National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the

Mountain Census Division, 1999

U.S. Department of Labor

Elaine L. Chao, Secretary

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner

July 2001

Bulletin 2544-8
The National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, and detailed benefit provisions. It

integrates three Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) programs

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

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

ECI measures changes in labor costs, as well as average

hourly employer costs for employee compensation; and the

EBS provides information on detailed benefit provisions.

When fully integrated, the NCS will provide data on benefit

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

earnings.

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

same preselected list of occupations for all localities. The

NCS uses a probability-based sample of establishments and

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

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

in the Mountain census division. (See the technical note.) It

provides estimates of occupational pay for the census division, as well as selected data on worker and establishment

characteristics.

NCS bulletins are published for each of the nine census

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

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

division publications may be useful to NCS data users in

localities for which separate data were not published.

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

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Compensation Data

Analysis and Planning, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room

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

OCLTINFO@bls.gov.

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

and tabulations. Field economists from the Bureaus regional

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

Bureau thanks all survey respondents for their cooperation,

without which this bulletin would not have been possible.

The data presented in this bulletin also are displayed in a

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(http://stats.bls.gov/comhome.htm). Material in the bulletin

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reproduced without permission. This information will be

made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request.

Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: 1-800-

326-2577.

Preface

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Tables:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and part-time workers ......................................................................................................................................... 8

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

and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers ........................................................................................ 13

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

private industry and State and local government .............................................................................................. 16

Table A. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group, Mountain ............................ 30

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

Mountain ........................................................................................................................................................... 31

Technical Note ........................................................................................................................................................ 32

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

State and local government, National Compensation Survey,2 1999

Worker and establishment characteristics,

and geographic areas

Total Private industry State and local government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error

(percent)

Total ........................................................... $14.10 2.9 35.7 $13.26 3.2 35.5 $19.00 3.5 36.9

Worker characteristics:3

White-collar occupations4 ....................... 16.84 4.1 36.2 15.72 5.0 36.0 21.55 3.0 37.0

Professional specialty and technical ... 23.80 3.8 35.9 22.95 4.8 35.4 25.26 3.9 36.7

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 23.00 3.1 41.3 22.46 3.2 41.7 24.69 5.5 40.1

Sales ................................................... 13.32 8.0 35.1 13.32 8.0 35.1 13.91 19.3 27.1

Administrative support ........................ 11.26 2.7 35.5 11.13 2.6 35.4 12.08 3.9 36.2

Blue-collar occupations4 ......................... 12.95 2.8 37.9 12.87 3.0 37.8 14.44 4.7 38.0

Precision production, craft, and repair 15.49 3.2 39.7 15.38 3.6 39.7 17.44 7.6 39.9

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 10.35 6.6 38.2 10.34 6.5 38.2 – – –

Transportation and material moving ... 12.92 5.8 37.5 13.07 7.0 37.7 11.91 7.3 36.4

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 9.05 2.3 34.1 8.98 2.4 34.0 11.10 6.7 37.0

Service occupations4 .............................. 8.38 1.8 31.8 7.53 2.1 31.1 12.88 5.3 35.9

Full time .................................................. 15.04 2.9 39.9 14.22 3.3 39.9 19.46 3.7 39.7

Part time ................................................. 8.57 2.5 22.0 7.98 2.3 22.0 14.42 13.1 21.7

Union ...................................................... 17.76 3.7 37.4 17.39 4.3 37.2 18.43 4.2 37.7

Nonunion ................................................ 13.76 3.2 35.5 12.97 3.3 35.3 19.15 4.1 36.7

Time ........................................................ 13.88 2.8 35.5 12.94 3.2 35.3 19.00 3.5 36.9

Incentive ................................................. 18.28 12.7 38.1 18.28 12.7 38.1 – – –

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing .................................... 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 15.21 2.7 39.4 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( )

Service producing ................................... 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 12.61 4.3 34.3 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( )

1 to 99 workers6 ..................................... 12.70 4.5 35.0 12.67 4.6 35.0 14.10 1.2 37.1

100 to 499 workers ................................. 13.82 3.6 35.8 13.20 3.8 35.8 17.27 5.3 35.7

500 to 999 workers ................................. 14.95 6.9 37.1 14.44 10.9 37.3 16.37 4.1 36.8

1000 to 2499 workers ............................. 15.72 8.3 36.5 13.98 8.6 36.1 18.92 1.9 37.3

2500 workers or more ............................. 21.35 4.8 37.6 19.98 10.1 37.7 22.22 3.1 37.5

Geographic areas:7

Metropolitan ............................................ 13.94 3.2 35.6 13.26 3.2 35.5 19.85 3.1 37.0

Nonmetropolitan ..................................... 15.78 2.4 36.2 13.09 15.4 35.4 17.50 9.9 36.8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 2000. The average reference period was October 1999. For the first time,

estimates include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50

workers. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

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

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

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

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

commissions, and production bonuses. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to

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

industries applies to private industry only. 6 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and

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

well as nine census divisions. See Technical Note for a list of survey areas in each

census division and the States comprising the nine census divisions.

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

publication criteria. 

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

nonmetropolitan areas,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999

Worker and establishment characteristics,

and geographic areas

Total Metropolitan areas Nonmetropolitan areas

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error

(percent)

Total ............................................................ $14.10 2.9 35.7 $13.94 3.2 35.6 $15.78 2.4 36.2

Private Industry ....................................... 13.26 3.2 35.5 13.26 3.2 35.5 13.09 15.4 35.4

State and local government .................... 19.00 3.5 36.9 19.85 3.1 37.0 17.50 9.9 36.8

Worker characteristics:4

White-collar occupations5 ....................... 16.84 4.1 36.2 16.57 4.3 36.2 19.54 4.8 36.6

Professional specialty and technical ... 23.80 3.8 35.9 23.58 4.1 35.8 25.03 6.4 36.2

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 23.00 3.1 41.3 22.90 2.8 41.6 23.83 9.4 39.4

Sales ................................................... 13.32 8.0 35.1 13.44 8.3 35.1 8.62 5.9 33.5

Administrative support ........................ 11.26 2.7 35.5 11.29 3.0 35.4 10.76 5.5 36.4

Blue-collar occupations5 ......................... 12.95 2.8 37.9 12.87 2.7 37.8 14.17 12.4 38.9

Precision production, craft, and repair 15.49 3.2 39.7 15.40 3.1 39.7 17.26 13.0 40.0

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 10.35 6.6 38.2 10.25 6.6 38.3 13.42 14.2 37.7

Transportation and material moving ... 12.92 5.8 37.5 12.71 6.3 37.5 14.44 17.2 37.5

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 9.05 2.3 34.1 9.05 2.7 33.8 8.97 5.1 39.7

Service occupations5 .............................. 8.38 1.8 31.8 8.27 2.1 31.5 9.26 6.9 34.0

Full time .................................................. 15.04 2.9 39.9 14.88 3.2 39.9 16.60 1.1 39.6

Part time ................................................. 8.57 2.5 22.0 8.53 2.6 22.0 9.13 2.5 21.4

Union ...................................................... 17.76 3.7 37.4 17.49 4.0 37.3 19.40 5.9 37.8

Nonunion ................................................ 13.76 3.2 35.5 13.63 3.5 35.5 15.21 3.9 36.0

Time ........................................................ 13.88 2.8 35.5 13.68 3.1 35.5 15.90 2.3 36.2

Incentive ................................................. 18.28 12.7 38.1 18.53 12.8 38.0 – – –

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing6 .................................. 15.21 2.7 39.4 15.26 2.2 39.4 14.41 16.7 40.2

Service producing6 ................................. 12.61 4.3 34.3 12.61 4.2 34.3 12.44 14.9 33.5

1 to 99 workers7 ..................................... 12.70 4.5 35.0 12.72 4.9 34.9 12.27 11.1 37.0

100 to 499 workers ................................. 13.82 3.6 35.8 13.49 3.1 36.1 15.48 9.8 34.3

500 to 999 workers ................................. 14.95 6.9 37.1 15.23 7.6 37.0 13.16 3.8 37.6

1000 to 2499 workers ............................. 15.72 8.3 36.5 15.27 8.7 36.4 19.69 1.5 37.1

2500 workers or more ............................. 21.35 4.8 37.6 21.20 5.5 37.2 – – –

Geographic areas:8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Metropolitan areas can be a Metropolitan Statistical Area or Consolidated

Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the Office of Management and Budget,

1994. Nonmetropolitan areas are counties that do not fit the definitions above. For

more information, see Technical Note. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between January 1999 and

April 2000. The average reference period was October 1999. For the first time,

estimates include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

States comprising the nine census divisions.

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

publication criteria. 

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $14.10 2.9 35.7 $15.04 2.9 39.9 $8.57 2.5 22.0

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 14.19 2.6 35.7 15.08 2.8 39.8 8.65 3.4 22.0

White collar ...................................................................... 16.84 4.1 36.2 17.65 3.9 40.1 10.94 3.5 21.3

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 17.64 3.6 36.5 18.28 3.5 39.9 12.15 6.0 21.1

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 23.80 3.8 35.9 24.18 3.8 39.3 19.77 3.9 18.8

Professional specialty ................................................ 25.60 3.7 35.9 26.06 3.8 39.8 20.91 5.0 18.1

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 27.52 2.8 40.7 27.51 2.8 40.7 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 25.40 5.6 41.5 25.36 5.6 41.6 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 29.08 10.9 40.3 29.08 10.9 40.3 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 26.90 4.7 41.7 26.90 4.7 41.7 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 28.79 3.5 40.7 28.79 3.5 40.7 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 27.17 4.7 40.1 27.17 4.7 40.1 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 25.99 5.7 40.6 25.99 5.7 40.6 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 27.64 5.5 40.6 27.64 5.5 40.6 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 18.42 9.9 40.4 18.42 9.9 40.4 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 26.40 4.7 39.6 26.20 4.8 40.4 – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 29.57 9.8 40.5 29.96 9.9 41.0 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 22.57 10.4 35.1 19.69 5.6 39.6 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 25.80 7.8 36.4 26.40 8.9 39.6 22.43 6.6 24.9

Registered nurses .............................................. 20.42 2.0 35.1 20.28 3.4 39.6 20.98 7.2 24.2

Pharmacists ....................................................... 32.13 6.3 36.9 32.19 4.8 40.0 – – –

Dietitians ............................................................ 18.40 4.2 37.6 18.10 4.0 40.0 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 15.92 2.6 34.4 16.07 2.8 38.4 – – –

Occupational therapists ..................................... 24.32 5.6 36.9 – – – – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 24.04 1.1 33.2 – – – 24.11 .9 31.8

Speech therapists .............................................. 18.33 28.1 36.3 18.26 28.8 36.5 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 33.53 12.2 27.4 36.13 12.5 37.2 – – –

Computer science teachers ............................... 25.39 5.4 33.2 – – – – – –

Health specialities teachers ............................... 50.53 16.0 30.6 50.69 16.1 30.7 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 31.16 5.2 39.1 31.00 4.9 39.5 – – –

English teachers ................................................ 33.20 18.5 31.7 33.54 21.5 35.9 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 29.68 14.8 21.1 32.61 11.4 40.4 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 23.35 2.9 35.9 23.66 2.8 38.8 16.80 8.9 14.0

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 18.65 20.1 35.9 18.65 20.1 35.9 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 24.21 3.7 37.0 24.33 3.7 39.1 21.46 10.5 16.0

Secondary school teachers ............................... 25.52 2.7 38.6 25.55 2.6 38.9 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 17.09 23.9 38.1 16.89 24.5 38.6 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 21.66 5.2 29.4 22.96 4.8 39.2 11.48 6.2 10.0

Substitute teachers ............................................ 9.74 4.9 11.9 – – – 9.74 4.9 11.9

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 22.72 12.9 37.8 22.68 13.4 39.0 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 17.23 17.4 40.0 17.23 17.4 40.0 – – –

Librarians ........................................................... 17.23 17.4 40.0 17.23 17.4 40.0 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 23.06 9.9 37.9 22.85 10.5 40.2 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 21.12 11.5 36.8 20.61 13.2 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 14.65 12.7 36.5 14.22 13.3 38.5 19.63 19.3 23.1

Social workers ................................................... 14.52 14.0 36.6 14.01 14.6 38.3 20.30 20.4 24.2

Recreation workers ............................................ 15.91 11.3 35.9 16.27 10.9 40.0 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 35.98 10.3 46.9 35.98 10.3 47.4 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 32.76 6.0 48.6 32.76 6.0 48.6 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 20.14 12.5 28.7 21.44 11.6 39.9 13.66 28.0 12.0

Technical writers ................................................ 21.39 16.8 40.0 21.39 16.8 40.0 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 13.45 12.4 29.8 15.27 13.3 40.0 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 18.99 4.9 38.8 19.28 4.9 40.0 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 39.20 12.1 39.9 39.20 12.1 39.9 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 31.38 8.0 33.7 28.52 5.5 40.0 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 18.60 5.7 35.7 18.82 5.7 38.0 16.07 3.5 21.0

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 14.70 9.2 38.6 14.58 9.0 39.9 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 15.61 9.8 35.2 16.17 9.0 39.6 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 13.36 4.6 32.9 13.54 3.9 39.3 12.78 6.0 21.8

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 12.51 10.1 27.8 12.58 8.5 37.7 12.31 17.3 15.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. $17.09 10.8 38.5 $16.87 10.4 39.5 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 17.46 10.6 39.1 16.16 6.5 40.0 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 19.72 4.3 39.5 19.87 4.2 40.0 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians .................. 19.33 9.0 40.0 19.33 9.0 40.0 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 16.82 3.8 38.7 16.69 3.5 40.0 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 17.83 6.5 40.0 17.83 6.5 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 22.98 5.9 40.0 22.98 5.9 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 17.82 10.0 40.8 17.82 10.0 40.8 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 18.54 4.6 40.0 18.63 4.4 40.6 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 23.00 3.1 41.3 23.08 3.1 41.5 – – –

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 24.51 4.3 41.9 24.62 4.3 42.0 – – –

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 24.59 6.8 40.7 24.59 6.8 40.7 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 27.08 6.7 41.7 27.08 6.7 41.7 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 33.04 8.9 40.4 33.04 8.9 40.4 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 17.30 14.7 45.9 17.30 14.7 45.9 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 25.73 7.7 42.1 25.73 7.7 42.1 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 33.01 8.0 40.5 33.01 8.0 40.5 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 24.03 19.5 39.9 24.08 19.7 40.1 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 15.14 6.5 43.4 15.14 6.5 43.4 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 20.78 17.1 40.0 20.78 17.1 40.0 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 22.19 6.1 46.8 22.19 6.1 46.8 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 24.39 7.7 41.8 24.63 7.7 42.0 – – –

Management related .............................................. 19.54 2.1 40.2 19.52 2.2 40.5 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 17.20 7.7 41.4 17.20 7.7 41.4 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 22.71 8.0 40.7 22.71 8.0 40.8 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 22.03 11.7 40.1 22.03 11.7 40.1 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 18.28 6.1 40.8 18.28 6.1 40.8 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 24.04 12.0 39.7 24.04 12.0 39.7 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 22.15 12.4 40.0 22.15 12.4 40.0 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 21.72 8.9 35.7 22.18 8.6 40.0 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 20.03 5.0 39.9 19.92 5.2 40.1 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 13.32 8.0 35.1 14.58 8.4 41.0 $7.98 8.3 21.9

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 17.28 7.4 42.8 17.35 7.4 43.2 – – –

Insurance sales .................................................. 32.45 28.6 43.6 34.61 28.5 45.3 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 14.71 23.4 32.7 18.46 22.9 39.9 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 11.14 18.6 33.0 11.84 19.4 39.9 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 20.51 10.0 35.0 21.73 12.6 40.8 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 25.93 37.5 40.3 25.93 37.5 40.3 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 17.17 8.0 46.4 17.17 8.0 46.4 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 7.46 8.6 24.9 – – – 6.25 6.7 20.4

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 8.51 31.3 26.7 – – – 6.01 3.1 25.3

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 10.32 10.4 41.1 10.51 11.1 43.1 – – –

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 13.53 5.0 39.7 13.53 5.0 40.4 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 10.27 7.9 30.1 11.49 8.9 38.7 7.07 6.6 19.0

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 7.47 3.9 38.2 7.47 4.1 40.0 – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. 7.95 4.4 32.6 8.17 3.2 39.8 7.45 9.3 22.9

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 12.28 16.6 31.8 14.32 15.5 39.1 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 11.26 2.7 35.5 11.68 2.6 39.8 8.84 3.9 22.1

Supervisors, general office ................................ 13.49 7.7 40.0 13.49 7.7 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 16.75 13.3 40.2 16.75 13.3 40.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ $18.31 9.0 42.2 $18.31 9.0 42.2 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 15.62 6.1 40.0 15.62 6.1 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.35 4.3 37.2 11.53 5.3 39.8 $8.65 10.5 19.0

Stenographers ................................................... 13.22 3.9 37.0 13.22 3.9 40.0 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 11.76 2.0 39.0 11.69 2.2 39.9 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 10.46 6.3 35.8 10.66 5.9 39.9 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 9.36 9.3 36.6 9.53 9.9 40.0 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 10.63 10.4 36.1 10.48 10.2 40.0 11.50 11.7 22.8

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.85 6.2 27.6 9.78 7.6 39.9 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... – – – 9.93 8.0 38.7 – – –

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 11.27 7.5 39.6 11.27 7.5 39.6 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 9.74 6.7 39.0 9.79 7.3 40.0 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 13.10 6.9 39.9 13.10 6.9 39.9 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 11.12 6.8 32.8 11.97 6.7 39.1 7.10 9.2 18.7

File clerks ........................................................... 10.29 4.5 28.0 – – – – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 12.53 3.6 37.4 12.73 4.0 39.8 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.44 5.4 37.2 11.63 5.7 39.9 9.49 12.7 21.9

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 12.23 12.5 40.0 12.23 12.5 40.0 – – –

Office machine operators, n.e.c. ........................ 8.10 5.9 35.9 8.18 7.0 39.6 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 13.22 7.5 38.5 13.27 7.6 39.0 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 10.86 9.3 34.8 12.65 13.9 40.0 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.87 12.7 38.8 12.02 12.9 40.0 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 13.88 14.1 30.9 14.81 10.6 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 12.05 11.6 34.3 13.00 12.0 40.1 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.27 4.7 35.6 11.44 4.7 40.0 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 14.57 4.1 40.0 14.40 4.9 40.0 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 15.60 11.0 39.3 15.62 11.1 39.4 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 11.54 6.7 39.6 11.54 6.8 39.8 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 13.32 7.8 35.8 14.45 3.4 41.2 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 12.17 6.7 39.3 12.14 6.6 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 11.39 4.8 37.0 11.78 4.6 39.8 7.12 4.5 20.7

Bank tellers ........................................................ 9.25 11.1 29.9 10.52 10.1 40.0 8.06 4.4 24.2

Data entry keyers ............................................... 9.19 6.0 38.6 9.24 6.4 39.9 8.23 2.5 24.5

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.19 3.6 24.4 8.64 6.2 32.5 7.73 1.7 19.5

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 11.05 5.5 34.2 10.59 12.0 39.8 11.96 5.5 26.9

Blue collar ........................................................................ 12.95 2.8 37.9 13.40 3.2 40.0 7.22 4.5 22.3

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 15.49 3.2 39.7 15.56 3.0 40.0 8.26 2.0 22.1

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 24.76 6.2 40.3 24.76 6.2 40.3 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 14.95 13.1 40.1 14.95 13.1 40.1 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 16.50 2.5 40.0 16.50 2.5 40.0 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 18.92 9.2 40.0 18.92 9.2 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 16.68 4.5 39.8 16.77 4.9 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 21.09 8.6 39.9 21.09 8.6 39.9 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 14.05 8.8 40.0 14.05 8.8 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 15.22 7.7 40.0 15.22 7.7 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 16.48 5.8 40.0 16.48 5.8 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 23.89 11.0 42.4 23.89 11.0 42.4 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 16.75 7.0 40.0 16.75 7.0 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 16.52 5.8 40.0 16.52 5.8 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 19.45 6.2 40.0 19.45 6.2 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 25.69 4.2 40.0 25.69 4.2 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 11.90 14.0 39.7 11.88 14.1 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 19.22 5.3 39.9 19.22 5.3 39.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices $10.82 18.6 40.0 $10.82 18.6 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 14.74 8.2 40.2 14.74 8.2 40.2 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 18.04 16.0 40.4 18.04 16.0 40.4 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 16.90 4.8 40.0 16.90 4.8 40.0 – – –

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .............. 11.23 8.9 40.0 11.23 8.9 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 11.96 7.8 39.7 12.03 7.4 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 12.81 6.9 36.0 13.36 4.9 40.0 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 11.91 22.0 40.0 11.91 22.0 40.0 – – –

Food batchmakers ............................................. 9.35 13.4 33.6 – – – – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 18.13 8.0 40.4 18.13 8.0 40.4 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 23.59 3.4 40.0 23.59 3.4 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 10.35 6.6 38.2 10.56 6.8 39.9 $7.60 8.0 24.3

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 12.24 4.9 40.0 12.24 4.9 40.0 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 16.49 2.7 39.8 16.49 2.7 39.8 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 8.14 2.3 38.3 8.14 2.3 39.7 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 9.76 18.2 40.0 9.76 18.2 40.0 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 11.40 4.2 40.0 11.40 4.2 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 12.26 7.9 39.4 12.32 7.9 39.7 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 12.69 13.1 40.4 12.69 13.1 40.4 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 9.40 5.4 39.6 9.42 5.4 40.0 8.49 8.6 25.7

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 11.60 6.5 38.9 11.91 5.9 39.9 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 12.92 5.8 37.5 13.49 5.7 40.4 7.21 10.5 22.0

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 17.28 6.8 45.7 17.28 6.8 45.7 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 12.85 8.8 39.8 12.84 8.9 40.2 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 5.87 7.6 22.9 – – – – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 10.65 6.8 29.6 10.95 10.3 39.6 10.20 5.2 21.2

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 7.83 3.4 35.1 – – – – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 7.25 3.1 31.5 7.75 2.4 40.0 6.30 4.9 22.5

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 19.92 8.1 40.0 19.92 8.1 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 10.44 8.4 40.0 10.44 8.4 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 16.28 1.7 40.0 16.28 1.7 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 14.70 16.3 39.8 14.70 16.4 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 14.85 13.0 40.0 14.89 13.0 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 9.05 2.3 34.1 9.59 2.2 39.9 6.99 5.4 22.0

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 8.79 6.5 29.6 9.74 5.7 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 16.07 11.3 40.0 16.07 11.3 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 8.83 10.3 40.0 8.83 10.3 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 10.17 7.3 39.3 10.21 7.4 39.9 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 9.29 2.4 31.2 9.34 4.9 39.8 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.87 6.0 27.9 9.70 6.5 39.9 6.25 7.0 22.1

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 11.35 10.1 40.0 11.35 10.1 40.0 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 9.54 7.8 37.7 9.67 8.6 39.8 8.23 2.7 24.0

Garage and service station related .................... 8.71 10.1 26.2 – – – – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 7.73 8.8 37.0 8.20 9.2 40.0 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 9.25 6.7 38.6 9.34 6.9 39.7 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.65 4.8 33.3 9.40 5.1 39.8 6.58 7.8 23.0

Service .............................................................................. 8.38 1.8 31.8 9.22 2.7 38.9 6.53 1.9 22.6

Protective service .................................................. 14.05 6.1 37.4 14.76 4.5 41.0 7.71 5.5 20.9

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 22.72 8.0 51.4 22.72 8.0 51.4 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 22.04 9.4 41.2 22.04 9.4 41.2 – – –

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 12.85 16.5 36.3 13.72 16.6 39.7 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 14.53 5.7 47.9 14.93 4.5 50.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Protective service –Continued

Police and detectives, public service ................. $19.29 5.8 39.3 $19.30 5.8 40.0 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 17.56 4.8 40.0 17.56 4.8 40.0 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 13.62 11.9 40.0 13.62 11.9 40.0 – – –

Guards and police, except public service .......... 8.47 3.1 33.4 8.81 2.5 39.8 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 12.54 9.1 31.5 13.93 8.3 39.7 $8.97 8.2 20.5

Food service .......................................................... 6.99 4.1 30.3 7.75 5.5 38.7 5.94 3.7 23.3

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 5.08 7.5 25.9 5.39 7.3 38.1 4.81 8.2 20.3

Bartenders ......................................................... 7.02 3.5 29.0 7.90 10.2 39.4 5.99 1.8 22.1

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 4.46 8.7 25.6 4.40 8.4 37.5 4.50 9.8 21.3

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.22 4.8 23.6 5.19 6.8 38.2 – – –

Other food service ............................................... 7.82 4.4 32.7 8.52 6.1 38.9 6.64 7.9 25.8

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 11.51 7.5 40.6 11.69 7.2 41.4 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.71 5.8 34.0 8.47 3.5 37.6 9.64 20.0 24.9

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.26 4.9 32.6 7.12 5.6 37.6 7.67 4.7 23.0

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.45 4.7 31.7 7.00 4.6 39.1 5.96 3.8 27.1

Health service ........................................................ 8.98 7.4 31.6 9.36 5.6 38.2 7.75 7.0 20.1

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 8.46 4.3 32.1 8.74 3.0 39.7 6.73 12.9 14.7

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 8.46 3.7 30.7 8.78 3.7 38.9 7.80 5.8 21.0

Cleaning and building service ................................ 8.43 1.7 32.7 8.57 1.7 38.7 7.99 2.9 22.6

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 12.73 6.0 40.0 12.73 6.0 40.0 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 7.49 3.9 31.6 7.29 2.5 39.7 7.76 8.8 24.7

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.50 1.7 32.8 8.59 2.1 38.4 8.18 3.0 21.1

Personal service .................................................... 7.91 3.1 32.0 8.26 5.4 38.2 6.77 5.8 21.0

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 10.46 12.4 40.1 10.47 12.6 40.1 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 6.32 .9 36.2 6.33 1.0 39.8 6.32 1.9 21.0

Public transportation attendants ........................ 23.78 7.4 20.6 23.78 7.4 20.6 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 8.12 21.0 37.9 7.63 19.8 40.0 – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ 8.47 6.1 33.4 8.67 7.0 37.9 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 6.86 1.0 29.1 – – – 6.39 4.3 20.0

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 7.29 11.5 20.7 7.24 22.6 40.0 7.32 10.3 16.2

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 7.01 8.2 28.7 8.20 5.7 39.2 5.90 2.5 23.0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $13.26 3.2 35.5 $14.22 3.3 39.9 $7.98 2.3 22.0

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 13.25 3.1 35.5 14.18 3.1 39.8 7.97 2.2 22.0

White collar ...................................................................... 15.72 5.0 36.0 16.60 4.7 40.3 9.86 4.6 21.2

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 16.43 4.8 36.3 17.14 4.4 40.1 10.80 5.3 20.8

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 22.95 4.8 35.4 23.43 4.7 39.4 17.47 9.7 16.4

Professional specialty ................................................ 24.73 4.9 35.5 25.32 5.2 40.4 18.68 8.8 15.9

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 28.31 4.4 40.8 28.30 4.4 40.8 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 26.24 5.5 42.4 26.17 5.4 42.6 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 29.08 10.9 40.3 29.08 10.9 40.3 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 26.90 4.7 41.7 26.90 4.7 41.7 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 28.79 3.5 40.7 28.79 3.5 40.7 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 28.97 4.9 40.0 28.97 4.9 40.0 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 26.67 5.7 40.7 26.67 5.7 40.7 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 28.88 4.8 40.8 28.88 4.8 40.8 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 17.95 9.7 40.4 17.95 9.7 40.4 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 27.99 9.6 39.5 28.01 9.7 39.9 – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 36.23 5.7 39.1 – – – – – –

Health related ........................................................ 25.40 8.6 36.6 25.98 9.6 39.8 21.11 8.7 23.1

Registered nurses .............................................. 20.29 2.4 35.4 20.27 3.5 39.6 20.38 8.7 23.3

Pharmacists ....................................................... 32.39 7.0 36.4 32.51 5.5 40.0 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 15.92 2.6 34.4 16.07 2.8 38.4 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 23.74 3.5 30.6 – – – – – –

Speech therapists .............................................. 22.81 10.3 38.1 – – – – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... – – – 16.47 18.8 44.5 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 15.13 12.9 29.2 15.17 14.7 37.0 14.58 18.6 7.0

Elementary school teachers .............................. 18.50 17.9 18.3 17.12 13.2 40.2 – – –

Secondary school teachers ............................... 18.16 12.8 42.1 18.16 12.8 42.1 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 22.30 12.9 21.7 24.63 10.9 38.8 – – –

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

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 24.73 15.9 36.9 24.41 17.2 40.7 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 16.65 22.2 31.4 – – – – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 11.34 13.3 36.0 11.11 13.5 37.6 – – –

Social workers ................................................... 11.13 13.9 36.1 10.86 14.0 37.4 – – –

Recreation workers ............................................ 13.48 17.8 35.4 13.65 17.5 40.0 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 32.81 6.3 50.5 32.81 6.3 50.5 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 32.81 6.3 50.5 32.81 6.3 50.5 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 17.23 10.5 27.7 18.67 10.4 39.8 10.51 9.9 11.5

Technical writers ................................................ 21.22 17.6 40.0 21.22 17.6 40.0 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 13.45 12.4 29.8 15.27 13.3 40.0 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 19.02 5.5 38.7 19.35 5.6 40.0 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 28.89 6.9 39.8 28.89 6.9 39.8 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 25.23 7.2 40.0 25.23 7.2 40.0 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 19.12 6.5 35.1 19.48 5.9 37.6 13.94 15.6 18.2

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 13.99 7.7 38.6 13.84 7.3 40.0 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 15.60 9.9 35.4 16.17 9.0 39.6 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 13.24 5.4 33.3 13.36 4.4 39.4 12.79 9.0 20.6

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 12.43 11.3 27.1 12.48 9.8 37.4 12.32 17.5 15.9

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 18.68 3.4 38.1 18.44 3.6 39.4 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 16.51 9.1 40.0 16.51 9.1 40.0 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 19.74 5.6 39.4 19.94 5.4 40.0 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 18.81 4.8 37.6 18.67 4.9 40.0 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 16.01 3.5 40.0 16.01 3.5 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 22.91 6.2 40.0 22.91 6.2 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 18.09 10.9 41.0 18.09 10.9 41.0 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 18.52 7.2 40.0 18.65 6.8 40.9 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 22.46 3.2 41.7 22.54 3.0 41.9 – – –

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 23.56 4.4 42.2 23.70 4.3 42.4 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 27.18 9.0 41.5 27.18 9.0 41.5 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 30.96 10.1 40.3 30.96 10.1 40.3 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Executives, administrators, and managers

–Continued

Purchasing managers ........................................ $17.30 14.7 45.9 $17.30 14.7 45.9 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 25.73 7.7 42.1 25.73 7.7 42.1 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 18.85 11.8 42.9 18.85 11.8 42.9 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 30.52 9.1 39.6 30.90 9.3 40.4 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 15.12 6.6 43.4 15.12 6.6 43.4 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 22.97 5.9 48.3 22.97 5.9 48.3 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 24.06 8.2 41.9 24.31 8.1 42.1 – – –

Management related .............................................. 19.78 3.5 40.6 19.73 3.7 40.6 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 18.77 6.4 42.8 18.77 6.4 42.8 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 22.72 8.6 40.8 22.72 8.6 40.9 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 22.42 15.7 40.2 22.42 15.7 40.2 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 18.16 6.9 41.0 18.16 6.9 41.0 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 24.04 12.0 39.7 24.04 12.0 39.7 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 19.56 5.6 39.9 19.39 5.7 40.1 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 13.32 8.0 35.1 14.58 8.4 41.0 $7.98 8.3 21.9

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 17.28 7.4 42.8 17.35 7.4 43.2 – – –

Insurance sales .................................................. 32.45 28.6 43.6 34.61 28.5 45.3 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 11.14 18.6 33.0 11.84 19.4 39.9 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 20.39 10.2 34.9 21.59 13.0 40.8 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 25.93 37.5 40.3 25.93 37.5 40.3 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 17.17 8.0 46.4 17.17 8.0 46.4 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 7.46 8.6 24.9 – – – 6.25 6.7 20.4

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 8.51 31.3 26.7 – – – 6.01 3.1 25.3

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 10.32 10.4 41.1 10.51 11.1 43.1 – – –

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 13.53 5.0 39.7 13.53 5.0 40.4 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 10.28 7.9 30.2 11.49 8.9 38.7 7.08 6.5 19.1

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 7.47 3.9 38.2 7.47 4.1 40.0 – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. 7.95 4.4 32.6 8.17 3.2 39.8 7.43 9.1 22.9

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 12.28 16.6 31.8 14.32 15.5 39.1 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 11.13 2.6 35.4 11.55 2.5 39.8 8.88 4.4 22.3

Supervisors, general office ................................ 13.18 7.8 40.0 13.18 7.8 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 16.87 14.9 40.3 16.87 14.9 40.3 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 18.31 9.0 42.2 18.31 9.0 42.2 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 16.26 3.4 40.0 16.26 3.4 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.12 5.1 36.8 11.32 6.4 39.7 8.70 11.4 18.9

Stenographers ................................................... 13.22 3.9 37.0 13.22 3.9 40.0 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 11.15 3.7 37.5 10.90 3.5 39.6 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 10.06 6.2 35.0 10.27 5.9 39.9 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 9.36 9.3 36.6 9.53 9.9 40.0 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 10.63 10.4 36.1 10.48 10.2 40.0 11.52 11.8 22.9

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.87 6.4 27.4 9.87 7.9 39.8 – – –

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 11.27 7.5 39.6 11.27 7.5 39.6 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 9.71 6.7 39.0 9.76 7.2 40.0 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 12.64 6.8 39.9 12.64 6.8 39.9 – – –

File clerks ........................................................... 10.08 5.7 27.3 – – – – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 12.41 4.8 37.7 12.71 5.9 39.8 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.32 5.3 36.8 11.53 5.7 39.9 9.49 12.7 21.9

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 12.19 12.6 40.0 12.19 12.6 40.0 – – –

Office machine operators, n.e.c. ........................ 8.23 6.6 39.0 8.18 7.0 39.6 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 13.22 7.5 38.5 13.27 7.6 39.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... $10.86 9.3 34.8 $12.65 13.9 40.0 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 12.82 12.5 36.5 13.54 12.0 40.0 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 12.62 8.1 30.2 13.46 4.6 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 12.05 11.6 34.3 13.00 12.0 40.1 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.04 5.0 35.5 11.16 4.9 40.0 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 15.60 11.0 39.3 15.62 11.1 39.4 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 11.43 6.7 39.6 11.44 6.7 39.8 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 12.18 7.1 39.3 12.14 7.1 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 11.22 5.1 36.5 11.68 5.2 39.8 $7.02 4.3 20.7

Bank tellers ........................................................ 9.25 11.1 29.9 10.52 10.1 40.0 8.06 4.4 24.2

Data entry keyers ............................................... 9.19 6.0 38.6 9.24 6.4 39.9 8.23 2.5 24.5

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.55 3.9 34.0 9.78 9.6 39.7 11.95 6.0 26.9

Blue collar ........................................................................ 12.87 3.0 37.8 13.32 3.4 40.0 7.06 5.2 22.3

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 15.38 3.6 39.7 15.46 3.4 40.0 8.22 1.7 22.2

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 24.63 6.3 40.4 24.63 6.3 40.4 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 14.93 13.3 40.1 14.93 13.3 40.1 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 16.12 2.5 40.0 16.12 2.5 40.0 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 18.92 9.2 40.0 18.92 9.2 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 18.86 6.2 39.6 19.02 6.6 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 21.09 8.6 39.9 21.09 8.6 39.9 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 13.51 8.5 40.0 13.51 8.5 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 15.03 8.2 40.0 15.03 8.2 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 16.34 6.4 40.0 16.34 6.4 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 16.49 7.3 40.0 16.49 7.3 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 16.86 5.6 40.0 16.86 5.6 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 19.66 6.1 40.0 19.66 6.1 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 25.99 5.0 40.0 25.99 5.0 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 11.67 13.2 40.0 11.67 13.2 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 19.21 5.4 39.9 19.21 5.4 39.9 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 10.82 18.6 40.0 10.82 18.6 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 14.74 8.2 40.2 14.74 8.2 40.2 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 17.96 16.3 40.4 17.96 16.3 40.4 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 16.33 8.7 39.9 16.33 8.7 39.9 – – –

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .............. 11.23 8.9 40.0 11.23 8.9 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 11.96 7.8 39.7 12.03 7.4 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 12.81 6.9 36.0 13.36 4.9 40.0 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 11.91 22.0 40.0 11.91 22.0 40.0 – – –

Food batchmakers ............................................. 9.35 13.4 33.6 – – – – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 19.70 6.8 40.7 19.70 6.8 40.7 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 10.34 6.5 38.2 10.54 6.8 39.9 7.60 8.0 24.3

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 12.24 4.9 40.0 12.24 4.9 40.0 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 16.49 2.7 39.8 16.49 2.7 39.8 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 8.14 2.3 38.3 8.14 2.3 39.7 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 9.76 18.2 40.0 9.76 18.2 40.0 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 11.40 4.2 40.0 11.40 4.2 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 12.23 7.7 39.4 12.28 7.8 39.7 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 12.61 13.1 40.4 12.61 13.1 40.4 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 9.40 5.4 39.6 9.42 5.4 40.0 8.49 8.6 25.7

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 11.60 6.5 38.9 11.91 5.9 39.9 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 13.07 7.0 37.7 13.70 6.6 40.4 6.44 8.5 22.0

Truck drivers ...................................................... 12.83 9.1 39.8 12.82 9.1 40.2 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 5.87 7.6 22.9 – – – – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 10.42 12.7 28.6 – – – – – –

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 7.79 3.3 35.0 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ $7.16 3.1 31.4 $7.63 2.2 40.0 $6.30 4.9 22.5

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 19.92 8.1 40.0 19.92 8.1 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 14.70 16.3 39.8 14.70 16.4 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 16.48 34.1 39.9 – – – – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 8.98 2.4 34.0 9.51 2.2 39.9 6.95 5.8 21.8

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 8.21 10.2 26.6 9.29 6.2 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 16.07 11.3 40.0 16.07 11.3 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 8.79 10.2 40.0 8.79 10.2 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 10.19 7.5 39.7 10.22 7.6 39.9 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 9.29 2.4 31.2 9.34 4.9 39.8 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.81 6.0 27.8 9.61 6.5 39.9 6.25 7.0 22.0

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 11.35 10.1 40.0 11.35 10.1 40.0 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 9.53 7.8 37.7 9.65 8.7 39.8 8.23 2.7 24.0

Garage and service station related .................... 8.71 10.1 26.2 – – – – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 7.57 9.0 36.9 8.01 9.5 40.0 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 9.25 6.7 38.6 9.34 6.9 39.7 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.51 5.3 33.2 9.23 5.5 39.8 6.58 7.8 23.0

Service .............................................................................. 7.53 2.1 31.1 8.10 3.0 38.5 6.45 2.2 22.8

Protective service .................................................. 8.90 5.2 33.2 9.32 5.1 40.2 7.45 4.5 20.8

Guards and police, except public service .......... 8.44 3.2 33.3 8.78 2.5 39.7 – – –

Food service .......................................................... 6.95 4.4 30.5 7.72 5.6 38.7 5.85 4.0 23.4

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 5.08 7.5 26.0 5.39 7.3 38.1 4.80 8.2 20.3

Bartenders ......................................................... 7.01 3.6 29.0 7.90 10.2 39.4 5.97 2.1 22.1

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 4.46 8.7 25.6 4.40 8.4 37.5 4.50 9.8 21.3

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.22 4.8 23.6 5.19 6.8 38.2 – – –

Other food service ............................................... 7.81 4.7 33.2 8.50 6.2 38.9 6.56 8.4 26.1

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 11.49 7.9 40.6 11.68 7.5 41.5 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.73 6.2 34.9 8.46 3.6 37.6 10.04 24.6 25.6

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.25 5.2 32.8 7.08 5.8 37.7 7.76 5.2 23.4

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.43 4.9 31.9 7.00 4.6 39.1 5.90 4.1 27.2

Health service ........................................................ 8.83 8.7 30.7 9.23 6.9 37.9 7.72 7.1 20.0

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 8.27 6.6 28.4 8.72 5.5 39.4 6.72 12.8 14.6

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 8.25 3.0 30.2 8.50 2.7 38.9 7.76 5.9 20.9

Cleaning and building service ................................ 7.92 2.9 31.0 7.86 3.8 38.1 8.03 2.9 22.8

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 11.26 11.4 40.0 11.26 11.4 40.0 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 7.54 4.0 31.2 7.36 2.6 39.7 7.76 8.8 24.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Cleaning and building service –Continued

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... $7.90 2.6 30.3 $7.74 5.1 37.2 $8.27 3.2 21.3

Personal service .................................................... 7.85 3.9 33.0 8.20 5.9 38.3 6.61 6.3 22.2

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 10.19 10.4 40.1 10.20 10.6 40.1 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 6.26 .7 37.2 6.33 1.0 39.8 5.55 3.7 21.9

Public transportation attendants ........................ 23.78 7.4 20.6 23.78 7.4 20.6 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 8.12 21.0 37.9 7.63 19.8 40.0 – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ – – – 8.53 9.3 42.1 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. – – – – – – 6.29 5.6 21.5

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 6.94 13.5 30.2 – – – 6.51 2.6 24.1

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 7.01 8.3 28.9 8.20 5.7 39.2 5.87 2.3 23.1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, Mountain, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and

part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $19.00 3.5 36.9 $19.46 3.7 39.7 $14.42 13.1 21.7

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 19.01 3.5 36.9 19.46 3.7 39.7 14.48 13.2 21.7

White collar ...................................................................... 21.55 3.0 37.0 21.86 3.2 39.4 18.10 10.4 22.2

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 21.58 3.0 37.1 21.87 3.2 39.4 18.24 10.5 22.3

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 25.26 3.9 36.7 25.50 3.8 39.1 23.05 4.9 23.5

Professional specialty ................................................ 26.80 3.9 36.5 27.10 4.0 38.9 23.89 4.8 22.4

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 23.45 11.9 40.2 23.45 11.9 40.2 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 23.93 13.6 40.0 23.93 13.6 40.0 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 23.23 15.0 40.5 23.23 15.0 40.5 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 22.01 7.6 40.0 22.01 7.6 40.0 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 21.59 7.7 40.0 21.59 7.7 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 25.03 7.2 39.7 24.58 7.1 40.9 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 28.25 19.6 34.8 29.92 24.7 38.2 25.16 7.4 29.8

Registered nurses .............................................. 21.67 5.8 32.9 20.40 6.2 38.6 23.07 4.2 28.3

Teachers, college and university ........................... 35.87 12.1 34.6 37.39 11.4 36.8 26.36 10.1 25.0

Computer science teachers ............................... 25.46 5.7 33.2 – – – – – –

Health specialities teachers ............................... 50.53 16.0 30.6 50.69 16.1 30.7 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 31.19 5.3 39.3 31.02 5.0 39.5 – – –

English teachers ................................................ 35.62 17.2 31.4 – – – – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 32.60 11.5 36.2 32.75 11.5 40.5 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 23.86 2.9 36.5 24.18 2.8 39.0 16.99 9.2 15.3

Elementary school teachers .............................. 24.27 3.8 37.3 24.40 3.8 39.1 21.21 10.7 17.9

Secondary school teachers ............................... 25.68 2.8 38.6 25.71 2.7 38.9 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 17.17 24.4 38.1 16.97 25.0 38.6 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 21.47 5.7 32.9 22.51 4.9 39.3 11.35 7.5 12.7

Substitute teachers ............................................ 9.48 3.6 11.7 – – – 9.48 3.6 11.7

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 26.81 5.5 36.8 26.98 6.0 38.6 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 17.24 18.7 40.0 17.24 18.7 40.0 – – –

Librarians ........................................................... 17.24 18.7 40.0 17.24 18.7 40.0 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 22.16 9.0 38.6 22.05 9.5 40.0 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 22.17 10.2 38.4 22.04 10.8 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 19.62 5.5 37.4 19.17 4.6 40.0 – – –

Social workers ................................................... 19.73 6.1 37.5 19.14 5.1 40.0 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 42.44 15.6 41.1 42.45 15.6 42.1 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 32.59 9.3 43.3 32.59 9.3 43.3 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 33.33 12.7 33.9 – – – 34.18 7.4 16.2

Technical ................................................................... 16.78 4.3 38.0 16.31 7.5 39.8 19.83 15.4 29.1

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 13.83 4.8 31.3 14.62 3.6 38.7 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 12.35 16.8 39.8 12.35 16.8 39.8 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 18.21 12.8 38.4 15.77 8.6 40.0 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 24.69 5.5 40.1 24.73 5.5 40.4 – – –

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 27.70 5.6 40.6 27.70 5.6 40.6 – – –

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 24.59 6.8 40.7 24.59 6.8 40.7 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 26.87 6.4 42.2 26.87 6.4 42.2 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 35.97 4.7 40.0 35.97 4.7 40.0 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 21.29 24.4 40.0 21.29 24.4 40.0 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 29.82 13.2 40.5 29.82 13.2 40.5 – – –

Management related .............................................. 18.90 8.2 39.2 18.96 8.2 40.0 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 15.52 14.5 40.0 15.52 14.5 40.0 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 19.26 5.2 40.0 19.26 5.2 40.0 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 19.37 12.2 34.4 19.87 11.4 40.0 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 21.31 8.5 40.0 21.31 8.5 40.0 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 13.91 19.3 27.1 17.24 17.6 40.0 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 12.08 3.9 36.2 12.48 3.9 39.4 8.40 4.0 20.5

Supervisors, general office ................................ 19.70 8.8 40.0 19.70 8.8 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 12.25 3.7 39.0 12.36 3.0 40.0 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.15 3.7 37.1 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, Mountain, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and

part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Library clerks ..................................................... $11.09 6.7 32.8 $11.95 6.7 39.1 $7.10 9.2 18.7

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 12.82 10.5 36.6 12.76 11.3 40.0 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 12.25 6.5 40.0 12.25 6.5 40.0 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.44 12.5 39.9 11.45 12.5 40.0 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 14.55 3.8 39.5 14.62 3.5 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 12.07 6.6 38.9 12.15 6.4 39.9 8.72 7.5 20.0

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.19 3.6 24.6 8.64 6.2 32.5 7.73 1.7 19.6

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 14.28 10.8 36.2 14.94 14.3 40.0 – – –

Blue collar ........................................................................ 14.44 4.7 38.0 14.80 4.7 39.9 10.07 3.9 24.0

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 17.44 7.6 39.9 17.44 7.6 40.0 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 17.60 2.4 40.0 17.60 2.4 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 17.23 2.9 40.0 17.23 2.9 40.0 – – –

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

Transportation and material moving ......................... 11.91 7.3 36.4 12.03 8.3 39.9 11.03 3.8 21.9

Bus drivers ......................................................... 10.75 7.6 30.1 10.58 10.5 39.5 11.03 3.8 21.9

Operating engineers .......................................... 10.44 8.4 40.0 10.44 8.4 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 13.89 5.9 40.0 13.89 5.9 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 11.10 6.7 37.0 11.87 8.3 40.0 8.35 3.8 29.3

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 9.79 5.5 37.0 10.58 11.1 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.48 7.4 29.8 9.61 11.6 40.0 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 14.01 2.5 40.0 14.01 2.5 40.0 – – –

Service .............................................................................. 12.88 5.3 35.9 13.61 5.9 40.4 7.70 4.2 20.1

Protective service .................................................. 17.10 3.9 40.3 17.33 3.9 41.4 9.00 5.1 21.2

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 21.50 4.8 51.1 21.50 4.8 51.1 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 22.04 9.4 41.2 22.04 9.4 41.2 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 15.27 4.6 49.6 15.30 4.6 49.8 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 19.34 6.0 40.0 19.34 6.0 40.0 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 17.56 4.8 40.0 17.56 4.8 40.0 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 13.62 11.9 40.0 13.62 11.9 40.0 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 12.91 8.3 33.5 14.11 7.7 39.7 9.48 5.4 23.2

Food service .......................................................... 8.19 2.9 25.4 10.06 7.5 37.1 7.52 4.0 22.9

Other food service ............................................... 8.18 2.9 25.5 10.06 7.5 37.1 7.50 4.1 22.9

Cooks ................................................................. 8.39 4.7 23.1 – – – – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.46 6.4 29.5 – – – – – –

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.95 1.1 25.5 – – – 6.95 1.1 25.5

Health service ........................................................ 9.87 7.1 37.9 9.97 8.1 39.6 8.49 5.1 24.1

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 8.75 1.3 39.9 8.75 1.3 40.0 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 10.40 12.9 35.6 10.74 14.0 38.9 – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 9.77 5.0 38.7 9.86 5.2 40.0 6.74 6.3 18.5

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 15.66 19.0 40.0 15.66 19.0 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, Mountain, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and

part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Cleaning and building service –Continued

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... $9.60 4.5 38.5 $9.70 4.6 40.0 $6.74 6.3 18.5

Personal service .................................................... 8.55 8.4 23.2 9.25 12.2 36.9 7.67 10.1 15.9

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 8.47 9.1 19.5 – – – 8.79 7.0 18.3

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 6.97 4.0 20.1 8.29 2.7 38.8 6.59 5.1 17.7

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 7.88 11.5 13.6 – – – 8.10 11.4 12.3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $14.10 2.9 35.7 $13.26 3.2 35.5 $19.00 3.5 36.9

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 14.19 2.6 35.7 13.25 3.1 35.5 19.01 3.5 36.9

White collar ...................................................................... 16.84 4.1 36.2 15.72 5.0 36.0 21.55 3.0 37.0

 1 ................................................................... 6.40 4.2 27.6 6.37 4.1 27.9 7.10 9.8 21.3

 2 ................................................................... 8.73 3.9 29.2 8.74 3.9 29.1 8.60 6.0 30.7

 3 ................................................................... 8.92 2.4 33.8 8.86 2.6 33.8 9.73 5.4 34.4

 4 ................................................................... 11.23 2.1 37.1 11.13 2.2 37.2 12.01 5.0 36.3

 5 ................................................................... 13.90 2.9 38.1 14.01 3.0 38.2 13.31 5.6 37.5

 6 ................................................................... 14.88 6.0 38.0 15.08 5.2 38.5 13.91 11.2 35.9

 7 ................................................................... 17.40 4.9 39.0 16.46 6.1 39.3 20.07 6.1 38.0

 8 ................................................................... 19.97 2.7 36.2 19.63 3.3 36.0 21.07 3.3 37.0

 9 ................................................................... 22.30 4.0 39.2 21.42 5.3 39.9 23.74 2.7 38.2

10 ................................................................... 30.17 12.6 39.6 31.63 15.1 40.3 25.65 3.9 37.7

11 ................................................................... 31.90 5.4 39.9 33.84 6.5 41.2 28.51 1.7 38.0

12 ................................................................... 36.11 2.1 40.3 36.12 1.7 41.0 36.07 7.3 38.4

13 ................................................................... 46.46 3.0 38.5 48.71 5.9 39.9 44.92 3.9 37.6

14 ................................................................... 53.57 6.6 40.1 54.68 7.6 41.7 51.41 11.8 37.5

Not able to be leveled .................................... 32.91 22.7 31.0 27.68 30.9 28.6 44.98 10.4 38.0

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 17.64 3.6 36.5 16.43 4.8 36.3 21.58 3.0 37.1

 1 ................................................................... 7.23 3.7 25.6 7.22 4.0 25.9 7.27 10.4 23.4

 2 ................................................................... 8.94 4.2 29.4 8.97 4.3 29.3 8.60 6.0 30.8

 3 ................................................................... 9.36 3.2 35.1 9.31 3.5 35.1 9.74 5.4 34.6

 4 ................................................................... 11.37 1.9 37.0 11.27 2.2 37.2 12.03 4.9 36.3

 5 ................................................................... 13.86 3.3 37.6 14.00 3.6 37.6 13.31 5.6 37.5

 6 ................................................................... 14.46 6.0 37.6 14.58 5.2 38.1 13.91 11.4 35.8

 7 ................................................................... 17.21 6.0 38.9 15.98 7.4 39.2 20.07 6.1 38.0

 8 ................................................................... 20.09 2.8 34.8 19.69 3.6 34.1 21.06 3.3 37.0

 9 ................................................................... 22.16 3.8 39.0 21.14 5.3 39.5 23.74 2.7 38.2

10 ................................................................... 25.96 1.8 39.5 26.10 1.9 40.3 25.67 3.9 37.7

11 ................................................................... 30.31 3.4 39.6 31.50 4.2 40.7 28.52 1.7 38.0

12 ................................................................... 36.04 2.1 40.3 36.03 1.7 41.0 36.07 7.3 38.4

13 ................................................................... 46.46 3.0 38.5 48.71 5.9 39.9 44.92 3.9 37.6

14 ................................................................... 53.57 6.6 40.1 54.68 7.6 41.7 51.41 11.8 37.5

Not able to be leveled .................................... 36.74 15.4 29.5 31.92 25.9 26.1 44.98 10.4 38.0

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 23.80 3.8 35.9 22.95 4.8 35.4 25.26 3.9 36.7

Professional specialty ................................................ 25.60 3.7 35.9 24.73 4.9 35.5 26.80 3.9 36.5

 4 ................................................................... 8.80 2.6 18.3 8.80 2.6 18.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.23 11.0 30.4 15.14 12.3 28.9 12.31 15.0 33.9

 6 ................................................................... 13.84 14.3 31.2 14.40 14.6 35.6 12.85 14.3 25.5

 7 ................................................................... 20.24 6.5 35.9 17.13 13.1 35.3 23.39 4.9 36.4

 8 ................................................................... 20.46 3.1 29.2 18.75 3.7 25.2 22.52 5.2 36.0

 9 ................................................................... 22.03 5.4 38.2 19.89 7.1 38.7 24.34 2.5 37.7

10 ................................................................... 26.26 3.3 38.9 26.97 3.2 40.7 25.49 5.3 37.0

11 ................................................................... 29.12 4.1 39.8 29.28 5.1 42.5 28.86 3.1 35.8

12 ................................................................... 35.98 2.8 39.5 – – – 36.79 11.1 37.5

13 ................................................................... 44.92 3.4 38.1 42.55 4.8 40.8 46.28 3.9 36.7

14 ................................................................... 52.49 7.2 39.7 53.59 8.0 42.3 51.41 11.8 37.5

Not able to be leveled .................................... 39.41 21.1 26.1 34.00 31.2 23.3 52.47 13.1 36.8

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 27.52 2.8 40.7 28.31 4.4 40.8 23.45 11.9 40.2

 7 ................................................................... 28.69 8.3 40.0 29.09 8.3 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.20 2.3 41.2 23.27 4.5 41.5 22.96 15.0 40.0

10 ................................................................... 26.27 4.4 41.4 26.41 4.9 41.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 28.85 2.4 40.1 29.15 2.5 40.1 – – –

12 ................................................................... 34.34 2.5 40.2 34.82 2.5 40.3 – – –

13 ................................................................... 39.94 5.1 40.5 39.94 5.1 40.5 – – –

14 ................................................................... 45.48 4.2 41.5 45.48 4.2 41.5 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 25.40 5.6 41.5 26.24 5.5 42.4 23.93 13.6 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 22.00 6.7 43.3 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 26.19 3.9 40.2 25.59 7.1 40.4 – – –

12 ................................................................... 31.19 3.9 39.3 31.78 6.0 39.0 – – –

14 ................................................................... 44.17 5.8 40.0 44.17 5.8 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 29.08 10.9 40.3 29.08 10.9 40.3 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Engineers, architects, and surveyors –Continued

Electrical and electronic engineers –Continued

12 ................................................................... $36.30 2.5 40.6 $36.30 2.5 40.6 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 26.90 4.7 41.7 26.90 4.7 41.7 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 28.79 3.5 40.7 28.79 3.5 40.7 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 27.17 4.7 40.1 28.97 4.9 40.0 $23.23 15.0 40.5

 9 ................................................................... 26.58 1.3 40.0 25.98 5.1 40.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 25.56 15.3 40.0 25.56 15.3 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 31.17 6.1 40.0 30.85 6.4 40.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 33.58 1.2 40.0 33.80 .9 40.0 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 25.99 5.7 40.6 26.67 5.7 40.7 22.01 7.6 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 21.71 4.5 40.0 21.71 4.5 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.04 10.8 39.9 23.12 13.0 39.8 19.86 6.4 40.0

10 ................................................................... 26.91 8.3 42.8 25.60 9.2 43.7 – – –

11 ................................................................... 29.22 5.4 40.7 29.34 6.0 40.8 – – –

12 ................................................................... 31.77 3.7 41.9 31.89 3.9 42.1 – – –

13 ................................................................... 43.54 5.5 43.7 43.54 5.5 43.7 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 27.64 5.5 40.6 28.88 4.8 40.8 21.59 7.7 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 22.28 11.3 39.9 23.57 13.7 39.8 19.86 6.4 40.0

11 ................................................................... 29.22 5.4 40.7 29.34 6.0 40.8 – – –

12 ................................................................... 32.24 3.9 42.2 32.40 4.2 42.4 – – –

13 ................................................................... 43.54 5.5 43.7 43.54 5.5 43.7 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 18.42 9.9 40.4 17.95 9.7 40.4 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 26.40 4.7 39.6 27.99 9.6 39.5 25.03 7.2 39.7

 9 ................................................................... 24.19 11.2 38.0 22.83 16.0 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 32.03 4.2 39.2 – – – – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 29.57 9.8 40.5 36.23 5.7 39.1 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 22.57 10.4 35.1 – – – – – –

Health related ........................................................ 25.80 7.8 36.4 25.40 8.6 36.6 28.25 19.6 34.8

 6 ................................................................... 12.64 11.4 32.5 16.13 4.0 28.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.21 6.0 33.4 17.21 6.1 33.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 18.27 4.4 33.3 18.35 4.6 33.0 17.59 6.4 35.6

 9 ................................................................... 19.42 8.0 36.8 18.41 8.3 37.6 24.01 2.1 33.4

10 ................................................................... 27.05 10.4 32.0 27.48 10.4 33.3 – – –

11 ................................................................... 29.11 8.2 36.7 29.15 10.1 36.2 – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 20.42 2.0 35.1 20.29 2.4 35.4 21.67 5.8 32.9

 7 ................................................................... 17.24 6.4 33.2 17.24 6.5 33.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 18.26 4.7 33.0 18.37 5.0 32.7 17.48 6.4 35.5

 9 ................................................................... 18.75 8.1 36.9 18.19 8.2 37.6 22.85 3.9 32.2

Pharmacists ....................................................... 32.13 6.3 36.9 32.39 7.0 36.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 33.70 5.2 39.2 – – – – – –

Dietitians ............................................................ 18.40 4.2 37.6 – – – – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 15.92 2.6 34.4 15.92 2.6 34.4 – – –

Occupational therapists ..................................... 24.32 5.6 36.9 – – – – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 24.04 1.1 33.2 23.74 3.5 30.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.99 1.1 34.1 – – – – – –

Speech therapists .............................................. 18.33 28.1 36.3 22.81 10.3 38.1 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 33.53 12.2 27.4 – – – 35.87 12.1 34.6

 9 ................................................................... 19.84 19.5 36.0 – – – 26.49 8.7 30.5

10 ................................................................... 29.40 6.2 32.7 24.09 9.7 31.7 29.83 6.4 32.8

11 ................................................................... 30.45 8.8 34.0 – – – 30.50 8.9 33.9

12 ................................................................... 33.95 4.7 36.7 – – – – – –

13 ................................................................... 48.14 2.3 35.1 – – – 48.14 2.3 35.1

Computer science teachers ............................... 25.39 5.4 33.2 – – – 25.46 5.7 33.2

Health specialities teachers ............................... 50.53 16.0 30.6 – – – 50.53 16.0 30.6

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 31.16 5.2 39.1 – – – 31.19 5.3 39.3

English teachers ................................................ 33.20 18.5 31.7 – – – 35.62 17.2 31.4

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 29.68 14.8 21.1 – – – 32.60 11.5 36.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, except college and university ................ $23.35 2.9 35.9 $15.13 12.9 29.2 $23.86 2.9 36.5

 5 ................................................................... 10.80 9.1 32.0 17.38 17.1 27.6 9.84 .5 32.7

 6 ................................................................... 12.53 14.3 23.6 12.86 16.3 34.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.49 6.6 36.2 23.35 25.3 31.0 24.52 6.8 36.4

 8 ................................................................... 23.36 5.8 34.6 – – – 23.90 5.8 35.5

 9 ................................................................... 24.87 2.7 38.6 21.78 5.0 38.4 24.90 2.7 38.6

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 18.65 20.1 35.9 – – – – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 24.21 3.7 37.0 18.50 17.9 18.3 24.27 3.8 37.3

 7 ................................................................... 24.41 8.5 35.5 – – – 24.41 8.5 35.5

 8 ................................................................... 22.68 7.3 34.8 – – – 22.65 7.3 36.4

 9 ................................................................... 24.87 3.5 38.6 22.15 3.8 38.6 24.89 3.5 38.6

Secondary school teachers ............................... 25.52 2.7 38.6 18.16 12.8 42.1 25.68 2.8 38.6

 7 ................................................................... 25.36 7.2 39.5 – – – 25.38 7.2 39.5

 8 ................................................................... 26.62 3.4 37.8 – – – 26.77 3.4 37.7

 9 ................................................................... 25.60 3.2 38.4 – – – 25.61 3.2 38.3

Teachers, special education .............................. 17.09 23.9 38.1 – – – 17.17 24.4 38.1

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 21.66 5.2 29.4 22.30 12.9 21.7 21.47 5.7 32.9

 5 ................................................................... 19.34 15.3 23.8 19.84 13.7 24.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.37 3.1 35.7 17.37 3.1 35.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.04 5.8 39.1 – – – – – –

Substitute teachers ............................................ 9.74 4.9 11.9 – – – 9.48 3.6 11.7

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 22.72 12.9 37.8 – – – 26.81 5.5 36.8

 9 ................................................................... 26.33 2.4 39.2 – – – – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 17.23 17.4 40.0 – – – 17.24 18.7 40.0

Librarians ........................................................... 17.23 17.4 40.0 – – – 17.24 18.7 40.0

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 23.06 9.9 37.9 24.73 15.9 36.9 22.16 9.0 38.6

Psychologists ..................................................... 21.12 11.5 36.8 16.65 22.2 31.4 22.17 10.2 38.4

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 14.65 12.7 36.5 11.34 13.3 36.0 19.62 5.5 37.4

 5 ................................................................... 14.63 26.1 35.8 10.29 4.9 36.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.06 27.0 36.2 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 19.78 6.1 35.8 17.56 10.4 31.4 20.68 6.1 38.0

Social workers ................................................... 14.52 14.0 36.6 11.13 13.9 36.1 19.73 6.1 37.5

 5 ................................................................... 15.31 28.7 35.3 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 11.94 28.2 36.1 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 19.93 5.9 36.1 – – – 20.89 6.4 38.8

Recreation workers ............................................ 15.91 11.3 35.9 13.48 17.8 35.4 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 35.98 10.3 46.9 32.81 6.3 50.5 42.44 15.6 41.1

Lawyers ............................................................. 32.76 6.0 48.6 32.81 6.3 50.5 32.59 9.3 43.3

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 20.14 12.5 28.7 17.23 10.5 27.7 33.33 12.7 33.9

 7 ................................................................... 19.36 15.6 40.0 19.26 16.0 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 19.86 6.9 39.8 19.89 7.0 40.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 26.54 4.9 39.9 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.23 31.0 18.3 16.41 35.1 17.2 – – –

Technical writers ................................................ 21.39 16.8 40.0 21.22 17.6 40.0 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 13.45 12.4 29.8 13.45 12.4 29.8 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 18.99 4.9 38.8 19.02 5.5 38.7 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 39.20 12.1 39.9 28.89 6.9 39.8 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 31.38 8.0 33.7 25.23 7.2 40.0 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 18.60 5.7 35.7 19.12 6.5 35.1 16.78 4.3 38.0

 2 ................................................................... 12.28 8.9 39.2 12.87 6.7 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.08 3.0 35.8 10.08 3.0 35.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.35 3.6 29.7 11.30 3.8 29.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 18.13 13.6 33.2 18.93 14.8 32.8 15.03 6.0 34.8

 6 ................................................................... 14.44 10.6 35.6 14.32 10.9 33.9 14.70 14.2 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 17.08 6.7 39.6 17.32 7.4 39.7 16.45 13.0 39.3

 8 ................................................................... 20.73 2.9 40.0 20.66 3.2 40.5 21.04 4.7 38.0

 9 ................................................................... 22.05 4.4 38.7 21.77 4.8 39.5 – – –

10 ................................................................... 25.23 6.5 36.7 24.87 7.9 35.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... $14.70 9.2 38.6 $13.99 7.7 38.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.49 8.7 37.2 19.60 7.7 34.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 19.29 3.6 37.2 – – – – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 15.61 9.8 35.2 15.60 9.9 35.4 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 13.36 4.6 32.9 13.24 5.4 33.3 $13.83 4.8 31.3

 4 ................................................................... 12.43 6.3 33.4 12.43 6.3 33.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.80 3.4 33.3 13.84 3.3 36.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.88 9.9 30.2 12.71 10.7 29.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 14.48 4.7 38.3 14.46 4.8 38.2 – – –

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 12.51 10.1 27.8 12.43 11.3 27.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.92 5.1 20.3 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.25 11.9 29.9 12.25 11.9 29.9 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 17.09 10.8 38.5 18.68 3.4 38.1 12.35 16.8 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 15.38 17.0 32.9 15.38 17.0 32.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.20 14.6 39.4 16.25 4.1 38.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.19 4.0 40.0 18.14 4.1 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.64 4.4 38.5 23.50 4.9 38.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.88 2.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 17.46 10.6 39.1 16.51 9.1 40.0 18.21 12.8 38.4

 7 ................................................................... 14.22 6.5 40.0 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 18.61 6.6 40.0 – – – – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 19.72 4.3 39.5 19.74 5.6 39.4 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians .................. 19.33 9.0 40.0 – – – – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 16.82 3.8 38.7 18.81 4.8 37.6 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 17.83 6.5 40.0 16.01 3.5 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 22.98 5.9 40.0 22.91 6.2 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 17.82 10.0 40.8 18.09 10.9 41.0 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 18.54 4.6 40.0 18.52 7.2 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.28 1.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 23.00 3.1 41.3 22.46 3.2 41.7 24.69 5.5 40.1

 5 ................................................................... 12.99 4.9 42.3 12.97 5.1 42.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.08 3.9 39.8 14.36 4.2 41.0 13.35 10.9 37.0

 7 ................................................................... 16.64 5.6 41.4 16.56 6.6 41.7 17.14 6.1 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 19.41 8.2 41.9 20.18 8.1 42.2 14.99 15.3 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 22.78 3.9 40.9 23.36 4.9 41.1 21.34 4.8 40.6

10 ................................................................... 25.74 1.4 40.8 – – – 26.15 3.6 40.0

11 ................................................................... 28.70 2.5 42.1 29.24 3.6 43.2 28.11 3.1 41.0

12 ................................................................... 36.15 3.4 42.2 36.64 4.2 42.8 34.64 5.0 40.4

13 ................................................................... 45.60 5.3 41.3 50.45 8.4 42.7 41.23 1.4 40.0

14 ................................................................... 55.78 12.9 41.0 55.78 12.9 41.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 36.22 14.1 40.2 33.28 28.5 40.4 – – –

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 24.51 4.3 41.9 23.56 4.4 42.2 27.70 5.6 40.6

 5 ................................................................... 13.08 8.2 43.2 13.08 8.2 43.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.57 5.5 41.5 13.62 5.8 41.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.44 11.2 42.7 17.22 11.8 42.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 18.02 11.9 42.6 18.92 11.6 43.0 12.67 9.8 40.1

 9 ................................................................... 23.25 3.9 41.3 23.92 4.5 41.5 21.43 5.5 40.8

11 ................................................................... 28.78 2.7 42.5 29.19 4.3 43.7 28.34 2.7 41.2

12 ................................................................... 37.30 3.8 42.4 38.39 4.9 43.2 34.64 5.0 40.4

13 ................................................................... 45.93 5.7 40.9 51.88 9.2 42.0 41.23 1.4 40.0

14 ................................................................... 56.62 14.7 40.6 56.62 14.7 40.6 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 36.44 14.2 40.2 33.72 29.8 40.4 – – –

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 24.59 6.8 40.7 – – – 24.59 6.8 40.7

 9 ................................................................... 22.03 8.1 41.5 – – – 22.03 8.1 41.5

11 ................................................................... 27.98 2.9 40.0 – – – 27.98 2.9 40.0

12 ................................................................... 35.88 10.2 40.8 – – – 35.88 10.2 40.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Executives, administrators, and managers

–Continued

Financial managers ........................................... $27.08 6.7 41.7 $27.18 9.0 41.5 $26.87 6.4 42.2

 9 ................................................................... 28.69 13.0 40.1 31.09 13.2 40.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 27.54 6.5 45.7 29.14 6.4 45.2 – – –

12 ................................................................... 33.02 6.2 40.3 36.48 8.8 40.7 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 33.04 8.9 40.4 30.96 10.1 40.3 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 17.30 14.7 45.9 17.30 14.7 45.9 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 25.73 7.7 42.1 25.73 7.7 42.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.99 8.4 39.9 20.99 8.4 39.9 – – –

11 ................................................................... 31.74 8.1 40.1 31.74 8.1 40.1 – – –

12 ................................................................... 36.39 14.7 50.7 36.39 14.7 50.7 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 33.01 8.0 40.5 18.85 11.8 42.9 35.97 4.7 40.0

11 ................................................................... 27.97 7.2 41.6 – – – 30.50 4.2 40.0

12 ................................................................... 35.90 3.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 24.03 19.5 39.9 30.52 9.1 39.6 21.29 24.4 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 22.65 6.9 41.0 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 34.08 4.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 15.14 6.5 43.4 15.12 6.6 43.4 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 20.78 17.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 22.19 6.1 46.8 22.97 5.9 48.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.35 7.7 46.3 – – – – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 24.39 7.7 41.8 24.06 8.2 41.9 29.82 13.2 40.5

 7 ................................................................... 18.25 17.7 43.8 17.83 18.2 43.9 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.97 3.4 41.3 23.12 3.2 41.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.02 5.9 43.2 30.95 6.1 44.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 41.22 4.8 41.2 41.34 5.0 41.0 – – –

13 ................................................................... 44.71 5.5 41.0 46.90 7.2 41.7 – – –

14 ................................................................... 54.43 17.4 40.9 54.43 17.4 40.9 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 37.58 34.0 41.0 37.58 34.0 41.0 – – –

Management related .............................................. 19.54 2.1 40.2 19.78 3.5 40.6 18.90 8.2 39.2

 5 ................................................................... 12.75 12.9 39.9 12.65 14.7 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.50 7.9 38.5 15.43 4.2 40.2 13.40 11.9 36.7

 7 ................................................................... 16.06 4.2 40.5 15.97 5.7 40.7 16.38 4.6 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 22.45 8.2 40.4 22.95 8.3 40.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 21.57 6.0 39.9 21.78 8.8 39.8 21.16 6.7 40.0

10 ................................................................... 24.64 7.4 43.2 22.19 10.7 46.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 28.37 5.7 40.7 29.45 5.6 41.4 – – –

12 ................................................................... 29.81 1.7 41.2 29.81 1.7 41.2 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 17.20 7.7 41.4 18.77 6.4 42.8 15.52 14.5 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 15.68 2.5 40.9 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 19.59 4.3 41.2 20.30 10.9 43.5 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 22.71 8.0 40.7 22.72 8.6 40.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.87 3.3 40.0 25.36 1.8 40.0 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 22.03 11.7 40.1 22.42 15.7 40.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.16 13.2 39.9 – – – – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 18.28 6.1 40.8 18.16 6.9 41.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.35 9.6 39.8 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 21.27 3.3 40.1 21.43 4.5 40.1 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 24.04 12.0 39.7 24.04 12.0 39.7 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 22.15 12.4 40.0 – – – 19.26 5.2 40.0

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 21.72 8.9 35.7 – – – 19.37 12.2 34.4

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 20.03 5.0 39.9 19.56 5.6 39.9 21.31 8.5 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.97 4.9 39.4 14.20 6.6 39.2 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.36 3.9 40.0 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Management related –Continued

Management related, n.e.c. –Continued

 7 ................................................................... $16.69 3.2 39.9 $16.58 4.2 39.9 $17.04 6.0 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 18.14 2.0 42.3 18.18 2.3 43.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.11 4.0 38.8 25.03 2.5 38.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 27.83 8.2 40.0 29.89 9.7 40.0 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 13.32 8.0 35.1 13.32 8.0 35.1 13.91 19.3 27.1

 1 ................................................................... 6.08 4.2 28.4 6.08 4.2 28.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.72 3.4 28.3 7.72 3.4 28.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.27 4.0 32.1 8.27 4.0 32.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.67 5.9 37.1 10.68 5.9 37.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.06 6.1 41.0 14.06 6.1 41.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.91 11.5 40.9 17.99 11.7 41.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.64 10.6 39.8 18.64 10.6 39.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.44 7.4 44.2 19.42 7.4 44.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.42 12.4 49.0 26.42 12.4 49.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 47.76 17.9 44.0 48.16 18.0 44.1 – – –

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 17.28 7.4 42.8 17.28 7.4 42.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.28 10.4 40.0 9.28 10.4 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.67 9.5 38.0 12.67 9.5 38.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.19 11.3 44.7 15.19 11.3 44.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.14 9.9 46.0 19.14 9.9 46.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.77 7.1 44.2 20.77 7.1 44.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 35.96 12.1 40.9 35.96 12.1 40.9 – – –

Insurance sales .................................................. 32.45 28.6 43.6 32.45 28.6 43.6 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 14.71 23.4 32.7 – – – – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 11.14 18.6 33.0 11.14 18.6 33.0 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 20.51 10.0 35.0 20.39 10.2 34.9 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 25.93 37.5 40.3 25.93 37.5 40.3 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 17.17 8.0 46.4 17.17 8.0 46.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.68 7.5 46.7 16.68 7.5 46.7 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 7.46 8.6 24.9 7.46 8.6 24.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.07 4.1 25.2 8.07 4.1 25.2 – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 8.51 31.3 26.7 8.51 31.3 26.7 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 10.32 10.4 41.1 10.32 10.4 41.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.87 3.9 42.2 9.87 3.9 42.2 – – –

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 13.53 5.0 39.7 13.53 5.0 39.7 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 10.27 7.9 30.1 10.28 7.9 30.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.74 7.9 19.4 8.74 7.9 19.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.51 6.7 31.7 8.52 6.7 31.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.29 5.0 33.4 9.29 5.0 33.4 – – –

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 7.47 3.9 38.2 7.47 3.9 38.2 – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. 7.95 4.4 32.6 7.95 4.4 32.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.27 3.5 28.2 6.27 3.5 28.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.38 1.8 36.4 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.85 7.3 32.6 7.84 7.2 32.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.31 7.1 35.2 11.37 7.2 35.2 – – –

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 12.28 16.6 31.8 12.28 16.6 31.8 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 11.26 2.7 35.5 11.13 2.6 35.4 12.08 3.9 36.2

 1 ................................................................... 7.23 3.7 25.6 7.22 4.0 25.9 7.27 10.4 23.4

 2 ................................................................... 8.92 4.2 29.3 8.95 4.3 29.2 8.59 6.1 30.8

 3 ................................................................... 9.35 3.3 35.1 9.30 3.6 35.1 9.74 5.4 35.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.39 1.9 37.5 11.29 2.2 37.8 12.03 5.1 36.2

 5 ................................................................... 12.89 4.3 39.5 12.82 4.7 39.6 13.15 4.8 39.3

 6 ................................................................... 14.71 3.7 39.8 14.78 3.8 39.7 13.51 7.9 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 14.40 9.1 39.9 13.72 8.1 39.9 16.52 6.8 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

 8 ................................................................... $18.47 13.7 40.2 $18.21 15.6 40.2 – – –

Supervisors, general office ................................ 13.49 7.7 40.0 13.18 7.8 40.0 $19.70 8.8 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 11.12 5.8 39.6 10.72 4.5 39.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 14.15 16.7 39.9 – – – – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 16.75 13.3 40.2 16.87 14.9 40.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.54 11.0 40.0 19.25 5.8 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 18.31 9.0 42.2 18.31 9.0 42.2 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 15.62 6.1 40.0 16.26 3.4 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.99 9.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.35 4.3 37.2 11.12 5.1 36.8 12.25 3.7 39.0

 2 ................................................................... 11.00 2.7 37.1 11.00 2.7 37.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.04 2.6 32.4 7.83 1.8 32.6 10.55 9.5 30.5

 4 ................................................................... 11.74 6.8 38.4 11.66 8.4 38.0 12.08 5.1 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 12.52 3.6 39.7 12.60 4.7 39.6 12.37 3.9 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 13.00 4.6 39.0 13.01 5.0 39.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.14 7.2 39.4 17.74 2.9 38.9 – – –

Stenographers ................................................... 13.22 3.9 37.0 13.22 3.9 37.0 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 11.76 2.0 39.0 11.15 3.7 37.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.95 4.0 37.5 11.63 6.3 36.3 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 10.46 6.3 35.8 10.06 6.2 35.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.97 2.7 40.0 10.97 2.7 40.0 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 9.36 9.3 36.6 9.36 9.3 36.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 8.19 .8 40.0 8.19 .8 40.0 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 10.63 10.4 36.1 10.63 10.4 36.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.17 12.3 35.7 10.17 12.3 35.7 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.85 6.2 27.6 8.87 6.4 27.4 8.15 3.7 37.1

 1 ................................................................... 5.77 5.9 25.6 – – – – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.86 8.6 25.7 8.89 8.8 25.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.82 3.0 35.4 8.82 3.2 35.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.29 7.6 39.1 10.29 7.6 39.1 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c.

 3 ................................................................... 9.01 3.9 36.0 9.01 3.9 36.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.11 8.7 33.8 11.11 8.7 33.8 – – –

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 11.27 7.5 39.6 11.27 7.5 39.6 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 9.74 6.7 39.0 9.71 6.7 39.0 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 13.10 6.9 39.9 12.64 6.8 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.01 2.0 39.9 12.01 2.0 39.9 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 11.12 6.8 32.8 – – – 11.09 6.7 32.8

 4 ................................................................... 13.83 1.8 36.8 – – – 13.83 1.8 36.8

File clerks ........................................................... 10.29 4.5 28.0 10.08 5.7 27.3 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 12.53 3.6 37.4 12.41 4.8 37.7 12.82 10.5 36.6

 2 ................................................................... 8.51 6.0 38.6 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.64 3.3 35.9 10.66 3.4 35.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.25 6.0 40.0 9.68 8.0 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.20 9.9 35.1 – – – – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.44 5.4 37.2 11.32 5.3 36.8 12.25 6.5 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 8.45 4.0 34.1 8.43 4.0 34.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.58 3.3 37.3 11.60 3.8 37.1 11.38 17.0 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.37 5.3 38.6 14.78 6.4 37.8 13.67 5.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 14.19 6.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 12.23 12.5 40.0 12.19 12.6 40.0 – – –

Billing clerks

 5 ................................................................... 12.29 2.5 40.0 12.29 2.5 40.0 – – –

Office machine operators, n.e.c. ........................ 8.10 5.9 35.9 8.23 6.6 39.0 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 13.22 7.5 38.5 13.22 7.5 38.5 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 10.86 9.3 34.8 10.86 9.3 34.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.88 6.4 37.6 9.88 6.4 37.6 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Mail clerks, except postal service –Continued

 3 ................................................................... $8.13 5.0 30.0 $8.13 5.0 30.0 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.87 12.7 38.8 12.82 12.5 36.5 $11.44 12.5 39.9

 2 ................................................................... 10.44 3.9 38.4 – – – – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.99 5.9 38.3 11.03 6.0 35.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.87 9.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 13.88 14.1 30.9 12.62 8.1 30.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 14.31 3.6 40.0 14.31 3.6 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 12.05 11.6 34.3 12.05 11.6 34.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.81 6.0 40.0 9.81 6.0 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.26 7.9 27.9 9.26 7.9 27.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.25 6.7 40.0 12.25 6.7 40.0 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.27 4.7 35.6 11.04 5.0 35.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.15 4.7 40.0 8.15 4.7 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.47 6.4 32.8 – – – – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.84 8.5 38.3 11.21 2.6 37.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.61 3.6 34.9 14.63 3.5 34.9 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 14.57 4.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 15.60 11.0 39.3 15.60 11.0 39.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.71 4.5 39.6 12.71 4.5 39.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.28 1.8 39.6 16.28 1.8 39.6 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 11.54 6.7 39.6 11.43 6.7 39.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.48 6.6 37.2 9.48 6.6 37.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.67 4.4 39.9 11.62 4.4 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.20 5.3 40.0 12.79 5.4 40.0 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 13.32 7.8 35.8 – – – 14.55 3.8 39.5

Bill and account collectors ................................. 12.17 6.7 39.3 12.18 7.1 39.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.07 13.7 40.0 13.07 13.7 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 11.39 4.8 37.0 11.22 5.1 36.5 12.07 6.6 38.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.64 4.9 26.3 7.34 3.9 24.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.85 5.6 26.6 7.46 5.3 24.8 9.16 3.3 35.2

 3 ................................................................... 9.90 6.5 38.1 9.95 7.2 38.1 9.50 5.6 38.5

 4 ................................................................... 12.91 2.6 39.6 12.98 3.3 39.6 12.75 5.3 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 12.41 11.1 39.9 12.06 11.9 39.8 14.53 3.5 40.0

Bank tellers ........................................................ 9.25 11.1 29.9 9.25 11.1 29.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.64 6.9 30.9 11.64 6.9 30.9 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 9.19 6.0 38.6 9.19 6.0 38.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.73 4.0 38.2 9.73 4.0 38.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.44 7.0 40.0 8.44 7.0 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.90 13.7 40.0 9.90 13.7 40.0 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.19 3.6 24.4 – – – 8.19 3.6 24.6

 2 ................................................................... 7.59 1.4 25.6 – – – 7.59 1.4 25.9

 3 ................................................................... 8.53 5.2 30.8 – – – 8.53 5.2 30.8

 4 ................................................................... 8.76 7.8 14.2 – – – 8.76 7.8 14.2

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 11.05 5.5 34.2 10.55 3.9 34.0 14.28 10.8 36.2

 2 ................................................................... 6.90 10.2 29.0 6.90 10.2 29.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.05 8.2 35.2 7.90 9.3 35.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 14.35 13.1 32.2 14.74 13.1 32.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.04 13.2 39.3 11.02 11.5 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.74 13.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Blue collar ........................................................................ 12.95 2.8 37.9 12.87 3.0 37.8 14.44 4.7 38.0

 1 ................................................................... 7.28 4.0 31.4 7.26 4.0 31.4 10.99 16.7 28.8

 2 ................................................................... 8.43 1.9 36.7 8.42 2.0 36.8 9.88 5.6 30.9

 3 ................................................................... 10.11 3.0 37.9 10.15 3.0 38.0 9.44 4.7 35.9

 4 ................................................................... 11.44 4.2 38.2 11.43 4.3 38.3 11.63 10.6 37.5

 5 ................................................................... 13.12 4.6 39.8 13.12 4.8 39.9 12.98 8.1 38.0

 6 ................................................................... 15.56 6.0 40.1 15.61 6.4 40.1 14.86 6.6 39.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

 7 ................................................................... $17.50 3.7 39.9 $17.49 4.1 39.9 $17.67 6.7 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 22.00 6.8 39.4 22.60 6.7 39.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.18 3.7 40.5 25.68 3.4 40.6 21.74 1.0 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 17.76 14.1 32.8 17.76 14.1 32.8 – – –

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 15.49 3.2 39.7 15.38 3.6 39.7 17.44 7.6 39.9

 2 ................................................................... 8.57 1.7 36.0 8.57 1.7 36.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.18 5.7 39.9 10.18 5.7 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.43 3.8 39.5 11.28 3.4 39.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.62 4.1 39.9 12.61 4.1 39.9 12.87 13.7 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 14.68 9.7 40.0 14.67 10.6 40.0 14.79 7.3 39.8

 7 ................................................................... 17.62 3.9 40.1 17.54 4.2 40.1 19.14 4.5 39.8

 8 ................................................................... 22.27 6.9 39.3 22.98 7.1 39.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.16 3.8 40.5 25.68 3.5 40.6 21.62 .9 40.0

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 24.76 6.2 40.3 24.63 6.3 40.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 24.45 15.7 40.1 24.45 15.7 40.1 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 14.95 13.1 40.1 14.93 13.3 40.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.31 16.9 40.1 15.29 17.0 40.1 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 16.50 2.5 40.0 16.12 2.5 40.0 17.60 2.4 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 16.56 2.8 40.0 16.07 3.0 40.0 – – –

Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 18.92 9.2 40.0 18.92 9.2 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 16.68 4.5 39.8 18.86 6.2 39.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.28 7.3 40.0 19.28 7.3 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 21.09 8.6 39.9 21.09 8.6 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.74 10.0 40.0 21.74 10.0 40.0 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 14.05 8.8 40.0 13.51 8.5 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 15.22 7.7 40.0 15.03 8.2 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.67 2.0 40.0 – – – – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 16.48 5.8 40.0 16.34 6.4 40.0 17.23 2.9 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.66 8.7 40.0 11.46 4.1 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.70 2.5 40.0 12.55 2.0 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.68 5.2 40.0 20.79 5.4 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 23.89 11.0 42.4 – – – – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 16.75 7.0 40.0 16.49 7.3 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 16.52 5.8 40.0 16.86 5.6 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.44 13.5 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.09 3.9 40.0 17.06 4.0 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 19.45 6.2 40.0 19.66 6.1 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.13 3.3 40.0 21.54 2.4 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 25.69 4.2 40.0 25.99 5.0 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 24.71 3.8 40.0 24.93 4.4 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 11.90 14.0 39.7 11.67 13.2 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 19.22 5.3 39.9 19.21 5.4 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.21 7.2 40.0 19.21 7.2 40.0 – – –

Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 10.82 18.6 40.0 10.82 18.6 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 14.74 8.2 40.2 14.74 8.2 40.2 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c.

 5 ................................................................... 13.48 8.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 18.04 16.0 40.4 17.96 16.3 40.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 28.46 5.3 41.1 28.83 4.3 41.1 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 16.90 4.8 40.0 16.33 8.7 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.42 2.3 39.9 – – – – – –

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .............. 11.23 8.9 40.0 11.23 8.9 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 11.96 7.8 39.7 11.96 7.8 39.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.38 14.4 37.4 10.38 14.4 37.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.72 2.9 40.0 8.72 2.9 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.48 7.2 40.0 10.48 7.2 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 12.81 6.9 36.0 12.81 6.9 36.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.02 3.0 40.0 16.02 3.0 40.0 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 11.91 22.0 40.0 11.91 22.0 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Food batchmakers ............................................. $9.35 13.4 33.6 $9.35 13.4 33.6 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 18.13 8.0 40.4 19.70 6.8 40.7 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 23.59 3.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 10.35 6.6 38.2 10.34 6.5 38.2 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.18 7.4 34.1 7.18 7.4 34.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.19 2.2 39.8 8.19 2.2 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.63 4.6 39.6 9.63 4.6 39.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.45 2.2 39.7 11.45 2.2 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.61 4.3 40.0 13.61 4.3 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.48 1.9 39.9 14.46 1.9 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.69 10.2 34.2 15.64 10.2 34.1 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 12.24 4.9 40.0 12.24 4.9 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.97 9.2 40.0 11.97 9.2 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.09 5.9 40.0 12.09 5.9 40.0 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 16.49 2.7 39.8 16.49 2.7 39.8 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 8.14 2.3 38.3 8.14 2.3 38.3 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 9.76 18.2 40.0 9.76 18.2 40.0 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 11.40 4.2 40.0 11.40 4.2 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 12.26 7.9 39.4 12.23 7.7 39.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.47 6.2 40.0 8.47 6.2 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.22 5.4 39.4 9.22 5.4 39.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.69 2.0 39.4 10.69 2.0 39.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.78 2.6 40.0 11.78 2.6 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 17.15 10.2 40.0 17.15 10.2 40.0 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 12.69 13.1 40.4 12.61 13.1 40.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.45 4.0 40.6 13.45 4.0 40.6 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 9.40 5.4 39.6 9.40 5.4 39.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.21 2.6 39.0 7.21 2.6 39.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.33 8.2 39.8 8.33 8.2 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.24 8.4 39.5 9.24 8.4 39.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.52 4.7 40.0 10.52 4.7 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.12 3.0 39.9 11.12 3.0 39.9 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 11.60 6.5 38.9 11.60 6.5 38.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.22 8.6 37.9 9.22 8.6 37.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.23 4.2 39.8 13.23 4.2 39.8 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 12.92 5.8 37.5 13.07 7.0 37.7 $11.91 7.3 36.4

 1 ................................................................... 6.17 7.1 28.0 6.17 7.1 28.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.04 6.4 32.9 7.92 6.5 32.9 10.17 4.0 32.1

 3 ................................................................... 10.29 5.9 37.3 10.43 6.1 38.3 9.58 10.2 32.6

 4 ................................................................... 12.00 9.1 38.6 12.30 10.6 39.0 10.58 5.8 36.9

 5 ................................................................... 14.97 16.8 39.5 15.24 18.0 40.2 13.03 4.9 35.1

 6 ................................................................... 18.13 5.1 40.4 18.25 5.4 40.5 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.32 2.2 42.6 18.30 3.1 43.6 14.70 11.0 40.0

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 17.28 6.8 45.7 – – – – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 12.85 8.8 39.8 12.83 9.1 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.52 4.3 38.0 11.50 4.2 37.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.68 6.8 39.7 10.66 6.8 39.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.47 19.1 40.1 15.55 19.3 40.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.13 3.2 42.5 – – – – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 5.87 7.6 22.9 5.87 7.6 22.9 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 10.65 6.8 29.6 10.42 12.7 28.6 10.75 7.6 30.1

 2 ................................................................... 9.39 4.3 29.0 – – – 10.18 4.2 31.9

 3 ................................................................... 9.33 10.0 31.9 – – – 9.35 10.1 32.2

 4 ................................................................... 11.96 6.8 26.7 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.67 5.5 31.4 – – – – – –

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 7.83 3.4 35.1 7.79 3.3 35.0 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 7.25 3.1 31.5 7.16 3.1 31.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Motor transportation, n.e.c. –Continued

 1 ................................................................... $7.00 3.1 30.7 $7.00 3.1 30.7 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 19.92 8.1 40.0 19.92 8.1 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 10.44 8.4 40.0 – – – $10.44 8.4 40.0

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 16.28 1.7 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.42 1.8 40.0 – – – – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 14.70 16.3 39.8 14.70 16.3 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 15.20 5.8 39.2 15.20 5.8 39.2 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 14.85 13.0 40.0 16.48 34.1 39.9 13.89 5.9 40.0

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 9.05 2.3 34.1 8.98 2.4 34.0 11.10 6.7 37.0

 1 ................................................................... 7.45 4.4 30.9 7.42 4.5 30.9 10.99 16.7 28.8

 2 ................................................................... 8.65 3.6 37.0 8.65 3.7 37.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.66 5.0 35.1 10.80 5.2 34.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.66 3.6 35.7 10.54 3.8 35.6 13.59 2.7 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 11.99 5.6 39.3 11.83 6.4 39.2 13.33 4.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 14.53 8.5 40.0 14.53 8.5 40.0 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 8.79 6.5 29.6 8.21 10.2 26.6 9.79 5.5 37.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.31 3.3 39.8 – – – – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 16.07 11.3 40.0 16.07 11.3 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 8.83 10.3 40.0 8.79 10.2 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.51 11.0 40.0 8.51 11.0 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 10.17 7.3 39.3 10.19 7.5 39.7 9.48 7.4 29.8

 1 ................................................................... 9.05 6.0 40.0 9.05 6.0 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.57 2.4 38.7 – – – – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.92 2.1 39.2 9.92 2.1 39.2 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 9.29 2.4 31.2 9.29 2.4 31.2 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.58 4.5 38.8 8.58 4.5 38.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.63 6.0 40.0 9.63 6.0 40.0 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.87 6.0 27.9 7.81 6.0 27.8 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.22 7.4 23.3 6.22 7.4 23.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.23 2.5 30.5 7.23 2.5 30.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.85 6.7 30.6 7.85 6.7 30.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.96 7.7 36.6 12.00 7.8 36.6 – – –

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 11.35 10.1 40.0 11.35 10.1 40.0 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 9.54 7.8 37.7 9.53 7.8 37.7 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.61 3.3 38.9 7.61 3.3 38.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.31 4.5 28.4 8.31 4.5 28.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.62 5.9 39.6 11.65 6.2 39.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.75 7.0 38.3 12.75 7.0 38.3 – – –

Garage and service station related .................... 8.71 10.1 26.2 8.71 10.1 26.2 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 7.73 8.8 37.0 7.57 9.0 36.9 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 9.25 6.7 38.6 9.25 6.7 38.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.83 3.6 37.6 7.83 3.6 37.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.52 6.5 39.5 10.52 6.5 39.5 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.65 4.8 33.3 8.51 5.3 33.2 14.01 2.5 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 7.42 8.9 30.2 7.40 8.9 30.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.40 4.4 39.9 9.28 3.9 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.99 4.6 38.6 9.99 4.6 38.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.00 4.0 39.6 10.65 3.8 39.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.32 17.4 37.5 – – – – – –

Service .............................................................................. 8.38 1.8 31.8 7.53 2.1 31.1 12.88 5.3 35.9

 1 ................................................................... 6.40 2.5 28.8 6.27 2.9 28.9 8.15 4.8 27.3

 2 ................................................................... 6.83 2.4 29.0 6.77 2.4 29.2 7.90 5.5 26.2

 3 ................................................................... 7.29 3.4 33.3 7.03 3.9 32.9 8.89 2.9 35.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

 4 ................................................................... $9.94 4.6 34.7 $9.92 5.0 34.6 $10.16 5.4 35.4

 5 ................................................................... 10.58 2.9 39.8 9.97 2.2 39.4 11.70 7.3 40.4

 6 ................................................................... 15.39 3.7 38.5 15.57 8.5 36.0 15.24 6.1 41.0

 7 ................................................................... 16.75 2.7 40.4 14.97 10.1 39.1 17.13 3.0 40.7

 8 ................................................................... 18.91 3.4 41.8 – – – 19.81 3.1 41.3

 9 ................................................................... 21.89 7.1 42.1 – – – 21.90 7.2 42.1

10 ................................................................... 26.28 2.1 44.5 – – – 25.99 2.0 43.8

Protective service .................................................. 14.05 6.1 37.4 8.90 5.2 33.2 17.10 3.9 40.3

 2 ................................................................... 7.40 2.6 30.6 7.41 2.7 31.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... – – – – – – 8.27 6.5 31.1

 4 ................................................................... 9.37 5.1 31.0 9.12 5.4 30.3 10.00 5.5 33.0

 5 ................................................................... 11.50 6.0 40.1 10.03 5.0 39.4 12.97 4.9 40.9

 6 ................................................................... 16.28 4.6 40.7 – – – 16.27 4.8 41.7

 7 ................................................................... 17.00 2.4 40.2 – – – 17.45 2.2 40.8

 8 ................................................................... 19.36 3.7 41.9 – – – 19.81 3.1 41.3

 9 ................................................................... 21.86 7.6 42.2 – – – 21.86 7.6 42.2

10 ................................................................... 26.28 2.1 44.5 – – – 25.99 2.0 43.8

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 22.72 8.0 51.4 – – – 21.50 4.8 51.1

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 22.04 9.4 41.2 – – – 22.04 9.4 41.2

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 12.85 16.5 36.3 – – – – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 14.53 5.7 47.9 – – – 15.27 4.6 49.6

 6 ................................................................... 14.77 6.3 49.8 – – – 14.77 6.3 49.8

 7 ................................................................... 13.93 11.3 44.5 – – – 15.81 6.0 48.8

Police and detectives, public service ................. 19.29 5.8 39.3 – – – 19.34 6.0 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 18.99 6.3 29.3 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.76 4.3 40.0 – – – 17.76 4.3 40.0

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 17.56 4.8 40.0 – – – 17.56 4.8 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 17.50 3.2 40.0 – – – 17.50 3.2 40.0

Correctional institution officers ........................... 13.62 11.9 40.0 – – – 13.62 11.9 40.0

Guards and police, except public service .......... 8.47 3.1 33.4 8.44 3.2 33.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.47 2.7 33.4 7.47 2.7 33.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.37 4.9 31.9 9.32 5.4 30.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 10.04 5.3 39.2 10.01 5.3 39.4 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 12.54 9.1 31.5 – – – 12.91 8.3 33.5

 3 ................................................................... 10.23 5.2 26.2 – – – 10.43 7.4 23.9

 4 ................................................................... 9.38 8.6 26.4 – – – – – –

Food service .......................................................... 6.99 4.1 30.3 6.95 4.4 30.5 8.19 2.9 25.4

 1 ................................................................... 5.75 2.9 29.1 5.70 3.2 29.4 7.17 2.5 21.7

 2 ................................................................... 6.42 4.9 27.0 6.37 5.1 27.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 6.52 6.6 31.8 6.48 6.9 31.8 7.87 7.7 30.6

 4 ................................................................... 9.02 8.9 37.0 9.02 9.0 37.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 10.11 4.9 38.6 10.08 5.1 38.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.19 12.4 42.5 17.30 10.2 43.3 – – –

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 5.08 7.5 25.9 5.08 7.5 26.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 4.74 7.7 27.0 4.74 7.7 27.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 5.07 6.8 21.3 5.07 6.8 21.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 5.20 13.3 29.2 5.20 13.3 29.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 6.02 20.1 39.0 5.97 20.4 39.6 – – –

Bartenders ......................................................... 7.02 3.5 29.0 7.01 3.6 29.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.27 7.5 29.8 7.27 7.5 29.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 7.48 .0 38.5 7.45 .0 39.4 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 4.46 8.7 25.6 4.46 8.7 25.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 4.56 9.7 24.9 4.56 9.7 24.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 4.92 8.7 23.5 4.92 8.7 23.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 3.97 9.7 28.6 3.97 9.7 28.6 – – –

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.22 4.8 23.6 5.22 4.8 23.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 5.17 6.9 33.3 5.17 6.9 33.3 – – –

Other food service ............................................... 7.82 4.4 32.7 7.81 4.7 33.2 8.18 2.9 25.5

 1 ................................................................... 6.14 2.8 30.0 6.09 2.8 30.5 7.17 2.5 21.7

 2 ................................................................... 7.17 3.8 31.7 7.12 4.0 32.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.57 5.6 34.2 7.55 5.9 34.4 7.87 7.7 30.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Food service –Continued

Other food service –Continued

 4 ................................................................... $9.47 8.5 36.7 $9.47 8.5 36.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 10.54 5.9 38.4 10.53 6.3 38.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.19 12.4 42.5 17.30 10.2 43.3 – – –

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 11.51 7.5 40.6 11.49 7.9 40.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.02 1.0 39.0 8.02 1.0 39.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.19 7.7 42.0 9.19 7.7 42.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.19 12.4 42.5 17.30 10.2 43.3 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.71 5.8 34.0 8.73 6.2 34.9 $8.39 4.7 23.1

 2 ................................................................... 7.85 4.4 29.6 7.77 5.6 32.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.48 2.0 38.0 8.45 2.1 38.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.47 16.4 33.5 10.47 16.4 33.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 10.34 5.2 37.1 10.35 5.2 37.2 – – –

Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 6.22 2.9 26.1 6.13 2.7 26.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.03 3.9 25.6 5.86 3.9 26.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.84 1.1 23.4 6.84 1.1 23.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 5.93 6.4 29.0 5.93 6.5 29.0 – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.26 4.9 32.6 7.25 5.2 32.8 7.46 6.4 29.5

 1 ................................................................... 6.76 5.3 27.9 6.83 6.0 30.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.31 3.5 36.4 7.34 3.9 36.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 6.71 9.5 31.5 6.60 9.5 31.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 8.94 6.8 35.9 8.94 6.8 35.9 – – –

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.45 4.7 31.7 6.43 4.9 31.9 6.95 1.1 25.5

 1 ................................................................... 6.08 3.5 31.3 6.04 3.7 31.7 6.96 1.4 23.8

 2 ................................................................... 6.97 5.9 33.0 6.97 5.9 33.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 6.49 3.7 27.4 – – – – – –

Health service ........................................................ 8.98 7.4 31.6 8.83 8.7 30.7 9.87 7.1 37.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.33 10.4 25.7 7.33 10.4 25.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.92 1.5 31.2 7.93 1.5 31.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.42 4.1 30.3 8.28 3.7 29.9 9.56 11.7 34.2

 4 ................................................................... 10.58 4.4 34.3 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 10.39 13.3 39.8 – – – 10.27 15.4 39.9

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 8.46 4.3 32.1 8.27 6.6 28.4 8.75 1.3 39.9

 2 ................................................................... 6.95 7.6 26.7 6.95 7.6 26.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.05 3.4 27.4 9.14 3.2 25.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.37 3.7 37.2 10.49 6.8 30.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 8.78 6.7 39.9 – – – – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 8.46 3.7 30.7 8.25 3.0 30.2 10.40 12.9 35.6

 2 ................................................................... 8.17 3.4 32.6 8.19 3.4 32.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.35 4.3 30.7 8.20 3.8 30.5 9.78 12.1 32.9

 4 ................................................................... 9.32 3.9 32.0 9.58 3.1 31.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.92 7.5 39.8 – – – – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 8.43 1.7 32.7 7.92 2.9 31.0 9.77 5.0 38.7

 1 ................................................................... 7.62 3.4 29.7 7.45 3.8 28.8 8.67 7.1 36.1

 2 ................................................................... 7.79 1.8 30.7 7.70 1.9 29.8 8.29 3.5 36.9

 3 ................................................................... 8.69 3.3 39.9 7.93 4.9 39.8 9.29 5.7 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.89 7.1 39.9 10.60 8.3 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.75 7.2 40.0 – – – 11.17 7.7 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 11.33 8.6 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.74 15.6 39.9 – – – – – –

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 12.73 6.0 40.0 11.26 11.4 40.0 15.66 19.0 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.14 3.1 40.0 9.14 3.1 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.69 15.3 40.0 11.69 15.3 40.0 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 7.49 3.9 31.6 7.54 4.0 31.2 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.45 7.5 34.1 7.55 7.9 33.4 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.50 1.7 32.8 7.90 2.6 30.3 9.60 4.5 38.5

 1 ................................................................... 7.70 3.4 28.0 7.40 4.6 27.0 9.39 4.4 34.8

 2 ................................................................... 8.18 3.9 35.1 8.14 4.9 34.4 8.29 3.5 36.9

 3 ................................................................... 8.80 4.3 40.0 7.77 7.9 40.0 9.29 5.7 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.68 5.5 39.9 10.08 4.3 39.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Cleaning and building service –Continued

Janitors and cleaners –Continued

 5 ................................................................... $12.03 8.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Personal service .................................................... 7.91 3.1 32.0 $7.85 3.9 33.0 $8.55 8.4 23.2

 1 ................................................................... 5.81 4.0 24.8 5.79 4.0 26.5 6.40 7.1 8.3

 2 ................................................................... 6.58 2.0 32.8 6.55 2.5 34.4 7.12 9.4 18.5

 3 ................................................................... 6.79 3.3 36.0 6.66 2.9 37.1 7.73 2.4 29.7

 4 ................................................................... 10.98 5.8 29.5 11.12 6.3 29.9 8.47 10.1 24.2

 5 ................................................................... 9.70 5.5 40.0 9.51 5.8 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 10.46 12.4 40.1 10.19 10.4 40.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 9.42 7.1 40.0 9.42 7.1 40.0 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 6.32 .9 36.2 6.26 .7 37.2 8.47 9.1 19.5

 1 ................................................................... 6.25 .9 30.9 6.25 .9 33.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.26 .7 35.3 6.20 .7 36.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 5.91 2.1 39.2 5.90 2.1 39.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 7.62 3.5 38.5 7.63 3.2 39.1 – – –

Public transportation attendants ........................ 23.78 7.4 20.6 23.78 7.4 20.6 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 8.12 21.0 37.9 8.12 21.0 37.9 – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ 8.47 6.1 33.4 – – – – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 6.86 1.0 29.1 – – – 6.97 4.0 20.1

 3 ................................................................... 7.22 3.1 25.4 7.13 2.8 30.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 7.06 2.8 25.5 – – – 7.51 1.5 22.8

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 7.29 11.5 20.7 6.94 13.5 30.2 7.88 11.5 13.6

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 7.01 8.2 28.7 7.01 8.3 28.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.60 1.6 29.6 6.59 1.6 29.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.89 11.9 34.1 7.89 11.9 34.1 – – –

1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in anestablishment is evaluated based

on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned

based on the occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the

overall level of the occupation. See the Technical Note for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

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

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

weighted by hours. 

4 In this census division, collection was conducted between January 1999 and April

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

workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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TABLE A. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 Mountain,

National Compensation Survey,3 1999

Occupational group All industries Private industry State and local

government

All ............................................................................................. 5,667,300 4,783,400 884,000

All, excluding sales ............................................................... 5,123,500 4,242,900 880,500

White collar ......................................................................... 2,967,000 2,347,400 619,600

White collar, excluding sales ............................................ 2,423,200 1,807,000 616,200

Professional specialty and technical ................................. 913,200 542,700 370,600

Professional specialty occupations ............................... 694,600 370,100 324,500

Technical occupations .................................................. 218,600 172,600 46,000

Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... 336,000 251,200 84,800

Sales ................................................................................. 543,900 540,400 3,400

Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 1,174,000 1,013,100 160,800

Blue collar ........................................................................... 1,465,100 1,386,500 78,600

Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. 656,400 623,300 33,100

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. 229,900 229,400 –

Transportation and material moving ................................. 246,300 212,000 34,300

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 332,500 321,800 10,700

Service ................................................................................. 1,235,200 1,049,500 185,700

1 Number of workers represented by the survey are rounded

to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a

description of size and composition of the labor force included in

the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison

with other statistical series to measure employment trends or

levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the

survey.

2 A classification system including about 480 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy.

For more information, see Technical Note. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between

January 1999 and April 2000. The average reference period was

October 1999. For the first time, estimates include workers in

private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers.

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TABLE B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment employment size, Mountain, National

Compensation Survey,1 1999

Industry division

Number of establishments studied

Total 1 to 99

workers2

100 to

499

workers

500 to

999

workers

1000 to

2,499

workers

2,500 to

4,999

workers

5,000 or

more

workers

All ...................................................................................................................... 1,133 467 426 98 96 28 18

Private Industry ............................................................................................ 1,012 454 386 73 72 19 8

Goods-producing industries ....................................................................... 244 96 99 22 21 3 3

Mining .................................................................................................... 18 7 9 2 – – –

Construction ........................................................................................... 63 39 23 1 – – –

Manufacturing ........................................................................................ 163 50 67 19 21 3 3

Durable goods ................................................................................... 102 29 40 14 14 2 3

Nondurable goods ............................................................................. 61 21 27 5 7 1–

Service-producing industries ..................................................................... 768 358 287 51 51 16 5

Transportation and utilities ..................................................................... 65 21 312353

Wholesale trade ..................................................................................... 56 35 18 2 – 1 –

Retail trade ............................................................................................ 188 109 68 8 3 – –

Finance, insurance and real estate ........................................................ 87 52 168542

Services ................................................................................................. 372 141 154 31 40 6 –

State and local government ........................................................................ 121 13 40 25 24 9 10

1 In this census division, collection was conducted between January 1999 and April

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

workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers. 2 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and State and

local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported. Overall industry and industry groups

may include data for categories not shown separately.

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Technical Note

The data in these tables are based on the National Compensation Survey (NCS) conducted by the Bureau of

Labor Statistics throughout the year. The surveys are locality-based and cover establishments in private industry and

State and local governments. Bulletins are issued for individual localities, when sufficient data meet publication standards. Agriculture, private households, and the Federal Government are excluded from the scope of the survey.

Survey scope. In the Mountain census division, the NCS

studied 1,133 establishments, representing approximately

5,667,300 workers within the scope of the survey. Beginning

with the 1999 NCS, private sector establishments with 1 or

more workers are included in the survey. State and local

governments with 50 or more workers also are included. The

number of workers represented by the survey is shown in

table A, and the number of establishments is shown in table

B. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an economic unit that produces goods or services, a central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the

establishment is usually at a single physical location. For

State and local governments, an establishment is defined as

all locations of a government entity.

Sampling frame. The list of establishments from which the

survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed

from the State unemployment insurance reports. The reference month for the public sector is June 1994. Due to the

volatility of industries within the private sector, sampling

frames were developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. The

reference month for the private sector varied by area.

Sample design and data collection. The sample for this

survey was selected using a three-stage design. The first

stage consisted of the selection of areas. The nationwide

NCS sample consists of 154 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas that represent the Nations 326 metropolitan

statistical areas and the remaining portions of the 50 States.

Metropolitan areas are designated Metropolitan Statistical

Areas (MSAs) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs), as defined in 1994 by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Nonmetropolitan areas are counties or

parishes that do not fit the metropolitan area definition.

census division are:

Bannock County, ID

Carson City County, NV

Cheyenne County, CO

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO, CMSA

Fergus County, MT

Fort Collins, Loveland, CO, MSA

Great Falls, MT, MSA

Lincoln County, WY

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ, MSA

Reno, NV, MSA

Yavapai County, AZ

In the second stage, the sample of establishments was

drawn by first stratifying the sampling frame by ownership

and industry. The number of sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the

stratum employment. Each sampled establishment is selected

within a stratum with a probability proportional to its employment. Use of this technique means that the larger an

establishments employment, the greater the establishment's

chance of selection. Weights were applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated so that the establishment represents similar units (by industry and employment

size) in the economy that were not selected for collection.

The third stage of sample selection was a probability

sample of occupations within a sampled establishment. In

the Mountain region, collection was conducted between

January 1999 and April 2000, with an average reference period of October 1999.

Occupational selection and classification. Identification

of the occupations for which wage data were collected was a

four-step process:

1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs

2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the

Census of Population system

3. Characterization of jobs as full-time vs. part-time, union

vs. nonunion, and time vs. incentive

4. Determination of the level of work of each job

For each occupation, wage data were collected for those

workers who met all the criteria identified in the last three

steps. Special procedures were developed for jobs for which

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The NCS locality areas that contribute to the Mountain
a correct classification or level could not be determined.

In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each

establishment by the BLS field economist during a personal

visit. A complete list of employees was used for sampling,

with each selected worker representing a job within the establishment. As with the selection of establishments, the

selection of a job was based on probability proportional to

its size in the establishment. The greater the number of people

working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance

of selection.

The second step of the process entailed classifying the

selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. The

National Compensation Survey occupational classification

system is based on the 1990 Census of Population. A selected job may fall into any one of about 480 occupational

classifications, from accountant to wood lathe operator. For

cases in which a jobs duties overlapped two or more census

classification codes, the duties used to set the wage level

were used to classify the job. Classification by primary duties was the fallback.

In step three, certain other job characteristics of the chosen workers were identified. First, the worker was identified

as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based on the

establishments definition of those terms. Then, the worker

was classified as having a time versus incentive job, depending on whether any part of pay was directly based on

the actual production of the worker, rather than solely on

hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in

a union job or a nonunion job.

The fourth step in the job classification procedure was to

determine the work level of each of the establishments selected jobs, using a generic leveling process. This process,

involving discussions between the Bureaus field economist

and the respondent, ranks and compares all selected establishment occupations using 10 leveling factors. For more

information on generic leveling and an example of how to

use the criteria for leveling a job, see appendix C and appendix D at http://www.bls.gov/compub.htm or any of our published NCS bulletins. The above website also has a link to

the NCS job descriptions.

Data reliability. The data in these tables are estimates from

a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two

types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample

survey, sampling and nonsampling.

Sampling errors occur because observations come only

from a sample and not from an entire population. The sample

used for this survey is one of a number of possible samples

of the same size that could have been selected using the

sample design. Estimates derived from the different samples

would differ from each other.

A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular

sample approximates the average result of all possible

samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard

error divided by the estimate. Tables in this bulletin provide

RSE data for indicated series.

The standard error can be used to calculate a confidence

interval around a sample estimate. As an example, suppose

the mean hourly earnings for all workers was $15.09 per hour,

with a relative standard error of 0.6 percent for this estimate.

At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is $15.24 to $14.94 ($15.09 x 1.645 x 0.006 = $0.149, rounded

to $0.15); ($15.09 + $0.15 = $15.24; $15.09 - $0.15 = $14.94). If

all possible samples were selected to estimate the population value, the interval from each sample would include the

true population value approximately 90 percent of the time.

Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. They can

stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain information for some establishments, difficulties with survey definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct information, or mistakes in recording or coding the data

obtained. A Technical Reinterview Program done in all survey areas will be used in the development of a formal quality

assessment process to help compute nonsampling error.

Although nonsampling errors were not specifically measured, efforts were made to minimize them through the extensive training of field economists who gathered survey

data by personal visit, computer editing of the data, and

detailed data review.

Census area divisions. Data are tabulated by census divisions defined as follows: New England - Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Rhode

Island; Middle Atlantic - New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; East North Central - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central - Iowa, Kansas,

Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska; South Atlantic - Delaware, District of Columbia,

Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,

Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central - Alabama,

Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central

- Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Mountain -

Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona,

Utah, and Nevada; and Pacific - Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, and Alaska. Some census divisions include

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs) and

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) that cross State lines.

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