National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the

East South Central Census Division, 2000

U.S. Department of Labor

Elaine L. Chao, Secretary

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Lois L. Orr, Acting Commissioner

November 2001

Bulletin 2547-6
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Preface

he National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides

comprehensive measures of occupational earnings,

compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed

benefit provisions. This bulletin focuses on occupational

earnings.

The NCS replaced the Occupational Compensation

Survey. The major difference between these two surveys

is that the Occupational Compensation Survey used the

same preselected list of occupations for all localities. The

NCS uses a probability-based sample of establishments and

occupations that are intended to represent more fully the

employment patterns and occupational mix of every

locality.

This bulletin presents aggregated pay data from the

metropolitan and nonmetropolitan local area surveys conducted in the East South Central census division. (See

Technical Note.) It provides estimates of occupational pay

for the census division, as well as selected data by 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.

For additional information regarding this survey, please

contact the information staff in the BLS National Office at

(202) 691-6199. You may also write to the Bureau of

Labor Statistics, Division of Compensation Data Analysis

and Planning, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 4175,

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The BLS 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 BLS

regional offices, under the direction of the Assistant Regional Commissioners for Operations, collected the survey

data. BLS thanks all survey respondents for their cooperation, without which this bulletin would not have been possible.

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Contents

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Occupational Wages in the East South Central Census Division, 2000 .............................................. 1

Tables:

 Table 1. Summary, East South Central: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected

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

 Table 2. Summary, East South Central: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected

 characteristics, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas ............................................................ 4

 Table 3. Selected occupations, East South Central: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for

 full-time and part-time workers ......................................................................................... 5

 Table 4. Selected occupations, East South Central, private industry: Mean hourly earnings for

 full-time and part-time workers .......................................................................................... 10

 Table 5. Selected occupations, East South Central, State and local government: Mean hourly

 earnings and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers ..................................................... 14

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

 private industry and State and local government ...................................................................... 17

Technical Note ................................................................................................................ 29

 Table A. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group, East South Central ........ 31

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

 employment size, East South Central .................................................................................... 32
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Occupational Wages in the East South

Central Census Division, 2000

his bulletin provides 2000 National Compensation

Survey (NCS) estimates of occupational pay in the

East South Central census division. The bulletin highlights

average (mean) hourly pay for workers by seven characteristics:

• Private industry and State and local government

• Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas

• Selected occupations and major occupational

groups

• Full-time and part-time status

• Bargaining status

• Size of establishment

• Work level

Wages in the East South Central census division averaged $12.64 per hour during 2000. Workers in private industry in the East South Central region averaged $12.08

per hour, while pay of workers in State and local governments averaged $16.93 per hour. The nationwide hourly

average for all workers covered by the survey was $15.80.

Table 1 in this bulletin provides an overview of average pay for workers in private industry and State and local

governments, by selected worker and establishment characteristics. For example, white-collar workers in private

industry averaged $14.53 per hour, and blue-collar workers

averaged $11.65. Corresponding averages in State and

local governments were $19.98 and $13.04. In most census divisions, average hourly earnings are generally lower

for private industry workers than for State and local government workers; part of this difference can be explained

by differences in the occupational and industrial mix of the

two sectors. For example, professional specialty and

technical occupations are more prevalent in State and local

governments than in private industry. Conversely, few

State and local government workers are in goods-producing industries other than construction.

Full-time workers in the East South Central region

averaged $13.08 per hour, while part-time workers averaged $8.16. In private industry, full-time workers averaged $12.50 an hour and part-time workers averaged $7.99.

For workers in State and local governments, average

hourly pay was $17.27 and $10.49, respectively. Full-time

or part-time designation is based on the employer’s

definition of those terms.

Average hourly pay is generally higher for workers in

larger establishments. In the East South Central region,

workers in large establishments—that is, establishments

with 2,500 or more employees, had average hourly pay of

$19.01. Workers in the smallest establishment-size category studied (1 to 99 employees) averaged $12.40.

Table 2 shows that workers in metropolitan areas averaged $13.96 per hour, more than the average pay of $10.07

per hour for workers in nonmetropolitan areas. Table 2

also shows that, for most of the worker and establishment

characteristics presented, average pay for metropolitan area

workers was higher than for their counterparts in

nonmetropolitan areas. See the Technical Note for definitions of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.

Among the nine census divisions, average earnings

were generally highest in the Middle Atlantic, New

England, and Pacific regions. Average earnings for all

census divisions, and for other characteristics, can be seen

in tables 1 and 2.

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

for occupations in private industry and in State and local

governments are shown in tables 3, 4, and 5. These tables

contain wage rates and mean weekly hours for individual

occupations and for major occupational groups. All

registered nurses, for example, averaged $18.63 per hour

(table 3). Registered nurses in private industry averaged

$18.13 (table 4), while their counterparts in State and local

government averaged $19.61 per hour (table 5). Laborers,

except construction, averaged $8.68 in private industry and

$9.31 in State and local governments. Janitors and

cleaners, a service occupation, averaged $10.30 in private

industry and $8.52 in State and local government.

Earnings by occupational group and levels are shown in

table 6. Generally, earnings increased as work levels

became higher. For example, average hourly earnings of

white-collar workers ranged from $6.50 for work level 1 to

$59.28 for level 14. Average hourly earnings of bluecollar workers ranged from $8.63 (level 1) to $22.75 (level

9); service workers ranged from $5.83 (level 1) to $21.83

(level 9). The Bureau applies an “occupational leveling”

technique with 10 criteria to determine the work level. The

Technical Note has more information on occupational

leveling.

Table A in the Technical Note shows the number of

workers represented by the surveys in the East South

Central census division by major occupational group, such

as professional specialty and technical, sales, and transportation and material moving. Table B shows the number

of establishments studied in the East South Central census

division by employment size; more establishments were

studied in the group having 1 to 99 workers than in any

other size category.

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

industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,2 2000

Worker and establishment characteristics,

and geographic areas

Total Private industry State and local government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error3

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error3

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error3

(percent)

Total ........................................................... $12.64 7.3 37.0 $12.08 7.8 37.0 $16.93 1.7 36.7

Worker characteristics:4

White-collar occupations5 ....................... 15.39 8.0 37.2 14.53 9.6 37.4 19.98 1.6 36.3

Professional specialty and technical ... 21.50 2.0 37.2 20.33 5.9 38.2 23.14 2.8 35.8

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 26.06 11.2 39.8 26.26 12.7 40.1 24.86 3.1 37.7

Sales ................................................... 11.07 12.5 36.4 11.07 12.6 36.4 9.41 6.9 36.7

Administrative support ........................ 11.09 1.7 37.2 11.16 2.0 37.3 10.63 1.2 36.9

Blue-collar occupations5 ......................... 11.70 4.1 38.9 11.65 4.3 39.0 13.04 4.4 36.9

Precision production, craft, and repair 14.74 4.2 39.3 14.68 4.7 39.3 15.49 5.6 39.5

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 11.33 5.7 38.8 11.32 5.7 38.8 – – –

Transportation and material moving ... 12.06 4.2 40.6 12.10 4.5 41.5 11.55 3.2 31.2

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 8.96 3.0 37.8 8.91 3.0 37.7 10.17 5.5 39.8

Service occupations5 .............................. 8.47 1.4 34.3 8.08 3.3 33.9 11.13 6.5 37.9

Full time .................................................. 13.08 7.9 40.0 12.50 8.5 40.1 17.27 2.0 38.7

Part time ................................................. 8.16 8.4 20.9 7.99 9.4 21.0 10.49 4.6 18.8

Union ...................................................... 14.55 11.9 38.8 13.67 11.5 38.8 19.37 3.9 39.1

Nonunion ................................................ 12.46 7.3 36.8 11.94 8.0 36.9 16.60 1.9 36.4

Time ........................................................ 12.25 7.0 36.9 11.59 7.2 36.9 16.93 1.7 36.7

Incentive ................................................. 18.41 12.0 38.2 18.41 12.0 38.2 – – –

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing .................................... 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 13.37 5.0 39.3 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

Service producing ................................... 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 11.57 8.9 36.2 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

1 to 99 workers7 ..................................... 12.40 6.0 35.6 12.32 6.5 35.6 15.00 13.4 34.8

100 to 499 workers ................................. 13.27 3.8 38.1 12.93 4.3 38.3 15.68 4.2 36.9

500 to 999 workers ................................. 14.54 7.7 37.9 13.54 9.8 38.4 17.40 4.1 36.5

1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... – – – – – – 15.41 6.1 37.3

2,500 workers or more ............................ 19.01 1.9 36.1 19.17 7.6 35.0 18.87 3.6 37.0

Geographic areas:8

Metropolitan ............................................ 13.96 2.8 36.5 13.49 3.6 36.4 17.56 1.1 36.9

Nonmetropolitan ..................................... 10.07 9.4 38.0 – – – 15.73 4.1 36.4

New England .......................................... 17.45 1.7 35.4 16.82 2.6 35.4 22.75 1.8 35.6

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 18.25 3.1 34.7 17.40 3.8 34.6 23.02 1.8 35.3

East North Central .................................. 15.75 2.4 35.8 15.03 2.5 35.8 20.91 2.1 35.9

West North Central ................................. 14.99 3.3 35.3 14.22 3.3 35.0 19.19 2.8 37.2

South Atlantic ......................................... 14.90 2.8 36.5 14.38 3.6 36.2 17.52 1.6 38.1

East South Central ................................. 12.64 7.3 37.0 12.08 7.8 37.0 16.93 1.7 36.7

West South Central ................................ 14.57 3.3 36.8 14.08 3.8 36.6 16.95 1.9 38.3

Mountain ................................................. 14.67 3.0 35.6 13.81 3.4 35.3 19.51 2.6 36.9

Pacific ..................................................... 17.15 1.4 35.6 16.11 1.7 35.5 22.84 1.4 35.7

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

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

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

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

the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 In this census division, collection was conducted between December 1999

and April 2001. The average reference period was September 2000. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

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

sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

well as nine census divisions. See Technical Note for a list of 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, East South Central: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics,

metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000

Worker and establishment characteristics,

and geographic areas

Total Metropolitan areas Nonmetropolitan areas

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error4

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Total ............................................................ $12.64 7.3 37.0 $13.96 2.8 36.5 $10.07 9.4 38.0

Private Industry ....................................... 12.08 7.8 37.0 13.49 3.6 36.4 – – –

State and local government .................... 16.93 1.7 36.7 17.56 1.1 36.9 15.73 4.1 36.4

Worker characteristics:5

White-collar occupations6 ....................... 15.39 8.0 37.2 16.61 4.7 36.9 11.83 15.6 38.3

Professional specialty and technical ... 21.50 2.0 37.2 21.86 2.5 37.3 20.13 1.9 36.4

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 26.06 11.2 39.8 26.51 12.0 39.9 22.20 5.9 39.0

Sales ................................................... 11.07 12.5 36.4 13.13 11.5 34.7 – – –

Administrative support ........................ 11.09 1.7 37.2 11.13 2.0 37.0 10.87 4.1 38.3

Blue-collar occupations6 ......................... 11.70 4.1 38.9 12.34 2.3 38.8 10.20 9.4 39.3

Precision production, craft, and repair 14.74 4.2 39.3 14.61 3.2 39.2 15.55 13.3 40.0

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 11.33 5.7 38.8 12.03 5.5 38.0 10.33 9.3 40.0

Transportation and material moving ... 12.06 4.2 40.6 12.06 4.7 41.5 12.08 10.3 34.2

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 8.96 3.0 37.8 9.46 2.7 36.6 8.37 3.3 39.2

Service occupations6 .............................. 8.47 1.4 34.3 8.55 2.5 31.7 – – –

Full time .................................................. 13.08 7.9 40.0 14.62 2.3 40.0 10.26 9.6 39.8

Part time ................................................. 8.16 8.4 20.9 8.55 8.8 21.2 6.41 11.3 19.6

Union ...................................................... 14.55 11.9 38.8 16.88 6.5 38.5 – – –

Nonunion ................................................ 12.46 7.3 36.8 13.67 3.6 36.3 – – –

Time ........................................................ 12.25 7.0 36.9 13.41 2.1 36.4 10.05 9.7 37.9

Incentive ................................................. 18.41 12.0 38.2 20.87 4.8 37.9 10.61 1.8 39.0

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing7 .................................. 13.37 5.0 39.3 14.39 3.3 39.1 10.71 10.4 39.8

Service producing7 ................................. 11.57 8.9 36.2 13.08 4.1 35.4 – – –

1 to 99 workers8 ..................................... 12.40 6.0 35.6 12.53 6.1 35.6 10.34 6.3 35.6

100 to 499 workers ................................. 13.27 3.8 38.1 14.05 4.8 38.4 11.67 4.9 37.5

500 to 999 workers ................................. 14.54 7.7 37.9 15.08 3.3 37.4 14.03 13.9 38.4

1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... – – – 15.56 2.2 36.8 – – –

2,500 workers or more ............................ 19.01 1.9 36.1 19.01 1.9 36.1 – – –

Geographic areas:9

New England .......................................... 17.45 1.7 35.4 17.63 1.7 35.5 14.97 3.5 34.4

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 18.25 3.1 34.7 18.33 3.2 34.7 15.48 2.2 35.8

East North Central .................................. 15.75 2.4 35.8 15.90 2.6 35.7 14.47 5.3 37.1

West North Central ................................. 14.99 3.3 35.3 15.36 3.7 35.1 13.20 5.0 36.4

South Atlantic ......................................... 14.90 2.8 36.5 15.13 2.9 36.4 12.98 6.2 37.5

East South Central ................................. 12.64 7.3 37.0 13.96 2.8 36.5 10.07 9.4 38.0

West South Central ................................ 14.57 3.3 36.8 14.59 3.6 36.9 14.33 5.0 36.7

Mountain ................................................. 14.67 3.0 35.6 14.54 3.1 35.5 15.96 5.6 36.2

Pacific ..................................................... 17.15 1.4 35.6 17.19 1.4 35.5 16.02 7.3 37.0

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 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 December 1999

and April 2001. The average reference period was September 2000. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

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

sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. 5 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

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

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

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

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

commissions, and production bonuses. 6 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to

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

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

State and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 9 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, East South Central: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 2000

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 .......................................................................................... $12.64 7.3 37.0 $13.08 7.9 40.0 $8.16 8.4 20.9

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 12.92 6.5 37.1 13.29 6.7 39.9 8.56 8.8 20.4

White collar ...................................................................... 15.39 8.0 37.2 15.83 8.4 39.9 10.55 18.0 21.4

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 17.44 4.9 37.6 17.59 4.2 39.7 14.96 20.7 20.2

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 21.50 2.0 37.2 21.62 2.2 39.2 18.21 14.8 15.2

Professional specialty ................................................ 23.08 3.9 36.8 23.17 4.2 39.0 20.44 14.4 13.9

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 28.79 1.8 40.6 28.79 1.8 40.6 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 30.99 4.4 40.0 30.99 4.4 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... – – – 32.01 7.2 38.8 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 28.17 5.1 41.0 28.17 5.1 41.0 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 28.05 2.6 41.4 28.14 2.4 41.4 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 28.32 6.8 40.3 28.32 6.8 40.3 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 28.96 2.7 40.6 28.96 2.7 40.6 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 24.27 3.4 39.9 24.28 3.4 39.9 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 23.80 3.6 39.8 23.80 3.7 39.9 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 30.07 2.2 39.8 30.07 2.2 39.8 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 20.34 2.2 37.1 20.42 2.4 39.5 19.06 5.5 18.4

Registered nurses .............................................. 18.63 2.5 37.0 18.65 2.6 39.3 18.33 5.1 18.6

Pharmacists ....................................................... 33.26 5.1 36.0 33.09 5.9 40.0 – – –

Dietitians ............................................................ 16.59 4.1 41.0 16.59 4.1 41.0 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 16.77 6.8 36.2 17.47 4.5 39.4 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 25.01 .8 34.8 – – – – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 36.63 14.6 31.0 36.74 14.6 32.2 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 36.42 17.5 31.8 – – – – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 30.20 6.0 27.7 – – – – – –

English teachers ................................................ 24.02 7.9 28.6 23.74 8.2 38.1 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 25.84 2.3 37.7 25.84 2.3 37.7 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 23.03 3.3 36.0 23.31 3.1 37.9 8.94 13.8 10.3

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 10.46 14.8 38.5 10.39 15.6 39.1 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 24.94 1.6 38.0 24.94 1.6 38.0 – – –

Secondary school teachers ............................... 25.04 2.7 37.2 25.05 2.7 37.2 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 24.87 5.7 37.2 24.87 5.7 37.2 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 25.87 6.3 36.9 26.09 6.4 37.8 – – –

Substitute teachers ............................................ 7.26 5.7 9.3 – – – 7.26 5.7 9.3

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 19.74 16.3 39.1 19.74 16.3 39.1 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 23.76 9.9 36.2 24.18 9.7 37.2 – – –

Librarians ........................................................... 23.76 9.9 36.2 24.18 9.7 37.2 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... – – – 21.24 16.0 40.0 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... – – – 21.15 17.4 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 11.86 9.4 39.5 11.83 9.4 39.7 – – –

Social workers ................................................... 11.83 10.1 39.5 11.79 10.1 39.7 – – –

Recreation workers ............................................ 11.53 2.0 39.7 11.58 2.0 39.7 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 44.40 4.7 43.3 45.21 4.0 48.3 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 44.40 4.7 43.3 45.21 4.0 48.3 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 15.85 13.4 39.1 15.82 13.9 40.1 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 14.54 21.3 40.0 14.54 21.3 40.0 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 18.44 18.4 40.9 18.44 18.4 40.9 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 16.02 4.5 38.4 16.20 4.4 39.7 11.76 10.3 20.6

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 16.75 6.9 38.6 16.69 7.0 39.6 – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 12.03 6.0 36.3 11.73 7.5 40.0 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 15.94 4.8 38.2 15.93 4.8 38.8 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 12.08 2.4 36.8 12.28 2.5 39.4 10.09 7.8 21.8

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 12.43 1.8 35.6 12.44 1.2 39.9 12.37 8.9 18.5

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 18.82 5.5 40.7 18.81 5.5 40.7 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 18.96 9.1 39.4 18.96 9.1 39.4 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 17.32 5.9 40.0 17.32 5.9 40.0 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 16.99 12.4 40.0 16.99 12.4 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 21.20 4.0 39.6 21.20 4.0 39.6 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 15.99 7.5 39.2 16.04 7.3 39.4 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 26.06 11.2 39.8 25.29 9.3 40.9 54.49 11.2 20.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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 ............ $25.16 10.3 40.4 $25.37 11.0 41.1 $13.10 20.6 20.6

Legislators ......................................................... 20.58 11.8 15.1 – – – 23.42 11.6 11.4

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 23.51 7.8 39.8 23.51 7.8 39.8 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 19.63 11.7 43.0 19.63 11.7 43.0 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 22.98 13.5 40.0 22.98 13.5 40.0 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 25.56 6.8 40.7 25.56 6.8 40.7 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 31.23 6.0 39.7 31.79 5.9 40.2 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 22.76 14.9 42.3 22.76 14.9 42.3 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 28.51 10.1 40.9 28.51 10.1 40.9 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 17.66 21.1 32.9 22.57 5.5 41.3 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 31.14 19.2 39.7 31.14 19.2 39.7 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 26.14 18.1 40.8 26.14 18.1 40.8 – – –

Management related .............................................. 28.40 11.7 38.3 25.05 5.2 40.3 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 44.00 41.3 30.5 20.46 5.3 40.2 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 23.44 6.5 39.7 23.39 6.7 40.3 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 29.33 6.7 38.6 29.37 6.9 40.0 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 26.15 7.9 39.7 26.15 7.9 39.7 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 23.07 15.3 41.1 23.07 15.3 41.1 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 20.85 11.5 39.1 20.85 11.5 39.1 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 21.89 6.4 41.5 21.89 6.4 41.5 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 11.07 12.5 36.4 11.76 15.8 40.5 6.86 6.3 22.4

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 14.01 8.7 40.6 14.90 8.6 41.7 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 13.67 29.1 39.6 13.67 29.1 39.6 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... – – – 21.53 7.4 39.8 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 20.66 5.8 40.7 20.66 5.8 40.7 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 9.86 5.6 33.1 – – – – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 10.35 3.2 36.4 10.78 3.4 40.0 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 10.73 25.8 32.4 11.43 29.4 40.7 8.68 21.2 20.3

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 6.57 2.3 33.8 6.76 1.9 38.2 – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. – – – – – – 5.86 3.4 23.3

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 8.64 14.9 35.8 10.72 22.2 41.2 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 11.09 1.7 37.2 11.27 1.6 39.6 9.13 7.4 22.4

Supervisors, general office ................................ 13.35 7.9 38.9 13.35 7.9 38.9 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 17.31 7.2 40.5 17.31 7.2 40.5 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.52 2.2 37.9 11.63 2.3 39.7 10.27 1.0 24.8

Stenographers ................................................... 11.35 7.0 38.9 11.35 7.0 38.9 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 9.69 8.7 39.9 9.69 8.7 39.9 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 15.35 10.2 35.9 – – – – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 9.60 7.5 34.0 9.29 7.0 39.4 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 7.72 3.3 34.6 7.87 3.2 39.7 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 10.29 13.6 38.2 11.77 7.3 40.0 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 8.48 6.2 31.4 8.96 7.7 40.0 6.60 3.1 17.1

File clerks ........................................................... 9.44 4.1 39.3 9.56 2.9 40.0 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 11.56 12.4 38.3 11.94 11.1 39.7 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.81 2.3 39.3 11.81 2.3 39.9 – – –

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 9.94 10.5 31.7 10.87 9.1 39.5 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 11.27 5.5 40.3 11.27 5.5 40.3 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 10.12 5.3 34.2 10.52 5.7 39.4 8.28 1.3 21.2

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 9.90 16.5 34.5 10.24 19.2 40.0 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 12.46 3.6 39.7 12.50 3.6 40.0 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 14.87 6.3 40.2 14.87 6.3 40.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 2000–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. – – – $12.74 3.6 40.2 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. $11.99 7.4 34.9 12.21 7.2 40.0 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 13.46 8.9 40.0 13.46 8.9 40.0 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 10.94 16.7 30.2 12.94 13.3 40.0 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 12.48 4.6 39.6 12.52 4.4 39.9 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 9.59 14.1 40.0 9.59 14.1 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 10.17 2.4 37.8 10.24 2.4 39.5 $9.12 2.7 22.8

Bank tellers ........................................................ 9.97 6.2 37.5 10.01 6.3 38.4 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 9.96 3.8 39.2 9.98 3.8 40.0 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.89 3.8 33.8 8.90 4.5 36.7 8.75 1.1 20.3

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.74 2.3 35.2 11.07 1.5 39.8 7.98 9.7 17.9

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.70 4.1 38.9 11.85 4.3 40.4 8.02 4.8 20.1

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 14.74 4.2 39.3 14.90 4.1 40.0 7.33 3.3 22.3

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 17.81 10.3 40.0 17.81 10.3 40.0 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 13.34 9.3 40.6 13.34 9.3 40.6 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 15.79 8.4 40.0 15.79 8.4 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 18.17 6.4 40.1 18.17 6.4 40.1 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... – – – 15.29 4.9 40.0 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 13.94 14.4 40.0 13.94 14.4 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 14.46 8.3 39.9 14.46 8.3 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 23.77 3.9 40.0 23.77 3.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 20.88 5.0 41.9 20.88 5.0 41.9 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 14.18 13.0 40.0 14.18 13.0 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 15.78 9.0 40.0 15.78 9.0 40.0 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 12.80 15.3 40.0 12.80 15.3 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 20.00 8.5 40.0 20.00 8.5 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 19.24 11.5 40.0 19.24 11.5 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 12.27 1.1 40.0 12.27 1.1 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 15.66 1.9 37.1 15.65 1.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 18.95 3.1 40.2 18.95 3.1 40.2 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 13.19 1.0 40.0 13.19 1.0 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 10.56 8.6 40.0 10.56 8.6 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 15.07 10.0 37.7 15.50 13.0 39.7 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 12.85 8.0 40.0 12.85 8.0 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators ........................................ 20.18 4.2 40.0 20.18 4.2 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 11.33 5.7 38.8 11.37 5.7 39.9 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 10.96 10.3 40.0 10.96 10.3 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 15.70 15.8 40.0 15.70 15.8 40.0 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 10.23 9.4 37.6 10.23 9.4 39.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 9.12 2.5 39.3 9.12 2.5 39.3 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 8.28 1.0 40.0 8.28 1.0 40.0 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 7.48 3.9 39.0 7.49 3.9 39.1 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 11.68 13.0 39.1 11.68 13.0 39.1 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 17.41 7.5 39.9 17.41 7.5 39.9 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 11.99 8.3 40.0 11.99 8.3 40.0 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 12.72 9.7 40.0 12.72 9.7 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 13.37 16.0 37.5 – – – – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 12.29 13.4 35.8 12.49 13.6 40.0 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 12.06 7.2 39.7 12.06 7.1 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 11.66 14.7 39.9 11.67 14.7 40.0 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 11.89 12.5 40.2 12.03 12.9 40.2 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 12.06 4.2 40.6 12.22 4.7 42.6 9.53 4.9 23.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ $18.58 7.5 41.6 $18.58 7.5 41.6 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 12.40 5.5 44.3 12.42 5.6 44.4 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 14.76 4.7 39.7 14.95 5.6 41.4 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 11.16 6.6 25.4 13.44 9.2 34.4 $9.67 7.5 21.7

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 16.51 7.6 40.8 16.51 7.6 40.8 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 14.56 16.2 40.0 14.56 16.2 40.0 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 14.01 6.8 40.0 14.01 6.8 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 14.39 10.7 40.0 14.39 10.7 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 10.79 6.8 40.0 10.79 6.8 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 11.05 3.9 40.0 11.22 3.6 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 12.17 3.7 33.5 12.45 6.4 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 8.96 3.0 37.8 9.07 3.2 40.0 7.33 9.5 20.4

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 14.38 9.2 41.3 14.38 9.2 41.3 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 9.60 6.2 40.0 9.60 6.2 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 9.97 5.7 40.0 9.97 5.7 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.52 8.1 39.7 9.53 8.1 39.9 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 8.76 10.2 40.0 8.76 10.2 40.0 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.97 3.8 30.4 8.83 5.1 40.0 6.22 2.9 20.4

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 9.23 7.7 36.6 9.13 8.1 40.0 – – –

Garage and service station related .................... 8.05 3.3 38.6 – – – – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 9.38 11.0 24.1 10.50 5.2 40.0 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 8.61 4.9 38.9 8.70 4.8 40.0 7.03 8.4 26.5

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.74 4.7 39.1 8.89 4.4 40.0 – – –

Service .............................................................................. 8.47 1.4 34.3 8.99 1.9 39.5 5.81 6.2 20.6

Protective service .................................................. 11.05 5.9 39.6 11.27 7.1 40.9 6.72 3.8 24.2

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 16.84 10.1 52.6 16.84 10.1 52.6 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 19.01 10.6 40.0 19.01 10.6 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 12.08 15.5 36.4 12.08 15.5 36.4 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 12.98 2.9 51.5 13.04 2.8 52.0 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 15.23 4.6 38.4 15.27 4.5 39.9 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 12.62 3.6 40.2 12.64 3.6 40.3 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 12.08 3.3 39.8 12.08 3.3 39.8 – – –

Guards and police, except public service .......... – – – – – – 6.67 4.0 25.7

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 10.03 5.3 34.6 10.41 5.4 39.4 7.03 5.9 17.8

Food service .......................................................... 6.05 8.3 32.0 6.24 12.8 38.7 5.65 13.0 23.3

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... – – – – – – 2.59 8.1 21.4

Bartenders ......................................................... 6.16 8.4 30.6 6.34 10.3 37.9 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... – – – – – – 2.32 6.2 21.4

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 4.47 7.7 27.0 – – – 3.62 10.1 23.8

Other food service ............................................... 7.40 3.0 30.1 8.20 4.0 38.0 6.37 7.5 23.8

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 9.92 4.8 41.3 9.92 4.8 42.2 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.04 5.8 34.8 8.20 5.9 37.5 6.75 10.6 21.8

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.63 5.2 32.4 8.03 5.5 37.7 6.67 5.2 24.3

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.05 3.2 24.0 6.81 1.6 35.0 5.32 9.2 18.4

Health service ........................................................ 7.95 3.3 34.2 8.09 2.8 39.4 7.16 5.3 19.0

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 9.43 3.5 34.3 9.59 2.3 39.4 8.64 19.0 20.8

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 7.68 3.6 34.1 7.82 3.1 39.4 – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 8.86 5.6 36.4 9.02 6.4 38.7 6.63 8.0 19.7

Maids and housemen ........................................ 6.39 3.6 35.9 6.43 3.5 37.6 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 9.92 6.7 33.3 10.38 8.6 37.7 6.81 9.0 18.5

Personal service .................................................... – – – – – – 5.40 5.1 17.8

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 7.66 5.7 31.6 – – – – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 7.57 7.8 32.0 7.90 8.9 35.9 – – –

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 6.72 5.5 35.4 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... – – – – – – $7.06 4.1 19.2

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 December 1999 and April

2001. The average reference period was September 2000. 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, East South Central, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 2000

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 .......................................................................................... $12.08 7.8 37.0 $12.50 8.5 40.1 $7.99 9.4 21.0

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 12.29 7.3 37.1 12.64 7.5 40.1 8.38 10.1 20.6

White collar ...................................................................... 14.53 9.6 37.4 14.94 9.9 40.3 10.43 19.9 21.8

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 16.66 7.5 38.1 16.73 6.7 40.2 15.62 23.0 20.9

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 20.33 5.9 38.2 20.32 6.5 40.3 20.38 20.1 16.7

Professional specialty ................................................ 21.98 9.5 38.1 21.87 10.5 40.5 24.66 15.4 15.4

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 28.54 1.1 40.7 28.55 1.1 40.7 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 30.99 4.4 40.0 30.99 4.4 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 28.05 5.8 41.1 28.05 5.8 41.1 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 28.07 2.6 41.4 28.15 2.4 41.4 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 28.32 6.8 40.3 28.32 6.8 40.3 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 28.55 1.1 40.7 28.55 1.1 40.7 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 24.62 3.5 40.0 24.62 3.5 40.0 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 23.97 3.9 40.0 23.97 3.9 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... – – – – – – – – –

Health related ........................................................ 20.56 3.7 37.2 20.62 3.8 39.5 19.56 3.1 18.7

Registered nurses .............................................. 18.13 2.3 36.8 18.11 2.1 39.2 18.31 6.2 19.4

Pharmacists ....................................................... 33.85 5.8 38.1 33.84 6.1 40.0 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 15.91 4.2 38.8 15.91 4.2 38.8 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 29.25 16.1 29.8 29.62 15.7 37.0 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 12.59 6.3 38.3 12.58 6.4 39.0 – – –

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 8.33 1.1 38.9 8.21 1.5 39.6 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 19.88 6.0 37.6 19.88 6.0 37.6 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ – – – – – – – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... – – – – – – – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... – – – – – – – – –

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

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 16.08 14.6 39.1 16.07 15.1 40.2 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 14.54 21.3 40.0 14.54 21.3 40.0 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 18.86 18.7 41.0 18.86 18.7 41.0 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 16.53 5.0 38.5 16.76 4.8 39.8 10.67 10.2 20.9

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 16.76 8.0 39.6 16.76 8.0 39.6 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 16.17 7.2 38.5 16.17 7.2 38.5 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 11.84 3.1 36.1 12.09 3.1 39.3 9.83 7.8 21.8

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 13.07 3.0 35.1 13.08 3.0 40.1 13.00 12.7 19.0

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 18.17 6.0 40.8 18.15 6.0 40.8 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 16.99 12.4 40.0 16.99 12.4 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 21.20 4.0 39.6 21.20 4.0 39.6 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 26.26 12.7 40.1 25.35 10.5 41.1 – – –

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 24.94 11.7 41.0 25.18 12.5 41.4 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 19.60 11.7 43.0 19.60 11.7 43.0 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 23.43 13.5 40.0 23.43 13.5 40.0 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 25.56 6.8 40.7 25.56 6.8 40.7 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 31.38 5.8 39.7 31.95 5.6 40.2 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 27.04 15.4 41.0 27.04 15.4 41.0 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 26.16 18.5 40.9 26.16 18.5 40.9 – – –

Management related .............................................. 29.44 12.3 38.2 25.78 5.6 40.4 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 49.19 41.3 29.1 21.28 9.2 40.4 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 23.82 6.8 40.0 23.77 7.1 40.8 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 29.37 6.7 38.5 29.42 6.8 40.0 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 23.07 15.3 41.1 23.07 15.3 41.1 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 22.01 6.8 41.6 22.01 6.8 41.6 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 11.07 12.6 36.4 11.76 15.9 40.5 6.85 6.3 22.4

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 14.01 8.7 40.6 14.90 8.6 41.7 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 13.67 29.1 39.6 13.67 29.1 39.6 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... – – – 21.53 7.4 39.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 2000–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Sales –Continued

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. $20.66 5.8 40.7 $20.66 5.8 40.7 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 9.86 5.6 33.1 – – – – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 10.35 3.2 36.4 10.78 3.4 40.0 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 10.71 25.9 32.3 11.41 29.5 40.7 $8.68 21.2 20.3

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 6.57 2.3 33.8 6.76 1.9 38.2 – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. – – – – – – 5.85 3.4 23.3

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 8.64 14.9 35.8 10.72 22.2 41.2 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 11.16 2.0 37.3 11.34 1.8 39.7 9.06 8.7 22.0

Supervisors, general office ................................ 13.97 7.5 38.6 13.97 7.5 38.6 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 17.46 8.5 40.6 17.46 8.5 40.6 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.38 2.9 37.9 11.53 2.9 39.7 9.37 7.1 23.0

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 15.35 10.2 35.9 – – – – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 9.62 8.0 34.7 9.23 7.5 39.4 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 7.70 2.9 34.4 – – – – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 10.29 13.6 38.2 11.77 7.3 40.0 – – –

File clerks ........................................................... 9.43 4.5 39.2 – – – – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 12.27 12.5 38.6 12.37 12.0 39.7 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.82 2.5 39.3 11.82 2.5 39.9 – – –

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 9.35 12.7 29.8 10.41 13.4 39.3 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 11.27 5.5 40.3 11.27 5.5 40.3 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 10.42 4.6 33.4 10.97 4.1 39.2 8.28 1.3 21.2

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 9.90 16.5 34.5 10.24 19.2 40.0 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 13.18 1.7 40.0 13.18 1.7 40.0 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 14.88 6.3 40.2 14.88 6.3 40.2 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. – – – 12.82 3.4 40.2 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 12.09 7.0 34.9 12.21 7.2 40.0 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 10.94 16.7 30.2 12.94 13.3 40.0 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 12.48 4.6 39.6 12.52 4.4 39.9 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 10.28 3.0 37.6 10.34 2.9 39.6 9.40 1.9 22.0

Bank tellers ........................................................ 9.97 6.2 37.5 10.01 6.3 38.4 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 9.88 3.6 39.2 9.91 3.6 40.0 – – –

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.69 2.5 34.7 11.07 1.9 39.9 7.98 9.7 18.0

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.65 4.3 39.0 11.79 4.5 40.4 7.79 5.2 20.3

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 14.68 4.7 39.3 14.86 4.5 40.0 7.18 1.6 22.5

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 17.84 11.3 40.1 17.84 11.3 40.1 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 13.68 10.9 40.7 13.68 10.9 40.7 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 16.32 7.9 40.0 16.32 7.9 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 18.17 6.4 40.1 18.17 6.4 40.1 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... – – – 15.29 4.9 40.0 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 13.97 15.7 40.0 13.97 15.7 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 15.13 9.8 39.9 15.13 9.8 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 22.86 7.1 40.0 22.86 7.1 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 22.87 4.4 42.8 22.87 4.4 42.8 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 14.25 13.3 40.0 14.25 13.3 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 15.78 9.6 40.0 15.78 9.6 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 20.31 10.2 40.0 20.31 10.2 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 12.27 1.1 40.0 12.27 1.1 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 18.91 3.0 40.2 18.91 3.0 40.2 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 13.19 1.0 40.0 13.19 1.0 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 10.56 8.6 40.0 10.56 8.6 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 15.07 10.0 37.7 15.50 13.0 39.7 – – –

Power plant operators ........................................ 20.43 5.2 40.0 20.43 5.2 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 11.32 5.7 38.8 11.36 5.7 39.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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

Punching and stamping press operators ........... $10.96 10.3 40.0 $10.96 10.3 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 15.70 15.8 40.0 15.70 15.8 40.0 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 10.23 9.4 37.6 10.23 9.4 39.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 9.12 2.5 39.3 9.12 2.5 39.3 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 8.28 1.0 40.0 8.28 1.0 40.0 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 7.41 3.7 39.0 7.41 3.7 39.0 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 11.68 13.0 39.1 11.68 13.0 39.1 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 17.41 7.5 39.9 17.41 7.5 39.9 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 11.99 8.3 40.0 11.99 8.3 40.0 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 12.72 9.7 40.0 12.72 9.7 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 13.37 16.0 37.5 – – – – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 12.29 13.4 35.8 12.49 13.6 40.0 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 11.96 7.7 39.7 11.96 7.5 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 11.66 14.7 39.9 11.67 14.7 40.0 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 11.89 12.5 40.2 12.03 12.9 40.2 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 12.10 4.5 41.5 12.26 5.0 43.1 $8.98 2.5 24.7

Truck drivers ...................................................... 12.44 5.5 44.4 12.45 5.6 44.5 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 14.76 4.7 39.7 14.95 5.6 41.4 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 16.51 7.6 40.8 16.51 7.6 40.8 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 14.01 6.8 40.0 14.01 6.8 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 14.74 14.3 40.0 14.74 14.3 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 10.86 4.4 40.0 11.03 4.1 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 12.33 3.6 32.8 12.71 6.9 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 8.91 3.0 37.7 9.02 3.3 40.0 7.32 9.5 20.4

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 14.72 11.9 41.8 14.72 11.9 41.8 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 9.55 6.5 40.0 9.55 6.5 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 9.95 5.8 40.0 9.95 5.8 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.52 8.3 39.8 9.52 8.3 39.9 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 8.76 10.2 40.0 8.76 10.2 40.0 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.97 3.8 30.4 8.83 5.1 40.0 6.22 2.9 20.4

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 9.24 7.7 36.5 9.14 8.2 40.0 – – –

Garage and service station related .................... 8.05 3.3 38.6 – – – – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 9.38 11.0 24.1 10.50 5.2 40.0 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 8.61 4.9 38.9 8.70 4.8 40.0 7.03 8.4 26.5

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.68 5.1 39.0 8.84 4.8 40.0 – – –

Service .............................................................................. 8.08 3.3 33.9 8.59 2.4 39.4 5.70 6.6 20.6

Protective service .................................................. – – – – – – 6.62 3.9 25.7

Food service .......................................................... 5.88 8.2 31.9 6.02 12.6 38.9 5.56 14.0 23.2

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... – – – – – – 2.58 8.1 21.4

Bartenders ......................................................... 6.16 8.4 30.6 6.34 10.3 37.9 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... – – – – – – 2.32 6.2 21.4

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 4.47 7.7 27.0 – – – 3.62 10.1 23.8

Other food service ............................................... 7.26 2.9 29.7 8.09 4.3 38.4 6.31 8.2 23.7

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 9.73 5.7 41.5 9.73 5.6 42.5 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 7.83 6.2 34.8 8.01 6.1 38.1 – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.54 5.0 30.9 8.24 4.8 39.5 6.39 6.8 22.7

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 5.99 3.5 24.0 6.73 1.6 35.0 5.25 9.9 18.3

Health service ........................................................ 7.88 3.5 34.0 8.00 3.1 39.4 7.17 5.7 19.0

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 9.55 4.9 33.3 9.80 2.2 39.9 8.64 19.0 20.8

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 7.62 3.8 34.1 7.75 3.3 39.4 – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 8.87 6.5 36.3 9.05 7.4 38.6 6.21 1.9 19.4

Maids and housemen ........................................ 6.36 3.4 35.9 6.40 3.4 37.6 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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 ......................................... $10.30 7.0 32.5 $10.94 8.8 37.3 $6.26 2.8 17.9

Personal service .................................................... – – – – – – – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 7.66 5.7 31.6 – – – – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 6.31 8.0 24.4 – – – – – –

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... – – – – – – 7.05 5.3 20.3

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. 2 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 December 1999 and April

2001. The average reference period was September 2000. 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, East South Central, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for

full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000

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 .......................................................................................... $16.93 1.7 36.7 $17.27 2.0 38.7 $10.49 4.6 18.8

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 16.95 1.7 36.7 17.29 2.0 38.7 10.52 4.8 18.7

White collar ...................................................................... 19.98 1.6 36.3 20.35 1.8 38.1 11.92 8.2 17.6

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 20.04 1.6 36.3 20.41 1.8 38.1 12.00 8.5 17.5

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 23.14 2.8 35.8 23.40 3.1 37.7 14.17 13.0 13.0

Professional specialty ................................................ 24.28 2.3 35.5 24.57 2.6 37.5 13.89 16.5 12.1

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 32.49 10.6 39.0 32.49 10.6 39.0 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 20.22 14.2 38.2 – – – – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... – – – – – – – – –

Health related ........................................................ 19.88 3.9 36.9 19.99 3.2 39.4 18.02 20.7 17.8

Registered nurses .............................................. 19.61 3.4 37.5 19.66 3.4 39.4 18.40 3.2 16.2

Teachers, college and university ........................... 38.23 17.7 31.3 38.23 17.7 31.4 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 26.28 1.5 37.5 26.28 1.5 37.5 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 24.71 2.8 35.7 25.05 2.9 37.7 8.38 13.3 9.7

Elementary school teachers .............................. 25.23 1.9 38.0 25.23 1.9 38.0 – – –

Secondary school teachers ............................... 25.29 3.4 37.2 25.29 3.4 37.2 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 25.05 6.1 37.1 25.05 6.1 37.1 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 26.30 6.6 37.3 26.40 6.7 37.7 – – –

Substitute teachers ............................................ 7.26 5.7 9.3 – – – 7.26 5.7 9.3

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 19.83 16.1 39.1 19.83 16.1 39.1 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 23.79 11.0 35.9 24.24 10.8 37.0 – – –

Librarians ........................................................... 23.79 11.0 35.9 24.24 10.8 37.0 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 23.60 21.1 40.0 23.60 21.1 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 14.03 3.2 38.9 14.04 3.2 38.9 – – –

Social workers ................................................... 14.08 3.3 38.9 14.08 3.3 38.9 – – –

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

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 12.70 5.0 38.4 – – – – – –

Technical ................................................................... 14.13 2.0 37.9 14.07 2.1 39.4 15.59 8.0 19.9

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 16.72 3.8 34.6 – – – – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 15.16 9.0 37.1 – – – – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 12.76 1.6 38.8 12.77 1.6 39.8 – – –

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 10.97 5.5 36.7 11.08 6.4 39.5 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 12.24 5.1 38.1 12.24 5.1 38.1 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 24.86 3.1 37.7 24.89 3.1 39.3 23.42 11.6 11.4

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 26.37 4.2 37.4 26.43 4.3 39.4 23.42 11.6 11.4

Legislators ......................................................... 20.58 11.8 15.1 – – – 23.42 11.6 11.4

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 23.51 7.8 39.8 23.51 7.8 39.8 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 32.74 2.1 38.7 32.74 2.1 38.7 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 25.47 13.7 39.7 25.47 13.7 39.7 – – –

Management related .............................................. 18.49 3.4 39.0 18.49 3.4 39.0 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 17.88 10.7 39.6 17.88 10.7 39.6 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 15.36 4.8 38.5 15.36 4.8 38.5 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 9.41 6.9 36.7 9.75 7.0 40.0 7.41 4.3 24.7

Cashiers ............................................................. 8.99 6.1 37.5 9.22 6.3 40.0 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 10.63 1.2 36.9 10.74 1.2 38.7 9.50 7.0 25.2

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 16.04 2.3 39.1 16.04 2.3 39.1 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.98 2.9 38.1 11.96 2.6 39.4 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 9.38 7.1 25.7 – – – – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 8.55 6.5 33.3 8.96 7.7 40.0 6.67 2.9 18.9

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 9.42 2.6 37.5 9.56 3.4 40.0 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.64 8.6 39.3 11.64 8.6 39.3 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.43 5.3 39.4 11.49 5.6 39.9 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 15.67 1.8 40.0 15.67 1.8 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 9.88 2.8 38.3 9.98 3.0 39.2 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 9.01 2.8 33.3 9.04 3.4 36.3 8.82 .9 20.3

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 11.08 3.0 38.3 11.10 3.1 38.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, East South Central, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for

full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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 ........................................................................ $13.04 4.4 36.9 $13.11 4.5 39.0 $11.85 10.7 18.4

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 15.49 5.6 39.5 15.49 5.7 39.9 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 11.66 4.5 39.8 11.66 4.5 39.8 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 24.63 3.9 40.1 24.63 3.9 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 16.37 2.2 40.0 16.37 2.2 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 18.60 15.3 40.0 18.60 15.3 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 14.85 10.8 40.0 14.85 10.8 40.0 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 12.76 7.9 40.0 12.76 7.9 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... – – – – – – – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 11.55 3.2 31.2 11.49 4.2 36.4 11.83 11.1 18.4

Truck drivers ...................................................... 10.42 7.5 39.7 10.42 7.5 39.7 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 11.85 7.0 21.6 11.87 8.1 26.5 11.83 11.1 18.4

Operating engineers .......................................... 11.10 9.5 40.0 11.10 9.5 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 9.41 4.0 40.0 9.41 4.0 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 10.17 5.5 39.8 10.19 5.5 40.0 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 10.98 7.2 39.6 10.97 7.3 39.8 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 13.58 6.6 40.0 13.58 6.6 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.61 18.5 38.9 9.73 18.8 40.0 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 9.31 3.2 40.0 9.31 3.2 40.0 – – –

Service .............................................................................. 11.13 6.5 37.9 11.37 6.8 40.1 7.75 4.6 21.1

Protective service .................................................. 13.70 6.2 41.7 13.75 6.2 42.5 7.98 6.5 13.9

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 16.84 10.1 52.6 16.84 10.1 52.6 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 19.01 10.6 40.0 19.01 10.6 40.0 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 12.98 2.9 51.5 13.04 2.8 52.0 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 15.23 4.6 38.4 15.27 4.5 39.9 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 12.62 3.6 40.2 12.64 3.6 40.3 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 12.08 3.3 39.8 12.08 3.3 39.8 – – –

Guards and police, except public service .......... 8.46 7.3 37.8 8.43 7.2 39.7 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 10.18 6.4 36.6 10.38 6.8 39.3 – – –

Food service .......................................................... 8.47 6.1 33.5 8.77 7.4 36.0 7.40 5.4 26.8

Other food service ............................................... 8.47 6.1 33.5 8.77 7.4 36.0 7.40 5.4 26.8

Cooks ................................................................. 9.06 2.8 34.7 9.20 2.9 34.9 – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.74 7.5 34.5 7.84 10.0 36.1 – – –

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 7.40 9.1 24.0 9.16 6.0 36.3 – – –

Health service ........................................................ 8.53 2.9 35.5 8.69 2.8 39.2 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 8.99 3.9 38.1 8.99 3.9 38.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, East South Central, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for

full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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

Health service –Continued

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ $8.27 3.6 34.3 $8.48 3.6 39.7 – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 8.84 2.1 37.1 8.78 2.7 39.3 $9.55 5.9 22.1

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 10.29 11.5 39.7 10.29 11.5 39.7 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.52 3.5 36.5 8.40 3.0 39.2 9.60 5.7 22.3

Personal service .................................................... 7.83 7.9 32.1 7.92 9.4 36.2 7.17 2.0 17.2

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 7.98 9.8 35.6 7.98 9.9 35.9 – – –

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between December 1999 and April

2001. The average reference period was September 2000. 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 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000

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 .......................................................................................... $12.64 7.3 37.0 $12.08 7.8 37.0 $16.93 1.7 36.7

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 12.92 6.5 37.1 12.29 7.3 37.1 16.95 1.7 36.7

White collar ...................................................................... 15.39 8.0 37.2 14.53 9.6 37.4 19.98 1.6 36.3

 1 ................................................................... 6.50 2.6 30.9 6.48 2.5 31.0 8.54 10.0 26.3

 2 ................................................................... 8.35 6.3 32.0 8.31 6.9 32.0 8.81 1.6 31.3

 3 ................................................................... 8.49 1.6 36.4 8.44 1.3 36.8 9.43 3.5 30.1

 4 ................................................................... 12.36 8.8 39.1 12.58 9.6 39.2 10.65 2.3 38.3

 5 ................................................................... 13.34 5.4 38.9 13.28 6.0 39.2 13.85 2.9 36.0

 6 ................................................................... 14.34 3.3 39.9 14.50 3.9 40.0 13.52 4.8 39.1

 7 ................................................................... 17.87 3.1 38.9 16.95 4.0 39.2 20.10 3.1 38.0

 8 ................................................................... 20.40 3.3 39.1 18.86 3.3 39.7 23.10 2.4 37.9

 9 ................................................................... 25.67 2.9 39.9 25.96 3.3 41.0 24.96 3.0 37.4

10 ................................................................... 29.41 1.9 39.4 28.96 .7 41.0 30.05 4.2 37.5

11 ................................................................... 39.77 10.6 39.6 40.71 10.4 40.9 32.21 4.6 31.2

12 ................................................................... 40.94 3.5 31.6 40.36 4.7 32.4 42.35 10.4 29.8

13 ................................................................... 58.05 10.2 32.2 58.21 10.2 32.1 – – –

14 ................................................................... 59.28 7.1 42.2 59.37 7.1 42.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 27.52 15.9 30.8 26.29 33.8 29.6 28.63 30.9 31.9

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 17.44 4.9 37.6 16.66 7.5 38.1 20.04 1.6 36.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.24 3.2 32.9 7.20 3.0 33.1 8.73 10.4 27.8

 2 ................................................................... 9.08 5.5 33.4 9.13 6.2 33.8 8.82 1.6 31.3

 3 ................................................................... 9.35 2.2 35.8 9.34 1.9 37.1 9.41 3.9 29.5

 4 ................................................................... 11.42 2.6 38.4 11.56 3.0 38.5 10.65 2.3 38.3

 5 ................................................................... 12.87 4.2 38.5 12.72 4.7 38.9 13.85 2.9 36.0

 6 ................................................................... 13.60 3.5 39.6 13.62 4.3 39.8 13.52 4.8 39.1

 7 ................................................................... 17.74 2.9 38.7 16.65 3.3 39.0 20.10 3.1 38.0

 8 ................................................................... 19.81 5.8 38.7 17.02 7.2 39.4 23.10 2.4 37.9

 9 ................................................................... 25.45 3.0 39.7 25.66 3.8 40.7 24.96 3.0 37.4

10 ................................................................... 29.18 1.6 39.4 28.49 2.5 41.1 30.05 4.2 37.5

11 ................................................................... 39.33 11.4 39.7 40.26 11.4 41.2 32.21 4.6 31.2

12 ................................................................... 40.96 3.5 31.6 40.39 4.7 32.4 42.35 10.4 29.8

13 ................................................................... 58.05 10.2 32.2 58.21 10.2 32.1 – – –

14 ................................................................... 59.28 7.1 42.2 59.37 7.1 42.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 27.52 15.9 30.8 26.29 33.8 29.6 28.63 30.9 31.9

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 21.50 2.0 37.2 20.33 5.9 38.2 23.14 2.8 35.8

Professional specialty ................................................ 23.08 3.9 36.8 21.98 9.5 38.1 24.28 2.3 35.5

 5 ................................................................... 11.25 10.9 37.9 10.40 11.8 39.3 14.86 11.9 33.1

 6 ................................................................... 13.51 11.1 39.5 13.29 12.6 39.6 15.15 6.5 38.8

 7 ................................................................... 20.16 3.0 37.4 18.70 3.1 37.1 21.27 3.3 37.6

 8 ................................................................... 21.80 2.6 37.6 17.68 4.0 37.3 23.60 2.4 37.7

 9 ................................................................... 23.99 3.2 38.5 23.00 1.7 39.9 24.99 3.6 37.2

10 ................................................................... 29.71 2.2 39.5 28.38 2.5 41.7 31.10 4.2 37.4

11 ................................................................... 44.08 16.0 39.1 46.72 14.3 43.3 30.67 6.1 26.3

12 ................................................................... 45.04 7.6 24.8 43.06 7.3 25.1 48.81 9.8 24.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... 32.86 25.7 36.6 37.12 40.5 32.0 – – –

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 28.79 1.8 40.6 28.54 1.1 40.7 32.49 10.6 39.0

 7 ................................................................... 19.68 6.2 40.1 19.66 6.2 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.40 4.4 39.4 21.62 5.6 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.56 5.4 41.0 27.43 5.5 41.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 29.46 2.1 42.1 29.37 2.3 42.1 – – –

11 ................................................................... 31.92 2.0 40.3 31.14 1.2 40.6 – – –

12 ................................................................... 32.50 2.5 40.1 31.91 3.0 40.1 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 30.99 4.4 40.0 30.99 4.4 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 28.17 5.1 41.0 28.05 5.8 41.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 30.47 2.7 40.3 30.02 3.4 40.3 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 28.05 2.6 41.4 28.07 2.6 41.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.31 4.9 42.5 26.32 4.9 42.5 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 28.32 6.8 40.3 28.32 6.8 40.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 28.93 11.8 40.0 28.93 11.8 40.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 28.27 7.0 40.7 28.27 7.0 40.7 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 28.96 2.7 40.6 28.55 1.1 40.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.35 2.4 40.8 26.35 2.4 40.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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

Engineers, n.e.c. –Continued

11 ................................................................... $31.34 5.6 40.0 $30.06 2.3 40.0 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 24.27 3.4 39.9 24.62 3.5 40.0 $20.22 14.2 38.2

 7 ................................................................... 18.49 12.4 38.7 18.91 16.0 39.1 – – –

10 ................................................................... 29.42 2.2 40.5 29.42 2.2 40.5 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 23.80 3.6 39.8 23.97 3.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.46 13.4 38.8 17.37 15.0 39.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 29.48 2.1 40.5 29.48 2.1 40.5 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 30.07 2.2 39.8 – – – – – –

Health related ........................................................ 20.34 2.2 37.1 20.56 3.7 37.2 19.88 3.9 36.9

 6 ................................................................... 17.31 2.7 39.8 17.02 3.6 39.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.21 3.1 37.0 18.18 3.6 37.5 18.27 5.1 36.1

 8 ................................................................... 18.42 2.7 36.1 17.73 2.4 35.6 19.61 3.8 36.9

 9 ................................................................... 20.51 4.2 37.2 20.69 4.8 37.1 20.16 8.4 37.5

10 ................................................................... 28.53 3.4 39.7 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 27.83 6.4 39.4 – – – – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 18.63 2.5 37.0 18.13 2.3 36.8 19.61 3.4 37.5

 6 ................................................................... 17.37 2.8 40.0 17.09 3.7 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.74 3.2 37.2 18.57 3.1 37.0 19.11 5.1 37.6

 8 ................................................................... 17.99 3.1 36.2 17.42 3.3 35.7 19.19 3.3 37.3

 9 ................................................................... 19.52 4.2 37.2 19.21 2.2 37.3 19.95 9.4 37.2

Pharmacists ....................................................... 33.26 5.1 36.0 33.85 5.8 38.1 – – –

Dietitians ............................................................ 16.59 4.1 41.0 – – – – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 16.77 6.8 36.2 15.91 4.2 38.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 14.66 8.6 32.8 – – – – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 25.01 .8 34.8 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 24.95 .8 34.5 – – – – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 36.63 14.6 31.0 29.25 16.1 29.8 38.23 17.7 31.3

 7 ................................................................... 18.12 10.8 23.6 – – – 18.79 14.0 38.3

 8 ................................................................... 24.88 3.8 37.4 – – – 24.96 3.8 37.8

 9 ................................................................... 28.50 15.1 34.7 31.89 13.2 32.9 – – –

10 ................................................................... 30.42 10.6 38.4 – – – 34.10 5.4 37.8

11 ................................................................... 28.29 3.5 36.1 – – – 30.54 3.8 36.2

12 ................................................................... 52.35 4.4 23.0 – – – – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 36.42 17.5 31.8 – – – – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 30.20 6.0 27.7 – – – – – –

English teachers ................................................ 24.02 7.9 28.6 – – – – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 25.84 2.3 37.7 – – – 26.28 1.5 37.5

Teachers, except college and university ................ 23.03 3.3 36.0 12.59 6.3 38.3 24.71 2.8 35.7

 5 ................................................................... 10.50 13.1 35.6 8.28 6.2 37.9 17.00 20.2 30.2

 7 ................................................................... 25.53 4.2 38.2 15.75 7.0 39.0 25.81 4.4 38.2

 8 ................................................................... 23.16 4.2 38.0 16.00 4.7 38.8 24.29 2.1 37.8

 9 ................................................................... 26.09 5.2 37.1 – – – 26.25 5.6 37.1

10 ................................................................... 31.50 7.3 38.7 – – – – – –

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 10.46 14.8 38.5 8.33 1.1 38.9 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 24.94 1.6 38.0 19.88 6.0 37.6 25.23 1.9 38.0

 5 ................................................................... 21.53 1.2 37.5 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.84 5.5 39.5 – – – 24.92 5.7 39.5

 8 ................................................................... 24.19 1.9 38.0 – – – 24.53 2.1 38.0

 9 ................................................................... 25.96 5.6 37.2 – – – 26.16 6.1 37.2

Secondary school teachers ............................... 25.04 2.7 37.2 – – – 25.29 3.4 37.2

 7 ................................................................... 24.65 4.9 35.8 – – – 24.68 5.0 35.7

 8 ................................................................... 24.32 3.5 37.5 – – – 24.55 4.3 37.4

 9 ................................................................... 26.59 4.3 37.2 – – – 26.80 4.7 37.2

Teachers, special education .............................. 24.87 5.7 37.2 – – – 25.05 6.1 37.1

 9 ................................................................... 25.61 6.9 36.9 – – – 25.61 6.9 36.9

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 25.87 6.3 36.9 – – – 26.30 6.6 37.3

 7 ................................................................... 27.32 5.0 37.5 – – – 27.32 5.0 37.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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

Substitute teachers ............................................ $7.26 5.7 9.3 – – – $7.26 5.7 9.3

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 19.74 16.3 39.1 – – – 19.83 16.1 39.1

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 23.76 9.9 36.2 – – – 23.79 11.0 35.9

 7 ................................................................... 15.24 6.8 34.5 – – – 14.59 3.5 34.0

Librarians ........................................................... 23.76 9.9 36.2 – – – 23.79 11.0 35.9

 7 ................................................................... 15.24 6.8 34.5 – – – 14.59 3.5 34.0

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... – – – – – – 23.60 21.1 40.0

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 11.86 9.4 39.5 – – – 14.03 3.2 38.9

 5 ................................................................... – – – – – – 12.61 3.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 12.03 10.3 39.4 $11.97 10.6 39.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 13.63 3.1 38.6 – – – 13.78 2.6 38.5

 8 ................................................................... 12.46 10.4 39.8 – – – – – –

Social workers ................................................... 11.83 10.1 39.5 – – – 14.08 3.3 38.9

 5 ................................................................... – – – – – – 12.69 3.1 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 13.63 3.1 38.6 – – – 13.78 2.6 38.5

 8 ................................................................... 12.46 10.4 39.8 – – – – – –

Recreation workers ............................................ 11.53 2.0 39.7 – – – – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 44.40 4.7 43.3 – – – – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 44.40 4.7 43.3 – – – – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 15.85 13.4 39.1 16.08 14.6 39.1 12.70 5.0 38.4

 6 ................................................................... 12.34 5.4 40.0 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.09 6.3 42.1 23.12 6.2 42.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.62 12.3 27.7 – – – – – –

Designers ........................................................... 14.54 21.3 40.0 14.54 21.3 40.0 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 18.44 18.4 40.9 18.86 18.7 41.0 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 16.02 4.5 38.4 16.53 5.0 38.5 14.13 2.0 37.9

 2 ................................................................... 8.28 6.4 38.4 8.37 13.5 36.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.91 3.4 33.7 9.09 2.9 32.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.37 4.9 35.1 11.82 5.1 34.7 9.83 3.6 36.8

 5 ................................................................... 13.27 1.9 39.0 13.30 2.4 39.3 13.18 5.3 38.0

 6 ................................................................... 13.34 4.4 38.1 13.57 6.2 38.3 12.72 2.1 37.8

 7 ................................................................... 16.81 3.1 39.7 16.52 2.6 39.8 17.97 5.9 39.6

 8 ................................................................... 18.69 3.0 41.0 19.10 4.0 41.4 16.11 4.1 38.8

 9 ................................................................... 21.76 2.0 38.2 22.20 2.0 39.5 – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 16.75 6.9 38.6 16.76 8.0 39.6 16.72 3.8 34.6

 4 ................................................................... 11.21 14.4 39.5 11.99 9.9 39.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.35 2.2 37.4 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.62 2.7 39.7 18.44 4.0 39.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 19.57 1.5 35.1 – – – – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 12.03 6.0 36.3 – – – – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 15.94 4.8 38.2 16.17 7.2 38.5 15.16 9.0 37.1

 6 ................................................................... 14.41 7.8 36.7 – – – – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 12.08 2.4 36.8 11.84 3.1 36.1 12.76 1.6 38.8

 4 ................................................................... 11.18 5.1 31.8 11.12 5.4 31.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.40 2.7 37.8 12.25 3.2 38.2 12.78 2.2 36.9

 6 ................................................................... 11.88 3.1 39.6 11.45 3.3 39.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 13.09 4.8 38.3 – – – – – –

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 12.43 1.8 35.6 13.07 3.0 35.1 10.97 5.5 36.7

 3 ................................................................... 8.93 1.0 27.2 8.93 1.0 27.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.93 8.3 36.9 12.11 9.3 38.7 9.53 4.7 34.9

 5 ................................................................... 13.65 8.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 18.82 5.5 40.7 18.17 6.0 40.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.00 7.1 41.8 15.00 7.1 41.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.46 4.0 40.4 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.65 11.2 40.9 19.35 14.5 41.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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. .......................... $18.96 9.1 39.4 – – – $12.24 5.1 38.1

 5 ................................................................... 12.25 3.7 38.2 – – – – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 17.32 5.9 40.0 – – – – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 16.99 12.4 40.0 $16.99 12.4 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 21.20 4.0 39.6 21.20 4.0 39.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.63 5.1 41.0 21.63 5.1 41.0 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 15.99 7.5 39.2 – – – – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 26.06 11.2 39.8 26.26 12.7 40.1 24.86 3.1 37.7

 5 ................................................................... 15.04 5.3 41.4 14.52 2.5 41.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.59 4.9 43.1 12.56 4.7 43.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.26 3.8 39.1 16.09 3.6 39.2 17.01 6.1 38.8

 8 ................................................................... 16.21 10.8 40.3 15.71 10.9 40.3 20.42 6.5 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 27.47 6.3 41.2 27.66 6.5 41.4 25.56 3.5 39.7

10 ................................................................... 29.53 3.7 39.2 30.47 3.1 40.6 28.43 7.4 37.7

11 ................................................................... 36.11 8.7 40.5 36.30 9.2 40.5 34.05 3.5 40.1

12 ................................................................... 37.72 3.7 40.5 38.52 3.5 40.7 35.34 3.5 39.9

13 ................................................................... 64.67 24.9 29.9 65.11 24.9 29.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 32.18 12.6 26.4 – – – 30.56 23.1 20.0

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 25.16 10.3 40.4 24.94 11.7 41.0 26.37 4.2 37.4

 6 ................................................................... 11.22 6.1 42.7 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.75 3.8 38.9 15.49 3.8 38.9 17.22 8.4 39.2

 8 ................................................................... 15.39 11.6 40.5 14.82 11.3 40.5 20.46 8.3 40.5

 9 ................................................................... 26.83 8.6 42.0 26.91 9.7 42.3 26.26 5.2 39.6

10 ................................................................... 29.03 4.2 39.0 29.81 2.7 40.9 28.46 7.5 37.6

11 ................................................................... 37.52 6.6 40.7 – – – 34.05 3.5 40.1

12 ................................................................... 38.34 2.7 40.6 39.88 1.3 41.0 35.34 3.5 39.9

13 ................................................................... 47.29 10.9 41.9 47.59 11.3 42.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 32.48 14.2 25.5 – – – 30.56 23.1 20.0

Legislators ......................................................... 20.58 11.8 15.1 – – – 20.58 11.8 15.1

Not able to be leveled .................................... 20.58 11.8 15.1 – – – 20.58 11.8 15.1

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 23.51 7.8 39.8 – – – 23.51 7.8 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 16.95 9.4 39.3 – – – 16.95 9.4 39.3

 8 ................................................................... 21.01 7.9 40.6 – – – 21.01 7.9 40.6

 9 ................................................................... 25.91 7.8 39.0 – – – 25.91 7.8 39.0

11 ................................................................... 35.62 1.1 40.5 – – – 35.62 1.1 40.5

12 ................................................................... 33.96 7.2 40.0 – – – 33.96 7.2 40.0

Financial managers ........................................... 19.63 11.7 43.0 19.60 11.7 43.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.62 7.6 40.7 23.62 7.6 40.7 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 22.98 13.5 40.0 23.43 13.5 40.0 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 25.56 6.8 40.7 25.56 6.8 40.7 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 31.23 6.0 39.7 31.38 5.8 39.7 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 22.76 14.9 42.3 – – – 32.74 2.1 38.7

 9 ................................................................... 21.65 5.1 46.3 – – – 31.32 2.3 39.8

11 ................................................................... 29.81 6.6 40.0 – – – – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 28.51 10.1 40.9 27.04 15.4 41.0 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 17.66 21.1 32.9 – – – – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 31.14 19.2 39.7 – – – – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 26.14 18.1 40.8 26.16 18.5 40.9 25.47 13.7 39.7

 7 ................................................................... 16.10 5.7 40.0 16.03 5.4 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.46 6.7 41.8 29.46 6.8 41.8 – – –

10 ................................................................... 30.65 2.9 39.5 31.51 1.7 39.7 – – –

12 ................................................................... 38.60 3.4 41.0 38.54 4.6 41.2 – – –

13 ................................................................... 52.48 13.3 45.3 52.48 13.3 45.3 – – –

Management related .............................................. 28.40 11.7 38.3 29.44 12.3 38.2 18.49 3.4 39.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.98 2.3 40.9 15.03 2.2 41.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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

 6 ................................................................... $14.89 10.0 43.9 $14.51 13.1 44.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.01 4.2 39.7 18.59 4.2 40.5 $16.66 10.6 38.1

 8 ................................................................... 20.21 4.7 39.2 20.21 5.0 39.3 20.27 3.3 38.4

10 ................................................................... 31.46 5.2 40.1 31.57 5.1 40.1 – – –

11 ................................................................... 28.57 10.8 39.2 28.57 10.8 39.2 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 44.00 41.3 30.5 49.19 41.3 29.1 17.88 10.7 39.6

 8 ................................................................... 20.18 6.0 39.2 20.40 6.1 39.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.54 9.9 40.2 – – – – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 23.44 6.5 39.7 23.82 6.8 40.0 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 29.33 6.7 38.6 29.37 6.7 38.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.89 10.6 34.3 22.89 10.6 34.3 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 26.15 7.9 39.7 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.47 2.7 38.6 – – – – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 23.07 15.3 41.1 23.07 15.3 41.1 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 20.85 11.5 39.1 – – – 15.36 4.8 38.5

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 21.89 6.4 41.5 22.01 6.8 41.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.82 4.5 41.2 17.78 4.8 41.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.36 9.6 40.0 – – – – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 11.07 12.5 36.4 11.07 12.6 36.4 9.41 6.9 36.7

 1 ................................................................... 6.25 3.0 30.3 6.25 3.0 30.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.06 2.8 29.7 7.06 2.8 29.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... – – – – – – 9.75 7.0 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 15.91 19.0 41.8 15.91 19.0 41.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.69 8.7 40.2 14.69 8.7 40.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.50 3.9 41.0 17.50 3.9 41.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.43 9.9 41.4 19.43 9.9 41.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.67 9.0 40.4 22.67 9.0 40.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 30.77 6.9 46.0 30.77 6.9 46.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 33.14 20.4 40.0 33.14 20.4 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 53.24 9.3 35.6 53.24 9.3 35.6 – – –

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 14.01 8.7 40.6 14.01 8.7 40.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.15 5.6 41.5 9.15 5.6 41.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.67 6.0 41.6 13.67 6.0 41.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.72 9.7 41.5 21.72 9.7 41.5 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 13.67 29.1 39.6 13.67 29.1 39.6 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 20.66 5.8 40.7 20.66 5.8 40.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.99 13.0 41.8 19.99 13.0 41.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 38.27 9.3 40.8 38.27 9.3 40.8 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 9.86 5.6 33.1 9.86 5.6 33.1 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 10.35 3.2 36.4 10.35 3.2 36.4 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 10.73 25.8 32.4 10.71 25.9 32.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.77 4.4 28.2 6.77 4.4 28.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.41 7.4 25.6 8.31 7.7 25.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.33 5.2 37.3 9.33 5.2 37.3 – – –

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 6.57 2.3 33.8 6.57 2.3 33.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.42 4.1 32.9 6.42 4.1 32.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 6.91 2.5 37.7 6.91 2.5 37.7 – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. – – – – – – 8.99 6.1 37.5

 1 ................................................................... 6.14 .9 28.7 6.14 .9 28.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.54 4.7 31.4 6.52 4.8 31.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... – – – – – – 9.22 6.3 40.0

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 8.64 14.9 35.8 8.64 14.9 35.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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 ................ $11.09 1.7 37.2 $11.16 2.0 37.3 $10.63 1.2 36.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.24 3.2 32.9 7.20 3.0 33.1 8.73 10.4 27.8

 2 ................................................................... 9.10 5.6 33.6 9.13 6.3 33.8 8.90 1.6 32.5

 3 ................................................................... 9.37 2.2 37.3 9.35 2.0 37.3 9.56 3.6 37.3

 4 ................................................................... 11.49 2.5 38.6 11.63 2.9 38.7 10.72 2.7 38.6

 5 ................................................................... 13.26 3.0 38.4 13.29 3.3 38.5 12.86 1.8 37.1

 6 ................................................................... 14.14 2.5 39.4 14.38 4.4 39.2 13.45 6.5 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 15.34 4.1 40.2 15.40 4.5 40.3 14.14 4.0 39.5

Supervisors, general office ................................ 13.35 7.9 38.9 13.97 7.5 38.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.22 15.1 38.1 – – – – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 17.31 7.2 40.5 17.46 8.5 40.6 16.04 2.3 39.1

 7 ................................................................... 17.14 9.2 40.6 17.21 9.8 40.8 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.52 2.2 37.9 11.38 2.9 37.9 11.98 2.9 38.1

 2 ................................................................... 8.29 5.2 29.9 8.04 5.8 27.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.26 3.8 35.4 9.17 4.2 35.2 10.86 5.4 38.7

 4 ................................................................... 11.52 3.8 39.0 11.56 5.6 39.5 11.43 2.4 37.8

 5 ................................................................... 12.44 3.5 38.6 12.42 3.9 39.0 12.57 3.8 36.3

 6 ................................................................... 14.61 1.8 39.1 – – – 13.54 1.9 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 14.14 7.5 38.7 – – – – – –

Stenographers ................................................... 11.35 7.0 38.9 – – – – – –

Typists ............................................................... 9.69 8.7 39.9 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.69 9.0 39.9 – – – – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 15.35 10.2 35.9 15.35 10.2 35.9 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 9.60 7.5 34.0 9.62 8.0 34.7 9.38 7.1 25.7

 2 ................................................................... 9.59 9.7 31.3 9.68 10.1 32.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.63 7.1 37.6 9.53 8.6 37.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.05 6.6 40.0 10.02 6.7 40.0 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 7.72 3.3 34.6 7.70 2.9 34.4 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 10.29 13.6 38.2 10.29 13.6 38.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.71 4.4 38.3 9.71 4.4 38.3 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 8.48 6.2 31.4 – – – 8.55 6.5 33.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.22 9.3 20.1 – – – 7.59 12.0 25.8

 2 ................................................................... 7.35 4.5 28.7 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.07 .6 37.2 – – – 8.07 .6 37.2

 4 ................................................................... 11.60 14.4 38.0 – – – 11.60 14.4 38.0

File clerks ........................................................... 9.44 4.1 39.3 9.43 4.5 39.2 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 11.56 12.4 38.3 12.27 12.5 38.6 9.42 2.6 37.5

 3 ................................................................... 9.39 3.9 37.9 9.35 5.6 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.61 4.1 39.9 11.08 3.4 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.43 12.2 39.2 – – – – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.81 2.3 39.3 11.82 2.5 39.3 11.64 8.6 39.3

 2 ................................................................... 12.41 5.2 40.0 12.41 5.2 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.51 6.7 38.3 9.46 7.0 38.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... – – – – – – 10.73 8.7 39.6

 5 ................................................................... 14.34 5.2 39.0 14.35 5.9 39.0 – – –

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 9.94 10.5 31.7 9.35 12.7 29.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.56 9.0 39.4 9.88 12.4 39.1 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 11.27 5.5 40.3 11.27 5.5 40.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.38 3.0 40.9 11.38 3.0 40.9 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 10.12 5.3 34.2 10.42 4.6 33.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.09 6.5 27.4 9.09 6.5 27.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.68 3.7 37.7 – – – – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 9.90 16.5 34.5 9.90 16.5 34.5 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 12.46 3.6 39.7 13.18 1.7 40.0 11.43 5.3 39.4

 4 ................................................................... 13.79 1.9 39.8 – – – 12.29 2.8 39.7

Production coordinators ..................................... 14.87 6.3 40.2 14.88 6.3 40.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.86 2.2 40.0 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.59 7.8 40.0 16.59 7.8 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

 3 ................................................................... 10.35 13.8 39.8 10.35 13.8 39.8 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.99 7.4 34.9 12.09 7.0 34.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Stock and inventory clerks –Continued

 3 ................................................................... $12.34 9.6 34.2 $12.34 9.6 34.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.81 9.0 40.0 12.81 9.0 40.0 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 13.46 8.9 40.0 – – – $15.67 1.8 40.0

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 10.94 16.7 30.2 10.94 16.7 30.2 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 12.48 4.6 39.6 12.48 4.6 39.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.63 9.6 39.7 8.63 9.6 39.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.89 5.2 37.0 10.89 5.2 37.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.52 5.7 39.0 12.52 5.7 39.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.94 1.3 39.0 14.94 1.3 39.0 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 9.59 14.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Bill and account collectors

 4 ................................................................... 13.02 10.2 37.1 13.02 10.2 37.1 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 10.17 2.4 37.8 10.28 3.0 37.6 9.88 2.8 38.3

 2 ................................................................... 9.65 2.4 39.1 – – – 8.80 2.9 36.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.64 5.5 37.7 9.73 8.0 37.2 9.43 5.7 38.8

 4 ................................................................... 10.57 5.8 36.4 10.64 8.9 35.4 10.40 4.7 39.2

 5 ................................................................... 14.26 17.3 39.8 17.30 22.9 40.0 – – –

Bank tellers ........................................................ 9.97 6.2 37.5 9.97 6.2 37.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.55 1.8 36.5 8.55 1.8 36.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.33 2.6 37.8 9.33 2.6 37.8 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 9.96 3.8 39.2 9.88 3.6 39.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.80 2.3 37.1 8.81 2.3 37.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.62 1.6 39.9 10.63 1.6 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.59 6.7 39.6 9.61 6.9 39.6 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.89 3.8 33.8 – – – 9.01 2.8 33.3

 2 ................................................................... 8.87 2.9 32.0 – – – 8.88 3.4 32.1

 4 ................................................................... 8.59 4.9 37.9 – – – – – –

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.74 2.3 35.2 10.69 2.5 34.7 11.08 3.0 38.3

 2 ................................................................... 9.93 12.4 36.4 9.37 10.9 37.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.48 4.9 38.5 9.48 4.9 38.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.60 2.6 37.3 10.46 2.8 36.8 10.98 3.5 38.7

 5 ................................................................... 12.23 6.4 29.6 12.23 6.4 29.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.60 10.4 39.5 12.78 10.4 39.5 – – –

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.70 4.1 38.9 11.65 4.3 39.0 13.04 4.4 36.9

 1 ................................................................... 8.63 4.8 36.1 8.65 5.0 36.0 7.82 6.8 38.7

 2 ................................................................... 8.83 3.3 37.4 8.79 3.3 37.5 10.27 5.2 34.3

 3 ................................................................... 10.73 7.0 39.9 10.74 7.2 40.0 10.62 4.9 35.4

 4 ................................................................... 11.34 2.6 40.4 11.32 2.8 40.8 11.60 3.1 36.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.12 5.0 40.2 14.21 5.1 40.5 12.44 2.7 35.5

 6 ................................................................... 15.96 3.1 40.3 16.12 3.3 40.5 14.19 5.1 38.8

 7 ................................................................... 16.30 7.4 40.1 16.17 8.4 40.1 18.01 7.0 39.8

 8 ................................................................... 22.63 4.7 41.0 22.78 4.6 41.1 19.64 15.4 40.1

 9 ................................................................... 22.75 5.4 43.0 22.43 6.0 43.3 – – –

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 14.74 4.2 39.3 14.68 4.7 39.3 15.49 5.6 39.5

 2 ................................................................... 8.74 9.2 36.1 8.70 9.3 36.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.43 7.0 34.1 9.42 7.0 34.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.15 4.1 39.8 11.08 4.4 40.0 11.88 3.4 38.4

 5 ................................................................... 13.76 4.3 40.0 13.86 4.4 40.0 12.61 4.2 39.8

 6 ................................................................... 16.12 3.3 40.0 16.38 3.4 40.1 13.88 6.2 39.3

 7 ................................................................... 16.39 8.1 40.1 16.25 9.2 40.1 18.12 6.7 39.8

 8 ................................................................... 22.88 5.1 40.5 23.05 4.9 40.5 19.64 15.4 40.1

 9 ................................................................... 24.10 1.8 40.0 23.80 2.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 17.81 10.3 40.0 17.84 11.3 40.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.75 8.8 39.8 17.81 10.5 40.0 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 13.34 9.3 40.6 13.68 10.9 40.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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

Automobile mechanics –Continued

 7 ................................................................... $17.21 4.8 40.9 $17.50 4.8 41.0 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics

 5 ................................................................... 13.61 11.4 41.3 13.44 14.2 41.4 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 15.79 8.4 40.0 16.32 7.9 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 18.17 6.4 40.1 18.17 6.4 40.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.28 2.5 40.4 14.28 2.5 40.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.31 8.0 40.0 18.31 8.0 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.09 2.8 39.9 21.09 2.8 39.9 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 13.94 14.4 40.0 13.97 15.7 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 14.46 8.3 39.9 15.13 9.8 39.9 $11.66 4.5 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 15.08 13.8 39.8 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.45 14.6 39.4 18.45 14.6 39.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.99 2.1 40.0 18.00 2.4 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 23.77 3.9 40.0 22.86 7.1 40.0 24.63 3.9 40.1

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 20.88 5.0 41.9 22.87 4.4 42.8 16.37 2.2 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 19.62 7.8 41.5 22.11 7.8 42.8 16.59 2.0 40.0

Carpenters ......................................................... 14.18 13.0 40.0 14.25 13.3 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 15.78 9.0 40.0 15.78 9.6 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.42 3.9 40.0 19.26 3.4 40.0 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 12.80 15.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 20.00 8.5 40.0 – – – 18.60 15.3 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 22.37 6.0 40.0 – – – 23.02 5.7 40.0

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 19.24 11.5 40.0 20.31 10.2 40.0 14.85 10.8 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 21.02 6.4 40.0 21.02 6.4 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 12.27 1.1 40.0 12.27 1.1 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 15.66 1.9 37.1 – – – – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 18.95 3.1 40.2 18.91 3.0 40.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.50 15.1 40.0 17.50 15.1 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.67 13.2 40.0 16.67 13.2 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.15 4.6 39.8 18.15 4.6 39.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.40 4.1 41.2 23.40 4.1 41.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.15 4.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Machinists

 5 ................................................................... 14.51 5.4 40.0 14.51 5.4 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 13.19 1.0 40.0 13.19 1.0 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 10.56 8.6 40.0 10.56 8.6 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 15.07 10.0 37.7 15.07 10.0 37.7 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 12.85 8.0 40.0 – – – 12.76 7.9 40.0

Power plant operators ........................................ 20.18 4.2 40.0 20.43 5.2 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 11.33 5.7 38.8 11.32 5.7 38.8 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.64 8.9 39.8 8.64 8.9 39.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.56 2.5 35.3 9.56 2.5 35.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.71 10.7 39.7 10.71 10.7 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.79 4.5 40.0 11.79 4.5 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.84 4.7 40.0 14.84 4.7 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.36 10.0 39.6 14.36 10.1 39.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 14.96 14.6 39.8 14.85 14.6 39.8 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 10.96 10.3 40.0 10.96 10.3 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 15.70 15.8 40.0 15.70 15.8 40.0 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 10.23 9.4 37.6 10.23 9.4 37.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.18 3.7 32.5 10.18 3.7 32.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.52 .0 40.0 11.52 .0 40.0 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 9.12 2.5 39.3 9.12 2.5 39.3 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 8.28 1.0 40.0 8.28 1.0 40.0 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 7.48 3.9 39.0 7.41 3.7 39.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

–Continued

 1 ................................................................... $7.11 2.8 38.8 $7.01 1.9 38.8 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 11.68 13.0 39.1 11.68 13.0 39.1 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 17.41 7.5 39.9 17.41 7.5 39.9 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 11.99 8.3 40.0 11.99 8.3 40.0 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 12.72 9.7 40.0 12.72 9.7 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 13.37 16.0 37.5 13.37 16.0 37.5 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 12.29 13.4 35.8 12.29 13.4 35.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.58 4.9 39.9 17.58 4.9 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 18.31 8.6 40.0 – – – – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 12.06 7.2 39.7 11.96 7.7 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.05 5.7 39.8 13.05 5.7 39.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.89 2.1 37.9 13.89 2.1 37.9 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 11.66 14.7 39.9 11.66 14.7 39.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.39 6.0 40.0 9.39 6.0 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 15.37 14.3 39.8 15.37 14.3 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.56 9.4 40.0 12.56 9.4 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.49 1.4 40.0 13.49 1.4 40.0 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 11.89 12.5 40.2 11.89 12.5 40.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.36 7.0 40.0 13.36 7.0 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.82 8.8 41.4 12.81 9.1 41.5 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 12.06 4.2 40.6 12.10 4.5 41.5 $11.55 3.2 31.2

 1 ................................................................... 8.87 5.4 39.8 8.88 5.5 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.00 4.1 33.3 8.85 4.1 34.0 11.28 7.1 25.8

 3 ................................................................... 12.10 10.3 43.4 12.15 10.5 43.9 10.91 8.7 32.2

 4 ................................................................... 11.10 3.3 41.5 11.09 3.5 43.3 11.20 6.8 33.9

 5 ................................................................... 15.49 6.8 41.1 15.73 7.0 42.9 11.87 3.6 25.6

 6 ................................................................... 17.22 9.9 42.1 17.41 10.4 42.6 14.46 4.6 35.9

 7 ................................................................... 18.70 6.3 42.2 19.24 7.4 42.6 – – –

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 18.58 7.5 41.6 – – – – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 12.40 5.5 44.3 12.44 5.5 44.4 10.42 7.5 39.7

 2 ................................................................... 8.45 5.0 39.9 8.44 4.9 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.57 3.7 44.4 10.57 3.8 44.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.22 8.4 45.9 15.39 9.4 46.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 20.24 2.8 42.6 20.33 2.7 42.6 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 14.76 4.7 39.7 14.76 4.7 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.86 10.5 43.5 13.86 10.5 43.5 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 11.16 6.6 25.4 – – – 11.85 7.0 21.6

 2 ................................................................... 9.56 8.7 23.3 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.25 14.7 31.5 – – – 11.81 13.2 27.6

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 16.51 7.6 40.8 16.51 7.6 40.8 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 14.56 16.2 40.0 – – – 11.10 9.5 40.0

Crane and tower operators ................................ 14.01 6.8 40.0 14.01 6.8 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 14.39 10.7 40.0 14.74 14.3 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 10.79 6.8 40.0 – – – 9.41 4.0 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 9.67 5.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 11.05 3.9 40.0 10.86 4.4 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.87 6.0 40.0 8.87 6.0 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.95 6.0 39.9 10.97 6.3 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.89 8.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 12.17 3.7 33.5 12.33 3.6 32.8 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 8.96 3.0 37.8 8.91 3.0 37.7 10.17 5.5 39.8

 1 ................................................................... 8.58 4.4 34.1 8.61 4.6 33.9 7.76 6.8 39.4

 2 ................................................................... 8.48 3.4 39.6 8.44 3.2 39.6 9.75 7.6 39.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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

 3 ................................................................... $9.54 7.9 39.0 $9.52 8.1 39.0 $10.33 3.5 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.53 3.7 39.8 10.19 2.0 39.8 12.57 4.4 40.0

 5 ................................................................... – – – – – – 12.53 4.1 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 17.00 2.8 41.2 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.12 10.9 41.7 16.33 12.7 41.9 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... – – – – – – 10.98 7.2 39.6

 2 ................................................................... – – – – – – 10.99 9.6 39.3

 3 ................................................................... 11.29 4.0 40.0 – – – – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 14.38 9.2 41.3 14.72 11.9 41.8 13.58 6.6 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 16.12 10.9 41.7 16.33 12.7 41.9 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 9.60 6.2 40.0 9.55 6.5 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 9.97 5.7 40.0 9.95 5.8 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.79 17.6 40.0 11.79 17.8 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.52 8.1 39.7 9.52 8.3 39.8 9.61 18.5 38.9

 1 ................................................................... 8.23 7.9 39.7 8.33 8.1 39.8 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 8.76 10.2 40.0 8.76 10.2 40.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 10.06 7.4 40.0 10.06 7.4 40.0 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.97 3.8 30.4 7.97 3.8 30.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.21 3.9 27.2 7.21 3.9 27.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.20 7.2 38.1 8.20 7.2 38.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.00 6.8 30.3 11.00 6.8 30.3 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 9.23 7.7 36.6 9.24 7.7 36.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.79 5.5 38.5 10.79 5.5 38.5 – – –

Garage and service station related .................... 8.05 3.3 38.6 8.05 3.3 38.6 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 9.38 11.0 24.1 9.38 11.0 24.1 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.65 19.5 18.5 8.65 19.5 18.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.64 4.9 40.0 9.64 4.9 40.0 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 8.61 4.9 38.9 8.61 4.9 38.9 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.70 9.4 36.4 6.70 9.4 36.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.51 2.0 40.0 8.51 2.0 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.38 2.8 40.0 10.38 2.8 40.0 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.74 4.7 39.1 8.68 5.1 39.0 9.31 3.2 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 8.39 10.4 38.2 8.40 11.2 38.1 8.28 7.8 40.0

 2 ................................................................... 8.93 5.3 39.8 8.90 6.3 39.8 9.06 1.0 40.0

 3 ................................................................... – – – – – – 9.82 5.6 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.62 8.1 40.0 10.22 9.9 40.0 – – –

Service .............................................................................. 8.47 1.4 34.3 8.08 3.3 33.9 11.13 6.5 37.9

 1 ................................................................... 5.83 4.9 30.3 5.72 4.5 30.0 7.87 1.7 34.7

 2 ................................................................... 5.88 6.9 32.3 5.78 6.7 32.1 7.86 4.3 34.4

 3 ................................................................... 8.62 6.1 36.4 8.61 6.8 36.7 8.63 6.3 34.7

 4 ................................................................... 9.12 2.5 38.8 – – – 9.82 6.8 35.8

 5 ................................................................... 12.58 2.3 38.9 12.32 6.1 38.0 13.00 5.3 40.4

 6 ................................................................... 13.57 2.1 43.8 14.77 .7 36.8 13.37 2.7 45.3

 7 ................................................................... – – – – – – 15.82 7.8 43.4

 8 ................................................................... 16.26 7.4 43.5 – – – 16.26 7.4 43.5

 9 ................................................................... 21.83 4.8 46.8 – – – 21.83 4.8 46.8

Protective service .................................................. 11.05 5.9 39.6 – – – 13.70 6.2 41.7

 1 ................................................................... 6.18 3.9 36.5 6.16 3.7 36.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.60 4.3 31.7 6.55 4.4 31.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... – – – – – – 9.38 11.3 38.7

 4 ................................................................... 11.63 5.1 37.7 – – – 11.79 6.1 38.0

 5 ................................................................... 12.55 2.2 40.3 – – – 13.28 6.6 40.9

 6 ................................................................... 13.43 2.7 45.2 – – – 13.38 2.8 45.5

 7 ................................................................... 15.82 7.8 43.4 – – – 15.82 7.8 43.4

 8 ................................................................... 15.90 8.4 43.7 – – – 15.90 8.4 43.7

 9 ................................................................... 21.83 4.8 46.8 – – – 21.83 4.8 46.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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, firefighters and fire prevention ...... $16.84 10.1 52.6 – – – $16.84 10.1 52.6

 7 ................................................................... 15.30 6.8 52.7 – – – 15.30 6.8 52.7

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 19.01 10.6 40.0 – – – 19.01 10.6 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 20.16 9.1 40.0 – – – 20.16 9.1 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 17.37 6.4 40.5 – – – 17.37 6.4 40.5

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 12.08 15.5 36.4 – – – – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 12.98 2.9 51.5 – – – 12.98 2.9 51.5

 5 ................................................................... 12.67 2.9 51.7 – – – 12.67 2.9 51.7

 6 ................................................................... 12.67 6.3 53.0 – – – 12.67 6.3 53.0

Police and detectives, public service ................. 15.23 4.6 38.4 – – – 15.23 4.6 38.4

 5 ................................................................... 16.96 7.8 40.0 – – – 16.96 7.8 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 14.87 9.2 40.5 – – – 14.87 9.2 40.5

 7 ................................................................... 13.55 4.0 40.1 – – – 13.55 4.0 40.1

 8 ................................................................... 18.94 4.6 39.1 – – – 18.94 4.6 39.1

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 12.62 3.6 40.2 – – – 12.62 3.6 40.2

 6 ................................................................... 12.85 7.6 38.9 – – – 12.85 7.6 38.9

 7 ................................................................... 14.12 15.3 41.5 – – – 14.12 15.3 41.5

Correctional institution officers ........................... 12.08 3.3 39.8 – – – 12.08 3.3 39.8

 4 ................................................................... 12.19 6.6 40.0 – – – 12.19 6.6 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 11.83 8.9 39.3 – – – 11.83 8.9 39.3

Guards and police, except public service .......... – – – – – – 8.46 7.3 37.8

 1 ................................................................... 6.16 3.8 37.4 $6.16 3.8 37.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.59 4.4 31.9 6.56 4.4 31.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 10.00 17.9 37.7 – – – – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 10.03 5.3 34.6 – – – 10.18 6.4 36.6

 4 ................................................................... 10.08 5.9 39.5 – – – – – –

Food service .......................................................... 6.05 8.3 32.0 5.88 8.2 31.9 8.47 6.1 33.5

 1 ................................................................... 5.72 3.3 25.4 5.63 3.4 25.2 8.28 2.9 35.5

 2 ................................................................... 5.21 11.1 34.4 5.14 11.4 34.6 6.90 5.4 30.0

 3 ................................................................... 7.26 12.7 34.8 6.88 13.7 34.7 9.55 5.3 35.8

 4 ................................................................... 8.91 2.0 38.7 8.99 2.2 40.1 8.66 4.2 35.0

 5 ................................................................... 9.80 6.0 41.3 9.21 1.1 42.0 – – –

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders

 1 ................................................................... 3.27 5.6 28.2 3.27 5.6 28.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 4.44 20.6 31.9 4.44 20.6 31.9 – – –

Bartenders ......................................................... 6.16 8.4 30.6 6.16 8.4 30.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 6.33 11.9 35.6 6.33 11.9 35.6 – – –

Waiters and waitresses

 1 ................................................................... 2.92 7.7 28.5 2.92 7.7 28.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 3.64 18.0 30.6 3.64 18.0 30.6 – – –

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 4.47 7.7 27.0 4.47 7.7 27.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 4.47 7.7 27.0 4.47 7.7 27.0 – – –

Other food service ............................................... 7.40 3.0 30.1 7.26 2.9 29.7 8.47 6.1 33.5

 1 ................................................................... 6.29 2.7 24.8 6.21 2.8 24.5 8.28 2.9 35.5

 2 ................................................................... 6.80 8.4 30.9 6.79 9.6 31.0 6.90 5.4 30.0

 3 ................................................................... 8.46 5.8 36.2 8.18 5.8 36.3 9.55 5.3 35.8

 4 ................................................................... 8.96 2.0 38.9 9.06 2.1 40.4 8.66 4.2 35.0

 5 ................................................................... 9.80 6.0 41.3 9.21 1.1 42.0 – – –

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 9.92 4.8 41.3 9.73 5.7 41.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.03 2.2 43.9 9.02 2.2 44.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 9.74 6.6 41.8 9.12 1.3 42.4 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.04 5.8 34.8 7.83 6.2 34.8 9.06 2.8 34.7

 1 ................................................................... 6.76 6.0 37.4 – – – – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.37 8.4 31.2 6.37 8.4 31.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.87 5.9 35.5 8.62 6.7 35.7 9.74 2.9 35.0

 4 ................................................................... 8.85 4.8 34.5 9.12 4.9 34.7 – – –

Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 6.76 7.0 28.9 6.73 7.3 28.8 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 5.67 2.0 22.6 5.67 2.0 22.6 – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.63 5.2 32.4 7.54 5.0 30.9 7.74 7.5 34.5

 1 ................................................................... 7.09 4.8 27.6 6.96 6.4 26.6 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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

Other food service –Continued

Kitchen workers, food preparation –Continued

 2 ................................................................... $7.45 6.9 35.5 $8.45 8.0 39.7 $6.84 6.6 33.3

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.05 3.2 24.0 5.99 3.5 24.0 7.40 9.1 24.0

 1 ................................................................... 6.26 2.3 23.5 6.23 2.4 23.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 5.31 13.8 25.0 4.99 15.7 25.4 – – –

Health service ........................................................ 7.95 3.3 34.2 7.88 3.5 34.0 8.53 2.9 35.5

 1 ................................................................... 7.63 5.0 38.4 7.32 6.1 37.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.48 3.7 35.9 7.44 3.5 35.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.57 5.7 32.1 7.47 5.9 31.5 8.38 4.5 36.6

 4 ................................................................... 9.32 7.1 35.7 9.60 8.3 37.1 8.68 4.9 32.8

 5 ................................................................... 12.65 4.9 34.4 12.65 4.9 34.4 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 9.43 3.5 34.3 9.55 4.9 33.3 8.99 3.9 38.1

 2 ................................................................... 7.73 10.4 29.8 7.80 11.0 29.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.61 8.9 36.0 8.59 9.2 36.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.00 4.0 35.6 10.98 5.5 33.1 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 7.68 3.6 34.1 7.62 3.8 34.1 8.27 3.6 34.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.77 4.9 38.1 – – – – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.45 4.4 36.7 7.40 4.1 36.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.47 6.2 31.7 7.35 6.2 31.1 8.35 4.8 36.6

 4 ................................................................... 8.96 10.3 35.5 9.22 11.3 38.4 – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 8.86 5.6 36.4 8.87 6.5 36.3 8.84 2.1 37.1

 1 ................................................................... 6.96 4.6 32.1 6.83 5.3 31.5 7.65 2.2 35.4

 2 ................................................................... 7.52 7.5 32.4 7.00 9.1 30.2 8.82 4.0 39.9

 3 ................................................................... 9.85 9.4 37.7 10.17 11.1 39.4 9.22 3.8 34.7

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ – – – – – – 10.29 11.5 39.7

Maids and housemen ........................................ 6.39 3.6 35.9 6.36 3.4 35.9 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.29 3.0 35.1 6.28 2.8 35.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.72 5.8 39.9 6.66 6.2 40.0 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 9.92 6.7 33.3 10.30 7.0 32.5 8.52 3.5 36.5

 1 ................................................................... 7.73 5.3 29.2 7.78 8.1 26.9 7.62 2.6 35.5

 2 ................................................................... 7.57 13.1 29.1 7.17 14.6 26.6 8.74 7.2 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.80 10.3 37.4 10.24 14.9 39.8 9.22 3.8 34.7

 4 ................................................................... 10.19 5.1 38.1 10.15 4.9 38.1 – – –

Personal service .................................................... – – – – – – 7.83 7.9 32.1

 2 ................................................................... – – – – – – 7.15 2.9 30.9

 3 ................................................................... 7.53 6.5 31.8 8.20 5.0 34.5 7.00 6.0 29.9

 4 ................................................................... 8.34 8.1 36.1 8.79 7.7 37.6 7.97 10.1 35.0

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 7.66 5.7 31.6 7.66 5.7 31.6 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 7.57 7.8 32.0 6.31 8.0 24.4 7.98 9.8 35.6

 2 ................................................................... 7.32 5.4 35.3 – – – 7.11 3.3 36.2

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 6.72 5.5 35.4 – – – – – –

1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based

on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, 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 December 1999 and April

2001. The average reference period was September 2000. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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Technical Note

he data in this bulletin are based on the National Compensation Survey (NCS) conducted by the Bureau of

Labor Statistics 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 East South Central census division,

the NCS studied 977 establishments representing approximately 5,686,800 workers within the scope of the survey.

Beginning with the 1999 NCS, private sector establishments with one or more workers are included in the survey.

State and local governments with 50 or more workers also

are included. The number of workers represented by the

survey is shown in table A, and the number of establishments is shown in table B. For purposes of this survey, an

establishment is an economic unit that produces goods or

services, a central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit

providing support services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the establishment is usually at a

single physical location. For State and local governments,

an establishment is defined as all locations of a government

entity.

Sampling frame. The list of establishments from which the

survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from the State unemployment insurance reports. The

reference month for the public sector is June 1994. Due to

the volatility of industries within the private sector, sampling frames were developed using the most recent month

of reference available at the time the sample was selected.

The reference month for the private sector varied by area.

Sample design and data collection. The sample for this

survey was selected using a three-stage design. The first

stage consisted of the selection of areas. The nationwide

NCS sample consists of 154 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas that represent the Nation’s 326 metropolitan

statistical areas and the remaining portions of the 50 States.

Metropolitan areas are designated Metropolitan Statistical

Areas (MSA) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSA), as defined in 1994 by the Office of Management and Budget. Nonmetropolitan areas are counties that

do not fit the metropolitan area definition.

The NCS locality areas that contribute to the East South

Central census division are:

Birmingham, AL, MSA

Bradley County, TN

Choctaw County, AL

Harrison County, KY

Henry County, AL

Huntsville, AL, MSA

Knoxville, TN, MSA

Lee County, MS

Louisville, KY-IN, MSA

Memphis, TN-AR-MS, MSA

Mobile, AL, MSA

Taylor County, KY

Tunica County, MS

Wayne County, TN

Winston County, MS

In the second stage, the sample of establishments was

drawn by first stratifying the sampling frame by ownership

and industry. The number of sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the

stratum employment. Each sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a probability proportional to its

employment. Use of this technique means that the larger

an establishment’s employment, the greater the establishment’s chance of selection. Weights were applied to each

establishment when the data were tabulated so that the

establishment represents similar units (by industry and employment size) in the economy that were not selected for

collection.

The third stage of sample selection was a probability

sample of occupations within a sampled establishment. In

the East South Central region, collection was conducted

between December 1999 and April 2001 with an average

reference period of September 2000.

Occupational selection and classification. Identification

of the occupations for which wage data were collected was

a four-step process:

1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs

2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the

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

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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 where a job’s duties overlapped two or more

census classification codes, the duties used to set the wage

level were used to classify the job. Classification by

primary duties was the fallback.

In step three, certain other job characteristics of the

chosen workers were identified. First, the worker was

identified as holding either a full-time or part-time job,

based on the establishment’s definition of those terms.

Then the worker was classified as having a time versus incentive job, depending on whether any part of pay was directly based on the actual production of the workers, rather

than solely on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union or a nonunion job.

The fourth step in the job classification procedure was

to determine the work level of each of the establishment's

selected jobs, using an “occupational leveling” process.

This process, involving discussions between the Bureau’s

field economist and the respondent, ranks and compares all

selected establishment occupations using 10 leveling

factors. For more information on occupational leveling

and an example of how to use the criteria for leveling a job,

see appendixes C and D of any published NCS locality

bulletin or http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm. The

Web site also has a link to the NCS job descriptions.

Data reliability. The data in this bulletin are estimates from

a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two

types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample

survey, sampling and nonsampling.

Sampling errors occur because observations come only

from a sample and not from an entire population. The

sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible

samples of the same size that could have been selected

using the sample design. Estimates derived from the

different samples would differ from each other.

A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a

particular sample approximates the average 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

were $15.80 per hour, with a relative standard error of 1.2

percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the

confidence interval for this estimate is $15.49 to $16.11

($15.80 x 1.645 x 0.012 = $0.312, round to $0.31); ($15.80

- .31 = $15.49; $15.80 + .31 = $16.11). 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 they also were not specifically measured,

efforts were made to minimize nonsampling errors by the

extensive training of field economists who gathered survey

data by personal visit, computer editing of the data, and

detailed data review.

Census area divisions. Data are tabulated by census

divisions defined as follows: New England—Connecticut,

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and

Rhode Island; Middle Atlantic—New Jersey, New York,

and Pennsylvania; East North Central—Illinois, Indiana,

Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central—

Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South

Dakota, and Nebraska; South Atlantic—Delaware,

District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North

Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia;

East South Central—Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi,

and Tennessee; West South Central—Arkansas,

Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Mountain—Montana,

Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah,

and Nevada; and Pacific—Washington, Oregon,

California, Hawaii, and Alaska. Some census divisions

include CMSAs and MSAs that cross State lines. In the

East South Central census division, the Louisville MSA

includes parts of Kentucky and Indiana and the Memphis

MSA includes parts of Tennessee, Arkansas, and

Mississippi.
TABLE A. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 East South

Central, National Compensation Survey,3 2000

Occupational group All industries Private industry State and local

government

All ............................................................................................. 5,686,800 4,927,000 759,700

All, excluding sales ............................................................... 4,845,000 4,087,500 757,400

White collar ......................................................................... 2,638,100 2,144,600 493,600

White collar, excluding sales ............................................ 1,796,300 1,305,100 491,300

Professional specialty and technical ................................. 674,200 348,600 325,700

Professional specialty occupations ............................... 543,100 245,500 297,600

Technical occupations .................................................. 131,100 103,100 28,000

Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... 295,400 250,500 45,000

Sales ................................................................................. 841,800 839,500 2,300

Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 826,700 706,000 120,600

Blue collar ........................................................................... 1,609,200 1,534,600 74,700

Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. 423,800 394,100 29,700

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. 440,500 439,100 –

Transportation and material moving ................................. 281,700 254,500 27,200

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 463,100 446,800 16,300

Service ................................................................................. 1,439,400 1,247,900 191,500

1 Number of workers represented by the survey are rounded

to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a

description of size and composition of the labor force included in

the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison

with other statistical series to measure employment trends or

levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the

survey. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy.

For more information, see Technical Note. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between

December 1999 and April 2001. The average reference period

was September 2000. 

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data

did not meet publication criteria. 

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TABLE B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment employment size, East South Central, National

Compensation Survey,1 2000

Industry division

Number of establishments studied

Total 1 to 99

workers2

100 to

499

workers

500 to

999

workers

1,000 to

2,499

workers

2,500 to

4,999

workers

5,000 or

more

workers

All ...................................................................................................................... 977 413 390 75 56 28 15

Private Industry ............................................................................................ 815 389 310 54 37 19 6

Goods-producing industries ....................................................................... 268 106 120 26871

Mining .................................................................................................... 2 2 –––––

Construction ........................................................................................... 52 41 11 ––––

Manufacturing ........................................................................................ 214 63 109 26871

Durable goods ................................................................................... 123 37 58 13771

Nondurable goods ............................................................................. 91 26 51 13 1 – –

Service-producing industries ..................................................................... 547 283 190 28 29 12 5

Transportation and utilities ..................................................................... 75 35 189634

Wholesale trade ..................................................................................... 41 30 11 ––––

Retail trade ............................................................................................ 140 95 37 4 2 2–

Finance, insurance and real estate ........................................................ 49 30 14 2 2 1–

Services ................................................................................................. 242 93 110 13 19 6 1

State and local government ........................................................................ 162 24 80 21 19 9 9

1 In this census division, collection was conducted between December 1999 and April

2001. The average reference period was September 2000. 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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