National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the

South Atlantic Census Division, 1999

U.S. Department of Labor

Elaine L. Chao, Secretary

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner

July 2001

Bulletin 2544-5
The National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, and detailed benefit provisions. It

integrates three Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) programs

the Occupational Compensation Survey (OCS), the Employment Cost Index (ECI), and the Employee Benefits Survey

(EBS). OCS provides data on occupational earnings; the

ECI measures changes in labor costs, as well as average

hourly employer costs for employee compensation; and the

EBS provides information on detailed benefit provisions.

When fully integrated, the NCS will provide data on benefit

costs and provisions, as well as wages. This bulletin, a product of the first phase of the NCS, focuses on occupational

earnings.

The NCS replaced the Occupational Compensation Survey (OCS) with the release of the 1997 data. The major difference between these two surveys is that the OCS used the

same preselected list of occupations for all localities. The

NCS uses a probability-based sample of establishments and

occupations that is intended to more fully represent the employment patterns and occupational mix of each locality.

This bulletin presents aggregate pay data from the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan local area surveys conducted

in the South Atlantic census division. (See the technical

note.) It provides estimates of occupational pay for the census division, as well as selected data on worker and establishment characteristics.

NCS bulletins are published for each of the nine census

divisions: New England, Middle Atlantic, East North Central, West North Central, South Atlantic, East South Central,

West South Central, Mountain, and Pacific. (See the technical note.) Data also are published for some individual localities, as well as for the entire United States. The census

division publications may be useful to NCS data users in

localities for which separate data were not published.

For additional information regarding the National Compensation Survey, contact the information staff in the BLS

National Office at (202) 691-6199. You can also write to the

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Compensation Data

Analysis and Planning, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room

4175, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or send e-mail to

OCLTINFO@bls.gov.

The Bureaus Office of Compensation and Working Conditions developed and produced this bulletin. The Directorate of Survey Processing coordinated the data file formation

and tabulations. Field economists from the Bureaus regional

offices, under the direction of the Assistant Regional Commissioners for Operations, collected the survey data. The

Bureau thanks all survey respondents for their cooperation,

without which this bulletin would not have been possible.

The data presented in this bulletin also are displayed in a

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Preface

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Tables:

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

private industry and State and local government .............................................................................................. 1

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

metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas ............................................................................................................ 2

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

and part-time workers ......................................................................................................................................... 3

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

and part-time workers ......................................................................................................................................... 11

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

and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers ........................................................................................ 18

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

private industry and State and local government .............................................................................................. 22

Table A. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group, South Atlantic ..................... 50

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

 size, South Atlantic ........................................................................................................................................... 51

Technical Note ........................................................................................................................................................ 52

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

and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,2 1999

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

error

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error

(percent)

Total ........................................................... $14.49 2.9 36.3 $14.04 3.5 36.0 $16.84 1.5 38.0

Worker characteristics:3

White-collar occupations4 ....................... 17.74 3.5 36.6 17.38 4.5 36.3 19.25 1.8 38.1

Professional specialty and technical ... 22.96 3.8 35.9 23.05 5.4 35.2 22.75 2.1 37.6

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 26.43 6.5 40.5 27.10 7.4 40.7 23.78 7.4 39.7

Sales ................................................... 11.81 6.0 33.9 11.82 6.1 33.9 10.36 13.6 34.6

Administrative support ........................ 11.87 3.6 37.2 12.03 4.2 37.0 11.17 1.6 38.2

Blue-collar occupations4 ......................... 11.98 2.2 38.3 11.96 2.4 38.4 12.36 2.1 36.8

Precision production, craft, and repair 14.86 1.9 39.7 14.99 2.0 39.7 13.61 3.0 39.9

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 11.33 3.5 39.6 11.31 3.5 39.6 15.40 21.1 37.7

Transportation and material moving ... 11.82 2.5 37.7 11.83 2.9 38.8 11.73 2.5 31.3

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 9.21 2.9 35.7 9.15 3.0 35.5 10.28 4.7 39.1

Service occupations4 .............................. 8.54 2.1 32.8 7.43 2.1 31.5 12.39 1.4 38.3

Full time .................................................. 15.24 2.9 39.6 14.86 3.6 39.7 17.06 1.6 39.3

Part time ................................................. 7.90 4.0 21.0 7.73 4.3 21.1 10.82 3.6 19.8

Union ...................................................... 16.87 3.9 37.5 16.26 5.9 37.3 17.75 4.5 37.9

Nonunion ................................................ 14.26 3.2 36.2 13.89 3.8 35.9 16.57 2.2 38.0

Time ........................................................ 14.05 2.4 36.3 13.46 3.0 36.0 16.84 1.5 38.0

Incentive ................................................. 20.29 14.2 36.2 20.29 14.2 36.2 – – –

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing .................................... 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 15.06 3.6 39.7 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( )

Service producing ................................... 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 13.65 4.9 34.8 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( )

1 to 99 workers6 ..................................... 12.54 6.0 34.7 12.53 6.1 34.7 12.99 3.9 39.2

100 to 499 workers ................................. 14.39 7.8 37.4 14.43 8.2 37.4 13.82 6.7 38.0

500 to 999 workers ................................. 14.80 2.5 38.2 14.71 3.3 38.4 15.21 4.4 37.1

1000 to 2499 workers ............................. 16.57 2.4 37.3 17.03 3.2 37.4 15.76 3.5 37.2

2500 workers or more ............................. 19.20 1.9 38.1 20.84 3.9 37.6 18.30 1.6 38.4

Geographic areas:7

Metropolitan ............................................ 14.71 3.0 36.2 14.27 3.6 35.9 17.44 1.0 38.2

Nonmetropolitan ..................................... 12.60 6.3 37.4 11.32 8.1 37.4 14.84 5.5 37.4

New England .......................................... 17.18 4.2 34.6 16.54 5.2 34.5 21.82 2.2 35.4

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 17.84 3.7 34.8 17.05 4.5 34.7 22.45 1.6 35.5

East North Central .................................. 15.55 1.8 35.6 14.82 2.0 35.5 20.32 2.1 36.0

West North Central ................................. 14.37 2.8 35.3 13.84 3.2 35.1 18.11 2.2 36.9

South Atlantic ......................................... 14.49 2.9 36.3 14.04 3.5 36.0 16.84 1.5 38.0

East South Central ................................. 12.13 5.0 37.6 11.76 5.5 37.6 16.23 2.7 37.0

West South Central ................................ 14.38 3.5 36.8 13.98 4.0 36.6 16.38 2.0 38.0

Mountain ................................................. 14.10 2.9 35.7 13.26 3.2 35.5 19.00 3.5 36.9

Pacific ..................................................... 16.87 1.7 35.3 16.01 2.0 35.3 22.13 1.2 35.6

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

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

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

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

the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 In this census division, collection was conducted between September 1998

and April 2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first

time, estimates include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50

workers. 3 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. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to

cover all workers in the civilian economy. See Technical Note for more information. 5 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing

industries applies to private industry only. 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 Technical Note for a list of survey areas in each

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

nonmetropolitan areas,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999

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

error

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error

(percent)

Total ............................................................ $14.49 2.9 36.3 $14.71 3.0 36.2 $12.60 6.3 37.4

Private Industry ....................................... 14.04 3.5 36.0 14.27 3.6 35.9 11.32 8.1 37.4

State and local government .................... 16.84 1.5 38.0 17.44 1.0 38.2 14.84 5.5 37.4

Worker characteristics:4

White-collar occupations5 ....................... 17.74 3.5 36.6 17.89 3.7 36.6 15.80 6.3 37.2

Professional specialty and technical ... 22.96 3.8 35.9 23.38 4.0 35.7 19.02 6.0 37.8

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 26.43 6.5 40.5 26.47 6.9 40.5 25.81 3.2 39.9

Sales ................................................... 11.81 6.0 33.9 11.94 6.2 34.0 8.70 3.4 31.1

Administrative support ........................ 11.87 3.6 37.2 11.98 3.8 37.2 10.62 4.7 37.7

Blue-collar occupations5 ......................... 11.98 2.2 38.3 12.06 1.3 38.2 11.53 12.4 38.8

Precision production, craft, and repair 14.86 1.9 39.7 14.89 1.5 39.7 14.64 10.5 40.0

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 11.33 3.5 39.6 11.52 2.5 39.6 10.57 14.2 39.9

Transportation and material moving ... 11.82 2.5 37.7 11.82 2.5 37.8 11.82 7.5 36.5

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 9.21 2.9 35.7 9.22 1.6 35.6 9.12 16.3 36.5

Service occupations5 .............................. 8.54 2.1 32.8 8.51 1.9 32.5 8.76 9.3 35.4

Full time .................................................. 15.24 2.9 39.6 15.51 3.0 39.6 12.98 6.7 39.7

Part time ................................................. 7.90 4.0 21.0 7.96 4.3 21.0 7.12 3.6 20.7

Union ...................................................... 16.87 3.9 37.5 17.29 4.4 37.2 14.14 12.7 39.9

Nonunion ................................................ 14.26 3.2 36.2 14.46 3.4 36.1 12.40 5.0 37.1

Time ........................................................ 14.05 2.4 36.3 14.22 2.4 36.2 12.61 6.3 37.4

Incentive ................................................. 20.29 14.2 36.2 20.45 14.3 36.1 11.52 9.5 40.4

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing6 .................................. 15.06 3.6 39.7 15.52 3.4 39.7 12.51 13.6 39.8

Service producing6 ................................. 13.65 4.9 34.8 13.85 5.0 34.8 9.94 4.6 34.9

1 to 99 workers7 ..................................... 12.54 6.0 34.7 12.65 6.1 34.8 9.15 2.2 33.3

100 to 499 workers ................................. 14.39 7.8 37.4 15.07 8.3 37.3 10.60 8.0 37.9

500 to 999 workers ................................. 14.80 2.5 38.2 14.78 2.4 38.0 14.86 7.0 38.7

1000 to 2499 workers ............................. 16.57 2.4 37.3 17.30 2.0 37.2 14.47 4.8 37.6

2500 workers or more ............................. 19.20 1.9 38.1 19.21 1.9 38.0 – – –

Geographic areas:8

New England .......................................... 17.18 4.2 34.6 17.35 4.4 34.6 15.21 6.9 34.8

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 17.84 3.7 34.8 17.93 3.8 34.8 14.93 3.6 35.6

East North Central .................................. 15.55 1.8 35.6 15.75 1.9 35.4 13.83 3.7 36.7

West North Central ................................. 14.37 2.8 35.3 14.73 3.0 35.1 12.70 5.8 36.5

South Atlantic ......................................... 14.49 2.9 36.3 14.71 3.0 36.2 12.60 6.3 37.4

East South Central ................................. 12.13 5.0 37.6 12.87 1.5 37.4 9.72 9.6 38.1

West South Central ................................ 14.38 3.5 36.8 14.42 3.7 36.8 13.90 5.1 37.3

Mountain ................................................. 14.10 2.9 35.7 13.94 3.2 35.6 15.78 2.4 36.2

Pacific ..................................................... 16.87 1.7 35.3 16.92 1.8 35.3 15.45 4.7 36.8

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 Metropolitan areas can be a Metropolitan Statistical Area or Consolidated

Metropolitan Statistical Area 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 Technical Note. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between September 1998

and April 2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first

time, estimates include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50

workers. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

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

whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers

are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages

are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates,

commissions, and production bonuses. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to

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

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

State and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 8 See Technical Note for a list of survey areas in each census division and the

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1999

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 .......................................................................................... $14.49 2.9 36.3 $15.24 2.9 39.6 $7.90 4.0 21.0

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 14.79 2.9 36.6 15.41 3.0 39.6 8.26 4.6 20.6

White collar ...................................................................... 17.74 3.5 36.6 18.53 3.5 39.5 9.56 5.4 20.8

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 19.07 3.5 37.3 19.47 3.5 39.4 12.28 5.8 19.4

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 22.96 3.8 35.9 23.41 3.8 38.8 16.23 7.8 17.1

Professional specialty ................................................ 25.09 3.5 36.0 25.36 3.6 38.7 19.48 4.9 14.6

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 28.72 2.5 40.2 28.73 2.5 40.2 – – –

Architects ........................................................... 21.97 8.5 39.4 21.92 8.7 39.9 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 29.88 2.8 40.0 29.88 2.8 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ........................................... 35.33 5.7 40.8 35.33 5.7 40.8 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 27.46 4.4 40.5 27.56 4.4 40.5 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 31.16 3.0 40.2 31.16 3.0 40.2 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 24.71 4.9 40.2 24.71 4.9 40.2 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 23.43 7.4 40.3 23.43 7.4 40.3 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 33.10 3.5 40.0 33.08 3.5 40.1 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 26.63 2.7 40.1 26.65 2.8 40.2 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 27.72 2.9 40.2 27.77 2.9 40.3 – – –

Statisticians ........................................................ 23.02 24.9 40.0 23.02 24.9 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 23.58 7.8 39.7 23.51 7.6 40.0 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 27.26 6.3 40.0 27.26 6.3 40.0 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... 26.01 15.9 39.9 26.01 15.9 39.9 – – –

Agricultural and food scientists .......................... 21.41 18.6 39.1 19.76 13.1 39.4 – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 17.35 5.5 39.7 17.35 5.5 39.7 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 23.32 7.9 38.6 23.46 8.0 40.2 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 20.96 2.0 36.0 20.86 2.2 39.9 21.78 2.9 20.0

Physicians .......................................................... 41.40 13.5 41.8 40.88 14.0 44.6 55.43 9.7 15.7

Registered nurses .............................................. 19.32 1.6 35.2 19.12 1.7 39.6 20.74 2.8 20.2

Pharmacists ....................................................... 29.34 2.3 36.4 29.21 2.5 40.3 30.46 1.4 19.7

Dietitians ............................................................ 18.66 4.5 39.7 18.66 4.5 40.0 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 17.06 4.2 36.8 17.08 4.5 39.6 16.78 2.8 20.6

Occupational therapists ..................................... 18.91 11.0 38.7 18.80 11.3 39.7 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 27.62 5.9 33.6 27.10 6.8 38.8 31.81 4.4 16.0

Speech therapists .............................................. 26.06 6.7 35.1 25.76 7.3 38.9 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 15.36 3.9 39.4 15.26 4.1 39.9 – – –

Physicians’ assistants ........................................ 30.70 4.6 40.4 30.70 4.6 40.4 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 34.06 3.9 35.6 34.33 3.9 42.1 – – –

Biological science teachers ............................... 36.49 12.2 44.0 36.35 12.3 44.4 – – –

Chemistry teachers ............................................ 29.20 2.0 49.9 29.20 2.0 49.9 – – –

Psychology teachers .......................................... 32.45 14.5 40.7 32.46 14.5 40.9 – – –

Economics teachers .......................................... 39.39 8.8 50.5 39.39 8.8 50.5 – – –

History teachers ................................................. 30.64 7.0 41.7 29.44 5.5 43.6 – – –

Engineering teachers ......................................... 38.10 3.3 47.5 38.13 3.2 48.6 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ......................... 34.53 12.3 37.5 35.22 12.2 39.8 – – –

Computer science teachers ............................... 39.12 8.4 35.8 41.55 4.7 44.7 16.56 22.3 12.6

Medical science teachers .................................. 40.91 14.0 41.1 41.58 13.9 44.2 – – –

Health specialities teachers ............................... 47.68 13.5 36.8 48.78 12.3 39.6 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 40.60 13.4 41.8 40.64 13.4 42.0 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 25.01 6.4 32.2 25.53 6.4 40.1 – – –

Education teachers ............................................ 35.48 9.9 39.8 36.83 8.5 42.7 – – –

English teachers ................................................ 24.99 10.2 37.4 25.05 10.3 38.6 – – –

Foreign language teachers ................................ 17.66 16.9 40.5 – – – – – –

Law teachers ..................................................... 57.47 12.6 44.3 57.47 12.6 44.3 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 32.03 5.8 38.1 32.26 5.7 39.8 18.97 17.7 11.6

Teachers, except college and university ................ 22.99 1.8 35.9 23.26 1.9 37.6 12.84 13.6 13.3

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 19.48 11.8 36.9 19.91 12.2 38.2 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 23.55 2.0 37.2 23.59 2.0 37.5 18.06 22.8 17.1

Secondary school teachers ............................... 25.44 2.1 37.2 25.42 2.1 37.5 27.91 4.7 17.9

Teachers, special education .............................. 24.98 2.7 37.1 25.15 2.5 37.7 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 20.24 5.7 32.4 20.69 6.1 37.7 11.91 13.3 9.0

Substitute teachers ............................................ 7.18 6.7 12.5 – – – 7.18 6.7 12.5

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 21.54 9.9 36.9 21.55 10.1 37.8 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 20.18 6.4 38.2 20.29 6.5 39.3 16.08 6.7 18.9

Librarians ........................................................... 20.17 6.5 38.3 20.27 6.6 39.3 16.10 7.1 19.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... $22.04 6.3 39.3 $22.05 6.4 39.7 – – –

Economists ........................................................ 28.24 6.3 39.8 28.24 6.3 39.8 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 21.41 7.6 38.9 21.43 7.8 39.5 – – –

Social scientists, n.e.c. ...................................... 25.48 13.6 38.2 25.48 13.6 38.2 – – –

Urban planners .................................................. 19.94 6.6 40.0 19.94 6.6 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 14.73 2.2 38.6 14.73 2.2 39.9 $14.46 6.2 16.6

Social workers ................................................... 14.80 2.3 39.3 14.81 2.4 39.9 13.97 7.8 16.1

Recreation workers ............................................ 13.83 4.7 32.7 13.58 5.6 39.9 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... – – – – – – – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 22.29 10.4 26.5 22.99 10.9 33.6 – – –

Technical writers ................................................ 15.81 5.2 38.6 – – – – – –

Designers ........................................................... 15.12 9.2 39.5 15.12 9.2 39.5 – – –

Actors and directors ........................................... 16.82 18.2 37.2 17.07 19.5 40.3 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ...................................................... 16.64 11.3 38.5 16.43 11.6 39.4 – – –

Photographers ................................................... 16.89 9.0 40.0 16.88 9.1 40.1 – – –

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 17.08 34.7 30.0 – – – – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 26.56 10.0 38.7 26.83 9.9 39.5 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 22.49 13.4 40.3 22.49 13.4 40.3 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 28.72 4.6 39.3 28.77 4.6 39.7 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 16.54 3.4 35.6 17.08 3.5 39.0 12.44 9.5 21.3

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 14.08 8.3 35.7 14.00 8.3 36.2 17.12 8.4 23.6

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 11.39 11.0 39.9 11.39 11.0 39.9 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 16.96 3.1 35.3 16.95 3.3 39.6 17.03 5.7 16.6

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 12.43 2.4 34.0 12.55 2.7 39.7 11.77 4.8 18.4

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 12.17 3.4 33.5 12.43 3.9 40.6 10.48 5.8 15.7

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 15.56 14.1 36.1 18.23 4.1 40.0 – – –

Industrial engineering technicians ..................... 18.57 20.3 41.5 18.57 20.3 41.5 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians .................. 18.08 6.9 40.0 18.08 6.9 40.0 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 18.17 6.1 39.7 18.17 6.1 39.7 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 15.89 6.9 39.4 15.89 7.0 40.4 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 14.90 9.2 40.0 14.90 9.2 40.0 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 17.09 6.0 40.0 17.09 6.0 40.0 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 17.27 6.0 38.4 17.64 5.7 40.0 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ 104.22 12.7 22.6 104.22 12.7 22.6 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ......................... 17.10 20.6 35.4 18.69 17.9 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 24.03 4.0 40.1 24.03 4.0 40.1 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 17.04 5.5 38.3 17.34 5.9 39.9 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 26.43 6.5 40.5 26.47 6.6 40.7 20.53 20.0 22.5

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 29.32 7.4 40.8 29.39 7.4 41.0 14.61 18.4 22.8

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 24.48 8.4 39.3 24.47 8.5 39.5 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 25.64 6.6 40.3 25.64 6.6 40.3 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 32.82 7.5 42.3 32.82 7.5 42.3 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 26.23 17.6 40.4 26.23 17.6 40.4 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 35.89 7.4 40.7 35.89 7.4 40.7 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 29.25 6.1 39.5 29.41 6.2 39.9 18.19 20.3 22.0

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 28.61 16.6 40.4 28.57 16.7 40.5 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 13.75 10.2 43.1 13.93 10.7 44.7 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 20.31 15.4 41.3 20.31 15.4 41.3 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 25.88 9.0 40.5 26.02 9.0 40.9 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 32.02 11.6 41.2 32.05 11.6 41.2 – – –

Management related .............................................. 20.40 3.7 39.8 20.34 3.8 40.2 25.90 12.6 22.2

Accountants and auditors .................................. 21.73 9.0 39.2 21.50 9.4 39.9 – – –

Underwriters ...................................................... 18.81 12.0 40.3 18.81 12.0 40.3 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Management related –Continued

Other financial officers ....................................... $22.29 5.8 40.5 $22.30 5.8 40.7 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 21.55 9.9 40.7 21.55 9.9 40.7 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 18.56 3.6 39.9 18.57 3.6 40.0 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 19.66 15.8 39.8 19.82 16.2 41.0 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 16.83 10.4 40.1 16.83 10.4 40.1 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 17.60 2.9 40.8 17.60 2.9 40.8 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 16.28 5.2 40.3 16.28 5.2 40.3 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 21.12 3.4 39.7 21.12 3.5 40.2 $21.37 25.2 22.4

Sales ............................................................................. 11.81 6.0 33.9 13.37 6.3 40.2 6.70 2.9 22.4

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 14.00 6.6 41.4 14.04 6.6 41.8 – – –

Insurance sales .................................................. 17.63 10.8 37.1 18.02 12.1 39.5 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 13.60 9.1 35.5 13.72 9.6 35.8 – – –

Securities and financial services sales .............. 26.15 31.9 39.7 26.25 31.9 39.8 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 25.18 8.8 39.0 25.55 8.7 39.3 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 17.75 15.6 38.8 17.86 15.8 39.1 – – –

Sales engineers ................................................. 33.73 4.5 40.7 33.73 4.5 40.7 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 20.75 8.6 40.2 21.43 8.3 41.0 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 16.66 8.9 45.1 16.66 8.9 45.1 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 8.88 6.4 27.1 9.91 6.0 39.7 7.33 6.9 18.3

Sales workers, shoes ......................................... 8.53 5.9 29.0 – – – – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 9.92 21.5 37.4 9.99 22.0 37.9 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 11.58 7.3 38.9 11.89 7.6 40.2 8.46 2.6 29.5

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 13.24 23.0 38.6 13.90 21.7 41.6 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 13.07 22.7 33.4 14.57 21.3 39.9 6.82 3.7 20.0

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 7.42 6.9 30.3 8.59 4.9 39.3 6.11 4.3 24.1

Cashiers ............................................................. 6.60 2.4 29.3 6.98 3.6 39.6 6.15 2.4 22.5

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. 11.78 11.3 31.9 12.73 16.9 40.0 10.08 16.6 23.5

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 12.42 8.3 37.3 12.68 9.0 40.0 10.04 19.0 23.2

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 11.87 3.6 37.2 12.13 3.7 39.4 8.56 2.2 21.7

Supervisors, general office ................................ 17.78 7.4 39.8 17.77 7.5 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ..... 22.40 2.6 41.0 22.40 2.6 41.0 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 17.91 7.1 40.4 17.91 7.1 40.4 – – –

Chief communications operators ....................... 18.90 4.7 40.0 18.90 4.7 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 16.48 5.1 39.5 16.52 5.2 40.4 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 12.47 3.5 39.8 12.54 3.6 40.0 – – –

Peripheral equipment operators ........................ 12.27 8.7 40.0 12.27 8.7 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 14.82 8.8 38.5 14.94 8.8 39.1 10.08 5.6 24.6

Stenographers ................................................... 11.72 3.3 32.5 11.32 3.6 39.6 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 11.59 7.1 37.2 11.53 7.6 39.2 12.38 9.4 23.3

Interviewers ....................................................... 9.36 5.0 30.3 10.10 4.5 39.8 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 7.53 2.4 34.5 7.71 2.1 39.7 6.84 3.8 23.0

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 14.71 4.5 36.2 15.04 4.6 39.8 13.02 7.8 24.8

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.80 3.5 33.7 9.04 4.2 39.0 7.73 4.6 20.8

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 12.22 6.9 37.6 12.58 7.1 39.7 8.54 11.2 24.6

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 9.82 5.3 37.9 10.01 4.8 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 12.13 4.9 37.4 12.44 4.6 39.8 8.32 4.9 21.4

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 12.21 4.7 39.4 12.29 4.8 39.9 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 9.91 4.2 33.9 10.32 3.6 38.6 7.83 4.0 21.0

File clerks ........................................................... 7.85 5.8 34.3 8.02 6.7 39.8 7.01 11.9 20.6

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 11.06 3.3 38.1 11.04 3.5 39.7 11.37 9.7 23.3

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.27 3.1 36.7 11.64 4.4 39.8 8.14 3.5 21.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... $11.75 6.5 37.8 $12.06 6.5 39.9 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 9.41 7.0 39.7 9.41 7.1 39.8 – – –

Cost and rate clerks ........................................... 17.00 13.2 39.9 17.00 13.2 39.9 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine

operators .......................................................... 9.58 5.5 37.6 9.82 7.3 39.9 – – –

Duplicating machine operators .......................... 8.82 1.6 40.0 8.79 1.5 40.0 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 10.57 7.9 34.3 10.93 8.5 39.3 $7.88 5.2 17.6

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ... 11.24 3.5 35.6 11.29 3.9 39.2 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 8.46 5.0 37.5 8.62 6.0 39.6 7.45 10.6 27.6

Messengers ....................................................... 8.62 4.5 34.5 8.96 4.9 40.0 7.32 6.5 22.5

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.60 8.5 38.4 11.78 9.0 40.9 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 15.31 10.1 39.2 15.49 10.0 40.1 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 10.37 8.2 39.2 10.39 8.4 39.9 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.00 3.0 38.4 11.07 3.2 39.5 8.66 4.6 19.2

Meter readers .................................................... 11.57 4.5 39.9 11.57 4.5 39.9 – – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 12.43 7.9 40.0 12.43 7.9 40.0 – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 10.69 6.0 39.6 10.71 6.0 40.0 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 11.41 4.7 37.1 11.77 4.7 40.0 7.83 7.8 21.6

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 17.97 6.9 39.3 18.02 6.9 39.4 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 12.09 7.9 38.5 12.17 8.1 39.8 10.36 10.3 22.5

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 12.36 3.4 39.1 12.45 3.3 39.8 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 11.08 4.3 38.1 11.08 4.5 39.7 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 10.42 2.2 37.4 10.63 2.3 39.5 7.74 5.1 22.2

Bank tellers ........................................................ 8.83 2.5 34.8 8.83 2.5 39.0 8.81 4.7 21.6

Data entry keyers ............................................... 9.49 3.6 32.3 9.92 2.5 39.8 7.66 7.9 18.0

Statistical clerks ................................................. 12.22 7.1 39.1 12.24 7.1 39.7 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.98 4.1 33.8 9.00 4.3 35.3 8.68 10.5 20.1

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.86 4.3 38.0 11.05 4.5 39.5 7.66 8.4 23.7

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.98 2.2 38.3 12.23 2.1 40.0 7.29 3.3 21.0

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 14.86 1.9 39.7 14.87 1.9 40.0 12.56 16.7 15.8

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 21.08 5.1 40.3 21.08 5.1 40.3 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 15.39 7.1 40.8 15.41 7.2 41.0 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 13.57 7.0 39.9 13.57 7.0 40.0 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 21.50 4.7 40.0 21.50 4.7 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .............. 21.57 10.9 39.6 21.57 10.9 39.6 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ..................... 21.13 9.8 40.0 21.13 9.8 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 13.84 4.5 40.0 13.84 4.5 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 16.55 5.6 39.9 16.55 5.6 39.9 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 13.73 6.0 39.7 13.74 6.0 39.9 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 17.30 7.5 32.0 16.90 7.5 40.0 – – –

Data processing equipment repairers ................ 17.26 7.7 40.1 17.26 7.7 40.1 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 18.90 5.9 39.8 18.90 5.9 39.8 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 13.18 6.3 40.1 13.18 6.3 40.1 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 16.08 9.2 40.0 16.08 9.2 40.0 – – –

Millwrights .......................................................... 16.50 7.9 40.0 16.50 7.9 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 15.22 3.5 38.8 15.15 3.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... 17.01 9.6 40.0 17.01 9.6 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 21.57 7.0 40.4 21.57 7.0 40.4 – – –

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ...................................................... 16.63 5.0 40.0 16.63 5.0 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 16.53 3.3 40.2 16.53 3.3 40.2 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 14.37 5.1 39.8 14.42 5.1 39.9 – – –

Drywall installers ................................................ 13.69 2.7 40.0 13.69 2.7 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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

Electricians ........................................................ $14.79 8.4 39.9 $14.79 8.4 39.9 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 11.18 4.6 40.0 11.18 4.6 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 18.85 6.2 40.0 18.85 6.2 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 11.29 3.9 39.7 11.30 3.9 39.8 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 17.08 7.0 40.0 17.08 7.0 40.0 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 10.84 9.3 40.0 10.84 9.3 40.0 – – –

Insulation workers .............................................. 12.31 17.6 40.0 12.31 17.6 40.0 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

operators .......................................................... 11.38 8.5 40.0 11.38 8.5 40.0 – – –

Sheetmetal duct installers .................................. 14.68 9.6 40.0 14.68 9.6 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 15.73 8.8 40.0 15.73 8.8 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 11.41 6.2 40.0 11.41 6.2 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 17.24 7.8 41.4 17.24 7.8 41.4 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 16.03 9.2 40.0 16.03 9.2 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .............................. 14.45 5.4 40.0 14.45 5.4 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 16.57 3.5 39.8 16.58 3.5 39.9 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 13.69 5.0 40.0 13.69 5.0 40.0 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers ............................. 11.61 2.5 40.0 11.61 2.5 40.0 – – –

Dressmakers ...................................................... 11.89 13.4 40.0 11.89 13.4 40.0 – – –

Upholsterers ...................................................... 15.54 12.5 38.9 15.54 12.5 38.9 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 10.70 3.9 39.4 10.76 3.8 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ 18.24 2.6 39.9 18.24 2.6 39.9 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 9.29 9.4 39.7 9.33 9.5 40.0 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 8.44 3.4 35.9 8.74 4.4 39.2 $6.89 5.5 25.0

Food batchmakers ............................................. 9.15 2.2 40.0 9.15 2.2 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 15.15 6.3 40.5 15.15 6.3 40.5 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 13.83 4.5 36.8 14.13 4.6 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators ........................................ 20.88 14.4 40.0 20.88 14.4 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers .......................................... 17.53 6.7 39.9 17.53 6.7 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 17.34 6.7 39.3 17.34 6.7 39.3 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 11.33 3.5 39.6 11.37 3.6 39.9 6.92 5.9 24.7

Lathe and turning machine set-up operators ..... 13.84 6.1 39.9 13.84 6.1 39.9 – – –

Lathe and turning machine operators ................ 12.69 6.9 40.0 12.69 6.9 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 10.98 8.3 40.0 10.98 8.3 40.0 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ............... 11.95 9.9 39.7 11.95 9.9 39.7 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 10.71 4.5 40.0 10.71 4.5 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ................ 13.27 4.2 39.9 13.27 4.2 39.9 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 12.01 5.9 39.9 12.01 5.9 39.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 13.61 17.8 39.9 13.62 17.8 40.0 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators .......................................................... 7.99 9.9 39.1 8.00 10.0 40.0 – – –

Sawing machine operators ................................ 11.64 11.0 38.8 11.80 10.7 40.0 – – –

Shaping and jointing machine operators ........... 10.35 2.5 40.0 10.35 2.5 40.0 – – –

Nailing and tacking machine operators .............. 9.97 4.0 40.0 9.97 4.0 40.0 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 15.73 4.0 38.8 15.91 3.8 39.5 – – –

Photoengravers and lithographers ..................... 14.03 5.6 39.2 14.03 5.6 39.2 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ............................. 12.73 7.6 38.2 12.68 7.8 39.6 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators .......................................................... 10.84 2.1 40.0 10.84 2.1 40.0 – – –

Textile cutting machine operators ...................... 10.29 6.1 40.0 10.29 6.1 40.0 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 8.95 12.1 39.3 9.05 11.9 40.0 – – –

Pressing machine operators .............................. 8.28 6.7 39.9 8.28 6.7 39.9 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 6.93 2.5 39.1 6.98 2.6 39.7 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 11.64 10.2 39.5 11.58 10.0 39.8 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 12.75 3.9 39.9 12.75 3.9 39.9 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 13.02 9.1 39.8 13.02 9.1 39.8 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators .......................................................... 16.89 3.6 39.7 16.89 3.6 39.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... $9.42 8.0 38.7 $9.53 7.3 40.0 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 12.88 11.1 40.2 12.88 11.1 40.2 – – –

Folding machine operators ................................ 9.48 7.6 39.9 9.48 7.6 39.9 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 14.86 9.6 40.1 14.86 9.6 40.1 – – –

Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... 13.12 12.9 40.0 13.12 12.9 40.0 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... 12.34 9.0 40.0 12.34 9.0 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 10.50 13.7 36.7 10.96 13.6 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 12.53 6.3 39.6 12.56 6.3 39.8 $6.81 7.9 23.3

Welders and cutters ........................................... 13.46 7.1 40.0 13.46 7.1 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 10.08 7.5 39.7 10.10 7.6 39.9 – – –

Hand cutting and trimming ................................. 11.17 3.8 40.0 11.17 3.8 40.0 – – –

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ............. 10.27 9.8 40.0 10.27 9.8 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... 10.54 6.7 37.6 10.86 6.4 39.6 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 11.12 3.7 40.0 11.13 3.7 40.0 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 11.31 7.1 40.0 11.31 7.1 40.0 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............ 8.27 3.0 40.0 8.27 3.0 40.0 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ...................................... 9.48 2.0 40.1 9.48 2.0 40.1 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 11.82 2.5 37.7 12.02 2.5 40.5 8.94 7.2 19.2

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 16.65 7.1 40.9 16.65 7.1 40.9 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 11.64 3.6 40.2 11.78 3.5 42.0 9.12 17.2 22.6

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 11.63 5.9 37.0 12.09 6.4 41.1 5.60 7.2 16.1

Bus drivers ......................................................... 10.98 4.5 26.7 11.29 5.3 33.9 10.22 5.3 17.7

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 6.70 4.9 23.4 7.20 5.3 40.0 6.07 4.4 15.3

Parking lot attendants ........................................ 6.79 3.3 30.0 – – – – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 10.28 7.8 33.8 10.82 7.7 38.1 6.56 14.8 19.1

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 15.19 14.4 40.4 15.19 14.4 40.4 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 14.04 6.7 40.0 14.04 6.7 40.0 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 17.21 13.3 40.0 17.21 13.3 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 12.27 7.7 40.0 12.27 7.7 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 11.21 3.8 39.9 11.21 3.8 39.9 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 11.24 4.2 39.9 11.24 4.3 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 13.78 9.0 39.3 13.82 9.0 39.9 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 9.21 2.9 35.7 9.63 2.6 39.8 6.60 2.8 21.7

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 18.10 10.2 40.3 18.10 10.2 40.3 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 8.19 6.2 39.0 8.21 6.4 39.7 7.63 3.3 23.9

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 15.12 4.8 40.3 15.19 4.9 40.9 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 9.61 5.0 40.0 9.61 5.0 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 10.23 6.5 39.2 10.20 6.6 39.8 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 8.60 4.5 39.6 8.66 4.5 39.9 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 11.85 9.0 39.8 11.88 8.9 40.0 – – –

Garbage collectors ............................................. 9.99 8.4 40.0 10.01 8.5 40.3 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 8.25 3.2 30.2 9.70 3.1 39.9 6.02 1.1 21.9

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 9.69 4.3 39.9 9.69 4.3 39.9 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 9.67 6.0 31.7 10.35 5.7 40.1 7.77 6.7 19.9

Garage and service station related .................... 9.01 8.3 40.0 9.01 8.3 40.0 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 8.92 3.4 39.4 8.97 3.5 40.2 6.82 9.2 23.2

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 8.07 3.8 35.6 8.33 3.9 39.4 6.28 4.6 21.7

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.88 3.9 38.3 9.00 3.9 39.7 6.76 7.3 23.8

Service .............................................................................. 8.54 2.1 32.8 9.26 2.1 39.2 6.16 3.8 21.2

Protective service .................................................. 12.73 1.9 37.4 13.10 1.9 40.7 8.67 10.4 20.0

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 21.40 5.7 49.8 21.40 5.7 49.8 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 20.87 4.7 40.2 20.87 4.7 40.3 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Protective service –Continued

Supervisors, guards ........................................... $12.23 8.3 36.1 $12.73 8.5 38.7 – – –

Fire inspection and fire prevention ..................... 16.36 8.5 47.1 16.36 8.5 47.1 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 13.25 5.0 42.1 13.65 3.7 49.6 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 16.93 2.5 40.1 16.96 2.4 40.4 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 13.61 3.8 39.8 13.61 3.9 40.6 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 12.80 1.6 40.1 12.80 1.6 40.1 – – –

Crossing guards ................................................. 8.71 8.7 17.7 – – – $7.82 6.1 16.3

Guards and police, except public service .......... 8.36 3.7 33.2 8.20 2.6 38.7 8.95 13.2 21.4

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 11.43 10.9 32.4 12.53 10.8 39.4 7.03 4.9 18.8

Food service .......................................................... 6.33 3.0 30.2 7.07 2.4 38.4 5.03 4.0 21.8

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 3.61 4.7 28.6 4.13 4.7 37.3 2.96 6.0 22.1

Bartenders ......................................................... 4.40 12.4 32.1 4.52 13.2 37.7 4.12 16.1 23.7

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 3.03 5.5 27.6 3.44 6.7 36.9 2.64 5.4 22.3

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.49 5.4 30.4 5.79 4.6 38.0 4.61 11.3 19.3

Other food service ............................................... 7.38 2.1 30.8 8.01 1.9 38.8 6.10 1.5 21.7

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 10.54 4.1 39.2 10.70 4.4 41.0 8.08 5.6 23.0

Cooks ................................................................. 7.64 3.4 35.0 7.89 3.8 39.8 6.70 3.9 24.0

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.26 4.8 30.8 7.89 3.4 38.3 6.31 6.9 23.7

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.85 2.7 28.5 7.27 1.6 37.9 6.00 2.8 18.9

Health service ........................................................ 8.29 2.9 34.6 8.35 3.1 39.5 7.94 2.8 18.7

Dental assistants ............................................... – – – 10.50 4.7 40.0 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 9.51 3.1 32.7 9.64 2.9 39.9 8.60 8.2 14.7

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 7.76 2.4 35.9 7.79 2.5 39.3 7.54 3.0 21.1

Cleaning and building service ................................ 8.31 3.3 33.9 8.55 3.8 39.6 7.41 5.1 22.0

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 12.97 7.8 39.2 13.07 7.9 40.1 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 6.79 3.8 37.9 6.83 4.1 39.1 6.28 2.8 25.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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

Cleaning and building service –Continued

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... $8.25 2.5 31.8 $8.58 2.8 39.8 $7.49 5.1 21.8

Pest control ........................................................ 10.51 17.9 40.0 10.51 17.9 40.0 – – –

Personal service .................................................... 8.88 5.6 31.2 9.51 6.3 37.7 6.86 4.1 20.1

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 13.01 7.5 36.7 13.74 8.2 39.5 – – –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ....................... 11.19 4.5 32.2 11.29 4.5 39.2 10.60 6.7 15.5

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 7.08 5.6 25.8 7.80 9.9 39.2 6.47 1.9 20.0

Guides ............................................................... 9.51 4.9 31.0 10.07 3.8 38.8 7.73 7.5 18.9

Public transportation attendants ........................ 28.39 8.2 20.9 29.51 7.6 20.6 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 6.00 8.6 32.1 5.41 8.6 39.2 7.40 18.8 22.5

Welfare service aides ........................................ 8.68 5.9 30.0 9.00 7.5 39.1 7.72 3.3 17.7

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 7.03 7.8 32.6 7.60 6.5 37.8 5.70 4.6 24.5

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 7.16 1.3 29.8 7.52 1.8 40.0 6.42 1.8 19.4

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 8.06 9.7 34.4 8.21 10.9 39.5 6.92 4.7 17.4

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. 2 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between September 1998 and April

2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first time, estimates

include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

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

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999

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 .......................................................................................... $14.04 3.5 36.0 $14.86 3.6 39.7 $7.73 4.3 21.1

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 14.33 3.7 36.3 15.02 3.8 39.6 8.06 5.1 20.7

White collar ...................................................................... 17.38 4.5 36.3 18.31 4.4 39.6 9.33 5.9 20.9

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 19.00 4.6 37.0 19.47 4.6 39.5 12.11 6.6 19.4

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 23.05 5.4 35.2 23.61 5.4 38.7 16.39 8.9 16.9

Professional specialty ................................................ 25.75 5.0 35.1 26.11 5.1 38.6 19.87 5.3 14.3

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 29.23 2.6 40.2 29.22 2.6 40.2 – – –

Architects ........................................................... 19.21 11.2 38.8 19.03 11.1 39.9 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 29.88 2.8 40.0 29.88 2.8 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ........................................... 35.43 5.7 40.8 35.43 5.7 40.8 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 28.87 3.3 40.8 28.87 3.3 40.8 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 31.16 3.0 40.2 31.16 3.0 40.2 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 24.94 5.1 40.2 24.94 5.1 40.2 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 23.43 7.4 40.3 23.43 7.4 40.3 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 33.95 2.7 40.0 33.94 2.8 40.1 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 26.91 3.0 40.1 26.91 3.0 40.2 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 28.28 2.7 40.3 28.29 2.7 40.3 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 24.78 8.4 39.6 24.71 8.1 40.0 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 27.86 6.3 40.0 27.86 6.3 40.0 – – –

Agricultural and food scientists .......................... 27.96 29.7 37.7 – – – – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 17.38 6.9 39.6 17.38 6.9 39.6 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 22.91 8.4 38.3 23.06 8.5 40.2 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 20.86 2.5 35.3 20.78 2.8 39.9 21.38 3.3 19.6

Physicians .......................................................... 46.72 16.5 42.3 46.62 16.9 44.4 – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 19.12 1.8 34.5 18.84 1.9 39.6 20.75 3.0 19.8

Pharmacists ....................................................... 29.36 2.6 36.2 29.24 2.9 40.4 30.39 1.8 19.0

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 17.10 4.7 36.7 17.13 5.1 39.7 16.86 2.8 20.5

Occupational therapists ..................................... 16.58 10.3 37.9 16.27 9.7 39.5 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 25.64 3.7 32.2 24.53 3.3 39.5 32.06 4.9 15.5

Speech therapists .............................................. 22.34 3.8 33.8 21.93 4.1 39.6 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 14.60 5.5 39.6 14.63 5.7 39.9 – – –

Physicians’ assistants ........................................ 31.06 4.7 40.4 31.06 4.7 40.4 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 36.01 5.5 25.8 36.52 5.8 39.9 – – –

Psychology teachers .......................................... 53.89 9.2 45.1 – – – – – –

Engineering teachers ......................................... 32.37 17.2 33.1 – – – – – –

Mathematical science teachers ......................... 36.86 13.0 38.5 37.08 13.0 38.6 – – –

Computer science teachers ............................... 34.02 15.5 28.3 36.48 13.4 38.6 – – –

Health specialities teachers ............................... 25.76 14.4 33.3 26.22 15.5 38.4 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 49.63 19.2 41.7 49.77 19.2 42.1 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 23.12 10.2 35.6 23.33 11.2 40.2 – – –

Education teachers ............................................ 37.27 12.7 43.1 37.27 12.7 43.1 – – –

English teachers ................................................ 26.60 10.6 36.1 26.73 10.7 37.8 – – –

Law teachers ..................................................... 60.56 11.1 44.7 60.56 11.1 44.7 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 28.76 6.6 37.8 28.94 6.4 39.7 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 15.68 7.2 33.4 15.80 7.0 37.8 14.31 20.6 14.0

Elementary school teachers .............................. 17.63 8.4 37.1 17.36 8.4 38.7 23.05 5.6 20.3

Secondary school teachers ............................... 24.70 6.4 35.4 24.52 6.6 37.2 30.45 18.7 13.7

Teachers, special education .............................. 20.35 7.3 35.3 20.91 7.4 39.3 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 12.89 9.0 26.7 12.86 9.2 35.9 13.18 19.3 8.3

Substitute teachers ............................................ 9.28 4.9 11.5 – – – 9.28 4.9 11.5

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 20.24 7.8 37.5 20.30 8.0 38.9 – – –

Librarians ........................................................... 20.21 8.2 37.8 20.25 8.4 39.0 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 23.53 12.1 39.5 23.55 12.2 39.7 – – –

Economists ........................................................ 29.83 5.6 39.7 29.83 5.6 39.7 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 13.70 3.5 37.4 13.73 3.6 40.0 12.92 3.3 12.2

Social workers ................................................... 13.85 4.1 38.0 13.88 4.2 40.1 13.00 3.8 13.8

Recreation workers ............................................ 12.11 4.1 38.3 12.12 4.3 39.7 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... – – – – – – – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 22.47 10.5 26.2 23.23 11.1 33.4 – – –

Technical writers ................................................ 15.81 5.2 38.6 – – – – – –

Designers ........................................................... 15.05 9.3 39.5 15.05 9.4 39.5 – – –

Actors and directors ........................................... 16.82 18.2 37.2 17.07 19.5 40.3 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. –Continued

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ...................................................... $17.33 11.7 38.2 $17.11 12.2 39.2 – – –

Photographers ................................................... 17.22 11.4 40.0 17.21 11.5 40.1 – – –

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 17.41 42.9 28.1 – – – – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 26.56 10.0 38.7 26.83 9.9 39.5 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 23.79 14.9 40.3 23.79 14.9 40.3 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 29.18 4.7 39.2 29.24 4.7 39.7 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 16.97 4.4 35.4 17.57 4.4 38.9 $12.58 10.6 21.2

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 13.69 9.4 35.3 13.59 9.3 35.6 18.94 9.6 22.8

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 11.55 12.2 39.9 11.55 12.2 39.9 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 16.95 3.3 36.9 16.98 3.4 39.6 16.48 3.1 18.0

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 12.43 2.9 33.1 12.57 3.2 39.7 11.71 4.8 18.3

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 12.17 4.6 31.8 12.34 5.2 41.0 10.90 6.2 11.9

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 15.56 14.6 36.0 18.36 4.2 40.0 – – –

Industrial engineering technicians ..................... 18.57 20.3 41.5 18.57 20.3 41.5 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians .................. 18.95 6.1 40.0 18.95 6.1 40.0 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 18.32 6.7 39.9 18.32 6.7 39.9 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 16.05 7.5 39.4 16.05 7.6 40.5 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 17.07 6.0 40.0 17.07 6.0 40.0 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 17.83 6.0 40.0 17.83 6.0 40.0 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ 104.22 12.7 22.6 104.22 12.7 22.6 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ......................... 16.95 22.6 35.1 18.68 19.8 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 24.75 4.6 40.1 24.75 4.6 40.1 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 18.45 6.0 39.5 18.46 6.1 40.0 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 27.10 7.4 40.7 27.15 7.4 40.9 20.53 22.4 23.2

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 29.42 8.7 41.0 29.50 8.6 41.2 14.25 20.5 24.0

Financial managers ........................................... 25.34 6.6 40.3 25.34 6.6 40.3 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 32.81 7.9 42.5 32.81 7.9 42.5 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 28.09 20.9 40.3 28.09 20.9 40.3 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 35.79 7.6 40.7 35.79 7.6 40.7 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 23.01 14.4 38.8 23.29 15.3 40.3 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 28.03 17.7 40.4 27.98 17.9 40.5 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 13.74 10.2 43.1 13.91 10.8 44.8 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 20.37 17.3 41.5 20.37 17.3 41.5 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 27.78 10.7 40.9 27.99 10.7 41.5 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 32.09 11.9 41.2 32.11 11.9 41.2 – – –

Management related .............................................. 21.41 3.9 39.9 21.35 4.0 40.3 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 23.07 10.1 39.0 22.82 10.6 39.9 – – –

Underwriters ...................................................... 18.81 12.0 40.3 18.81 12.0 40.3 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 21.88 5.8 40.7 21.89 5.8 40.8 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 25.48 11.0 41.4 25.48 11.0 41.4 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 19.18 5.2 39.9 19.19 5.2 40.0 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 19.66 15.8 39.8 19.82 16.2 41.0 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 20.31 7.3 40.1 20.31 7.3 40.1 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 21.15 4.6 41.3 21.15 4.6 41.3 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 20.75 3.9 39.9 20.76 3.9 40.3 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 11.82 6.1 33.9 13.40 6.3 40.2 6.69 3.0 22.4

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 14.02 6.7 41.4 14.06 6.7 41.8 – – –

Insurance sales .................................................. 17.63 10.8 37.1 18.02 12.1 39.5 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 12.98 7.6 35.3 13.08 8.1 35.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–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 .............. $26.15 31.9 39.7 $26.25 31.9 39.8 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 25.18 8.8 39.0 25.55 8.7 39.3 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 17.75 15.6 38.8 17.86 15.8 39.1 – – –

Sales engineers ................................................. 33.73 4.5 40.7 33.73 4.5 40.7 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 20.75 8.6 40.2 21.43 8.3 41.0 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 16.66 8.9 45.1 16.66 8.9 45.1 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 8.88 6.4 27.1 9.91 6.0 39.7 $7.33 6.9 18.3

Sales workers, shoes ......................................... 8.53 5.9 29.0 – – – – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 9.92 21.5 37.4 9.99 22.0 37.9 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 11.58 7.3 38.9 11.89 7.6 40.2 8.46 2.6 29.5

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 13.24 23.0 38.6 13.90 21.7 41.6 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 13.07 22.7 33.4 14.57 21.3 39.9 6.82 3.7 20.0

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 7.36 7.0 30.2 8.50 5.1 39.3 6.11 4.3 24.1

Cashiers ............................................................. 6.55 2.4 29.2 6.93 3.5 39.8 6.13 2.4 22.5

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. 11.78 11.3 31.9 12.73 16.9 40.0 10.08 16.6 23.5

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 12.41 8.4 37.3 12.67 9.0 40.0 10.04 19.0 23.2

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 12.03 4.2 37.0 12.34 4.3 39.5 8.47 2.2 21.7

Supervisors, general office ................................ 18.15 7.8 39.9 18.14 7.9 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ..... 21.81 5.1 42.1 21.81 5.1 42.1 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 17.90 7.4 40.5 17.90 7.4 40.5 – – –

Chief communications operators ....................... 19.68 5.9 40.0 19.68 5.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 16.61 6.4 39.4 16.68 6.6 40.6 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 12.98 4.1 39.6 13.11 4.1 39.9 – – –

Peripheral equipment operators ........................ 12.27 8.7 40.0 12.27 8.7 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 15.52 9.0 38.4 15.67 8.9 38.9 9.99 5.7 24.9

Stenographers ................................................... – – – 11.77 4.5 39.3 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 12.00 9.9 36.7 11.96 11.0 39.7 12.36 10.2 22.5

Interviewers ....................................................... 9.22 5.6 28.9 10.11 5.3 39.8 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 7.53 2.4 34.5 7.71 2.1 39.7 6.84 3.8 23.0

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 14.71 4.5 36.2 15.04 4.6 39.8 13.02 7.8 24.8

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.80 3.6 33.6 9.04 4.3 39.0 7.73 4.7 20.9

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 12.47 7.7 37.5 12.90 8.0 39.7 8.51 11.7 24.9

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 9.81 5.4 37.9 10.01 4.9 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 12.13 4.9 37.3 12.45 4.6 39.8 8.32 4.9 21.4

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 12.21 6.4 39.2 12.32 6.5 39.9 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 10.97 4.3 37.7 10.98 4.5 38.9 – – –

File clerks ........................................................... 7.80 6.1 34.0 7.98 7.2 39.8 7.01 11.9 20.6

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 10.97 3.9 38.4 11.02 4.1 39.7 9.79 6.5 21.7

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.15 3.5 36.4 11.54 5.0 39.8 8.11 3.5 21.9

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 11.63 7.2 37.8 11.97 7.2 40.1 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 9.42 7.2 39.7 9.42 7.3 39.8 – – –

Cost and rate clerks ........................................... 17.00 13.2 39.9 17.00 13.2 39.9 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine

operators .......................................................... 9.58 5.5 37.6 9.82 7.3 39.9 – – –

Duplicating machine operators .......................... 9.67 8.5 39.8 – – – – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 10.69 8.6 33.7 11.13 9.0 39.2 7.88 5.2 17.6

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 8.45 5.1 37.5 8.61 6.2 39.6 7.39 10.8 27.7

Messengers ....................................................... 8.51 5.9 33.7 8.82 7.0 40.0 7.56 5.7 22.9

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.43 13.2 37.3 11.71 14.3 41.3 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 15.31 10.1 39.2 15.49 10.0 40.1 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 10.39 8.3 39.2 10.41 8.4 39.9 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 10.93 3.3 38.1 11.01 3.5 39.5 8.66 4.6 19.2

Meter readers .................................................... 12.02 7.0 40.0 12.02 7.0 40.0 – – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 12.43 7.9 40.0 12.43 7.9 40.0 – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 10.69 6.0 39.6 10.71 6.0 40.0 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 11.40 4.8 37.0 11.77 4.9 40.0 7.83 7.8 21.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–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

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... $18.15 7.1 39.2 $18.20 7.1 39.4 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 12.10 8.0 38.5 12.18 8.2 39.8 $10.36 10.3 22.5

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 10.70 3.1 39.3 10.66 3.2 40.0 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 10.99 4.4 38.0 10.99 4.6 39.7 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 10.36 2.9 36.9 10.63 3.1 39.4 7.65 5.2 22.5

Bank tellers ........................................................ 8.83 2.5 34.8 8.83 2.5 39.0 8.81 4.7 21.6

Data entry keyers ............................................... 9.35 4.1 30.8 9.90 2.5 39.8 7.66 7.9 18.0

Statistical clerks ................................................. 13.35 7.8 38.7 13.39 7.8 39.5 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 7.77 8.0 26.9 7.67 8.6 36.5 7.86 13.0 21.7

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.80 5.0 37.8 11.03 5.3 39.5 7.52 8.4 23.5

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.96 2.4 38.4 12.21 2.3 40.1 7.11 3.5 21.1

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 14.99 2.0 39.7 15.00 2.0 40.0 12.57 16.7 15.8

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 21.18 6.1 40.3 21.18 6.1 40.3 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 16.02 8.6 41.0 16.04 8.7 41.3 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 13.40 7.2 40.0 13.40 7.2 40.1 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 21.50 4.7 40.0 21.50 4.7 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .............. 21.57 10.9 39.6 21.57 10.9 39.6 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ..................... 21.13 9.8 40.0 21.13 9.8 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 13.89 4.7 40.0 13.89 4.7 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 16.57 5.6 39.9 16.57 5.6 39.9 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 13.73 6.0 39.7 13.74 6.1 39.9 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 17.21 8.3 31.5 16.77 8.4 40.0 – – –

Data processing equipment repairers ................ 17.68 8.5 40.1 17.68 8.5 40.1 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 19.55 5.1 39.8 19.55 5.1 39.8 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 12.77 6.9 40.1 12.77 6.9 40.1 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 16.48 12.3 40.0 16.48 12.3 40.0 – – –

Millwrights .......................................................... 16.50 7.9 40.0 16.50 7.9 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 15.97 3.4 38.5 15.90 3.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... 17.25 9.6 40.0 17.25 9.6 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 21.25 7.2 40.4 21.25 7.2 40.4 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 17.37 4.0 40.3 17.37 4.0 40.3 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 14.39 5.4 39.8 14.45 5.4 39.9 – – –

Drywall installers ................................................ 13.69 2.7 40.0 13.69 2.7 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 14.83 9.2 40.0 14.83 9.2 40.0 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 11.18 4.6 40.0 11.18 4.6 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 19.22 5.6 40.0 19.22 5.6 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 11.24 4.1 39.7 11.25 4.1 39.8 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 17.24 7.5 40.0 17.24 7.5 40.0 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 10.69 9.3 40.0 10.69 9.3 40.0 – – –

Insulation workers .............................................. 12.31 17.6 40.0 12.31 17.6 40.0 – – –

Sheetmetal duct installers .................................. 14.68 9.6 40.0 14.68 9.6 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 15.73 8.8 40.0 15.73 8.8 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 12.34 12.9 40.0 12.34 12.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 17.22 7.8 41.4 17.22 7.8 41.4 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 16.11 9.6 40.0 16.11 9.6 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .............................. 14.45 5.4 40.0 14.45 5.4 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 16.57 3.5 39.8 16.58 3.5 39.9 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 13.69 5.0 40.0 13.69 5.0 40.0 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers ............................. 11.61 2.5 40.0 11.61 2.5 40.0 – – –

Dressmakers ...................................................... 11.89 13.4 40.0 11.89 13.4 40.0 – – –

Upholsterers ...................................................... 15.54 12.5 38.9 15.54 12.5 38.9 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 10.70 3.9 39.4 10.76 3.8 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ 18.24 2.6 39.9 18.24 2.6 39.9 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 9.29 9.4 39.7 9.33 9.5 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–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

Bakers ................................................................ $8.64 4.2 34.2 $9.20 4.9 38.7 $6.89 5.5 25.0

Food batchmakers ............................................. 9.15 2.2 40.0 9.15 2.2 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 15.11 6.3 40.5 15.11 6.3 40.5 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 14.78 8.3 31.6 16.30 4.0 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators ........................................ 21.81 19.1 40.0 21.81 19.1 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers .......................................... 17.57 6.7 39.9 17.57 6.7 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 17.32 7.0 39.2 17.32 7.0 39.2 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 11.31 3.5 39.6 11.35 3.6 39.9 6.84 6.0 24.8

Lathe and turning machine set-up operators ..... 13.84 6.1 39.9 13.84 6.1 39.9 – – –

Lathe and turning machine operators ................ 12.69 6.9 40.0 12.69 6.9 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 10.98 8.3 40.0 10.98 8.3 40.0 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ............... 11.95 9.9 39.7 11.95 9.9 39.7 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 10.71 4.5 40.0 10.71 4.5 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ................ 13.27 4.2 39.9 13.27 4.2 39.9 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 12.01 5.9 39.9 12.01 5.9 39.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 13.61 17.8 39.9 13.62 17.8 40.0 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators .......................................................... 7.99 9.9 39.1 8.00 10.0 40.0 – – –

Sawing machine operators ................................ 11.64 11.0 38.8 11.80 10.7 40.0 – – –

Shaping and jointing machine operators ........... 10.35 2.5 40.0 10.35 2.5 40.0 – – –

Nailing and tacking machine operators .............. 9.97 4.0 40.0 9.97 4.0 40.0 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 15.77 4.0 39.1 15.92 3.8 39.5 – – –

Photoengravers and lithographers ..................... 14.03 5.6 39.2 14.03 5.6 39.2 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ............................. 12.73 7.6 38.2 12.68 7.8 39.6 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators .......................................................... 10.84 2.1 40.0 10.84 2.1 40.0 – – –

Textile cutting machine operators ...................... 10.29 6.1 40.0 10.29 6.1 40.0 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 8.95 12.1 39.3 9.05 11.9 40.0 – – –

Pressing machine operators .............................. 8.28 6.7 39.9 8.28 6.7 39.9 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 6.92 2.6 39.1 6.97 2.7 39.7 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 11.64 10.2 39.5 11.58 10.0 39.8 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 12.75 3.9 39.9 12.75 3.9 39.9 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 13.02 9.1 39.8 13.02 9.1 39.8 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators .......................................................... 16.94 3.7 39.7 16.94 3.7 39.7 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 9.52 7.4 40.0 9.52 7.4 40.0 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 12.88 11.1 40.2 12.88 11.1 40.2 – – –

Folding machine operators ................................ 9.48 7.6 39.9 9.48 7.6 39.9 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 14.86 9.6 40.1 14.86 9.6 40.1 – – –

Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... 13.12 12.9 40.0 13.12 12.9 40.0 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... 12.34 9.0 40.0 12.34 9.0 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 10.52 13.7 36.7 10.99 13.6 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 12.54 6.3 39.6 12.58 6.3 39.8 6.81 7.9 23.3

Welders and cutters ........................................... 13.09 7.1 40.0 13.09 7.1 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 10.08 7.5 39.7 10.10 7.6 39.9 – – –

Hand cutting and trimming ................................. 11.17 3.8 40.0 11.17 3.8 40.0 – – –

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ............. 10.29 9.9 40.0 10.29 9.9 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... 10.54 6.7 37.6 10.86 6.4 39.6 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 11.12 3.7 40.0 11.13 3.7 40.0 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 11.31 7.1 40.0 11.31 7.1 40.0 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............ 8.27 3.0 40.0 8.27 3.0 40.0 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ...................................... 9.48 2.0 40.1 9.48 2.0 40.1 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 11.83 2.9 38.8 12.02 2.9 41.1 8.50 10.4 19.2

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 17.97 7.7 42.0 17.97 7.7 42.0 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 11.66 3.9 40.3 11.79 3.8 42.1 9.15 17.6 22.5

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 11.63 5.9 37.0 12.09 6.4 41.1 5.60 7.2 16.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–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

Bus drivers ......................................................... $9.81 6.6 29.7 $9.59 6.6 39.2 $10.75 15.7 14.9

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 6.59 5.5 22.2 7.13 6.5 40.0 6.04 4.4 15.3

Parking lot attendants ........................................ 6.79 3.3 30.1 – – – – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 9.05 7.6 31.8 9.60 7.1 37.2 6.56 14.8 19.1

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 15.58 16.9 40.4 15.58 16.9 40.4 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 17.21 13.3 40.0 17.21 13.3 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 12.82 9.9 40.0 12.82 9.9 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 11.15 4.7 40.0 11.15 4.7 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 11.25 4.3 39.9 11.26 4.3 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 14.35 10.3 39.8 14.37 10.3 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 9.15 3.0 35.5 9.58 2.7 39.8 6.59 2.8 21.7

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 19.92 11.5 40.5 19.92 11.5 40.5 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 7.81 6.4 39.3 7.82 6.6 39.7 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 14.68 4.3 40.4 14.78 4.4 41.3 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 9.60 5.2 40.0 9.60 5.2 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 10.18 6.7 39.2 10.15 6.9 39.8 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 8.55 5.0 39.6 8.61 5.0 39.9 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 11.85 9.0 39.8 11.88 8.9 40.0 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 8.24 3.2 30.1 9.69 3.1 39.9 6.02 1.1 21.9

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 9.69 4.3 39.9 9.69 4.3 39.9 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 9.67 6.0 31.7 10.35 5.7 40.1 7.77 6.7 19.9

Garage and service station related .................... 9.01 8.3 40.0 9.01 8.3 40.0 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 8.90 3.5 39.6 8.95 3.6 40.2 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 8.07 3.8 35.6 8.33 3.9 39.4 6.28 4.6 21.7

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.93 3.8 38.3 9.07 3.9 39.7 6.71 7.5 24.0

Service .............................................................................. 7.43 2.1 31.5 7.97 2.0 38.9 6.07 4.0 21.3

Protective service .................................................. 8.38 3.6 32.0 8.30 2.6 38.5 8.66 11.9 20.0

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 11.63 9.6 38.1 11.62 9.7 38.3 – – –

Guards and police, except public service .......... 8.24 3.8 33.0 8.05 2.5 38.6 8.98 13.4 21.4

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... – – – – – – 6.70 5.1 18.0

Food service .......................................................... 6.19 3.2 30.1 6.93 2.5 38.8 4.96 4.0 21.9

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 3.61 4.7 28.6 4.13 4.7 37.3 2.96 6.0 22.1

Bartenders ......................................................... 4.40 12.4 32.1 4.52 13.2 37.7 4.12 16.1 23.7

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 3.03 5.5 27.6 3.44 6.7 36.9 2.64 5.4 22.3

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.49 5.4 30.4 5.79 4.6 38.0 4.61 11.3 19.3

Other food service ............................................... 7.28 2.1 30.8 7.93 2.0 39.4 6.03 1.5 21.8

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 10.47 4.7 39.3 10.64 5.1 41.4 8.08 5.6 23.0

Cooks ................................................................. 7.59 3.5 35.0 7.84 4.0 39.9 6.68 3.9 24.0

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.18 5.1 30.9 7.86 3.9 39.3 6.19 6.9 23.7

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.65 3.3 28.2 7.10 2.3 39.0 5.86 2.5 18.9

Health service ........................................................ 8.19 3.3 34.2 8.22 3.6 39.4 7.98 3.0 18.5

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 9.50 3.4 32.1 9.66 3.2 39.9 8.60 8.3 14.7

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 7.57 2.3 35.7 7.58 2.5 39.2 7.55 3.2 21.1

Cleaning and building service ................................ 8.15 3.8 33.0 8.40 4.8 39.6 7.40 5.2 22.1

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 12.14 4.7 39.1 12.24 4.8 40.2 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 6.77 4.0 37.8 6.80 4.3 39.1 6.28 2.8 25.8

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.09 3.0 30.1 8.49 4.0 39.8 7.48 5.2 21.9

Personal service .................................................... 8.78 6.7 31.0 9.43 7.6 37.8 6.72 4.4 19.8

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 12.57 9.7 37.7 12.80 9.7 40.3 – – –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ....................... 11.19 4.5 32.2 11.29 4.5 39.2 10.60 6.7 15.5

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 6.61 3.8 25.4 6.79 6.6 38.9 6.41 1.1 18.0

Guides ............................................................... 9.75 4.6 34.4 10.07 3.8 38.8 7.91 12.9 21.0

Public transportation attendants ........................ 31.70 5.5 19.4 31.47 5.7 19.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service –Continued

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... $6.00 8.6 32.1 $5.41 8.6 39.2 $7.40 18.8 22.5

Welfare service aides ........................................ 7.98 4.1 27.6 8.24 5.9 38.4 7.46 3.7 17.7

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 6.12 5.8 31.8 6.52 7.1 39.5 5.55 3.5 24.8

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 7.08 1.3 30.0 7.47 1.6 40.2 6.22 2.5 19.2

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 7.89 10.6 34.5 8.03 11.8 39.5 6.71 4.3 17.0

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 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between September 1998 and April

2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first time, estimates

include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

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

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time

and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999

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 .......................................................................................... $16.84 1.5 38.0 $17.06 1.6 39.3 $10.82 3.6 19.8

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 16.88 1.5 38.0 17.09 1.6 39.3 10.84 3.6 19.8

White collar ...................................................................... 19.25 1.8 38.1 19.39 1.8 39.1 13.58 5.0 19.1

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 19.32 1.8 38.1 19.46 1.9 39.1 13.72 5.1 19.0

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 22.75 2.1 37.6 22.97 2.2 38.9 15.36 7.3 18.0

Professional specialty ................................................ 23.95 2.0 37.7 24.09 2.0 38.8 17.64 7.7 16.3

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 24.13 3.4 39.9 24.23 3.4 39.9 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 24.74 6.1 39.8 24.97 6.2 39.9 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 23.35 4.9 39.9 23.35 4.9 39.9 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 20.99 10.0 39.1 21.08 10.8 40.1 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 21.03 10.1 39.0 21.12 10.9 40.1 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 19.11 8.7 40.0 19.11 8.7 40.0 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 22.22 11.2 40.0 22.22 11.2 40.0 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 21.32 2.6 38.6 21.11 2.6 39.8 25.24 7.4 24.6

Physicians .......................................................... 29.93 24.3 40.9 27.97 25.9 44.8 58.53 15.8 17.9

Registered nurses .............................................. 20.07 1.6 38.4 20.04 1.8 39.5 20.63 3.7 25.6

Dietitians ............................................................ 16.47 2.6 40.0 16.47 2.6 40.0 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 31.21 9.0 36.5 – – – – – –

Speech therapists .............................................. 29.74 7.3 36.5 29.53 7.6 38.3 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 16.94 5.5 38.9 16.65 5.5 40.0 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 33.42 4.5 40.7 33.65 4.4 42.8 22.30 19.4 12.2

Biological science teachers ............................... 36.65 12.9 44.7 36.46 13.1 45.1 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 32.47 6.3 38.2 32.70 6.1 39.8 15.76 16.4 9.6

Teachers, except college and university ................ 24.30 1.6 36.4 24.51 1.6 37.6 11.54 19.3 12.7

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 23.13 5.5 37.1 23.01 5.5 37.7 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 24.18 1.6 37.2 24.22 1.6 37.4 – – –

Secondary school teachers ............................... 25.48 2.2 37.3 25.47 2.2 37.5 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 25.79 2.5 37.5 25.79 2.5 37.5 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 23.14 4.2 35.3 23.55 4.5 38.3 10.24 13.5 10.2

Substitute teachers ............................................ 7.11 6.8 12.5 – – – 7.11 6.8 12.5

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 25.61 6.2 37.7 25.65 6.2 38.0 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 20.15 7.6 38.5 20.28 7.7 39.5 15.36 8.1 20.3

Librarians ........................................................... 20.15 7.6 38.5 20.28 7.7 39.5 15.36 8.1 20.3

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 21.05 8.6 39.2 21.06 8.7 39.6 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 23.92 4.2 38.4 24.01 4.2 39.2 – – –

Urban planners .................................................. 19.94 6.6 40.0 19.94 6.6 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 15.07 2.6 39.0 15.06 2.6 39.9 15.17 7.7 19.9

Social workers ................................................... 15.09 2.7 39.8 15.09 2.7 39.9 – – –

Recreation workers ............................................ 14.68 5.0 30.5 14.54 6.3 40.0 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 33.41 8.2 39.1 33.42 8.4 39.8 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 31.41 13.6 39.0 31.39 13.9 39.8 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 18.00 6.8 40.0 18.00 6.8 40.0 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 17.52 14.2 40.0 17.52 14.2 40.0 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 23.95 9.2 40.0 23.95 9.2 40.0 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 14.20 3.1 37.1 14.47 3.2 39.8 11.40 5.5 22.0

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 16.19 4.6 38.0 16.30 4.8 39.6 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 17.10 10.9 21.7 – – – – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 12.46 4.1 38.5 12.45 4.2 39.6 13.22 5.7 18.6

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 12.18 4.7 35.8 12.55 5.3 40.2 10.10 11.0 22.2

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 15.56 2.4 39.8 15.56 2.4 39.8 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 17.68 11.9 39.1 17.68 11.9 39.1 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 13.71 9.8 39.0 13.71 9.8 39.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 21.41 7.0 40.0 21.41 7.0 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 15.80 6.6 39.6 15.80 6.6 39.6 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 13.85 8.0 35.8 14.30 8.9 39.7 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 23.78 7.4 39.7 23.80 7.5 39.9 20.48 20.2 18.3

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 28.76 5.8 39.7 28.81 6.0 39.9 16.78 31.4 17.6

Chief executives and general administrators,

public administration ........................................ 41.03 8.1 40.2 41.03 8.1 40.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time

and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Executives, administrators, and managers

–Continued

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. $24.57 8.5 39.3 $24.56 8.5 39.5 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 32.93 12.0 40.1 32.93 12.0 40.1 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 33.01 11.0 40.0 33.01 11.0 40.0 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 31.32 6.4 39.7 31.34 6.4 39.8 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 35.42 33.6 40.2 35.42 33.6 40.2 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 19.89 1.0 40.0 19.89 1.0 40.0 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 20.05 12.0 39.2 20.05 12.0 39.2 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 29.85 9.5 41.1 29.85 9.5 41.1 – – –

Management related .............................................. 17.84 4.6 39.7 17.81 4.6 39.9 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 17.56 4.3 39.8 17.56 4.3 39.8 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 24.86 13.5 39.4 24.86 13.6 39.8 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 16.56 11.5 40.0 16.56 11.5 40.0 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 13.97 7.6 40.0 13.97 7.6 40.0 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 16.36 3.0 39.8 16.36 3.0 39.8 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 14.98 4.6 40.0 14.98 4.6 40.0 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 22.63 7.5 39.0 22.57 7.7 39.8 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 10.36 13.6 34.6 10.48 14.8 36.5 $9.12 6.4 22.1

Cashiers ............................................................. 8.32 10.3 33.2 8.21 11.5 35.6 9.12 6.4 22.1

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 11.17 1.6 38.2 11.20 1.6 38.9 9.90 6.9 21.6

Supervisors, general office ................................ 15.81 3.1 39.7 15.81 3.1 39.7 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 18.10 15.3 39.3 18.10 15.3 39.3 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 11.74 1.5 40.0 11.74 1.5 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.98 2.6 39.1 12.01 2.7 39.7 10.53 14.6 23.2

Stenographers ................................................... 10.90 5.4 40.0 10.90 5.4 40.0 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 10.71 4.4 38.4 10.67 4.3 38.4 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 10.04 7.5 40.0 10.04 7.5 40.0 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 9.11 4.3 37.6 9.20 4.4 39.8 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 10.51 5.2 38.7 10.57 5.5 40.0 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 12.23 6.8 39.8 12.23 6.8 39.8 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 9.28 4.5 32.0 9.82 3.6 38.4 7.58 4.3 21.1

File clerks ........................................................... 8.50 8.8 38.9 8.50 8.8 38.9 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 11.38 4.5 37.1 11.13 4.7 39.7 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 12.24 1.9 38.6 12.31 1.9 39.6 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 9.46 12.1 40.0 9.46 12.1 40.0 – – –

Messengers ....................................................... 8.92 4.9 36.9 – – – – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.86 4.0 40.2 11.88 4.0 40.4 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.44 4.8 40.0 11.44 4.8 40.0 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 10.70 4.6 39.9 10.70 4.6 39.9 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 13.03 3.1 39.1 13.16 2.8 39.7 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 12.92 3.9 40.0 12.92 3.9 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 10.63 2.2 39.0 10.64 2.2 39.6 9.37 10.4 17.6

Data entry keyers ............................................... 9.96 5.8 39.2 9.97 5.8 39.6 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 9.08 4.4 34.5 9.05 4.4 35.3 10.26 11.5 17.6

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 11.13 4.4 39.1 11.17 4.5 39.6 – – –

Blue collar ........................................................................ 12.36 2.1 36.8 12.51 2.2 38.9 9.73 3.3 19.3

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 13.61 3.0 39.9 13.61 3.0 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 20.61 6.7 39.9 20.61 6.7 39.9 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 12.44 3.9 39.7 12.44 3.9 39.7 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 15.93 4.4 39.4 15.93 4.4 39.4 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 15.07 11.4 39.8 15.07 11.4 39.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time

and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ $14.16 9.1 40.0 $14.16 9.1 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 12.53 5.5 40.0 12.53 5.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 14.99 4.4 40.0 14.99 4.4 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 13.37 11.5 40.0 13.37 11.5 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 14.41 5.7 39.5 14.41 5.7 39.5 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 17.41 11.4 40.0 17.41 11.4 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 15.45 6.2 40.0 15.45 6.2 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 10.59 5.9 39.9 10.59 5.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 19.77 2.8 39.8 19.77 2.8 39.8 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 13.39 5.3 40.0 13.39 5.3 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 15.40 21.1 37.7 15.92 21.9 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 11.73 2.5 31.3 12.09 2.9 36.0 $9.95 3.7 19.2

Truck drivers ...................................................... 11.33 4.3 39.6 11.41 4.7 39.9 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 11.79 3.8 25.0 12.80 4.2 30.3 10.02 4.0 19.1

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 13.20 10.9 40.0 13.20 10.9 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 12.09 2.3 40.0 12.09 2.3 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 10.75 6.9 39.9 10.75 6.9 39.9 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 11.41 5.8 39.5 11.41 5.8 39.5 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 10.31 3.8 40.0 10.31 3.8 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 12.23 14.4 38.2 12.31 14.5 39.7 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 10.28 4.7 39.1 10.34 4.8 40.0 7.74 3.8 20.3

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 16.46 10.6 40.0 16.46 10.6 40.0 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 9.42 6.6 38.1 9.52 7.0 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 15.98 9.7 40.0 15.98 9.7 40.0 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 9.85 5.4 40.0 9.85 5.4 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 11.83 6.3 40.0 11.83 6.3 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.09 5.2 39.9 9.10 5.2 40.0 – – –

Garbage collectors ............................................. 10.26 8.6 39.7 10.28 8.6 40.0 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.14 6.8 38.9 8.13 7.0 40.0 8.20 4.9 19.0

Service .............................................................................. 12.39 1.4 38.3 12.65 1.5 40.1 7.85 3.2 21.0

Protective service .................................................. 14.88 3.2 40.9 14.99 3.4 41.6 8.69 4.8 20.1

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 21.40 5.7 49.8 21.40 5.7 49.8 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 20.89 4.7 40.2 20.89 4.7 40.3 – – –

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 13.64 16.7 32.1 17.07 5.2 40.2 – – –

Fire inspection and fire prevention ..................... 16.36 8.5 47.1 16.36 8.5 47.1 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 13.62 3.7 49.2 13.65 3.7 49.6 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 16.95 2.4 40.1 16.98 2.5 40.4 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 13.60 3.8 39.9 13.61 3.9 40.6 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 12.80 1.6 40.1 12.80 1.6 40.1 – – –

Crossing guards ................................................. 8.34 8.2 17.1 – – – 7.82 6.1 16.3

Guards and police, except public service .......... 11.44 5.0 38.4 11.84 4.4 40.1 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 13.57 7.8 39.5 13.88 8.1 41.2 8.40 3.6 23.7

Food service .......................................................... 8.54 3.1 31.4 8.71 4.2 34.9 7.64 4.7 20.8

Other food service ............................................... 8.54 3.1 31.4 8.71 4.2 34.9 7.64 4.7 20.8

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 11.08 2.3 38.2 11.08 2.3 38.2 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.78 5.2 36.3 8.87 5.5 37.7 – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.92 5.1 29.6 8.07 4.9 33.1 7.58 10.1 23.9

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 8.03 3.2 30.2 8.02 3.6 33.7 8.09 4.1 18.2

Health service ........................................................ 8.97 4.5 37.7 9.08 4.6 39.9 7.49 3.8 21.5

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 9.52 4.6 39.4 9.52 4.6 39.6 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 8.80 5.3 37.2 8.92 5.5 40.0 7.47 3.8 21.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time

and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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

Cleaning and building service ................................ $9.08 3.5 39.0 $9.10 3.5 39.7 $7.92 3.2 19.3

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 16.20 18.3 39.8 16.20 18.3 39.8 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 7.24 4.4 40.0 7.24 4.4 40.0 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.75 2.2 38.9 8.77 2.3 39.7 7.93 3.3 19.3

Personal service .................................................... 9.45 3.2 32.2 9.93 3.7 37.1 7.71 5.4 21.8

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 13.41 13.0 35.8 14.71 10.9 38.7 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 7.78 11.5 26.4 – – – 6.54 3.7 22.5

Welfare service aides ........................................ 9.65 10.9 33.9 9.83 12.1 40.0 8.55 9.7 17.7

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 9.25 2.8 34.6 9.21 3.0 35.6 – – –

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 8.47 7.2 27.0 – – – 8.25 12.7 22.3

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 9.90 4.9 33.6 10.26 4.7 39.0 8.33 11.5 20.8

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 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between September 1998 and April

2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first time, estimates

include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

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

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $14.49 2.9 36.3 $14.04 3.5 36.0 $16.84 1.5 38.0

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 14.79 2.9 36.6 14.33 3.7 36.3 16.88 1.5 38.0

White collar ...................................................................... 17.74 3.5 36.6 17.38 4.5 36.3 19.25 1.8 38.1

 1 ................................................................... 6.53 2.4 29.4 6.48 2.4 29.3 8.06 3.5 32.6

 2 ................................................................... 8.26 5.9 30.9 8.22 6.5 30.5 8.80 2.3 36.4

 3 ................................................................... 8.89 1.4 35.2 8.83 1.2 35.0 9.30 3.4 36.7

 4 ................................................................... 11.40 2.1 38.2 11.49 2.4 38.2 10.83 1.2 38.1

 5 ................................................................... 14.46 5.1 37.5 14.71 5.4 37.6 12.59 1.5 36.8

 6 ................................................................... 15.53 2.8 37.8 16.05 3.0 38.1 13.67 4.4 37.1

 7 ................................................................... 18.56 2.7 38.5 18.38 3.5 38.4 18.99 2.9 38.9

 8 ................................................................... 20.72 1.5 38.9 20.22 2.0 39.5 21.85 3.0 37.6

 9 ................................................................... 23.50 2.4 38.4 23.50 2.8 38.6 23.50 2.8 38.2

10 ................................................................... 27.67 3.3 39.2 28.64 3.1 39.2 22.88 8.8 39.6

11 ................................................................... 31.82 3.2 39.6 33.98 2.8 39.7 27.42 5.0 39.3

12 ................................................................... 39.45 3.2 40.2 40.76 3.0 40.3 32.17 6.1 39.5

13 ................................................................... 47.89 3.3 40.0 50.02 3.0 39.0 39.30 6.5 44.6

14 ................................................................... 53.53 5.4 40.9 57.21 5.4 41.5 44.29 13.3 39.6

15 ................................................................... 53.54 12.8 40.7 75.40 11.8 42.0 44.77 9.7 40.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... 23.70 10.3 23.9 – – – 23.68 7.2 35.9

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 19.07 3.5 37.3 19.00 4.6 37.0 19.32 1.8 38.1

 1 ................................................................... 7.23 2.7 30.1 7.14 2.9 29.8 8.05 3.7 33.1

 2 ................................................................... 9.09 6.1 33.9 9.12 6.8 33.6 8.79 2.3 36.5

 3 ................................................................... 9.48 1.6 37.0 9.50 1.8 36.9 9.41 3.4 37.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.07 1.3 38.1 11.13 1.6 38.0 10.81 1.2 38.1

 5 ................................................................... 14.52 5.9 37.2 14.82 6.2 37.3 12.59 1.5 36.7

 6 ................................................................... 15.35 3.1 37.6 15.88 3.4 37.7 13.67 4.4 37.1

 7 ................................................................... 18.09 1.8 38.3 17.64 1.7 38.0 18.99 2.9 38.9

 8 ................................................................... 20.37 1.3 38.6 19.59 1.9 39.1 21.85 3.0 37.6

 9 ................................................................... 23.46 2.4 38.4 23.44 2.8 38.5 23.50 2.8 38.2

10 ................................................................... 27.50 3.4 39.2 28.47 3.1 39.2 22.88 8.8 39.6

11 ................................................................... 31.43 3.2 39.5 33.57 2.7 39.6 27.44 5.0 39.3

12 ................................................................... 39.43 3.2 40.2 40.75 3.0 40.3 32.17 6.1 39.5

13 ................................................................... 47.89 3.3 40.0 50.02 3.0 39.0 39.30 6.5 44.6

14 ................................................................... 53.53 5.4 40.9 57.21 5.4 41.5 44.29 13.3 39.6

15 ................................................................... 53.54 12.8 40.7 75.40 11.8 42.0 44.77 9.7 40.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... 23.76 10.2 23.8 – – – 23.68 7.2 35.9

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 22.96 3.8 35.9 23.05 5.4 35.2 22.75 2.1 37.6

Professional specialty ................................................ 25.09 3.5 36.0 25.75 5.0 35.1 23.95 2.0 37.7

 3 ................................................................... 8.10 3.1 17.6 – – – – – –

 4 ................................................................... 7.46 6.7 8.2 7.94 10.6 4.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.50 3.7 36.4 13.71 4.6 39.0 12.70 4.3 28.8

 6 ................................................................... 16.14 2.0 36.4 16.32 2.5 37.2 15.70 4.2 34.7

 7 ................................................................... 19.67 1.9 36.6 18.76 3.0 34.8 20.62 2.5 38.7

 8 ................................................................... 21.42 2.4 37.5 19.70 2.2 38.2 23.22 3.1 36.9

 9 ................................................................... 23.81 1.7 37.1 23.19 1.9 36.5 24.39 2.1 37.7

10 ................................................................... 26.86 2.8 38.7 27.63 2.7 38.5 23.21 7.3 39.6

11 ................................................................... 29.54 2.0 39.4 30.48 2.1 39.8 27.06 3.1 38.3

12 ................................................................... 36.59 3.2 39.4 37.41 2.9 39.5 33.57 8.7 39.1

13 ................................................................... 45.43 3.9 39.9 – – – 38.09 7.3 45.9

14 ................................................................... 49.15 4.1 40.7 49.84 5.0 40.9 45.86 6.1 39.6

15 ................................................................... 47.62 10.1 40.5 59.61 3.8 41.8 44.77 9.7 40.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... – – – – – – 18.25 9.2 29.8

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 28.72 2.5 40.2 29.23 2.6 40.2 24.13 3.4 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 17.34 5.2 39.9 17.44 5.2 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.41 3.3 40.0 18.41 3.3 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.06 4.7 40.1 19.77 4.8 40.1 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.07 4.4 40.9 24.22 4.5 40.9 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.09 3.8 40.2 25.72 4.4 40.2 22.78 4.6 39.9

10 ................................................................... 28.64 2.0 40.0 28.57 2.1 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 32.33 2.4 40.2 32.46 2.5 40.2 30.15 4.0 39.7

12 ................................................................... 35.29 4.9 39.9 35.75 4.9 39.9 – – –

13 ................................................................... 41.84 3.4 40.2 41.84 3.4 40.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Engineers, architects, and surveyors –Continued

14 ................................................................... $48.71 5.1 40.7 $48.71 5.1 40.7 – – –

Architects ........................................................... 21.97 8.5 39.4 19.21 11.2 38.8 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 29.88 2.8 40.0 29.88 2.8 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 35.41 6.0 40.0 35.41 6.0 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ........................................... 35.33 5.7 40.8 35.43 5.7 40.8 – – –

12 ................................................................... 37.10 9.9 40.0 37.10 9.9 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 27.46 4.4 40.5 28.87 3.3 40.8 $24.74 6.1 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 20.98 3.7 40.0 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.09 5.5 42.9 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.31 7.5 40.0 – – – 21.24 3.4 39.9

11 ................................................................... 30.41 2.5 42.4 30.37 3.2 43.4 30.52 3.2 39.9

12 ................................................................... 31.32 10.0 39.9 – – – – – –

13 ................................................................... 39.84 5.3 40.0 39.84 5.3 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 31.16 3.0 40.2 31.16 3.0 40.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.86 6.1 40.0 19.86 6.1 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 27.83 5.7 40.4 27.83 5.7 40.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.04 4.9 40.5 27.03 4.9 40.5 – – –

10 ................................................................... 30.64 6.9 40.4 30.64 6.9 40.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 33.74 4.5 40.0 33.74 4.5 40.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 36.19 3.4 40.2 36.19 3.4 40.2 – – –

14 ................................................................... 44.19 .8 40.0 44.19 .8 40.0 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 24.71 4.9 40.2 24.94 5.1 40.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.08 6.4 40.1 24.08 6.4 40.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.21 4.3 40.8 24.01 2.2 41.1 – – –

10 ................................................................... 25.51 4.3 40.0 25.51 4.3 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 29.69 4.6 40.0 29.69 4.6 40.0 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 23.43 7.4 40.3 23.43 7.4 40.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 19.86 9.3 40.0 19.86 9.3 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 28.10 2.7 40.0 28.10 2.7 40.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 30.29 1.7 40.0 30.29 1.7 40.0 – – –

13 ................................................................... 38.15 3.7 40.0 38.15 3.7 40.0 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 33.10 3.5 40.0 33.95 2.7 40.0 23.35 4.9 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 23.47 7.5 40.0 24.55 8.5 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.19 6.6 40.0 27.83 5.6 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 34.83 6.1 39.6 35.68 6.2 39.7 – – –

12 ................................................................... 37.05 7.4 39.8 37.34 7.2 39.7 – – –

13 ................................................................... 45.98 2.1 40.5 45.98 2.1 40.5 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 26.63 2.7 40.1 26.91 3.0 40.1 20.99 10.0 39.1

 5 ................................................................... 17.25 5.2 40.0 17.25 5.2 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.94 7.3 39.9 19.98 3.8 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.75 8.7 40.1 21.75 8.7 40.1 – – –

 8 ................................................................... – – – – – – 18.63 3.2 36.2

 9 ................................................................... 25.34 3.6 39.9 25.82 3.5 39.9 20.22 3.6 40.0

11 ................................................................... 29.50 3.2 40.5 29.55 3.2 40.5 – – –

12 ................................................................... 36.22 5.2 40.0 36.11 5.6 40.0 – – –

13 ................................................................... 39.35 5.0 40.0 39.24 5.0 40.0 – – –

14 ................................................................... 46.20 8.4 40.0 46.20 8.4 40.0 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 27.72 2.9 40.2 28.28 2.7 40.3 21.03 10.1 39.0

 6 ................................................................... 17.44 8.3 40.0 20.11 4.0 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.87 9.1 40.1 21.87 9.1 40.1 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.76 4.6 38.0 23.56 4.6 39.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.30 3.8 40.3 25.81 3.7 40.3 20.22 3.6 40.0

10 ................................................................... 28.52 4.2 40.6 29.31 3.2 40.7 – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.50 3.3 40.6 30.59 3.4 40.6 – – –

12 ................................................................... 36.58 5.4 40.0 36.48 5.8 40.0 – – –

13 ................................................................... 39.11 5.1 40.1 38.98 5.2 40.0 – – –

14 ................................................................... 45.96 8.2 40.0 45.96 8.2 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Mathematical and computer scientists –Continued

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts

 7 ................................................................... $19.50 4.8 40.8 $19.50 4.8 40.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.93 5.4 35.3 25.93 5.4 35.3 – – –

11 ................................................................... 25.19 2.9 40.2 25.19 2.9 40.2 – – –

Statisticians ........................................................ 23.02 24.9 40.0 – – – – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 23.58 7.8 39.7 24.78 8.4 39.6 $19.11 8.7 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.98 14.6 39.9 14.60 12.7 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.02 7.5 40.4 22.16 7.5 40.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 15.09 7.2 40.2 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 17.08 3.9 39.4 16.60 3.7 39.0 17.97 5.5 40.0

10 ................................................................... 26.48 4.9 39.7 26.65 5.7 39.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 29.30 4.1 40.5 29.85 4.1 40.6 – – –

12 ................................................................... 33.56 10.7 39.7 33.78 10.6 39.7 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 27.26 6.3 40.0 27.86 6.3 40.0 22.22 11.2 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 22.39 10.2 40.0 22.74 10.2 40.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 27.23 5.6 40.0 27.53 6.9 40.0 – – –

Geologists and geodesists

11 ................................................................... 33.44 14.0 42.8 – – – – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... 26.01 15.9 39.9 – – – – – –

Agricultural and food scientists .......................... 21.41 18.6 39.1 27.96 29.7 37.7 – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 17.35 5.5 39.7 17.38 6.9 39.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 16.52 4.6 38.8 – – – – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 23.32 7.9 38.6 22.91 8.4 38.3 – – –

11 ................................................................... 23.06 3.9 40.4 – – – – – –

Health related ........................................................ 20.96 2.0 36.0 20.86 2.5 35.3 21.32 2.6 38.6

 6 ................................................................... 18.46 1.5 34.8 18.22 1.8 33.3 18.95 2.1 38.2

 7 ................................................................... 18.33 1.7 36.5 18.36 2.0 35.7 18.26 2.7 39.1

 8 ................................................................... 18.77 2.4 36.4 18.70 2.3 36.0 19.12 7.1 38.2

 9 ................................................................... 20.59 1.8 34.6 20.51 2.3 33.6 20.87 2.2 38.7

10 ................................................................... 25.68 6.1 36.2 25.68 6.8 35.0 25.68 12.8 39.1

11 ................................................................... 28.35 4.7 38.1 28.29 5.8 38.3 28.53 6.7 37.5

12 ................................................................... 43.97 11.4 35.4 47.42 11.7 34.8 – – –

13 ................................................................... 84.30 30.7 36.7 107.39 28.8 35.7 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 27.23 25.1 36.5 27.79 28.0 37.0 – – –

Physicians .......................................................... 41.40 13.5 41.8 46.72 16.5 42.3 29.93 24.3 40.9

10 ................................................................... 20.46 14.2 40.0 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 26.98 23.3 34.3 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 64.63 9.2 36.6 67.14 9.7 37.3 – – –

13 ................................................................... 100.57 28.3 35.9 112.02 28.4 35.6 – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 19.32 1.6 35.2 19.12 1.8 34.5 20.07 1.6 38.4

 6 ................................................................... 18.56 1.0 34.8 18.72 .9 33.1 18.29 3.0 38.4

 7 ................................................................... 18.34 1.9 35.8 18.07 1.8 35.1 19.27 3.7 38.4

 8 ................................................................... 18.64 1.9 35.6 18.84 2.2 35.1 17.60 3.7 38.6

 9 ................................................................... 20.19 1.7 33.8 20.03 2.0 32.9 20.79 2.2 37.9

10 ................................................................... 27.31 7.0 35.6 28.40 9.0 34.1 – – –

11 ................................................................... 26.50 3.5 38.8 25.67 3.9 38.5 29.31 1.5 40.0

12 ................................................................... 26.07 6.0 35.1 – – – – – –

Pharmacists ....................................................... 29.34 2.3 36.4 29.36 2.6 36.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 28.57 4.0 39.8 28.57 4.0 39.8 – – –

10 ................................................................... 27.51 4.4 37.6 27.51 4.4 37.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.41 2.3 38.1 31.27 2.0 37.0 – – –

Dietitians ............................................................ 18.66 4.5 39.7 – – – 16.47 2.6 40.0

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 17.06 4.2 36.8 17.10 4.7 36.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.08 1.4 31.0 17.08 1.4 31.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.50 4.5 36.1 17.04 5.4 35.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 15.22 6.2 39.3 15.22 6.2 39.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 18.87 4.7 38.5 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Health related –Continued

Occupational therapists ..................................... $18.91 11.0 38.7 $16.58 10.3 37.9 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 18.38 16.2 39.1 – – – – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 27.62 5.9 33.6 25.64 3.7 32.2 $31.21 9.0 36.5

 9 ................................................................... 25.37 3.2 35.7 25.23 4.0 34.9 – – –

Speech therapists .............................................. 26.06 6.7 35.1 22.34 3.8 33.8 29.74 7.3 36.5

 9 ................................................................... 23.86 8.9 35.8 – – – – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 15.36 3.9 39.4 14.60 5.5 39.6 16.94 5.5 38.9

 7 ................................................................... 16.06 4.5 39.3 16.57 6.2 39.8 15.37 3.2 38.7

Physicians’ assistants ........................................ 30.70 4.6 40.4 31.06 4.7 40.4 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 34.06 3.9 35.6 36.01 5.5 25.8 33.42 4.5 40.7

 6 ................................................................... 18.05 7.9 13.9 16.13 9.2 19.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.26 5.9 31.3 18.76 7.3 33.9 21.71 6.6 30.9

 9 ................................................................... 24.12 10.7 37.2 22.48 4.0 31.6 24.77 14.3 40.0

10 ................................................................... 22.07 10.6 39.6 26.38 4.9 36.4 19.26 13.1 42.0

11 ................................................................... 29.14 3.0 38.4 35.64 5.9 36.8 27.61 3.3 38.9

12 ................................................................... 36.21 8.6 39.7 30.91 8.6 40.6 36.94 9.1 39.6

13 ................................................................... 40.35 6.7 45.1 48.10 7.1 40.9 38.27 7.7 46.4

14 ................................................................... 47.00 9.3 45.9 – – – – – –

15 ................................................................... 52.69 5.5 40.4 – – – 51.52 6.5 40.5

Biological science teachers ............................... 36.49 12.2 44.0 – – – 36.65 12.9 44.7

13 ................................................................... 34.27 2.6 47.1 – – – – – –

Chemistry teachers ............................................ 29.20 2.0 49.9 – – – – – –

Psychology teachers .......................................... 32.45 14.5 40.7 53.89 9.2 45.1 – – –

Economics teachers .......................................... 39.39 8.8 50.5 – – – – – –

History teachers ................................................. 30.64 7.0 41.7 – – – – – –

Engineering teachers ......................................... 38.10 3.3 47.5 32.37 17.2 33.1 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ......................... 34.53 12.3 37.5 36.86 13.0 38.5 – – –

Computer science teachers ............................... 39.12 8.4 35.8 34.02 15.5 28.3 – – –

Medical science teachers .................................. 40.91 14.0 41.1 – – – – – –

Health specialities teachers ............................... 47.68 13.5 36.8 25.76 14.4 33.3 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 40.60 13.4 41.8 49.63 19.2 41.7 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 25.01 6.4 32.2 23.12 10.2 35.6 – – –

Education teachers ............................................ 35.48 9.9 39.8 37.27 12.7 43.1 – – –

English teachers ................................................ 24.99 10.2 37.4 26.60 10.6 36.1 – – –

10 ................................................................... 24.03 7.3 38.6 23.41 8.8 38.3 – – –

Foreign language teachers ................................ 17.66 16.9 40.5 – – – – – –

Law teachers ..................................................... 57.47 12.6 44.3 60.56 11.1 44.7 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 32.03 5.8 38.1 28.76 6.6 37.8 32.47 6.3 38.2

 7 ................................................................... 24.39 15.9 37.6 24.40 15.9 38.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.33 10.1 29.8 – – – 22.47 10.3 29.7

 9 ................................................................... 24.57 13.8 40.0 – – – 24.77 14.3 40.0

10 ................................................................... 25.69 8.8 37.7 28.67 9.6 35.3 – – –

11 ................................................................... 27.72 1.8 39.6 30.46 9.2 38.6 27.48 1.6 39.7

12 ................................................................... 33.89 10.1 39.0 – – – 33.75 10.2 39.0

13 ................................................................... 45.44 14.2 40.1 – – – 45.33 15.0 40.1

Teachers, except college and university ................ 22.99 1.8 35.9 15.68 7.2 33.4 24.30 1.6 36.4

 4 ................................................................... 7.56 7.0 8.0 8.26 10.7 3.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 9.87 6.0 28.9 9.47 4.5 36.6 10.68 10.0 20.2

 6 ................................................................... 15.19 3.9 32.4 – – – 15.23 9.5 24.7

 7 ................................................................... 21.03 2.6 38.0 14.01 7.9 35.4 22.11 3.0 38.4

 8 ................................................................... 24.68 2.4 36.7 16.39 10.5 36.3 25.58 1.4 36.8

 9 ................................................................... 25.58 3.0 36.7 23.63 5.9 32.6 25.74 3.2 37.1

10 ................................................................... 27.28 1.9 36.0 – – – 27.69 1.7 38.0

11 ................................................................... 27.52 3.8 36.3 – – – 28.04 4.1 36.7

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 19.48 11.8 36.9 – – – 23.13 5.5 37.1

 7 ................................................................... 21.38 9.8 39.3 – – – 21.46 10.0 39.3

 8 ................................................................... 25.69 4.6 35.9 – – – 25.71 4.6 36.0

 9 ................................................................... 23.43 7.6 35.7 – – – 23.36 7.8 35.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, except college and university

–Continued

Elementary school teachers .............................. $23.55 2.0 37.2 $17.63 8.4 37.1 $24.18 1.6 37.2

 5 ................................................................... 10.47 8.7 26.3 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.34 3.0 36.7 – – – 17.47 3.2 36.6

 7 ................................................................... 20.71 4.2 38.5 – – – 21.73 3.3 38.4

 8 ................................................................... 25.04 2.8 36.7 18.55 16.9 38.8 25.75 1.7 36.5

 9 ................................................................... 25.11 3.7 37.1 25.26 6.4 34.3 25.11 3.8 37.3

11 ................................................................... 24.32 1.4 32.9 – – – 24.19 1.7 35.8

Secondary school teachers ............................... 25.44 2.1 37.2 24.70 6.4 35.4 25.48 2.2 37.3

 6 ................................................................... 17.26 7.9 36.7 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 23.46 3.9 38.2 26.77 6.9 33.9 23.41 3.9 38.3

 8 ................................................................... 26.39 3.4 36.5 21.35 11.4 31.7 26.57 3.4 36.7

 9 ................................................................... 26.34 2.9 36.8 27.19 4.0 36.5 26.26 3.1 36.8

11 ................................................................... 27.74 3.7 36.6 – – – – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 24.98 2.7 37.1 20.35 7.3 35.3 25.79 2.5 37.5

 7 ................................................................... 21.30 6.1 38.7 – – – 21.30 6.1 38.7

 8 ................................................................... 25.90 3.5 36.9 – – – 26.45 3.4 36.8

 9 ................................................................... 25.03 4.3 36.3 18.21 5.4 30.8 26.60 3.9 37.8

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 20.24 5.7 32.4 12.89 9.0 26.7 23.14 4.2 35.3

 4 ................................................................... 8.17 10.4 3.8 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.08 2.8 35.0 – – – 12.30 2.9 32.3

 6 ................................................................... 13.95 6.3 12.8 15.12 3.1 37.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.40 11.6 36.3 – – – 22.65 6.3 38.6

 8 ................................................................... 20.08 7.1 36.9 12.12 24.8 34.7 22.57 1.1 37.7

 9 ................................................................... 26.31 4.2 34.1 18.66 5.3 24.9 28.38 1.9 37.8

Substitute teachers ............................................ 7.18 6.7 12.5 9.28 4.9 11.5 7.11 6.8 12.5

 5 ................................................................... 7.22 7.5 10.2 – – – 7.11 7.5 10.1

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 21.54 9.9 36.9 – – – 25.61 6.2 37.7

 5 ................................................................... 11.11 6.4 39.5 10.01 7.2 38.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.36 12.7 38.7 15.04 4.7 39.0 15.42 14.9 38.6

 8 ................................................................... 25.18 6.5 38.1 – – – 26.06 5.9 38.7

 9 ................................................................... 29.01 6.5 36.6 24.76 22.5 38.0 30.08 4.1 36.3

11 ................................................................... 29.26 8.8 37.9 – – – 29.26 8.8 37.9

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 20.18 6.4 38.2 20.24 7.8 37.5 20.15 7.6 38.5

 6 ................................................................... 13.72 3.8 35.2 – – – 13.62 3.8 35.9

 7 ................................................................... 16.35 4.4 35.7 15.94 2.2 34.8 16.88 8.3 37.0

 8 ................................................................... 17.14 19.2 39.0 – – – 16.50 21.9 39.2

 9 ................................................................... 22.26 5.8 38.6 22.88 7.9 39.1 21.92 5.9 38.4

11 ................................................................... 27.71 6.2 39.7 – – – 27.99 6.5 39.6

Librarians ........................................................... 20.17 6.5 38.3 20.21 8.2 37.8 20.15 7.6 38.5

 6 ................................................................... 13.72 3.8 35.2 – – – 13.62 3.8 35.9

 7 ................................................................... 16.36 4.5 36.1 – – – 16.88 8.3 37.0

 8 ................................................................... 17.14 19.2 39.0 – – – 16.50 21.9 39.2

 9 ................................................................... 22.39 5.9 38.7 23.32 8.2 39.2 21.92 5.9 38.4

11 ................................................................... 27.71 6.2 39.7 – – – 27.99 6.5 39.6

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 22.04 6.3 39.3 23.53 12.1 39.5 21.05 8.6 39.2

 8 ................................................................... 22.18 7.3 36.7 – – – 22.76 6.4 36.8

 9 ................................................................... 23.67 4.6 39.3 – – – 22.35 6.3 39.3

10 ................................................................... 19.25 6.3 39.8 27.85 7.8 38.8 – – –

11 ................................................................... 28.83 4.1 39.4 30.56 8.0 38.7 – – –

12 ................................................................... 33.45 13.9 38.5 – – – – – –

Economists ........................................................ 28.24 6.3 39.8 29.83 5.6 39.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.60 9.9 39.6 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 32.44 6.8 40.0 – – – – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 21.41 7.6 38.9 – – – 23.92 4.2 38.4

 8 ................................................................... 22.84 7.2 36.1 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.48 6.1 38.9 – – – 23.48 6.1 38.9

Social scientists, n.e.c. ...................................... 25.48 13.6 38.2 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Social scientists and urban planners –Continued

Urban planners .................................................. $19.94 6.6 40.0 – – – $19.94 6.6 40.0

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 14.73 2.2 38.6 $13.70 3.5 37.4 15.07 2.6 39.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.13 4.8 39.1 10.92 10.6 39.6 13.60 4.5 39.0

 6 ................................................................... 12.64 3.2 39.5 – – – 13.10 3.3 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 14.51 4.7 39.1 12.95 4.7 35.8 14.84 5.3 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 14.17 2.2 39.5 13.83 4.3 38.2 14.27 2.7 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 17.21 4.2 37.0 17.14 4.8 35.1 17.27 6.8 39.3

10 ................................................................... 20.51 19.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Social workers ................................................... 14.80 2.3 39.3 13.85 4.1 38.0 15.09 2.7 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 13.18 5.4 39.1 – – – 13.61 4.6 39.0

 6 ................................................................... 12.61 3.3 40.0 – – – 13.08 3.4 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 14.44 4.9 39.7 12.86 5.0 38.7 14.77 5.5 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 14.38 2.5 39.5 14.54 4.9 37.8 14.34 2.9 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 17.21 4.2 37.0 17.14 4.8 35.1 17.27 6.8 39.3

10 ................................................................... 20.55 20.8 40.0 – – – – – –

Recreation workers ............................................ 13.83 4.7 32.7 12.11 4.1 38.3 14.68 5.0 30.5

Lawyers and judges ............................................... – – – – – – 33.41 8.2 39.1

 9 ................................................................... 22.48 15.3 39.0 – – – 19.26 3.3 39.5

11 ................................................................... 26.46 16.2 41.5 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 39.87 6.9 39.6 40.86 7.3 41.4 – – –

14 ................................................................... 53.27 7.3 39.6 56.41 9.6 39.3 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. – – – – – – 31.41 13.6 39.0

 9 ................................................................... 22.48 15.3 39.0 – – – 19.26 3.3 39.5

11 ................................................................... 26.46 16.2 41.5 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 39.52 7.3 39.6 40.86 7.3 41.4 – – –

14 ................................................................... 56.41 9.6 39.3 56.41 9.6 39.3 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 22.29 10.4 26.5 22.47 10.5 26.2 18.00 6.8 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.91 10.7 40.0 13.91 11.3 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.68 1.5 39.3 14.53 1.8 39.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.80 7.8 38.8 17.96 8.7 38.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.16 5.7 40.3 18.73 5.4 40.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.11 6.3 39.0 26.23 6.4 39.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 28.06 14.9 36.9 28.22 16.4 36.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 34.49 7.6 38.9 34.49 7.6 38.9 – – –

12 ................................................................... 43.33 3.1 39.7 43.33 3.1 39.7 – – –

Technical writers ................................................ 15.81 5.2 38.6 15.81 5.2 38.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.05 8.0 40.0 19.05 8.0 40.0 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 15.12 9.2 39.5 15.05 9.3 39.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 16.70 2.8 40.2 16.70 2.8 40.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.66 5.0 40.0 20.56 5.3 40.0 – – –

Actors and directors ........................................... 16.82 18.2 37.2 16.82 18.2 37.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.82 18.2 37.2 16.82 18.2 37.2 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ...................................................... 16.64 11.3 38.5 17.33 11.7 38.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.64 11.3 38.5 17.33 11.7 38.2 – – –

Photographers ................................................... 16.89 9.0 40.0 17.22 11.4 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.28 14.6 40.1 16.61 15.7 40.1 – – –

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 17.08 34.7 30.0 17.41 42.9 28.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 17.08 34.7 30.0 17.41 42.9 28.1 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 26.56 10.0 38.7 26.56 10.0 38.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.00 4.4 33.6 13.00 4.4 33.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.48 6.6 39.4 18.48 6.6 39.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.64 2.7 40.0 24.64 2.7 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 30.16 10.3 38.7 30.16 10.3 38.7 – – –

10 ................................................................... 30.54 26.2 40.4 30.54 26.2 40.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 35.15 15.4 39.3 35.15 15.4 39.3 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 22.49 13.4 40.3 23.79 14.9 40.3 17.52 14.2 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. –Continued

Public relations specialists –Continued

 8 ................................................................... $15.70 11.4 41.3 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 21.70 6.2 38.5 $21.70 6.9 38.4 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 28.72 4.6 39.3 29.18 4.7 39.2 $23.95 9.2 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 21.73 8.0 39.1 22.01 8.4 39.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 28.23 5.3 38.5 28.23 5.3 38.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 35.21 2.6 38.2 35.21 2.6 38.2 – – –

12 ................................................................... 41.63 2.0 40.0 41.63 2.0 40.0 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 16.54 3.4 35.6 16.97 4.4 35.4 14.20 3.1 37.1

 2 ................................................................... 8.86 6.3 40.0 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.29 3.8 32.4 8.26 4.0 32.1 8.68 6.8 37.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.93 3.4 37.2 10.92 3.8 38.1 10.95 8.2 34.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.99 5.5 34.5 14.08 5.6 34.2 12.83 3.0 38.9

 6 ................................................................... 14.20 5.1 33.7 14.60 5.4 33.2 12.99 5.7 35.4

 7 ................................................................... 16.50 3.0 39.1 16.83 3.9 39.3 15.21 3.5 38.4

 8 ................................................................... 18.33 1.8 38.4 18.40 2.2 38.2 18.07 4.1 39.3

 9 ................................................................... 24.75 5.6 38.0 25.69 6.4 37.9 20.48 5.5 38.6

10 ................................................................... 29.38 5.0 40.0 29.52 5.1 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 91.77 15.2 26.1 91.77 15.2 26.1 – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 14.08 8.3 35.7 13.69 9.4 35.3 16.19 4.6 38.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.80 2.9 37.9 11.16 4.6 39.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.97 4.3 39.4 15.21 5.6 39.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.77 2.9 38.4 16.70 3.7 37.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 17.52 2.7 38.7 17.76 3.6 38.5 16.96 2.1 39.3

 9 ................................................................... 19.18 3.3 38.1 19.76 4.4 39.0 18.06 3.9 36.6

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 11.39 11.0 39.9 11.55 12.2 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.19 3.0 40.0 – – – – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 16.96 3.1 35.3 16.95 3.3 36.9 17.10 10.9 21.7

 5 ................................................................... 16.33 6.5 30.8 16.32 6.7 31.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.42 2.5 33.3 15.57 2.4 36.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.05 7.4 36.1 17.88 8.0 38.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 17.96 4.4 38.3 17.90 4.6 38.2 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 12.43 2.4 34.0 12.43 2.9 33.1 12.46 4.1 38.5

 4 ................................................................... 12.14 3.5 36.7 12.00 3.5 36.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.29 3.6 30.2 12.18 4.1 29.0 12.81 3.9 37.6

 6 ................................................................... 11.91 3.9 38.1 12.06 5.2 37.4 11.48 4.1 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 14.14 5.6 38.5 14.28 4.5 39.0 13.72 9.1 36.9

 8 ................................................................... 13.94 9.8 33.4 15.69 11.6 30.4 – – –

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 12.17 3.4 33.5 12.17 4.6 31.8 12.18 4.7 35.8

 3 ................................................................... 8.60 3.8 33.5 8.63 4.5 32.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.18 4.2 36.2 10.42 5.3 40.1 9.77 6.0 31.0

 5 ................................................................... 12.73 4.1 37.9 12.60 7.1 36.0 12.86 4.8 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 12.45 4.1 25.0 – – – 13.07 4.6 34.0

 7 ................................................................... 16.39 7.2 39.3 19.02 8.2 38.0 14.37 5.1 40.4

 8 ................................................................... 17.10 4.4 35.2 16.88 5.6 33.4 17.49 6.7 38.8

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 15.56 14.1 36.1 15.56 14.6 36.0 15.56 2.4 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 13.62 3.2 40.0 13.62 3.2 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.75 4.3 40.0 15.91 5.4 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.31 5.0 40.0 18.43 5.2 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.73 4.2 33.9 19.80 4.4 33.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.50 2.6 40.0 26.50 2.6 40.0 – – –

Industrial engineering technicians ..................... 18.57 20.3 41.5 18.57 20.3 41.5 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians .................. 18.08 6.9 40.0 18.95 6.1 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.58 1.5 40.0 21.58 1.5 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.83 5.0 40.0 20.83 5.0 40.0 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 18.17 6.1 39.7 18.32 6.7 39.9 17.68 11.9 39.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. –Continued

 4 ................................................................... $13.01 9.5 40.0 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.68 5.9 39.8 $12.42 7.5 39.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.45 3.1 40.0 18.59 3.4 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.03 6.3 40.0 19.39 7.5 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.98 3.3 39.8 25.98 3.3 39.8 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 15.89 6.9 39.4 16.05 7.5 39.4 $13.71 9.8 39.0

 5 ................................................................... 12.09 5.3 31.3 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.20 2.5 41.1 16.22 2.6 41.1 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 17.58 5.1 40.0 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.49 9.4 37.6 23.49 9.4 37.6 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 14.90 9.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 17.09 6.0 40.0 17.07 6.0 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.71 11.2 40.0 19.71 11.2 40.0 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 17.27 6.0 38.4 17.83 6.0 40.0 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ 104.22 12.7 22.6 104.22 12.7 22.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 61.47 31.3 24.1 61.47 31.3 24.1 – – –

11 ................................................................... 136.79 12.2 20.9 136.79 12.2 20.9 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ......................... 17.10 20.6 35.4 16.95 22.6 35.1 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 24.03 4.0 40.1 24.75 4.6 40.1 21.41 7.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 19.36 8.5 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.01 4.8 40.3 18.61 6.7 40.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.57 4.8 39.6 19.49 5.6 39.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 24.51 4.5 39.9 24.71 6.1 39.8 24.11 5.7 40.0

10 ................................................................... 32.50 2.4 41.0 32.50 2.4 41.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. – – – – – – 15.80 6.6 39.6

 7 ................................................................... 15.05 6.6 39.2 – – – – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 17.04 5.5 38.3 18.45 6.0 39.5 13.85 8.0 35.8

 4 ................................................................... 13.40 6.2 40.0 13.09 6.9 40.0 13.74 9.7 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 15.09 7.4 39.5 15.15 7.5 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.65 6.4 35.0 14.10 6.0 39.9 11.08 5.0 30.9

 7 ................................................................... 17.67 7.5 39.9 17.51 8.2 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.31 3.8 39.5 21.30 4.5 40.0 19.07 8.6 39.0

 9 ................................................................... 24.24 7.0 37.7 24.37 7.1 37.6 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 26.43 6.5 40.5 27.10 7.4 40.7 23.78 7.4 39.7

 4 ................................................................... 8.52 6.0 39.1 8.52 6.0 39.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.60 3.8 41.5 13.67 4.3 41.7 13.01 3.7 39.4

 6 ................................................................... 15.89 9.8 40.5 16.73 9.6 40.7 12.34 8.0 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 17.16 2.7 40.7 17.18 3.1 41.0 17.08 5.9 38.8

 8 ................................................................... 18.68 3.0 40.5 18.63 3.5 40.7 18.87 5.7 39.8

 9 ................................................................... 22.90 4.6 40.1 23.35 4.8 40.1 20.64 8.3 39.8

10 ................................................................... 28.99 7.5 40.7 30.68 4.6 41.0 22.04 15.4 39.5

11 ................................................................... 29.99 4.2 40.7 31.81 2.1 41.4 27.66 7.7 40.0

12 ................................................................... 41.37 4.2 40.7 42.78 3.6 40.8 30.29 5.0 40.0

13 ................................................................... 51.10 3.2 40.5 – – – 43.26 12.1 40.8

14 ................................................................... 56.83 7.6 41.1 64.48 4.9 42.1 43.74 17.2 39.6

15 ................................................................... 98.43 15.6 42.2 98.43 15.6 42.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 28.19 6.6 39.3 30.26 12.9 40.4 26.21 2.6 38.3

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 29.32 7.4 40.8 29.42 8.7 41.0 28.76 5.8 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 13.65 5.1 42.8 13.68 5.3 43.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.40 11.5 40.7 17.49 11.5 40.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.48 6.4 41.5 16.48 6.9 41.7 16.37 7.1 38.3

 8 ................................................................... 17.72 4.0 41.0 17.33 4.1 41.1 21.78 9.2 40.3

 9 ................................................................... 24.23 5.7 40.5 24.35 6.3 40.6 23.30 5.7 39.6

10 ................................................................... 31.38 3.9 41.0 31.44 4.0 41.1 30.71 13.1 39.3

11 ................................................................... 30.90 3.1 40.8 32.52 2.4 41.5 28.91 5.8 39.9

12 ................................................................... 41.47 4.3 40.7 42.47 3.8 40.8 31.42 5.5 39.9

13 ................................................................... – – – – – – 45.09 11.7 40.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Executives, administrators, and managers

–Continued

14 ................................................................... $56.75 7.8 41.2 $64.62 5.1 42.2 $43.74 17.2 39.6

15 ................................................................... 98.43 15.6 42.2 98.43 15.6 42.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 29.14 8.5 39.1 33.80 19.0 40.5 25.83 3.5 38.2

Chief executives and general administrators,

public administration ........................................ – – – – – – 41.03 8.1 40.2

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 24.48 8.4 39.3 – – – 24.57 8.5 39.3

 8 ................................................................... 21.46 8.4 39.5 – – – 21.46 8.4 39.5

 9 ................................................................... 21.42 3.5 39.7 – – – 21.42 3.5 39.7

10 ................................................................... 20.86 6.7 40.0 – – – 20.86 6.7 40.0

11 ................................................................... 22.35 7.2 39.7 – – – 22.35 7.3 39.7

12 ................................................................... 30.40 6.3 39.9 – – – 30.40 6.3 39.9

14 ................................................................... 35.70 17.1 39.4 – – – 35.70 17.1 39.4

Financial managers ........................................... 25.64 6.6 40.3 25.34 6.6 40.3 32.93 12.0 40.1

 9 ................................................................... 22.73 5.8 39.9 22.73 5.8 39.9 – – –

10 ................................................................... 26.31 13.6 43.7 26.31 13.6 43.7 – – –

11 ................................................................... 33.35 5.1 40.2 31.88 4.6 40.1 36.43 8.5 40.3

12 ................................................................... 37.56 9.4 40.8 39.02 9.2 40.9 – – –

14 ................................................................... 63.03 8.9 39.1 63.03 8.9 39.1 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 32.82 7.5 42.3 32.81 7.9 42.5 33.01 11.0 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 19.14 4.4 41.0 19.30 4.6 41.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.73 8.3 41.3 22.63 9.1 41.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 32.47 7.0 44.2 32.59 7.7 44.5 – – –

12 ................................................................... 44.45 8.7 42.1 44.44 9.4 42.3 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 26.23 17.6 40.4 28.09 20.9 40.3 – – –

11 ................................................................... 31.75 3.9 40.0 31.75 3.9 40.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 41.51 4.8 41.7 42.36 4.6 42.3 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 35.89 7.4 40.7 35.79 7.6 40.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.42 25.4 41.4 26.42 25.4 41.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.82 11.8 40.8 23.92 12.1 40.9 – – –

10 ................................................................... 30.46 11.4 42.2 30.46 11.4 42.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 34.08 6.9 41.5 33.22 7.1 41.2 – – –

12 ................................................................... 47.46 8.6 39.8 47.52 8.6 39.8 – – –

13 ................................................................... 44.22 6.7 41.8 44.31 6.6 41.8 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 29.25 6.1 39.5 23.01 14.4 38.8 31.32 6.4 39.7

 7 ................................................................... 19.83 3.7 35.6 17.93 14.8 40.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.94 10.6 40.2 17.02 4.0 38.3 25.26 7.0 41.0

 9 ................................................................... 25.54 7.5 37.6 22.96 5.4 36.1 27.12 10.7 38.7

10 ................................................................... 36.72 9.1 39.1 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.00 3.7 39.9 25.90 7.2 41.1 30.57 3.9 39.7

12 ................................................................... 34.12 5.7 39.9 39.47 10.6 40.1 32.66 6.5 39.8

13 ................................................................... 49.53 11.7 42.4 54.50 7.8 45.9 48.57 14.0 41.8

14 ................................................................... 49.98 10.1 39.4 – – – – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 28.61 16.6 40.4 28.03 17.7 40.4 35.42 33.6 40.2

 9 ................................................................... 19.28 6.3 40.9 19.18 7.8 41.2 19.66 6.0 40.0

10 ................................................................... 26.15 9.6 43.4 26.15 9.6 43.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 32.19 4.2 40.4 32.62 4.2 40.2 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 13.75 10.2 43.1 13.74 10.2 43.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.28 5.2 42.0 13.28 5.2 42.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 10.84 6.2 45.8 10.75 6.0 45.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 18.27 9.5 40.7 18.27 9.5 40.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.47 7.7 41.9 20.47 7.7 41.9 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 20.31 15.4 41.3 20.37 17.3 41.5 19.89 1.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 13.05 13.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 25.88 9.0 40.5 27.78 10.7 40.9 20.05 12.0 39.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Executives, administrators, and managers

–Continued

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c.

–Continued

 8 ................................................................... $17.69 4.1 39.5 $17.69 4.1 39.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 19.35 6.6 41.3 19.71 7.9 41.9 – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.77 3.1 40.3 32.78 2.2 41.2 $26.84 6.4 38.7

12 ................................................................... 33.68 8.2 39.6 33.79 9.3 39.5 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 32.02 11.6 41.2 32.09 11.9 41.2 29.85 9.5 41.1

 5 ................................................................... 12.97 4.6 44.3 12.97 4.6 44.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.82 3.7 41.5 18.85 3.7 41.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 17.12 4.0 42.2 17.00 4.0 42.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.66 9.3 41.0 25.86 9.6 41.0 20.99 2.6 40.9

11 ................................................................... 33.52 3.5 42.0 33.06 3.8 42.0 36.17 8.4 41.7

14 ................................................................... 69.48 7.9 42.3 69.51 7.9 42.3 – – –

15 ................................................................... 100.28 20.0 42.9 100.28 20.0 42.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 40.36 13.1 41.0 41.73 13.5 41.1 – – –

Management related .............................................. 20.40 3.7 39.8 21.41 3.9 39.9 17.84 4.6 39.7

 4 ................................................................... 11.64 10.4 27.7 11.64 10.4 27.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.53 3.4 39.5 13.64 4.1 39.3 13.08 4.6 39.9

 6 ................................................................... 13.80 4.9 40.3 14.93 2.6 40.5 12.28 8.6 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 17.64 3.3 40.1 17.72 3.7 40.4 17.29 7.3 38.9

 8 ................................................................... 19.81 3.9 40.0 20.70 5.2 40.1 17.92 6.7 39.6

 9 ................................................................... 20.86 4.1 39.4 21.56 3.7 39.3 18.73 8.1 39.9

10 ................................................................... 20.99 9.5 39.8 24.87 3.1 40.0 18.38 7.1 39.6

11 ................................................................... 25.81 8.6 40.5 28.86 3.5 40.9 21.14 6.6 40.0

12 ................................................................... 40.74 15.0 40.2 45.29 13.1 40.2 27.60 5.4 40.4

13 ................................................................... 47.35 17.1 41.1 56.24 7.1 41.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 24.24 8.3 40.0 22.54 7.7 40.0 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 21.73 9.0 39.2 23.07 10.1 39.0 17.56 4.3 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 13.18 5.2 39.9 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.44 6.6 40.0 15.83 6.6 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.81 4.0 39.9 18.36 5.0 39.9 14.63 4.7 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 19.19 4.2 40.2 19.42 5.0 40.3 17.49 5.4 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 20.18 5.8 38.5 20.68 7.0 38.1 18.52 4.8 39.9

10 ................................................................... 22.99 5.2 38.8 23.91 10.8 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 28.17 5.6 40.0 28.20 6.6 40.0 – – –

Underwriters ...................................................... 18.81 12.0 40.3 18.81 12.0 40.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 18.43 17.9 39.8 18.43 17.9 39.8 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 22.29 5.8 40.5 21.88 5.8 40.7 24.86 13.5 39.4

 7 ................................................................... 18.12 8.2 38.4 17.66 8.9 38.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.17 10.7 39.7 24.82 10.1 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.47 2.5 41.0 20.41 2.5 41.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.23 13.6 40.0 18.23 13.6 40.0 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 21.55 9.9 40.7 25.48 11.0 41.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.64 7.6 40.0 21.64 7.6 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.79 3.9 40.0 25.79 3.9 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 23.20 13.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 18.56 3.6 39.9 19.18 5.2 39.9 16.56 11.5 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 11.76 7.0 40.7 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.61 5.4 40.0 15.99 5.4 40.0 12.51 5.6 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 17.68 9.9 39.7 17.56 10.8 39.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.23 5.2 39.6 19.60 4.9 39.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.81 3.3 40.1 21.58 3.1 40.1 – – –

10 ................................................................... 24.84 2.5 40.8 24.84 2.5 40.8 – – –

11 ................................................................... 23.23 7.0 39.7 22.72 11.3 39.4 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 19.66 15.8 39.8 19.66 15.8 39.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Management related –Continued

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... $16.83 10.4 40.1 $20.31 7.3 40.1 $13.97 7.6 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.84 4.4 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.86 4.1 40.3 16.88 4.2 40.3 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.32 5.7 40.0 21.18 5.8 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 17.84 10.5 40.0 24.59 5.4 40.0 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 17.60 2.9 40.8 – – – 16.36 3.0 39.8

 6 ................................................................... 16.52 7.3 43.5 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.72 6.0 41.6 – – – 15.75 3.6 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 15.55 1.9 39.9 – – – 15.77 3.2 39.9

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 16.28 5.2 40.3 21.15 4.6 41.3 14.98 4.6 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 14.21 6.2 40.0 – – – 14.21 6.2 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 18.01 6.5 40.4 – – – 16.65 5.4 40.0

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 21.12 3.4 39.7 20.75 3.9 39.9 22.63 7.5 39.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.76 6.3 38.8 13.76 6.3 38.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.65 2.6 39.3 14.73 2.7 39.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.39 6.1 39.3 19.08 7.1 40.1 20.30 13.1 37.2

 8 ................................................................... 19.40 5.4 39.8 – – – 20.09 13.5 39.3

 9 ................................................................... 24.13 4.4 40.1 23.80 3.5 40.1 25.32 14.6 39.9

10 ................................................................... 25.59 6.6 40.0 24.26 5.7 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 32.38 6.3 42.4 32.14 7.2 43.1 – – –

12 ................................................................... 36.36 8.4 40.8 37.09 9.2 40.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 26.67 6.0 40.0 24.77 4.7 40.0 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 11.81 6.0 33.9 11.82 6.1 33.9 10.36 13.6 34.6

 1 ................................................................... 6.25 2.4 29.2 6.25 2.4 29.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.22 2.8 25.3 6.21 2.8 25.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.01 2.3 33.0 8.02 2.3 33.0 7.54 9.3 33.0

 4 ................................................................... 12.44 5.8 38.7 12.44 5.9 38.7 11.71 2.0 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.11 2.6 39.2 14.12 2.6 39.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.47 7.0 40.9 17.47 7.0 40.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.62 5.6 41.7 23.62 5.6 41.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.30 3.9 41.5 25.30 3.9 41.5 – – –

10 ................................................................... 33.62 7.4 40.0 33.62 7.4 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 37.64 9.2 40.2 38.27 8.9 40.4 – – –

12 ................................................................... 41.22 8.4 41.3 41.22 8.4 41.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 17.97 22.7 39.6 17.97 22.7 39.6 – – –

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 14.00 6.6 41.4 14.02 6.7 41.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.68 3.5 41.4 9.63 3.6 41.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.88 5.0 40.7 12.88 5.0 40.7 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.76 9.6 42.4 15.75 9.7 42.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.80 18.9 42.7 18.80 18.9 42.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.81 5.3 40.8 19.81 5.3 40.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.74 5.5 40.2 20.74 5.5 40.2 – – –

10 ................................................................... 32.99 10.9 40.0 32.99 10.9 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 32.59 10.0 42.3 32.59 10.0 42.3 – – –

Insurance sales .................................................. 17.63 10.8 37.1 17.63 10.8 37.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.85 7.1 38.3 13.85 7.1 38.3 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 13.60 9.1 35.5 12.98 7.6 35.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.20 6.4 38.0 12.22 6.5 38.0 – – –

Securities and financial services sales .............. 26.15 31.9 39.7 26.15 31.9 39.7 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 25.18 8.8 39.0 25.18 8.8 39.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 8.81 5.6 38.4 8.81 5.6 38.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 32.72 17.1 39.2 32.72 17.1 39.2 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 17.75 15.6 38.8 17.75 15.6 38.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 22.53 5.6 36.5 22.53 5.6 36.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.18 7.7 40.0 15.18 7.7 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.55 17.1 40.0 24.55 17.1 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Sales –Continued

Sales, other business services –Continued

 8 ................................................................... $20.81 8.1 43.5 $20.81 8.1 43.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.18 12.1 42.9 27.18 12.1 42.9 – – –

Sales engineers ................................................. 33.73 4.5 40.7 33.73 4.5 40.7 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 20.75 8.6 40.2 20.75 8.6 40.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.53 1.0 40.5 15.53 1.0 40.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.39 7.3 40.6 18.39 7.3 40.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.36 7.5 43.6 21.36 7.5 43.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.34 9.6 40.2 26.34 9.6 40.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.87 3.5 42.0 26.87 3.5 42.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 32.94 10.5 40.0 32.94 10.5 40.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 47.83 4.8 44.3 47.83 4.8 44.3 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 16.66 8.9 45.1 16.66 8.9 45.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.16 10.4 45.3 15.16 10.4 45.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.69 9.2 43.4 18.69 9.2 43.4 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 8.88 6.4 27.1 8.88 6.4 27.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.40 4.0 29.9 8.40 4.0 29.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.83 10.6 37.6 11.83 10.6 37.6 – – –

Sales workers, shoes ......................................... 8.53 5.9 29.0 8.53 5.9 29.0 – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 9.92 21.5 37.4 9.92 21.5 37.4 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 11.58 7.3 38.9 11.58 7.3 38.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.07 3.7 36.9 8.07 3.7 36.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.54 5.9 38.9 10.54 5.9 38.9 – – –

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 13.24 23.0 38.6 13.24 23.0 38.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.58 25.1 39.6 10.58 25.1 39.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.03 3.0 42.6 10.03 3.0 42.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.57 12.5 40.4 14.57 12.5 40.4 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 13.07 22.7 33.4 13.07 22.7 33.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 5.93 5.9 22.5 5.93 5.9 22.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.69 2.5 31.5 6.69 2.5 31.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.70 7.3 30.7 7.70 7.3 30.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.46 9.2 34.4 9.46 9.2 34.4 – – –

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 7.42 6.9 30.3 7.36 7.0 30.2 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.15 5.4 30.2 6.15 5.4 30.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.14 3.1 24.5 6.14 3.1 24.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.17 4.5 30.4 8.17 4.5 30.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.70 14.4 37.7 13.62 15.8 37.6 – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. 6.60 2.4 29.3 6.55 2.4 29.2 $8.32 10.3 33.2

 1 ................................................................... 6.10 2.2 30.6 6.09 2.2 30.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.14 2.1 25.9 6.13 2.1 25.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 6.99 2.4 30.5 6.95 2.4 30.3 7.54 9.3 33.0

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. 11.78 11.3 31.9 11.78 11.3 31.9 – – –

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 12.42 8.3 37.3 12.41 8.4 37.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.39 14.5 34.1 8.39 14.5 34.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.75 12.0 39.5 14.76 12.1 39.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.50 11.8 39.8 16.87 12.3 40.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.66 14.7 39.8 15.66 14.7 39.8 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 11.87 3.6 37.2 12.03 4.2 37.0 11.17 1.6 38.2

 1 ................................................................... 7.23 2.7 30.1 7.14 2.9 29.8 8.05 3.7 33.4

 2 ................................................................... 9.09 6.2 33.9 9.13 6.8 33.6 8.78 2.5 37.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.53 1.4 37.3 9.56 1.7 37.3 9.43 3.5 37.1

 4 ................................................................... 11.12 1.4 38.3 11.19 1.7 38.2 10.82 1.2 38.7

 5 ................................................................... 15.11 8.9 38.5 15.60 9.2 38.4 12.47 1.9 38.7

 6 ................................................................... 15.19 3.4 39.5 15.79 3.4 39.6 13.15 3.2 39.3

 7 ................................................................... 16.36 2.5 39.5 16.96 2.3 39.4 14.56 4.5 39.7

 8 ................................................................... 21.37 4.8 39.7 22.61 3.1 39.7 15.71 3.0 39.9

 9 ................................................................... 21.95 2.4 40.6 21.68 2.9 40.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 12.65 11.5 34.8 12.94 12.2 35.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Supervisors, general office ................................ $17.78 7.4 39.8 $18.15 7.8 39.9 $15.81 3.1 39.7

 4 ................................................................... 9.72 4.8 40.0 9.58 4.9 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.97 6.4 39.9 12.81 6.3 40.0 17.35 8.3 37.1

 6 ................................................................... 17.43 5.4 39.5 17.39 5.9 39.4 17.64 16.0 39.7

 7 ................................................................... 15.49 4.8 39.6 15.94 4.6 39.8 13.36 13.0 39.0

 9 ................................................................... 20.74 3.7 39.9 20.46 4.0 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ..... 22.40 2.6 41.0 21.81 5.1 42.1 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 17.91 7.1 40.4 17.90 7.4 40.5 18.10 15.3 39.3

 7 ................................................................... 15.31 5.4 40.2 15.26 5.6 40.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.02 11.6 38.4 – – – – – –

Chief communications operators ....................... 18.90 4.7 40.0 19.68 5.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 16.48 5.1 39.5 16.61 6.4 39.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.70 7.5 40.0 15.70 7.5 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.33 9.4 39.6 15.60 9.9 39.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 17.04 3.4 40.7 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 24.44 5.4 41.5 24.44 5.4 41.5 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 12.47 3.5 39.8 12.98 4.1 39.6 11.74 1.5 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 10.63 6.2 40.0 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.15 7.8 39.9 14.46 8.2 39.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.03 8.7 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 13.09 7.4 40.0 16.47 3.4 40.0 – – –

Peripheral equipment operators ........................ 12.27 8.7 40.0 12.27 8.7 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 14.82 8.8 38.5 15.52 9.0 38.4 11.98 2.6 39.1

 2 ................................................................... – – – – – – 9.51 8.6 36.8

 3 ................................................................... 9.77 4.7 37.5 9.51 4.2 37.9 10.57 7.3 36.4

 4 ................................................................... 11.92 2.9 39.0 12.47 3.1 38.7 10.94 3.3 39.6

 5 ................................................................... – – – – – – 13.12 3.5 39.7

 6 ................................................................... 14.64 4.4 39.2 15.67 5.5 39.5 13.05 5.9 38.9

 7 ................................................................... 17.40 3.4 39.0 17.79 3.8 38.8 16.06 4.9 39.9

Stenographers ................................................... 11.72 3.3 32.5 – – – 10.90 5.4 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.81 1.6 39.6 10.76 2.4 39.1 10.86 2.4 40.0

Typists ............................................................... 11.59 7.1 37.2 12.00 9.9 36.7 10.71 4.4 38.4

 3 ................................................................... 10.74 4.2 36.5 10.67 5.5 31.1 10.76 5.2 38.2

 4 ................................................................... 11.39 15.1 38.9 11.39 15.8 38.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.48 7.4 37.7 14.44 5.2 37.2 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 9.36 5.0 30.3 9.22 5.6 28.9 10.04 7.5 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.09 3.8 37.2 8.91 3.6 37.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.93 9.9 38.8 10.02 10.3 38.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.04 4.1 39.6 11.07 6.4 39.4 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 7.53 2.4 34.5 7.53 2.4 34.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.02 2.2 32.2 7.02 2.2 32.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.90 2.2 36.6 7.90 2.2 36.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 8.60 4.1 40.0 8.60 4.1 40.0 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 14.71 4.5 36.2 14.71 4.5 36.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.83 7.4 33.7 8.83 7.4 33.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.88 6.4 34.1 9.88 6.4 34.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.12 4.3 36.9 15.12 4.3 36.9 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.80 3.5 33.7 8.80 3.6 33.6 9.11 4.3 37.6

 1 ................................................................... 7.12 4.2 32.9 7.12 4.3 32.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.84 3.4 29.7 8.86 3.6 29.5 8.24 3.1 38.4

 3 ................................................................... 9.83 3.4 38.4 9.84 3.4 38.5 9.44 3.0 35.4

 4 ................................................................... 9.41 6.2 38.1 9.32 6.1 38.0 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 12.22 6.9 37.6 12.47 7.7 37.5 10.51 5.2 38.7

 2 ................................................................... 8.81 10.8 35.2 8.85 11.0 35.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.79 5.3 31.2 9.95 6.6 29.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.12 16.1 39.2 13.92 19.0 39.4 10.50 4.2 38.6

 5 ................................................................... 12.18 4.5 40.0 12.18 4.5 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.83 11.5 39.1 16.34 12.2 39.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Correspondence clerks ...................................... $9.82 5.3 37.9 $9.81 5.4 37.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.18 5.4 39.2 10.18 5.4 39.2 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 12.13 4.9 37.4 12.13 4.9 37.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.94 17.5 31.7 8.94 17.5 31.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.43 3.6 32.6 8.43 3.6 32.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.25 1.9 34.1 10.25 1.9 34.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.34 4.9 38.9 12.34 4.9 38.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.15 9.7 40.1 13.27 10.7 40.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 11.75 11.2 39.9 11.75 11.2 39.9 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 12.21 4.7 39.4 12.21 6.4 39.2 $12.23 6.8 39.8

 3 ................................................................... 8.58 6.3 38.1 8.93 6.5 37.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.66 6.3 39.6 11.59 6.5 39.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.49 4.4 39.6 13.72 5.8 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 14.92 9.8 39.7 – – – – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 9.91 4.2 33.9 10.97 4.3 37.7 9.28 4.5 32.0

 1 ................................................................... 6.67 3.0 22.4 – – – 6.70 2.8 22.4

 2 ................................................................... 9.02 6.6 27.8 – – – 8.15 4.5 26.9

 3 ................................................................... 10.14 7.2 37.1 – – – 9.18 7.8 35.9

 4 ................................................................... 9.98 4.0 36.7 11.00 3.8 39.5 9.79 4.3 36.3

 5 ................................................................... 10.92 5.8 30.9 – – – 10.92 5.8 30.9

File clerks ........................................................... 7.85 5.8 34.3 7.80 6.1 34.0 8.50 8.8 38.9

 2 ................................................................... 7.39 3.9 35.4 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.82 4.2 39.9 9.87 4.3 39.9 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 11.06 3.3 38.1 10.97 3.9 38.4 11.38 4.5 37.1

 2 ................................................................... 8.93 8.1 38.2 8.78 7.7 38.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.20 6.6 37.5 10.78 6.3 36.9 8.44 6.9 39.9

 4 ................................................................... 11.57 3.3 38.3 11.62 4.0 39.8 11.43 5.6 34.6

 5 ................................................................... 12.10 5.2 37.2 12.17 5.6 37.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.75 2.4 39.2 12.75 4.0 39.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 14.57 2.9 38.5 15.47 3.9 37.1 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.27 3.1 36.7 11.15 3.5 36.4 12.24 1.9 38.6

 2 ................................................................... 8.78 5.3 31.8 8.53 5.0 31.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.53 2.4 39.4 9.40 2.3 39.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.82 3.2 35.4 10.66 3.6 35.1 11.93 2.9 37.7

 5 ................................................................... 13.11 3.0 39.7 13.14 3.3 39.7 12.88 6.4 39.2

 6 ................................................................... 15.38 8.7 40.0 15.42 8.8 40.0 14.29 6.4 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 15.02 3.8 40.3 15.32 5.5 40.2 14.47 3.7 40.4

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 11.75 6.5 37.8 11.63 7.2 37.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.62 5.3 40.0 9.62 5.3 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.25 6.6 39.5 10.99 7.0 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.43 6.2 41.3 14.50 6.7 41.4 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 9.41 7.0 39.7 9.42 7.2 39.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.75 5.3 36.5 9.26 2.2 35.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.85 5.6 40.0 9.84 5.6 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.85 8.6 38.6 12.90 8.9 38.5 – – –

Cost and rate clerks ........................................... 17.00 13.2 39.9 17.00 13.2 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.16 8.7 40.0 12.16 8.7 40.0 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine

operators .......................................................... 9.58 5.5 37.6 9.58 5.5 37.6 – – –

Duplicating machine operators .......................... 8.82 1.6 40.0 9.67 8.5 39.8 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 10.57 7.9 34.3 10.69 8.6 33.7 9.46 12.1 40.0

 2 ................................................................... 7.83 3.7 31.7 7.83 3.7 31.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.07 5.3 34.5 9.16 5.2 31.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.18 4.3 37.1 15.18 4.3 37.1 – – –

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ... 11.24 3.5 35.6 – – – – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 8.46 5.0 37.5 8.45 5.1 37.5 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.66 6.0 34.8 7.66 6.0 34.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.37 8.4 33.5 9.35 8.7 33.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Messengers ....................................................... $8.62 4.5 34.5 $8.51 5.9 33.7 $8.92 4.9 36.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.82 3.2 30.9 7.92 2.8 31.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.91 6.3 34.8 – – – – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.60 8.5 38.4 11.43 13.2 37.3 11.86 4.0 40.2

 3 ................................................................... 9.24 2.6 29.1 9.15 2.6 28.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.21 5.2 40.5 11.39 10.5 40.0 11.07 3.2 40.9

 5 ................................................................... 14.71 8.2 40.7 17.17 6.4 41.7 12.71 7.1 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 15.76 5.8 43.8 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.72 9.4 39.7 – – – 16.72 9.4 39.7

Production coordinators ..................................... 15.31 10.1 39.2 15.31 10.1 39.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.46 10.5 40.0 11.46 10.5 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.09 12.3 37.4 12.09 12.3 37.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 21.18 14.3 39.2 21.18 14.3 39.2 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 10.37 8.2 39.2 10.39 8.3 39.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.47 3.0 36.0 8.47 3.0 36.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.43 5.0 39.8 9.44 5.1 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.49 4.7 39.9 10.52 4.8 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.66 12.6 39.3 14.66 12.6 39.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.46 6.6 40.0 16.46 6.6 40.0 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.00 3.0 38.4 10.93 3.3 38.1 11.44 4.8 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 8.72 7.4 40.0 8.72 7.4 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.83 1.6 33.7 7.62 4.3 31.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.64 2.4 38.4 10.63 2.5 38.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.48 3.1 38.6 10.32 2.6 38.4 11.60 10.5 40.1

 5 ................................................................... 13.95 4.6 40.0 14.96 3.6 40.0 11.67 4.5 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 15.26 6.8 40.0 15.61 10.6 40.0 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 11.57 4.5 39.9 12.02 7.0 40.0 10.70 4.6 39.9

 3 ................................................................... 10.95 3.1 39.8 – – – 10.99 3.1 39.8

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 12.43 7.9 40.0 12.43 7.9 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.57 11.2 40.0 13.57 11.2 40.0 – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 10.69 6.0 39.6 10.69 6.0 39.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.91 9.8 40.0 9.91 9.8 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.11 7.2 38.8 12.11 7.2 38.8 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 11.41 4.7 37.1 11.40 4.8 37.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.97 5.0 35.0 9.97 5.0 35.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.20 6.0 36.0 10.20 6.0 36.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.57 4.5 40.0 16.57 4.5 40.0 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 17.97 6.9 39.3 18.15 7.1 39.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.31 7.8 39.8 12.31 7.8 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.41 9.8 39.2 13.41 9.8 39.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.77 4.8 39.3 14.86 5.2 39.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.49 5.0 39.3 14.49 5.0 39.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.60 4.1 39.5 18.60 4.1 39.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.27 3.0 39.0 26.27 3.0 39.0 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 12.09 7.9 38.5 12.10 8.0 38.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.94 7.0 35.1 8.94 7.0 35.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.54 3.1 34.6 9.54 3.1 34.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.84 5.5 38.6 10.82 5.6 38.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.61 6.3 39.5 12.71 6.7 39.4 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 12.36 3.4 39.1 10.70 3.1 39.3 13.03 3.1 39.1

 4 ................................................................... 11.17 2.9 38.6 11.03 3.0 39.1 11.38 5.6 38.0

 5 ................................................................... 11.68 2.2 40.0 – – – 11.83 2.5 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 14.23 2.3 38.5 – – – 14.23 2.3 38.5

Bill and account collectors ................................. 11.08 4.3 38.1 10.99 4.4 38.0 12.92 3.9 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.83 2.9 39.4 9.66 2.7 39.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.86 4.9 37.6 10.82 4.9 37.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.73 4.1 40.0 11.18 4.2 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

General office clerks .......................................... $10.42 2.2 37.4 $10.36 2.9 36.9 $10.63 2.2 39.0

 1 ................................................................... 6.55 6.4 22.5 6.54 6.6 22.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.07 2.5 34.8 8.05 2.9 34.6 8.25 3.7 37.7

 3 ................................................................... 9.82 3.1 37.7 9.96 3.9 37.5 9.42 4.0 38.5

 4 ................................................................... 10.95 3.6 39.1 11.15 5.3 39.0 10.52 2.1 39.1

 5 ................................................................... 12.20 2.1 39.1 12.28 2.7 38.8 12.01 2.7 39.8

 6 ................................................................... 14.25 7.6 38.2 15.23 13.6 36.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.18 4.0 39.6 15.55 4.3 39.3 17.37 7.4 40.0

Bank tellers ........................................................ 8.83 2.5 34.8 8.83 2.5 34.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.42 3.2 32.0 8.42 3.2 32.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.76 2.8 35.9 8.76 2.8 35.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.22 4.0 37.6 9.22 4.0 37.6 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 9.49 3.6 32.3 9.35 4.1 30.8 9.96 5.8 39.2

 2 ................................................................... 8.66 5.2 34.4 8.66 5.4 34.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.29 2.9 37.7 9.82 3.5 37.0 10.86 3.4 38.6

 4 ................................................................... 11.18 5.9 34.1 11.32 6.1 33.6 – – –

Statistical clerks ................................................. 12.22 7.1 39.1 13.35 7.8 38.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.25 5.8 39.4 14.36 6.5 39.0 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.98 4.1 33.8 7.77 8.0 26.9 9.08 4.4 34.5

 1 ................................................................... 8.03 9.7 30.9 – – – – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.82 4.7 35.7 – – – 8.80 4.9 36.3

 3 ................................................................... 8.45 5.2 32.9 7.14 4.3 23.3 8.54 5.6 34.0

 4 ................................................................... 9.46 3.0 36.4 – – – 9.65 2.5 36.7

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.86 4.3 38.0 10.80 5.0 37.8 11.13 4.4 39.1

 2 ................................................................... 9.19 6.4 33.6 9.25 6.5 33.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.79 6.2 37.1 8.76 6.8 37.0 9.15 1.9 38.5

 4 ................................................................... 11.00 4.5 39.4 11.09 5.3 39.4 10.64 3.2 39.5

 5 ................................................................... 11.96 2.0 39.4 12.09 2.6 39.5 11.60 3.1 39.2

 6 ................................................................... 14.85 5.0 39.4 16.22 4.4 39.3 11.81 3.3 39.7

 7 ................................................................... 16.43 6.9 39.7 16.27 6.9 39.5 16.63 9.6 39.9

Not able to be leveled .................................... 17.32 27.9 35.1 19.00 26.1 37.1 – – –

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.98 2.2 38.3 11.96 2.4 38.4 12.36 2.1 36.8

 1 ................................................................... 7.42 1.9 34.1 7.38 1.9 33.9 8.49 6.1 38.7

 2 ................................................................... 9.01 2.6 38.6 9.01 2.7 38.8 9.22 3.0 34.3

 3 ................................................................... 10.68 1.8 38.2 10.71 1.9 38.9 10.18 2.5 29.5

 4 ................................................................... 12.46 1.8 39.8 12.52 1.8 39.9 11.30 4.3 36.9

 5 ................................................................... 13.55 1.8 39.9 13.65 2.0 40.0 12.59 2.7 39.4

 6 ................................................................... 15.93 2.8 40.4 15.99 3.1 40.5 15.13 5.8 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 17.37 1.3 40.0 17.58 1.5 40.0 15.64 2.7 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 21.73 2.3 40.1 21.84 2.4 40.1 19.81 1.4 39.8

 9 ................................................................... 22.52 1.8 37.8 22.80 1.9 37.6 20.12 6.9 40.0

10 ................................................................... 28.22 4.1 40.1 28.16 4.7 40.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.98 9.0 40.0 14.53 3.8 40.0 – – –

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 14.86 1.9 39.7 14.99 2.0 39.7 13.61 3.0 39.9

 1 ................................................................... 8.05 5.1 38.0 8.05 5.1 38.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.44 7.0 37.8 10.76 6.5 37.4 8.71 4.1 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.86 4.4 39.9 9.84 4.8 39.9 10.09 3.3 39.9

 4 ................................................................... 11.43 3.3 39.9 11.52 3.3 39.9 10.35 1.1 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.08 2.5 39.9 13.14 2.7 39.8 12.59 3.9 39.9

 6 ................................................................... 15.85 3.4 40.2 15.83 3.7 40.2 16.10 6.9 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 17.29 1.5 39.9 17.54 1.7 39.9 15.28 1.7 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 21.92 2.3 40.2 22.00 2.3 40.2 19.81 2.1 39.6

 9 ................................................................... 22.89 2.0 37.0 23.14 1.9 36.8 19.95 12.2 40.0

10 ................................................................... 28.22 4.1 40.1 28.16 4.7 40.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.52 13.7 40.0 16.65 14.4 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 21.08 5.1 40.3 21.18 6.1 40.3 20.61 6.7 39.9

 7 ................................................................... 18.84 3.3 40.4 19.36 4.3 40.5 17.68 5.1 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

–Continued

 8 ................................................................... $23.49 4.9 40.1 $23.84 4.9 40.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.69 3.2 40.5 26.02 3.7 40.6 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 15.39 7.1 40.8 16.02 8.6 41.0 $12.44 3.9 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 13.60 14.3 40.0 14.20 17.5 40.0 10.84 3.7 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 16.71 4.2 40.7 17.53 3.9 41.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.75 3.3 41.5 17.47 2.4 41.9 13.20 2.3 39.5

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 13.57 7.0 39.9 13.40 7.2 40.0 15.93 4.4 39.4

 5 ................................................................... 11.28 5.8 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.40 7.0 39.8 16.32 8.1 39.9 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 21.50 4.7 40.0 21.50 4.7 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.66 4.8 40.0 22.66 4.8 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .............. 21.57 10.9 39.6 21.57 10.9 39.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 21.66 16.3 36.0 21.66 16.3 36.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.45 7.5 41.5 15.45 7.5 41.5 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ..................... 21.13 9.8 40.0 21.13 9.8 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.86 6.7 40.0 19.86 6.7 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 13.84 4.5 40.0 13.89 4.7 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.42 7.0 40.0 12.23 7.2 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 14.97 5.6 40.0 15.05 6.0 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 16.55 5.6 39.9 16.57 5.6 39.9 15.07 11.4 39.8

 3 ................................................................... 11.35 9.0 39.4 11.35 9.0 39.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.19 9.0 39.8 12.19 9.0 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.74 1.1 39.9 12.70 1.0 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.04 5.3 40.0 16.04 5.3 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.12 5.6 39.7 18.11 5.7 39.8 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 13.73 6.0 39.7 13.73 6.0 39.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.39 7.1 40.0 11.39 7.1 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.30 .5 38.7 10.30 .5 38.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.75 3.6 40.0 14.75 3.6 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.44 16.7 39.6 – – – – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 17.30 7.5 32.0 17.21 8.3 31.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.45 10.5 40.0 18.60 10.8 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.72 4.9 40.0 18.70 6.5 40.0 – – –

Data processing equipment repairers ................ 17.26 7.7 40.1 17.68 8.5 40.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.21 7.0 40.1 18.68 6.8 40.1 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 18.90 5.9 39.8 19.55 5.1 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.04 1.0 39.7 20.04 1.0 39.7 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 13.18 6.3 40.1 12.77 6.9 40.1 14.16 9.1 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.14 7.1 40.1 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.70 8.4 40.0 12.35 2.4 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.98 9.8 40.3 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.33 4.5 40.0 16.09 6.0 40.0 14.22 5.3 40.0

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 16.08 9.2 40.0 16.48 12.3 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.78 5.8 40.0 – – – – – –

Millwrights .......................................................... 16.50 7.9 40.0 16.50 7.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.79 6.1 40.0 16.79 6.1 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 15.22 3.5 38.8 15.97 3.4 38.5 12.53 5.5 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.66 6.4 39.8 9.91 8.4 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.74 16.2 40.0 12.21 16.7 40.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.08 3.2 40.1 13.28 3.6 40.2 12.60 5.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 15.81 10.9 40.0 16.50 13.4 40.0 13.65 6.3 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 18.40 4.2 35.1 18.99 4.3 34.2 15.64 3.9 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 22.64 4.7 39.8 22.64 4.7 39.8 – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... 17.01 9.6 40.0 17.25 9.6 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 21.57 7.0 40.4 21.25 7.2 40.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers –Continued

 9 ................................................................... $23.45 8.3 40.0 $23.45 8.3 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ...................................................... 16.63 5.0 40.0 – – – – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 16.53 3.3 40.2 17.37 4.0 40.3 $14.99 4.4 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 14.82 4.5 40.4 15.10 6.2 40.7 14.35 5.1 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 16.97 2.7 40.2 17.82 2.7 40.4 15.69 5.8 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 20.40 9.2 39.9 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 19.48 11.7 40.1 22.37 1.7 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 14.37 5.1 39.8 14.39 5.4 39.8 13.37 11.5 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.84 3.7 39.5 13.84 3.7 39.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.51 5.6 39.8 13.49 5.6 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.41 3.4 39.9 16.39 3.5 39.9 – – –

Drywall installers ................................................ 13.69 2.7 40.0 13.69 2.7 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.14 2.7 40.0 13.14 2.7 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 14.79 8.4 39.9 14.83 9.2 40.0 14.41 5.7 39.5

 6 ................................................................... 15.46 5.6 39.8 15.47 5.6 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.57 3.2 40.0 17.05 3.4 40.0 14.17 5.6 39.8

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 11.18 4.6 40.0 11.18 4.6 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 18.85 6.2 40.0 19.22 5.6 40.0 17.41 11.4 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.98 2.4 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.02 2.6 40.0 21.40 2.8 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.67 2.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 11.29 3.9 39.7 11.24 4.1 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.30 5.1 39.7 11.29 5.4 39.7 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 17.08 7.0 40.0 17.24 7.5 40.0 15.45 6.2 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 18.75 6.2 40.0 18.74 7.0 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.13 7.3 40.0 18.67 7.1 40.0 14.69 4.5 40.0

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 10.84 9.3 40.0 10.69 9.3 40.0 – – –

Insulation workers .............................................. 12.31 17.6 40.0 12.31 17.6 40.0 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

operators .......................................................... 11.38 8.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Sheetmetal duct installers .................................. 14.68 9.6 40.0 14.68 9.6 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 15.73 8.8 40.0 15.73 8.8 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 11.41 6.2 40.0 12.34 12.9 40.0 10.59 5.9 39.9

 2 ................................................................... 10.91 18.2 40.0 – – – 8.98 5.9 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.52 2.8 40.0 – – – 10.26 3.1 39.9

 4 ................................................................... 11.43 4.5 39.9 11.90 7.4 40.0 9.92 2.5 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 11.77 1.0 39.9 – – – 11.85 1.0 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 15.51 10.2 40.0 15.47 11.0 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 17.24 7.8 41.4 17.22 7.8 41.4 19.77 2.8 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 13.34 3.7 40.5 13.34 3.7 40.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.12 3.6 44.8 13.12 3.6 44.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.20 3.0 41.2 17.20 3.0 41.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.31 3.8 40.7 24.37 3.8 40.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.45 4.5 41.1 22.52 4.8 41.2 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 16.03 9.2 40.0 16.11 9.6 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.45 3.6 40.0 17.76 3.3 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .............................. 14.45 5.4 40.0 14.45 5.4 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 16.57 3.5 39.8 16.57 3.5 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.03 5.6 40.0 14.03 5.6 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.66 5.6 40.0 16.66 5.6 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.57 3.9 39.6 19.57 3.9 39.6 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 13.69 5.0 40.0 13.69 5.0 40.0 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers ............................. 11.61 2.5 40.0 11.61 2.5 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.92 1.1 40.0 10.92 1.1 40.0 – – –

Dressmakers ...................................................... 11.89 13.4 40.0 11.89 13.4 40.0 – – –

Upholsterers ...................................................... 15.54 12.5 38.9 15.54 12.5 38.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.01 3.0 40.0 17.01 3.0 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Upholsterers –Continued

 5 ................................................................... $15.80 6.8 37.5 $15.80 6.8 37.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.13 9.2 40.0 17.13 9.2 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 10.70 3.9 39.4 10.70 3.9 39.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.43 4.4 36.2 7.43 4.4 36.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.17 6.8 39.0 8.17 6.8 39.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.65 4.8 40.0 8.65 4.8 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.91 5.6 40.0 10.91 5.6 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.81 3.9 40.0 11.81 3.9 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.41 3.0 40.0 14.41 3.0 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ 18.24 2.6 39.9 18.24 2.6 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.12 5.2 39.8 15.12 5.2 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.92 6.1 40.0 19.92 6.1 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 9.29 9.4 39.7 9.29 9.4 39.7 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 8.44 3.4 35.9 8.64 4.2 34.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.74 2.9 35.8 7.48 5.1 32.9 – – –

Food batchmakers ............................................. 9.15 2.2 40.0 9.15 2.2 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 15.15 6.3 40.5 15.11 6.3 40.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.85 10.8 40.3 13.85 10.8 40.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.75 4.0 40.0 13.75 4.0 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.62 4.2 39.9 14.53 4.2 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.60 9.6 41.7 16.57 10.0 41.7 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 13.83 4.5 36.8 14.78 8.3 31.6 $13.39 5.3 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 11.89 5.6 40.0 – – – 11.45 4.8 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 15.39 3.8 40.0 – – – 15.21 4.5 40.0

Power plant operators ........................................ 20.88 14.4 40.0 21.81 19.1 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers .......................................... 17.53 6.7 39.9 17.57 6.7 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.20 10.1 39.9 18.26 10.2 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 17.34 6.7 39.3 17.32 7.0 39.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.20 2.4 40.0 20.59 2.8 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 11.33 3.5 39.6 11.31 3.5 39.6 15.40 21.1 37.7

 1 ................................................................... 7.29 2.4 38.8 7.28 2.4 38.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.55 2.8 39.7 8.55 2.8 39.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.10 2.1 39.7 11.10 2.1 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.72 2.2 39.8 12.73 2.2 39.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.46 2.4 39.9 14.46 2.4 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.38 5.4 39.9 15.38 5.4 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.42 5.0 39.9 17.21 5.1 39.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 18.80 9.0 39.4 18.80 9.0 39.4 – – –

Lathe and turning machine set-up operators ..... 13.84 6.1 39.9 13.84 6.1 39.9 – – –

Lathe and turning machine operators ................ 12.69 6.9 40.0 12.69 6.9 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.46 9.8 40.0 12.46 9.8 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 10.98 8.3 40.0 10.98 8.3 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.32 7.4 40.0 9.32 7.4 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.80 11.6 40.0 12.80 11.6 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.40 6.8 40.0 14.40 6.8 40.0 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ............... 11.95 9.9 39.7 11.95 9.9 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.26 16.9 39.3 13.26 16.9 39.3 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 10.71 4.5 40.0 10.71 4.5 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.15 3.0 40.0 8.15 3.0 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.87 2.0 40.0 11.87 2.0 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ................ 13.27 4.2 39.9 13.27 4.2 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.57 5.2 40.0 13.57 5.2 40.0 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 12.01 5.9 39.9 12.01 5.9 39.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.28 7.7 40.0 9.28 7.7 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.28 12.2 39.7 12.28 12.2 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.79 6.8 40.0 10.79 6.8 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

–Continued

 5 ................................................................... $14.71 9.0 40.0 $14.71 9.0 40.0 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 13.61 17.8 39.9 13.61 17.8 39.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.94 4.5 40.0 7.94 4.5 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.22 8.8 39.5 10.22 8.8 39.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.52 7.9 40.0 11.52 7.9 40.0 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators .......................................................... 7.99 9.9 39.1 7.99 9.9 39.1 – – –

Sawing machine operators ................................ 11.64 11.0 38.8 11.64 11.0 38.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.35 4.7 33.3 9.35 4.7 33.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.45 .9 40.0 10.45 .9 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.32 .0 40.0 11.32 .0 40.0 – – –

Shaping and jointing machine operators ........... 10.35 2.5 40.0 10.35 2.5 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.65 1.1 40.0 10.65 1.1 40.0 – – –

Nailing and tacking machine operators .............. 9.97 4.0 40.0 9.97 4.0 40.0 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 15.73 4.0 38.8 15.77 4.0 39.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.50 10.3 37.2 10.31 11.3 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.18 5.1 39.8 15.18 5.1 39.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.99 4.2 38.6 14.99 4.2 38.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.75 4.8 39.6 17.75 4.8 39.6 – – –

Photoengravers and lithographers ..................... 14.03 5.6 39.2 14.03 5.6 39.2 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ............................. 12.73 7.6 38.2 12.73 7.6 38.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.12 10.2 40.0 13.12 10.2 40.0 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators

 1 ................................................................... 8.52 4.4 39.9 8.52 4.4 39.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.67 7.0 39.7 9.67 7.0 39.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.47 5.9 39.6 11.47 5.9 39.6 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators .......................................................... 10.84 2.1 40.0 10.84 2.1 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.39 3.7 39.9 9.39 3.7 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.21 3.1 39.9 11.21 3.1 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.68 3.3 40.0 11.68 3.3 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.92 7.6 40.0 13.92 7.6 40.0 – – –

Textile cutting machine operators ...................... 10.29 6.1 40.0 10.29 6.1 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.17 4.3 40.0 9.17 4.3 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.04 2.4 40.0 10.04 2.4 40.0 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 8.95 12.1 39.3 8.95 12.1 39.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.50 6.1 38.0 6.50 6.1 38.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.69 4.9 39.6 7.69 4.9 39.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.36 1.8 40.0 11.36 1.8 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.14 8.6 40.0 13.14 8.6 40.0 – – –

Pressing machine operators .............................. 8.28 6.7 39.9 8.28 6.7 39.9 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 6.93 2.5 39.1 6.92 2.6 39.1 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.76 2.6 39.2 6.75 2.6 39.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.55 5.6 38.1 7.55 5.6 38.1 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 11.64 10.2 39.5 11.64 10.2 39.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.87 7.9 39.7 8.87 7.9 39.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.41 6.1 40.0 11.41 6.1 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.13 14.8 38.9 14.13 14.8 38.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.55 13.0 39.2 18.55 13.0 39.2 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 12.75 3.9 39.9 12.75 3.9 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.14 7.4 40.2 12.14 7.4 40.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.24 5.8 39.7 12.24 5.8 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.75 2.8 40.0 13.75 2.8 40.0 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 13.02 9.1 39.8 13.02 9.1 39.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.81 6.2 40.0 10.81 6.2 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.92 3.1 40.0 10.92 3.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 19.62 18.0 38.7 19.62 18.0 38.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators .......................................................... $16.89 3.6 39.7 $16.94 3.7 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.08 6.7 40.0 17.08 6.7 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.66 10.1 40.0 16.91 11.9 40.0 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 9.42 8.0 38.7 9.52 7.4 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.32 9.4 37.0 – – – – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 12.88 11.1 40.2 12.88 11.1 40.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.01 3.2 39.7 9.01 3.2 39.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.55 9.1 40.0 11.55 9.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.54 18.1 40.9 15.54 18.1 40.9 – – –

Folding machine operators ................................ 9.48 7.6 39.9 9.48 7.6 39.9 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 14.86 9.6 40.1 14.86 9.6 40.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.80 .8 40.4 12.80 .8 40.4 – – –

Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... 13.12 12.9 40.0 13.12 12.9 40.0 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... 12.34 9.0 40.0 12.34 9.0 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.54 4.6 40.0 10.54 4.6 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.13 6.0 40.0 10.13 6.0 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.43 2.3 40.0 11.43 2.3 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.30 6.9 40.0 14.30 6.9 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 10.50 13.7 36.7 10.52 13.7 36.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.49 3.7 37.9 7.49 3.7 37.9 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 12.53 6.3 39.6 12.54 6.3 39.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.33 8.1 37.8 7.33 8.1 37.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.41 5.2 39.4 8.41 5.2 39.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.21 2.2 39.7 11.21 2.2 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.64 4.6 39.7 13.72 4.2 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.62 7.4 40.0 15.62 7.4 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.13 7.6 39.9 20.13 7.6 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.61 5.1 39.9 20.61 5.1 39.9 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 13.46 7.1 40.0 13.09 7.1 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.04 4.3 40.0 10.04 4.3 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.68 4.7 40.0 11.68 4.7 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.09 3.5 40.0 13.09 3.5 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.70 2.7 40.0 13.70 2.7 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.84 9.1 40.0 19.34 13.3 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 10.08 7.5 39.7 10.08 7.5 39.7 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.56 3.5 39.0 7.56 3.5 39.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.83 6.9 40.0 12.83 6.9 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.49 5.5 39.2 12.49 5.5 39.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.33 3.9 39.9 13.33 3.9 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.09 8.2 40.0 12.09 8.2 40.0 – – –

Hand cutting and trimming ................................. 11.17 3.8 40.0 11.17 3.8 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.70 1.7 40.0 9.70 1.7 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.97 7.1 40.0 11.97 7.1 40.0 – – –

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ............. 10.27 9.8 40.0 10.29 9.9 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... 10.54 6.7 37.6 10.54 6.7 37.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.62 7.8 34.8 7.62 7.8 34.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.91 .9 39.8 8.91 .9 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.08 13.1 38.8 12.08 13.1 38.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.77 6.1 40.0 13.77 6.1 40.0 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 11.12 3.7 40.0 11.12 3.7 40.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.05 5.1 39.3 7.05 5.1 39.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.99 2.0 39.9 8.99 2.0 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.90 5.0 40.0 10.90 5.0 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.13 4.8 40.0 11.13 4.8 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.35 5.0 40.0 13.35 5.0 40.0 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 11.31 7.1 40.0 11.31 7.1 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.77 9.3 40.0 8.77 9.3 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Production testers –Continued

 4 ................................................................... $11.59 7.9 40.0 $11.59 7.9 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.92 12.3 40.0 11.92 12.3 40.0 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............ 8.27 3.0 40.0 8.27 3.0 40.0 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ...................................... 9.48 2.0 40.1 9.48 2.0 40.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.27 5.2 40.0 9.27 5.2 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 11.82 2.5 37.7 11.83 2.9 38.8 $11.73 2.5 31.3

 1 ................................................................... 8.31 4.6 33.0 8.25 4.9 33.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.84 4.2 35.5 8.67 4.6 36.7 10.18 4.1 28.0

 3 ................................................................... 10.57 3.2 36.2 10.62 3.6 38.3 10.19 3.7 24.6

 4 ................................................................... 13.21 3.2 40.0 13.31 3.4 40.5 12.07 7.0 35.1

 5 ................................................................... 13.84 3.8 40.8 14.34 4.9 41.8 12.55 2.6 38.3

 6 ................................................................... 17.12 4.8 43.3 17.57 5.2 44.0 14.21 3.7 39.1

 7 ................................................................... 19.41 4.9 41.8 20.08 4.6 42.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.78 5.5 40.6 23.02 5.6 40.9 – – –

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 16.65 7.1 40.9 17.97 7.7 42.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.31 10.1 44.5 22.31 10.1 44.5 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 11.64 3.6 40.2 11.66 3.9 40.3 11.33 4.3 39.6

 1 ................................................................... 8.53 5.6 35.9 8.53 5.6 35.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.24 4.2 39.8 8.16 4.0 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.48 3.8 38.8 10.51 3.9 38.8 9.84 6.8 38.7

 4 ................................................................... 13.64 3.3 41.7 13.78 3.3 41.8 10.76 4.7 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.48 5.2 43.2 14.53 6.0 43.7 14.18 2.9 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 17.02 5.9 48.4 17.14 6.0 48.7 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 11.63 5.9 37.0 11.63 5.9 37.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.11 13.7 21.7 12.11 13.7 21.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.69 6.6 40.7 11.69 6.6 40.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.93 2.7 40.9 15.93 2.7 40.9 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 10.98 4.5 26.7 9.81 6.6 29.7 11.79 3.8 25.0

 2 ................................................................... 10.01 9.1 25.1 9.24 22.1 27.5 10.51 4.6 23.8

 3 ................................................................... 10.14 5.2 20.9 7.69 2.5 32.3 10.58 4.9 19.6

 4 ................................................................... 12.69 6.1 32.2 11.95 6.0 31.9 13.07 7.7 32.3

 5 ................................................................... 12.42 14.5 36.9 – – – 14.51 3.9 35.6

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 6.70 4.9 23.4 6.59 5.5 22.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.38 3.3 21.3 6.20 4.1 19.7 – – –

Parking lot attendants ........................................ 6.79 3.3 30.0 6.79 3.3 30.1 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.74 4.0 28.3 6.74 4.0 28.3 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 10.28 7.8 33.8 9.05 7.6 31.8 13.20 10.9 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 6.82 8.0 30.0 6.64 6.4 29.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.17 8.7 38.4 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.41 6.8 33.2 9.43 6.9 33.1 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 15.19 14.4 40.4 15.58 16.9 40.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.28 6.8 41.5 22.28 6.8 41.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.11 6.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 14.04 6.7 40.0 – – – 12.09 2.3 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 12.83 5.4 40.0 – – – 12.24 2.6 40.0

Crane and tower operators ................................ 17.21 13.3 40.0 17.21 13.3 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.23 5.4 40.0 14.23 5.4 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 12.27 7.7 40.0 12.82 9.9 40.0 10.75 6.9 39.9

 3 ................................................................... 9.32 7.8 39.9 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.51 6.0 40.0 12.86 4.7 40.0 11.70 14.3 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 17.63 7.6 40.0 – – – – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 11.21 3.8 39.9 11.15 4.7 40.0 11.41 5.8 39.5

 4 ................................................................... 11.95 1.0 40.0 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.47 2.3 39.5 – – – – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 11.24 4.2 39.9 11.25 4.3 39.9 10.31 3.8 40.0

 2 ................................................................... 9.04 2.2 39.8 9.04 2.2 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.74 4.0 39.9 10.75 4.1 39.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

–Continued

 4 ................................................................... $14.08 5.8 40.0 $14.12 5.8 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.29 3.4 40.2 15.69 2.4 40.2 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 13.78 9.0 39.3 14.35 10.3 39.8 $12.23 14.4 38.2

 2 ................................................................... 9.35 4.1 38.7 9.36 4.8 39.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.65 5.2 40.0 9.90 7.0 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 17.20 13.6 40.0 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.15 8.5 37.7 17.00 4.9 40.0 10.46 1.7 36.2

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 9.21 2.9 35.7 9.15 3.0 35.5 10.28 4.7 39.1

 1 ................................................................... 7.33 2.0 32.7 7.27 2.0 32.4 8.44 6.7 39.0

 2 ................................................................... 9.30 2.5 38.8 9.32 2.5 38.9 8.65 4.7 38.6

 3 ................................................................... 10.66 2.9 38.1 10.67 3.1 38.0 10.35 6.6 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.75 5.0 39.0 11.78 5.3 39.0 11.21 2.8 37.4

 5 ................................................................... 13.54 6.8 39.2 13.59 7.2 39.2 12.88 5.6 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 16.74 12.2 39.4 17.93 11.2 39.2 11.53 8.3 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 18.06 2.6 41.1 18.24 2.8 41.3 17.14 7.1 40.0

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 18.10 10.2 40.3 19.92 11.5 40.5 16.46 10.6 40.0

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 8.19 6.2 39.0 7.81 6.4 39.3 9.42 6.6 38.1

 1 ................................................................... 7.28 5.8 39.1 7.07 5.7 39.0 8.03 4.3 39.3

 2 ................................................................... 8.17 5.0 39.2 8.02 4.2 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.30 8.0 39.8 9.58 6.6 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.06 7.7 35.1 11.42 9.2 39.6 10.30 12.6 28.5

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 15.12 4.8 40.3 14.68 4.3 40.4 15.98 9.7 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 12.53 5.1 39.8 12.77 5.7 39.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.07 8.6 40.0 15.33 7.8 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.64 4.6 42.1 18.68 5.0 42.3 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 9.61 5.0 40.0 9.60 5.2 40.0 9.85 5.4 40.0

 2 ................................................................... 8.34 3.5 40.0 8.31 3.7 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.91 6.0 40.0 9.88 6.2 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.95 9.9 40.0 12.03 10.2 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 10.23 6.5 39.2 10.18 6.7 39.2 11.83 6.3 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 7.89 4.7 38.9 7.89 4.7 38.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.30 4.7 39.8 8.30 4.7 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.14 4.9 39.7 11.15 5.0 39.7 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 8.60 4.5 39.6 8.55 5.0 39.6 9.09 5.2 39.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.34 4.6 39.5 7.22 4.8 39.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.40 2.9 39.6 9.52 2.7 39.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.59 2.8 39.8 9.57 2.4 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.48 15.4 40.0 – – – 10.38 3.3 39.8

Production helpers ............................................. 11.85 9.0 39.8 11.85 9.0 39.8 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.67 2.9 39.0 7.67 2.9 39.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.97 5.0 40.0 10.97 5.0 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.56 5.7 39.9 10.56 5.8 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.54 5.3 39.9 12.54 5.3 39.9 – – –

Garbage collectors ............................................. 9.99 8.4 40.0 – – – 10.26 8.6 39.7

 1 ................................................................... 9.94 12.4 39.5 – – – 10.11 13.0 39.5

 2 ................................................................... 9.15 9.5 41.3 – – – 9.58 8.6 40.0

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 8.25 3.2 30.2 8.24 3.2 30.1 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.66 2.8 26.5 6.66 2.8 26.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.83 3.6 35.8 8.83 3.6 35.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.06 3.4 34.6 9.06 3.4 34.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.91 4.9 39.8 13.03 4.9 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.03 6.5 39.5 14.03 6.5 39.5 – – –

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 9.69 4.3 39.9 9.69 4.3 39.9 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.27 9.1 39.8 8.27 9.1 39.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers –Continued

Machine feeders and offbearers –Continued

 2 ................................................................... $9.64 4.2 39.9 $9.64 4.2 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.23 4.0 39.6 13.23 4.0 39.6 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 9.67 6.0 31.7 9.67 6.0 31.7 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.43 5.2 27.9 7.43 5.2 27.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.86 7.4 37.2 9.86 7.4 37.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 13.02 5.0 37.4 13.02 5.0 37.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.87 13.4 36.9 11.87 13.4 36.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.31 10.2 39.9 15.31 10.2 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.17 3.6 40.0 15.17 3.6 40.0 – – –

Garage and service station related .................... 9.01 8.3 40.0 9.01 8.3 40.0 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 8.92 3.4 39.4 8.90 3.5 39.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.45 3.3 38.9 8.46 3.4 39.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.54 6.2 40.7 9.50 6.2 40.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.16 5.1 40.0 9.01 5.6 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.98 21.4 40.0 11.98 21.4 40.0 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 8.07 3.8 35.6 8.07 3.8 35.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.18 2.7 33.6 7.18 2.7 33.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.42 4.2 39.3 8.42 4.2 39.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.80 4.5 39.8 11.80 4.5 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.23 5.7 38.9 10.23 5.7 38.9 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.88 3.9 38.3 8.93 3.8 38.3 $8.14 6.8 38.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.40 3.7 37.7 7.38 4.0 37.6 7.65 11.0 38.9

 2 ................................................................... 9.89 4.4 39.1 10.00 4.6 39.2 8.19 5.7 38.7

 3 ................................................................... 10.96 10.5 38.9 11.04 10.8 38.8 9.20 5.9 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.67 6.8 39.6 10.64 6.9 39.7 – – –

Service .............................................................................. 8.54 2.1 32.8 7.43 2.1 31.5 12.39 1.4 38.3

 1 ................................................................... 6.14 2.5 29.6 5.94 2.5 29.3 7.98 1.6 33.5

 2 ................................................................... 6.64 3.3 30.8 6.50 3.7 30.4 7.90 5.0 35.0

 3 ................................................................... 7.77 2.0 34.3 7.55 2.3 34.3 9.19 2.3 34.3

 4 ................................................................... 10.28 2.8 35.2 10.25 3.3 34.7 10.45 2.3 38.2

 5 ................................................................... 12.10 2.2 38.6 11.28 4.8 35.3 12.53 1.3 40.6

 6 ................................................................... 13.11 2.1 38.7 12.78 6.0 32.7 13.25 1.7 42.1

 7 ................................................................... 16.86 3.3 38.4 17.37 12.3 31.0 16.71 2.4 41.4

 8 ................................................................... 16.76 2.3 41.5 17.61 7.1 41.4 16.59 2.4 41.5

 9 ................................................................... 20.36 4.3 41.4 – – – 20.34 4.7 41.5

10 ................................................................... 23.43 3.5 41.1 – – – 23.42 3.6 41.0

11 ................................................................... 26.88 7.0 43.0 – – – 27.01 7.6 43.3

Not able to be leveled .................................... 12.79 16.5 35.5 10.03 4.1 31.8 15.72 27.1 40.6

Protective service .................................................. 12.73 1.9 37.4 8.38 3.6 32.0 14.88 3.2 40.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.16 4.3 34.2 6.99 3.7 35.1 10.26 11.8 23.2

 2 ................................................................... 7.16 5.4 33.0 7.10 5.6 33.4 8.34 2.7 26.4

 3 ................................................................... 7.87 2.5 32.4 7.74 2.4 32.4 10.02 6.5 31.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.56 3.3 33.7 9.52 5.2 27.8 11.19 4.0 38.7

 5 ................................................................... 12.50 1.4 40.3 10.98 7.3 35.6 12.65 1.3 40.8

 6 ................................................................... 13.56 2.5 38.8 15.68 17.1 20.1 13.35 1.8 42.6

 7 ................................................................... 16.67 2.3 40.0 – – – 16.63 2.4 41.5

 8 ................................................................... 16.73 2.3 41.8 – – – 16.73 2.3 41.8

 9 ................................................................... 20.34 4.7 41.5 – – – 20.34 4.7 41.5

10 ................................................................... 23.42 3.6 41.0 – – – 23.42 3.6 41.0

11 ................................................................... 26.89 7.1 43.1 – – – 27.01 7.6 43.3

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.38 26.5 41.9 – – – – – –

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 21.40 5.7 49.8 – – – 21.40 5.7 49.8

 7 ................................................................... 15.55 13.5 52.8 – – – 15.55 13.5 52.8

 8 ................................................................... 18.57 4.4 49.1 – – – 18.57 4.4 49.1

 9 ................................................................... 21.80 5.4 51.1 – – – 21.80 5.4 51.1

10 ................................................................... 24.25 6.6 43.9 – – – 24.25 6.6 43.9

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 20.87 4.7 40.2 – – – 20.89 4.7 40.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Protective service –Continued

Supervisors, police and detectives –Continued

 7 ................................................................... $15.92 3.5 40.0 – – – $15.92 3.5 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 16.66 10.3 40.0 – – – 16.66 10.3 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 23.56 4.8 39.5 – – – 23.56 4.8 39.5

10 ................................................................... 22.84 4.8 40.6 – – – 22.84 4.8 40.6

11 ................................................................... 31.57 11.9 41.1 – – – 31.57 11.9 41.1

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 12.23 8.3 36.1 $11.63 9.6 38.1 13.64 16.7 32.1

 4 ................................................................... 9.67 5.9 31.5 10.36 5.5 39.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 9.92 9.8 37.6 9.92 9.8 37.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.01 7.2 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.47 10.7 40.2 – – – 17.99 1.7 40.4

Fire inspection and fire prevention ..................... 16.36 8.5 47.1 – – – 16.36 8.5 47.1

Firefighting ......................................................... 13.25 5.0 42.1 – – – 13.62 3.7 49.2

 5 ................................................................... 11.79 5.8 51.2 – – – 11.79 5.8 51.2

 6 ................................................................... 13.60 2.9 51.6 – – – 13.60 2.9 51.6

 7 ................................................................... 14.91 6.6 46.8 – – – 14.91 6.6 46.8

 8 ................................................................... 16.10 6.3 44.8 – – – 16.10 6.3 44.8

Police and detectives, public service ................. 16.93 2.5 40.1 – – – 16.95 2.4 40.1

 5 ................................................................... 12.30 6.4 40.5 – – – 12.32 7.0 40.5

 6 ................................................................... 13.64 3.8 40.0 – – – 13.64 3.8 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 18.17 4.1 39.9 – – – 18.17 4.1 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 16.82 2.5 40.5 – – – 16.82 2.5 40.5

 9 ................................................................... 18.95 5.3 40.4 – – – 18.95 5.3 40.4

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 13.61 3.8 39.8 – – – 13.60 3.8 39.9

 4 ................................................................... 10.00 3.5 41.7 – – – 10.00 3.5 41.7

 5 ................................................................... 13.23 7.4 33.9 – – – 13.23 7.4 33.9

 6 ................................................................... 12.82 4.8 40.5 – – – 12.82 4.8 40.5

 7 ................................................................... 16.17 6.2 39.2 – – – 16.20 6.3 39.7

Correctional institution officers ........................... 12.80 1.6 40.1 – – – 12.80 1.6 40.1

 4 ................................................................... 10.89 2.1 40.1 – – – 10.89 2.1 40.1

 5 ................................................................... 12.75 1.5 40.1 – – – 12.75 1.5 40.1

 6 ................................................................... 13.51 2.5 40.2 – – – 13.51 2.5 40.2

 7 ................................................................... 15.23 8.6 40.1 – – – 15.23 8.6 40.1

Crossing guards ................................................. 8.71 8.7 17.7 – – – 8.34 8.2 17.1

 1 ................................................................... 7.47 16.8 13.6 – – – 7.47 16.8 13.6

Guards and police, except public service .......... 8.36 3.7 33.2 8.24 3.8 33.0 11.44 5.0 38.4

 1 ................................................................... 7.09 3.8 36.3 7.09 3.8 36.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.11 5.8 33.8 7.08 5.9 33.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.79 2.5 33.9 7.78 2.5 33.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.67 5.5 31.7 9.69 5.6 31.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.81 5.0 37.2 11.42 7.6 35.9 12.57 2.8 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 15.45 20.1 18.7 15.45 20.1 18.7 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 11.43 10.9 32.4 – – – 13.57 7.8 39.5

 3 ................................................................... 7.66 4.0 24.4 7.10 3.0 22.3 9.10 5.4 32.1

 4 ................................................................... 10.03 5.7 33.0 – – – 10.06 5.3 33.7

 5 ................................................................... 12.83 10.7 29.3 – – – 13.68 11.0 40.0

Food service .......................................................... 6.33 3.0 30.2 6.19 3.2 30.1 8.54 3.1 31.4

 1 ................................................................... 5.39 4.0 28.0 5.30 4.0 27.9 7.40 1.5 28.4

 2 ................................................................... 5.40 6.4 28.0 5.31 6.6 27.9 7.08 12.7 30.2

 3 ................................................................... 6.80 2.4 33.7 6.68 2.7 34.1 8.62 3.9 29.6

 4 ................................................................... 9.17 4.0 36.8 9.09 4.5 36.6 9.75 5.7 38.1

 5 ................................................................... 9.27 6.4 36.5 8.78 6.9 35.7 11.17 1.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 12.22 4.3 41.1 12.32 5.6 41.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 11.80 9.7 43.5 11.78 9.7 43.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 18.49 3.5 42.0 18.49 3.5 42.0 – – –

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 3.61 4.7 28.6 3.61 4.7 28.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 3.59 4.3 29.0 3.59 4.3 29.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 3.25 13.0 25.9 3.25 13.0 25.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 3.72 6.1 30.5 3.72 6.1 30.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 6.75 17.4 31.7 6.75 17.4 31.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Food service –Continued

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders –Continued

Bartenders ......................................................... $4.40 12.4 32.1 $4.40 12.4 32.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 3.97 8.4 34.3 3.97 8.4 34.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 8.62 15.2 30.7 8.62 15.2 30.7 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 3.03 5.5 27.6 3.03 5.5 27.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 2.84 6.3 28.5 2.84 6.3 28.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 3.08 13.8 25.3 3.08 13.8 25.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 3.34 7.5 28.8 3.34 7.5 28.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 5.24 20.1 32.5 5.24 20.1 32.5 – – –

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.49 5.4 30.4 5.49 5.4 30.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 5.22 5.8 30.1 5.22 5.8 30.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.12 10.1 28.1 8.12 10.1 28.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.19 6.0 38.3 7.19 6.0 38.3 – – –

Other food service ............................................... 7.38 2.1 30.8 7.28 2.1 30.8 $8.54 3.1 31.4

 1 ................................................................... 6.27 1.7 27.5 6.19 1.8 27.4 7.40 1.5 28.4

 2 ................................................................... 6.50 2.4 29.1 6.45 2.4 29.1 7.08 12.7 30.2

 3 ................................................................... 7.80 1.6 34.9 7.73 1.8 35.5 8.62 3.9 29.6

 4 ................................................................... 9.34 4.1 37.2 9.28 4.6 37.1 9.75 5.7 38.1

 5 ................................................................... 10.04 3.2 37.0 9.68 3.1 36.1 11.17 1.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 12.22 4.3 41.1 12.32 5.6 41.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 11.80 9.7 43.5 11.78 9.7 43.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 18.49 3.5 42.0 18.49 3.5 42.0 – – –

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 10.54 4.1 39.2 10.47 4.7 39.3 11.08 2.3 38.2

 3 ................................................................... 7.42 3.2 39.5 7.42 3.2 39.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.90 7.9 38.8 9.90 8.8 39.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 10.07 4.2 36.9 9.68 4.0 36.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.20 4.1 41.6 12.34 6.2 42.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 11.72 9.9 43.6 11.70 9.9 43.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 18.40 3.9 42.2 18.40 3.9 42.2 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 7.64 3.4 35.0 7.59 3.5 35.0 8.78 5.2 36.3

 1 ................................................................... 6.09 3.7 33.4 6.05 3.8 33.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.67 3.6 31.9 6.66 3.7 31.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.97 3.0 36.2 7.93 3.2 36.0 8.58 1.6 39.6

 4 ................................................................... 9.78 4.3 40.3 9.70 4.7 40.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 10.35 3.6 37.4 10.35 3.6 37.4 – – –

Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 6.15 3.0 26.7 6.14 3.0 26.7 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.15 3.9 26.3 6.15 4.0 26.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.05 3.5 27.1 6.04 3.5 27.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 6.75 6.4 30.0 6.85 7.9 34.6 – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.26 4.8 30.8 7.18 5.1 30.9 7.92 5.1 29.6

 1 ................................................................... 6.14 4.7 29.1 6.07 4.8 29.4 7.00 4.6 25.6

 2 ................................................................... 7.29 2.7 31.7 7.27 2.8 32.1 7.62 11.2 27.2

 3 ................................................................... 8.25 2.5 31.9 8.26 2.6 32.6 8.09 9.2 27.1

 4 ................................................................... 8.73 4.3 33.7 8.79 7.8 29.8 – – –

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.85 2.7 28.5 6.65 3.3 28.2 8.03 3.2 30.2

 1 ................................................................... 6.49 2.6 26.3 6.34 2.7 25.9 7.49 1.6 29.1

 2 ................................................................... 6.44 5.0 27.1 6.27 5.0 26.1 6.92 15.9 30.5

 3 ................................................................... 7.57 2.6 34.8 7.34 3.0 35.6 9.47 4.6 29.3

 4 ................................................................... 7.03 7.0 29.2 6.62 2.7 28.5 – – –

Health service ........................................................ 8.29 2.9 34.6 8.19 3.3 34.2 8.97 4.5 37.7

 1 ................................................................... 7.08 3.8 35.0 7.11 5.0 33.8 6.99 4.4 38.0

 2 ................................................................... 7.13 3.2 34.6 7.13 3.3 34.6 7.13 5.8 34.8

 3 ................................................................... 8.16 1.8 35.2 7.91 1.8 34.3 8.86 4.7 37.9

 4 ................................................................... 9.64 2.6 33.6 9.63 2.8 33.2 9.79 2.1 38.8

 5 ................................................................... 9.81 3.3 38.6 9.46 3.1 38.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.40 10.9 38.1 14.00 17.2 36.9 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 9.51 3.1 32.7 9.50 3.4 32.1 9.52 4.6 39.4

 1 ................................................................... 7.32 11.9 36.1 7.99 10.6 34.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.16 6.1 31.5 7.12 6.9 30.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.12 3.9 32.9 8.55 3.5 30.5 10.17 7.0 38.6

 4 ................................................................... 9.93 2.3 32.3 9.93 2.4 32.0 10.03 2.3 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Health service –Continued

Health aides, except nursing –Continued

 5 ................................................................... $9.48 5.9 38.2 $9.51 8.1 37.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.60 18.5 36.6 12.66 21.0 36.1 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 7.76 2.4 35.9 7.57 2.3 35.7 $8.80 5.3 37.2

 1 ................................................................... 7.01 3.2 34.6 6.88 4.2 33.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.08 3.4 35.8 7.08 3.6 35.9 7.07 6.1 34.3

 3 ................................................................... 7.95 1.7 35.7 7.79 1.9 35.1 8.46 3.7 37.6

 4 ................................................................... 9.07 3.1 36.4 8.90 3.0 35.9 9.70 3.1 38.4

 5 ................................................................... 9.86 4.7 38.5 9.18 2.5 38.2 – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 8.31 3.3 33.9 8.15 3.8 33.0 9.08 3.5 39.0

 1 ................................................................... 7.15 3.3 32.4 6.95 3.7 31.3 8.12 2.0 39.0

 2 ................................................................... 7.74 2.6 31.9 7.56 3.5 30.5 8.42 4.4 39.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.35 5.2 38.4 9.26 6.1 38.3 9.79 4.7 38.6

 4 ................................................................... 11.47 7.3 39.6 11.59 7.6 39.5 10.48 3.8 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 12.12 5.9 39.7 12.16 6.9 39.7 11.87 8.4 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 12.40 4.0 39.9 12.34 4.2 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.64 12.3 39.9 15.37 4.8 40.0 22.56 14.3 39.8

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 12.97 7.8 39.2 12.14 4.7 39.1 16.20 18.3 39.8

 3 ................................................................... 9.16 7.5 37.4 8.84 9.8 36.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.25 6.3 37.6 11.24 6.5 37.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.82 9.6 39.6 11.91 10.6 39.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.34 4.3 39.9 12.28 4.6 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.19 16.6 39.8 14.48 3.1 40.0 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 6.79 3.8 37.9 6.77 4.0 37.8 7.24 4.4 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 6.52 3.9 37.9 6.51 4.0 37.8 6.74 5.2 39.9

 2 ................................................................... 7.14 2.8 38.4 7.10 3.8 37.9 7.27 5.1 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.15 7.4 36.4 9.09 7.8 36.3 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.25 2.5 31.8 8.09 3.0 30.1 8.75 2.2 38.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.55 3.3 29.7 7.33 4.4 27.4 8.20 2.0 38.9

 2 ................................................................... 7.85 2.9 31.0 – – – 8.63 5.2 38.8

 3 ................................................................... 9.96 4.6 38.2 10.02 5.7 38.1 9.74 5.1 38.5

 4 ................................................................... 9.82 3.8 39.5 9.63 4.6 39.4 10.46 3.8 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 12.38 5.3 40.0 12.29 7.2 40.0 – – –

Pest control ........................................................ 10.51 17.9 40.0 – – – – – –

Personal service .................................................... 8.88 5.6 31.2 8.78 6.7 31.0 9.45 3.2 32.2

 1 ................................................................... 6.27 4.7 28.7 5.95 3.5 28.9 8.34 4.8 27.6

 2 ................................................................... 6.70 4.3 29.4 6.53 4.6 29.0 7.83 5.3 32.1

 3 ................................................................... 8.11 7.8 33.3 7.82 9.9 33.5 9.25 1.9 32.7

 4 ................................................................... 11.37 5.3 34.5 11.54 5.6 34.4 9.93 9.6 35.5

 5 ................................................................... 16.98 9.6 30.7 18.43 12.1 29.1 12.56 7.9 36.9

 6 ................................................................... 10.91 6.6 35.1 10.85 7.7 36.0 11.22 8.2 31.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... 9.44 6.8 35.7 – – – – – –

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 13.01 7.5 36.7 12.57 9.7 37.7 13.41 13.0 35.8

 6 ................................................................... 11.82 9.2 31.7 – – – – – –

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ....................... 11.19 4.5 32.2 11.19 4.5 32.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.10 6.8 35.2 12.10 6.8 35.2 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 7.08 5.6 25.8 6.61 3.8 25.4 7.78 11.5 26.4

 1 ................................................................... 6.07 1.8 26.6 6.03 1.7 24.5 6.13 2.8 29.7

 2 ................................................................... 6.54 4.8 23.9 6.64 6.0 23.9 6.23 1.9 23.9

 3 ................................................................... 7.21 5.6 25.9 7.10 5.0 30.1 7.46 13.9 19.6

 4 ................................................................... 10.83 15.0 32.9 – – – – – –

Guides ............................................................... 9.51 4.9 31.0 9.75 4.6 34.4 – – –

Public transportation attendants ........................ 28.39 8.2 20.9 31.70 5.5 19.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 30.35 8.0 21.3 – – – – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 6.00 8.6 32.1 6.00 8.6 32.1 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 4.76 6.1 32.2 4.76 6.1 32.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.66 23.9 32.6 6.66 23.9 32.6 – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ 8.68 5.9 30.0 7.98 4.1 27.6 9.65 10.9 33.9

 2 ................................................................... 7.54 3.1 27.9 7.16 2.2 23.9 7.96 5.4 34.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service –Continued

Welfare service aides –Continued

 3 ................................................................... $8.23 3.6 29.7 – – – $8.88 1.9 31.1

 5 ................................................................... 12.97 12.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 7.03 7.8 32.6 $6.12 5.8 31.8 9.25 2.8 34.6

 1 ................................................................... 6.23 10.5 29.8 5.35 1.8 29.7 8.98 3.2 30.0

 2 ................................................................... 6.61 8.6 32.3 6.32 8.8 31.6 8.79 8.9 38.9

 3 ................................................................... 8.44 7.4 36.2 6.69 2.2 36.1 9.44 2.6 36.2

 4 ................................................................... 8.42 6.7 39.2 – – – 9.22 17.1 38.0

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 7.16 1.3 29.8 7.08 1.3 30.0 8.47 7.2 27.0

 2 ................................................................... 6.23 1.7 28.5 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 6.87 2.6 35.8 6.67 2.1 35.9 – – –

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 8.06 9.7 34.4 7.89 10.6 34.5 9.90 4.9 33.6

 1 ................................................................... 6.01 2.9 36.4 5.99 2.8 36.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.61 5.0 30.3 7.67 5.3 30.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.71 16.1 33.2 9.79 17.1 33.8 8.78 4.1 27.8

 4 ................................................................... 9.42 3.1 29.8 9.18 4.3 27.1 9.97 2.9 38.6

 5 ................................................................... 10.89 3.2 39.0 10.43 4.3 38.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 10.04 5.5 40.8 9.93 5.4 40.9 – – –

1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in anestablishment is evaluated based

on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned

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

overall level of the occupation. See the Technical Note for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

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

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

weighted by hours. 

4 In this census division, collection was conducted between September 1998 and April

2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first time, estimates

include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50 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 Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE A. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 South Atlantic,

National Compensation Survey,3 1999

Occupational group All industries Private industry State and local

government

All ............................................................................................. 16,271,900 13,577,300 2,694,600

All, excluding sales ............................................................... 14,574,000 11,895,300 2,678,700

White collar ......................................................................... 8,777,500 6,992,900 1,784,600

White collar, excluding sales ............................................ 7,079,700 5,311,000 1,768,700

Professional specialty and technical ................................. 2,985,300 1,996,900 988,400

Professional specialty occupations ............................... 2,278,900 1,395,300 883,600

Technical occupations .................................................. 706,300 601,600 104,800

Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... 1,231,200 975,300 255,900

Sales ................................................................................. 1,697,900 1,682,000 15,900

Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 2,863,200 2,338,800 524,400

Blue collar ........................................................................... 4,377,400 4,082,300 295,100

Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. 1,318,300 1,197,600 120,700

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. 1,200,400 1,194,700 5,700

Transportation and material moving ................................. 680,100 570,600 109,500

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 1,178,500 1,119,400 59,100

Service ................................................................................. 3,117,000 2,502,000 615,000

1 Number of workers represented by the survey are rounded

to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a

description of size and composition of the labor force included in

the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison

with other statistical series to measure employment trends or

levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the

survey.

2 A classification system including about 480 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy.

For more information, see Technical Note. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between

September 1998 and April 2000. The average reference period

was September 1999. For the first time, estimates include workers

in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers.

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TABLE B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment employment size, South Atlantic, National

Compensation Survey,1 1999

Industry division

Number of establishments studied

Total 1 to 99

workers2

100 to

499

workers

500 to

999

workers

1000 to

2,499

workers

2,500 to

4,999

workers

5,000 or

more

workers

All ...................................................................................................................... 3,736 1,337 1,478 387 306 122 106

Private Industry ............................................................................................ 3,249 1,282 1,346 302 218 64 37

Goods-producing industries ....................................................................... 915 276 424 123 68 14 10

Mining .................................................................................................... 19 14 5 ––––

Construction ........................................................................................... 160 110 46 2 2 – –

Manufacturing ........................................................................................ 736 152 373 121 66 14 10

Durable goods ................................................................................... 329 76 148 56 32 12 5

Nondurable goods ............................................................................. 407 76 225 65 34 2 5

Service-producing industries ..................................................................... 2,334 1,006 922 179 150 50 27

Transportation and utilities ..................................................................... 263 78 107 30 30 12 6

Wholesale trade ..................................................................................... 146 75 57 9 5 – –

Retail trade ............................................................................................ 569 335 206 12 14 2 –

Finance, insurance and real estate ........................................................ 204 122 49 13 13 6 1

Services ................................................................................................. 1,152 396 503 115 88 30 20

State and local government ........................................................................ 487 55 132 85 88 58 69

1 In this census division, collection was conducted between September 1998 and April

2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first time, estimates

include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers. 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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Technical Note

The data in these tables are based on the National Compensation Survey (NCS) conducted by the Bureau of

Labor Statistics throughout the year. The surveys are locality-based and cover establishments in private industry and

State and local governments. Bulletins are issued for individual localities, when sufficient data meet publication standards. Agriculture, private households, and the Federal Government are excluded from the scope of the survey.

Survey scope. In the South Atlantic census division, the

NCS studied 3,736 establishments representing approximately

16,271,900 workers within the scope of the survey. Beginning with the 1999 NCS, private sector establishments with 1

or more workers are included in the survey. State and local

governments with 50 or more workers also are included. The

number of workers represented by the survey is shown in

table A, and the number of establishments is shown in table

B. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an economic unit that produces goods or services, a central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the

establishment is usually at a single physical location. For

State and local governments, an establishment is defined as

all locations of a government entity.

Sampling frame. The list of establishments from which the

survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed

from the State unemployment insurance reports. The reference month for the public sector is June 1994. Due to the

volatility of industries within the private sector, sampling

frames were developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. The

reference month for the private sector varied by area.

Sample design and data collection. The sample for this

survey was selected using a three-stage design. The first

stage consisted of the selection of areas. The nationwide

NCS sample consists of 154 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas that represent the Nations 326 metropolitan

statistical areas and the remaining portions of the 50 States.

Metropolitan areas are designated Metropolitan Statistical

Areas (MSAs) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs), as defined in 1994 by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Nonmetropolitan areas are counties

that do not fit the metropolitan area definition.

The NCS locality areas that contribute to the South Atlantic census division are:

Atlanta, GA, MSA

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC, MSA

Charleston-North Charleston, SC, MSA

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, MSA

Citrus County, FL

Craven County, NC

Decatur County, GA

Dorchester County, MD

Franklin County, VA

Georgetown County, SC

Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC, MSA

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC, MSA

Greenwood County, SC

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, MSA

Liberty County, GA

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, F,L MSA

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, CMSA

Montgomery County, VA

Moore County, NC

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News,

 VA-NC, MSA

Ocala, FL, MSA

Orlando, FL, MSA

Polk County, NC

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, MSA

Richmond-Petersburg, VA, MSA

Tallahassee, FL, MSA

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, MSA

Tattnall County, GA

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, CMSA

Washington County, GA

In the second stage, the sample of establishments was

drawn by first stratifying the sampling frame by ownership

and industry. The number of sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the

stratum employment. Each sampled establishment is selected

within a stratum with a probability proportional to its employment. Use of this technique means that the larger an

establishments employment, the greater the establishment's

chance of selection. Weights were applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated so that the establishment represents similar units (by industry and employment

size) in the economy which were not selected for collection.

The third stage of sample selection was a probability

sample of occupations within a sampled establishment. In

the South Atlantic region, collection was conducted between

September 1998 and April 2000, with an average reference

period of September 1999.

Occupational selection and classification. Identification

of the occupations for which wage data were collected was a

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four-step process:

1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs

2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the

Census of Population system

3. Characterization of jobs as full-time vs. part-time, union

vs. nonunion, and time vs. incentive

4. Determination of the level of work of each job

For each occupation, wage data were collected for those

workers who met all the criteria identified in the last three

steps. Special procedures were developed for jobs for which

a correct classification or level could not be determined.

In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each

establishment by the BLS field economist during a personal

visit. A complete list of employees was used for sampling,

with each selected worker representing a job within the establishment. As with the selection of establishments, the

selection of a job was based on probability proportional to

its size in the establishment. The greater the number of people

working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance

of selection.

The second step of the process entailed classifying the

selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. The

National Compensation Survey 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 jobs 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.

In step three, certain other job characteristics of the chosen workers were identified. First, the worker was identified

as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based on the

establishments definition of those terms. Then, the worker

was classified as having a time versus incentive job, depending on whether any part of pay was directly based on

the actual production of the worker, rather than solely on

hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in

a union or a nonunion job.

The fourth step in the job classification procedure was to

determine the work level of each of the establishments selected jobs, using a generic leveling process. This process,

involving discussions between the Bureaus field economist

and the respondent, ranks and compares all selected establishment occupations using 10 leveling factors. For more

information on generic leveling and an example of how to

use the criteria for leveling a job, see appendix C and appendix D at http:www.bls.gov/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. The above website also has a

link to the NCS job descriptions.

Data reliability. The data in these tables are estimates from

a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two

types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample

survey, sampling and nonsampling.

Sampling errors occur because observations come only

from a sample and not from an entire population. The sample

used for this survey is one of a number of possible samples

of the same size that could have been selected using the

sample design. Estimates derived from the different samples

would differ from each other.

A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular

sample approximates the average result of all possible

samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard

error divided by the estimate. Tables in this bulletin provide

RSE data for indicated series.

The relative standard error can be used to calculate a

confidence interval around a sample estimate. As an example, suppose the mean hourly earnings for all workers was

$15.09 per hour, with a relative standard error of 0.6 percent

for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence

interval for this estimate is $15.24 to $14.94 ($15.09 x 1.645 x

0.006 = $0.149, rounded to $0.15); ($15.09 + $0.15 = $15.24;

$15.09 - $0.15 = $14.94). 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.

A Technical Reinterview Program done in all survey areas

will be used in the development of a formal quality assessment process to help compute nonsampling error. Although

nonsampling errors were not specifically measured, efforts

were made to minimize them through the extensive training

of field economists who gathered survey data by personal

visit, computer editing of the data, and detailed data review.

Census area divisions. Data are tabulated by census divisions defined as follows: New England - Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Rhode

Island; Middle Atlantic - New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; East North Central - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central - Iowa, Kansas,

Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska; South Atlantic - Delaware, District of Columbia,

Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,

Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central - Alabama,

Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central

- Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Mountain -

Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona,

Utah, and Nevada; and Pacific - Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, and Alaska. Some census divisions include

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs) and

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) that cross State lines.

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