National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the United States, July 2002

Supplementary Tables
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 Supplementary tables:

 Table 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles, 

 all workers, National Compensation Survey, July 2002 ......... ................................................... . 1

 Table 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles, 

 full-time workers, National Compensation Survey, July 2002 ... ................................................. . 10

 Table 1.3. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,

 part-time workers, National Compensation Survey, July 2002 ... ................................................. . 19

 Table 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,

 all workers, National Compensation Survey, July 2002 ... ... .................. ................................ .... . 24

 Table 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,

 full-time workers, National Compensation Survey, July 2002 ... ................................................. . 33

 Table 2.3. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,

 part-time workers, National Compensation Survey, July 2002 ... ................................................. . 41

 Table 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,

 all workers, National Compensation Survey, July 2002 ... .......................................................... . 45

 Table 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,

 full-time workers, National Compensation Survey, July 2002 ... .................................................. . 51

 Table 3.3. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,

 part-time workers, National Compensation Survey, July 2002 ... ................................................. . 57

 Table 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings and hours, full-time workers, 

 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, July 2002 ... .............. 60

 Table 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings and hours, full-time workers, 

 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, July 2002 ... ............. 73
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All ...................................................................................................... $17.18 0.8 $7.04 $9.50 $13.81 $21.08 $30.50

All, excluding sales .................................................................... 17.45 .9 7.34 9.80 14.09 21.52 30.79

White collar .................................................................................. 21.09 .9 8.50 11.40 17.05 26.35 37.82

White collar, excluding sales ................................................. 22.50 .8 9.80 12.71 18.55 27.76 39.42

Professional specialty and technical ..................................... 27.18 1.3 13.20 18.00 24.43 32.93 43.37

Professional specialty ............................................................ 29.34 1.5 15.00 20.39 26.81 35.36 45.85

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ................................. 32.73 1.5 21.15 25.84 31.25 38.46 46.18

Architects ....................................................................... 26.64 7.6 17.96 21.35 25.15 31.34 37.50

Aerospace engineers ..................................................... 36.85 6.3 22.98 28.38 35.58 45.16 51.18

Metallurgical and materials engineers ........................... 29.41 6.7 21.88 26.29 28.05 33.34 39.45

Petroleum engineers ...................................................... 38.30 6.2 27.37 33.13 36.83 43.36 52.29

Chemical engineers ....................................................... 37.59 3.0 27.88 30.39 36.33 44.54 49.17

Nuclear engineers .......................................................... 36.16 3.2 28.96 32.27 35.87 39.26 44.81

Civil engineers ............................................................... 29.45 3.0 19.81 24.43 28.08 33.36 40.86

Electrical and electronic engineers ................................ 34.97 2.7 23.39 27.60 33.53 41.17 48.91

Industrial engineers ....................................................... 29.23 1.8 20.36 24.29 28.13 33.11 38.68

Mechanical engineers .................................................... 29.76 3.2 20.87 24.07 28.97 34.38 40.00

Engineers, n.e.c. ............................................................ 34.60 3.1 21.60 27.07 33.69 41.56 49.07

Surveyors and mapping scientists ................................. 30.16 7.6 22.98 26.21 28.25 35.00 37.20

Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... 32.62 2.8 19.57 24.52 31.25 38.94 47.36

Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... 32.86 2.8 19.79 24.71 31.57 39.38 47.54

Operations and systems researchers and analysts ....... 30.98 5.4 19.28 24.18 28.46 36.42 46.22

Actuaries ........................................................................ 33.13 7.6 22.31 25.48 30.29 41.83 47.60

Statisticians .................................................................... 25.64 7.1 17.00 18.32 24.04 29.81 37.41

Natural scientists ............................................................... 28.42 4.4 16.00 20.19 26.02 33.89 43.46

Physicists and astronomers ........................................... 32.17 11.5 20.94 26.02 28.88 39.18 43.00

Chemists, except biochemists ....................................... 30.68 4.0 16.83 22.74 28.89 37.63 46.76

Atmospheric and space scientists ................................. 24.06 19.2 12.74 14.42 19.04 33.65 39.43

Geologists and geodesists ............................................. 31.52 10.4 17.46 21.51 28.85 39.32 48.08

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ............................................... 29.93 6.5 18.75 23.85 28.89 34.36 43.46

Agricultural and food scientists ...................................... 23.58 5.7 15.20 18.54 21.55 27.65 34.05

Biological and life scientists ........................................... 28.07 15.4 15.97 18.18 22.60 32.29 48.72

Forestry and conservation scientists ............................. 20.59 8.7 14.50 15.48 20.53 24.41 27.50

Medical scientists ........................................................... 25.44 4.6 14.87 18.46 22.53 30.14 40.39

Health related .................................................................... 28.15 2.8 17.15 20.00 24.36 30.77 41.00

Physicians ...................................................................... 51.66 10.2 16.15 20.64 55.29 65.76 98.90

Dentists .......................................................................... 35.51 18.6 14.04 28.84 33.93 40.00 48.11

Optometrists .................................................................. 46.54 9.1 24.04 31.25 56.25 59.38 62.50

Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. ........................... 21.56 11.3 16.32 17.14 17.14 25.32 31.25

Registered nurses .......................................................... 24.57 1.1 17.43 19.83 23.61 27.81 33.25

Pharmacists ................................................................... 37.01 1.4 30.00 34.00 37.32 40.37 43.00

Dietitians ........................................................................ 19.59 3.2 15.00 17.88 18.29 21.21 25.47

Respiratory therapists .................................................... 20.28 1.9 15.94 17.75 20.00 22.45 24.37

Occupational therapists ................................................. 24.53 3.5 17.47 21.64 23.56 27.40 31.18

Physical therapists ......................................................... 27.05 2.6 21.64 22.36 26.00 29.81 35.00

Speech therapists .......................................................... 28.51 3.3 20.00 22.60 26.98 30.65 42.62

Therapists, n.e.c. ........................................................... 19.57 13.1 12.86 13.81 15.91 21.21 29.40

Physicians’ assistants .................................................... 31.50 5.1 27.65 28.56 33.65 33.65 33.99

Teachers, college and university ....................................... 39.97 2.7 21.34 27.09 36.16 47.75 62.85

Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers ...... 44.54 10.8 21.66 32.19 42.55 60.10 68.63

Biological science teachers ........................................... 41.14 9.9 21.34 28.99 36.62 46.47 70.30

Chemistry teachers ........................................................ 38.82 9.1 27.04 29.14 32.13 43.61 59.38

Physics teachers ............................................................ 49.88 9.7 34.88 39.39 46.59 59.07 68.38

Natural science teachers, n.e.c. .................................... 35.32 14.0 13.12 22.11 37.67 42.42 57.05

Psychology teachers ...................................................... 36.77 11.5 21.47 23.45 35.52 44.83 54.08

Economics teachers ...................................................... 61.72 18.7 36.13 44.76 63.57 83.08 91.31

History teachers ............................................................. 36.43 11.8 24.88 24.88 30.35 44.03 57.32

Political science teachers .............................................. 35.94 10.6 22.86 25.00 30.73 44.78 60.91

Sociology teachers ........................................................ 32.41 10.2 21.52 25.48 28.17 33.56 49.95

Social science teachers, n.e.c. ...................................... 39.97 7.6 24.54 28.91 38.11 49.10 57.81

Engineering teachers ..................................................... 54.11 8.3 33.52 42.64 45.85 67.37 80.51

Mathematical science teachers ..................................... 39.06 6.8 23.26 31.02 40.07 47.41 56.44

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, college and university –Continued

Computer science teachers ........................................... $36.10 13.5 $21.23 $28.00 $32.86 $50.47 $53.85

Medical science teachers .............................................. 48.27 7.4 23.08 31.25 44.90 62.39 79.33

Health specialties teachers ............................................ 40.95 8.3 21.91 25.34 33.57 45.67 68.11

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .............. 42.51 11.1 25.31 30.26 36.77 53.46 64.94

Agriculture and forestry teachers ................................... 39.78 20.0 19.05 24.26 37.86 50.98 67.99

Art, drama, and music teachers ..................................... 32.85 6.2 19.83 25.08 31.57 39.51 46.84

Physical education teachers .......................................... 37.92 13.5 17.00 25.58 37.28 46.55 64.75

Education teachers ........................................................ 39.33 10.5 25.13 28.57 39.79 46.46 62.09

English teachers ............................................................ 42.88 8.7 24.68 29.40 38.43 59.14 59.91

Foreign language teachers ............................................ 31.90 20.7 14.36 16.92 27.91 39.64 49.92

Law teachers ................................................................. 50.92 10.8 24.68 30.00 51.52 61.94 78.28

Social work teachers ...................................................... 24.10 10.2 16.91 20.21 23.44 28.35 30.28

Theology teachers ......................................................... 41.30 13.9 27.78 29.09 37.45 42.41 54.89

Trade and industrial teachers ........................................ 29.61 7.3 15.00 20.72 31.20 37.21 41.95

Other post-secondary teachers ..................................... 38.44 4.5 20.25 25.91 34.38 45.88 60.23

Teachers, except college and university ............................ 28.94 1.2 14.89 21.33 27.40 35.76 44.83

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ................................. 17.33 7.1 8.00 9.75 13.27 23.04 32.18

Elementary school teachers .......................................... 30.75 1.4 19.16 23.02 28.69 36.90 45.66

Secondary school teachers ........................................... 31.01 1.9 20.55 23.95 28.63 36.26 44.99

Teachers, special education .......................................... 31.63 3.6 18.08 23.02 29.85 39.24 46.68

Teachers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 27.94 3.7 13.45 19.05 26.24 35.70 44.25

Substitute teachers ........................................................ 12.06 4.5 6.67 8.89 10.27 15.00 20.00

Vocational and educational counselors ......................... 27.01 5.4 12.87 16.83 25.03 34.83 45.53

Librarians, archivists, and curators .................................... 25.08 2.3 14.90 17.79 23.20 31.00 36.85

Librarians ....................................................................... 26.17 3.6 14.91 18.71 24.04 31.82 39.75

Archivists and curators .................................................. 19.88 11.1 14.59 16.35 16.35 22.98 31.00

Social scientists and urban planners ................................. 27.41 4.2 15.54 20.00 25.96 32.27 40.49

Economists .................................................................... 27.83 3.4 17.29 21.74 26.20 32.67 38.23

Psychologists ................................................................. 28.38 5.6 15.23 20.20 26.03 33.00 46.69

Social scientists, n.e.c. .................................................. 22.34 15.9 12.00 16.00 19.00 29.24 40.98

Urban planners .............................................................. 25.85 5.3 16.52 20.99 25.48 31.03 33.95

Social, recreation, and religious workers ........................... 17.12 5.5 11.10 12.72 15.39 20.21 26.39

Social workers ............................................................... 17.21 6.0 11.56 12.73 15.37 20.31 26.68

Recreation workers ........................................................ 14.85 9.0 4.60 10.09 16.28 19.62 22.68

Clergy ............................................................................ 17.37 11.4 10.27 12.17 16.00 19.16 27.18

Religious workers, n.e.c. ................................................ 19.25 6.6 14.35 16.83 17.00 22.50 26.25

Lawyers and judges ........................................................... 44.30 4.8 22.18 28.49 40.39 57.69 70.91

Lawyers ......................................................................... 44.02 5.1 22.12 27.82 40.39 57.69 71.61

Judges ........................................................................... 50.44 7.9 29.74 43.47 53.04 63.11 63.11

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,

n.e.c. ................................................................................ 23.47 3.6 10.25 14.34 20.52 28.31 40.10

Technical writers ............................................................ 26.13 8.2 15.07 18.55 25.00 31.15 41.91

Designers ....................................................................... 22.02 6.0 10.50 13.73 20.79 27.03 36.06

Musicians and composers ............................................. 31.65 30.4 15.39 16.29 16.54 48.00 75.00

Actors and directors ....................................................... 25.45 9.7 8.95 14.96 25.10 30.29 41.90

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers 19.41 8.2 12.22 13.75 18.71 22.35 29.08

Photographers ............................................................... 16.59 12.6 7.58 9.00 13.31 21.90 29.65

Dancers ......................................................................... 6.28 33.8 2.13 2.13 5.15 6.99 13.33

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. ............. 14.74 8.0 10.00 11.88 14.42 17.45 20.19

Editors and reporters ..................................................... 22.38 5.6 10.27 15.29 19.02 26.70 35.82

Public relations specialists ............................................. 25.53 9.7 14.34 15.27 21.81 31.40 44.24

Announcers .................................................................... 22.49 38.5 6.53 8.39 11.54 16.00 56.73

Athletes .......................................................................... 26.00 28.9 8.00 12.92 20.70 39.02 57.56

Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................ 30.06 6.3 16.86 20.50 28.34 38.31 45.67

Technical ............................................................................... 19.89 1.5 11.00 13.92 17.50 22.37 28.18

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......... 17.35 2.6 10.63 13.00 16.57 20.99 24.72

Dental hygienists ........................................................... 28.65 4.8 20.00 24.38 30.00 30.00 39.50

Health record technologists and technicians ................. 13.17 14.5 8.25 8.25 11.82 15.77 21.77

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Radiological technicians ................................................ $22.29 3.4 $15.64 $18.60 $22.28 $25.75 $28.45

Licensed practical nurses .............................................. 15.65 1.4 11.60 13.40 15.25 17.59 20.00

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. .................. 15.01 2.8 9.31 11.00 14.00 17.66 22.03

Electrical and electronic technicians .............................. 19.42 5.8 11.55 14.00 19.00 24.09 27.98

Industrial engineering technicians ................................. 22.04 4.0 15.14 18.09 21.06 25.07 28.74

Mechanical engineering technicians .............................. 22.40 4.1 14.35 17.63 22.40 25.95 29.85

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 21.10 3.0 12.68 15.95 19.97 25.44 30.78

Drafters .......................................................................... 19.05 3.2 12.50 15.50 17.89 21.75 26.50

Surveying and mapping technicians .............................. 16.29 6.1 10.25 12.50 16.00 18.50 21.17

Biological technicians .................................................... 16.23 5.0 10.30 12.71 15.46 19.01 22.92

Chemical technicians ..................................................... 20.34 6.8 13.98 16.09 19.51 24.45 28.85

Science technicians, n.e.c. ............................................ 20.42 8.2 14.09 17.31 19.13 23.56 26.79

Airplane pilots and navigators ........................................ 104.72 8.5 20.90 34.63 100.88 162.49 200.37

Broadcast equipment operators ..................................... 17.08 9.7 7.00 7.71 13.10 22.60 35.65

Computer programmers ................................................. 24.84 4.8 15.18 18.27 23.55 30.00 36.79

Tool programmers, numerical control ............................ 20.78 5.7 14.50 18.00 21.00 23.41 28.95

Legal assistants ............................................................. 17.86 5.3 11.25 14.00 16.15 21.25 26.34

Technical and related, n.e.c. .......................................... 19.51 4.1 11.00 15.00 18.25 23.18 28.85

Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................... 31.16 2.6 15.09 19.37 26.39 36.56 51.45

Executives, administrators, and managers ........................ 34.75 3.2 15.56 21.50 29.97 41.83 55.98

Legislators ..................................................................... 14.68 19.2 3.46 4.04 9.10 25.70 29.55

Chief executives and general administrators, public

administration .............................................................. 44.88 7.5 30.22 38.73 43.19 49.46 52.32

Administrators and officials, public administration ......... 30.41 3.2 17.27 22.32 29.15 35.15 44.43

Financial managers ....................................................... 36.34 8.8 16.83 22.00 28.61 40.50 56.60

Personnel and labor relations managers ....................... 32.35 10.4 17.31 19.69 25.00 44.23 54.15

Purchasing managers .................................................... 32.13 4.4 18.91 24.77 31.94 39.42 47.39

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations 42.70 10.0 22.37 28.27 39.61 55.29 69.23

Administrators, education and related fields .................. 35.21 4.3 18.47 24.83 35.10 43.27 52.17

Managers, medicine and health ..................................... 33.79 4.3 19.58 23.94 30.05 37.61 54.87

Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments .. 18.66 3.9 10.58 14.40 16.83 21.28 27.85

Managers, properties and real estate ............................ 20.94 9.8 7.00 10.81 18.54 25.74 36.28

Funeral directors ............................................................ 22.95 14.5 14.15 17.66 24.04 29.74 29.74

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................ 28.08 8.6 13.62 17.14 25.18 28.91 46.67

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ............................. 36.60 5.1 15.63 21.69 31.93 43.60 57.84

Management related .......................................................... 24.90 1.8 14.86 17.78 22.12 28.53 35.86

Accountants and auditors .............................................. 23.35 2.6 14.60 17.55 21.64 27.16 33.18

Underwriters .................................................................. 23.97 7.0 13.94 17.13 21.38 28.00 38.46

Other financial officers ................................................... 31.50 6.1 14.42 19.23 25.47 32.97 48.71

Management analysts .................................................... 28.06 4.8 18.08 20.77 26.47 32.12 39.55

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........ 23.15 3.4 15.00 17.99 21.06 27.12 34.34

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products .............. 25.84 20.4 12.66 17.13 21.63 29.62 49.04

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ....................................................................... 23.27 8.8 13.27 15.14 20.67 28.13 35.54

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ........................... 23.93 6.0 14.77 17.95 22.60 28.53 32.45

Construction inspectors ................................................. 23.25 4.1 15.00 17.77 22.59 26.80 33.59

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ................................................................. 21.98 2.8 16.00 18.18 20.18 25.52 29.65

Management related, n.e.c. ........................................... 23.88 1.8 14.39 17.31 21.88 27.46 35.34

Sales ......................................................................................... 14.50 2.1 6.35 7.50 10.35 16.83 26.83

Supervisors, sales ......................................................... 19.16 4.7 9.00 11.60 15.59 21.58 32.87

Insurance sales .............................................................. 21.46 8.6 9.98 12.50 17.20 26.44 37.33

Real estate sales ........................................................... 19.13 8.8 10.00 12.82 14.41 21.78 33.89

Securities and financial services sales .......................... 43.42 11.8 13.33 16.84 28.13 48.08 84.14

Advertising and related sales ......................................... 20.90 8.7 8.75 12.65 17.75 23.80 43.33

Sales, other business services ...................................... 20.99 9.9 8.20 11.25 16.20 24.84 34.62

Sales engineers ............................................................. 37.71 19.9 18.92 22.54 31.25 38.67 45.93

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Sales –Continued

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ..................................................................... $24.08 5.2 $10.50 $14.43 $21.25 $29.98 $40.21

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ...................... 18.95 4.8 6.23 9.25 15.66 24.46 35.47

Sales workers, apparel .................................................. 9.05 3.5 6.15 6.90 8.00 10.25 12.40

Sales workers, shoes ..................................................... 8.64 4.9 5.75 6.90 8.59 9.18 11.07

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .............. 11.21 10.2 6.50 7.25 9.00 12.41 17.96

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ............... 19.71 32.5 7.80 9.50 16.35 20.50 59.42

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ............. 13.82 5.5 8.65 9.95 12.00 15.00 21.00

Sales workers, parts ...................................................... 13.79 4.4 7.91 9.52 12.00 17.31 21.89

Sales workers, other commodities ................................. 11.73 5.9 6.30 7.00 8.50 12.50 20.92

Sales counter clerks ...................................................... 8.93 8.9 5.62 6.70 7.50 10.00 13.00

Cashiers ......................................................................... 8.19 1.4 5.75 6.50 7.50 9.00 11.50

News vendors ................................................................ 8.00 8.6 5.60 6.40 8.33 9.25 9.25

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .............. 23.26 28.5 7.40 8.50 16.31 35.92 49.02

Sales support, n.e.c. ...................................................... 13.98 7.7 7.50 9.50 11.40 16.98 24.04

Administrative support, including clerical ............................ 13.41 .5 8.50 10.00 12.50 15.79 19.54

Supervisors, general office ............................................ 17.86 3.1 12.47 13.79 17.03 20.44 24.76

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ................. 19.12 9.5 13.90 14.00 18.53 23.97 28.74

Supervisors, financial records processing ..................... 19.72 2.4 13.01 15.29 18.75 23.55 27.18

Chief communications operators ................................... 20.59 6.5 14.38 15.75 19.52 23.08 29.47

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ........................................................................... 19.76 4.4 11.97 13.74 18.04 24.38 27.81

Computer operators ....................................................... 15.90 2.7 11.35 12.81 15.75 18.35 22.29

Peripheral equipment operators .................................... 14.06 9.8 8.50 10.49 14.09 18.04 19.41

Secretaries ..................................................................... 14.77 1.2 9.50 11.43 14.06 17.46 20.67

Stenographers ............................................................... 16.68 4.9 10.00 12.14 15.14 19.70 25.00

Typists ........................................................................... 14.07 1.7 10.00 11.51 13.75 15.93 18.23

Interviewers ................................................................... 11.25 4.4 7.75 8.80 10.76 13.00 15.07

Hotel clerks .................................................................... 8.71 2.4 7.00 7.50 8.00 9.50 11.33

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ................. 13.74 5.3 7.65 9.14 12.74 18.78 21.17

Receptionists ................................................................. 10.62 2.1 8.00 8.93 10.00 12.02 14.36

Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................ 12.16 2.8 8.50 9.85 11.40 13.94 16.53

Classified ad clerks ........................................................ 10.63 15.1 6.25 9.78 10.25 11.00 12.20

Correspondence clerks .................................................. 13.02 2.0 9.52 11.03 12.63 14.51 16.71

Order clerks ................................................................... 13.20 1.9 8.50 10.00 12.50 15.37 18.88

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ......... 14.75 3.4 9.40 11.58 15.00 17.59 20.35

Library clerks ................................................................. 11.69 2.8 7.66 8.76 11.09 13.76 16.66

File clerks ....................................................................... 9.92 2.2 7.50 8.65 9.01 11.00 13.00

Records clerks, n.e.c. .................................................... 12.95 2.2 8.70 10.23 12.41 15.05 18.00

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ............... 13.62 1.5 9.23 10.77 13.12 15.39 18.54

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...................................... 15.17 2.6 10.25 12.03 14.49 18.51 20.34

Billing clerks ................................................................... 12.11 3.5 8.90 10.00 11.50 14.00 16.15

Cost and rate clerks ....................................................... 14.76 23.1 6.30 7.80 14.25 25.00 25.00

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators ....... 11.95 4.7 8.12 8.94 10.03 14.00 20.00

Duplicating machine operators ...................................... 11.27 6.4 8.00 8.95 10.46 13.50 17.77

Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators 11.32 6.5 8.00 8.50 11.00 13.00 16.53

Office machine operators, n.e.c. .................................... 10.24 5.4 7.00 9.50 10.00 11.00 13.62

Telephone operators ...................................................... 12.57 4.2 7.62 9.16 11.12 16.81 18.64

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ............... 10.94 12.7 6.95 7.75 9.55 13.87 14.24

Mail clerks, except postal service .................................. 11.32 5.8 7.85 8.75 10.09 12.93 16.74

Messengers ................................................................... 9.25 6.8 6.00 7.13 8.79 10.35 13.02

Dispatchers .................................................................... 15.36 3.8 9.34 11.35 14.47 18.72 22.52

Production coordinators ................................................. 17.17 3.3 11.00 13.56 16.37 20.59 24.08

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ............................. 12.72 2.9 8.25 9.55 11.95 15.00 19.37

Stock and inventory clerks ............................................. 12.40 1.9 8.16 9.62 11.50 14.42 18.03

Meter readers ................................................................ 16.27 4.5 10.31 12.50 15.36 20.37 23.01

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers ............. 14.97 7.5 9.00 10.50 13.10 17.25 24.61

Expeditors ...................................................................... 14.74 3.6 9.36 11.54 14.65 17.56 19.56

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ $13.31 9.1 $7.16 $8.39 $10.70 $17.31 $23.00

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........ 18.96 8.4 11.39 12.88 15.92 21.68 33.05

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ............... 14.74 2.2 9.98 11.49 13.90 17.00 21.04

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ....................................... 14.90 3.2 10.25 12.12 14.78 17.00 18.89

Bill and account collectors ............................................. 13.32 3.8 8.65 10.39 12.80 15.69 18.34

General office clerks ...................................................... 12.52 1.1 8.40 9.83 11.79 14.71 17.76

Bank tellers .................................................................... 10.00 1.3 7.69 8.62 9.62 11.15 12.57

Proofreaders .................................................................. 14.20 15.4 6.95 9.54 14.00 17.05 22.68

Data entry keyers ........................................................... 12.06 2.1 8.80 10.00 11.27 13.55 16.50

Statistical clerks ............................................................. 13.49 4.3 8.63 10.64 12.50 16.27 19.19

Teachers’ aides ............................................................. 10.94 1.3 7.74 8.66 10.04 12.46 15.51

Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................ 13.60 1.4 8.54 10.30 13.00 16.17 19.24

Blue collar .................................................................................... 14.51 .9 7.65 9.75 13.03 18.00 23.86

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................. 18.20 1.1 10.05 13.00 17.03 22.64 27.45

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .......................... 22.74 3.1 13.13 16.19 21.53 27.76 33.39

Automobile mechanics ................................................... 17.27 3.8 10.75 13.00 17.00 20.00 24.34

Automobile mechanic apprentices ................................. 12.08 5.7 8.00 10.00 12.08 14.50 15.25

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ................ 16.47 3.3 11.25 12.50 15.73 19.50 22.50

Aircraft engine mechanics ............................................. 25.18 5.3 18.00 21.00 25.15 28.44 34.87

Small engine repairers ................................................... 13.57 4.4 10.00 11.55 14.00 15.00 16.00

Automobile body and related repairers .......................... 17.49 9.4 10.39 13.50 15.00 18.80 27.29

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ................................. 25.00 6.7 13.90 19.85 26.69 30.27 33.50

Heavy equipment mechanics ......................................... 18.85 4.6 12.50 14.00 18.63 22.16 27.45

Farm equipment mechanics .......................................... 14.26 6.7 10.86 11.77 14.00 16.00 17.20

Industrial machinery repairers ....................................... 19.22 2.2 13.52 15.69 18.25 22.97 26.14

Machinery maintenance ................................................. 14.89 6.3 9.00 11.00 13.68 18.92 21.85

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .................................................................... 19.51 4.1 12.00 14.90 19.25 24.39 28.50

Data processing equipment repairers ............................ 15.52 15.8 7.79 8.17 14.60 19.37 24.98

Household appliance and power tool repairers ............. 15.18 7.1 10.00 11.00 14.75 18.00 23.66

Telephone line installers and repairers .......................... 23.36 3.8 16.38 22.60 24.39 25.58 26.87

Telephone installers and repairers ................................ 22.76 2.4 16.39 21.17 22.93 25.71 26.66

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics .. 16.46 3.0 10.00 13.00 16.00 19.65 22.31

Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers ........ 14.85 24.0 8.75 9.50 12.65 17.35 27.55

Locksmiths and safe repairers ....................................... 14.64 10.5 10.00 12.77 13.00 17.31 19.04

Office machine repairers ................................................ 14.55 8.6 9.50 11.00 14.35 17.46 20.10

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ....................... 20.83 4.9 15.00 16.04 20.61 24.53 28.94

Elevator installers and repairers .................................... 35.81 9.6 25.06 33.16 36.43 42.74 42.74

Millwrights ...................................................................... 21.77 5.5 16.00 16.50 23.56 25.05 27.94

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ..................................... 15.81 2.9 9.25 11.94 15.65 18.61 23.30

Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and

tilesetters ..................................................................... 20.99 17.5 13.82 14.63 17.55 29.79 32.85

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers ................ 24.84 5.9 17.26 19.71 24.04 29.40 36.06

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ....................................................................... 26.72 5.0 18.27 21.67 24.54 33.05 37.86

Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers .... 19.93 13.0 8.00 16.75 20.50 23.00 26.27

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...... 25.23 4.7 15.50 20.00 24.85 30.21 32.75

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ......................... 21.15 3.6 15.00 16.63 19.75 24.25 30.00

Brickmasons and stonemasons ..................................... 19.92 7.5 10.10 17.00 20.00 22.97 28.50

Tile setters, hard and soft .............................................. 22.47 14.2 14.00 18.00 22.84 30.79 30.79

Carpet installers ............................................................. 19.05 12.3 10.00 13.13 17.00 25.00 30.79

Carpenters ..................................................................... 18.30 3.3 11.10 13.50 17.00 21.88 28.34

Carpenter apprentices ................................................... 17.40 13.6 9.44 13.50 16.45 18.75 26.00

Drywall installers ............................................................ 20.74 10.2 12.00 15.00 20.34 26.13 30.28

Electricians .................................................................... 22.33 3.6 13.30 16.79 20.46 27.85 33.50

Electrician apprentices ................................................... 14.83 4.0 9.23 11.00 14.00 18.00 21.12

Electrical power installers and repairers ........................ 24.30 3.8 15.04 20.92 24.20 28.54 32.20

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Painters, construction and maintenance ........................ $13.65 6.5 $9.00 $10.00 $12.00 $15.00 $21.00

Plasterers ....................................................................... 15.06 12.6 6.25 12.07 15.00 16.76 26.41

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ........................... 21.27 3.8 13.50 16.50 19.91 26.22 29.72

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ............ 18.29 12.6 10.00 11.00 16.71 25.38 26.27

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ..................................... 18.35 9.5 12.00 14.00 15.69 24.66 25.63

Glaziers .......................................................................... 16.92 5.5 11.00 14.50 17.00 18.00 22.86

Insulation workers .......................................................... 14.40 5.9 9.50 11.00 14.00 17.00 21.53

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ... 15.97 18.1 9.25 10.75 11.87 25.42 25.42

Roofers .......................................................................... 14.68 10.3 8.00 10.00 14.00 18.74 21.66

Sheetmetal duct installers .............................................. 20.54 14.6 11.50 14.00 16.50 31.34 31.77

Structural metal workers ................................................ 17.62 5.5 12.95 14.50 15.50 20.64 25.34

Construction trades, n.e.c. ............................................. 15.76 4.1 9.50 11.92 15.00 18.43 23.35

Supervisors, extractive .................................................. 23.58 8.2 10.50 19.90 22.00 29.12 29.12

Drillers, oil well ............................................................... 20.01 18.2 8.00 11.00 22.65 25.81 25.81

Mining machine operators ............................................. 15.51 9.7 9.75 10.97 15.10 17.50 22.55

Mining, n.e.c. ................................................................. 20.21 10.2 10.50 18.14 21.03 24.80 26.55

Supervisors, production ................................................. 20.67 3.2 13.00 15.45 19.66 24.50 28.85

Tool and die makers ...................................................... 21.85 2.1 16.25 18.00 21.40 25.26 28.42

Tool and die maker apprentices .................................... 13.43 12.2 9.81 11.02 11.30 13.92 20.83

Precision assemblers, metal .......................................... 19.22 4.1 11.50 15.38 19.43 22.75 25.99

Machinists ...................................................................... 18.52 4.8 12.50 15.00 18.08 22.70 23.81

Machinist apprentices .................................................... 14.49 3.7 12.00 14.00 15.00 15.00 16.84

Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ............... 17.03 6.5 8.50 13.64 15.84 19.75 28.05

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal ....................... 20.85 11.8 12.00 17.40 18.69 29.06 29.40

Layout workers .............................................................. 17.08 14.5 9.86 12.00 16.29 22.95 28.10

Precious stones and metals workers ............................. 12.72 16.9 6.80 7.74 12.20 14.50 24.04

Engravers, metal ............................................................ 17.15 19.9 8.20 8.20 17.50 23.13 23.56

Sheet metal workers ...................................................... 17.07 9.2 9.50 12.00 15.50 21.25 26.85

Sheet metal worker apprentices .................................... 14.16 17.2 8.58 9.32 14.17 16.52 21.99

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .......................... 11.87 7.2 8.35 10.00 12.25 13.20 14.25

Furniture and wood finishers ......................................... 12.61 6.8 10.00 10.25 12.45 12.70 18.12

Tailors ............................................................................ 13.85 10.2 8.61 10.92 12.80 17.35 19.44

Upholsterers .................................................................. 15.84 13.7 8.75 12.03 15.50 18.72 23.45

Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers ................. 17.56 5.3 13.23 14.59 17.39 18.97 21.76

Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters .................. 16.52 6.8 12.85 14.50 15.00 18.00 22.51

Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians .... 14.90 4.1 8.87 11.05 14.79 18.00 21.50

Bookbinders ................................................................... 16.81 14.7 10.00 10.88 17.00 20.75 25.00

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ............ 12.46 3.9 7.91 9.35 11.78 15.00 18.32

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ........................ 15.07 8.7 9.51 10.30 13.99 18.00 24.25

Precision food production .............................................. 12.94 10.2 8.89 9.34 13.95 13.95 15.65

Butchers and meat cutters ............................................. 11.40 3.9 7.00 8.44 10.55 13.75 17.05

Bakers ............................................................................ 10.76 5.2 6.50 8.55 10.25 13.05 14.86

Food batchmakers ......................................................... 11.69 10.7 7.25 8.02 11.03 14.63 17.12

Inspectors, testers, and graders .................................... 17.90 2.8 11.40 13.29 16.47 23.23 25.54

Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 21.85 7.3 15.34 17.21 24.45 24.45 25.10

Adjusters and calibrators ............................................... 14.71 7.3 10.25 11.69 16.00 16.00 17.38

Water and sewer treatment plant operators .................. 17.25 3.4 10.00 13.56 17.13 20.71 24.66

Power plant operators .................................................... 25.62 2.9 19.63 24.39 26.39 27.28 33.02

Stationary engineers ...................................................... 21.91 4.5 14.96 17.43 20.79 28.01 30.82

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ......... 22.39 3.2 14.48 20.06 24.10 25.85 27.37

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ................. 12.94 1.4 7.50 9.28 11.94 15.55 20.23

Lathe and turning machine set-up operators ................. 16.07 5.4 12.09 13.93 15.30 18.00 20.78

Lathe and turning machine operators ............................ 15.00 5.9 9.00 10.84 14.40 18.09 22.49

Milling and planing machine operators .......................... 13.04 5.2 8.75 11.40 12.50 14.07 16.95

Punching and stamping press operators ....................... 12.77 7.8 8.06 8.83 11.85 15.01 19.07

Rolling machine operators ............................................. 15.38 11.8 9.07 10.56 14.77 16.37 28.63

Drilling and boring machine operators ........................... 11.82 11.1 7.00 7.00 10.92 15.90 19.18

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine

operators ...................................................................... $13.08 3.6 $8.50 $10.18 $12.61 $15.32 $18.02

Forging machine operators ............................................ 13.75 7.4 8.97 11.05 13.02 16.98 18.59

Numerical control machine operators ............................ 14.63 4.5 10.25 11.20 14.00 16.93 19.95

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ........................... 14.38 4.3 9.50 10.50 13.48 16.92 23.98

Molding and casting machine operators ........................ 12.32 3.5 8.00 9.46 11.19 14.36 18.20

Metal plating machine operators .................................... 13.68 7.0 8.50 10.50 14.25 16.00 19.68

Heat treating equipment operators ................................ 15.71 7.5 10.66 12.27 15.02 20.57 21.65

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators .... 11.78 6.2 9.00 10.30 12.00 13.00 14.50

Sawing machine operators ............................................ 11.98 4.3 7.25 10.00 12.40 13.90 14.53

Shaping and jointing machine operators ....................... 12.68 5.3 9.25 11.02 13.00 14.50 14.50

Nailing and tacking machine operators .......................... 10.86 6.3 7.65 9.30 10.43 11.60 14.35

Printing press operators ................................................. 15.85 3.4 10.00 12.00 15.75 19.00 22.55

Photoengravers and lithographers ................................. 16.83 4.4 10.80 13.00 17.50 18.63 22.04

Typesetters and compositors ......................................... 14.05 10.3 8.25 10.00 12.85 16.97 22.00

Winding and twisting machine operators ....................... 12.94 9.9 8.65 9.63 12.80 16.09 16.09

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators ...................................................................... 12.36 8.7 8.25 10.43 12.15 14.57 15.82

Textile cutting machine operators .................................. 9.98 6.8 6.89 7.75 9.80 10.75 14.74

Textile sewing machine operators ................................. 8.93 6.3 6.50 6.75 7.97 9.99 12.25

Pressing machine operators .......................................... 9.08 4.0 7.00 7.75 8.57 10.00 11.86

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ........... 8.49 4.1 6.18 7.05 8.03 9.28 11.26

Cementing and gluing machine operators ..................... 11.91 8.3 7.75 8.05 12.54 14.51 16.01

Packaging and filling machine operators ....................... 12.40 4.2 7.25 9.00 11.55 15.23 18.65

Extruding and forming machine operators ..................... 12.78 6.1 8.27 9.55 12.75 15.10 17.18

Mixing and blending machine operators ........................ 14.87 4.6 8.75 11.70 13.91 17.50 20.94

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators .. 18.97 3.6 13.43 16.05 18.62 22.32 24.63

Compressing and compacting machine operators ........ 11.39 2.7 8.81 10.00 11.07 12.66 14.25

Painting and paint spraying machine operators ............. 15.10 6.0 9.25 11.40 14.10 16.10 23.64

Roasting and baking machine operators, food .............. 11.42 9.4 9.37 9.37 10.48 12.14 16.85

Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators ...... 13.22 10.2 9.78 9.86 11.31 15.58 19.73

Folding machine operators ............................................ 13.07 7.7 8.65 11.10 12.04 15.60 19.43

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ............. 13.72 6.3 8.00 11.25 12.80 15.60 20.31

Crushing and grinding machine operators ..................... 12.95 4.6 9.30 10.01 12.12 15.05 17.96

Slicing and cutting machine operators ........................... 13.12 4.6 9.00 10.40 12.92 16.25 16.90

Motion picture projectionists .......................................... 12.24 25.2 7.75 7.75 10.00 13.28 20.00

Photographic process machine operators ..................... 10.93 5.2 7.50 8.10 9.50 13.25 16.00

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ...................... 13.47 2.7 8.39 9.95 12.53 16.16 20.02

Welders and cutters ....................................................... 15.51 2.5 10.50 12.50 15.00 17.84 21.45

Solders and braziers ...................................................... 10.35 9.8 7.68 7.68 9.80 12.10 14.48

Assemblers .................................................................... 12.83 3.3 7.05 8.90 11.00 15.00 24.34

Hand cutting and trimming ............................................. 9.86 12.6 6.70 8.00 8.00 11.25 15.50

Hand molding, casting, and forming .............................. 10.91 7.4 7.00 8.45 11.64 12.27 13.17

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ......................... 11.32 6.2 7.75 9.98 12.00 12.00 13.49

Hand engraving and printing .......................................... 15.50 27.8 10.50 11.97 12.50 12.50 27.03

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ............................... 11.12 6.0 7.00 7.94 9.60 12.80 17.47

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ........... 13.18 4.1 8.25 9.64 11.65 15.50 21.00

Production testers .......................................................... 13.26 4.7 8.25 10.36 12.90 16.15 18.00

Production samplers and weighers ................................ 10.71 9.3 8.50 8.50 10.03 11.69 16.70

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ........................ 9.89 7.4 6.20 7.25 9.10 12.00 14.42

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. .................................................. 10.49 10.2 7.00 8.24 9.95 11.15 12.77

Transportation and material moving ..................................... 14.25 1.5 8.00 10.00 13.00 17.50 22.50

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ............................ 18.48 5.0 12.60 14.00 17.47 21.97 26.25

Truck drivers .................................................................. 14.20 2.1 8.33 10.11 13.01 17.56 22.00

Driver-sales workers ...................................................... 12.77 5.9 5.65 8.95 11.94 15.03 21.99

Bus drivers ..................................................................... 14.23 2.3 9.08 11.00 13.52 17.46 20.43

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ...................................... 8.31 6.5 6.25 7.00 7.50 9.50 11.26

Parking lot attendants .................................................... 8.26 7.4 5.40 6.75 7.50 10.00 11.40

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................ $8.52 7.6 $4.50 $5.90 $7.45 $10.00 $13.90

Railroad conductors and yardmasters ........................... 34.89 4.7 23.26 27.07 33.58 41.68 48.14

Locomotive operating .................................................... 32.98 10.3 19.05 23.86 30.16 42.95 50.72

Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. ......................................... 24.58 7.4 16.10 23.00 23.00 28.12 32.40

Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats .............. 19.18 9.4 11.25 15.00 18.80 21.50 24.58

Sailors and deckhands .................................................. 12.96 5.8 7.92 8.92 11.65 16.25 19.94

Bridge, lock and lighthouse tenders ............................... 13.49 2.7 12.66 13.56 13.56 13.56 15.28

Supervisors, material moving equipment ....................... 19.53 5.9 12.98 15.36 19.22 24.28 25.39

Operating engineers ...................................................... 19.65 6.0 11.05 14.45 20.00 24.62 25.72

Hoist and winch operators ............................................. 13.03 12.7 8.90 9.50 10.85 17.06 23.10

Crane and tower operators ............................................ 16.98 5.1 11.33 13.33 15.92 19.78 24.20

Excavating and loading machine operators ................... 15.82 6.2 10.00 12.00 14.14 18.00 23.91

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ......................... 14.89 4.4 9.50 11.64 13.98 16.95 21.45

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ........... 13.56 2.5 9.10 10.55 12.62 15.69 19.74

Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 15.61 4.2 9.82 11.49 14.21 19.34 24.48

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......... 10.98 1.3 6.50 7.98 9.97 12.90 17.50

Nursery workers ............................................................. 8.23 9.2 5.15 7.18 7.58 9.50 11.18

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ....................... 18.17 6.7 9.00 14.59 16.83 22.56 25.64

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ............... 11.16 2.9 7.25 8.25 10.13 13.58 16.44

Animal caretakers, except farm ..................................... 10.48 9.3 6.60 7.15 10.00 12.35 17.79

Inspectors, agricultural products .................................... 9.55 16.9 5.15 7.00 8.40 13.00 13.00

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 18.31 5.9 11.01 14.04 17.00 21.22 25.27

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ................................. 11.61 4.5 7.50 8.75 10.20 13.50 17.24

Helpers, construction trades .......................................... 11.26 3.1 7.00 9.00 10.50 13.00 16.74

Helpers, extractive ......................................................... 11.11 18.2 6.80 7.50 9.35 15.00 19.00

Construction laborers ..................................................... 13.00 4.2 7.50 9.00 11.12 16.18 20.60

Production helpers ......................................................... 10.01 3.5 5.85 7.50 9.57 11.66 14.45

Garbage collectors ......................................................... 14.54 8.7 9.00 10.90 13.90 17.33 22.76

Stevedores ..................................................................... 16.95 19.8 9.00 10.00 14.75 23.40 23.40

Stock handlers and baggers .......................................... 9.56 1.9 5.85 6.95 8.50 11.10 14.90

Machine feeders and offbearers .................................... 10.48 3.0 7.50 8.25 9.50 12.55 14.76

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. .................. 12.10 4.9 7.00 8.50 10.82 14.65 19.55

Garage and service station related ................................ 9.87 6.6 6.75 7.25 8.50 11.53 15.83

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ..................... 9.88 2.8 6.50 7.50 9.00 10.65 14.57

Hand packers and packagers ........................................ 9.31 3.7 6.00 7.25 8.65 10.70 13.00

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ............................. 10.62 2.4 6.71 8.00 9.50 12.00 16.75

Service .......................................................................................... 10.32 1.3 5.50 6.75 8.75 12.00 17.40

Protective service .............................................................. 16.83 2.3 8.00 10.21 15.09 22.26 27.67

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention .................. 24.50 4.7 16.48 19.17 23.45 28.13 34.24

Supervisors, police and detectives ................................ 28.77 2.9 16.58 22.90 28.68 34.91 39.94

Supervisors, guards ....................................................... 19.78 5.7 10.83 14.00 18.49 22.26 32.63

Fire inspection and fire prevention ................................. 20.41 8.8 13.52 15.49 19.96 24.48 27.34

Firefighting ..................................................................... 17.91 2.6 10.88 13.63 17.33 22.41 25.42

Police and detectives, public service ............................. 22.64 1.0 14.85 17.85 22.58 26.35 30.33

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ..... 18.58 1.9 11.38 14.17 17.94 22.09 27.67

Correctional institution officers ....................................... 16.43 5.1 11.02 11.92 14.73 20.52 24.62

Crossing guards ............................................................. 9.60 4.9 6.67 8.08 8.87 11.13 12.51

Guards and police, except public service ...................... 10.24 2.9 7.00 8.00 9.00 11.22 15.14

Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................ 11.72 6.5 6.50 7.75 10.61 13.29 18.97

Food service ...................................................................... 7.41 1.1 3.09 5.65 7.00 8.75 11.35

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ............................... 4.88 2.7 2.13 2.65 5.00 6.75 8.00

Bartenders ..................................................................... 6.75 3.8 4.00 5.00 6.75 8.00 9.69

Waiters and waitresses .................................................. 4.21 3.3 2.13 2.38 3.25 5.51 6.90

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ..................................... 6.01 3.2 3.00 5.15 6.25 7.00 8.00

Other food service ........................................................... 8.45 1.2 5.75 6.50 7.50 9.50 12.31

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Service –Continued

Food service –Continued

Other food service –Continued

Supervisors, food preparation and service .................... $12.61 2.6 $7.50 $9.41 $11.95 $15.31 $19.28

Cooks ............................................................................. 9.10 1.5 6.25 7.00 8.75 10.50 12.50

Kitchen workers, food preparation ................................. 7.75 2.0 5.50 6.00 7.25 8.65 10.50

Food preparation, n.e.c. ................................................. 7.48 1.1 5.50 6.25 7.00 8.16 9.87

Health service .................................................................... 10.54 1.8 7.13 8.24 9.86 12.00 15.00

Dental assistants ........................................................... 14.47 7.0 9.25 11.50 14.00 17.71 18.00

Health aides, except nursing ......................................... 11.49 3.7 7.50 9.00 10.74 12.95 16.58

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ........................ 9.80 1.3 7.00 7.90 9.40 11.00 13.31

Cleaning and building service ............................................ 10.23 2.0 6.50 7.35 9.03 12.24 15.87

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ...... 14.73 4.0 8.27 11.00 13.46 17.43 22.04

Maids and housemen .................................................... 8.21 1.6 6.25 6.90 7.50 8.77 10.96

Janitors and cleaners ..................................................... 10.38 2.1 6.50 7.75 9.50 12.36 15.52

Pest control .................................................................... 12.70 6.2 8.75 11.54 12.77 12.77 17.73

Personal service ................................................................ 10.28 3.7 5.70 6.50 8.40 11.54 16.25

Supervisors, personal service ........................................ 15.16 4.1 9.00 12.50 14.38 17.67 20.56

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ................................... 13.12 7.3 6.71 8.05 10.94 16.24 21.76

Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities .......... 7.06 4.6 5.25 5.60 6.25 7.55 10.25

Guides ........................................................................... 12.05 12.7 7.73 8.50 10.12 16.83 16.83

Ushers ........................................................................... 8.33 3.5 6.03 6.75 7.55 9.90 11.12

Public transportation attendants .................................... 30.95 2.5 14.51 19.48 31.95 37.59 50.74

Baggage porters and bellhops ....................................... 7.21 6.1 4.50 5.82 6.75 7.75 10.00

Welfare service aides .................................................... 9.10 5.3 5.95 6.70 8.40 10.82 13.34

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .............................. 8.32 3.8 5.83 6.40 7.70 9.61 11.50

Child care workers, n.e.c. .............................................. 9.27 4.1 6.24 7.00 8.31 10.99 13.18

Service, n.e.c. ................................................................ 10.36 3.0 6.43 7.69 9.50 12.33 15.50

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in

the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the

same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate

shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At

the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th

and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 2 Total include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.

3 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2001

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

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in National

Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A in National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 

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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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All ...................................................................................................... $18.14 0.9 $8.00 $10.25 $14.77 $22.12 $31.73

All, excluding sales .................................................................... 18.25 .9 8.00 10.43 14.99 22.35 31.77

White collar .................................................................................. 22.11 .8 9.40 12.32 18.02 27.31 38.95

White collar, excluding sales ................................................. 23.00 .8 10.00 13.07 19.00 28.30 40.00

Professional specialty and technical ..................................... 27.57 1.3 13.57 18.23 24.75 33.25 43.97

Professional specialty ............................................................ 29.68 1.6 15.39 20.67 27.11 35.82 46.35

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ................................. 32.73 1.5 21.15 25.85 31.25 38.46 46.16

Architects ....................................................................... 26.63 7.7 17.96 21.35 25.15 31.34 37.50

Aerospace engineers ..................................................... 36.61 6.3 22.94 28.21 35.30 44.85 50.75

Metallurgical and materials engineers ........................... 29.41 6.7 21.88 26.29 28.05 33.34 39.45

Petroleum engineers ...................................................... 38.30 6.2 27.37 33.13 36.83 43.36 52.29

Chemical engineers ....................................................... 37.59 3.0 27.88 30.39 36.33 44.54 49.17

Nuclear engineers .......................................................... 36.16 3.2 28.96 32.27 35.87 39.26 44.81

Civil engineers ............................................................... 29.42 3.0 19.81 24.43 28.08 33.21 40.86

Electrical and electronic engineers ................................ 35.01 2.7 23.56 27.64 33.60 41.25 48.91

Industrial engineers ....................................................... 29.26 1.8 20.38 24.36 28.13 33.13 38.73

Mechanical engineers .................................................... 29.84 3.2 21.00 24.07 29.00 34.46 40.00

Engineers, n.e.c. ............................................................ 34.57 3.1 21.50 27.04 33.65 41.55 49.07

Surveyors and mapping scientists ................................. 30.16 7.6 22.98 26.21 28.25 35.00 37.20

Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... 32.70 2.9 19.75 24.61 31.25 38.97 47.43

Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... 32.94 2.8 19.99 24.83 31.64 39.41 47.57

Operations and systems researchers and analysts ....... 31.02 5.4 19.28 24.18 28.46 36.42 46.22

Actuaries ........................................................................ 33.13 7.6 22.31 25.48 30.29 41.83 47.60

Statisticians .................................................................... 25.64 7.1 17.00 18.32 24.04 29.81 37.41

Natural scientists ............................................................... 28.45 4.4 16.00 20.19 26.02 33.94 43.46

Physicists and astronomers ........................................... 32.17 11.5 20.94 26.02 28.88 39.18 43.00

Chemists, except biochemists ....................................... 30.72 4.0 16.83 22.83 28.95 37.63 46.76

Atmospheric and space scientists ................................. 24.06 19.2 12.74 14.42 19.04 33.65 39.43

Geologists and geodesists ............................................. 31.52 10.4 17.46 21.51 28.85 39.32 48.08

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ............................................... 29.93 6.5 18.75 23.85 28.89 34.37 43.46

Agricultural and food scientists ...................................... 23.58 5.7 15.20 18.54 21.55 27.65 34.05

Biological and life scientists ........................................... 28.16 15.6 15.99 18.25 22.60 32.33 48.77

Forestry and conservation scientists ............................. 20.59 8.7 14.50 15.48 20.53 24.41 27.50

Medical scientists ........................................................... 25.42 4.6 14.85 18.46 22.40 30.11 40.39

Health related .................................................................... 28.19 3.4 16.82 19.65 24.04 30.83 41.84

Physicians ...................................................................... 50.69 11.0 15.77 20.32 54.04 64.90 98.73

Dentists .......................................................................... 33.34 21.3 14.04 28.84 33.93 38.46 46.28

Optometrists .................................................................. 51.88 10.9 34.62 37.78 59.38 59.38 62.50

Registered nurses .......................................................... 24.23 1.3 17.06 19.39 23.29 27.53 33.00

Pharmacists ................................................................... 37.09 1.6 30.00 34.00 37.38 40.15 42.54

Dietitians ........................................................................ 19.27 3.4 15.00 17.74 18.00 20.90 24.83

Respiratory therapists .................................................... 20.20 2.0 15.82 17.59 20.00 22.45 24.35

Occupational therapists ................................................. 23.75 3.7 17.47 21.21 23.19 27.07 30.86

Physical therapists ......................................................... 26.05 2.7 21.27 22.36 25.17 28.60 32.17

Speech therapists .......................................................... 28.48 3.8 19.52 22.60 26.17 30.65 43.57

Therapists, n.e.c. ........................................................... 17.90 11.2 12.72 13.46 14.86 20.52 25.50

Physicians’ assistants .................................................... 31.59 4.9 27.65 28.56 33.65 33.65 33.99

Teachers, college and university ....................................... 40.47 2.7 21.81 27.47 36.66 48.10 63.46

Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers ...... 44.57 11.0 21.66 32.11 42.04 60.10 69.05

Biological science teachers ........................................... 41.45 10.0 21.34 29.58 36.62 46.47 70.30

Chemistry teachers ........................................................ 38.87 9.2 27.04 29.14 32.13 43.61 60.09

Physics teachers ............................................................ 49.88 9.7 34.88 39.39 46.59 59.07 68.38

Natural science teachers, n.e.c. .................................... 37.48 12.5 18.42 27.00 37.75 43.14 58.47

Psychology teachers ...................................................... 37.21 11.9 22.03 24.42 37.06 45.03 54.08

Economics teachers ...................................................... 61.73 18.7 36.13 44.76 63.57 83.08 91.31

History teachers ............................................................. 36.10 12.4 24.88 24.88 30.18 43.52 55.29

Political science teachers .............................................. 36.00 10.7 22.86 25.00 30.73 44.78 60.91

Sociology teachers ........................................................ 32.39 10.3 21.52 25.48 28.17 33.56 49.95

Social science teachers, n.e.c. ...................................... 39.23 8.1 24.54 28.50 38.11 49.10 57.28

Engineering teachers ..................................................... 53.83 9.1 32.99 42.64 45.85 65.96 80.77

Mathematical science teachers ..................................... 39.68 6.7 25.55 31.21 40.21 47.93 56.66

Computer science teachers ........................................... 38.48 14.3 21.23 26.60 38.16 51.29 55.39

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, college and university –Continued

Medical science teachers .............................................. $48.46 7.5 $22.93 $30.90 $45.06 $62.50 $79.33

Health specialties teachers ............................................ 41.22 8.5 21.91 25.64 34.06 45.67 68.38

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .............. 42.58 11.3 26.00 30.26 36.77 53.46 65.14

Agriculture and forestry teachers ................................... 39.78 20.0 19.05 24.26 37.86 50.98 67.99

Art, drama, and music teachers ..................................... 32.92 6.5 19.83 25.31 31.38 39.48 46.95

Physical education teachers .......................................... 40.06 14.3 19.77 25.94 38.65 46.55 64.75

Education teachers ........................................................ 39.76 10.3 25.13 28.57 39.79 46.51 62.09

English teachers ............................................................ 43.50 8.7 25.73 29.43 40.16 59.14 59.91

Foreign language teachers ............................................ 31.58 22.3 14.36 16.92 27.24 39.64 49.92

Law teachers ................................................................. 51.71 11.2 24.68 31.73 52.05 62.51 81.17

Theology teachers ......................................................... 41.48 14.3 26.76 29.09 35.92 43.13 54.89

Trade and industrial teachers ........................................ 29.53 7.6 15.00 21.40 31.20 36.76 41.38

Other post-secondary teachers ..................................... 39.21 4.7 21.12 26.63 34.98 46.64 60.89

Teachers, except college and university ............................ 29.48 1.2 16.63 21.84 27.82 36.06 45.12

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ................................. 18.03 7.4 8.07 9.75 13.39 24.54 32.73

Elementary school teachers .......................................... 30.84 1.4 19.27 23.10 28.77 37.00 45.78

Secondary school teachers ........................................... 30.99 1.8 20.55 23.96 28.62 36.21 44.98

Teachers, special education .......................................... 31.86 3.6 18.39 23.37 29.98 39.37 46.89

Teachers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 28.66 3.7 15.57 20.08 26.97 35.92 44.73

Substitute teachers ........................................................ 11.89 9.6 7.50 10.27 10.27 16.25 18.24

Vocational and educational counselors ......................... 27.19 5.7 12.87 16.83 25.07 35.10 45.56

Librarians, archivists, and curators .................................... 25.25 2.4 15.06 18.05 23.39 31.00 36.96

Librarians ....................................................................... 26.35 3.7 15.23 18.99 24.47 32.18 39.75

Archivists and curators .................................................. 20.01 11.6 14.89 16.35 16.35 22.98 31.00

Social scientists and urban planners ................................. 27.60 4.4 15.91 20.54 25.96 32.33 40.98

Economists .................................................................... 27.83 3.4 17.29 21.74 26.20 32.67 38.23

Psychologists ................................................................. 28.85 6.0 15.54 20.90 26.07 33.00 46.88

Social scientists, n.e.c. .................................................. 22.33 15.9 12.00 16.00 19.00 29.24 40.98

Urban planners .............................................................. 25.92 5.4 16.52 21.25 25.69 31.03 33.95

Social, recreation, and religious workers ........................... 17.23 5.9 11.52 12.73 15.39 20.35 26.63

Social workers ............................................................... 17.22 6.2 11.61 12.73 15.16 20.35 26.68

Recreation workers ........................................................ 16.85 5.3 10.50 12.15 17.75 20.92 22.68

Clergy ............................................................................ 17.40 11.8 10.27 12.17 16.00 19.16 27.18

Religious workers, n.e.c. ................................................ 19.26 6.7 14.35 16.83 18.97 22.50 26.25

Lawyers and judges ........................................................... 44.42 5.0 22.50 28.73 40.39 57.83 70.91

Lawyers ......................................................................... 44.11 5.2 22.18 27.98 40.39 57.69 71.59

Judges ........................................................................... 51.67 7.3 33.95 46.40 53.62 63.11 63.11

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,

n.e.c. ................................................................................ 24.27 3.5 11.59 15.14 21.17 28.85 40.87

Technical writers ............................................................ 26.35 8.3 15.07 18.55 25.00 31.15 42.13

Designers ....................................................................... 22.85 5.4 10.75 14.00 21.15 27.89 36.06

Musicians and composers ............................................. 32.57 42.4 16.29 16.29 16.29 47.65 82.50

Actors and directors ....................................................... 27.33 10.2 11.08 18.61 25.10 34.97 43.10

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers 19.69 8.2 13.14 13.94 18.89 23.08 29.23

Photographers ............................................................... 16.48 11.7 7.75 10.25 13.31 21.65 28.86

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. ............. 14.95 9.4 10.00 11.88 14.42 16.53 20.00

Editors and reporters ..................................................... 22.43 5.7 10.58 15.30 19.02 26.70 35.82

Public relations specialists ............................................. 25.55 9.7 14.34 15.27 21.81 31.40 44.24

Announcers .................................................................... 27.57 48.4 8.28 9.04 11.75 19.23 104.33

Athletes .......................................................................... 31.10 23.9 14.00 17.97 22.60 40.08 63.41

Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................ 30.18 6.5 16.86 20.50 28.48 38.31 45.79

Technical ............................................................................... 20.26 1.5 11.22 14.07 17.77 22.73 28.56

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......... 17.24 2.7 10.50 12.75 16.47 21.00 24.63

Dental hygienists ........................................................... 29.81 4.9 22.34 30.00 30.00 30.00 39.50

Health record technologists and technicians ................. 13.09 15.6 8.25 8.25 11.81 15.63 21.77

Radiological technicians ................................................ 22.22 4.0 15.76 18.60 22.28 25.65 27.79

Licensed practical nurses .............................................. 15.53 1.5 11.50 13.25 15.20 17.53 19.82

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. .................. 15.66 2.2 9.97 11.57 14.78 18.27 22.50

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Electrical and electronic technicians .............................. $19.44 5.7 $11.75 $14.00 $19.00 $24.09 $27.99

Industrial engineering technicians ................................. 22.04 4.0 15.14 18.09 21.06 25.07 28.74

Mechanical engineering technicians .............................. 22.44 4.1 14.35 17.79 22.42 25.96 29.97

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 21.35 3.1 12.55 16.31 20.13 25.37 31.07

Drafters .......................................................................... 19.03 3.3 12.50 15.50 17.89 21.75 26.50

Surveying and mapping technicians .............................. 16.29 6.1 10.25 12.50 16.00 18.50 21.17

Biological technicians .................................................... 16.89 4.7 11.00 13.21 16.35 19.95 23.86

Chemical technicians ..................................................... 20.36 6.8 13.98 16.09 19.51 24.45 28.85

Science technicians, n.e.c. ............................................ 20.39 8.3 14.09 17.31 19.13 23.51 26.79

Airplane pilots and navigators ........................................ 111.53 6.7 25.91 47.08 106.25 166.41 204.01

Broadcast equipment operators ..................................... 19.63 11.1 7.50 11.38 16.79 25.59 35.65

Computer programmers ................................................. 24.88 4.8 15.24 18.27 23.56 30.00 36.73

Tool programmers, numerical control ............................ 20.78 5.7 14.50 18.00 21.00 23.41 28.95

Legal assistants ............................................................. 17.99 5.1 11.41 14.42 16.15 21.63 26.45

Technical and related, n.e.c. .......................................... 19.89 4.1 11.75 16.00 18.36 23.63 29.17

Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................... 31.27 2.6 15.29 19.44 26.44 36.65 51.68

Executives, administrators, and managers ........................ 34.85 3.1 15.58 21.63 30.00 41.89 56.13

Legislators ..................................................................... 14.47 27.7 3.46 3.46 9.10 25.70 29.55

Chief executives and general administrators, public

administration .............................................................. 45.26 7.5 30.22 38.73 43.19 49.46 52.32

Administrators and officials, public administration ......... 30.40 3.3 17.27 22.27 29.15 35.15 44.43

Financial managers ....................................................... 36.38 8.8 16.83 22.00 28.61 40.50 56.60

Personnel and labor relations managers ....................... 32.35 10.4 17.31 19.69 25.00 44.23 54.15

Purchasing managers .................................................... 32.13 4.4 18.91 24.77 31.94 39.42 47.39

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations 42.72 10.0 22.37 28.37 39.81 55.29 69.23

Administrators, education and related fields .................. 35.30 4.4 18.47 25.11 35.14 43.46 52.17

Managers, medicine and health ..................................... 33.82 4.4 19.58 24.00 30.05 37.55 54.87

Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments .. 18.91 3.8 11.54 14.43 16.83 21.64 28.50

Managers, properties and real estate ............................ 22.07 8.3 8.65 13.27 20.00 27.40 37.13

Funeral directors ............................................................ 22.95 14.5 14.15 17.66 24.04 29.74 29.74

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................ 28.11 8.6 14.33 17.16 25.18 28.91 46.67

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ............................. 36.60 5.1 15.63 21.69 31.81 43.70 57.86

Management related .......................................................... 24.98 1.8 14.86 17.87 22.17 28.53 35.86

Accountants and auditors .............................................. 23.34 2.5 14.90 17.78 21.66 27.12 32.76

Underwriters .................................................................. 23.97 7.0 13.94 17.13 21.38 28.00 38.46

Other financial officers ................................................... 31.73 6.0 14.61 19.42 25.59 33.03 48.71

Management analysts .................................................... 28.07 4.8 18.08 20.77 26.54 32.12 39.60

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........ 23.25 3.4 15.00 18.10 21.06 27.12 34.50

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products .............. 25.84 20.4 12.66 17.13 21.63 29.62 49.04

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ....................................................................... 23.36 8.7 13.27 15.14 20.67 28.13 35.54

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ........................... 23.94 6.0 14.77 17.94 22.60 28.53 32.45

Construction inspectors ................................................. 23.35 4.1 15.00 17.90 22.67 26.80 33.59

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ................................................................. 22.02 2.9 16.06 18.18 20.18 25.62 29.65

Management related, n.e.c. ........................................... 23.96 1.8 14.43 17.37 21.97 27.46 35.43

Sales ......................................................................................... 16.89 2.1 7.00 8.92 12.52 19.20 31.11

Supervisors, sales ......................................................... 19.27 4.7 9.40 11.75 15.75 21.64 33.65

Insurance sales .............................................................. 21.58 8.5 10.00 12.50 17.20 26.88 37.33

Real estate sales ........................................................... 19.42 8.6 10.47 12.84 14.43 22.84 33.89

Securities and financial services sales .......................... 43.52 11.8 13.33 16.86 28.13 48.08 84.14

Advertising and related sales ......................................... 21.63 8.2 8.84 13.46 18.73 25.32 43.33

Sales, other business services ...................................... 22.38 9.3 10.25 12.53 17.50 26.44 34.62

Sales engineers ............................................................. 37.71 19.9 18.92 22.54 31.25 38.67 45.93

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ..................................................................... 24.14 5.2 10.58 14.50 21.25 29.98 40.26

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ...................... 18.94 4.8 6.23 9.25 15.63 24.46 35.47

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Sales –Continued

Sales workers, apparel .................................................. $10.57 4.1 $7.00 $7.83 $9.50 $11.45 $14.00

Sales workers, shoes ..................................................... 10.17 9.0 7.60 8.85 8.85 9.93 15.40

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .............. 15.29 8.4 9.00 10.00 12.82 16.02 25.65

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ............. 14.42 6.5 8.97 10.00 12.31 16.00 22.50

Sales workers, parts ...................................................... 14.15 4.8 8.00 10.00 12.50 17.31 23.35

Sales workers, other commodities ................................. 13.87 6.0 6.80 8.00 10.81 15.86 24.09

Sales counter clerks ...................................................... 10.34 9.6 6.25 7.50 9.30 11.58 15.95

Cashiers ......................................................................... 8.87 2.0 6.25 6.90 8.00 10.00 12.60

Sales support, n.e.c. ...................................................... 15.46 9.4 8.75 10.70 13.00 17.79 25.70

Administrative support, including clerical ............................ 13.69 .5 8.70 10.23 12.80 16.03 19.86

Supervisors, general office ............................................ 17.94 3.1 12.50 13.79 17.21 20.44 24.80

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ................. 19.12 9.5 13.90 14.00 18.53 23.97 28.74

Supervisors, financial records processing ..................... 19.72 2.4 13.01 15.29 18.75 23.55 27.18

Chief communications operators ................................... 20.59 6.5 14.38 15.75 19.52 23.08 29.47

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ........................................................................... 19.98 4.3 11.97 13.80 18.47 24.77 27.81

Computer operators ....................................................... 15.95 2.7 11.42 12.81 15.82 18.43 22.29

Peripheral equipment operators .................................... 14.06 9.9 8.50 10.49 14.09 18.04 19.41

Secretaries ..................................................................... 14.85 1.2 9.50 11.54 14.21 17.56 20.77

Stenographers ............................................................... 16.96 5.1 10.05 12.65 15.23 19.70 25.00

Typists ........................................................................... 14.20 1.7 10.01 11.74 13.83 16.07 18.40

Interviewers ................................................................... 11.97 3.6 8.62 9.93 11.91 13.50 16.00

Hotel clerks .................................................................... 8.83 2.6 7.00 7.50 8.17 9.88 11.45

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ................. 13.67 5.8 7.65 9.00 12.74 18.56 21.17

Receptionists ................................................................. 11.01 1.9 8.50 9.33 10.50 12.32 14.36

Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................ 12.42 2.8 8.57 9.95 11.71 14.26 16.70

Correspondence clerks .................................................. 13.05 2.1 9.52 11.01 12.60 14.66 16.78

Order clerks ................................................................... 13.54 1.8 8.75 10.35 13.00 15.50 19.35

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ......... 14.75 3.4 9.40 11.58 15.00 17.59 20.35

Library clerks ................................................................. 12.31 3.7 8.50 9.50 11.68 14.48 17.49

File clerks ....................................................................... 10.09 2.7 8.38 9.00 9.30 11.08 12.99

Records clerks, n.e.c. .................................................... 13.02 2.2 8.78 10.38 12.50 15.13 18.18

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ............... 13.82 1.6 9.30 11.06 13.37 15.60 18.75

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...................................... 15.35 2.6 11.00 12.28 14.64 18.51 20.67

Billing clerks ................................................................... 12.13 3.7 8.90 10.00 11.50 14.00 16.15

Cost and rate clerks ....................................................... 14.76 23.1 6.30 7.80 14.25 25.00 25.00

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators ....... 13.18 5.7 8.75 9.66 13.12 14.69 20.38

Duplicating machine operators ...................................... 11.37 6.9 8.16 8.95 10.46 13.50 17.77

Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators 11.41 6.8 8.00 8.50 11.00 13.05 16.53

Office machine operators, n.e.c. .................................... 10.30 5.4 7.00 9.73 10.10 11.00 13.62

Telephone operators ...................................................... 13.17 4.0 7.90 9.50 12.38 17.55 18.81

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ............... 11.55 13.3 7.25 8.30 9.82 13.95 17.52

Mail clerks, except postal service .................................. 11.79 6.3 8.39 9.09 10.46 13.54 17.08

Messengers ................................................................... 10.01 11.3 7.03 7.75 9.50 11.51 13.51

Dispatchers .................................................................... 15.49 4.0 9.50 11.35 14.60 18.86 22.65

Production coordinators ................................................. 17.27 3.2 11.06 13.61 16.43 20.61 24.08

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ............................. 12.77 3.0 8.21 9.50 12.00 15.00 19.53

Stock and inventory clerks ............................................. 12.64 2.2 8.50 10.00 11.76 14.43 18.18

Meter readers ................................................................ 16.34 4.6 10.31 12.50 15.64 20.37 23.01

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers ............. 15.06 7.8 9.00 11.00 13.10 17.50 24.61

Expeditors ...................................................................... 15.16 3.3 10.05 12.50 15.60 17.59 19.75

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 13.37 9.5 7.25 8.42 10.75 17.59 23.00

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........ 19.17 8.3 11.39 12.92 16.22 21.75 33.05

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ............... 14.81 2.3 10.02 11.50 13.91 17.00 21.04

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ....................................... 14.97 3.2 10.50 12.19 14.81 17.00 18.91

Bill and account collectors ............................................. 13.46 3.9 9.23 10.50 12.90 15.78 18.39

General office clerks ...................................................... 12.81 1.1 8.56 10.00 12.00 15.00 18.00

Bank tellers .................................................................... 10.16 1.5 7.99 8.81 9.75 11.23 12.60

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Proofreaders .................................................................. $14.44 16.8 $6.95 $9.52 $14.00 $19.23 $23.10

Data entry keyers ........................................................... 12.18 2.4 9.00 10.00 11.35 13.80 16.49

Statistical clerks ............................................................. 13.52 4.4 8.62 10.73 12.54 16.27 19.23

Teachers’ aides ............................................................. 10.38 1.6 7.66 8.55 9.76 11.71 14.03

Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................ 13.99 1.4 8.93 10.93 13.27 16.42 19.71

Blue collar .................................................................................... 14.85 .9 8.00 10.00 13.50 18.30 24.11

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................. 18.26 1.1 10.16 13.13 17.05 22.66 27.46

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .......................... 22.73 3.1 13.13 16.19 21.53 27.74 33.25

Automobile mechanics ................................................... 17.32 3.8 11.00 13.00 17.00 20.00 24.42

Automobile mechanic apprentices ................................. 12.08 5.7 8.00 10.00 12.08 14.50 15.25

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ................ 16.60 3.3 11.25 12.75 16.00 19.54 22.52

Aircraft engine mechanics ............................................. 25.18 5.3 18.00 21.00 25.15 28.44 34.87

Small engine repairers ................................................... 13.60 4.4 10.00 12.00 14.00 15.00 16.00

Automobile body and related repairers .......................... 17.63 9.4 10.50 13.50 15.00 18.80 27.29

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ................................. 25.00 6.7 13.90 19.90 26.69 30.27 33.50

Heavy equipment mechanics ......................................... 18.85 4.6 12.50 14.00 18.63 22.16 27.45

Farm equipment mechanics .......................................... 14.30 6.6 10.86 11.77 14.00 16.00 17.20

Industrial machinery repairers ....................................... 19.20 2.2 13.52 15.69 18.25 22.90 26.14

Machinery maintenance ................................................. 15.54 5.1 10.10 11.49 14.50 19.79 22.68

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .................................................................... 19.67 4.1 12.50 15.00 19.57 24.39 28.51

Data processing equipment repairers ............................ 15.61 16.1 7.79 8.00 14.60 19.37 24.98

Household appliance and power tool repairers ............. 15.18 7.2 10.00 11.00 14.75 18.00 23.77

Telephone line installers and repairers .......................... 23.36 3.8 16.38 22.60 24.39 25.58 26.87

Telephone installers and repairers ................................ 22.76 2.4 16.39 21.17 22.93 25.71 26.66

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics .. 16.34 3.0 10.00 13.00 16.00 19.55 22.31

Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers ........ 14.85 24.0 8.75 9.50 12.65 17.35 27.55

Locksmiths and safe repairers ....................................... 14.64 10.5 10.00 12.77 13.00 17.31 19.04

Office machine repairers ................................................ 14.55 8.6 9.50 11.00 14.35 17.46 20.10

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ....................... 21.00 5.0 15.00 17.00 20.72 24.53 28.94

Elevator installers and repairers .................................... 35.81 9.6 25.06 33.16 36.43 42.74 42.74

Millwrights ...................................................................... 21.75 5.6 16.00 16.50 23.56 25.05 27.89

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ..................................... 15.88 2.9 9.50 12.00 15.71 18.62 23.33

Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and

tilesetters ..................................................................... 20.99 17.5 13.82 14.63 17.55 29.79 32.85

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers ................ 24.93 5.9 17.26 19.75 24.04 29.40 36.06

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ....................................................................... 26.72 5.0 18.27 21.67 24.54 33.05 37.86

Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers .... 19.93 13.0 8.00 16.75 20.50 23.00 26.27

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...... 25.23 4.7 15.50 20.00 24.85 30.21 32.75

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ......................... 21.15 3.6 15.00 16.63 19.75 24.25 30.00

Brickmasons and stonemasons ..................................... 19.92 7.5 10.10 17.00 20.00 22.97 28.50

Tile setters, hard and soft .............................................. 22.47 14.2 14.00 18.00 22.84 30.79 30.79

Carpet installers ............................................................. 19.18 13.0 10.00 13.13 17.00 26.81 30.79

Carpenters ..................................................................... 18.27 3.3 11.10 13.50 17.00 21.76 28.34

Carpenter apprentices ................................................... 17.40 13.6 9.44 13.50 16.45 18.75 26.00

Drywall installers ............................................................ 20.75 10.2 12.00 15.00 20.34 26.13 30.28

Electricians .................................................................... 22.33 3.6 13.26 16.79 20.46 27.85 33.50

Electrician apprentices ................................................... 14.84 4.0 9.23 11.00 14.00 18.00 21.12

Electrical power installers and repairers ........................ 24.30 3.8 15.04 20.92 24.20 28.54 32.20

Painters, construction and maintenance ........................ 13.66 6.6 9.00 10.00 12.00 15.00 21.00

Plasterers ....................................................................... 15.06 12.6 6.25 12.07 15.00 16.76 26.41

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ........................... 21.28 3.9 13.41 16.50 19.91 26.22 29.72

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ............ 18.29 12.6 10.00 11.00 16.71 25.38 26.27

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ..................................... 18.35 9.5 12.00 14.00 15.69 24.66 25.63

Glaziers .......................................................................... 16.92 5.5 11.00 14.50 17.00 18.00 22.86

Insulation workers .......................................................... 14.40 5.9 9.50 11.00 14.00 17.00 21.53

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ... 15.97 18.1 9.25 10.75 11.87 25.42 25.42

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Roofers .......................................................................... $14.68 10.3 $8.00 $10.00 $14.00 $18.74 $21.66

Sheetmetal duct installers .............................................. 20.54 14.6 11.50 14.00 16.50 31.34 31.77

Structural metal workers ................................................ 17.62 5.5 12.95 14.50 15.50 20.64 25.34

Construction trades, n.e.c. ............................................. 15.75 4.1 9.50 11.96 15.00 18.43 23.28

Supervisors, extractive .................................................. 23.58 8.2 10.50 19.90 22.00 29.12 29.12

Drillers, oil well ............................................................... 20.01 18.2 8.00 11.00 22.65 25.81 25.81

Mining machine operators ............................................. 15.51 9.7 9.75 10.97 15.10 17.50 22.55

Mining, n.e.c. ................................................................. 20.21 10.2 10.50 18.14 21.03 24.80 26.55

Supervisors, production ................................................. 20.67 3.2 13.00 15.45 19.66 24.50 28.85

Tool and die makers ...................................................... 21.85 2.1 16.25 18.00 21.40 25.26 28.42

Tool and die maker apprentices .................................... 13.43 12.2 9.81 11.02 11.30 13.92 20.83

Precision assemblers, metal .......................................... 19.22 4.1 11.50 15.38 19.43 22.75 25.99

Machinists ...................................................................... 18.54 4.9 12.50 15.00 18.20 22.70 23.81

Machinist apprentices .................................................... 14.49 3.7 12.00 14.00 15.00 15.00 16.84

Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ............... 17.03 6.5 8.50 13.64 15.84 19.75 28.05

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal ....................... 20.85 11.8 12.00 17.40 18.69 29.06 29.40

Layout workers .............................................................. 17.08 14.5 9.86 12.00 16.29 22.95 28.10

Precious stones and metals workers ............................. 12.72 16.9 6.80 7.74 12.20 14.50 24.04

Engravers, metal ............................................................ 17.15 19.9 8.20 8.20 17.50 23.13 23.56

Sheet metal workers ...................................................... 17.07 9.2 9.50 12.00 15.50 21.25 26.85

Sheet metal worker apprentices .................................... 14.16 17.2 8.58 9.32 14.17 16.52 21.99

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .......................... 11.92 7.1 9.00 10.00 12.36 13.20 14.25

Furniture and wood finishers ......................................... 12.61 6.8 10.00 10.25 12.45 12.70 18.12

Tailors ............................................................................ 14.72 9.9 9.70 11.60 13.00 18.00 19.86

Upholsterers .................................................................. 15.84 13.7 8.75 12.03 15.50 18.72 23.45

Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers ................. 17.56 5.3 13.23 14.59 17.39 18.97 21.76

Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters .................. 16.55 6.9 12.85 14.50 15.00 18.00 22.51

Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians .... 14.90 4.1 8.87 11.05 14.79 18.00 21.50

Bookbinders ................................................................... 17.17 14.7 10.57 11.19 17.00 25.00 25.00

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ............ 12.35 4.0 7.91 9.35 11.75 14.89 17.77

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ........................ 15.09 8.7 9.51 10.30 14.00 18.00 24.25

Precision food production .............................................. 12.94 10.2 8.89 9.34 13.95 13.95 15.65

Butchers and meat cutters ............................................. 11.37 4.0 7.00 8.44 10.55 13.75 17.05

Bakers ............................................................................ 11.50 3.3 8.25 9.75 11.11 13.07 15.28

Food batchmakers ......................................................... 11.69 10.8 7.25 8.02 11.00 14.63 17.12

Inspectors, testers, and graders .................................... 17.91 2.8 11.40 13.31 16.49 23.23 25.54

Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 21.85 7.3 15.34 17.21 24.45 24.45 25.10

Adjusters and calibrators ............................................... 14.71 7.3 10.25 11.69 16.00 16.00 17.38

Water and sewer treatment plant operators .................. 17.26 3.4 10.00 13.61 17.22 20.71 24.66

Power plant operators .................................................... 25.62 2.9 19.63 24.39 26.39 27.28 33.02

Stationary engineers ...................................................... 21.91 4.5 14.96 17.43 20.79 28.01 30.82

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ......... 22.39 3.2 14.48 20.06 24.10 25.85 27.37

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ................. 13.04 1.4 7.67 9.39 12.00 15.70 20.37

Lathe and turning machine set-up operators ................. 16.07 5.4 12.09 13.93 15.30 18.00 20.78

Lathe and turning machine operators ............................ 15.00 5.9 9.00 10.84 14.40 18.09 22.49

Milling and planing machine operators .......................... 13.04 5.2 8.75 11.40 12.50 14.07 16.95

Punching and stamping press operators ....................... 12.77 7.8 8.06 8.83 11.85 15.00 19.07

Rolling machine operators ............................................. 15.38 11.8 9.07 10.56 14.77 16.37 28.63

Drilling and boring machine operators ........................... 11.82 11.1 7.00 7.00 10.92 15.90 19.18

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine

operators ...................................................................... 13.21 3.5 8.75 10.50 12.77 15.40 18.02

Forging machine operators ............................................ 13.75 7.4 8.97 11.05 13.02 16.98 18.59

Numerical control machine operators ............................ 14.64 4.5 10.25 11.20 14.00 16.95 20.00

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ........................... 14.63 3.9 9.48 10.89 13.90 17.05 24.00

Molding and casting machine operators ........................ 12.40 3.5 8.00 9.52 11.25 14.36 18.45

Metal plating machine operators .................................... 13.76 6.9 8.50 10.88 14.49 16.00 19.68

Heat treating equipment operators ................................ 15.71 7.5 10.66 12.27 15.02 20.57 21.65

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators .... 11.78 6.3 9.00 10.40 12.00 13.00 14.50

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Sawing machine operators ............................................ $11.99 4.3 $7.25 $10.00 $12.40 $13.90 $14.53

Shaping and jointing machine operators ....................... 12.68 5.3 9.25 11.02 13.00 14.50 14.50

Nailing and tacking machine operators .......................... 10.86 6.3 7.65 9.30 10.43 11.60 14.35

Printing press operators ................................................. 15.86 3.5 10.00 12.00 15.75 19.04 22.53

Photoengravers and lithographers ................................. 16.83 4.4 10.80 13.00 17.50 18.63 22.04

Typesetters and compositors ......................................... 15.20 8.4 10.00 11.68 13.87 17.03 25.48

Winding and twisting machine operators ....................... 12.95 9.9 8.65 9.63 12.80 16.09 16.09

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators ...................................................................... 12.36 8.7 8.25 10.43 12.15 14.57 15.82

Textile cutting machine operators .................................. 9.98 6.8 6.89 7.75 9.80 10.75 14.74

Textile sewing machine operators ................................. 8.91 6.4 6.50 6.75 7.97 9.88 12.27

Pressing machine operators .......................................... 9.08 4.0 7.00 7.75 8.57 10.00 11.86

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ........... 8.55 4.3 6.30 7.20 8.17 9.32 11.59

Cementing and gluing machine operators ..................... 11.91 8.3 7.75 8.05 12.54 14.51 16.01

Packaging and filling machine operators ....................... 12.53 3.9 7.50 9.23 11.87 15.30 19.10

Extruding and forming machine operators ..................... 12.78 6.1 8.27 9.55 12.75 15.10 17.18

Mixing and blending machine operators ........................ 14.87 4.6 8.75 11.70 13.91 17.49 20.95

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators .. 18.97 3.6 13.43 16.05 18.62 22.32 24.63

Compressing and compacting machine operators ........ 11.39 2.7 8.81 10.00 11.07 12.66 14.25

Painting and paint spraying machine operators ............. 15.10 6.0 9.25 11.40 14.10 16.10 23.64

Roasting and baking machine operators, food .............. 11.41 9.5 9.37 9.37 10.48 12.14 16.85

Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators ...... 13.22 10.2 9.78 9.86 11.31 15.58 19.73

Folding machine operators ............................................ 13.07 7.7 8.65 11.10 12.04 15.60 19.43

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ............. 13.71 6.3 8.00 11.25 12.80 15.58 20.31

Crushing and grinding machine operators ..................... 12.95 4.6 9.30 10.01 12.12 15.05 17.96

Slicing and cutting machine operators ........................... 13.16 4.6 9.15 10.48 13.00 16.38 16.95

Photographic process machine operators ..................... 11.91 4.6 8.50 9.45 10.88 16.00 16.00

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ...................... 13.53 2.7 8.50 9.96 12.57 16.16 20.17

Welders and cutters ....................................................... 15.52 2.5 10.50 12.50 15.00 17.84 21.45

Solders and braziers ...................................................... 10.35 9.8 7.68 7.68 9.80 12.10 14.48

Assemblers .................................................................... 13.01 3.2 7.12 9.00 11.25 15.10 24.36

Hand cutting and trimming ............................................. 9.89 12.7 6.70 8.00 8.00 11.25 15.50

Hand molding, casting, and forming .............................. 10.91 7.4 7.00 8.45 11.64 12.27 13.17

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ......................... 11.33 6.4 7.68 9.97 12.00 12.00 13.74

Hand engraving and printing .......................................... 17.89 25.8 9.00 10.50 12.00 27.03 27.34

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ............................... 11.18 6.0 7.00 8.00 9.62 12.84 17.50

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ........... 13.20 4.1 8.25 9.65 11.68 15.66 21.00

Production testers .......................................................... 13.26 4.7 8.25 10.40 12.90 16.15 18.00

Production samplers and weighers ................................ 11.63 6.5 8.54 10.03 10.84 12.28 16.70

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ........................ 9.98 7.6 6.20 7.50 9.50 12.05 14.66

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. .................................................. 10.49 10.2 7.00 8.24 9.95 11.15 12.77

Transportation and material moving ..................................... 14.69 1.6 8.33 10.50 13.44 18.00 22.89

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ............................ 18.55 5.1 12.60 14.00 17.75 21.97 26.25

Truck drivers .................................................................. 14.35 2.2 8.50 10.25 13.21 17.65 22.24

Driver-sales workers ...................................................... 14.03 5.6 7.25 10.00 12.70 16.14 23.42

Bus drivers ..................................................................... 15.25 2.5 9.05 11.55 15.05 18.88 20.97

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ...................................... 8.41 7.5 6.22 7.00 7.82 9.75 11.26

Parking lot attendants .................................................... 8.71 8.3 6.63 6.75 8.25 11.40 11.75

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................ 10.24 9.0 6.00 7.45 9.25 11.31 16.41

Railroad conductors and yardmasters ........................... 34.89 4.7 23.26 27.07 33.58 41.68 48.14

Locomotive operating .................................................... 32.99 10.3 19.05 23.86 30.16 42.95 50.72

Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. ......................................... 24.58 7.4 16.10 23.00 23.00 28.12 32.40

Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats .............. 19.30 9.5 11.25 15.00 18.80 21.58 24.58

Sailors and deckhands .................................................. 12.40 6.0 7.92 8.92 10.75 16.25 18.88

Bridge, lock and lighthouse tenders ............................... 13.49 2.7 12.66 13.56 13.56 13.56 15.28

Supervisors, material moving equipment ....................... 19.53 5.9 12.98 15.36 19.22 24.28 25.39

Operating engineers ...................................................... 19.65 6.0 11.05 14.45 20.00 24.62 25.72

Hoist and winch operators ............................................. 13.03 12.7 8.90 9.50 10.85 17.06 23.10

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Crane and tower operators ............................................ $16.98 5.1 $11.33 $13.33 $15.92 $19.78 $24.20

Excavating and loading machine operators ................... 15.82 6.2 10.00 12.00 14.14 18.00 23.91

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ......................... 14.89 4.4 9.50 11.64 13.98 16.95 21.45

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ........... 13.63 2.5 9.30 10.63 12.70 15.72 19.74

Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 15.92 4.3 9.89 11.75 14.73 19.55 24.48

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......... 11.45 1.4 7.00 8.25 10.10 13.48 18.00

Nursery workers ............................................................. 9.24 7.0 7.25 7.58 8.87 9.75 11.99

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ....................... 18.19 6.7 9.00 14.79 16.83 22.56 25.64

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ............... 11.48 3.2 7.40 8.50 10.55 13.88 16.56

Animal caretakers, except farm ..................................... 11.00 9.8 6.75 7.71 10.00 12.62 18.26

Inspectors, agricultural products .................................... 10.06 16.6 7.00 7.00 8.90 13.00 17.69

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 18.36 6.0 11.00 14.05 17.00 21.22 25.27

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ................................. 11.80 4.8 7.95 9.00 10.75 14.00 17.54

Helpers, construction trades .......................................... 11.28 3.2 7.00 9.00 10.50 13.00 16.74

Helpers, extractive ......................................................... 11.11 18.2 6.80 7.50 9.35 15.00 19.00

Construction laborers ..................................................... 12.94 4.0 7.50 8.86 11.00 16.18 20.41

Production helpers ......................................................... 10.04 3.6 5.80 7.40 9.57 11.79 14.50

Garbage collectors ......................................................... 14.58 8.7 9.00 10.90 13.95 17.50 22.76

Stevedores ..................................................................... 17.88 19.0 9.50 11.00 23.40 23.40 23.40

Stock handlers and baggers .......................................... 10.96 1.9 6.85 8.25 10.20 12.72 15.73

Machine feeders and offbearers .................................... 10.51 3.1 7.55 8.25 9.50 12.68 14.76

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. .................. 12.47 5.2 7.05 8.63 11.11 15.24 19.86

Garage and service station related ................................ 9.97 7.0 6.75 7.43 8.50 11.58 15.83

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ..................... 10.10 3.0 6.75 8.00 9.25 11.00 14.84

Hand packers and packagers ........................................ 9.47 4.2 6.15 7.32 8.75 10.97 13.23

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ............................. 10.96 2.5 6.75 8.05 9.97 12.60 17.66

Service .......................................................................................... 11.36 1.7 6.08 7.50 9.60 13.34 19.15

Protective service .............................................................. 17.45 2.1 8.50 11.02 16.02 22.73 28.04

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention .................. 24.50 4.7 16.48 19.17 23.45 28.13 34.24

Supervisors, police and detectives ................................ 28.77 2.9 16.58 22.90 28.68 34.91 39.94

Supervisors, guards ....................................................... 20.07 5.5 11.16 14.47 18.86 22.47 32.63

Fire inspection and fire prevention ................................. 20.44 8.8 13.52 16.27 19.96 24.48 27.34

Firefighting ..................................................................... 18.22 2.1 11.40 13.84 17.57 22.65 25.72

Police and detectives, public service ............................. 22.71 1.0 14.92 17.97 22.66 26.38 30.33

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ..... 18.63 2.0 11.52 14.17 18.06 22.12 27.67

Correctional institution officers ....................................... 16.47 5.1 11.02 11.97 14.74 20.54 24.76

Guards and police, except public service ...................... 10.40 3.1 7.00 8.00 9.30 11.60 15.30

Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................ 13.39 7.9 7.75 9.00 12.42 16.03 22.70

Food service ...................................................................... 8.25 1.5 3.56 6.25 7.70 9.98 12.98

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ............................... 5.13 3.1 2.13 2.85 5.15 6.75 8.30

Bartenders ..................................................................... 6.95 5.1 4.00 5.05 7.00 8.70 9.69

Waiters and waitresses .................................................. 4.37 4.2 2.13 2.50 3.50 5.65 7.00

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ..................................... 6.38 4.9 3.00 5.16 6.50 7.55 8.07

Other food service ........................................................... 9.35 1.5 6.20 7.00 8.50 10.72 13.73

Supervisors, food preparation and service .................... 13.10 2.6 8.00 9.90 12.31 16.00 19.62

Cooks ............................................................................. 9.49 1.4 6.70 7.50 9.00 11.00 13.00

Kitchen workers, food preparation ................................. 8.29 3.0 5.60 6.65 8.00 9.38 11.50

Food preparation, n.e.c. ................................................. 8.15 1.5 6.00 6.75 7.50 9.00 10.75

Health service .................................................................... 10.72 1.9 7.37 8.35 10.00 12.17 15.25

Dental assistants ........................................................... 14.42 7.3 9.25 11.50 14.00 17.71 18.00

Health aides, except nursing ......................................... 11.79 3.5 8.00 9.25 10.80 13.18 16.62

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ........................ 9.89 1.4 7.10 8.00 9.50 11.00 13.39

Cleaning and building service ............................................ 10.64 1.9 6.75 7.62 9.50 12.77 16.22

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ...... 14.78 4.0 8.27 11.27 13.46 17.43 22.04

Maids and housemen .................................................... 8.20 1.8 6.25 6.90 7.50 8.77 10.98

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Service –Continued

Cleaning and building service –Continued

Janitors and cleaners ..................................................... $10.93 1.6 $7.02 $8.10 $10.00 $13.25 $15.99

Pest control .................................................................... 12.58 6.0 8.75 11.54 12.77 12.77 16.27

Personal service ................................................................ 10.95 5.3 5.75 6.81 9.00 12.39 17.14

Supervisors, personal service ........................................ 15.34 3.9 9.00 12.75 14.54 17.95 20.56

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ................................... 13.79 8.3 7.21 8.58 11.26 17.23 22.28

Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities .......... 7.08 5.3 5.25 5.60 6.25 7.60 10.50

Guides ........................................................................... 12.69 13.1 8.32 9.00 11.49 16.83 16.83

Public transportation attendants .................................... 31.53 2.5 16.10 21.11 32.65 37.59 50.44

Baggage porters and bellhops ....................................... 7.07 6.9 4.37 5.78 6.75 7.40 9.75

Welfare service aides .................................................... 10.48 3.7 7.46 8.14 9.75 12.00 14.35

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .............................. 8.48 4.7 5.90 6.50 8.00 10.00 11.56

Child care workers, n.e.c. .............................................. 9.64 5.1 6.50 7.00 8.80 11.14 13.75

Service, n.e.c. ................................................................ 11.12 3.3 7.00 8.50 10.40 13.54 16.00

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in

the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the

same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate

shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At

the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th

and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 2 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2001

and January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in National

Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A in National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 

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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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.3. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002

Occupation3

Part-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All ...................................................................................................... $9.66 1.0 $5.40 $6.40 $7.75 $10.27 $15.89

All, excluding sales .................................................................... 10.18 1.2 5.25 6.50 8.00 11.10 18.00

White collar .................................................................................. 12.00 1.2 6.00 7.00 9.00 13.39 22.94

White collar, excluding sales ................................................. 15.57 1.6 7.50 9.00 12.00 19.59 28.00

Professional specialty and technical ..................................... 21.79 2.3 9.50 13.55 20.16 27.00 35.23

Professional specialty ............................................................ 24.19 2.3 10.00 16.50 23.02 29.19 38.00

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ................................. 33.13 11.4 17.05 19.23 36.00 40.00 50.00

Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... 25.06 18.4 12.50 14.50 23.80 34.00 40.00

Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... 24.95 19.9 12.50 14.50 22.00 34.14 40.00

Natural scientists ............................................................... 23.18 10.4 16.07 17.34 21.62 24.96 29.42

Health related .................................................................... 27.93 2.2 19.00 21.80 25.60 30.41 38.65

Physicians ...................................................................... 80.69 17.5 44.00 60.00 66.00 82.20 163.15

Dentists .......................................................................... 40.06 5.6 32.04 40.00 40.00 40.02 48.11

Registered nurses .......................................................... 26.08 1.5 18.93 21.42 24.96 29.15 35.89

Pharmacists ................................................................... 36.32 3.5 30.00 34.00 36.39 41.00 43.25

Dietitians ........................................................................ 23.40 5.5 17.21 19.62 23.31 25.47 27.04

Respiratory therapists .................................................... 21.06 3.6 17.28 18.50 20.16 23.46 26.61

Occupational therapists ................................................. 28.66 3.7 21.70 26.00 30.00 30.79 35.04

Physical therapists ......................................................... 30.84 3.5 25.00 27.93 28.68 35.00 35.00

Speech therapists .......................................................... 28.71 3.6 20.37 27.15 28.00 30.00 35.00

Therapists, n.e.c. ........................................................... 34.37 25.1 18.02 20.60 28.19 43.50 63.56

Teachers, college and university ....................................... 31.01 4.6 16.00 20.21 28.00 37.45 50.04

Biological science teachers ........................................... 30.40 29.0 16.00 16.00 16.00 44.99 66.82

Psychology teachers ...................................................... 24.09 11.8 18.71 18.71 21.88 28.91 34.38

Social science teachers, n.e.c. ...................................... 62.02 17.9 39.78 51.11 64.33 78.86 78.86

Engineering teachers ..................................................... 57.04 9.6 36.49 45.24 50.04 69.51 75.77

Mathematical science teachers ..................................... 26.24 16.6 20.21 23.20 23.26 30.00 38.95

Computer science teachers ........................................... 29.10 6.2 28.00 28.00 28.00 28.00 32.50

Health specialties teachers ............................................ 27.04 10.9 19.00 20.00 23.10 32.50 40.50

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .............. 37.96 8.8 21.88 27.46 38.75 44.72 53.89

Art, drama, and music teachers ..................................... 31.79 8.2 20.00 25.00 31.84 40.00 42.87

Physical education teachers .......................................... 24.60 27.9 8.96 11.33 17.00 38.95 48.75

Education teachers ........................................................ 19.56 17.1 11.03 11.03 21.77 22.74 27.50

English teachers ............................................................ 29.75 8.6 17.50 20.49 32.50 35.63 44.99

Foreign language teachers ............................................ 36.27 11.4 20.01 20.13 33.86 52.14 56.07

Trade and industrial teachers ........................................ 31.95 16.4 19.50 19.50 33.20 42.00 44.99

Other post-secondary teachers ..................................... 29.07 6.8 15.32 18.77 25.96 35.48 48.99

Teachers, except college and university ............................ 17.82 4.9 7.35 10.25 13.33 22.39 36.00

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ................................. 12.91 8.9 6.50 10.35 11.27 13.27 18.13

Elementary school teachers .......................................... 24.24 6.8 12.50 16.87 22.00 31.44 37.24

Secondary school teachers ........................................... 34.02 11.8 17.87 23.53 33.54 40.56 51.47

Teachers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 21.51 10.8 8.16 11.35 17.00 31.98 42.23

Substitute teachers ........................................................ 12.10 5.3 6.50 8.57 10.67 15.00 20.00

Vocational and educational counselors ......................... 20.83 7.6 10.58 14.68 21.63 24.00 29.78

Librarians, archivists, and curators .................................... 19.73 5.7 10.91 14.79 17.30 22.17 35.98

Librarians ....................................................................... 20.56 5.2 12.73 14.83 17.93 22.17 37.01

Archivists and curators .................................................. 16.22 21.0 9.75 9.75 16.47 22.08 23.26

Social scientists and urban planners ................................. 23.33 13.4 10.00 14.33 25.00 26.33 35.97

Psychologists ................................................................. 23.40 13.6 10.00 14.33 25.11 26.33 35.97

Social, recreation, and religious workers ........................... 14.83 9.0 4.60 10.00 15.45 18.31 22.49

Social workers ............................................................... 16.93 3.9 11.00 14.44 15.91 20.00 23.06

Recreation workers ........................................................ 8.73 30.4 3.90 4.60 5.90 10.00 19.50

Lawyers and judges ........................................................... 35.77 15.5 15.27 24.04 30.95 39.13 75.06

Lawyers ......................................................................... 37.09 18.5 15.27 22.95 37.02 39.13 75.06

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,

n.e.c. ................................................................................ 14.37 8.6 6.25 8.00 10.50 17.11 26.39

Designers ....................................................................... 11.07 18.1 6.75 7.00 12.00 12.00 17.11

Musicians and composers ............................................. 29.62 18.4 8.65 12.00 23.60 48.00 58.75

Actors and directors ....................................................... 13.93 20.3 6.40 6.75 12.85 19.00 27.50

Photographers ............................................................... 17.73 36.1 7.00 7.50 9.00 31.85 35.00

Dancers ......................................................................... 5.41 34.6 2.13 2.13 5.15 5.15 11.27

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. ............. 13.91 11.9 6.25 6.75 12.64 18.00 20.51

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.3. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,

n.e.c. –Continued

Editors and reporters ..................................................... $17.71 31.7 $8.00 $8.00 $15.00 $29.30 $32.62

Announcers .................................................................... 12.12 22.8 5.50 6.00 10.00 12.50 26.39

Athletes .......................................................................... 11.96 16.7 7.50 8.00 9.25 14.58 18.72

Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................ 26.38 13.3 17.61 19.00 24.23 33.33 40.00

Technical ............................................................................... 16.09 3.9 8.54 11.90 14.80 19.65 25.00

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......... 18.75 4.9 11.53 16.50 18.12 20.57 27.86

Dental hygienists ........................................................... 26.30 6.1 20.00 21.00 25.00 27.00 40.50

Health record technologists and technicians ................. 14.19 14.0 9.00 9.84 12.67 17.12 23.29

Radiological technicians ................................................ 22.78 4.4 15.63 18.50 22.52 25.75 32.07

Licensed practical nurses .............................................. 16.35 2.4 12.35 14.00 15.61 18.32 21.31

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. .................. 12.04 6.0 8.14 9.36 11.71 13.68 16.63

Electrical and electronic technicians .............................. 17.77 20.6 10.40 11.50 19.23 24.04 25.96

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 17.93 18.2 13.50 14.20 15.00 28.00 28.00

Broadcast equipment operators ..................................... 7.99 11.5 7.00 7.00 7.00 8.63 10.00

Computer programmers ................................................. 21.74 13.5 13.05 13.05 16.17 26.92 40.06

Technical and related, n.e.c. .......................................... 12.45 20.9 8.45 8.45 10.00 15.38 19.65

Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................... 21.38 10.0 7.96 10.25 17.95 27.63 39.20

Executives, administrators, and managers ........................ 22.83 17.2 7.00 9.50 22.20 38.18 39.20

Legislators ..................................................................... 14.95 27.5 4.04 4.04 10.00 25.75 27.89

Administrators and officials, public administration ......... 33.97 22.1 26.44 26.44 26.44 50.70 50.70

Administrators, education and related fields .................. 28.60 14.4 22.20 22.20 22.20 26.47 58.52

Managers, medicine and health ..................................... 31.04 15.5 19.77 23.94 24.63 44.70 44.70

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................ 25.90 24.8 5.80 14.43 25.71 25.71 52.00

Management related .......................................................... 20.08 9.1 8.37 12.82 16.00 25.00 35.76

Accountants and auditors .............................................. 23.60 14.1 13.16 13.16 20.53 33.95 35.76

Other financial officers ................................................... 16.93 33.4 8.37 8.37 8.37 25.00 35.17

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........ 16.38 18.0 11.86 12.82 12.82 18.00 26.92

Management related, n.e.c. ........................................... 17.49 12.0 9.23 11.54 16.10 23.26 27.78

Sales ......................................................................................... 7.67 1.2 5.62 6.25 7.00 8.35 10.05

Supervisors, sales ......................................................... 7.97 7.0 6.55 6.93 6.93 8.25 10.45

Sales, other business services ...................................... 9.00 17.4 5.25 6.00 7.75 11.25 14.41

Sales workers, apparel .................................................. 7.83 3.9 5.90 6.40 7.00 8.47 10.80

Sales workers, shoes ..................................................... 7.87 6.7 5.60 6.00 7.25 9.04 10.66

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .............. 7.82 5.7 6.25 7.00 7.50 9.00 10.00

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ............... 9.00 3.5 7.54 8.03 9.10 9.50 9.62

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ............. 10.16 2.6 7.75 8.50 10.00 11.30 13.25

Sales workers, parts ...................................................... 8.20 4.5 6.75 7.00 7.91 9.00 10.09

Sales workers, other commodities ................................. 7.59 1.2 6.00 6.50 7.25 8.00 9.30

Sales counter clerks ...................................................... 6.75 4.1 5.50 5.62 6.75 7.00 8.00

Cashiers ......................................................................... 7.41 1.3 5.50 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.63

News vendors ................................................................ 7.97 8.6 5.60 6.40 8.25 9.25 9.25

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .............. 8.65 8.9 7.00 7.25 7.50 9.25 11.11

Sales support, n.e.c. ...................................................... 8.70 5.1 6.80 7.17 8.50 10.00 10.50

Administrative support, including clerical ............................ 10.74 1.4 7.00 8.24 10.00 12.29 15.24

Computer operators ....................................................... 11.36 9.2 7.00 10.20 11.00 13.73 14.55

Secretaries ..................................................................... 13.37 4.0 8.84 10.00 12.00 14.91 19.25

Stenographers ............................................................... 15.51 13.8 10.00 10.00 15.00 16.00 20.00

Typists ........................................................................... 11.83 4.6 8.00 10.50 11.00 13.64 15.43

Interviewers ................................................................... 9.05 4.9 7.25 7.75 8.25 9.50 11.82

Hotel clerks .................................................................... 7.99 4.0 6.25 7.00 7.50 9.00 9.50

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ................. 14.13 8.3 8.27 10.00 12.24 20.00 21.45

Receptionists ................................................................. 8.81 2.8 6.75 7.00 8.50 9.50 12.00

Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................ 10.27 4.7 8.00 8.75 10.22 11.00 13.12

Order clerks ................................................................... 9.63 5.3 6.50 7.75 9.17 11.35 13.50

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.3. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ......... $14.54 8.9 $8.25 $11.14 $15.86 $18.03 $19.59

Library clerks ................................................................. 10.15 3.3 6.70 7.65 9.41 11.90 15.04

File clerks ....................................................................... 9.11 6.5 7.00 7.50 8.00 10.00 13.79

Records clerks, n.e.c. .................................................... 11.81 6.0 7.98 9.30 10.73 14.00 18.00

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ............... 11.21 4.5 9.00 9.50 10.35 12.00 15.00

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...................................... 12.76 13.6 8.00 10.00 11.00 17.50 19.50

Billing clerks ................................................................... 11.61 4.5 9.30 9.82 10.82 12.54 13.50

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators ....... 9.05 4.8 8.00 8.12 8.75 9.75 9.76

Duplicating machine operators ...................................... 9.80 11.4 6.50 8.00 10.00 11.00 14.00

Telephone operators ...................................................... 9.45 3.4 7.00 8.20 9.25 10.87 11.08

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ............... 8.44 19.8 5.15 5.15 7.25 11.00 14.24

Mail clerks, except postal service .................................. 8.60 4.2 6.00 7.50 8.05 10.00 11.55

Messengers ................................................................... 7.51 5.8 5.25 6.00 7.00 9.00 10.35

Dispatchers .................................................................... 11.60 11.2 7.06 8.82 9.94 12.85 19.57

Production coordinators ................................................. 9.75 21.3 7.04 7.50 7.50 9.50 18.12

Stock and inventory clerks ............................................. 9.83 4.2 7.25 8.00 9.00 11.50 13.99

Meter readers ................................................................ 13.80 9.7 9.40 11.45 15.21 15.21 15.21

Expeditors ...................................................................... 8.07 8.2 6.50 6.90 7.18 8.15 12.10

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 11.66 19.5 6.00 7.50 9.38 14.14 23.35

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........ 13.43 3.6 11.47 12.48 13.83 13.83 14.44

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ............... 13.04 6.6 7.39 10.00 12.74 15.24 18.51

Bill and account collectors ............................................. 11.73 10.8 7.25 8.35 11.53 14.78 17.50

General office clerks ...................................................... 10.14 2.9 6.59 7.88 9.60 11.66 15.00

Bank tellers .................................................................... 9.34 1.9 7.25 8.00 9.00 10.10 12.00

Data entry keyers ........................................................... 11.37 6.8 8.00 9.50 10.81 12.55 17.00

Statistical clerks ............................................................. 11.75 9.9 8.90 9.38 10.65 14.57 16.23

Teachers’ aides ............................................................. 12.72 2.3 8.08 9.70 11.90 15.47 18.66

Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................ 10.62 4.4 6.00 8.00 10.00 13.00 15.05

Blue collar .................................................................................... 8.94 1.7 5.50 6.50 8.00 10.00 13.20

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................. 12.62 9.4 6.50 7.50 10.39 15.62 22.00

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .................................................................... 15.07 19.7 9.50 9.75 10.00 22.27 23.66

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ..................................... 10.30 18.5 6.00 7.00 8.00 10.00 17.35

Carpenters ..................................................................... 21.90 11.9 12.00 22.00 22.00 25.00 29.12

Construction trades, n.e.c. ............................................. 16.52 25.8 11.00 11.00 12.50 29.12 29.12

Butchers and meat cutters ............................................. 12.21 8.2 6.00 8.60 11.75 15.00 17.24

Bakers ............................................................................ 8.02 12.8 6.00 6.00 7.25 9.00 11.38

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ................. 8.83 3.3 6.75 7.25 8.50 9.54 10.75

Molding and casting machine operators ........................ 7.27 5.7 6.75 7.00 7.00 7.00 8.00

Printing press operators ................................................. 14.95 11.9 9.60 14.36 14.65 15.00 23.10

Typesetters and compositors ......................................... 9.14 17.9 7.00 8.25 8.25 8.25 12.00

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ........... 7.21 4.6 5.80 6.04 6.49 8.00 9.50

Motion picture projectionists .......................................... 18.08 24.3 6.00 8.00 20.00 29.12 29.12

Photographic process machine operators ..................... 7.74 2.5 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.10 8.25

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ...................... 9.23 2.9 7.50 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.25

Assemblers .................................................................... 8.50 7.2 6.75 7.25 9.00 9.54 9.54

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ........... 9.82 8.0 8.10 8.30 9.33 10.37 12.91

Transportation and material moving ..................................... 9.75 4.0 5.25 6.32 9.25 12.00 14.88

Truck drivers .................................................................. 9.93 6.7 5.50 7.00 8.50 12.50 16.80

Driver-sales workers ...................................................... 8.11 11.1 5.15 5.45 6.50 10.67 12.00

Bus drivers ..................................................................... 12.57 2.2 9.27 10.24 12.09 13.93 16.57

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ...................................... 7.82 3.7 6.75 7.00 7.00 8.47 10.00

Parking lot attendants .................................................... 6.88 6.3 5.25 5.25 6.75 7.65 8.88

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................ 5.99 8.4 4.50 4.50 5.85 6.75 7.85

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ........... 10.60 10.1 7.35 7.50 8.50 12.75 16.62

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.3. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ $11.75 8.7 $8.50 $10.06 $10.96 $11.88 $13.70

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......... 8.20 1.7 5.50 6.34 7.49 9.02 11.50

Nursery workers ............................................................. 6.18 11.6 5.15 5.15 5.15 7.25 7.25

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ............... 8.73 5.4 6.18 7.00 8.00 10.05 12.00

Animal caretakers, except farm ..................................... 7.70 14.1 5.83 5.83 6.86 9.73 11.31

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ................................. 7.54 5.0 6.75 6.75 7.25 8.00 8.00

Helpers, construction trades .......................................... 9.22 13.9 6.75 8.00 8.00 8.75 10.50

Construction laborers ..................................................... 14.44 14.6 7.75 10.00 14.00 16.50 26.65

Production helpers ......................................................... 8.86 3.0 6.50 8.00 8.75 10.00 11.00

Stock handlers and baggers .......................................... 7.31 2.0 5.40 6.00 7.00 7.95 9.45

Machine feeders and offbearers .................................... 9.21 12.1 7.00 7.50 8.30 9.21 11.52

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. .................. 10.16 3.1 6.25 8.00 10.00 11.67 14.25

Garage and service station related ................................ 8.70 11.2 6.00 6.75 7.00 10.00 10.00

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ..................... 7.03 4.0 6.00 6.00 6.75 7.00 9.00

Hand packers and packagers ........................................ 7.94 4.6 5.50 6.75 7.75 9.00 10.00

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ............................. 8.33 3.2 6.25 6.75 8.00 9.50 11.25

Service .......................................................................................... 7.20 1.2 3.80 5.75 6.75 8.22 10.30

Protective service .............................................................. 9.52 2.9 6.00 7.00 8.25 10.00 14.50

Firefighting ..................................................................... 7.27 7.7 5.50 6.00 6.75 7.18 10.22

Police and detectives, public service ............................. 13.88 8.9 10.00 11.25 12.41 14.94 21.50

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ..... 16.99 12.9 8.29 14.50 16.00 16.77 38.05

Crossing guards ............................................................. 9.26 3.7 6.67 8.00 8.80 10.60 12.06

Guards and police, except public service ...................... 9.47 3.8 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.79 15.00

Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................ 8.65 8.1 5.80 6.50 7.53 10.72 12.48

Food service ...................................................................... 6.19 1.1 2.63 5.25 6.50 7.25 8.50

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ............................... 4.60 3.2 2.13 2.50 4.00 6.50 7.00

Bartenders ..................................................................... 6.46 5.4 2.63 5.00 6.50 7.50 9.50

Waiters and waitresses .................................................. 4.05 3.5 2.13 2.20 3.09 5.51 6.85

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ..................................... 5.58 3.5 2.50 4.25 6.00 6.75 7.25

Other food service ........................................................... 7.00 .8 5.35 6.00 6.75 7.57 8.95

Supervisors, food preparation and service .................... 8.36 3.2 7.00 7.00 8.15 8.90 9.80

Cooks ............................................................................. 7.54 2.3 5.50 6.25 7.00 8.50 10.00

Kitchen workers, food preparation ................................. 7.09 2.7 5.30 6.00 6.90 7.89 9.00

Food preparation, n.e.c. ................................................. 6.90 1.1 5.25 6.00 6.75 7.50 8.50

Health service .................................................................... 9.59 2.3 6.05 7.50 9.18 11.00 13.50

Dental assistants ........................................................... 15.21 7.1 9.50 14.00 15.00 17.10 18.70

Health aides, except nursing ......................................... 9.63 8.4 5.15 7.30 9.00 11.26 14.36

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ........................ 9.37 2.2 6.30 7.50 9.11 10.64 12.95

Cleaning and building service ............................................ 7.89 3.1 5.50 6.30 7.25 9.00 10.15

Maids and housemen .................................................... 8.26 4.6 6.25 7.00 7.25 8.98 10.66

Janitors and cleaners ..................................................... 7.76 3.4 5.35 6.25 7.25 9.00 10.06

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.3. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers, National

Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Service –Continued

Personal service ................................................................ $8.49 4.1 $5.50 $6.06 $7.34 $9.30 $12.50

Supervisors, personal service ........................................ 8.77 11.0 6.50 6.50 8.00 10.00 12.00

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ................................... 11.98 11.3 5.91 8.00 10.30 14.75 19.82

Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities .......... 6.99 4.5 5.15 5.50 6.50 7.50 9.00

Guides ........................................................................... 9.67 10.9 7.00 7.50 8.50 10.00 15.97

Ushers ........................................................................... 7.68 5.8 5.85 6.50 7.00 9.00 9.90

Public transportation attendants .................................... 23.07 26.2 7.15 8.50 10.00 38.76 54.62

Baggage porters and bellhops ....................................... 8.74 9.7 5.75 6.75 7.50 9.63 11.75

Welfare service aides .................................................... 7.20 6.1 5.50 5.95 6.58 8.00 10.42

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .............................. 7.81 3.9 5.50 6.10 7.00 8.65 10.95

Child care workers, n.e.c. .............................................. 8.37 3.2 5.93 6.75 7.57 10.25 11.12

Service, n.e.c. ................................................................ 8.36 3.2 5.75 6.50 7.50 9.42 11.75

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in

the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the

same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate

shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At

the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th

and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 2 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2001

and January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in National

Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A in National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 

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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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All ...................................................................................................... $16.40 0.9 $7.00 $9.00 $13.00 $19.77 $28.85

All, excluding sales .................................................................... 16.63 .9 7.00 9.33 13.34 20.00 29.01

White collar .................................................................................. 20.34 1.1 8.00 10.86 16.00 25.00 36.54

White collar, excluding sales ................................................. 21.94 1.1 9.50 12.25 17.68 26.60 38.46

Professional specialty and technical ..................................... 26.44 1.8 12.50 16.97 23.32 31.85 42.21

Professional specialty ............................................................ 28.94 2.3 13.93 19.32 26.30 35.00 45.73

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ................................. 33.09 1.5 21.15 25.96 31.69 39.06 46.71

Architects ....................................................................... 26.14 8.8 17.45 20.77 22.62 31.34 36.82

Aerospace engineers ..................................................... 36.85 6.3 22.98 28.38 35.58 45.16 51.18

Metallurgical and materials engineers ........................... 30.09 8.4 19.23 24.13 30.94 34.05 41.18

Petroleum engineers ...................................................... 38.30 6.2 27.37 33.13 36.83 43.36 52.29

Chemical engineers ....................................................... 37.60 3.0 27.55 30.39 36.33 44.54 49.17

Nuclear engineers .......................................................... 36.83 2.8 29.39 32.60 36.12 39.46 44.97

Civil engineers ............................................................... 29.20 4.1 19.23 24.04 27.64 33.07 41.73

Electrical and electronic engineers ................................ 35.28 2.3 23.14 27.94 33.65 41.84 48.91

Industrial engineers ....................................................... 29.33 1.8 20.56 24.52 28.15 33.37 38.80

Mechanical engineers .................................................... 29.85 3.3 20.75 24.07 29.09 34.48 40.19

Engineers, n.e.c. ............................................................ 35.13 3.3 21.95 27.50 34.45 41.95 49.76

Surveyors and mapping scientists ................................. 30.34 7.7 22.98 26.21 28.25 35.00 37.20

Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... 33.17 2.8 19.82 25.39 31.97 39.56 48.08

Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... 33.48 2.8 20.19 25.56 32.28 39.90 48.17

Operations and systems researchers and analysts ....... 31.05 5.4 19.28 24.19 28.59 36.42 46.22

Actuaries ........................................................................ 33.13 7.6 22.31 25.48 30.29 41.83 47.60

Statisticians .................................................................... 25.91 8.3 17.00 18.32 25.48 29.81 37.41

Natural scientists ............................................................... 31.10 3.5 17.95 21.71 28.85 38.42 47.21

Chemists, except biochemists ....................................... 30.88 4.4 16.48 21.97 28.73 40.39 47.19

Atmospheric and space scientists ................................. 23.70 20.1 12.74 14.42 18.50 33.65 39.86

Geologists and geodesists ............................................. 32.99 12.5 21.51 21.51 29.82 40.58 55.27

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ............................................... 32.36 6.2 20.67 27.58 31.47 36.50 43.96

Agricultural and food scientists ...................................... 24.76 14.2 17.31 21.55 21.55 23.37 41.05

Biological and life scientists ........................................... 33.88 10.0 18.17 22.35 28.90 42.00 67.31

Medical scientists ........................................................... 27.09 5.7 15.55 19.52 23.53 33.94 41.27

Health related .................................................................... 28.53 3.3 17.31 20.09 24.58 31.30 41.20

Physicians ...................................................................... 57.41 8.0 18.37 24.31 57.69 74.04 100.96

Dentists .......................................................................... 35.74 5.9 28.84 33.93 33.93 40.00 40.00

Optometrists .................................................................. 46.54 9.1 24.04 31.25 56.25 59.38 62.50

Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. ........................... 21.56 11.3 16.32 17.14 17.14 25.32 31.25

Registered nurses .......................................................... 24.54 1.3 17.34 19.86 23.64 27.82 33.15

Pharmacists ................................................................... 37.48 1.3 31.50 35.00 37.65 40.40 43.00

Dietitians ........................................................................ 19.81 4.2 15.50 18.00 18.30 22.19 26.00

Respiratory therapists .................................................... 20.22 2.1 15.81 17.66 20.00 22.45 24.35

Occupational therapists ................................................. 24.07 4.2 17.47 21.50 23.56 27.40 30.79

Physical therapists ......................................................... 26.59 2.9 21.50 22.36 26.00 29.42 35.00

Speech therapists .......................................................... 24.14 3.5 19.23 20.28 23.09 28.00 30.00

Therapists, n.e.c. ........................................................... 19.22 17.2 12.72 13.46 14.66 20.26 32.84

Physicians’ assistants .................................................... 31.64 4.9 27.65 28.56 33.65 33.65 33.65

Teachers, college and university ....................................... 42.17 4.5 20.36 26.58 36.06 52.18 68.13

Biological science teachers ........................................... 44.25 15.9 17.63 28.90 35.80 50.43 101.47

Chemistry teachers ........................................................ 51.77 10.4 29.48 41.03 47.52 61.90 79.26

Physics teachers ............................................................ 51.97 7.7 35.51 44.45 48.10 59.07 65.46

Psychology teachers ...................................................... 41.81 10.9 21.47 30.66 41.09 52.82 57.33

Economics teachers ...................................................... 48.68 10.7 26.97 34.21 45.78 61.91 66.17

History teachers ............................................................. 29.69 11.8 24.53 24.88 24.88 28.40 44.03

Political science teachers .............................................. 36.06 16.7 22.10 23.80 35.90 36.76 63.46

Sociology teachers ........................................................ 34.17 15.7 25.48 25.52 28.17 33.16 50.82

Social science teachers, n.e.c. ...................................... 40.83 8.5 25.77 27.41 39.02 49.10 58.90

Engineering teachers ..................................................... 56.73 7.4 30.91 45.00 57.21 69.51 80.39

Mathematical science teachers ..................................... 37.37 7.6 25.78 25.82 34.07 42.98 57.83

Computer science teachers ........................................... 27.41 9.6 17.58 21.23 24.04 32.86 43.11

Medical science teachers .............................................. 53.36 6.7 25.18 38.46 51.50 64.29 78.83

Health specialties teachers ............................................ 48.63 10.2 20.74 24.62 36.66 65.66 83.56

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .............. 46.30 9.3 19.42 31.38 50.38 53.58 67.64

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, college and university –Continued

Art, drama, and music teachers ..................................... $32.46 5.4 $20.82 $26.70 $31.84 $35.00 $43.94

Physical education teachers .......................................... 29.73 8.8 16.11 19.77 28.36 41.22 46.55

Education teachers ........................................................ 41.22 19.1 25.11 28.57 33.14 60.44 66.48

English teachers ............................................................ 35.17 6.5 23.21 26.99 32.31 37.08 56.75

Foreign language teachers ............................................ 40.77 8.4 22.52 36.39 39.64 43.39 53.68

Law teachers ................................................................. 51.39 12.8 24.68 30.89 50.97 64.87 84.62

Social work teachers ...................................................... 21.73 8.3 16.91 16.91 22.72 24.96 26.74

Theology teachers ......................................................... 48.03 21.7 25.44 27.78 37.61 47.52 94.37

Trade and industrial teachers ........................................ 16.16 5.5 12.02 14.00 16.00 16.73 19.36

Other post-secondary teachers ..................................... 42.36 15.9 18.89 24.98 33.41 46.29 74.55

Teachers, except college and university ............................ 17.50 3.4 9.00 11.49 15.89 21.64 28.58

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ................................. 11.37 3.9 7.50 9.00 10.86 13.27 15.97

Elementary school teachers .......................................... 20.20 5.4 12.49 15.00 18.37 24.18 29.80

Secondary school teachers ........................................... 28.36 5.8 16.84 20.72 26.39 32.86 44.67

Teachers, special education .......................................... 22.59 6.1 14.42 17.00 22.76 25.83 32.37

Teachers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 18.64 4.4 9.72 13.32 17.55 21.64 29.00

Substitute teachers ........................................................ 9.55 8.2 6.50 6.50 10.00 10.67 13.40

Vocational and educational counselors ......................... 16.09 5.0 10.91 12.69 14.35 18.13 23.95

Librarians, archivists, and curators .................................... 23.24 6.2 15.99 16.35 20.81 28.43 36.00

Librarians ....................................................................... 24.89 6.6 15.95 18.51 23.37 29.08 36.00

Archivists and curators .................................................. 19.96 13.7 16.35 16.35 16.35 22.47 31.00

Social scientists and urban planners ................................. 26.51 4.2 14.71 19.23 25.96 31.58 37.50

Economists .................................................................... 27.92 3.5 17.31 21.74 26.61 32.74 38.63

Psychologists ................................................................. 24.73 7.9 12.85 16.02 25.96 26.33 33.00

Social scientists, n.e.c. .................................................. 24.68 18.8 16.00 17.51 21.15 29.24 32.82

Social, recreation, and religious workers ........................... 15.58 6.7 10.58 12.00 13.50 17.84 23.20

Social workers ............................................................... 15.61 7.4 11.00 12.00 13.50 17.69 23.49

Recreation workers ........................................................ 12.65 18.4 3.90 5.90 12.60 18.66 22.00

Clergy ............................................................................ 17.37 11.4 10.27 12.17 16.00 19.16 27.18

Religious workers, n.e.c. ................................................ 19.25 6.6 14.35 16.83 17.00 22.50 26.25

Lawyers and judges ........................................................... 47.87 6.4 22.79 28.85 47.01 60.10 79.33

Lawyers ......................................................................... 47.87 6.4 22.79 28.85 47.01 60.10 79.33

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,

n.e.c. ................................................................................ 22.95 3.4 10.00 14.00 20.00 27.99 39.14

Technical writers ............................................................ 26.13 8.2 15.07 18.55 25.00 31.15 41.91

Designers ....................................................................... 22.05 6.1 10.50 13.73 20.79 27.23 36.06

Musicians and composers ............................................. 31.87 31.3 15.39 16.29 16.29 48.00 79.66

Actors and directors ....................................................... 25.45 9.7 8.95 14.96 25.10 30.29 41.90

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers 19.36 8.5 12.50 13.75 18.71 21.64 29.23

Photographers ............................................................... 16.47 13.5 7.50 8.92 12.74 22.68 29.65

Dancers ......................................................................... 6.28 33.8 2.13 2.13 5.15 6.99 13.33

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. ............. 13.83 7.6 9.00 11.88 13.75 15.54 19.49

Editors and reporters ..................................................... 22.46 5.7 10.29 15.29 18.99 26.90 35.82

Public relations specialists ............................................. 25.53 12.0 14.34 14.60 21.21 32.08 45.47

Announcers .................................................................... 22.49 38.5 6.53 8.39 11.54 16.00 56.73

Athletes .......................................................................... 18.26 11.7 8.00 9.50 16.35 21.96 28.85

Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................ 30.78 7.0 17.31 20.67 28.67 40.77 46.80

Technical ............................................................................... 20.28 1.9 11.00 14.00 17.64 22.84 28.84

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......... 17.36 3.1 10.30 12.84 16.53 21.05 24.90

Dental hygienists ........................................................... 29.08 4.7 21.00 25.00 30.00 30.00 39.50

Health record technologists and technicians ................. 12.99 15.7 8.25 8.25 11.81 15.72 21.47

Radiological technicians ................................................ 22.40 3.6 16.05 18.60 22.54 25.83 28.08

Licensed practical nurses .............................................. 15.79 1.4 11.90 13.53 15.45 17.62 20.00

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. .................. 14.89 3.4 9.17 10.82 13.89 17.42 22.03

Electrical and electronic technicians .............................. 19.47 5.5 11.54 14.00 19.03 24.18 27.93

Industrial engineering technicians ................................. 22.23 3.9 15.14 18.41 21.23 25.26 28.74

Mechanical engineering technicians .............................. 22.64 4.0 14.74 18.23 23.02 26.25 30.04

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 21.75 4.3 12.24 16.25 20.94 26.13 32.50

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Drafters .......................................................................... $18.96 3.4 $12.50 $15.50 $17.89 $21.55 $26.50

Surveying and mapping technicians .............................. 15.83 7.5 10.25 12.50 15.90 18.00 21.17

Biological technicians .................................................... 16.63 5.4 10.86 13.21 16.00 19.15 23.86

Chemical technicians ..................................................... 20.35 7.0 13.95 16.09 19.49 24.45 28.85

Science technicians, n.e.c. ............................................ 21.01 8.1 15.77 18.56 19.13 24.52 26.79

Airplane pilots and navigators ........................................ 105.97 8.5 20.90 36.96 102.39 164.20 201.07

Broadcast equipment operators ..................................... 15.87 9.7 7.00 7.00 11.61 19.09 35.65

Computer programmers ................................................. 25.08 5.3 15.00 18.27 23.66 30.38 37.33

Tool programmers, numerical control ............................ 20.78 5.7 14.50 18.00 21.00 23.41 28.95

Legal assistants ............................................................. 18.00 5.8 11.25 14.28 16.06 21.90 26.68

Technical and related, n.e.c. .......................................... 19.76 4.7 11.00 16.00 18.25 23.60 30.00

Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................... 31.55 3.2 14.90 19.23 26.25 36.87 52.50

Executives, administrators, and managers ........................ 34.90 3.8 15.38 20.94 29.05 42.13 56.92

Administrators and officials, public administration ......... 47.91 20.3 15.55 22.29 46.59 69.47 72.11

Financial managers ....................................................... 35.98 9.2 16.22 21.73 28.27 39.83 53.85

Personnel and labor relations managers ....................... 31.77 11.2 17.31 19.69 24.04 41.59 54.15

Purchasing managers .................................................... 32.18 4.1 18.28 25.68 31.97 38.46 44.14

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations 42.74 10.0 22.37 28.37 39.81 55.29 69.23

Administrators, education and related fields .................. 26.25 7.9 12.50 16.17 21.99 34.19 45.67

Managers, medicine and health ..................................... 33.64 4.1 20.09 24.02 30.05 36.97 52.42

Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments .. 18.53 4.3 10.26 14.40 16.82 21.28 27.78

Managers, properties and real estate ............................ 20.65 10.5 7.00 10.75 18.00 25.65 36.28

Funeral directors ............................................................ 22.95 14.5 14.15 17.66 24.04 29.74 29.74

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................ 28.25 9.2 13.46 16.83 25.18 28.91 48.02

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ............................. 36.86 5.2 15.56 21.69 31.97 44.00 58.47

Management related .......................................................... 25.53 2.2 14.86 18.00 22.50 28.95 37.34

Accountants and auditors .............................................. 23.77 3.1 14.42 17.87 22.16 27.78 33.89

Underwriters .................................................................. 23.97 7.0 13.94 17.13 21.38 28.00 38.46

Other financial officers ................................................... 31.94 6.4 14.42 19.16 25.14 33.89 51.08

Management analysts .................................................... 29.53 4.1 19.62 22.05 28.02 34.13 40.48

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........ 23.30 4.0 15.00 18.13 21.06 27.12 34.61

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products .............. 27.51 20.9 14.74 17.88 21.86 29.62 49.80

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ....................................................................... 23.30 8.9 13.27 15.14 20.67 28.13 35.54

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ........................... 25.28 4.4 16.36 19.35 24.52 29.62 33.73

Construction inspectors ................................................. 23.04 10.9 14.00 17.00 20.50 26.09 33.59

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ................................................................. 24.33 6.6 18.18 18.18 24.06 28.08 31.88

Management related, n.e.c. ........................................... 23.96 2.3 14.42 17.14 21.64 27.41 35.93

Sales ......................................................................................... 14.51 2.1 6.35 7.50 10.33 16.83 26.83

Supervisors, sales ......................................................... 19.16 4.7 9.00 11.60 15.59 21.54 33.32

Insurance sales .............................................................. 21.45 8.6 9.98 12.50 17.20 26.44 37.33

Real estate sales ........................................................... 19.00 9.3 10.00 12.82 14.41 20.19 33.89

Securities and financial services sales .......................... 43.42 11.8 13.33 16.84 28.13 48.08 84.14

Advertising and related sales ......................................... 20.90 8.7 8.65 12.65 17.75 23.78 43.33

Sales, other business services ...................................... 20.99 9.9 8.20 11.25 16.20 24.84 34.62

Sales engineers ............................................................. 37.71 19.9 18.92 22.54 31.25 38.67 45.93

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ..................................................................... 24.08 5.2 10.50 14.43 21.25 29.98 40.21

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ...................... 18.95 4.8 6.23 9.25 15.66 24.46 35.47

Sales workers, apparel .................................................. 9.05 3.5 6.15 6.90 8.00 10.25 12.40

Sales workers, shoes ..................................................... 8.64 4.9 5.75 6.90 8.59 9.18 11.07

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .............. 11.21 10.2 6.50 7.25 9.00 12.41 17.96

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ............... 19.71 32.5 7.80 9.50 16.35 20.50 59.42

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ............. 13.82 5.5 8.65 9.95 12.00 15.00 21.00

Sales workers, parts ...................................................... 13.79 4.4 7.91 9.52 12.00 17.31 21.89

Sales workers, other commodities ................................. 11.73 5.9 6.30 7.00 8.50 12.50 20.92

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Sales –Continued

Sales counter clerks ...................................................... $8.92 8.9 $5.62 $6.70 $7.50 $10.00 $13.00

Cashiers ......................................................................... 8.14 1.4 5.75 6.50 7.50 9.00 11.35

Street and door-to-door sales workers .......................... 14.87 31.1 5.15 5.15 9.46 16.83 35.58

News vendors ................................................................ 8.00 8.6 5.60 6.40 8.33 9.25 9.25

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .............. 23.28 28.4 7.40 8.50 16.31 35.92 49.02

Sales support, n.e.c. ...................................................... 13.98 7.7 7.50 9.50 11.40 16.98 24.04

Administrative support, including clerical ............................ 13.33 .6 8.49 10.00 12.37 15.63 19.56

Supervisors, general office ............................................ 17.81 3.4 12.12 13.79 16.95 20.44 24.80

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ................. 18.09 13.7 11.33 14.00 14.25 21.30 28.74

Supervisors, financial records processing ..................... 19.70 2.5 13.00 15.12 18.75 23.55 27.18

Chief communications operators ................................... 21.85 11.7 11.00 15.25 23.08 27.63 30.00

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ........................................................................... 19.82 5.2 12.15 13.56 17.75 24.04 31.19

Computer operators ....................................................... 16.14 2.5 11.35 13.35 16.00 18.46 21.69

Peripheral equipment operators .................................... 14.02 11.7 8.50 10.49 14.09 18.04 19.41

Secretaries ..................................................................... 14.84 1.4 9.25 11.43 14.17 17.59 20.94

Stenographers ............................................................... 15.60 7.3 10.00 11.71 14.89 17.37 24.00

Typists ........................................................................... 14.13 4.1 9.92 11.00 13.28 15.93 19.76

Interviewers ................................................................... 11.18 4.8 7.75 8.78 10.76 13.00 15.00

Hotel clerks .................................................................... 8.71 2.4 7.00 7.50 8.00 9.50 11.33

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ................. 13.60 5.4 7.65 9.14 12.65 18.56 21.17

Receptionists ................................................................. 10.61 2.1 8.00 8.93 10.00 12.00 14.36

Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................ 11.99 3.0 8.50 9.75 11.25 13.67 16.15

Classified ad clerks ........................................................ 10.63 15.1 6.25 9.78 10.25 11.00 12.20

Correspondence clerks .................................................. 13.11 2.2 9.52 11.15 12.74 14.54 16.78

Order clerks ................................................................... 13.18 1.9 8.50 10.00 12.50 15.30 18.80

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ......... 15.03 3.1 9.55 12.00 15.54 18.04 20.50

Library clerks ................................................................. 11.85 7.4 7.65 8.93 11.00 14.24 17.50

File clerks ....................................................................... 9.89 2.2 7.50 8.65 9.01 11.00 13.00

Records clerks, n.e.c. .................................................... 12.88 2.5 8.57 10.26 12.25 15.00 18.08

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ............... 13.52 1.6 9.11 10.63 13.00 15.25 18.54

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...................................... 14.98 2.7 10.17 12.00 14.09 17.95 20.67

Billing clerks ................................................................... 12.07 3.7 8.90 10.00 11.45 13.92 16.03

Cost and rate clerks ....................................................... 14.76 23.1 6.30 7.80 14.25 25.00 25.00

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators ....... 11.96 4.7 8.12 8.94 10.03 14.01 20.00

Duplicating machine operators ...................................... 11.51 4.0 8.00 9.00 10.70 13.50 15.06

Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators 11.32 6.5 8.00 8.50 11.00 13.00 16.53

Office machine operators, n.e.c. .................................... 10.15 5.7 7.00 9.50 10.00 11.00 12.79

Telephone operators ...................................................... 12.60 4.4 7.65 9.16 11.07 17.09 18.69

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ............... 10.38 14.3 6.77 7.50 9.45 13.87 14.24

Mail clerks, except postal service .................................. 11.45 6.0 8.00 9.00 10.10 13.00 16.82

Messengers ................................................................... 8.85 4.9 6.00 7.03 8.79 10.17 12.00

Dispatchers .................................................................... 14.97 3.2 8.68 11.35 14.21 18.46 21.04

Production coordinators ................................................. 17.13 3.3 11.00 13.56 16.37 20.59 24.01

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ............................. 12.70 2.9 8.25 9.51 11.85 14.87 19.53

Stock and inventory clerks ............................................. 12.32 2.1 8.00 9.50 11.50 14.38 17.76

Meter readers ................................................................ 16.48 5.9 10.65 12.50 15.40 20.64 23.01

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers ............. 14.95 7.7 9.00 10.49 13.10 17.50 24.61

Expeditors ...................................................................... 14.63 3.4 9.36 11.50 14.54 17.56 19.21

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 13.26 9.2 7.10 8.35 10.61 17.00 23.00

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........ 19.01 8.5 11.39 12.91 15.97 21.75 33.05

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ............... 14.67 2.3 9.93 11.48 13.82 16.83 21.03

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ....................................... 12.23 2.8 8.92 10.08 12.31 13.37 16.00

Bill and account collectors ............................................. 13.18 4.0 8.65 10.25 12.51 15.48 18.34

General office clerks ...................................................... 12.32 1.3 8.00 9.60 11.33 14.53 17.75

Bank tellers .................................................................... 10.00 1.3 7.69 8.62 9.62 11.15 12.57

Proofreaders .................................................................. 12.15 9.4 6.95 8.58 13.00 14.75 16.01

Data entry keyers ........................................................... 11.99 2.5 8.76 9.75 11.00 13.43 17.00

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Statistical clerks ............................................................. $13.82 5.2 $9.00 $11.29 $12.87 $16.30 $19.38

Teachers’ aides ............................................................. 9.74 4.1 6.75 8.00 9.18 10.25 13.67

Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................ 13.45 1.6 8.41 10.09 12.89 15.94 19.08

Blue collar .................................................................................... 14.39 .9 7.50 9.52 13.00 17.88 23.84

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................. 18.15 1.2 10.00 13.00 17.00 22.64 27.50

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .......................... 22.70 3.4 13.13 16.19 21.50 28.15 33.54

Automobile mechanics ................................................... 17.02 3.8 10.18 13.00 16.50 19.50 23.00

Automobile mechanic apprentices ................................. 11.95 5.8 8.00 10.00 12.08 13.75 15.25

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ................ 16.22 3.8 11.25 12.25 15.29 18.87 22.19

Aircraft engine mechanics ............................................. 25.19 5.3 18.00 21.00 25.15 28.44 34.87

Small engine repairers ................................................... 13.53 4.3 10.00 11.55 14.00 15.00 16.00

Automobile body and related repairers .......................... 17.48 9.4 10.39 13.50 15.00 18.80 27.29

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ................................. 25.00 6.7 13.90 19.85 26.69 30.27 33.50

Heavy equipment mechanics ......................................... 18.86 5.2 12.50 13.60 18.50 22.10 27.45

Farm equipment mechanics .......................................... 14.28 6.8 10.86 11.77 14.00 16.00 17.20

Industrial machinery repairers ....................................... 19.18 2.2 13.52 15.69 18.25 22.90 26.14

Machinery maintenance ................................................. 14.88 6.6 8.50 11.00 13.68 19.00 21.85

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .................................................................... 19.47 4.2 12.00 14.90 19.25 24.39 28.50

Data processing equipment repairers ............................ 15.40 16.6 7.79 8.00 14.50 19.37 24.98

Household appliance and power tool repairers ............. 15.18 7.1 10.00 11.00 14.75 18.00 23.66

Telephone line installers and repairers .......................... 23.49 3.7 17.12 22.78 24.39 25.58 27.12

Telephone installers and repairers ................................ 22.74 2.6 16.50 21.18 22.93 25.71 26.66

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics .. 16.39 3.8 10.00 13.00 16.00 20.00 22.70

Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers ........ 14.85 24.0 8.75 9.50 12.65 17.35 27.55

Locksmiths and safe repairers ....................................... 13.77 9.1 10.00 12.77 13.00 15.00 17.31

Office machine repairers ................................................ 14.54 8.6 9.50 11.00 14.35 17.46 20.10

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ....................... 20.94 6.3 15.00 16.04 19.43 24.53 29.17

Elevator installers and repairers .................................... 36.02 9.6 25.06 33.16 36.43 42.74 42.74

Millwrights ...................................................................... 21.77 5.5 16.00 16.50 23.56 25.05 27.94

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ..................................... 15.78 3.3 9.00 11.81 15.81 18.64 23.55

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers ................ 24.99 5.9 17.26 20.00 24.04 29.40 36.06

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ....................................................................... 27.12 5.1 18.92 21.79 25.00 33.06 37.86

Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers .... 19.86 13.3 8.00 16.75 20.50 23.00 26.00

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...... 24.75 6.6 15.50 20.00 24.85 30.21 30.79

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ......................... 21.19 4.3 15.01 16.63 20.00 24.40 29.51

Brickmasons and stonemasons ..................................... 19.94 7.5 10.10 17.00 20.00 22.97 28.50

Tile setters, hard and soft .............................................. 22.47 14.2 14.00 18.00 22.84 30.79 30.79

Carpet installers ............................................................. 19.05 12.3 10.00 13.13 17.00 25.00 30.79

Carpenters ..................................................................... 18.24 3.5 11.00 13.50 17.00 21.76 28.34

Carpenter apprentices ................................................... 17.40 13.6 9.44 13.50 16.45 18.75 26.00

Drywall installers ............................................................ 20.74 10.2 12.00 15.00 20.34 26.13 30.28

Electricians .................................................................... 22.53 4.0 13.00 16.79 20.65 28.15 34.84

Electrician apprentices ................................................... 14.77 4.1 9.23 11.00 14.00 17.36 21.12

Electrical power installers and repairers ........................ 24.41 4.5 15.00 20.94 24.39 28.75 32.35

Painters, construction and maintenance ........................ 13.29 6.0 8.25 10.00 11.54 15.00 20.00

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ........................... 21.45 4.2 13.50 16.50 20.00 26.40 29.78

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ............ 18.31 12.8 10.00 11.00 16.74 25.38 26.27

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ..................................... 18.56 9.7 11.75 14.00 16.13 24.66 25.63

Glaziers .......................................................................... 15.82 6.5 11.00 14.50 15.30 17.00 19.25

Insulation workers .......................................................... 14.38 5.9 9.50 11.00 14.00 16.84 21.53

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ... 16.34 20.4 9.25 10.75 11.45 25.42 25.42

Roofers .......................................................................... 14.68 10.3 8.00 10.00 14.00 18.74 21.66

Sheetmetal duct installers .............................................. 20.54 14.6 11.50 14.00 16.50 31.34 31.77

Structural metal workers ................................................ 17.27 5.8 12.50 14.50 15.50 19.00 25.59

Construction trades, n.e.c. ............................................. 16.00 5.4 9.50 12.00 15.00 18.75 24.15

Supervisors, extractive .................................................. 23.58 8.2 10.50 19.90 22.00 29.12 29.12

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Drillers, oil well ............................................................... $20.01 18.2 $8.00 $11.00 $22.65 $25.81 $25.81

Mining machine operators ............................................. 15.51 9.7 9.75 10.97 15.10 17.50 22.55

Mining, n.e.c. ................................................................. 20.21 10.2 10.50 18.14 21.03 24.80 26.55

Supervisors, production ................................................. 20.67 3.2 13.00 15.50 19.66 24.48 28.82

Tool and die makers ...................................................... 21.87 2.1 16.25 18.00 21.40 25.32 28.42

Tool and die maker apprentices .................................... 13.43 12.2 9.81 11.02 11.30 13.92 20.83

Precision assemblers, metal .......................................... 19.22 4.1 11.50 15.38 19.43 22.75 25.99

Machinists ...................................................................... 18.48 4.9 12.50 15.00 18.00 22.70 23.81

Machinist apprentices .................................................... 14.49 3.7 12.00 14.00 15.00 15.00 16.84

Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ............... 17.03 6.5 8.50 13.64 15.84 19.75 28.05

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal ....................... 20.85 11.8 12.00 17.40 18.69 29.06 29.40

Layout workers .............................................................. 17.08 14.5 9.86 12.00 16.29 22.95 28.10

Precious stones and metals workers ............................. 12.72 16.9 6.80 7.74 12.20 14.50 24.04

Engravers, metal ............................................................ 17.15 19.9 8.20 8.20 17.50 23.13 23.56

Sheet metal workers ...................................................... 17.07 9.2 9.50 12.00 15.50 21.25 26.85

Sheet metal worker apprentices .................................... 14.16 17.2 8.58 9.32 14.17 16.52 21.99

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .......................... 11.82 7.3 8.35 10.00 12.25 13.20 14.25

Furniture and wood finishers ......................................... 12.61 6.8 10.00 10.25 12.45 12.70 18.12

Tailors ............................................................................ 13.85 10.2 8.61 10.92 12.80 17.35 19.44

Upholsterers .................................................................. 15.84 13.7 8.75 12.03 15.50 18.72 23.45

Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers ................. 17.56 5.3 13.23 14.59 17.39 18.97 21.76

Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters .................. 16.53 6.8 12.85 14.50 15.00 18.00 22.51

Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians .... 14.71 4.3 8.87 11.05 14.54 17.62 21.50

Bookbinders ................................................................... 16.81 14.7 10.00 10.88 17.00 20.75 25.00

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ............ 12.46 3.9 7.91 9.35 11.78 15.00 18.32

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ........................ 15.06 8.7 9.51 10.30 13.98 18.00 24.25

Precision food production .............................................. 12.94 10.2 8.89 9.34 13.95 13.95 15.65

Butchers and meat cutters ............................................. 11.40 3.9 7.00 8.44 10.55 13.75 17.05

Bakers ............................................................................ 10.73 5.5 6.00 8.50 10.35 13.07 15.00

Food batchmakers ......................................................... 11.69 10.7 7.25 8.02 11.03 14.63 17.12

Inspectors, testers, and graders .................................... 17.74 3.0 11.13 13.16 16.01 22.64 25.54

Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 21.85 7.3 15.34 17.21 24.45 24.45 25.10

Adjusters and calibrators ............................................... 14.71 7.3 10.25 11.69 16.00 16.00 17.38

Water and sewer treatment plant operators .................. 14.61 14.0 10.00 10.00 13.50 19.97 21.83

Power plant operators .................................................... 25.74 3.5 20.58 24.39 26.39 27.28 30.59

Stationary engineers ...................................................... 21.73 5.3 15.19 16.80 19.97 27.43 30.82

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ......... 22.52 3.2 14.64 20.55 24.10 26.03 27.37

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ................. 12.93 1.4 7.50 9.28 11.93 15.54 20.17

Lathe and turning machine set-up operators ................. 16.07 5.4 12.09 13.93 15.30 18.00 20.78

Lathe and turning machine operators ............................ 15.00 5.9 9.00 10.84 14.40 18.09 22.49

Milling and planing machine operators .......................... 13.04 5.2 8.75 11.40 12.50 14.07 16.95

Punching and stamping press operators ....................... 12.77 7.8 8.06 8.83 11.85 15.01 19.07

Rolling machine operators ............................................. 15.38 11.8 9.07 10.56 14.77 16.37 28.63

Drilling and boring machine operators ........................... 11.82 11.1 7.00 7.00 10.92 15.90 19.18

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine

operators ...................................................................... 13.08 3.6 8.50 10.18 12.61 15.32 18.02

Forging machine operators ............................................ 13.75 7.4 8.97 11.05 13.02 16.98 18.59

Numerical control machine operators ............................ 14.63 4.5 10.25 11.20 14.00 16.93 19.95

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ........................... 14.38 4.3 9.50 10.50 13.48 16.92 23.98

Molding and casting machine operators ........................ 12.32 3.5 8.00 9.46 11.19 14.36 18.20

Metal plating machine operators .................................... 13.68 7.0 8.50 10.50 14.25 16.00 19.68

Heat treating equipment operators ................................ 15.71 7.5 10.66 12.27 15.02 20.57 21.65

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators .... 11.78 6.2 9.00 10.30 12.00 13.00 14.50

Sawing machine operators ............................................ 11.98 4.3 7.25 10.00 12.40 13.90 14.53

Shaping and jointing machine operators ....................... 12.68 5.3 9.25 11.02 13.00 14.50 14.50

Nailing and tacking machine operators .......................... 10.86 6.3 7.65 9.30 10.43 11.60 14.35

Printing press operators ................................................. 15.87 3.5 10.00 12.00 15.75 19.11 22.57

Photoengravers and lithographers ................................. 16.83 4.4 10.80 13.00 17.50 18.63 22.04

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Typesetters and compositors ......................................... $13.38 10.0 $8.25 $10.00 $12.50 $16.50 $18.45

Winding and twisting machine operators ....................... 12.94 9.9 8.65 9.63 12.80 16.09 16.09

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators ...................................................................... 12.36 8.7 8.25 10.43 12.15 14.57 15.82

Textile cutting machine operators .................................. 9.98 6.8 6.89 7.75 9.80 10.75 14.74

Textile sewing machine operators ................................. 8.93 6.3 6.50 6.75 7.97 9.99 12.25

Pressing machine operators .......................................... 9.08 4.0 7.00 7.75 8.57 10.00 11.86

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ........... 8.40 4.4 6.25 7.05 8.00 9.00 10.73

Cementing and gluing machine operators ..................... 11.91 8.3 7.75 8.05 12.54 14.51 16.01

Packaging and filling machine operators ....................... 12.40 4.2 7.25 9.00 11.55 15.23 18.65

Extruding and forming machine operators ..................... 12.78 6.1 8.27 9.55 12.75 15.10 17.18

Mixing and blending machine operators ........................ 14.87 4.6 8.75 11.70 13.91 17.50 20.94

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators .. 18.99 3.6 13.43 16.05 18.62 22.32 24.63

Compressing and compacting machine operators ........ 11.39 2.7 8.81 10.00 11.07 12.66 14.25

Painting and paint spraying machine operators ............. 15.10 6.0 9.25 11.40 14.10 16.02 23.64

Roasting and baking machine operators, food .............. 11.42 9.4 9.37 9.37 10.48 12.14 16.85

Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators ...... 13.22 10.2 9.78 9.86 11.31 15.58 19.73

Folding machine operators ............................................ 13.07 7.7 8.65 11.10 12.04 15.60 19.43

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ............. 13.60 6.3 8.00 11.25 12.80 15.50 21.32

Crushing and grinding machine operators ..................... 12.95 4.6 9.30 10.01 12.12 15.05 17.96

Slicing and cutting machine operators ........................... 13.12 4.6 9.00 10.40 12.92 16.25 16.90

Motion picture projectionists .......................................... 12.24 25.2 7.75 7.75 10.00 13.28 20.00

Photographic process machine operators ..................... 10.93 5.2 7.50 8.10 9.50 13.25 16.00

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ...................... 13.46 2.7 8.35 9.95 12.53 16.16 20.00

Welders and cutters ....................................................... 15.35 2.4 10.50 12.40 15.00 17.50 21.13

Solders and braziers ...................................................... 10.35 9.8 7.68 7.68 9.80 12.10 14.48

Assemblers .................................................................... 12.83 3.3 7.05 8.90 11.00 15.00 24.34

Hand cutting and trimming ............................................. 9.86 12.6 6.70 8.00 8.00 11.25 15.50

Hand molding, casting, and forming .............................. 10.91 7.4 7.00 8.45 11.64 12.27 13.17

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ......................... 11.34 6.3 7.69 9.98 12.00 12.00 13.67

Hand engraving and printing .......................................... 15.50 27.8 10.50 11.97 12.50 12.50 27.03

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ............................... 11.12 6.0 7.00 7.94 9.60 12.80 17.47

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ........... 13.18 4.1 8.25 9.64 11.65 15.50 21.00

Production testers .......................................................... 13.26 4.7 8.25 10.36 12.90 16.15 18.00

Production samplers and weighers ................................ 10.71 9.3 8.50 8.50 10.03 11.69 16.70

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ........................ 9.89 7.4 6.20 7.25 9.10 12.00 14.42

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. .................................................. 10.49 10.2 7.00 8.24 9.95 11.15 12.77

Transportation and material moving ..................................... 14.10 1.7 7.85 10.00 12.76 17.36 22.45

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ............................ 18.68 4.5 13.62 14.60 18.68 21.25 25.29

Truck drivers .................................................................. 14.13 2.2 8.33 10.00 13.00 17.50 21.83

Driver-sales workers ...................................................... 12.76 5.9 5.65 8.95 11.94 15.03 21.99

Bus drivers ..................................................................... 12.62 3.9 8.00 10.00 12.09 15.00 18.44

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ...................................... 8.31 6.6 6.33 7.00 7.50 9.50 11.26

Parking lot attendants .................................................... 8.24 7.5 5.40 6.75 7.50 10.00 11.40

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................ 7.82 6.7 4.50 5.75 7.00 9.25 10.75

Railroad conductors and yardmasters ........................... 34.99 4.8 23.26 26.52 34.56 41.68 48.23

Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats .............. 18.80 9.5 11.25 15.00 18.58 21.25 23.80

Sailors and deckhands .................................................. 12.06 6.5 7.92 8.75 10.75 15.56 16.25

Supervisors, material moving equipment ....................... 19.57 5.9 12.98 15.36 19.22 24.28 25.39

Operating engineers ...................................................... 22.52 4.1 16.00 18.55 24.62 24.62 27.50

Hoist and winch operators ............................................. 13.03 12.7 8.90 9.50 10.85 17.06 23.10

Crane and tower operators ............................................ 16.89 5.1 11.33 13.33 15.92 19.40 23.02

Excavating and loading machine operators ................... 15.88 6.6 10.00 12.00 14.42 18.00 25.42

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ......................... 16.07 6.2 10.25 12.50 15.00 18.00 22.00

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ........... 13.58 2.6 9.13 10.60 12.62 15.72 19.74

Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 15.61 4.9 9.65 11.47 14.10 19.34 24.52

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......... $10.82 1.3 $6.50 $7.76 $9.75 $12.50 $17.00

Nursery workers ............................................................. 8.26 9.5 5.15 7.25 8.00 9.50 11.18

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ....................... 17.76 8.5 9.00 14.59 16.83 22.50 26.25

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ............... 10.25 3.4 7.00 8.00 9.58 12.00 14.15

Animal caretakers, except farm ..................................... 9.17 6.4 6.25 6.75 9.49 10.00 12.35

Inspectors, agricultural products .................................... 9.55 16.9 5.15 7.00 8.40 13.00 13.00

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 18.32 6.9 11.00 14.00 17.00 20.65 25.27

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ................................. 11.12 4.4 7.25 8.50 9.80 12.22 16.78

Helpers, construction trades .......................................... 11.19 3.2 7.00 9.00 10.50 13.00 16.50

Helpers, extractive ......................................................... 11.11 18.2 6.80 7.50 9.35 15.00 19.00

Construction laborers ..................................................... 13.05 4.6 7.50 8.95 11.00 16.88 21.38

Production helpers ......................................................... 10.00 3.5 5.80 7.50 9.57 11.65 14.38

Garbage collectors ......................................................... 13.42 9.3 9.00 10.47 13.75 14.96 17.50

Stevedores ..................................................................... 16.91 20.3 9.00 10.00 14.75 23.40 23.40

Stock handlers and baggers .......................................... 9.55 1.9 5.85 6.95 8.50 11.07 14.90

Machine feeders and offbearers .................................... 10.49 3.0 7.50 8.25 9.50 12.61 14.76

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. .................. 12.09 4.9 7.00 8.50 10.81 14.63 19.55

Garage and service station related ................................ 9.80 6.8 6.75 7.25 8.45 11.53 15.83

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ..................... 9.85 2.9 6.50 7.50 9.00 10.65 14.39

Hand packers and packagers ........................................ 9.31 3.7 6.00 7.25 8.65 10.70 13.00

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ............................. 10.39 2.6 6.50 7.99 9.50 11.50 16.00

Service .......................................................................................... 8.85 1.0 5.25 6.50 8.00 10.23 13.51

Protective service .............................................................. 10.51 4.0 6.95 8.00 9.00 11.50 16.36

Supervisors, guards ....................................................... 17.90 6.5 10.19 12.79 17.87 22.26 22.26

Firefighting ..................................................................... 13.24 25.1 6.00 6.00 10.80 18.88 23.36

Police and detectives, public service ............................. 16.08 11.2 13.00 13.24 13.24 18.60 21.00

Guards and police, except public service ...................... 10.04 3.0 7.00 8.00 9.00 11.00 14.70

Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................ 8.26 4.3 6.00 6.50 7.75 9.00 12.00

Food service ...................................................................... 7.26 1.2 3.00 5.50 6.90 8.50 11.00

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ............................... 4.86 2.7 2.13 2.65 5.00 6.75 7.97

Bartenders ..................................................................... 6.75 3.8 4.00 5.00 6.75 8.00 9.69

Waiters and waitresses .................................................. 4.20 3.3 2.13 2.38 3.25 5.51 6.90

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ..................................... 5.98 3.3 3.00 5.15 6.25 7.00 8.00

Other food service ........................................................... 8.31 1.2 5.65 6.50 7.50 9.25 12.00

Supervisors, food preparation and service .................... 12.55 2.6 7.20 9.25 11.64 15.51 19.54

Cooks ............................................................................. 9.00 1.6 6.00 7.00 8.65 10.40 12.50

Kitchen workers, food preparation ................................. 7.63 2.0 5.47 6.00 7.10 8.50 10.25

Food preparation, n.e.c. ................................................. 7.27 1.2 5.50 6.15 7.00 8.00 9.25

Health service .................................................................... 10.24 2.0 7.00 8.00 9.60 11.50 14.09

Dental assistants ........................................................... 14.49 7.1 9.25 11.50 14.00 17.71 18.00

Health aides, except nursing ......................................... 11.17 4.7 7.35 8.87 10.40 12.50 15.75

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ........................ 9.43 1.4 7.00 7.76 9.16 10.55 12.50

Cleaning and building service ............................................ 9.69 2.0 6.30 7.10 8.54 11.06 14.93

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ...... 13.77 5.0 8.00 10.50 12.91 17.12 19.66

Maids and housemen .................................................... 8.20 1.7 6.25 6.91 7.50 8.77 10.92

Janitors and cleaners ..................................................... 9.81 3.1 6.30 7.35 9.00 11.12 14.93

Pest control .................................................................... 12.60 6.4 8.75 11.54 12.77 12.77 16.27

Personal service ................................................................ 10.17 3.8 5.58 6.40 8.10 11.20 16.42

Supervisors, personal service ........................................ 14.93 4.8 8.75 12.50 14.38 17.50 20.00

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ................................... 13.12 7.3 6.71 8.05 10.94 16.24 21.76

Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities .......... 6.93 4.1 5.21 5.55 6.25 7.35 10.00

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Service –Continued

Personal service –Continued

Guides ........................................................................... $12.23 12.5 $7.76 $8.61 $10.36 $16.83 $16.83

Ushers ........................................................................... 8.33 3.5 6.03 6.75 7.55 10.00 11.12

Public transportation attendants .................................... 32.87 3.0 17.03 21.36 33.97 40.93 51.11

Baggage porters and bellhops ....................................... 7.21 6.1 4.50 5.82 6.75 7.75 10.00

Welfare service aides .................................................... 8.78 5.3 5.95 6.56 8.09 10.60 12.50

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .............................. 7.63 5.7 5.75 6.08 7.11 8.50 10.70

Child care workers, n.e.c. .............................................. 8.61 3.1 6.00 7.00 8.00 10.00 11.99

Service, n.e.c. ................................................................ 10.22 3.3 6.25 7.55 9.25 12.20 15.50

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in

the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the

same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate

shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At

the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th

and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 2 Total include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.

3 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2001

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

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in National

Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A in National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 

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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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,

National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All ...................................................................................................... $17.41 0.9 $7.70 $10.00 $14.00 $20.82 $30.04

All, excluding sales .................................................................... 17.46 1.0 7.79 10.00 14.10 21.00 30.00

White collar .................................................................................. 21.47 1.1 9.00 11.95 17.10 26.10 37.86

White collar, excluding sales ................................................. 22.48 1.1 10.00 12.65 18.12 27.21 39.22

Professional specialty and technical ..................................... 26.87 1.9 12.87 17.23 23.63 32.40 43.00

Professional specialty ............................................................ 29.34 2.5 14.16 19.56 26.64 35.52 46.44

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ................................. 33.08 1.5 21.18 25.97 31.65 39.05 46.70

Architects ....................................................................... 26.13 8.8 17.45 20.77 22.62 31.34 36.82

Aerospace engineers ..................................................... 36.61 6.3 22.94 28.21 35.30 44.85 50.75

Metallurgical and materials engineers ........................... 30.09 8.4 19.23 24.13 30.94 34.05 41.18

Petroleum engineers ...................................................... 38.30 6.2 27.37 33.13 36.83 43.36 52.29

Chemical engineers ....................................................... 37.60 3.0 27.55 30.39 36.33 44.54 49.17

Nuclear engineers .......................................................... 36.83 2.8 29.39 32.60 36.12 39.46 44.97

Civil engineers ............................................................... 29.17 4.2 19.23 24.04 27.64 32.89 41.73

Electrical and electronic engineers ................................ 35.32 2.3 23.37 28.00 33.65 41.87 48.91

Industrial engineers ....................................................... 29.36 1.8 20.69 24.52 28.15 33.45 38.84

Mechanical engineers .................................................... 29.90 3.3 20.87 24.07 29.12 34.51 40.26

Engineers, n.e.c. ............................................................ 35.11 3.3 21.91 27.45 34.33 41.95 49.77

Surveyors and mapping scientists ................................. 30.34 7.7 22.98 26.21 28.25 35.00 37.20

Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... 33.26 2.9 20.00 25.48 31.97 39.62 48.08

Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... 33.57 2.8 20.41 25.71 32.39 39.95 48.22

Operations and systems researchers and analysts ....... 31.08 5.4 19.28 24.19 28.59 36.42 46.33

Actuaries ........................................................................ 33.13 7.6 22.31 25.48 30.29 41.83 47.60

Statisticians .................................................................... 25.91 8.3 17.00 18.32 25.48 29.81 37.41

Natural scientists ............................................................... 31.13 3.5 17.97 21.71 28.85 38.45 47.23

Chemists, except biochemists ....................................... 30.92 4.4 16.48 22.13 28.85 40.51 47.19

Atmospheric and space scientists ................................. 23.70 20.1 12.74 14.42 18.50 33.65 39.86

Geologists and geodesists ............................................. 32.99 12.5 21.51 21.51 29.82 40.58 55.27

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ............................................... 32.37 6.2 20.67 27.58 31.47 36.50 43.96

Agricultural and food scientists ...................................... 24.76 14.2 17.31 21.55 21.55 23.37 41.05

Biological and life scientists ........................................... 34.02 10.0 18.17 22.35 28.90 42.01 67.31

Medical scientists ........................................................... 27.06 5.7 15.55 19.52 23.53 33.91 41.27

Health related .................................................................... 28.72 3.9 16.92 19.83 24.36 31.65 42.55

Physicians ...................................................................... 57.06 8.4 18.27 24.00 57.69 73.03 100.96

Optometrists .................................................................. 51.88 10.9 34.62 37.78 59.38 59.38 62.50

Registered nurses .......................................................... 24.15 1.7 16.92 19.39 23.31 27.55 32.98

Pharmacists ................................................................... 37.63 1.4 31.93 35.25 37.74 40.39 42.40

Dietitians ........................................................................ 19.43 4.4 15.50 18.00 18.00 21.00 24.97

Respiratory therapists .................................................... 20.13 2.3 15.71 17.54 20.00 22.45 24.32

Occupational therapists ................................................. 23.04 4.1 16.83 20.54 22.97 25.74 28.00

Physical therapists ......................................................... 25.45 2.6 21.10 22.36 25.00 28.09 31.25

Speech therapists .......................................................... 22.61 2.9 18.81 19.23 22.60 23.94 28.84

Therapists, n.e.c. ........................................................... 17.18 13.7 12.72 13.46 14.36 16.97 24.42

Physicians’ assistants .................................................... 31.64 4.9 27.65 28.56 33.65 33.65 33.65

Teachers, college and university ....................................... 42.84 4.7 21.23 26.99 36.57 52.82 68.38

Biological science teachers ........................................... 44.40 15.9 17.63 28.90 35.90 50.43 101.47

Chemistry teachers ........................................................ 51.81 10.4 35.13 41.03 47.52 61.90 79.26

Physics teachers ............................................................ 51.97 7.7 35.51 44.45 48.10 59.07 65.46

Psychology teachers ...................................................... 43.31 10.6 23.85 32.26 41.16 52.95 57.33

Economics teachers ...................................................... 48.79 10.7 26.97 34.21 45.78 61.91 66.17

History teachers ............................................................. 29.77 11.9 24.53 24.88 24.88 28.40 44.03

Political science teachers .............................................. 36.32 16.6 22.10 24.76 35.90 41.17 63.46

Sociology teachers ........................................................ 34.17 15.7 25.48 25.52 28.17 33.16 50.82

Social science teachers, n.e.c. ...................................... 38.93 9.1 25.77 27.41 36.14 49.10 49.10

Engineering teachers ..................................................... 55.52 10.9 30.36 43.96 55.61 68.53 80.39

Mathematical science teachers ..................................... 37.76 7.7 25.78 28.24 34.19 42.98 57.83

Computer science teachers ........................................... 27.37 9.3 17.58 21.23 24.04 32.86 43.11

Medical science teachers .............................................. 54.04 6.5 24.73 41.65 52.88 64.34 79.13

Health specialties teachers ............................................ 49.50 10.3 20.74 24.84 39.05 65.89 85.17

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .............. 46.57 9.3 19.42 31.38 53.46 53.58 67.64

Art, drama, and music teachers ..................................... 32.63 5.9 20.82 26.70 32.41 34.33 43.98

Physical education teachers .......................................... 32.50 8.6 17.08 24.29 32.00 42.87 46.55

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,

National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, college and university –Continued

Education teachers ........................................................ $42.29 18.6 $26.77 $28.57 $33.14 $60.73 $66.48

English teachers ............................................................ 35.77 6.7 24.20 26.99 32.31 37.83 56.82

Foreign language teachers ............................................ 41.72 7.9 29.30 39.26 39.64 43.39 49.92

Law teachers ................................................................. 52.32 13.3 24.68 33.51 51.52 65.27 86.04

Theology teachers ......................................................... 48.18 21.7 25.72 27.78 37.61 47.52 94.37

Trade and industrial teachers ........................................ 15.83 5.1 12.02 13.78 16.00 16.73 19.36

Other post-secondary teachers ..................................... 44.29 16.2 21.13 25.71 34.99 48.25 78.90

Teachers, except college and university ............................ 17.82 3.5 9.14 11.72 16.47 21.77 28.53

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ................................. 11.44 4.1 7.50 9.00 10.58 13.27 15.99

Elementary school teachers .......................................... 20.07 5.3 12.49 15.00 18.07 24.13 29.28

Secondary school teachers ........................................... 27.84 4.4 16.84 20.57 26.12 32.24 44.46

Teachers, special education .......................................... 23.03 6.3 15.14 17.00 23.00 26.25 35.00

Teachers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 18.91 4.1 10.46 14.42 17.78 21.64 27.82

Vocational and educational counselors ......................... 16.07 5.1 11.00 12.73 14.35 18.12 23.08

Librarians, archivists, and curators .................................... 23.47 6.5 16.23 16.35 21.61 28.59 36.00

Librarians ....................................................................... 25.11 6.7 16.15 18.51 23.39 30.19 36.00

Archivists and curators .................................................. 20.16 14.5 16.35 16.35 16.35 22.47 31.00

Social scientists and urban planners ................................. 26.87 4.4 15.14 19.85 25.96 31.73 37.82

Economists .................................................................... 27.92 3.5 17.31 21.74 26.61 32.74 38.63

Psychologists ................................................................. 25.37 8.7 14.18 16.04 25.96 26.77 33.00

Social scientists, n.e.c. .................................................. 24.67 18.9 16.00 17.51 21.15 29.24 32.82

Social, recreation, and religious workers ........................... 15.66 7.2 10.75 12.00 13.50 17.71 23.57

Social workers ............................................................... 15.57 7.7 11.04 12.00 13.26 17.53 23.90

Recreation workers ........................................................ 15.18 9.1 8.00 11.40 16.80 18.66 22.00

Clergy ............................................................................ 17.40 11.8 10.27 12.17 16.00 19.16 27.18

Religious workers, n.e.c. ................................................ 19.26 6.7 14.35 16.83 18.97 22.50 26.25

Lawyers and judges ........................................................... 47.84 6.4 22.79 28.85 47.01 60.10 79.33

Lawyers ......................................................................... 47.84 6.4 22.79 28.85 47.01 60.10 79.33

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,

n.e.c. ................................................................................ 23.74 3.7 11.50 14.67 20.79 28.31 40.00

Technical writers ............................................................ 26.35 8.3 15.07 18.55 25.00 31.15 42.13

Designers ....................................................................... 22.88 5.5 10.75 14.00 21.15 27.96 36.08

Musicians and composers ............................................. 32.75 43.3 16.29 16.29 16.29 48.55 82.50

Actors and directors ....................................................... 27.33 10.2 11.08 18.61 25.10 34.97 43.10

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers 19.65 8.5 13.22 13.94 18.71 22.35 29.23

Photographers ............................................................... 16.33 12.5 7.58 9.20 12.75 22.68 28.86

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. ............. 14.52 9.2 10.00 11.88 14.42 15.58 19.49

Editors and reporters ..................................................... 22.50 5.8 10.62 15.30 19.00 26.90 35.82

Public relations specialists ............................................. 25.54 12.0 14.34 14.60 21.21 32.08 45.47

Announcers .................................................................... 27.57 48.4 8.28 9.04 11.75 19.23 104.33

Athletes .......................................................................... 21.86 6.5 11.78 15.38 20.70 22.60 32.45

Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................ 30.96 7.0 17.31 20.75 28.77 40.87 46.86

Technical ............................................................................... 20.72 1.9 11.24 14.25 17.95 23.11 29.17

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......... 17.23 3.2 10.21 12.57 16.47 21.13 24.71

Dental hygienists ........................................................... 30.54 4.8 24.72 30.00 30.00 30.00 39.50

Health record technologists and technicians ................. 13.00 16.8 8.25 8.25 11.80 15.38 21.77

Radiological technicians ................................................ 22.49 4.0 16.25 18.60 22.72 25.83 28.03

Licensed practical nurses .............................................. 15.68 1.5 11.66 13.50 15.40 17.54 19.76

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. .................. 15.63 2.6 9.88 11.42 14.50 18.00 22.54

Electrical and electronic technicians .............................. 19.49 5.5 11.54 14.00 19.01 24.18 27.98

Industrial engineering technicians ................................. 22.23 3.9 15.14 18.41 21.23 25.26 28.74

Mechanical engineering technicians .............................. 22.68 4.0 14.74 18.24 23.02 26.25 30.04

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 22.29 4.4 12.00 17.41 21.51 26.69 32.50

Drafters .......................................................................... 18.95 3.4 12.50 15.50 17.89 21.64 26.50

Surveying and mapping technicians .............................. 15.83 7.5 10.25 12.50 15.90 18.00 21.17

Biological technicians .................................................... 17.24 5.3 11.54 13.50 16.35 19.83 24.67

Chemical technicians ..................................................... 20.35 7.0 13.95 16.09 19.49 24.45 28.85

Science technicians, n.e.c. ............................................ 20.97 8.2 15.77 18.56 19.13 24.28 26.79

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,

National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Airplane pilots and navigators ........................................ $112.98 6.6 $27.88 $48.81 $108.05 $166.41 $205.25

Broadcast equipment operators ..................................... 18.61 12.1 7.00 9.51 14.37 24.15 35.90

Computer programmers ................................................. 25.13 5.3 15.00 18.27 23.76 30.43 37.28

Tool programmers, numerical control ............................ 20.78 5.7 14.50 18.00 21.00 23.41 28.95

Legal assistants ............................................................. 18.10 5.6 11.41 14.42 16.46 21.90 27.12

Technical and related, n.e.c. .......................................... 20.12 4.9 11.71 16.00 18.25 24.00 30.16

Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................... 31.67 3.1 15.00 19.33 26.34 36.93 52.50

Executives, administrators, and managers ........................ 35.00 3.8 15.46 21.00 29.15 42.33 56.98

Administrators and officials, public administration ......... 47.91 20.3 15.55 22.29 46.59 69.47 72.11

Financial managers ....................................................... 36.02 9.2 16.38 21.73 28.27 39.83 53.85

Personnel and labor relations managers ....................... 31.77 11.2 17.31 19.69 24.04 41.59 54.15

Purchasing managers .................................................... 32.18 4.1 18.28 25.68 31.97 38.46 44.14

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations 42.76 10.0 22.37 28.51 39.81 55.29 69.23

Administrators, education and related fields .................. 26.39 8.1 12.50 15.76 21.22 34.19 45.67

Managers, medicine and health ..................................... 33.68 4.1 20.09 24.04 30.05 36.90 52.69

Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments .. 18.81 4.1 11.50 14.42 16.83 21.64 27.78

Managers, properties and real estate ............................ 21.84 9.0 8.65 13.22 19.66 27.40 37.43

Funeral directors ............................................................ 22.95 14.5 14.15 17.66 24.04 29.74 29.74

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................ 28.28 9.2 13.46 16.83 25.18 28.91 47.73

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ............................. 36.86 5.2 15.56 21.69 31.97 44.10 58.62

Management related .......................................................... 25.63 2.2 14.86 18.17 22.51 29.00 37.50

Accountants and auditors .............................................. 23.77 2.9 14.86 17.91 22.23 27.60 33.65

Underwriters .................................................................. 23.97 7.0 13.94 17.13 21.38 28.00 38.46

Other financial officers ................................................... 32.20 6.3 14.42 19.23 25.30 34.33 51.23

Management analysts .................................................... 29.54 4.1 19.62 22.05 28.02 34.13 40.48

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........ 23.41 4.1 15.12 18.18 21.06 27.12 34.62

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products .............. 27.51 20.9 14.74 17.88 21.86 29.62 49.80

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ....................................................................... 23.39 8.8 13.27 15.14 20.67 28.20 35.54

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ........................... 25.30 4.4 16.27 19.35 24.61 29.62 33.73

Construction inspectors ................................................. 23.45 10.6 14.42 17.25 20.64 26.09 33.59

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ................................................................. 24.36 6.7 18.18 18.18 24.06 28.10 32.07

Management related, n.e.c. ........................................... 24.03 2.3 14.48 17.31 21.70 27.41 36.01

Sales ......................................................................................... 16.91 2.1 7.00 8.90 12.52 19.22 31.25

Supervisors, sales ......................................................... 19.28 4.7 9.40 11.75 15.75 21.64 33.69

Insurance sales .............................................................. 21.58 8.5 10.00 12.50 17.20 26.88 37.33

Real estate sales ........................................................... 19.29 9.1 10.00 12.84 14.41 20.19 33.89

Securities and financial services sales .......................... 43.52 11.8 13.33 16.86 28.13 48.08 84.14

Advertising and related sales ......................................... 21.63 8.2 8.84 13.46 18.73 25.27 43.33

Sales, other business services ...................................... 22.38 9.3 10.25 12.53 17.50 26.44 34.62

Sales engineers ............................................................. 37.71 19.9 18.92 22.54 31.25 38.67 45.93

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and

wholesale ..................................................................... 24.14 5.2 10.58 14.50 21.25 29.98 40.26

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ...................... 18.94 4.8 6.23 9.25 15.63 24.46 35.47

Sales workers, apparel .................................................. 10.57 4.1 7.00 7.83 9.50 11.45 14.00

Sales workers, shoes ..................................................... 10.17 9.0 7.60 8.85 8.85 9.93 15.40

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .............. 15.29 8.4 9.00 10.00 12.82 16.02 25.65

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ............. 14.42 6.5 8.97 10.00 12.31 16.00 22.50

Sales workers, parts ...................................................... 14.15 4.8 8.00 10.00 12.50 17.31 23.35

Sales workers, other commodities ................................. 13.88 6.0 6.80 8.00 10.81 15.87 24.09

Sales counter clerks ...................................................... 10.34 9.6 6.25 7.50 9.25 11.58 15.95

Cashiers ......................................................................... 8.80 2.0 6.25 6.90 8.00 10.00 12.43

Sales support, n.e.c. ...................................................... 15.45 9.4 8.75 10.70 13.00 17.78 25.70

Administrative support, including clerical ............................ 13.64 .6 8.62 10.10 12.66 16.00 19.95

Supervisors, general office ............................................ 17.91 3.5 12.35 13.79 17.03 20.44 24.80

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,

National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ................. $18.09 13.7 $11.33 $14.00 $14.25 $21.30 $28.74

Supervisors, financial records processing ..................... 19.70 2.5 13.00 15.12 18.75 23.55 27.18

Chief communications operators ................................... 21.85 11.7 11.00 15.25 23.08 27.63 30.00

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ........................................................................... 20.11 5.1 12.15 13.75 18.27 24.76 31.19

Computer operators ....................................................... 16.21 2.4 11.35 13.35 16.01 18.51 21.69

Peripheral equipment operators .................................... 14.02 11.8 8.50 10.49 14.09 18.04 19.41

Secretaries ..................................................................... 14.93 1.4 9.28 11.54 14.28 17.74 20.97

Stenographers ............................................................... 15.74 7.6 10.03 12.26 14.63 18.48 24.00

Typists ........................................................................... 14.36 4.4 10.00 11.00 13.55 15.93 20.00

Interviewers ................................................................... 12.02 4.0 8.78 10.00 12.00 13.50 15.16

Hotel clerks .................................................................... 8.83 2.6 7.00 7.50 8.15 9.83 11.50

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ................. 13.50 5.9 7.65 8.85 12.74 18.52 21.17

Receptionists ................................................................. 11.01 2.0 8.50 9.33 10.50 12.28 14.36

Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................ 12.26 3.0 8.50 9.90 11.54 13.95 16.50

Correspondence clerks .................................................. 13.14 2.2 9.52 11.13 12.72 14.66 16.83

Order clerks ................................................................... 13.52 1.8 8.75 10.34 13.00 15.50 19.23

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ......... 15.04 3.0 9.55 12.22 15.54 18.04 20.50

Library clerks ................................................................. 12.67 6.3 8.42 9.50 12.11 14.42 18.22

File clerks ....................................................................... 10.07 2.9 8.50 9.00 9.14 11.06 12.98

Records clerks, n.e.c. .................................................... 12.92 2.5 8.65 10.39 12.30 15.00 18.27

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ............... 13.75 1.7 9.23 11.00 13.37 15.42 18.77

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...................................... 15.16 2.7 10.75 12.15 14.25 18.00 20.99

Billing clerks ................................................................... 12.09 3.9 8.90 10.00 11.48 14.00 16.03

Cost and rate clerks ....................................................... 14.76 23.1 6.30 7.80 14.25 25.00 25.00

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators ....... 13.20 5.7 8.75 9.71 13.19 14.74 20.38

Duplicating machine operators ...................................... 11.70 4.3 8.00 9.00 10.70 13.50 17.07

Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators 11.41 6.8 8.00 8.50 11.00 13.05 16.53

Office machine operators, n.e.c. .................................... 10.18 5.7 7.00 9.59 10.00 11.00 12.87

Telephone operators ...................................................... 13.23 4.1 7.90 9.50 12.47 17.70 18.82

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ............... 11.00 15.7 7.25 8.00 9.46 13.87 14.24

Mail clerks, except postal service .................................. 11.98 6.6 8.60 9.50 10.82 13.54 17.08

Messengers ................................................................... 9.50 8.2 7.03 7.19 8.95 11.00 12.97

Dispatchers .................................................................... 15.11 3.2 8.68 11.35 14.50 18.46 21.49

Production coordinators ................................................. 17.23 3.3 11.08 13.61 16.38 20.59 24.08

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ............................. 12.75 3.0 8.16 9.50 12.00 15.00 19.53

Stock and inventory clerks ............................................. 12.59 2.4 8.50 10.00 11.75 14.43 18.14

Meter readers ................................................................ 16.56 6.1 10.78 12.50 15.84 20.64 24.16

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers ............. 15.04 7.8 9.00 10.60 13.10 17.50 24.61

Expeditors ...................................................................... 15.06 3.2 10.00 12.50 15.58 17.56 19.44

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 13.32 9.7 7.23 8.39 10.70 17.31 23.00

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........ 19.21 8.4 11.39 12.92 16.30 21.75 33.05

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ............... 14.75 2.4 10.00 11.49 13.91 16.88 21.04

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ....................................... 12.31 2.8 9.00 10.35 12.41 13.84 16.00

Bill and account collectors ............................................. 13.32 4.1 9.01 10.39 12.60 15.60 18.34

General office clerks ...................................................... 12.64 1.3 8.50 10.00 11.72 15.00 18.00

Bank tellers .................................................................... 10.16 1.5 7.98 8.81 9.75 11.23 12.60

Proofreaders .................................................................. 12.07 11.2 6.95 8.58 13.00 15.17 16.75

Data entry keyers ........................................................... 12.12 2.9 9.00 9.80 11.00 13.48 17.00

Statistical clerks ............................................................. 13.87 5.4 9.00 11.29 12.93 16.42 19.75

Teachers’ aides ............................................................. 9.73 4.4 6.76 8.32 9.06 10.85 13.31

Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................ 13.89 1.7 8.76 10.79 13.12 16.34 19.62

Blue collar .................................................................................... 14.73 .9 8.00 10.00 13.31 18.09 24.04

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................. 18.21 1.2 10.04 13.00 17.00 22.66 27.50

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .......................... 22.69 3.4 13.13 16.19 21.50 27.84 33.54

Automobile mechanics ................................................... 17.07 3.9 10.75 13.00 16.50 19.50 23.00

Automobile mechanic apprentices ................................. 11.95 5.8 8.00 10.00 12.08 13.75 15.25

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,

National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ................ $16.36 3.8 $11.25 $12.50 $15.50 $19.04 $22.50

Aircraft engine mechanics ............................................. 25.19 5.3 18.00 21.00 25.15 28.44 34.87

Small engine repairers ................................................... 13.55 4.3 10.00 11.55 14.00 15.00 16.00

Automobile body and related repairers .......................... 17.62 9.4 10.50 13.50 15.00 18.80 27.29

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ................................. 25.00 6.7 13.90 19.90 26.69 30.27 33.50

Heavy equipment mechanics ......................................... 18.86 5.2 12.50 13.60 18.50 22.10 27.45

Farm equipment mechanics .......................................... 14.31 6.7 10.86 11.77 14.00 16.00 17.20

Industrial machinery repairers ....................................... 19.17 2.2 13.52 15.69 18.25 22.82 26.14

Machinery maintenance ................................................. 15.55 5.3 10.08 11.49 14.50 19.79 22.68

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .................................................................... 19.63 4.2 12.50 15.00 19.50 24.39 29.11

Data processing equipment repairers ............................ 15.50 16.9 7.79 8.00 14.50 19.37 24.98

Household appliance and power tool repairers ............. 15.18 7.2 10.00 11.00 14.75 18.00 23.77

Telephone line installers and repairers .......................... 23.49 3.7 17.12 22.78 24.39 25.58 27.12

Telephone installers and repairers ................................ 22.74 2.6 16.50 21.18 22.93 25.71 26.66

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics .. 16.25 3.7 10.00 13.00 16.00 19.57 22.31

Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers ........ 14.85 24.0 8.75 9.50 12.65 17.35 27.55

Locksmiths and safe repairers ....................................... 13.77 9.1 10.00 12.77 13.00 15.00 17.31

Office machine repairers ................................................ 14.54 8.6 9.50 11.00 14.35 17.46 20.10

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ....................... 20.94 6.3 15.00 16.04 19.43 24.53 29.17

Elevator installers and repairers .................................... 36.02 9.6 25.06 33.16 36.43 42.74 42.74

Millwrights ...................................................................... 21.75 5.6 16.00 16.50 23.56 25.05 27.89

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ..................................... 15.85 3.3 9.00 11.95 15.99 18.76 23.55

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers ................ 25.07 5.9 17.26 20.00 24.04 29.40 36.06

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ....................................................................... 27.12 5.1 18.92 21.79 25.00 33.06 37.86

Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers .... 19.86 13.3 8.00 16.75 20.50 23.00 26.00

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...... 24.75 6.6 15.50 20.00 24.85 30.21 30.79

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ......................... 21.19 4.3 15.01 16.63 20.00 24.40 29.51

Brickmasons and stonemasons ..................................... 19.94 7.5 10.10 17.00 20.00 22.97 28.50

Tile setters, hard and soft .............................................. 22.47 14.2 14.00 18.00 22.84 30.79 30.79

Carpet installers ............................................................. 19.18 13.0 10.00 13.13 17.00 26.81 30.79

Carpenters ..................................................................... 18.20 3.5 11.00 13.50 17.00 21.55 28.34

Carpenter apprentices ................................................... 17.40 13.6 9.44 13.50 16.45 18.75 26.00

Drywall installers ............................................................ 20.75 10.2 12.00 15.00 20.34 26.13 30.28

Electricians .................................................................... 22.53 4.0 13.00 16.79 20.65 28.10 34.84

Electrician apprentices ................................................... 14.78 4.1 9.23 11.00 14.00 17.36 21.12

Electrical power installers and repairers ........................ 24.41 4.5 15.00 20.94 24.39 28.75 32.35

Painters, construction and maintenance ........................ 13.30 6.0 8.50 10.00 11.54 15.00 20.00

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ........................... 21.46 4.2 13.50 16.50 20.00 26.40 29.78

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ............ 18.31 12.8 10.00 11.00 16.74 25.38 26.27

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ..................................... 18.56 9.7 11.75 14.00 16.13 24.66 25.63

Glaziers .......................................................................... 15.82 6.5 11.00 14.50 15.30 17.00 19.25

Insulation workers .......................................................... 14.38 5.9 9.50 11.00 14.00 16.84 21.53

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ... 16.34 20.4 9.25 10.75 11.45 25.42 25.42

Roofers .......................................................................... 14.68 10.3 8.00 10.00 14.00 18.74 21.66

Sheetmetal duct installers .............................................. 20.54 14.6 11.50 14.00 16.50 31.34 31.77

Structural metal workers ................................................ 17.27 5.8 12.50 14.50 15.50 19.00 25.59

Construction trades, n.e.c. ............................................. 16.00 5.4 9.50 12.00 15.00 18.75 24.15

Supervisors, extractive .................................................. 23.58 8.2 10.50 19.90 22.00 29.12 29.12

Drillers, oil well ............................................................... 20.01 18.2 8.00 11.00 22.65 25.81 25.81

Mining machine operators ............................................. 15.51 9.7 9.75 10.97 15.10 17.50 22.55

Mining, n.e.c. ................................................................. 20.21 10.2 10.50 18.14 21.03 24.80 26.55

Supervisors, production ................................................. 20.66 3.2 13.00 15.50 19.66 24.48 28.82

Tool and die makers ...................................................... 21.87 2.1 16.25 18.00 21.40 25.32 28.42

Tool and die maker apprentices .................................... 13.43 12.2 9.81 11.02 11.30 13.92 20.83

Precision assemblers, metal .......................................... 19.22 4.1 11.50 15.38 19.43 22.75 25.99

Machinists ...................................................................... 18.50 5.0 12.50 15.00 18.08 22.70 23.81

Machinist apprentices .................................................... 14.49 3.7 12.00 14.00 15.00 15.00 16.84

Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ............... 17.03 6.5 8.50 13.64 15.84 19.75 28.05

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,

National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal ....................... $20.85 11.8 $12.00 $17.40 $18.69 $29.06 $29.40

Layout workers .............................................................. 17.08 14.5 9.86 12.00 16.29 22.95 28.10

Precious stones and metals workers ............................. 12.72 16.9 6.80 7.74 12.20 14.50 24.04

Engravers, metal ............................................................ 17.15 19.9 8.20 8.20 17.50 23.13 23.56

Sheet metal workers ...................................................... 17.07 9.2 9.50 12.00 15.50 21.25 26.85

Sheet metal worker apprentices .................................... 14.16 17.2 8.58 9.32 14.17 16.52 21.99

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .......................... 11.87 7.2 9.00 10.00 12.25 13.20 14.25

Furniture and wood finishers ......................................... 12.61 6.8 10.00 10.25 12.45 12.70 18.12

Tailors ............................................................................ 14.72 9.9 9.70 11.60 13.00 18.00 19.86

Upholsterers .................................................................. 15.84 13.7 8.75 12.03 15.50 18.72 23.45

Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers ................. 17.56 5.3 13.23 14.59 17.39 18.97 21.76

Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters .................. 16.56 6.9 12.85 14.50 15.00 18.00 22.51

Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians .... 14.71 4.3 8.87 11.05 14.54 17.62 21.50

Bookbinders ................................................................... 17.17 14.7 10.57 11.19 17.00 25.00 25.00

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ............ 12.35 4.0 7.91 9.35 11.75 14.89 17.77

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ........................ 15.08 8.7 9.51 10.30 14.00 18.00 24.25

Precision food production .............................................. 12.94 10.2 8.89 9.34 13.95 13.95 15.65

Butchers and meat cutters ............................................. 11.37 4.0 7.00 8.44 10.55 13.75 17.05

Bakers ............................................................................ 11.52 3.5 8.20 9.28 11.11 13.35 15.28

Food batchmakers ......................................................... 11.69 10.8 7.25 8.02 11.00 14.63 17.12

Inspectors, testers, and graders .................................... 17.74 3.0 11.13 13.16 16.01 22.64 25.54

Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 21.85 7.3 15.34 17.21 24.45 24.45 25.10

Adjusters and calibrators ............................................... 14.71 7.3 10.25 11.69 16.00 16.00 17.38

Water and sewer treatment plant operators .................. 14.61 14.0 10.00 10.00 13.50 19.97 21.83

Power plant operators .................................................... 25.74 3.5 20.58 24.39 26.39 27.28 30.59

Stationary engineers ...................................................... 21.73 5.3 15.19 16.80 19.97 27.43 30.82

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ......... 22.52 3.2 14.64 20.55 24.10 26.03 27.37

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ................. 13.03 1.4 7.65 9.39 12.00 15.66 20.35

Lathe and turning machine set-up operators ................. 16.07 5.4 12.09 13.93 15.30 18.00 20.78

Lathe and turning machine operators ............................ 15.00 5.9 9.00 10.84 14.40 18.09 22.49

Milling and planing machine operators .......................... 13.04 5.2 8.75 11.40 12.50 14.07 16.95

Punching and stamping press operators ....................... 12.77 7.8 8.06 8.83 11.85 15.00 19.07

Rolling machine operators ............................................. 15.38 11.8 9.07 10.56 14.77 16.37 28.63

Drilling and boring machine operators ........................... 11.82 11.1 7.00 7.00 10.92 15.90 19.18

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine

operators ...................................................................... 13.21 3.5 8.75 10.50 12.77 15.40 18.02

Forging machine operators ............................................ 13.75 7.4 8.97 11.05 13.02 16.98 18.59

Numerical control machine operators ............................ 14.64 4.5 10.25 11.20 14.00 16.95 20.00

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ........................... 14.63 3.9 9.48 10.89 13.90 17.05 24.00

Molding and casting machine operators ........................ 12.40 3.5 8.00 9.52 11.25 14.36 18.45

Metal plating machine operators .................................... 13.76 6.9 8.50 10.88 14.49 16.00 19.68

Heat treating equipment operators ................................ 15.71 7.5 10.66 12.27 15.02 20.57 21.65

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators .... 11.78 6.3 9.00 10.40 12.00 13.00 14.50

Sawing machine operators ............................................ 11.99 4.3 7.25 10.00 12.40 13.90 14.53

Shaping and jointing machine operators ....................... 12.68 5.3 9.25 11.02 13.00 14.50 14.50

Nailing and tacking machine operators .......................... 10.86 6.3 7.65 9.30 10.43 11.60 14.35

Printing press operators ................................................. 15.87 3.5 10.00 12.00 15.75 19.11 22.57

Photoengravers and lithographers ................................. 16.83 4.4 10.80 13.00 17.50 18.63 22.04

Typesetters and compositors ......................................... 14.45 7.5 9.90 11.45 13.46 16.93 21.00

Winding and twisting machine operators ....................... 12.95 9.9 8.65 9.63 12.80 16.09 16.09

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators ...................................................................... 12.36 8.7 8.25 10.43 12.15 14.57 15.82

Textile cutting machine operators .................................. 9.98 6.8 6.89 7.75 9.80 10.75 14.74

Textile sewing machine operators ................................. 8.91 6.4 6.50 6.75 7.97 9.88 12.27

Pressing machine operators .......................................... 9.08 4.0 7.00 7.75 8.57 10.00 11.86

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ........... 8.46 4.6 6.30 7.20 8.00 9.10 10.92

Cementing and gluing machine operators ..................... 11.91 8.3 7.75 8.05 12.54 14.51 16.01

Packaging and filling machine operators ....................... 12.53 3.9 7.50 9.23 11.87 15.30 19.10

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,

National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Extruding and forming machine operators ..................... $12.78 6.1 $8.27 $9.55 $12.75 $15.10 $17.18

Mixing and blending machine operators ........................ 14.87 4.6 8.75 11.70 13.91 17.49 20.95

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators .. 18.99 3.6 13.43 16.05 18.62 22.32 24.63

Compressing and compacting machine operators ........ 11.39 2.7 8.81 10.00 11.07 12.66 14.25

Painting and paint spraying machine operators ............. 15.10 6.0 9.25 11.40 14.10 16.02 23.64

Roasting and baking machine operators, food .............. 11.41 9.5 9.37 9.37 10.48 12.14 16.85

Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators ...... 13.22 10.2 9.78 9.86 11.31 15.58 19.73

Folding machine operators ............................................ 13.07 7.7 8.65 11.10 12.04 15.60 19.43

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ............. 13.59 6.4 8.00 11.25 12.80 15.50 21.66

Crushing and grinding machine operators ..................... 12.95 4.6 9.30 10.01 12.12 15.05 17.96

Slicing and cutting machine operators ........................... 13.16 4.6 9.15 10.48 13.00 16.38 16.95

Photographic process machine operators ..................... 11.92 4.6 8.55 9.50 10.88 16.00 16.00

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ...................... 13.51 2.7 8.50 9.96 12.57 16.16 20.03

Welders and cutters ....................................................... 15.36 2.4 10.50 12.40 15.00 17.50 21.15

Solders and braziers ...................................................... 10.35 9.8 7.68 7.68 9.80 12.10 14.48

Assemblers .................................................................... 13.01 3.2 7.12 9.00 11.25 15.10 24.36

Hand cutting and trimming ............................................. 9.89 12.7 6.70 8.00 8.00 11.25 15.50

Hand molding, casting, and forming .............................. 10.91 7.4 7.00 8.45 11.64 12.27 13.17

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ......................... 11.35 6.4 7.67 9.98 12.00 12.00 13.74

Hand engraving and printing .......................................... 17.89 25.8 9.00 10.50 12.00 27.03 27.34

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ............................... 11.18 6.0 7.00 8.00 9.62 12.84 17.50

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ........... 13.20 4.1 8.25 9.66 11.68 15.66 21.00

Production testers .......................................................... 13.26 4.7 8.25 10.40 12.90 16.15 18.00

Production samplers and weighers ................................ 11.63 6.5 8.54 10.03 10.84 12.28 16.70

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ........................ 9.98 7.6 6.20 7.50 9.50 12.05 14.66

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. .................................................. 10.49 10.2 7.00 8.24 9.95 11.15 12.77

Transportation and material moving ..................................... 14.55 1.7 8.25 10.25 13.13 17.74 22.56

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ............................ 18.77 4.6 13.68 14.60 18.68 21.37 25.29

Truck drivers .................................................................. 14.28 2.3 8.33 10.25 13.05 17.58 22.00

Driver-sales workers ...................................................... 14.02 5.6 7.25 10.00 12.70 16.14 23.42

Bus drivers ..................................................................... 13.27 5.9 7.55 9.28 12.97 17.46 19.36

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ...................................... 8.41 7.6 6.25 7.00 7.76 9.75 11.26

Parking lot attendants .................................................... 8.69 8.5 6.60 6.75 8.00 11.40 11.75

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................ 9.27 7.8 6.00 7.00 8.93 10.00 13.25

Railroad conductors and yardmasters ........................... 34.99 4.8 23.26 26.52 34.56 41.68 48.23

Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats .............. 18.92 9.6 11.25 15.00 18.58 21.25 23.80

Sailors and deckhands .................................................. 11.30 7.6 7.92 8.75 10.42 15.17 16.25

Supervisors, material moving equipment ....................... 19.57 5.9 12.98 15.36 19.22 24.28 25.39

Operating engineers ...................................................... 22.52 4.1 16.00 18.55 24.62 24.62 27.50

Hoist and winch operators ............................................. 13.03 12.7 8.90 9.50 10.85 17.06 23.10

Crane and tower operators ............................................ 16.89 5.1 11.33 13.33 15.92 19.40 23.02

Excavating and loading machine operators ................... 15.88 6.6 10.00 12.00 14.42 18.00 25.42

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ......................... 16.07 6.2 10.25 12.50 15.00 18.00 22.00

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ........... 13.65 2.6 9.40 10.70 12.70 15.74 19.74

Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 15.97 5.0 9.85 11.75 14.73 19.36 24.74

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......... 11.28 1.4 6.95 8.15 10.00 13.00 17.69

Nursery workers ............................................................. 9.33 7.3 7.50 7.58 8.87 9.75 11.99

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ....................... 17.76 8.5 9.00 14.59 16.83 22.50 26.25

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ............... 10.55 3.5 7.25 8.15 9.88 12.36 14.33

Animal caretakers, except farm ..................................... 9.53 6.7 6.75 7.25 10.00 10.00 12.41

Inspectors, agricultural products .................................... 10.06 16.6 7.00 7.00 8.90 13.00 17.69

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 18.37 7.0 11.00 14.00 17.00 20.65 25.27

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ................................. 11.31 4.6 7.90 8.75 10.00 12.50 16.78

Helpers, construction trades .......................................... 11.21 3.3 7.00 9.00 10.50 13.00 16.50

Helpers, extractive ......................................................... 11.11 18.2 6.80 7.50 9.35 15.00 19.00

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,

National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

–Continued

Construction laborers ..................................................... $12.96 4.5 $7.50 $8.75 $11.00 $16.88 $21.00

Production helpers ......................................................... 10.03 3.6 5.80 7.38 9.57 11.79 14.46

Garbage collectors ......................................................... 13.44 9.2 9.00 10.47 13.75 15.11 17.50

Stevedores ..................................................................... 17.86 19.5 9.50 11.00 23.40 23.40 23.40

Stock handlers and baggers .......................................... 10.95 1.9 6.85 8.25 10.20 12.72 15.72

Machine feeders and offbearers .................................... 10.53 3.1 7.55 8.25 9.51 12.76 14.76

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. .................. 12.46 5.2 7.05 8.58 11.08 15.24 19.87

Garage and service station related ................................ 9.89 7.3 6.75 7.43 8.50 11.53 15.83

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ..................... 10.07 3.1 6.75 8.00 9.20 11.00 14.67

Hand packers and packagers ........................................ 9.47 4.2 6.15 7.32 8.75 10.97 13.23

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ............................. 10.71 2.7 6.75 8.00 9.60 12.00 16.84

Service .......................................................................................... 9.61 1.4 5.75 7.00 8.75 11.03 14.66

Protective service .............................................................. 10.82 4.3 7.00 8.00 9.50 12.00 16.47

Supervisors, guards ....................................................... 18.02 6.3 10.42 12.81 17.96 22.26 22.26

Guards and police, except public service ...................... 10.18 3.2 7.00 8.00 9.10 11.07 14.60

Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................ 9.13 5.1 7.00 7.75 8.25 10.00 12.42

Food service ...................................................................... 8.09 1.5 3.50 6.00 7.50 9.75 12.55

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ............................... 5.11 3.1 2.13 2.85 5.15 6.75 8.25

Bartenders ..................................................................... 6.95 5.1 4.00 5.05 7.00 8.70 9.69

Waiters and waitresses .................................................. 4.35 4.2 2.13 2.50 3.50 5.65 7.00

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ..................................... 6.32 5.0 3.00 5.15 6.50 7.50 8.00

Other food service ........................................................... 9.24 1.5 6.00 7.00 8.50 10.50 13.51

Supervisors, food preparation and service .................... 13.09 2.7 7.69 9.75 12.31 16.43 19.62

Cooks ............................................................................. 9.41 1.5 6.53 7.50 9.00 11.00 12.93

Kitchen workers, food preparation ................................. 8.19 3.2 5.50 6.50 8.00 9.25 11.50

Food preparation, n.e.c. ................................................. 7.92 1.5 6.00 6.75 7.50 8.75 10.00

Health service .................................................................... 10.40 2.2 7.25 8.20 9.74 11.72 14.27

Dental assistants ........................................................... 14.48 7.5 9.25 11.50 14.00 18.00 18.00

Health aides, except nursing ......................................... 11.47 4.4 8.00 9.25 10.72 12.52 16.58

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ........................ 9.47 1.4 7.00 7.80 9.20 10.55 12.44

Cleaning and building service ............................................ 10.11 2.0 6.68 7.40 9.00 12.00 15.75

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ...... 13.83 5.1 8.16 10.50 12.91 17.12 19.71

Maids and housemen .................................................... 8.20 1.8 6.25 6.90 7.50 8.77 11.03

Janitors and cleaners ..................................................... 10.44 2.9 6.95 7.93 9.50 12.36 15.51

Pest control .................................................................... 12.48 6.1 8.75 11.54 12.69 12.77 15.78

Personal service ................................................................ 10.85 5.5 5.72 6.50 8.75 12.22 17.14

Supervisors, personal service ........................................ 15.10 4.6 9.00 12.75 14.38 17.60 20.00

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ................................... 13.79 8.3 7.21 8.58 11.26 17.23 22.28

Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities .......... 6.99 4.7 5.25 5.59 6.25 7.41 10.25

Guides ........................................................................... 12.74 13.1 8.32 9.00 11.61 16.83 16.83

Public transportation attendants .................................... 33.18 3.1 17.34 22.00 34.00 40.48 51.11

Baggage porters and bellhops ....................................... 7.07 6.9 4.37 5.78 6.75 7.40 9.75

Welfare service aides .................................................... 10.25 4.1 7.46 8.16 9.52 11.83 13.46

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .............................. 7.84 7.1 5.85 6.08 7.50 9.00 10.71

Child care workers, n.e.c. .............................................. 9.00 3.3 6.25 7.00 8.56 10.30 12.46

Service, n.e.c. ................................................................ 10.95 3.7 7.00 8.25 10.00 13.05 16.00

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in

the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the

same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate

shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At

the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th

and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 2 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2001

and January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in National

Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A in National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 

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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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.3. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers,

National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002

Occupation3

Part-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All ...................................................................................................... $9.27 1.0 $5.30 $6.25 $7.50 $10.00 $14.84

All, excluding sales .................................................................... 9.72 1.3 5.15 6.25 7.75 10.50 16.51

White collar .................................................................................. 11.42 1.1 6.00 7.00 8.54 12.44 21.33

White collar, excluding sales ................................................. 15.09 1.7 7.30 9.00 11.87 19.07 27.08

Professional specialty and technical ..................................... 21.37 2.7 9.27 13.55 20.00 26.78 35.00

Professional specialty ............................................................ 24.03 2.8 10.00 17.43 23.26 29.11 36.95

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ................................. 34.35 10.8 19.23 22.00 36.00 43.50 50.00

Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... 24.78 20.2 12.50 14.50 22.36 34.14 40.00

Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... 24.62 22.0 12.50 14.50 19.26 35.00 40.00

Natural scientists ............................................................... 25.27 12.8 17.34 19.65 23.92 25.98 34.22

Health related .................................................................... 27.54 1.7 19.02 21.80 25.54 30.37 38.70

Physicians ...................................................................... 69.85 4.5 55.00 60.94 66.00 76.45 90.00

Registered nurses .......................................................... 26.10 1.6 18.97 21.48 25.00 29.16 35.44

Pharmacists ................................................................... 36.37 3.5 30.00 34.00 36.53 41.00 43.25

Dietitians ........................................................................ 23.96 6.0 15.88 20.67 23.91 25.47 27.48

Respiratory therapists .................................................... 20.96 3.4 17.28 18.38 20.00 23.46 26.00

Occupational therapists ................................................. 29.16 3.7 22.40 26.15 30.00 30.88 35.04

Physical therapists ......................................................... 31.68 4.3 24.50 26.52 32.00 35.00 36.31

Speech therapists .......................................................... 28.90 3.7 20.54 28.00 28.00 30.00 35.00

Therapists, n.e.c. ........................................................... 37.59 26.6 18.19 20.60 25.45 63.56 63.56

Teachers, college and university ....................................... 30.09 12.5 14.32 17.16 25.00 36.49 60.00

Psychology teachers ...................................................... 23.52 13.1 18.71 18.71 20.33 28.91 33.16

Mathematical science teachers ..................................... 17.28 14.2 11.57 11.57 16.41 20.63 30.00

Computer science teachers ........................................... 27.97 20.6 19.12 19.12 19.12 42.00 42.00

Health specialties teachers ............................................ 23.31 7.4 18.00 19.00 21.90 25.55 33.00

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .............. 31.83 10.6 17.00 21.88 33.33 37.50 41.58

Art, drama, and music teachers ..................................... 30.79 9.1 20.00 25.00 31.84 35.63 40.65

Education teachers ........................................................ 18.34 17.5 11.03 11.03 18.52 22.74 24.62

English teachers ............................................................ 22.85 12.5 12.00 14.55 20.49 35.00 36.33

Other post-secondary teachers ..................................... 22.22 12.0 14.32 15.36 18.89 26.17 31.25

Teachers, except college and university ............................ 15.23 8.3 6.90 10.00 12.08 16.25 29.41

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ................................. 11.08 7.6 6.50 10.00 11.27 12.50 13.27

Elementary school teachers .......................................... 23.47 9.8 15.70 18.52 22.00 30.78 30.78

Teachers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 17.46 12.2 7.15 10.00 13.14 22.50 35.00

Substitute teachers ........................................................ 9.55 8.2 6.50 6.50 10.00 10.67 13.40

Vocational and educational counselors ......................... 16.88 16.3 10.00 10.58 14.61 24.00 24.00

Librarians, archivists, and curators .................................... 15.99 11.3 9.75 12.17 14.83 21.12 22.17

Librarians ....................................................................... 17.12 11.0 14.83 14.83 14.83 22.17 22.17

Archivists and curators .................................................. 14.16 21.5 9.75 9.75 9.75 17.17 22.08

Social scientists and urban planners ................................. 21.25 15.2 10.00 11.40 20.00 26.33 30.00

Psychologists ................................................................. 21.24 15.2 10.00 11.40 20.00 26.33 29.37

Social, recreation, and religious workers ........................... 14.42 11.6 4.60 9.59 15.45 18.00 21.64

Social workers ............................................................... 16.37 4.0 10.00 13.90 15.91 18.00 21.94

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

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,

n.e.c. ................................................................................ 13.89 9.1 6.00 7.50 10.00 15.09 26.18

Designers ....................................................................... 11.08 18.4 6.75 7.00 12.00 12.00 17.11

Musicians and composers ............................................. 29.88 18.7 8.65 12.00 23.60 48.00 58.75

Actors and directors ....................................................... 13.93 20.3 6.40 6.75 12.85 19.00 27.50

Photographers ............................................................... 17.73 36.1 7.00 7.50 9.00 31.85 35.00

Dancers ......................................................................... 5.41 34.6 2.13 2.13 5.15 5.15 11.27

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. ............. 8.68 19.4 6.00 6.25 6.25 12.00 12.00

Editors and reporters ..................................................... 17.69 32.4 8.00 8.00 15.00 29.30 32.62

Announcers .................................................................... 12.12 22.8 5.50 6.00 10.00 12.50 26.39

Athletes .......................................................................... 11.70 17.3 7.50 8.00 9.00 12.51 20.00

Technical ............................................................................... 15.92 4.4 8.49 11.51 14.73 19.57 24.33

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......... 18.78 5.4 11.33 16.50 18.12 20.70 27.86

Dental hygienists ........................................................... 26.30 6.1 20.00 21.00 25.00 27.00 40.50

Health record technologists and technicians ................. 12.87 9.1 8.88 9.80 12.08 16.02 17.12

Radiological technicians ................................................ 21.71 3.7 15.63 18.24 21.96 25.00 28.71

Licensed practical nurses .............................................. 16.29 2.8 12.35 14.00 15.61 18.40 21.09

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. .................. 11.94 6.5 8.14 9.00 11.24 13.55 16.50

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.3. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers,

National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Electrical and electronic technicians .............................. $17.99 20.6 $11.00 $11.60 $19.23 $24.04 $25.96

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 14.31 3.2 13.50 13.50 15.00 15.00 15.00

Broadcast equipment operators ..................................... 7.97 11.6 7.00 7.00 7.00 8.63 10.00

Computer programmers ................................................. 21.74 13.5 13.05 13.05 16.17 26.92 40.06

Technical and related, n.e.c. .......................................... 12.33 27.3 8.45 8.45 8.45 19.65 19.65

Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................... 21.32 11.7 8.00 10.00 17.13 29.28 39.20

Executives, administrators, and managers ........................ 22.62 20.9 7.00 9.50 22.20 38.18 39.20

Managers, medicine and health ..................................... 31.04 15.5 19.77 23.94 24.63 44.70 44.70

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................ 26.28 25.1 5.80 19.00 25.71 25.71 52.00

Management related .......................................................... 20.24 10.5 8.37 12.82 16.00 25.00 35.76

Accountants and auditors .............................................. 23.70 14.6 13.16 13.16 17.79 33.95 35.76

Other financial officers ................................................... 16.92 34.1 8.37 8.37 8.37 25.00 35.17

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........ 16.38 20.8 11.43 12.82 12.82 18.00 26.92

Management related, n.e.c. ........................................... 18.22 13.1 9.23 12.24 16.10 23.42 31.25

Sales ......................................................................................... 7.66 1.2 5.62 6.25 7.00 8.33 10.03

Supervisors, sales ......................................................... 7.94 7.1 6.55 6.93 6.93 8.25 10.45

Sales, other business services ...................................... 9.00 17.4 5.25 6.00 7.75 11.25 14.41

Sales workers, apparel .................................................. 7.83 3.9 5.90 6.40 7.00 8.47 10.80

Sales workers, shoes ..................................................... 7.87 6.7 5.60 6.00 7.25 9.04 10.66

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .............. 7.82 5.7 6.25 7.00 7.50 9.00 10.00

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ............... 9.00 3.5 7.54 8.03 9.10 9.50 9.62

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ............. 10.16 2.6 7.75 8.50 10.00 11.30 13.25

Sales workers, parts ...................................................... 8.20 4.5 6.75 7.00 7.91 9.00 10.09

Sales workers, other commodities ................................. 7.59 1.2 6.00 6.50 7.25 8.00 9.30

Sales counter clerks ...................................................... 6.75 4.1 5.50 5.62 6.75 7.00 8.00

Cashiers ......................................................................... 7.39 1.3 5.50 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.58

News vendors ................................................................ 7.97 8.6 5.60 6.40 8.25 9.25 9.25

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .............. 8.65 8.9 7.00 7.25 7.50 9.40 11.11

Sales support, n.e.c. ...................................................... 8.70 5.1 6.80 7.17 8.50 10.00 10.50

Administrative support, including clerical ............................ 10.55 1.5 7.00 8.00 9.95 12.00 15.00

Computer operators ....................................................... 11.35 9.5 7.00 10.20 11.00 13.73 14.55

Secretaries ..................................................................... 13.62 4.4 9.00 10.21 12.00 15.00 19.25

Stenographers ............................................................... 15.20 14.5 10.00 10.00 15.00 16.00 18.00

Typists ........................................................................... 11.33 7.1 8.00 9.50 10.87 12.40 15.90

Interviewers ................................................................... 8.95 5.2 7.25 7.75 8.25 9.44 11.36

Hotel clerks .................................................................... 7.99 4.0 6.25 7.00 7.50 9.00 9.50

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ................. 14.13 8.3 8.28 10.00 12.25 20.00 21.45

Receptionists ................................................................. 8.80 2.8 6.75 7.00 8.50 9.50 12.00

Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................ 10.10 3.3 8.00 8.75 10.20 11.00 12.34

Order clerks ................................................................... 9.63 5.3 6.50 7.75 9.17 11.35 13.50

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ......... 14.54 8.9 8.25 11.14 15.86 18.03 19.59

Library clerks ................................................................. 10.03 11.2 7.00 7.73 10.00 11.00 15.13

File clerks ....................................................................... 9.07 6.6 7.00 7.50 8.00 10.00 13.79

Records clerks, n.e.c. .................................................... 12.10 7.1 7.55 9.00 11.00 14.99 18.00

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ............... 11.17 4.5 9.00 9.50 10.02 12.00 15.00

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...................................... 12.76 13.6 8.00 10.00 11.00 17.50 19.50

Billing clerks ................................................................... 11.68 4.7 9.55 9.82 11.00 12.54 13.50

Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators ....... 9.05 4.8 8.00 8.12 8.75 9.75 9.76

Duplicating machine operators ...................................... 9.80 11.4 6.50 8.00 10.00 11.00 14.00

Telephone operators ...................................................... 9.42 3.7 7.00 8.15 9.25 10.23 11.08

Mail clerks, except postal service .................................. 8.59 4.2 6.00 7.50 8.05 10.00 11.50

Messengers ................................................................... 7.52 5.8 5.25 6.00 7.00 9.00 10.35

Dispatchers .................................................................... 10.12 5.9 8.95 9.00 9.94 9.94 9.94

Production coordinators ................................................. 9.75 21.3 7.04 7.50 7.50 9.50 18.12

Stock and inventory clerks ............................................. 9.59 4.0 7.25 8.00 9.00 10.55 13.20

Expeditors ...................................................................... 8.07 8.2 6.50 6.90 7.18 8.15 12.10

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.3. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers,

National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ $11.66 19.5 $6.00 $7.50 $9.38 $14.14 $23.35

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........ 13.43 3.6 11.47 12.48 13.83 13.83 14.44

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ............... 13.01 6.8 7.39 10.00 12.72 15.24 18.51

Bill and account collectors ............................................. 11.73 10.8 7.25 8.35 11.53 14.78 17.50

General office clerks ...................................................... 10.17 2.9 6.75 8.00 9.50 11.52 15.00

Bank tellers .................................................................... 9.34 1.9 7.25 8.00 9.00 10.10 12.00

Data entry keyers ........................................................... 11.38 6.9 8.00 9.50 10.81 12.55 17.00

Statistical clerks ............................................................. 11.75 9.9 8.90 9.38 10.65 14.57 16.23

Teachers’ aides ............................................................. 9.75 8.4 6.50 7.82 10.00 10.22 14.44

Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................ 10.42 4.9 6.00 8.00 10.00 13.00 14.91

Blue collar .................................................................................... 8.74 1.8 5.50 6.50 7.79 10.00 12.65

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................. 12.64 9.4 6.45 7.50 10.39 15.80 22.00

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .................................................................... 15.07 19.7 9.50 9.75 10.00 22.27 23.66

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ..................................... 10.36 19.4 6.00 7.00 8.00 10.00 20.00

Carpenters ..................................................................... 21.94 11.9 12.00 22.00 22.00 25.00 29.12

Construction trades, n.e.c. ............................................. 16.62 26.1 11.00 11.00 12.50 29.12 29.12

Butchers and meat cutters ............................................. 12.21 8.2 6.00 8.60 11.75 15.00 17.24

Bakers ............................................................................ 8.02 12.8 6.00 6.00 7.25 9.00 11.38

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ................. 8.82 3.3 6.75 7.25 8.50 9.54 10.50

Molding and casting machine operators ........................ 7.27 5.7 6.75 7.00 7.00 7.00 8.00

Typesetters and compositors ......................................... 9.14 17.9 7.00 8.25 8.25 8.25 12.00

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ........... 7.11 4.8 5.78 6.04 6.49 7.75 9.00

Motion picture projectionists .......................................... 18.08 24.3 6.00 8.00 20.00 29.12 29.12

Photographic process machine operators ..................... 7.74 2.5 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.10 8.25

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ...................... 9.23 2.9 7.50 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.25

Assemblers .................................................................... 8.50 7.2 6.75 7.25 9.00 9.54 9.54

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ........... 9.82 8.0 8.10 8.30 9.33 10.37 12.91

Transportation and material moving ..................................... 9.04 4.8 5.24 6.00 8.12 11.50 13.65

Truck drivers .................................................................. 9.92 6.9 5.50 7.00 8.50 12.50 16.80

Driver-sales workers ...................................................... 8.11 11.1 5.15 5.45 6.50 10.67 12.00

Bus drivers ..................................................................... 11.87 2.8 8.88 10.00 11.91 13.40 14.50

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ...................................... 7.79 3.8 6.75 7.00 7.00 8.47 9.75

Parking lot attendants .................................................... 6.87 6.4 5.25 5.25 6.75 7.65 8.88

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................ 5.99 8.4 4.50 4.50 5.85 6.75 7.85

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ........... 10.60 10.1 7.35 7.50 8.50 12.75 16.62

Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 11.77 9.0 8.50 10.06 10.97 11.88 13.83

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......... 8.18 1.8 5.50 6.32 7.40 9.00 11.50

Nursery workers ............................................................. 6.18 11.6 5.15 5.15 5.15 7.25 7.25

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ............... 8.37 5.5 6.00 7.00 7.73 10.00 12.00

Animal caretakers, except farm ..................................... 7.68 14.5 5.83 5.83 6.75 9.73 11.31

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ................................. 7.41 5.0 6.75 6.75 7.25 8.00 8.00

Helpers, construction trades .......................................... 9.22 13.9 6.75 8.00 8.00 8.75 10.50

Construction laborers ..................................................... 14.93 15.1 7.75 10.90 14.00 17.00 26.65

Production helpers ......................................................... 8.73 2.7 6.50 8.00 8.03 10.00 11.00

Stock handlers and baggers .......................................... 7.31 2.0 5.40 6.00 7.00 7.95 9.45

Machine feeders and offbearers .................................... 9.21 12.1 7.00 7.50 8.30 9.21 11.52

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. .................. 10.16 3.1 6.25 8.00 10.00 11.67 14.25

Garage and service station related ................................ 8.70 11.2 6.00 6.75 7.00 10.00 10.00

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ..................... 7.04 4.1 6.00 6.00 6.75 7.00 9.00

Hand packers and packagers ........................................ 7.94 4.6 5.50 6.75 7.75 9.00 10.00

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ............................. 8.33 3.3 6.25 6.75 8.00 9.50 11.25

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.3. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers,

National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Service .......................................................................................... $7.02 1.3 $3.35 $5.60 $6.75 $8.00 $10.00

Protective service .............................................................. 9.12 3.1 5.70 7.00 8.00 9.30 14.00

Guards and police, except public service ...................... 9.41 3.9 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.55 15.00

Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................ 7.34 5.4 5.60 6.05 6.67 7.75 9.34

Food service ...................................................................... 6.08 1.1 2.63 5.20 6.40 7.00 8.25

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ............................... 4.59 3.2 2.13 2.50 4.00 6.50 7.00

Bartenders ..................................................................... 6.45 5.4 2.63 5.00 6.50 7.50 9.50

Waiters and waitresses .................................................. 4.05 3.5 2.13 2.20 3.09 5.51 6.85

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ..................................... 5.57 3.5 2.50 4.25 6.00 6.75 7.25

Other food service ........................................................... 6.87 .8 5.30 6.00 6.75 7.50 8.50

Supervisors, food preparation and service .................... 8.13 3.0 7.00 7.00 8.00 8.50 9.49

Cooks ............................................................................. 7.42 2.3 5.50 6.25 7.00 8.33 9.50

Kitchen workers, food preparation ................................. 6.98 2.3 5.25 5.90 6.75 7.70 9.00

Food preparation, n.e.c. ................................................. 6.73 1.2 5.25 6.00 6.75 7.25 8.00

Health service .................................................................... 9.46 2.4 6.00 7.49 9.00 10.88 13.50

Dental assistants ........................................................... 14.70 6.7 9.50 14.00 15.00 16.03 18.70

Health aides, except nursing ......................................... 9.44 9.1 5.15 7.00 8.78 11.00 14.32

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ........................ 9.27 2.2 6.25 7.50 9.00 10.60 12.75

Cleaning and building service ............................................ 7.79 3.2 5.50 6.30 7.25 8.75 10.00

Maids and housemen .................................................... 8.17 4.7 6.15 7.00 7.25 8.76 10.31

Janitors and cleaners ..................................................... 7.65 3.6 5.30 6.25 7.00 8.52 10.00

Personal service ................................................................ 8.30 5.1 5.47 6.00 7.00 9.00 12.50

Supervisors, personal service ........................................ 8.81 12.5 6.50 6.50 7.74 10.05 15.00

Hairdressers and cosmetologists ................................... 11.98 11.3 5.91 8.00 10.54 14.75 19.82

Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities .......... 6.69 5.6 5.15 5.46 6.18 7.25 8.25

Guides ........................................................................... 10.01 12.7 7.00 7.50 9.00 11.00 15.97

Ushers ........................................................................... 7.68 5.9 5.85 6.50 7.00 9.00 9.90

Public transportation attendants .................................... 27.60 26.9 7.15 8.50 19.68 46.61 60.43

Baggage porters and bellhops ....................................... 8.74 9.7 5.75 6.75 7.50 9.63 11.75

Welfare service aides .................................................... 7.15 6.1 5.50 5.95 6.56 8.00 9.90

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .............................. 6.93 3.2 5.50 5.75 6.75 7.50 8.65

Child care workers, n.e.c. .............................................. 7.41 2.8 5.51 6.25 7.00 8.00 9.99

Service, n.e.c. ................................................................ 8.30 3.5 5.50 6.50 7.50 9.25 11.74

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in

the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the

same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate

shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At

the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th

and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 2 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2001

and January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in National

Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A in National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 

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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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All ...................................................................................................... $21.54 0.9 $9.89 $13.02 $18.74 $27.00 $37.09

All, excluding sales .................................................................... 21.57 .9 9.90 13.04 18.76 27.02 37.11

White collar .................................................................................. 24.32 .9 10.94 14.75 21.67 30.66 41.30

White collar, excluding sales ................................................. 24.37 .9 10.99 14.80 21.73 30.72 41.38

Professional specialty and technical ..................................... 28.77 .9 15.39 20.42 26.48 34.69 45.03

Professional specialty ............................................................ 30.02 .9 17.28 21.70 27.55 36.04 45.91

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ................................. 28.84 2.0 21.06 25.35 27.64 32.56 36.92

Architects ....................................................................... 29.79 5.8 23.16 25.91 29.05 32.50 39.57

Civil engineers ............................................................... 30.00 3.0 21.72 25.07 28.88 33.83 38.98

Electrical and electronic engineers ................................ 28.82 2.5 25.79 25.91 27.64 28.35 34.45

Industrial engineers ....................................................... 21.67 9.0 16.76 18.18 20.36 20.80 30.18

Mechanical engineers .................................................... 27.18 7.4 24.08 24.81 25.44 26.31 38.96

Engineers, n.e.c. ............................................................ 27.93 4.4 19.05 23.68 26.61 30.74 35.25

Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... 25.38 2.5 17.55 20.54 24.04 29.99 34.70

Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... 25.46 2.6 17.55 20.60 24.04 30.04 34.70

Natural scientists ............................................................... 22.39 5.8 14.64 16.87 21.24 26.93 31.19

Chemists, except biochemists ....................................... 29.02 2.7 23.74 28.40 29.34 29.61 34.94

Geologists and geodesists ............................................. 26.48 18.0 16.30 16.30 24.66 30.44 45.91

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ............................................... 23.31 7.6 14.46 18.35 23.67 27.15 28.91

Agricultural and food scientists ...................................... 22.89 5.8 15.20 17.66 19.30 31.58 34.05

Biological and life scientists ........................................... 19.73 5.7 14.66 16.57 18.42 21.92 25.95

Forestry and conservation scientists ............................. 20.25 10.4 14.50 14.50 19.14 24.59 31.03

Medical scientists ........................................................... 22.79 4.9 13.94 17.39 21.64 26.93 31.69

Health related .................................................................... 26.30 3.4 16.54 19.15 23.34 28.71 38.65

Physicians ...................................................................... 32.71 15.2 11.73 14.25 20.30 50.44 67.30

Registered nurses .......................................................... 24.74 2.6 17.77 19.62 23.47 27.69 33.79

Pharmacists ................................................................... 31.72 7.9 23.62 24.24 28.26 37.68 45.38

Dietitians ........................................................................ 18.94 3.2 14.91 16.42 18.29 20.90 23.48

Respiratory therapists .................................................... 20.97 3.2 16.91 18.00 20.96 23.07 25.19

Occupational therapists ................................................. 26.88 4.0 20.67 22.37 25.39 30.93 37.59

Physical therapists ......................................................... 29.58 7.0 22.60 24.42 28.00 32.07 42.68

Speech therapists .......................................................... 32.02 6.1 22.89 25.74 30.40 38.11 44.43

Therapists, n.e.c. ........................................................... 20.68 6.7 13.64 14.90 20.54 24.12 28.19

Teachers, college and university ....................................... 39.01 3.2 21.80 27.47 36.20 46.51 59.91

Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers ...... 42.72 15.3 20.20 26.08 42.04 52.25 70.37

Biological science teachers ........................................... 39.45 11.7 21.34 30.00 37.53 42.56 57.41

Chemistry teachers ........................................................ 33.32 4.9 26.83 28.51 30.82 36.70 41.39

Natural science teachers, n.e.c. .................................... 34.50 15.5 12.88 22.34 37.67 41.55 48.10

Psychology teachers ...................................................... 33.66 16.3 17.95 22.74 28.61 40.35 52.84

History teachers ............................................................. 41.66 10.3 27.92 29.56 40.38 49.97 60.90

Political science teachers .............................................. 35.86 14.0 23.22 27.50 29.50 49.29 52.65

Sociology teachers ........................................................ 30.28 11.2 20.63 22.80 26.98 35.35 47.06

Social science teachers, n.e.c. ...................................... 39.45 11.8 21.51 30.93 38.11 50.24 57.81

Engineering teachers ..................................................... 52.69 11.5 41.23 42.64 45.24 61.07 82.78

Mathematical science teachers ..................................... 39.76 8.3 23.20 31.06 41.22 47.93 54.70

Computer science teachers ........................................... 38.56 14.5 27.53 28.00 35.84 51.29 55.39

Medical science teachers .............................................. 45.65 9.1 22.51 28.85 40.87 55.49 81.20

Health specialties teachers ............................................ 38.11 10.5 22.29 26.36 33.19 41.65 56.94

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .............. 39.71 15.5 26.87 30.26 36.77 41.72 63.19

Agriculture and forestry teachers ................................... 39.31 23.8 18.51 22.15 28.87 53.32 74.00

Art, drama, and music teachers ..................................... 33.19 10.8 19.83 24.23 30.77 41.13 49.77

Physical education teachers .......................................... 48.74 19.6 30.80 37.28 40.15 64.75 83.61

Education teachers ........................................................ 37.82 8.6 25.13 28.44 39.79 46.46 46.51

English teachers ............................................................ 46.83 9.2 26.27 31.88 55.20 59.91 59.91

Foreign language teachers ............................................ 26.81 29.1 14.36 14.36 16.92 30.00 48.60

Theology teachers ......................................................... 36.67 6.5 29.09 29.09 32.79 39.66 45.66

Trade and industrial teachers ........................................ 33.63 4.4 23.08 28.41 33.32 37.64 42.20

Other post-secondary teachers ..................................... 37.42 3.4 20.44 26.37 34.48 45.83 57.85

Teachers, except college and university ............................ 31.20 1.1 19.75 23.58 29.27 37.49 46.09

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ................................. 28.48 3.0 18.42 22.21 26.85 32.93 41.61

Elementary school teachers .......................................... 31.70 1.3 20.47 23.91 29.61 37.63 46.56

Secondary school teachers ........................................... 31.18 1.8 20.81 24.17 28.82 36.34 45.00

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, except college and university –Continued

Teachers, special education .......................................... $33.55 3.3 $20.28 $25.00 $32.07 $41.30 $47.84

Teachers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 31.13 3.3 18.12 22.88 29.54 38.92 46.42

Substitute teachers ........................................................ 12.16 4.7 6.88 9.03 10.27 15.17 20.00

Vocational and educational counselors ......................... 31.47 4.4 17.42 22.83 29.98 38.80 48.81

Librarians, archivists, and curators .................................... 26.34 4.0 14.33 18.67 24.93 32.18 40.97

Librarians ....................................................................... 26.79 4.2 14.42 18.99 25.30 32.21 41.22

Archivists and curators .................................................. 19.60 14.2 12.54 14.89 19.48 24.93 25.69

Social scientists and urban planners ................................. 28.66 7.0 16.62 20.90 27.15 33.44 46.15

Psychologists ................................................................. 31.45 6.5 19.37 24.12 28.41 36.39 48.98

Social scientists, n.e.c. .................................................. 19.11 29.2 11.06 12.00 13.61 20.38 40.98

Urban planners .............................................................. 25.69 5.5 16.52 20.93 25.03 30.91 33.95

Social, recreation, and religious workers ........................... 19.23 2.1 12.10 14.34 17.81 22.56 28.02

Social workers ............................................................... 19.37 2.2 12.29 14.40 17.81 22.68 28.22

Recreation workers ........................................................ 17.06 5.6 10.09 11.74 18.23 21.11 23.52

Lawyers and judges ........................................................... 36.76 6.7 20.91 25.30 33.36 44.49 62.78

Lawyers ......................................................................... 34.69 7.6 20.19 24.75 33.12 41.24 59.42

Judges ........................................................................... 50.44 7.9 29.74 43.47 53.04 63.11 63.11

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,

n.e.c. ................................................................................ 29.28 20.1 14.51 18.35 23.97 39.02 55.88

Designers ....................................................................... 19.78 9.7 12.26 16.00 22.58 23.97 23.97

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers 20.50 15.2 11.87 17.90 22.11 24.55 24.88

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. ............. 17.90 3.6 12.64 15.28 18.00 20.51 21.53

Editors and reporters ..................................................... 19.74 10.4 9.59 17.30 20.33 22.55 25.43

Public relations specialists ............................................. 25.56 8.8 16.11 20.85 23.13 26.16 34.85

Athletes .......................................................................... 40.72 15.0 16.29 29.15 40.00 57.56 63.59

Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................ 26.89 7.4 15.31 18.93 26.92 32.22 38.31

Technical ............................................................................... 17.40 2.4 11.14 13.38 16.58 20.48 24.81

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......... 17.31 10.1 10.72 13.31 16.78 20.39 24.51

Health record technologists and technicians ................. 15.62 12.7 9.35 11.09 13.91 21.15 23.29

Radiological technicians ................................................ 21.19 7.2 15.41 16.66 19.04 23.76 32.45

Licensed practical nurses .............................................. 15.03 2.5 10.37 12.64 14.43 17.37 19.89

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. .................. 15.53 3.2 10.12 11.78 15.28 18.29 22.14

Electrical and electronic technicians .............................. 18.50 12.7 12.53 14.22 17.19 21.53 28.28

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 19.21 5.7 13.21 15.04 18.55 22.69 28.00

Drafters .......................................................................... 20.36 4.7 12.98 18.20 21.16 23.33 27.22

Surveying and mapping technicians .............................. 18.40 7.1 12.14 14.36 17.61 20.76 24.95

Biological technicians .................................................... 14.55 8.3 9.97 10.30 13.46 18.44 20.46

Chemical technicians ..................................................... 20.10 5.4 15.52 19.03 19.54 21.23 25.30

Science technicians, n.e.c. ............................................ 17.00 5.2 13.35 14.09 16.21 19.23 21.59

Broadcast equipment operators ..................................... 23.59 10.9 13.56 20.51 22.60 30.77 31.92

Computer programmers ................................................. 22.70 5.1 17.07 17.65 21.97 27.19 30.46

Legal assistants ............................................................. 17.12 8.4 11.45 13.03 16.15 19.62 26.34

Technical and related, n.e.c. .......................................... 18.45 5.8 11.75 13.43 18.43 22.26 25.97

Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................... 29.27 2.5 16.14 19.88 26.96 35.80 46.02

Executives, administrators, and managers ........................ 33.97 2.5 18.80 24.37 32.57 40.97 51.45

Legislators ..................................................................... 14.68 19.2 3.46 4.04 9.10 25.70 29.55

Chief executives and general administrators, public

administration .............................................................. 42.21 5.3 30.22 39.85 43.19 48.40 52.32

Administrators and officials, public administration ......... 30.04 2.9 17.57 22.32 29.03 35.15 43.26

Financial managers ....................................................... 41.34 17.5 24.02 29.72 37.75 52.44 62.09

Personnel and labor relations managers ....................... 38.40 5.9 21.30 27.36 38.28 48.27 52.79

Purchasing managers .................................................... 31.74 21.7 18.91 24.04 24.04 47.39 47.39

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations 32.91 17.8 21.24 22.45 29.92 49.22 49.22

Administrators, education and related fields .................. 38.93 4.3 24.04 30.81 37.95 45.72 54.57

Managers, medicine and health ..................................... 34.44 14.9 16.52 23.32 30.82 39.75 66.33

Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments .. 20.20 10.0 14.43 15.86 18.09 20.75 32.69

Managers, properties and real estate ............................ 24.96 9.1 18.48 21.64 22.89 31.78 32.22

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued

Executives, administrators, and managers –Continued

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................ $25.74 5.9 $15.16 $18.86 $23.88 $30.81 $38.12

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ............................. 31.27 7.7 17.30 21.67 29.81 39.48 46.21

Management related .......................................................... 22.12 2.0 14.66 17.19 21.00 26.58 30.58

Accountants and auditors .............................................. 21.28 3.3 15.27 16.54 20.38 24.90 29.28

Other financial officers ................................................... 25.59 7.5 17.03 20.67 26.11 30.03 31.26

Management analysts .................................................... 22.49 8.5 16.20 17.62 20.11 27.19 31.88

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........ 22.44 4.3 12.97 17.29 22.43 27.02 31.70

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ........................... 17.35 9.7 11.40 13.06 16.37 19.79 24.42

Construction inspectors ................................................. 23.33 3.8 15.00 18.44 23.59 26.80 31.69

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ................................................................. 20.45 2.2 15.42 17.19 19.88 22.86 27.60

Management related, n.e.c. ........................................... 23.51 3.0 14.31 17.87 22.89 27.46 33.23

Sales ......................................................................................... 12.93 5.6 7.75 8.93 11.18 14.75 21.76

Supervisors, sales ......................................................... 17.15 9.1 11.62 12.88 15.58 22.49 24.09

Sales workers, other commodities ................................. 9.15 10.7 6.55 7.12 7.63 12.04 13.44

Cashiers ......................................................................... 11.59 4.6 7.93 8.81 10.41 13.34 17.12

Administrative support, including clerical ............................ 13.79 1.3 8.90 10.50 13.17 16.26 19.52

Supervisors, general office ............................................ 18.09 2.9 13.09 15.08 17.81 20.15 23.91

Supervisors, financial records processing ..................... 20.08 5.6 16.02 17.35 18.83 21.75 27.25

Chief communications operators ................................... 20.13 7.7 15.65 15.75 19.09 20.65 26.71

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ........................................................................... 19.50 10.5 11.76 15.55 19.09 25.67 27.71

Computer operators ....................................................... 15.32 8.3 11.46 11.99 14.05 17.52 22.29

Secretaries ..................................................................... 14.55 2.9 9.91 11.52 13.88 17.07 20.39

Stenographers ............................................................... 19.13 9.1 10.08 13.58 17.92 21.35 29.76

Typists ........................................................................... 14.02 1.6 10.01 12.24 13.83 15.98 17.30

Interviewers ................................................................... 11.79 8.6 8.50 9.62 10.69 14.24 17.28

Receptionists ................................................................. 10.75 4.4 7.75 8.75 10.13 12.34 14.41

Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................ 15.26 5.0 10.14 12.22 14.92 18.36 21.10

Order clerks ................................................................... 15.21 10.9 9.84 10.92 14.61 18.06 23.02

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ......... 13.76 9.2 9.40 9.40 13.50 16.78 19.17

Library clerks ................................................................. 11.64 3.3 7.66 8.66 11.17 13.72 16.66

File clerks ....................................................................... 10.48 6.3 7.46 8.45 10.10 11.62 14.65

Records clerks, n.e.c. .................................................... 13.25 3.8 9.22 9.92 13.11 15.28 17.69

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ............... 14.41 2.3 10.13 11.81 14.21 16.14 18.58

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...................................... 16.84 4.5 12.78 14.89 16.68 19.07 20.19

Billing clerks ................................................................... 12.90 8.1 8.16 9.38 12.38 16.16 16.96

Duplicating machine operators ...................................... 10.89 13.7 8.29 8.95 9.13 10.53 17.77

Telephone operators ...................................................... 12.26 5.7 7.16 9.05 11.99 14.58 17.75

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ............... 13.70 8.1 9.82 11.95 13.95 13.95 17.93

Mail clerks, except postal service .................................. 9.78 13.3 7.64 7.64 8.43 11.13 14.60

Messengers ................................................................... 13.45 17.6 7.87 9.00 13.49 19.28 19.28

Dispatchers .................................................................... 15.81 6.9 10.00 11.29 14.60 19.36 24.01

Production coordinators ................................................. 21.24 18.0 10.92 13.81 25.85 28.58 28.58

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ............................. 14.46 7.7 10.20 12.32 15.42 16.47 16.81

Stock and inventory clerks ............................................. 13.18 4.4 9.04 10.26 12.85 14.96 19.96

Meter readers ................................................................ 15.76 6.6 9.96 12.31 15.18 18.26 20.86

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 16.45 8.2 12.58 13.40 16.01 19.73 20.71

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........ 15.42 7.0 11.72 12.45 14.17 16.96 21.59

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ............... 17.68 4.8 12.34 15.07 18.43 19.51 21.89

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ....................................... 16.04 3.1 11.60 13.52 16.02 17.79 20.90

Bill and account collectors ............................................. 15.64 4.0 13.00 13.11 15.61 17.10 18.92

General office clerks ...................................................... 13.04 1.4 8.86 10.38 12.64 15.08 17.83

Data entry keyers ........................................................... 12.40 3.0 8.92 10.84 12.55 14.24 15.28

Statistical clerks ............................................................. 11.42 11.8 7.23 8.65 10.73 16.27 16.27

Teachers’ aides ............................................................. 11.06 1.4 7.76 8.75 10.17 12.57 15.74

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical –Continued

Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................ $14.30 2.7 $9.63 $11.22 $14.02 $16.61 $20.04

Blue collar .................................................................................... 16.59 1.2 9.78 12.18 15.75 20.14 24.38

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................. 18.91 1.9 11.75 14.41 17.98 22.60 27.04

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .......................... 23.11 4.4 15.78 17.99 22.70 26.28 31.08

Automobile mechanics ................................................... 19.70 9.6 12.59 14.80 19.68 25.13 26.65

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ................ 18.26 3.6 12.84 15.73 18.29 20.68 22.59

Heavy equipment mechanics ......................................... 18.78 5.8 12.15 14.98 20.50 22.16 23.45

Industrial machinery repairers ....................................... 21.69 8.3 12.68 16.13 20.81 26.00 30.84

Machinery maintenance ................................................. 15.18 10.9 10.28 10.28 14.95 17.04 22.25

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .................................................................... 20.30 8.0 13.71 15.29 19.77 25.39 25.39

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics .. 16.98 5.4 11.66 14.22 17.47 19.20 20.94

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ....................... 20.52 5.4 12.07 18.01 20.98 24.67 25.34

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ..................................... 16.00 3.1 10.62 12.45 15.21 18.42 22.20

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ....................................................................... 23.74 10.1 15.75 18.60 21.72 29.23 34.01

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...... 26.93 12.2 15.60 19.63 26.63 32.75 32.75

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ......................... 20.98 6.6 14.54 16.14 18.86 23.77 30.33

Carpenters ..................................................................... 19.30 6.6 11.84 14.37 17.54 24.38 30.47

Electricians .................................................................... 20.51 6.2 14.30 16.97 18.20 24.48 29.45

Electrical power installers and repairers ........................ 23.68 5.8 16.13 19.86 24.20 27.00 30.00

Painters, construction and maintenance ........................ 18.21 7.9 11.14 13.69 17.86 22.60 24.34

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ........................... 18.80 8.0 11.84 14.66 18.80 23.14 27.19

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ... 13.67 2.6 11.87 11.87 14.01 15.02 15.55

Construction trades, n.e.c. ............................................. 15.15 3.6 10.06 11.44 14.52 17.78 21.31

Supervisors, production ................................................. 20.78 14.0 12.83 14.21 15.25 25.93 36.12

Inspectors, testers, and graders .................................... 21.39 7.3 15.96 18.98 20.73 25.43 25.43

Water and sewer treatment plant operators .................. 17.95 2.8 11.63 14.41 17.87 21.14 24.79

Power plant operators .................................................... 24.86 8.5 17.33 19.79 22.82 31.85 35.24

Stationary engineers ...................................................... 22.22 9.1 12.54 18.66 21.48 28.01 31.36

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ......... 16.42 6.2 12.17 14.73 16.99 18.03 19.84

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ................. 16.14 10.1 9.16 10.36 15.95 20.08 24.12

Printing press operators ................................................. 14.20 6.5 11.55 11.60 13.94 16.73 17.66

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ........... 10.30 8.8 5.86 9.16 10.36 11.26 14.53

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ............. 17.34 2.7 15.52 17.19 17.50 18.28 19.68

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ...................... 18.58 16.3 9.84 10.30 19.70 26.94 30.91

Welders and cutters ....................................................... 20.66 8.4 15.59 17.95 22.22 23.75 23.75

Transportation and material moving ..................................... 15.52 1.7 9.91 11.72 14.59 18.77 22.89

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ............................ 17.90 14.5 12.60 12.60 12.60 22.31 28.69

Truck drivers .................................................................. 15.94 7.1 9.43 11.62 15.02 19.33 24.77

Bus drivers ..................................................................... 15.38 1.9 10.04 11.94 14.81 18.42 21.17

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ...................................... 8.35 12.0 5.73 5.84 7.97 10.80 12.42

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................ 16.31 5.9 10.92 12.25 16.45 18.25 23.26

Locomotive operating .................................................... 22.82 3.9 19.97 20.98 24.36 24.36 25.03

Bridge, lock and lighthouse tenders ............................... 13.28 3.0 12.66 13.56 13.56 13.56 13.57

Supervisors, material moving equipment ....................... 18.69 8.2 13.27 16.75 17.71 21.86 22.34

Operating engineers ...................................................... 14.92 8.8 10.30 11.05 13.76 17.13 22.21

Excavating and loading machine operators ................... 15.43 11.0 9.98 11.30 13.91 18.73 23.91

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ......................... 13.21 4.2 9.18 11.21 12.38 15.02 18.35

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ........... 12.41 3.7 8.90 9.10 12.63 15.03 16.34

Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 15.60 5.3 10.05 11.55 14.59 19.59 22.13

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......... 13.76 2.4 7.98 9.83 13.21 16.99 20.47

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ....................... 19.45 6.5 13.00 16.54 19.48 22.96 24.58

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ............... 13.03 4.6 8.00 9.21 12.02 16.34 19.51

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

–Continued

Animal caretakers, except farm ..................................... $15.20 15.3 $8.11 $12.39 $16.99 $18.40 $18.40

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 18.30 5.9 11.79 15.33 18.61 21.22 21.97

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ................................. 14.86 7.1 9.11 11.57 14.10 19.37 21.18

Helpers, construction trades .......................................... 13.45 6.4 9.49 11.14 12.17 16.25 18.70

Construction laborers ..................................................... 12.60 5.0 7.55 9.50 12.58 15.64 17.12

Production helpers ......................................................... 11.83 12.8 8.40 9.15 10.60 14.61 17.00

Garbage collectors ......................................................... 16.40 12.4 8.93 12.37 15.94 23.56 23.56

Stock handlers and baggers .......................................... 12.79 8.9 7.20 9.66 12.25 15.31 16.49

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. .................. 12.59 11.6 6.18 8.77 13.98 17.01 17.50

Garage and service station related ................................ 12.59 6.1 9.99 10.57 12.43 15.02 15.02

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ..................... 13.55 6.9 9.98 10.88 14.31 15.64 16.90

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ............................. 12.96 3.8 7.44 8.84 12.46 16.04 19.64

Service .......................................................................................... 16.19 1.3 8.28 10.72 14.24 20.70 26.67

Protective service .............................................................. 20.17 2.0 11.62 14.12 19.34 24.80 29.51

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention .................. 24.50 4.7 16.48 19.17 23.45 28.13 34.24

Supervisors, police and detectives ................................ 28.83 2.9 16.73 22.95 28.70 34.98 39.94

Supervisors, guards ....................................................... 23.87 9.1 14.05 15.45 24.99 31.88 34.33

Fire inspection and fire prevention ................................. 20.37 9.4 13.52 14.05 19.96 24.48 27.34

Firefighting ..................................................................... 18.05 2.5 11.21 13.77 17.35 22.55 25.72

Police and detectives, public service ............................. 22.66 1.0 14.86 17.87 22.63 26.35 30.33

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ..... 18.66 1.9 11.67 14.21 17.94 22.09 27.67

Correctional institution officers ....................................... 16.53 5.2 11.02 12.08 14.80 20.69 24.80

Crossing guards ............................................................. 9.60 4.9 6.67 8.08 8.87 11.13 12.51

Guards and police, except public service ...................... 13.67 3.7 7.40 11.08 13.28 16.57 18.69

Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................ 14.59 6.9 9.01 11.53 12.84 16.86 22.70

Food service ...................................................................... 10.31 1.9 7.07 8.23 9.68 11.79 14.11

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ............................... 12.65 12.0 6.25 9.78 13.80 15.02 16.69

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ..................................... 11.50 13.6 5.85 9.67 13.80 13.80 13.80

Other food service ........................................................... 10.29 1.9 7.07 8.23 9.68 11.75 14.00

Supervisors, food preparation and service .................... 13.17 6.0 9.40 10.43 12.70 15.31 17.48

Cooks ............................................................................. 10.47 2.8 7.25 8.54 10.18 11.90 13.36

Kitchen workers, food preparation ................................. 8.94 2.8 6.70 7.52 8.27 9.87 11.75

Food preparation, n.e.c. ................................................. 9.82 2.5 6.97 8.00 9.33 11.13 13.04

Health service .................................................................... 12.52 2.3 8.20 9.70 11.98 15.12 17.17

Dental assistants ........................................................... 13.44 16.6 8.51 9.92 11.22 16.02 16.02

Health aides, except nursing ......................................... 13.26 4.0 8.79 10.13 13.20 15.80 17.34

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ........................ 12.20 2.3 7.90 9.44 11.63 14.37 17.08

Cleaning and building service ............................................ 12.26 2.7 7.66 9.05 11.60 14.33 17.66

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ...... 17.64 9.3 11.60 12.60 16.78 22.04 22.61

Maids and housemen .................................................... 8.53 7.7 6.35 6.76 7.68 9.18 12.33

Janitors and cleaners ..................................................... 11.91 1.8 7.70 9.00 11.32 14.16 16.79

Personal service ................................................................ 11.06 4.1 7.00 8.00 10.22 12.98 15.96

Supervisors, personal service ........................................ 17.43 8.9 11.75 13.02 14.84 20.56 27.32

Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities .......... 8.91 4.9 6.06 7.11 8.23 10.50 12.83

Guides ........................................................................... 7.85 2.2 7.50 7.53 7.96 7.96 8.50

Public transportation attendants .................................... 14.59 15.1 7.94 9.41 14.51 21.25 21.25

Welfare service aides .................................................... 11.31 7.7 7.13 8.14 10.13 13.61 16.79

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .............................. 10.21 3.5 7.02 8.41 9.60 11.63 14.28

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued

Occupation4

All workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Service –Continued

Personal service –Continued

Child care workers, n.e.c. .............................................. $11.39 13.4 $7.00 $7.00 $11.06 $13.27 $17.18

Service, n.e.c. ................................................................ 11.69 4.8 7.37 9.02 11.46 14.59 15.62

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in

the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the

same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate

shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At

the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th

and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 2 Total include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.

3 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2001

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

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in National

Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A in National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 

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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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time

workers, National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All ...................................................................................................... $21.94 0.9 $10.24 $13.42 $19.20 $27.40 $37.52

All, excluding sales .................................................................... 21.96 .9 10.25 13.43 19.23 27.42 37.54

White collar .................................................................................. 24.63 1.0 11.21 15.10 22.00 30.99 41.71

White collar, excluding sales ................................................. 24.67 1.0 11.26 15.15 22.06 31.03 41.78

Professional specialty and technical ..................................... 29.01 .9 15.87 20.72 26.72 34.88 45.23

Professional specialty ............................................................ 30.24 .9 17.67 21.91 27.75 36.24 46.25

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ................................. 28.88 2.0 21.06 25.35 27.64 32.56 36.92

Architects ....................................................................... 29.79 5.8 23.16 25.91 29.05 32.50 39.57

Civil engineers ............................................................... 30.00 3.0 21.72 25.07 28.88 33.83 38.98

Electrical and electronic engineers ................................ 28.82 2.5 25.79 25.91 27.64 28.35 34.45

Industrial engineers ....................................................... 21.67 9.0 16.76 18.18 20.36 20.80 30.18

Engineers, n.e.c. ............................................................ 27.93 4.4 19.05 23.68 26.61 30.74 35.25

Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... 25.35 2.6 17.55 20.54 24.04 29.85 34.70

Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... 25.43 2.7 17.41 20.54 24.04 30.03 34.70

Natural scientists ............................................................... 22.41 5.9 14.66 16.93 21.24 26.93 31.25

Chemists, except biochemists ....................................... 29.02 2.7 23.74 28.40 29.34 29.61 34.94

Geologists and geodesists ............................................. 26.48 18.0 16.30 16.30 24.66 30.44 45.91

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ............................................... 23.31 7.6 14.46 18.35 23.67 27.15 28.91

Agricultural and food scientists ...................................... 22.89 5.8 15.20 17.66 19.30 31.58 34.05

Biological and life scientists ........................................... 19.79 5.9 14.75 16.58 18.42 21.92 25.95

Forestry and conservation scientists ............................. 20.25 10.4 14.50 14.50 19.14 24.59 31.03

Medical scientists ........................................................... 22.78 5.0 13.94 17.39 21.62 26.93 31.69

Health related .................................................................... 25.76 3.0 16.45 18.94 23.04 28.55 38.95

Physicians ...................................................................... 29.22 12.8 11.73 14.25 19.33 45.91 64.88

Registered nurses .......................................................... 24.59 2.4 17.66 19.39 23.20 27.50 33.38

Pharmacists ................................................................... 31.67 8.1 23.62 24.24 28.26 38.49 45.38

Dietitians ........................................................................ 18.81 3.4 14.91 16.34 18.29 20.90 23.48

Respiratory therapists .................................................... 20.87 3.2 16.91 17.84 20.83 23.07 25.03

Occupational therapists ................................................. 27.14 4.5 20.67 22.37 25.39 31.18 37.59

Physical therapists ......................................................... 30.20 9.3 22.34 22.60 25.63 34.44 47.01

Speech therapists .......................................................... 32.13 6.4 23.21 25.74 30.62 38.73 44.57

Therapists, n.e.c. ........................................................... 20.19 6.3 13.32 14.71 20.38 22.68 27.85

Teachers, college and university ....................................... 39.43 3.1 22.03 27.57 36.70 46.94 59.91

Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers ...... 42.69 15.9 20.20 26.08 40.96 53.28 70.37

Biological science teachers ........................................... 39.79 11.9 21.34 31.24 37.73 42.56 54.22

Chemistry teachers ........................................................ 33.35 4.9 27.04 28.51 30.82 36.70 40.93

Natural science teachers, n.e.c. .................................... 36.82 13.9 18.42 29.10 37.67 41.94 57.05

Psychology teachers ...................................................... 33.70 16.5 17.95 22.74 28.61 40.35 52.84

History teachers ............................................................. 41.02 11.7 27.92 28.64 37.78 47.31 57.95

Political science teachers .............................................. 35.82 14.1 23.22 27.50 29.50 50.87 52.65

Sociology teachers ........................................................ 30.25 11.2 20.63 22.80 26.98 35.35 47.06

Social science teachers, n.e.c. ...................................... 39.40 12.0 21.51 30.93 38.11 50.24 57.81

Engineering teachers ..................................................... 53.04 11.9 41.23 42.64 45.85 62.37 83.24

Mathematical science teachers ..................................... 40.51 8.1 23.40 31.61 41.67 47.93 56.66

Computer science teachers ........................................... 42.74 12.8 26.27 33.54 46.16 52.31 55.39

Medical science teachers .............................................. 45.69 9.1 22.51 28.85 40.87 55.70 81.73

Health specialties teachers ............................................ 38.22 10.6 22.29 26.36 33.19 41.65 56.94

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .............. 39.64 15.7 26.87 30.26 36.77 41.60 63.19

Agriculture and forestry teachers ................................... 39.31 23.8 18.51 22.15 28.87 53.32 74.00

Art, drama, and music teachers ..................................... 33.15 11.1 19.83 24.23 30.77 41.13 49.77

Physical education teachers .......................................... 49.42 21.5 25.94 37.28 40.15 64.75 83.61

Education teachers ........................................................ 37.82 8.6 25.13 28.44 39.79 46.46 46.51

English teachers ............................................................ 47.45 9.2 26.27 32.19 55.20 59.91 59.91

Foreign language teachers ............................................ 25.85 30.9 14.36 14.36 16.92 28.75 32.23

Theology teachers ......................................................... 36.64 6.6 29.09 29.09 32.79 39.66 46.25

Trade and industrial teachers ........................................ 33.75 4.6 23.68 28.70 33.32 37.21 42.20

Other post-secondary teachers ..................................... 37.90 3.6 21.12 26.92 34.94 46.41 58.42

Teachers, except college and university ............................ 31.57 1.1 20.28 23.94 29.52 37.63 46.41

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ................................. 28.67 3.2 19.45 22.49 26.99 32.99 40.89

Elementary school teachers .......................................... 31.78 1.3 20.58 23.99 29.66 37.70 46.62

Secondary school teachers ........................................... 31.18 1.8 20.81 24.18 28.82 36.32 45.03

Teachers, special education .......................................... 33.61 3.3 20.42 25.01 32.18 41.30 47.96

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time

workers, National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, except college and university –Continued

Teachers, n.e.c. ............................................................. $31.58 3.3 $19.09 $23.42 $29.78 $38.70 $46.87

Substitute teachers ........................................................ 11.89 9.6 7.50 10.27 10.27 16.25 18.24

Vocational and educational counselors ......................... 31.70 4.5 17.55 23.03 29.98 39.17 48.85

Librarians, archivists, and curators .................................... 26.48 4.2 14.41 18.84 25.00 32.18 40.97

Librarians ....................................................................... 26.95 4.4 14.52 19.07 25.63 32.21 41.72

Archivists and curators .................................................. 19.46 14.9 12.54 14.89 18.30 24.93 25.69

Social scientists and urban planners ................................. 28.57 7.2 16.60 20.90 27.15 33.22 46.15

Psychologists ................................................................. 31.37 6.7 19.37 24.12 28.41 36.39 48.97

Social scientists, n.e.c. .................................................. 19.11 29.2 11.06 12.00 13.61 20.38 40.98

Urban planners .............................................................. 25.76 5.5 16.52 20.99 25.03 30.91 33.95

Social, recreation, and religious workers ........................... 19.30 2.1 12.15 14.40 17.82 22.57 28.09

Social workers ............................................................... 19.37 2.2 12.29 14.40 17.74 22.67 28.39

Recreation workers ........................................................ 18.13 5.9 10.98 12.62 19.19 21.40 24.39

Lawyers and judges ........................................................... 36.91 6.9 21.19 25.80 33.84 44.97 62.78

Lawyers ......................................................................... 34.70 7.9 20.51 24.97 33.12 41.45 59.34

Judges ........................................................................... 51.67 7.3 33.95 46.40 53.62 63.11 63.11

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,

n.e.c. ................................................................................ 30.19 20.1 15.27 19.26 24.55 39.02 55.88

Designers ....................................................................... 20.13 9.4 12.56 16.08 22.58 23.97 23.97

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers 20.50 15.2 11.87 17.90 22.11 24.55 24.88

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. ............. 17.75 7.9 12.00 15.75 17.85 18.98 22.84

Editors and reporters ..................................................... 19.75 10.5 9.59 17.30 20.33 22.55 25.43

Public relations specialists ............................................. 25.59 8.8 16.11 20.85 23.25 26.16 34.85

Athletes .......................................................................... 43.73 10.3 19.18 39.02 40.08 57.56 63.59

Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................ 26.43 8.1 14.74 18.65 26.41 31.44 38.31

Technical ............................................................................... 17.40 2.2 11.19 13.46 16.69 20.46 24.51

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......... 17.25 10.4 10.72 13.31 16.34 20.39 24.51

Health record technologists and technicians ................. 14.39 12.9 8.97 10.86 13.08 16.83 21.38

Radiological technicians ................................................ 19.46 4.7 15.41 16.46 18.68 20.99 24.39

Licensed practical nurses .............................................. 14.84 2.7 10.30 12.58 14.40 17.16 19.89

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. .................. 15.79 3.4 10.13 12.02 15.45 18.29 22.33

Electrical and electronic technicians .............................. 18.56 12.8 12.53 14.22 17.19 21.53 28.28

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ...................................... 18.55 3.9 13.21 14.66 18.16 20.52 25.50

Drafters .......................................................................... 20.31 5.1 12.34 16.19 21.75 23.33 28.18

Surveying and mapping technicians .............................. 18.40 7.1 12.14 14.36 17.61 20.76 24.95

Biological technicians .................................................... 15.39 8.1 9.77 12.12 14.84 19.95 20.46

Chemical technicians ..................................................... 20.66 4.5 17.28 19.54 20.36 21.26 26.33

Science technicians, n.e.c. ............................................ 17.03 5.3 13.35 14.09 16.27 19.23 21.59

Broadcast equipment operators ..................................... 23.78 10.1 13.56 21.44 22.60 30.77 31.92

Computer programmers ................................................. 22.70 5.1 17.07 17.65 21.97 27.19 30.46

Legal assistants ............................................................. 17.40 7.4 11.45 14.27 16.15 19.80 26.34

Technical and related, n.e.c. .......................................... 18.85 5.9 11.75 13.81 19.03 22.97 25.97

Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................... 29.34 2.5 16.25 19.88 27.10 35.90 46.02

Executives, administrators, and managers ........................ 34.05 2.5 18.81 24.40 32.65 40.97 51.42

Legislators ..................................................................... 14.47 27.7 3.46 3.46 9.10 25.70 29.55

Chief executives and general administrators, public

administration .............................................................. 42.79 5.0 30.22 39.85 43.19 48.40 52.32

Administrators and officials, public administration ......... 30.03 2.9 17.48 22.27 29.03 35.15 43.26

Financial managers ....................................................... 41.34 17.5 24.02 29.72 37.75 52.44 62.09

Personnel and labor relations managers ....................... 38.40 5.9 21.30 27.36 38.28 48.27 52.79

Purchasing managers .................................................... 31.74 21.7 18.91 24.04 24.04 47.39 47.39

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations 32.91 17.8 21.24 22.45 29.92 49.22 49.22

Administrators, education and related fields .................. 38.91 4.4 24.04 30.84 37.95 45.56 54.36

Managers, medicine and health ..................................... 34.44 14.9 16.52 23.32 30.82 39.75 66.33

Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments .. 20.09 10.2 14.37 15.86 18.09 20.75 32.69

Managers, properties and real estate ............................ 24.96 9.1 18.48 21.64 22.89 31.78 32.22

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................ 25.83 5.8 15.57 18.97 23.89 31.41 38.12

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time

workers, National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued

Executives, administrators, and managers –Continued

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ............................. $31.29 7.7 $17.24 $21.67 $29.81 $39.48 $46.21

Management related .......................................................... 22.15 2.1 14.69 17.19 21.02 26.64 30.60

Accountants and auditors .............................................. 21.28 3.3 15.23 16.54 20.30 24.90 29.28

Other financial officers ................................................... 25.62 7.5 17.03 20.67 26.11 30.03 31.26

Management analysts .................................................... 22.41 8.7 16.12 17.55 19.97 27.19 31.88

Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........ 22.48 4.3 12.97 17.32 22.43 27.08 31.70

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ........................... 17.35 9.7 11.40 13.06 16.37 19.79 24.42

Construction inspectors ................................................. 23.31 3.9 15.00 18.22 23.33 26.80 31.69

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ................................................................. 20.49 2.2 15.50 17.19 19.88 22.86 27.60

Management related, n.e.c. ........................................... 23.63 3.1 14.39 18.10 23.02 27.46 33.23

Sales ......................................................................................... 13.55 6.2 8.19 9.52 12.04 16.21 22.49

Supervisors, sales ......................................................... 17.18 9.3 11.62 12.88 15.95 22.49 24.09

Cashiers ......................................................................... 12.07 5.2 8.20 9.17 10.88 13.83 17.77

Administrative support, including clerical ............................ 13.92 1.3 9.01 10.65 13.31 16.38 19.62

Supervisors, general office ............................................ 18.09 2.9 13.11 15.08 17.81 20.15 23.91

Supervisors, financial records processing ..................... 20.08 5.6 16.02 17.35 18.83 21.75 27.25

Chief communications operators ................................... 20.13 7.7 15.65 15.75 19.09 20.65 26.71

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ........................................................................... 19.50 10.5 11.76 15.55 19.09 25.67 27.71

Computer operators ....................................................... 15.33 8.3 11.46 11.99 14.05 17.52 22.29

Secretaries ..................................................................... 14.62 3.0 9.93 11.57 13.99 17.12 20.45

Stenographers ............................................................... 19.09 9.4 10.08 13.52 17.88 21.58 29.76

Typists ........................................................................... 14.07 1.7 10.01 12.24 13.83 16.37 17.42

Interviewers ................................................................... 11.70 9.1 8.50 9.38 10.56 13.55 17.28

Receptionists ................................................................. 10.89 5.1 7.75 8.80 10.13 12.69 14.80

Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................ 15.29 5.4 10.14 12.25 14.92 18.36 21.88

Order clerks ................................................................... 15.23 11.0 9.84 10.92 14.61 18.06 23.02

Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ......... 13.76 9.2 9.40 9.40 13.50 16.78 19.17

Library clerks ................................................................. 12.22 4.3 8.50 9.46 11.63 14.48 16.88

File clerks ....................................................................... 10.46 6.9 7.46 8.45 10.10 11.62 14.65

Records clerks, n.e.c. .................................................... 13.42 4.0 9.25 10.32 13.22 15.28 17.99

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ............... 14.44 2.3 10.11 11.85 14.23 16.20 18.71

Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...................................... 16.84 4.5 12.78 14.89 16.68 19.07 20.19

Billing clerks ................................................................... 13.05 8.3 8.11 9.69 12.63 16.16 17.58

Duplicating machine operators ...................................... 10.89 13.7 8.29 8.95 9.13 10.53 17.77

Telephone operators ...................................................... 12.39 6.3 7.16 8.96 12.16 15.33 17.99

Mail clerks, except postal service .................................. 9.78 13.4 7.64 7.64 8.42 11.13 14.60

Messengers ................................................................... 13.69 17.1 8.29 9.00 15.34 19.28 19.28

Dispatchers .................................................................... 15.92 7.2 10.00 11.43 14.77 19.37 24.01

Production coordinators ................................................. 21.24 18.0 10.92 13.81 25.85 28.58 28.58

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ............................. 14.46 7.7 10.20 12.32 15.42 16.47 16.81

Stock and inventory clerks ............................................. 13.13 4.6 9.04 10.26 12.52 14.96 19.96

Meter readers ................................................................ 15.80 6.7 9.96 12.31 15.18 18.28 20.86

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 16.45 8.2 12.58 13.40 16.01 19.73 20.71

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........ 15.42 7.0 11.72 12.45 14.17 16.96 21.59

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ............... 17.76 4.9 12.34 14.85 18.46 19.68 21.97

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ....................................... 16.08 3.1 11.66 13.57 16.02 17.79 20.93

Bill and account collectors ............................................. 15.64 4.0 13.00 13.11 15.61 17.10 18.92

General office clerks ...................................................... 13.23 1.7 9.01 10.63 12.81 15.21 18.07

Data entry keyers ........................................................... 12.42 3.0 8.92 10.91 12.58 14.25 15.28

Statistical clerks ............................................................. 11.42 11.8 7.23 8.65 10.73 16.27 16.27

Teachers’ aides ............................................................. 10.44 1.7 7.69 8.58 9.82 11.75 14.10

Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................ 14.41 2.7 9.82 11.29 14.18 16.61 20.04

Blue collar .................................................................................... 16.83 1.3 9.96 12.49 16.09 20.48 24.64

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time

workers, National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................. $18.92 1.9 $11.75 $14.43 $17.99 $22.60 $27.04

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .......................... 23.11 4.4 15.78 17.99 22.70 26.28 31.08

Automobile mechanics ................................................... 19.70 9.6 12.59 14.80 19.68 25.13 26.65

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ................ 18.26 3.6 12.84 15.73 18.29 20.68 22.59

Heavy equipment mechanics ......................................... 18.78 5.8 12.15 14.98 20.50 22.16 23.45

Industrial machinery repairers ....................................... 21.69 8.3 12.68 16.13 20.81 26.00 30.84

Machinery maintenance ................................................. 15.18 10.9 10.28 10.28 14.95 17.04 22.25

Electronic repairers, communications and industrial

equipment .................................................................... 20.30 8.0 13.71 15.29 19.77 25.39 25.39

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics .. 16.98 5.4 11.66 14.22 17.47 19.20 20.94

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ....................... 21.19 5.0 15.26 19.31 21.86 24.67 27.21

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ..................................... 16.02 3.1 10.70 12.49 15.21 18.42 22.20

Supervisors, electricians and power transmission

installers ....................................................................... 23.74 10.1 15.75 18.60 21.72 29.23 34.01

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...... 26.93 12.2 15.60 19.63 26.63 32.75 32.75

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ......................... 20.98 6.6 14.54 16.14 18.86 23.77 30.33

Carpenters ..................................................................... 19.31 6.6 11.84 14.37 17.54 24.38 30.47

Electricians .................................................................... 20.51 6.2 14.30 16.97 18.20 24.48 29.45

Electrical power installers and repairers ........................ 23.68 5.8 16.13 19.86 24.20 27.00 30.00

Painters, construction and maintenance ........................ 18.21 7.9 11.14 13.69 17.86 22.60 24.34

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ........................... 18.80 8.0 11.84 14.66 18.80 23.14 27.19

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ... 13.67 2.6 11.87 11.87 14.01 15.02 15.55

Construction trades, n.e.c. ............................................. 15.15 3.6 10.06 11.44 14.52 17.78 21.31

Supervisors, production ................................................. 20.78 14.0 12.83 14.21 15.25 25.93 36.12

Inspectors, testers, and graders .................................... 21.41 7.3 16.07 18.98 20.73 25.43 25.43

Water and sewer treatment plant operators .................. 17.96 2.8 11.63 14.46 17.87 21.14 24.79

Power plant operators .................................................... 24.86 8.5 17.33 19.79 22.82 31.85 35.24

Stationary engineers ...................................................... 22.22 9.1 12.54 18.66 21.48 28.01 31.36

Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ......... 16.42 6.2 12.17 14.73 16.99 18.03 19.84

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ................. 16.17 10.3 9.16 10.36 15.95 20.08 24.12

Printing press operators ................................................. 14.18 7.5 11.55 11.60 13.73 16.73 17.66

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ........... 10.25 9.1 5.86 9.16 10.36 11.26 14.53

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ............. 17.34 2.7 15.52 17.19 17.50 18.28 19.68

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ...................... 18.58 16.3 9.84 10.30 19.70 26.94 30.91

Welders and cutters ....................................................... 20.66 8.4 15.59 17.95 22.22 23.75 23.75

Transportation and material moving ..................................... 15.90 1.9 10.05 12.00 15.02 19.46 23.00

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ............................ 17.90 14.5 12.60 12.60 12.60 22.31 28.69

Truck drivers .................................................................. 16.05 7.1 9.67 11.79 15.12 19.45 24.77

Bus drivers ..................................................................... 16.37 2.1 10.56 13.09 16.42 20.01 22.89

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ...................................... 8.25 14.9 5.57 5.84 7.97 10.40 13.16

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................ 16.31 5.9 10.92 12.25 16.45 18.25 23.26

Locomotive operating .................................................... 22.84 3.9 19.97 20.98 24.36 24.36 25.03

Bridge, lock and lighthouse tenders ............................... 13.28 3.0 12.66 13.56 13.56 13.56 13.57

Supervisors, material moving equipment ....................... 18.69 8.2 13.27 16.75 17.71 21.86 22.34

Operating engineers ...................................................... 14.92 8.8 10.30 11.05 13.76 17.13 22.21

Excavating and loading machine operators ................... 15.43 11.0 9.98 11.30 13.91 18.73 23.91

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ......................... 13.21 4.2 9.18 11.21 12.38 15.02 18.35

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ........... 12.41 3.7 8.90 9.10 12.63 15.03 16.34

Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,

n.e.c. ............................................................................ 15.65 5.3 10.06 11.62 14.59 19.59 22.21

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......... 13.96 2.5 8.00 10.18 13.39 17.12 20.77

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ....................... 19.50 6.5 13.45 16.54 19.48 22.96 24.58

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ............... 13.28 4.7 8.10 9.41 12.56 16.45 20.24

Animal caretakers, except farm ..................................... 15.30 15.3 8.11 13.16 16.99 18.40 18.40

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 18.30 5.9 11.79 15.33 18.61 21.22 21.97

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ................................. 14.94 7.2 9.38 11.57 14.27 19.39 21.18

Helpers, construction trades .......................................... 13.45 6.4 9.49 11.14 12.17 16.25 18.70

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time

workers, National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

–Continued

Construction laborers ..................................................... $12.74 5.2 $7.55 $10.10 $12.88 $15.64 $17.12

Production helpers ......................................................... 12.42 21.1 8.40 8.40 9.15 17.00 17.00

Garbage collectors ......................................................... 16.46 12.3 9.04 12.37 15.94 23.56 23.56

Stock handlers and baggers .......................................... 13.69 7.9 9.32 11.16 13.36 16.14 16.49

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. .................. 12.59 11.6 6.18 8.77 13.98 17.01 17.50

Garage and service station related ................................ 12.59 6.1 9.99 10.57 12.43 15.02 15.02

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ..................... 13.98 6.4 10.87 11.58 14.31 16.01 16.90

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ............................. 13.19 3.9 7.61 9.14 12.58 16.45 19.76

Service .......................................................................................... 16.72 1.4 8.67 11.20 14.90 21.29 27.14

Protective service .............................................................. 20.40 2.1 11.85 14.37 19.62 24.90 29.64

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention .................. 24.50 4.7 16.48 19.17 23.45 28.13 34.24

Supervisors, police and detectives ................................ 28.83 2.9 16.73 22.95 28.70 34.98 39.94

Supervisors, guards ....................................................... 24.76 8.8 15.13 15.51 24.99 32.63 34.55

Fire inspection and fire prevention ................................. 20.40 9.5 13.52 14.75 19.96 24.48 27.34

Firefighting ..................................................................... 18.25 2.1 11.46 13.87 17.49 22.66 25.78

Police and detectives, public service ............................. 22.73 1.0 14.99 18.04 22.66 26.42 30.33

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ..... 18.71 2.0 11.70 14.17 18.08 22.18 27.67

Correctional institution officers ....................................... 16.55 5.2 11.02 12.10 14.84 20.69 24.80

Guards and police, except public service ...................... 13.84 4.1 7.12 11.32 13.55 16.86 18.69

Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................ 15.78 6.9 10.10 12.40 13.57 18.39 23.93

Food service ...................................................................... 10.70 2.3 7.29 8.30 9.90 12.30 15.04

Other food service ........................................................... 10.66 2.3 7.28 8.29 9.90 12.19 14.88

Supervisors, food preparation and service .................... 13.19 6.3 9.40 10.41 12.51 15.31 17.98

Cooks ............................................................................. 10.59 3.1 7.38 8.62 10.25 12.02 13.81

Kitchen workers, food preparation ................................. 9.09 2.8 6.87 7.60 8.36 9.76 11.83

Food preparation, n.e.c. ................................................. 10.12 3.4 7.15 8.06 9.36 11.63 13.41

Health service .................................................................... 12.62 2.4 8.26 9.78 12.17 15.26 17.20

Dental assistants ........................................................... 11.82 12.1 8.51 9.88 11.22 16.02 16.02

Health aides, except nursing ......................................... 13.37 4.3 8.81 10.13 13.25 15.83 17.57

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ........................ 12.32 2.5 8.00 9.49 11.72 14.52 17.10

Cleaning and building service ............................................ 12.35 2.7 7.71 9.12 11.64 14.48 17.74

Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ...... 17.64 9.3 11.60 12.60 16.78 22.04 22.61

Maids and housemen .................................................... 8.10 5.5 6.32 6.76 7.52 8.81 10.39

Janitors and cleaners ..................................................... 12.00 1.9 7.78 9.09 11.43 14.24 16.89

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time

workers, National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Service –Continued

Personal service ................................................................ $11.70 5.6 $7.00 $8.23 $10.83 $14.19 $17.13

Supervisors, personal service ........................................ 17.72 9.2 11.80 13.46 14.89 20.56 27.32

Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities .......... 9.53 9.8 6.14 7.67 8.23 11.27 13.58

Public transportation attendants .................................... 15.40 15.7 8.06 10.76 14.80 21.25 21.25

Welfare service aides .................................................... 11.44 8.3 7.45 8.14 10.18 14.18 17.01

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .............................. 10.25 4.0 7.02 8.63 9.70 11.57 14.29

Child care workers, n.e.c. .............................................. 12.25 25.0 7.00 7.00 11.06 15.33 19.53

Service, n.e.c. ................................................................ 12.74 4.4 8.94 10.56 12.79 14.59 16.32

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in

the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the

same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate

shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At

the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th

and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 2 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2001

and January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in National

Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A in National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 

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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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.3. State and local government, selected occupations:Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time

workers, National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002

Occupation3

Part-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All ...................................................................................................... $14.68 3.0 $7.22 $9.00 $11.68 $16.57 $26.10

All, excluding sales .................................................................... 14.73 3.0 7.25 9.00 11.71 16.67 26.19

White collar .................................................................................. 18.00 4.1 8.00 10.25 14.27 21.89 31.35

White collar, excluding sales ................................................. 18.13 4.1 8.07 10.36 14.42 22.08 31.80

Professional specialty and technical ..................................... 23.43 5.0 10.00 13.68 20.90 28.00 38.92

Professional specialty ............................................................ 24.70 5.3 10.00 15.02 22.23 29.50 40.56

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ................................. – – – ––––

Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... – – – ––––

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

Health related .................................................................... 30.94 12.5 18.67 21.85 26.01 30.80 38.65

Physicians ...................................................................... 101.14 32.4 34.10 44.00 69.72 181.59 192.31

Registered nurses .......................................................... 25.92 5.4 18.64 21.00 24.81 29.02 36.81

Physical therapists ......................................................... 28.42 3.4 28.00 28.00 28.00 28.00 31.00

Teachers, college and university ....................................... 31.41 4.3 17.16 21.94 28.00 37.45 48.75

Biological science teachers ........................................... 31.43 31.3 16.00 16.00 19.00 52.55 66.82

Mathematical science teachers ..................................... 27.45 18.8 20.21 23.20 23.26 33.69 38.95

Computer science teachers ........................................... 29.16 7.0 28.00 28.00 28.00 28.00 32.50

Health specialties teachers ............................................ 30.26 15.0 19.50 20.00 32.50 40.50 42.00

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .............. 44.24 9.0 35.00 40.50 44.72 44.99 63.31

Art, drama, and music teachers ..................................... 34.66 11.8 21.00 21.39 35.16 42.19 48.75

English teachers ............................................................ 33.41 7.9 20.21 30.53 32.50 36.49 44.99

Foreign language teachers ............................................ 41.04 10.0 20.21 30.00 39.78 52.14 56.07

Trade and industrial teachers ........................................ 30.91 17.2 19.50 19.50 30.47 42.00 42.19

Other post-secondary teachers ..................................... 31.23 6.6 17.09 20.19 28.85 37.23 54.64

Teachers, except college and university ............................ 19.77 5.8 7.73 10.67 16.86 25.03 40.19

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ................................. 25.05 12.2 15.79 16.38 20.47 30.71 43.12

Elementary school teachers .......................................... 24.49 8.3 12.50 16.87 22.63 34.60 37.90

Secondary school teachers ........................................... 30.84 12.2 18.21 22.70 30.92 40.56 40.56

Teachers, special education .......................................... 23.73 24.6 11.54 11.54 29.19 29.19 44.84

Teachers, n.e.c. ............................................................. 25.18 13.8 10.00 14.17 21.84 39.82 43.75

Substitute teachers ........................................................ 12.22 5.6 6.67 8.67 10.71 15.00 20.14

Vocational and educational counselors ......................... 22.90 7.9 14.58 21.04 22.02 25.23 29.92

Librarians, archivists, and curators .................................... 22.07 3.4 12.74 14.79 19.19 24.68 37.75

Librarians ....................................................................... 21.98 3.5 12.60 14.53 18.42 30.09 39.23

Social scientists and urban planners ................................. 33.68 16.3 20.18 26.20 34.34 48.98 48.98

Psychologists ................................................................. 34.74 16.7 21.19 27.45 34.34 48.98 48.98

Social, recreation, and religious workers ........................... 16.30 7.6 8.10 10.81 16.84 21.22 23.06

Social workers ............................................................... 19.27 8.0 14.26 15.22 20.19 23.03 23.17

Recreation workers ........................................................ 10.90 8.4 7.00 7.75 9.47 15.00 16.28

Lawyers and judges ........................................................... 33.52 18.0 15.27 22.95 29.90 39.13 68.33

Lawyers ......................................................................... 34.52 21.5 15.27 16.03 37.02 39.13 83.56

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,

n.e.c. ................................................................................ 19.38 9.2 9.85 12.64 18.00 21.53 33.33

Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. ............. 18.04 3.6 12.64 15.28 18.00 20.51 21.53

Athletes .......................................................................... 13.67 16.0 9.00 9.85 14.61 18.00 18.00

Technical ............................................................................... 17.38 10.0 10.87 12.02 14.93 20.90 28.00

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......... 18.43 4.7 14.09 17.77 18.00 19.94 22.35

Radiological technicians ................................................ 29.61 14.4 19.47 24.24 32.45 35.78 35.78

Licensed practical nurses .............................................. 16.87 7.8 12.00 13.45 15.96 18.26 23.62

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. .................. 12.96 4.1 9.60 11.00 12.38 13.68 17.75

Technical and related, n.e.c. .......................................... 12.81 3.3 11.28 12.00 12.18 13.73 15.06

Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................... 21.73 8.2 4.04 11.42 20.91 26.19 36.53

Executives, administrators, and managers ........................ 23.93 13.6 4.04 8.75 21.29 27.63 57.51

Legislators ..................................................................... 14.95 27.5 4.04 4.04 10.00 25.75 27.89

Administrators and officials, public administration ......... 33.97 22.1 26.44 26.44 26.44 50.70 50.70

Administrators, education and related fields .................. 42.89 14.5 25.95 25.95 43.67 58.59 68.36

Management related .......................................................... 18.80 11.5 7.50 13.39 19.29 23.87 26.19

Management related, n.e.c. ........................................... 14.50 20.3 6.12 7.50 11.54 21.59 25.78

Sales ......................................................................................... 9.46 6.9 6.20 6.75 8.71 10.60 13.34

Cashiers ......................................................................... 9.57 7.3 6.20 7.02 8.71 10.60 13.34

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.3. State and local government, selected occupations:Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time

workers, National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical ............................ $12.01 2.4 $7.42 $9.00 $11.50 $14.27 $17.21

Secretaries ..................................................................... 11.24 3.7 8.00 9.00 11.09 12.90 14.24

Typists ........................................................................... 12.65 3.4 9.46 11.40 13.04 14.65 14.65

Receptionists ................................................................. 9.59 6.8 7.16 8.75 9.00 11.20 11.20

Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................ 14.93 12.1 9.44 12.02 16.16 18.57 18.57

Library clerks ................................................................. 10.18 3.9 6.60 7.50 9.25 12.36 15.04

Records clerks, n.e.c. .................................................... 11.07 9.6 8.16 9.57 9.57 12.92 15.80

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ............... 12.86 5.5 10.21 10.38 12.92 14.25 15.90

Dispatchers .................................................................... 12.92 17.6 7.00 7.06 11.62 14.40 21.62

Stock and inventory clerks ............................................. 14.27 2.9 13.99 13.99 13.99 13.99 15.51

General office clerks ...................................................... 9.92 10.4 5.15 7.00 9.85 12.00 15.42

Teachers’ aides ............................................................. 13.10 2.5 8.45 9.81 12.19 15.77 18.84

Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................ 12.58 8.0 5.64 10.01 12.65 15.05 17.09

Blue collar .................................................................................... 12.43 2.5 8.44 9.89 11.97 14.36 17.08

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................. 10.00 7.0 8.44 8.61 9.66 12.07 12.07

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

Transportation and material moving ..................................... 13.17 2.8 9.35 10.75 12.49 14.98 17.46

Truck drivers .................................................................. 10.31 10.0 8.53 8.53 8.83 11.33 15.75

Bus drivers ..................................................................... 13.29 2.8 9.44 10.91 12.60 15.02 17.58

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......... 9.17 4.4 6.00 7.54 9.03 10.05 12.00

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ............... 10.03 5.6 7.29 8.50 10.00 10.67 14.70

Construction laborers ..................................................... 9.10 5.3 6.30 9.00 9.00 9.50 10.24

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ............................. 8.32 7.3 5.65 6.50 7.95 9.93 12.00

Service .......................................................................................... 9.97 1.8 6.62 7.83 9.50 11.44 13.37

Protective service .............................................................. 11.09 3.4 6.79 8.50 10.35 12.48 14.94

Firefighting ..................................................................... 8.01 9.8 6.75 6.75 7.18 7.87 10.22

Police and detectives, public service ............................. 13.19 7.7 10.00 11.25 12.09 14.18 18.34

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ..... 17.06 13.3 8.29 14.50 16.00 16.77 38.05

Crossing guards ............................................................. 9.26 3.7 6.67 8.00 8.80 10.60 12.06

Guards and police, except public service ...................... 11.73 7.0 8.50 8.79 10.34 13.88 19.64

Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................ 10.84 7.2 7.35 9.50 11.65 12.48 12.77

Food service ...................................................................... 9.32 2.0 6.45 7.62 9.09 11.12 12.20

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ............................... 7.71 14.1 3.65 5.15 8.70 9.78 10.28

Other food service ........................................................... 9.34 2.0 6.50 7.65 9.09 11.12 12.21

Cooks ............................................................................. 9.81 4.6 7.09 8.11 9.81 11.51 12.58

Kitchen workers, food preparation ................................. 8.62 5.8 6.25 7.37 8.14 10.03 11.59

Food preparation, n.e.c. ................................................. 9.39 2.9 6.48 7.93 9.28 11.12 11.85

Health service .................................................................... 11.35 6.0 7.45 8.96 10.30 12.77 15.95

Health aides, except nursing ......................................... 11.85 5.5 8.12 10.70 12.29 13.65 15.05

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ........................ 10.85 6.6 7.25 8.65 10.26 11.91 16.62

Cleaning and building service ............................................ 9.85 4.6 6.50 7.75 9.14 11.52 14.30

Maids and housemen .................................................... 13.60 12.2 9.88 11.63 14.39 15.01 16.55

Janitors and cleaners ..................................................... 9.62 4.5 6.50 7.75 9.00 11.19 13.89

Personal service ................................................................ 9.64 2.3 6.44 7.50 9.00 11.12 12.86

Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities .......... 8.49 3.8 5.75 6.75 8.00 8.98 12.36

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.3. State and local government, selected occupations:Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time

workers, National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002–Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Percentiles

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Service –Continued

Personal service –Continued

Public transportation attendants .................................... $10.67 14.5 $7.63 $8.68 $9.41 $14.51 $14.51

Welfare service aides .................................................... 9.71 7.7 6.74 7.77 9.40 11.59 13.11

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .............................. 10.08 6.6 7.00 7.52 9.25 11.95 14.28

Child care workers, n.e.c. .............................................. 10.19 3.5 6.15 8.48 11.11 11.12 11.97

Service, n.e.c. ................................................................ 8.95 5.3 6.50 7.34 7.85 10.53 12.41

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in

the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the

same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate

shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At

the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th

and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 2 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2001

and January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in National

Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see appendix A in National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS Internet site

http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. 

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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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All ............................................................... $718 0.9 39.6 $692 0.9 39.7 $851 0.8 38.8

All, excluding sales ............................. 721 .9 39.5 693 1.0 39.7 852 .8 38.8

White collar ........................................... 874 .8 39.5 856 1.1 39.8 942 .9 38.2

White collar, excluding sales .......... 906 .8 39.4 893 1.1 39.7 943 .9 38.2

Professional specialty and

technical ...................................... 1,073 1.3 38.9 1,062 1.9 39.5 1,096 .7 37.8

Professional specialty ..................... 1,155 1.6 38.9 1,166 2.5 39.7 1,137 .8 37.6

Engineers, architects, and

surveyors .............................. 1,328 1.6 40.6 1,346 1.7 40.7 1,138 2.1 39.4

Architects ................................ 1,073 7.4 40.3 1,057 8.7 40.5 1,167 5.4 39.2

Aerospace engineers .............. 1,471 6.4 40.2 1,471 6.4 40.2 – – –

Metallurgical and materials

engineers .......................... 1,195 6.6 40.6 1,231 7.9 40.9 – – –

Petroleum engineers .............. 1,532 6.2 40.0 1,532 6.2 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ................ 1,514 3.4 40.3 1,515 3.4 40.3 – – –

Nuclear engineers .................. 1,446 3.2 40.0 1,473 2.8 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ........................ 1,191 3.0 40.5 1,197 4.2 41.0 1,178 2.9 39.3

Electrical and electronic

engineers .......................... 1,433 3.3 40.9 1,447 2.9 41.0 1,155 2.7 40.1

Industrial engineers ................ 1,198 1.8 40.9 1,203 1.8 41.0 867 9.0 40.0

Mechanical engineers ............. 1,215 3.6 40.7 1,221 3.7 40.8 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ..................... 1,392 3.1 40.3 1,415 3.3 40.3 1,108 4.3 39.7

Surveyors and mapping

scientists ........................... 1,237 6.4 41.0 1,247 6.4 41.1 – – –

Mathematical and computer

scientists ............................... 1,311 2.7 40.1 1,335 2.7 40.1 1,004 2.7 39.6

Computer systems analysts

and scientists .................... 1,321 2.7 40.1 1,348 2.6 40.2 1,008 2.7 39.6

Operations and systems

researchers and analysts 1,238 5.3 39.9 1,241 5.3 39.9 – – –

Actuaries ................................. 1,337 5.9 40.4 1,337 5.9 40.4 – – –

Statisticians ............................ 1,029 6.8 40.1 1,043 8.1 40.2 – – –

Natural scientists ........................ 1,139 4.4 40.0 1,250 3.5 40.2 891 5.7 39.8

Physicists and astronomers .... 1,286 11.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Chemists, except biochemists 1,216 4.4 39.6 1,222 4.9 39.5 1,161 2.7 40.0

Atmospheric and space

scientists ........................... 984 18.9 40.9 957 19.6 40.4 – – –

Geologists and geodesists ..... 1,270 10.1 40.3 1,333 12.3 40.4 1,059 18.0 40.0

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ........ 1,213 6.5 40.5 1,323 6.0 40.9 925 7.2 39.7

Agricultural and food scientists 943 5.7 40.0 990 14.2 40.0 916 5.8 40.0

Biological and life scientists .... 1,112 15.2 39.5 1,343 10.0 39.5 782 4.8 39.5

Forestry and conservation

scientists ........................... 829 8.7 40.3 – – – 807 10.3 39.8

Medical scientists ................... 1,022 4.4 40.2 1,094 5.3 40.4 907 4.8 39.8

Health related ............................. 1,111 3.5 39.4 1,129 4.0 39.3 1,026 2.8 39.8

Physicians .............................. 2,138 10.9 42.2 2,353 8.0 41.2 1,336 15.4 45.7

Dentists ................................... 1,392 13.8 41.8 – – – – – –

Optometrists ........................... 2,022 12.7 39.0 2,022 12.7 39.0 – – –

Registered nurses .................. 943 1.2 38.9 940 1.6 38.9 960 2.4 39.0

Pharmacists ............................ 1,472 1.9 39.7 1,492 1.8 39.7 1,262 8.1 39.9

Dietitians ................................. 767 3.4 39.8 776 4.5 39.9 741 3.2 39.4

Respiratory therapists ............. 781 2.1 38.6 778 2.3 38.6 808 2.1 38.7

Occupational therapists .......... 926 3.9 39.0 904 4.6 39.3 1,023 3.7 37.7

Physical therapists .................. 1,031 2.5 39.6 1,013 2.6 39.8 1,157 7.6 38.3

Speech therapists ................... 1,089 4.0 38.2 899 2.8 39.7 1,200 5.2 37.3

Therapists, n.e.c. .................... 708 10.8 39.6 682 13.2 39.7 791 6.5 39.2

Physicians’ assistants ............. 1,262 5.0 39.9 1,264 5.1 40.0 – – –

Teachers, college and university 1,585 2.7 39.2 1,658 4.3 38.7 1,552 3.1 39.4

Earth, environmental, and

marine science teachers ... 1,747 10.4 39.2 – – – 1,661 14.6 38.9

Biological science teachers .... 1,657 11.1 40.0 1,807 16.8 40.7 1,575 14.5 39.6

Chemistry teachers ................. 1,597 9.2 41.1 2,012 6.7 38.8 1,405 7.2 42.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and

technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, college and university

–Continued

Physics teachers .................... $1,948 8.9 39.0 $2,031 7.5 39.1 – – –

Natural science teachers,

n.e.c. ................................. 1,484 11.9 39.6 – – – $1,454 13.3 39.5

Psychology teachers .............. 1,468 11.5 39.4 1,666 11.2 38.5 1,349 16.6 40.0

Economics teachers ............... 2,664 11.0 43.2 1,675 10.1 34.3 – – –

History teachers ...................... 1,492 10.1 41.3 1,250 8.1 42.0 1,674 10.1 40.8

Political science teachers ....... 1,427 10.5 39.6 1,454 16.5 40.0 1,411 13.3 39.4

Sociology teachers ................. 1,293 8.7 39.9 1,390 11.8 40.7 1,180 10.6 39.0

Social science teachers, n.e.c. 1,535 8.2 39.1 1,486 10.1 38.2 1,564 12.2 39.7

Engineering teachers .............. 2,235 6.3 41.5 2,165 12.2 39.0 2,271 7.2 42.8

Mathematical science

teachers ............................ 1,534 6.0 38.7 1,480 7.4 39.2 1,557 7.4 38.4

Computer science teachers .... 1,462 13.6 38.0 1,055 9.5 38.5 1,615 12.4 37.8

Medical science teachers ....... 2,162 7.3 44.6 2,252 12.9 41.7 2,112 9.2 46.2

Health specialties teachers ..... 1,587 8.6 38.5 2,021 10.5 40.8 1,442 10.4 37.7

Business, commerce, and

marketing teachers ........... 1,641 10.9 38.5 1,749 10.4 37.6 1,558 14.7 39.3

Agriculture and forestry

teachers ............................ 1,456 15.5 36.6 – – – 1,450 18.5 36.9

Art, drama, and music

teachers ............................ 1,276 7.2 38.8 1,269 5.4 38.9 1,282 12.5 38.7

Physical education teachers ... 1,541 14.9 38.5 1,263 8.3 38.9 1,876 22.5 38.0

Education teachers ................. 1,502 9.4 37.8 1,549 17.6 36.6 1,465 7.2 38.7

English teachers ..................... 1,639 8.3 37.7 1,368 6.6 38.3 1,775 8.9 37.4

Foreign language teachers ..... 1,292 15.3 40.9 1,581 7.4 37.9 1,108 20.6 42.8

Law teachers .......................... 1,915 11.3 37.0 1,979 13.7 37.8 – – –

Theology teachers .................. 1,646 13.6 39.7 1,840 21.0 38.2 1,496 8.5 40.8

Trade and industrial teachers 1,143 6.3 38.7 669 8.3 42.2 1,273 5.0 37.7

Other post-secondary

teachers ............................ 1,504 4.6 38.3 1,655 15.6 37.4 1,463 3.7 38.6

Teachers, except college and

university .............................. 1,082 1.1 36.7 681 3.5 38.2 1,150 1.0 36.4

Prekindergarten and

kindergarten ...................... 685 7.0 38.0 442 3.9 38.6 1,062 2.9 37.0

Elementary school teachers ... 1,123 1.3 36.4 746 5.3 37.2 1,155 1.1 36.3

Secondary school teachers .... 1,147 1.4 37.0 1,059 3.3 38.0 1,152 1.5 36.9

Teachers, special education ... 1,142 2.7 35.8 875 4.4 38.0 1,191 2.5 35.4

Teachers, n.e.c. ...................... 1,047 3.8 36.5 730 4.8 38.6 1,136 3.7 36.0

Substitute teachers ................. 398 13.6 33.5 – – – 398 13.6 33.5

Vocational and educational

counselors ........................ 1,023 4.7 37.6 626 4.8 39.0 1,176 3.7 37.1

Librarians, archivists, and

curators ................................. 964 2.1 38.2 900 5.6 38.4 1,008 3.7 38.0

Librarians ................................ 1,002 3.3 38.0 957 5.8 38.1 1,024 3.9 38.0

Archivists and curators ........... 779 10.2 38.9 784 12.0 38.9 759 16.8 39.0

Social scientists and urban

planners ................................ 1,082 3.9 39.2 1,075 4.6 40.0 1,091 5.6 38.2

Economists ............................. 1,138 3.9 40.9 1,143 4.1 40.9 – – –

Psychologists .......................... 1,102 4.9 38.2 990 9.0 39.0 1,180 4.5 37.6

Social scientists, n.e.c. ........... 863 14.7 38.6 935 16.3 37.9 759 29.0 39.7

Urban planners ....................... 1,021 5.1 39.4 – – – 1,017 5.3 39.5

Social, recreation, and religious

workers ................................. 676 5.5 39.2 616 6.7 39.3 754 2.2 39.1

Social workers ........................ 674 5.8 39.1 610 7.1 39.2 757 2.3 39.1

Recreation workers ................. 657 5.7 39.0 587 10.3 38.7 711 5.9 39.2

Clergy ..................................... 782 17.0 45.0 782 17.0 45.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and

technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Social, recreation, and religious

workers –Continued

Religious workers, n.e.c. ........ $767 6.4 39.8 $767 6.4 39.8 – – –

Lawyers and judges .................... 1,814 4.7 40.8 2,005 6.5 41.9 $1,427 7.1 38.7

Lawyers .................................. 1,804 4.9 40.9 2,005 6.5 41.9 1,337 7.9 38.5

Judges .................................... 2,045 7.7 39.6 – – – 2,045 7.7 39.6

Writers, authors, entertainers,

athletes, and professionals,

n.e.c. ..................................... 954 3.7 39.3 932 3.7 39.3 1,194 20.6 39.6

Technical writers ..................... 1,064 8.3 40.4 1,064 8.3 40.4 – – –

Designers ............................... 910 5.4 39.8 911 5.5 39.8 798 9.9 39.6

Musicians and composers ...... 1,023 34.0 31.4 1,026 34.5 31.3 – – –

Actors and directors ................ 1,110 10.8 40.6 1,110 10.8 40.6 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft

artists, and artist

printmakers ....................... 775 8.1 39.4 775 8.3 39.4 792 14.0 38.6

Photographers ........................ 656 11.6 39.8 650 12.4 39.8 – – –

Artists, performers, and

related workers, n.e.c. ...... 592 9.1 39.6 581 9.2 40.0 662 7.5 37.3

Editors and reporters .............. 886 5.5 39.5 889 5.7 39.5 775 10.1 39.2

Public relations specialists ...... 997 9.7 39.0 994 12.0 38.9 1,010 8.9 39.5

Athletes ................................... 1,174 26.1 37.8 793 5.0 36.3 1,749 10.3 40.0

Professional, n.e.c. ................. 1,192 6.8 39.5 1,223 7.4 39.5 1,044 8.4 39.5

Technical ........................................ 790 1.5 39.0 807 1.8 38.9 688 2.2 39.5

Clinical laboratory

technologists and

technicians ........................ 669 4.2 38.8 667 5.0 38.7 683 9.9 39.6

Dental hygienists .................... 1,084 6.0 36.4 1,104 5.3 36.1 – – –

Health record technologists

and technicians ................. 521 15.6 39.8 518 16.7 39.8 574 12.9 39.9

Radiological technicians ......... 878 4.2 39.5 888 4.3 39.5 776 4.7 39.9

Licensed practical nurses ....... 605 1.4 39.0 610 1.5 38.9 587 2.7 39.6

Health technologists and

technicians, n.e.c. ............. 619 2.4 39.5 616 2.8 39.4 631 3.4 40.0

Electrical and electronic

technicians ........................ 776 5.5 39.9 778 5.3 39.9 740 12.7 39.9

Industrial engineering

technicians ........................ 887 4.2 40.2 895 4.1 40.2 – – –

Mechanical engineering

technicians ........................ 904 4.0 40.3 914 3.9 40.3 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. 850 3.1 39.8 891 4.4 40.0 729 3.8 39.3

Drafters ................................... 767 3.1 40.3 764 3.3 40.3 809 5.3 39.8

Surveying and mapping

technicians ........................ 661 5.0 40.6 647 6.2 40.9 720 7.7 39.1

Biological technicians ............. 668 4.4 39.5 682 4.9 39.5 610 8.1 39.6

Chemical technicians .............. 811 6.7 39.8 810 6.9 39.8 826 4.5 40.0

Science technicians, n.e.c. ..... 806 8.8 39.5 838 8.4 39.9 637 8.4 37.4

Airplane pilots and navigators 2,484 5.9 22.3 2,498 5.9 22.1 – – –

Broadcast equipment

operators .......................... 781 10.9 39.8 744 12.1 40.0 925 9.4 38.9

Computer programmers ......... 992 4.8 39.9 1,003 5.3 39.9 899 5.2 39.6

Tool programmers, numerical

control ............................... 831 5.7 40.0 831 5.7 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ...................... 695 5.9 38.6 696 6.6 38.5 687 7.1 39.5

Technical and related, n.e.c. .. 792 4.2 39.8 804 4.9 40.0 740 6.0 39.3

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ................................... 1,267 2.5 40.5 1,291 3.0 40.8 1,153 2.4 39.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and

managerial –Continued

Executives, administrators, and

managers .............................. $1,423 3.0 40.8 $1,440 3.7 41.1 $1,342 2.4 39.4

Legislators .............................. 548 26.3 37.9 – – – 548 26.3 37.9

Chief executives and general

administrators, public

administration ................... 1,933 15.2 42.7 – – – 1,699 3.5 39.7

Administrators and officials,

public administration ......... 1,204 3.1 39.6 1,869 20.9 39.0 1,190 2.8 39.6

Financial managers ................ 1,480 9.1 40.7 1,470 9.6 40.8 1,610 18.7 38.9

Personnel and labor relations

managers .......................... 1,334 11.2 41.2 1,315 12.3 41.4 1,513 6.2 39.4

Purchasing managers ............. 1,301 4.7 40.5 1,306 4.4 40.6 1,265 21.7 39.9

Managers, marketing,

advertising, and public

relations ............................ 1,749 9.2 40.9 1,751 9.2 40.9 1,342 21.2 40.8

Administrators, education and

related fields ..................... 1,399 3.9 39.6 1,073 7.4 40.7 1,526 4.2 39.2

Managers, medicine and

health ................................ 1,350 4.3 39.9 1,352 4.1 40.1 1,342 14.4 39.0

Managers, food servicing and

lodging establishments ..... 817 3.8 43.2 820 4.0 43.6 787 10.1 39.2

Managers, properties and real

estate ................................ 873 8.7 39.5 864 9.5 39.6 978 7.9 39.2

Funeral directors ..................... 1,081 7.7 47.1 1,081 7.7 47.1 – – –

Managers, service

organizations, n.e.c. ......... 1,140 8.8 40.6 1,150 9.4 40.7 1,013 5.5 39.2

Managers and administrators,

n.e.c. ................................. 1,509 5.0 41.2 1,523 5.1 41.3 1,248 8.0 39.9

Management related ................... 997 1.7 39.9 1,028 2.0 40.1 867 1.9 39.1

Accountants and auditors ....... 929 2.6 39.8 949 3.1 39.9 835 3.2 39.2

Underwriters ........................... 905 7.8 37.7 905 7.8 37.7 – – –

Other financial officers ............ 1,267 6.4 39.9 1,289 6.4 40.0 982 5.8 38.3

Management analysts ............ 1,124 4.8 40.0 1,185 4.1 40.1 889 8.1 39.7

Personnel, training, and labor

relations specialists .......... 954 2.8 41.0 971 3.3 41.5 877 4.2 39.0

Purchasing agents and

buyers, farm products ....... 1,023 20.5 39.6 1,087 21.0 39.5 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail

trade, except farm

products ............................ 930 8.6 39.8 931 8.7 39.8 – – –

Purchasing agents and

buyers, n.e.c. .................... 959 6.0 40.1 1,015 4.3 40.1 691 9.5 39.8

Construction inspectors .......... 931 4.2 39.9 948 10.3 40.4 923 3.9 39.6

Inspectors and compliance

officers, except

construction ...................... 875 2.7 39.8 1,007 5.3 41.3 795 2.4 38.8

Management related, n.e.c. .... 949 1.6 39.6 956 2.0 39.8 922 3.1 39.0

Sales .................................................. 681 2.1 40.3 682 2.1 40.3 515 8.1 38.0

Supervisors, sales .................. 797 5.1 41.4 797 5.1 41.4 686 9.3 39.9

Insurance sales ...................... 869 8.9 40.3 869 8.9 40.3 – – –

Real estate sales .................... 761 8.1 39.2 757 8.5 39.3 – – –

Securities and financial

services sales ................... 1,731 12.0 39.8 1,731 12.0 39.8 – – –

Advertising and related sales 838 8.6 38.7 838 8.6 38.7 – – –

Sales, other business services 916 9.0 40.9 916 9.0 40.9 – – –

Sales engineers ...................... 1,613 20.4 42.8 1,613 20.4 42.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Sales –Continued

Sales representatives, mining,

manufacturing, and

wholesale .......................... $979 5.1 40.6 $979 5.1 40.6 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles

and boats .......................... 864 4.7 45.6 864 4.7 45.6 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ........... 399 4.6 37.8 399 4.6 37.8 – – –

Sales workers, shoes ............. 405 9.1 39.8 405 9.1 39.8 – – –

Sales workers, furniture and

home furnishings .............. 634 8.8 41.5 634 8.8 41.5 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and

building supplies ............... 592 5.6 41.1 592 5.6 41.1 – – –

Sales workers, parts ............... 576 5.0 40.7 576 5.0 40.7 – – –

Sales workers, other

commodities ..................... 549 6.4 39.6 550 6.4 39.6 – – –

Sales counter clerks ............... 407 9.9 39.4 407 9.9 39.4 – – –

Cashiers ................................. 347 2.0 39.1 345 2.0 39.2 $452 8.4 37.5

Street and door-to-door sales

workers ............................. 724 29.1 39.9 724 29.1 39.9 – – –

Sales support, n.e.c. ............... 621 9.3 40.2 621 9.4 40.2 – – –

Administrative support, including

clerical ......................................... 537 .5 39.2 537 .6 39.4 537 1.3 38.6

Supervisors, general office ..... 709 3.1 39.5 708 3.5 39.6 713 2.6 39.4

Supervisors, computer

equipment operators ......... 765 9.7 40.0 728 14.4 40.3 – – –

Supervisors, financial records

processing ........................ 768 2.3 38.9 768 2.4 39.0 758 7.1 37.7

Chief communications

operators .......................... 824 6.5 40.0 874 11.7 40.0 805 7.7 40.0

Supervisors, distribution,

scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ................................ 807 4.0 40.4 816 4.7 40.6 773 10.0 39.6

Computer operators ................ 626 2.5 39.3 638 2.2 39.4 599 7.5 39.1

Peripheral equipment

operators .......................... 555 10.2 39.4 557 12.1 39.7 – – –

Secretaries ............................. 578 1.2 38.9 582 1.5 39.0 568 3.2 38.9

Stenographers ........................ 661 5.1 39.0 627 7.9 39.8 716 9.5 37.5

Typists .................................... 541 1.9 38.1 552 4.6 38.5 532 2.2 37.8

Interviewers ............................ 475 3.6 39.7 476 4.0 39.7 466 9.1 39.8

Hotel clerks ............................. 349 2.7 39.6 349 2.7 39.6 – – –

Transportation ticket and

reservation agents ............ 539 5.9 39.4 532 6.0 39.4 – – –

Receptionists .......................... 433 1.9 39.3 433 2.0 39.3 430 4.9 39.5

Information clerks, n.e.c. ........ 492 2.8 39.6 486 3.0 39.6 596 5.0 39.0

Correspondence clerks ........... 522 2.1 40.0 525 2.2 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ............................ 536 1.8 39.6 535 1.8 39.6 609 11.0 40.0

Personnel clerks, except

payroll and timekeeping .... 586 3.7 39.7 601 3.0 39.9 537 10.2 39.1

Library clerks .......................... 471 3.7 38.2 481 6.1 38.0 468 4.3 38.3

File clerks ............................... 399 2.5 39.6 398 2.6 39.6 410 6.7 39.2

Records clerks, n.e.c. ............. 513 2.3 39.4 510 2.6 39.5 526 3.7 39.2

Bookkeepers, accounting and

auditing clerks ................... 544 1.6 39.4 542 1.8 39.4 565 2.3 39.1

Payroll and timekeeping clerks 607 2.5 39.6 601 2.7 39.6 657 4.3 39.0

Billing clerks ............................ 482 3.6 39.7 480 3.8 39.7 522 8.3 40.0

Cost and rate clerks ................ 593 23.2 40.2 593 23.2 40.2 – – –

Billing, posting, and

calculating machine

operators .......................... 509 5.8 38.6 510 5.8 38.6 – – –

Duplicating machine operators 450 6.8 39.5 460 4.4 39.3 434 13.6 39.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including

clerical –Continued

Mail preparing and paper

handling machine

operators .......................... $452 6.3 39.6 $452 6.3 39.6 – – –

Office machine operators,

n.e.c. ................................. 411 5.4 39.9 406 5.7 39.9 – – –

Telephone operators .............. 513 3.8 39.0 515 3.9 39.0 $489 6.3 39.4

Communications equipment

operators, n.e.c. ................ 458 12.9 39.6 439 15.6 39.9 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal

service .............................. 461 6.1 39.1 468 6.4 39.0 387 12.8 39.6

Messengers ............................ 396 10.4 39.5 379 8.0 39.9 510 16.4 37.2

Dispatchers ............................. 620 3.8 40.0 607 3.2 40.2 635 7.2 39.9

Production coordinators .......... 689 3.3 39.9 688 3.3 39.9 842 18.7 39.6

Traffic, shipping and receiving

clerks ................................ 509 3.0 39.8 508 3.0 39.9 559 6.3 38.6

Stock and inventory clerks ...... 503 2.2 39.8 502 2.4 39.9 514 4.5 39.1

Meter readers ......................... 653 4.6 40.0 662 6.1 40.0 632 6.7 40.0

Weighers, measurers,

checkers, and samplers .... 603 7.8 40.1 603 7.8 40.1 – – –

Expeditors ............................... 601 3.2 39.7 598 3.1 39.7 – – –

Material recording, scheduling,

and distribution clerks,

n.e.c. ................................. 531 9.5 39.7 529 9.7 39.7 658 8.2 40.0

Insurance adjusters,

examiners, and

investigators ..................... 744 8.2 38.8 746 8.3 38.8 617 7.0 40.0

Investigators and adjusters,

except insurance .............. 588 2.4 39.7 585 2.4 39.7 710 4.9 40.0

Eligibility clerks, social welfare 583 2.8 38.9 486 2.9 39.5 622 2.9 38.7

Bill and account collectors ...... 531 4.1 39.5 526 4.3 39.5 619 3.9 39.6

General office clerks ............... 502 1.1 39.2 496 1.3 39.3 517 1.7 39.1

Bank tellers ............................. 398 1.7 39.2 398 1.7 39.2 – – –

Proofreaders ........................... 574 16.9 39.8 479 10.9 39.7 – – –

Data entry keyers ................... 481 2.3 39.5 479 2.8 39.5 490 3.0 39.4

Statistical clerks ...................... 536 4.3 39.7 550 5.2 39.6 455 11.8 39.9

Teachers’ aides ...................... 371 1.6 35.7 350 3.6 36.0 372 1.7 35.7

Administrative support, n.e.c. 548 1.3 39.2 545 1.6 39.3 559 2.8 38.8

Blue collar ............................................. 594 .9 40.0 590 1.0 40.0 663 1.3 39.4

Precision production, craft, and

repair ............................................ 730 1.1 40.0 728 1.2 40.0 754 1.9 39.8

Supervisors, mechanics and

repairers ........................... 931 3.1 41.0 933 3.5 41.1 921 4.4 39.8

Automobile mechanics ........... 698 3.9 40.3 689 4.0 40.3 783 9.9 39.8

Automobile mechanic

apprentices ....................... 489 5.4 40.5 484 5.6 40.5 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary

engine mechanics ............. 670 3.2 40.4 662 3.6 40.4 729 3.6 39.9

Aircraft engine mechanics ...... 1,007 5.3 40.0 1,008 5.3 40.0 – – –

Small engine repairers ............ 543 4.4 40.0 542 4.3 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related

repairers ........................... 710 9.3 40.2 709 9.4 40.2 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except

engine ............................... 1,000 6.7 40.0 1,000 6.7 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics 753 4.6 39.9 753 5.2 39.9 750 5.7 40.0

Farm equipment mechanics ... 585 6.0 41.0 586 6.1 41.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers 764 2.2 39.8 763 2.3 39.8 866 8.4 39.9

Machinery maintenance ......... 614 5.1 39.5 616 5.3 39.6 587 12.4 38.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and

repair –Continued

Electronic repairers,

communications and

industrial equipment ......... $785 4.1 39.9 $784 4.2 39.9 $810 7.9 39.9

Data processing equipment

repairers ........................... 620 15.9 39.8 616 16.6 39.7 – – –

Household appliance and

power tool repairers .......... 597 7.5 39.3 597 7.5 39.3 – – –

Telephone line installers and

repairers ........................... 934 3.8 40.0 940 3.7 40.0 – – –

Telephone installers and

repairers ........................... 910 2.4 40.0 910 2.6 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and

refrigeration mechanics .... 650 3.1 39.8 647 3.8 39.8 678 5.4 39.9

Camera, watch, and musical

instrument repairers .......... 594 24.0 40.0 594 24.0 40.0 – – –

Locksmiths and safe repairers 602 9.0 41.1 569 7.6 41.3 – – –

Office machine repairers ........ 581 8.6 39.9 581 8.6 39.9 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve

repairers ........................... 840 5.0 40.0 838 6.3 40.0 848 5.0 40.0

Elevator installers and

repairers ........................... 1,432 9.6 40.0 1,441 9.6 40.0 – – –

Millwrights ............................... 870 5.6 40.0 870 5.6 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers,

n.e.c. ................................. 627 3.3 39.5 626 3.8 39.5 638 3.1 39.8

Supervisors, brickmasons,

stonemasons, and

tilesetters .......................... 840 17.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and

related workers ................. 1,002 5.8 40.2 1,008 5.9 40.2 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and

power transmission

installers ........................... 1,068 4.8 40.0 1,084 4.8 40.0 949 10.1 40.0

Supervisors, painters,

paperhangers, and

plasterers .......................... 815 14.2 40.9 812 14.4 40.9 – – –

Supervisors, plumbers,

pipefitters, and

steamfitters ....................... 1,030 4.2 40.8 1,016 5.9 41.1 1,077 12.2 40.0

Supervisors, construction

trades, n.e.c. ..................... 851 3.5 40.2 854 4.1 40.3 838 6.6 39.9

Brickmasons and

stonemasons .................... 797 7.5 40.0 798 7.5 40.0 – – –

Tile setters, hard and soft ....... 899 14.2 40.0 899 14.2 40.0 – – –

Carpet installers ...................... 757 12.3 39.5 757 12.3 39.5 – – –

Carpenters .............................. 729 3.3 39.9 727 3.5 40.0 762 6.4 39.5

Carpenter apprentices ............ 696 13.6 40.0 696 13.6 40.0 – – –

Drywall installers ..................... 830 10.2 40.0 830 10.2 40.0 – – –

Electricians ............................. 887 3.4 39.7 895 3.8 39.7 818 6.1 39.9

Electrician apprentices ........... 592 4.0 39.9 590 4.1 39.9 – – –

Electrical power installers and

repairers ........................... 972 3.8 40.0 976 4.5 40.0 947 5.8 40.0

Painters, construction and

maintenance ..................... 543 6.3 39.8 529 5.7 39.8 721 7.6 39.6

Plasterers ............................... 602 12.6 40.0 – – – – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and

steamfitters ....................... 842 3.5 39.6 850 3.8 39.6 743 7.5 39.5

Plumber, pipefitter, and

steamfitter apprentices ..... 722 13.2 39.5 723 13.4 39.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and

repair –Continued

Concrete and terrazzo

finishers ............................ $723 10.2 39.4 $731 10.4 39.4 – – –

Glaziers .................................. 677 5.5 40.0 633 6.5 40.0 – – –

Insulation workers ................... 573 5.7 39.8 572 5.8 39.8 – – –

Paving, surfacing, and

tamping equipment

operators .......................... 668 21.1 41.8 688 23.9 42.1 $547 2.6 40.0

Roofers ................................... 568 12.5 38.7 568 12.5 38.7 – – –

Sheetmetal duct installers ...... 821 14.6 40.0 821 14.6 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers ......... 704 5.5 40.0 690 5.8 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ...... 628 4.0 39.9 638 5.3 39.9 603 3.4 39.8

Supervisors, extractive ........... 977 10.2 41.4 977 10.2 41.4 – – –

Drillers, oil well ........................ 800 18.2 40.0 800 18.2 40.0 – – –

Mining machine operators ...... 620 9.7 40.0 620 9.7 40.0 – – –

Mining, n.e.c. .......................... 961 19.5 47.6 961 19.5 47.6 – – –

Supervisors, production .......... 836 3.1 40.5 836 3.2 40.5 831 13.9 40.0

Tool and die makers ............... 875 2.1 40.0 875 2.1 40.0 – – –

Tool and die maker

apprentices ....................... 535 12.1 39.8 535 12.1 39.8 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal ... 769 4.1 40.0 769 4.1 40.0 – – –

Machinists ............................... 741 4.9 40.0 739 5.0 40.0 – – –

Machinist apprentices ............. 580 3.7 40.0 580 3.7 40.0 – – –

Precision grinders, filers, and

tool sharpeners ................. 677 6.6 39.7 677 6.6 39.7 – – –

Patternmakers and

modelmakers, metal ......... 834 11.8 40.0 834 11.8 40.0 – – –

Layout workers ....................... 683 14.5 40.0 683 14.5 40.0 – – –

Precious stones and metals

workers ............................. 506 16.9 39.8 506 16.9 39.8 – – –

Engravers, metal .................... 686 19.9 40.0 686 19.9 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers ............... 657 9.0 38.5 657 9.0 38.5 – – –

Sheet metal worker

apprentices ....................... 554 18.6 39.1 554 18.6 39.1 – – –

Cabinet makers and bench

carpenters ......................... 477 7.1 40.0 474 7.2 40.0 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers .. 504 6.8 40.0 504 6.8 40.0 – – –

Tailors ..................................... 580 10.0 39.4 580 10.0 39.4 – – –

Upholsterers ........................... 634 13.7 40.0 634 13.7 40.0 – – –

Hand molders and shapers,

except jewelers ................. 703 5.3 40.0 703 5.3 40.0 – – –

Patternmakers, layout

workers, and cutters ......... 662 6.9 40.0 662 6.9 40.0 – – –

Dental laboratory and medical

appliance technicians ....... 589 3.4 39.5 581 3.4 39.5 – – –

Bookbinders ............................ 683 14.9 39.8 683 14.9 39.8 – – –

Electrical and electronic

equipment assemblers ..... 493 3.9 39.9 493 3.9 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous precision

workers, n.e.c. .................. 601 8.6 39.9 601 8.6 39.9 – – –

Precision food production ....... 516 10.1 39.9 516 10.1 39.9 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ...... 451 3.9 39.7 451 3.9 39.7 – – –

Bakers .................................... 455 3.9 39.6 456 4.2 39.5 – – –

Food batchmakers .................. 469 11.0 40.2 469 11.0 40.2 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and

graders ............................. 722 2.9 40.3 716 3.0 40.3 850 7.6 39.7

Precision inspectors, testers,

and related workers, n.e.c. 874 7.3 40.0 874 7.3 40.0 – – –

Adjusters and calibrators ........ 541 7.3 36.8 541 7.3 36.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and

repair –Continued

Water and sewer treatment

plant operators .................. $690 3.4 40.0 $584 14.0 40.0 $718 2.8 40.0

Power plant operators ............ 1,024 3.0 40.0 1,029 3.5 40.0 988 7.6 39.7

Stationary engineers ............... 872 4.5 39.8 868 5.3 39.9 880 8.9 39.6

Miscellaneous plant and

system operators, n.e.c. ... 885 3.1 39.5 890 3.1 39.5 657 6.2 40.0

Machine operators, assemblers,

and inspectors ............................ 519 1.4 39.8 519 1.4 39.8 641 10.2 39.6

Lathe and turning machine

set-up operators ............... 643 5.4 40.0 643 5.4 40.0 – – –

Lathe and turning machine

operators .......................... 600 5.9 40.0 600 5.9 40.0 – – –

Milling and planing machine

operators .......................... 522 5.2 40.0 522 5.2 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press

operators .......................... 510 7.8 40.0 510 7.8 40.0 – – –

Rolling machine operators ...... 615 11.8 40.0 615 11.8 40.0 – – –

Drilling and boring machine

operators .......................... 473 11.1 40.0 473 11.1 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing,

and polishing machine

operators .......................... 528 3.4 40.0 528 3.4 40.0 – – –

Forging machine operators ..... 547 7.7 39.8 547 7.7 39.8 – – –

Numerical control machine

operators .......................... 586 4.5 40.0 586 4.5 40.0 – – –

Fabricating machine

operators, n.e.c. ................ 584 3.9 39.9 584 3.9 39.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine

operators .......................... 493 3.5 39.7 493 3.5 39.7 – – –

Metal plating machine

operators .......................... 545 7.0 39.6 545 7.0 39.6 – – –

Heat treating equipment

operators .......................... 628 7.5 40.0 628 7.5 40.0 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and

planing machine operators 470 6.3 39.9 470 6.3 39.9 – – –

Sawing machine operators ..... 479 4.3 39.9 479 4.3 39.9 – – –

Shaping and jointing machine

operators .......................... 507 5.3 40.0 507 5.3 40.0 – – –

Nailing and tacking machine

operators .......................... 415 5.5 38.2 415 5.5 38.2 – – –

Printing press operators ......... 626 3.4 39.5 627 3.5 39.5 567 7.5 40.0

Photoengravers and

lithographers ..................... 664 4.3 39.4 664 4.3 39.4 – – –

Typesetters and compositors 593 8.4 39.0 567 7.9 39.2 – – –

Winding and twisting machine

operators .......................... 516 10.0 39.8 516 10.0 39.8 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and

weaving machine

operators .......................... 493 8.7 39.9 493 8.7 39.9 – – –

Textile cutting machine

operators .......................... 391 6.3 39.2 391 6.3 39.2 – – –

Textile sewing machine

operators .......................... 352 6.0 39.5 352 6.0 39.5 – – –

Pressing machine operators ... 358 4.1 39.4 358 4.1 39.4 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning

machine operators ............ 336 4.4 39.3 332 4.7 39.3 407 8.7 39.7

Cementing and gluing

machine operators ............ 476 8.3 40.0 476 8.3 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers,

and inspectors –Continued

Packaging and filling machine

operators .......................... $500 3.9 39.9 $500 3.9 39.9 – – –

Extruding and forming

machine operators ............ 503 5.7 39.4 503 5.7 39.4 – – –

Mixing and blending machine

operators .......................... 593 4.6 39.9 593 4.6 39.9 – – –

Separating, filtering, and

clarifying machine

operators .......................... 755 3.6 39.8 755 3.6 39.8 – – –

Compressing and compacting

machine operators ............ 460 2.4 40.4 460 2.4 40.4 – – –

Painting and paint spraying

machine operators ............ 604 6.0 40.0 604 6.0 40.0 – – –

Roasting and baking machine

operators, food ................. 456 9.5 40.0 456 9.5 40.0 – – –

Washing, cleaning, and

pickling machine operators 529 10.2 40.0 529 10.2 40.0 – – –

Folding machine operators ..... 523 7.7 40.0 523 7.7 40.0 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven

operators, except food ...... 548 6.2 39.9 543 6.3 40.0 $679 1.7 39.2

Crushing and grinding

machine operators ............ 519 4.5 40.1 519 4.5 40.1 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine

operators .......................... 525 4.6 39.9 525 4.6 39.9 – – –

Photographic process

machine operators ............ 475 4.7 39.9 475 4.7 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous machine

operators, n.e.c. ................ 538 2.7 39.8 538 2.7 39.8 730 15.5 39.3

Welders and cutters ................ 621 2.5 40.0 614 2.4 40.0 827 8.4 40.0

Solders and braziers ............... 414 9.8 40.0 414 9.8 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ............................. 520 3.2 40.0 520 3.2 40.0 – – –

Hand cutting and trimming ...... 395 12.6 40.0 395 12.6 40.0 – – –

Hand molding, casting, and

forming .............................. 437 7.4 40.0 437 7.4 40.0 – – –

Hand painting, coating, and

decorating ......................... 453 6.4 40.0 454 6.4 40.0 – – –

Hand engraving and printing .. 673 22.1 37.6 673 22.1 37.6 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working,

n.e.c. ................................. 443 6.1 39.6 443 6.1 39.6 – – –

Production inspectors,

checkers and examiners ... 526 4.1 39.8 526 4.1 39.8 – – –

Production testers ................... 529 4.7 39.9 529 4.7 39.9 – – –

Production samplers and

weighers ........................... 463 6.3 39.8 463 6.3 39.8 – – –

Graders and sorters, except

agricultural ........................ 399 7.5 39.9 399 7.5 39.9 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ........... 418 10.0 39.8 418 10.0 39.8 – – –

Transportation and material

moving ......................................... 598 1.8 40.7 596 2.0 41.0 612 2.0 38.5

Supervisors, motor vehicle

operators .......................... 787 5.1 42.4 814 3.0 43.4 711 14.4 39.8

Truck drivers ........................... 598 2.5 41.7 596 2.6 41.8 641 7.1 39.9

Driver-sales workers ............... 572 5.6 40.8 572 5.6 40.8 – – –

Bus drivers .............................. 558 3.5 36.6 498 7.6 37.6 590 3.0 36.0

Taxicab drivers and

chauffeurs ......................... 332 7.2 39.5 332 7.3 39.5 322 16.8 39.1

Parking lot attendants ............. 348 8.3 39.9 347 8.5 39.9 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ..... 395 9.7 38.6 357 8.5 38.5 638 5.6 39.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material

moving –Continued

Railroad conductors and

yardmasters ...................... $1,395 4.7 40.0 $1,400 4.8 40.0 – – –

Locomotive operating ............. 1,317 10.3 39.9 – – – $914 3.9 40.0

Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. .. 983 7.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Ship captains and mates,

except fishing boats .......... 880 13.9 45.6 867 14.4 45.9 – – –

Sailors and deckhands ........... 574 4.2 46.3 541 4.9 47.9 – – –

Bridge, lock and lighthouse

tenders .............................. 539 2.7 40.0 – – – 531 3.0 40.0

Supervisors, material moving

equipment ......................... 794 5.9 40.6 797 5.9 40.7 730 7.5 39.1

Operating engineers ............... 782 6.0 39.8 894 4.1 39.7 596 8.7 40.0

Hoist and winch operators ...... 521 12.7 40.0 521 12.7 40.0 – – –

Crane and tower operators ..... 679 5.1 40.0 676 5.1 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading

machine operators ............ 632 6.1 40.0 635 6.6 40.0 615 11.0 39.8

Grader, dozer, and scrapper

operators .......................... 596 4.4 40.0 643 6.2 40.0 528 4.2 39.9

Industrial truck and tractor

equipment operators ......... 544 2.6 39.9 545 2.6 39.9 496 3.7 40.0

Miscellaneous material

moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ................ 634 4.4 39.8 637 5.0 39.9 618 5.3 39.5

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ................. 455 1.4 39.7 448 1.4 39.7 556 2.5 39.8

Nursery workers ..................... 369 7.0 40.0 373 7.3 40.0 – – –

Supervisors,

agriculture-related workers 729 6.4 40.1 713 8.1 40.1 780 6.5 40.0

Groundskeepers and

gardeners, except farm ..... 456 3.3 39.7 419 3.7 39.7 528 4.8 39.8

Animal caretakers, except

farm .................................. 431 9.2 39.2 375 6.4 39.3 592 13.8 38.7

Inspectors, agricultural

products ............................ 402 16.6 40.0 402 16.6 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, handlers,

equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. .................. 728 7.6 39.7 728 8.7 39.6 732 5.9 40.0

Helpers, mechanics and

repairers ........................... 468 4.8 39.6 449 4.6 39.7 585 7.2 39.1

Helpers, construction trades ... 450 3.2 39.9 448 3.3 39.9 538 6.4 40.0

Helpers, extractive .................. 444 18.2 40.0 444 18.2 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ............. 514 4.0 39.7 514 4.5 39.7 506 5.2 39.7

Production helpers .................. 400 3.6 39.9 400 3.6 39.9 497 21.1 40.0

Garbage collectors ................. 596 7.3 40.9 557 7.9 41.5 657 12.3 39.9

Stevedores ............................. 715 19.0 40.0 714 19.5 40.0 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers ... 434 1.9 39.6 433 1.9 39.6 546 7.9 39.9

Machine feeders and

offbearers ......................... 418 3.1 39.8 419 3.1 39.8 – – –

Freight, stock, and material

handlers, n.e.c. ................. 496 5.2 39.8 496 5.2 39.8 504 11.6 40.0

Garage and service station

related ............................... 394 7.5 39.5 390 7.7 39.5 504 6.1 40.0

Vehicle washers and

equipment cleaners .......... 399 3.3 39.5 397 3.4 39.5 553 5.9 39.6

Hand packers and packagers 375 4.2 39.7 375 4.2 39.7 – – –

Laborers, except construction,

n.e.c. ................................. 435 2.3 39.7 424 2.5 39.6 528 3.9 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service ................................................... $441 1.7 38.9 $370 1.3 38.5 $670 1.4 40.1

Protective service ....................... 709 2.2 40.6 425 4.2 39.3 841 2.3 41.2

Supervisors, firefighters and

fire prevention ................... 1,199 4.9 49.0 – – – 1,199 4.9 49.0

Supervisors, police and

detectives ......................... 1,155 3.0 40.2 – – – 1,158 3.0 40.2

Supervisors, guards ................ 787 5.5 39.2 704 5.7 39.1 982 8.7 39.7

Fire inspection and fire

prevention ......................... 859 10.5 42.0 – – – 859 11.3 42.1

Firefighting .............................. 874 2.6 48.0 – – – 876 2.6 48.0

Police and detectives, public

service .............................. 907 1.0 39.9 – – – 908 1.0 39.9

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law

enforcement officers ......... 741 2.0 39.8 – – – 744 2.0 39.8

Correctional institution officers 657 5.1 39.9 – – – 660 5.2 39.9

Guards and police, except

public service .................... 408 3.1 39.2 400 3.3 39.3 533 5.1 38.5

Protective service, n.e.c. ........ 524 7.8 39.1 354 5.6 38.8 620 6.6 39.3

Food service ............................... 316 1.6 38.2 310 1.6 38.4 391 2.9 36.5

Waiters, waitresses, and

bartenders .......................... 190 3.5 37.1 189 3.5 37.1 – – –

Bartenders .............................. 262 6.1 37.6 262 6.1 37.6 – – –

Waiters and waitresses .......... 161 4.5 36.8 160 4.5 36.8 – – –

Waiters’/Waitresses’

assistants .......................... 241 5.7 37.9 240 5.9 37.9 – – –

Other food service .................... 362 1.7 38.7 359 1.9 38.9 389 2.8 36.5

Supervisors, food preparation

and service ....................... 546 2.5 41.7 551 2.6 42.1 503 6.5 38.1

Cooks ..................................... 364 1.6 38.4 363 1.6 38.6 376 4.4 35.5

Kitchen workers, food

preparation ....................... 322 2.9 38.8 320 3.2 39.0 340 3.6 37.4

Food preparation, n.e.c. ......... 308 1.7 37.9 302 1.7 38.1 365 3.9 36.0

Health service ............................. 415 1.9 38.7 402 2.2 38.6 496 2.4 39.3

Dental assistants .................... 531 6.5 36.8 532 6.7 36.8 473 12.1 40.0

Health aides, except nursing .. 464 3.5 39.4 452 4.4 39.4 526 4.2 39.3

Nursing aides, orderlies and

attendants ......................... 383 1.3 38.7 366 1.4 38.6 484 2.4 39.3

Cleaning and building service ..... 419 1.9 39.4 397 2.0 39.3 490 2.7 39.7

Supervisors, cleaning and

building service workers ... 591 4.3 40.0 553 5.6 40.0 702 9.4 39.8

Maids and housemen ............. 316 2.0 38.5 316 2.1 38.5 324 5.5 40.0

Janitors and cleaners ............. 433 1.7 39.6 413 2.9 39.5 476 1.8 39.7

Pest control ............................. 501 5.9 39.8 497 6.0 39.8 – – –

Personal service ......................... 406 4.1 37.1 401 4.0 37.0 439 5.8 37.5

Supervisors, personal service 618 4.3 40.3 611 5.1 40.5 690 9.3 39.0

Hairdressers and

cosmetologists .................. 520 7.7 37.7 520 7.7 37.7 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and

recreation facilities ............ 281 4.3 39.6 277 3.6 39.6 381 9.8 40.0

Guides .................................... 479 17.1 37.8 481 17.1 37.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours6

Weekly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service –Continued

Public transportation

attendants ......................... $630 3.7 20.0 $634 3.4 19.1 $564 20.5 36.6

Baggage porters and bellhops 276 6.2 39.1 276 6.2 39.1 – – –

Welfare service aides ............. 407 3.6 38.9 397 4.0 38.8 448 8.9 39.2

Early childhood teachers’

assistants .......................... 320 5.8 37.7 298 8.8 37.9 380 3.5 37.0

Child care workers, n.e.c. ....... 376 5.2 39.0 358 3.2 39.8 443 25.0 36.2

Service, n.e.c. ......................... 427 3.3 38.4 421 3.7 38.5 487 4.5 38.2

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

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

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

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

number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a

35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one

establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is

the minimum full-time schedule. 3 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between

December 2001 and January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to

cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in

National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the

BLS Internet site: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm or any of our published

bulletins. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

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

sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A in National

Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS

Internet site http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS

locality bulletins. 6 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a

week, exclusive of overtime.

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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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All ............................................................... $36,484 0.9 2,011 $35,755 0.9 2,053 $39,835 0.8 1,816

All excluding sales .............................. 36,575 .9 2,004 35,789 1.0 2,049 39,873 .8 1,815

White Collar ........................................... 43,878 .8 1,984 44,260 1.1 2,061 42,613 .9 1,730

White collar excluding sales ........... 45,237 .8 1,967 46,171 1.1 2,054 42,679 .9 1,730

Professional specialty and

technical ...................................... 51,460 1.3 1,867 54,438 1.9 2,026 46,578 .7 1,605

Professional specialty ..................... 54,179 1.6 1,825 59,473 2.5 2,027 47,481 .8 1,570

Engineers, architects, and

surveyors .............................. 69,027 1.6 2,109 69,952 1.7 2,115 59,162 2.1 2,048

Architects ................................ 55,800 7.4 2,095 54,989 8.7 2,105 60,693 5.4 2,038

Aerospace engineers .............. 76,488 6.4 2,089 76,488 6.4 2,089 – – –

Metallurgical and materials

engineers .......................... 62,119 6.6 2,112 63,998 7.9 2,127 – – –

Petroleum engineers .............. 79,667 6.2 2,080 79,667 6.2 2,080 – – –

Chemical engineers ................ 78,731 3.4 2,095 78,764 3.4 2,095 – – –

Nuclear engineers .................. 75,204 3.2 2,080 76,604 2.8 2,080 – – –

Civil engineers ........................ 61,944 3.0 2,105 62,257 4.2 2,135 61,276 2.9 2,043

Electrical and electronic

engineers .......................... 74,509 3.3 2,128 75,246 2.9 2,131 60,056 2.7 2,084

Industrial engineers ................ 62,299 1.8 2,129 62,528 1.8 2,130 45,071 9.0 2,080

Mechanical engineers ............. 63,161 3.6 2,116 63,469 3.7 2,123 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ..................... 72,294 3.1 2,091 73,514 3.3 2,094 57,459 4.3 2,057

Surveyors and mapping

scientists ........................... 64,312 6.4 2,132 64,839 6.4 2,137 – – –

Mathematical and computer

scientists ............................... 68,156 2.7 2,085 69,414 2.7 2,087 51,998 2.7 2,051

Computer systems analysts

and scientists .................... 68,692 2.7 2,085 70,093 2.6 2,088 52,243 2.7 2,054

Operations and systems

researchers and analysts 64,391 5.3 2,076 64,548 5.3 2,077 – – –

Actuaries ................................. 69,518 5.9 2,099 69,518 5.9 2,099 – – –

Statisticians ............................ 53,527 6.8 2,087 54,226 8.1 2,093 – – –

Natural scientists ........................ 59,039 4.4 2,075 64,913 3.5 2,085 46,015 5.7 2,053

Physicists and astronomers .... 66,895 11.4 2,079 – – – – – –

Chemists, except biochemists 63,221 4.4 2,058 63,557 4.9 2,055 60,361 2.7 2,080

Atmospheric and space

scientists ........................... 51,161 18.9 2,127 49,765 19.6 2,100 – – –

Geologists and geodesists ..... 65,854 10.1 2,089 69,305 12.3 2,101 54,323 18.0 2,052

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ........ 63,086 6.5 2,108 68,781 6.0 2,125 48,101 7.2 2,064

Agricultural and food scientists 48,169 5.7 2,042 51,006 14.2 2,060 46,516 5.8 2,032

Biological and life scientists .... 57,607 15.2 2,045 69,395 10.0 2,040 40,639 4.8 2,054

Forestry and conservation

scientists ........................... 43,122 8.7 2,094 – – – 41,941 10.3 2,071

Medical scientists ................... 52,747 4.4 2,075 56,907 5.3 2,103 46,292 4.8 2,032

Health related ............................. 57,200 3.5 2,029 58,601 4.0 2,040 51,028 2.8 1,981

Physicians .............................. 111,199 10.9 2,194 122,376 8.0 2,145 69,469 15.4 2,377

Dentists ................................... 72,408 13.8 2,171 – – – – – –

Optometrists ........................... 105,168 12.7 2,027 105,168 12.7 2,027 – – –

Registered nurses .................. 48,678 1.2 2,009 48,753 1.6 2,019 48,339 2.4 1,966

Pharmacists ............................ 76,453 1.9 2,061 77,514 1.8 2,060 65,663 8.1 2,073

Dietitians ................................. 39,871 3.4 2,070 40,361 4.5 2,077 38,540 3.2 2,049

Respiratory therapists ............. 40,600 2.1 2,010 40,451 2.3 2,009 42,036 2.1 2,014

Occupational therapists .......... 46,695 3.9 1,966 46,588 4.6 2,022 47,135 3.7 1,737

Physical therapists .................. 52,818 2.5 2,027 52,655 2.6 2,069 53,787 7.6 1,781

Speech therapists ................... 46,946 4.0 1,648 46,243 2.8 2,045 47,261 5.2 1,471

Therapists, n.e.c. .................... 36,699 10.8 2,050 35,415 13.2 2,062 40,657 6.5 2,013

Physicians’ assistants ............. 65,615 5.0 2,077 65,738 5.1 2,078 – – –

Teachers, college and university 64,874 2.7 1,603 69,225 4.3 1,616 63,003 3.1 1,598

Earth, environmental, and

marine science teachers ... 76,025 10.4 1,706 – – – 68,266 14.6 1,599

Biological science teachers .... 72,729 11.1 1,755 74,881 16.8 1,687 71,445 14.5 1,795

Chemistry teachers ................. 61,700 9.2 1,588 81,174 6.7 1,567 53,239 7.2 1,597

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White Collar –Continued

Professional specialty and

technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, college and university

–Continued

Physics teachers .................... $73,085 8.9 1,465 $83,106 7.5 1,599 – – –

Natural science teachers,

n.e.c. ................................. 54,403 11.9 1,452 – – – $53,494 13.3 1,453

Psychology teachers .............. 60,225 11.5 1,618 64,559 11.2 1,491 57,378 16.6 1,703

Economics teachers ............... 96,273 11.0 1,560 62,737 10.1 1,286 – – –

History teachers ...................... 58,295 10.1 1,615 49,284 8.1 1,655 65,012 10.1 1,585

Political science teachers ....... 57,103 10.5 1,586 64,200 16.5 1,768 53,551 13.3 1,495

Sociology teachers ................. 53,350 8.7 1,647 58,157 11.8 1,702 47,943 10.6 1,585

Social science teachers, n.e.c. 61,198 8.2 1,560 60,309 10.1 1,549 61,710 12.2 1,566

Engineering teachers .............. 95,429 6.3 1,773 86,407 12.2 1,556 100,512 7.2 1,895

Mathematical science

teachers ............................ 60,905 6.0 1,535 55,506 7.4 1,470 63,381 7.4 1,564

Computer science teachers .... 60,713 13.6 1,578 49,868 9.5 1,822 64,137 12.4 1,501

Medical science teachers ....... 106,932 7.3 2,207 108,171 12.9 2,002 106,216 9.2 2,325

Health specialities teachers .... 69,064 8.6 1,675 90,576 10.5 1,830 62,133 10.4 1,626

Business, commerce and

marketing teachers ........... 66,028 10.9 1,551 73,691 10.4 1,582 60,597 14.7 1,528

Agriculture and forestry

teachers ............................ 60,729 15.5 1,527 – – – 61,213 18.5 1,557

Art, drama and music teachers 50,371 7.2 1,530 51,916 5.4 1,591 49,205 12.5 1,484

Physical education teachers ... 60,710 14.9 1,515 52,352 8.3 1,611 69,763 22.5 1,412

Education teachers ................. 62,290 9.4 1,567 67,132 17.6 1,587 58,674 7.2 1,551

English teachers ..................... 66,196 8.3 1,522 55,553 6.6 1,553 71,474 8.9 1,506

Foreign language teachers ..... 50,608 15.3 1,602 62,880 7.4 1,507 42,956 20.6 1,662

Law teachers .......................... 83,367 11.3 1,612 86,813 13.7 1,659 – – –

Theology teachers .................. 58,616 13.6 1,413 69,555 21.0 1,444 50,988 8.5 1,392

Trade and industrial teachers 48,725 6.3 1,650 34,766 8.3 2,196 51,727 5.0 1,533

Teachers, except college and

university .............................. 42,494 1.1 1,441 30,545 3.5 1,715 44,242 1.0 1,402

Prekindergarten and

kindergarten ...................... 30,077 7.0 1,669 21,179 3.9 1,852 41,240 2.9 1,439

Elementary school teachers ... 42,790 1.3 1,388 29,522 5.3 1,471 43,879 1.1 1,381

Secondary school teachers .... 43,907 1.4 1,417 40,609 3.3 1,459 44,108 1.5 1,414

Teachers, special education ... 44,794 2.7 1,406 37,188 4.4 1,615 46,070 2.5 1,371

Teachers, n.e.c. ...................... 43,107 3.8 1,504 36,254 4.8 1,917 44,622 3.7 1,413

Substitute teachers ................. 14,498 13.6 1,219 – – – 14,498 13.6 1,219

Vocational and educational

counselors ........................ 45,081 4.7 1,658 32,171 4.8 2,002 49,132 3.7 1,550

Librarians, archivists, and

curators ................................. 45,704 2.1 1,810 45,990 5.6 1,960 45,531 3.7 1,719

Librarians ................................ 46,658 3.3 1,771 48,475 5.8 1,930 45,869 3.9 1,702

Archivists and curators ........... 40,492 10.2 2,023 40,767 12.0 2,022 39,477 16.8 2,029

Social scientists and urban

planners ................................ 53,431 3.9 1,936 55,781 4.6 2,076 50,763 5.6 1,777

Economists ............................. 59,181 3.9 2,127 59,429 4.1 2,128 – – –

Psychologists .......................... 51,904 4.9 1,799 51,132 9.0 2,015 52,368 4.5 1,670

Social scientists, n.e.c. ........... 44,854 14.7 2,009 48,595 16.3 1,970 39,448 29.0 2,064

Urban planners ....................... 53,114 5.1 2,049 – – – 52,860 5.3 2,052

Social, recreation, and religious

workers ................................. 34,620 5.5 2,009 31,488 6.7 2,010 38,767 2.2 2,008

Social workers ........................ 34,675 5.8 2,013 31,412 7.1 2,018 38,863 2.3 2,007

Recreation workers ................. 30,419 5.7 1,805 23,867 10.3 1,572 36,975 5.9 2,039

Clergy ..................................... 40,679 17.0 2,338 40,679 17.0 2,338 – – –

Religious workers, n.e.c. ........ 38,825 6.4 2,015 38,825 6.4 2,015 – – –

Lawyers and judges .................... 94,330 4.7 2,123 104,263 6.5 2,179 74,200 7.1 2,011

Lawyers .................................. 93,804 4.9 2,126 104,263 6.5 2,179 69,527 7.9 2,004

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White Collar –Continued

Professional specialty and

technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Lawyers and judges –Continued

Judges .................................... $106,336 7.7 2,058 – – – $106,336 7.7 2,058

Writers, authors, entertainers,

athletes, and professionals,

n.e.c. ..................................... 49,107 3.7 2,023 $48,108 3.7 2,026 60,070 20.6 1,990

Technical writers ..................... 55,333 8.3 2,100 55,324 8.3 2,100 – – –

Designers ............................... 47,293 5.4 2,070 47,369 5.5 2,070 41,260 9.9 2,050

Musicians and composers ...... 46,387 34.0 1,424 46,628 34.5 1,424 – – –

Actors and directors ................ 57,390 10.8 2,100 57,390 10.8 2,100 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft

artists, and artist

print-Makers ...................... 40,327 8.1 2,048 40,282 8.3 2,050 41,242 14.0 2,012

Photographers ........................ 34,136 11.6 2,072 33,824 12.4 2,071 – – –

Artists, performers, and

related workers, n.e.c. ...... 29,528 9.1 1,975 30,193 9.2 2,080 26,483 7.5 1,492

Editors and reporters .............. 45,957 5.5 2,049 46,116 5.7 2,050 40,297 10.1 2,041

Public relations specialists ...... 51,677 9.7 2,022 51,637 12.0 2,022 51,852 8.9 2,026

Athletes ................................... 58,106 26.1 1,869 38,345 5.0 1,754 89,684 10.3 2,051

Professional, n.e.c. ................. 60,958 6.8 2,020 63,311 7.4 2,045 50,508 8.4 1,911

Technical ........................................ 41,010 1.5 2,025 41,898 1.8 2,022 35,471 2.2 2,038

Clinical laboratory

technologists and

technicians ........................ 34,785 4.2 2,018 34,675 5.0 2,012 35,498 9.9 2,057

Dental hygienists .................... 56,354 6.0 1,890 57,403 5.3 1,880 – – –

Health record technologists

and technicians ................. 27,110 15.6 2,072 26,927 16.7 2,072 29,849 12.9 2,074

Radiological technicians ......... 45,665 4.2 2,055 46,177 4.3 2,053 40,341 4.7 2,073

Licensed practical nurses ....... 31,413 1.4 2,023 31,684 1.5 2,020 30,238 2.7 2,037

Health technologists and

technicians, n.e.c. ............. 32,043 2.4 2,046 31,863 2.8 2,039 32,752 3.4 2,074

Electrical and electronic

technicians ........................ 40,324 5.5 2,074 40,449 5.3 2,076 37,890 12.7 2,041

Industrial engineering

technicians ........................ 46,109 4.2 2,092 46,519 4.1 2,093 – – –

Mechanical engineering

technicians ........................ 47,011 4.0 2,095 47,535 3.9 2,096 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. 44,049 3.1 2,063 46,132 4.4 2,070 37,895 3.8 2,043

Drafters ................................... 39,871 3.1 2,095 39,719 3.3 2,096 42,077 5.3 2,071

Surveying and mapping

technicians ........................ 34,354 5.0 2,109 33,649 6.2 2,126 37,433 7.7 2,034

Biological technicians ............. 34,743 4.4 2,057 35,447 4.9 2,055 31,716 8.1 2,061

Chemical technicians .............. 42,140 6.7 2,070 42,140 6.9 2,071 42,145 4.5 2,040

Science technicians, n.e.c. ..... 41,326 8.8 2,027 43,555 8.4 2,077 30,287 8.4 1,779

Airplane pilots and navigators 129,163 5.9 1,158 129,893 5.9 1,150 – – –

Broadcast equipment

operators .......................... 40,599 10.9 2,068 38,701 12.1 2,080 48,085 9.4 2,022

Computer programmers ......... 51,589 4.8 2,073 52,133 5.3 2,075 46,746 5.2 2,059

Tool programmers, numerical

control ............................... 43,223 5.7 2,080 43,223 5.7 2,080 – – –

Legal assistants ...................... 35,927 5.9 1,997 35,962 6.6 1,987 35,727 7.1 2,053

Technical and related, n.e.c. .. 41,016 4.2 2,063 41,782 4.9 2,077 37,758 6.0 2,003

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ................................... 65,450 2.5 2,093 67,027 3.0 2,116 58,295 2.4 1,987

Executives, administrators, and

managers .............................. 73,330 3.0 2,104 74,719 3.7 2,135 66,751 2.4 1,960

Legislators .............................. 19,123 26.3 1,321 – – – 19,123 26.3 1,321

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White Collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and

managerial –Continued

Executives, administrators, and

managers –Continued

Chief executives and general

administrators, public

administration ................... $100,523 15.2 2,221 – – – $88,337 3.5 2,065

Administrators and officials,

public administration ......... 62,299 3.1 2,049 $97,192 20.9 2,029 61,552 2.8 2,050

Financial managers ................ 76,852 9.1 2,113 76,402 9.6 2,121 82,714 18.7 2,001

Personnel and labor relations

managers .......................... 69,185 11.2 2,139 68,402 12.3 2,153 76,696 6.2 1,997

Purchasing managers ............. 67,675 4.7 2,106 67,907 4.4 2,110 65,785 21.7 2,073

Managers, marketing,

advertising and public

relations ............................ 90,942 9.2 2,129 91,033 9.2 2,129 69,768 21.2 2,120

Administrators, education and

related fields ..................... 67,989 3.9 1,926 55,300 7.4 2,096 72,560 4.2 1,865

Managers, medicine and

health ................................ 70,122 4.3 2,073 70,276 4.1 2,087 69,487 14.4 2,018

Managers, food servicing and

lodging establishments ..... 41,341 3.8 2,186 42,355 4.0 2,251 32,491 10.1 1,617

Managers, properties and real

estate ................................ 45,374 8.7 2,056 44,933 9.5 2,057 50,879 7.9 2,038

Funeral directors ..................... 56,189 7.7 2,448 56,189 7.7 2,448 – – –

Managers, service

organizations, n.e.c. ......... 58,145 8.8 2,068 58,607 9.4 2,072 51,989 5.5 2,013

Managers and administrators,

n.e.c. ................................. 78,411 5.0 2,142 79,163 5.1 2,147 63,814 8.0 2,039

Management related ................... 51,782 1.7 2,073 53,402 2.0 2,084 44,939 1.9 2,029

Accountants and auditors ....... 48,270 2.6 2,068 49,326 3.1 2,075 43,397 3.2 2,039

Underwriters ........................... 45,742 7.8 1,908 45,742 7.8 1,908 – – –

Other financial officers ............ 65,863 6.4 2,076 67,045 6.4 2,082 51,066 5.8 1,993

Management analysts ............ 58,407 4.8 2,081 61,632 4.1 2,087 46,113 8.1 2,058

Personnel, training, and labor

relations specialists .......... 49,527 2.8 2,130 50,457 3.3 2,155 45,321 4.2 2,016

Purchasing agents & buyers,

farm products .................... 53,172 20.5 2,057 56,530 21.0 2,055 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail

trade, except farm

products ............................ 48,362 8.6 2,070 48,422 8.7 2,071 – – –

Purchasing agents and

buyers, n.e.c. .................... 49,867 6.0 2,083 52,786 4.3 2,086 35,870 9.5 2,067

Construction inspectors .......... 48,388 4.2 2,072 49,311 10.3 2,102 48,006 3.9 2,060

Inspectors and compliance

officers, except

construction ...................... 45,524 2.7 2,068 52,365 5.3 2,149 41,346 2.4 2,018

Management related, n.e.c. .... 49,304 1.6 2,058 49,699 2.0 2,068 47,588 3.1 2,013

Sales .................................................. 35,342 2.1 2,093 35,407 2.1 2,094 25,348 8.1 1,871

Supervisors, sales .................. 41,422 5.1 2,150 41,449 5.1 2,150 35,667 9.3 2,076

Insurance sales ...................... 45,199 8.9 2,094 45,193 8.9 2,094 – – –

Real estate sales .................... 39,583 8.1 2,039 39,366 8.5 2,041 – – –

Securities and financial

services sales ................... 89,986 12.0 2,068 89,986 12.0 2,068 – – –

Advertising and related sales 43,493 8.6 2,011 43,486 8.6 2,011 – – –

Sales, other business services 47,618 9.0 2,128 47,615 9.0 2,128 – – –

Sales engineers ...................... 83,895 20.4 2,225 83,895 20.4 2,225 – – –

Sales representatives, mining,

manufacturing, and

wholesale .......................... 50,901 5.1 2,109 50,901 5.1 2,109 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White Collar –Continued

Sales –Continued

Sales workers, motor vehicles

and boats .......................... $44,912 4.7 2,371 $44,912 4.7 2,371 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ........... 20,762 4.6 1,965 20,762 4.6 1,965 – – –

Sales workers, shoes ............. 21,043 9.1 2,069 21,043 9.1 2,069 – – –

Sales workers, furniture &

home furnishings .............. 32,961 8.8 2,156 32,961 8.8 2,156 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and

building supplies ............... 30,791 5.6 2,136 30,791 5.6 2,136 – – –

Sales workers, parts ............... 29,970 5.0 2,118 29,970 5.0 2,118 – – –

Sales workers, other

commodities ..................... 28,413 6.4 2,048 28,433 6.4 2,048 – – –

Sales counter clerks ............... 21,090 9.9 2,039 21,080 9.9 2,039 – – –

Cashiers ................................. 17,980 2.0 2,027 17,884 2.0 2,033 $21,791 8.4 1,806

Street and door to door sales

workers ............................. 37,661 29.1 2,076 37,661 29.1 2,076 – – –

Sales support, n.e.c. ............... 32,296 9.3 2,089 32,291 9.4 2,089 – – –

Administrative support, including

clerical ......................................... 27,550 .5 2,012 27,885 .6 2,044 26,123 1.3 1,876

Supervisors, general office ..... 36,826 3.1 2,053 36,780 3.5 2,054 37,033 2.6 2,047

Supervisors, computer

equipment operators ......... 39,761 9.7 2,080 37,869 14.4 2,093 – – –

Supervisors, financial records

processing ........................ 39,922 2.3 2,024 39,951 2.4 2,028 39,410 7.1 1,963

Chief communications

operators .......................... 42,834 6.5 2,080 45,448 11.7 2,080 41,873 7.7 2,080

Supervisors, distribution,

scheduling, and adjusting

clerks ................................ 41,897 4.0 2,097 42,429 4.7 2,110 39,998 10.0 2,051

Computer operators ................ 32,436 2.5 2,034 33,185 2.2 2,047 30,710 7.5 2,004

Peripheral equipment

operators .......................... 28,848 10.2 2,051 28,946 12.1 2,064 – – –

Secretaries ............................. 29,582 1.2 1,992 30,046 1.5 2,013 28,299 3.2 1,935

Stenographers ........................ 34,276 5.1 2,021 32,554 7.9 2,068 37,081 9.5 1,943

Typists .................................... 27,601 1.9 1,944 28,715 4.6 2,000 26,765 2.2 1,902

Interviewers ............................ 24,554 3.6 2,052 24,777 4.0 2,062 23,371 9.1 1,998

Hotel clerks ............................. 17,987 2.7 2,036 17,982 2.7 2,036 – – –

Transportation ticket and

reservation agents ............ 28,036 5.9 2,050 27,677 6.0 2,050 – – –

Receptionists .......................... 22,456 1.9 2,040 22,468 2.0 2,040 22,070 4.9 2,026

Information clerks, n.e.c. ........ 25,576 2.8 2,059 25,271 3.0 2,061 30,973 5.0 2,026

Correspondence clerks ........... 27,148 2.1 2,080 27,322 2.2 2,080 – – –

Order clerks ............................ 27,840 1.8 2,056 27,796 1.8 2,056 31,682 11.0 2,080

Personnel clerks except

payroll & timekeeping ....... 30,373 3.7 2,059 31,230 3.0 2,076 27,565 10.2 2,004

Library clerks .......................... 21,945 3.7 1,782 24,737 6.1 1,952 21,308 4.3 1,744

File clerks ............................... 20,754 2.5 2,057 20,721 2.6 2,058 21,296 6.7 2,037

Records clerks, n.e.c. ............. 26,448 2.3 2,032 26,512 2.6 2,053 26,205 3.7 1,953

Bookkeepers, accounting and

auditing clerks ................... 28,270 1.6 2,045 28,163 1.8 2,049 29,111 2.3 2,016

Payroll and timekeeping clerks 31,572 2.5 2,057 31,261 2.7 2,062 34,085 4.3 2,023

Billing clerks ............................ 25,075 3.6 2,066 24,984 3.8 2,066 27,140 8.3 2,080

Cost and rate clerks ................ 30,835 23.2 2,090 30,835 23.2 2,090 – – –

Billing, posting, & calculating

machine operators ............ 26,471 5.8 2,008 26,504 5.8 2,007 – – –

Duplicating machine operators 23,060 6.8 2,028 23,489 4.4 2,007 22,419 13.6 2,059

Mail preparing & paper

handling machine

operators .......................... 23,504 6.3 2,060 23,504 6.3 2,060 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White Collar –Continued

Administrative support, including

clerical –Continued

Office machine operators,

n.e.c. ................................. $21,396 5.4 2,077 $21,135 5.7 2,077 – – –

Telephone operators .............. 26,696 3.8 2,027 26,793 3.9 2,026 $25,408 6.3 2,050

Communications equipment

operators, n.e.c. ................ 23,221 12.9 2,010 22,820 15.6 2,074 – – –

Mail clerks except postal

service .............................. 23,958 6.1 2,032 24,327 6.4 2,030 20,119 12.8 2,058

Messengers ............................ 20,513 10.4 2,050 19,625 8.0 2,066 26,517 16.4 1,937

Dispatchers ............................. 32,185 3.8 2,078 31,517 3.2 2,086 32,950 7.2 2,070

Production coordinators .......... 35,829 3.3 2,075 35,754 3.3 2,075 43,759 18.7 2,061

Traffic, shipping and receiving

clerks ................................ 26,461 3.0 2,072 26,429 3.0 2,072 29,054 6.3 2,009

Stock and inventory clerks ...... 26,144 2.2 2,068 26,086 2.4 2,073 26,637 4.5 2,028

Meter readers ......................... 33,978 4.6 2,080 34,435 6.1 2,080 32,842 6.7 2,079

Weighers, measurers,

checkers, and samplers .... 31,209 7.8 2,072 31,163 7.8 2,072 – – –

Expeditors ............................... 31,265 3.2 2,062 31,077 3.1 2,064 – – –

Material recording, scheduling,

and distribution clerks,

n.e.c. ................................. 27,601 9.5 2,064 27,498 9.7 2,064 33,640 8.2 2,045

Insurance adjusters,

examiners, & investigators 38,702 8.2 2,019 38,784 8.3 2,019 32,069 7.0 2,080

Investigators and adjusters

except insurance .............. 30,555 2.4 2,063 30,414 2.4 2,062 36,931 4.9 2,080

Eligibility clerks, social welfare 30,169 2.8 2,015 24,886 2.9 2,021 32,359 2.9 2,013

Bill and account collectors ...... 27,630 4.1 2,053 27,336 4.3 2,053 32,201 3.9 2,059

General office clerks ............... 25,995 1.1 2,030 25,813 1.3 2,042 26,446 1.7 1,999

Bank tellers ............................. 20,714 1.7 2,039 20,714 1.7 2,039 – – –

Proofreaders ........................... 29,846 16.9 2,067 24,901 10.9 2,063 – – –

Data entry keyers ................... 24,894 2.3 2,045 24,872 2.8 2,052 24,993 3.0 2,012

Statistical clerks ...................... 27,866 4.3 2,060 28,580 5.2 2,060 23,532 11.8 2,061

Teachers’ aides ...................... 14,229 1.6 1,371 16,069 3.6 1,652 14,097 1.7 1,351

Administrative support, n.e.c. 28,400 1.3 2,031 28,339 1.6 2,041 28,651 2.8 1,989

Blue Collar ............................................. 30,642 .9 2,064 30,455 1.0 2,068 33,712 1.3 2,003

Precision production, craft, and

repair ............................................ 37,767 1.1 2,068 37,669 1.2 2,069 39,046 1.9 2,064

Supervisors, mechanics and

repairers ........................... 48,417 3.1 2,130 48,496 3.5 2,137 47,745 4.4 2,066

Automobile mechanics ........... 36,271 3.9 2,095 35,801 4.0 2,098 40,726 9.9 2,067

Automobile mechanic

apprentices ....................... 25,428 5.4 2,104 25,158 5.6 2,105 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary

engine mechanics ............. 34,810 3.2 2,097 34,401 3.6 2,102 37,685 3.6 2,064

Aircraft engine mechanics ...... 52,378 5.3 2,080 52,393 5.3 2,080 – – –

Small engine repairs ............... 28,260 4.4 2,078 28,166 4.3 2,078 – – –

Automobile body and related

repairers ........................... 36,905 9.3 2,093 36,881 9.4 2,093 – – –

Aircraft mechanics except

engine ............................... 52,005 6.7 2,080 52,005 6.7 2,080 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics 39,016 4.6 2,070 39,014 5.2 2,069 39,022 5.7 2,078

Farm equipment mechanics ... 30,446 6.0 2,130 30,490 6.1 2,130 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers 39,737 2.2 2,069 39,666 2.3 2,069 45,049 8.4 2,077

Machinery maintenance ......... 31,938 5.1 2,056 31,998 5.3 2,058 30,536 12.4 2,012

Electronic repairers,

communications and

industrial equipment ......... 40,844 4.1 2,077 40,781 4.2 2,077 42,101 7.9 2,074

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue Collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and

repair –Continued

Data processing equipment

repairers ........................... $32,105 15.9 2,057 $32,022 16.6 2,066 – – –

Household appliance and

power tool repairers .......... 31,035 7.5 2,044 31,035 7.5 2,044 – – –

Telephone line installers and

repairers ........................... 48,583 3.8 2,080 48,869 3.7 2,080 – – –

Telephone installers and

repairers ........................... 47,332 2.4 2,080 47,302 2.6 2,080 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and

refrigeration mechanics .... 33,760 3.1 2,067 33,622 3.8 2,069 $34,741 5.4 2,047

Camera, watch, & musical

instrument repairers .......... 30,885 24.0 2,080 30,885 24.0 2,080 – – –

Locksmiths and safe repairers 31,278 9.0 2,137 29,578 7.6 2,149 – – –

Office machine repairers ........ 30,202 8.6 2,076 30,190 8.6 2,076 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve

repairers ........................... 43,675 5.0 2,080 43,551 6.3 2,080 44,073 5.0 2,080

Elevator installers and

repairers ........................... 74,475 9.6 2,080 74,914 9.6 2,080 – – –

Millwrights ............................... 45,230 5.6 2,080 45,236 5.6 2,080 – – –

Mechanics and repairers,

n.e.c. ................................. 32,572 3.3 2,052 32,515 3.8 2,051 32,921 3.1 2,055

Supervisors, brickmasons,

stonemasons, and

tilesetters .......................... 43,656 17.5 2,080 – – – – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and

related workers ................. 52,081 5.8 2,089 52,393 5.9 2,090 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and

power transmission

installers ........................... 55,543 4.8 2,079 56,380 4.8 2,079 49,343 10.1 2,078

Supervisors, painters,

paperhangers and

plasterers .......................... 42,362 14.2 2,126 42,229 14.4 2,126 – – –

Supervisors, plumbers,

pipefitters, and

steamfitters ....................... 52,125 4.2 2,066 51,024 5.9 2,062 56,025 12.2 2,081

Supervisors, construction

trades, n.e.c. ..................... 43,751 3.5 2,068 43,794 4.1 2,066 43,581 6.6 2,077

Brickmasons and

stonemasons .................... 40,018 7.5 2,009 40,053 7.5 2,008 – – –

Tile setters, hard and soft ....... 46,533 14.2 2,071 46,533 14.2 2,071 – – –

Carpet installers ...................... 39,354 12.3 2,052 39,354 12.3 2,052 – – –

Carpenters .............................. 37,721 3.3 2,065 37,601 3.5 2,066 39,631 6.4 2,052

Carpenter apprentices ............ 36,193 13.6 2,080 36,193 13.6 2,080 – – –

Drywall installers ..................... 42,998 10.2 2,072 42,998 10.2 2,072 – – –

Electricians ............................. 46,130 3.4 2,066 46,533 3.8 2,066 42,471 6.1 2,070

Electrician apprentices ........... 30,772 4.0 2,074 30,653 4.1 2,074 – – –

Electrical power installers and

repairers ........................... 50,541 3.8 2,080 50,766 4.5 2,080 49,255 5.8 2,080

Painters, construction and

maintenance ..................... 27,408 6.3 2,007 26,649 5.7 2,003 37,497 7.6 2,060

Plasterers ............................... 30,810 12.6 2,046 – – – – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and

steamfitters ....................... 43,441 3.5 2,041 43,793 3.8 2,040 38,654 7.5 2,056

Plumbers, pipefitters and

steamfitters apprentices ... 37,534 13.2 2,052 37,573 13.4 2,052 – – –

Concrete and terrazzo

finishers ............................ 35,727 10.2 1,946 36,008 10.4 1,940 – – –

Glaziers .................................. 35,187 5.5 2,080 32,900 6.5 2,080 – – –

Insulation workers ................... 29,450 5.7 2,045 29,414 5.8 2,045 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue Collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and

repair –Continued

Paving, surfacing, and

tamping equipment

operators .......................... $29,252 21.1 1,831 $29,365 23.9 1,797 $28,425 2.6 2,080

Roofers ................................... 28,704 12.5 1,955 28,704 12.5 1,955 – – –

Sheetmetal duct installers ...... 42,715 14.6 2,080 42,715 14.6 2,080 – – –

Structural metal workers ......... 36,516 5.5 2,073 35,794 5.8 2,072 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ...... 30,889 4.0 1,961 30,710 5.3 1,920 31,370 3.4 2,070

Supervisors, extractive ........... 50,790 10.2 2,154 50,790 10.2 2,154 – – –

Drillers, oil well ........................ 41,619 18.2 2,080 41,619 18.2 2,080 – – –

Mining machine operators ...... 32,254 9.7 2,080 32,254 9.7 2,080 – – –

Mining, n.e.c. .......................... 49,077 19.5 2,429 49,077 19.5 2,429 – – –

Supervisors, production .......... 43,473 3.1 2,104 43,479 3.2 2,104 43,203 13.9 2,079

Tool and die makers ............... 45,486 2.1 2,082 45,516 2.1 2,082 – – –

Tool and die maker

apprentices ....................... 27,819 12.1 2,071 27,819 12.1 2,071 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal ... 39,975 4.1 2,080 39,975 4.1 2,080 – – –

Machinists ............................... 38,527 4.9 2,079 38,447 5.0 2,078 – – –

Machinist apprentices ............. 30,148 3.7 2,080 30,148 3.7 2,080 – – –

Precision grinders, filers, and

tool sharpeners ................. 35,198 6.6 2,067 35,198 6.6 2,067 – – –

Patternmakers and

modelmakers, metal ......... 43,339 11.8 2,079 43,339 11.8 2,079 – – –

Layout workers ....................... 35,536 14.5 2,080 35,536 14.5 2,080 – – –

Precious stones and metals

workers ............................. 26,296 16.9 2,068 26,296 16.9 2,068 – – –

Engravers, metal .................... 35,667 19.9 2,080 35,667 19.9 2,080 – – –

Sheet metal workers ............... 34,113 9.0 1,999 34,113 9.0 1,999 – – –

Sheet metal worker

apprentices ....................... 28,814 18.6 2,035 28,814 18.6 2,035 – – –

Cabinet makers and bench

carpenters ......................... 24,770 7.1 2,078 24,653 7.2 2,078 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers .. 26,222 6.8 2,080 26,222 6.8 2,080 – – –

Tailors ..................................... 30,172 10.0 2,050 30,172 10.0 2,050 – – –

Upholsterers ........................... 32,936 13.7 2,079 32,936 13.7 2,079 – – –

Hand molders and shapers

except jewelers ................. 36,531 5.3 2,080 36,531 5.3 2,080 – – –

Patternmakers, layout

workers, and cutters ......... 34,416 6.9 2,080 34,436 6.9 2,080 – – –

Dental laboratory and medical

appliance technicians ....... 30,620 3.4 2,055 30,202 3.4 2,053 – – –

Bookbinders ............................ 35,540 14.9 2,070 35,540 14.9 2,070 – – –

Electrical and electronic

equipment assemblers ..... 25,638 3.9 2,075 25,638 3.9 2,075 – – –

Miscellaneous precision

workers, n.e.c. .................. 31,249 8.6 2,071 31,238 8.6 2,071 – – –

Precision food production ....... 26,842 10.1 2,074 26,842 10.1 2,074 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ...... 23,445 3.9 2,062 23,445 3.9 2,062 – – –

Bakers .................................... 23,348 3.9 2,030 23,666 4.2 2,054 – – –

Food batchmakers .................. 24,403 11.0 2,088 24,403 11.0 2,088 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and

graders ............................. 37,544 2.9 2,096 37,218 3.0 2,098 44,186 7.6 2,063

Precision inspectors, testers,

and related workers, n.e.c. 45,456 7.3 2,080 45,456 7.3 2,080 – – –

Adjusters and calibrators ........ 28,147 7.3 1,913 28,147 7.3 1,913 – – –

Water and sewer treatment

plant operators .................. 35,884 3.4 2,079 30,384 14.0 2,080 37,344 2.8 2,079

Power plant operators ............ 53,238 3.0 2,078 53,525 3.5 2,080 51,358 7.6 2,066

Stationary engineers ............... 45,358 4.5 2,070 45,116 5.3 2,076 45,777 8.9 2,060

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue Collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and

repair –Continued

Miscellaneous plant and

system operators, n.e.c. ... $45,630 3.1 2,038 $45,879 3.1 2,037 $34,155 6.2 2,080

Machine operators, assemblers,

and inspectors ............................ 26,982 1.4 2,069 26,957 1.4 2,069 32,717 10.2 2,023

Lathe and turning machine

set-up operators ............... 33,416 5.4 2,080 33,416 5.4 2,080 – – –

Lathe and turning machine

operators .......................... 31,206 5.9 2,080 31,206 5.9 2,080 – – –

Milling and planing machine

operators .......................... 27,133 5.2 2,080 27,133 5.2 2,080 – – –

Punching and stamping press

operators .......................... 26,537 7.8 2,078 26,537 7.8 2,078 – – –

Rolling machine operators ...... 31,992 11.8 2,080 31,992 11.8 2,080 – – –

Drilling and boring machine

operators .......................... 24,581 11.1 2,080 24,581 11.1 2,080 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing,

and polishing machine

operators .......................... 27,449 3.4 2,078 27,449 3.4 2,078 – – –

Forging machine operators ..... 28,445 7.7 2,069 28,445 7.7 2,069 – – –

Numerical control machine

operators .......................... 30,449 4.5 2,080 30,449 4.5 2,080 – – –

Fabricating machine

operators, n.e.c. ................ 30,366 3.9 2,075 30,366 3.9 2,075 – – –

Molding and casting machine

operators .......................... 25,549 3.5 2,061 25,549 3.5 2,061 – – –

Metal plating machine

operators .......................... 28,342 7.0 2,060 28,342 7.0 2,060 – – –

Heat treating equipment

operators .......................... 32,647 7.5 2,078 32,647 7.5 2,078 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, & planing

machine operators ............ 24,426 6.3 2,074 24,426 6.3 2,074 – – –

Sawing machine operators ..... 24,856 4.3 2,072 24,856 4.3 2,072 – – –

Shaping and jointing machine

operators .......................... 26,366 5.3 2,079 26,366 5.3 2,079 – – –

Nailing and tacking machine

operators .......................... 21,594 5.5 1,988 21,594 5.5 1,988 – – –

Printing press operators ......... 32,548 3.4 2,053 32,581 3.5 2,052 29,485 7.5 2,080

Photoengravers and

lithographers ..................... 34,522 4.3 2,051 34,522 4.3 2,051 – – –

Typesetters and compositors 30,538 8.4 2,009 29,182 7.9 2,020 – – –

Winding and twisting machine

operators .......................... 26,812 10.0 2,071 26,812 10.0 2,071 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and

weaving machine

operators .......................... 25,595 8.7 2,072 25,595 8.7 2,072 – – –

Textile cutting machine

operators .......................... 20,162 6.3 2,020 20,162 6.3 2,020 – – –

Textile sewing machine

operators .......................... 18,311 6.0 2,054 18,311 6.0 2,054 – – –

Pressing machine operators ... 18,624 4.1 2,051 18,624 4.1 2,051 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning

machine operators ............ 17,391 4.4 2,035 17,252 4.7 2,039 20,047 8.7 1,955

Cementing and gluing

machine operators ............ 24,774 8.3 2,080 24,774 8.3 2,080 – – –

Packaging and filling machine

operators .......................... 25,977 3.9 2,073 25,977 3.9 2,073 – – –

Extruding and forming

machine operators ............ 26,113 5.7 2,044 26,113 5.7 2,044 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue Collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers,

and inspectors –Continued

Mixing and blending machine

operators .......................... $30,579 4.6 2,057 $30,579 4.6 2,057 – – –

Separating, filtering, and

clarifying machine

operators .......................... 39,257 3.6 2,069 39,284 3.6 2,069 – – –

Compressing and compacting

machine operators ............ 23,915 2.4 2,099 23,915 2.4 2,099 – – –

Painting and paint spraying

machine operators ............ 31,410 6.0 2,080 31,399 6.0 2,080 – – –

Roasting and baking machine

operators, food ................. 23,729 9.5 2,080 23,729 9.5 2,080 – – –

Washing, cleaning, and

pickling machine operators 27,488 10.2 2,080 27,488 10.2 2,080 – – –

Folding machine operators ..... 27,175 7.7 2,079 27,175 7.7 2,079 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven

operators, except food ...... 28,476 6.2 2,077 28,248 6.3 2,078 $35,309 1.7 2,036

Crushing and grinding

machine operators ............ 26,786 4.5 2,068 26,786 4.5 2,068 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine

operators .......................... 27,296 4.6 2,073 27,296 4.6 2,073 – – –

Photographic process

machine operators ............ 24,610 4.7 2,067 24,623 4.7 2,067 – – –

Miscellaneous machine

operators, n.e.c. ................ 27,976 2.7 2,068 27,940 2.7 2,068 37,940 15.5 2,042

Welders and cutters ................ 32,253 2.5 2,078 31,912 2.4 2,078 42,983 8.4 2,080

Solders and braziers ............... 21,526 9.8 2,079 21,526 9.8 2,079 – – –

Assemblers ............................. 27,003 3.2 2,075 27,003 3.2 2,075 – – –

Hand cutting and trimming ...... 20,531 12.6 2,076 20,531 12.6 2,076 – – –

Hand molding, casting, and

forming .............................. 22,700 7.4 2,080 22,700 7.4 2,080 – – –

Hand painting, coating, and

decorating ......................... 23,544 6.4 2,078 23,590 6.4 2,078 – – –

Hand engraving and printing .. 34,993 22.1 1,956 34,993 22.1 1,956 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working,

n.e.c. ................................. 23,011 6.1 2,058 23,011 6.1 2,058 – – –

Production inspectors,

checkers and examiners ... 27,335 4.1 2,070 27,336 4.1 2,070 – – –

Production testers ................... 27,532 4.7 2,076 27,532 4.7 2,076 – – –

Production samplers and

weighers ........................... 24,066 6.3 2,070 24,066 6.3 2,070 – – –

Graders and sorters except

agricultural ........................ 20,733 7.5 2,077 20,733 7.5 2,077 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ........... 21,726 10.0 2,071 21,726 10.0 2,071 – – –

Transportation and material

moving ......................................... 30,528 1.8 2,078 30,609 2.0 2,103 29,883 2.0 1,879

Supervisors, motor vehicle

operators .......................... 40,879 5.1 2,203 42,334 3.0 2,255 36,923 14.4 2,063

Truck drivers ........................... 30,860 2.5 2,151 30,763 2.6 2,155 33,108 7.1 2,063

Driver-sales workers ............... 29,762 5.6 2,121 29,741 5.6 2,121 – – –

Bus drivers .............................. 24,672 3.5 1,618 21,951 7.6 1,654 26,161 3.0 1,598

Taxicab drivers and

chauffeurs ......................... 17,270 7.2 2,055 17,283 7.3 2,055 16,764 16.8 2,032

Parking lot attendants ............. 18,088 8.3 2,077 18,041 8.5 2,077 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ..... 20,562 9.7 2,007 18,564 8.5 2,003 33,172 5.6 2,034

Railroad conductors and

yardmasters ...................... 72,563 4.7 2,080 72,781 4.8 2,080 – – –

Locomotive operating ............. 66,401 10.3 2,013 – – – 47,518 3.9 2,080

Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. .. 51,131 7.4 2,080 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue Collar –Continued

Transportation and material

moving –Continued

Ship captains and mates

except fishing boats .......... $44,093 13.9 2,284 $43,387 14.4 2,293 – – –

Sailors and deckhands ........... 28,765 4.2 2,320 26,912 4.9 2,382 – – –

Bridge, lock and lighthouse

tenders .............................. 28,048 2.7 2,079 – – – $27,610 3.0 2,079

Supervisors, material moving

equipment ......................... 41,279 5.9 2,113 41,430 5.9 2,117 37,978 7.5 2,032

Operating engineers ............... 37,079 6.0 1,887 40,260 4.1 1,787 31,006 8.7 2,078

Hoist and winch operators ...... 27,098 12.7 2,080 27,098 12.7 2,080 – – –

Crane and tower operators ..... 35,310 5.1 2,080 35,129 5.1 2,080 – – –

Excavating and loading

machine operators ............ 32,539 6.1 2,057 32,633 6.6 2,055 31,959 11.0 2,071

Grader, dozer, and scrapper

operators .......................... 30,808 4.4 2,069 33,146 6.2 2,063 27,444 4.2 2,077

Industrial truck and tractor

equipment operators ......... 28,121 2.6 2,063 28,192 2.6 2,065 24,479 3.7 1,972

Miscellaneous material

moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ................ 32,946 4.4 2,070 33,105 5.0 2,073 32,133 5.3 2,053

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ................. 23,342 1.4 2,039 22,986 1.4 2,038 28,616 2.5 2,050

Nursery workers ..................... 18,890 7.0 2,044 19,051 7.3 2,043 – – –

Supervisors,

agriculture-Related

workers ............................. 37,921 6.4 2,085 37,070 8.1 2,087 40,568 6.5 2,080

Groundskeepers and

gardeners except farm ...... 22,624 3.3 1,970 20,579 3.7 1,951 26,658 4.8 2,008

Animal caretakers except farm 21,401 9.2 1,946 18,341 6.4 1,924 30,773 13.8 2,012

Inspectors, agricultural

products ............................ 20,792 16.6 2,066 20,792 16.6 2,066 – – –

Supervisors, handlers,

equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. .................. 37,633 7.6 2,050 37,582 8.7 2,046 38,042 5.9 2,079

Helpers, mechanics and

repairers ........................... 24,296 4.8 2,059 23,334 4.6 2,063 30,416 7.2 2,035

Helpers, construction trades ... 22,807 3.2 2,022 22,652 3.3 2,020 27,973 6.4 2,080

Helpers, extractive .................. 21,677 18.2 1,951 21,677 18.2 1,951 – – –

Construction laborers ............. 25,762 4.0 1,992 25,730 4.5 1,986 26,055 5.2 2,046

Production helpers .................. 20,802 3.6 2,072 20,807 3.6 2,073 18,789 21.1 1,512

Garbage collectors ................. 30,875 7.3 2,117 28,799 7.9 2,142 34,185 12.3 2,077

Stevedores ............................. 37,187 19.0 2,080 37,147 19.5 2,080 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers ... 22,525 1.9 2,055 22,504 1.9 2,056 26,976 7.9 1,970

Machine feeders and

offbearers ......................... 21,726 3.1 2,067 21,754 3.1 2,067 – – –

Freight, stock, and material

handlers, n.e.c. ................. 25,743 5.2 2,065 25,738 5.2 2,065 26,186 11.6 2,080

Garage and service station

related ............................... 20,426 7.5 2,049 20,259 7.7 2,048 26,183 6.1 2,080

Vehicle washers and

equipment cleaners .......... 20,728 3.3 2,052 20,654 3.4 2,052 28,775 5.9 2,059

Hand packers and packagers 19,184 4.2 2,027 19,184 4.2 2,027 – – –

Laborers except construction,

n.e.c. ................................. 22,334 2.3 2,038 21,788 2.5 2,034 27,414 3.9 2,078

Service ................................................... 22,645 1.7 1,994 19,116 1.3 1,989 33,564 1.4 2,008

Protective service ....................... 36,583 2.2 2,096 21,842 4.2 2,018 43,511 2.3 2,133

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Protective service –Continued

Supervisors, firefighters and

fire prevention ................... $62,367 4.9 2,546 – – – $62,367 4.9 2,546

Supervisors, police and

detectives ......................... 59,986 3.0 2,085 – – – 60,101 3.0 2,085

Supervisors, guards ................ 40,413 5.5 2,014 $35,933 5.7 1,994 51,028 8.7 2,061

Fire inspection and fire

prevention ......................... 44,677 10.5 2,186 – – – 44,661 11.3 2,189

Firefighting .............................. 45,453 2.6 2,494 – – – 45,517 2.6 2,494

Police and detectives, public

service .............................. 47,017 1.0 2,071 – – – 47,063 1.0 2,071

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law

enforcement officers ......... 38,518 2.0 2,067 – – – 38,695 2.0 2,068

Correctional institution officers 34,138 5.1 2,073 – – – 34,297 5.2 2,073

Guards and police except

public service .................... 21,038 3.1 2,024 20,749 3.3 2,038 25,143 5.1 1,816

Protective service, n.e.c. ........ 23,483 7.8 1,753 13,846 5.6 1,517 30,303 6.6 1,921

Food service ............................... 16,098 1.6 1,951 16,064 1.6 1,985 16,510 2.9 1,543

Waiters, waitresses, and

bartenders

Bartenders .............................. 13,593 6.1 1,955 13,593 6.1 1,955 – – –

Waiters and waitresses .......... 8,317 4.5 1,905 8,280 4.5 1,905 – – –

Waiters’/Waitresses’

assistants .......................... 12,481 5.7 1,958 12,415 5.9 1,964 – – –

Other food service

Supervisors, food preparation

and service ....................... 27,672 2.5 2,112 28,593 2.6 2,184 21,492 6.5 1,630

Cooks ..................................... 18,460 1.6 1,945 18,735 1.6 1,992 15,767 4.4 1,489

Kitchen workers, food

preparation ....................... 16,216 2.9 1,956 16,572 3.2 2,023 14,063 3.6 1,548

Food preparation, n.e.c. ......... 15,589 1.7 1,914 15,594 1.7 1,970 15,555 3.9 1,537

Health service ............................. 21,508 1.9 2,007 20,880 2.2 2,008 25,282 2.4 2,003

Dental assistants .................... 27,612 6.5 1,915 27,672 6.7 1,912 24,593 12.1 2,080

Health aides, except nursing .. 23,983 3.5 2,035 23,473 4.4 2,046 26,479 4.2 1,980

Nursing aides, orderlies and

attendants ......................... 19,860 1.3 2,008 19,010 1.4 2,007 24,783 2.4 2,012

Cleaning and building service ..... 21,676 1.9 2,037 20,593 2.0 2,037 25,149 2.7 2,036

Supervisors, cleaning and

building service workers ... 30,570 4.3 2,069 28,778 5.6 2,082 35,843 9.4 2,031

Maids and housemen ............. 16,348 2.0 1,994 16,335 2.1 1,992 16,836 5.5 2,077

Janitors and cleaners ............. 22,375 1.7 2,047 21,429 2.9 2,052 24,427 1.8 2,036

Pest control ............................. 26,077 5.9 2,072 25,863 6.0 2,072 – – –

Personal service ......................... 20,323 4.1 1,856 20,526 4.0 1,892 19,032 5.8 1,627

Supervisors, personal service 31,998 4.3 2,086 31,598 5.1 2,092 35,906 9.3 2,026

Hairdressers and

cosmetologists .................. 27,053 7.7 1,962 27,053 7.7 1,962 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and

recreation facilities ............ 14,286 4.3 2,017 14,096 3.6 2,016 19,663 9.8 2,064

Guides .................................... 19,148 17.1 1,509 19,165 17.1 1,504 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2

private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002 — Continued

Occupation4

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours6

Annual earnings

Mean

annual

hours Mean 6

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service –Continued

Public transportation

attendants ......................... $32,405 3.7 1,028 $32,917 3.4 992 $24,429 20.5 1,586

Baggage porters and bellhops 14,356 6.2 2,031 14,356 6.2 2,031 – – –

Welfare service aides ............. 20,818 3.6 1,986 20,485 4.0 1,999 22,100 8.9 1,933

Early childhood teachers’

assistants .......................... 14,977 5.8 1,766 14,916 8.8 1,902 15,108 3.5 1,473

Child care workers, n.e.c. ....... 18,260 5.2 1,895 18,375 3.2 2,041 17,919 25.0 1,462

Service, n.e.c. ......................... 21,983 3.3 1,978 21,755 3.7 1,987 24,132 4.5 1,894

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

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

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

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

number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a

35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one

establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is

the minimum full-time schedule. 3 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between

December 2001 and January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to

cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in

National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the

BLS Internet site: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm or any of our published

bulletins. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

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

sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A in National

Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States on the BLS

Internet site http:www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm or any of our published NCS

locality bulletins. 6 Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,

exclusive of overtime.

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

publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall

occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 

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