 6.7 40.2 23.81 7.4 40.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.85 4.3 34.6 26.37 5.4 33.7 28.71 10.4 38.9

Not able to be leveled .................................... 23.40 16.6 39.8 22.89 16.7 39.8 – – –

Announcers ........................................................ 30.05 27.6 26.8 30.05 27.6 26.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 30.05 27.6 26.8 30.05 27.6 26.8 – – –

Athletes .............................................................. 25.68 14.3 26.0 22.64 12.6 25.1 41.65 21.7 32.3

 6 ................................................................... 29.90 36.0 27.5 29.90 36.0 27.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 27.04 14.5 28.5 23.38 10.6 27.5 44.34 19.9 34.2

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 31.51 7.0 38.5 32.72 9.0 39.1 28.42 6.7 37.1

 7 ................................................................... 19.73 4.4 39.3 19.57 4.8 41.0 21.05 12.4 29.2

 9 ................................................................... 28.33 4.9 38.8 27.49 6.9 39.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 31.57 6.6 32.1 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 35.89 15.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 37.44 11.4 37.7 40.00 12.9 39.4 32.54 16.9 34.9

Technical ................................................................... 22.28 2.1 36.1 22.79 2.4 35.9 18.86 1.8 37.5

 2 ................................................................... 10.20 2.6 35.8 10.25 2.9 35.6 9.71 1.6 38.1

 3 ................................................................... 11.18 1.9 33.9 11.16 2.1 34.2 11.43 3.8 31.0

 4 ................................................................... 14.08 1.6 35.5 14.15 1.9 35.2 13.64 2.7 37.3

 5 ................................................................... 17.24 1.7 34.8 17.29 1.9 34.6 16.88 2.0 36.4

 6 ................................................................... 19.17 1.6 36.3 19.63 2.0 35.8 17.33 3.0 38.2

 7 ................................................................... 23.68 1.8 37.6 24.13 2.0 37.6 21.03 2.0 37.6

 8 ................................................................... 25.78 1.8 37.9 26.32 1.9 37.9 22.63 2.9 38.4

 9 ................................................................... 34.50 7.6 37.8 35.40 8.2 37.8 28.33 5.4 37.8

10 ................................................................... 43.80 23.2 35.3 44.54 24.0 35.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 73.42 11.2 29.1 74.80 12.5 28.8 – – –

12 ................................................................... 124.26 13.2 26.2 124.26 13.2 26.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

41
TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Not able to be leveled .................................... $24.34 5.2 36.7 $24.34 5.3 36.7 $24.45 8.0 36.6

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 18.90 2.3 36.7 18.93 2.7 36.5 18.68 4.7 38.0

 2 ................................................................... 10.65 3.8 37.5 10.65 3.8 37.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.02 3.9 38.8 11.00 4.0 38.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.54 3.8 35.9 13.49 4.6 34.9 13.73 4.4 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 17.05 2.9 34.8 17.07 3.1 34.7 16.77 7.0 36.6

 6 ................................................................... 19.66 4.8 36.5 19.84 5.3 36.8 17.62 6.4 33.2

 7 ................................................................... 23.43 4.2 37.0 23.91 4.7 36.6 20.09 5.8 39.5

 8 ................................................................... 23.07 2.8 37.2 23.16 3.5 36.6 22.84 5.1 38.9

 9 ................................................................... 25.40 2.8 37.4 25.79 2.8 38.3 23.18 7.2 33.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... 21.26 6.9 39.8 21.26 6.9 39.8 – – –

Dental hygienists ............................................... 31.74 4.0 27.5 32.11 4.0 27.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 29.91 11.7 25.1 29.91 11.7 25.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 27.89 4.3 31.2 28.30 4.4 30.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 33.37 7.5 26.9 33.82 7.6 26.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 33.87 7.2 28.9 34.62 6.7 28.3 – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 15.67 4.3 34.8 15.49 4.5 34.8 18.65 10.9 35.4

 3 ................................................................... 10.39 8.6 39.4 10.37 8.7 39.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.68 5.9 35.3 14.70 6.1 35.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.43 7.5 35.5 15.30 7.8 35.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.43 6.0 37.0 22.20 7.3 39.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 17.78 15.9 39.1 17.78 15.9 39.1 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 24.12 2.5 34.4 24.04 2.5 34.6 24.89 7.4 32.5

 4 ................................................................... 16.21 9.4 35.9 15.26 9.4 34.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 20.19 2.7 32.8 19.97 3.0 32.2 22.05 5.9 39.2

 6 ................................................................... 21.52 3.1 34.2 21.60 3.5 34.6 20.88 2.6 31.7

 7 ................................................................... 27.09 6.7 32.4 26.91 7.2 33.2 28.84 8.7 26.6

 8 ................................................................... 27.47 4.3 35.9 27.14 3.1 36.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.88 7.6 40.0 29.08 7.3 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 28.00 9.7 37.4 28.00 9.7 37.4 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 17.53 1.5 34.3 17.79 1.7 33.9 16.00 2.3 37.0

 4 ................................................................... 15.37 1.8 34.6 15.70 2.0 33.7 13.90 4.5 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 17.09 2.1 33.4 17.18 2.0 32.9 16.57 3.6 36.5

 6 ................................................................... 18.32 2.7 35.3 18.77 3.0 35.0 15.56 4.5 37.0

 7 ................................................................... 19.65 2.5 35.8 19.73 2.7 36.2 19.13 4.1 33.4

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.73 7.4 30.1 18.42 6.8 29.9 – – –

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 16.49 1.8 34.4 16.37 2.3 33.9 17.12 3.4 37.2

 2 ................................................................... 9.89 1.6 37.0 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.04 3.5 30.5 10.97 3.9 29.8 11.60 4.8 36.5

 4 ................................................................... 13.48 1.8 33.7 13.59 2.0 33.7 12.81 4.4 34.2

 5 ................................................................... 15.92 2.7 34.1 15.74 2.8 34.2 18.02 5.5 33.4

 6 ................................................................... 17.47 3.8 34.7 17.92 5.4 32.4 16.71 5.3 39.6

 7 ................................................................... 20.67 3.8 38.6 20.81 4.9 38.1 20.29 2.8 40.4

 8 ................................................................... 24.33 8.6 36.6 25.43 11.7 36.6 22.60 10.9 36.6

 9 ................................................................... 26.09 17.6 37.0 26.02 19.7 36.8 26.52 4.4 38.6

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.43 11.4 32.7 18.39 11.9 32.5 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 23.91 11.8 39.7 24.05 12.0 39.7 20.60 13.0 39.4

 5 ................................................................... 15.13 7.8 39.6 15.15 8.0 39.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.03 4.2 40.0 20.48 4.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 25.56 2.0 40.0 25.63 2.1 40.0 22.77 7.2 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 26.29 2.1 39.0 26.20 2.1 39.0 28.27 7.9 39.5

 9 ................................................................... 50.04 21.2 43.3 50.25 21.1 43.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 22.41 6.1 37.5 22.41 6.1 37.5 – – –

Industrial engineering technicians ..................... 24.21 5.6 40.1 24.21 5.6 40.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.15 4.3 40.0 17.15 4.3 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.21 5.7 40.0 23.21 5.7 40.0 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians .................. 22.65 4.4 40.0 22.64 4.4 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.84 3.9 39.7 17.84 3.9 39.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

42
TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Mechanical engineering technicians

–Continued

 7 ................................................................... $23.80 3.5 40.0 $23.83 3.6 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 27.94 4.1 39.8 27.94 4.1 39.8 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 24.94 4.0 39.3 26.00 5.6 39.6 $21.69 8.1 38.3

 4 ................................................................... 14.25 6.1 37.0 13.96 7.0 38.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.15 4.3 39.9 19.39 3.8 41.5 16.70 6.4 38.2

 6 ................................................................... 20.59 2.2 39.4 20.98 2.2 39.7 19.90 5.6 38.8

 7 ................................................................... 22.45 4.3 40.7 23.51 5.6 41.3 20.42 3.2 39.7

 8 ................................................................... 28.95 6.1 37.7 30.98 5.1 37.1 21.85 10.0 39.7

 9 ................................................................... 30.59 7.0 38.8 28.76 6.6 40.0 36.14 13.3 35.5

11 ................................................................... 48.48 10.9 41.5 48.48 10.9 41.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 31.21 12.6 39.4 31.21 12.6 39.4 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 21.99 2.6 39.9 21.99 2.7 39.9 21.90 4.8 39.0

 4 ................................................................... 15.86 8.4 40.0 15.98 8.5 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.40 4.3 40.1 18.54 4.3 40.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.28 4.4 40.0 19.11 4.8 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.47 2.9 40.0 21.11 2.8 40.1 23.45 6.7 39.7

 8 ................................................................... 25.20 5.1 39.5 25.18 5.2 39.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 30.36 8.3 40.0 30.36 8.3 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 24.33 9.0 39.3 24.56 9.6 40.0 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians .................. 19.71 9.2 39.7 19.61 11.9 40.0 20.00 7.1 38.9

 5 ................................................................... 16.47 4.9 39.7 16.81 6.7 40.0 14.63 9.0 38.2

 6 ................................................................... 16.74 11.2 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 27.08 8.0 39.4 – – – 21.83 10.1 37.0

 8 ................................................................... 22.76 6.6 40.0 – – – – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 17.66 3.7 38.2 18.46 5.3 39.1 14.72 7.3 35.3

 4 ................................................................... 15.66 12.9 40.3 16.41 14.9 40.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.54 3.2 37.5 14.79 5.2 35.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.58 8.8 38.9 17.60 8.9 38.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.59 4.3 38.3 20.96 4.7 40.0 17.93 8.2 36.4

 8 ................................................................... 18.97 11.0 39.6 19.72 10.3 39.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 22.66 12.8 39.4 22.66 12.8 39.4 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 21.96 6.1 39.6 21.96 6.4 39.7 22.07 5.8 38.1

 4 ................................................................... 14.79 2.8 39.2 14.73 2.8 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.97 7.0 39.0 15.87 7.0 39.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 21.04 7.5 39.4 20.99 7.9 39.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.08 3.4 40.0 23.09 3.3 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.88 7.1 39.7 25.26 9.0 39.6 22.85 5.8 40.0

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 21.19 9.7 39.0 21.79 10.1 39.6 18.15 5.6 36.4

 5 ................................................................... 17.19 7.4 35.3 16.35 9.4 39.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.01 7.3 39.5 – – – 17.90 9.1 39.2

 7 ................................................................... 19.73 10.4 39.2 20.49 12.7 39.3 17.27 12.1 38.8

 8 ................................................................... 26.28 9.8 39.9 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 20.16 9.7 39.4 20.18 10.0 39.5 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ 95.50 12.8 23.5 95.50 12.8 23.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 29.24 20.8 32.7 29.24 20.8 32.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 73.23 14.7 25.5 73.23 14.7 25.5 – – –

10 ................................................................... 103.35 25.7 22.8 103.35 25.7 22.8 – – –

11 ................................................................... 96.93 20.8 23.5 96.93 20.8 23.5 – – –

12 ................................................................... 145.66 6.6 24.0 145.66 6.6 24.0 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ......................... 15.66 10.3 33.4 13.33 10.1 32.4 25.06 10.4 38.1

 4 ................................................................... 10.37 5.7 28.3 10.11 5.2 28.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.88 6.6 37.2 14.88 6.6 37.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.04 4.5 34.9 – – – – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 30.89 3.1 39.4 31.51 3.1 39.4 24.13 6.2 39.5

 6 ................................................................... 21.71 9.3 39.7 21.84 10.0 39.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.47 5.8 39.9 24.73 6.0 39.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.05 6.3 39.0 26.80 6.6 38.9 20.58 10.6 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

43
TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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 ................................................................... $32.45 4.0 38.6 $33.27 4.3 38.4 $27.92 6.1 39.6

10 ................................................................... 34.67 4.9 39.6 34.67 4.9 39.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 48.03 12.9 40.0 48.03 12.9 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 31.85 6.3 41.8 31.82 6.4 41.8 – – –

Tool programmers, numerical control ................ 23.35 7.4 40.0 23.35 7.4 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.47 13.5 40.0 24.47 13.5 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 22.18 3.8 38.2 22.51 4.1 38.0 19.88 7.4 39.2

 5 ................................................................... 18.82 6.4 37.4 18.92 6.9 37.2 18.19 12.4 39.0

 6 ................................................................... 19.59 5.5 38.4 19.95 7.6 37.6 18.98 8.0 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 22.18 5.4 38.9 22.30 6.1 38.9 21.56 15.0 38.5

 8 ................................................................... 25.55 4.6 39.3 25.73 4.6 39.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.69 11.2 40.5 26.68 11.3 40.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 22.64 17.1 34.6 22.40 17.5 34.6 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 20.09 5.1 38.5 20.45 6.4 38.8 19.19 6.1 37.7

 4 ................................................................... 13.45 6.0 40.0 13.59 6.6 40.0 11.57 6.2 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 15.31 7.0 38.4 15.37 8.6 39.5 15.12 9.2 35.2

 6 ................................................................... 16.94 5.4 38.9 17.40 3.8 38.9 16.61 8.6 38.8

 7 ................................................................... 23.68 9.8 39.1 24.02 12.5 39.7 22.46 4.8 36.9

 8 ................................................................... 24.73 9.7 38.4 26.15 12.1 38.2 21.62 6.3 38.9

 9 ................................................................... 26.83 4.1 40.6 27.77 5.1 41.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 29.09 9.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.39 19.4 36.4 17.89 20.0 36.4 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 33.69 1.9 39.8 34.21 2.2 40.0 31.04 2.4 38.6

 4 ................................................................... 11.97 5.7 38.9 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.55 4.3 39.0 16.46 5.0 39.0 17.12 4.7 38.5

 6 ................................................................... 18.08 1.5 39.7 18.21 1.7 40.1 17.63 3.7 38.4

 7 ................................................................... 21.19 2.0 38.7 21.26 2.4 38.6 20.73 2.0 39.0

 8 ................................................................... 24.32 1.5 40.0 24.49 1.7 40.2 23.55 2.9 39.1

 9 ................................................................... 27.97 1.3 40.1 28.11 1.4 40.3 27.20 2.8 39.0

10 ................................................................... 33.68 2.7 40.0 34.16 2.0 40.2 31.91 8.8 39.3

11 ................................................................... 39.01 1.2 40.4 39.09 1.2 40.7 38.72 3.1 39.5

12 ................................................................... 51.38 1.8 40.8 52.49 2.0 40.9 43.70 3.2 40.1

13 ................................................................... 58.81 2.9 42.5 59.95 3.2 42.9 50.56 4.1 39.9

14 ................................................................... 68.00 4.0 42.8 69.36 3.6 42.9 57.03 21.2 42.2

15 ................................................................... 92.66 4.0 41.5 93.13 4.4 41.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 41.99 4.3 39.1 42.84 5.1 39.6 37.22 3.3 36.8

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 38.20 2.3 40.2 38.54 2.8 40.6 36.42 2.1 38.4

 5 ................................................................... 12.61 16.4 40.1 12.32 17.8 40.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.61 2.7 40.7 16.68 3.1 40.9 16.02 6.3 39.0

 7 ................................................................... 20.24 3.7 38.4 20.09 3.9 38.3 21.52 5.8 39.3

 8 ................................................................... 24.06 3.4 40.9 23.78 3.5 41.1 26.61 6.5 39.1

 9 ................................................................... 27.90 2.0 40.5 27.67 2.2 40.7 29.42 2.7 39.1

10 ................................................................... 34.50 2.7 40.4 34.35 2.4 40.3 35.08 10.3 40.4

11 ................................................................... 39.83 1.1 40.5 39.65 1.4 40.8 40.43 1.6 39.5

12 ................................................................... 51.98 2.1 40.9 53.23 2.2 41.1 44.85 3.4 39.9

13 ................................................................... 58.94 3.1 42.7 60.16 3.4 43.2 50.56 4.1 39.9

14 ................................................................... 68.21 4.3 43.0 69.69 3.9 43.1 57.03 21.2 42.2

15 ................................................................... 92.58 4.0 41.5 93.06 4.4 41.7 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 45.01 4.7 39.6 46.63 5.6 40.3 37.66 3.5 36.8

Legislators ......................................................... 13.69 25.3 12.7 – – – 13.69 25.3 12.7

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.69 25.3 12.7 – – – 13.69 25.3 12.7

Chief executives and general administrators,

public administration ........................................ 51.53 6.5 42.1 – – – 47.00 7.4 38.7

Not able to be leveled .................................... 36.26 25.6 38.8 – – – 36.17 25.6 38.7

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 31.54 2.9 39.3 – – – 31.53 2.9 39.3

 7 ................................................................... 20.52 7.5 40.3 – – – 20.52 7.5 40.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Administrators and officials, public

administration –Continued

 8 ................................................................... $23.33 6.0 37.9 – – – $23.33 6.0 37.9

 9 ................................................................... 28.60 4.7 39.4 – – – 28.60 4.7 39.4

10 ................................................................... 26.85 13.8 41.3 – – – 26.85 13.8 41.3

11 ................................................................... 35.22 3.6 40.3 – – – 35.25 3.7 40.3

12 ................................................................... 39.88 4.1 40.1 – – – 39.88 4.1 40.1

13 ................................................................... 55.97 8.6 38.1 – – – 55.97 8.6 38.1

14 ................................................................... 64.21 8.2 40.0 – – – 64.21 8.2 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 33.46 3.3 38.8 – – – 33.46 3.3 38.8

Financial managers ........................................... 40.91 3.9 40.4 $40.56 2.8 40.5 44.97 16.9 39.3

 7 ................................................................... 20.77 7.6 40.5 20.79 7.7 40.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.45 3.8 39.9 24.36 3.9 39.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.87 2.7 40.9 26.85 2.6 40.9 27.41 14.9 40.0

10 ................................................................... 35.41 2.9 39.9 35.49 3.1 39.9 – – –

11 ................................................................... 44.27 7.9 40.2 42.37 3.2 40.6 52.60 15.1 38.7

12 ................................................................... 59.31 5.2 41.2 61.20 5.0 41.3 37.55 11.7 40.0

13 ................................................................... 61.47 12.5 38.6 61.48 12.6 38.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 44.63 4.4 39.9 44.63 4.8 40.0 44.59 8.9 39.3

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 32.13 7.5 40.0 31.23 7.7 40.0 41.98 6.4 39.7

 7 ................................................................... 17.81 7.4 38.9 16.80 5.6 39.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.85 7.3 40.8 27.01 7.4 41.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.28 9.7 41.0 25.54 9.5 41.1 – – –

10 ................................................................... 32.55 3.9 38.9 32.30 3.9 38.8 – – –

11 ................................................................... 40.71 6.0 39.4 40.74 6.3 39.4 40.33 18.8 39.4

12 ................................................................... 48.85 9.7 39.9 45.06 15.0 41.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 35.75 22.5 39.4 34.89 23.6 39.3 48.51 3.3 41.1

Purchasing managers ........................................ 35.35 8.2 40.2 35.06 8.4 40.3 41.20 18.2 39.5

 7 ................................................................... 21.40 5.4 40.4 21.37 5.6 40.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 28.00 2.7 40.0 27.99 2.8 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 53.39 20.5 40.0 53.39 20.5 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 31.08 11.3 39.9 30.99 11.5 40.0 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 45.36 4.2 41.1 45.42 4.2 41.1 32.43 10.5 39.5

 7 ................................................................... 24.15 4.7 40.4 24.03 4.9 40.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.48 7.0 40.3 26.51 7.0 40.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 33.00 10.0 40.7 33.02 10.0 40.7 – – –

10 ................................................................... 35.03 14.0 39.8 35.03 14.0 39.8 – – –

11 ................................................................... 42.89 3.5 40.8 42.94 3.6 40.8 – – –

12 ................................................................... 54.91 5.3 42.6 54.98 5.3 42.6 – – –

13 ................................................................... 69.98 10.2 41.8 69.98 10.2 41.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 49.94 8.6 41.2 49.96 8.6 41.2 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 37.21 3.4 39.0 27.73 4.7 39.1 42.29 4.1 39.0

 6 ................................................................... 15.18 1.1 39.7 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.71 12.7 39.6 17.72 14.4 39.7 23.80 18.1 39.3

 8 ................................................................... 23.44 6.2 38.4 20.02 4.8 39.4 27.41 5.1 37.3

 9 ................................................................... 27.79 4.9 38.7 23.31 7.7 39.4 33.01 3.2 38.0

10 ................................................................... 36.68 7.4 39.5 28.05 8.1 39.4 43.34 5.0 39.6

11 ................................................................... 38.63 7.3 38.7 35.08 6.2 36.9 39.76 9.5 39.3

12 ................................................................... 45.95 4.2 40.0 46.23 7.1 39.6 45.88 4.5 40.1

13 ................................................................... 49.56 5.1 40.7 57.05 17.1 42.0 48.58 4.8 40.5

14 ................................................................... 86.60 8.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 40.85 6.6 38.9 28.20 11.7 39.7 45.95 7.0 38.5

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 35.15 3.3 39.8 35.79 3.5 39.9 32.01 9.2 39.2

 7 ................................................................... 17.50 13.4 39.8 17.73 14.8 39.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 27.27 19.7 39.3 20.14 8.5 39.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.76 6.2 39.5 27.89 6.9 39.5 26.71 3.7 39.7

See footnotes at end of table.

45
TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Managers, medicine and health –Continued

10 ................................................................... $37.03 10.4 39.0 $37.18 11.0 39.1 – – –

11 ................................................................... 38.30 3.4 40.8 38.33 3.5 40.9 $37.33 8.6 39.7

12 ................................................................... 44.06 11.3 38.8 44.01 11.5 38.7 – – –

13 ................................................................... 37.44 19.6 41.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 38.72 4.3 39.5 40.76 5.2 39.8 34.28 7.8 38.8

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 21.12 7.4 44.0 21.12 7.5 44.5 21.10 11.7 39.1

 5 ................................................................... 11.79 27.9 40.4 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.30 5.6 42.1 15.29 5.6 42.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.78 3.5 41.3 19.00 4.3 41.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.27 4.4 43.5 19.14 4.9 44.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 24.88 9.0 46.1 24.78 9.7 46.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 20.11 19.7 49.8 19.90 20.4 50.3 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 21.45 4.4 39.3 20.96 4.4 39.3 28.71 7.1 39.0

 6 ................................................................... 18.73 13.6 40.0 18.74 13.7 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.43 5.9 38.4 20.44 5.8 38.3 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.36 12.9 40.0 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.14 5.7 39.8 22.23 5.9 39.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 21.29 8.9 39.0 20.55 8.0 39.1 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 30.55 7.6 38.0 30.80 8.2 37.9 27.27 6.8 39.5

 6 ................................................................... 14.90 11.1 36.5 14.33 11.4 36.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.77 7.1 38.0 20.03 7.5 37.8 16.68 7.2 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 18.95 7.6 39.9 19.08 8.2 39.9 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.86 6.9 36.2 22.55 7.1 36.0 27.79 4.4 39.4

10 ................................................................... 36.65 12.2 39.9 36.79 13.5 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 34.95 5.4 40.9 34.83 5.7 41.0 37.39 2.0 39.2

12 ................................................................... 50.48 11.3 40.1 50.84 11.5 40.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 43.55 17.1 36.8 45.26 18.1 36.5 30.00 10.5 39.3

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 40.98 4.6 40.8 41.29 4.7 40.9 34.13 5.2 39.1

 6 ................................................................... 17.80 4.6 41.4 17.90 5.2 41.7 16.60 5.3 38.6

 7 ................................................................... 20.63 8.4 36.8 20.24 8.6 36.7 28.20 11.4 37.8

 8 ................................................................... 24.54 6.0 41.6 24.49 6.2 41.5 25.58 6.4 42.8

 9 ................................................................... 28.75 2.0 41.2 28.82 2.0 41.3 26.87 4.3 39.0

10 ................................................................... 34.71 3.7 40.8 34.69 3.7 40.8 35.89 7.5 39.8

11 ................................................................... 39.53 2.2 41.2 39.52 2.3 41.3 39.76 4.2 40.1

12 ................................................................... 50.96 3.9 40.9 51.27 3.7 40.9 45.75 4.0 40.1

13 ................................................................... 58.46 4.4 44.2 58.45 4.4 44.2 – – –

14 ................................................................... 63.26 5.4 42.9 65.58 4.8 42.6 – – –

15 ................................................................... 84.02 4.3 43.2 83.62 4.5 43.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 50.19 8.7 40.4 50.95 8.6 40.6 33.75 7.9 37.6

Management related .............................................. 27.04 1.1 39.2 27.78 1.2 39.2 23.39 2.4 38.9

 5 ................................................................... 17.40 4.1 38.7 17.44 4.7 38.8 17.18 4.1 38.5

 6 ................................................................... 18.66 1.9 39.3 18.92 2.2 39.7 17.91 4.3 38.3

 7 ................................................................... 21.75 1.7 38.9 22.02 2.0 38.9 20.44 1.8 38.9

 8 ................................................................... 24.46 1.5 39.5 24.96 2.0 39.6 22.79 2.7 39.1

 9 ................................................................... 28.06 1.6 39.7 28.64 1.6 39.8 25.31 3.7 38.9

10 ................................................................... 32.69 3.6 39.6 33.93 3.4 40.0 28.55 7.7 38.3

11 ................................................................... 36.68 2.5 40.2 37.63 1.8 40.4 31.72 10.7 39.5

12 ................................................................... 49.62 4.5 40.5 50.51 4.6 40.5 34.39 9.4 41.3

13 ................................................................... 56.35 3.3 39.0 56.35 3.3 39.0 – – –

14 ................................................................... 64.86 15.5 40.1 64.86 15.5 40.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 29.78 4.5 37.3 29.91 4.6 37.2 25.12 16.7 38.9

Accountants and auditors .................................. 25.54 2.0 38.6 25.94 2.2 38.5 23.06 3.2 38.9

 5 ................................................................... 17.05 9.5 38.4 17.07 10.1 38.5 16.71 5.5 37.5

 6 ................................................................... 19.12 3.5 39.6 19.22 4.1 39.6 18.87 6.3 39.5

 7 ................................................................... 22.63 4.6 37.6 22.99 5.1 37.4 20.32 4.2 39.0

See footnotes at end of table.

46
TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Accountants and auditors –Continued

 8 ................................................................... $23.90 2.7 38.8 $24.35 2.4 38.7 $20.70 7.6 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 26.93 2.2 38.7 27.39 2.3 38.8 25.03 6.5 38.2

10 ................................................................... 31.48 4.1 39.9 31.77 4.7 40.1 29.98 6.2 38.6

11 ................................................................... 34.55 2.4 40.6 34.69 2.5 40.6 – – –

12 ................................................................... 43.95 6.0 39.0 48.16 3.3 38.9 – – –

13 ................................................................... 56.42 6.1 40.0 56.42 6.1 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 26.96 2.8 36.7 26.92 2.8 36.7 – – –

Underwriters ...................................................... 27.41 5.7 39.0 27.41 5.7 39.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 21.21 6.8 38.0 21.21 6.8 38.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.22 8.5 37.7 24.22 8.5 37.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.99 3.6 39.6 22.99 3.6 39.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 30.13 5.2 39.5 30.13 5.2 39.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 42.43 17.7 37.8 42.43 17.7 37.8 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 32.42 3.5 39.7 32.78 3.8 39.8 27.52 7.5 38.3

 5 ................................................................... 15.79 4.9 39.7 15.82 5.0 39.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.16 16.1 41.0 19.17 16.2 41.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.83 2.8 39.3 20.85 3.0 39.2 20.54 6.3 39.6

 8 ................................................................... 25.93 3.2 40.2 26.28 3.3 40.3 21.70 9.3 39.4

 9 ................................................................... 31.73 3.1 40.4 32.00 3.2 40.5 27.41 5.5 39.3

10 ................................................................... 37.04 14.5 38.3 39.24 15.0 39.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 38.12 4.7 41.2 38.70 5.3 41.4 – – –

12 ................................................................... 58.05 13.3 41.3 58.05 13.3 41.3 – – –

13 ................................................................... 58.03 6.3 38.4 58.03 6.3 38.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 40.67 7.6 37.9 40.67 7.6 37.9 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 30.66 5.1 39.8 31.96 4.9 40.0 23.71 6.7 38.4

 7 ................................................................... 20.76 3.8 39.7 21.04 4.0 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 25.52 6.3 39.2 25.91 6.5 39.8 22.53 14.0 35.2

 9 ................................................................... 28.25 2.0 39.5 28.12 2.2 39.8 29.77 5.4 36.4

10 ................................................................... 25.12 11.9 39.9 32.03 3.1 39.8 – – –

11 ................................................................... 31.03 8.1 39.8 34.88 2.0 40.3 25.51 9.9 39.1

12 ................................................................... 46.56 3.2 40.6 46.61 3.2 40.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 33.07 7.2 39.9 33.07 7.2 39.9 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 25.43 3.8 37.9 25.81 4.3 37.8 23.06 4.4 38.9

 5 ................................................................... 18.62 11.4 37.5 18.77 13.9 37.2 18.13 13.2 38.6

 6 ................................................................... 18.33 4.8 38.7 18.76 6.1 38.8 16.67 10.5 38.7

 7 ................................................................... 21.89 4.6 38.5 22.14 4.9 38.8 20.40 5.3 37.1

 8 ................................................................... 22.62 3.1 40.1 22.72 3.5 40.2 22.03 4.1 39.4

 9 ................................................................... 28.35 2.9 40.1 29.08 2.9 40.1 24.28 4.6 40.0

10 ................................................................... 33.32 2.9 39.6 32.47 3.7 39.8 35.09 3.7 39.1

11 ................................................................... 37.51 7.0 39.0 38.30 7.3 39.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 21.99 14.3 32.3 22.21 14.8 32.0 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products .. 23.08 15.3 39.7 23.95 16.5 39.6 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 27.16 3.8 40.4 27.18 3.8 40.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.27 13.7 40.0 18.27 13.7 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.55 5.7 39.9 18.47 5.7 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.68 7.0 40.7 21.68 7.0 40.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 28.47 11.2 39.5 28.47 11.2 39.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.30 5.0 40.6 29.36 5.0 40.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 33.69 15.1 40.6 33.69 15.1 40.6 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 26.06 5.9 40.4 27.37 4.7 40.5 17.82 11.3 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 17.62 5.8 39.4 17.62 5.9 39.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.84 13.5 39.9 21.25 6.0 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.89 6.9 41.1 21.87 7.0 41.2 22.49 7.6 40.7

 8 ................................................................... 25.03 8.1 40.1 25.10 8.6 40.1 24.21 1.3 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 25.24 6.9 39.9 27.42 4.6 39.9 18.93 6.7 39.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.

–Continued

10 ................................................................... $35.43 6.9 40.5 $35.86 6.8 40.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 40.62 8.9 39.2 40.62 8.9 39.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 30.52 13.8 41.3 30.52 13.8 41.3 – – –

Business and promotional agents ...................... 23.25 5.5 39.4 23.34 5.8 39.4 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 24.48 5.0 38.7 24.11 12.0 38.9 $24.62 4.4 38.6

 5 ................................................................... 18.96 13.2 37.9 17.59 17.1 37.5 21.57 15.5 38.9

 6 ................................................................... 22.59 4.7 39.8 – – – 22.94 5.5 39.7

 7 ................................................................... 23.07 8.8 39.5 24.79 16.3 40.0 22.19 8.0 39.2

 8 ................................................................... 28.09 6.2 37.9 – – – 26.72 5.6 37.5

 9 ................................................................... 27.40 3.5 38.7 – – – 26.94 3.2 38.6

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 23.16 4.0 39.7 25.73 6.9 40.9 20.77 2.4 38.6

 5 ................................................................... 17.75 9.1 38.4 – – – 17.16 9.1 38.9

 6 ................................................................... 16.62 6.5 35.8 – – – 16.14 5.8 35.6

 7 ................................................................... 23.17 6.4 39.3 24.80 7.4 39.9 20.27 4.0 38.4

 8 ................................................................... 21.74 3.7 39.6 24.22 7.1 39.4 21.00 2.7 39.6

 9 ................................................................... 24.72 10.0 41.5 24.74 15.2 42.5 24.65 3.8 39.4

10 ................................................................... 33.33 2.0 40.6 33.39 2.0 40.7 – – –

11 ................................................................... 34.36 18.0 41.3 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 27.02 4.4 40.8 27.02 4.4 40.8 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 26.10 2.4 39.4 26.29 2.7 39.5 25.27 4.5 39.2

 5 ................................................................... 17.20 3.5 39.5 18.04 3.4 39.9 14.75 2.7 38.3

 6 ................................................................... 18.59 4.1 39.7 18.48 4.5 39.8 19.69 7.8 38.6

 7 ................................................................... 20.41 2.8 39.4 20.49 3.6 39.4 20.14 3.3 39.5

 8 ................................................................... 25.03 3.5 39.7 25.31 4.5 39.9 24.39 4.2 39.0

 9 ................................................................... 28.57 1.9 39.4 28.79 2.1 39.5 27.82 3.4 39.1

10 ................................................................... 32.15 5.5 39.8 33.16 5.6 39.7 27.02 12.7 40.0

11 ................................................................... 38.80 3.8 40.2 38.80 3.2 40.3 38.81 14.4 39.7

12 ................................................................... 48.83 11.1 41.4 51.81 10.8 40.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 26.99 4.7 38.4 26.88 5.2 38.4 28.30 17.4 38.6

Sales ............................................................................. 15.32 1.5 32.4 15.33 1.5 32.4 13.75 6.6 33.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.30 .9 24.7 7.29 .9 24.7 8.63 1.7 26.7

 2 ................................................................... 8.28 1.2 26.1 8.27 1.2 26.1 10.45 5.8 30.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.97 1.7 29.9 9.93 1.8 29.9 13.62 9.0 33.6

 4 ................................................................... 14.33 2.1 36.9 14.33 2.1 36.9 14.86 6.0 39.6

 5 ................................................................... 17.83 2.1 40.2 17.84 2.1 40.2 16.64 10.4 39.4

 6 ................................................................... 20.72 3.5 40.6 20.73 3.5 40.6 16.71 8.8 39.2

 7 ................................................................... 26.37 6.0 41.3 26.38 6.0 41.3 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 33.22 6.3 40.4 33.24 6.3 40.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 37.62 5.1 40.2 37.62 5.1 40.2 – – –

10 ................................................................... 43.34 7.7 40.5 43.34 7.7 40.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 49.53 9.0 40.3 49.93 9.1 40.4 – – –

12 ................................................................... 55.00 4.9 40.0 55.00 4.9 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.15 5.0 37.1 18.15 5.0 37.1 – – –

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 20.48 3.5 41.1 20.49 3.5 41.1 16.01 6.3 39.6

 3 ................................................................... 9.86 5.3 39.8 9.86 5.3 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.32 3.2 38.7 12.31 3.3 38.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.42 1.9 41.8 15.43 1.9 41.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.51 3.7 41.5 17.51 3.7 41.5 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.38 4.9 43.2 23.40 4.9 43.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 27.32 6.4 41.2 27.34 6.4 41.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 36.37 7.8 41.9 36.37 7.8 41.9 – – –

10 ................................................................... 40.68 11.9 41.8 40.68 11.9 41.8 – – –

11 ................................................................... 48.79 14.6 39.0 48.79 14.6 39.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 23.82 12.3 41.3 23.84 12.4 41.3 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Insurance sales .................................................. $23.06 8.5 39.3 $23.06 8.5 39.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.72 4.8 38.9 13.72 4.8 38.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.90 13.4 39.5 14.90 13.4 39.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 22.25 12.8 38.9 22.25 12.8 38.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 28.43 18.1 40.7 28.43 18.1 40.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 40.94 9.0 39.4 40.98 9.1 39.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 38.10 15.5 40.7 38.14 15.6 40.7 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 32.15 12.9 37.5 32.15 12.9 37.5 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 21.40 14.1 36.3 21.37 14.8 36.2 $22.12 13.6 38.2

 3 ................................................................... 11.14 7.6 29.3 11.14 7.6 29.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.58 11.3 22.8 11.58 11.3 22.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 20.35 20.8 39.5 20.35 20.8 39.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 30.34 29.0 41.5 30.33 29.2 41.5 – – –

Securities and financial services sales .............. 41.04 7.0 39.1 41.04 7.0 39.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.56 6.5 32.0 14.56 6.5 32.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.44 3.9 39.6 15.44 3.9 39.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 34.02 22.4 39.9 34.02 22.4 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 26.96 18.5 39.2 26.96 18.5 39.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 36.02 17.2 40.1 36.02 17.2 40.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 79.35 15.2 38.7 79.35 15.2 38.7 – – –

10 ................................................................... 64.29 12.6 40.0 64.29 12.6 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 52.66 17.5 39.9 52.66 17.5 39.9 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 20.48 10.3 38.9 20.48 10.3 38.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.94 15.8 38.9 13.94 15.8 38.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.86 12.3 40.2 17.86 12.3 40.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 21.67 13.0 37.2 21.62 13.1 37.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.97 10.2 39.8 23.97 10.2 39.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 28.12 12.4 40.0 28.12 12.4 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 34.46 10.8 38.2 34.46 10.8 38.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 23.08 12.7 38.9 23.08 12.7 38.9 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 23.98 7.7 37.4 23.98 7.8 37.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.27 6.1 31.1 9.27 6.1 31.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.84 5.8 37.6 14.84 5.8 37.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 21.18 8.5 40.3 21.19 8.6 40.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 22.42 7.3 40.2 22.42 7.3 40.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 31.13 14.0 40.9 31.13 14.0 40.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 45.25 24.9 39.8 45.29 24.9 39.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 36.05 7.4 40.9 36.05 7.4 40.9 – – –

11 ................................................................... 45.57 21.6 42.9 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 25.98 13.5 39.8 25.98 13.5 39.8 – – –

Sales engineers ................................................. 37.71 9.1 40.3 37.71 9.1 40.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 33.00 2.4 33.7 33.00 2.4 33.7 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 26.89 3.3 39.9 26.89 3.3 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 18.28 8.9 38.8 18.28 8.9 38.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 20.66 9.6 39.9 20.66 9.6 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 22.39 6.2 40.9 22.39 6.2 40.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 28.23 5.6 40.5 28.23 5.6 40.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 30.67 8.7 40.0 30.67 8.7 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 34.81 4.1 40.0 34.81 4.1 40.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 40.50 12.8 40.0 40.50 12.8 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 47.44 17.6 40.0 47.44 17.6 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 28.67 7.1 39.1 28.67 7.1 39.1 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 21.98 6.1 42.0 21.98 6.1 42.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 22.66 29.7 39.3 22.66 29.7 39.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 21.43 8.8 45.4 21.43 8.8 45.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 21.62 7.3 38.7 21.62 7.3 38.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 25.84 14.6 42.5 25.84 14.6 42.5 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.54 10.4 48.9 22.54 10.4 48.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.12 23.2 43.3 16.12 23.2 43.3 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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, apparel ...................................... $10.43 8.8 25.0 $10.43 8.8 25.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.14 2.9 18.4 7.14 2.9 18.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.84 1.8 25.3 7.84 1.8 25.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.38 4.6 26.7 9.38 4.6 26.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 19.30 22.9 34.5 19.30 22.9 34.5 – – –

Sales workers, shoes ......................................... 9.02 10.0 21.5 9.02 10.0 21.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.83 5.7 28.4 10.83 5.7 28.4 – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 12.34 5.6 29.1 12.34 5.6 29.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.45 6.5 24.7 10.45 6.5 24.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.38 10.3 36.2 15.38 10.3 36.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.91 4.5 42.3 18.91 4.5 42.3 – – –

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ... 10.84 6.9 30.5 10.84 6.9 30.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.65 4.9 26.7 8.65 4.9 26.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.80 8.8 33.2 9.80 8.8 33.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 16.11 12.0 37.5 16.11 12.0 37.5 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 12.86 5.0 35.9 12.86 5.0 35.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.45 2.4 28.6 8.45 2.4 28.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.27 4.8 32.5 10.27 4.8 32.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.14 5.6 46.0 16.14 5.6 46.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 32.22 10.5 40.3 32.22 10.5 40.3 – – –

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 13.99 3.0 35.4 13.99 3.0 35.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.62 4.1 31.0 10.62 4.1 31.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.84 4.2 39.9 14.84 4.2 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 19.65 6.4 41.5 19.65 6.4 41.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.15 11.0 40.8 19.15 11.0 40.8 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 11.74 3.1 30.0 11.74 3.1 30.0 $11.05 19.8 30.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.32 2.5 21.5 7.32 2.5 21.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.54 2.8 24.9 8.54 2.8 24.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.94 3.4 29.1 9.94 3.4 29.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.93 3.7 33.8 12.91 3.7 33.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.21 4.8 37.9 16.21 4.8 37.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.65 5.8 39.7 19.65 5.8 39.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 32.61 5.8 37.0 32.73 5.6 37.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 30.87 21.3 41.4 30.87 21.3 41.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 28.70 10.7 39.9 28.70 10.7 39.9 – – –

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 9.62 4.5 31.3 9.62 4.5 31.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.64 2.8 26.9 7.64 2.8 26.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.57 3.6 26.1 7.57 3.6 26.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.96 3.0 33.0 8.96 3.0 33.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.31 3.4 39.5 12.31 3.4 39.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.31 10.3 40.2 – – – – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. 8.73 1.4 28.4 8.67 1.4 28.4 12.63 7.7 32.2

 1 ................................................................... 7.23 1.1 26.9 7.21 1.1 26.9 8.64 1.7 26.8

 2 ................................................................... 8.28 1.6 27.0 8.27 1.7 27.0 10.45 5.8 30.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.68 1.9 29.9 9.57 2.0 29.8 14.08 9.2 34.0

 4 ................................................................... 13.53 5.8 34.9 13.49 5.9 34.7 14.46 6.8 39.5

 5 ................................................................... 15.18 15.3 39.8 14.20 17.4 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 9.03 2.3 34.0 9.03 2.3 34.0 – – –

Street and door-to-door sales workers .............. 17.96 13.5 31.8 17.96 13.5 31.8 – – –

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. 14.67 13.1 24.6 14.67 13.1 24.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.69 6.5 21.3 12.69 6.5 21.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.00 7.2 22.5 14.00 7.2 22.5 – – –

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 13.52 7.7 32.3 13.52 7.7 32.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.30 4.2 24.0 7.30 4.2 24.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.98 6.4 29.3 8.98 6.4 29.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.98 6.2 27.2 8.98 6.2 27.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.59 4.7 36.5 14.59 4.7 36.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.65 5.9 36.0 17.67 6.0 35.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.94 4.6 39.2 17.94 4.6 39.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.96 2.0 39.5 23.96 2.0 39.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

50
TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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 support, n.e.c. –Continued

 8 ................................................................... $25.85 3.0 40.0 $25.85 3.0 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 34.23 8.0 39.1 34.23 8.0 39.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.62 10.9 37.3 11.62 10.9 37.3 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 14.53 .7 36.5 14.44 .7 36.5 $14.98 1.3 36.6

 1 ................................................................... 9.13 1.9 25.8 9.10 2.3 25.3 9.31 7.8 28.5

 2 ................................................................... 10.43 1.0 33.3 10.32 1.1 33.5 11.24 1.8 32.2

 3 ................................................................... 11.81 .8 36.2 11.69 1.0 36.3 12.45 1.2 35.7

 4 ................................................................... 14.17 .7 37.0 14.14 .7 36.9 14.31 1.4 37.4

 5 ................................................................... 16.63 .6 37.9 16.55 .7 38.1 16.94 1.1 37.4

 6 ................................................................... 18.98 1.1 38.8 19.29 1.2 38.7 17.62 2.4 39.0

 7 ................................................................... 21.93 1.4 39.3 22.11 1.3 39.4 21.25 3.2 38.9

 8 ................................................................... 26.36 2.9 39.4 26.97 3.1 39.4 23.24 3.2 39.2

 9 ................................................................... 27.16 2.4 37.2 27.31 2.6 37.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.69 2.1 37.3 15.60 2.2 37.4 17.24 2.8 36.2

Supervisors, general office ................................ 20.58 2.3 39.5 20.90 2.5 39.5 18.93 3.6 39.4

 4 ................................................................... 14.78 5.2 40.9 14.61 8.4 41.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.57 5.3 38.7 15.10 6.1 38.4 17.21 4.8 39.5

 6 ................................................................... 18.76 2.3 39.7 18.54 2.8 39.8 20.00 4.4 39.3

 7 ................................................................... 22.53 3.1 39.9 22.79 3.3 40.0 21.26 5.3 39.5

 8 ................................................................... 27.18 5.6 39.0 27.60 6.0 39.0 22.21 5.6 39.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 25.09 6.5 39.5 25.51 6.8 39.5 17.69 19.1 39.0

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ..... 21.61 8.3 39.6 – – – – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 23.09 3.2 39.9 23.17 3.3 40.1 22.06 6.5 37.8

 5 ................................................................... 16.57 8.0 39.2 16.53 8.5 39.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.43 4.0 40.3 19.40 4.1 40.3 20.41 12.8 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 21.06 9.1 39.4 21.22 10.6 39.8 20.22 6.4 37.6

 8 ................................................................... 29.78 13.1 39.8 30.94 13.7 40.4 23.54 8.1 36.8

Not able to be leveled .................................... 27.17 5.9 40.2 27.13 6.0 40.2 – – –

Chief communications operators ....................... 21.68 4.1 39.3 – – – 21.72 6.2 40.0

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 20.61 4.3 40.5 20.53 5.4 40.7 20.94 9.1 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 16.24 4.6 40.7 16.75 5.8 40.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.27 8.5 41.3 17.67 9.3 41.6 21.84 14.4 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 22.74 4.4 40.0 22.78 4.4 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.49 5.7 40.0 24.59 5.5 39.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 26.43 9.1 39.3 27.63 9.6 39.6 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 16.40 3.6 39.3 16.66 3.8 39.2 15.81 7.1 39.5

 3 ................................................................... 12.65 7.6 39.2 12.66 7.6 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.83 3.5 38.7 15.04 4.2 38.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.54 5.3 39.4 16.11 5.1 39.4 14.19 7.5 39.5

 6 ................................................................... 16.84 4.1 40.0 17.23 2.9 40.0 15.71 13.2 39.9

 7 ................................................................... 18.34 10.7 39.7 21.56 2.8 39.9 16.98 12.4 39.6

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.06 2.5 38.0 19.06 2.5 38.0 – – –

Peripheral equipment operators ........................ 14.16 8.2 33.6 13.91 9.6 32.8 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 16.67 .9 37.4 16.95 1.2 37.1 15.81 2.7 38.5

 2 ................................................................... 10.74 3.3 33.1 10.51 4.2 32.6 11.51 4.8 35.1

 3 ................................................................... 12.44 2.8 36.6 12.23 3.5 36.3 13.06 3.1 37.5

 4 ................................................................... 14.58 1.3 37.1 14.71 1.3 36.6 14.26 3.2 38.5

 5 ................................................................... 17.40 1.1 37.9 17.41 1.5 37.5 17.37 2.3 38.8

 6 ................................................................... 19.35 1.8 38.7 20.02 1.9 38.6 16.97 4.0 39.3

 7 ................................................................... 22.20 2.1 39.0 22.51 2.4 39.0 20.99 2.3 39.2

 8 ................................................................... 23.99 9.2 39.9 23.94 9.6 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.81 3.7 35.7 18.93 3.7 35.7 16.89 1.8 35.4

Stenographers ................................................... 18.33 4.7 34.8 16.69 5.0 33.7 20.80 8.1 36.7

 3 ................................................................... 12.87 3.0 31.9 12.88 3.2 31.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.94 2.3 35.7 13.90 2.5 34.1 16.54 6.1 38.3

 5 ................................................................... 21.98 5.5 35.1 22.77 6.5 37.5 21.43 9.0 33.6

 6 ................................................................... 22.28 9.6 32.0 21.70 9.2 30.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Stenographers –Continued

 7 ................................................................... $31.88 11.9 37.3 – – – $35.94 13.3 38.0

Typists ............................................................... 15.29 2.6 36.6 $15.86 5.6 36.2 14.86 2.4 36.9

 2 ................................................................... 12.39 3.7 30.2 11.72 8.0 27.6 13.03 5.1 33.2

 3 ................................................................... 14.67 7.3 37.0 15.32 16.7 36.5 14.27 3.4 37.3

 4 ................................................................... 15.06 3.5 37.7 15.98 5.3 39.4 14.26 3.4 36.3

 5 ................................................................... 16.70 1.5 37.4 16.63 5.4 33.6 16.72 1.4 38.8

 6 ................................................................... 19.64 6.5 39.8 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.84 10.3 38.1 15.84 10.3 38.1 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 12.01 4.6 32.3 11.81 4.5 31.4 13.39 14.7 39.1

 2 ................................................................... 9.32 7.3 33.8 9.29 9.4 32.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.55 3.4 35.7 10.62 3.5 35.1 10.16 9.6 39.9

 4 ................................................................... 13.19 5.3 32.6 13.17 5.6 32.5 13.57 11.5 34.8

 5 ................................................................... 13.43 6.8 37.9 13.44 6.9 38.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.23 3.7 40.0 14.23 3.7 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.46 5.0 39.0 14.97 6.2 38.1 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 9.18 1.8 36.3 9.17 1.8 36.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.54 4.0 40.0 8.54 4.0 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.74 3.2 34.7 8.74 3.2 34.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.08 2.4 36.7 9.08 2.4 36.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.75 5.5 37.4 10.75 5.6 37.4 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 15.35 3.3 35.3 15.17 3.4 35.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.75 15.2 36.6 9.75 15.2 36.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 15.61 3.1 38.9 14.71 3.9 38.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.83 4.3 32.6 14.82 4.3 32.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.70 2.2 37.3 17.70 2.2 37.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.96 7.8 40.0 19.96 7.8 40.0 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 11.79 1.5 34.2 11.79 1.6 34.2 12.01 4.2 34.6

 1 ................................................................... 8.26 5.9 22.4 8.25 6.0 22.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.51 2.1 32.9 10.49 2.2 32.9 11.20 4.3 33.2

 3 ................................................................... 12.13 2.0 36.4 12.14 2.0 36.3 11.84 8.0 38.2

 4 ................................................................... 14.55 5.3 36.0 14.58 5.6 36.4 13.81 8.2 28.5

 5 ................................................................... 16.03 11.9 39.6 16.03 11.9 39.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.30 7.4 37.8 14.29 7.6 37.8 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 13.68 2.5 38.4 13.63 2.7 38.5 15.26 5.5 37.0

 2 ................................................................... 10.08 5.0 38.0 10.08 5.0 38.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.06 3.6 37.4 12.00 3.6 37.4 14.21 8.7 37.0

 4 ................................................................... 14.22 2.3 39.0 14.27 2.3 38.9 12.86 5.3 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 15.26 3.5 39.5 15.10 3.4 39.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.79 7.4 39.2 18.82 8.1 39.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.45 6.1 35.5 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.12 8.0 39.2 14.08 8.1 39.2 – – –

Classified ad clerks ............................................ 13.00 6.0 37.7 13.00 6.0 37.7 – – –

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 13.86 3.8 40.0 13.96 4.0 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.28 4.1 40.0 13.19 4.0 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 14.44 3.1 37.9 14.40 3.2 37.9 20.01 7.5 39.8

 1 ................................................................... 8.43 7.5 23.9 8.43 7.5 23.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.14 5.8 33.8 10.14 5.8 33.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.53 4.4 38.8 11.50 4.4 38.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.20 3.4 39.1 15.17 3.4 39.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.55 3.9 39.5 18.54 4.4 39.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.66 6.4 38.5 20.65 6.4 38.5 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.98 7.1 40.1 21.99 7.3 40.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.60 11.4 38.0 13.60 11.4 38.0 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 16.49 2.3 39.0 16.36 2.5 39.1 17.45 5.8 37.9

 3 ................................................................... 11.70 10.3 37.6 11.56 10.5 37.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.70 2.2 39.1 14.57 2.4 39.1 17.61 8.5 39.1

 5 ................................................................... 17.31 5.0 38.8 17.57 5.2 38.7 14.46 6.0 38.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping –Continued

 6 ................................................................... $18.51 3.8 39.7 $19.10 2.7 39.7 $15.84 15.3 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 20.42 2.8 39.7 20.40 4.3 39.6 20.47 2.6 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.02 11.4 39.4 15.02 11.4 39.4 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 12.71 2.7 29.4 12.44 7.8 30.0 12.80 3.1 29.2

 1 ................................................................... 7.61 5.6 15.0 – – – 7.95 3.7 16.7

 2 ................................................................... 10.74 4.4 25.4 11.20 10.2 25.6 10.67 4.7 25.3

 3 ................................................................... 11.40 5.9 30.0 9.76 4.4 31.9 12.17 5.7 29.2

 4 ................................................................... 14.13 4.5 34.6 14.76 2.7 36.1 13.91 6.2 34.2

 5 ................................................................... 13.52 5.4 32.8 – – – 13.36 5.8 32.3

 6 ................................................................... 18.20 5.7 34.5 17.64 6.2 39.9 18.43 7.7 32.7

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.84 5.1 29.9 14.33 5.1 27.6 15.36 8.7 32.7

File clerks ........................................................... 10.77 2.1 32.6 10.70 2.2 32.4 12.24 6.1 37.3

 1 ................................................................... 9.52 8.1 28.3 9.54 8.1 28.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.47 2.8 32.5 10.42 2.7 32.3 11.93 15.5 39.0

 3 ................................................................... 11.57 3.0 34.4 11.51 3.2 34.2 12.53 9.0 37.7

 4 ................................................................... 12.45 5.4 37.5 12.46 6.3 37.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.05 12.1 38.9 11.05 12.1 38.9 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 14.02 2.6 38.2 14.01 2.8 38.2 14.05 3.7 38.0

 2 ................................................................... 10.66 6.2 36.6 10.26 7.3 36.3 12.11 10.7 37.5

 3 ................................................................... 10.88 3.7 37.8 10.93 4.2 38.0 10.56 3.5 36.9

 4 ................................................................... 14.25 2.4 38.4 13.89 2.4 38.7 15.52 6.5 37.5

 5 ................................................................... 16.15 2.7 39.2 16.74 2.3 39.1 14.33 6.7 39.8

 6 ................................................................... 17.36 3.2 38.7 17.62 3.6 38.6 16.08 7.2 39.0

 7 ................................................................... 20.98 5.3 39.5 20.96 5.4 39.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.86 7.2 36.3 13.91 7.3 36.3 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 14.89 1.5 36.6 14.83 1.5 36.5 15.36 2.7 38.2

 2 ................................................................... 10.23 3.5 33.3 10.17 3.3 33.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.66 1.8 35.2 11.55 1.9 35.1 12.98 4.5 36.3

 4 ................................................................... 14.10 1.8 36.3 14.14 2.0 36.0 13.85 3.7 38.8

 5 ................................................................... 15.96 1.7 37.0 15.86 1.7 37.0 16.85 4.9 36.8

 6 ................................................................... 18.55 3.2 37.5 18.82 3.7 37.1 17.03 3.7 39.5

 7 ................................................................... 20.66 5.1 39.1 20.24 5.9 39.2 22.48 9.3 38.4

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.51 5.5 39.2 15.51 5.6 39.2 – – –

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 16.60 2.3 35.0 16.40 2.6 34.6 18.32 4.4 39.1

 3 ................................................................... 13.32 4.5 38.2 13.32 4.5 38.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.09 3.8 30.5 14.76 4.1 29.7 17.68 6.6 38.9

 5 ................................................................... 16.65 3.9 39.4 16.09 4.5 39.5 18.06 4.7 39.0

 6 ................................................................... 19.37 4.6 39.8 19.27 4.7 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.21 16.6 40.0 22.02 17.2 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.18 6.9 39.3 18.18 6.9 39.3 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 13.39 1.9 37.9 13.34 1.9 37.9 14.49 9.3 38.7

 3 ................................................................... 12.05 2.3 37.6 12.03 2.3 37.5 12.58 12.3 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 13.22 2.1 37.7 13.14 2.1 37.8 16.63 9.5 34.8

 5 ................................................................... 16.74 2.6 38.8 16.66 2.8 38.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.00 5.7 38.3 19.74 7.5 37.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.18 4.9 38.7 16.18 4.9 38.7 – – –

Cost and rate clerks ........................................... 13.39 9.3 40.3 13.39 9.3 40.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.41 6.9 40.0 12.41 6.9 40.0 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine

operators .......................................................... 13.34 4.4 33.7 13.35 4.4 33.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.10 4.5 29.3 11.10 4.5 29.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.38 2.4 30.7 11.39 2.5 30.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.87 5.6 38.0 13.89 5.7 38.0 – – –

Duplicating machine operators .......................... 12.28 8.6 38.8 12.48 9.4 38.2 11.91 13.4 39.9

 2 ................................................................... 10.87 4.6 38.0 10.87 4.6 38.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.90 9.8 39.9 12.57 11.9 39.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Mail preparing and paper handling machine

operators .......................................................... $12.26 6.7 39.2 $12.26 6.7 39.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.24 4.9 38.1 10.24 4.9 38.1 – – –

Office machine operators, n.e.c. ........................ 11.18 3.3 39.3 11.05 4.0 39.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.98 4.4 33.7 9.98 4.4 33.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.34 3.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 12.36 5.6 36.1 12.38 5.7 36.1 $11.91 8.4 35.2

 2 ................................................................... 10.69 7.3 35.6 10.67 7.7 35.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.04 6.2 37.8 12.15 6.3 37.6 10.80 12.0 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 18.01 5.4 36.9 18.07 5.3 36.9 – – –

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ... 11.66 20.6 32.1 – – – 14.08 9.9 32.8

 4 ................................................................... 16.67 14.3 39.4 – – – – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 11.78 5.7 35.2 11.96 6.0 34.6 10.64 14.2 39.6

 1 ................................................................... 9.54 5.4 36.5 9.91 4.2 35.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.38 3.1 32.2 10.41 3.2 31.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.61 4.2 34.5 11.20 4.5 33.9 13.82 6.5 38.4

 4 ................................................................... 19.14 15.7 39.4 – – – – – –

Messengers ....................................................... 9.94 8.1 31.9 9.64 8.0 31.7 13.68 12.0 34.2

 1 ................................................................... 10.20 6.4 28.8 10.11 6.2 28.3 11.10 20.8 34.8

 2 ................................................................... 9.53 8.0 29.6 9.36 8.4 29.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.85 14.6 35.8 9.33 12.2 35.9 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 16.31 4.8 39.0 15.63 5.0 39.3 17.35 7.0 38.6

 2 ................................................................... 8.21 16.0 36.3 7.45 11.5 37.3 13.08 19.6 30.8

 3 ................................................................... 13.27 5.7 38.7 12.85 6.4 39.9 14.32 8.2 36.2

 4 ................................................................... 13.98 3.5 38.3 13.80 3.7 37.6 14.22 7.3 39.2

 5 ................................................................... 18.22 3.9 39.9 18.64 5.3 40.1 17.75 7.4 39.8

 6 ................................................................... 19.77 5.9 39.8 21.19 5.6 40.7 17.68 7.9 38.6

 7 ................................................................... 25.00 7.9 40.8 25.02 24.6 43.9 25.00 12.0 39.8

Not able to be leveled .................................... 22.22 10.4 40.1 22.84 11.5 40.1 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 18.78 3.7 40.0 18.77 3.7 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.50 5.3 39.5 13.50 5.3 39.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.87 4.9 40.1 14.86 4.9 40.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.55 5.1 39.7 16.55 5.1 39.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 21.32 4.7 40.0 21.27 4.8 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.33 3.7 40.4 23.33 3.7 40.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 20.75 4.3 40.0 20.75 4.3 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 13.90 2.0 38.7 13.87 2.0 38.7 16.26 8.4 38.7

 2 ................................................................... 10.81 3.1 36.1 10.81 3.1 36.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.13 2.0 39.2 12.11 2.0 39.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.88 2.0 39.3 14.89 2.0 39.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.33 5.0 39.2 16.19 5.5 39.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.62 3.4 40.2 20.62 3.4 40.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.28 3.3 40.4 20.28 3.3 40.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.56 11.6 39.2 14.56 11.6 39.2 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 12.88 1.7 34.9 12.74 1.8 34.6 14.62 5.5 39.0

 1 ................................................................... 9.19 5.6 26.1 9.26 5.8 25.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.87 2.5 35.3 10.87 2.6 35.2 10.67 6.2 38.5

 3 ................................................................... 12.07 3.5 33.5 12.08 3.6 33.3 11.84 6.6 39.9

 4 ................................................................... 13.80 1.8 38.9 13.77 2.0 39.0 14.05 6.8 38.8

 5 ................................................................... 16.39 5.3 37.1 15.92 5.0 36.8 19.47 4.7 38.7

 6 ................................................................... 18.46 3.5 39.6 18.12 3.4 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.46 6.5 40.0 19.80 8.2 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.35 10.0 35.7 16.35 10.5 35.5 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 17.10 5.0 36.2 17.41 7.7 34.8 16.45 6.8 39.6

 2 ................................................................... 14.14 10.4 34.4 14.07 12.4 33.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 18.32 5.6 39.8 18.78 10.7 40.0 17.44 9.4 39.5

 4 ................................................................... 15.71 9.8 40.0 17.96 6.4 40.0 12.80 12.2 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 20.18 16.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 14.74 7.8 35.0 14.69 8.0 36.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

54
TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers

–Continued

 2 ................................................................... $10.58 4.2 31.6 $10.58 4.4 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.96 5.9 38.5 14.87 6.1 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.84 16.2 35.1 14.84 16.2 35.1 – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 15.37 4.9 36.1 15.22 4.9 36.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.31 6.9 38.9 15.32 6.9 38.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.11 20.0 33.0 14.11 20.0 33.0 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c.

 2 ................................................................... 9.76 4.4 35.2 9.76 4.4 35.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.19 10.7 39.6 13.19 10.7 39.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.87 6.2 38.4 14.84 6.5 38.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.91 10.4 40.0 17.77 10.8 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 25.12 14.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 19.47 3.5 37.5 19.44 3.5 37.5 $20.62 29.1 39.0

 3 ................................................................... 12.42 4.1 34.7 12.42 4.1 34.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.82 2.7 39.2 14.82 2.7 39.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.53 3.5 35.8 15.71 3.6 35.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.22 2.3 37.8 18.22 2.3 37.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.75 7.5 38.5 23.41 8.2 38.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.31 4.7 38.7 24.31 4.7 38.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.98 2.7 36.0 27.15 2.9 35.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.19 11.5 39.0 18.19 11.5 39.0 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 15.74 3.6 38.2 15.66 3.6 38.1 18.54 6.9 40.0

 2 ................................................................... 12.44 19.3 32.7 12.45 19.4 32.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.20 10.4 37.6 11.20 10.5 37.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.31 2.6 37.3 14.29 2.6 37.2 15.12 6.8 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 17.31 6.0 39.3 17.29 6.2 39.3 17.98 12.1 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 20.50 4.1 39.7 20.63 4.3 39.7 17.44 5.5 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 20.25 9.3 40.0 19.88 10.9 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.52 9.9 39.4 15.52 9.9 39.4 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 15.48 2.9 38.9 13.44 4.8 39.4 16.77 2.1 38.6

 3 ................................................................... 10.57 14.8 39.6 10.55 15.2 39.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.83 4.3 39.2 13.53 5.7 39.3 14.47 5.6 39.1

 5 ................................................................... 14.83 6.6 39.1 11.61 8.6 40.0 16.42 5.6 38.7

 6 ................................................................... 17.16 2.2 39.1 16.30 10.3 39.0 17.43 1.5 39.1

 7 ................................................................... 18.41 5.6 39.2 – – – 18.80 5.5 39.1

Bill and account collectors ................................. 14.41 7.2 38.3 14.33 7.5 38.2 16.53 6.3 39.9

 3 ................................................................... 10.93 4.8 39.4 10.91 4.8 39.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.04 5.7 38.3 13.02 5.9 38.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.47 4.7 38.9 16.40 4.9 38.9 17.55 6.9 39.7

 6 ................................................................... 16.70 4.0 40.0 17.06 3.8 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.21 7.4 39.1 19.70 6.9 38.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.53 15.6 34.0 19.53 15.6 34.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 13.45 1.0 35.7 13.22 1.2 35.2 14.16 1.6 37.6

 1 ................................................................... 8.97 3.1 25.2 9.57 4.7 25.1 6.69 15.6 25.7

 2 ................................................................... 10.65 1.8 32.3 10.50 1.9 31.6 11.33 3.0 35.6

 3 ................................................................... 11.67 1.5 36.0 11.37 1.9 35.5 12.53 2.8 37.7

 4 ................................................................... 13.89 1.1 37.0 13.68 1.3 36.4 14.49 2.0 38.7

 5 ................................................................... 16.78 1.8 38.0 16.78 2.8 38.0 16.77 1.8 38.0

 6 ................................................................... 19.11 3.5 38.9 19.99 2.8 38.7 17.46 6.1 39.3

 7 ................................................................... 21.45 2.5 38.3 22.30 2.7 38.0 17.17 7.6 39.6

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.53 5.8 35.1 14.02 5.1 35.1 – – –

Bank tellers ........................................................ 10.94 1.3 33.8 10.94 1.3 33.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.78 1.4 31.8 9.78 1.4 31.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.63 1.4 33.4 10.63 1.4 33.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.13 3.0 36.6 12.13 3.0 36.6 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Bank tellers –Continued

 5 ................................................................... $14.59 4.0 36.0 $14.59 4.0 36.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.82 4.1 33.5 10.82 4.1 33.5 – – –

Proofreaders ...................................................... 15.38 18.9 35.8 11.86 12.6 34.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.14 5.8 29.8 13.14 5.8 29.8 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 12.29 1.7 36.7 12.04 1.6 36.3 $13.78 2.4 39.1

 2 ................................................................... 11.06 4.2 37.6 10.90 4.2 37.4 12.87 4.6 39.4

 3 ................................................................... 12.11 4.2 36.1 11.75 4.5 35.7 13.91 2.6 38.2

 4 ................................................................... 13.05 5.7 36.9 12.92 6.2 36.5 13.89 5.9 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 15.44 4.1 39.4 16.45 4.5 39.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.61 8.0 38.2 11.61 8.0 38.2 – – –

Statistical clerks ................................................. 14.36 5.0 38.1 14.37 5.6 37.6 14.31 9.4 39.9

 3 ................................................................... 10.90 8.3 39.8 10.95 8.6 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.41 6.6 37.8 13.63 12.8 36.7 12.99 9.9 40.0

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 12.06 1.7 30.7 10.37 7.0 29.6 12.28 1.5 30.9

 1 ................................................................... 10.77 10.2 30.9 7.18 7.8 35.3 11.38 9.2 30.2

 2 ................................................................... 10.77 1.6 29.8 9.40 4.1 25.9 10.95 1.9 30.4

 3 ................................................................... 11.28 2.2 32.7 10.20 15.1 31.1 11.35 2.1 32.8

 4 ................................................................... 12.85 4.1 30.4 10.63 12.7 32.0 13.53 2.9 29.9

 5 ................................................................... 18.66 3.3 27.0 – – – 18.86 3.4 26.7

 6 ................................................................... 17.03 10.0 31.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.03 11.3 24.7 – – – – – –

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 14.75 1.3 36.7 14.61 1.5 36.8 15.51 2.5 36.6

 1 ................................................................... 10.39 17.7 15.7 10.60 23.1 14.8 9.70 4.4 19.5

 2 ................................................................... 10.22 4.9 32.5 10.11 4.8 32.9 11.94 8.3 26.5

 3 ................................................................... 11.63 2.4 36.0 11.61 2.7 36.2 11.77 4.7 34.8

 4 ................................................................... 14.17 1.9 36.8 14.23 2.1 36.7 13.73 3.6 37.6

 5 ................................................................... 15.61 2.7 38.8 15.50 3.0 38.9 16.00 3.6 38.6

 6 ................................................................... 18.58 2.4 39.0 18.57 2.7 39.0 18.59 5.0 39.3

 7 ................................................................... 21.86 4.1 38.7 22.26 4.9 39.2 20.65 3.4 37.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.18 3.3 37.0 13.85 3.1 37.2 16.35 4.0 35.9

Blue collar ........................................................................ 15.87 .9 38.1 15.75 1.0 38.1 17.96 1.6 37.7

 1 ................................................................... 9.00 1.6 33.1 8.94 1.6 33.0 11.86 5.3 36.2

 2 ................................................................... 11.02 1.5 37.3 10.96 1.5 37.3 12.94 2.8 35.9

 3 ................................................................... 13.82 1.4 38.1 13.79 1.5 38.3 14.46 3.2 34.3

 4 ................................................................... 15.41 1.4 39.6 15.36 1.4 39.7 16.18 2.7 36.8

 5 ................................................................... 17.15 1.0 39.9 17.16 1.1 40.0 17.09 2.0 38.2

 6 ................................................................... 20.46 1.4 40.0 20.53 1.4 40.1 19.56 3.4 39.9

 7 ................................................................... 23.77 1.1 39.9 23.87 1.2 39.9 22.83 2.2 39.8

 8 ................................................................... 29.00 2.2 40.5 29.07 2.2 40.6 28.09 4.0 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 31.27 4.0 40.3 31.46 4.2 40.4 28.71 7.7 40.0

10 ................................................................... 37.43 6.5 40.0 37.41 6.9 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 17.14 3.5 38.3 17.08 3.6 38.3 20.95 7.5 39.8

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 19.95 .9 39.6 19.93 .9 39.6 20.24 2.1 39.7

 1 ................................................................... 9.04 3.6 38.3 9.02 3.5 38.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.18 3.6 36.5 11.21 3.3 36.4 10.56 15.9 39.7

 3 ................................................................... 12.37 3.0 39.2 12.35 3.1 39.2 12.90 3.6 39.8

 4 ................................................................... 14.17 1.3 39.0 14.16 1.4 39.0 14.34 4.3 38.8

 5 ................................................................... 16.87 1.3 39.7 16.88 1.5 39.7 16.67 3.0 39.7

 6 ................................................................... 20.59 1.5 39.9 20.67 1.6 39.9 19.52 3.1 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 24.00 1.2 39.9 24.12 1.3 39.9 22.90 2.2 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 29.08 2.3 40.5 29.16 2.3 40.5 27.89 4.8 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 31.83 3.3 39.8 32.11 3.2 39.8 28.71 7.7 40.0

10 ................................................................... 37.29 6.7 40.0 37.23 7.0 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 21.06 6.1 39.9 21.05 6.2 39.9 21.69 8.9 40.0

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 24.75 2.7 40.5 24.68 2.8 40.6 25.43 5.2 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 16.13 9.9 40.5 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

–Continued

 6 ................................................................... $20.87 6.2 41.2 $20.84 6.2 41.4 $21.06 12.6 39.7

 7 ................................................................... 22.84 6.8 40.8 22.81 7.4 40.9 23.14 9.1 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 29.46 4.9 40.8 29.38 5.2 40.9 30.64 4.4 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 32.29 4.3 40.0 33.16 4.6 40.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 24.54 3.7 39.6 24.20 4.3 39.6 30.21 12.4 40.1

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 18.70 3.1 39.2 18.40 3.1 39.1 21.90 10.1 39.8

 2 ................................................................... 9.24 3.8 30.2 9.24 3.8 30.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.66 10.0 40.1 11.66 10.0 40.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.17 10.2 32.9 14.25 10.3 32.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.75 4.9 40.4 16.81 5.1 40.4 15.07 3.8 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 21.11 3.8 40.2 21.14 4.0 40.3 20.62 7.1 39.1

 7 ................................................................... 21.02 3.4 40.4 20.46 2.2 40.5 23.85 9.9 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 28.93 16.3 39.8 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 17.97 17.4 41.5 18.24 19.1 41.7 – – –

Automobile mechanic apprentices ..................... 13.91 9.4 40.6 13.81 9.7 40.6 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 19.31 2.7 39.2 19.21 3.0 39.1 20.21 2.4 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 14.75 6.7 39.6 14.46 7.1 39.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.79 7.5 39.6 17.77 7.8 39.6 18.65 6.5 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 18.01 4.7 40.2 17.98 5.3 40.2 18.25 6.1 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 22.40 5.2 38.1 22.67 6.3 37.7 21.28 2.1 39.9

Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 27.34 8.7 40.2 27.35 8.7 40.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.94 10.0 40.0 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 22.92 7.9 43.0 22.92 7.9 43.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 33.61 7.4 40.0 33.61 7.4 40.0 – – –

Small engine repairers ....................................... 15.42 5.6 39.9 15.41 5.8 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.64 4.5 40.0 12.62 4.5 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.52 9.0 39.9 14.63 9.4 39.9 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .............. 16.29 4.5 40.1 16.28 4.5 40.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.80 9.7 40.0 12.80 9.7 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.51 7.6 40.0 15.51 7.6 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.21 7.1 39.2 16.21 7.1 39.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.71 12.2 42.4 18.71 12.5 42.5 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.77 5.7 40.5 21.78 5.8 40.5 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ..................... 24.76 4.0 40.0 24.76 4.0 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.89 17.5 40.0 16.89 17.5 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 26.79 11.1 40.0 26.79 11.1 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.98 3.2 40.0 24.98 3.2 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 31.44 6.1 40.0 31.44 6.1 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 19.41 2.8 39.7 19.40 3.5 39.6 19.46 6.5 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 15.53 6.1 38.8 15.64 5.4 38.6 14.91 14.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 18.77 1.9 40.0 18.81 2.7 40.0 18.54 11.1 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 22.49 4.8 40.0 22.58 5.8 40.0 22.09 5.3 40.0

Farm equipment mechanics .............................. 15.41 7.4 41.8 15.44 7.5 41.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.49 12.9 43.3 17.63 13.4 43.5 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 21.33 2.1 39.9 21.30 2.1 39.9 23.93 8.1 39.9

 4 ................................................................... 15.76 9.2 40.0 15.73 9.3 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.64 2.9 39.9 16.62 2.9 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 21.28 4.2 39.9 21.32 4.2 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.79 2.0 39.8 23.73 2.1 39.8 26.90 6.3 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 26.20 4.1 40.0 26.00 4.4 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 21.39 7.9 40.0 21.39 7.9 40.0 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 16.14 4.7 39.8 16.14 4.9 39.9 16.22 9.2 38.6

 3 ................................................................... 13.13 6.1 40.0 13.13 6.1 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.44 7.5 40.0 14.51 7.7 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.24 5.2 39.6 16.29 5.3 39.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.87 9.5 39.9 18.91 9.6 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.63 5.9 39.4 21.21 6.0 39.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 20.61 25.7 40.0 20.61 25.7 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... $21.99 2.6 39.1 $22.07 2.6 39.1 $20.05 6.9 39.6

 3 ................................................................... 11.63 4.8 40.0 11.63 4.8 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.40 6.1 38.9 14.41 6.1 38.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.71 5.8 40.2 16.70 6.0 40.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.25 4.7 40.0 20.55 4.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 27.47 3.2 38.8 27.79 3.3 38.7 22.48 5.4 39.5

 9 ................................................................... 28.01 7.7 30.8 28.01 7.7 30.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.52 12.7 37.9 16.59 13.1 37.9 – – –

Data processing equipment repairers ................ 20.57 12.2 38.7 20.76 14.8 38.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.23 7.0 40.0 22.60 11.5 40.0 – – –

Household appliance and power tool repairers 16.22 5.8 40.4 16.22 5.8 40.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.33 3.6 40.0 14.33 3.6 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.32 9.6 42.0 17.32 9.6 42.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 22.27 9.5 40.0 22.27 9.5 40.0 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 25.11 4.8 40.0 25.24 4.8 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 22.00 9.6 40.0 22.54 9.9 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 25.23 4.5 40.0 25.23 4.5 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 27.88 1.3 40.0 27.88 1.3 40.0 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .................... 23.80 3.4 39.8 23.71 3.4 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 21.29 10.5 40.0 21.29 10.5 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 26.37 3.8 40.0 26.16 3.8 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 18.56 3.2 39.9 18.55 3.5 39.9 18.67 5.9 39.9

 4 ................................................................... 12.79 5.6 40.0 13.11 5.3 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.71 5.4 40.0 15.14 5.5 40.0 19.00 8.4 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 19.35 6.8 39.7 19.33 6.9 39.7 20.11 8.1 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 19.97 4.7 40.0 19.85 5.4 40.0 20.68 3.8 39.8

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.78 4.1 39.9 19.78 4.1 39.9 – – –

Locksmiths and safe repairers ........................... 14.73 9.9 41.2 – – – – – –

Office machine repairers .................................... 17.44 8.5 39.0 17.36 8.7 39.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.59 8.9 40.0 12.59 8.9 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.34 5.0 39.4 16.34 5.0 39.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.03 6.3 36.9 16.74 5.7 36.8 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 20.81 5.9 38.6 21.09 7.1 40.0 19.77 12.1 34.3

 5 ................................................................... 18.24 7.2 40.0 17.25 5.2 40.0 22.00 6.9 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 25.94 6.5 40.0 25.98 7.6 40.0 25.74 7.8 40.0

Elevator installers and repairers ........................ 38.67 14.5 40.0 38.94 14.6 40.0 – – –

Millwrights .......................................................... 22.30 6.3 40.0 22.30 6.3 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.81 10.5 40.0 17.81 10.5 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.14 4.5 40.0 24.15 4.6 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 16.82 2.4 39.5 16.78 2.9 39.5 17.10 3.5 39.8

 2 ................................................................... 12.28 25.2 33.1 12.36 25.8 32.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.03 6.6 40.0 10.38 7.2 40.0 13.76 4.5 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 12.86 2.0 39.9 12.77 2.2 40.0 13.55 6.3 39.5

 5 ................................................................... 16.06 3.1 39.2 16.27 3.7 39.1 15.09 4.3 39.9

 6 ................................................................... 17.89 3.9 39.9 17.76 4.6 39.9 18.50 5.6 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 22.50 2.0 40.0 22.49 2.1 40.0 22.54 4.3 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 25.31 5.0 40.0 25.15 5.5 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.59 6.4 40.0 24.83 5.7 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.15 11.6 39.9 18.15 11.6 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and

tilesetters ......................................................... 21.09 9.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... 24.28 6.1 40.4 24.41 6.0 40.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 21.88 7.2 40.0 22.18 7.2 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.42 12.5 40.2 24.42 12.5 40.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 27.77 2.5 40.0 27.77 2.5 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.86 7.7 42.1 26.86 7.7 42.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 28.01 10.7 40.9 28.01 10.7 40.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

58
TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... $32.48 3.8 40.1 $32.67 3.9 40.1 $29.63 9.5 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 24.73 10.6 41.2 24.74 12.6 41.5 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 31.79 9.0 40.3 32.29 9.3 40.3 25.02 5.5 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 32.78 8.9 40.0 32.78 8.9 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 35.99 5.1 39.6 36.03 5.9 39.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 29.47 11.1 40.0 29.44 11.2 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and

plasterers ......................................................... 23.55 7.7 40.9 23.54 7.8 40.9 – – –

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ...................................................... 27.59 7.5 40.0 27.39 8.5 40.0 28.27 12.9 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 26.35 11.2 40.0 26.93 12.1 40.0 22.24 6.4 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 31.21 5.2 40.0 30.85 5.7 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 22.24 5.0 40.4 22.51 6.6 40.5 21.29 4.8 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 18.09 11.8 40.0 18.20 13.1 40.0 17.43 5.3 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 17.65 3.1 40.3 17.50 3.7 40.5 18.22 5.2 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 24.12 3.9 40.3 25.12 4.8 40.4 20.72 4.4 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 29.93 3.6 40.3 31.05 3.9 40.5 27.87 6.8 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 33.58 5.0 42.3 33.23 5.3 42.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 22.72 7.4 40.5 23.15 9.5 40.8 21.55 7.9 40.0

Brickmasons and stonemasons ......................... 26.21 9.2 39.3 26.27 9.2 39.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.27 4.1 39.1 18.27 4.1 39.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 23.02 5.8 39.7 23.05 5.9 39.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 29.55 5.0 40.0 29.71 4.9 40.0 – – –

Tile setters, hard and soft .................................. 17.92 13.5 38.8 17.92 13.5 38.8 – – –

Carpet installers ................................................. 24.45 12.9 40.0 24.45 12.9 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 19.77 4.5 39.6 19.68 4.9 39.6 21.41 6.1 39.3

 3 ................................................................... 11.62 7.7 40.0 11.62 7.7 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.81 2.3 38.7 12.81 2.3 38.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.71 5.9 39.9 16.76 6.1 40.0 15.20 2.4 37.7

 6 ................................................................... 19.90 8.6 39.9 19.95 9.0 39.9 18.45 9.2 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 23.66 4.9 39.5 23.64 5.5 39.5 23.90 6.2 39.6

 8 ................................................................... 23.77 5.5 40.0 23.77 5.5 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 21.99 17.8 40.0 21.99 17.8 40.0 – – –

Carpenter apprentices ....................................... 17.18 13.6 40.0 17.18 13.6 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.30 20.7 40.0 17.30 20.7 40.0 – – –

Drywall installers ................................................ 17.98 6.9 39.9 17.98 6.9 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.57 7.2 40.0 13.57 7.2 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.68 12.3 39.9 18.68 12.3 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.61 6.2 40.0 19.61 6.2 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 25.81 3.1 39.6 26.12 3.3 39.6 22.56 5.4 39.8

 4 ................................................................... 13.69 5.0 38.3 13.69 5.0 38.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.59 4.5 39.9 17.45 4.9 40.0 19.31 17.2 38.8

 6 ................................................................... 24.38 7.6 39.6 24.40 7.8 39.6 23.71 9.6 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 26.49 2.5 39.6 26.95 2.6 39.6 23.00 6.1 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 35.10 4.4 39.1 35.71 4.4 39.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 37.31 2.8 40.0 37.79 2.6 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 22.39 9.2 40.0 22.76 9.6 40.0 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 14.69 3.5 39.8 14.61 3.5 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.26 5.1 39.7 13.26 5.1 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.03 5.0 40.0 13.92 4.9 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.67 11.6 39.5 16.54 11.6 39.5 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 26.55 3.4 40.0 26.66 3.8 40.0 25.68 6.8 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 16.92 1.9 40.0 16.96 2.0 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 19.31 9.0 40.0 19.52 10.6 40.0 18.17 9.4 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 23.57 2.2 40.0 23.75 2.3 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 28.52 2.6 40.0 28.43 3.1 40.0 28.96 3.3 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 30.40 3.7 40.0 30.93 3.9 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 26.46 4.3 40.0 26.46 4.3 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 16.26 3.5 39.5 15.93 3.9 39.5 19.89 7.3 39.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Painters, construction and maintenance

–Continued

 3 ................................................................... $12.52 12.1 36.1 $12.52 12.1 36.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.94 5.0 40.0 13.99 5.2 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.99 4.3 40.0 14.82 4.5 40.0 $16.44 8.9 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 20.96 7.6 39.4 20.96 7.7 39.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.56 4.0 39.7 23.96 6.4 40.0 23.09 4.6 39.4

Plasterers ........................................................... 15.88 5.8 39.3 15.15 3.0 39.3 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 24.46 7.0 39.9 24.73 7.0 39.9 19.43 10.2 39.6

 4 ................................................................... 13.63 12.7 39.3 13.53 14.1 39.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.36 4.3 39.7 17.04 4.5 39.7 19.83 15.7 39.1

 6 ................................................................... 25.09 7.1 39.9 24.99 7.5 40.0 27.37 14.3 38.6

 7 ................................................................... 23.19 3.3 39.9 23.43 3.5 39.9 18.95 6.1 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 30.38 7.3 40.0 30.54 6.7 40.0 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 14.64 4.4 40.0 14.46 4.7 40.0 18.98 11.4 40.0

 2 ................................................................... 12.84 8.2 40.0 12.26 8.9 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.55 10.1 40.0 14.56 10.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.17 8.3 40.0 15.08 8.8 40.0 – – –

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ......................... 18.42 6.8 39.7 18.39 6.9 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.06 8.1 40.0 14.06 8.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 19.09 7.1 39.2 19.14 7.1 39.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.50 12.3 40.0 18.50 12.3 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 25.19 6.8 39.7 25.23 7.0 39.7 – – –

Glaziers .............................................................. 17.98 9.0 39.0 16.58 11.6 38.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.61 11.4 37.4 – – – – – –

Insulation workers .............................................. 18.91 8.8 40.0 18.91 8.9 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 16.07 25.6 40.0 16.07 25.6 40.0 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

operators .......................................................... 16.25 12.3 41.1 16.51 13.6 41.2 14.25 2.8 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 12.27 7.0 40.0 12.28 7.6 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.28 19.0 42.9 19.41 21.6 43.8 – – –

Roofers .............................................................. 16.25 7.4 39.3 16.25 7.4 39.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.09 5.2 38.6 11.09 5.2 38.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.54 3.8 39.8 13.54 3.8 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.90 7.8 37.5 16.90 7.8 37.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.47 14.1 40.0 18.47 14.1 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.15 4.3 40.0 24.15 4.3 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal duct installers ................................. 24.07 12.8 40.0 24.07 12.8 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 26.84 13.9 40.0 26.84 13.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 27.28 11.2 40.0 27.28 11.2 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 24.22 12.4 40.0 24.17 12.7 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.89 5.9 40.0 15.89 5.9 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.90 13.1 40.0 18.90 13.1 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.71 15.6 40.0 20.71 15.6 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 25.56 4.9 40.0 25.54 5.5 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 17.60 5.5 39.5 18.40 6.8 39.4 15.76 6.0 39.7

 2 ................................................................... 10.98 10.6 40.0 12.88 6.6 40.0 9.24 13.4 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 15.53 18.4 39.7 16.50 23.0 39.7 13.09 4.2 39.7

 4 ................................................................... 14.92 5.5 38.6 14.47 7.6 38.3 15.96 6.6 39.3

 5 ................................................................... 16.38 5.1 39.9 15.65 6.0 40.0 17.58 8.7 39.7

 6 ................................................................... 21.00 9.7 39.9 21.60 12.5 39.9 19.25 8.0 39.9

 7 ................................................................... 24.42 10.4 38.8 25.31 11.0 38.6 18.93 3.6 39.9

Supervisors, extractive ...................................... 24.40 19.4 41.3 24.40 19.4 41.3 – – –

Drillers, oil well ................................................... 25.02 17.8 47.4 25.02 17.8 47.4 – – –

Mining machine operators ................................. 18.57 9.3 40.0 18.57 9.3 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 19.15 13.6 40.0 19.15 13.6 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 22.21 2.0 40.5 22.19 2.0 40.5 23.65 15.9 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 12.88 5.9 42.8 12.88 5.9 42.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.22 4.2 40.3 17.22 4.2 40.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.87 3.4 40.5 19.93 3.4 40.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Supervisors, production –Continued

 7 ................................................................... $23.43 3.4 40.7 $23.51 3.2 40.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 27.34 3.0 40.4 27.33 3.0 40.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.19 5.4 40.0 28.79 5.7 40.0 $34.10 6.4 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 22.91 5.2 40.7 22.91 5.2 40.7 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 23.94 2.0 40.0 23.94 2.0 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.68 7.4 40.0 20.68 7.4 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.92 2.2 40.0 24.92 2.2 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 25.45 2.8 40.0 25.45 2.8 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.10 9.3 40.0 19.10 9.3 40.0 – – –

Tool and die maker apprentices ........................ 17.92 7.4 40.0 17.92 7.4 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .............................. 20.65 6.1 39.8 20.65 6.1 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.86 6.9 40.0 15.86 6.9 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.00 14.1 40.0 16.00 14.1 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 23.43 10.4 40.0 23.43 10.4 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 25.01 4.4 40.0 25.01 4.4 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 20.76 5.4 40.0 20.76 5.4 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 19.93 2.0 40.0 19.88 1.9 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.79 10.4 40.0 15.79 10.4 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.93 3.4 39.9 16.93 3.4 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.10 2.9 39.9 19.09 2.9 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.72 2.3 40.1 20.60 2.3 40.1 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.79 5.4 40.0 24.79 5.4 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.81 12.0 40.0 19.81 12.0 40.0 – – –

Boilermakers ...................................................... 19.47 9.9 39.8 19.77 9.8 40.0 – – –

Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ... 16.20 9.1 39.8 16.20 9.1 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.58 10.1 39.0 12.58 10.1 39.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.87 10.4 40.0 22.87 10.4 40.0 – – –

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal ........... 21.41 8.9 40.0 21.41 8.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.54 9.8 40.0 21.54 9.8 40.0 – – –

Layout workers .................................................. 18.46 16.0 40.0 18.46 16.0 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 20.12 28.7 40.0 20.12 28.7 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 17.80 10.1 39.0 17.80 10.1 39.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.53 24.3 39.7 17.53 24.3 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.11 6.9 40.0 14.11 6.9 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.05 15.9 38.1 19.05 15.9 38.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.09 13.6 40.0 21.09 13.6 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal worker apprentices ........................ 14.13 6.3 40.0 14.13 6.3 40.0 – – –

Patternmakers and modelmakers, wood ........... 18.14 11.4 40.0 18.14 11.4 40.0 – – –

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .............. 12.89 7.2 38.1 12.81 7.0 38.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.52 16.5 35.9 12.53 17.2 35.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.80 4.1 40.0 12.80 4.1 40.0 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers ............................. 12.04 6.8 38.0 12.04 6.8 38.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.36 3.1 35.8 12.36 3.1 35.8 – – –

Dressmakers ...................................................... 12.53 7.7 36.5 12.53 7.7 36.5 – – –

Tailors ................................................................ 16.94 18.9 30.0 16.94 18.9 30.0 – – –

Upholsterers ...................................................... 15.05 11.5 40.0 15.05 11.5 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.53 12.1 40.0 14.53 12.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.72 8.1 40.0 17.72 8.1 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.17 4.0 40.0 19.17 4.0 40.0 – – –

Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers ..... 14.21 14.3 40.0 14.21 14.3 40.0 – – –

Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters ...... 18.27 9.1 36.4 18.27 9.1 36.4 – – –

Optical goods workers

 4 ................................................................... 10.57 8.9 38.6 10.57 8.9 38.6 – – –

Dental laboratory and medical appliance

technicians ....................................................... 15.25 2.7 39.9 15.21 2.8 39.9 – – –

Bookbinders ....................................................... 15.45 10.5 39.6 15.45 10.5 39.6 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 13.93 3.5 39.6 13.93 3.5 39.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 9.58 4.3 38.9 9.58 4.3 38.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.07 4.9 38.4 11.07 4.9 38.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

–Continued

 3 ................................................................... $11.83 6.5 39.8 $11.83 6.5 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.61 5.1 39.8 13.61 5.1 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.31 4.4 40.0 17.31 4.4 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.92 4.8 40.0 16.92 4.8 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.92 6.0 40.0 21.92 6.0 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.63 23.6 40.0 15.63 23.6 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ 14.26 12.4 39.9 14.25 12.5 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.91 12.4 40.0 11.91 12.4 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.44 3.4 40.0 13.44 3.4 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.81 4.3 40.0 15.81 4.3 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 27.03 6.1 38.9 27.16 6.1 38.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.08 6.5 40.0 11.08 6.5 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 12.10 3.9 37.3 12.10 3.9 37.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.42 5.6 37.8 8.42 5.6 37.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.13 4.1 33.7 9.13 4.1 33.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.55 3.6 38.4 11.55 3.6 38.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.71 3.1 38.4 13.71 3.1 38.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.09 7.2 35.6 14.09 7.2 35.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.71 6.9 39.9 17.71 6.9 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.65 3.4 39.8 19.65 3.4 39.8 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 11.78 5.1 34.3 11.74 5.2 34.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.99 5.6 29.7 9.99 5.6 29.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.09 12.0 37.9 10.09 12.0 37.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.07 6.6 38.0 16.32 6.6 37.7 – – –

Food batchmakers ............................................. 13.16 4.8 38.9 13.16 4.8 38.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 12.22 4.5 35.6 12.22 4.5 35.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.29 14.9 39.9 12.29 14.9 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.13 6.3 40.0 15.13 6.3 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.04 4.6 39.5 17.04 4.6 39.5 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 20.09 4.7 39.4 19.94 4.5 39.4 $23.01 7.1 39.6

 3 ................................................................... 10.84 8.9 33.0 10.84 8.9 33.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.12 6.2 40.0 17.12 6.2 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.99 7.6 41.0 16.93 7.7 41.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.06 6.0 40.3 17.99 6.1 40.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.08 2.7 40.4 24.10 2.9 40.5 23.95 8.1 39.5

 8 ................................................................... 23.48 6.7 40.0 24.73 6.4 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 27.08 3.1 40.0 27.08 3.1 40.0 – – –

Precision inspectors, testers, and related

workers, n.e.c. ................................................. 23.35 10.4 40.0 23.35 10.4 40.0 – – –

Adjusters and calibrators ................................... 20.79 11.0 36.3 20.79 11.0 36.3 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 19.25 2.7 39.9 18.49 10.8 40.0 19.35 3.1 39.9

 4 ................................................................... 15.53 12.5 40.0 – – – 15.48 12.7 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 17.20 4.1 40.0 – – – 17.48 4.1 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 19.20 6.5 40.0 – – – 19.18 6.6 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 21.94 3.6 40.0 – – – 21.61 3.7 40.0

Power plant operators ........................................ 28.18 3.8 40.0 28.40 3.8 40.0 26.03 11.1 39.7

 6 ................................................................... 25.43 5.6 40.0 25.70 5.5 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 28.28 3.7 40.0 28.75 3.9 40.0 22.69 7.8 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 34.03 6.2 40.0 32.85 6.7 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 33.83 4.7 40.0 33.83 4.7 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers .......................................... 23.67 4.4 38.3 23.92 5.5 37.4 23.28 6.7 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 17.61 9.8 40.0 18.59 9.0 40.0 16.05 15.2 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 20.44 4.6 26.5 20.78 6.3 17.6 20.21 6.3 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 26.71 3.1 39.6 26.76 2.8 39.6 26.59 7.7 39.5

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 23.86 4.7 39.5 24.03 4.7 39.5 19.27 9.5 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 20.42 3.3 39.9 20.42 3.3 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 20.37 5.9 39.5 20.46 6.2 39.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. –Continued

 6 ................................................................... $25.23 3.1 38.3 $25.72 2.8 38.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 27.56 3.2 39.9 27.81 2.9 39.9 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 14.19 1.3 39.0 14.17 1.3 39.0 $17.59 10.3 38.0

 1 ................................................................... 9.15 1.6 37.9 9.15 1.6 37.9 9.66 13.0 37.8

 2 ................................................................... 10.78 2.1 38.9 10.78 2.1 38.9 10.93 8.4 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 14.67 2.5 39.1 14.67 2.5 39.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.70 1.9 39.4 15.70 1.9 39.4 16.79 10.1 32.8

 5 ................................................................... 16.97 2.7 39.7 16.97 2.7 39.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.17 2.7 39.8 19.19 2.7 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.89 2.7 39.5 20.75 2.8 39.5 23.43 8.1 39.4

 8 ................................................................... 25.56 6.0 39.9 25.56 6.0 39.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.23 7.1 38.0 13.23 7.1 38.0 – – –

Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators ..... 17.41 3.7 40.0 17.41 3.7 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 18.06 7.6 40.0 18.06 7.6 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.10 5.2 40.0 17.10 5.2 40.0 – – –

Lathe and turning-machine operators ................ 15.88 6.1 39.0 15.88 6.1 39.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.21 7.2 40.0 12.21 7.2 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.05 8.1 40.0 15.05 8.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.81 5.5 39.9 16.81 5.5 39.9 – – –

Milling and planing machine operators .............. 16.14 6.9 40.0 16.14 6.9 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.27 14.7 40.0 13.27 14.7 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.47 5.7 40.0 15.47 5.7 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 13.73 7.5 37.5 13.73 7.5 37.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.51 5.2 40.0 11.51 5.2 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 15.22 10.4 40.0 15.22 10.4 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.66 15.1 36.1 14.66 15.1 36.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.46 4.4 40.0 14.46 4.4 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.22 10.2 36.9 16.22 10.2 36.9 – – –

Rolling machine operators ................................. 16.65 11.4 39.9 16.65 11.4 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.11 24.1 40.0 17.11 24.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.07 7.4 39.7 15.07 7.4 39.7 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ............... 14.22 8.0 39.6 14.22 8.0 39.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.37 14.1 40.0 14.37 14.1 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.86 7.0 39.0 14.86 7.0 39.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.63 7.1 40.0 15.63 7.1 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 13.52 2.5 39.2 13.52 2.5 39.2 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 9.13 5.5 40.0 9.13 5.5 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.16 3.8 35.9 10.16 3.8 35.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.81 6.1 39.4 13.81 6.1 39.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.77 4.2 39.9 13.77 4.2 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.63 4.2 40.0 16.63 4.2 40.0 – – –

Forging machine operators ................................ 12.93 10.3 40.0 12.93 10.3 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ................ 16.82 3.1 40.2 16.82 3.1 40.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 15.13 6.5 39.7 15.13 6.5 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.60 4.1 40.0 14.60 4.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.07 2.9 40.0 17.07 2.9 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.63 3.4 40.0 17.63 3.4 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.84 5.4 41.4 20.84 5.4 41.4 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 15.38 4.3 39.2 15.38 4.3 39.2 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 9.72 4.6 40.0 9.72 4.6 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 12.49 5.7 40.0 12.49 5.7 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.01 7.6 36.9 14.01 7.6 36.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.24 8.1 39.7 17.24 8.1 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.99 5.0 39.9 16.99 5.0 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.27 4.0 40.0 17.27 4.0 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.38 9.9 40.0 17.38 9.9 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Molding and casting machine operators ............ $13.41 3.6 39.4 $13.41 3.6 39.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 9.82 4.7 40.0 9.82 4.7 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.58 5.1 39.4 10.58 5.1 39.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.81 3.4 39.9 12.81 3.4 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.61 6.2 39.4 15.61 6.2 39.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.18 5.8 38.9 16.18 5.8 38.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.55 5.6 40.0 17.55 5.6 40.0 – – –

Metal plating machine operators ........................ 14.49 7.8 39.8 14.49 7.8 39.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.09 13.6 40.0 9.09 13.6 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.75 11.6 39.9 11.75 11.6 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.35 7.4 39.5 14.35 7.4 39.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.97 8.1 40.0 16.97 8.1 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 21.01 7.9 40.0 21.01 7.9 40.0 – – –

Heat treating equipment operators .................... 15.95 5.2 40.0 15.95 5.2 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.60 13.0 40.0 12.60 13.0 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 16.46 8.0 40.0 16.46 8.0 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.47 5.7 40.0 18.47 5.7 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.16 6.9 40.0 16.16 6.9 40.0 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators .......................................................... 12.15 7.3 39.8 12.15 7.3 39.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.82 2.1 39.4 8.82 2.1 39.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.86 2.1 40.0 16.86 2.1 40.0 – – –

Sawing machine operators ................................ 11.11 4.9 39.9 11.11 4.9 39.9 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.63 4.6 40.0 8.63 4.6 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.01 5.9 39.8 9.01 5.9 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.48 4.9 39.9 11.48 4.9 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.63 5.1 40.0 12.63 5.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.58 6.4 40.0 14.58 6.4 40.0 – – –

Shaping and joining machine operators ............ 13.69 2.8 40.0 13.69 2.8 40.0 – – –

Nailing and tacking machine operators .............. 10.46 10.9 39.0 10.46 10.9 39.0 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 16.99 2.8 39.3 17.02 2.9 39.3 $15.81 4.4 37.0

 2 ................................................................... 10.76 4.4 40.0 10.76 4.4 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.13 3.8 40.0 13.11 4.1 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.04 4.6 39.7 15.00 4.8 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.11 2.6 39.1 18.10 2.6 39.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.06 4.3 39.6 19.06 4.3 39.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.80 3.0 38.3 19.94 3.1 38.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.24 21.1 39.0 16.24 21.1 39.0 – – –

Photoengravers and lithographers ..................... 16.56 5.9 37.3 16.56 5.9 37.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.38 3.4 39.4 17.38 3.4 39.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 23.12 2.8 38.7 23.12 2.8 38.7 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ............................. 14.81 6.5 33.2 14.83 6.5 33.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.32 9.3 31.9 11.32 9.3 31.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.67 6.0 38.9 16.71 6.0 38.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.81 6.8 38.8 18.81 6.8 38.8 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ........... 12.60 7.1 39.4 12.60 7.1 39.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 9.26 1.7 39.2 9.26 1.7 39.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.18 4.3 39.2 10.18 4.3 39.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.10 15.5 39.4 14.10 15.5 39.4 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators .......................................................... 12.23 5.8 40.0 12.23 5.8 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.51 4.2 40.0 10.51 4.2 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.91 5.6 40.0 11.91 5.6 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.14 8.8 40.0 13.14 8.8 40.0 – – –

Textile cutting machine operators ...................... 10.92 4.7 38.7 10.92 4.7 38.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.41 5.2 40.0 9.41 5.2 40.0 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 10.40 8.3 38.6 10.40 8.3 38.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.88 6.2 39.8 7.88 6.2 39.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.98 14.8 39.4 10.98 14.8 39.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Textile sewing machine operators –Continued

 3 ................................................................... $10.59 9.2 37.1 $10.59 9.2 37.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.01 7.6 38.3 13.01 7.6 38.3 – – –

Pressing machine operators .............................. 9.47 5.1 38.1 9.47 5.1 38.1 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.63 7.6 35.6 8.63 7.6 35.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.08 6.0 38.9 9.08 6.0 38.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.78 11.4 40.0 11.78 11.4 40.0 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 9.83 5.7 37.4 9.80 6.0 37.4 $10.41 10.8 36.1

 1 ................................................................... 8.57 2.7 35.5 8.48 2.7 35.3 9.66 13.0 37.8

 2 ................................................................... 9.95 4.0 39.0 9.91 4.2 38.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.58 12.1 35.6 – – – – – –

Cementing and gluing machine operators ......... 12.35 8.1 40.0 12.35 8.1 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.03 10.0 40.0 14.03 10.0 40.0 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 14.14 4.5 39.3 14.14 4.5 39.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 9.58 5.5 38.1 9.58 5.5 38.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 12.54 4.5 39.2 12.54 4.5 39.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.73 5.3 39.9 13.73 5.3 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 16.12 8.2 40.0 16.12 8.2 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 19.88 6.6 39.5 19.88 6.6 39.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.06 8.5 40.0 15.06 8.5 40.0 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 13.83 3.8 39.6 13.83 3.8 39.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.68 7.3 39.9 11.68 7.3 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.09 5.2 39.7 13.09 5.2 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.28 5.8 39.4 15.28 5.8 39.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.72 3.1 39.1 16.72 3.1 39.1 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 15.48 4.2 39.5 15.48 4.2 39.5 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.73 14.9 37.9 8.73 14.9 37.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.94 5.2 38.7 11.94 5.2 38.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.64 3.9 40.0 13.64 3.9 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 16.83 6.6 39.7 16.83 6.6 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 21.06 8.5 39.8 21.06 8.5 39.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.86 4.1 39.9 19.86 4.1 39.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.83 13.7 39.3 15.83 13.7 39.3 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators .......................................................... 19.55 5.4 39.9 19.56 5.4 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 16.82 9.4 40.0 16.82 9.4 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.15 7.2 39.9 17.15 7.2 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 20.17 5.2 39.6 20.17 5.2 39.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 21.87 9.3 39.8 21.87 9.3 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.50 6.8 40.0 24.74 6.8 40.0 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 11.63 7.9 39.7 11.65 8.0 39.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.13 3.4 40.0 9.13 3.4 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.64 3.6 39.2 12.75 3.9 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.14 5.9 39.7 14.14 5.9 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.68 17.5 39.6 16.68 17.5 39.6 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 15.52 4.4 39.6 15.52 4.4 39.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.11 7.2 40.0 11.11 7.2 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 15.63 6.5 40.0 15.63 6.5 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.82 4.5 39.7 15.82 4.5 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.58 2.5 36.9 16.58 2.5 36.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.98 23.9 41.4 19.97 24.2 41.4 – – –

Roasting and baking machine operators, food .. 14.48 7.8 36.2 14.48 7.8 36.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.20 8.9 40.0 14.20 8.9 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 16.79 10.8 33.9 16.79 10.8 33.9 – – –

Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine

operators .......................................................... 16.06 23.1 30.9 16.06 23.1 30.9 – – –

Folding machine operators ................................ 13.02 16.8 38.8 13.02 16.8 38.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.01 6.2 40.0 14.01 6.2 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food $15.33 6.1 39.8 $15.24 6.3 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.60 6.7 40.0 14.60 6.7 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.52 8.5 39.9 14.35 8.5 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 20.21 10.0 39.3 20.48 10.1 39.2 – – –

Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... 15.57 11.9 39.9 15.57 11.9 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.51 3.6 40.0 12.51 3.6 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.91 13.0 40.0 13.91 13.0 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.81 8.2 40.0 16.81 8.2 40.0 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... 13.85 2.9 39.7 13.85 2.9 39.7 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.29 16.5 40.3 8.29 16.5 40.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.79 5.3 40.0 11.79 5.3 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.97 4.6 40.0 13.97 4.6 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.13 4.2 40.0 15.13 4.2 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.94 4.8 38.2 16.94 4.8 38.2 – – –

Motion picture projectionists .............................. 13.99 36.1 29.2 13.99 36.1 29.2 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 10.64 6.0 31.9 10.64 6.0 31.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.44 4.9 31.5 9.44 4.9 31.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.13 4.9 38.9 14.13 4.9 38.9 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 14.64 2.5 39.3 14.61 2.5 39.3 $21.81 15.5 39.2

 1 ................................................................... 9.24 3.0 37.9 9.24 3.0 37.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.63 3.7 38.9 10.63 3.7 38.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.98 3.2 39.0 13.98 3.2 39.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.79 3.9 39.7 15.79 3.9 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.33 2.9 39.8 17.33 2.9 39.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.03 4.5 39.4 20.02 4.5 39.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.70 7.7 39.9 22.28 8.0 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.51 9.5 39.9 15.51 9.5 39.9 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 15.90 2.4 39.8 15.69 2.3 39.8 22.41 8.9 40.0

 2 ................................................................... 10.93 5.6 40.0 10.93 5.6 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.66 7.6 40.0 13.66 7.6 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.84 3.2 39.9 15.84 3.2 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.79 3.0 39.7 14.79 3.0 39.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.12 2.8 40.0 18.27 2.7 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.32 8.7 40.0 18.31 10.1 40.0 23.57 8.3 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.90 5.4 40.0 18.90 5.4 40.0 – – –

Solderers and brazers ....................................... 12.08 8.7 36.9 12.08 8.7 36.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.05 13.1 40.0 13.05 13.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.77 5.2 40.0 16.77 5.2 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 14.95 2.0 39.4 14.95 2.0 39.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 9.50 3.5 38.2 9.50 3.5 38.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.82 3.2 39.3 10.82 3.2 39.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 17.93 3.8 39.6 17.93 3.8 39.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.76 3.5 39.9 17.76 3.5 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.97 12.6 40.0 17.97 12.6 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.69 5.4 40.0 16.69 5.4 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.76 8.0 40.0 21.76 8.0 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.18 7.8 38.7 11.18 7.8 38.7 – – –

Hand cutting and trimming ................................. 11.42 11.4 37.4 11.42 11.4 37.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.75 3.9 35.1 8.75 3.9 35.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.09 12.6 36.7 9.09 12.6 36.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.52 6.1 39.1 14.52 6.1 39.1 – – –

Hand molding, casting, and forming .................. 11.67 8.3 39.2 11.67 8.3 39.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.88 6.2 40.0 11.88 6.2 40.0 – – –

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ............. 11.81 6.3 36.8 11.82 6.3 36.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 12.62 6.5 39.3 12.68 6.6 39.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.21 14.9 31.9 10.21 14.9 31.9 – – –

Hand engraving and printing .............................. 16.75 26.4 38.2 16.75 26.4 38.2 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... 12.66 5.8 38.8 12.66 5.8 38.8 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.63 7.1 36.5 8.63 7.1 36.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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. –Continued

 2 ................................................................... $10.77 7.6 39.9 $10.77 7.6 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.14 5.0 38.5 13.14 5.0 38.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.69 7.9 40.0 17.69 7.9 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.97 6.9 40.0 17.97 6.9 40.0 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 14.05 4.6 39.5 14.05 4.6 39.5 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 10.69 9.4 38.3 10.69 9.4 38.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.30 12.2 40.0 11.30 12.2 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.98 3.0 39.4 12.98 3.0 39.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.36 2.9 38.9 14.36 2.9 38.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.29 4.2 40.1 15.29 4.2 40.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.53 5.8 40.0 19.52 5.8 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.38 10.0 40.0 21.38 10.0 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.88 8.2 37.8 14.88 8.2 37.8 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 15.18 5.0 39.8 15.18 5.0 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.69 8.7 40.0 12.69 8.7 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.00 6.2 40.0 15.00 6.2 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.36 6.3 39.9 16.36 6.3 39.9 – – –

Production samplers and weighers .................... 13.31 8.0 36.5 13.31 8.0 36.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.63 6.2 40.0 13.63 6.2 40.0 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............ 11.91 6.2 40.0 11.91 6.2 40.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.90 7.2 40.0 7.90 7.2 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.43 7.7 39.8 9.43 7.7 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.84 17.1 40.0 11.84 17.1 40.0 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c.

 2 ................................................................... 10.21 2.9 40.0 10.21 2.9 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 15.28 1.6 37.7 15.10 1.8 38.1 $17.01 1.9 34.5

 1 ................................................................... 8.47 3.6 26.5 8.46 3.6 26.4 10.14 4.6 29.0

 2 ................................................................... 11.08 2.7 34.9 10.80 3.0 35.1 14.92 3.3 32.0

 3 ................................................................... 13.66 2.3 36.7 13.48 2.5 37.5 15.25 4.7 31.0

 4 ................................................................... 15.94 3.4 40.5 15.90 3.7 41.1 16.49 3.6 34.8

 5 ................................................................... 17.75 1.7 40.7 17.79 2.0 41.7 17.45 2.9 35.8

 6 ................................................................... 20.86 3.2 41.6 21.28 2.8 42.1 19.25 7.8 39.9

 7 ................................................................... 23.90 3.1 40.7 24.33 4.9 41.0 22.07 7.9 39.5

 8 ................................................................... 29.01 7.6 41.0 28.80 9.3 41.5 29.78 7.1 39.5

 9 ................................................................... 29.08 21.3 43.9 29.08 21.3 43.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 17.21 7.5 37.6 17.12 7.7 37.5 20.77 13.3 40.0

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 18.65 5.7 40.8 18.50 6.4 41.3 18.93 11.4 39.8

 4 ................................................................... 12.42 11.7 38.2 12.42 11.7 38.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.29 6.7 41.0 13.84 7.6 41.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.42 8.2 40.4 20.14 6.6 40.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.61 2.3 40.0 – – – 23.91 4.7 39.3

 8 ................................................................... 28.74 4.6 45.3 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 23.66 5.0 41.4 – – – – – –

Truckdrivers ....................................................... 15.26 2.3 40.8 15.20 2.4 40.9 17.01 5.8 39.6

 1 ................................................................... 9.78 5.0 35.5 9.79 5.0 35.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.22 5.8 37.9 11.09 6.3 37.9 13.52 11.3 39.5

 3 ................................................................... 13.77 4.6 38.1 13.53 4.7 38.0 18.13 14.6 39.8

 4 ................................................................... 15.83 4.9 42.3 15.81 5.0 42.4 16.84 6.5 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 17.67 2.6 42.9 17.67 2.6 43.0 17.88 6.1 39.2

 6 ................................................................... 19.97 5.0 46.4 19.96 5.2 46.8 20.20 8.1 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 21.01 9.3 43.4 21.15 9.2 43.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.26 7.5 37.9 16.28 7.5 37.9 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 13.03 9.5 32.2 13.01 9.5 32.1 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.56 4.8 23.5 6.56 4.8 23.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.40 8.5 30.1 8.40 8.5 30.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.56 7.8 36.1 12.44 7.9 36.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 16.93 8.7 39.7 16.93 8.7 39.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Driver-sales workers –Continued

 5 ................................................................... $17.07 15.2 43.0 $17.07 15.2 43.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 22.94 6.4 38.6 22.94 6.4 38.6 – – –

Busdrivers .......................................................... 14.87 2.5 29.4 12.91 6.5 29.2 $16.66 1.6 29.6

 2 ................................................................... 12.43 2.6 29.1 11.10 5.4 29.5 15.38 2.2 28.2

 3 ................................................................... 13.38 3.7 27.4 11.84 6.8 27.0 14.61 2.9 27.7

 4 ................................................................... 17.03 2.9 30.4 16.01 8.5 29.8 17.71 3.1 30.9

 5 ................................................................... 17.90 3.9 31.3 16.07 8.6 31.6 18.64 4.0 31.2

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 8.95 6.4 26.7 8.93 6.5 26.7 11.30 13.5 33.6

 2 ................................................................... 8.68 8.1 29.7 8.66 8.2 29.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.10 11.9 34.7 10.07 12.0 34.7 – – –

Parking lot attendants ........................................ 8.07 10.4 23.9 8.01 10.6 23.8 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.94 3.9 27.7 7.84 3.9 27.5 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 10.53 6.2 27.7 9.62 5.7 26.8 18.31 7.6 39.1

 1 ................................................................... 7.57 7.6 22.5 7.57 7.6 22.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.09 11.9 29.5 9.60 6.8 28.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.70 8.7 39.8 12.26 8.5 40.0 15.82 10.1 38.5

 4 ................................................................... 15.93 14.2 39.9 15.13 16.9 40.0 19.02 8.4 39.5

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.43 19.1 38.0 12.40 21.0 37.8 – – –

Railroad conductors and yardmasters ............... 25.82 22.3 43.6 25.68 22.6 43.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.05 24.9 44.5 23.84 25.3 44.6 – – –

Locomotive operating ........................................ 28.06 18.6 42.3 28.94 23.1 43.0 24.47 4.4 39.8

 9 ................................................................... 29.62 24.7 43.3 29.62 24.7 43.3 – – –

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators ..... 29.55 6.9 40.0 30.28 5.9 40.0 – – –

Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. ............................. 22.52 3.9 40.0 21.64 4.0 40.0 – – –

Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats .. 19.16 14.3 48.8 18.85 14.8 49.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.18 6.5 45.7 – – – – – –

Sailors and deckhands ...................................... 12.63 7.9 41.2 11.80 7.0 41.7 20.47 1.0 36.9

 2 ................................................................... 9.21 1.8 51.1 9.21 1.8 51.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.10 8.7 39.0 – – – – – –

Marine engineers ............................................... 21.48 20.4 42.6 21.37 20.9 42.7 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 22.69 3.4 40.1 22.77 3.5 40.2 20.64 5.3 38.8

 5 ................................................................... 17.39 6.0 40.0 17.08 5.9 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 22.20 2.2 39.9 22.30 2.3 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 25.20 3.6 40.0 25.21 3.6 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 24.17 7.8 40.4 24.17 7.8 40.4 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 20.97 8.1 39.2 23.50 10.4 38.8 16.76 8.9 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 14.05 7.1 39.6 13.48 3.6 39.3 14.73 16.1 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 24.22 11.5 40.0 29.66 11.5 40.0 16.70 6.7 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 22.76 10.1 40.0 27.89 5.9 40.0 17.58 11.1 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 28.31 5.6 36.9 28.98 6.8 36.3 25.03 5.5 39.8

Not able to be leveled .................................... 23.48 11.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Hoist and winch operators ................................. 12.12 19.6 39.9 12.12 19.6 39.9 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 16.69 6.2 39.9 16.66 6.2 39.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 13.35 10.5 40.0 13.35 10.5 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 16.47 18.5 40.0 16.47 18.5 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.00 3.1 39.8 15.00 3.1 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.16 5.2 40.0 15.16 5.2 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.68 4.2 40.0 21.58 4.3 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 16.97 4.6 39.7 16.94 4.6 39.7 17.39 14.4 39.9

 2 ................................................................... 11.44 6.6 38.1 11.14 7.2 38.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.71 7.2 39.4 14.86 7.4 39.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.91 5.6 40.0 15.00 5.8 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.14 3.4 40.0 18.14 3.6 40.0 18.15 6.9 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 21.72 15.5 40.0 21.82 17.8 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ............... 16.07 5.2 39.9 16.36 6.1 39.9 15.75 9.5 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 13.30 7.3 40.0 13.17 8.7 40.0 13.65 14.9 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 13.76 6.3 39.7 14.49 7.8 39.6 11.59 7.6 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 15.65 6.3 39.9 17.19 6.6 40.0 14.61 6.8 39.9

 6 ................................................................... 14.87 7.9 40.0 – – – 14.87 7.9 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators

–Continued

 7 ................................................................... $21.85 12.5 40.0 $23.60 6.8 40.0 $20.86 19.4 40.0

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 14.18 1.8 39.4 14.18 1.9 39.4 14.07 2.4 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 10.14 7.0 40.0 – – – – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.50 2.1 39.4 11.50 2.1 39.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.64 2.0 39.5 13.64 2.0 39.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 16.22 3.0 39.5 16.28 3.1 39.5 13.90 2.5 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 18.13 4.2 40.0 18.20 4.3 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.05 9.4 38.0 15.05 9.4 38.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 16.62 5.4 38.3 16.67 6.1 38.2 16.23 4.8 38.9

 1 ................................................................... 11.88 15.5 32.7 11.88 15.5 32.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.22 6.8 35.5 11.23 6.9 35.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 15.42 9.2 39.9 15.90 10.4 40.0 11.91 4.8 39.6

 4 ................................................................... 18.26 10.2 39.7 19.17 10.9 39.8 13.57 4.0 39.3

 5 ................................................................... 16.96 4.2 39.2 17.17 6.1 39.9 16.62 4.4 38.2

 6 ................................................................... – – – – – – 23.98 8.3 39.9

 7 ................................................................... 22.10 6.8 40.0 20.80 10.2 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.51 13.7 38.5 18.51 13.7 38.5 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 11.63 1.4 35.3 11.43 1.5 35.1 14.90 2.4 38.6

 1 ................................................................... 9.01 2.2 32.6 8.93 2.1 32.5 12.08 5.7 36.3

 2 ................................................................... 11.20 2.0 37.3 11.16 2.1 37.2 11.91 4.7 38.7

 3 ................................................................... 13.50 1.6 37.3 13.48 1.7 37.2 13.76 3.7 39.0

 4 ................................................................... 15.87 1.8 38.7 15.69 1.8 38.5 16.95 4.7 39.5

 5 ................................................................... 18.35 4.3 39.2 18.57 5.1 39.1 17.52 3.6 39.8

 6 ................................................................... 21.76 6.0 40.0 21.97 7.0 40.0 20.87 3.9 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 22.03 2.0 40.2 21.77 3.6 40.3 22.46 4.9 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 27.65 9.6 43.9 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.00 6.0 35.9 12.87 5.8 35.8 19.25 23.9 39.2

Nursery workers ................................................. 10.26 11.4 36.2 10.28 11.6 36.1 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.99 11.1 34.1 8.99 11.1 34.1 – – –

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 24.03 6.4 40.8 24.39 7.3 40.9 21.51 6.7 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 15.99 9.9 41.9 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... – – – – – – 23.27 5.4 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 22.42 6.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 11.65 3.4 36.6 10.75 4.3 35.9 14.14 3.4 38.5

 1 ................................................................... 9.57 5.6 33.8 9.40 7.0 33.5 10.27 4.7 35.2

 2 ................................................................... 9.67 4.9 37.4 9.44 5.5 37.2 11.16 6.5 38.8

 3 ................................................................... 12.48 4.0 36.6 12.01 6.0 35.3 13.36 5.2 39.4

 4 ................................................................... 14.32 6.3 38.9 12.62 6.4 38.6 16.87 5.9 39.3

 5 ................................................................... 17.20 3.5 39.9 16.37 4.3 40.3 17.98 4.5 39.5

 6 ................................................................... 20.39 3.5 41.9 – – – 20.58 5.6 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 24.68 16.5 39.7 – – – 24.39 17.7 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.04 27.2 38.8 12.80 28.5 38.8 – – –

Animal caretakers, except farm ......................... 11.65 10.7 36.5 10.81 10.9 36.0 15.03 13.9 38.6

 1 ................................................................... 6.93 9.2 25.6 6.93 9.2 25.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.29 5.0 32.6 9.12 4.3 31.1 9.91 13.7 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 15.61 7.4 39.0 – – – – – –

Inspectors, agricultural products ........................ 9.79 16.4 39.0 9.79 16.4 39.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.14 5.1 38.6 8.14 5.1 38.6 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 19.97 4.9 39.8 19.77 6.4 39.7 21.01 5.4 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 15.14 6.0 39.8 14.50 6.3 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 21.01 13.2 41.5 21.35 13.8 41.6 16.28 6.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 21.54 5.1 39.0 21.70 6.5 38.7 21.08 5.4 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 22.15 2.6 40.4 22.27 4.7 40.7 21.96 3.0 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.93 9.7 37.8 17.98 9.8 37.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... $11.77 3.9 34.6 $11.28 3.6 34.0 $15.60 6.2 39.4

 1 ................................................................... 9.25 5.8 33.8 9.10 5.9 33.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.67 4.8 39.2 10.59 5.1 39.1 11.79 6.6 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 12.85 4.7 37.9 12.50 5.1 37.9 19.16 11.8 39.3

 4 ................................................................... 16.18 4.6 39.6 16.02 6.5 40.0 16.52 5.8 38.7

 5 ................................................................... 17.79 4.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 12.58 3.5 38.6 12.48 3.7 38.5 16.95 10.5 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 11.30 7.5 38.8 11.31 7.5 38.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.18 4.2 39.7 11.03 4.1 39.7 15.29 16.6 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 12.78 2.8 36.1 12.66 2.9 36.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.55 10.6 38.6 15.55 11.5 38.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 19.80 7.6 40.0 19.53 8.3 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.56 21.8 40.0 16.56 21.8 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 14.58 4.0 39.1 14.72 4.3 39.1 13.08 5.5 39.1

 1 ................................................................... 10.48 4.2 38.8 10.46 4.4 38.9 10.79 8.4 38.3

 2 ................................................................... 13.42 8.6 39.6 13.69 9.2 39.7 10.83 11.3 38.3

 3 ................................................................... 17.14 7.7 39.8 17.70 8.5 39.8 13.50 7.2 39.6

 4 ................................................................... 19.65 6.7 40.0 20.25 7.3 40.0 15.11 8.7 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 21.35 4.1 34.9 21.82 4.3 34.3 18.14 5.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 24.32 9.8 40.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.07 14.7 39.5 14.07 14.7 39.5 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 11.30 3.1 37.6 11.29 3.2 37.7 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 9.00 3.0 38.4 9.00 3.0 38.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.72 6.9 39.7 11.72 6.9 39.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.64 6.0 37.1 13.63 6.1 37.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.77 7.9 39.2 15.77 7.9 39.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.21 6.8 32.4 15.21 6.8 32.4 – – –

Garbage collectors ............................................. 12.07 13.6 44.0 9.27 6.7 46.6 17.56 10.6 39.6

 1 ................................................................... 9.87 8.1 45.8 9.02 5.9 47.2 14.85 7.2 39.1

 2 ................................................................... 13.61 13.1 39.5 – – – 13.61 13.1 39.5

 4 ................................................................... 19.88 6.4 40.0 – – – 20.24 5.2 40.0

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 9.86 1.6 29.1 9.84 1.7 29.1 13.89 13.1 39.9

 1 ................................................................... 8.21 1.7 26.3 8.21 1.7 26.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.60 3.9 32.9 10.60 3.9 32.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.66 2.7 34.5 12.65 2.7 34.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.91 3.6 38.9 15.01 3.8 38.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.95 7.2 40.0 16.96 7.3 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 12.65 10.2 32.5 12.65 10.2 32.5 – – –

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 10.87 2.5 39.1 10.87 2.5 39.1 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 9.48 4.3 39.1 9.48 4.3 39.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 11.31 4.4 39.8 11.34 4.5 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.04 3.4 39.3 12.04 3.4 39.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.10 10.4 40.0 13.10 10.4 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.44 9.9 35.7 11.44 9.9 35.7 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 12.55 2.2 34.1 12.54 2.2 34.1 14.11 15.4 39.1

 1 ................................................................... 10.06 3.9 30.7 10.05 3.9 30.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 12.07 2.7 35.2 12.07 2.7 35.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.76 3.6 36.9 14.78 3.7 36.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.35 3.2 37.3 15.31 3.2 37.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.83 4.3 40.0 17.79 4.5 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 12.21 7.1 36.0 12.21 7.1 36.0 – – –

Garage and service station related .................... 9.13 3.7 37.0 9.04 3.7 37.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.83 2.5 36.7 7.83 2.5 36.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.51 4.7 37.9 8.43 4.7 37.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.49 4.2 34.4 9.44 4.2 34.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.14 9.1 36.1 13.13 9.2 36.1 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 9.65 4.0 34.2 9.61 4.0 34.2 14.11 6.7 36.8

 1 ................................................................... 8.42 2.8 31.9 8.42 2.8 31.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 12.14 9.6 37.6 12.14 9.6 37.6 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

–Continued

 3 ................................................................... $11.36 4.3 38.7 $11.31 4.3 38.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.54 9.3 39.8 14.30 11.6 39.9 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 9.63 4.9 36.9 9.63 4.9 36.9 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.33 5.7 36.1 8.33 5.7 36.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.94 5.2 37.8 9.94 5.2 37.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.44 7.2 39.2 14.44 7.2 39.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.96 9.9 40.0 14.96 9.9 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.74 8.1 37.4 10.74 8.1 37.4 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 11.04 2.2 36.5 10.69 2.4 36.4 $14.02 3.9 38.1

 1 ................................................................... 8.72 2.7 33.8 8.36 2.2 33.6 12.65 9.3 36.2

 2 ................................................................... 11.47 3.3 38.3 11.35 3.7 38.3 12.53 7.7 38.2

 3 ................................................................... 13.25 3.4 39.2 13.17 3.8 39.3 13.94 7.0 39.2

 4 ................................................................... 14.54 5.2 38.3 14.18 6.4 38.0 16.08 5.0 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 17.41 4.9 40.0 17.02 6.3 40.0 18.05 4.6 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 16.99 6.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.47 6.3 37.8 10.44 6.4 37.9 – – –

Service .............................................................................. 10.89 1.3 31.7 9.38 .9 30.6 17.55 1.6 37.0

 1 ................................................................... 7.61 3.2 27.2 7.39 3.7 27.0 10.56 2.7 30.9

 2 ................................................................... 8.27 1.5 30.0 8.00 1.3 29.9 10.95 2.9 32.1

 3 ................................................................... 9.88 2.7 33.4 9.48 2.6 33.2 12.54 2.2 34.6

 4 ................................................................... 12.33 1.1 35.2 12.00 1.3 35.0 13.99 2.8 36.6

 5 ................................................................... 15.51 2.7 36.8 15.28 2.1 35.1 15.78 5.1 39.1

 6 ................................................................... 18.16 2.1 38.4 16.72 3.0 35.2 19.28 2.7 41.2

 7 ................................................................... 23.15 1.7 40.0 20.96 3.6 35.5 23.73 1.8 41.4

 8 ................................................................... 24.60 3.3 39.1 19.90 13.5 32.0 25.53 2.4 40.9

 9 ................................................................... 29.56 3.6 41.0 – – – 29.64 3.3 41.0

10 ................................................................... 35.02 3.3 40.9 – – – 35.02 3.3 40.9

11 ................................................................... 43.69 14.5 43.8 – – – 43.69 14.5 43.8

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.58 4.3 35.3 12.42 6.1 34.8 22.79 6.2 40.2

Protective service .................................................. 17.74 2.6 37.2 10.76 2.5 33.5 21.97 2.4 39.8

 1 ................................................................... 8.87 4.9 30.0 8.76 5.4 31.8 9.95 8.4 19.4

 2 ................................................................... 8.86 3.5 31.4 8.77 3.6 31.6 11.55 6.3 25.4

 3 ................................................................... 10.64 2.4 34.7 10.28 2.6 35.7 13.65 4.1 28.4

 4 ................................................................... 12.78 4.6 36.6 11.31 5.0 36.4 14.57 3.0 36.7

 5 ................................................................... 15.65 5.9 38.8 14.41 6.1 34.3 15.83 7.0 39.6

 6 ................................................................... 19.64 2.7 39.1 21.93 8.0 19.5 19.51 2.9 41.5

 7 ................................................................... 23.80 2.0 41.1 21.62 16.6 32.8 23.87 2.0 41.5

 8 ................................................................... 25.42 2.2 39.3 – – – 25.45 2.2 41.0

 9 ................................................................... 29.77 3.6 40.9 – – – 29.64 3.3 41.0

10 ................................................................... 35.02 3.3 40.9 – – – 35.02 3.3 40.9

11 ................................................................... 43.69 14.5 43.8 – – – 43.69 14.5 43.8

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.72 8.2 38.5 14.23 7.3 35.5 26.08 7.9 42.6

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 27.52 4.7 49.4 – – – 27.76 4.7 49.4

 6 ................................................................... 20.02 12.4 46.4 – – – 20.02 12.4 46.4

 7 ................................................................... 22.56 5.1 47.0 – – – 22.56 5.1 47.0

 8 ................................................................... 26.30 8.8 51.1 – – – 26.30 8.8 51.1

 9 ................................................................... 28.59 5.0 49.6 – – – 28.59 5.0 49.6

10 ................................................................... 35.19 7.0 47.9 – – – 35.19 7.0 47.9

Not able to be leveled .................................... 24.09 6.2 51.1 – – – 25.01 6.8 50.9

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 31.73 2.7 40.2 – – – 31.78 2.8 40.2

 6 ................................................................... 18.53 2.9 40.1 – – – 18.53 2.9 40.1

 7 ................................................................... 25.13 7.5 39.9 – – – 25.13 7.5 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 29.90 5.3 40.2 – – – 29.90 5.3 40.2

 9 ................................................................... 34.14 5.9 40.2 – – – 34.35 5.9 40.2

10 ................................................................... 35.30 4.9 40.3 – – – 35.30 4.9 40.3

Not able to be leveled .................................... 30.63 5.4 40.2 – – – 30.71 5.4 40.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Supervisors, guards ........................................... $20.03 8.5 39.0 $17.11 11.4 39.3 $26.97 10.7 38.3

 4 ................................................................... 12.20 5.4 37.8 11.97 5.5 39.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.67 5.7 38.3 13.67 5.7 38.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.44 5.9 40.0 18.93 9.3 39.9 17.77 5.5 40.2

 7 ................................................................... 25.93 11.6 39.3 – – – 25.24 13.6 38.8

 8 ................................................................... 31.26 8.3 38.5 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.91 9.9 39.7 15.03 9.1 39.6 – – –

Fire inspection and fire prevention ..................... 19.51 11.4 40.7 – – – 23.31 11.6 41.2

 6 ................................................................... 21.90 6.7 39.5 – – – 21.90 6.7 39.5

 7 ................................................................... 20.97 18.4 43.1 – – – 20.97 18.4 43.1

Firefighting ......................................................... 19.42 2.8 44.5 – – – 19.46 2.8 44.5

 3 ................................................................... 11.89 22.5 15.5 – – – 11.89 22.5 15.5

 4 ................................................................... 13.62 9.6 40.3 – – – 13.62 9.6 40.3

 5 ................................................................... 17.21 4.6 44.8 – – – 17.21 4.6 44.8

 6 ................................................................... 18.57 5.0 46.6 – – – 18.51 5.1 46.7

 7 ................................................................... 21.53 4.2 47.4 – – – 21.75 4.1 47.5

 8 ................................................................... 21.76 4.2 50.5 – – – 21.76 4.2 50.5

 9 ................................................................... 27.66 7.3 46.2 – – – 27.66 7.3 46.2

Police and detectives, public service ................. 24.98 1.0 38.7 – – – 25.00 1.0 39.4

 4 ................................................................... 16.47 8.7 34.3 – – – 16.47 8.7 34.3

 5 ................................................................... 18.89 3.6 35.0 – – – 18.97 3.6 34.9

 6 ................................................................... 21.34 3.2 39.8 – – – 21.34 3.2 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 25.29 1.6 39.5 – – – 25.33 1.6 39.5

 8 ................................................................... 25.65 1.8 37.2 – – – 25.66 1.8 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 28.53 3.2 40.1 – – – 28.53 3.2 40.1

10 ................................................................... 34.12 6.6 39.9 – – – 34.12 6.6 39.9

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 19.93 2.3 38.6 – – – 19.97 2.4 38.8

 3 ................................................................... 14.32 10.2 29.7 – – – 14.32 10.2 29.7

 4 ................................................................... 16.02 5.0 35.5 – – – 16.07 5.0 35.4

 5 ................................................................... 16.97 9.0 37.8 – – – 16.91 9.1 39.3

 6 ................................................................... 18.69 5.3 39.5 – – – 18.69 5.3 39.5

 7 ................................................................... 21.21 3.7 39.9 – – – 21.23 3.7 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 23.13 8.8 39.2 – – – 23.13 8.8 39.2

 9 ................................................................... 27.68 1.0 40.0 – – – 27.68 1.0 40.0

Correctional institution officers ........................... 17.60 6.4 39.7 – – – 17.74 6.2 39.7

 3 ................................................................... 10.83 11.5 40.0 – – – 11.06 12.3 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 13.70 7.8 39.4 – – – 14.23 5.5 39.3

 5 ................................................................... 14.87 9.3 39.8 – – – 14.87 9.3 39.8

 6 ................................................................... 19.36 7.2 39.7 – – – 19.36 7.2 39.7

 7 ................................................................... 26.46 5.1 39.9 – – – 26.46 5.1 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 22.92 1.1 40.0 – – – 22.92 1.1 40.0

Crossing guards ................................................. 10.88 6.5 17.7 – – – 10.88 6.5 17.7

 1 ................................................................... 9.13 3.6 16.7 – – – 9.13 3.6 16.7

 2 ................................................................... 14.16 7.5 18.9 – – – 14.16 7.5 18.9

 3 ................................................................... 9.16 10.3 16.8 – – – 9.16 10.3 16.8

Guards and police, except public service .......... 10.49 2.2 34.0 10.33 2.2 34.0 14.97 3.8 33.4

 1 ................................................................... 8.70 5.6 31.7 8.70 5.7 31.8 8.84 6.4 23.6

 2 ................................................................... 8.88 4.0 32.9 8.87 4.0 32.8 11.10 21.5 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 10.49 2.6 36.4 10.35 2.7 36.4 14.47 3.8 36.1

 4 ................................................................... 11.51 6.5 37.0 11.44 6.6 37.3 12.71 5.9 33.2

 5 ................................................................... 15.45 7.5 32.5 15.05 9.5 33.1 16.92 6.2 30.3

 6 ................................................................... 24.06 10.0 12.7 25.05 8.0 11.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.97 3.7 24.2 20.62 3.3 24.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.65 12.5 33.3 13.61 12.8 33.2 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 11.94 4.7 28.3 8.71 2.5 25.8 16.15 6.3 32.5

 1 ................................................................... 10.19 12.4 29.9 – – – 11.37 17.0 24.7

 2 ................................................................... 8.18 4.8 24.5 7.97 5.5 24.5 10.15 9.4 24.4

 3 ................................................................... 11.20 10.0 26.8 8.61 3.8 25.3 14.58 6.4 29.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.37 6.8 28.1 – – – 13.25 7.9 31.5

 5 ................................................................... 16.29 7.7 37.8 – – – 17.53 7.2 38.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Protective service, n.e.c. –Continued

 6 ................................................................... $18.70 7.1 39.7 – – – $18.70 7.1 39.7

Food service .......................................................... 7.90 .9 28.5 $7.75 1.0 28.4 10.98 2.1 29.7

 1 ................................................................... 6.48 1.1 25.2 6.40 1.2 25.2 9.24 2.5 25.4

 2 ................................................................... 6.81 2.6 27.5 6.66 2.8 27.5 9.97 4.4 27.6

 3 ................................................................... 8.54 2.1 31.2 8.37 2.0 31.1 11.01 4.5 32.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.68 1.4 36.3 10.56 1.5 36.3 12.39 5.2 36.3

 5 ................................................................... 13.78 2.6 40.1 13.64 2.8 40.7 14.81 5.2 36.4

 6 ................................................................... 16.44 4.0 42.4 16.40 4.3 42.5 17.29 10.5 39.5

 7 ................................................................... 17.31 3.6 40.2 17.26 3.6 40.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.51 5.9 41.9 21.66 6.2 42.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.30 6.9 36.9 10.09 7.1 36.9 19.34 15.2 35.5

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 5.13 2.2 26.0 5.12 2.2 26.0 14.73 11.7 26.8

 1 ................................................................... 4.85 3.7 25.2 4.85 3.7 25.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 4.79 3.9 26.0 4.77 3.8 26.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 5.74 5.3 26.8 5.71 5.4 26.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 7.74 6.8 30.9 7.74 6.8 30.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 7.34 15.2 31.9 7.34 15.2 31.9 – – –

Bartenders ......................................................... 6.82 3.0 26.4 6.82 3.0 26.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.19 4.8 19.9 7.19 4.8 19.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.36 4.8 24.1 6.36 4.8 24.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 6.82 5.2 27.1 6.82 5.2 27.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 7.66 7.7 31.2 7.66 7.7 31.2 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 4.54 3.1 25.9 4.53 3.1 25.9 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 4.33 6.4 25.3 4.33 6.4 25.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 4.32 4.4 26.1 4.32 4.4 26.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 5.24 7.9 26.7 5.19 8.1 26.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 8.33 13.0 29.7 8.33 13.0 29.7 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 6.63 21.9 27.4 6.63 21.9 27.4 – – –

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 6.22 3.2 26.1 6.18 3.7 26.1 13.44 11.9 23.6

 1 ................................................................... 5.88 3.8 25.5 5.87 3.8 25.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.53 10.5 28.5 7.31 9.5 28.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.26 4.7 27.3 7.26 4.7 27.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 9.56 16.1 32.9 9.56 16.1 32.9 – – –

Other food service ............................................... 9.00 .8 29.6 8.86 .9 29.6 10.95 2.1 29.7

 1 ................................................................... 7.21 .8 25.2 7.12 .8 25.2 9.24 2.6 25.5

 2 ................................................................... 7.95 1.4 28.5 7.80 1.6 28.6 9.92 4.3 27.6

 3 ................................................................... 9.72 1.5 33.5 9.61 1.6 33.6 10.91 4.8 32.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.99 1.3 37.0 10.89 1.5 37.0 12.40 5.2 36.4

 5 ................................................................... 13.92 2.6 40.2 13.80 2.8 40.7 14.81 5.2 36.4

 6 ................................................................... 16.62 3.8 42.4 16.59 4.1 42.6 17.29 10.5 39.5

 7 ................................................................... 17.54 3.3 40.2 17.49 3.3 40.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.51 5.9 41.9 21.66 6.2 42.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.76 8.7 37.8 10.53 8.9 37.8 19.34 15.2 35.5

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 13.75 2.6 39.7 13.72 2.8 40.0 14.05 7.0 37.5

 3 ................................................................... 8.65 4.0 34.4 8.62 3.9 34.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.96 3.2 38.2 10.85 3.6 38.2 11.58 6.0 38.3

 5 ................................................................... 14.42 4.8 41.2 14.42 5.2 42.1 14.38 7.6 37.1

 6 ................................................................... 16.70 4.9 42.3 16.66 5.4 42.6 17.29 10.5 39.5

 7 ................................................................... 17.20 3.9 40.7 17.13 3.9 40.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.73 6.8 42.4 20.88 7.3 43.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.94 13.7 44.0 13.50 13.2 44.9 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 9.89 1.4 34.2 9.80 1.5 34.2 11.34 4.8 33.2

 1 ................................................................... 6.97 2.4 28.1 6.81 2.2 28.0 9.76 8.1 30.1

 2 ................................................................... 7.99 2.1 31.3 7.94 2.2 31.5 8.70 8.1 29.2

 3 ................................................................... 9.74 2.5 34.9 9.61 2.7 34.9 11.43 6.0 35.6

 4 ................................................................... 10.85 1.2 36.6 10.77 1.3 36.7 13.02 5.3 35.1

 5 ................................................................... 13.58 3.1 39.1 13.35 3.5 39.6 15.62 7.1 35.1

 6 ................................................................... 16.44 3.3 42.7 16.44 3.3 42.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.88 13.6 38.4 18.88 13.6 38.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.02 5.2 36.7 10.78 5.1 36.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Other food service –Continued

Food counter, fountain, and related ................... $7.36 1.8 26.4 $7.34 1.9 26.4 $9.33 5.8 22.4

 1 ................................................................... 6.70 1.1 24.7 6.68 1.1 24.7 8.99 5.7 20.2

 2 ................................................................... 7.27 1.9 25.6 7.24 2.0 25.6 10.40 5.9 25.6

 3 ................................................................... 9.04 4.5 32.2 9.05 4.6 32.9 8.90 10.6 22.1

 4 ................................................................... 11.65 15.2 38.5 11.65 15.2 38.5 – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 8.32 1.5 28.6 8.22 1.4 28.5 9.48 5.4 29.6

 1 ................................................................... 7.35 1.9 27.9 7.30 2.1 27.9 8.46 4.4 27.9

 2 ................................................................... 8.12 2.2 27.0 7.97 2.0 26.8 9.33 8.3 28.6

 3 ................................................................... 10.00 3.7 31.7 10.01 3.9 31.7 9.90 8.7 32.3

 4 ................................................................... 11.69 5.4 38.7 11.56 5.4 39.5 12.55 14.2 34.8

Not able to be leveled .................................... 8.92 37.4 37.5 8.92 37.4 37.5 – – –

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 8.06 1.3 26.5 7.85 1.6 26.5 10.52 2.3 26.7

 1 ................................................................... 7.44 1.0 24.3 7.32 1.1 24.3 9.39 2.8 24.9

 2 ................................................................... 8.22 2.2 29.9 7.95 2.8 30.3 11.14 1.7 26.1

 3 ................................................................... 10.30 3.8 31.3 10.05 4.7 31.5 11.18 4.2 30.4

 4 ................................................................... 12.17 9.7 33.9 11.77 11.5 33.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.45 6.3 40.4 14.47 6.6 40.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.36 9.8 35.5 11.31 10.3 35.3 – – –

Health service ........................................................ 11.13 1.2 33.6 10.90 1.3 33.2 12.88 2.2 36.8

 1 ................................................................... 8.02 7.2 27.6 8.00 7.8 27.1 8.29 5.0 34.6

 2 ................................................................... 9.55 1.7 32.8 9.42 1.5 32.5 10.75 5.2 35.8

 3 ................................................................... 10.67 1.6 33.4 10.49 1.8 33.1 12.33 2.8 36.2

 4 ................................................................... 12.57 1.9 35.1 12.43 2.2 34.8 13.51 3.3 37.7

 5 ................................................................... 14.80 3.6 37.5 14.65 4.3 37.2 15.14 4.4 38.3

 6 ................................................................... 17.69 5.4 37.8 17.08 5.5 37.7 20.85 7.7 38.1

 7 ................................................................... 18.94 5.0 38.9 19.39 8.0 37.8 18.53 6.6 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.11 5.2 33.4 12.59 4.0 32.8 18.08 6.0 39.8

Dental assistants ............................................... 15.38 3.5 34.2 15.39 3.5 34.1 15.08 7.5 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 13.35 10.0 32.5 13.39 10.1 32.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.34 3.5 34.6 15.32 3.6 34.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.25 5.1 35.5 18.32 5.3 35.4 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 11.96 2.5 34.3 11.67 2.9 33.9 13.78 3.0 36.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.80 5.4 31.8 7.92 5.8 31.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.76 3.5 34.0 9.48 3.0 34.1 12.83 11.4 32.1

 3 ................................................................... 10.42 1.9 31.3 10.17 1.9 30.8 12.39 5.4 35.9

 4 ................................................................... 12.89 2.8 35.7 12.75 3.1 35.3 13.89 4.3 38.7

 5 ................................................................... 14.18 3.7 37.4 14.17 3.5 37.1 14.20 7.0 37.9

 6 ................................................................... 16.16 6.9 38.8 15.64 8.2 38.9 18.54 11.3 38.4

 7 ................................................................... 18.93 7.2 39.7 19.24 10.6 39.6 18.51 10.3 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.77 7.5 37.7 11.72 7.8 37.6 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ........... 10.53 1.4 33.4 10.26 1.4 33.0 12.52 2.7 36.8

 1 ................................................................... 8.07 8.3 26.8 8.01 9.0 26.2 8.64 4.2 35.6

 2 ................................................................... 9.52 2.1 32.7 9.41 1.7 32.3 10.45 6.6 36.4

 3 ................................................................... 10.58 1.8 33.9 10.40 2.0 33.6 12.33 3.2 36.2

 4 ................................................................... 11.70 2.8 34.9 11.41 3.1 34.5 13.22 4.6 37.1

 5 ................................................................... 14.36 5.3 38.2 13.60 7.0 37.9 16.22 3.8 38.9

 6 ................................................................... 17.91 18.5 38.0 – – – 23.16 9.9 37.8

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.65 5.9 31.9 12.93 3.8 31.0 – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 11.11 2.4 34.6 10.61 3.1 33.8 13.04 2.8 38.3

 1 ................................................................... 9.31 5.3 32.7 9.04 6.5 32.1 11.21 3.0 37.3

 2 ................................................................... 10.78 1.5 34.1 10.58 1.6 33.1 11.44 2.4 38.1

 3 ................................................................... 12.22 1.8 38.1 11.41 2.4 37.6 13.51 3.3 38.9

 4 ................................................................... 14.14 3.4 38.4 13.61 4.3 38.3 15.32 2.2 38.9

 5 ................................................................... 16.86 3.1 39.7 16.63 3.4 39.7 17.52 4.3 39.7

 6 ................................................................... 17.57 4.4 40.0 18.43 3.5 40.0 16.39 5.8 39.9

 7 ................................................................... 23.06 1.7 39.6 23.16 2.5 39.4 22.89 2.6 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 29.65 3.5 33.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 13.79 10.7 37.9 13.83 11.3 37.9 13.11 19.0 39.8

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 17.30 4.5 39.5 16.95 4.0 39.5 18.62 12.1 39.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Cleaning and building service –Continued

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers –Continued

 3 ................................................................... $9.70 15.9 35.8 $9.32 16.5 35.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.53 4.1 38.7 12.51 3.1 38.2 $12.58 13.9 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 16.20 6.9 40.2 16.54 8.3 40.5 14.83 7.4 39.2

 6 ................................................................... 17.65 5.4 39.9 18.36 4.7 40.0 16.79 7.4 39.9

 7 ................................................................... 23.22 1.9 39.7 23.04 2.6 39.6 23.56 1.6 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 30.14 3.4 35.4 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.32 5.2 39.9 16.43 4.5 39.9 13.43 12.8 39.5

Maids and housemen ........................................ 8.77 2.9 34.8 8.76 3.0 34.8 9.30 7.3 36.5

 1 ................................................................... 8.13 1.9 34.6 8.11 2.0 34.6 9.17 8.6 35.2

 2 ................................................................... 10.08 5.1 34.7 10.14 5.2 34.5 8.53 4.9 39.7

 3 ................................................................... 10.98 3.1 36.6 10.91 3.3 36.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.74 6.5 39.6 11.74 6.5 39.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.50 8.0 37.0 10.50 8.0 37.0 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 11.24 2.8 34.1 10.67 4.6 32.7 12.74 1.7 38.3

 1 ................................................................... 9.98 7.1 31.7 9.68 9.5 30.6 11.34 3.0 37.4

 2 ................................................................... 10.87 1.8 33.9 10.61 2.2 32.6 11.54 2.4 38.0

 3 ................................................................... 12.47 1.9 38.3 11.59 2.7 37.7 13.51 3.3 39.0

 4 ................................................................... 14.18 4.3 38.3 13.45 6.2 38.0 15.58 1.5 38.7

 5 ................................................................... 19.05 3.7 39.1 19.35 3.7 38.5 18.69 3.9 39.9

 6 ................................................................... 17.14 9.0 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.61 5.8 40.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.76 5.8 36.3 11.68 6.1 36.1 – – –

Pest control ........................................................ 14.28 9.6 39.6 14.21 9.8 39.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.42 20.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Personal service .................................................... 10.32 5.2 29.9 10.13 5.2 30.1 12.13 4.0 28.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.33 2.6 21.6 7.08 1.8 21.7 10.20 11.2 19.9

 2 ................................................................... 7.81 5.4 30.1 7.50 4.5 30.8 11.19 7.9 24.5

 3 ................................................................... 8.68 11.3 33.8 8.41 11.6 34.3 10.89 4.1 30.7

 4 ................................................................... 13.11 3.2 31.7 13.11 3.9 31.6 13.12 9.1 32.3

 5 ................................................................... 16.71 5.3 29.5 16.98 6.1 28.6 15.10 4.1 35.8

 6 ................................................................... 15.64 6.3 33.1 15.68 6.6 33.0 15.02 11.2 35.8

 7 ................................................................... 27.39 11.2 26.3 27.92 11.9 25.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 12.67 9.3 30.3 12.68 9.7 30.4 12.33 6.4 27.0

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 14.92 6.0 39.2 14.75 6.4 39.4 17.98 7.7 35.4

 4 ................................................................... 11.63 12.0 37.9 11.59 12.1 37.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.75 8.6 37.2 11.98 8.3 37.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.87 4.4 39.4 14.59 4.0 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.25 12.8 40.0 18.25 12.8 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.94 18.4 40.8 21.02 22.0 40.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.08 13.7 40.2 16.07 14.2 40.2 – – –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ....................... 12.48 8.8 28.9 12.48 8.8 28.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.35 13.7 31.9 8.35 13.7 31.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.85 9.1 33.8 10.85 9.1 33.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.97 9.7 35.1 15.97 9.7 35.1 – – –

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities 7.27 3.7 33.5 7.16 2.7 34.1 9.75 5.6 24.2

 1 ................................................................... 7.20 2.4 18.5 7.14 2.6 18.5 7.78 3.0 18.0

 2 ................................................................... 6.72 5.6 34.9 6.62 4.8 35.5 9.50 9.1 23.4

 3 ................................................................... 7.03 3.0 38.3 6.98 2.0 38.8 9.46 7.5 24.6

 4 ................................................................... 9.36 13.8 36.6 8.47 19.4 38.7 11.04 7.4 33.3

Not able to be leveled .................................... 8.76 23.1 39.4 8.76 23.1 39.4 – – –

Guides ............................................................... 13.05 8.6 28.0 13.17 8.6 28.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.71 17.1 26.7 8.71 17.4 27.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.24 11.4 26.8 9.56 11.4 33.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.82 3.2 26.5 14.82 3.2 26.5 – – –

Ushers ............................................................... 7.53 6.5 16.9 7.53 6.6 17.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.67 5.6 16.4 6.67 5.7 16.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.98 6.9 16.6 8.98 6.9 16.6 – – –

Public transportation attendants ........................ 30.52 5.3 20.0 32.00 5.4 19.2 16.29 14.9 33.6

 1 ................................................................... 8.95 18.1 27.2 6.47 14.5 23.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2-4. Selected occupations1 and levels:2 Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation and level

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

Public transportation attendants –Continued

 4 ................................................................... $29.67 2.4 20.4 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 35.16 2.4 18.2 $35.35 2.3 18.1 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 7.90 5.2 38.0 7.90 5.2 38.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.44 7.0 38.6 7.44 7.0 38.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.21 7.0 36.0 8.21 7.0 36.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.57 9.4 35.6 14.57 9.4 35.6 – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ 10.10 5.6 31.3 9.58 5.9 30.6 $13.32 5.2 37.1

 2 ................................................................... 8.14 8.2 25.8 8.05 8.1 25.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.81 13.4 32.7 10.12 13.1 32.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.28 4.9 35.7 11.05 6.2 35.4 13.10 7.1 37.7

 5 ................................................................... 11.92 7.0 36.2 10.66 5.8 35.4 14.71 7.4 38.3

 6 ................................................................... 11.45 9.0 36.1 11.35 10.0 35.7 12.15 9.6 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 10.42 4.0 30.3 – – – 10.38 8.8 32.5

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 8.94 3.1 32.2 8.53 3.7 32.6 10.93 3.4 30.4

 1 ................................................................... 7.21 6.0 21.8 6.68 5.2 22.3 9.15 5.5 20.0

 2 ................................................................... 8.10 4.0 32.6 7.71 3.8 33.1 11.10 5.8 29.5

 3 ................................................................... 9.69 3.6 32.0 9.19 3.6 32.1 11.18 1.9 31.8

 4 ................................................................... 9.61 3.1 36.5 9.50 2.5 37.2 10.08 17.0 33.5

 6 ................................................................... 11.57 6.5 39.9 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 8.19 16.7 20.3 7.04 3.6 17.8 – – –

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ................................... 9.47 3.9 28.1 8.69 2.9 29.4 12.48 10.6 23.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.24 2.5 20.5 7.05 2.5 22.5 8.57 5.5 12.6

 2 ................................................................... 8.74 7.5 26.9 7.75 3.2 28.8 12.32 14.0 21.6

 3 ................................................................... 9.24 3.8 32.8 9.13 3.6 33.2 9.70 14.4 31.0

 4 ................................................................... 12.20 5.8 31.1 10.74 2.7 34.3 15.66 7.0 25.4

 5 ................................................................... 13.54 6.2 30.8 12.21 5.5 28.4 16.63 6.8 38.1

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 11.05 4.0 25.6 10.86 4.5 25.3 13.32 4.5 29.4

 1 ................................................................... 8.19 7.5 23.6 7.61 3.7 23.0 14.11 11.7 31.8

 2 ................................................................... 8.95 4.4 21.8 8.98 4.6 21.8 8.14 8.9 21.0

 3 ................................................................... 12.04 10.3 29.0 12.03 11.6 28.9 12.16 6.5 30.0

 4 ................................................................... 12.38 4.7 31.4 11.97 5.7 31.0 14.21 5.3 33.4

 5 ................................................................... 12.77 10.3 22.8 12.36 12.5 21.8 14.83 9.6 30.0

 6 ................................................................... 16.50 5.6 29.7 16.49 5.7 29.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.36 8.6 23.0 11.33 8.4 23.2 – – –

1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based

on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical

environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points

are assigned based on the occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to

determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 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 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected between December 2004 and

January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 2-5. Collective bargaining status:1 Mean hourly earnings 2 by occupational group,3 National

Compensation Survey,4 June 2005

Occupational group

Total Private industry State and local

government

Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion

Mean

All ......................................................................... $22.65 $17.77 $20.67 $17.43 $25.49 $21.22

White collar ..................................................... 27.18 22.36 24.09 22.11 28.65 24.35

White collar, excluding sales .................... 28.08 24.02 26.51 23.96 28.69 24.42

Professional specialty and technical ............. 35.27 29.06 36.46 29.38 34.94 27.70

Professional specialty ............................... 35.72 31.65 33.88 32.41 36.05 28.98

Technical .................................................. 32.62 20.80 40.21 21.09 20.33 18.00

Executive, administrative, and managerial ... 29.02 33.97 30.49 34.24 28.80 32.03

Sales ............................................................. 13.80 15.39 13.66 15.40 17.71 11.94

Administrative support, including clerical ...... 17.07 14.16 18.14 14.20 16.34 13.79

Blue collar ....................................................... 20.98 14.06 21.07 14.02 20.28 15.16

Precision production, craft, and repair .......... 25.38 17.73 25.78 17.75 22.65 17.43

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ................................................... 18.75 12.59 18.73 12.59 21.25 12.00

Transportation and material moving ............. 20.38 13.45 20.67 13.42 19.26 14.05

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................... 15.09 10.65 14.78 10.58 17.03 12.50

Service ............................................................. 17.69 9.45 13.56 8.96 20.69 13.76

Protective service ......................................... 24.76 13.24 14.97 10.57 25.19 17.11

Food service ................................................. 11.28 7.67 10.85 7.60 12.33 10.06

Health service ............................................... 13.03 10.74 12.00 10.75 14.83 10.64

Cleaning and building service ....................... 14.30 10.04 13.97 9.86 14.75 11.23

Personal service ........................................... 17.20 9.38 18.94 9.28 13.92 10.78

Relative error5 (percent)

All ......................................................................... 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.8

White collar ..................................................... 1.6 .9 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.2

White collar, excluding sales .................... 1.7 1.0 2.2 1.1 2.0 1.2

Professional specialty and technical ............. 1.1 1.4 3.1 1.6 1.2 1.8

Professional specialty ............................... 1.1 1.4 3.5 1.7 1.3 1.9

Technical .................................................. 3.9 2.1 5.8 2.4 2.5 2.7

Executive, administrative, and managerial ... 4.3 2.0 5.1 2.3 4.8 2.0

Sales ............................................................. 2.7 1.5 3.0 1.5 8.0 6.0

Administrative support, including clerical ...... 1.4 .8 2.3 .8 1.6 2.5

Blue collar ....................................................... 1.1 .8 1.3 .8 1.5 2.4

Precision production, craft, and repair .......... 1.1 .9 1.2 .9 2.2 3.6

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ................................................... 2.0 1.2 2.0 1.2 7.2 9.6

Transportation and material moving ............. 2.0 1.8 2.5 1.9 1.8 1.8

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................... 1.7 1.4 1.9 1.5 2.4 4.8

Service ............................................................. .9 1.1 3.4 .8 1.1 2.6

Protective service ......................................... 1.3 2.5 7.8 2.8 1.0 4.2

Food service ................................................. 1.8 .9 2.7 1.0 2.1 2.5

Health service ............................................... 1.9 1.6 3.0 1.7 1.7 3.4

Cleaning and building service ....................... 3.1 2.0 6.0 1.6 1.5 7.4

Personal service ........................................... 3.9 4.3 7.6 4.3 4.5 3.3

1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through

collective bargaining. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

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

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is

used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information,

see appendix B. 4 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected between

December 2004 and January 2006. The average reference period was

June 2005. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as

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

interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs,

see appendix A.

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TABLE 2-6. Time and incentive pay:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by occupational

group3 in private industry, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005

Occupational group

Time Incentive

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All ......................................................................... $17.43 1.1 35.3 $24.11 5.2 38.7

White collar ..................................................... 21.68 1.1 35.8 29.25 6.3 37.6

White collar, excluding sales .................... 23.69 1.1 37.0 36.55 12.7 37.3

Professional specialty and technical ............. 29.57 1.4 36.2 45.49 15.9 37.8

Professional specialty ............................... 32.26 1.5 36.3 45.89 19.1 37.0

Technical .................................................. 22.55 1.9 35.9 43.94 31.9 41.2

Executive, administrative, and managerial ... 32.85 1.4 39.9 55.42 15.5 41.6

Sales ............................................................. 12.58 1.3 31.2 25.44 3.0 37.8

Administrative support, including clerical ...... 14.44 .8 36.6 14.39 2.4 33.8

Blue collar ....................................................... 15.66 1.0 37.9 17.18 3.9 41.7

Precision production, craft, and repair .......... 19.86 1.0 39.5 21.09 3.5 40.9

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ................................................... 14.12 1.3 39.0 15.09 5.7 39.6

Transportation and material moving ............. 14.85 1.5 37.0 16.55 8.4 45.8

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................... 11.41 1.5 35.1 12.22 6.0 35.3

Service ............................................................. 9.30 .8 30.6 13.46 6.9 34.0

1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or

salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least

partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates,

commissions, and production bonuses. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid

to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living

adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for

overtime, vacations, 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. 

3 A classification system including about 480 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 

For more information, see appendix B. 4 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected

between December 2004 and January 2006. The average

reference period was June 2005. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to

calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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79 

Chapter 3. Establishment Characteristics

 

verage hourly earnings in establishments with 1 to 99 

workers were $15.73, compared with $18.13 in establishments with 100 to 499 workers, and $20.79 in establishments with 500 to 999 workers. Average hourly earnings were $21.65 in establishments with 1,000 to 2,499 

workers and $25.44 in establishments with 2,500 or more 

workers. 

Data on earnings by establishment size are presented in 

chapter 3. (See tables 3-1, 3-2, and 3-3.) 

Private Industry versus State and Local 

Government

In private industry, average hourly earnings ranged from 

$15.69 in establishments with 1 to 99 workers to $27.05 in 

establishments with 2,500 or more workers. (See table 3-

2.) In State and local governments, the comparable range 

was from $18.86 in establishments with 50 to 99 workers to 

$24.06 per hour in establishments with 2,500 or more 

workers. (See table 3-3.) 

Occupational Groups 

Among occupational groups, average hourly earnings for 

private industry employees were higher in establishments 

with 2,500 or more workers than in the smallest establishments studied (those with 1 to 99 employees). White-collar 

workers in establishments with 1 to 99 workers had average 

hourly earnings of $19.19, while those in establishments 

with 2,500 or more workers had average hourly earnings of 

$31.10. Blue-collar workers in establishments with 1 to 99 

workers averaged $14.93 an hour, compared with $22.59 

for those in establishments with 2,500 or more workers. 

Comparable earnings for service workers in private establishments were $8.54 and $13.21 per hour, respectively. 

 

A
TABLE 3-1. United States, establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings1 by

occupational group,2 National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005

Occupational group 1 to 99

workers4

100 to 499

workers

500 to 999

workers

1,000 to

2,499

workers

2,500 or

more

workers

Mean

All ......................................................................... $15.73 $18.13 $20.79 $21.65 $25.44

White collar ..................................................... 19.23 22.61 25.49 26.55 28.48

White collar, excluding sales .................... 21.11 24.18 26.34 27.13 28.51

Professional specialty and technical ............. 28.00 28.50 31.47 31.57 32.44

Professional specialty ............................... 30.64 31.11 33.45 33.62 33.97

Technical .................................................. 21.63 20.43 22.94 22.38 25.08

Executive, administrative, and managerial ... 29.96 35.07 36.49 35.81 36.48

Sales ............................................................. 14.44 16.52 16.12 16.50 26.36

Administrative support, including clerical ...... 13.82 14.61 15.04 15.21 15.79

Blue collar ....................................................... 14.93 15.34 16.67 19.13 21.34

Precision production, craft, and repair .......... 18.86 20.67 20.28 21.72 23.62

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ................................................... 12.12 13.29 15.35 19.48 23.15

Transportation and material moving ............. 13.73 15.97 18.11 19.21 18.89

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................... 11.12 11.35 12.26 13.08 15.76

Service ............................................................. 8.63 10.87 12.52 11.86 17.13

Relative error5 (percent)

All ......................................................................... 1.1 1.4 2.1 5.6 1.3

White collar ..................................................... 1.5 2.0 2.1 2.5 1.1

White collar, excluding sales .................... 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.1

Professional specialty and technical ............. 3.3 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.2

Professional specialty ............................... 3.7 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.0

Technical .................................................. 5.2 1.6 5.8 4.1 3.8

Executive, administrative, and managerial ... 1.8 4.4 2.0 3.0 4.3

Sales ............................................................. 2.0 3.8 7.4 16.2 12.4

Administrative support, including clerical ...... .8 .9 1.6 2.0 1.3

Blue collar ....................................................... 1.3 .9 2.3 3.1 2.4

Precision production, craft, and repair .......... 1.4 1.3 4.4 3.9 3.0

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ................................................... 1.5 1.5 2.5 4.5 2.4

Transportation and material moving ............. 2.7 1.7 5.9 4.5 2.4

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................... 2.3 2.1 2.9 5.9 5.2

Service ............................................................. 1.1 1.4 3.9 10.4 3.8

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 classification system including about 480 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 

For more information, see appendix B. 3 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected

between December 2004 and January 2006. The average

reference period was June 2005. 4 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99

workers and State and local government establishments

employing 50 to 99 workers. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to

calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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TABLE 3-2. Private Industry, establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings1 by

occupational group,2 National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005

Occupational group 1 to 99

workers

100 to 499

workers

500 to 999

workers

1,000 to

2,499

workers

2,500 or

more

workers

Mean

All ......................................................................... $15.69 $17.72 $19.94 $21.07 $27.05

White collar ..................................................... 19.19 22.20 24.85 26.20 31.10

White collar, excluding sales .................... 21.09 23.95 25.91 26.96 31.17

Professional specialty and technical ............. 28.05 28.07 30.94 31.38 33.65

Professional specialty ............................... 30.82 31.04 33.73 33.94 35.47

Technical .................................................. 21.67 20.61 23.41 23.01 28.25

Executive, administrative, and managerial ... 30.01 35.53 36.98 35.90 42.94

Sales ............................................................. 14.44 16.53 16.24 16.57 28.38

Administrative support, including clerical ...... 13.84 14.68 15.13 15.29 16.23

Blue collar ....................................................... 14.93 15.27 16.63 19.29 22.59

Precision production, craft, and repair .......... 18.86 20.75 20.55 21.92 25.30

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ................................................... 12.12 13.29 15.35 19.51 23.30

Transportation and material moving ............. 13.74 15.91 18.45 19.97 20.32

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................... 11.10 11.21 12.07 12.72 15.64

Service ............................................................. 8.54 9.89 10.52 9.91 13.21

Relative error4 (percent)

All ......................................................................... 1.1 1.5 2.6 7.3 2.7

White collar ..................................................... 1.5 2.3 2.7 3.6 2.2

White collar, excluding sales .................... 1.8 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.2

Professional specialty and technical ............. 3.4 1.9 2.3 2.4 1.8

Professional specialty ............................... 3.8 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.1

Technical .................................................. 5.2 1.7 6.2 4.8 6.0

Executive, administrative, and managerial ... 1.8 4.8 2.2 3.7 7.9

Sales ............................................................. 2.0 3.8 7.6 16.8 13.5

Administrative support, including clerical ...... .8 1.0 2.1 2.8 1.6

Blue collar ....................................................... 1.4 .9 2.5 3.5 4.0

Precision production, craft, and repair .......... 1.4 1.3 5.0 4.3 5.3

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ................................................... 1.5 1.5 2.5 4.5 2.5

Transportation and material moving ............. 2.7 1.7 6.8 6.7 5.9

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................... 2.3 2.1 3.1 7.1 8.8

Service ............................................................. 1.0 1.3 5.4 9.8 8.3

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 classification system including about 480 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 

For more information, see appendix B. 3 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected

between December 2004 and January 2006. The average

reference period was June 2005. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to

calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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TABLE 3-3. State and local government, establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings1

by occupational group,2 National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005

Occupational group 50 to 99

workers

100 to 499

workers

500 to 999

workers

1,000 to

2,499

workers

2,500 or

more

workers

Mean

All ......................................................................... $18.86 $21.79 $23.83 $23.37 $24.06

White collar ..................................................... 22.14 25.37 27.28 27.47 26.31

White collar, excluding sales .................... 22.15 25.43 27.41 27.54 26.35

Professional specialty and technical ............. 26.62 29.96 32.35 31.93 31.45

Professional specialty ............................... 27.22 31.30 33.09 33.10 32.95

Technical .................................................. 16.05 18.76 18.95 18.84 18.97

Executive, administrative, and managerial ... 27.31 31.30 34.33 35.45 29.66

Sales ............................................................. 12.63 13.25 11.97 13.66 15.10

Administrative support, including clerical ...... 13.00 14.03 14.72 14.97 15.49

Blue collar ....................................................... 14.90 17.00 17.06 17.99 19.20

Precision production, craft, and repair .......... 18.32 19.32 18.34 20.65 21.25

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ................................................... – 12.59 15.90 12.77 19.81

Transportation and material moving ............. 13.39 16.73 16.37 17.15 18.09

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................... 12.75 14.32 14.87 14.60 15.90

Service ............................................................. 14.57 15.98 17.16 16.26 19.16

Relative error4 (percent)

All ......................................................................... 4.3 1.4 2.2 2.1 1.4

White collar ..................................................... 4.3 1.7 2.3 2.0 1.7

White collar, excluding sales .................... 4.3 1.7 2.3 2.0 1.7

Professional specialty and technical ............. 6.0 1.8 2.6 2.0 1.6

Professional specialty ............................... 5.9 1.8 2.6 1.8 1.6

Technical .................................................. 5.2 4.1 3.0 6.0 2.2

Executive, administrative, and managerial ... 7.0 2.5 4.4 3.5 4.0

Sales ............................................................. 10.9 8.0 16.7 8.0 9.5

Administrative support, including clerical ...... 5.4 1.8 2.3 2.6 1.9

Blue collar ....................................................... 5.5 2.5 3.8 3.6 1.7

Precision production, craft, and repair .......... 6.5 3.2 5.3 5.4 2.7

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ................................................... – 25.5 6.1 11.7 10.9

Transportation and material moving ............. 3.9 5.2 4.8 5.2 3.0

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................... 11.0 4.2 4.2 5.9 3.8

Service ............................................................. 11.4 4.2 3.4 4.1 1.8

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 classification system including about 480 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 

For more information, see appendix B. 3 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected

between December 2004 and January 2006. The average

reference period was June 2005. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to

calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data

did not meet publication criteria. 

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83 

Chapter 4. Geographic Areas

orkers in metropolitan areas had average hourly 

earnings of $19.37, higher than the average of 

$14.63 for their nonmetropolitan counterparts. The same 

pattern was found for private industry workers and State 

and local government workers. (See table 4-1.) 

Chapter 4 presents occupational earnings data for the 

following geographic designations: 

• Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas 

(tables 4-1 and 4-2) 

• Ten largest metropolitan areas (table 4-3) 

• Nine census divisions (tables 4-4 to 4-13) 

Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas1

Professional specialty and technical workers and executive, 

administrative, and managerial workers in metropolitan areas earned an average of $31.00 and $34.32 per hour, respectively, higher than the $24.56 and $27.75 earned by 

their counterparts in nonmetropolitan areas. In metropolitan areas, average hourly earnings were $14.86 for administrative support, including clerical workers, and $16.01 for 

sales occupations; in nonmetropolitan areas, these averages 

were lower, $12.32 and $11.49, respectively. Earnings for 

precision production, craft, and repair workers were $20.49 

in metropolitan areas, higher than those for workers in 

nonmetropolitan areas, $17.51. Average hourly earnings 

for handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 

were $11.87 in metropolitan areas, compared with $10.57 

in nonmetropolitan areas. Among service occupations, 

hourly earnings were $11.26 in metropolitan areas versus 

$9.37 in nonmetropolitan areas. (See table 4-2.) 

 The pattern of higher wages for most workers in metropolitan areas holds when the data are viewed by establishment characteristics. For example, workers in establishments employing 2,500 workers or more in metropolitan 

areas averaged $25.75 per hour, greater than the $17.65 

earned by their nonmetropolitan counterparts. 

Ten Largest Metropolitan Areas

Earnings data for the 10 largest metropolitan areas by employment size are shown in table 4-3. Average hourly earnings for all workers ranged from $20.39 in HoustonGalveston-Brazoria to $27.08 in San Francisco-OaklandSan Jose. Survey timing accounts for part of the earnings 

differences among the 10 areas. For example, data were 

collected from March 2004 through April 2005 for BostonWorcester-Lawrence, with an average payroll reference 

month of September 2004. On the other hand, the average 

reference month was March or April 2005 for six of the areas. The average payroll reference month for national estimates was June 2005. 

Census Divisions2

Average hourly earnings across the nine census divisions 

ranged from $14.66 in the East South Central census division to $21.19 in the Middle Atlantic census division. 

State and local government workers in all regions had 

higher average hourly earnings than private industry workers. Workers in metropolitan areas generally had higher average hourly earnings than their nonmetropolitan counterparts. (See tables 4-4 to 4-13.) 

White-collar earnings ranged from $18.51 in the East 

South Central division to $26.23 in the New England division. Blue-collar earnings ranged from $13.78 in the West 

South Central division to $17.17 in the Middle Atlantic division. Earnings for service occupations ranged from $8.78 

in the West South Central division to $13.07 in the Middle 

Atlantic division. 

1

 The NCS uses the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definition 

of areas. For more information, see appendix A. 

2

 The nine census divisions are New England, Middle Atlantic,

East North Central, West North Central, South Atlantic, East South Central, West South Central, Mountain, and Pacific. For a list of the States in 

each division, see appendix C. 

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TABLE 4-1. Summary, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by selected

characteristics, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005

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 ........................................................... $18.62 1.0 35.7 $19.37 0.9 35.7 $14.63 2.1 35.7

Private industry ....................................... 17.82 1.1 35.5 18.58 .9 35.5 13.57 2.4 35.5

State and local government .................... 23.31 .9 36.8 24.20 .8 36.7 19.53 2.3 36.9

Worker characteristics:5

White-collar occupations6 ....................... 22.96 .9 36.0 23.68 .9 36.1 17.88 1.4 35.7

Professional specialty and technical ... 30.24 1.2 36.2 31.00 1.2 36.2 24.56 1.7 36.0

Executive, administrative, and 

managerial ........................................ 33.69 1.9 39.8 34.32 2.0 39.8 27.75 2.8 40.1

Sales ................................................... 15.32 1.5 32.4 16.01 1.6 32.3 11.49 2.6 32.9

Administrative support ........................ 14.53 .7 36.5 14.86 .7 36.5 12.32 1.7 36.1

Blue-collar occupations6 ......................... 15.87 .9 38.1 16.25 1.0 38.0 14.30 2.1 38.4

Precision production, craft, and repair 19.95 .9 39.6 20.49 1.0 39.5 17.51 2.8 39.9

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 14.19 1.3 39.0 14.42 1.3 39.0 13.30 3.5 39.1

Transportation and material moving ... 15.28 1.6 37.7 15.52 1.8 37.6 14.27 2.6 38.4

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 11.63 1.4 35.3 11.87 1.6 35.2 10.57 2.2 35.7

Service occupations6 .............................. 10.89 1.3 31.7 11.26 1.0 31.5 9.37 2.2 32.2

Full time .................................................. 19.70 1.1 39.6 20.50 .9 39.6 15.40 2.5 39.7

Part time ................................................. 10.52 .9 20.5 10.82 1.0 20.5 8.92 2.3 20.6

Union ...................................................... 22.65 .9 36.7 23.07 .9 36.5 19.56 2.8 38.0

Nonunion ................................................ 17.77 1.1 35.5 18.55 1.0 35.5 13.87 2.1 35.4

Time ........................................................ 18.33 1.1 35.5 19.05 1.0 35.5 14.51 2.1 35.5

Incentive ................................................. 24.12 5.2 38.7 25.17 5.6 38.5 17.18 5.7 40.4

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing7 .................................. 19.60 1.2 39.5 – – – – – –

Service producing7 ................................. 17.19 1.2 34.3 – – – – – –

1 to 99 workers8 ..................................... 15.73 1.1 34.4 16.28 1.2 34.5 13.17 1.8 33.9

100 to 499 workers ................................. 18.13 1.4 36.4 18.62 1.5 36.2 15.68 2.1 37.0

500 to 999 workers ................................. 20.79 2.1 36.9 21.58 2.3 36.7 17.23 4.8 37.4

1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 21.65 5.6 36.9 23.31 2.3 36.5 15.05 19.8 38.4

2,500 workers or more ............................ 25.44 1.3 37.3 25.75 .9 37.2 17.65 22.6 39.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-1. Summary, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by selected

characteristics, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued

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)

Geographic areas:9

New England .......................................... $20.81 2.2 34.3 $21.41 2.4 34.4 $16.88 0.3 33.9

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 21.19 1.4 35.1 21.44 1.5 35.1 16.74 5.0 34.4

East North Central .................................. 18.91 1.2 35.3 19.49 1.2 35.3 15.68 3.2 35.3

West North Central ................................. 17.09 3.3 35.4 18.28 4.3 35.6 14.11 4.3 34.7

South Atlantic ......................................... 17.72 2.4 36.2 18.41 2.7 36.1 14.13 3.7 36.7

East South Central ................................. 14.66 5.5 37.0 15.93 2.3 36.5 12.88 8.7 37.9

West South Central ................................ 16.36 1.3 36.6 16.89 1.2 36.8 13.61 3.3 35.6

Mountain ................................................. 17.30 4.9 35.8 17.73 6.4 35.9 15.80 3.5 35.2

Pacific ..................................................... 20.83 1.0 35.4 21.15 1.0 35.5 16.30 3.3 34.1

1 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. For more information, see appendix C. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

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

are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. 3 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected between December

2004 and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

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

sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 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 appendix B 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 nine census divisions. See appendix C for a list of

States comprising 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 4-2. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005

Occupation4

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

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 ................................................................................................ $18.62 1.0 35.7 $19.37 0.9 35.7 $14.63 2.1 35.7

All, excluding sales .............................................................. 18.95 1.1 36.1 19.71 .9 36.1 14.93 2.3 36.0

White collar ............................................................................ 22.96 .9 36.0 23.68 .9 36.1 17.88 1.4 35.7

White collar, excluding sales ........................................... 24.59 1.0 36.9 25.26 1.0 37.0 19.63 1.3 36.6

Professional specialty and technical ............................... 30.24 1.2 36.2 31.00 1.2 36.2 24.56 1.7 36.0

Professional specialty ...................................................... 32.50 1.2 36.2 33.17 1.2 36.2 27.20 1.6 36.2

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ........................... 36.38 1.2 40.5 36.85 1.2 40.5 28.85 2.3 40.3

Architects ................................................................. 30.23 7.0 41.4 30.48 7.2 41.4 – – –

Aerospace engineers ............................................... 42.33 8.0 39.8 42.33 8.0 39.8 – – –

Metallurgical and materials engineers ..................... 33.20 5.9 40.2 33.54 6.3 40.2 – – –

Petroleum engineers ................................................ 43.16 16.1 40.0 51.80 8.0 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ................................................. 35.76 8.7 40.0 35.62 8.7 40.0 – – –

Nuclear engineers .................................................... 39.93 5.7 40.0 40.14 5.9 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ......................................................... 32.49 3.0 40.8 32.95 3.1 40.9 28.54 7.2 40.2

Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... 39.04 2.6 40.8 39.45 2.6 40.9 28.66 8.5 40.0

Industrial engineers ................................................. 33.16 2.5 41.3 33.65 2.6 41.3 24.75 3.6 40.5

Mechanical engineers .............................................. 31.88 2.0 40.5 32.15 2.2 40.6 30.01 4.1 40.1

Marine engineers and naval architects .................... 29.46 10.9 40.0 29.94 11.6 40.0 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ...................................................... 39.36 2.2 40.0 39.71 2.2 40.0 30.11 5.8 40.9

Surveyors and mapping scientists ........................... 35.72 11.5 39.8 36.02 11.7 39.8 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ......................... 35.30 2.4 39.9 35.50 2.4 39.9 28.34 5.8 40.1

Computer systems analysts and scientists .............. 35.28 2.6 39.9 35.48 2.6 39.9 28.30 4.8 40.1

Operations and systems researchers and analysts 35.68 5.5 39.8 35.92 5.1 39.8 – – –

Actuaries .................................................................. 37.23 9.4 41.5 37.23 9.4 41.5 – – –

Statisticians .............................................................. 28.43 8.6 39.2 28.67 8.9 39.2 – – –

Natural scientists ......................................................... 29.80 5.1 39.4 30.13 5.5 39.4 25.00 6.7 39.9

Physicists and astronomers ..................................... 35.12 9.2 39.9 35.12 9.2 39.9 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ................................. 32.18 8.2 39.7 32.30 8.5 39.7 – – –

Geologists and geodesists ....................................... 34.15 7.8 40.8 34.25 8.2 40.8 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ......................................... 29.53 7.0 39.8 29.94 7.5 39.8 – – –

Agricultural and food scientists ................................ 28.89 7.2 39.6 28.36 7.5 39.6 – – –

Biological and life scientists ..................................... 28.60 15.9 39.0 28.72 16.1 39.0 – – –

Forestry and conservation scientists ....................... 21.27 10.0 40.0 22.03 16.2 40.1 20.77 13.1 39.9

Medical scientists ..................................................... 28.18 10.5 38.6 28.28 10.8 38.6 – – –

Health related .............................................................. 32.18 3.0 34.2 32.82 3.4 34.2 27.66 4.0 34.4

Physicians ................................................................ 62.52 10.6 38.9 62.32 11.2 38.9 66.20 23.6 38.8

Dentists .................................................................... 46.46 10.7 39.7 43.10 21.0 42.8 – – –

Optometrists ............................................................ 60.76 13.7 33.7 51.31 6.8 31.9 – – –

Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. ..................... 33.45 8.8 40.0 33.45 8.8 40.0 – – –

Registered nurses .................................................... 28.15 1.0 33.4 28.80 1.0 33.3 24.17 3.0 34.0

Pharmacists ............................................................. 44.23 1.6 34.1 44.20 1.8 34.1 44.48 1.9 34.2

Dietitians .................................................................. 21.40 3.9 37.1 22.00 3.9 36.9 – – –

Respiratory therapists .............................................. 22.78 1.7 34.2 23.09 1.8 34.5 19.64 4.4 32.1

Occupational therapists ........................................... 27.26 3.8 31.6 27.40 4.0 31.1 – – –

Physical therapists ................................................... 29.99 3.3 34.4 29.93 3.5 34.7 30.80 5.4 29.9

Speech therapists .................................................... 29.56 5.6 36.3 28.73 6.7 36.6 32.88 5.1 35.1

Therapists, n.e.c. ..................................................... 17.84 3.8 37.1 17.90 4.1 37.1 17.11 9.9 37.5

Physicians’ assistants .............................................. 36.49 7.0 35.2 36.48 8.5 34.4 36.49 3.2 40.0

Teachers, college and university ................................. 42.98 2.7 34.4 43.89 2.7 33.8 37.46 5.7 38.3

Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers 53.35 12.6 35.6 55.54 12.3 35.3 – – –

Biological science teachers ..................................... 44.07 10.2 39.6 45.14 12.9 37.6 – – –

Chemistry teachers .................................................. 38.50 9.2 41.0 40.62 12.4 38.1 – – –

Physics teachers ...................................................... 53.20 8.5 38.7 54.67 9.3 38.4 – – –

Natural science teachers, n.e.c. .............................. 37.58 11.5 37.3 37.58 11.5 37.3 – – –

Psychology teachers ................................................ 38.46 7.8 36.3 39.22 8.7 36.5 – – –

Economics teachers ................................................ 66.18 19.2 42.7 76.79 8.7 39.1 – – –

History teachers ....................................................... 41.74 9.2 37.8 41.74 9.2 37.8 – – –

Political science teachers ........................................ 36.27 7.2 38.5 37.57 8.3 38.3 – – –

Sociology teachers .................................................. 49.47 15.6 37.7 50.31 16.6 38.6 – – –

Social science teachers, n.e.c. ................................ 44.96 5.7 38.4 44.80 5.7 38.3 – – –

Engineering teachers ............................................... 60.03 10.4 39.6 64.35 9.0 37.6 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ............................... 40.44 12.7 35.1 43.02 11.6 34.4 32.46 7.7 37.2

Computer science teachers ..................................... 39.61 17.3 32.9 40.06 18.5 32.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-2. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued

Occupation4

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

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

Medical science teachers ........................................ $51.65 10.0 40.8 $51.65 10.0 40.8 – – –

Health specialties teachers ...................................... 43.99 9.9 36.0 44.86 10.6 36.0 $31.81 7.9 35.3

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ........ 45.73 12.6 35.1 45.97 13.9 34.9 42.89 6.6 37.9

Agriculture and forestry teachers ............................. 55.12 23.5 34.6 – – – 58.14 20.4 34.0

Art, drama, and music teachers ............................... 36.11 8.8 30.7 34.51 9.4 29.5 42.45 11.9 36.8

Physical education teachers .................................... 27.32 16.6 14.9 26.53 22.8 12.0 – – –

Education teachers .................................................. 39.16 10.8 35.9 39.97 12.4 35.0 36.00 6.3 40.0

English teachers ...................................................... 45.27 11.1 34.5 46.66 11.2 34.7 34.15 6.9 33.6

Foreign language teachers ...................................... 35.21 17.1 35.6 42.49 11.9 32.3 – – –

Law teachers ........................................................... 54.77 15.1 36.7 54.77 15.1 36.7 – – –

Social work teachers ................................................ 30.81 26.9 35.9 – – – – – –

Theology teachers ................................................... 40.78 6.4 39.1 41.92 7.8 38.9 – – –

Trade and industrial teachers .................................. 35.28 6.4 29.2 34.79 10.8 24.2 35.84 5.4 38.0

Other post-secondary teachers ............................... 40.90 2.8 32.3 41.67 2.9 32.2 32.79 5.2 33.5

Teachers, except college and university ...................... 31.51 1.3 34.4 32.36 1.5 34.0 27.75 2.1 36.4

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ........................... 19.35 5.0 34.8 18.76 5.3 34.4 24.18 8.3 37.9

Elementary school teachers .................................... 33.49 1.4 36.3 34.71 1.4 35.9 28.17 2.7 37.8

Secondary school teachers ..................................... 33.19 1.9 36.6 34.66 2.2 36.5 28.01 3.3 37.2

Teachers, special education .................................... 34.55 2.9 34.6 35.38 3.1 34.5 29.82 5.0 35.1

Teachers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 31.67 2.9 29.5 32.07 3.2 28.8 29.46 6.8 33.8

Substitute teachers .................................................. 12.71 4.0 15.6 12.79 4.3 15.9 12.03 13.4 13.0

Vocational and educational counselors ................... 28.15 6.3 36.5 29.33 7.4 36.0 24.46 10.6 38.0

Librarians, archivists, and curators .............................. 27.78 3.0 36.7 28.21 3.1 36.6 24.00 10.6 38.2

Librarians ................................................................. 28.16 3.1 36.8 28.57 3.2 36.6 24.75 10.2 38.5

Archivists and curators ............................................ 24.57 12.2 36.1 25.33 11.5 36.2 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ........................... 31.02 3.3 36.2 31.37 3.5 36.1 25.58 9.4 39.0

Economists .............................................................. 33.85 7.8 41.4 33.99 7.8 41.4 – – –

Psychologists ........................................................... 30.27 6.5 32.3 30.76 7.1 31.7 26.47 10.3 38.8

Social scientists, n.e.c. ............................................ 28.99 13.1 37.9 28.93 13.6 37.9 – – –

Urban planners ........................................................ 26.86 4.6 35.9 27.74 3.5 35.5 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ..................... 18.62 1.7 36.6 18.91 1.9 36.5 16.72 3.0 37.0

Social workers ......................................................... 19.13 1.9 37.1 19.42 2.1 36.8 17.23 2.8 39.1

Recreation workers .................................................. 13.24 6.6 29.3 13.86 6.7 30.8 9.64 19.0 22.8

Clergy ...................................................................... 15.98 12.8 45.8 15.73 13.0 46.8 – – –

Religious workers, n.e.c. .......................................... 18.60 13.4 33.6 18.70 17.4 32.2 – – –

Lawyers and judges ..................................................... 51.20 4.7 39.9 51.77 4.8 40.3 42.17 20.5 34.7

Lawyers ................................................................... 50.88 4.8 40.1 51.74 4.8 40.4 28.76 18.4 33.1

Judges ..................................................................... 59.63 11.4 36.9 53.73 8.0 35.9 62.71 14.6 37.5

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ................................................... 24.46 3.5 34.5 25.18 3.7 34.8 15.88 6.5 31.1

Technical writers ...................................................... 35.35 14.8 39.8 37.19 14.0 39.7 – – –

Designers ................................................................. 20.82 4.1 36.4 21.18 4.4 36.4 15.11 10.9 35.8

Musicians and composers ....................................... 39.26 15.9 19.5 39.26 15.9 19.5 – – –

Actors and directors ................................................. 32.15 17.1 36.3 32.15 17.1 36.3 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ............................................................ 17.79 6.6 36.6 17.81 6.8 36.5 – – –

Photographers ......................................................... 17.05 12.0 36.4 17.34 12.7 36.3 – – –

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. ....... 15.62 11.9 27.7 16.69 13.1 32.9 – – –

Editors and reporters ............................................... 25.68 7.4 37.8 27.05 7.7 37.8 13.24 7.6 37.7

Public relations specialists ....................................... 24.98 6.1 38.4 26.17 5.8 38.2 19.80 10.8 39.6

Announcers .............................................................. 30.05 27.6 26.8 37.39 29.7 32.8 – – –

Athletes .................................................................... 25.68 14.3 26.0 25.95 15.2 27.2 21.86 21.9 16.5

Professional, n.e.c. .................................................. 31.51 7.0 38.5 32.09 7.1 38.5 – – –

Technical ......................................................................... 22.28 2.1 36.1 23.11 2.1 36.2 17.06 3.7 35.4

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .... 18.90 2.3 36.7 19.03 2.5 36.6 17.20 5.7 37.4

Dental hygienists ..................................................... 31.74 4.0 27.5 31.72 3.9 27.4 31.91 14.6 27.8

Health record technologists and technicians ........... 15.67 4.3 34.8 16.08 4.5 34.3 – – –

Radiological technicians .......................................... 24.12 2.5 34.4 24.43 2.0 34.6 22.14 15.2 33.1

Licensed practical nurses ........................................ 17.53 1.5 34.3 18.18 2.0 34.4 15.47 2.0 34.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-2. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued

Occupation4

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

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

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............ $16.49 1.8 34.4 $16.77 1.9 35.1 $14.71 4.1 30.8

Electrical and electronic technicians ........................ 23.91 11.8 39.7 25.35 10.1 39.8 – – –

Industrial engineering technicians ........................... 24.21 5.6 40.1 25.03 5.3 40.2 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians ........................ 22.65 4.4 40.0 22.78 4.5 39.9 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 24.94 4.0 39.3 25.47 4.3 39.2 19.61 4.0 39.9

Drafters .................................................................... 21.99 2.6 39.9 22.40 2.8 39.8 19.25 5.8 40.0

Surveying and mapping technicians ........................ 19.71 9.2 39.7 20.21 10.1 39.7 – – –

Biological technicians .............................................. 17.66 3.7 38.2 18.27 4.5 38.0 13.83 6.5 39.7

Chemical technicians ............................................... 21.96 6.1 39.6 22.65 6.3 39.7 14.60 8.4 39.0

Science technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 21.19 9.7 39.0 20.63 12.3 38.7 22.54 15.8 39.8

Airplane pilots and navigators .................................. 95.50 12.8 23.5 97.71 13.1 23.1 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ............................... 15.66 10.3 33.4 16.16 11.7 32.5 – – –

Computer programmers ........................................... 30.89 3.1 39.4 31.28 3.1 39.6 21.13 9.2 35.3

Tool programmers, numerical control ...................... 23.35 7.4 40.0 23.58 8.4 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ....................................................... 22.18 3.8 38.2 22.75 4.3 37.9 18.56 13.4 39.8

Technical and related, n.e.c. .................................... 20.09 5.1 38.5 20.49 5.3 38.3 16.76 15.5 39.5

Executive, administrative, and managerial ..................... 33.69 1.9 39.8 34.32 2.0 39.8 27.75 2.8 40.1

Executives, administrators, and managers .................. 38.20 2.3 40.2 39.30 2.5 40.2 29.74 2.8 40.0

Legislators ............................................................... 13.69 25.3 12.7 15.20 31.5 13.2 11.46 35.0 11.9

Chief executives and general administrators, public

administration ........................................................ 51.53 6.5 42.1 52.81 6.3 43.6 – – –

Administrators and officials, public administration ... 31.54 2.9 39.3 32.52 3.1 39.3 28.08 7.7 39.6

Financial managers ................................................. 40.91 3.9 40.4 42.30 3.9 40.3 31.33 7.5 40.9

Personnel and labor relations managers ................. 32.13 7.5 40.0 34.34 8.0 39.8 – – –

Purchasing managers .............................................. 35.35 8.2 40.2 35.76 9.4 40.3 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ................................................................. 45.36 4.2 41.1 45.58 4.3 41.1 35.66 11.2 41.3

Administrators, education and related fields ............ 37.21 3.4 39.0 37.31 4.0 39.3 36.70 4.1 37.9

Managers, medicine and health ............................... 35.15 3.3 39.8 36.89 2.9 39.8 27.43 10.5 39.5

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ....................................................... 21.12 7.4 44.0 21.27 7.8 43.6 18.79 12.2 50.2

Managers, properties and real estate ...................... 21.45 4.4 39.3 21.63 4.5 39.3 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. .................. 30.55 7.6 38.0 31.47 8.1 37.9 23.54 11.6 38.9

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ....................... 40.98 4.6 40.8 42.03 4.9 40.7 30.00 5.6 41.7

Management related .................................................... 27.04 1.1 39.2 27.35 1.1 39.1 22.88 6.7 40.2

Accountants and auditors ........................................ 25.54 2.0 38.6 25.95 1.8 38.5 19.65 10.9 40.0

Underwriters ............................................................ 27.41 5.7 39.0 27.63 6.5 39.1 24.88 5.6 37.4

Other financial officers ............................................. 32.42 3.5 39.7 33.26 3.9 39.7 25.84 6.8 40.0

Management analysts .............................................. 30.66 5.1 39.8 30.81 5.2 39.8 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .. 25.43 3.8 37.9 25.59 3.9 37.8 21.25 9.3 41.5

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products ........ 23.08 15.3 39.7 23.95 16.5 39.6 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ................................................................. 27.16 3.8 40.4 27.06 3.7 40.4 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ..................... 26.06 5.9 40.4 26.45 6.3 40.5 21.56 5.6 39.8

Business and promotional agents ............................ 23.25 5.5 39.4 23.39 5.9 39.5 – – –

Construction inspectors ........................................... 24.48 5.0 38.7 24.58 5.2 38.6 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ........................................................... 23.16 4.0 39.7 23.84 3.6 39.3 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ..................................... 26.10 2.4 39.4 26.10 2.5 39.4 26.00 13.5 39.6

Sales ................................................................................... 15.32 1.5 32.4 16.01 1.6 32.3 11.49 2.6 32.9

Supervisors, sales ................................................... 20.48 3.5 41.1 21.87 3.7 41.0 15.06 4.2 41.7

Insurance sales ........................................................ 23.06 8.5 39.3 23.75 9.3 39.1 18.56 19.1 40.6

Real estate sales ..................................................... 21.40 14.1 36.3 22.96 14.8 36.5 14.16 8.1 35.2

Securities and financial services sales .................... 41.04 7.0 39.1 41.79 7.0 39.1 – – –

Advertising and related sales ................................... 20.48 10.3 38.9 20.96 10.8 38.9 12.85 18.3 39.7

Sales, other business services ................................ 23.98 7.7 37.4 25.08 4.7 38.1 – – –

Sales engineers ....................................................... 37.71 9.1 40.3 38.89 8.5 40.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-2. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued

Occupation4

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

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 representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ............................................................... $26.89 3.3 39.9 $27.09 3.6 39.8 $24.90 5.4 40.7

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................ 21.98 6.1 42.0 21.56 6.2 42.4 25.46 21.6 39.0

Sales workers, apparel ............................................ 10.43 8.8 25.0 10.63 9.3 25.0 7.60 12.0 24.4

Sales workers, shoes ............................................... 9.02 10.0 21.5 9.38 10.8 21.6 – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ........ 12.34 5.6 29.1 12.41 6.4 29.0 11.87 9.6 29.8

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ......... 10.84 6.9 30.5 10.67 7.0 30.1 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....... 12.86 5.0 35.9 13.08 5.3 35.6 11.43 11.2 37.9

Sales workers, parts ................................................ 13.99 3.0 35.4 14.46 3.4 35.5 12.34 5.8 35.1

Sales workers, other commodities ........................... 11.74 3.1 30.0 12.00 3.5 29.5 10.10 4.5 33.3

Sales counter clerks ................................................ 9.62 4.5 31.3 10.08 5.4 31.1 8.52 5.4 31.7

Cashiers ................................................................... 8.73 1.4 28.4 8.87 1.1 28.3 8.12 6.7 29.0

Street and door-to-door sales workers .................... 17.96 13.5 31.8 17.96 13.5 31.8 – – –

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ........ 14.67 13.1 24.6 14.68 13.1 24.6 – – –

Sales support, n.e.c. ................................................ 13.52 7.7 32.3 13.68 7.9 32.2 10.21 11.2 33.6

Administrative support, including clerical ...................... 14.53 .7 36.5 14.86 .7 36.5 12.32 1.7 36.1

Supervisors, general office ...................................... 20.58 2.3 39.5 20.84 2.4 39.3 18.62 7.1 40.9

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ........... 21.61 8.3 39.6 20.43 11.8 39.4 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ............... 23.09 3.2 39.9 23.84 3.4 40.1 18.48 5.7 38.9

Chief communications operators ............................. 21.68 4.1 39.3 21.68 4.1 39.3 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ..................................................................... 20.61 4.3 40.5 21.27 3.4 40.2 17.81 11.9 41.9

Computer operators ................................................. 16.40 3.6 39.3 16.55 3.6 39.3 – – –

Peripheral equipment operators .............................. 14.16 8.2 33.6 14.61 10.5 31.9 – – –

Secretaries ............................................................... 16.67 .9 37.4 17.03 1.0 37.4 14.09 3.2 37.8

Stenographers ......................................................... 18.33 4.7 34.8 19.45 5.0 34.3 12.97 3.9 37.7

Typists ..................................................................... 15.29 2.6 36.6 15.59 2.9 36.5 12.38 6.4 37.4

Interviewers ............................................................. 12.01 4.6 32.3 12.36 5.1 32.0 9.81 4.3 34.3

Hotel clerks .............................................................. 9.18 1.8 36.3 9.43 1.8 37.1 8.46 2.8 34.3

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........... 15.35 3.3 35.3 15.43 3.3 35.4 12.14 9.9 30.9

Receptionists ........................................................... 11.79 1.5 34.2 12.03 1.6 34.4 10.06 3.0 32.8

Information clerks, n.e.c. .......................................... 13.68 2.5 38.4 13.78 2.6 38.4 11.47 5.9 37.8

Classified ad clerks .................................................. 13.00 6.0 37.7 – – – – – –

Correspondence clerks ............................................ 13.86 3.8 40.0 13.97 3.9 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ............................................................. 14.44 3.1 37.9 15.10 2.1 37.9 10.99 10.3 38.2

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ... 16.49 2.3 39.0 16.70 2.4 39.0 12.65 3.6 38.1

Library clerks ........................................................... 12.71 2.7 29.4 13.20 3.0 28.6 10.97 3.2 32.8

File clerks ................................................................. 10.77 2.1 32.6 10.89 2.2 32.0 9.83 2.9 39.0

Records clerks, n.e.c. .............................................. 14.02 2.6 38.2 14.26 2.8 38.2 12.58 7.2 38.2

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ......... 14.89 1.5 36.6 15.30 1.4 36.7 12.54 3.6 36.4

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................ 16.60 2.3 35.0 16.99 2.6 38.6 14.34 5.0 22.7

Billing clerks ............................................................. 13.39 1.9 37.9 13.78 2.0 37.6 12.04 3.6 39.1

Cost and rate clerks ................................................. 13.39 9.3 40.3 15.18 8.3 40.5 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators 13.34 4.4 33.7 13.86 4.4 32.4 11.23 4.3 39.7

Duplicating machine operators ................................ 12.28 8.6 38.8 12.27 8.7 38.8 – – –

Mail preparing and paper handling machine

operators ................................................................ 12.26 6.7 39.2 12.90 8.5 39.0 – – –

Office machine operators, n.e.c. .............................. 11.18 3.3 39.3 11.24 3.5 39.2 – – –

Telephone operators ................................................ 12.36 5.6 36.1 12.41 5.5 36.3 – – –

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ......... 11.66 20.6 32.1 – – – – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ............................ 11.78 5.7 35.2 11.28 3.7 35.5 – – –

Messengers ............................................................. 9.94 8.1 31.9 9.96 8.3 33.1 – – –

Dispatchers .............................................................. 16.31 4.8 39.0 16.82 5.2 38.9 12.91 7.1 39.4

Production coordinators ........................................... 18.78 3.7 40.0 19.05 4.2 40.0 16.96 6.9 39.7

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ....................... 13.90 2.0 38.7 13.91 1.8 38.6 13.78 9.2 39.5

Stock and inventory clerks ....................................... 12.88 1.7 34.9 13.02 1.8 34.9 11.78 4.6 35.3

Meter readers .......................................................... 17.10 5.0 36.2 17.69 5.0 37.0 13.12 9.4 31.7

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers ....... 14.74 7.8 35.0 15.26 8.0 35.6 – – –

Expeditors ................................................................ 15.37 4.9 36.1 15.61 4.3 35.8 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .. 19.47 3.5 37.5 19.61 3.6 37.5 15.15 16.4 38.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-2. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued

Occupation4

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

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

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......... $15.74 3.6 38.2 $16.03 3.8 38.4 $11.52 5.5 35.4

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................. 15.48 2.9 38.9 15.63 3.1 38.8 14.52 6.8 39.3

Bill and account collectors ....................................... 14.41 7.2 38.3 14.70 7.4 38.1 10.88 10.4 40.0

General office clerks ................................................ 13.45 1.0 35.7 13.74 1.1 35.9 11.63 2.7 34.9

Bank tellers .............................................................. 10.94 1.3 33.8 11.21 1.4 33.8 9.75 2.0 33.5

Proofreaders ............................................................ 15.38 18.9 35.8 17.55 15.5 38.1 – – –

Data entry keyers ..................................................... 12.29 1.7 36.7 12.39 1.9 36.6 11.29 3.1 38.2

Statistical clerks ....................................................... 14.36 5.0 38.1 14.21 5.3 38.5 – – –

Teachers’ aides ....................................................... 12.06 1.7 30.7 12.55 1.6 30.0 10.61 3.9 33.2

Administrative support, n.e.c. .................................. 14.75 1.3 36.7 15.00 1.4 36.8 12.91 3.9 36.1

Blue collar .............................................................................. 15.87 .9 38.1 16.25 1.0 38.0 14.30 2.1 38.4

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................ 19.95 .9 39.6 20.49 1.0 39.5 17.51 2.8 39.9

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .................... 24.75 2.7 40.5 25.59 2.5 40.5 21.61 5.4 40.7

Automobile mechanics ............................................. 18.70 3.1 39.2 18.97 3.8 39.0 17.88 6.6 39.9

Automobile mechanic apprentices ........................... 13.91 9.4 40.6 13.93 11.9 40.7 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .......... 19.31 2.7 39.2 19.92 3.0 39.0 16.31 5.1 40.6

Aircraft engine mechanics ....................................... 27.34 8.7 40.2 27.32 9.1 40.0 – – –

Small engine repairers ............................................. 15.42 5.6 39.9 15.79 5.8 39.9 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .................... 16.29 4.5 40.1 16.54 5.3 40.1 15.27 9.3 40.0

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ........................... 24.76 4.0 40.0 24.76 4.0 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ................................... 19.41 2.8 39.7 20.63 3.2 39.6 16.17 6.3 40.0

Farm equipment mechanics .................................... 15.41 7.4 41.8 14.52 11.3 39.8 15.65 9.0 42.4

Industrial machinery repairers ................................. 21.33 2.1 39.9 21.04 1.6 39.9 22.14 6.1 39.9

Machinery maintenance ........................................... 16.14 4.7 39.8 16.68 6.7 39.8 15.17 6.4 39.9

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .............................................................. 21.99 2.6 39.1 22.47 2.3 38.9 17.96 15.9 40.6

Data processing equipment repairers ...................... 20.57 12.2 38.7 20.83 12.6 38.6 – – –

Household appliance and power tool repairers ....... 16.22 5.8 40.4 15.67 5.1 40.5 18.36 15.5 40.0

Telephone line installers and repairers .................... 25.11 4.8 40.0 26.39 2.9 40.0 16.43 20.1 40.0

Telephone installers and repairers .......................... 23.80 3.4 39.8 24.35 2.9 39.8 22.02 10.0 40.0

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics .............................................................. 18.56 3.2 39.9 19.02 3.5 39.9 16.13 6.7 40.0

Locksmiths and safe repairers ................................. 14.73 9.9 41.2 – – – – – –

Office machine repairers .......................................... 17.44 8.5 39.0 17.48 8.9 39.0 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ................. 20.81 5.9 38.6 21.66 6.6 38.3 17.60 12.4 40.0

Elevator installers and repairers .............................. 38.67 14.5 40.0 38.67 14.5 40.0 – – –

Millwrights ................................................................ 22.30 6.3 40.0 21.76 8.6 40.0 23.28 8.3 40.0

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ............................... 16.82 2.4 39.5 17.34 2.4 39.6 14.71 5.5 39.2

Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and

tilesetters ............................................................... 21.09 9.7 40.0 21.09 9.7 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .......... 24.28 6.1 40.4 24.53 6.8 40.3 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ................................................................. 32.48 3.8 40.1 32.82 3.9 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and

plasterers ............................................................... 23.55 7.7 40.9 23.13 8.2 40.4 – – –

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 27.59 7.5 40.0 27.86 7.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ................... 22.24 5.0 40.4 23.72 3.9 40.4 18.39 5.5 40.4

Brickmasons and stonemasons ............................... 26.21 9.2 39.3 27.49 9.0 39.4 16.90 16.0 39.2

Tile setters, hard and soft ........................................ 17.92 13.5 38.8 17.53 14.4 38.7 – – –

Carpet installers ....................................................... 24.45 12.9 40.0 24.45 12.9 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ............................................................... 19.77 4.5 39.6 20.30 4.5 39.7 17.79 12.6 39.3

Carpenter apprentices ............................................. 17.18 13.6 40.0 17.18 13.6 40.0 – – –

Drywall installers ...................................................... 17.98 6.9 39.9 17.98 6.9 39.9 – – –

Electricians .............................................................. 25.81 3.1 39.6 26.58 3.1 39.5 19.73 10.3 40.0

Electrician apprentices ............................................. 14.69 3.5 39.8 14.92 3.8 39.7 12.86 4.7 40.0

Electrical power installers and repairers .................. 26.55 3.4 40.0 27.78 3.2 40.0 21.92 6.6 40.0

Painters, construction and maintenance .................. 16.26 3.5 39.5 16.28 3.6 39.5 – – –

Plasterers ................................................................. 15.88 5.8 39.3 15.88 5.8 39.3 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ..................... 24.46 7.0 39.9 25.22 7.1 39.9 19.59 8.4 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-2. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued

Occupation4

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

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 ...... $14.64 4.4 40.0 $14.41 4.6 40.0 – – –

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ............................... 18.42 6.8 39.7 18.29 7.7 39.7 – – –

Glaziers .................................................................... 17.98 9.0 39.0 16.90 7.3 38.8 – – –

Insulation workers .................................................... 18.91 8.8 40.0 19.78 8.6 40.0 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

operators ................................................................ 16.25 12.3 41.1 17.52 13.5 41.5 $12.51 12.4 40.0

Roofers .................................................................... 16.25 7.4 39.3 16.88 8.2 39.5 12.48 9.5 38.0

Sheet metal duct installers ....................................... 24.07 12.8 40.0 24.07 12.8 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .......................................... 24.22 12.4 40.0 24.63 12.9 40.0 18.86 7.3 40.0

Construction trades, n.e.c. ....................................... 17.60 5.5 39.5 18.23 6.3 39.4 15.82 11.7 39.8

Supervisors, extractive ............................................ 24.40 19.4 41.3 – – – 31.03 15.3 42.2

Drillers, oil well ......................................................... 25.02 17.8 47.4 – – – 21.27 26.0 40.8

Mining machine operators ....................................... 18.57 9.3 40.0 18.50 10.4 40.0 – – –

Mining, n.e.c. ........................................................... – – – 22.67 14.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ........................................... 22.21 2.0 40.5 22.88 2.1 40.5 19.51 3.7 40.6

Tool and die makers ................................................ 23.94 2.0 40.0 24.61 2.1 40.0 20.16 4.2 40.0

Tool and die maker apprentices .............................. 17.92 7.4 40.0 17.92 7.4 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .................................... 20.65 6.1 39.8 21.53 6.0 40.0 14.76 15.7 38.2

Machinists ................................................................ 19.93 2.0 40.0 20.26 2.0 40.0 16.00 5.4 40.0

Boilermakers ............................................................ 19.47 9.9 39.8 19.47 9.9 39.8 – – –

Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ......... 16.20 9.1 39.8 16.20 10.2 39.7 – – –

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal ................. 21.41 8.9 40.0 24.88 6.9 40.0 – – –

Layout workers ........................................................ 18.46 16.0 40.0 18.46 16.0 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers ................................................ 17.80 10.1 39.0 18.68 11.3 38.8 13.12 5.3 40.0

Sheet metal worker apprentices .............................. 14.13 6.3 40.0 14.13 6.3 40.0 – – –

Patternmakers and modelmakers, wood ................. 18.14 11.4 40.0 21.49 6.4 40.0 – – –

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .................... 12.89 7.2 38.1 13.69 8.0 39.4 10.51 7.9 34.7

Furniture and wood finishers ................................... 12.04 6.8 38.0 12.31 6.6 37.9 – – –

Dressmakers ............................................................ 12.53 7.7 36.5 12.53 7.7 36.5 – – –

Tailors ...................................................................... 16.94 18.9 30.0 16.94 18.9 30.0 – – –

Upholsterers ............................................................ 15.05 11.5 40.0 15.10 12.0 40.0 – – –

Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers ........... 14.21 14.3 40.0 14.21 14.3 40.0 – – –

Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters ............ 18.27 9.1 36.4 19.21 9.6 35.7 – – –

Dental laboratory and medical appliance

technicians ............................................................. 15.25 2.7 39.9 15.16 2.8 39.9 – – –

Bookbinders ............................................................. 15.45 10.5 39.6 15.94 10.8 39.5 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...... 13.93 3.5 39.6 14.32 2.9 39.5 12.11 15.3 39.8

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. .................. 14.26 12.4 39.9 15.68 12.3 39.8 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ....................................... 12.10 3.9 37.3 12.66 4.5 36.5 10.49 8.4 40.0

Bakers ...................................................................... 11.78 5.1 34.3 11.82 5.4 34.6 11.28 13.8 31.7

Food batchmakers ................................................... 13.16 4.8 38.9 12.89 5.5 38.7 14.29 10.5 39.7

Inspectors, testers, and graders .............................. 20.09 4.7 39.4 20.29 5.1 39.4 18.89 12.7 39.7

Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers,

n.e.c. ...................................................................... 23.35 10.4 40.0 23.68 10.6 40.0 – – –

Adjusters and calibrators ......................................... 20.79 11.0 36.3 20.79 11.0 36.3 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ............ 19.25 2.7 39.9 19.57 2.6 39.9 17.63 11.2 40.0

Power plant operators .............................................. 28.18 3.8 40.0 28.83 4.2 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers ................................................ 23.67 4.4 38.3 23.80 4.5 38.2 22.30 18.2 39.0

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ... 23.86 4.7 39.5 24.58 4.8 39.5 20.53 10.1 39.9

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........... 14.19 1.3 39.0 14.42 1.3 39.0 13.30 3.5 39.1

Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators ........... 17.41 3.7 40.0 18.41 3.6 40.0 14.08 4.2 40.0

Lathe and turning-machine operators ...................... 15.88 6.1 39.0 15.90 6.6 38.8 – – –

Milling and planing machine operators .................... 16.14 6.9 40.0 16.75 7.3 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ................. 13.73 7.5 37.5 15.68 6.1 39.8 10.66 8.1 34.4

Rolling machine operators ....................................... 16.65 11.4 39.9 16.64 12.6 39.9 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ..................... 14.22 8.0 39.6 14.36 8.8 39.9 13.01 7.8 37.1

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine

operators ................................................................ 13.52 2.5 39.2 13.41 2.9 39.1 13.78 4.9 39.4

Forging machine operators ...................................... 12.93 10.3 40.0 12.93 10.3 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ...................... 16.82 3.1 40.2 17.44 3.1 40.3 15.12 5.0 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-2. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued

Occupation4

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

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

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ..................... $15.38 4.3 39.2 $15.65 5.2 39.1 $14.05 8.4 39.8

Molding and casting machine operators .................. 13.41 3.6 39.4 13.59 4.4 39.3 12.87 6.3 40.0

Metal plating machine operators .............................. 14.49 7.8 39.8 14.55 7.9 39.8 – – –

Heat treating equipment operators .......................... 15.95 5.2 40.0 16.66 6.1 40.0 13.75 4.7 40.0

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators ................................................................ 12.15 7.3 39.8 11.79 10.8 39.7 12.76 6.6 40.0

Sawing machine operators ...................................... 11.11 4.9 39.9 11.05 6.7 39.9 11.16 6.6 40.0

Shaping and joining machine operators .................. 13.69 2.8 40.0 13.20 2.7 39.9 – – –

Nailing and tacking machine operators .................... 10.46 10.9 39.0 – – – 10.02 15.2 40.0

Printing press operators ........................................... 16.99 2.8 39.3 17.33 2.9 39.2 14.30 7.5 39.7

Photoengravers and lithographers ........................... 16.56 5.9 37.3 16.77 7.6 37.0 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ................................... 14.81 6.5 33.2 15.43 6.6 32.8 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ................. 12.60 7.1 39.4 13.39 9.8 39.3 11.27 9.7 39.7

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators ................................................................ 12.23 5.8 40.0 11.77 2.7 40.0 13.88 17.8 40.0

Textile cutting machine operators ............................ 10.92 4.7 38.7 11.32 5.0 38.6 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ........................... 10.40 8.3 38.6 10.45 9.3 38.6 10.03 6.9 38.6

Pressing machine operators .................................... 9.47 5.1 38.1 9.88 5.2 38.9 7.94 10.0 35.3

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ..... 9.83 5.7 37.4 9.23 2.0 37.3 10.93 10.1 37.5

Cementing and gluing machine operators ............... 12.35 8.1 40.0 12.61 11.6 40.0 11.82 5.7 40.0

Packaging and filling machine operators ................. 14.14 4.5 39.3 14.12 2.0 39.4 14.19 14.4 38.9

Extruding and forming machine operators ............... 13.83 3.8 39.6 13.96 4.1 39.5 13.39 8.3 39.8

Mixing and blending machine operators .................. 15.48 4.2 39.5 15.58 4.8 39.7 15.14 8.2 38.8

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators ................................................................ 19.55 5.4 39.9 20.40 4.0 39.8 15.97 13.5 40.0

Compressing and compacting machine operators .. 11.63 7.9 39.7 11.33 8.0 39.7 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators ....... 15.52 4.4 39.6 15.75 4.8 39.5 13.76 7.1 40.0

Roasting and baking machine operators, food ........ 14.48 7.8 36.2 14.81 9.9 35.2 – – –

Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators 16.06 23.1 30.9 – – – – – –

Folding machine operators ...................................... 13.02 16.8 38.8 10.89 11.4 38.5 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ....... 15.33 6.1 39.8 16.53 4.2 39.6 14.34 10.8 40.0

Crushing and grinding machine operators ............... 15.57 11.9 39.9 14.96 12.0 39.9 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ..................... 13.85 2.9 39.7 14.32 2.9 39.7 11.00 9.7 40.1

Motion picture projectionists .................................... 13.99 36.1 29.2 13.99 36.1 29.2 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ............... 10.64 6.0 31.9 10.91 6.8 34.1 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ 14.64 2.5 39.3 14.57 2.4 39.0 14.84 6.9 39.9

Welders and cutters ................................................. 15.90 2.4 39.8 16.02 2.7 39.8 15.52 7.1 39.9

Solderers and brazers ............................................. 12.08 8.7 36.9 13.13 4.9 35.7 – – –

Assemblers .............................................................. 14.95 2.0 39.4 15.50 2.0 39.3 11.66 4.5 39.9

Hand cutting and trimming ....................................... 11.42 11.4 37.4 11.58 11.8 37.8 – – –

Hand molding, casting, and forming ........................ 11.67 8.3 39.2 11.26 11.1 38.9 – – –

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ................... 11.81 6.3 36.8 12.60 5.0 39.5 8.87 18.7 29.3

Hand engraving and printing .................................... 16.75 26.4 38.2 16.75 26.4 38.2 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ......................... 12.66 5.8 38.8 12.69 6.7 38.7 12.48 9.9 39.4

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..... 14.05 4.6 39.5 13.68 4.7 39.3 15.66 10.2 39.9

Production testers .................................................... 15.18 5.0 39.8 15.16 5.2 39.9 – – –

Production samplers and weighers .......................... 13.31 8.0 36.5 13.85 10.7 35.7 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural .................. 11.91 6.2 40.0 11.22 11.0 39.9 12.53 6.9 40.0

Transportation and material moving ............................... 15.28 1.6 37.7 15.52 1.8 37.6 14.27 2.6 38.4

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ...................... 18.65 5.7 40.8 19.59 6.6 41.1 15.71 5.2 39.8

Truckdrivers ............................................................. 15.26 2.3 40.8 15.56 2.9 40.5 14.15 3.2 42.2

Driver-sales workers ................................................ 13.03 9.5 32.2 13.37 10.0 32.6 10.67 6.4 29.5

Busdrivers ................................................................ 14.87 2.5 29.4 14.90 2.7 31.1 14.69 4.5 20.1

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ................................ 8.95 6.4 26.7 8.94 7.6 26.8 9.02 10.2 26.0

Parking lot attendants .............................................. 8.07 10.4 23.9 8.07 10.4 23.9 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ...................................... 10.53 6.2 27.7 10.79 6.6 28.4 8.12 12.0 22.3

Railroad conductors and yardmasters ..................... 25.82 22.3 43.6 35.51 3.3 40.0 – – –

Locomotive operating .............................................. 28.06 18.6 42.3 33.54 10.8 39.9 – – –

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators ........... 29.55 6.9 40.0 29.55 6.9 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-2. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued

Occupation4

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

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

Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. ................................... $22.52 3.9 40.0 $22.96 3.6 40.0 – – –

Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats ........ 19.16 14.3 48.8 19.16 15.3 49.1 – – –

Sailors and deckhands ............................................ 12.63 7.9 41.2 12.16 7.2 41.5 – – –

Marine engineers ..................................................... 21.48 20.4 42.6 21.48 20.4 42.6 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ................. 22.69 3.4 40.1 22.38 3.5 40.2 $23.99 8.1 39.9

Operating engineers ................................................ 20.97 8.1 39.2 24.23 7.0 39.8 15.86 12.7 38.4

Hoist and winch operators ....................................... 12.12 19.6 39.9 – – – – – –

Crane and tower operators ...................................... 16.69 6.2 39.9 16.65 6.6 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ............. 16.97 4.6 39.7 17.41 5.6 39.6 15.74 6.8 40.0

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ..................... 16.07 5.2 39.9 17.78 6.7 39.8 14.04 6.0 40.0

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..... 14.18 1.8 39.4 14.26 1.9 39.3 13.68 6.1 40.0

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ..................................................... 16.62 5.4 38.3 17.58 5.8 37.8 13.07 6.3 40.0

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ... 11.63 1.4 35.3 11.87 1.6 35.2 10.57 2.2 35.7

Nursery workers ....................................................... 10.26 11.4 36.2 11.31 9.7 34.5 – – –

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ................. 24.03 6.4 40.8 24.44 7.0 40.7 19.79 4.1 41.4

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ......... 11.65 3.4 36.6 12.13 3.7 36.7 10.37 5.2 36.1

Animal caretakers, except farm ............................... 11.65 10.7 36.5 11.65 10.7 36.5 – – –

Inspectors, agricultural products .............................. 9.79 16.4 39.0 11.82 16.7 37.6 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 19.97 4.9 39.8 20.45 5.1 40.1 16.69 11.7 38.0

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ........................... 11.77 3.9 34.6 12.44 4.5 36.6 10.41 6.3 31.0

Helpers, construction trades .................................... 12.58 3.5 38.6 12.86 3.8 38.5 11.05 4.4 38.9

Construction laborers ............................................... 14.58 4.0 39.1 15.21 4.5 39.2 11.47 4.6 38.7

Production helpers ................................................... 11.30 3.1 37.6 11.06 3.2 37.2 12.08 6.4 39.1

Garbage collectors ................................................... 12.07 13.6 44.0 12.28 15.1 45.3 10.52 9.9 36.2

Stock handlers and baggers .................................... 9.86 1.6 29.1 9.95 1.7 29.2 9.29 5.7 28.4

Machine feeders and offbearers .............................. 10.87 2.5 39.1 11.18 2.5 39.2 10.29 5.4 39.0

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ............ 12.55 2.2 34.1 12.81 2.1 34.2 11.21 8.1 33.7

Garage and service station related .......................... 9.13 3.7 37.0 9.12 4.1 36.9 9.20 5.0 37.7

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ............... 9.65 4.0 34.2 9.81 4.5 33.7 8.76 4.7 37.2

Hand packers and packagers .................................. 9.63 4.9 36.9 9.66 5.8 36.8 9.44 4.1 37.2

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................... 11.04 2.2 36.5 11.12 2.1 36.2 10.74 5.6 38.0

Service .................................................................................... 10.89 1.3 31.7 11.26 1.0 31.5 9.37 2.2 32.2

Protective service ........................................................ 17.74 2.6 37.2 18.25 2.3 37.0 14.70 7.3 38.3

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ............ 27.52 4.7 49.4 28.21 4.8 49.4 19.13 10.7 50.2

Supervisors, police and detectives .......................... 31.73 2.7 40.2 32.66 2.7 40.2 22.67 10.6 40.2

Supervisors, guards ................................................. 20.03 8.5 39.0 20.38 8.9 39.0 16.67 22.9 39.4

Fire inspection and fire prevention ........................... 19.51 11.4 40.7 19.11 11.9 40.8 – – –

Firefighting ............................................................... 19.42 2.8 44.5 19.86 2.8 44.4 14.15 7.3 45.3

Police and detectives, public service ....................... 24.98 1.0 38.7 25.40 1.0 38.7 19.79 3.1 39.0

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 19.93 2.3 38.6 21.96 2.1 38.1 15.28 3.4 39.6

Correctional institution officers ................................. 17.60 6.4 39.7 19.62 4.8 39.9 14.68 12.0 39.3

Crossing guards ....................................................... 10.88 6.5 17.7 10.98 6.6 18.2 – – –

Guards and police, except public service ................ 10.49 2.2 34.0 10.55 2.3 33.9 9.71 5.2 35.1

Protective service, n.e.c. .......................................... 11.94 4.7 28.3 12.03 5.0 28.7 10.81 16.8 24.4

Food service ................................................................ 7.90 .9 28.5 8.01 1.0 28.5 7.44 2.2 28.2

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ......................... 5.13 2.2 26.0 5.07 2.6 26.0 5.39 4.3 26.0

Bartenders ............................................................... 6.82 3.0 26.4 6.71 3.6 26.9 7.34 3.7 24.3

Waiters and waitresses ............................................ 4.54 3.1 25.9 4.42 3.4 25.7 5.02 5.5 27.0

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................... 6.22 3.2 26.1 6.26 3.5 26.7 5.85 5.9 21.1

Other food service ..................................................... 9.00 .8 29.6 9.17 .9 29.7 8.24 2.1 29.1

Supervisors, food preparation and service .............. 13.75 2.6 39.7 14.02 2.6 39.7 12.05 9.8 40.3

Cooks ....................................................................... 9.89 1.4 34.2 10.22 1.6 34.6 8.93 3.8 32.9

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................... 8.32 1.5 28.6 8.44 1.8 28.5 7.88 2.7 29.3

Food preparation, n.e.c. ........................................... 8.06 1.3 26.5 8.21 1.4 26.8 7.08 2.6 24.5

Health service .............................................................. 11.13 1.2 33.6 11.32 1.4 33.6 10.22 4.1 33.8

Dental assistants ..................................................... 15.38 3.5 34.2 15.85 3.5 34.4 12.18 12.4 32.8

Health aides, except nursing ................................... 11.96 2.5 34.3 11.87 2.0 34.4 12.43 11.3 33.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-2. United States: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas2 for selected

occupations, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued

Occupation4

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

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

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................. $10.53 1.4 33.4 $10.76 1.6 33.3 $9.53 3.0 33.9

Cleaning and building service ...................................... 11.11 2.4 34.6 11.36 2.7 34.5 10.06 4.6 35.1

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 17.30 4.5 39.5 17.73 6.3 39.4 16.74 8.7 39.6

Maids and housemen .............................................. 8.77 2.9 34.8 9.00 3.1 35.2 7.97 1.8 33.4

Janitors and cleaners ............................................... 11.24 2.8 34.1 11.58 2.8 34.0 9.37 4.3 34.8

Pest control .............................................................. 14.28 9.6 39.6 15.37 7.8 39.5 – – –

Personal service .......................................................... 10.32 5.2 29.9 11.16 2.5 28.3 8.49 6.6 33.9

Supervisors, personal service .................................. 14.92 6.0 39.2 14.23 3.9 38.5 15.76 12.2 40.1

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ............................. 12.48 8.8 28.9 12.83 8.3 32.0 10.84 26.1 20.0

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ..... 7.27 3.7 33.5 7.93 3.8 26.7 6.96 1.0 38.0

Guides ..................................................................... 13.05 8.6 28.0 13.05 8.6 28.0 – – –

Ushers ..................................................................... 7.53 6.5 16.9 7.49 6.5 17.4 – – –

Public transportation attendants .............................. 30.52 5.3 20.0 30.52 5.3 20.0 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ................................. 7.90 5.2 38.0 7.77 5.5 37.8 – – –

Welfare service aides .............................................. 10.10 5.6 31.3 10.26 6.8 32.0 9.50 12.1 29.1

Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................ 8.94 3.1 32.2 9.11 3.3 32.6 7.94 8.7 30.3

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ......................................... 9.47 3.9 28.1 9.52 4.0 27.3 9.13 8.2 33.7

Service, n.e.c. .......................................................... 11.05 4.0 25.6 11.25 4.8 25.0 10.35 6.5 27.6

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 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. For more

information, see appendix C. 3 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected between December 2004 and

January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 4-3. Ten largest metropolitan areas1 ranked by employment size: Mean hourly earnings2 by occupational group, National

Compensation Survey, 2004-2005

Occupational group3

(1)

New YorkNorthern New

JerseyLong Island 

(March 2005)

(2)

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County 

(April 2005)

(3)

ChicagoGaryKenosha 

(September

2004)

(4)

WashingtonBaltimore 

(April 2005)

(5)

San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose

(March 2005)

All ................................................................................................. $26.20 $21.77 $21.28 $23.07 $27.08

White collar ............................................................................. 31.86 26.45 26.83 27.79 32.65

White collar, excluding sales ............................................ 33.10 27.65 26.94 28.93 33.56

Professional specialty and technical ..................................... 38.10 35.24 32.32 32.59 39.41

Professional specialty ....................................................... 39.55 37.86 33.92 34.79 42.38

Technical .......................................................................... 30.12 25.88 25.14 22.49 26.78

Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................... 45.38 38.09 35.64 36.65 41.07

Sales ..................................................................................... 20.44 19.64 25.86 19.47 25.29

Administrative support, including clerical .............................. 18.29 16.36 16.26 16.77 19.36

Blue collar ............................................................................... 20.34 16.47 17.07 17.84 20.17

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................. 28.12 22.96 22.79 22.23 26.68

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................. 14.63 11.88 13.15 15.42 14.81

Transportation and material moving ..................................... 18.21 17.93 19.93 16.59 17.29

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .......... 15.01 12.06 14.15 11.90 14.42

Service ..................................................................................... 16.09 14.05 12.90 12.46 15.37

Protective service ................................................................. 25.74 23.12 21.54 19.02 20.66

Food service ......................................................................... 10.85 9.68 8.41 8.65 10.96

Health service ....................................................................... 12.38 10.14 11.75 11.79 16.56

Cleaning and building service ............................................... 14.77 10.17 11.30 11.13 12.79

Personal service ................................................................... 17.06 13.32 10.85 11.44 14.97

(6)

BostonWorcesterLawrence 

(September

2004)

(7)

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City 

(December 2004)

(8)

DetroitAnn ArborFlint 

(April 2005)

(9)

DallasFort Worth

(March 2005)

(10)

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria

(December 2004)

All ................................................................................................. $23.65 $21.82 $23.25 $21.20 $20.39

White collar ............................................................................. 28.02 26.70 28.05 26.54 24.99

White collar, excluding sales ............................................ 28.79 27.94 28.87 27.44 26.22

Professional specialty and technical ..................................... 33.02 33.99 34.03 32.40 31.79

Professional specialty ....................................................... 35.00 35.74 36.86 33.04 33.04

Technical .......................................................................... 22.09 24.68 24.80 28.55 25.96

Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................... 35.01 32.91 36.89 35.03 35.93

Sales ..................................................................................... 21.03 17.71 19.31 19.71 16.81

Administrative support, including clerical .............................. 16.99 15.73 15.94 15.84 13.73

Blue collar ............................................................................... 18.24 17.48 20.76 14.55 15.60

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................. 25.36 21.92 25.55 18.32 20.04

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................. 13.30 16.29 20.98 11.92 14.32

Transportation and material moving ..................................... 17.56 17.51 18.45 16.89 14.86

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .......... 12.46 13.72 13.51 10.68 9.99

Service ..................................................................................... 13.83 13.24 12.28 11.16 9.93

Protective service ................................................................. 19.43 19.06 16.70 15.94 17.01

Food service ......................................................................... 8.52 9.91 9.08 8.57 6.13

Health service ....................................................................... 12.22 11.89 10.97 9.25 9.72

Cleaning and building service ............................................... 12.93 12.15 12.83 9.69 7.95

Personal service ................................................................... 15.76 11.91 11.05 13.97 15.62

1 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.

For more information, see appendix C. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

pay for overtime, vacations, 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. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover

all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B.

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TABLE 4-4. Summary, United States and nine census divisions:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by selected

characteristics, National Compensation Survey,3 2005

Worker and establishment characteristics

United States New England Middle Atlantic

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 ........................................................... $18.62 1.0 35.7 $20.81 2.2 34.3 $21.19 1.4 35.1

Private industry ....................................... 17.82 1.1 35.5 19.97 2.1 34.1 20.27 1.2 35.0

State and local government .................... 23.31 .9 36.8 26.72 3.0 35.5 26.67 1.7 35.7

Metropolitan areas .................................. 19.37 .9 35.7 21.41 2.4 34.4 21.44 1.5 35.1

Nonmetropolitan areas ........................... 14.63 2.1 35.7 16.88 .3 33.9 16.74 5.0 34.4

Worker characteristics:5

White-collar occupations6 ....................... 22.96 .9 36.0 26.23 2.8 34.8 26.11 2.2 35.1

Professional specialty and technical ... 30.24 1.2 36.2 31.02 3.5 34.6 33.48 3.4 34.8

Executive, administrative, and 

managerial ........................................ 33.69 1.9 39.8 36.10 2.7 39.5 37.74 6.8 38.6

Sales ................................................... 15.32 1.5 32.4 18.98 10.2 30.5 16.31 2.6 32.0

Administrative support ........................ 14.53 .7 36.5 16.47 2.5 34.8 15.88 .6 35.4

Blue-collar occupations6 ......................... 15.87 .9 38.1 16.28 2.8 38.5 17.17 2.7 38.1

Precision production, craft, and repair 19.95 .9 39.6 21.59 3.4 39.5 22.28 2.2 39.1

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 14.19 1.3 39.0 13.68 1.5 39.6 13.86 4.7 39.3

Transportation and material moving ... 15.28 1.6 37.7 13.13 9.7 41.0 16.88 4.2 36.9

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 11.63 1.4 35.3 14.06 12.4 34.2 12.94 3.5 36.0

Service occupations6 .............................. 10.89 1.3 31.7 11.72 3.3 28.4 13.07 1.0 31.8

Full time .................................................. 19.70 1.1 39.6 22.36 1.8 39.5 22.34 1.2 38.9

Part time ................................................. 10.52 .9 20.5 11.94 1.9 19.6 11.61 2.9 19.3

Union ...................................................... 22.65 .9 36.7 24.92 2.7 35.4 23.47 1.9 36.0

Nonunion ................................................ 17.77 1.1 35.5 19.88 2.0 34.1 20.26 1.4 34.8

Time ........................................................ 18.33 1.1 35.5 20.75 2.2 33.8 20.96 2.6 35.0

Incentive ................................................. 24.12 5.2 38.7 21.70 29.5 43.3 26.63 20.9 38.7

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing7 .................................. 19.60 1.2 39.5 22.28 4.9 39.3 21.23 3.8 39.4

Service producing7 ................................. 17.19 1.2 34.3 19.25 1.1 32.8 19.97 1.8 33.8

1 to 99 workers8 ..................................... 15.73 1.1 34.4 17.22 4.4 33.2 17.38 3.2 34.1

100 to 499 workers ................................. 18.13 1.4 36.4 20.69 2.3 34.5 20.40 1.8 35.8

500 to 999 workers ................................. 20.79 2.1 36.9 26.14 3.0 36.6 24.72 7.3 35.3

1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 21.65 5.6 36.9 28.53 6.6 35.7 26.31 4.6 36.1

2,500 workers or more ............................ 25.44 1.3 37.3 27.06 2.8 36.3 28.06 2.2 36.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-4. Summary, United States and nine census divisions:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by selected

characteristics, National Compensation Survey,3 2005–Continued

Worker and establishment characteristics

East North Central West North Central South Atlantic

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 ........................................................... $18.91 1.2 35.3 $17.09 3.3 35.4 $17.72 2.4 36.2

Private industry ....................................... 18.11 1.2 35.2 16.18 1.5 35.0 17.19 2.9 35.9

State and local government .................... 24.27 1.2 36.1 22.13 4.0 37.2 20.40 1.7 38.1

Metropolitan areas .................................. 19.49 1.2 35.3 18.28 4.3 35.6 18.41 2.7 36.1

Nonmetropolitan areas ........................... 15.68 3.2 35.3 14.11 4.3 34.7 14.13 3.7 36.7

Worker characteristics:5

White-collar occupations6 ....................... 22.93 1.0 35.8 19.83 4.2 35.8 22.03 2.8 36.7

Professional specialty and technical ... 29.99 2.6 35.6 26.28 2.7 36.6 29.18 2.2 37.3

Executive, administrative, and 

managerial ........................................ 32.41 1.7 39.3 29.63 7.6 40.2 33.56 5.8 40.2

Sales ................................................... 16.72 6.0 31.9 13.22 5.1 30.6 13.89 4.4 32.6

Administrative support ........................ 14.55 1.4 36.4 13.71 4.1 36.8 13.93 1.1 37.1

Blue-collar occupations6 ......................... 16.83 1.9 37.9 16.29 2.3 38.5 14.50 1.4 38.1

Precision production, craft, and repair 21.38 2.4 39.7 20.04 3.5 40.0 17.96 1.1 39.7

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 15.81 1.2 39.2 14.50 3.4 39.1 13.55 3.1 39.3

Transportation and material moving ... 16.47 2.1 37.1 14.70 3.7 39.2 14.39 2.8 37.2

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 12.34 4.5 34.5 11.92 3.4 34.2 10.45 2.2 35.7

Service occupations6 .............................. 11.02 1.4 29.7 10.34 4.6 29.6 10.18 1.5 32.4

Full time .................................................. 20.13 1.2 39.5 18.23 3.4 40.0 18.66 2.5 39.7

Part time ................................................. 10.41 1.3 20.2 9.71 2.7 20.2 9.83 1.7 20.9

Union ...................................................... 22.18 1.6 37.5 21.35 2.1 37.7 19.99 3.1 37.5

Nonunion ................................................ 17.96 1.5 34.7 16.27 4.1 34.9 17.48 2.5 36.1

Time ........................................................ 18.61 1.1 35.2 16.99 3.8 35.1 17.20 1.4 36.1

Incentive ................................................. 25.00 8.1 38.6 18.92 6.9 40.1 25.33 14.5 38.2

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing7 .................................. 20.07 1.8 39.5 18.10 3.3 39.4 17.63 3.1 39.6

Service producing7 ................................. 17.09 1.4 33.3 15.46 1.5 33.7 17.06 3.7 34.8

1 to 99 workers8 ..................................... 15.74 3.0 33.6 14.81 2.1 33.8 15.23 3.5 34.6

100 to 499 workers ................................. 18.10 2.5 36.3 16.65 3.3 36.2 17.51 6.5 37.2

500 to 999 workers ................................. 21.01 2.0 36.6 18.57 4.7 37.1 18.35 3.6 37.9

1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 22.67 2.4 36.6 19.48 8.6 36.5 20.27 4.0 36.8

2,500 workers or more ............................ 26.57 2.1 37.1 23.93 2.7 37.9 23.28 2.1 38.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-4. Summary, United States and nine census divisions:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and

weekly hours by selected characteristics, National Compensation Survey,3 2005–Continued

Worker and establishment characteristics

East South Central West South Central

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error4

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Total ........................................................... $14.66 5.5 37.0 $16.36 1.3 36.6

Private industry ....................................... 14.06 6.3 37.0 15.73 1.6 36.3

State and local government .................... 19.16 4.6 37.3 19.64 1.6 38.3

Metropolitan areas .................................. 15.93 2.3 36.5 16.89 1.2 36.8

Nonmetropolitan areas ........................... 12.88 8.7 37.9 13.61 3.3 35.6

Worker characteristics:5

White-collar occupations6 ....................... 18.51 2.5 37.0 20.52 1.7 37.1

Professional specialty and technical ... 24.05 1.9 36.5 27.95 2.9 37.7

Executive, administrative, and 

managerial ........................................ 27.66 4.2 40.4 31.31 4.0 40.5

Sales ................................................... 12.71 7.5 35.3 14.31 3.7 33.5

Administrative support ........................ 12.33 3.4 37.0 12.91 1.4 37.9

Blue-collar occupations6 ......................... 14.64 3.8 38.3 13.78 3.1 38.8

Precision production, craft, and repair 17.66 4.3 39.7 16.72 2.9 40.1

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 14.33 7.7 39.5 12.20 2.5 38.8

Transportation and material moving ... 13.93 3.1 36.1 14.14 8.2 40.6

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 10.33 2.2 36.4 9.82 3.2 35.6

Service occupations6 .............................. 8.94 3.1 35.9 8.78 3.1 32.5

Full time .................................................. 15.22 6.5 39.8 17.32 1.2 39.8

Part time ................................................. 9.07 5.7 21.8 8.08 4.1 21.5

Union ...................................................... 19.65 5.7 37.9 20.74 5.2 37.0

Nonunion ................................................ 14.17 4.7 37.0 16.14 1.2 36.6

Time ........................................................ 14.46 4.9 37.1 16.02 1.5 36.4

Incentive ................................................. 18.71 12.3 36.2 22.44 3.7 41.2

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing7 .................................. 16.71 5.5 39.8 17.92 2.7 39.4

Service producing7 ................................. 13.14 8.1 36.1 15.04 1.9 35.4

1 to 99 workers8 ..................................... 13.32 3.2 35.3 13.84 2.1 35.8

100 to 499 workers ................................. 15.25 2.6 37.6 16.62 1.9 36.6

500 to 999 workers ................................. 15.99 9.6 38.5 18.02 4.1 37.5

1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 13.20 24.9 38.7 18.81 1.9 37.6

2,500 workers or more ............................ 18.47 17.1 37.5 22.70 4.0 38.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-4. Summary, United States and nine census divisions:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and

weekly hours by selected characteristics, National Compensation Survey,3 2005–Continued

Worker and establishment characteristics

Mountain Pacific

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error4

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Total ........................................................... $17.30 4.9 35.8 $20.83 1.0 35.4

Private industry ....................................... 16.31 4.5 35.5 19.74 1.5 35.4

State and local government .................... 23.27 3.7 37.1 27.10 .7 35.6

Metropolitan areas .................................. 17.73 6.4 35.9 21.15 1.0 35.5

Nonmetropolitan areas ........................... 15.80 3.5 35.2 16.30 3.3 34.1

Worker characteristics:5

White-collar occupations6 ....................... 21.05 6.0 36.5 25.41 1.1 35.9

Professional specialty and technical ... 28.64 6.9 36.9 34.27 1.5 35.9

Executive, administrative, and 

managerial ........................................ 30.10 6.0 40.6 35.71 4.2 40.2

Sales ................................................... 14.95 3.0 33.8 17.16 1.6 32.0

Administrative support ........................ 13.34 2.2 36.2 16.21 1.1 36.2

Blue-collar occupations6 ......................... 15.45 1.9 37.7 17.02 1.6 37.6

Precision production, craft, and repair 18.83 2.7 39.7 22.27 1.6 39.1

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 12.35 7.9 38.4 13.21 1.5 37.9

Transportation and material moving ... 15.83 3.4 35.1 16.00 2.2 37.4

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 11.33 2.0 35.7 12.44 1.7 35.2

Service occupations6 .............................. 9.77 3.2 31.9 12.62 1.9 31.5

Full time .................................................. 18.20 6.6 39.6 22.19 1.1 39.6

Part time ................................................. 10.64 3.7 20.7 12.11 3.1 21.1

Union ...................................................... 20.99 6.2 37.3 24.33 .8 36.0

Nonunion ................................................ 16.92 5.4 35.6 19.63 1.5 35.2

Time ........................................................ 17.00 5.3 35.7 20.55 .9 35.4

Incentive ................................................. 23.80 4.9 36.9 27.09 7.8 37.2

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing7 .................................. 19.34 8.2 39.5 22.39 2.4 39.4

Service producing7 ................................. 15.38 2.0 34.5 18.92 1.8 34.4

1 to 99 workers8 ..................................... 15.10 2.6 34.9 17.40 2.0 34.3

100 to 499 workers ................................. 17.69 3.7 35.9 18.85 2.5 36.3

500 to 999 workers ................................. 17.86 18.2 37.5 24.62 2.9 36.1

1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 19.57 23.7 37.7 27.98 2.2 36.0

2,500 workers or more ............................ 25.41 5.1 36.8 29.09 2.2 37.1

1 Data are presented for nine census divisions. See

appendix C for a list of States comprising the nine census

divisions. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries

paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living

adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for

overtime, vacations, 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. 3 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected

between December 2004 and January 2006. The average

reference period was June 2005. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to

calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.

For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 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 appendix B 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. 

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria. 

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TABLE 4-5. New England census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

All ................................................................................................ $20.81 2.2 34.3 $21.41 2.4 34.4 $16.88 0.3 33.9

All, excluding sales .............................................................. 20.95 2.0 34.7 21.63 2.1 34.8 16.64 .7 33.9

White collar ............................................................................ 26.23 2.8 34.8 26.89 3.1 34.8 21.85 1.8 35.1

White collar, excluding sales ........................................... 27.42 1.6 35.7 28.23 1.8 35.7 22.06 .5 35.2

Professional specialty and technical ............................... 31.02 3.5 34.6 31.92 3.9 34.7 25.61 4.9 34.0

Professional specialty ...................................................... 33.20 4.1 34.4 33.81 4.3 34.6 28.80 .5 33.6

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ........................... 38.06 2.2 39.8 38.25 2.2 39.8 – – –

Aerospace engineers ............................................... 38.85 5.8 40.0 38.85 5.8 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ......................................................... 32.34 6.9 39.3 32.34 6.9 39.3 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... 42.06 7.4 41.3 42.06 7.4 41.3 – – –

Industrial engineers ................................................. 32.41 2.6 40.5 32.73 2.9 40.5 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ...................................................... 41.87 6.5 36.9 41.87 6.5 36.9 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ......................... 35.17 3.5 39.5 35.50 3.1 39.5 31.30 19.2 39.5

Computer systems analysts and scientists .............. 36.03 3.2 39.5 36.00 3.4 39.6 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and analysts 23.41 9.3 39.4 – – – – – –

Natural scientists ......................................................... 28.62 1.8 39.0 28.55 1.9 39.0 – – –

Biological and life scientists ..................................... 33.20 14.7 36.9 33.20 14.7 36.9 – – –

Health related .............................................................. 31.94 4.9 31.6 32.60 5.6 31.6 27.72 7.9 31.7

Physicians ................................................................ 51.69 31.7 36.6 56.48 32.2 36.1 – – –

Registered nurses .................................................... 30.42 2.5 30.7 31.05 3.0 30.7 27.08 8.1 30.6

Pharmacists ............................................................. 39.86 .9 24.4 39.57 .5 24.1 – – –

Respiratory therapists .............................................. 27.26 2.9 35.1 27.26 2.9 35.1 – – –

Occupational therapists ........................................... 28.78 2.2 23.4 28.78 2.2 23.4 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ..................................................... 17.27 6.5 33.1 17.27 6.5 33.1 – – –

Teachers, college and university ................................. 48.96 3.4 32.6 50.99 4.0 31.6 41.18 1.6 37.1

Psychology teachers ................................................ 42.82 17.5 27.2 – – – – – –

Mathematical science teachers ............................... 42.91 12.2 36.0 – – – – – –

Medical science teachers ........................................ 51.89 15.0 43.8 51.89 15.0 43.8 – – –

Health specialties teachers ...................................... 35.58 6.8 26.1 – – – – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ........ 62.15 24.3 38.0 – – – – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ............................... 41.01 5.5 14.0 39.97 1.7 13.2 – – –

Education teachers .................................................. 60.74 18.0 36.5 70.83 5.3 35.0 – – –

English teachers ...................................................... 70.48 2.6 32.9 70.48 2.6 32.9 – – –

Foreign language teachers ...................................... 40.29 12.5 39.2 40.29 12.5 39.2 – – –

Trade and industrial teachers .................................. 45.07 5.7 35.6 46.64 5.3 33.4 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ............................... 46.33 5.2 33.6 47.03 5.2 33.1 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ...................... 33.26 13.0 32.2 32.95 14.9 31.7 35.02 .0 35.8

Elementary school teachers .................................... 40.71 1.7 34.4 40.92 1.6 34.1 – – –

Secondary school teachers ..................................... 38.77 3.6 35.1 39.57 3.5 34.8 – – –

Teachers, special education .................................... 34.00 6.7 35.9 33.09 7.7 35.9 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 35.14 8.6 29.1 35.41 8.9 28.7 – – –

Substitute teachers .................................................. 10.26 6.5 11.8 10.26 6.5 11.8 – – –

Vocational and educational counselors ................... 36.45 8.0 33.6 35.94 11.0 36.5 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators .............................. 29.13 9.2 35.0 30.52 8.2 34.6 – – –

Librarians ................................................................. 28.49 13.9 35.9 30.89 14.2 35.4 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ........................... 31.12 3.7 38.8 31.12 3.7 38.8 – – –

Economists .............................................................. 32.21 6.4 40.6 32.21 6.4 40.6 – – –

Psychologists ........................................................... 21.17 14.2 33.5 21.17 14.2 33.5 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ..................... 20.08 9.7 34.3 21.92 5.9 35.3 15.64 4.5 32.1

Social workers ......................................................... 20.34 10.1 36.6 22.19 6.8 35.3 – – –

Lawyers and judges ..................................................... 44.83 32.0 38.3 48.71 33.9 38.1 – – –

Lawyers ................................................................... 44.37 33.7 38.4 48.33 35.9 38.1 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ................................................... 24.89 5.0 32.1 25.94 3.6 34.0 – – –

Designers ................................................................. 23.58 14.4 31.2 23.58 14.4 31.2 – – –

Editors and reporters ............................................... 27.47 1.9 34.7 27.47 1.9 34.7 – – –

Public relations specialists ....................................... 25.78 9.3 38.6 26.33 11.3 39.3 – – –

Athletes .................................................................... 20.57 9.0 30.1 22.23 4.8 36.3 – – –

Technical ......................................................................... 21.33 4.6 35.2 22.32 5.7 35.3 18.01 2.8 34.8

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .... 18.81 1.5 32.4 18.88 1.6 32.3 – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ........... 15.95 6.9 37.4 15.95 6.9 37.4 – – –

Radiological technicians .......................................... 22.87 9.1 26.5 22.97 9.5 26.1 – – –

Licensed practical nurses ........................................ 20.40 5.5 30.6 21.65 3.9 32.0 17.07 .5 27.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-5. New England census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............ $16.37 3.4 34.2 $16.81 3.9 34.8 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians ........................ 21.82 7.4 40.0 22.49 8.9 40.0 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 26.77 15.8 39.2 26.77 15.8 39.2 – – –

Drafters .................................................................... 22.11 9.7 39.9 27.58 16.2 39.7 – – –

Computer programmers ........................................... 31.78 7.9 37.1 32.39 7.9 39.3 – – –

Legal assistants ....................................................... 21.04 19.4 39.6 – – – – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .................................... 20.62 4.9 39.4 21.02 5.1 39.3 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ..................... 36.10 2.7 39.5 36.77 3.0 39.4 $28.88 3.9 40.9

Executives, administrators, and managers .................. 42.07 2.8 39.3 43.36 3.2 39.0 31.01 10.5 41.9

Administrators and officials, public administration ... 36.75 10.1 36.6 38.48 5.6 36.3 – – –

Financial managers ................................................. 47.88 7.3 41.0 49.49 7.0 41.1 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ................. 41.82 24.9 41.7 50.43 25.4 38.7 – – –

Purchasing managers .............................................. 26.25 8.0 40.2 – – – – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ................................................................. 50.12 2.3 40.1 50.12 2.3 40.1 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ............ 41.32 4.3 36.2 40.44 3.3 36.1 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ............................... 41.09 6.9 40.1 42.11 6.5 40.7 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ....................................................... 20.94 13.3 42.7 20.94 13.3 42.7 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ...................... 28.58 5.2 38.8 28.58 5.2 38.8 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. .................. 31.52 18.4 35.4 33.83 17.3 34.6 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ....................... 43.80 3.2 40.2 45.35 3.8 39.8 31.85 24.2 42.9

Management related .................................................... 27.32 4.4 39.8 27.58 4.6 39.9 22.97 1.1 38.3

Accountants and auditors ........................................ 26.07 1.5 38.5 26.15 1.6 38.4 – – –

Underwriters ............................................................ 29.99 8.1 36.2 – – – – – –

Other financial officers ............................................. 40.41 22.7 44.5 42.07 22.6 45.0 – – –

Management analysts .............................................. 32.29 5.4 41.2 32.69 5.3 41.6 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ..................... 29.55 19.9 42.8 29.74 20.2 42.9 – – –

Construction inspectors ........................................... 28.17 8.0 35.0 28.17 8.0 35.0 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ........................................................... 24.19 11.3 38.5 24.19 11.3 38.5 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ..................................... 24.80 7.2 38.6 25.30 6.3 38.6 – – –

Sales ................................................................................... 18.98 10.2 30.5 18.80 11.2 30.1 20.37 12.2 33.9

Supervisors, sales ................................................... 22.49 8.6 39.3 22.48 9.2 39.2 – – –

Insurance sales ........................................................ 32.23 20.2 37.7 – – – – – –

Securities and financial services sales .................... 59.65 17.1 38.7 59.65 17.1 38.7 – – –

Sales, other business services ................................ 22.64 8.3 40.2 22.64 8.3 40.2 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ............................................................... 36.75 9.0 40.0 35.84 9.9 40.1 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....... 12.81 9.7 29.2 12.81 9.7 29.2 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ........................... 12.71 10.9 30.6 12.94 12.5 29.7 – – –

Sales counter clerks ................................................ 8.21 1.7 25.3 8.10 1.5 24.8 – – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 8.95 3.4 23.1 8.96 3.8 22.9 8.87 3.3 24.9

Sales support, n.e.c. ................................................ 20.63 13.8 35.6 20.78 13.9 35.5 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ...................... 16.47 2.5 34.8 16.77 2.9 34.8 14.81 .3 35.0

Supervisors, general office ...................................... 24.59 5.1 38.3 24.46 5.0 38.2 – – –

Computer operators ................................................. 15.23 6.4 36.2 15.23 6.4 36.2 – – –

Secretaries ............................................................... 18.31 2.2 33.8 18.40 2.6 32.9 18.05 6.1 36.8

Stenographers ......................................................... 16.66 3.6 25.2 16.74 3.9 24.1 – – –

Typists ..................................................................... 16.57 2.9 35.9 16.57 2.9 35.9 – – –

Interviewers ............................................................. 12.97 6.5 28.9 13.10 6.9 28.2 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........... 13.83 5.4 38.0 13.83 5.4 38.0 – – –

Receptionists ........................................................... 12.80 5.9 32.7 12.96 6.2 32.1 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .......................................... 16.15 3.7 37.1 16.15 3.7 37.1 – – –

Order clerks ............................................................. 17.70 5.7 34.9 18.58 6.0 35.0 – – –

Library clerks ........................................................... 15.72 8.3 28.9 15.72 8.3 28.9 – – –

File clerks ................................................................. 10.64 11.4 27.2 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-5. New England census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Records clerks, n.e.c. .............................................. $15.78 2.2 36.8 $15.74 1.7 36.7 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ......... 15.39 1.4 34.4 16.16 3.2 35.7 $13.15 2.0 31.3

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................ 17.31 7.1 38.5 18.07 4.3 38.2 – – –

Billing clerks ............................................................. 15.48 3.6 36.0 14.81 4.4 36.4 – – –

Telephone operators ................................................ 12.38 6.9 28.8 12.38 6.9 28.8 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ............................ 13.87 5.9 38.7 – – – – – –

Dispatchers .............................................................. 17.94 5.8 39.0 18.14 5.9 40.1 – – –

Production coordinators ........................................... 18.93 6.1 40.3 19.32 6.9 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ....................... 16.37 5.4 38.5 16.90 6.8 38.1 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ....................................... 14.33 1.8 36.7 15.27 4.1 38.6 11.35 5.7 31.7

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ........................................................... 16.90 26.0 39.2 18.18 27.9 39.0 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .. 20.34 4.4 38.3 20.34 5.0 38.4 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......... 17.24 6.0 36.0 17.24 6.0 36.0 – – –

General office clerks ................................................ 15.96 6.8 33.1 16.13 7.2 33.4 13.69 13.1 29.4

Bank tellers .............................................................. 12.57 7.5 33.3 12.94 8.3 34.2 – – –

Data entry keyers ..................................................... 13.29 3.4 36.9 13.45 4.1 36.8 – – –

Teachers’ aides ....................................................... 13.42 8.0 32.0 14.83 3.5 29.5 – – –

Administrative support, n.e.c. .................................. 19.09 2.3 35.6 19.04 2.4 35.5 – – –

Blue collar .............................................................................. 16.28 2.8 38.5 16.94 3.1 38.4 12.40 6.3 38.9

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................ 21.59 3.4 39.5 22.28 4.0 39.5 15.92 2.2 39.9

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .................... 27.80 1.4 40.5 27.80 1.4 40.5 – – –

Automobile mechanics ............................................. 19.90 12.8 40.0 23.22 9.5 40.0 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .......... 21.63 12.4 40.1 23.20 12.5 40.1 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ................................. 17.40 12.1 39.7 17.40 13.6 39.7 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .............................................................. 23.09 6.8 40.0 23.09 6.8 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics .............................................................. 22.51 6.7 40.0 23.35 5.4 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ............................... 15.67 12.0 39.1 15.72 14.0 39.2 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ................................................................. 33.47 4.1 40.0 33.47 4.1 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ................... 26.86 17.2 40.0 28.55 20.9 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ............................................................... 22.24 17.0 40.1 22.50 18.5 40.1 – – –

Electricians .............................................................. 29.12 4.1 40.3 29.27 4.2 40.3 – – –

Electrician apprentices ............................................. 14.46 4.1 40.0 14.46 4.1 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers .................. 29.80 2.5 40.0 29.80 2.5 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ..................... 25.21 7.2 40.0 27.52 3.8 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ....................................... 17.76 5.4 38.7 18.83 1.7 38.5 – – –

Supervisors, production ........................................... 24.17 11.4 40.4 24.47 12.3 40.3 – – –

Machinists ................................................................ 23.08 2.4 40.0 23.08 2.4 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...... 18.18 8.2 40.0 18.18 8.2 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ....................................... 15.48 18.3 33.1 15.29 25.6 30.3 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders .............................. 17.94 12.7 39.8 18.76 13.8 39.8 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........... 13.68 1.5 39.6 14.06 1.7 39.6 12.34 3.3 39.9

Punching and stamping press operators ................. 12.93 9.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine

operators ................................................................ 11.94 11.9 40.0 – – – – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ..................... 14.81 5.7 40.0 14.26 9.8 40.0 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators .................. 11.01 4.9 40.0 10.58 7.8 40.0 – – –

Printing press operators ........................................... 18.35 4.7 39.8 19.74 6.2 39.7 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ................. 13.47 12.7 40.0 13.47 12.7 40.0 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ............... 14.89 7.1 40.0 14.89 7.1 40.0 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ....... 15.97 11.1 39.4 – – – – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ 14.61 7.8 39.2 16.27 5.2 39.0 – – –

Welders and cutters ................................................. 18.21 5.2 40.2 18.21 5.2 40.2 – – –

Assemblers .............................................................. 12.22 5.4 39.7 12.80 6.6 39.6 10.51 3.4 40.0

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..... 13.41 10.6 39.9 13.33 13.0 39.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-5. New England census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving ............................... $13.13 9.7 41.0 $13.22 11.1 41.2 $12.06 3.5 39.0

Truckdrivers ............................................................. 12.44 13.4 46.6 – – – 12.87 10.5 40.0

Busdrivers ................................................................ 15.23 3.9 23.8 15.29 4.2 23.8 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ...................................... 10.15 10.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Operating engineers ................................................ 27.62 3.0 40.0 27.62 3.0 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..... 15.62 5.6 38.1 16.59 3.3 37.7 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ... 14.06 12.4 34.2 15.07 11.8 33.6 9.61 2.7 37.0

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ......... – – – 15.57 5.5 32.1 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 20.25 8.9 40.0 20.26 9.5 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .................................... 19.19 23.4 33.2 19.19 23.4 33.2 – – –

Construction laborers ............................................... 19.27 20.7 40.0 21.68 18.7 40.0 – – –

Production helpers ................................................... 9.83 10.5 31.5 11.88 8.6 25.9 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .................................... 10.26 1.8 25.1 10.30 1.8 24.8 – – –

Machine feeders and offbearers .............................. 9.63 13.1 38.9 11.94 12.3 37.6 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ............ 12.22 8.2 34.4 12.22 8.2 34.4 – – –

Hand packers and packagers .................................. 10.51 3.2 35.6 10.46 3.3 35.6 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................... 11.19 13.6 37.7 11.26 14.5 37.8 – – –

Service .................................................................................... 11.72 3.3 28.4 11.98 3.7 28.8 10.06 1.8 26.1

Protective service ........................................................ 19.95 4.1 34.8 19.98 4.3 35.1 18.60 19.3 27.7

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ............ 25.61 2.9 41.9 25.80 2.9 41.9 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .......................... 30.61 11.1 39.8 30.49 11.9 39.8 – – –

Firefighting ............................................................... 22.19 1.9 42.7 22.19 1.9 42.7 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ....................... 22.57 3.9 38.5 22.85 3.6 39.2 – – –

Crossing guards ....................................................... 13.70 14.7 15.2 13.70 14.7 15.2 – – –

Guards and police, except public service ................ 12.82 10.9 29.7 12.87 11.1 30.2 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .......................................... 9.35 10.2 20.1 9.24 10.6 19.6 – – –

Food service ................................................................ 8.39 4.9 24.5 8.22 5.7 24.4 8.90 7.1 24.8

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ......................... 4.71 13.1 22.0 4.80 9.2 22.0 – – –

Bartenders ............................................................... 6.33 3.0 20.9 6.30 2.9 20.8 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ............................................ 4.38 16.5 22.2 4.42 12.0 22.0 – – –

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................... 5.83 5.8 21.9 6.14 4.5 26.3 – – –

Other food service ..................................................... 10.29 1.3 26.0 10.19 1.1 26.0 10.56 3.9 26.1

Supervisors, food preparation and service .............. 17.37 7.7 40.9 17.00 3.5 39.5 – – –

Cooks ....................................................................... 12.28 1.9 33.4 12.78 2.7 37.2 11.31 5.0 27.8

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................... 9.03 3.3 27.5 8.75 1.8 26.1 – – –

Food preparation, n.e.c. ........................................... 8.47 3.4 20.6 8.61 3.9 21.5 7.49 19.7 15.9

Health service .............................................................. 12.19 2.9 34.3 12.19 3.2 34.3 12.15 3.3 34.5

Dental assistants ..................................................... 17.03 13.0 29.6 17.03 13.0 29.6 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ................................... 12.22 5.6 32.6 12.52 5.6 30.4 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................. 11.96 2.4 34.7 11.94 2.5 34.8 12.51 11.4 32.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-5. New England census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Service –Continued

Cleaning and building service ...................................... $12.11 3.9 32.2 $12.11 4.1 32.3 $12.14 6.9 30.9

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 16.84 .9 39.8 16.84 .9 39.8 – – –

Maids and housemen .............................................. 8.42 4.0 32.3 8.39 4.2 32.9 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ............................................... 12.87 .9 31.7 12.89 .9 31.6 12.67 2.6 33.0

Personal service .......................................................... 11.87 8.0 23.2 11.64 8.5 22.9 13.95 .0 26.3

Supervisors, personal service .................................. 16.50 7.2 41.3 – – – – – –

Public transportation attendants .............................. 30.55 5.8 16.2 30.55 5.8 16.2 – – –

Welfare service aides .............................................. 13.87 2.0 25.8 13.87 2.0 25.8 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................ 9.86 2.3 24.6 9.99 2.0 29.5 – – –

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ......................................... 9.63 18.0 19.6 9.58 18.2 19.5 – – –

Service, n.e.c. .......................................................... 11.57 7.9 24.9 10.64 7.0 22.8 – – –

1 The New England census division consists of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

pay for overtime, vacations, 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. 3 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. For more

information, see appendix C.

4 In this census division, data were collected between December 2004 and January

2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 4-6. Middle Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

All ................................................................................................ $21.19 1.4 35.1 $21.44 1.5 35.1 $16.74 5.0 34.4

All, excluding sales .............................................................. 21.64 1.3 35.4 21.90 1.3 35.5 17.06 4.5 34.5

White collar ............................................................................ 26.11 2.2 35.1 26.40 2.2 35.1 19.92 6.4 34.5

White collar, excluding sales ........................................... 27.93 1.5 35.8 28.22 1.6 35.8 21.41 3.9 34.8

Professional specialty and technical ............................... 33.48 3.4 34.8 33.84 3.5 34.9 26.41 5.3 33.0

Professional specialty ...................................................... 35.63 4.1 35.0 35.88 4.3 35.0 30.23 9.2 34.9

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ........................... 36.80 3.2 40.0 37.25 3.1 40.0 – – –

Architects ................................................................. 34.61 13.0 40.2 36.22 11.8 40.2 – – –

Metallurgical and materials engineers ..................... 29.63 5.8 40.7 29.63 5.8 40.7 – – –

Civil engineers ......................................................... 29.87 5.1 41.3 30.97 4.6 41.6 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... 43.09 11.6 39.8 43.16 11.6 39.8 – – –

Industrial engineers ................................................. 33.75 3.3 41.0 33.75 3.3 41.0 – – –

Mechanical engineers .............................................. 32.90 5.0 38.2 32.90 5.0 38.2 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ...................................................... 40.38 4.4 40.0 40.38 4.4 40.0 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ......................... 37.81 12.0 38.6 37.92 12.1 38.6 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists .............. 37.66 12.6 38.6 37.76 12.8 38.5 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and analysts 38.82 15.5 39.4 38.82 15.5 39.4 – – –

Natural scientists ......................................................... 35.85 2.4 38.8 35.85 2.4 38.8 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ................................. 33.86 13.0 40.0 33.86 13.0 40.0 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ......................................... 34.03 10.3 37.0 34.03 10.3 37.0 – – –

Biological and life scientists ..................................... 36.52 10.3 37.5 36.52 10.3 37.5 – – –

Medical scientists ..................................................... 42.58 6.7 39.1 42.58 6.7 39.1 – – –

Health related .............................................................. 34.45 9.6 33.3 34.50 10.0 33.3 33.32 23.9 32.8

Physicians ................................................................ 61.98 21.8 38.8 60.56 24.1 39.0 – – –

Registered nurses .................................................... 30.42 2.8 31.9 30.89 2.8 31.9 23.26 2.5 31.9

Pharmacists ............................................................. 40.39 5.7 32.3 40.39 5.7 32.3 – – –

Dietitians .................................................................. 23.78 11.0 38.9 23.78 11.0 38.9 – – –

Respiratory therapists .............................................. 25.50 3.3 33.4 25.50 3.3 33.4 – – –

Occupational therapists ........................................... 31.74 5.9 19.6 31.74 5.9 19.6 – – –

Physical therapists ................................................... 31.34 3.4 33.0 31.35 3.6 32.8 – – –

Speech therapists .................................................... 32.76 6.7 34.0 32.76 6.7 34.0 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ..................................................... 16.95 4.0 39.4 16.95 4.0 39.4 – – –

Physicians’ assistants .............................................. 31.88 6.2 38.8 31.42 7.2 38.7 – – –

Teachers, college and university ................................. 50.03 3.7 34.1 50.25 3.8 33.8 47.39 15.7 37.9

Biological science teachers ..................................... 47.94 5.2 41.7 – – – – – –

Chemistry teachers .................................................. 57.93 17.0 35.5 57.93 17.0 35.5 – – –

Psychology teachers ................................................ 52.79 9.5 34.4 52.79 9.5 34.4 – – –

History teachers ....................................................... 40.63 12.4 40.0 40.63 12.4 40.0 – – –

Sociology teachers .................................................. 52.59 26.9 37.4 57.50 33.1 37.3 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ............................... 50.30 15.9 30.1 50.30 15.9 30.1 – – –

Computer science teachers ..................................... 30.76 4.1 33.2 30.76 4.1 33.2 – – –

Medical science teachers ........................................ 68.50 18.7 21.6 68.50 18.7 21.6 – – –

Health specialties teachers ...................................... 51.35 11.3 36.1 51.35 11.3 36.1 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ........ 54.97 36.1 30.6 55.71 36.5 30.6 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ............................... 43.15 11.5 36.9 44.68 15.2 36.6 – – –

Education teachers .................................................. 32.03 12.1 33.2 32.03 12.1 33.2 – – –

English teachers ...................................................... 48.30 7.5 35.3 51.86 5.8 34.7 – – –

Foreign language teachers ...................................... 48.55 8.8 30.4 48.55 8.8 30.4 – – –

Theology teachers ................................................... 59.81 4.8 35.4 59.81 4.8 35.4 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ............................... – – – – – – – – –

Teachers, except college and university ...................... 37.28 2.5 33.7 37.57 2.6 33.7 32.22 4.5 33.5

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ........................... 20.37 20.3 35.6 20.37 20.3 35.6 – – –

Elementary school teachers .................................... 37.65 5.9 35.3 37.73 6.1 35.2 – – –

Secondary school teachers ..................................... 41.06 4.3 34.8 41.36 4.5 34.7 – – –

Teachers, special education .................................... 42.73 4.7 32.9 42.80 4.8 32.9 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 38.92 4.6 32.5 39.49 4.6 32.3 – – –

Substitute teachers .................................................. 11.42 4.5 20.8 11.46 5.2 22.5 – – –

Vocational and educational counselors ................... 32.11 16.9 33.6 33.12 20.0 32.9 28.23 9.6 36.8

Librarians, archivists, and curators .............................. 35.04 10.9 34.4 35.04 10.9 34.4 – – –

Librarians ................................................................. 35.58 11.1 34.3 35.58 11.1 34.3 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ........................... 35.70 6.8 33.7 35.76 6.9 33.6 – – –

Psychologists ........................................................... 35.29 6.6 32.1 35.29 6.6 32.1 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ..................... 20.76 2.9 34.3 20.77 3.1 34.1 20.62 7.4 35.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-6. Middle Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Social, recreation, and religious workers –Continued

Social workers ......................................................... $21.50 2.6 34.5 $21.49 2.8 34.3 $21.59 4.7 36.3

Recreation workers .................................................. 14.13 18.2 31.2 14.78 18.9 31.6 – – –

Lawyers and judges ..................................................... 50.90 16.3 38.2 50.90 16.3 38.2 – – –

Lawyers ................................................................... 50.90 16.3 38.2 50.90 16.3 38.2 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ................................................... 30.60 13.6 33.1 31.10 14.1 33.0 – – –

Technical writers ...................................................... 34.73 22.3 38.4 34.73 22.3 38.4 – – –

Designers ................................................................. 22.90 9.2 37.8 22.74 9.4 37.7 – – –

Musicians and composers ....................................... 43.59 28.0 19.7 43.59 28.0 19.7 – – –

Actors and directors ................................................. 60.20 26.4 40.0 60.20 26.4 40.0 – – –

Editors and reporters ............................................... 47.36 32.2 36.8 53.51 31.1 36.7 – – –

Public relations specialists ....................................... 28.61 9.7 30.2 28.61 9.7 30.2 – – –

Athletes .................................................................... 21.34 24.0 27.4 21.13 24.7 27.2 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. .................................................. 40.49 11.4 39.5 40.49 11.4 39.5 – – –

Technical ......................................................................... 24.55 2.7 33.9 25.18 2.8 34.3 15.86 4.3 28.8

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .... 20.18 3.0 36.4 20.28 3.1 36.3 – – –

Dental hygienists ..................................................... 27.53 6.1 28.5 28.18 7.8 29.7 – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ........... 17.16 13.6 26.9 17.16 13.6 26.9 – – –

Radiological technicians .......................................... 23.74 5.1 32.0 24.78 3.9 32.1 – – –

Licensed practical nurses ........................................ 19.24 3.8 32.5 19.85 4.2 33.3 15.53 3.5 28.3

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............ 16.43 4.3 29.1 16.77 4.7 29.4 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians ........................ 26.46 3.3 38.2 26.53 3.3 39.9 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 25.33 12.5 39.6 25.33 12.5 39.6 – – –

Drafters .................................................................... 24.37 6.2 40.0 25.21 5.9 40.0 – – –

Biological technicians .............................................. 20.14 7.8 39.6 20.14 7.8 39.6 – – –

Chemical technicians ............................................... 26.44 17.6 39.6 26.44 17.6 39.6 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 16.88 8.1 39.0 16.88 8.1 39.0 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators .................................. 75.97 34.1 26.4 76.60 34.8 26.6 – – –

Computer programmers ........................................... 30.05 5.0 39.2 31.15 4.1 39.2 – – –

Legal assistants ....................................................... 22.64 5.8 34.8 22.64 5.8 34.8 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .................................... 23.48 16.5 37.3 23.48 16.5 37.3 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ..................... 37.74 6.8 38.6 38.01 6.9 38.6 – – –

Executives, administrators, and managers .................. 45.19 7.6 39.6 45.93 7.7 39.6 28.82 6.2 39.2

Administrators and officials, public administration ... 33.42 5.2 36.8 35.89 5.1 36.8 – – –

Financial managers ................................................. 47.64 3.7 40.0 47.84 3.7 39.9 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ................. 34.87 6.8 39.1 36.09 7.2 39.2 – – –

Purchasing managers .............................................. 35.40 30.2 40.0 35.40 30.2 40.0 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ................................................................. 52.91 7.6 40.8 52.99 7.7 40.8 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ............ 43.90 8.3 37.6 44.53 8.6 37.6 34.03 .7 38.5

Managers, medicine and health ............................... 38.54 8.7 37.5 38.54 8.7 37.5 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ....................................................... 21.18 10.2 45.2 21.18 10.2 45.2 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ...................... 19.78 9.1 37.8 19.78 9.1 37.8 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. .................. 33.76 15.7 37.0 35.16 15.6 36.8 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ....................... 50.99 17.5 40.4 51.69 17.8 40.4 33.74 11.9 39.6

Management related .................................................... 28.55 .6 37.5 28.59 .6 37.5 23.79 5.9 39.1

Accountants and auditors ........................................ 28.42 2.6 37.1 28.45 2.7 37.1 – – –

Underwriters ............................................................ 26.24 21.2 39.0 26.24 21.2 39.0 – – –

Other financial officers ............................................. 36.86 10.3 38.2 36.87 10.3 38.2 – – –

Management analysts .............................................. 31.29 10.0 39.2 31.29 10.0 39.2 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .. 25.72 4.0 33.4 25.73 4.0 33.3 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ................................................................. 25.91 5.7 37.8 25.91 5.7 37.8 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ..................... 26.96 10.0 38.4 27.25 10.4 38.4 – – –

Construction inspectors ........................................... 25.21 13.3 36.6 25.21 13.3 36.6 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ........................................................... 22.98 3.5 37.7 22.98 3.5 37.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-6. Middle Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued

Management related –Continued

Management related, n.e.c. ..................................... $26.84 4.9 38.7 $26.88 4.9 38.6 – – –

Sales ................................................................................... 16.31 2.6 32.0 16.49 2.7 31.9 $13.08 5.1 33.6

Supervisors, sales ................................................... 20.87 9.2 41.5 21.10 9.8 41.3 – – –

Insurance sales ........................................................ 28.42 15.7 41.7 28.42 15.7 41.7 – – –

Securities and financial services sales .................... 37.63 15.9 38.8 37.63 15.9 38.8 – – –

Advertising and related sales ................................... 22.14 9.1 40.2 22.42 10.4 40.4 – – –

Sales, other business services ................................ 27.48 16.2 35.3 27.48 16.2 35.3 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ............................................................... 28.26 6.6 40.1 28.59 7.1 40.2 23.47 20.4 38.7

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................ 23.16 18.4 42.8 23.16 18.4 42.8 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ............................................ 9.63 14.7 20.7 9.63 14.7 20.7 – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ........ 12.47 16.5 27.0 12.47 16.5 27.0 – – –

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ......... 13.00 19.9 35.5 13.00 19.9 35.5 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....... 14.01 8.9 36.3 – – – – – –

Sales workers, parts ................................................ 14.22 7.0 33.6 14.22 7.2 33.4 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ........................... 11.93 6.5 28.0 12.05 7.0 27.8 10.23 7.2 32.0

Sales counter clerks ................................................ 10.64 4.8 34.6 10.40 6.5 35.2 – – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 9.00 3.3 28.4 9.04 3.3 28.5 8.05 7.4 25.8

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ........ 14.27 12.4 23.0 14.27 12.4 23.0 – – –

Sales support, n.e.c. ................................................ 14.49 21.2 32.1 14.64 21.2 32.0 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ...................... 15.88 .6 35.4 16.02 .6 35.4 13.05 5.8 35.6

Supervisors, general office ...................................... 21.25 2.8 38.3 21.57 2.9 38.2 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ............... 28.03 13.7 38.7 31.37 14.6 39.2 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ..................................................................... 23.05 12.8 39.6 23.14 13.5 39.6 – – –

Computer operators ................................................. 17.92 3.5 36.6 17.92 3.5 36.6 – – –

Secretaries ............................................................... 18.46 1.8 36.2 18.56 1.9 36.1 15.79 .8 37.3

Stenographers ......................................................... 21.74 8.2 36.1 22.34 7.8 36.0 – – –

Typists ..................................................................... 14.83 1.8 33.3 14.90 2.0 33.1 14.06 .2 35.5

Interviewers ............................................................. 14.17 7.1 29.7 14.58 6.9 30.1 – – –

Hotel clerks .............................................................. 9.99 4.9 39.7 9.99 4.9 39.7 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........... 16.07 8.2 35.0 16.07 8.2 35.0 – – –

Receptionists ........................................................... 12.83 5.1 34.0 12.97 5.2 33.8 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .......................................... 13.87 12.0 38.8 14.03 12.7 38.7 – – –

Order clerks ............................................................. 15.87 3.5 38.1 16.00 3.6 38.1 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ... 19.19 5.4 39.5 20.00 2.4 39.5 – – –

Library clerks ........................................................... 12.25 10.0 25.0 12.25 10.0 25.0 – – –

File clerks ................................................................. 10.83 4.2 30.1 10.83 4.2 30.1 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. .............................................. 16.39 4.9 38.1 16.58 4.9 38.1 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ......... 15.99 4.7 35.9 16.16 4.9 36.0 13.50 14.4 35.4

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................ 16.58 3.8 38.6 17.75 5.2 38.5 – – –

Billing clerks ............................................................. 14.60 3.5 33.4 14.65 3.6 33.3 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators 13.62 4.8 34.4 14.26 2.0 33.4 – – –

Duplicating machine operators ................................ 12.00 10.6 34.5 12.00 10.6 34.5 – – –

Telephone operators ................................................ 15.01 6.4 33.7 15.03 6.3 33.8 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ............................ 11.02 3.3 35.2 11.02 3.3 35.2 – – –

Messengers ............................................................. 14.47 10.9 35.5 14.47 10.9 35.5 – – –

Dispatchers .............................................................. 20.24 14.6 39.3 20.43 14.7 39.3 – – –

Production coordinators ........................................... 20.40 8.8 39.8 20.40 8.8 39.8 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ....................... 14.41 3.0 39.5 14.38 3.1 39.5 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ....................................... 12.71 6.5 32.3 12.74 6.9 32.3 12.16 11.3 32.0

Expeditors ................................................................ 17.51 2.2 36.9 17.51 2.2 36.9 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ........................................................... 11.00 7.1 37.7 11.02 8.0 37.4 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .. 22.14 8.9 37.6 22.14 8.9 37.6 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......... 16.41 4.2 38.2 16.47 4.1 38.2 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................. 17.58 2.0 35.4 17.61 2.3 35.5 – – –

Bill and account collectors ....................................... 13.25 9.4 37.7 13.32 9.6 37.6 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-6. Middle Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

General office clerks ................................................ $14.54 1.3 33.3 $14.68 1.4 33.4 $12.57 6.7 32.4

Bank tellers .............................................................. 11.29 2.1 34.0 11.35 2.1 34.4 – – –

Data entry keyers ..................................................... 12.99 5.8 34.7 13.02 6.2 34.4 12.47 4.5 40.0

Statistical clerks ....................................................... 16.86 3.8 38.2 16.86 3.8 38.2 – – –

Teachers’ aides ....................................................... 15.07 3.5 29.4 15.13 3.5 29.3 – – –

Administrative support, n.e.c. .................................. 16.33 3.0 35.1 16.47 3.1 35.3 9.54 2.7 27.1

Blue collar .............................................................................. 17.17 2.7 38.1 17.37 2.8 38.1 14.83 5.1 37.8

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................ 22.28 2.2 39.1 22.69 2.2 39.1 17.25 4.5 39.9

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .................... 24.70 8.0 40.3 26.16 6.1 40.4 – – –

Automobile mechanics ............................................. 20.60 8.1 35.4 20.84 8.0 35.3 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .......... 22.11 3.3 40.5 22.06 3.2 40.5 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ....................................... 26.02 7.1 40.0 26.02 7.1 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .................... 15.17 10.8 39.9 16.65 18.4 39.7 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ................................... 19.89 3.7 40.0 19.89 3.7 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ................................. 20.11 2.7 40.2 20.47 2.4 40.2 – – –

Machinery maintenance ........................................... 15.93 11.5 40.0 16.08 15.7 40.0 15.44 1.3 40.0

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .............................................................. 23.21 4.2 39.5 23.73 4.7 39.5 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .................... 28.85 4.9 40.0 28.85 4.9 40.0 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .......................... 25.86 4.8 40.0 25.90 6.0 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics .............................................................. 19.13 4.2 40.0 19.13 4.2 40.0 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ................. 25.99 13.0 40.0 29.45 11.2 40.0 – – –

Millwrights ................................................................ 22.39 21.9 40.0 22.39 21.9 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ............................... 18.50 3.4 39.8 18.58 3.7 39.7 17.59 3.9 40.0

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ................................................................. 36.01 6.6 39.4 36.01 6.6 39.4 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ................... 22.91 11.3 39.4 23.83 13.9 39.2 – – –

Carpenters ............................................................... 19.61 7.0 39.5 19.66 7.3 39.5 – – –

Electricians .............................................................. 33.68 8.5 38.4 34.66 8.0 38.3 – – –

Electrician apprentices ............................................. 18.18 11.7 38.9 19.04 11.6 38.7 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers .................. 30.76 5.5 40.0 30.76 5.5 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance .................. 14.31 9.9 39.7 14.31 9.9 39.7 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ..................... 32.10 12.5 39.5 32.28 12.3 39.5 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ...... 17.72 37.0 40.0 – – – – – –

Roofers .................................................................... 19.96 6.0 39.1 19.96 6.0 39.1 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ....................................... 19.94 7.1 39.7 20.32 8.4 39.7 – – –

Supervisors, production ........................................... 21.42 6.5 40.2 21.52 6.7 40.2 – – –

Tool and die makers ................................................ 24.54 4.5 39.5 24.54 4.5 39.5 – – –

Machinists ................................................................ 19.58 4.0 39.9 19.64 4.1 39.9 – – –

Sheet metal workers ................................................ 18.85 20.2 39.2 18.85 20.2 39.2 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...... 14.23 5.7 39.8 14.64 5.0 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. .................. 22.79 25.6 40.0 23.31 29.7 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ....................................... 17.17 9.8 39.4 17.23 12.0 39.2 – – –

Bakers ...................................................................... 11.76 13.0 30.5 11.76 13.0 30.5 – – –

Food batchmakers ................................................... 13.61 8.6 37.4 13.09 10.6 37.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders .............................. 23.21 19.4 40.0 23.28 19.6 40.0 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ............ 20.57 7.1 40.0 20.57 7.1 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators .............................................. 32.13 6.8 40.0 32.13 6.8 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers ................................................ 24.64 4.6 35.4 25.02 4.7 35.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........... 13.86 4.7 39.3 13.92 4.9 39.3 13.08 13.9 39.5

Punching and stamping press operators ................. 16.44 19.6 38.5 17.17 19.2 38.4 – – –

Rolling machine operators ....................................... 22.16 23.3 40.0 22.16 23.3 40.0 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ..................... 16.27 7.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ..................... 14.91 23.2 39.9 15.11 25.1 39.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators .................. 16.33 7.8 40.0 16.67 3.3 40.0 – – –

Metal plating machine operators .............................. 17.94 17.5 40.0 17.94 17.5 40.0 – – –

Heat treating equipment operators .......................... 17.30 9.9 40.0 18.47 7.9 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-6. Middle Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Printing press operators ........................................... $16.86 4.2 38.9 $17.10 3.9 38.9 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators ................................................................ 15.11 16.2 40.0 12.27 7.5 40.0 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ........................... 8.83 4.8 38.2 8.83 4.8 38.2 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ..... 13.92 8.7 34.2 13.74 9.5 33.6 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ................. 15.55 6.7 39.7 15.83 8.1 39.6 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ............... 15.67 11.0 39.8 15.55 12.9 39.8 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators .................. 16.70 5.5 40.0 16.64 5.8 40.0 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators ................................................................ 21.09 5.3 40.0 21.09 5.3 40.0 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators ....... 13.30 6.6 40.0 13.27 6.9 40.0 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ....... 16.44 7.3 40.0 15.45 7.9 40.0 $19.00 0.0 40.0

Crushing and grinding machine operators ............... 16.62 21.4 40.0 16.62 21.4 40.0 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ..................... 14.86 6.4 40.0 14.78 6.4 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ............... 10.90 14.0 35.0 10.90 14.0 35.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ 13.91 5.9 39.8 13.87 5.9 39.8 – – –

Welders and cutters ................................................. 15.52 7.3 40.0 15.69 8.1 39.9 – – –

Assemblers .............................................................. 12.58 9.6 39.4 12.95 9.9 39.3 9.62 3.6 40.0

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ......................... 12.91 24.6 40.0 12.96 25.6 40.0 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..... 14.49 6.5 39.9 14.93 8.5 40.0 12.96 7.8 39.4

Production testers .................................................... 16.77 8.8 39.9 16.77 8.8 39.9 – – –

Transportation and material moving ............................... 16.88 4.2 36.9 16.80 4.5 37.2 17.90 6.6 33.3

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ...................... 23.78 6.8 40.6 23.78 6.8 40.6 – – –

Truckdrivers ............................................................. 16.78 5.1 40.4 16.77 5.5 40.4 16.79 8.7 39.9

Driver-sales workers ................................................ 19.43 5.8 39.9 19.55 5.8 39.9 – – –

Busdrivers ................................................................ 16.58 7.2 30.8 16.32 7.4 32.6 – – –

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ................................ 8.46 23.6 35.5 8.46 23.6 35.5 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ...................................... 11.94 8.4 32.9 11.91 8.5 32.8 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ................. 24.59 6.7 39.5 25.73 10.5 39.6 – – –

Operating engineers ................................................ 29.70 4.2 40.0 29.70 4.2 40.0 – – –

Crane and tower operators ...................................... 21.02 8.1 40.0 21.02 8.1 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ............. 16.92 2.1 39.9 16.92 2.1 39.9 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ..................... 24.10 6.7 40.0 24.10 6.7 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..... 16.05 5.6 39.5 15.77 6.2 39.4 17.50 10.3 40.0

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ..................................................... 17.09 7.7 39.0 17.40 8.2 39.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ... 12.94 3.5 36.0 13.11 3.9 36.0 11.35 2.8 36.7

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ......... 13.17 9.3 35.5 13.17 9.8 35.5 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 25.18 20.5 43.1 25.66 20.7 43.9 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ........................... 14.75 8.4 33.3 14.84 9.6 32.5 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .................................... 13.32 15.4 33.2 13.32 15.4 33.2 – – –

Construction laborers ............................................... 17.19 12.3 36.4 18.46 11.1 37.0 – – –

Production helpers ................................................... 12.03 5.3 39.5 11.96 5.7 39.5 – – –

Garbage collectors ................................................... 11.94 19.3 47.3 11.94 19.3 47.3 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .................................... 10.59 5.3 30.9 10.32 6.7 30.5 12.16 2.4 33.1

Machine feeders and offbearers .............................. 11.43 6.4 40.0 11.61 7.9 40.0 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ............ 14.18 2.9 36.8 14.49 2.7 36.9 10.64 9.7 36.2

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ............... 9.29 5.4 28.5 9.28 5.5 28.4 – – –

Hand packers and packagers .................................. 11.25 9.1 38.0 11.63 9.9 37.7 9.14 14.1 40.0

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................... 12.58 5.0 37.6 12.60 5.3 37.5 12.23 3.1 40.0

Service .................................................................................... 13.07 1.0 31.8 13.09 .9 32.0 – – –

Protective service ........................................................ 22.21 8.4 36.3 22.25 9.0 36.4 21.58 5.6 35.3

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ............ 33.11 9.1 44.5 33.11 9.1 44.5 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .......................... 36.55 7.0 40.1 36.55 7.0 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, guards ................................................. 27.15 13.8 38.7 27.15 13.8 38.7 – – –

Firefighting ............................................................... 25.58 4.5 42.1 25.58 4.5 42.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-6. Middle Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Service –Continued

Protective service –Continued

Police and detectives, public service ....................... $27.95 1.3 39.6 $27.94 1.3 39.6 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 23.60 5.5 33.7 23.90 5.4 34.3 – – –

Correctional institution officers ................................. 22.92 1.6 39.9 23.03 2.0 39.8 – – –

Crossing guards ....................................................... 11.52 11.0 21.0 11.52 11.0 21.0 – – –

Guards and police, except public service ................ 11.62 4.3 31.0 11.72 4.8 31.8 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .......................................... 13.10 13.5 29.9 12.74 12.8 29.6 – – –

Food service ................................................................ 8.43 1.6 28.3 8.51 1.4 28.9 $6.97 9.7 20.2

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ......................... 5.22 4.4 25.0 5.24 4.5 25.4 4.95 15.5 19.0

Bartenders ............................................................... 6.98 4.3 24.2 7.05 4.6 25.4 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ............................................ 4.70 11.6 24.3 4.72 12.3 24.7 4.40 3.3 19.6

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................... 5.87 13.1 27.8 5.81 13.3 28.0 – – –

Other food service ..................................................... 9.63 1.9 29.9 9.71 2.0 30.5 7.90 2.7 20.7

Supervisors, food preparation and service .............. 17.64 7.4 40.5 17.64 7.4 40.5 – – –

Cooks ....................................................................... 11.18 2.5 35.2 11.24 2.6 35.7 – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................... 9.95 5.0 29.3 10.20 5.5 30.0 8.51 7.7 25.9

Food preparation, n.e.c. ........................................... 8.62 .9 28.8 8.64 1.0 29.4 7.47 5.2 11.8

Health service .............................................................. 11.96 1.2 33.8 11.93 1.2 33.8 12.77 7.9 33.6

Dental assistants ..................................................... 13.99 3.8 31.9 14.45 3.4 31.9 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ................................... 13.17 2.8 34.2 12.99 2.7 34.3 15.99 14.7 32.6

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................. 11.59 1.6 33.8 11.60 1.6 33.7 11.11 4.1 34.4

Cleaning and building service ...................................... 13.67 6.6 35.1 13.79 6.8 35.1 11.21 9.3 34.4

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 21.10 5.7 38.9 21.10 5.7 38.9 – – –

Maids and housemen .............................................. 11.22 4.5 37.1 11.27 4.5 37.2 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ............................................... 13.74 6.6 34.4 13.86 6.7 34.4 11.39 10.3 34.3

Personal service .......................................................... 12.76 5.9 28.1 12.81 6.1 27.9 11.39 12.0 34.7

Supervisors, personal service .................................. 17.51 6.0 40.5 17.59 6.4 40.5 – – –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ............................. 13.08 15.7 29.6 13.08 15.7 29.6 – – –

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ..... 8.29 10.7 22.9 8.33 10.9 22.8 – – –

Ushers ..................................................................... 10.36 8.1 16.6 10.36 8.1 16.6 – – –

Public transportation attendants .............................. 30.30 5.9 20.7 30.30 5.9 20.7 – – –

Welfare service aides .............................................. 11.50 5.2 35.0 11.51 5.4 34.9 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................ 9.02 11.3 32.4 9.02 11.3 32.4 – – –

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ......................................... 11.74 6.7 24.8 11.77 7.7 23.0 – – –

Service, n.e.c. .......................................................... 14.24 9.4 29.3 14.24 9.4 29.3 – – –

1 The Middle Atlantic census division consists of New York, New Jersey, and

Pennsylvania. It also includes the New York, NY Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area,

which is comprised of parts of New York, New Jersey, and Pennysylvania; and the

Philadelphia, PA Consolidated Statistical Area, which is comprised of parts of

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware, and Maryland. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

pay for overtime, vacations, 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. 3 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. For more

information, see appendix C. 4 In this census division, data were collected between December 2004 and January

2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 4-7. East North Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

All ................................................................................................ $18.91 1.2 35.3 $19.49 1.2 35.3 $15.68 3.2 35.3

All, excluding sales .............................................................. 19.09 1.1 35.6 19.68 1.1 35.7 15.88 3.2 35.3

White collar ............................................................................ 22.93 1.0 35.8 23.44 .9 35.7 19.23 4.9 35.8

White collar, excluding sales ........................................... 24.10 1.1 36.6 24.58 1.2 36.6 20.53 4.3 36.2

Professional specialty and technical ............................... 29.99 2.6 35.6 30.53 2.9 35.7 26.03 3.4 35.0

Professional specialty ...................................................... 32.40 2.8 35.5 33.03 3.1 35.5 28.01 3.7 35.1

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ........................... 33.13 2.5 41.0 33.56 2.7 41.1 29.73 3.3 40.3

Architects ................................................................. 28.48 7.7 45.2 28.48 7.7 45.2 – – –

Metallurgical and materials engineers ..................... 36.18 11.9 40.0 36.18 11.9 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ......................................................... 28.90 3.4 40.9 28.48 2.8 40.8 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... 33.09 5.4 41.4 33.22 5.8 41.5 – – –

Industrial engineers ................................................. 30.15 3.6 41.0 30.77 3.9 41.0 – – –

Mechanical engineers .............................................. 31.26 2.0 41.2 31.75 2.2 41.6 29.85 4.3 40.0

Engineers, n.e.c. ...................................................... 37.59 3.5 40.1 37.56 3.5 40.1 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ......................... 31.60 2.4 40.2 31.77 2.3 40.2 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists .............. 31.73 2.2 40.2 31.92 2.1 40.2 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and analysts 31.90 5.7 39.0 31.90 5.7 39.0 – – –

Natural scientists ......................................................... 29.22 9.6 39.2 30.04 10.5 39.0 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ................................. 32.94 11.1 40.4 33.78 13.7 40.6 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ......................................... 31.42 25.8 40.0 31.08 28.1 40.0 – – –

Biological and life scientists ..................................... 39.57 24.1 38.1 39.57 24.1 38.1 – – –

Medical scientists ..................................................... 21.11 10.7 37.8 21.11 10.7 37.8 – – –

Health related .............................................................. 33.41 10.4 32.9 34.30 11.4 33.1 26.92 5.3 32.1

Physicians ................................................................ 79.69 11.8 35.9 79.69 11.8 35.9 – – –

Registered nurses .................................................... 27.27 2.0 31.9 27.75 2.1 32.2 23.64 6.2 29.8

Pharmacists ............................................................. 44.05 1.7 35.7 44.28 2.4 34.4 – – –

Dietitians .................................................................. 21.51 5.0 35.0 22.13 5.0 34.8 – – –

Respiratory therapists .............................................. 21.60 3.5 31.6 21.60 3.5 31.6 – – –

Occupational therapists ........................................... 25.60 3.2 38.3 25.60 3.2 38.3 – – –

Physical therapists ................................................... 31.56 3.7 35.4 31.70 3.9 35.1 – – –

Speech therapists .................................................... 30.38 8.2 36.8 29.78 11.5 37.3 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ..................................................... 17.81 6.2 35.3 17.36 8.1 34.9 – – –

Teachers, college and university ................................. 47.10 4.7 34.4 46.82 4.6 34.6 49.33 18.6 33.1

Biological science teachers ..................................... 58.83 21.6 40.9 58.83 21.6 40.9 – – –

Psychology teachers ................................................ 32.54 12.0 35.1 – – – – – –

Engineering teachers ............................................... 67.58 17.8 36.7 67.58 17.8 36.7 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ............................... 48.76 4.0 38.4 49.53 2.8 38.2 – – –

Computer science teachers ..................................... 53.43 7.1 33.3 53.43 7.1 33.3 – – –

Health specialties teachers ...................................... 47.12 21.0 39.0 47.12 21.0 39.0 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ........ 42.91 17.3 26.1 42.91 17.3 26.1 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ............................... 33.33 19.9 33.9 29.40 12.3 33.1 – – –

Physical education teachers .................................... 24.74 26.1 20.0 – – – – – –

Education teachers .................................................. 41.21 6.6 35.8 41.59 6.4 35.4 – – –

English teachers ...................................................... 47.49 20.1 38.3 47.93 20.2 38.4 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ............................... 41.84 9.6 29.3 41.77 10.2 30.6 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ...................... 33.57 3.5 33.2 34.92 4.3 32.3 28.95 3.9 36.4

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ........................... 21.61 16.8 29.8 20.78 19.8 27.7 – – –

Elementary school teachers .................................... 35.97 2.4 35.7 38.46 1.7 34.9 28.36 3.8 38.4

Secondary school teachers ..................................... 35.70 2.1 36.1 37.73 1.7 35.7 28.03 3.6 37.7

Teachers, special education .................................... 34.98 6.3 35.8 37.83 8.8 35.4 31.00 5.1 36.3

Teachers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 32.64 8.7 28.0 32.01 9.5 27.6 37.17 13.1 31.7

Substitute teachers .................................................. 13.40 8.6 16.5 12.91 9.9 16.9 – – –

Vocational and educational counselors ................... 26.94 8.8 36.7 25.82 8.7 36.3 29.76 12.3 37.8

Librarians, archivists, and curators .............................. 25.28 3.8 36.0 25.80 3.5 35.9 – – –

Librarians ................................................................. 25.83 3.4 36.1 25.92 3.6 35.9 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ........................... 26.25 12.1 34.6 26.97 12.3 34.4 – – –

Economists .............................................................. 22.60 21.3 40.7 22.60 21.3 40.7 – – –

Psychologists ........................................................... 31.99 8.2 33.6 34.24 4.6 32.9 – – –

Urban planners ........................................................ 22.18 9.5 24.2 22.18 9.5 24.2 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ..................... 19.06 2.9 36.6 19.17 3.1 36.4 18.00 7.1 38.8

Social workers ......................................................... 19.28 2.9 37.2 19.37 3.2 37.0 18.26 7.4 39.3

Recreation workers .................................................. 13.71 10.6 26.3 14.34 9.5 26.0 – – –

Religious workers, n.e.c. .......................................... 18.97 4.0 35.6 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-7. East North Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Lawyers and judges ..................................................... $49.42 9.2 39.8 $51.19 9.2 40.2 – – –

Lawyers ................................................................... 49.42 9.2 39.8 51.19 9.2 40.2 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ................................................... 23.93 5.9 33.4 24.78 5.9 34.6 $14.80 14.4 24.3

Technical writers ...................................................... 24.82 12.9 39.4 24.82 12.9 39.4 – – –

Designers ................................................................. 21.21 8.3 38.1 22.35 9.5 39.2 – – –

Musicians and composers ....................................... 35.00 13.2 18.3 35.00 13.2 18.3 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ............................................................ 19.30 9.3 39.1 19.30 9.3 39.1 – – –

Photographers ......................................................... 15.33 14.0 34.5 15.33 14.0 34.5 – – –

Editors and reporters ............................................... 24.32 5.9 39.1 25.03 5.4 39.1 – – –

Public relations specialists ....................................... 22.46 10.4 39.9 22.42 11.9 39.9 – – –

Athletes .................................................................... 38.55 25.9 25.0 40.39 24.8 31.1 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. .................................................. 28.36 13.1 35.2 28.36 13.1 35.2 – – –

Technical ......................................................................... 21.93 2.3 36.2 22.38 2.2 36.4 18.20 10.1 34.5

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .... 18.82 4.7 35.9 18.68 4.9 35.7 20.80 8.0 39.5

Dental hygienists ..................................................... 26.19 6.4 24.6 26.19 6.4 24.6 – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ........... 15.14 7.2 38.8 15.14 7.2 38.8 – – –

Radiological technicians .......................................... 26.05 8.5 32.7 23.83 4.2 32.4 – – –

Licensed practical nurses ........................................ 18.00 2.5 32.8 18.87 3.0 31.5 15.63 2.1 36.9

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............ 17.62 6.0 34.0 17.83 6.6 36.7 15.76 9.5 20.4

Electrical and electronic technicians ........................ 24.11 4.0 39.6 24.11 4.0 39.6 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians ........................ 22.16 4.9 40.0 22.16 4.9 40.0 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 25.70 4.0 40.9 26.25 4.2 40.9 – – –

Drafters .................................................................... 22.08 2.8 39.5 21.86 2.1 39.4 – – –

Biological technicians .............................................. 16.52 4.0 39.3 17.00 5.6 39.1 – – –

Chemical technicians ............................................... 20.27 6.6 40.0 20.27 6.6 40.0 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 19.03 6.4 40.0 19.45 7.5 40.0 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators .................................. 97.86 8.1 23.8 97.86 8.1 23.8 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ............................... 11.75 8.8 29.7 11.75 8.8 29.7 – – –

Computer programmers ........................................... 31.01 2.6 40.2 31.51 2.8 40.2 – – –

Tool programmers, numerical control ...................... 26.75 14.2 40.0 27.02 15.6 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ....................................................... 25.18 10.7 39.5 25.18 10.7 39.5 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .................................... 17.69 6.9 39.1 18.72 5.7 38.9 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ..................... 32.41 1.7 39.3 32.85 1.8 39.3 28.00 3.5 40.1

Executives, administrators, and managers .................. 36.39 2.3 39.9 37.18 2.5 39.8 30.31 2.9 40.2

Legislators ............................................................... 20.68 40.5 6.5 27.41 20.4 5.0 – – –

Administrators and officials, public administration ... 33.64 4.6 39.0 34.61 3.2 38.9 31.41 15.1 39.1

Financial managers ................................................. 32.53 4.7 40.9 33.60 5.0 40.7 26.57 14.3 41.9

Personnel and labor relations managers ................. 32.38 12.1 41.0 33.01 13.8 41.3 – – –

Purchasing managers .............................................. 51.96 23.6 39.4 51.96 23.6 39.4 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ................................................................. 41.73 5.2 41.0 41.76 5.4 41.0 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ............ 37.21 3.9 40.0 37.78 4.3 39.7 33.80 12.8 41.8

Managers, medicine and health ............................... 37.26 6.3 40.0 37.25 7.3 40.0 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ....................................................... 15.08 35.0 42.0 15.15 36.2 41.7 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. .................. 25.51 14.0 35.2 25.23 14.1 35.1 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ....................... 39.01 1.8 40.5 40.14 1.8 40.5 29.32 6.0 41.2

Management related .................................................... 27.63 2.1 38.7 27.95 2.1 38.6 22.68 3.6 39.8

Accountants and auditors ........................................ 25.96 4.8 37.3 26.20 5.2 37.0 23.44 6.3 40.3

Underwriters ............................................................ 26.38 5.5 39.2 26.35 5.9 39.3 – – –

Other financial officers ............................................. 30.66 7.9 38.8 31.96 8.9 38.7 23.21 3.5 39.4

Management analysts .............................................. 38.14 8.1 39.6 38.38 8.0 39.6 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .. 27.44 6.2 38.7 27.44 6.2 38.7 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ................................................................. 27.07 10.9 41.3 27.07 10.9 41.3 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ..................... 28.12 5.1 40.4 28.28 5.0 40.4 – – –

Construction inspectors ........................................... 24.47 11.5 39.2 24.09 11.7 39.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-7. East North Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued

Management related –Continued

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ........................................................... $22.40 5.0 39.7 $22.56 5.5 39.8 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ..................................... 26.12 4.2 38.6 26.40 4.3 38.5 – – –

Sales ................................................................................... 16.72 6.0 31.9 17.29 6.7 31.7 $12.87 5.1 34.0

Supervisors, sales ................................................... 19.66 8.6 40.7 20.84 9.6 41.1 14.41 7.3 38.9

Insurance sales ........................................................ 31.22 13.7 37.5 29.98 14.8 37.2 – – –

Real estate sales ..................................................... 17.68 13.7 38.5 17.68 13.7 38.5 – – –

Securities and financial services sales .................... 50.78 5.7 40.2 51.33 5.7 40.2 – – –

Advertising and related sales ................................... 25.58 16.0 40.0 25.90 16.1 40.0 – – –

Sales, other business services ................................ 23.08 9.2 38.5 23.94 9.1 38.6 – – –

Sales engineers ....................................................... 31.36 11.5 35.1 31.36 11.5 35.1 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ............................................................... 25.42 4.0 39.6 26.31 4.8 39.2 20.49 7.5 41.9

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................ 23.08 12.2 46.8 23.63 13.7 47.0 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ............................................ 14.62 35.2 26.8 14.56 36.7 26.4 – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ........ 9.23 7.9 24.4 9.05 8.1 24.4 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....... 12.91 8.0 33.3 13.30 7.5 33.5 – – –

Sales workers, parts ................................................ 15.95 13.7 35.4 16.77 20.4 32.4 14.68 11.7 41.2

Sales workers, other commodities ........................... 11.38 4.6 28.8 11.36 5.3 27.8 11.54 6.3 37.2

Sales counter clerks ................................................ 10.13 3.6 29.5 10.20 3.7 29.6 – – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 8.28 2.7 26.5 8.45 2.8 26.4 7.39 4.8 27.4

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ........ 21.56 45.3 25.1 21.56 45.3 25.1 – – –

Sales support, n.e.c. ................................................ 14.74 17.4 31.1 14.84 18.5 31.0 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ...................... 14.55 1.4 36.4 14.76 1.4 36.4 13.14 5.3 36.3

Supervisors, general office ...................................... 19.72 8.4 38.9 19.37 9.7 38.7 21.84 12.0 40.0

Supervisors, financial records processing ............... 22.38 4.7 40.0 22.43 5.2 40.3 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ..................................................................... 20.45 7.4 40.3 20.22 8.3 40.3 – – –

Computer operators ................................................. 17.18 5.1 39.2 17.18 5.1 39.2 – – –

Peripheral equipment operators .............................. 13.76 9.5 37.7 – – – – – –

Secretaries ............................................................... 16.43 2.5 37.5 16.85 2.5 37.3 13.83 5.6 38.7

Stenographers ......................................................... 20.82 7.0 30.7 22.45 5.6 30.6 – – –

Typists ..................................................................... 15.77 8.4 34.8 16.29 9.2 33.9 – – –

Interviewers ............................................................. 11.22 5.9 33.8 11.51 7.6 33.3 10.48 9.8 35.0

Hotel clerks .............................................................. 9.29 3.5 33.8 9.59 5.9 36.4 8.84 4.7 30.5

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........... 16.72 5.0 37.3 16.72 5.0 37.3 – – –

Receptionists ........................................................... 11.69 2.2 31.5 11.85 2.2 31.8 10.45 6.7 29.6

Information clerks, n.e.c. .......................................... 14.52 5.3 38.6 14.67 5.3 38.6 10.54 13.5 40.0

Order clerks ............................................................. 14.68 3.9 36.6 14.83 4.2 36.5 13.22 11.4 38.1

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ... 17.05 3.4 38.8 17.05 3.4 38.8 – – –

Library clerks ........................................................... 12.12 4.9 28.6 12.42 6.0 25.8 – – –

File clerks ................................................................. 10.03 2.6 30.9 10.04 2.6 30.9 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. .............................................. 13.44 8.4 37.9 13.20 9.4 37.8 14.73 11.1 38.9

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ......... 14.82 2.9 37.5 15.08 3.0 37.6 13.21 6.7 37.0

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................ 16.44 5.3 38.1 16.75 5.9 37.8 14.25 6.3 40.0

Billing clerks ............................................................. 14.16 2.0 37.7 14.43 1.5 37.9 12.34 8.8 36.6

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators 14.19 9.4 33.9 – – – – – –

Duplicating machine operators ................................ 14.42 8.9 39.9 14.42 8.9 39.9 – – –

Telephone operators ................................................ 12.26 12.6 36.9 12.26 12.6 36.9 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ............................ 15.87 12.4 34.2 14.22 8.4 35.8 – – –

Messengers ............................................................. 11.37 5.5 29.1 11.64 4.6 35.8 – – –

Dispatchers .............................................................. 16.44 5.1 37.8 17.18 4.2 37.4 – – –

Production coordinators ........................................... 20.33 10.3 39.0 21.96 11.5 39.2 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ....................... 14.31 4.4 39.6 14.40 3.8 39.6 13.77 19.6 40.0

Stock and inventory clerks ....................................... 12.61 2.9 33.5 13.03 1.9 32.5 10.48 4.7 39.3

Meter readers .......................................................... 15.24 3.9 32.8 15.50 3.7 32.3 – – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers ....... 14.43 11.1 40.0 17.12 9.8 40.0 – – –

Expeditors ................................................................ 13.81 14.6 32.2 12.57 11.2 31.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-7. East North Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ........................................................... $13.02 10.1 34.0 $12.00 6.8 33.0 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .. 17.81 7.1 38.1 18.40 7.5 38.0 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......... 14.28 5.0 37.2 14.29 5.1 37.4 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................. 14.18 8.7 39.6 13.65 9.1 39.6 – – –

Bill and account collectors ....................................... 14.42 23.7 38.5 14.42 23.7 38.5 – – –

General office clerks ................................................ 13.42 2.9 35.5 13.59 3.2 35.9 $12.03 3.5 32.5

Bank tellers .............................................................. 10.73 2.1 34.8 10.92 2.0 35.0 10.02 4.5 33.9

Data entry keyers ..................................................... 12.60 3.6 38.5 12.75 3.9 38.6 – – –

Statistical clerks ....................................................... 17.68 15.9 34.8 – – – – – –

Teachers’ aides ....................................................... 12.34 4.6 32.1 12.55 4.4 31.1 11.84 13.0 34.8

Administrative support, n.e.c. .................................. 14.62 4.0 36.5 14.85 4.4 36.3 13.21 7.9 37.7

Blue collar .............................................................................. 16.83 1.9 37.9 17.30 2.3 38.0 14.84 2.8 37.8

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................ 21.38 2.4 39.7 22.06 2.7 39.8 17.91 4.0 39.5

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .................... 25.73 5.4 39.3 25.30 5.6 39.2 – – –

Automobile mechanics ............................................. 17.75 4.8 40.7 18.05 4.2 40.9 16.30 18.7 40.0

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .......... 22.35 8.7 39.9 23.37 9.9 39.8 17.70 4.1 40.0

Aircraft engine mechanics ....................................... 25.10 18.7 40.0 25.10 18.7 40.0 – – –

Small engine repairers ............................................. 16.28 2.5 40.0 16.35 2.7 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .................... 16.94 9.0 41.1 17.39 11.2 41.3 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ........................... 26.54 4.2 40.0 26.54 4.2 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ................................... 20.57 9.8 40.0 23.63 11.3 40.0 15.15 7.4 40.0

Industrial machinery repairers ................................. 23.14 2.1 40.0 22.98 1.9 40.0 24.10 7.3 40.0

Machinery maintenance ........................................... 17.48 10.0 39.4 18.26 7.4 39.0 16.96 15.5 39.6

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .............................................................. 21.89 11.2 39.9 21.89 11.2 39.9 – – –

Household appliance and power tool repairers ....... 20.16 13.0 38.9 20.16 13.0 38.9 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .................... 21.34 24.9 40.0 – – – – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .......................... 20.78 12.6 40.0 18.73 12.1 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics .............................................................. 17.43 5.9 40.0 17.77 6.8 40.0 – – –

Office machine repairers .......................................... 12.69 11.9 40.0 12.69 11.9 40.0 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ................. 16.45 16.8 34.2 18.14 21.2 29.8 – – –

Millwrights ................................................................ 26.50 3.2 40.0 27.45 5.5 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ............................... 17.34 6.2 38.8 18.01 6.8 39.6 14.31 16.2 35.5

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .......... 29.21 1.9 40.0 29.21 1.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ................................................................. 37.05 5.3 40.8 37.05 5.3 40.8 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ................... 23.88 8.1 40.8 24.41 9.3 40.2 – – –

Brickmasons and stonemasons ............................... 29.85 5.3 40.0 31.00 4.1 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ............................................................... 22.96 12.7 39.6 23.77 12.3 39.6 – – –

Electricians .............................................................. 25.65 7.0 39.6 25.84 7.1 39.6 – – –

Electrician apprentices ............................................. 14.21 10.3 39.5 – – – – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers .................. 28.53 3.6 40.0 28.53 3.7 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance .................. 19.50 11.1 39.9 19.50 11.1 39.9 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ..................... 24.03 6.4 39.8 23.63 6.4 39.8 – – –

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ............................... 24.96 11.4 40.0 27.48 13.4 40.0 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

operators ................................................................ 14.32 30.5 39.1 21.15 21.3 38.0 – – –

Roofers .................................................................... 20.94 8.4 40.0 20.94 8.4 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .......................................... 22.73 6.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ....................................... 19.40 15.8 39.6 20.19 19.1 39.7 16.94 13.7 39.3

Supervisors, production ........................................... 23.93 3.4 41.0 24.69 3.8 40.9 21.22 6.1 41.6

Tool and die makers ................................................ 24.61 2.4 40.1 25.54 2.8 40.1 20.60 4.4 40.0

Tool and die maker apprentices .............................. 20.03 12.2 40.0 20.03 12.2 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .................................... 19.74 7.5 38.3 21.32 10.3 40.0 – – –

Machinists ................................................................ 20.01 3.0 40.0 20.48 3.5 40.0 17.73 3.4 40.0

Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ......... 19.50 4.5 40.0 19.61 4.8 40.0 – – –

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal ................. 21.70 11.0 40.0 27.73 6.9 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-7. East North Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Sheet metal workers ................................................ $22.75 12.4 37.2 $22.75 12.4 37.2 – – –

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .................... 18.15 12.4 39.0 18.15 12.4 39.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...... 12.93 9.3 40.0 13.76 8.7 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. .................. 14.92 8.1 40.0 14.89 8.7 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ....................................... 12.61 7.1 39.5 13.32 7.9 39.4 – – –

Bakers ...................................................................... 13.23 10.5 31.5 13.49 10.3 33.2 – – –

Food batchmakers ................................................... 14.15 11.8 40.0 13.10 11.6 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders .............................. 19.70 4.1 40.2 20.79 3.2 40.3 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ............ 20.54 3.2 40.0 20.56 3.5 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators .............................................. 26.78 6.8 40.0 28.00 14.6 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers ................................................ 26.67 7.4 39.5 25.87 9.1 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ... 22.37 9.6 39.1 22.37 9.6 39.1 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........... 15.81 1.2 39.2 16.19 .9 39.3 $14.24 5.0 38.7

Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators ........... 18.15 6.3 40.0 19.49 6.7 40.0 – – –

Lathe and turning-machine operators ...................... 17.28 5.1 37.9 17.28 6.2 37.5 – – –

Milling and planing machine operators .................... 17.84 10.2 40.0 17.84 10.2 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ................. 13.58 10.0 36.7 16.56 8.2 40.0 10.42 8.4 33.7

Rolling machine operators ....................................... 16.07 5.3 40.0 16.07 5.3 40.0 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ..................... 13.76 14.0 39.4 13.99 15.8 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine

operators ................................................................ 14.23 3.0 38.2 14.37 2.4 37.5 14.02 6.5 39.2

Numerical control machine operators ...................... 17.28 3.8 40.0 18.27 3.8 40.0 15.56 5.4 40.0

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ..................... 17.43 5.6 39.8 17.87 5.8 39.8 13.41 3.3 40.0

Molding and casting machine operators .................. 13.82 6.0 39.1 13.81 7.0 39.0 13.89 12.0 40.0

Metal plating machine operators .............................. 13.59 4.5 39.3 13.75 4.7 39.3 – – –

Heat treating equipment operators .......................... 16.32 7.5 40.0 17.62 9.1 40.0 – – –

Sawing machine operators ...................................... 10.41 11.7 40.0 9.73 13.3 40.0 – – –

Printing press operators ........................................... 17.74 5.9 39.3 18.06 6.3 39.3 – – –

Photoengravers and lithographers ........................... 17.60 4.6 39.0 18.56 5.1 39.4 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ........................... 12.60 11.5 39.6 13.69 12.7 39.5 – – –

Pressing machine operators .................................... 10.17 4.9 40.0 10.17 4.9 40.0 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ..... 9.38 3.6 33.6 9.79 2.1 35.5 – – –

Cementing and gluing machine operators ............... 12.05 11.6 40.0 – – – – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ................. 14.66 4.6 39.5 14.01 4.8 39.4 17.02 11.9 39.8

Extruding and forming machine operators ............... 13.76 6.1 39.7 13.01 4.6 39.5 16.09 6.5 40.0

Mixing and blending machine operators .................. 16.41 3.8 40.0 17.26 5.8 40.0 14.58 2.2 39.9

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators ................................................................ 20.68 7.1 40.0 21.56 6.3 40.0 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine operators .. 12.98 6.8 39.7 12.74 7.7 39.6 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators ....... 14.33 6.6 39.9 14.62 7.0 39.9 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ....... 16.38 15.0 40.0 17.01 8.7 40.0 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ..................... 14.75 8.0 42.3 16.47 5.4 40.0 11.21 15.1 48.0

Photographic process machine operators ............... 11.28 2.5 38.7 11.43 .0 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ 15.45 5.1 39.5 15.23 4.3 39.3 16.32 17.9 40.0

Welders and cutters ................................................. 16.15 3.8 39.6 16.39 2.9 39.5 15.33 14.9 40.0

Solderers and brazers ............................................. 13.96 6.4 33.3 – – – – – –

Assemblers .............................................................. 17.91 1.7 39.6 18.20 1.6 39.5 14.38 7.2 40.0

Hand cutting and trimming ....................................... 9.44 5.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ................... 11.35 4.9 39.0 – – – – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ......................... 12.77 4.6 39.7 13.14 5.6 39.7 11.40 2.3 40.0

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..... 15.45 5.2 39.4 15.05 5.5 39.3 18.34 10.0 40.0

Production testers .................................................... 16.13 14.1 39.1 15.31 17.1 39.9 – – –

Transportation and material moving ............................... 16.47 2.1 37.1 17.19 1.8 37.1 14.47 5.9 37.2

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ...................... 20.04 11.1 42.6 21.05 10.6 42.8 – – –

Truckdrivers ............................................................. 17.46 3.2 39.9 18.73 3.3 39.0 14.85 4.8 41.8

Driver-sales workers ................................................ 9.50 5.8 28.7 9.31 7.9 27.5 – – –

Busdrivers ................................................................ 16.32 2.4 27.9 17.00 1.8 31.4 14.36 4.5 21.1

Parking lot attendants .............................................. 8.27 13.9 26.6 8.27 13.9 26.6 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ...................................... 10.09 13.3 21.2 12.24 10.5 21.3 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-7. East North Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Supervisors, material moving equipment ................. $23.54 2.6 40.2 $23.54 2.6 40.2 – – –

Operating engineers ................................................ 26.23 4.1 36.4 26.11 5.6 39.1 – – –

Crane and tower operators ...................................... 15.88 2.8 40.0 16.42 3.5 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ............. 15.10 16.3 40.0 16.19 25.4 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ..................... 18.93 12.5 40.0 22.75 13.9 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..... 15.12 3.0 39.5 15.46 3.0 39.3 $13.12 7.8 40.7

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ..................................................... 16.68 4.0 36.1 17.45 2.4 34.5 15.01 11.5 40.0

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ... 12.34 4.5 34.5 12.38 5.4 34.4 12.16 2.8 35.0

Nursery workers ....................................................... 10.07 14.8 27.9 10.07 14.8 27.9 – – –

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ................. 16.41 11.5 44.0 15.43 17.8 43.9 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ......... 11.02 9.8 36.1 10.92 10.9 36.3 11.71 14.2 34.5

Animal caretakers, except farm ............................... 13.66 20.0 30.7 13.66 20.0 30.7 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 20.15 7.4 39.7 19.76 9.0 39.7 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ........................... 12.44 11.7 36.8 11.62 11.0 36.3 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .................................... 15.88 5.2 39.3 16.04 5.6 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ............................................... 20.62 4.3 39.2 20.95 4.3 39.6 – – –

Production helpers ................................................... 13.67 6.3 38.7 13.14 11.5 38.7 14.30 3.3 38.7

Stock handlers and baggers .................................... 10.48 3.5 28.0 10.48 3.1 28.2 10.48 17.0 26.6

Machine feeders and offbearers .............................. 11.37 4.4 38.5 11.03 3.7 39.2 11.86 8.7 37.5

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ............ 13.77 4.3 32.0 13.98 4.8 31.9 12.66 5.0 32.3

Garage and service station related .......................... 8.78 6.6 39.4 8.60 6.5 39.3 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ............... 10.65 19.0 31.5 11.07 22.2 30.4 – – –

Hand packers and packagers .................................. 9.81 13.1 39.3 9.64 14.5 39.2 11.15 4.3 39.8

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................... 12.03 3.1 35.5 12.20 3.5 34.7 11.45 5.9 38.3

Service .................................................................................... 11.02 1.4 29.7 11.25 1.2 29.8 9.89 6.0 29.3

Protective service ........................................................ 18.55 4.6 37.0 18.60 5.0 37.1 18.18 11.5 36.6

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ............ 21.77 6.2 50.9 22.38 7.0 50.5 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .......................... 30.19 7.5 40.0 32.14 5.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, guards ................................................. 18.10 18.4 39.7 14.80 14.2 40.3 – – –

Firefighting ............................................................... 21.55 1.8 45.9 21.66 1.8 45.7 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ....................... 25.24 1.3 38.7 25.77 1.0 38.7 20.22 4.2 37.8

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 18.90 4.5 39.7 20.94 2.2 39.8 16.49 6.5 39.7

Correctional institution officers ................................. 18.80 5.2 38.4 18.22 3.2 40.0 20.00 10.7 35.5

Crossing guards ....................................................... 8.44 8.6 12.7 8.25 10.0 13.3 – – –

Guards and police, except public service ................ 10.30 4.2 33.9 10.28 4.2 33.9 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .......................................... 11.67 14.2 25.4 12.46 15.6 25.4 7.45 6.0 25.5

Food service ................................................................ 7.88 1.7 26.0 8.07 2.0 26.2 7.05 3.0 25.0

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ......................... 4.62 4.3 22.9 4.51 5.1 23.8 5.04 6.5 19.8

Bartenders ............................................................... 6.84 5.7 24.1 6.45 7.9 25.3 7.78 7.3 21.7

Waiters and waitresses ............................................ 3.72 5.9 22.6 3.73 7.0 23.3 3.69 5.7 19.2

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................... 6.40 4.3 23.0 6.85 4.1 25.2 5.37 14.9 19.2

Other food service ..................................................... 8.97 2.4 27.2 9.23 2.9 27.1 7.78 1.9 27.7

Supervisors, food preparation and service .............. 14.15 2.6 38.0 14.75 2.0 37.9 9.78 10.9 38.7

Cooks ....................................................................... 10.13 3.8 32.4 10.53 4.0 32.9 8.88 5.7 30.9

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................... 8.20 3.2 28.0 8.56 3.6 27.1 7.29 6.3 30.5

Food preparation, n.e.c. ........................................... 7.88 2.0 23.6 7.98 2.3 23.8 6.65 1.9 22.2

Health service .............................................................. 11.20 3.0 32.9 11.33 3.0 32.7 10.76 8.0 33.5

Dental assistants ..................................................... 13.35 12.0 33.9 13.35 12.0 33.9 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ................................... 11.90 3.8 31.8 12.10 4.5 33.3 11.13 5.9 26.8

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................. 10.82 3.2 33.2 10.87 2.6 32.4 10.68 9.9 35.5

Cleaning and building service ...................................... 11.26 2.9 32.2 11.50 3.2 32.2 9.92 6.9 32.1

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 18.62 7.4 38.7 19.01 8.0 38.6 – – –

Maids and housemen .............................................. 8.97 5.8 32.1 9.32 7.5 32.6 8.13 5.9 30.8

Janitors and cleaners ............................................... 11.63 2.6 32.0 11.71 2.9 31.9 11.00 5.9 32.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-7. East North Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service .......................................................... $10.78 3.7 28.3 $10.83 4.1 28.1 $10.26 7.1 31.1

Supervisors, personal service .................................. 11.62 9.2 39.1 11.86 9.9 39.0 – – –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ............................. 14.03 11.5 32.6 14.16 11.7 32.9 – – –

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ..... 7.39 4.0 25.3 7.41 4.3 25.1 7.19 8.3 27.6

Public transportation attendants .............................. 32.96 2.6 18.0 32.96 2.6 18.0 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ................................. 7.16 6.9 37.4 7.16 6.9 37.4 – – –

Welfare service aides .............................................. 9.82 3.6 29.5 9.82 3.6 29.5 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................ 9.52 2.2 31.6 9.55 2.2 31.5 9.02 4.1 34.4

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ......................................... 9.99 7.2 26.5 10.05 8.1 26.0 9.51 9.1 32.8

Service, n.e.c. .......................................................... 9.97 5.4 25.6 9.61 4.8 25.0 12.01 10.3 29.9

1 The East North Central census division consists of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,

and Wisconsin. It also includes the Cincinnati, OH Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical

Area, which is comprised of parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

pay for overtime, vacations, 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. 3 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. For more

information, see appendix C.

4 In this census division, data were collected between December 2004 and January

2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 4-8. West North Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

All ................................................................................................ $17.09 3.3 35.4 $18.28 4.3 35.6 $14.11 4.3 34.7

All, excluding sales .............................................................. 17.49 3.7 35.9 18.67 4.8 36.1 14.53 3.8 35.5

White collar ............................................................................ 19.83 4.2 35.8 21.07 5.0 36.4 15.49 4.9 33.9

White collar, excluding sales ........................................... 21.31 4.9 37.2 22.39 5.5 37.6 17.18 4.0 35.9

Professional specialty and technical ............................... 26.28 2.7 36.6 27.42 2.7 36.9 21.75 7.0 35.7

Professional specialty ...................................................... 28.18 2.9 36.8 29.18 2.8 37.1 23.87 6.4 35.7

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ........................... 32.07 3.0 40.5 32.29 3.2 40.5 28.92 5.9 40.0

Civil engineers ......................................................... 32.19 20.0 42.1 32.58 22.1 42.3 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... 30.37 4.0 40.3 30.37 4.0 40.3 – – –

Industrial engineers ................................................. 32.03 2.4 41.1 32.71 1.5 41.2 – – –

Mechanical engineers .............................................. 31.06 6.3 40.3 31.06 6.3 40.3 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ...................................................... 33.47 1.9 40.0 33.88 1.3 40.0 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ......................... 34.28 2.6 40.5 34.33 2.6 40.5 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists .............. 34.23 2.2 40.6 34.29 2.1 40.6 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and analysts 33.54 16.6 39.7 33.54 16.6 39.7 – – –

Natural scientists ......................................................... 21.97 7.4 39.9 21.61 6.7 39.9 – – –

Biological and life scientists ..................................... 19.47 5.3 39.8 19.47 5.3 39.8 – – –

Health related .............................................................. 26.63 5.7 35.0 27.94 6.8 35.4 21.95 6.6 33.7

Physicians ................................................................ 36.85 35.1 40.5 36.85 35.1 40.5 – – –

Registered nurses .................................................... 24.57 2.8 33.9 25.50 1.9 34.0 21.88 6.6 33.7

Pharmacists ............................................................. 40.49 5.3 35.4 40.29 5.7 39.9 – – –

Dietitians .................................................................. 19.29 6.7 36.3 20.87 .7 34.8 – – –

Respiratory therapists .............................................. 20.37 6.4 30.4 22.18 3.9 34.0 – – –

Occupational therapists ........................................... 26.10 3.6 33.1 26.10 3.6 33.1 – – –

Physical therapists ................................................... 28.05 4.6 39.6 28.34 5.0 39.6 – – –

Physicians’ assistants .............................................. 31.82 1.6 41.3 – – – – – –

Teachers, college and university ................................. 38.92 16.2 35.6 40.33 18.2 35.1 34.69 4.7 37.3

Mathematical science teachers ............................... 30.60 17.0 40.3 – – – – – –

Medical science teachers ........................................ 35.89 11.1 39.5 35.89 11.1 39.5 – – –

Health specialties teachers ...................................... 26.28 2.4 37.1 25.56 1.7 36.4 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ........ 47.49 7.7 35.7 47.49 7.7 35.7 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ............................... 38.74 7.8 39.3 40.16 14.4 38.5 – – –

Education teachers .................................................. 32.29 8.9 36.8 26.17 11.3 31.7 – – –

English teachers ...................................................... 30.56 10.1 35.5 – – – – – –

Trade and industrial teachers .................................. 36.86 2.3 37.4 – – – – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ............................... 29.37 11.0 35.2 27.47 12.5 35.3 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ...................... 28.34 3.1 34.9 29.76 2.1 34.3 25.17 7.8 36.5

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ........................... 24.76 9.3 31.9 24.86 9.6 31.7 – – –

Elementary school teachers .................................... 31.39 2.3 36.5 32.59 1.2 36.3 26.84 9.1 37.1

Secondary school teachers ..................................... 30.47 4.4 35.8 32.81 1.7 35.1 25.96 9.0 37.4

Teachers, special education .................................... 28.28 5.4 38.0 28.25 5.3 38.0 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 24.72 8.6 32.5 22.88 8.0 33.0 – – –

Substitute teachers .................................................. 12.55 10.2 9.8 12.55 10.2 9.8 – – –

Vocational and educational counselors ................... 18.68 13.2 39.6 21.41 11.4 38.9 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators .............................. 29.49 5.9 37.9 29.31 5.4 37.8 – – –

Librarians ................................................................. 29.49 5.9 37.9 29.31 5.4 37.8 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ........................... 28.25 5.9 39.8 28.29 6.1 39.8 – – –

Economists .............................................................. 27.47 9.2 39.9 27.47 9.2 39.9 – – –

Psychologists ........................................................... 30.10 8.8 39.6 30.50 9.6 39.6 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ..................... 17.28 5.0 39.0 17.15 5.9 38.7 17.73 8.1 40.0

Social workers ......................................................... 17.65 5.9 39.0 17.59 7.3 38.8 17.88 8.1 40.0

Lawyers and judges ..................................................... 35.80 7.4 39.4 35.37 4.7 39.3 – – –

Lawyers ................................................................... 34.47 5.1 39.3 35.37 4.7 39.3 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ................................................... 17.22 7.8 35.0 18.29 9.9 36.0 14.31 15.5 32.6

Designers ................................................................. 13.75 18.3 34.6 14.02 21.9 34.0 – – –

Editors and reporters ............................................... 19.94 16.1 38.9 22.22 19.2 38.6 – – –

Public relations specialists ....................................... – – – 27.06 25.3 40.0 – – –

Athletes .................................................................... 20.89 37.8 21.9 – – – – – –

Professional, n.e.c. .................................................. 21.77 18.3 40.6 23.38 37.3 41.4 – – –

Technical ......................................................................... 20.31 3.9 36.1 21.52 4.1 36.2 16.51 8.7 35.6

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .... 18.62 5.3 37.1 18.87 5.4 37.0 – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ........... – – – 15.95 5.7 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-8. West North Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Radiological technicians .......................................... $24.00 5.3 35.3 $26.02 2.6 36.6 – – –

Licensed practical nurses ........................................ 15.73 1.7 34.1 16.18 2.4 35.0 $15.13 3.2 32.9

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............ 13.85 5.7 33.1 14.26 2.5 31.5 13.17 14.8 36.2

Electrical and electronic technicians ........................ 22.60 11.4 38.8 22.60 11.4 38.8 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 20.63 3.9 40.0 21.30 4.0 40.0 – – –

Drafters .................................................................... 19.16 4.7 39.1 20.59 5.2 38.4 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 27.74 23.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Computer programmers ........................................... 28.47 14.4 39.6 29.31 16.3 39.6 – – –

Legal assistants ....................................................... 20.34 10.0 37.9 21.01 10.1 37.9 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .................................... 14.03 12.8 34.8 14.03 12.8 34.8 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ..................... 29.63 7.6 40.2 30.73 8.4 40.2 24.41 5.3 40.3

Executives, administrators, and managers .................. 33.41 7.5 40.6 35.28 7.7 40.5 26.21 6.0 40.8

Legislators ............................................................... 13.07 31.1 19.2 – – – – – –

Administrators and officials, public administration ... 30.70 5.8 40.8 31.95 4.4 40.5 – – –

Financial managers ................................................. 40.44 26.7 39.1 45.41 24.3 39.0 23.77 13.6 39.6

Personnel and labor relations managers ................. 39.50 16.2 40.4 39.50 16.2 40.4 – – –

Purchasing managers .............................................. 24.77 21.7 40.9 24.77 21.7 40.9 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ................................................................. 32.72 10.2 40.0 31.46 12.9 40.0 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ............ 33.36 22.4 39.8 32.57 23.5 39.8 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ............................... 38.30 8.8 40.2 42.54 9.9 40.3 31.54 4.9 40.0

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ....................................................... 18.74 7.9 43.1 18.46 8.5 42.9 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. .................. 20.12 11.6 39.5 19.37 9.6 39.3 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ....................... 34.04 6.3 42.2 36.10 6.2 42.0 25.95 10.4 43.1

Management related .................................................... 23.59 2.5 39.7 24.15 2.5 39.8 19.62 7.7 39.1

Accountants and auditors ........................................ 25.52 2.0 39.9 26.05 1.8 39.9 – – –

Underwriters ............................................................ 21.30 7.9 39.3 21.26 9.4 38.8 – – –

Other financial officers ............................................. 26.90 9.3 39.7 28.79 10.6 40.1 18.87 21.5 38.1

Management analysts .............................................. 22.68 7.4 38.4 21.51 3.1 37.9 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .. 22.20 6.2 38.4 23.27 5.7 38.0 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ..................... 23.52 6.3 39.5 25.10 1.9 40.0 – – –

Construction inspectors ........................................... 21.85 7.3 39.8 21.85 7.3 39.8 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ........................................................... 22.50 12.5 40.2 22.50 12.5 40.2 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ..................................... 19.89 4.3 40.7 19.69 4.4 40.8 – – –

Sales ................................................................................... 13.22 5.1 30.6 14.49 4.9 31.4 10.05 5.4 28.8

Supervisors, sales ................................................... 16.95 6.4 42.2 17.53 8.0 42.2 14.13 13.4 41.8

Insurance sales ........................................................ 19.86 8.6 39.8 19.35 7.7 39.8 – – –

Real estate sales ..................................................... 13.89 11.2 23.8 – – – – – –

Securities and financial services sales .................... 36.27 24.2 40.0 39.03 20.6 40.0 – – –

Advertising and related sales ................................... 15.93 14.8 37.6 16.51 15.4 37.4 – – –

Sales, other business services ................................ 13.69 25.0 31.5 16.43 7.3 36.9 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ............................................................... 24.32 8.1 40.3 24.76 8.8 40.0 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................ 23.90 15.9 28.9 23.97 17.6 29.0 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ............................................ 7.69 5.1 22.4 8.04 2.1 22.0 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....... 13.37 3.2 36.6 13.37 3.2 36.6 – – –

Sales workers, parts ................................................ 14.35 6.6 39.3 15.00 11.5 41.0 13.73 7.5 37.8

Sales workers, other commodities ........................... 11.83 10.9 27.0 12.19 13.1 26.1 10.55 8.6 30.8

Sales counter clerks ................................................ 8.98 5.7 29.1 9.01 6.1 29.2 – – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 7.99 2.5 27.3 8.46 2.8 28.2 7.42 2.8 26.4

Sales support, n.e.c. ................................................ 11.14 13.8 27.9 11.61 14.9 28.0 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ...................... 13.71 4.1 36.8 14.38 4.6 37.4 11.40 5.5 35.0

Supervisors, general office ...................................... 21.94 2.4 39.8 22.39 2.2 39.5 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ............... 19.34 7.4 41.2 19.43 7.9 41.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-8. West North Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ..................................................................... $15.91 9.3 40.5 $17.06 1.3 40.7 – – –

Computer operators ................................................. 14.37 8.4 39.5 14.06 10.8 39.4 – – –

Secretaries ............................................................... 15.78 4.5 37.6 16.20 4.0 38.2 $13.71 8.2 35.2

Stenographers ......................................................... 13.91 7.5 31.9 – – – – – –

Typists ..................................................................... 13.77 8.7 38.6 14.50 7.9 38.7 11.34 14.6 38.3

Interviewers ............................................................. 10.85 7.7 38.9 10.92 8.5 38.7 – – –

Hotel clerks .............................................................. 8.28 1.5 35.6 8.00 2.2 34.4 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........... 14.87 9.5 31.6 16.04 5.8 30.4 – – –

Receptionists ........................................................... 12.59 5.8 34.3 13.12 6.8 35.1 8.65 7.8 28.9

Information clerks, n.e.c. .......................................... 12.91 5.2 36.9 13.09 5.2 37.8 – – –

Order clerks ............................................................. 14.11 3.8 39.5 14.31 4.2 39.4 12.64 12.2 40.0

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ... 14.89 9.7 40.0 15.17 12.1 40.0 – – –

Library clerks ........................................................... 10.76 5.7 23.2 11.02 2.2 23.2 – – –

File clerks ................................................................. 12.10 8.9 34.8 12.66 7.9 35.5 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. .............................................. 12.73 9.6 37.8 13.29 6.1 38.1 11.61 26.7 37.1

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ......... 12.80 4.7 37.2 13.87 4.5 38.5 10.72 6.8 35.1

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................ 16.55 11.7 39.9 – – – – – –

Billing clerks ............................................................. 13.07 5.3 39.5 14.83 3.6 39.2 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators 10.57 2.5 39.7 – – – – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ............................ 10.02 2.4 33.2 10.02 2.4 33.2 – – –

Messengers ............................................................. 11.00 3.9 24.7 11.04 3.8 24.8 – – –

Dispatchers .............................................................. 14.66 5.9 39.2 15.25 4.7 39.0 – – –

Production coordinators ........................................... 18.61 8.6 40.0 17.72 10.6 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ....................... 13.15 7.9 39.9 13.07 8.9 39.9 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ....................................... 13.47 2.6 37.6 14.06 1.7 37.0 11.06 6.3 40.0

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ........................................................... 10.34 6.4 38.8 10.05 8.4 39.2 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .. 17.74 1.7 38.4 17.56 1.9 38.4 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......... 17.01 3.7 37.4 17.58 3.7 39.6 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................. 15.45 4.4 40.0 15.10 5.7 39.9 – – –

Bill and account collectors ....................................... 13.98 8.1 39.6 13.06 5.9 39.5 – – –

General office clerks ................................................ 12.71 6.1 37.7 13.44 6.7 38.8 10.66 6.1 35.0

Bank tellers .............................................................. 9.90 1.1 32.2 10.16 1.5 32.0 9.35 1.7 32.6

Data entry keyers ..................................................... 10.89 5.4 35.1 10.99 5.9 35.5 – – –

Teachers’ aides ....................................................... 11.61 3.9 28.6 12.50 4.7 30.7 9.64 6.5 24.8

Administrative support, n.e.c. .................................. 14.48 3.7 36.8 14.96 3.2 36.7 12.61 12.4 37.5

Blue collar .............................................................................. 16.29 2.3 38.5 17.04 3.4 38.3 14.97 4.6 39.0

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................ 20.04 3.5 40.0 21.00 5.0 40.0 18.24 3.6 40.1

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .................... 25.60 4.8 42.2 27.12 2.5 43.1 – – –

Automobile mechanics ............................................. 20.61 8.9 40.3 22.58 14.9 40.8 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .......... 16.17 4.3 40.5 17.64 5.0 40.0 14.90 5.5 40.9

Automobile body and related repairers .................... 18.49 16.5 40.0 18.49 16.5 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ................................... 17.67 8.8 40.0 19.01 5.4 40.0 – – –

Farm equipment mechanics .................................... 15.49 4.9 42.6 – – – 15.49 4.9 42.6

Industrial machinery repairers ................................. 21.43 7.9 39.7 23.09 10.6 39.9 19.71 4.7 39.4

Machinery maintenance ........................................... 13.58 9.2 39.9 13.54 9.5 39.9 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .............................................................. 18.23 10.8 39.9 19.99 8.2 39.9 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .......................... 21.74 10.2 40.0 21.35 13.7 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics .............................................................. 17.50 5.3 40.0 18.34 8.2 40.0 – – –

Millwrights ................................................................ 18.99 11.5 40.0 21.41 11.1 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ............................... 16.09 11.9 40.0 17.20 12.8 40.0 14.37 20.6 40.0

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ................... 27.37 14.2 41.5 28.66 13.5 41.8 – – –

Carpenters ............................................................... 18.49 8.0 40.0 18.68 8.5 40.0 – – –

Electricians .............................................................. 26.78 12.0 40.0 26.76 12.8 40.0 26.85 32.0 40.0

Electrical power installers and repairers .................. 24.73 3.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ..................... 25.09 7.9 40.0 27.12 6.4 40.0 21.09 17.2 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-8. West North Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Roofers .................................................................... $13.68 12.9 40.0 – – – – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ....................................... 16.20 12.5 38.6 $16.36 13.3 38.4 – – –

Supervisors, production ........................................... 22.35 6.9 40.1 23.42 7.0 40.1 – – –

Tool and die makers ................................................ 23.94 7.6 40.0 25.64 6.8 40.0 – – –

Machinists ................................................................ 19.05 10.8 40.0 20.81 8.4 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers ................................................ 20.95 21.6 40.0 20.95 21.6 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...... 19.51 12.4 40.0 14.54 13.6 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ....................................... 12.59 11.0 39.0 13.89 21.1 37.7 – – –

Bakers ...................................................................... 12.64 4.9 40.0 12.64 4.9 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders .............................. 21.20 10.1 40.0 19.99 14.8 40.0 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ............ 19.73 4.9 40.0 21.16 2.6 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers ................................................ 18.51 5.6 40.0 18.51 5.6 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........... 14.50 3.4 39.1 15.26 4.2 38.7 $13.21 7.4 39.7

Punching and stamping press operators ................. 13.87 4.6 39.5 13.84 5.5 39.5 – – –

Rolling machine operators ....................................... 14.68 12.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine

operators ................................................................ 14.85 8.7 40.0 14.13 6.7 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ...................... 14.91 12.5 39.9 – – – – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ..................... 15.82 17.6 39.6 18.60 10.3 40.0 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators .................. 11.87 4.6 40.0 11.38 4.2 40.0 12.17 6.3 40.0

Printing press operators ........................................... 15.96 6.8 39.6 17.07 8.5 39.4 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ..... 10.15 6.9 36.3 9.64 5.7 34.6 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ................. 14.15 10.0 39.3 16.04 3.2 40.0 10.87 14.6 38.1

Extruding and forming machine operators ............... 12.25 7.0 39.9 14.05 4.9 39.8 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators .................. 13.65 14.4 40.0 15.28 10.2 40.0 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators ................................................................ 18.30 7.0 40.0 – – – – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators ....... 16.99 9.5 40.0 17.38 13.2 40.0 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ..................... 13.98 11.2 39.9 14.70 11.9 39.8 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ 14.64 7.7 37.9 14.47 4.6 35.5 14.76 13.6 39.8

Welders and cutters ................................................. 15.54 7.3 40.0 15.53 1.5 40.0 15.55 15.9 40.0

Assemblers .............................................................. 15.33 7.4 39.6 16.39 7.6 39.5 10.67 12.5 40.0

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ......................... 13.28 10.6 40.0 12.23 6.6 40.0 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..... 15.82 7.9 40.0 16.00 9.1 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ............................... 14.70 3.7 39.2 14.87 4.9 37.5 14.41 5.1 42.2

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ...................... 22.26 8.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Truckdrivers ............................................................. 13.38 3.3 41.9 13.33 4.1 39.0 13.46 4.6 47.9

Driver-sales workers ................................................ 10.78 11.8 25.3 10.83 20.6 27.9 10.71 10.8 23.0

Busdrivers ................................................................ 15.02 2.7 28.3 14.96 3.2 30.1 15.34 7.7 21.2

Locomotive operating .............................................. 22.94 26.8 45.5 – – – – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ................. 21.42 5.6 40.6 – – – – – –

Operating engineers ................................................ 17.04 6.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ............. 20.44 8.0 40.0 22.87 11.4 40.0 18.96 7.4 40.0

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ..................... 14.59 7.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..... 14.67 5.5 39.7 15.39 8.5 39.9 12.88 5.3 39.1

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ..................................................... 15.61 14.1 40.0 16.49 16.7 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ... 11.92 3.4 34.2 12.42 4.4 34.7 11.13 5.3 33.4

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ......... 11.32 13.2 36.2 11.64 15.9 36.9 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 20.36 9.6 40.5 20.33 12.8 39.9 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .................................... 11.92 8.4 38.6 12.25 9.3 38.2 – – –

Construction laborers ............................................... 14.51 6.8 39.4 15.38 8.9 38.9 13.27 5.5 40.0

Production helpers ................................................... 11.17 6.6 35.3 11.51 6.3 34.8 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .................................... 9.00 3.3 25.2 9.33 3.4 26.2 7.36 8.2 21.2

Machine feeders and offbearers .............................. 10.94 10.9 37.6 12.88 16.8 37.1 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ............ 12.68 7.7 32.8 13.85 9.1 36.1 10.21 4.0 27.5

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ............... 12.00 5.2 35.9 12.05 5.7 35.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-8. West North Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

–Continued

Hand packers and packagers .................................. $9.94 4.8 35.8 $10.62 2.2 32.1 $9.32 7.2 40.0

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................... 12.64 7.5 38.2 13.04 8.8 38.2 12.22 10.9 38.2

Service .................................................................................... 10.34 4.6 29.6 10.81 6.4 29.8 9.36 5.3 29.3

Protective service ........................................................ 15.27 11.6 36.6 14.94 13.8 36.3 16.75 10.1 38.0

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ............ 21.58 13.9 52.0 – – – – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .......................... 29.08 2.2 40.1 28.71 2.9 40.2 – – –

Supervisors, guards ................................................. 17.87 13.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Firefighting ............................................................... 16.79 2.5 46.7 17.01 2.7 45.8 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ....................... 21.86 3.8 30.4 21.83 4.1 28.8 22.00 8.7 40.0

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 19.26 4.7 39.7 19.98 7.1 39.4 – – –

Correctional institution officers ................................. 16.27 10.9 39.9 16.15 13.8 39.9 – – –

Guards and police, except public service ................ – – – – – – 9.11 12.7 34.5

Protective service, n.e.c. .......................................... 7.42 6.5 16.7 7.98 6.5 16.9 – – –

Food service ................................................................ 7.90 4.2 25.8 7.88 4.8 26.0 7.93 10.6 25.6

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ......................... 5.48 7.9 22.2 5.37 10.4 23.2 5.85 5.6 19.3

Bartenders ............................................................... 7.52 8.4 22.4 7.51 10.3 26.3 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ............................................ 4.78 9.5 23.2 4.56 13.2 24.4 5.45 6.4 20.2

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................... 6.92 2.3 17.9 6.98 2.7 17.3 – – –

Other food service ..................................................... 8.89 3.8 27.7 9.03 4.6 27.4 8.56 10.0 28.4

Supervisors, food preparation and service .............. 11.23 5.5 39.7 11.63 6.5 40.4 8.86 5.7 36.0

Cooks ....................................................................... 10.27 5.8 31.5 10.67 6.6 31.7 9.81 12.0 31.2

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................... 8.18 7.6 27.2 8.29 10.5 26.3 7.74 9.8 31.3

Food preparation, n.e.c. ........................................... 7.68 4.7 23.6 8.04 6.2 24.4 6.76 4.2 21.8

Health service .............................................................. 10.50 4.9 32.2 11.59 2.7 32.9 8.73 4.2 31.0

Dental assistants ..................................................... 14.92 7.7 36.5 15.64 5.7 37.0 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ................................... 10.79 13.3 34.5 12.69 3.3 35.6 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................. 9.72 3.2 31.2 10.35 2.1 31.6 8.83 4.5 30.5

Cleaning and building service ...................................... 11.33 12.1 31.8 11.99 12.4 33.9 9.04 5.3 26.3

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 17.71 18.8 38.8 19.65 13.5 40.2 – – –

Maids and housemen .............................................. 8.84 10.4 30.2 9.25 14.1 33.6 7.82 8.2 24.1

Janitors and cleaners ............................................... 11.07 4.9 31.4 11.44 4.6 33.0 9.68 4.9 26.5

Personal service .......................................................... 10.01 6.5 29.4 10.88 6.0 24.8 9.46 12.0 33.2

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ............................. 9.69 14.3 28.3 10.17 17.9 29.1 – – –

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ..... 6.70 5.2 35.5 7.92 6.5 24.2 – – –

Welfare service aides .............................................. 13.24 10.2 33.1 11.32 5.9 31.7 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................ 9.25 4.7 26.6 9.78 5.4 29.7 – – –

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ......................................... 9.45 2.2 23.3 9.45 2.2 23.3 – – –

Service, n.e.c. .......................................................... 10.18 6.5 28.2 11.42 10.7 24.1 – – –

1 The West North Central census division consists of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North

Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. It also includes the St. Louis, MO

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is comprised of parts of Missouri and

Illinois. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

pay for overtime, vacations, 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. 3 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. For more

information, see appendix C. 4 In this census division, data were collected between December 2004 and January

2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 4-9. South Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

All ................................................................................................ $17.72 2.4 36.2 $18.41 2.7 36.1 $14.13 3.7 36.7

All, excluding sales .............................................................. 18.16 2.7 36.7 18.87 3.0 36.6 14.43 4.0 37.2

White collar ............................................................................ 22.03 2.8 36.7 22.79 3.0 36.6 17.25 1.7 37.1

White collar, excluding sales ........................................... 23.97 3.2 37.8 24.72 3.4 37.7 18.97 2.6 38.4

Professional specialty and technical ............................... 29.18 2.2 37.3 29.91 2.3 37.1 23.77 4.5 38.6

Professional specialty ...................................................... 30.99 2.0 37.3 31.53 2.1 37.1 26.64 3.9 38.8

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ........................... 35.95 3.1 40.6 36.22 3.2 40.5 30.09 6.6 42.1

Architects ................................................................. 27.65 14.2 40.0 27.65 14.2 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ................................................. 36.05 9.7 40.0 36.05 9.7 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ......................................................... 32.24 5.4 40.3 31.98 5.5 40.3 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... 37.09 3.0 39.8 37.27 3.1 39.8 – – –

Industrial engineers ................................................. 34.35 7.5 42.1 35.09 7.5 42.2 – – –

Mechanical engineers .............................................. 30.22 8.4 40.8 30.12 8.9 40.7 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ...................................................... 42.62 10.7 40.8 43.06 10.8 40.6 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ......................... 35.00 3.5 39.8 35.09 3.5 39.8 30.97 15.0 40.4

Computer systems analysts and scientists .............. 34.42 3.8 39.8 34.51 3.8 39.8 29.16 16.2 40.5

Operations and systems researchers and analysts 37.66 6.5 40.0 37.78 6.5 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ......................................................... 26.83 5.6 39.7 27.23 5.6 39.7 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ................................. 34.46 27.5 38.2 34.46 27.5 38.2 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ......................................... 25.16 21.4 45.2 25.70 21.4 45.5 – – –

Biological and life scientists ..................................... 25.28 9.2 38.9 25.28 9.2 38.9 – – –

Medical scientists ..................................................... 22.61 5.0 36.1 23.40 4.5 35.4 – – –

Health related .............................................................. 30.81 5.0 35.3 31.61 5.4 34.9 26.63 10.5 37.6

Physicians ................................................................ 60.74 8.4 41.3 60.75 6.8 41.4 – – –

Registered nurses .................................................... 25.73 1.9 34.8 26.55 1.7 34.1 22.23 3.1 38.3

Pharmacists ............................................................. 44.75 2.0 33.8 44.48 2.1 35.1 – – –

Dietitians .................................................................. 19.89 3.5 37.4 19.89 3.5 37.4 – – –

Respiratory therapists .............................................. 23.00 3.2 34.5 23.84 2.0 34.9 – – –

Occupational therapists ........................................... 28.50 9.8 36.4 29.81 12.2 35.0 – – –

Physical therapists ................................................... 34.03 6.7 26.0 34.03 6.7 26.0 – – –

Speech therapists .................................................... 30.11 7.5 37.5 30.11 7.5 37.5 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ..................................................... 18.93 5.1 34.0 19.12 5.6 33.4 – – –

Teachers, college and university ................................. 38.26 4.2 41.3 39.37 5.1 39.7 33.83 6.2 49.7

Biological science teachers ..................................... 35.31 9.2 44.2 32.22 10.8 38.0 – – –

Psychology teachers ................................................ 34.81 14.9 40.3 34.82 14.9 40.4 – – –

History teachers ....................................................... 34.14 7.3 41.2 34.14 7.3 41.2 – – –

Social science teachers, n.e.c. ................................ 41.16 11.7 36.8 41.16 11.7 36.8 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ............................... 31.45 11.8 19.0 – – – – – –

Computer science teachers ..................................... 31.14 24.1 37.8 31.14 24.1 37.8 – – –

Medical science teachers ........................................ 43.71 6.9 55.2 43.71 6.9 55.2 – – –

Health specialties teachers ...................................... 32.94 5.8 36.0 32.94 5.8 36.0 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ........ 49.60 20.5 40.9 49.63 20.5 41.1 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ............................... 29.43 8.9 34.7 29.43 8.9 34.7 – – –

English teachers ...................................................... 35.56 10.9 33.9 36.42 11.9 33.5 – – –

Foreign language teachers ...................................... 22.66 16.8 42.2 34.79 7.4 29.0 – – –

Theology teachers ................................................... 40.78 17.6 40.1 40.78 17.6 40.1 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ............................... 40.91 8.0 38.9 42.63 7.5 38.8 28.86 1.5 39.7

Teachers, except college and university ...................... 28.28 1.8 35.5 28.67 1.9 35.2 26.28 4.5 37.2

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ........................... 23.63 8.2 37.2 23.05 9.9 36.7 – – –

Elementary school teachers .................................... 29.09 1.5 37.5 29.54 1.4 37.3 26.61 4.5 38.9

Secondary school teachers ..................................... 29.26 3.0 37.9 29.66 3.4 37.8 26.42 5.8 38.7

Teachers, special education .................................... 29.62 3.8 35.6 29.85 4.1 35.7 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 26.99 4.1 27.7 27.79 5.1 25.2 24.98 3.7 36.5

Substitute teachers .................................................. 10.11 4.8 14.4 10.63 2.0 16.6 – – –

Vocational and educational counselors ................... 29.18 7.3 37.7 28.71 7.8 37.4 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators .............................. 24.54 4.7 37.4 24.23 4.8 37.1 – – –

Librarians ................................................................. 24.54 4.7 37.4 24.23 4.8 37.1 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ........................... 27.02 5.3 39.6 27.08 5.7 39.7 – – –

Economists .............................................................. 27.81 4.4 41.7 27.81 4.4 41.7 – – –

Psychologists ........................................................... 26.56 9.0 35.3 25.47 11.5 34.5 – – –

Urban planners ........................................................ 24.35 9.5 40.0 27.14 5.9 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ..................... 17.29 3.5 37.1 17.42 3.9 36.8 16.26 4.6 39.4

Social workers ......................................................... 17.54 3.5 37.4 17.72 3.8 37.1 16.20 5.2 39.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-9. South Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Social, recreation, and religious workers –Continued

Recreation workers .................................................. $13.60 10.4 37.6 $12.89 11.1 37.6 – – –

Lawyers and judges ..................................................... 51.13 6.2 39.0 51.82 6.0 39.3 – – –

Lawyers ................................................................... 51.15 6.8 39.3 51.65 6.6 39.3 – – –

Judges ..................................................................... 50.80 16.3 33.7 – – – – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ................................................... 25.58 9.8 36.3 25.82 10.2 36.1 $20.73 19.8 40.5

Designers ................................................................. 18.72 12.9 36.1 19.07 13.2 36.0 – – –

Actors and directors ................................................. 26.08 33.8 34.2 26.08 33.8 34.2 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ............................................................ 25.69 22.5 37.7 25.69 22.5 37.7 – – –

Photographers ......................................................... 16.56 36.1 39.6 16.56 36.1 39.6 – – –

Editors and reporters ............................................... 29.69 3.2 38.9 29.69 3.2 38.9 – – –

Public relations specialists ....................................... 22.03 6.6 40.0 22.27 6.9 40.0 – – –

Athletes .................................................................... 24.53 9.4 33.7 23.69 11.8 32.9 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. .................................................. 36.63 13.9 40.0 36.63 13.9 40.0 – – –

Technical ......................................................................... 22.49 8.9 37.3 23.64 9.3 37.1 16.08 5.7 38.0

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .... 18.75 3.4 38.7 18.87 3.5 38.7 17.50 13.4 38.0

Dental hygienists ..................................................... 29.54 9.6 31.8 30.42 10.6 30.1 – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ........... 17.45 10.0 38.5 18.97 6.9 38.2 – – –

Radiological technicians .......................................... 22.54 1.7 36.1 22.52 1.8 36.5 – – –

Licensed practical nurses ........................................ 16.60 2.1 35.6 17.31 2.1 34.7 14.97 4.9 37.9

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............ 15.86 2.8 36.4 16.22 3.0 36.5 14.21 5.0 36.2

Electrical and electronic technicians ........................ 33.55 24.1 41.6 34.07 24.7 41.7 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians ........................ 17.97 4.6 40.4 17.81 4.9 40.0 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 23.52 7.9 38.3 23.60 9.2 38.0 – – –

Drafters .................................................................... 22.35 7.6 39.9 22.27 7.9 39.9 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians ........................ 14.21 4.8 40.0 14.14 7.6 40.0 – – –

Chemical technicians ............................................... 20.20 7.3 39.6 22.59 8.1 39.4 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators .................................. 133.50 9.8 19.8 133.50 9.8 19.8 – – –

Computer programmers ........................................... 30.15 11.5 38.9 30.15 11.5 38.9 – – –

Legal assistants ....................................................... 18.72 5.2 39.1 20.24 6.1 38.8 14.63 6.1 40.0

Technical and related, n.e.c. .................................... 17.09 6.7 39.4 17.31 7.2 39.4 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ..................... 33.56 5.8 40.2 33.81 6.2 40.3 30.89 6.3 39.6

Executives, administrators, and managers .................. 37.79 7.0 40.5 38.34 7.5 40.6 32.94 7.4 39.5

Chief executives and general administrators, public

administration ........................................................ 47.65 7.0 38.1 47.65 7.0 38.1 – – –

Administrators and officials, public administration ... 28.30 4.1 39.7 28.39 4.9 39.6 27.83 7.7 40.2

Financial managers ................................................. 37.64 4.5 40.4 36.72 4.4 40.4 46.49 18.7 39.9

Purchasing managers .............................................. 33.12 26.6 39.9 33.58 29.2 39.9 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ................................................................. 40.12 4.3 41.0 40.54 4.1 40.9 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ............ 37.18 5.4 39.8 36.40 6.7 40.0 39.88 7.2 39.1

Managers, medicine and health ............................... 33.17 4.3 40.7 33.48 4.5 40.7 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ....................................................... 18.00 10.8 46.7 18.04 11.1 46.9 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ...................... 26.39 4.0 40.9 26.48 3.9 40.9 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. .................. 34.80 6.8 40.1 35.83 5.0 41.7 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ....................... 41.63 10.2 40.5 42.58 10.3 40.5 29.97 18.6 40.8

Management related .................................................... 26.96 4.2 39.8 27.04 4.5 39.8 25.71 12.8 39.8

Accountants and auditors ........................................ 23.65 3.1 39.3 23.92 3.1 39.3 20.06 5.4 40.0

Underwriters ............................................................ 27.82 9.9 38.7 27.82 9.9 38.7 – – –

Other financial officers ............................................. 31.19 7.3 40.3 31.38 7.8 40.3 29.13 17.8 40.0

Management analysts .............................................. 30.57 12.2 40.1 30.80 12.3 40.1 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .. 29.96 10.8 38.4 30.10 11.3 38.3 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ................................................................. 23.58 11.4 40.3 23.88 9.2 40.4 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ..................... 20.33 15.8 39.9 20.01 17.3 39.9 – – –

Construction inspectors ........................................... 21.28 4.3 39.9 21.28 4.3 39.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-9. South Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued

Management related –Continued

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ........................................................... $25.22 9.5 40.1 $25.68 8.9 40.1 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ..................................... 26.96 9.7 40.3 26.41 9.6 40.4 $34.11 30.5 39.1

Sales ................................................................................... 13.89 4.4 32.6 14.36 4.9 32.5 11.53 6.5 33.4

Supervisors, sales ................................................... 20.44 8.6 41.7 22.25 8.9 41.1 15.49 10.6 43.7

Insurance sales ........................................................ 19.68 24.7 39.2 20.23 27.5 39.2 15.53 13.6 39.6

Real estate sales ..................................................... 17.41 16.5 37.3 19.65 12.0 36.7 – – –

Securities and financial services sales .................... 34.76 15.6 35.2 34.76 15.6 35.2 – – –

Advertising and related sales ................................... 17.13 18.5 38.1 18.05 19.4 37.9 – – –

Sales, other business services ................................ 20.89 9.4 37.8 20.84 9.6 37.7 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ............................................................... 28.52 8.5 39.9 29.02 9.1 39.7 25.13 15.8 41.3

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................ 20.89 14.9 42.7 19.62 12.7 42.2 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ............................................ 11.91 34.9 23.1 12.79 39.2 22.8 – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ........ 11.45 7.8 38.8 11.36 8.7 38.6 – – –

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ......... 8.91 8.3 29.8 8.94 9.9 28.5 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....... 11.59 3.3 36.0 – – – 8.87 5.4 33.3

Sales workers, parts ................................................ 13.00 4.6 31.4 13.68 5.1 32.2 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ........................... 10.52 4.3 31.8 10.61 5.0 31.3 10.11 6.9 34.1

Sales counter clerks ................................................ 8.83 5.1 29.9 9.26 6.1 28.8 7.95 6.8 32.1

Cashiers ................................................................... 8.16 1.8 28.7 8.37 2.3 28.9 6.98 2.5 27.6

Sales support, n.e.c. ................................................ 15.38 22.6 32.1 15.38 22.6 32.1 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ...................... 13.93 1.1 37.1 14.23 1.1 37.0 12.37 2.8 38.0

Supervisors, general office ...................................... 20.45 4.5 40.2 20.86 5.3 39.9 18.26 6.5 41.9

Supervisors, financial records processing ............... 22.11 6.7 40.6 23.58 7.6 40.7 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ..................................................................... 20.40 6.7 40.0 20.73 7.9 40.0 – – –

Computer operators ................................................. 15.61 9.4 40.0 15.82 9.8 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ............................................................... 15.82 1.8 38.1 16.14 1.9 37.9 14.03 7.4 39.6

Stenographers ......................................................... 13.85 5.0 39.3 15.06 5.5 38.8 – – –

Typists ..................................................................... 12.81 13.4 34.1 12.81 13.4 34.1 – – –

Interviewers ............................................................. 13.29 9.6 37.9 14.03 9.2 37.6 – – –

Hotel clerks .............................................................. 9.19 2.3 38.1 9.26 2.7 38.4 8.85 5.7 37.0

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........... 14.14 7.1 34.6 14.18 7.2 34.5 – – –

Receptionists ........................................................... 11.28 3.1 35.2 11.55 3.4 34.8 10.25 5.4 36.9

Information clerks, n.e.c. .......................................... 13.79 2.9 38.0 13.81 3.0 38.0 – – –

Order clerks ............................................................. 14.12 4.5 38.1 14.34 4.8 37.8 12.55 16.3 40.0

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ... 15.43 7.9 38.6 15.63 8.3 38.5 – – –

Library clerks ........................................................... 11.57 4.2 31.7 11.68 3.5 30.2 11.38 10.2 34.9

File clerks ................................................................. 10.23 5.6 36.7 10.52 7.2 35.4 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. .............................................. 13.90 1.8 37.9 14.13 1.6 38.2 12.77 4.6 36.7

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ......... 14.75 3.7 34.2 15.15 4.0 33.7 12.24 2.2 37.3

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................ 18.41 5.5 38.4 19.15 5.7 38.3 – – –

Billing clerks ............................................................. 12.39 3.1 39.7 12.72 5.2 39.8 11.88 1.6 39.5

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators 15.63 7.9 35.3 15.63 7.9 35.3 – – –

Telephone operators ................................................ 11.30 5.0 38.2 11.42 4.9 39.0 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ............................ 11.55 8.6 30.7 11.55 8.6 30.7 – – –

Messengers ............................................................. 9.44 10.8 33.7 9.44 10.8 33.7 – – –

Dispatchers .............................................................. 15.65 5.8 41.3 15.51 5.9 41.2 – – –

Production coordinators ........................................... 17.55 8.3 40.0 17.51 9.7 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ....................... 13.25 4.2 39.6 12.86 3.2 39.5 15.41 13.5 40.0

Stock and inventory clerks ....................................... 12.02 3.7 35.9 11.88 4.0 35.5 13.08 9.1 38.9

Meter readers .......................................................... 13.15 4.9 39.9 13.13 6.0 39.9 – – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers ....... 12.89 8.6 40.0 12.81 9.9 40.0 – – –

Expeditors ................................................................ 13.55 13.3 38.1 15.19 11.2 37.4 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ........................................................... – – – – – – 13.46 20.7 40.0

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .. 18.41 6.7 39.6 18.41 6.7 39.6 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-9. South Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......... $13.86 4.2 38.0 $14.47 3.3 37.7 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................. 15.17 4.8 39.3 15.73 5.0 39.1 $13.29 2.4 40.0

Bill and account collectors ....................................... 13.76 2.8 37.7 14.10 2.2 37.5 – – –

General office clerks ................................................ 12.92 2.1 36.8 13.19 2.5 36.8 11.67 2.4 36.8

Bank tellers .............................................................. 10.81 1.8 35.2 10.92 2.1 34.7 10.17 3.9 38.1

Data entry keyers ..................................................... 12.49 3.6 35.5 12.45 4.0 35.1 – – –

Statistical clerks ....................................................... 17.16 5.8 40.0 17.16 5.8 40.0 – – –

Teachers’ aides ....................................................... 10.98 2.0 36.1 11.43 1.9 34.8 10.39 3.2 38.1

Administrative support, n.e.c. .................................. 14.14 3.2 36.3 14.40 3.5 37.3 12.04 7.6 29.7

Blue collar .............................................................................. 14.50 1.4 38.1 14.83 1.2 38.0 12.99 6.4 38.6

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................ 17.96 1.1 39.7 18.39 .9 39.6 15.77 5.8 40.0

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .................... 24.94 5.1 40.1 24.84 5.3 40.1 – – –

Automobile mechanics ............................................. 17.09 5.0 40.3 17.46 5.6 40.3 14.89 8.9 40.0

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .......... 17.00 6.0 36.5 17.61 5.9 35.7 13.96 12.3 41.1

Aircraft engine mechanics ....................................... 27.37 9.4 40.0 27.37 9.4 40.0 – – –

Small engine repairers ............................................. 11.38 9.0 40.0 11.38 9.0 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .................... 17.37 10.5 40.0 15.65 3.2 40.0 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ........................... 23.30 5.7 40.0 23.30 5.7 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ................................... 16.61 5.8 40.0 16.59 3.1 40.0 16.64 11.8 40.0

Industrial machinery repairers ................................. 20.27 5.3 39.6 20.24 2.7 39.5 20.33 18.1 39.9

Machinery maintenance ........................................... 16.77 4.8 39.9 16.31 5.1 39.9 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .............................................................. 20.61 6.3 38.5 20.61 6.3 38.5 – – –

Data processing equipment repairers ...................... 18.14 9.5 40.0 18.14 9.5 40.0 – – –

Household appliance and power tool repairers ....... 13.95 5.0 41.7 14.73 3.8 42.3 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .................... 23.62 3.4 40.0 23.83 4.0 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics .............................................................. 17.97 8.0 39.5 19.16 7.5 39.4 – – –

Office machine repairers .......................................... 16.20 3.5 37.2 16.20 3.5 37.2 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ................. 18.64 3.0 39.9 18.57 2.8 39.9 – – –

Millwrights ................................................................ 21.67 5.5 40.0 22.19 5.1 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ............................... 16.06 3.5 40.0 16.47 2.9 40.0 14.96 11.8 40.0

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .......... 23.30 6.8 41.0 23.56 7.4 40.6 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ................................................................. 26.49 8.7 40.0 26.49 8.7 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ................... 22.72 8.0 40.9 22.80 8.2 41.0 – – –

Brickmasons and stonemasons ............................... 15.81 15.1 37.6 17.24 14.1 37.0 – – –

Carpenters ............................................................... 16.32 8.3 40.0 17.25 9.5 40.0 14.41 7.5 40.0

Drywall installers ...................................................... 17.35 7.1 39.8 17.35 7.1 39.8 – – –

Electricians .............................................................. 19.36 4.5 40.0 20.45 4.0 39.9 15.86 8.8 40.0

Electrician apprentices ............................................. 15.37 5.8 39.9 15.82 5.7 39.9 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers .................. 21.31 5.7 40.0 23.30 4.1 40.0 18.78 9.0 40.0

Painters, construction and maintenance .................. 13.54 4.1 39.7 13.47 4.2 39.7 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ..................... 17.71 4.7 40.0 17.77 4.9 40.0 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ...... 13.52 4.4 40.0 13.52 4.4 40.0 – – –

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ............................... 14.87 4.4 40.0 15.19 4.3 40.0 – – –

Insulation workers .................................................... 14.72 13.5 40.0 14.72 13.5 40.0 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

operators ................................................................ 12.96 5.0 40.0 12.35 7.6 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal duct installers ....................................... 22.59 18.1 40.0 22.59 18.1 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ....................................... 14.36 13.7 40.0 16.46 19.4 40.0 11.88 13.0 40.0

Supervisors, production ........................................... 21.32 4.0 40.5 21.88 4.4 40.5 18.32 5.0 40.5

Tool and die makers ................................................ 20.17 7.9 40.0 20.17 7.9 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .................................... 20.82 6.1 40.0 20.83 6.7 40.0 – – –

Machinists ................................................................ 18.83 3.8 40.0 19.26 3.8 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers ................................................ 19.47 26.1 40.0 20.73 29.6 40.0 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers ................................... 12.65 .7 40.0 12.65 .7 40.0 – – –

Upholsterers ............................................................ 15.89 16.0 40.0 15.89 16.0 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...... 11.90 8.1 40.0 11.93 9.4 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-9. South Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. .................. $15.67 5.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ....................................... 10.73 9.0 38.6 $12.04 7.7 38.0 $8.10 2.9 40.0

Bakers ...................................................................... 10.04 3.6 34.7 10.29 3.5 35.6 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders .............................. 14.72 11.6 35.9 15.38 14.0 35.4 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ............ 17.09 5.4 40.0 17.33 5.9 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators .............................................. 28.87 7.1 40.0 25.56 2.2 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers ................................................ 21.63 19.9 40.0 21.63 19.9 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ... 19.22 9.9 39.6 19.22 9.9 39.6 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........... 13.55 3.1 39.3 13.77 3.3 39.1 12.75 8.9 39.7

Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators ........... 16.50 6.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Milling and planing machine operators .................... 13.21 12.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ................. 13.86 6.5 40.0 14.15 6.2 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine

operators ................................................................ 12.15 6.5 39.7 12.56 7.4 39.9 10.88 4.0 38.8

Numerical control machine operators ...................... 15.41 3.3 39.9 15.41 3.3 39.9 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ..................... 14.09 8.9 39.9 14.96 6.9 39.8 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators .................. 11.26 10.5 39.9 12.80 2.6 39.8 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators ................................................................ 10.47 16.1 39.3 10.47 16.1 39.3 – – –

Sawing machine operators ...................................... 11.08 2.1 39.9 11.12 2.4 39.9 – – –

Shaping and joining machine operators .................. 13.26 6.0 39.7 13.26 6.0 39.7 – – –

Printing press operators ........................................... 17.35 5.6 38.6 17.45 5.8 38.5 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ................. 11.60 5.1 39.5 11.90 4.3 39.4 11.27 9.7 39.7

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators ................................................................ 11.55 2.5 40.0 11.72 2.7 40.0 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ........................... 12.89 14.6 39.3 13.02 14.6 39.3 – – –

Pressing machine operators .................................... 8.64 7.5 37.2 – – – – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ..... 9.30 5.8 37.3 9.17 5.9 37.4 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ................. 13.32 9.2 39.7 13.83 9.3 39.3 12.89 15.4 40.0

Extruding and forming machine operators ............... 14.42 5.1 39.2 14.65 5.8 39.3 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators .................. 15.87 6.4 39.4 15.80 6.9 39.5 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators ................................................................ 19.06 9.3 39.8 19.53 10.3 39.7 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine operators .. 11.19 13.5 39.6 11.19 13.5 39.6 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators ....... 15.83 8.8 40.2 16.21 10.0 40.2 – – –

Folding machine operators ...................................... 9.61 25.5 40.0 9.61 25.5 40.0 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ....... 16.60 8.6 38.7 17.34 12.3 37.8 – – –

Crushing and grinding machine operators ............... 17.34 16.7 39.8 14.28 8.4 39.3 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ..................... 13.03 6.2 40.0 13.07 6.4 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ 14.94 5.5 39.5 15.23 5.6 39.3 13.93 16.2 40.0

Welders and cutters ................................................. 18.28 8.5 39.4 17.77 8.4 39.4 20.06 20.2 39.4

Assemblers .............................................................. 13.23 4.2 39.6 13.95 4.7 39.4 11.58 11.1 40.0

Hand cutting and trimming ....................................... 13.17 9.2 40.0 13.44 8.8 40.0 – – –

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ................... 12.09 5.6 38.9 12.09 5.6 38.9 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ......................... 13.86 6.1 39.8 13.49 6.1 39.7 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..... 12.02 9.5 39.2 11.73 9.2 39.1 14.86 20.8 40.0

Production testers .................................................... 14.88 7.4 40.0 14.55 8.5 40.0 – – –

Production samplers and weighers .......................... 11.50 5.2 39.4 – – – – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural .................. 9.47 4.0 39.9 9.53 5.8 39.8 – – –

Transportation and material moving ............................... 14.39 2.8 37.2 14.58 3.3 37.4 13.36 4.0 36.3

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ...................... 17.49 13.5 40.0 17.23 14.2 40.1 – – –

Truckdrivers ............................................................. 15.14 5.7 39.7 15.53 6.2 40.2 13.19 7.0 37.8

Driver-sales workers ................................................ 10.88 13.6 30.9 10.98 14.1 31.3 – – –

Busdrivers ................................................................ 13.58 3.3 28.7 13.82 3.5 30.5 12.00 10.9 20.6

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ................................ 9.58 5.5 25.4 9.85 4.0 24.8 – – –

Parking lot attendants .............................................. 7.33 10.5 33.6 7.33 10.5 33.6 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ...................................... 10.67 16.1 24.7 10.57 16.7 24.6 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ................. 23.69 4.8 40.0 23.65 5.8 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers ................................................ 16.60 10.2 40.0 16.82 16.8 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-9. South Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Crane and tower operators ...................................... $18.16 9.0 39.9 $17.79 9.4 39.9 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ............. 15.93 4.3 40.0 16.10 5.8 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ..................... 13.12 4.0 39.9 13.38 4.4 39.8 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..... 13.60 2.6 39.4 13.79 2.6 39.4 $11.68 6.1 40.0

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ..................................................... 12.67 10.9 39.7 13.27 13.7 39.5 10.75 6.7 40.0

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ... 10.45 2.2 35.7 10.64 1.9 35.4 9.67 8.0 37.1

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ................. 23.97 15.6 41.6 24.69 18.5 42.0 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ......... 10.81 7.7 38.1 12.00 7.2 38.9 8.73 4.0 36.7

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 19.86 5.3 40.5 20.66 4.4 40.5 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ........................... 10.27 6.5 39.5 11.47 5.0 38.4 9.73 9.5 40.0

Helpers, construction trades .................................... 11.20 4.6 39.9 11.60 4.3 39.9 9.53 4.6 40.0

Construction laborers ............................................... 9.83 4.7 39.8 9.85 5.4 39.8 9.71 6.6 40.0

Production helpers ................................................... 12.56 6.9 39.2 12.34 5.4 39.6 13.28 17.2 37.8

Garbage collectors ................................................... 11.86 8.0 37.5 12.84 7.9 39.5 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .................................... 9.34 2.6 30.5 9.39 2.8 30.1 9.06 9.2 33.0

Machine feeders and offbearers .............................. 10.99 3.2 39.6 11.05 3.3 39.6 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ............ 11.14 3.5 34.0 11.50 3.0 33.6 9.69 11.0 35.6

Garage and service station related .......................... 8.59 6.6 39.3 8.59 6.6 39.3 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ............... 8.79 4.2 36.5 9.03 4.8 37.6 7.53 5.8 31.6

Hand packers and packagers .................................. 9.06 4.5 34.3 9.19 5.5 33.2 8.48 4.9 39.4

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................... 9.58 4.9 37.0 9.43 4.7 36.8 10.65 19.0 38.3

Service .................................................................................... 10.18 1.5 32.4 10.38 1.8 32.2 9.37 4.7 33.6

Protective service ........................................................ 14.72 3.4 37.0 15.34 3.2 36.3 12.54 3.2 39.5

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ............ 25.65 7.9 48.4 25.65 7.9 48.4 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .......................... 26.50 6.0 40.5 27.53 6.0 40.4 – – –

Supervisors, guards ................................................. 14.43 4.9 37.5 14.43 4.9 37.5 – – –

Firefighting ............................................................... 15.89 5.3 48.1 16.24 5.1 47.9 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ....................... 20.98 1.5 40.1 21.34 1.3 40.1 16.11 7.2 40.1

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 16.44 2.2 39.5 17.55 3.7 39.3 13.45 3.7 40.0

Correctional institution officers ................................. 13.72 7.6 40.0 15.96 3.9 40.1 12.37 .6 40.0

Crossing guards ....................................................... 11.83 13.8 20.2 12.16 13.7 21.5 – – –

Guards and police, except public service ................ 9.94 4.3 31.5 10.00 4.5 31.5 8.57 12.4 30.5

Food service ................................................................ 7.64 2.1 29.2 7.66 2.5 29.1 7.58 3.8 29.4

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ......................... 4.54 4.3 26.1 4.63 4.5 26.5 3.51 8.4 22.6

Bartenders ............................................................... 6.31 8.1 26.2 6.33 8.6 26.4 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ............................................ 3.68 3.9 25.7 3.76 4.1 26.1 3.01 8.1 22.7

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................... 6.32 4.6 27.9 6.33 4.7 28.2 – – –

Other food service ..................................................... 8.67 2.4 30.3 8.81 2.9 30.3 8.12 4.0 30.6

Supervisors, food preparation and service .............. 12.18 5.5 41.3 12.29 6.2 41.3 11.44 4.6 41.3

Cooks ....................................................................... 9.33 3.7 34.6 9.84 4.4 34.8 8.16 4.1 34.1

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................... 7.74 1.9 26.9 7.79 2.2 26.4 7.50 4.5 30.0

Food preparation, n.e.c. ........................................... 7.89 4.0 27.8 8.01 4.6 28.0 7.26 4.7 26.4

Health service .............................................................. 10.66 3.1 34.8 11.03 3.1 34.6 9.51 4.2 35.6

Dental assistants ..................................................... 16.54 6.4 37.0 16.75 6.4 36.8 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ................................... 11.60 5.7 36.5 11.74 6.6 36.0 11.01 5.4 38.5

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................. 9.72 2.2 33.9 10.04 1.8 33.7 8.89 3.9 34.6

Cleaning and building service ...................................... 9.69 2.1 35.2 9.89 2.4 34.8 8.84 3.8 36.8

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 16.33 7.0 39.5 16.66 8.1 39.5 – – –

Maids and housemen .............................................. 8.47 3.3 37.1 8.68 3.6 37.3 7.34 4.7 35.7

Janitors and cleaners ............................................... 9.77 2.6 34.0 9.91 3.0 33.5 9.12 4.3 36.6

Personal service .......................................................... 10.66 5.4 31.0 11.02 6.2 30.9 8.97 9.6 31.2

Supervisors, personal service .................................. 14.93 10.0 36.9 15.37 12.7 34.5 – – –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ............................. 16.91 35.8 31.7 17.70 38.0 30.7 – – –

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ..... 8.30 9.2 26.8 8.58 9.2 28.4 – – –

Guides ..................................................................... 11.74 8.7 30.9 11.74 8.7 30.9 – – –

Ushers ..................................................................... 7.10 4.0 21.8 7.10 4.0 21.8 – – –

Public transportation attendants .............................. 29.96 23.6 21.1 29.96 23.6 21.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-9. South Atlantic census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3

for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service –Continued

Baggage porters and bellhops ................................. $6.86 16.5 37.0 $6.86 16.5 37.0 – – –

Welfare service aides .............................................. 10.81 6.0 35.5 11.61 9.5 39.2 $9.85 6.1 31.9

Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................ 8.29 5.5 34.1 8.44 3.6 34.6 7.87 20.7 32.5

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ......................................... 8.74 5.1 31.4 8.72 5.6 30.8 – – –

Service, n.e.c. .......................................................... 11.04 6.4 29.5 11.02 6.7 30.3 11.58 17.6 18.4

1 The South Atlantic census division consists of Delaware, Maryland, District of

Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

pay for overtime, vacations, 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. 3 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. For more

information, see appendix C.

4 In this census division, data were collected between December 2004 and January

2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 4-10. East South Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

All ................................................................................................ $14.66 5.5 37.0 $15.93 2.3 36.5 $12.88 8.7 37.9

All, excluding sales .............................................................. 14.83 5.6 37.2 16.13 2.5 36.7 13.03 9.2 38.0

White collar ............................................................................ 18.51 2.5 37.0 19.01 2.5 36.6 17.35 4.5 38.0

White collar, excluding sales ........................................... 19.86 2.5 37.4 20.11 2.9 37.0 19.24 4.8 38.3

Professional specialty and technical ............................... 24.05 1.9 36.5 25.00 .8 36.2 21.11 5.2 37.6

Professional specialty ...................................................... 26.70 2.7 36.2 27.19 3.3 36.1 25.00 5.7 36.9

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ........................... 36.10 13.2 40.7 36.20 14.0 40.8 – – –

Aerospace engineers ............................................... 41.73 2.6 34.5 41.73 2.6 34.5 – – –

Civil engineers ......................................................... 29.47 6.9 40.6 29.47 6.9 40.6 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... 33.69 4.8 41.4 33.69 4.8 41.4 – – –

Industrial engineers ................................................. 45.80 9.1 42.4 45.80 9.1 42.4 – – –

Mechanical engineers .............................................. 28.09 13.3 43.6 28.09 13.3 43.6 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ...................................................... 36.08 13.1 40.4 36.43 15.5 40.4 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ......................... 30.18 6.7 40.1 31.49 5.3 40.0 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists .............. 30.07 6.9 40.1 31.47 5.3 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ......................................................... 27.78 22.7 40.1 36.13 38.2 40.2 – – –

Health related .............................................................. 24.93 2.3 35.6 25.46 2.3 35.5 22.89 4.6 36.0

Physicians ................................................................ 37.73 34.0 39.8 37.73 34.0 39.8 – – –

Registered nurses .................................................... 23.64 1.6 35.4 24.21 1.7 35.2 21.54 1.7 36.2

Pharmacists ............................................................. 46.43 1.2 38.9 45.84 .5 38.7 – – –

Respiratory therapists .............................................. 18.98 4.7 34.8 18.52 2.0 40.0 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ..................................................... 19.54 10.4 39.7 – – – – – –

Teachers, college and university ................................. 37.57 9.6 37.6 39.64 9.2 37.9 28.36 5.5 36.1

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ........ 29.96 17.6 27.4 – – – – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ............................... 27.04 15.7 29.7 26.81 16.1 39.3 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ............................... 33.86 14.5 38.9 35.06 15.6 39.1 27.48 11.0 38.1

Teachers, except college and university ...................... 27.46 9.1 35.8 28.66 10.5 35.3 25.12 2.8 36.9

Elementary school teachers .................................... 26.84 5.5 37.2 28.57 3.8 37.3 – – –

Secondary school teachers ..................................... 26.22 8.3 35.8 28.77 2.8 36.3 – – –

Teachers, special education .................................... 29.03 6.8 36.9 29.03 6.8 36.9 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 33.32 5.3 37.1 32.82 5.9 36.7 – – –

Substitute teachers .................................................. 8.51 8.6 7.9 8.51 8.6 7.9 – – –

Vocational and educational counselors ................... 34.73 13.2 39.5 38.47 10.3 39.2 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators .............................. 22.58 5.9 37.8 22.58 5.9 37.8 – – –

Librarians ................................................................. 24.59 7.2 36.6 24.59 7.2 36.6 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ........................... – – – – – – – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ..................... 14.39 14.1 39.6 14.05 15.0 39.6 16.65 8.0 40.0

Social workers ......................................................... 14.27 16.1 39.6 14.05 17.4 39.6 15.85 5.9 40.0

Recreation workers .................................................. 13.29 13.8 39.5 13.29 13.8 39.5 – – –

Lawyers and judges ..................................................... 43.25 19.3 33.0 – – – – – –

Lawyers ................................................................... 43.25 19.3 33.0 – – – – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ................................................... 17.74 28.5 33.9 17.65 29.7 33.8 – – –

Designers ................................................................. 20.21 26.0 39.9 20.21 26.0 39.9 – – –

Editors and reporters ............................................... 16.09 10.3 39.7 16.09 10.3 39.7 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. .................................................. 24.91 14.9 39.8 24.91 14.9 39.8 – – –

Technical ......................................................................... 17.67 9.8 37.2 19.22 10.1 36.6 13.96 8.9 38.9

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .... 19.42 8.4 37.2 20.60 4.2 36.7 – – –

Radiological technicians .......................................... 19.41 6.4 35.9 20.33 5.9 34.9 – – –

Licensed practical nurses ........................................ 15.08 4.2 33.5 15.28 3.2 33.2 14.20 14.8 34.8

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............ 13.61 10.1 39.7 12.57 8.9 39.6 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians ........................ – – – 25.53 2.3 40.5 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 21.92 6.9 39.7 22.16 5.8 39.8 – – –

Drafters .................................................................... 17.87 5.0 40.1 17.87 5.0 40.1 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 19.90 3.5 42.5 – – – – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .................................... 15.46 20.0 37.4 15.46 20.0 37.4 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ..................... 27.66 4.2 40.4 28.33 2.9 40.3 26.85 7.9 40.5

Executives, administrators, and managers .................. 30.34 3.3 40.2 30.55 3.1 40.6 30.04 6.8 39.7

Administrators and officials, public administration ... 29.27 17.1 39.9 28.87 10.9 39.2 – – –

Financial managers ................................................. 32.55 12.8 40.6 28.82 7.7 39.3 33.78 14.9 41.1

Personnel and labor relations managers ................. – – – 26.89 3.3 40.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-10. East South Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued

Executives, administrators, and managers

–Continued

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ................................................................. $32.59 16.9 42.9 $32.59 16.9 42.9 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ............ 26.32 19.2 38.1 26.62 28.2 39.5 $25.69 13.5 35.4

Managers, medicine and health ............................... 26.51 11.5 40.0 28.54 16.1 40.0 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ....................................................... 24.35 11.5 42.8 24.63 11.2 42.9 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. .................. 36.43 28.9 43.2 – – – – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ....................... 36.22 4.2 40.9 35.72 3.6 40.6 37.17 10.5 41.4

Management related .................................................... 21.85 9.2 40.8 22.32 1.7 39.7 21.43 18.6 41.8

Accountants and auditors ........................................ 18.32 11.6 39.4 21.12 9.2 38.8 – – –

Other financial officers ............................................. 25.58 11.2 40.4 23.13 6.8 39.6 27.85 20.5 41.1

Management analysts .............................................. 35.05 11.8 40.2 35.05 11.8 40.2 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .. 23.43 8.3 41.6 24.75 10.7 38.8 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ................................................................. 33.71 13.0 40.0 28.77 15.8 40.0 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ........................................................... – – – 15.13 12.7 39.8 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ..................................... 24.11 8.1 40.6 22.42 8.4 40.9 – – –

Sales ................................................................................... 12.71 7.5 35.3 13.79 6.9 34.5 10.78 6.5 36.8

Supervisors, sales ................................................... 15.37 13.6 40.5 17.37 16.8 39.7 13.90 6.7 41.1

Insurance sales ........................................................ 13.92 9.6 41.4 – – – – – –

Sales, other business services ................................ 23.77 4.4 40.0 23.77 4.4 40.0 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ............................................................... 16.87 14.3 41.1 17.11 15.1 41.2 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................ 26.77 26.3 42.8 26.77 26.3 42.8 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ............................................ 10.47 21.4 25.6 10.96 23.7 27.2 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....... 17.59 38.6 36.2 17.59 38.6 36.2 – – –

Sales workers, parts ................................................ 12.27 3.0 38.9 12.16 .8 38.0 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ........................... 12.32 24.9 32.7 13.19 26.1 34.4 8.31 9.0 26.4

Cashiers ................................................................... 9.22 10.4 33.8 8.29 3.7 30.5 10.03 12.2 37.1

Sales support, n.e.c. ................................................ 9.36 18.0 30.9 9.79 20.3 30.5 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ...................... 12.33 3.4 37.0 12.66 3.4 36.8 11.38 5.5 37.4

Supervisors, general office ...................................... 18.97 22.7 39.7 19.53 32.6 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ............... 19.35 4.3 39.4 19.35 4.3 39.4 – – –

Secretaries ............................................................... 13.89 5.4 38.6 14.72 6.0 39.2 11.28 10.4 37.1

Stenographers ......................................................... 13.01 6.9 39.8 13.01 6.9 39.8 – – –

Typists ..................................................................... 10.91 13.3 39.9 12.98 3.2 39.9 – – –

Interviewers ............................................................. 12.99 8.8 39.3 12.99 8.8 39.3 – – –

Hotel clerks .............................................................. 9.61 6.6 37.4 9.72 6.7 37.3 – – –

Receptionists ........................................................... 11.07 11.2 36.0 11.11 11.7 36.5 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .......................................... 10.66 5.9 39.3 10.42 4.4 39.3 – – –

Order clerks ............................................................. 10.43 6.2 38.9 10.79 3.9 36.2 10.30 8.3 40.0

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ... 14.22 9.2 39.8 14.19 10.3 40.0 – – –

Library clerks ........................................................... 10.71 6.3 28.1 11.00 10.3 28.1 – – –

File clerks ................................................................. 10.08 2.0 39.3 10.08 2.0 39.3 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. .............................................. 13.07 6.5 37.9 13.04 7.0 37.7 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ......... 13.43 5.7 36.8 13.82 4.0 36.9 12.76 13.6 36.8

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................ 15.73 6.7 40.0 15.73 6.7 40.0 – – –

Billing clerks ............................................................. 11.59 2.1 40.0 11.87 .4 40.0 – – –

Telephone operators ................................................ 10.86 22.4 37.8 10.86 22.4 37.8 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ............................ 9.61 3.4 35.9 9.61 3.4 35.9 – – –

Dispatchers .............................................................. 12.97 8.3 36.6 13.42 10.5 37.8 – – –

Production coordinators ........................................... 16.04 17.8 40.0 16.01 22.0 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ....................... 13.33 9.8 33.9 12.88 1.1 31.9 14.39 32.2 39.9

Stock and inventory clerks ....................................... 12.41 10.1 37.7 12.60 10.3 38.6 – – –

Meter readers .......................................................... 15.46 11.9 40.0 19.19 4.5 40.0 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......... 16.34 21.2 39.7 16.55 21.5 39.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-10. East South Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Bill and account collectors ....................................... $10.94 12.8 39.8 $12.87 7.4 39.5 – – –

General office clerks ................................................ 11.34 4.2 34.3 11.42 4.8 34.9 $11.01 7.9 32.1

Bank tellers .............................................................. 11.40 12.0 36.6 12.13 10.3 37.6 9.30 12.6 34.1

Data entry keyers ..................................................... 11.21 8.5 40.0 11.77 8.3 40.0 – – –

Teachers’ aides ....................................................... 10.09 1.9 34.4 10.17 1.9 33.9 – – –

Administrative support, n.e.c. .................................. 12.58 3.3 38.0 12.84 4.7 38.5 12.13 5.2 37.2

Blue collar .............................................................................. 14.64 3.8 38.3 14.83 1.7 37.9 14.33 9.6 38.9

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................ 17.66 4.3 39.7 18.16 1.4 39.7 16.95 10.8 39.7

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .................... 21.75 6.2 41.7 26.43 5.3 41.9 – – –

Automobile mechanics ............................................. 14.81 2.7 41.2 15.57 3.5 42.2 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .......... 18.22 1.7 40.1 18.22 1.7 40.1 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ................................... 16.61 9.4 36.8 16.07 12.1 35.8 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ................................. 23.16 7.0 39.9 20.72 5.5 39.8 – – –

Machinery maintenance ........................................... 14.21 4.2 40.0 15.26 1.9 39.9 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .............................................................. – – – 14.64 9.2 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics .............................................................. 15.19 25.6 40.0 15.19 25.6 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ............................... 16.10 4.5 40.0 18.89 3.4 40.0 13.22 4.7 40.0

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ................................................................. 25.58 7.1 40.1 26.13 8.6 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ................... – – – 22.99 6.8 40.7 – – –

Carpenters ............................................................... 15.23 7.2 40.0 14.66 3.0 40.0 – – –

Electricians .............................................................. 20.97 3.1 40.0 20.52 2.4 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers .................. 27.31 14.0 40.0 27.86 15.6 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ..................... 18.09 8.7 40.0 18.88 8.6 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .......................................... 15.83 4.8 40.0 15.57 5.1 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ....................................... 16.92 3.2 39.9 16.92 3.2 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, production ........................................... 21.69 7.1 40.2 26.49 3.2 40.5 19.47 7.3 40.1

Tool and die makers ................................................ 19.18 4.4 40.0 19.18 4.4 40.0 – – –

Machinists ................................................................ 18.23 4.5 40.0 18.23 4.5 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers ................................................ 15.69 2.0 40.0 15.69 2.0 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...... 8.22 4.5 36.9 8.22 4.5 36.9 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. .................. 10.34 1.8 40.0 – – – – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ....................................... 10.71 9.7 35.1 10.79 10.5 34.7 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders .............................. 17.37 5.9 40.0 16.96 6.7 40.0 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ............ 15.64 8.7 40.0 17.47 1.0 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators .............................................. – – – 22.82 10.8 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ... 19.96 10.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........... 14.33 7.7 39.5 14.30 4.6 39.7 14.35 15.2 39.2

Punching and stamping press operators ................. 14.27 7.7 40.0 13.42 5.2 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine

operators ................................................................ 11.30 26.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ..................... 12.21 6.5 40.0 12.21 6.5 40.0 – – –

Sawing machine operators ...................................... 10.04 12.5 40.0 – – – 10.04 12.5 40.0

Textile sewing machine operators ........................... 10.05 9.8 39.0 – – – 10.20 11.4 38.9

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ..... 8.31 7.1 38.3 8.23 .4 37.9 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ................. 20.81 23.6 40.0 12.85 14.3 40.0 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators .................. 16.22 13.9 38.5 13.77 28.0 36.5 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators ................................................................ 13.58 12.9 39.7 15.15 11.7 39.5 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine operators .. 10.88 9.7 39.9 10.88 9.7 39.9 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ....... 11.95 15.9 40.0 15.70 11.7 40.0 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ..................... 13.53 16.1 34.1 15.50 6.1 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ 17.00 10.4 40.0 15.43 14.5 40.0 18.10 13.4 40.0

Welders and cutters ................................................. 14.58 8.5 40.0 14.36 11.2 40.0 – – –

Solderers and brazers ............................................. 15.81 3.3 40.0 15.50 4.2 40.0 – – –

Assemblers .............................................................. 14.52 16.5 39.6 15.86 20.0 39.5 11.53 4.8 40.0

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TABLE 4-10. East South Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ......................... $9.66 11.8 37.4 $10.48 7.9 40.0 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..... 17.08 16.1 40.3 14.62 7.0 40.7 $18.76 24.8 40.0

Transportation and material moving ............................... 13.93 3.1 36.1 13.86 3.0 36.1 14.18 10.6 35.9

Truckdrivers ............................................................. 14.66 5.6 38.1 14.71 5.4 38.0 14.46 18.0 38.8

Driver-sales workers ................................................ 11.85 24.2 34.6 12.89 24.5 37.8 – – –

Busdrivers ................................................................ 10.76 5.9 24.5 10.37 5.5 25.2 – – –

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ................................ 9.84 13.3 35.1 – – – – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ............. 15.88 18.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ..................... 14.21 12.8 40.0 17.24 13.2 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..... 12.20 1.8 39.7 12.14 1.3 39.6 12.43 5.3 40.0

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ..................................................... 16.49 6.2 35.6 17.25 7.6 34.6 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ... 10.33 2.2 36.4 10.80 2.9 35.4 9.59 3.9 38.1

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ......... 9.78 7.6 35.1 8.67 5.3 36.6 11.25 3.4 33.4

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 13.45 13.5 40.1 14.64 16.5 40.1 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ........................... 12.37 8.1 38.4 13.31 7.7 37.2 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .................................... 11.22 5.2 39.3 10.91 5.2 39.5 – – –

Construction laborers ............................................... 10.30 4.0 39.9 10.59 2.8 39.9 – – –

Production helpers ................................................... 10.37 4.8 40.0 10.70 7.9 40.0 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .................................... 9.76 5.6 32.5 10.28 5.1 33.0 8.38 7.6 31.3

Machine feeders and offbearers .............................. 10.37 9.0 40.0 9.08 4.8 40.0 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ............ 11.39 3.8 31.8 11.80 3.7 29.7 10.41 7.0 38.5

Garage and service station related .......................... 8.50 9.2 38.6 7.79 12.3 37.5 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ............... 8.71 16.8 36.8 10.90 10.5 33.1 – – –

Hand packers and packagers .................................. 9.79 3.1 38.8 9.43 .8 38.5 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................... 9.74 10.9 38.9 11.26 3.9 38.2 8.43 17.2 39.4

Service .................................................................................... 8.94 3.1 35.9 9.59 3.0 34.1 8.51 2.0 37.2

Protective service ........................................................ 12.28 4.7 38.6 12.75 3.7 38.6 11.38 7.6 38.6

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ............ 21.72 5.8 52.9 22.75 .7 52.9 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .......................... 22.74 11.2 40.1 23.63 11.3 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, guards ................................................. 11.18 6.4 39.5 – – – – – –

Firefighting ............................................................... 13.74 6.9 52.8 13.56 8.1 52.7 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ....................... 17.93 6.8 37.4 17.73 7.5 37.2 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 15.24 4.7 40.2 18.48 4.4 40.0 13.52 8.5 40.2

Correctional institution officers ................................. 11.71 7.0 37.6 13.78 3.6 39.8 – – –

Guards and police, except public service ................ 9.40 5.5 37.3 9.32 6.3 36.6 9.62 6.9 39.1

Protective service, n.e.c. .......................................... 10.95 6.0 27.2 11.70 6.7 32.1 – – –

Food service ................................................................ 6.90 2.6 32.8 7.01 4.5 30.3 6.80 1.7 35.7

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ......................... 4.72 18.1 33.0 3.12 8.6 27.8 5.64 1.2 36.9

Waiters and waitresses ............................................ 4.57 18.7 33.4 2.87 8.8 28.3 – – –

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................... 3.33 6.5 25.6 3.26 6.3 25.8 – – –

Other food service ..................................................... 8.44 6.3 32.8 8.73 8.8 31.6 8.05 9.9 34.5

Supervisors, food preparation and service .............. 12.78 5.1 42.7 13.56 5.5 44.2 – – –

Cooks ....................................................................... 8.74 9.5 33.6 8.42 9.1 30.6 8.99 12.4 36.5

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................... 8.09 4.8 33.5 8.43 6.1 32.7 7.30 7.6 35.4

Food preparation, n.e.c. ........................................... 7.27 3.7 30.0 7.17 5.2 28.2 – – –

Health service .............................................................. 9.29 2.6 35.4 9.56 3.5 35.3 8.61 3.8 35.7

Health aides, except nursing ................................... 10.05 2.8 35.3 10.03 3.1 34.9 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................. 9.04 3.8 35.4 9.33 4.3 35.4 8.45 4.4 35.3

Cleaning and building service ...................................... 10.54 4.8 38.2 10.29 7.4 36.1 10.67 6.6 39.4

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 17.32 4.6 40.0 13.79 18.8 39.7 – – –

Maids and housemen .............................................. 7.89 .7 38.3 7.91 1.3 35.5 7.89 .7 40.0

Janitors and cleaners ............................................... 8.73 7.7 37.4 9.91 8.7 35.5 7.96 2.4 38.7

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TABLE 4-10. East South Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service .......................................................... $7.68 2.5 36.0 $8.58 12.1 31.7 $7.54 3.0 36.7

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ..... 6.99 .3 38.6 – – – 7.00 .0 38.8

Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................ 8.46 7.0 35.5 – – – – – –

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ......................................... 7.16 3.8 33.7 7.16 6.0 33.1 – – –

Service, n.e.c. .......................................................... 8.22 10.3 25.5 7.72 14.0 26.0 – – –

1 The East South Central census division consists of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama,

and Mississippi. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

pay for overtime, vacations, 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. 3 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. For more

information, see appendix C.

4 In this census division, data were collected between December 2004 and January

2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 4-11. West South Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

All ................................................................................................ $16.36 1.3 36.6 $16.89 1.2 36.8 $13.61 3.3 35.6

All, excluding sales .............................................................. 16.62 1.6 37.0 17.09 1.6 37.2 14.11 3.4 36.0

White collar ............................................................................ 20.52 1.7 37.1 21.18 1.8 37.4 16.13 4.1 35.4

White collar, excluding sales ........................................... 22.16 2.0 38.2 22.65 2.2 38.5 18.50 3.1 36.3

Professional specialty and technical ............................... 27.95 2.9 37.7 28.63 3.4 37.9 23.58 1.5 36.1

Professional specialty ...................................................... 30.31 3.3 37.7 31.04 3.7 38.0 25.62 2.5 36.1

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ........................... 35.52 2.5 40.6 35.66 2.6 40.6 – – –

Architects ................................................................. 28.98 4.9 40.0 28.98 4.9 40.0 – – –

Petroleum engineers ................................................ 39.56 18.6 40.0 49.32 11.6 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ......................................................... 30.12 10.3 42.0 30.05 10.4 42.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... 36.72 6.0 41.1 36.72 6.0 41.1 – – –

Industrial engineers ................................................. 30.43 4.7 40.3 30.83 5.0 40.3 – – –

Mechanical engineers .............................................. 28.59 11.5 40.0 28.59 11.5 40.0 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ...................................................... 40.15 5.7 40.3 40.15 5.7 40.3 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ......................... 35.35 4.4 40.1 35.46 4.4 40.1 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists .............. 35.18 5.9 40.1 35.31 6.0 40.1 – – –

Natural scientists ......................................................... 29.41 7.1 40.5 29.58 7.2 40.5 – – –

Geologists and geodesists ....................................... 41.24 9.2 41.1 41.24 9.2 41.1 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ......................................... 21.16 13.9 40.0 21.14 14.7 40.0 – – –

Medical scientists ..................................................... 20.88 15.1 40.0 20.88 15.1 40.0 – – –

Health related .............................................................. 31.37 11.0 36.2 32.35 12.5 36.7 24.79 3.0 33.0

Physicians ................................................................ 78.66 18.9 46.8 78.68 18.9 46.8 – – –

Registered nurses .................................................... 25.71 2.4 36.3 26.17 3.0 36.8 23.20 2.2 33.8

Pharmacists ............................................................. 45.72 3.7 33.0 45.99 3.5 32.7 – – –

Respiratory therapists .............................................. 20.42 2.2 35.6 20.43 2.3 35.3 – – –

Occupational therapists ........................................... 24.25 14.2 33.2 24.25 14.2 33.2 – – –

Physical therapists ................................................... 28.72 6.5 30.4 – – – – – –

Speech therapists .................................................... 28.93 3.1 36.4 29.39 4.1 36.2 – – –

Teachers, college and university ................................. 38.16 4.2 34.0 39.50 4.4 33.8 29.88 7.3 34.8

Mathematical science teachers ............................... 32.66 3.0 39.4 – – – – – –

Computer science teachers ..................................... 24.72 21.5 21.8 21.21 30.4 17.4 – – –

Medical science teachers ........................................ 47.63 17.3 36.5 47.63 17.3 36.5 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ............................... 34.98 15.6 39.5 34.98 15.6 39.5 – – –

Trade and industrial teachers .................................. 28.09 6.9 35.0 29.95 13.8 29.8 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ............................... 39.65 6.7 32.9 40.52 7.4 33.3 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ...................... 27.61 1.6 37.3 27.72 1.6 37.4 27.28 3.8 36.9

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ........................... 23.66 7.9 36.7 23.33 8.5 36.9 – – –

Elementary school teachers .................................... 27.90 1.9 38.3 28.20 2.0 38.7 26.95 4.5 37.2

Secondary school teachers ..................................... 28.37 2.2 38.2 28.96 .7 38.7 27.41 5.4 37.4

Teachers, special education .................................... 29.29 4.2 38.0 29.12 4.8 38.4 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 24.37 6.0 32.0 24.52 5.8 32.7 – – –

Substitute teachers .................................................. 7.79 4.3 17.7 7.79 4.3 17.7 – – –

Vocational and educational counselors ................... 29.48 2.2 37.9 29.41 2.3 37.8 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators .............................. 23.76 6.3 38.7 25.01 5.7 38.6 – – –

Librarians ................................................................. 23.31 8.8 38.7 24.63 8.6 38.6 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ........................... 31.24 7.1 36.8 31.03 7.7 36.9 – – –

Economists .............................................................. 41.90 11.7 40.0 41.90 11.7 40.0 – – –

Psychologists ........................................................... 27.96 5.7 35.0 27.06 5.1 35.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ..................... 15.23 2.7 39.1 15.84 2.2 39.4 12.33 10.3 37.8

Social workers ......................................................... 15.87 1.7 39.9 16.16 1.4 39.9 14.15 8.8 40.0

Recreation workers .................................................. – – – 10.91 23.4 34.3 – – –

Lawyers and judges ..................................................... 60.55 8.1 39.3 61.41 7.6 39.3 – – –

Lawyers ................................................................... 61.26 7.6 39.5 61.87 7.0 39.5 – – –

Judges ..................................................................... 44.35 8.2 35.1 – – – – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ................................................... 19.87 11.6 35.5 20.02 11.8 35.6 – – –

Designers ................................................................. 20.27 14.6 39.8 20.27 14.6 39.8 – – –

Editors and reporters ............................................... 19.09 11.0 35.6 19.29 11.1 36.2 – – –

Public relations specialists ....................................... 30.68 5.3 39.7 30.68 5.3 39.7 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. .................................................. 26.10 16.6 36.5 26.10 16.6 36.5 – – –

Technical ......................................................................... 20.35 2.1 37.6 20.85 2.2 37.8 17.18 5.1 36.1

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .... 14.80 13.5 38.6 14.39 14.0 38.5 – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ........... 14.21 10.9 36.0 14.21 10.9 36.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-11. West South Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Radiological technicians .......................................... $21.97 4.8 38.4 $22.71 6.2 39.7 $19.73 3.6 35.0

Licensed practical nurses ........................................ 16.45 2.2 36.5 16.66 2.5 37.4 15.90 4.3 34.3

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............ 14.99 4.5 36.6 14.83 5.2 36.4 15.82 10.4 37.5

Electrical and electronic technicians ........................ 22.46 7.2 39.7 22.46 7.2 39.7 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 16.60 13.8 40.0 16.69 14.3 40.0 – – –

Drafters .................................................................... 19.98 12.6 40.0 20.40 13.0 40.0 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians ........................ 19.97 16.2 40.0 19.97 16.2 40.0 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 18.39 19.7 40.0 19.46 22.6 40.0 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators .................................. 86.39 20.8 25.0 102.49 19.6 21.7 – – –

Computer programmers ........................................... 31.06 5.3 40.0 31.06 5.3 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ....................................................... 24.60 9.7 40.0 25.73 8.8 40.0 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .................................... 26.93 18.9 40.0 26.93 18.9 40.0 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ..................... 31.31 4.0 40.5 31.73 4.2 40.6 26.45 8.9 40.0

Executives, administrators, and managers .................. 35.45 4.5 40.9 36.31 4.6 41.0 27.42 13.2 39.4

Administrators and officials, public administration ... 28.09 12.5 40.6 28.59 13.3 40.7 – – –

Financial managers ................................................. 49.65 5.3 41.1 51.04 4.6 40.9 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ................. 33.34 7.7 39.8 31.69 7.3 40.0 – – –

Purchasing managers .............................................. 42.22 9.3 40.0 42.22 9.3 40.0 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ................................................................. 40.32 11.1 40.3 40.32 11.1 40.3 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ............ 36.50 5.8 39.5 37.00 6.9 40.1 34.31 4.6 37.1

Managers, medicine and health ............................... 26.16 10.2 40.7 28.36 8.6 41.4 21.36 25.6 39.2

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ....................................................... 20.67 25.5 47.3 20.67 25.5 47.3 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ...................... 21.33 3.3 39.6 21.33 3.3 39.6 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. .................. 26.24 20.8 40.7 27.38 21.8 40.7 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ....................... 36.15 3.2 41.7 37.17 2.9 41.4 22.46 15.6 45.8

Management related .................................................... 25.44 3.0 40.0 25.52 3.1 39.9 24.14 6.4 41.5

Accountants and auditors ........................................ 26.13 7.6 40.0 26.16 7.7 40.0 – – –

Other financial officers ............................................. 30.00 12.0 41.6 29.80 14.3 41.5 31.00 3.6 41.8

Management analysts .............................................. 24.81 3.5 40.1 24.81 3.5 40.1 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .. 22.51 7.0 39.7 22.86 7.7 39.4 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ................................................................. 32.51 11.4 40.7 32.51 11.4 40.7 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ..................... 23.20 5.0 40.2 23.20 5.0 40.2 – – –

Construction inspectors ........................................... 23.42 14.0 39.4 24.09 18.6 39.1 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ........................................................... 22.81 5.8 40.0 23.86 4.4 40.0 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ..................................... 22.63 10.1 39.0 22.92 10.1 39.0 – – –

Sales ................................................................................... 14.31 3.7 33.5 15.24 4.2 33.6 9.68 9.5 33.0

Supervisors, sales ................................................... 22.08 12.1 40.7 24.21 13.5 40.2 14.57 8.8 42.7

Insurance sales ........................................................ 19.98 7.0 38.8 20.32 6.3 38.7 – – –

Securities and financial services sales .................... 19.21 16.7 39.9 19.21 16.7 39.9 – – –

Advertising and related sales ................................... 20.89 25.6 38.4 21.26 26.1 38.4 – – –

Sales, other business services ................................ 26.55 16.7 42.1 27.21 17.6 41.8 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ............................................................... 33.02 10.8 40.2 33.84 10.9 40.2 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................ 16.57 13.0 48.5 16.42 13.7 49.1 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ............................................ 10.24 20.7 28.8 10.30 21.1 28.6 – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ........ 14.05 9.5 35.2 – – – – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....... 12.54 9.1 40.8 11.10 7.7 37.0 – – –

Sales workers, parts ................................................ 16.12 13.0 37.8 16.70 13.9 37.6 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ........................... 9.73 5.6 31.7 10.09 5.9 31.5 8.06 8.6 32.8

Sales counter clerks ................................................ 10.12 17.0 33.1 11.66 17.5 33.5 7.27 7.1 32.3

Cashiers ................................................................... 7.62 2.4 28.2 7.73 2.9 28.3 7.30 4.4 27.8

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ........ 10.55 6.5 26.5 10.55 6.5 26.5 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ...................... 12.91 1.4 37.9 13.18 1.5 38.2 10.99 4.2 35.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-11. West South Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Supervisors, general office ...................................... $18.91 4.2 40.1 $18.87 4.4 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ............... 23.13 10.2 40.0 23.92 9.2 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ..................................................................... 24.46 16.0 40.0 24.46 16.0 40.0 – – –

Computer operators ................................................. 15.87 3.7 39.9 15.87 3.7 39.9 – – –

Secretaries ............................................................... 14.93 3.1 38.8 15.33 3.6 38.8 $12.18 4.1 38.8

Stenographers ......................................................... 16.18 19.7 40.0 16.18 19.7 40.0 – – –

Typists ..................................................................... 13.14 7.9 39.2 13.29 8.5 39.1 – – –

Interviewers ............................................................. 10.74 5.2 38.7 11.00 6.1 38.5 – – –

Hotel clerks .............................................................. 8.68 9.8 36.9 9.11 9.9 36.3 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........... 14.46 7.6 34.0 14.46 7.6 34.0 – – –

Receptionists ........................................................... 10.10 3.5 37.0 10.50 3.8 37.3 8.60 5.1 36.0

Information clerks, n.e.c. .......................................... 12.33 5.8 39.6 12.43 6.0 39.6 – – –

Order clerks ............................................................. 13.76 12.0 38.4 13.76 12.0 38.4 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ... 14.86 7.9 39.8 15.26 7.7 40.0 – – –

Library clerks ........................................................... 10.99 5.2 34.4 11.53 9.0 34.8 – – –

File clerks ................................................................. 11.74 4.1 39.3 11.74 4.1 39.3 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. .............................................. 12.04 4.5 39.0 12.34 5.1 38.9 10.42 3.9 39.6

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ......... 13.67 2.6 38.4 13.82 2.3 38.2 12.63 13.9 39.4

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................ – – – 13.97 8.7 38.6 – – –

Billing clerks ............................................................. 12.33 3.8 39.4 12.51 4.1 39.3 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators 10.65 7.4 34.4 10.68 8.8 33.1 – – –

Telephone operators ................................................ 12.48 20.2 37.6 12.48 20.2 37.6 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ............................ 9.28 6.4 39.8 9.28 6.4 39.8 – – –

Messengers ............................................................. 9.47 4.8 30.8 9.46 4.9 34.3 – – –

Dispatchers .............................................................. 13.00 18.4 40.2 13.13 20.6 40.2 – – –

Production coordinators ........................................... 17.45 7.0 40.0 17.80 7.7 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ....................... 12.04 5.3 39.2 12.41 5.3 39.1 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ....................................... 11.39 7.4 39.4 11.40 7.4 39.4 – – –

Meter readers .......................................................... 14.00 13.7 39.6 14.00 13.7 39.6 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .. 17.50 10.7 38.5 17.50 10.7 38.5 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......... 13.08 12.7 39.5 13.11 13.2 39.5 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................. 11.10 5.8 39.7 11.17 8.0 39.6 – – –

Bill and account collectors ....................................... 14.61 7.3 38.1 14.80 7.6 38.0 – – –

General office clerks ................................................ 11.49 2.7 36.7 11.70 3.0 37.2 10.15 4.8 33.8

Bank tellers .............................................................. 10.46 3.9 35.4 10.88 3.7 34.9 8.66 6.5 37.3

Data entry keyers ..................................................... 10.88 3.3 36.3 10.86 3.7 35.7 – – –

Statistical clerks ....................................................... 11.46 9.7 40.0 9.99 4.9 40.0 – – –

Teachers’ aides ....................................................... 9.90 3.4 37.2 10.12 3.3 36.9 9.27 6.8 38.2

Administrative support, n.e.c. .................................. 13.23 2.6 38.3 13.10 2.2 38.1 14.06 10.7 40.0

Blue collar .............................................................................. 13.78 3.1 38.8 13.92 3.5 38.7 13.30 6.4 39.0

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................ 16.72 2.9 40.1 16.74 2.0 40.1 16.65 13.1 40.1

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .................... 22.88 10.3 41.5 23.16 12.1 41.2 – – –

Automobile mechanics ............................................. 18.14 9.5 41.8 19.35 11.2 42.1 13.94 5.8 41.1

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .......... 17.72 6.3 40.0 17.73 6.4 40.0 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ....................................... 19.89 15.5 41.3 19.26 15.8 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .................... 14.55 7.4 40.4 14.55 7.4 40.4 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ........................... 27.31 10.0 40.0 27.31 10.0 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ................................... 17.59 8.9 40.0 19.72 8.7 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ................................. 19.55 10.6 40.0 17.94 7.5 40.0 21.61 17.9 40.0

Machinery maintenance ........................................... 12.80 6.6 39.6 15.43 10.3 38.6 11.68 1.5 40.0

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .............................................................. 17.02 5.3 40.4 17.74 5.1 40.0 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .......................... 22.24 12.9 40.0 26.35 1.3 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics .............................................................. 18.64 8.6 39.9 18.64 8.6 39.9 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ............................... 13.76 6.9 40.0 13.77 7.0 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ................................................................. 25.20 10.2 40.0 25.20 10.2 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-11. West South Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters $18.61 5.6 40.0 $18.61 5.6 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ................... 18.05 7.5 40.0 18.79 8.3 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ............................................................... 13.06 4.1 40.0 13.08 5.1 40.0 – – –

Electricians .............................................................. 17.94 5.0 40.0 18.39 4.7 40.0 – – –

Electrician apprentices ............................................. 11.52 6.4 40.0 11.26 7.8 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers .................. 24.04 5.5 40.0 23.53 6.1 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance .................. 12.77 2.7 40.0 12.69 2.7 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ..................... 18.65 6.8 40.0 19.09 6.2 40.0 – – –

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ............................... 11.50 16.5 39.8 11.46 16.7 39.8 – – –

Insulation workers .................................................... 15.48 12.3 40.0 17.59 2.5 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .......................................... 15.40 1.1 40.0 15.40 1.1 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ....................................... 13.84 3.8 40.0 14.46 3.7 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, extractive ............................................ 20.32 20.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Drillers, oil well ......................................................... 26.54 17.6 47.8 – – – – – –

Supervisors, production ........................................... 20.50 5.9 40.5 20.35 6.9 40.6 $21.40 3.2 40.0

Precision assemblers, metal .................................... 17.71 10.8 40.0 20.28 3.9 40.0 – – –

Machinists ................................................................ 16.80 10.3 40.0 17.40 11.1 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers ................................................ 13.86 8.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...... 12.10 6.0 37.7 13.01 6.2 36.7 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. .................. 11.24 13.7 40.0 11.24 13.7 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ....................................... 10.25 6.6 37.0 10.67 5.9 36.1 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders .............................. 20.48 6.5 41.1 19.12 3.6 41.4 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ............ 14.20 12.2 39.3 14.20 12.2 39.3 – – –

Stationary engineers ................................................ 16.40 12.4 40.0 17.11 14.8 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ... 25.95 6.3 40.2 27.43 5.2 40.3 21.96 15.5 40.0

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........... 12.20 2.5 38.8 12.32 2.9 38.6 11.84 4.1 39.6

Punching and stamping press operators ................. 9.74 6.5 40.0 9.41 4.6 40.0 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ..................... 13.91 8.1 40.0 13.95 8.5 40.0 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators .................. 11.07 8.8 39.7 11.07 8.8 39.7 – – –

Printing press operators ........................................... 14.57 5.5 39.6 14.76 6.3 39.5 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ........................... 8.45 6.5 38.1 8.48 8.2 40.0 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ..... 8.22 3.4 39.3 8.47 2.6 39.2 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ................. 11.55 5.9 40.0 12.00 4.4 40.0 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators .................. 10.07 16.4 36.2 – – – – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators ....... 12.37 5.4 41.0 12.36 5.8 41.1 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ....... 13.32 9.9 40.0 – – – – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ 12.26 5.8 39.8 12.52 8.8 39.6 11.83 6.3 40.0

Welders and cutters ................................................. 13.87 4.9 40.0 14.22 5.0 40.0 13.01 9.6 40.0

Assemblers .............................................................. 11.55 9.1 39.0 11.78 11.2 38.7 10.82 9.5 40.0

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ......................... 8.86 15.9 31.1 8.45 20.4 28.9 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..... 10.92 6.8 39.5 10.12 11.9 39.1 11.85 6.6 40.0

Transportation and material moving ............................... 14.14 8.2 40.6 14.62 9.8 40.1 12.75 2.9 41.9

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ...................... 15.36 6.6 40.8 – – – – – –

Truckdrivers ............................................................. 14.47 4.2 43.2 15.13 4.3 42.8 12.92 4.5 44.2

Driver-sales workers ................................................ 10.92 16.6 31.6 10.67 19.8 30.2 – – –

Busdrivers ................................................................ 13.34 8.1 31.7 13.51 8.8 32.8 – – –

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ................................ 7.88 5.3 38.5 7.88 5.3 38.5 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ...................................... 6.89 10.8 26.8 6.89 10.8 26.8 – – –

Sailors and deckhands ............................................ 11.92 .0 46.6 11.92 .0 46.6 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ................. 17.79 9.9 40.5 18.59 10.0 40.6 – – –

Operating engineers ................................................ 14.44 8.1 40.0 17.02 12.0 40.0 – – –

Crane and tower operators ...................................... 16.38 11.5 40.0 16.38 11.5 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ............. 11.05 2.3 37.5 10.93 2.5 37.2 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ..................... 12.60 3.2 40.0 12.78 5.5 40.0 12.43 3.2 40.0

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..... 11.14 11.2 39.8 11.31 12.8 39.8 10.07 9.1 40.0

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ..................................................... 19.00 14.2 39.8 20.91 13.6 39.8 12.64 10.9 40.0

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ... 9.82 3.2 35.6 9.69 3.7 35.8 10.27 7.1 34.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-11. West South Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

–Continued

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ................. $16.69 11.6 42.6 $15.25 11.3 43.3 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ......... 9.83 4.9 36.7 9.23 3.1 36.7 – – –

Animal caretakers, except farm ............................... 9.74 6.3 39.6 9.74 6.3 39.6 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 19.41 4.3 35.7 18.95 2.5 37.2 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ........................... 10.29 5.4 40.0 10.48 5.5 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .................................... 10.30 3.0 40.0 10.16 2.9 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ............................................... 9.15 4.4 39.3 9.14 5.4 39.1 – – –

Production helpers ................................................... 10.26 5.8 39.4 10.53 7.6 39.1 – – –

Garbage collectors ................................................... 11.35 7.3 36.6 11.35 7.3 36.6 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .................................... 8.13 4.3 27.3 8.15 4.7 27.3 $8.02 11.8 27.1

Machine feeders and offbearers .............................. 9.86 9.3 40.0 11.61 14.3 40.0 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ............ 11.44 10.2 33.2 11.11 5.5 34.5 12.39 33.4 30.0

Garage and service station related .......................... 10.21 7.7 40.0 10.25 8.4 40.0 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ............... 8.90 4.1 39.0 8.85 4.3 39.4 – – –

Hand packers and packagers .................................. 7.69 6.9 33.6 7.77 8.2 36.0 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................... 9.54 9.1 36.1 9.14 11.8 35.1 10.75 15.2 39.4

Service .................................................................................... 8.78 3.1 32.5 8.82 3.4 32.9 8.55 7.2 30.5

Protective service ........................................................ 14.77 4.1 38.3 15.02 4.2 38.3 12.42 11.9 38.3

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ............ 25.73 5.8 48.6 25.73 5.8 48.6 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .......................... 24.83 4.9 40.2 25.81 3.7 40.3 – – –

Supervisors, guards ................................................. 15.27 5.9 39.8 15.27 5.9 39.8 – – –

Firefighting ............................................................... 16.33 5.5 48.9 17.00 4.4 51.7 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ....................... 21.00 3.9 40.3 21.32 4.1 40.3 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 16.59 6.2 36.9 18.90 5.9 35.0 – – –

Correctional institution officers ................................. 12.61 2.7 40.1 13.05 2.4 40.1 – – –

Crossing guards ....................................................... 8.61 11.6 19.1 8.61 11.6 19.1 – – –

Guards and police, except public service ................ 9.34 8.6 34.2 9.32 9.0 34.0 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .......................................... 8.70 4.7 28.1 8.70 4.7 28.1 – – –

Food service ................................................................ 6.71 1.9 31.0 6.64 2.0 31.6 6.97 4.8 28.8

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ......................... 3.66 3.6 28.8 3.58 2.5 29.3 4.24 21.4 25.5

Bartenders ............................................................... 5.14 8.4 31.9 5.14 8.4 31.9 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ............................................ 3.06 10.7 28.7 2.87 11.4 29.2 4.14 26.4 26.2

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................... 5.26 10.6 27.2 5.28 11.5 28.0 – – –

Other food service ..................................................... 7.77 2.4 31.8 7.85 2.4 32.6 7.49 6.6 29.5

Supervisors, food preparation and service .............. 13.29 8.8 41.1 13.57 10.4 40.5 12.11 11.8 44.1

Cooks ....................................................................... 7.82 2.4 36.1 7.85 2.2 36.5 7.72 7.0 35.0

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................... 7.06 3.5 32.4 6.95 3.4 33.6 7.67 8.7 26.9

Food preparation, n.e.c. ........................................... 7.03 3.2 27.6 7.28 4.8 28.4 6.51 3.7 26.0

Health service .............................................................. 9.43 6.0 31.4 9.12 3.2 31.2 11.21 24.9 32.5

Dental assistants ..................................................... 16.09 12.1 35.6 16.09 12.1 35.6 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ................................... 11.51 12.7 33.5 10.13 3.4 33.7 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................. 8.19 4.6 30.4 8.18 5.6 30.0 8.25 6.8 32.7

Cleaning and building service ...................................... 8.66 4.7 35.0 8.50 5.1 34.9 9.81 13.7 35.8

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 14.41 7.6 38.5 13.37 12.2 37.4 – – –

Maids and housemen .............................................. 7.10 2.7 34.8 7.09 2.8 36.1 7.24 6.6 24.9

Janitors and cleaners ............................................... 8.76 8.4 34.9 8.76 9.5 34.4 8.75 6.8 38.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-11. West South Central census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan

areas3 for selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service .......................................................... $8.92 5.0 30.7 $9.19 5.8 31.9 $7.51 4.6 26.0

Supervisors, personal service .................................. 10.32 16.2 39.3 10.40 17.5 39.2 – – –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ............................. 11.26 17.6 35.3 11.26 17.6 35.3 – – –

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ..... 8.73 12.5 25.7 8.73 14.9 28.0 – – –

Ushers ..................................................................... 6.88 12.8 13.6 – – – – – –

Public transportation attendants .............................. 30.10 13.1 20.4 30.10 13.1 20.4 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ................................. 6.42 6.5 40.0 6.42 6.5 40.0 – – –

Welfare service aides .............................................. 6.67 1.9 27.5 – – – – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................ 8.10 3.4 36.1 7.97 1.7 37.9 8.59 14.3 30.5

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ......................................... 7.79 12.0 35.1 7.91 12.7 34.9 – – –

Service, n.e.c. .......................................................... 9.79 7.3 27.6 9.85 7.5 27.6 – – –

1 The West South Central census division consists of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma,

and Texas. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

pay for overtime, vacations, 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. 3 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. For more

information, see appendix C.

4 In this census division, data were collected between December 2004 and January

2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 4-12. Mountain census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

All ................................................................................................ $17.30 4.9 35.8 $17.73 6.4 35.9 $15.80 3.5 35.2

All, excluding sales .............................................................. 17.56 5.3 36.0 17.93 7.0 36.2 16.30 3.7 35.3

White collar ............................................................................ 21.05 6.0 36.5 21.57 7.7 36.8 18.99 2.1 35.3

White collar, excluding sales ........................................... 22.47 6.8 37.2 22.85 8.7 37.6 20.94 2.0 35.6

Professional specialty and technical ............................... 28.64 6.9 36.9 28.75 8.7 37.2 28.19 2.4 35.9

Professional specialty ...................................................... 31.08 4.7 37.0 31.42 5.8 36.9 29.76 4.8 37.1

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ........................... 33.94 1.7 40.6 35.32 1.5 40.8 28.47 6.0 40.0

Aerospace engineers ............................................... 37.83 6.2 40.0 37.83 6.2 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ......................................................... 35.51 6.4 41.1 36.90 9.2 41.4 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... 35.63 5.6 40.3 38.20 3.2 40.5 27.37 11.6 40.0

Industrial engineers ................................................. 32.18 11.2 43.3 32.18 11.2 43.3 – – –

Mechanical engineers .............................................. 34.19 11.3 40.0 34.19 11.3 40.0 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ...................................................... 32.23 4.0 40.2 33.89 3.3 40.2 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ......................... 33.97 13.8 40.7 34.40 13.8 40.7 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists .............. 34.18 14.3 40.7 34.64 14.3 40.7 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and analysts 28.38 12.7 40.3 28.38 12.7 40.3 – – –

Natural scientists ......................................................... 29.86 9.4 39.4 31.44 11.8 39.1 – – –

Health related .............................................................. 32.23 3.7 35.1 30.67 3.3 35.3 41.05 13.4 34.4

Physicians ................................................................ 61.24 19.7 38.2 59.09 22.4 37.8 – – –

Registered nurses .................................................... 28.91 5.0 34.4 27.42 3.7 34.6 36.20 8.9 33.4

Pharmacists ............................................................. 39.68 6.2 31.1 39.59 7.3 30.6 – – –

Dietitians .................................................................. 22.77 4.4 36.3 22.77 4.4 36.3 – – –

Occupational therapists ........................................... 29.16 1.3 40.0 29.16 1.3 40.0 – – –

Physical therapists ................................................... 31.20 2.5 36.4 31.20 2.5 36.4 – – –

Speech therapists .................................................... 25.54 25.6 35.4 – – – – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ..................................................... 15.74 13.7 39.6 15.74 13.7 39.6 – – –

Teachers, college and university ................................. 41.85 1.6 34.9 42.28 .9 35.0 36.04 12.3 33.4

Health specialties teachers ...................................... 57.49 7.6 31.1 61.63 5.0 29.9 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ........ 36.49 4.4 38.6 35.76 .7 38.8 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ............................... 40.09 3.4 35.6 40.83 2.9 36.3 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ...................... 27.91 4.0 33.4 27.82 5.4 31.5 28.03 6.3 36.6

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ........................... 19.56 11.7 39.0 16.11 8.8 39.4 – – –

Elementary school teachers .................................... 30.43 5.1 37.3 30.41 8.3 36.7 30.46 6.3 37.8

Secondary school teachers ..................................... 29.95 5.5 37.7 30.71 5.7 37.4 – – –

Teachers, special education .................................... 23.65 9.2 31.5 22.78 14.1 31.1 – – –

Substitute teachers .................................................. 11.57 7.5 14.9 12.37 12.1 13.5 – – –

Vocational and educational counselors ................... 24.31 13.0 34.8 26.85 16.3 34.3 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators .............................. 24.76 16.8 38.0 29.13 14.1 37.3 – – –

Librarians ................................................................. 25.02 17.7 39.3 29.71 15.3 39.0 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ........................... 28.61 4.9 39.2 30.17 3.6 38.7 – – –

Psychologists ........................................................... 26.05 8.9 38.9 23.81 9.3 37.5 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ..................... 16.45 8.2 38.6 17.34 12.2 38.2 13.84 11.0 40.0

Social workers ......................................................... 17.60 3.0 34.9 20.04 4.0 32.2 13.84 11.0 40.0

Recreation workers .................................................. 20.18 10.3 32.6 20.18 10.3 32.6 – – –

Lawyers and judges ..................................................... 56.77 18.9 45.4 52.59 22.2 46.6 – – –

Lawyers ................................................................... 52.62 22.2 47.4 52.62 22.2 47.4 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ................................................... 21.32 4.5 39.1 22.21 4.2 39.6 13.78 15.7 35.4

Designers ................................................................. 19.87 6.0 39.3 20.46 7.2 40.9 – – –

Editors and reporters ............................................... 19.80 12.5 38.7 22.19 16.5 39.2 12.62 13.8 37.2

Athletes .................................................................... 46.33 45.4 25.4 46.33 45.4 25.4 – – –

Technical ......................................................................... 21.01 10.2 36.8 20.60 12.0 38.0 22.82 13.4 32.3

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .... 18.49 15.1 36.7 19.08 18.3 37.9 – – –

Radiological technicians .......................................... 23.54 4.5 35.9 23.53 5.0 38.5 – – –

Licensed practical nurses ........................................ 18.52 12.7 37.7 18.76 16.0 37.7 17.54 3.9 37.8

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............ 15.27 7.9 34.7 15.35 8.4 38.8 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians ........................ 16.94 19.0 38.8 17.18 20.5 38.8 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 26.90 17.3 38.5 29.68 19.6 38.0 – – –

Drafters .................................................................... 20.25 6.5 40.0 20.12 9.9 40.0 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians ........................ 22.50 13.7 40.0 22.50 13.7 40.0 – – –

Biological technicians .............................................. 15.77 10.6 40.0 15.77 10.6 40.0 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators .................................. 110.73 14.2 19.5 110.73 14.2 19.5 – – –

Computer programmers ........................................... 34.64 13.8 40.0 34.64 13.8 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-12. Mountain census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Legal assistants ....................................................... $21.40 9.0 39.1 $19.80 12.1 38.4 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .................................... 20.89 10.6 40.0 19.23 16.3 40.1 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ..................... 30.10 6.0 40.6 30.60 6.8 40.8 $27.47 5.6 39.3

Executives, administrators, and managers .................. 32.17 5.7 40.8 32.93 6.4 41.1 28.59 9.2 39.8

Administrators and officials, public administration ... 31.10 5.2 40.6 37.40 3.3 41.6 27.03 13.6 40.0

Financial managers ................................................. 33.51 10.6 40.3 36.39 11.2 40.4 27.34 14.1 40.0

Personnel and labor relations managers ................. 46.56 5.1 41.1 46.56 5.1 41.1 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ................................................................. 46.96 5.8 43.9 46.96 5.8 43.9 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ............ 36.53 10.0 37.4 35.93 17.8 40.0 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ............................... 34.26 12.7 39.8 37.95 1.2 39.8 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ....................................................... 20.23 9.5 43.7 – – – – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ...................... 21.36 4.0 39.7 21.36 4.0 39.7 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. .................. 26.35 13.9 39.9 26.81 15.2 39.9 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ....................... 30.29 9.1 41.4 30.49 9.5 41.4 25.89 10.5 41.3

Management related .................................................... 25.28 6.0 40.0 25.49 6.9 40.3 23.78 12.8 37.7

Accountants and auditors ........................................ 22.23 4.9 40.6 22.86 4.7 40.6 – – –

Other financial officers ............................................. 29.24 13.9 39.8 29.34 15.9 39.9 – – –

Management analysts .............................................. 23.11 25.0 40.0 23.11 25.0 40.0 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .. 22.40 12.6 39.9 22.58 12.9 39.9 – – –

Construction inspectors ........................................... 24.91 4.7 40.0 24.91 4.7 40.0 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ........................................................... 23.94 7.7 36.5 25.68 6.9 40.0 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ..................................... 26.90 6.2 39.9 26.82 7.8 39.8 – – –

Sales ................................................................................... 14.95 3.0 33.8 15.99 3.5 33.7 11.01 1.8 34.2

Supervisors, sales ................................................... 18.92 4.9 40.0 20.15 6.5 39.8 16.30 8.3 40.4

Real estate sales ..................................................... – – – 36.09 10.2 40.1 – – –

Securities and financial services sales .................... 33.90 26.9 39.9 37.84 26.7 39.9 – – –

Advertising and related sales ................................... 18.36 30.3 38.7 19.49 33.7 38.5 – – –

Sales, other business services ................................ 25.93 26.1 38.6 27.20 27.0 38.4 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ............................................................... 25.38 10.5 40.3 25.77 10.7 40.4 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................ 15.86 7.8 48.1 16.34 8.0 48.7 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ............................................ 8.97 11.8 21.7 9.08 12.7 22.0 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....... 11.31 6.4 36.8 – – – – – –

Sales workers, parts ................................................ 14.08 7.9 41.9 15.14 4.0 42.6 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ........................... 12.54 12.3 31.0 12.96 13.4 30.5 10.06 6.6 34.3

Sales counter clerks ................................................ 9.82 5.7 35.1 10.66 8.9 35.9 – – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 9.40 2.9 31.7 9.76 3.1 32.3 7.76 4.3 29.3

Sales support, n.e.c. ................................................ 12.03 25.9 30.4 11.98 27.8 29.8 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ...................... 13.34 2.2 36.2 13.62 3.0 36.7 12.32 4.4 34.4

Supervisors, general office ...................................... 20.15 8.8 40.7 22.92 7.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ............... 18.74 7.0 40.0 18.18 7.1 40.0 – – –

Computer operators ................................................. 20.24 .9 39.9 20.24 .9 39.9 – – –

Secretaries ............................................................... 15.02 3.0 38.2 15.22 3.5 38.7 13.99 6.5 35.9

Stenographers ......................................................... 14.76 3.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Interviewers ............................................................. 10.56 6.6 27.8 11.35 1.3 31.7 – – –

Hotel clerks .............................................................. 9.51 8.4 35.4 9.78 10.1 36.7 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........... 13.15 20.6 35.8 13.15 20.6 35.8 – – –

Receptionists ........................................................... 11.59 3.8 35.4 11.67 4.2 38.0 11.22 10.0 27.2

Information clerks, n.e.c. .......................................... 11.18 10.8 37.5 11.18 10.8 37.5 – – –

Order clerks ............................................................. 12.02 26.0 34.5 15.44 19.0 38.3 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ... 13.53 9.5 34.9 13.53 9.5 34.9 – – –

Library clerks ........................................................... 13.37 8.7 32.4 14.87 10.5 37.5 – – –

File clerks ................................................................. 10.10 .9 27.4 10.05 .8 25.6 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. .............................................. 12.42 4.2 38.4 12.68 2.4 38.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-12. Mountain census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ......... $13.84 2.4 36.0 $13.89 1.2 36.1 $13.59 11.5 35.6

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................ 16.93 7.9 40.0 15.74 11.2 40.0 – – –

Billing clerks ............................................................. 11.69 15.3 38.8 14.66 20.4 37.0 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ............................ 11.22 11.0 36.2 11.29 11.6 36.1 – – –

Dispatchers .............................................................. 13.80 17.7 35.7 15.16 26.1 33.0 – – –

Production coordinators ........................................... 13.72 9.8 40.0 13.78 10.8 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ....................... 13.06 4.7 39.0 12.85 4.9 39.9 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ....................................... 13.17 7.1 35.6 12.99 8.6 36.1 13.95 7.5 33.5

Meter readers .......................................................... 15.87 11.9 40.0 15.87 11.9 40.0 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ........................................................... 12.29 35.9 40.3 12.79 42.5 40.3 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .. 19.50 11.3 39.6 19.86 12.6 39.7 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......... 14.77 4.4 39.0 15.50 1.7 39.4 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................. 13.84 14.3 39.7 13.84 14.3 39.7 – – –

Bill and account collectors ....................................... 13.92 13.0 37.1 13.98 13.6 37.0 – – –

General office clerks ................................................ 13.32 4.8 35.7 13.56 5.8 34.8 12.81 8.3 37.7

Bank tellers .............................................................. 10.00 2.1 31.7 10.32 3.1 30.2 9.62 2.7 33.7

Data entry keyers ..................................................... 10.74 7.1 38.6 10.80 8.2 38.8 – – –

Teachers’ aides ....................................................... 10.13 10.7 25.6 9.45 8.1 29.0 11.18 21.1 21.7

Administrative support, n.e.c. .................................. 13.35 4.7 36.4 13.47 5.9 36.1 12.76 6.6 37.6

Blue collar .............................................................................. 15.45 1.9 37.7 15.52 1.8 37.6 15.26 5.4 37.9

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................ 18.83 2.7 39.7 18.81 2.5 39.6 18.86 7.1 40.1

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .................... 26.10 16.9 42.3 26.10 18.3 42.4 – – –

Automobile mechanics ............................................. 19.82 12.3 38.5 19.24 21.2 38.4 20.55 2.3 38.8

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .......... 16.94 5.3 40.0 16.47 5.1 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .................... 19.13 20.8 40.8 19.13 20.8 40.8 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ................................... 22.52 6.1 39.6 22.40 7.1 39.6 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ................................. 19.46 4.7 39.9 19.83 5.8 39.9 – – –

Machinery maintenance ........................................... 20.74 14.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .............................................................. 23.03 10.0 39.8 24.37 5.5 39.8 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics .............................................................. 18.33 7.8 40.0 18.58 13.3 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ............................... 18.31 3.3 37.1 18.23 2.4 36.9 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ................... 21.42 10.6 40.3 21.42 10.6 40.3 – – –

Carpenters ............................................................... 19.52 20.0 40.0 18.73 10.2 40.0 19.92 30.8 40.0

Electricians .............................................................. 23.96 10.6 40.0 24.42 10.0 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers .................. 26.27 7.9 40.0 27.45 9.9 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance .................. 14.72 3.1 40.0 14.72 3.1 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ..................... 21.80 5.5 39.9 23.52 2.7 39.9 – – –

Roofers .................................................................... 12.72 .0 40.0 12.72 .0 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ....................................... 21.84 16.8 40.0 17.02 14.1 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ........................................... 18.48 7.2 40.6 20.82 9.6 41.7 – – –

Machinists ................................................................ 18.25 3.1 40.0 18.51 3.3 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...... 12.56 6.6 39.8 14.13 8.6 39.6 10.60 .5 40.0

Butchers and meat cutters ....................................... 16.28 7.3 39.2 15.70 6.4 39.1 – – –

Bakers ...................................................................... 10.06 18.7 39.7 9.16 18.7 39.6 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders .............................. 22.50 10.5 40.6 22.90 10.7 40.6 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ............ 19.95 7.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........... 12.35 7.9 38.4 12.89 9.8 38.6 11.12 7.4 38.0

Numerical control machine operators ...................... 17.02 5.0 40.0 17.02 5.0 40.0 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ..................... 13.25 10.0 40.0 13.25 10.0 40.0 – – –

Printing press operators ........................................... 15.77 7.1 39.3 15.77 7.1 39.3 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ..... – – – 8.47 5.4 39.8 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ................. – – – 12.65 6.2 35.9 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ 13.74 17.2 38.4 14.31 17.4 38.2 – – –

Welders and cutters ................................................. 16.74 9.8 40.0 16.54 7.6 40.0 16.96 17.7 40.0

Assemblers .............................................................. 11.25 2.2 39.5 11.25 2.3 39.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-12. Mountain census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..... $14.94 9.0 40.0 $15.12 9.2 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ............................... 15.83 3.4 35.1 15.94 3.6 34.1 $15.49 9.1 38.4

Truckdrivers ............................................................. 15.21 3.9 40.1 15.47 5.4 39.6 14.71 6.3 41.2

Driver-sales workers ................................................ 13.12 15.8 34.8 13.02 20.8 33.4 – – –

Busdrivers ................................................................ 11.91 7.9 27.7 11.60 8.5 30.2 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ...................................... 8.91 12.6 28.6 8.91 12.6 28.6 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ................. 21.18 9.5 40.0 21.18 9.5 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers ................................................ 14.14 15.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ............. 17.21 2.2 39.4 17.21 2.2 39.4 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ..................... 17.55 9.1 40.0 16.49 10.8 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..... 17.34 10.0 39.9 16.32 13.3 39.9 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ... 11.33 2.0 35.7 11.62 1.9 36.6 9.99 8.7 31.9

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ......... 10.47 10.1 36.4 11.10 13.7 36.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .................................... 13.93 19.3 39.5 14.35 20.9 39.4 – – –

Construction laborers ............................................... 12.04 9.0 39.6 11.89 10.2 39.6 – – –

Production helpers ................................................... 10.37 4.9 40.0 10.38 6.0 40.0 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .................................... 9.33 6.2 31.7 9.79 7.0 33.9 – – –

Machine feeders and offbearers .............................. 12.20 18.2 39.4 12.20 18.2 39.4 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ............ 13.05 7.4 36.3 13.09 7.6 36.2 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ............... 9.07 4.4 32.7 8.90 6.0 33.0 – – –

Hand packers and packagers .................................. 8.74 11.3 32.2 9.19 13.9 31.5 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................... 10.85 4.3 33.0 10.84 3.9 35.5 10.89 12.0 27.2

Service .................................................................................... 9.77 3.2 31.9 9.87 3.8 31.9 9.46 5.9 31.7

Protective service ........................................................ 17.19 9.0 38.2 17.00 10.7 37.9 18.03 10.7 40.0

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ............ 26.68 17.2 51.8 26.68 17.2 51.8 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .......................... 29.92 11.9 41.2 30.74 14.0 41.7 – – –

Firefighting ............................................................... 16.48 9.6 45.5 16.65 12.0 45.7 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ....................... 25.11 4.0 40.0 27.07 2.0 40.0 19.62 5.7 40.0

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 22.40 3.9 40.2 22.82 4.2 40.1 – – –

Correctional institution officers ................................. 15.82 12.6 40.2 14.98 3.0 40.0 – – –

Guards and police, except public service ................ 10.87 7.8 35.2 10.98 8.5 35.0 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .......................................... 15.06 6.7 27.5 15.33 6.7 28.6 – – –

Food service ................................................................ 7.49 5.7 29.4 7.61 7.1 29.3 7.09 3.6 29.7

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ......................... 4.81 19.6 29.5 4.64 27.2 29.1 5.40 6.5 30.6

Bartenders ............................................................... 6.15 18.5 30.5 5.99 24.5 31.4 6.72 4.7 28.0

Waiters and waitresses ............................................ 4.15 21.4 28.6 3.84 31.2 27.8 5.07 8.3 31.2

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................... 6.09 6.8 32.2 6.12 7.9 32.4 – – –

Other food service ..................................................... 8.90 4.1 29.3 9.16 5.0 29.3 7.97 2.3 29.3

Supervisors, food preparation and service .............. 12.97 10.0 35.8 13.95 9.2 36.6 – – –

Cooks ....................................................................... 10.10 4.1 33.5 10.41 4.1 34.1 8.85 9.4 31.3

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................... 8.74 5.6 28.4 9.19 6.8 27.4 8.02 9.3 30.1

Food preparation, n.e.c. ........................................... 7.73 6.2 25.8 7.89 8.0 25.4 7.18 2.8 27.3

Health service .............................................................. 11.20 4.6 34.9 11.55 5.6 35.2 10.63 8.8 34.5

Dental assistants ..................................................... 14.39 8.6 33.2 16.48 6.7 36.1 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ................................... 10.14 6.1 37.1 9.95 7.8 36.2 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................. 10.85 2.3 34.6 11.39 2.3 34.6 9.96 1.3 34.5

Cleaning and building service ...................................... 9.66 5.2 35.4 9.52 5.5 35.5 10.10 11.8 34.9

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 13.68 14.7 39.4 15.99 9.2 40.0 – – –

Maids and housemen .............................................. 7.96 1.2 37.8 8.02 1.3 37.5 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ............................................... 10.10 4.7 34.4 9.89 3.8 34.6 10.68 12.8 34.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-12. Mountain census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service .......................................................... $9.60 8.9 30.5 $9.89 12.5 31.5 $8.70 6.2 27.9

Supervisors, personal service .................................. 15.23 9.1 40.3 16.14 7.7 40.4 – – –

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ..... 7.10 1.3 34.6 7.16 1.9 34.3 – – –

Public transportation attendants .............................. 29.68 3.4 19.6 29.68 3.4 19.6 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ................................. 7.77 18.6 38.3 7.77 18.6 38.3 – – –

Welfare service aides .............................................. 10.92 8.3 33.7 11.50 8.8 38.8 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................ 8.91 7.7 25.9 9.62 6.2 25.0 – – –

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ......................................... 8.66 9.1 32.3 8.70 9.2 33.1 – – –

Service, n.e.c. .......................................................... 9.05 7.0 25.9 9.03 7.3 25.9 – – –

1 The Mountain census division consists of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New

Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

pay for overtime, vacations, 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. 3 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. For more

information, see appendix C.

4 In this census division, data were collected between December 2004 and January

2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 4-13. Pacific census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

All ................................................................................................ $20.83 1.0 35.4 $21.15 1.0 35.5 $16.30 3.3 34.1

All, excluding sales .............................................................. 21.21 1.1 35.9 21.52 1.1 35.9 16.72 2.4 34.6

White collar ............................................................................ 25.41 1.1 35.9 25.76 1.2 36.0 19.18 3.3 34.4

White collar, excluding sales ........................................... 27.11 1.2 36.8 27.41 1.2 36.9 21.21 2.6 36.1

Professional specialty and technical ............................... 34.27 1.5 35.9 34.61 1.6 35.9 27.17 3.3 35.3

Professional specialty ...................................................... 36.46 1.3 36.0 36.76 1.3 36.1 29.93 1.2 35.1

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ........................... 41.22 1.8 40.5 41.40 1.8 40.5 27.73 4.1 39.8

Architects ................................................................. 29.09 4.6 42.0 28.60 4.3 42.3 – – –

Aerospace engineers ............................................... 52.89 3.9 40.0 52.89 3.9 40.0 – – –

Petroleum engineers ................................................ 56.36 .7 40.0 56.36 .7 40.0 – – –

Nuclear engineers .................................................... 43.48 1.9 40.0 43.48 1.9 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ......................................................... 36.82 5.8 40.0 37.74 5.5 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... 42.68 3.5 41.6 42.68 3.5 41.6 – – –

Industrial engineers ................................................. 37.02 7.0 41.8 37.02 7.0 41.8 – – –

Mechanical engineers .............................................. 37.90 4.0 40.4 37.90 4.0 40.4 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ...................................................... 41.56 2.8 39.8 41.65 2.8 39.8 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ......................... 38.70 2.3 40.2 38.75 2.3 40.2 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists .............. 39.09 2.6 40.3 39.12 2.6 40.3 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and analysts 35.47 14.9 39.8 35.47 14.9 39.8 – – –

Natural scientists ......................................................... 30.44 7.4 39.7 30.54 7.7 39.7 28.03 16.4 39.5

Chemists, except biochemists ................................. 27.84 8.4 40.0 27.84 8.4 40.0 – – –

Geologists and geodesists ....................................... 29.27 1.3 41.3 29.27 1.3 41.3 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ......................................... 32.31 10.5 40.0 32.31 10.5 40.0 – – –

Biological and life scientists ..................................... 33.21 18.8 39.4 33.36 18.8 39.4 – – –

Forestry and conservation scientists ....................... 25.07 8.4 39.8 – – – – – –

Medical scientists ..................................................... 26.21 9.7 38.5 26.21 9.7 38.5 – – –

Health related .............................................................. 36.64 1.7 34.3 36.97 1.7 34.2 32.77 3.0 35.8

Physicians ................................................................ 51.94 8.3 36.6 51.94 8.3 36.6 – – –

Registered nurses .................................................... 34.86 2.0 33.6 35.22 2.0 33.6 30.02 3.7 33.8

Pharmacists ............................................................. 49.36 2.1 38.3 50.13 1.9 38.2 – – –

Dietitians .................................................................. 23.65 7.5 36.0 25.66 2.3 35.2 – – –

Respiratory therapists .............................................. 25.84 1.7 35.2 25.93 2.0 34.5 – – –

Occupational therapists ........................................... 29.74 7.2 38.2 29.74 7.2 38.2 – – –

Physical therapists ................................................... 31.36 5.8 38.7 31.34 6.0 38.6 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ..................................................... 27.06 10.7 32.1 27.06 10.7 32.1 – – –

Physicians’ assistants .............................................. 43.59 6.1 30.5 45.74 4.4 28.1 – – –

Teachers, college and university ................................. 43.09 2.8 26.2 43.40 3.0 26.2 37.16 8.1 26.6

Psychology teachers ................................................ 44.57 10.5 36.5 44.57 10.5 36.5 – – –

Engineering teachers ............................................... 70.63 6.9 39.3 70.63 6.9 39.3 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ............................... 46.73 6.1 20.9 47.02 6.4 22.3 – – –

Health specialties teachers ...................................... 31.22 8.4 37.4 31.22 8.4 37.4 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ........ 62.05 8.1 28.1 62.05 8.1 28.1 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ............................... 38.94 16.2 24.2 38.98 16.3 25.4 – – –

Physical education teachers .................................... 36.55 17.7 16.1 – – – – – –

Education teachers .................................................. 33.97 4.7 29.6 – – – – – –

English teachers ...................................................... 39.68 12.7 27.7 39.70 13.0 29.1 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ............................... 38.75 5.5 24.5 38.88 6.1 23.8 37.19 8.9 38.7

Teachers, except college and university ...................... 34.26 4.5 33.5 34.61 4.7 33.4 29.36 2.7 35.0

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ........................... 14.76 7.3 36.5 14.66 7.3 36.9 – – –

Elementary school teachers .................................... 40.18 3.3 34.4 40.44 3.4 34.2 33.37 7.2 38.3

Secondary school teachers ..................................... 40.33 4.6 35.6 40.77 4.7 35.5 34.32 2.1 36.7

Teachers, special education .................................... 35.05 6.3 32.8 35.15 6.4 32.7 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 32.04 12.0 29.0 32.35 15.0 28.0 31.02 3.7 32.8

Substitute teachers .................................................. 19.00 2.6 15.4 19.00 2.6 15.4 – – –

Vocational and educational counselors ................... 25.44 22.3 36.2 27.56 24.4 35.7 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators .............................. 33.42 3.2 38.6 33.26 3.1 38.7 – – –

Librarians ................................................................. 33.47 3.1 38.6 33.31 3.0 38.7 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ........................... 37.63 11.5 39.9 37.65 11.5 39.9 – – –

Economists .............................................................. 46.53 15.1 44.4 46.53 15.1 44.4 – – –

Psychologists ........................................................... 30.38 17.7 36.4 30.39 17.7 36.4 – – –

Urban planners ........................................................ 29.79 5.6 40.0 29.79 5.6 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ..................... 22.09 2.8 36.0 22.11 2.9 36.6 21.82 7.2 27.8

Social workers ......................................................... 22.84 3.8 38.5 22.88 3.8 38.6 22.22 9.1 37.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-13. Pacific census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Social, recreation, and religious workers –Continued

Recreation workers .................................................. $12.90 7.4 20.8 $13.02 7.7 22.5 – – –

Lawyers and judges ..................................................... 55.59 5.9 42.9 56.64 5.1 43.1 – – –

Lawyers ................................................................... 55.82 5.9 43.0 56.67 5.1 43.1 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ................................................... 27.28 6.5 33.4 27.62 6.7 33.3 $18.80 8.9 36.7

Technical writers ...................................................... 40.32 2.7 39.6 40.32 2.7 39.6 – – –

Designers ................................................................. 25.09 11.1 34.4 25.28 11.6 34.2 – – –

Actors and directors ................................................. 42.37 13.1 29.1 42.37 13.1 29.1 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ............................................................ 19.04 13.0 39.0 19.04 13.0 39.0 – – –

Photographers ......................................................... 20.98 17.5 37.1 20.98 17.5 37.1 – – –

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. ....... 11.02 4.8 28.3 11.02 4.8 28.3 – – –

Editors and reporters ............................................... 22.66 4.1 38.8 23.90 4.9 38.7 – – –

Public relations specialists ....................................... 34.37 22.8 39.9 35.21 23.7 39.9 – – –

Athletes .................................................................... 23.68 20.8 13.5 23.71 20.9 13.9 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. .................................................. 34.77 13.4 38.5 34.77 13.4 38.5 – – –

Technical ......................................................................... 25.88 2.9 35.6 26.31 3.0 35.5 17.34 5.3 36.4

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .... 21.26 4.7 35.1 21.73 5.7 35.0 18.51 4.6 35.6

Dental hygienists ..................................................... 40.14 5.7 24.9 40.14 5.7 24.9 – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ........... 16.19 12.3 32.7 16.13 13.5 32.3 – – –

Radiological technicians .......................................... 30.07 8.9 33.4 30.08 8.9 33.5 – – –

Licensed practical nurses ........................................ 20.39 3.1 34.8 20.55 3.2 34.9 16.67 5.7 33.3

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............ 20.42 4.0 35.7 20.71 4.1 35.8 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians ........................ 25.87 4.3 39.0 25.87 4.3 39.0 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 31.12 10.4 36.9 31.84 10.5 36.7 – – –

Drafters .................................................................... 23.44 4.0 40.2 23.44 4.0 40.2 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians ........................ 30.03 9.1 39.9 31.47 6.5 39.9 – – –

Biological technicians .............................................. 17.88 9.0 35.7 19.01 9.6 35.1 – – –

Chemical technicians ............................................... 21.05 8.0 40.0 21.05 8.0 40.0 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 23.50 19.8 37.3 23.50 19.8 37.3 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators .................................. 97.56 20.8 20.7 97.56 20.8 20.7 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ............................... 19.62 16.6 30.2 20.37 17.8 29.2 – – –

Computer programmers ........................................... 32.23 5.0 41.3 32.23 5.0 41.3 – – –

Legal assistants ....................................................... 23.03 10.8 39.9 23.61 10.7 39.8 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .................................... 25.18 7.7 38.4 25.41 7.9 38.7 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ..................... 35.71 4.2 40.2 36.05 4.3 40.2 28.78 8.1 40.6

Executives, administrators, and managers .................. 40.27 5.2 40.5 40.91 5.3 40.5 29.88 10.2 40.9

Legislators ............................................................... 24.98 29.0 12.1 24.98 29.0 12.1 – – –

Administrators and officials, public administration ... 34.62 5.3 40.0 34.85 5.5 40.0 – – –

Financial managers ................................................. 41.40 5.2 40.5 41.43 5.5 40.5 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ................. 39.51 8.8 40.5 40.60 9.1 40.7 – – –

Purchasing managers .............................................. 37.43 11.5 40.7 37.60 11.6 40.7 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ................................................................. 51.24 14.2 41.5 51.52 14.3 41.4 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ............ 36.05 5.7 40.2 35.77 5.9 40.2 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ............................... 44.11 5.9 39.7 44.58 6.2 39.6 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ....................................................... 25.17 25.9 42.3 26.65 27.9 41.6 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ...................... 19.01 10.4 40.9 19.01 10.4 40.9 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. .................. 35.42 24.5 40.2 36.48 26.8 40.2 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ....................... 41.31 4.4 40.6 42.04 4.4 40.6 27.65 15.1 40.9

Management related .................................................... 28.51 3.1 39.8 28.61 3.1 39.8 25.34 9.5 39.4

Accountants and auditors ........................................ 25.90 6.2 39.1 25.83 6.4 39.0 – – –

Underwriters ............................................................ 31.18 7.6 39.5 31.18 7.6 39.5 – – –

Other financial officers ............................................. 36.85 11.6 39.4 37.20 11.6 39.3 – – –

Management analysts .............................................. 29.89 5.1 39.3 29.89 5.1 39.3 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .. 26.08 4.1 39.8 25.94 4.2 39.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-13. Pacific census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued

Management related –Continued

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ................................................................. $24.73 9.2 40.5 $24.81 9.4 40.5 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ..................... 31.18 15.2 42.8 31.49 15.1 42.8 – – –

Construction inspectors ........................................... 27.91 5.3 39.6 29.14 3.6 39.5 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ........................................................... 26.14 5.7 40.1 26.11 6.1 40.2 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ..................................... 28.30 2.8 40.1 28.45 2.8 40.1 – – –

Sales ................................................................................... 17.16 1.6 32.0 17.51 1.7 32.1 $12.95 13.8 30.3

Supervisors, sales ................................................... 25.01 3.9 41.3 25.85 3.5 41.3 16.04 7.0 41.0

Insurance sales ........................................................ 28.24 20.3 38.9 30.50 19.5 39.0 17.49 17.4 38.5

Securities and financial services sales .................... 42.89 23.0 39.8 42.89 23.0 39.8 – – –

Advertising and related sales ................................... 20.88 13.2 39.7 20.56 12.9 39.7 – – –

Sales, other business services ................................ 33.07 7.6 38.2 33.51 7.6 38.1 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ............................................................... 21.92 14.8 38.6 21.92 14.8 38.6 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................ 27.23 15.0 39.0 26.46 17.6 41.1 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ............................................ 10.20 16.0 29.6 10.20 16.0 29.6 – – –

Sales workers, shoes ............................................... 12.30 14.7 29.2 12.30 14.7 29.2 – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ........ 15.39 6.7 33.4 16.22 8.2 34.0 – – –

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ......... 10.56 22.5 23.2 10.56 22.5 23.2 – – –

Sales workers, parts ................................................ 13.07 7.1 36.1 13.67 6.5 38.4 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ........................... 14.30 11.9 29.3 14.38 12.6 29.2 12.98 31.7 32.7

Sales counter clerks ................................................ 9.10 5.7 29.5 9.67 3.3 30.8 8.01 10.7 27.3

Cashiers ................................................................... 10.41 2.6 28.1 10.46 2.8 28.3 9.67 8.0 26.0

Sales support, n.e.c. ................................................ 14.82 7.1 34.3 14.99 6.7 34.2 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ...................... 16.21 1.1 36.2 16.37 1.1 36.3 13.32 3.7 35.0

Supervisors, general office ...................................... 21.54 4.8 39.8 21.81 5.0 39.8 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ............... 23.75 4.5 39.9 24.09 4.3 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ..................................................................... 23.65 6.7 40.0 23.41 7.6 40.0 – – –

Computer operators ................................................. 18.88 8.6 39.7 18.88 8.6 39.7 – – –

Secretaries ............................................................... 18.68 1.5 37.7 18.83 1.6 37.7 15.81 4.9 38.3

Stenographers ......................................................... 20.59 6.5 32.4 20.68 6.9 32.2 – – –

Typists ..................................................................... 16.79 8.6 39.6 16.85 8.8 39.8 – – –

Interviewers ............................................................. 10.40 15.3 20.9 10.39 15.3 20.9 – – –

Hotel clerks .............................................................. 9.86 2.4 34.0 10.01 3.2 35.6 9.38 3.2 29.6

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........... 16.02 5.4 35.4 16.16 5.5 36.3 – – –

Receptionists ........................................................... 12.18 2.2 33.4 12.23 2.3 33.8 11.33 5.9 29.5

Information clerks, n.e.c. .......................................... 15.43 4.9 39.0 15.76 4.7 38.9 – – –

Order clerks ............................................................. 16.18 3.0 38.7 16.53 2.1 39.0 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ... 17.71 1.9 39.6 17.77 2.0 39.8 – – –

Library clerks ........................................................... 15.58 2.5 32.3 15.60 2.5 32.3 – – –

File clerks ................................................................. 11.73 3.6 31.1 11.79 3.8 30.5 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. .............................................. 15.87 3.2 38.7 15.95 3.4 38.6 14.29 6.8 39.8

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ......... 16.81 1.9 38.4 16.95 1.9 38.4 14.22 5.0 38.6

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................ 16.58 5.5 40.0 16.60 5.8 40.0 – – –

Billing clerks ............................................................. 15.19 4.9 39.4 15.00 5.4 39.3 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators 14.86 7.2 26.4 14.86 7.2 26.4 – – –

Duplicating machine operators ................................ 12.89 28.0 39.8 12.89 28.0 39.8 – – –

Telephone operators ................................................ 17.99 9.1 37.6 17.99 9.1 37.6 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ............................ 9.25 10.6 39.6 9.25 10.6 39.6 – – –

Messengers ............................................................. 10.10 5.3 33.5 10.07 5.9 32.8 – – –

Dispatchers .............................................................. 20.24 5.2 38.7 20.24 5.2 38.7 – – –

Production coordinators ........................................... 22.62 4.8 41.0 22.61 4.8 41.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ....................... 14.87 5.2 38.5 14.99 5.4 38.4 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ....................................... 13.84 4.1 33.9 14.03 4.4 34.1 – – –

Meter readers .......................................................... 21.82 5.0 33.5 21.82 5.0 33.5 – – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers ....... 15.76 19.2 31.2 15.76 19.2 31.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-13. Pacific census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .. $20.52 10.3 35.9 $20.56 10.4 35.8 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......... 20.80 10.7 39.0 20.96 10.8 39.1 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................. 17.26 3.5 39.6 17.36 3.7 39.5 $16.06 2.9 40.0

Bill and account collectors ....................................... 18.04 4.2 40.0 18.04 4.2 40.0 – – –

General office clerks ................................................ 15.13 1.5 36.5 15.27 1.5 36.5 11.81 7.6 36.9

Bank tellers .............................................................. 11.85 2.0 30.5 12.01 2.1 30.8 10.67 4.2 28.2

Proofreaders ............................................................ 21.32 11.2 40.0 21.32 11.2 40.0 – – –

Data entry keyers ..................................................... 13.59 3.8 39.3 13.59 3.8 39.3 – – –

Teachers’ aides ....................................................... 13.42 2.3 24.7 13.62 1.9 24.3 – – –

Administrative support, n.e.c. .................................. 16.61 3.0 37.3 16.70 2.9 37.2 13.77 23.8 40.0

Blue collar .............................................................................. 17.02 1.6 37.6 17.11 1.5 37.6 15.98 6.9 37.4

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................ 22.27 1.6 39.1 22.32 1.6 39.1 21.46 3.3 39.2

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .................... 25.74 5.3 39.8 26.35 6.8 39.6 – – –

Automobile mechanics ............................................. 18.31 4.7 38.2 18.17 4.5 38.1 – – –

Automobile mechanic apprentices ........................... 13.50 12.7 40.0 13.50 12.7 40.0 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .......... 18.56 7.6 37.7 18.72 7.9 37.6 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ....................................... – – – 27.36 3.4 40.0 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ........................... 27.03 2.4 40.0 27.03 2.4 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ................................... 22.81 3.9 40.0 23.59 2.6 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ................................. 21.50 3.6 39.9 21.06 3.5 39.9 – – –

Machinery maintenance ........................................... 17.75 20.6 40.0 17.74 22.5 40.0 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .............................................................. 26.76 2.4 36.3 26.81 2.4 36.2 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .......................... 30.07 4.3 39.8 30.07 4.3 39.8 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics .............................................................. 20.56 12.1 40.0 20.55 12.1 40.0 – – –

Millwrights ................................................................ 19.62 8.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ............................... 19.69 4.9 39.8 19.92 5.2 39.8 17.37 10.9 40.0

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 33.02 3.4 40.0 33.02 3.4 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ................... 29.95 5.8 40.0 30.48 6.0 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ............................................................... 24.97 2.9 38.3 25.07 3.0 39.0 24.19 11.9 34.3

Carpenter apprentices ............................................. 17.55 18.0 40.0 17.55 18.0 40.0 – – –

Drywall installers ...................................................... 17.74 13.2 39.7 17.74 13.2 39.7 – – –

Electricians .............................................................. 28.67 2.4 39.3 29.34 1.9 39.3 – – –

Electrician apprentices ............................................. 16.23 6.9 40.0 16.23 6.9 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers .................. 33.39 4.6 40.0 33.41 4.8 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance .................. 19.35 3.5 38.5 19.35 3.5 38.5 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ..................... 29.06 4.7 40.0 29.29 4.9 40.0 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ...... 18.52 11.9 40.0 18.52 11.9 40.0 – – –

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ............................... 24.61 2.9 38.8 24.61 2.9 38.8 – – –

Structural metal workers .......................................... 26.17 5.9 40.0 26.17 5.9 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ....................................... 19.16 8.2 38.9 19.48 9.3 38.7 – – –

Supervisors, production ........................................... 23.42 5.3 40.3 23.46 5.5 40.4 – – –

Tool and die makers ................................................ 26.71 7.9 40.0 26.71 7.9 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .................................... 27.33 7.4 40.0 27.33 7.4 40.0 – – –

Machinists ................................................................ 21.53 3.5 40.0 21.59 3.5 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...... 15.19 6.2 39.3 15.19 6.2 39.3 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. .................. 18.49 6.4 39.4 18.17 7.1 39.3 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ....................................... 14.81 14.1 34.1 14.56 14.5 33.9 – – –

Bakers ...................................................................... 12.85 5.9 33.3 12.85 5.9 33.3 – – –

Food batchmakers ................................................... 11.52 11.7 39.6 11.52 12.2 39.6 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders .............................. 23.98 3.5 40.0 23.98 3.5 40.0 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ............ 26.90 4.5 40.0 27.78 5.6 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators .............................................. 30.79 2.6 40.0 30.79 2.6 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers ................................................ 27.37 5.9 39.0 27.37 5.9 39.0 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ... 26.83 2.3 38.2 26.73 2.6 38.1 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........... 13.21 1.5 37.9 13.20 1.2 38.1 13.32 11.8 36.1

Punching and stamping press operators ................. 14.74 10.8 40.0 14.74 10.8 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-13. Pacific census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine

operators ................................................................ $9.74 6.4 40.0 $9.74 6.4 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ...................... 16.43 11.5 40.0 16.43 11.5 40.0 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ..................... 13.03 10.9 35.1 12.82 10.5 34.8 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators .................. 14.09 11.8 37.7 14.09 11.8 37.7 – – –

Sawing machine operators ...................................... 12.78 7.4 40.0 – – – $12.32 7.0 40.0

Printing press operators ........................................... 17.01 2.5 39.2 17.01 2.5 39.2 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ................................... 16.56 10.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ........................... 8.64 1.1 37.8 8.64 1.1 37.8 – – –

Pressing machine operators .................................... 9.57 4.1 38.3 9.57 4.1 38.3 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ..... 9.15 4.4 37.5 8.99 4.1 37.9 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ................. 12.60 3.9 39.4 12.60 3.9 39.4 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ............... 13.35 9.1 40.0 13.22 9.4 40.0 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators .................. 11.35 10.3 39.9 10.61 8.7 39.8 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators ....... 18.47 11.7 34.9 18.47 11.7 34.9 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ..................... 13.22 7.9 38.1 13.57 9.0 37.8 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ............... – – – 11.53 16.0 39.6 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ 13.41 6.3 38.7 13.21 4.5 38.5 14.59 34.8 39.8

Welders and cutters ................................................. 17.60 5.7 40.0 17.87 5.9 40.0 – – –

Assemblers .............................................................. 14.19 2.5 38.0 14.20 2.5 38.0 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ......................... 14.38 7.7 37.5 14.38 7.7 37.5 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..... 13.45 16.5 38.4 13.45 16.5 38.4 – – –

Production testers .................................................... 14.30 15.3 40.0 14.31 15.5 40.0 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural .................. 11.52 8.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Transportation and material moving ............................... 16.00 2.2 37.4 16.02 2.0 37.4 15.74 14.1 36.7

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ...................... 24.22 4.7 40.0 24.19 4.8 40.0 – – –

Truckdrivers ............................................................. 15.69 3.5 39.0 15.52 3.3 39.0 17.40 12.1 39.2

Driver-sales workers ................................................ 10.92 9.4 31.7 10.68 8.6 31.6 – – –

Busdrivers ................................................................ 15.44 4.5 34.5 15.50 4.7 35.4 – – –

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ................................ 9.81 11.4 32.8 9.50 11.8 32.1 – – –

Parking lot attendants .............................................. 13.18 29.8 27.3 13.18 29.8 27.3 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ...................................... 9.16 7.8 30.4 9.25 8.1 33.5 – – –

Railroad conductors and yardmasters ..................... 35.45 .9 40.0 35.45 .9 40.0 – – –

Locomotive operating .............................................. 34.51 8.4 40.0 34.51 8.4 40.0 – – –

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators ........... 29.51 5.2 40.0 29.51 5.2 40.0 – – –

Sailors and deckhands ............................................ 18.10 11.0 27.4 17.74 15.9 23.3 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ................. 24.33 9.1 39.9 24.33 9.1 39.9 – – –

Operating engineers ................................................ 27.88 6.4 39.9 29.57 5.8 40.0 – – –

Crane and tower operators ...................................... 29.42 3.3 38.8 – – – – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ............. 24.63 15.8 40.0 25.18 16.6 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ..................... 22.47 10.7 39.0 24.40 10.8 38.8 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..... 13.59 3.7 38.6 13.56 3.4 38.4 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ..................................................... 19.91 18.2 37.2 21.64 14.5 36.8 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ... 12.44 1.7 35.2 12.53 1.7 35.1 11.32 5.6 37.1

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ......... 15.20 5.4 36.6 15.02 6.1 36.3 16.26 8.7 38.3

Animal caretakers, except farm ............................... 10.12 10.8 40.0 10.12 10.8 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ....................................................... 19.50 7.0 39.8 19.73 7.7 39.8 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ........................... 12.63 15.2 40.0 12.53 15.4 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .................................... 13.28 8.2 35.6 13.22 7.7 35.6 – – –

Construction laborers ............................................... 19.72 2.3 39.0 19.93 2.1 39.3 – – –

Production helpers ................................................... 8.91 5.2 34.7 8.88 5.2 34.6 – – –

Garbage collectors ................................................... 14.26 6.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .................................... 10.59 4.9 28.9 10.72 4.8 29.3 8.29 1.9 23.9

Machine feeders and offbearers .............................. 10.33 10.2 38.2 10.21 12.4 37.8 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ............ 13.28 5.5 36.9 13.19 5.7 36.7 14.66 13.9 40.0

Garage and service station related .......................... 8.79 7.5 32.3 8.77 7.6 32.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4-13. Pacific census division:1 Mean hourly earnings2 and weekly hours by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas3 for

selected occupations, National Compensation Survey,4 June 2005–Continued

Occupation5

Total Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error6

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

–Continued

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ............... $10.08 5.7 36.1 $10.32 7.3 34.9 $9.42 6.7 40.0

Hand packers and packagers .................................. 9.36 8.9 36.9 9.36 8.9 36.9 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................... 11.31 4.5 35.4 11.54 4.7 35.0 – – –

Service .................................................................................... 12.62 1.9 31.5 12.77 2.0 31.7 11.02 3.2 29.7

Protective service ........................................................ 21.80 4.4 37.6 21.95 4.4 37.5 18.14 9.8 40.2

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ............ 35.41 8.1 51.3 36.23 7.4 51.7 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .......................... 40.60 1.0 40.0 40.60 1.0 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, guards ................................................. 25.47 27.1 40.0 25.47 27.1 40.0 – – –

Firefighting ............................................................... 22.83 13.0 34.9 23.30 13.4 34.6 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ....................... 31.60 2.3 39.2 32.01 2.4 39.1 23.79 5.0 40.0

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 26.31 2.7 39.6 26.79 2.5 39.5 – – –

Correctional institution officers ................................. 26.27 7.7 39.9 26.56 7.7 40.0 – – –

Guards and police, except public service ................ 11.50 7.4 35.8 11.44 7.8 35.6 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .......................................... 17.52 10.8 32.4 17.53 10.9 32.3 – – –

Food service ................................................................ 9.16 1.1 29.2 9.20 1.2 29.4 8.76 2.1 27.6

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ......................... 7.56 2.2 26.5 7.54 2.4 26.7 7.79 2.2 25.3

Bartenders ............................................................... 8.52 6.7 26.9 8.49 7.1 27.6 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ............................................ 7.38 1.0 26.6 7.33 1.2 26.6 7.70 4.1 27.0

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................... 7.39 3.6 25.8 7.40 3.8 26.2 – – –

Other food service ..................................................... 9.77 1.4 30.4 9.83 1.5 30.6 9.16 4.7 28.7

Supervisors, food preparation and service .............. 14.28 5.0 38.0 14.28 5.0 38.0 – – –

Cooks ....................................................................... 11.13 2.8 35.3 11.28 3.2 35.6 10.28 3.5 33.6

Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................... 8.88 2.3 28.4 8.96 2.5 28.9 8.41 3.8 25.8

Food preparation, n.e.c. ........................................... 8.75 3.1 28.3 8.74 3.2 28.5 8.99 10.6 25.0

Health service .............................................................. 12.60 2.6 34.3 12.58 2.7 34.2 12.90 4.2 35.2

Dental assistants ..................................................... 17.43 3.7 32.7 17.54 3.9 32.5 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ................................... 13.17 2.8 33.7 13.06 2.7 33.5 14.93 11.9 36.1

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................. 11.56 4.2 34.9 11.55 4.3 34.9 11.69 9.9 34.8

Cleaning and building service ...................................... 11.71 3.2 35.2 11.88 3.4 35.8 9.83 9.8 29.7

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 15.85 7.2 40.7 16.16 8.4 40.9 – – –

Maids and housemen .............................................. 9.43 2.8 32.6 9.50 2.9 33.1 8.99 5.9 30.3

Janitors and cleaners ............................................... 12.18 4.2 35.9 12.32 4.4 36.5 9.87 9.2 27.8

Pest control .............................................................. 15.40 16.1 38.2 15.40 16.1 38.2 – – –

Personal service .......................................................... 12.54 2.4 25.3 12.15 2.4 24.8 15.83 11.2 30.5

Supervisors, personal service .................................. 16.99 11.7 38.2 15.63 7.5 37.6 – – –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ............................. 12.81 11.7 31.3 10.42 4.6 30.4 – – –

Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ..... 8.88 5.6 28.9 8.87 5.6 29.3 – – –

Guides ..................................................................... 14.99 6.1 15.2 14.99 6.1 15.2 – – –

Ushers ..................................................................... 7.09 2.5 23.3 7.09 2.5 23.3 – – –

Public transportation attendants .............................. 29.58 9.3 20.6 29.58 9.3 20.6 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ................................. 8.87 9.9 38.2 8.19 7.9 37.0 – – –

Welfare service aides .............................................. 11.93 5.4 31.4 11.74 4.9 31.2 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................ 10.65 4.5 30.1 10.63 4.5 29.8 – – –

Childcare workers, n.e.c. ......................................... 10.68 7.3 23.6 10.79 7.6 24.0 – – –

Service, n.e.c. .......................................................... 12.45 6.0 19.4 12.22 6.2 19.4 16.60 12.9 19.5

1 The Pacific census division consists of Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and

Hawaii. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

pay for overtime, vacations, 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. 3 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. For more

information, see appendix C.

4 In this census division, data were collected between December 2004 and January

2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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Appendix A. Technical Note 

his section provides basic information on the procedures and concepts used to produce the data contained 

in this bulletin. It is divided into three parts: Planning for 

the survey; data collection; and processing and analyzing 

the data. Although this section answers some questions 

commonly asked by data users, it is not a comprehensive 

description of all the steps required to produce the data. 

Planning for the Survey

The overall design of the survey includes questions of 

scope, frame, and sample selection.

Survey scope 

The 2005 National Compensation Survey (NCS) included 

25,723 establishments representing over 84 million workers 

within scope of the survey. Private sector establishments 

with one or more workers are included in the survey. State 

and local governments with 50 or more workers within a 

survey area are also included. The number of workers represented by the survey is shown in table A, and the number 

of establishments appears in table B. 

 The survey covered goods-producing industries (mining, construction, and manufacturing); service-producing 

industries (transportation, communications, electric, gas, 

and sanitary services; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, 

insurance, and real estate; and services industries); and 

State and local governments. Agriculture, private households, and the Federal Government were excluded from the 

scope of the survey. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an economic unit that produces goods or services, a central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit 

providing support services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the establishment is usually at a single physical location. For State and local governments, an 

establishment is defined as all locations of a government 

entity. 

 The geographic scope of the NCS includes all 50 States 

and the District of Columbia.

Sampling frame

The list of establishments from which the survey sample 

was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State 

unemployment insurance reports. The reference month for 

the public sector is June 1994. Due to the volatility of industries within the private sector, sampling frames were 

developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. The reference 

month for the private sector varied by area. Approximately 

one-fifth of the sample is reselected each year. 

Sample design

The sample was selected using a 3-stage design. The first 

stage consisted of the selection of areas for study. The NCS 

sample consists of 152 metropolitan areas and nonmetropolitan areas that represent the Nation’s 326 metropolitan 

statistical areas (as defined by the Office of Management 

and Budget, 1994) and the remaining portions of the 50 

States. (See appendix C.) Metropolitan areas are defined 

as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) or Consolidated 

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs). Nonmetropolitan 

areas are counties that do not fit the metropolitan area definition. 

 In the second stage, the sample of establishments was 

drawn by first stratifying the sampling frame by ownership 

and industry. The number of sample establishments allocated to each stratum was approximately proportional to 

the stratum employment. Each sampled establishment was 

selected within a stratum with a probability proportional to 

its employment. Use of this technique means that the larger 

an establishment’s employment, the greater its chance of 

selection. Weights were applied to each establishment 

when the data were tabulated so that it represents similar 

units (by industry and employment size) in the economy 

that were not selected for collection. 

 The third stage of sample selection, detailed below, was 

a probability sample of occupations within a sampled establishment. 

Data Collection

Field economists from BLS regional offices surveyed each 

establishment. Collection was conducted between December 2004 and January 2006. The average payroll reference 

month was June 2005. For each establishment in the survey, the data reflect the establishment’s practices on the 

day of collection. 

Occupational selection and classification

Identification of the occupations for which wage data were 

to be collected was a multistep process: 

1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs 

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2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the 

Census of Population system 

3. Characterization of jobs as full time versus part 

time, union versus nonunion, and time versus incentive 

4. Determination of the level of work of each job 

 For each occupation, wage data were collected for those 

workers who met the unique set of characteristics identified 

in the last three steps. Special procedures were developed 

for jobs for which a 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 number of jobs for which data were collected in 

each establishment was based on the establishment’s employment size. Prior to 2002, the number of jobs selected 

ranged from 8 to 20. Beginning in 2002, the number of 

jobs selected followed this schedule: 

Number of employees Number of selected jobs

1-49 4* 

50–249 6 

250 or more 8 

* In establishments with 4 or fewer employees, the number of jobs 

selected equaled establishment employment. 

 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, the duties used to set the wage level were used to 

classify the job. Classification by primary duties was the 

fallback. 

 Each occupational classification is an element of a 

broader classification known as a major occupational group 

(MOG). Occupations can fall into any of the following 

MOGs: 

• Professional specialty and technical 

• Executive, administrative, and managerial 

• Sales 

• Administrative support, including clerical 

• Precision production, craft, and repair 

• Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 

• Transportation and material moving 

• Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 

• Service occupations 

 Appendix B contains a complete list of all individual 

occupations, classified by the MOG to which they belong. 

In step three, certain other job characteristics of the 

chosen worker were identified. First, the worker was identified as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based 

on the establishment’s definition of those terms. Then, the 

worker was classified as having a time versus incentive job, 

depending on whether any part of pay was directly based 

on the actual production of the worker, rather than solely 

on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union job or a nonunion job. See the “Definition of 

terms” section on the following page for more detail. 

Occupational leveling

In the last step before wage data were collected, the work 

level of each selected job was determined using a “point 

factor leveling” process. Point factor leveling matches certain aspects of a job to specific levels of work with assigned point values. Points for each factor are then totaled 

to determine the overall work level for the job. 

 The NCS program is in the process of converting from a 

9-factor to a 4-factor occupational leveling system. The 

conversion is being phased in via annual NCS sample replenishment groups and will require several years for full 

implementation. The four occupational leveling factors are: 

• Knowledge 

• Job controls and complexity 

• Contacts (nature and purpose) 

• Physical environment 

 Each factor consists of several levels, and each level has 

an associated description and assigned points. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related occupations. A knowledge guide for each of the 24 families 

contains short definitions of the point levels of knowledge 

expected for the occupations and presents relevant examples. The other three factors use identical descriptions for 

all occupational categories and contain a definition of each 

point level with each factor. 

 The description within each factor best matching the job 

is chosen. The point levels within each factor are designed 

to describe the thresholds of distinct levels of work. When 

a job does not meet the full description of a point level, the 

next lowest point level is used. Points for the four factors 

are totaled to determine the overall work level. NCS publishes data for up to 15 work levels. 

 Most supervisory occupations are evaluated based on 

their duties and responsibilities. A modified approach is 

used for professional and administrative supervisors whenthey direct professional work and are paid primarily to supervise. Such supervisory occupations are leveled based on 

the work level of the highest position reporting to them. 

 For a complete description of point factor leveling, refer 

to the publication “National Compensation Survey: Guide 

for Evaluating Your Firm’s Jobs and Pay,” available at 

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbr0004.pdf. 
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Earnings

Earnings were defined as regular payments from the employer to the employee as compensation for straight-time 

hourly work, or for any salaried work performed. The following components were included as part of earnings: 

• Incentive pay, including commissions, production 

bonuses, and piece rates 

• Cost-of-living allowances 

• Hazard pay 

• Payments of income deferred due to participation 

in a salary reduction plan 

• Deadhead pay, defined as pay given to transportation workers returning in a vehicle without freight 

or passengers 

 The following forms of payments were not considered 

part of straight-time earnings: 

• Shift differentials, defined as extra payment for 

working a schedule that varies from the norm, such 

as night or weekend work 

• Premium pay for overtime, holidays, and weekends 

• Bonuses not directly tied to production (such as 

Christmas and profit-sharing bonuses) 

• Uniform and tool allowances 

• Free room and board 

• Payments made by third parties (for example, tips, 

bonuses given by manufacturers to department 

store salespeople, referral incentives in real estate) 

• On-call pay 

 To calculate earnings for various periods (hourly, weekly, and annual), data on work schedules also were collected. For hourly workers, scheduled hours worked per 

day and per week, exclusive of overtime, were recorded. 

Annual weeks worked were determined. Because salaried 

workers, exempt from overtime provisions, often work beyond the assigned work schedule, their typical number of 

hours actually worked was collected. In this summary bulletin, only hourly earnings are presented. Information on 

average weekly earnings and hours and average annual 

earnings and hours for full-time workers is available at the 

BLS Internet site (http://www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm). 

 Earnings distribution tables also are not included in this 

bulletin but are available at the BLS Internet site (http:// 

www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm). These supplemental tables 

provide hourly earnings at the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 

90th percentile positions for selected occupations. At the 

50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive thesame as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the 

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, 

one-fourth of the workers earn the same as or less than the 

rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the 

same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th 

percentiles follow the same logic. Earnings data are made 

available for all workers, private industry, and State and local government. Further detail for full- and part-time workers also is provided. 

 Separate supplementary tables are also available for the 

nine census divisions at the above BLS Internet site. Occupational earnings are provided by full-and part-time work 

status and for private industry and State and local government workers. In addition, average hourly earnings by work 

level are included for private industry and State and local 

government. 

Definition of terms

Full-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be full time. 

Incentive worker. Any employee whose earnings are tied, at 

least in part, to commissions, piece rates, production bonuses, or other incentives based on production or sales. 

Level. A ranking of an occupation based on the requirements of the position. (See the description in the technical 

note on occupational leveling through point factor analysis 

for more details on the leveling process.) 

Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not meeting the conditions for union coverage. (See below.) 

Part-time worker. Any employee that the employer considers to be part time. 

Time-based worker. Any employee whose earnings are tied 

to an hourly rate or salary, and not to a specific level of 

production. 

Union worker. Any employee is in a union occupation 

when all of the following conditions are met: 

• A labor organization is recognized as the bargaining agent for all workers in the occupation 

• Wage and salary rates are determined through collective bargaining or negotiations 

• Settlement terms, which must include earnings provisions and may include benefit provisions, are embodied in a signed, mutually binding collective 

bargaining agreement

 Processing and Analyzing the Data

Data were processed and analyzed at the BLS National Office following collection. 

Weighting and nonresponse

Sample weights were calculated for each establishment and 

occupation in the survey. These weights reflected the relative size of the occupation within the establishment and of 

the establishment within the sample universe. Weights were 

used to aggregate data for the individual establishments or 

occupations into the various data series. Some of the estab-
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lishments surveyed could not supply or refused to supply 

information. If data were not provided by a sample member, the weights of responding sample members in the same 

or similar “cells” were adjusted to account for the missing 

data. This technique assumes that the mean value of data 

for the nonrespondents equals the mean value of data for 

the respondents at some detailed “cell” level. Responding 

and nonresponding establishments were classified into 

these cells according to industry and employment size. Responding and nonresponding occupations within responding establishments were classified into cells that were additionally defined by major occupational group. 

 Establishments that were determined to be out of business or outside the scope of the survey had their weights 

changed to zero. If only partial data were given by a sample establishment or occupation, or data were missing, the 

response was treated as a refusal. 

Estimation 

The wage series in the tables are computed by combining 

the wages for each sampled occupation. Before being combined, individual wage rates are weighted by the number of 

workers; the sample weight, adjusted for nonresponding establishments and other factors; and the occupation’s scheduled hours of work. 

 Not all calculated series met the criteria for publication. 

Before any series was published, it was reviewed to make 

sure that the number of observations underlying it was sufficient. This review prevented the publication of a series 

that could have revealed information about a specific establishment. 

 Estimates of the number of workers in appendix table A 

represent the total in all establishments within the scope of 

the study, and not the number actually surveyed. Because 

occupational structures among establishments differ, estimates of the number of workers obtained from the sample 

of establishments serve to indicate only the relative importance of the occupational groups studied. 

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 one other. 

 A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible 

samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard 

error divided by the estimate. RSE data are provided alongside the earnings data in the bulletin tables. 

 The standard error can be used to calculate a “confidence interval” around a sample estimate. As an example, 

table 1-1 shows mean hourly earnings of $18.62 for all 

workers, with a relative standard error of 1.0 percent for 

this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for the estimate is $18.31 to $18.93 ($18.62 X 1.645 X 

0.01 = $0.3063, round to $0.31; ($18.62 - $0.31 = $18.31; 

$18.62 + $0.31 = $18.93). If all possible samples were selected to estimate the population value, the interval from 

each sample would include the true population value approximately 90 percent of the time. 

 Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. They can 

stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain information for some establishments, difficulties with survey 

definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct 

information, or mistakes in recording or coding the data obtained. Although they were not specifically measured, the 

nonsampling errors were expected to be minimal due to the 

extensive training of the field economists who gathered the 

survey data, computer edits of the data, and detailed data 

review. 
TABLE A. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 United States,

National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005

Occupational group All industries Private industry State and local

government

All ............................................................................................. 84,201,100 71,114,200 13,086,900

All, excluding sales ............................................................... 75,920,300 62,877,700 13,042,600

White collar ......................................................................... 43,651,300 34,807,400 8,843,900

White collar, excluding sales ............................................ 35,370,500 26,570,800 8,799,600

Professional specialty and technical ................................. 15,268,800 9,961,600 5,307,200

Professional specialty occupations ............................... 12,153,000 7,239,700 4,913,300

Technical occupations .................................................. 3,115,700 2,721,800 393,900

Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... 6,077,200 5,028,500 1,048,700

Sales ................................................................................. 8,280,800 8,236,500 44,300

Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 14,024,600 11,580,800 2,443,700

Blue collar ........................................................................... 22,799,500 21,484,000 1,315,500

Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. 7,755,900 7,229,900 526,000

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. 5,430,000 5,405,800 24,200

Transportation and material moving ................................. 4,162,100 3,688,300 473,800

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 5,451,600 5,160,100 291,500

Service ................................................................................. 17,750,300 14,822,800 2,927,500

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 appendix B. 3 This survey covers all 50 States. Data were collected

between December 2004 and January 2006. The average

reference period was June 2005. 

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TABLE B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment employment size, United States, National

Compensation Survey,1 June 2005

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 ...................................................................................................................... 25,723 10,302 7,172 2,545 3,077 1,575 1,052

Private Industry ............................................................................................ 23,065 10,049 6,271 2,054 2,629 1,306 756

Goods-producing industries ....................................................................... 5,789 2,069 1,878 669 682 315 176

Mining .................................................................................................... 243 156 59 22 – 6 –

Construction ........................................................................................... 956 727 184 28 9 8 –

Manufacturing ........................................................................................ 4,590 1,186 1,635 619 673 301 176

Durable goods ................................................................................... 2,944 720 940 391 492 253 148

Nondurable goods ............................................................................. 1,646 466 695 228 181 48 28

Service-producing industries ..................................................................... 17,276 7,980 4,393 1,385 1,947 991 580

Transportation and utilities ..................................................................... 1,695 564 451 191 272 96 121

Wholesale trade ..................................................................................... 965 636 231 42 29 20 7

Retail trade ............................................................................................ 3,825 2,480 1,055 152 96 33 9

Finance, insurance and real estate ........................................................ 2,041 991 349 199 258 151 93

Services ................................................................................................. 8,750 3,309 2,307 801 1,292 691 350

State and local government ........................................................................ 2,658 253 901 491 448 269 296

1 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2004

and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005. 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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Appendix B. Occupational Classifications

NOTE: The code before each occupation title is used to classify it into one of three major groups. White-collar workers include those classified in Major groups A through D. Blue-collar workers include those classified in Major groups E 

through H. Service workers are classified in Major group K. 

Major group A: 

PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY AND TECHNICAL 

OCCUPATIONS 

PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS 

ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, AND SURVEYORS 

 A043 Architects 

 A044 Aerospace Engineers 

 A045 Metallurgical and Materials Engineers 

 A046 Mining Engineers 

 A047 Petroleum Engineers 

 A048 Chemical Engineers 

 A049 Nuclear Engineers 

 A053 Civil Engineers 

 A054 Agricultural Engineers 

 A055 Electrical and Electronic Engineers 

 A056 Industrial Engineers 

 A057 Mechanical Engineers 

 A058 Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 

 A059 Engineers, n.e.c.1

 

 A063 Surveyors and Mapping Scientists 

 

MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER SCIENTISTS 

 A064 Computer Systems Analysts and Scientists 

 A065 Operations and Systems Researchers and 

Analysts 

 A066 Actuaries 

 A067 Statisticians 

 A068 Mathematical Scientists, n.e.c. 

 

 1 n.e.c. means ”not elsewhere classified.”

NATURAL SCIENTISTS 

 A069 Physicists and Astronomers 

 A073 Chemists, Except Biochemists 

 A074 Atmospheric and Space Scientists 

 A075 Geologists and Geodesists 

 A076 Physical Scientists, n.e.c. 

 A077 Agricultural and Food Scientists 

 A078 Biological and Life Scientists 

 A079 Forestry and Conservation Scientists 

 A083 Medical Scientists 

HEALTH RELATED OCCUPATIONS 

 A084 Physicians 

 A085 Dentists 

 A086 Veterinarians 

 A087 Optometrists 

 A088 Podiatrists 

 A089 Health Diagnosing Practitioners, n.e.c. 

 A095 Registered Nurses 

 A096 Pharmacists 

 A097 Dietitians 

 A098 Respiratory Therapists 

 A099 Occupational Therapists 

 A103 Physical Therapists 

 A104 Speech Therapists 

 A105 Therapists, n.e.c. 

 A106 Physicians' Assistants 

TEACHERS, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 

 

 A113 Earth, Environmental and Marine Science 

 Teachers
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 A114 Biological Science Teachers 

 A115 Chemistry Teachers 

 A116 Physics Teachers 

 A117 Natural Science Teachers, n.e.c. 

 A118 Psychology Teachers 

 A119 Economics Teachers 

 A123 History Teachers 

 A124 Political Science Teachers 

 A125 Sociology Teachers 

 A126 Social Science Teachers, n.e.c. 

 A127 Engineering Teachers 

 A128 Mathematical Science Teachers 

 A129 Computer Science Teachers 

 A133 Medical Science Teachers 

 A134 Health Specialties Teachers 

 A135 Business, Commerce and Marketing Teachers 

 A136 Agriculture and Forestry Teachers 

 A137 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers 

 A138 Physical Education Teachers 

 A139 Education Teachers 

 A143 English Teachers 

 A144 Foreign Language Teachers 

 A145 Law Teachers 

 A146 Social Work Teachers 

 A147 Theology Teachers 

 A148 Trade and Industrial Teachers 

 A149 Home Economics Teachers 

 A153, A154 Other Post-Secondary Teachers 

 

 

TEACHERS, EXCEPT COLLEGE AND 

UNIVERSITY 

 A155 Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Teachers 

 A156 Elementary School Teachers 

 A157 Secondary School Teachers 

 A158 Teachers, Special Education 

 A159 Teachers, n.e.c. 

 A160 Substitute Teachers 

 A163 Vocational and Educational Counselors 

LIBRARIANS, ARCHIVISTS AND CURATORS 

 

 A164 Librarians 

 A165 Archivists and Curators 

SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND URBAN PLANNERS 

 A166 Economists 

 A167 Psychologists 

 A168 Sociologists 

 A169 Social Scientists, n.e.c. 

 A173 Urban Planners

SOCIAL, RECREATION, AND RELIGIOUS 

WORKERS

 A174 Social Workers 

 A175 Recreation Workers 

 A176 Clergy 

 A177 Religious Workers, n.e.c. 

LAWYERS AND JUDGES 

 A178 Lawyers 

 A179 Judges 

WRITERS, AUTHORS, ENTERTAINERS, 

ATHLETES AND PROFESSIONALS, N.E.C. 

 A183 Authors 

 A184 Technical Writers 

 A185 Designers 

 A186 Musicians and Composers 

 A187 Actors and Directors 

 A188 Painters, Sculptors, Craft-Artists, and Artist 

Print-Makers 

 A189 Photographers 

 A193 Dancers 

 A194 Artists, Performers, and Related Workers, 

n.e.c. 

 A195 Editors and Reporters 

 A197 Public Relations Specialists 

 A198 Announcers 

 A199 Athletes 

 A999 Professional Occupations, n.e.c. 

TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS 

HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 

 A203 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians 

 A204 Dental Hygienists 

 A205 Health Record Technologists and Technicians 

 A206 Radiologic Technicians 

 A207 Licensed Practical Nurses 

 A208 Health Technologists and Technicians, n.e.c. 

ENGINEERING AND RELATED 

TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 

 A213 Electrical and Electronic Technicians 

 A214 Industrial Engineering Technicians 

 A215 Mechanical Engineering Technicians 

 A216 Engineering Technicians, n.e.c. 

 A217 Drafters 

 A218 Surveying and Mapping Technicians 
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SCIENCE TECHNICIANS 

 A223 Biological Technicians 

 A224 Chemical Technicians 

 A225 Science Technicians, n.e.c. 

MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICIANS 

 A226 Airplane Pilots and Navigators 

 A227 Air Traffic Controllers 

 A228 Broadcast Equipment Operators 

 A229 Computer Programmers 

 A233 Tool Programmers, Numerical Control 

 A234 Legal Assistants 

 A235 Technical and Related Occupations, n.e.c. 

Major group B: 

 

EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND 

MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS 

EXECUTIVES, ADMINISTRATORS, AND 

MANAGERS 

 B003 Legislators 

 B004 Chief Executives and General Administrators, 

 Public Administration 

 B005 Administrators and Officials, Public Administration 

 B007 Financial Managers 

 B008 Personnel and Labor Relations Managers 

 B009 Purchasing Managers 

 B013 Managers: Marketing, Advertising and Public 

 Relations 

 B014 Administrators, Education and Related Fields 

 B015 Managers, Medicine and Health 

 B016 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 

 B017 Managers, Food Serving and Lodging Establishments 

 B018 Managers, Properties and Real Estate 

 B019 Funeral Directors 

 B021 Managers, Service Organizations, n.e.c. 

 B022 Managers and Administrators, n.e.c. 

MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS 

 B023 Accountants and Auditors 

 B024 Underwriters 

 B025 Other Financial Officers 

 B026 Management Analysts 

 B027 Personnel, Training, and Labor Relations 

 Specialists 

 

 B028 Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 

 B029 Buyers, Wholesale and Retail Trade, Except 

 Farm Products 

 B033 Purchasing Agents and Buyers, n.e.c. 

 B034 Business and Promotion Agents 

 B035 Construction Inspectors 

 B036 Inspectors and Compliance Officers, Except 

 Construction 

 B037 Management Related Occupations, n.e.c. 

Major group C:

SALES OCCUPATIONS 

 C243 Supervisors: Sales Occupations 

FINANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES, SALES 

REPRESENTATIVES 

 C253 Insurance Sales Occupations 

 C254 Real Estate Sales Occupations 

 C255 Securities and Financial Services Sales Occupations 

 C256 Advertising and Related Sales Occupations 

 C257 Sales Occupations, Other Business Services 

SALES REPRESENTATIVES, COMMODITIES 

EXCEPT RETAIL 

 C258 Sales Engineers 

 C259 Sales Representatives: Mining, Manufacturing, 

and Wholesale 

RETAIL AND PERSONAL SERVICES SALES 

WORKERS 

 C263 Sales Workers, Motor Vehicles and Boats 

 C264 Sales Workers, Apparel 

 C265 Sales Workers, Shoes 

 C266 Sales Workers, Furniture and Home Furnishings 

 C267 Sales Workers, Radio, TV, Hi-Fi, and Appliances 

 C268 Sales Workers, Hardware and Building Supplies 

 C269 Sales Workers, Parts 

 C274 Sales Workers, Other Commodities 

 C275 Sales Counter Clerks 

 C276 Cashiers 

 C277 Street and Door-To-Door Sales Workers 

 C278 News Vendors 
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SALES RELATED OCCUPATIONS 

 C283 Demonstrators, Promoters, and Models, Sales 

 C284 Auctioneers 

 C285 Sales Support Occupations, n.e.c. 

Major group D: 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, 

INCLUDING CLERICAL 

SUPERVISORS, CLERICAL AND 

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 

 D303 Supervisors: General Office 

 D304 Supervisors: Computer Equipment Operators 

 D305 Supervisors: Financial Records Processing 

 D306 Chief Communications Operators 

 D307 Supervisors: Distribution, Scheduling, and 

 Adjusting Clerks 

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 

 D308 Computer Operators 

 D309 Peripheral Equipment Operators 

SECRETARIES, STENOGRAPHERS, AND 

TYPISTS 

 D313 Secretaries 

 D314 Stenographers 

 D315 Typists 

INFORMATION CLERKS 

 D316 Interviewers 

 D317 Hotel Clerks 

 D318 Transportation Ticket and Reservation Agents 

 D319 Receptionists 

 D323 Information Clerks, n.e.c. 

RECORDS PROCESSING CLERKS, EXCEPT 

FINANCIAL 

 D325 Classified-Ad Clerks 

 D326 Correspondence Clerks 

 D327 Order Clerks 

 D328 Personnel Clerks, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 

 D329 Library Clerks 

 D335 File Clerks 

 D336 Records Clerks, n.e.c. 

FINANCIAL RECORDS PROCESSING CLERKS 

 D337 Bookkeepers, Accounting and Auditing Clerks 

 D338 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 

 D339 Billing Clerks 

 D343 Cost and Rate Clerks 

 D344 Billing, Posting, and Calculating Machine Operators 

DUPLICATING, MAIL, AND OTHER OFFICE 

MACHINE OPERATORS 

 D345 Duplicating Machine Operators 

 D346 Mail Preparing and Paper Handling Machine 

 Operators 

 D347 Office Machine Operators, n.e.c. 

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 

 D348 Telephone Operators 

 D353 Communications Equipment Operators, n.e.c. 

MAIL AND MESSAGE DISTRIBUTING 

OCCUPATIONS 

 D356 Mail Clerks, Except Postal Service 

 D357 Messengers 

MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND 

DISTRIBUTING CLERKS 

 D359 Dispatchers 

 D363 Production Coordinators 

 D364 Traffic, Shipping, and Receiving Clerks 

 D365 Stock and Inventory Clerks 

 D366 Meter Readers 

 D368 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers 

 D373 Expeditors 

 D374 Material Recording, Scheduling, and Distributing Clerks, n.e.c. 

ADJUSTERS AND INVESTIGATORS 

 D375 Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 

 D376 Investigators and Adjusters, Except Insurance 

 D377 Eligibility Clerks, Social Welfare 

 D378 Bill and Account Collectors 
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MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 

OCCUPATIONS 

D379 General Office Clerks 

 D383 Bank Tellers 

 D384 Proofreaders 

 D385 Data Entry Keyers 

 D386 Statistical Clerks 

 D387 Teachers' Aides 

D389 Administrative Support Occupations, n.e.c. 

Major group E: 

 

PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, AND REPAIR 

OCCUPATIONS 

 MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 

 E503 Supervisors: Mechanics and Repairers 

 E505 Automobile Mechanics 

 E506 Automobile Mechanic Apprentices 

 E507 Bus, Truck, and Stationary Engine Mechanics 

 E508 Aircraft Engine Mechanics 

 E509 Small Engine Repairers 

 E514 Automobile Body and Related Repairers 

 E515 Aircraft Mechanics, Except Engine 

 E516 Heavy Equipment Mechanic 

 E517 Farm Equipment Mechanics 

 E518 Industrial Machinery Repairers 

 E519 Machinery Maintenance Occupations 

 E523 Electronic Repairers, Communications and Industrial Equipment 

 E525 Data Processing Equipment Repairers 

 E526 Household Appliance and Power Tool Repairers 

 E527 Telephone Line Installers and Repairers 

 E529 Telephone Installers and Repairers 

 E534 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration 

 Mechanics 

 E535 Camera, Watch, and Musical Instrument Repairers 

 E536 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 

 E538 Office Machine Repairers 

 E539 Mechanical Controls and Valve Repairers 

 E543 Elevator Installers and Repairers 

 E544 Millwrights 

 E547 Mechanics and Repairers, n.e.c. 

 SUPERVISORS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 

 E553 Supervisors: Brickmasons, Stonemasons, and 

 Tilesetters 

 E554 Supervisors: Carpenters and Related Workers 

 E555 Supervisors: Electricians and Power Transmission Installers 

 E556 Supervisors: Painters, Paperhangers, and Plasterers 

 E557 Supervisors: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and 

 Steamfitters 

 E558 Supervisors: Construction Trades, n.e.c. 

 CONSTRUCTION TRADES OCCUPATIONS 

 E563 Brickmasons and Stonemasons 

 E564 Brickmason and Stonemason Apprentices 

 E565 Tile Setters, Hard and Soft 

 E566 Carpet Installers 

 E567 Carpenters 

 E569 Carpenter Apprentices 

 E573 Drywall Installers 

 E575 Electricians 

 E576 Electrician Apprentices 

 E577 Electrical Power Installers and Repairers 

 E579 Painters, Construction and Maintenance 

 E583 Paperhangers 

 E584 Plasterers 

 E585 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 

 E587 Plumber, Pipefitter, and Steamfitter Apprentices 

 E588 Concrete and Terrazzo Finishers 

 E589 Glaziers 

 E593 Insulation Workers 

 E594 Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment 

 Operators 

 E595 Roofers 

 E596 Sheetmetal Duct Installers 

 E597 Structural Metal Workers 

 E598 Drillers, Earth 

 E599 Construction Trades, n.e.c. 

 EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 

 E613 Supervisors: Extractive Occupations 

 E614 Drillers, Oil Well 

 E615 Explosives Workers 

 E616 Mining Machine Operators 

 E617 Mining Occupations, n.e.c. 

 PRECISION PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 

 E628 Supervisors: Production Occupations 

 PRECISION METAL WORKING OCCUPATIONS 

 E634 Tool and Die Makers 

 E635 Tool and Die Maker Apprentices 

 E636 Precision Assemblers, Metal 
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 E637 Machinists 

 E639 Machinist Apprentices 

 E643 Boilermakers 

 E644 Precision Grinders, Filers, and Tool Sharpen-

 ers 

 E645 Patternmakers and Modelmakers, Metal 

 E646 Layout Workers 

 E647 Precious Stones and Metals Workers 

 E649 Engravers, Metal 

 E653 Sheet Metal Workers 

 E654 Sheet Metal Worker Apprentices 

PRECISION WOODWORKING OCCUPATIONS 

 E656 Patternmakers and Modelmakers, Wood 

 E657 Cabinet Makers and Bench Carpenters 

 E658 Furniture and Wood Finishers 

PRECISION TEXTILE, APPAREL, AND 

FURNISHINGS MACHINE WORKERS 

 E666 Dressmakers 

 E667 Tailors 

 E668 Upholsterers 

 E669 Shoe Repairers 

 PRECISION WORKERS, ASSORTED MATERIALS 

 E675 Hand Molders and Shapers, Except Jewelers 

 E676 Patternmakers, Layout Workers, and Cutters 

 E677 Optical Goods Workers 

 E678 Dental Laboratory and Medical Appliance 

 Technicians 

 E679 Bookbinders 

 E683 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 

 E684 Miscellaneous Precision Workers, n.e.c. 

PRECISION FOOD PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 

 E685 Precision Food Production Occupations, n.e.c. 

 E686 Butchers and Meat Cutters 

 E687 Bakers 

 E688 Food Batchmakers 

PRECISION INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND 

RELATED WORKERS 

 E689 Inspectors, Testers, and Graders 

 E690 Precision Inspectors, Testers, and Related 

 Workers, n.e.c. 

 E693 Adjusters and Calibrators 

PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 

 E694 Water and Sewage Treatment Plant Operators 

 E695 Power Plant Operators 

 E696 Stationary Engineers 

 E699 Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators, 

 n.e.c. 

 

Major group F: 

 

MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND 

INSPECTORS 

METALWORKING AND PLASTIC WORKING 

MACHINE OPERATORS 

 F703 Lathe and Turning-Machine Set-Up Operators 

 F704 Lathe and Turning-Machine Operators 

 F705 Milling and Planing Machine Operators 

 F706 Punching and Stamping Press Operators 

 F707 Rolling Machine Operators 

 F708 Drilling and Boring Machine Operators 

 F709 Grinding, Abrading, Buffing, and Polishing 

 Machine Operators 

 F713 Forging Machine Operators 

 F714 Numerical Control Machine Operators 

 F717 Fabricating Machine Operators, n.e.c. 

 F719 Molding and Casting Machine Operators 

 F723 Metal Plating Machine Operators 

 F724 Heat Treating Equipment Operators 

WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 

 F726 Wood Lathe, Routing, and Planing Machine 

 Operators 

 F727 Sawing Machine Operators 

 F728 Shaping and Joining Machine Operators 

 F729 Nailing and Tacking Machine Operators 

PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 

 F734 Printing Press Operators 

 F735 Photoengravers and Lithographers 

 F736 Typesetters and Compositors 

TEXTILE, APPAREL, AND FURNISHINGS 

MACHINE OPERATORS 

 F738 Winding and Twisting Machine Operators 

 F739 Knitting, Looping, Taping, and Weaving Machine Operators 

 F743 Textile Cutting Machine Operators 

 
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 F744 Textile Sewing Machine Operators 

 F745 Shoe Machine Operators 

 F747 Pressing Machine Operators 

 F748 Laundering and Dry Cleaning Machine Operators 

MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSORTED MATERIALS 

 F753 Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators

 F754 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators 

 F755 Extruding and Forming Machine Operators 

 F756 Mixing and Blending Machine Operators 

 F757 Separating, Filtering, and Clarifying Machine 

 Operators 

 F758 Compressing and Compacting Machine Operators 

 F759 Painting and Paint Spraying Machine Operators 

 F763 Roasting and Baking Machine Operators, Food 

 F764 Washing, Cleaning, and Pickling Machine Operators 

 F765 Folding Machine Operators 

 F766 Furnace, Kiln, and Oven Operators, Except 

 Food 

 F768 Crushing and Grinding Machine Operators 

 F769 Slicing and Cutting Machine Operators 

 F773 Motion Picture Projectionists 

 F774 Photographic Process Machine Operators 

 F777 Miscellaneous Machine Operators, n.e.c. 

FABRICATORS, ASSEMBLERS, AND HAND 

WORKING OCCUPATIONS 

 F783 Welders and Cutters 

 F784 Solderers and Brazers 

 F785 Assemblers 

 F786 Hand Cutting and Trimming Occupations 

 F787 Hand Molding, Casting, and Forming Occupations 

 F789 Hand Painting, Coating, and Decorating Occupations 

 F793 Hand Engraving and Printing Occupations 

 F795 Miscellaneous Hand Working Occupations, 

 n.e.c. 

PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, TESTERS, 

SAMPLERS, AND WEIGHERS 

 F796 Production Inspectors, Checkers, and Examiners 

 F797 Production Testers 

 F798 Production Samplers and Weighers 

 F799 Graders and Sorters, Except Agricultural 

 F800 Hand Inspectors, n.e.c. 

Major group G: 

 

TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING 

OCCUPATIONS 

MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS 

 G803 Supervisors: Motor Vehicle Operators 

 G804 Truck Drivers 

 G806 Driver-Sales Workers 

 G808 Bus Drivers 

 G809 Taxicab Drivers and Chauffeurs 

 G813 Parking Lot Attendants 

 G814 Motor Transportation Occupations, n.e.c. 

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION OCCUPATIONS 

 G823 Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 

 G824 Locomotive Operating Occupations 

 G825 Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 

 G826 Rail Vehicle Operators, n.e.c. 

WATER TRANSPORTATION OCCUPATIONS 

 G828 Ship Captains and Mates, Except Fishing 

 Boats 

G829 Sailors and Deckhands 

 G833 Marine Engineers 

 G834 Bridge, Lock, and Lighthouse Tenders 

MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 

 G843 Supervisors: Material Moving Equipment Operators 

 G844 Operating Engineers 

 G845 Longshore Equipment Operators 

 G848 Hoist and Winch Operators 

 G849 Crane and Tower Operators 

 G853 Excavating and Loading Machine Operators 

 G855 Grader, Dozer, and Scraper Operators 

 G856 Industrial Truck and Tractor Equipment Operators 

 G859 Miscellaneous Material Moving Equipment 

 Operators, n.e.c. 
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Major group H: 

 

HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS, 

AND LABORERS 

FARM, FISHING AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 

- NONFARM SECTOR 

 H483 Marine Life Cultivation Workers 

 H484 Nursery Workers 

 H485 Supervisors, Agriculture-Related Workers 

 H486 Groundskeepers and Gardeners, Except Farm 

 H487 Animal Caretakers, Except Farm 

 H489 Inspectors, Agricultural Products 

 H494 Supervisors, Forestry and Logging Workers 

 H495 Forestry Workers, Except Logging 

 H496 Timber Cutting and Logging Occupations 

 H497 Captains and Other Officers, Fishing Vessels 

 H498 Fishers, Hunters, and Trappers 

HELPERS, HANDLERS, AND LABORERS 

 H864 Supervisors: Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, 

 and Laborers, n.e.c. 

 H865 Helpers, Mechanics and Repairers 

 H866 Helpers, Construction Trades 

 H867 Helpers, Surveyor 

 H868 Helpers, Extractive Occupations 

 H869 Construction Laborers 

 H874 Production Helpers 

 H875 Garbage Collectors 

 H876 Stevedores 

 H877 Stock Handlers and Baggers 

 H878 Machine Feeders and Offbearers 

 H883 Freight, Stock, and Material Handlers, n.e.c. 

 H885 Garage and Service Station Related Occupations 

 H887 Vehicle Washers and Equipment Cleaners 

 H888 Hand Packers and Packagers 

 H889 Laborers, Except Construction, n.e.c. 

Major group K: 

SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PRIVATE 

HOUSEHOLD 

 

PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 

 K413 Supervisors: Firefighting and Fire Prevention 

 Occupations 

 K414 Supervisors: Police and Detectives 

 K415 Supervisors: Guards 

 K416 Fire Inspection and Fire Prevention Occupations 

 K417 Firefighting Occupations 

 K418 Police and Detectives, Public Service 

 K423 Sheriffs, Bailiffs, and Other Law Enforcement 

 Officers 

 K424 Correctional Institution Officers 

 K425 Crossing Guards 

 K426 Guards and Police, Except Public Service 

 K427 Protective Service Occupations, n.e.c. 

FOOD SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 

 

 WAITERS, WAITRESSES, AND BARTENDERS 

 K434 Bartenders 

 K435 Waiters and Waitresses 

 K443 Waiters'/Waitresses' Assistants 

 OTHER FOOD SERVICE 

 K433 Supervisors: Food Preparation and Service 

 Occupations 

 K436 Cooks 

 K438 Food Counter, Fountain, and Related Occupa-

 tions 

 K439 Kitchen Workers, Food Preparation 

 K444 Food Preparation Occupations, n.e.c. 

HEALTH SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 

 K445 Dental Assistants 

 K446 Health Aides, Except Nursing 

 K447 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 

CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE 

OCCUPATIONS 

 K448 Supervisors: Cleaning and Building Service 

 Workers 

 K449 Maids and Housemen 

 K453 Janitors and Cleaners 

 K454 Elevator Operators 

 K455 Pest Control Occupations 

PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 

 K456 Supervisors: Personal Service Occupations 

 K457 Barbers 

 K458 Hairdressers and Cosmetologists 

 K459 Attendants, Amusement and Recreation Facilities 

 K461 Guides 

 K462 Ushers 

 K463 Public Transportation Attendants 

 K464 Baggage Porters and Bellhops 

 K465 Welfare Service Aides 

 K467 Early Childhood Teacher's Assistants 

 K468 Child Care Workers, n.e.c. 

 K469 Service Occupations, n.e.c
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Appendix C. Census Divisions and Survey Areas 

 This appendix lists the nine census divisions, the States included in each division, and 

 the 152 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas surveyed under the NCS. 

Census Division and States 

NEW ENGLAND MIDDLE 

ATLANTIC1

EAST NORTH 

CENTRAL2

WEST NORTH 

CENTRAL3

 Connecticut New Jersey Illinois Iowa 

 Maine New York Indiana Kansas 

 Massachusetts Pennsylvania Michigan Minnesota 

 New Hampshire Ohio Missouri 

 Rhode Island Wisconsin Nebraska 

 Vermont North Dakota 

 South Dakota 

 

SOUTH ATLANTIC EAST SOUTH 

CENTRAL4

WEST SOUTH 

CENTRAL

MOUNTAIN 

 

 Delaware Alabama Arkansas Arizona 

 District of Columbia Kentucky Louisiana Colorado 

 Florida Mississippi Oklahoma Idaho 

 Georgia Tennessee Texas Montana 

 Maryland Nevada 

 North Carolina New Mexico 

 South Carolina Utah 

 Virginia Wyoming 

 West Virginia 

 

PACIFIC 

 Alaska 

 

 California

 Hawaii 

 Oregon

 Washington 

 

1 The Middle Atlantic census division also includes the New York, NY, 

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (which consists of parts of 

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania) and the Philadelphia, PA, Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (which consists of 

parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland). 

2 The East North Central census division also includes the Cincinnati, 

OH, Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (which consists of parts 

of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana). 

3 The West North Central census division also includes the St. Louis, 

MO, Metropolitan Statistical Area (which consists of parts of Missouri 

and Illinois) and the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Metropolitan Statistical 

Area (which consists of parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin). 

4 The East South Central census division also includes the Louisville, KY, 

Metropolitan Statistical Area (which consists of parts of Kentucky and 

Indiana) and the Memphis, TN, Metropolitan Statistical Area (which consists of parts of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi). 
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Survey areas Geographic coverage5

Amarillo, TX* MSA 

Anchorage, AK* MSA 

Andrews, TX County 

Atlanta, GA* MSA 

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC* MSA 

Austin-San Marcos, TX* MSA 

Bannock, ID County 

Birmingham, AL* MSA 

Bloomington, IN* MSA 

Bloomington-Normal, IL* MSA 

Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT* CMSA 

Bradley, TN County 

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX* MSA 

Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY* MSA 

Carson City, NV County 

Charleston-North Charleston, SC* MSA 

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC* MSA 

Cheshire, NH County 

Cheyenne, CO County 

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI* CMSA 

Choctaw, AL County 

Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN* CMSA 

Citrus, FL County 

Clatsop, OR County 

Cleveland-Akron, OH* CMSA 

Clinton, IA County 

Clinton, NY County 

Columbia, NY County 

Columbus, OH* MSA 

Corpus Christi, TX* MSA 

Craven, NC County 

Crook, OR County 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX* CMSA 

Dayton-Springfield, OH* MSA 

Decatur, GA County 

Delta, MI* County 

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO* CMSA 

Des Moines, IA County 

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI* CMSA 

Dorchester, MD County 

Elkhart-Goshen, IN* MSA 

Fairbanks-North Star, AK County 

Fergus, MT* County 

Fond du Lac, WI County 

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO* MSA 

Franklin, VA County 

Freeborn, MN County 

Georgetown, SC County 
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Gillespie, TX* County 

Goodhue, MN County 

Grafton, NH County 

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI* MSA 

Great Falls, MT* MSA 

Green Lake, WI County 

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC* MSA 

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC* MSA 

Greenwood, SC County 

Griggs, ND* County 

Harrison, KY* County 

Hartford, CT* MSA 

Henderson, IL County 

Henry, AL County 

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC* MSA 

Honolulu, HI* MSA 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX* CMSA 

Huntsville, AL* MSA 

Indianapolis, IN* MSA 

Iowa City, IA* MSA 

Jefferson, IN County 

Johnstown, PA* MSA 

Juneau, AK* County 

Juneau, WI County 

Kansas City, MO-KS* MSA 

Kauai, HI County 

Knoxville, TN* MSA 

Lee, MS County 

Lewis, MO County 

Liberty, GA County 

Lincoln, NE* MSA 

Lincoln, WY County 

Logan, NE County 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA* CMSA 

Louisville, KY-IN* MSA 

Madison, NE County 

Marshall, IN County 

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL* MSA 

Memphis, TN-AR-MS* MSA 

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL* CMSA 

Milwaukee-Racine, WI* CMSA 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI* MSA 

Mobile, AL* MSA 

Monroe, OH County 

Montgomery, VA County 

Moore, NC County 

Morgan, IL County 

New Orleans, LA* MSA 
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New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA* CMSA 

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC* MSA 

Northumberland, PA County 

Ocala, FL* MSA 

Oklahoma City, OK* MSA 

Orange, VT County 

Orlando, FL* MSA 

Palo Pinto, TX County 

Panola, TX* County 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD* CMSA 

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ* MSA 

Pittsburgh, PA* MSA 

Polk, NC* County 

Pope, AR County 

Portland-Salem, OR-WA* CMSA 

Prairie, AR County 

Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA* MSA 

Reading, PA* MSA 

Reno, NV* MSA 

Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA* MSA 

Richmond-Petersburg, VA* MSA 

Rochester, NY* MSA 

Rockford, IL* MSA 

Sacramento-Yolo, CA* CMSA 

Salinas, CA* MSA 

San Antonio, TX* MSA 

San Diego, CA* MSA 

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA* CMSA 

Sauk, WI County 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA* CMSA 

Seneca, OH County 

Seward, NE County 

Skagit, WA County 

Springfield, MA* MSA 

Springfield, MO* MSA 

St. Francis, AR County 

St. Lawrence, NY County 

St. Louis, MO-IL* MSA 

Tallahassee, FL* MSA 

Tama, IA County 

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL* MSA 

Tattnall, GA* County 

Taylor, KY County 

Tunica, MS County 

Vermilion, LA Parish 

Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA* MSA 

Ward, ND County 

Wasco, OR* County 
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Washington, GA County 

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV* CMSA 

Wayne, OH County 

Wayne, TN County 

Winston, MS* County 

Yavapai, AZ County 

York, PA* MSA 

Youngstown-Warren, OH* MSA 

5 Metropolitan areas are either Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) or 

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSA). Nonmetropolitan 

areas are identified as counties or parishes. An asterisk (*) indicates that 

results have been published for the locality. Data for other areas did not

meet publication standards. The geographical definitions of published 

metropolitan area surveys are available on the Internet. The address is: 

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm.