National Compensation Survey:

Occupational Wages in the

East South Central Census Division, 1998

U.S. Department of Labor

Alexis M. Herman, Secretary

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner

August 2000

Bulletin 2530-2
Preface

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 East South Central census division. (See 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 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 Bureau’s 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 Bureau’s 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.

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Contents

Occupational Wages in the East South Central Census Division, 1998............................................................... 1

Tables:

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

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

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

metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas ............................................................................................................ 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technical note ......................................................................................................................................................... 32

Table A. Number of establishment represented by the survey and number studied by industry group

and establishment employment size, East South Central ................................................................................... 34

Table B. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group, East South Central ............... 35

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Overview

This bulletin provides 1998 National Compensation Survey

(NCS) estimates of occupational pay in the East South Central census division. The bulletin highlights average (mean)

hourly pay for workers by seven characteristics:

• Private industry and State and local government

• Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas

• Selected occupations and major occupational groups

• Full-time and part-time status

• Bargaining status

• Size of establishment

• Work level

Wages in the East South Central census division averaged $11.87 per hour during 1998. Workers in private industry in the East South Central region averaged $11.21 per hour,

while pay of workers in State and local governments averaged $15.93 per hour. The nationwide hourly average for all

workers covered by the survey was $15.72.

Table 1 in this bulletin provides an overview of average

pay for workers in private industry and State and local governments, by selected worker and establishment characteristics. For example, white-collar workers in private industry

averaged $13.98 per hour and blue-collar workers averaged

$11.40. Corresponding averages in State and local governments were $19.03 and $11.83. In most census divisions,

average hourly earnings are generally lower for private industry workers than for State and local government workers;

part of this difference can be explained by differences in the

occupational and industrial mix of the two sectors. For example, professional specialty and technical occupations are

proportionately more prevalent in State and local government than in private industry. With the exception of the

construction industry, few State and local government workers are in goods-producing industries.

Full-time workers in the East South Central region averaged $12.14 per hour while part-time workers averaged $7.71.

In private industry, full-time workers averaged $11.48 an hour

and part-time workers averaged $7.24. For workers in State

and local governments, average hourly pay was $16.14 and

$11.62, respectively. Full-time or part-time designation is

determined by the employer.

Workers in large establishments in the East South Central

region, that is, establishments with 2,500 or more employees,

had the highest average hourly pay at $17.84. Workers in the

smallest establishment-size category studied (50 to 99 employees) had the lowest average at $10.71.

Table 2 shows that workers in metropolitan areas averaged $13.88 per hour, more than the average pay for workers

in nonmetropolitan areas, $9.97. Table 2 also shows that for

most of the worker and establishment characteristics presented, average pay for metropolitan area workers was higher

than for their counterparts in nonmetropolitan areas. (See

the Technical Note for definitions of metropolitan and

nonmetropolitan areas.)

Among the nine census divisions, average earnings were

generally highest in the New England, Middle Atlantic, and

Pacific regions. Average earnings for all census divisions,

and for other characteristics, can be seen in tables 1 and 2.

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

occupations in private industry and in State and local governments are shown in tables 3, 4, and 5. These tables contain wage rates and mean weekly hours for individual occupations and for major occupational groups. All registered

nurses, for example, averaged $17.77 per hour (table 3). Registered nurses in private industry averaged $17.47 (table 4),

while their counterparts in State and local government averaged $18.49 per hour (table 5). Laborers, except construction, averaged $8.44 in private industry and $8.93 in State

and local governments. Janitors and cleaners, a service occupation, averaged $7.61 in private industry and $8.45 in

State and local government.

Earnings by occupational group and level are shown in

table 6. In determining the work level, the Bureau applies a

“generic leveling” technique to all occupations selected during the collection process, using 10 criteria to level occupations. Usually, the levels tend to show higher pay at higher

levels. In this region, average hourly earnings of whitecollar workers ranged from $6.32 for work level 1 to $68.54 for

level 14. Average earnings of blue-collar workers ranged

from $8.58 (level 1) to $20.63 (level 8); service workers ranged

from $5.89 (level 1) to $20.05 (level 9). The Technical Note

has more information on generic leveling.

Occupational Wages in the East South

Central Census Division, 1998

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Table A in the Technical Note shows the number of establishments studied in the East South Central census division by employment size; more establishments were studied

in the 100- to 499-worker group than in any other size category. This table also shows the number of establishments

represented. Table B shows the number of workers represented by the surveys in the East South Central census division by major occupational groups such as professional specialty and technical, sales, and transportation and material

moving.

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

industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,2 1998

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 ........................................................... $11.87 2.3 37.7 $11.21 2.6 37.9 $15.93 2.2 36.8

Worker characteristics:3

White-collar occupations4 ....................... 15.05 2.1 37.7 13.98 2.7 38.0 19.03 1.9 36.6

Professional specialty and technical ... 20.64 1.4 37.2 19.62 2.2 37.9 21.85 2.1 36.3

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 23.63 3.9 40.5 23.56 9.0 41.4 23.91 2.3 37.0

Sales ................................................... – – – – – – 9.56 2.7 37.2

Administrative support ........................ 10.82 1.8 37.6 10.98 2.2 37.7 9.99 1.7 37.2

Blue-collar occupations4 ......................... 11.43 3.9 39.2 11.40 4.1 39.3 11.83 2.2 36.7

Precision production, craft, and repair 14.40 7.9 40.0 14.44 8.7 40.1 13.97 1.5 39.6

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 11.12 5.0 39.9 11.10 5.1 39.9 13.59 1.1 38.5

Transportation and material moving ... 12.68 6.1 39.9 12.97 6.5 41.4 10.17 3.3 30.0

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 8.55 1.5 37.5 8.49 1.6 37.4 9.67 2.6 39.9

Service occupations4 .............................. 7.63 .7 36.2 – – – 10.29 3.9 37.3

Full time .................................................. 12.14 2.4 39.9 11.48 2.6 40.1 16.14 2.1 39.0

Part time ................................................. 7.71 2.3 20.4 7.24 2.7 20.9 11.62 7.8 17.1

Union ...................................................... 13.68 11.0 38.7 13.00 12.0 38.8 18.76 2.0 38.0

Nonunion ................................................ 11.59 2.1 37.6 10.92 2.4 37.7 15.55 2.1 36.6

Time ........................................................ 11.74 2.5 37.8 11.01 2.7 38.0 15.93 2.2 36.8

Incentive ................................................. 14.67 3.8 36.7 14.67 3.8 36.7 – – –

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing .................................... 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 13.35 3.6 40.1 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( )

Service producing ................................... 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 10.19 2.1 36.9 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( )

50-99 workers6 ....................................... 10.71 2.8 36.3 10.70 2.9 36.2 10.85 6.1 38.3

100-499 workers ..................................... 12.52 2.0 37.8 12.09 2.5 38.0 15.21 2.0 36.7

500-999 workers ..................................... 12.77 4.6 38.5 12.37 5.1 38.9 16.23 2.6 35.9

1000-2499 workers ................................. – – – – – – 15.34 3.4 36.9

2500 workers or more ............................. 17.84 2.1 35.7 17.70 3.1 34.5 17.96 1.9 36.7

Geographic areas:7

Metropolitan ............................................ 13.88 2.2 36.9 13.21 2.5 36.8 16.67 2.2 37.0

Nonmetropolitan ..................................... 9.97 4.3 38.6 9.53 4.7 38.8 14.39 2.3 36.5

New England .......................................... 17.38 1.4 35.1 16.50 1.7 35.0 21.35 1.3 35.5

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 18.10 1.5 35.8 17.14 1.8 35.8 21.72 1.6 35.5

East North Central .................................. 16.08 .8 36.2 15.44 .9 36.3 19.32 1.5 35.7

West North Central ................................. 14.85 1.6 36.5 14.05 1.9 36.3 17.87 1.2 37.0

South Atlantic ......................................... 14.40 1.0 37.1 13.82 1.1 36.9 16.22 1.4 38.0

East South Central ................................. 11.87 2.3 37.7 11.21 2.6 37.9 15.93 2.2 36.8

West South Central ................................ 14.62 1.8 37.2 14.27 2.3 36.9 15.63 1.2 38.0

Mountain ................................................. 14.58 2.7 36.4 13.30 2.9 36.4 18.32 2.9 36.4

Pacific ..................................................... 17.86 1.3 36.2 16.82 1.7 36.4 21.26 1.0 35.5

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 June 1998 and

April 1999. The average reference period was November 1998. 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 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments

with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 7 Data are presented for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area divisions as

well as 9 census area divisions. See Technical Note for a list of survey areas in

each census area division and the States comprising the 9 census area divisions.

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

publication criteria. 

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Table 2. Summary, East South Central: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, metropolitan

and nonmetropolitan areas,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1998

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 ............................................................ $11.87 2.3 37.7 $13.88 2.2 36.9 $9.97 4.3 38.6

Private Industry ....................................... 11.21 2.6 37.9 13.21 2.5 36.8 9.53 4.7 38.8

State and local government .................... 15.93 2.2 36.8 16.67 2.2 37.0 14.39 2.3 36.5

Worker characteristics:4

White-collar occupations5 ....................... 15.05 2.1 37.7 16.73 2.2 36.9 12.60 5.6 38.9

Professional specialty and technical ... 20.64 1.4 37.2 21.19 1.4 37.3 19.00 1.1 36.7

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 23.63 3.9 40.5 25.20 1.0 40.3 21.19 12.9 40.8

Sales ................................................... – – – 12.14 2.9 33.0 – – –

Administrative support ........................ 10.82 1.8 37.6 10.71 2.0 36.9 11.06 3.8 39.2

Blue-collar occupations5 ......................... 11.43 3.9 39.2 12.56 2.3 38.8 10.27 7.8 39.6

Precision production, craft, and repair 14.40 7.9 40.0 16.04 2.6 40.1 12.23 13.0 40.0

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 11.12 5.0 39.9 12.17 4.0 39.7 10.24 9.2 40.0

Transportation and material moving ... 12.68 6.1 39.9 12.24 1.7 40.7 13.56 16.4 38.3

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 8.55 1.5 37.5 9.13 1.2 35.5 8.09 2.8 39.2

Service occupations5 .............................. 7.63 .7 36.2 8.11 1.6 33.6 – – –

Full time .................................................. 12.14 2.4 39.9 14.44 2.1 39.9 10.09 4.3 40.0

Part time ................................................. 7.71 2.3 20.4 8.19 3.0 20.8 6.49 3.7 19.5

Union ...................................................... 13.68 11.0 38.7 16.09 2.5 37.7 11.45 19.7 39.8

Nonunion ................................................ 11.59 2.1 37.6 13.54 2.1 36.7 9.73 3.6 38.4

Time ........................................................ 11.74 2.5 37.8 13.73 2.4 37.0 9.89 4.1 38.6

Incentive ................................................. 14.67 3.8 36.7 16.34 1.0 35.1 11.98 14.2 39.6

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing6 .................................. 13.35 3.6 40.1 15.39 2.1 40.1 11.71 6.7 40.1

Service producing6 ................................. 10.19 2.1 36.9 12.21 2.7 35.5 – – –

50-99 workers7 ....................................... 10.71 2.8 36.3 11.42 3.2 36.1 9.55 3.2 36.8

100-499 workers ..................................... 12.52 2.0 37.8 12.88 2.7 37.7 11.82 2.3 38.0

500-999 workers ..................................... 12.77 4.6 38.5 12.78 1.8 36.6 12.77 7.3 39.9

1000-2499 workers ................................. – – – 15.47 .7 37.2 – – –

2500 workers or more ............................. 17.84 2.1 35.7 17.84 2.1 35.7 – – –

Geographic areas:8

New England .......................................... 17.38 1.4 35.1 17.75 1.2 35.2 14.75 3.6 34.2

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 18.10 1.5 35.8 18.39 1.6 35.7 13.58 1.6 36.2

East North Central .................................. 16.08 .8 36.2 16.55 .8 36.2 13.55 1.3 36.5

West North Central ................................. 14.85 1.6 36.5 15.83 2.4 36.5 12.10 2.3 36.4

South Atlantic ......................................... 14.40 1.0 37.1 14.89 .7 37.0 12.00 4.4 37.7

East South Central ................................. 11.87 2.3 37.7 13.88 2.2 36.9 9.97 4.3 38.6

West South Central ................................ 14.62 1.8 37.2 14.86 2.1 37.2 13.08 5.6 37.1

Mountain ................................................. 14.58 2.7 36.4 14.73 3.4 36.5 13.99 3.3 36.0

Pacific ..................................................... 17.86 1.3 36.2 18.04 1.3 36.2 14.96 2.8 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 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 June 1998 and

April 1999. The average reference period was November 1998. 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 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments

with fewer than 50 workers due to reduction in staff from the time of sampling to

data collection. 8 See Technical Note for a list of survey areas in each census area division and

the States comprising the 9 census area divisions.

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

publication criteria. 

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1998

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 .......................................................................................... $11.87 2.3 37.7 $12.14 2.4 39.9 $7.71 2.3 20.4

All excluding sales ......................................................... 12.16 2.3 37.8 12.42 2.3 39.9 7.85 2.6 20.2

White collar ...................................................................... 15.05 2.1 37.7 15.36 2.2 39.9 10.22 2.5 20.4

White collar excluding sales ...................................... 16.98 1.7 37.9 17.20 1.7 39.8 12.47 2.4 19.6

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 20.64 1.4 37.2 20.78 1.4 39.2 17.55 3.9 17.4

Professional specialty ................................................ 22.46 1.6 36.9 22.60 1.6 39.1 19.39 4.0 16.0

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 24.84 3.9 40.6 24.81 3.9 40.6 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 28.00 4.7 40.0 28.00 4.7 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 27.20 5.5 39.2 26.72 5.6 39.2 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 26.85 3.8 40.9 26.85 3.8 40.9 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 26.11 2.5 40.2 26.11 2.5 40.2 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 25.79 4.5 41.1 25.79 4.5 41.1 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 24.59 2.4 40.2 24.63 2.5 40.5 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 24.68 2.7 40.3 24.74 2.7 40.5 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 24.35 4.8 40.5 24.05 4.7 40.9 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 24.30 .5 40.6 24.30 .5 40.6 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 19.24 .8 35.8 19.05 1.0 39.4 21.07 3.6 18.8

Physicians .......................................................... 47.58 21.7 29.3 42.28 21.0 41.4 – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 17.77 .9 35.8 17.79 1.0 39.3 17.58 2.8 19.3

Pharmacists ....................................................... 27.65 2.7 38.5 27.37 2.9 40.0 – – –

Dietitians ............................................................ 14.50 2.7 40.7 14.50 2.7 40.7 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 16.65 1.9 39.0 16.66 1.9 39.2 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 25.16 2.9 32.5 25.03 1.0 40.0 25.54 12.2 20.7

Speech therapists .............................................. 20.26 5.0 40.0 20.26 5.0 40.0 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 15.45 5.3 38.3 15.45 5.3 38.3 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 29.29 3.7 34.4 28.72 2.9 38.0 42.58 13.0 10.8

History teachers ................................................. 31.76 3.1 34.8 – – – – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 36.10 15.4 30.1 – – – – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 25.52 5.8 27.1 25.20 5.9 39.5 – – –

English teachers ................................................ 22.81 6.9 28.0 22.43 6.9 37.5 – – –

Trade and industrial teachers ............................ 26.95 6.4 34.4 29.07 2.5 35.3 – – –

Teachers, post secondary, n.e.c. ....................... 24.82 1.3 34.3 24.72 1.3 38.4 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 23.77 2.7 35.8 24.17 2.6 37.8 7.75 3.6 11.3

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 12.79 17.9 36.5 – – – – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 23.86 1.5 38.0 23.86 1.5 38.0 – – –

Secondary school teachers ............................... 24.40 2.7 37.4 24.40 2.7 37.4 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 25.54 5.4 36.6 25.54 5.4 36.6 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 24.28 2.1 36.5 24.77 2.3 38.0 – – –

Substitute teachers ............................................ 6.90 2.2 10.2 – – – 6.86 2.2 10.0

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 27.49 13.1 39.0 27.49 13.1 39.0 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 19.01 2.1 37.5 19.31 2.6 38.7 – – –

Librarians ........................................................... 19.54 2.2 37.0 19.94 2.8 38.4 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 19.24 2.1 39.4 19.21 2.4 41.2 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 20.64 5.0 37.7 20.76 5.1 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 13.20 4.3 39.1 13.21 4.3 39.6 – – –

Social workers ................................................... 13.33 4.4 39.2 13.34 4.5 39.5 – – –

Recreation workers ............................................ 10.42 2.8 38.7 10.49 2.7 39.7 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 34.16 12.2 36.7 35.27 11.5 46.7 23.54 7.2 12.1

Lawyers ............................................................. 34.16 12.2 36.7 35.27 11.5 46.7 23.54 7.2 12.1

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 19.29 3.2 38.9 19.33 2.8 40.4 18.19 14.4 19.9

Editors and reporters ......................................... 23.10 5.4 41.4 23.11 5.4 41.8 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 15.37 3.4 39.3 15.45 3.4 39.5 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 17.58 2.9 39.0 17.07 4.1 39.1 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 14.47 1.5 38.0 14.57 1.3 39.5 12.72 9.8 22.7

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 14.69 6.1 38.0 14.73 6.4 39.7 – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 11.74 5.6 38.2 11.27 5.4 39.7 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 13.32 2.6 38.6 13.30 2.6 39.1 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 11.37 3.4 37.0 11.26 2.6 39.6 12.27 14.6 24.0

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 12.28 2.2 37.3 12.28 2.3 40.0 12.27 10.4 18.6

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 17.87 3.9 40.4 17.87 3.9 40.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1998–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

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... $16.96 1.9 39.7 $16.96 1.9 39.7 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 16.07 1.2 40.9 16.07 1.2 40.9 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 15.52 4.7 40.0 15.52 4.7 40.0 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 15.23 6.3 40.0 15.23 6.3 40.0 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 17.71 6.7 39.5 17.71 6.7 39.5 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 19.04 2.1 40.5 19.04 2.1 40.5 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 15.41 2.4 40.2 15.41 2.4 40.2 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 14.82 4.3 36.9 15.05 4.5 39.5 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 23.63 3.9 40.5 23.64 3.8 41.1 $22.28 15.3 16.6

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 24.62 5.0 40.7 24.63 4.9 41.6 24.18 17.8 14.5

Legislators ......................................................... 30.77 39.8 9.4 – – – 53.91 31.5 4.6

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 21.66 6.0 36.9 21.81 7.1 39.9 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 25.35 4.9 41.2 25.35 4.9 41.2 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 21.30 6.7 39.7 21.30 6.7 39.7 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 23.29 1.4 41.0 23.29 1.4 41.0 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 28.86 .8 41.0 29.25 .5 41.5 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 29.13 3.7 39.3 29.13 3.7 39.3 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 26.82 3.2 40.5 26.82 3.2 40.5 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 15.70 5.2 39.9 15.74 5.3 40.2 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 30.48 5.5 44.2 30.48 5.5 44.2 – – –

Management related .............................................. 21.33 2.1 39.9 21.37 2.1 40.1 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 17.88 3.9 39.5 17.90 4.0 39.8 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 20.64 11.0 40.5 20.62 11.1 40.8 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 21.81 3.0 39.1 22.14 2.9 39.7 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 21.89 14.3 40.0 21.89 14.3 40.0 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 17.31 6.6 40.0 17.31 6.6 40.0 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 16.22 3.1 39.2 16.22 3.1 39.2 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. – – – – – – 6.98 1.6 21.7

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 16.70 10.0 41.2 16.70 10.0 41.2 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 13.66 17.4 39.7 13.66 17.4 39.7 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 20.58 7.6 36.9 19.29 9.2 39.4 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 22.37 5.9 41.6 22.37 5.9 41.6 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 15.31 5.5 47.6 15.31 5.5 47.6 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 7.84 1.8 25.2 – – – 7.12 1.2 21.4

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ... 10.33 24.0 23.4 – – – – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 9.75 3.1 36.2 10.38 3.1 40.0 – – –

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 11.18 1.2 38.3 11.40 1.4 40.1 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 9.06 1.3 30.7 9.37 1.4 37.9 8.36 1.6 21.5

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 5.98 2.3 24.6 – – – 5.76 3.6 20.8

Cashiers ............................................................. – – – – – – 5.92 1.3 21.5

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 9.02 4.4 34.6 9.20 4.4 41.2 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 10.82 1.8 37.6 10.96 1.8 39.7 8.82 3.7 21.4

Supervisors, general office ................................ 13.63 7.4 39.9 13.63 7.4 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 17.82 3.7 40.5 17.82 3.7 40.5 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 17.31 6.7 40.3 17.31 6.7 40.3 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 14.29 4.5 39.6 14.31 4.5 39.7 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 10.99 3.1 38.1 11.05 3.0 39.6 9.50 6.5 20.6

Stenographers ................................................... 11.19 6.0 39.4 11.19 6.0 39.4 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 10.76 7.4 39.4 10.76 7.4 39.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1998–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

Interviewers ....................................................... $8.76 6.0 40.0 $8.76 6.0 40.0 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 6.87 1.3 38.1 6.88 1.4 38.2 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.19 2.8 37.0 8.34 2.8 39.6 $6.97 3.5 24.0

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 9.85 8.2 36.9 10.11 7.7 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 9.00 4.2 36.9 10.17 4.0 40.0 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 13.99 4.1 39.5 14.00 4.2 40.0 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 7.75 1.8 31.2 8.08 1.8 40.0 6.41 3.3 16.6

File clerks ........................................................... 8.23 1.1 37.4 8.46 1.1 39.7 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 10.91 3.5 39.5 10.96 3.4 39.8 – – –

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 10.16 5.2 35.7 10.69 2.2 39.8 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 9.89 1.4 36.1 9.94 1.4 40.0 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 9.49 1.4 35.2 9.82 1.6 39.7 7.77 3.5 22.1

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 8.34 11.2 36.8 8.50 12.7 40.0 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.18 3.6 38.1 11.58 2.3 40.0 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 13.29 3.5 40.1 13.29 3.5 40.1 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 13.46 11.0 31.0 14.65 11.0 40.1 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 10.37 3.5 37.5 10.46 3.4 40.0 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 14.24 5.6 40.0 14.24 5.6 40.0 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 10.15 6.7 32.5 11.89 4.7 39.6 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 15.04 24.3 39.5 15.04 24.3 39.5 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 10.26 6.5 38.8 10.32 6.9 39.7 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 10.28 2.9 40.0 10.28 2.9 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 9.57 1.8 38.6 9.61 1.8 39.7 8.26 2.8 20.3

Bank tellers ........................................................ 9.14 5.5 33.1 8.88 4.5 39.5 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 8.84 1.7 37.1 9.02 1.8 39.7 7.48 3.7 24.6

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 7.99 1.7 33.9 7.94 1.8 37.7 8.27 .8 20.3

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 9.96 6.8 38.3 9.94 7.1 39.9 10.37 13.8 21.2

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.43 3.9 39.2 11.53 4.0 40.2 7.75 1.7 20.6

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 14.40 7.9 40.0 14.41 8.0 40.1 9.29 16.5 21.4

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 19.54 3.8 40.0 19.54 3.8 40.0 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 15.38 2.3 40.5 15.38 2.3 40.5 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 12.85 3.3 40.1 12.85 3.3 40.1 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 16.13 5.5 40.0 16.13 5.5 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 16.94 3.6 40.0 16.94 3.6 40.0 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 11.33 6.4 41.1 11.34 6.4 41.1 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 14.16 5.5 40.0 14.16 5.5 40.0 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 17.15 3.0 40.0 17.15 3.0 40.0 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .................... 16.50 .8 40.0 16.50 .8 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 12.95 2.3 39.8 12.95 2.3 39.8 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 17.81 6.4 40.0 17.81 6.4 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 12.51 7.2 40.0 12.51 7.2 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 21.23 2.1 40.0 21.23 2.1 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 18.65 3.3 41.6 18.65 3.3 41.6 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 15.56 7.6 40.0 15.56 7.6 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 15.92 3.6 40.0 15.92 3.6 40.0 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 9.92 4.4 40.0 9.92 4.4 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 17.62 2.0 40.0 17.62 2.0 40.0 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 14.76 10.4 40.0 14.76 10.4 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 18.69 10.5 40.0 18.69 10.5 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 11.39 1.1 40.0 11.39 1.1 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 11.88 11.0 36.8 11.75 10.6 38.5 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 19.95 2.4 41.1 19.95 2.4 41.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1998–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

Tool and die makers .......................................... $20.32 4.7 40.0 $20.32 4.7 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 15.08 1.4 40.0 15.08 1.4 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 12.20 3.2 40.0 12.20 3.2 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 9.88 4.8 40.0 9.88 4.8 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 13.87 5.1 38.8 14.22 6.2 40.5 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 11.75 8.0 40.0 11.75 8.0 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators ........................................ 18.32 1.9 40.0 18.32 1.9 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 18.68 1.3 40.0 18.68 1.3 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 11.12 5.0 39.9 11.13 5.0 39.9 $8.15 7.3 27.3

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 11.05 1.1 40.0 11.05 1.1 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 17.13 7.6 40.0 17.13 7.6 40.0 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 10.11 3.6 39.9 10.11 3.6 39.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 8.56 1.2 39.4 8.56 1.2 39.4 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 12.74 2.1 38.3 12.80 2.1 39.1 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ........... 9.69 3.8 40.0 9.69 3.8 40.0 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 7.51 2.8 40.0 7.51 2.8 40.0 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 6.82 2.8 37.9 6.87 3.1 39.6 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 10.79 5.3 39.6 10.79 5.3 39.6 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 15.59 6.6 40.0 15.59 6.6 40.0 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 11.27 2.4 39.9 11.27 2.4 39.9 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 11.77 7.1 40.0 11.77 7.1 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 13.35 4.6 36.8 14.50 1.9 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 13.27 16.3 40.0 13.29 16.4 40.0 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 12.92 2.3 39.5 12.89 2.4 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 11.82 11.8 39.8 11.85 11.8 40.0 7.40 4.1 25.7

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 9.97 10.6 40.1 10.00 10.8 40.1 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 15.01 12.5 40.0 15.01 12.5 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 12.68 6.1 39.9 12.88 6.2 42.0 8.94 3.7 20.6

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 17.16 1.6 42.3 17.16 1.6 42.3 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 13.16 2.0 44.4 13.21 2.0 44.7 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 12.77 2.4 39.2 13.03 2.7 42.1 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 10.83 3.8 25.3 12.51 4.5 32.2 9.13 5.0 20.8

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 9.70 6.6 39.8 9.84 6.3 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 13.77 1.4 40.0 13.77 1.4 40.0 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 13.34 2.7 40.0 13.34 2.7 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 14.84 6.9 40.0 14.84 6.9 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 9.55 1.3 40.0 9.55 1.3 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 9.89 2.7 40.0 9.89 2.7 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 11.38 3.0 33.3 11.83 4.1 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 8.55 1.5 37.5 8.64 1.7 40.0 7.28 1.3 20.3

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 14.43 2.9 41.6 14.43 2.9 41.6 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 11.47 5.6 40.0 11.47 5.6 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 9.99 1.6 40.0 9.99 1.6 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.27 4.2 39.6 9.30 4.2 39.9 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 8.69 10.2 40.0 8.69 10.2 40.0 – – –

Garbage collectors ............................................. 8.52 3.9 40.0 8.52 3.9 40.0 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.58 3.0 33.4 8.05 4.2 39.6 5.83 1.4 21.1

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 10.04 6.8 39.8 10.05 6.8 40.0 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 8.84 6.4 35.4 8.73 7.2 40.1 – – –

Garage and service station related .................... 7.22 .6 37.8 7.17 .6 40.0 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 9.00 6.2 26.2 9.36 5.9 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1998–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers –Continued

Hand packers and packagers ............................ $7.72 3.3 39.2 $7.77 3.5 40.0 $6.05 4.8 22.6

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.50 2.3 39.4 8.52 2.4 39.9 6.86 4.1 20.5

Service .............................................................................. 7.63 .7 36.2 7.87 .8 39.7 5.41 1.3 20.3

Protective service .................................................. 10.52 1.2 40.2 10.58 1.2 41.0 7.51 3.3 20.5

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 15.40 7.1 52.3 15.40 7.1 52.3 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 18.14 3.9 40.1 18.14 3.9 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 12.87 2.7 37.9 12.87 2.7 37.9 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 11.43 2.9 52.1 11.43 2.9 52.1 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 14.21 2.7 38.7 14.24 2.6 40.0 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 11.45 3.4 40.0 11.46 3.5 40.1 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 10.78 1.4 39.8 10.78 1.4 39.8 – – –

Guards and police, except public service .......... – – – – – – 7.63 4.2 22.9

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 9.59 2.8 35.4 9.97 2.8 39.3 6.42 3.7 19.4

Food service .......................................................... 5.79 .5 35.8 – – – 4.91 1.6 21.3

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 9.71 4.1 36.7 9.98 4.7 40.6 – – –

Bartenders ......................................................... 5.48 5.9 30.1 5.51 7.0 36.3 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... – – – – – – 2.74 4.6 20.6

Cooks ................................................................. 7.60 2.3 34.2 7.79 2.7 37.5 6.40 4.4 22.1

Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 5.75 1.0 27.0 – – – 5.58 1.0 20.0

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.43 5.3 33.5 7.76 4.7 37.9 6.32 6.8 24.1

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.18 6.1 23.3 5.53 1.7 34.4 5.07 7.9 21.0

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... – – – – – – 4.90 1.9 22.9

Health service ........................................................ 7.51 2.0 36.4 7.50 2.0 39.4 7.64 4.1 20.1

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 8.67 4.0 33.8 8.77 4.2 39.7 8.22 10.5 20.1

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 7.25 2.1 37.1 7.24 2.1 39.3 7.27 3.7 20.1

Cleaning and building service ................................ 7.95 1.8 37.8 8.01 1.8 39.1 6.65 3.9 21.2

Maids and housemen ........................................ 6.34 2.9 38.2 6.36 3.0 38.6 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 7.87 2.4 35.4 7.99 2.7 38.2 6.73 4.2 20.9

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

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 7.53 2.8 32.2 – – – – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ – – – 6.32 3.0 40.0 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 7.49 5.5 32.5 7.77 7.3 35.6 – – –

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 6.63 5.0 31.7 – – – 7.60 .8 18.5

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... – – – – – – 6.23 5.6 18.7

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between June 1998 and April 1999.

The average reference period was November 1998. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

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

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1998

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 .......................................................................................... $11.21 2.6 37.9 $11.48 2.6 40.1 $7.24 2.7 20.9

All excluding sales ......................................................... 11.46 2.6 38.0 11.72 2.6 40.1 7.30 3.1 20.7

White collar ...................................................................... 13.98 2.7 38.0 14.29 2.8 40.2 9.51 3.8 21.3

White collar excluding sales ...................................... 16.13 2.4 38.5 16.36 2.4 40.3 11.80 3.8 21.0

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 19.62 2.2 37.9 19.72 2.2 40.0 17.75 5.6 19.8

Professional specialty ................................................ 22.04 2.3 37.9 22.13 2.4 40.3 20.49 3.4 18.5

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 24.76 4.0 40.7 24.73 4.0 40.7 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 28.00 4.7 40.0 28.00 4.7 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 26.87 5.0 41.0 26.87 5.0 41.0 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 26.11 2.5 40.2 26.11 2.5 40.2 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 25.61 4.5 41.2 25.61 4.5 41.2 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 25.03 2.3 40.4 25.07 2.3 40.6 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 24.95 2.5 40.4 25.01 2.5 40.6 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 25.45 3.3 40.5 25.16 3.2 41.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 25.32 .5 40.9 25.32 .5 40.9 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 19.39 1.2 35.2 19.15 1.5 39.3 21.48 4.1 18.7

Registered nurses .............................................. 17.47 1.4 35.2 17.48 1.3 39.1 17.37 3.9 19.5

Pharmacists ....................................................... 27.64 3.7 40.0 27.64 3.7 40.0 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 16.16 1.0 38.6 16.16 1.0 38.6 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 25.03 3.3 31.6 24.83 1.1 40.0 25.54 12.2 20.7

Speech therapists .............................................. 20.26 5.0 40.0 20.26 5.0 40.0 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 26.89 12.2 30.7 27.11 11.9 37.6 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 15.16 5.3 34.9 15.98 6.8 38.1 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 17.22 5.9 37.0 17.17 5.9 38.3 – – –

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

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 15.10 6.8 38.3 – – – – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 12.53 4.8 39.2 12.53 4.9 40.3 – – –

Social workers ................................................... 12.67 5.4 39.1 12.68 5.6 40.3 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 37.59 7.0 48.2 37.59 7.0 48.2 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 37.59 7.0 48.2 37.59 7.0 48.2 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 19.89 4.1 39.0 20.05 3.7 40.7 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 23.10 5.4 41.4 23.11 5.4 41.8 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 17.79 7.2 39.6 – – – – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 17.38 1.6 40.0 17.38 1.6 40.0 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 14.80 1.6 38.0 14.93 1.3 39.5 12.54 12.5 22.9

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 14.57 7.3 38.5 14.70 7.4 39.6 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 13.35 3.0 38.7 13.33 3.1 39.0 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 11.33 3.8 36.5 11.18 2.5 39.6 12.36 15.3 24.0

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 12.44 2.4 37.6 12.29 1.8 40.1 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 18.41 4.6 40.6 18.41 4.6 40.6 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 18.24 1.0 40.0 18.24 1.0 40.0 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 16.07 1.2 40.9 16.07 1.2 40.9 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 15.23 6.3 40.0 15.23 6.3 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 19.10 2.0 40.5 19.10 2.0 40.5 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 14.79 .8 40.7 14.79 .8 40.7 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 16.16 4.7 36.2 16.60 4.8 40.0 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 23.56 9.0 41.4 23.59 9.0 41.5 16.76 3.8 27.0

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 24.22 14.0 42.1 24.25 14.0 42.2 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 25.41 4.9 41.2 25.41 4.9 41.2 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 21.57 7.3 39.6 21.57 7.3 39.6 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 23.29 1.4 41.0 23.29 1.4 41.0 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 28.85 .8 41.0 29.25 .5 41.5 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 18.72 16.1 38.8 18.72 16.1 38.8 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 26.63 3.4 40.6 26.63 3.4 40.6 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 13.72 7.6 40.0 13.75 7.7 40.4 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 30.82 5.4 44.5 30.82 5.4 44.5 – – –

Management related .............................................. 22.17 2.1 40.0 22.22 2.1 40.3 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1998–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Management related –Continued

Accountants and auditors .................................. $18.50 5.6 39.7 $18.55 5.9 40.2 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 20.74 12.8 40.9 20.72 12.9 41.2 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 21.97 3.7 39.2 22.35 3.6 39.8 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 21.89 14.3 40.0 21.89 14.3 40.0 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 17.31 6.6 40.0 17.31 6.6 40.0 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. – – – – – – $6.98 1.6 21.6

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 16.76 10.2 41.2 16.77 10.2 41.2 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 13.66 17.4 39.7 13.66 17.4 39.7 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 20.58 7.6 36.9 19.29 9.2 39.4 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 22.37 5.9 41.6 22.37 5.9 41.6 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 15.31 5.5 47.6 15.31 5.5 47.6 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 7.84 1.8 25.2 – – – 7.12 1.2 21.4

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ... 10.33 24.0 23.4 – – – – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 9.75 3.1 36.2 10.38 3.1 40.0 – – –

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 11.18 1.2 38.3 11.40 1.4 40.1 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 9.09 1.3 30.4 9.44 1.2 37.8 8.36 1.6 21.5

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 5.98 2.4 24.9 – – – 5.75 3.7 21.0

Cashiers ............................................................. – – – – – – 5.91 1.3 21.5

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 9.02 4.4 34.6 9.20 4.4 41.2 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 10.98 2.2 37.7 11.13 2.2 39.9 8.97 4.2 21.5

Supervisors, general office ................................ 15.09 5.7 39.8 15.09 5.7 39.8 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 18.74 4.5 40.9 18.74 4.5 40.9 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 17.69 6.9 42.6 17.69 6.9 42.6 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 14.34 4.5 39.8 14.35 4.5 39.9 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.05 4.6 37.6 11.15 4.5 39.7 9.40 8.0 19.7

Stenographers ................................................... 11.14 7.7 39.3 11.14 7.7 39.3 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 12.77 6.3 38.9 12.77 6.3 38.9 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 8.76 6.1 40.0 8.76 6.1 40.0 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 6.87 1.3 38.1 6.88 1.4 38.2 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.12 2.8 37.6 8.24 2.8 39.7 6.90 4.5 23.8

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 9.85 8.6 36.8 10.12 8.0 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 9.00 4.2 36.9 10.17 4.0 40.0 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 13.35 5.5 39.4 13.35 5.6 40.0 – – –

File clerks ........................................................... 8.18 1.2 37.1 8.43 1.2 39.6 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 10.99 3.5 39.7 11.00 3.4 39.8 – – –

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 10.04 5.8 35.3 10.61 2.5 39.8 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 9.92 1.3 38.8 9.94 1.4 40.0 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 9.65 1.1 34.8 10.05 1.0 39.6 7.77 3.5 22.1

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 8.38 11.4 37.1 8.50 12.7 40.0 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 12.07 1.7 40.0 12.07 1.7 40.0 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 13.33 3.5 40.1 13.33 3.5 40.1 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 13.49 11.1 30.9 14.70 10.9 40.1 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 10.72 4.0 37.3 10.76 4.0 40.0 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 10.05 6.5 32.4 11.77 4.3 39.5 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 15.04 24.3 39.5 15.04 24.3 39.5 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 10.26 6.5 38.8 10.32 6.9 39.7 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 9.38 3.3 40.0 9.38 3.3 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 9.74 2.9 38.7 9.77 2.9 39.8 8.65 4.6 18.5

Bank tellers ........................................................ 9.14 5.5 33.1 8.88 4.5 39.5 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 8.74 1.8 37.0 8.91 2.0 39.8 7.48 3.7 24.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1998–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

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ $9.63 6.7 38.2 $9.59 6.8 40.0 $10.40 13.8 21.3

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.40 4.1 39.3 11.51 4.2 40.3 7.48 1.2 20.8

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 14.44 8.7 40.1 14.45 8.8 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 19.78 4.2 40.1 19.78 4.2 40.1 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 16.13 2.3 40.6 16.13 2.3 40.6 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 12.82 3.3 40.1 12.82 3.3 40.1 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 17.30 5.5 40.0 17.30 5.5 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 16.94 3.6 40.0 16.94 3.6 40.0 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 11.60 6.4 41.3 11.60 6.4 41.3 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 14.29 6.3 40.0 14.29 6.3 40.0 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 17.15 3.0 40.0 17.15 3.0 40.0 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .................... 16.50 .8 40.0 16.50 .8 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 14.26 2.1 39.7 14.26 2.1 39.7 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 12.83 8.4 40.1 12.82 8.4 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 20.11 4.0 40.0 20.11 4.0 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 19.76 3.3 42.1 19.76 3.3 42.1 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 15.72 7.5 40.0 15.72 7.5 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 15.87 3.9 40.0 15.87 3.9 40.0 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 9.94 4.5 40.0 9.94 4.5 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 17.78 4.0 40.0 17.78 4.0 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 19.78 9.1 40.0 19.78 9.1 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 11.39 1.1 40.0 11.39 1.1 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 12.25 15.0 37.9 12.25 15.0 37.9 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 19.96 2.4 41.1 19.96 2.4 41.1 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 20.32 4.7 40.0 20.32 4.7 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 15.08 1.4 40.0 15.08 1.4 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 12.20 3.2 40.0 12.20 3.2 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 9.88 4.8 40.0 9.88 4.8 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 13.87 5.1 38.8 14.22 6.2 40.5 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 18.68 1.3 40.0 18.68 1.3 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 11.10 5.1 39.9 11.11 5.1 40.0 8.08 7.7 27.7

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 11.05 1.1 40.0 11.05 1.1 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 17.13 7.6 40.0 17.13 7.6 40.0 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 10.11 3.6 39.9 10.11 3.6 39.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 8.56 1.2 39.4 8.56 1.2 39.4 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 13.20 2.9 39.0 13.20 2.9 39.0 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ........... 9.69 3.8 40.0 9.69 3.8 40.0 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 7.51 2.8 40.0 7.51 2.8 40.0 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 6.52 3.0 37.6 6.57 3.3 39.5 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 10.79 5.3 39.6 10.79 5.3 39.6 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 15.59 6.6 40.0 15.59 6.6 40.0 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 11.27 2.4 39.9 11.27 2.4 39.9 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 11.77 7.1 40.0 11.77 7.1 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 13.35 4.6 36.8 14.50 1.9 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 13.27 16.4 40.0 13.29 16.4 40.0 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 12.34 3.0 39.5 12.30 3.0 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 11.82 11.8 39.8 11.85 11.8 40.0 7.40 4.1 25.7

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 9.97 10.6 40.1 10.00 10.8 40.1 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 15.01 12.5 40.0 15.01 12.5 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 12.97 6.5 41.4 13.11 6.6 42.7 8.40 1.1 21.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1998–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ $17.55 2.3 42.5 $17.55 2.3 42.5 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 13.38 2.0 44.7 13.43 2.0 45.0 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 12.77 2.4 39.2 13.03 2.7 42.1 – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 9.10 8.8 39.8 9.26 8.6 39.9 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 13.34 2.7 40.0 13.34 2.7 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 9.85 2.7 40.0 9.85 2.7 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 11.57 3.4 32.6 12.15 5.1 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 8.49 1.6 37.4 8.58 1.8 40.0 $7.28 1.3 20.3

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 15.32 1.0 42.3 15.32 1.0 42.3 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 10.99 6.1 40.0 10.99 6.1 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 10.02 1.6 40.0 10.02 1.6 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.34 4.3 39.7 9.36 4.3 39.9 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 8.69 10.2 40.0 8.69 10.2 40.0 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.55 3.0 33.3 8.03 4.3 39.6 5.83 1.4 21.1

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 10.04 6.8 39.8 10.05 6.8 40.0 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 8.85 6.5 35.4 8.74 7.3 40.1 – – –

Garage and service station related .................... 7.22 .6 37.8 7.17 .6 40.0 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 8.95 5.9 26.0 9.29 5.5 40.0 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 7.72 3.3 39.2 7.77 3.5 40.0 6.05 4.8 22.6

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.44 2.4 39.3 8.47 2.5 39.9 6.86 4.1 20.5

Service .............................................................................. – – – – – – 5.27 1.2 20.6

Protective service .................................................. – – – – – – 7.43 3.9 23.3

Guards and police, except public service .......... – – – – – – 7.58 4.3 23.8

Food service .......................................................... – – – – – – 4.78 1.3 21.1

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 9.71 4.6 36.4 10.03 5.4 40.8 – – –

Bartenders ......................................................... 5.48 5.9 30.1 5.51 7.0 36.3 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... – – – – – – 2.74 4.8 20.6

Cooks ................................................................. 7.37 2.8 34.2 7.55 3.3 38.5 6.14 4.4 19.5

Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 5.71 .8 27.0 – – – 5.56 1.0 20.5

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.39 4.9 31.7 8.04 2.6 38.8 5.97 6.2 22.6

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.18 6.1 23.3 5.53 1.7 34.4 5.07 7.9 21.0

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... – – – – – – 4.82 1.9 23.1

Health service ........................................................ 7.42 2.2 36.4 7.39 2.3 39.4 7.79 4.8 20.3

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 8.72 4.4 33.3 8.84 4.7 40.0 8.25 10.7 20.1

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 7.12 2.4 37.2 7.10 2.4 39.3 7.41 3.5 20.5

Cleaning and building service ................................ 7.74 3.3 37.8 7.81 3.1 39.1 6.12 2.5 21.0

Maids and housemen ........................................ 6.31 3.0 38.2 6.32 3.0 38.6 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 7.61 4.9 34.5 7.79 5.7 37.6 6.17 2.7 20.6

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

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 7.53 2.8 32.2 – – – – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 5.97 1.1 24.2 – – – – – –

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... – – – – – – 6.25 6.3 18.6

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 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between June 1998 and April 1999.

The average reference period was November 1998. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

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

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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

full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1998

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 .......................................................................................... $15.93 2.2 36.8 $16.14 2.1 39.0 $11.62 7.8 17.1

All excluding sales ......................................................... 15.97 2.2 36.8 16.17 2.2 39.0 11.67 7.8 17.0

White collar ...................................................................... 19.03 1.9 36.6 19.22 1.9 38.7 14.48 9.1 16.2

White collar excluding sales ...................................... 19.12 1.9 36.6 19.31 1.9 38.7 14.63 9.1 16.1

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 21.85 2.1 36.3 22.01 2.0 38.4 17.17 15.1 14.2

Professional specialty ................................................ 22.83 2.3 36.1 23.00 2.2 38.2 17.80 16.3 13.4

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 26.32 6.1 39.1 26.32 6.1 39.1 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 24.35 8.6 38.5 24.35 8.6 38.5 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 19.27 9.2 38.6 19.33 9.4 38.9 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 20.66 14.2 38.9 – – – – – –

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

Health related ........................................................ 18.87 1.5 37.3 18.84 1.6 39.6 19.22 3.2 19.0

Registered nurses .............................................. 18.49 1.7 37.2 18.49 1.8 39.6 18.55 3.6 18.8

Pharmacists ....................................................... 27.69 2.1 34.8 – – – – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 29.89 4.4 35.4 29.13 3.1 38.0 46.76 8.8 14.1

Teachers, post secondary, n.e.c. ....................... 25.00 1.3 33.9 24.90 1.3 38.3 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 24.04 2.7 35.8 24.40 2.7 37.8 7.43 3.9 10.4

Elementary school teachers .............................. 24.00 1.6 38.0 24.00 1.6 38.0 – – –

Secondary school teachers ............................... 24.60 2.9 37.4 24.60 2.9 37.4 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 25.77 5.3 36.5 25.77 5.3 36.5 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 24.73 2.2 37.3 24.94 2.3 38.0 – – –

Substitute teachers ............................................ 6.90 2.2 10.2 – – – 6.86 2.2 10.0

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 28.07 13.1 39.0 28.07 13.1 39.0 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 18.69 2.4 37.3 19.00 3.0 38.6 – – –

Librarians ........................................................... 19.21 2.6 36.7 19.64 3.3 38.2 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 21.69 2.8 40.0 21.69 2.8 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 13.58 5.2 39.1 13.58 5.2 39.2 – – –

Social workers ................................................... 13.65 5.2 39.2 13.65 5.2 39.2 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 21.52 15.5 19.6 – – – 23.54 7.2 12.1

Lawyers ............................................................. 21.52 15.5 19.6 – – – 23.54 7.2 12.1

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 16.17 3.5 38.3 15.37 3.3 38.6 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 17.71 4.8 38.4 16.84 6.5 38.5 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 13.20 1.5 38.1 13.18 1.6 39.6 13.50 5.3 21.6

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 15.48 .5 35.0 – – – – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 13.21 5.2 38.0 13.16 5.4 39.8 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 11.52 3.8 39.0 11.55 3.9 39.7 – – –

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 11.90 7.9 36.8 12.25 7.3 39.8 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 23.91 2.3 37.0 23.84 2.3 39.5 25.90 17.4 13.2

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 26.04 2.9 36.5 26.05 3.0 39.6 25.90 17.4 13.2

Legislators ......................................................... 30.77 39.8 9.4 – – – 53.91 31.5 4.6

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 21.66 6.0 36.9 21.81 7.1 39.9 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 32.07 2.8 39.5 32.07 2.8 39.5 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 23.06 11.9 39.1 23.06 11.9 39.1 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 24.71 12.3 39.3 24.71 12.3 39.3 – – –

Management related .............................................. 15.96 2.3 39.2 15.96 2.3 39.2 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 16.31 2.8 39.0 16.31 2.8 39.0 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 12.62 .8 38.8 12.62 .8 38.8 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 16.84 13.5 41.2 16.84 13.5 41.2 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 9.56 2.7 37.2 9.79 2.0 39.4 7.10 1.7 23.5

Cashiers ............................................................. 8.17 .9 36.1 8.36 .8 39.1 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 9.99 1.7 37.2 10.12 1.7 39.0 7.99 2.7 21.3

Supervisors, general office ................................ 9.98 5.7 40.2 9.98 5.7 40.2 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 15.11 3.7 39.3 15.11 3.7 39.3 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 10.87 1.9 39.1 10.89 1.9 39.4 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 8.71 8.7 40.0 8.71 8.7 40.0 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.97 2.2 31.3 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1998–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 ..................................................... $7.83 1.6 33.5 $8.08 1.8 40.0 $6.58 2.9 18.8

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 9.59 3.2 37.0 9.90 5.9 39.9 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 10.17 5.7 39.5 10.17 5.7 39.5 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 10.40 6.3 36.6 11.08 3.4 39.9 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 14.60 .6 40.0 14.60 .6 40.0 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 12.45 3.9 40.0 12.45 3.9 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 9.31 1.1 38.4 9.36 1.1 39.4 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.16 1.8 33.5 8.13 2.0 37.5 8.30 .8 20.6

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 12.23 6.9 38.8 12.25 6.9 39.1 – – –

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.83 2.2 36.7 11.96 2.0 38.9 9.78 6.0 19.4

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 13.97 1.5 39.6 13.96 1.5 39.9 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 10.77 7.8 40.0 10.77 7.8 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 11.00 2.9 39.6 11.00 2.9 39.6 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 23.13 .7 40.1 23.13 .7 40.1 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 15.16 4.2 40.0 15.16 4.2 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 17.45 .7 40.0 17.45 .7 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 13.77 1.5 40.0 13.77 1.5 40.0 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 11.69 7.9 40.0 11.69 7.9 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 13.59 1.1 38.5 13.68 1.1 39.5 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 10.17 3.3 30.0 10.33 4.1 35.5 9.60 6.4 19.4

Truck drivers ...................................................... 9.28 6.3 39.9 9.28 6.3 39.9 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 10.35 4.7 22.1 11.23 5.1 26.4 9.60 6.4 19.4

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 11.82 10.6 40.0 11.82 10.6 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 8.58 1.9 40.0 8.58 1.9 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 9.67 2.6 39.9 9.69 2.5 40.0 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 9.46 5.5 39.9 9.45 5.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 12.41 4.9 40.0 12.41 4.9 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 8.93 12.2 39.3 9.00 12.7 40.0 – – –

Garbage collectors ............................................. 8.52 3.9 40.0 8.52 3.9 40.0 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.93 3.7 40.0 8.93 3.7 40.0 – – –

Service .............................................................................. 10.29 3.9 37.3 10.46 4.2 39.8 7.30 1.6 17.7

Protective service .................................................. 12.81 1.6 41.7 12.84 1.6 42.4 7.97 1.8 12.2

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 15.40 7.1 52.3 15.40 7.1 52.3 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 18.14 3.9 40.1 18.14 3.9 40.1 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 11.43 2.9 52.1 11.43 2.9 52.1 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 14.21 2.7 38.7 14.24 2.6 40.0 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 11.45 3.4 40.0 11.46 3.5 40.1 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 10.78 1.4 39.8 10.78 1.4 39.8 – – –

Guards and police, except public service .......... 10.12 2.2 34.2 10.23 2.4 39.4 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 9.83 3.1 37.1 9.95 3.3 39.1 – – –

Food service .......................................................... 7.79 3.2 33.7 7.93 3.9 36.1 6.97 2.9 24.3

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 9.70 2.0 39.1 9.70 2.0 39.1 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.30 2.2 34.5 8.53 1.7 34.6 – – –

Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 6.25 4.5 27.2 – – – – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.48 6.8 35.8 7.51 7.9 37.1 – – –

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 7.02 4.2 28.1 7.46 3.5 38.3 – – –

Health service ........................................................ 7.97 2.6 36.6 8.06 2.9 39.5 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 8.29 2.2 37.6 8.34 2.2 38.2 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 7.90 3.1 36.3 8.00 3.5 39.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1998–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Cleaning and building service ................................ $9.03 3.3 37.9 $9.04 3.5 39.3 $8.86 2.1 22.2

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 11.24 5.2 39.6 11.24 5.2 39.6 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.45 2.3 37.4 8.42 2.5 39.3 8.89 2.0 22.3

Personal service .................................................... 7.48 7.1 29.3 7.54 8.3 35.8 6.99 1.1 12.2

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 9.98 10.3 17.4 – – – – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 7.83 7.9 35.3 7.85 8.0 35.5 – – –

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 6.60 5.1 32.5 – – – – – –

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 8.91 5.6 33.4 – – – – – –

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

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

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

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

weighted by hours. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between June 1998 and April 1999.

The average reference period was November 1998. 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. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $11.87 2.3 37.7 $11.21 2.6 37.9 $15.93 2.2 36.8

All excluding sales ......................................................... 12.16 2.3 37.8 11.46 2.6 38.0 15.97 2.2 36.8

White collar ...................................................................... 15.05 2.1 37.7 13.98 2.7 38.0 19.03 1.9 36.6

 1 ................................................................... 6.32 1.9 29.1 6.17 1.8 29.0 7.86 2.1 29.5

 2 ................................................................... 8.00 1.0 31.1 7.99 1.6 31.0 8.07 1.0 31.9

 3 ................................................................... – – – – – – 8.70 1.5 31.2

 4 ................................................................... 10.65 1.0 38.2 10.78 1.1 38.1 9.85 2.2 38.4

 5 ................................................................... 13.66 1.1 38.8 13.61 1.3 39.5 13.89 1.7 36.4

 6 ................................................................... 14.47 .9 39.5 14.79 .6 39.8 13.37 3.2 38.5

 7 ................................................................... 19.21 1.9 38.3 17.87 .7 38.8 21.01 3.7 37.6

 8 ................................................................... 20.68 1.0 38.4 19.81 1.3 38.6 21.64 1.6 38.3

 9 ................................................................... 22.98 1.2 39.2 22.82 1.2 39.9 23.34 2.4 37.6

10 ................................................................... 28.47 1.8 39.9 27.01 1.8 41.0 30.67 3.3 38.4

11 ................................................................... 30.31 1.8 37.8 32.31 1.6 39.9 25.61 1.5 33.7

12 ................................................................... 25.72 22.6 41.8 24.67 25.0 42.7 33.58 2.3 35.6

13 ................................................................... 42.37 2.2 39.0 44.10 1.1 40.5 38.99 .0 36.4

14 ................................................................... 68.54 2.4 34.5 68.76 2.3 34.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 25.31 8.2 29.8 22.13 13.9 30.8 29.40 9.0 28.6

White collar excluding sales ...................................... 16.98 1.7 37.9 16.13 2.4 38.5 19.12 1.9 36.6

 1 ................................................................... 6.75 2.3 33.5 6.55 2.3 34.5 7.91 2.7 29.1

 2 ................................................................... 8.18 1.3 32.0 8.21 2.2 32.0 8.08 1.0 32.0

 3 ................................................................... 8.85 2.4 36.3 8.88 2.9 38.0 8.71 1.5 30.5

 4 ................................................................... 10.78 1.3 38.7 10.96 1.5 38.8 9.85 2.2 38.4

 5 ................................................................... 13.22 1.0 38.5 13.03 1.2 39.2 13.89 1.8 36.3

 6 ................................................................... 14.36 1.1 39.0 14.69 .8 39.2 13.37 3.2 38.5

 7 ................................................................... 19.27 1.9 38.2 17.91 .7 38.7 21.02 3.7 37.6

 8 ................................................................... 20.62 1.1 38.3 19.58 1.4 38.3 21.64 1.6 38.3

 9 ................................................................... 22.89 1.1 39.1 22.69 1.0 39.8 23.34 2.4 37.6

10 ................................................................... 28.45 1.9 39.9 26.84 1.6 41.2 30.67 3.3 38.4

11 ................................................................... 29.37 1.9 37.8 31.19 2.2 40.1 25.61 1.5 33.7

12 ................................................................... 25.65 22.6 41.8 24.58 25.1 42.7 33.58 2.3 35.6

13 ................................................................... 42.37 2.2 39.0 44.10 1.1 40.5 38.99 .0 36.4

14 ................................................................... 68.54 2.4 34.5 68.76 2.3 34.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 25.43 8.3 30.1 22.25 14.4 31.3 29.40 9.0 28.6

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 20.64 1.4 37.2 19.62 2.2 37.9 21.85 2.1 36.3

Professional specialty ................................................ 22.46 1.6 36.9 22.04 2.3 37.9 22.83 2.3 36.1

 3 ................................................................... 6.96 1.7 9.2 – – – 7.16 1.5 7.9

 5 ................................................................... 14.28 3.0 35.5 12.81 2.7 37.9 15.72 4.9 33.5

 6 ................................................................... 16.73 2.7 38.8 17.30 6.4 39.0 15.08 7.8 38.0

 7 ................................................................... 20.93 2.5 37.1 17.98 1.0 36.2 22.41 4.1 37.5

 8 ................................................................... 21.26 1.6 37.8 19.04 2.9 37.2 22.39 1.6 38.2

 9 ................................................................... 22.48 1.8 37.9 21.78 1.1 38.3 23.44 2.8 37.5

10 ................................................................... 27.71 2.3 40.2 26.86 2.6 42.1 29.03 2.7 37.6

11 ................................................................... 27.77 3.5 36.5 30.31 2.8 39.9 24.61 1.6 33.0

12 ................................................................... 37.71 4.8 39.3 39.77 4.3 44.3 31.81 4.1 29.7

13 ................................................................... 37.53 1.5 38.0 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 31.47 17.9 35.3 24.21 25.3 32.4 – – –

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 24.84 3.9 40.6 24.76 4.0 40.7 26.32 6.1 39.1

 7 ................................................................... 18.39 2.7 41.0 18.30 3.4 41.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.04 1.5 40.8 22.31 1.8 41.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.84 4.4 40.4 22.76 4.3 40.4 – – –

10 ................................................................... 26.55 4.0 42.9 26.42 4.0 43.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.88 .7 40.5 30.72 .8 40.9 – – –

12 ................................................................... 33.69 3.9 40.3 33.18 4.0 40.3 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 28.00 4.7 40.0 28.00 4.7 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 27.20 5.5 39.2 – – – 24.35 8.6 38.5

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 26.85 3.8 40.9 26.87 5.0 41.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.77 11.2 40.4 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.72 3.8 42.4 23.85 4.5 42.8 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 26.11 2.5 40.2 26.11 2.5 40.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.34 3.8 40.0 22.34 3.8 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.63 4.5 40.0 27.63 4.5 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Engineers, architects, and surveyors –Continued

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ $25.79 4.5 41.1 $25.61 4.5 41.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.42 2.9 40.2 17.42 2.9 40.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.48 1.5 42.1 22.48 1.5 42.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.25 4.9 43.3 22.25 4.9 43.3 – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.34 .7 40.3 30.11 .9 40.3 – – –

12 ................................................................... 31.44 7.4 41.0 31.44 7.4 41.0 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 24.59 2.4 40.2 25.03 2.3 40.4 $19.27 9.2 38.6

 7 ................................................................... 17.48 2.5 40.2 17.89 3.1 41.3 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 25.40 3.9 40.4 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 24.95 2.3 39.9 25.12 2.4 39.9 – – –

10 ................................................................... 30.02 2.8 40.6 30.02 2.8 40.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.41 11.2 40.5 37.77 11.9 40.6 – – –

12 ................................................................... 35.98 3.0 41.4 35.98 3.0 41.4 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 24.68 2.7 40.3 24.95 2.5 40.4 20.66 14.2 38.9

 7 ................................................................... 18.09 2.6 41.0 17.99 3.0 41.4 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 25.40 3.9 40.4 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.01 3.0 40.0 25.01 3.0 40.0 – – –

10 ................................................................... 29.93 2.9 40.6 29.93 2.9 40.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 39.00 11.4 40.0 41.76 10.7 40.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 35.64 2.9 41.5 35.64 2.9 41.5 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 24.35 4.8 40.5 25.45 3.3 40.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 21.84 10.1 39.0 – – – – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 24.30 .5 40.6 25.32 .5 40.9 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 19.24 .8 35.8 19.39 1.2 35.2 18.87 1.5 37.3

 5 ................................................................... 12.58 7.6 31.5 – – – – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.52 4.9 38.8 15.58 6.2 38.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.32 1.4 35.6 17.42 1.7 35.2 16.97 1.1 37.1

 8 ................................................................... 17.74 2.0 35.5 17.18 2.4 35.5 19.40 2.0 35.6

 9 ................................................................... 19.12 1.1 36.6 19.82 1.7 35.6 18.10 3.2 38.3

10 ................................................................... 28.03 2.1 39.2 28.48 3.3 39.3 – – –

11 ................................................................... 26.25 2.5 39.6 25.49 3.2 39.8 – – –

Physicians .......................................................... 47.58 21.7 29.3 – – – – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 17.77 .9 35.8 17.47 1.4 35.2 18.49 1.7 37.2

 6 ................................................................... 16.57 5.1 39.0 15.59 6.5 38.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.51 1.4 35.1 17.58 1.5 34.7 17.24 1.7 36.9

 8 ................................................................... 17.50 1.9 35.1 16.96 2.2 35.0 19.25 1.9 35.6

 9 ................................................................... 18.52 1.1 36.3 18.65 1.6 35.3 18.35 3.9 37.8

Pharmacists ....................................................... 27.65 2.7 38.5 27.64 3.7 40.0 27.69 2.1 34.8

Dietitians ............................................................ 14.50 2.7 40.7 – – – – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 16.65 1.9 39.0 16.16 1.0 38.6 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 25.16 2.9 32.5 25.03 3.3 31.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.55 .1 33.7 25.51 .0 33.2 – – –

Speech therapists .............................................. 20.26 5.0 40.0 20.26 5.0 40.0 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 15.45 5.3 38.3 – – – – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 29.29 3.7 34.4 26.89 12.2 30.7 29.89 4.4 35.4

 7 ................................................................... 21.44 6.1 31.5 – – – 21.97 5.6 35.9

 8 ................................................................... 24.22 1.9 37.0 – – – 24.33 1.9 37.5

 9 ................................................................... 28.55 7.8 33.9 26.58 9.0 32.0 30.35 5.9 35.8

10 ................................................................... 29.18 5.6 38.2 – – – 33.33 2.8 37.4

11 ................................................................... 26.40 3.0 36.3 – – – 26.48 4.1 38.9

12 ................................................................... 33.87 12.8 26.9 – – – – – –

13 ................................................................... 37.59 3.5 35.3 – – – – – –

History teachers ................................................. 31.76 3.1 34.8 – – – – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 36.10 15.4 30.1 – – – – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 25.52 5.8 27.1 – – – – – –

English teachers ................................................ 22.81 6.9 28.0 – – – – – –

Trade and industrial teachers ............................ 26.95 6.4 34.4 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, college and university –Continued

Teachers, post secondary, n.e.c. ....................... $24.82 1.3 34.3 – – – $25.00 1.3 33.9

Teachers, except college and university ................ 23.77 2.7 35.8 $15.16 5.3 34.9 24.04 2.7 35.8

 3 ................................................................... 7.16 1.5 7.9 – – – 7.16 1.5 7.9

 5 ................................................................... 15.49 6.8 30.9 9.52 5.9 29.3 16.68 11.3 31.3

 7 ................................................................... 24.87 4.8 37.5 14.13 8.0 39.1 24.95 4.9 37.4

 8 ................................................................... 22.96 2.8 38.4 – – – 23.15 2.9 38.4

 9 ................................................................... 26.37 2.5 37.0 – – – 26.78 2.6 37.0

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 12.79 17.9 36.5 – – – – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 23.86 1.5 38.0 17.22 5.9 37.0 24.00 1.6 38.0

 5 ................................................................... 20.87 2.2 36.9 – – – 21.35 .8 36.9

 7 ................................................................... 24.13 5.5 38.0 – – – 24.17 5.5 38.0

 8 ................................................................... 22.50 2.4 38.5 – – – 22.62 2.6 38.6

 9 ................................................................... 25.67 2.5 37.2 – – – 26.03 2.6 37.1

Secondary school teachers ............................... 24.40 2.7 37.4 – – – 24.60 2.9 37.4

 7 ................................................................... 26.44 4.5 36.8 – – – 26.48 4.5 36.8

 8 ................................................................... 22.32 1.9 38.1 – – – 22.51 2.2 38.1

 9 ................................................................... 26.52 3.6 36.9 – – – 27.11 3.8 36.8

Teachers, special education .............................. 25.54 5.4 36.6 – – – 25.77 5.3 36.5

 7 ................................................................... 26.57 6.9 36.3 – – – 26.66 6.9 36.3

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 24.28 2.1 36.5 – – – 24.73 2.2 37.3

 9 ................................................................... 28.38 2.1 37.3 – – – – – –

Substitute teachers ............................................ 6.90 2.2 10.2 – – – 6.90 2.2 10.2

 3 ................................................................... 7.16 1.5 7.9 – – – 7.16 1.5 7.9

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 27.49 13.1 39.0 – – – 28.07 13.1 39.0

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 19.01 2.1 37.5 – – – 18.69 2.4 37.3

 7 ................................................................... 13.43 2.8 34.6 – – – 13.02 .4 34.2

 8 ................................................................... 20.96 5.5 39.3 – – – 20.96 5.5 39.3

Librarians ........................................................... 19.54 2.2 37.0 – – – 19.21 2.6 36.7

 7 ................................................................... 13.43 2.8 34.6 – – – 13.02 .4 34.2

 8 ................................................................... 20.96 5.5 39.3 – – – 20.96 5.5 39.3

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 19.24 2.1 39.4 15.10 6.8 38.3 21.69 2.8 40.0

Psychologists ..................................................... 20.64 5.0 37.7 – – – – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 13.20 4.3 39.1 12.53 4.8 39.2 13.58 5.2 39.1

 5 ................................................................... 11.55 4.3 40.0 10.08 4.1 40.0 12.94 2.6 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 13.02 7.9 37.2 12.07 9.8 36.2 14.17 4.4 38.6

 7 ................................................................... 13.56 8.2 38.9 – – – 13.78 8.4 38.8

 8 ................................................................... 11.60 1.2 39.9 – – – – – –

Social workers ................................................... 13.33 4.4 39.2 12.67 5.4 39.1 13.65 5.2 39.2

 5 ................................................................... 11.42 5.1 40.0 – – – 13.10 2.2 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 13.81 7.0 36.5 13.04 13.2 33.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 13.58 8.2 38.9 – – – 13.81 8.4 38.8

 8 ................................................................... 11.60 1.2 39.9 – – – – – –

Recreation workers ............................................ 10.42 2.8 38.7 – – – – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 34.16 12.2 36.7 37.59 7.0 48.2 21.52 15.5 19.6

11 ................................................................... 25.75 2.0 22.4 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 44.50 .7 47.9 – – – – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 34.16 12.2 36.7 37.59 7.0 48.2 21.52 15.5 19.6

11 ................................................................... 25.75 2.0 22.4 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 44.50 .7 47.9 – – – – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 19.29 3.2 38.9 19.89 4.1 39.0 16.17 3.5 38.3

 5 ................................................................... 15.01 6.4 40.2 14.10 3.3 40.5 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.98 2.2 39.9 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.35 1.9 39.4 19.35 2.0 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.66 3.1 41.2 22.68 3.0 41.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.07 10.5 31.1 15.05 10.5 31.3 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 23.10 5.4 41.4 23.10 5.4 41.4 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 15.37 3.4 39.3 17.79 7.2 39.6 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. –Continued

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ $17.58 2.9 39.0 $17.38 1.6 40.0 $17.71 4.8 38.4

 7 ................................................................... 14.71 1.7 39.2 – – – – – –

Technical ................................................................... 14.47 1.5 38.0 14.80 1.6 38.0 13.20 1.5 38.1

 2 ................................................................... 7.62 9.5 37.7 7.57 14.3 36.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.87 .4 38.5 7.87 .4 38.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.27 2.3 35.8 10.49 3.3 35.4 9.60 1.4 37.4

 5 ................................................................... 12.49 2.1 39.6 12.63 2.2 39.9 11.82 4.5 37.9

 6 ................................................................... 13.04 4.3 38.3 13.12 5.1 38.4 12.59 2.1 37.6

 7 ................................................................... 15.81 1.7 39.1 15.51 2.7 38.8 16.64 1.3 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 17.93 1.8 37.6 19.19 3.0 37.0 14.62 1.8 39.3

 9 ................................................................... 21.50 .8 36.9 21.98 1.3 38.0 – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 14.69 6.1 38.0 14.57 7.3 38.5 15.48 .5 35.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.26 3.0 39.8 10.50 2.6 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 14.22 2.3 29.3 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.61 9.9 39.2 20.33 9.6 39.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 18.33 1.6 35.8 – – – – – –

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 11.74 5.6 38.2 – – – – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 13.32 2.6 38.6 13.35 3.0 38.7 13.21 5.2 38.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.35 1.3 40.0 14.35 1.6 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.27 5.0 38.0 13.20 5.3 38.8 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 11.37 3.4 37.0 11.33 3.8 36.5 11.52 3.8 39.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.36 4.5 33.2 10.31 5.1 32.2 10.62 4.0 39.5

 5 ................................................................... 11.24 2.8 39.0 11.30 3.0 39.3 11.03 7.5 38.1

 6 ................................................................... 11.00 3.9 39.4 10.52 2.9 39.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 11.70 2.5 39.9 11.31 2.1 39.9 – – –

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 12.28 2.2 37.3 12.44 2.4 37.6 11.90 7.9 36.8

 4 ................................................................... 9.48 1.6 37.0 9.95 4.5 39.8 8.87 2.3 33.8

 5 ................................................................... 12.35 3.5 39.7 12.47 3.5 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.27 3.9 40.0 – – – – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 17.87 3.9 40.4 18.41 4.6 40.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.54 3.3 40.0 11.13 3.6 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.77 4.9 40.9 13.77 4.9 40.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.21 1.0 40.2 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.88 11.0 41.1 21.06 12.7 41.4 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 16.96 1.9 39.7 18.24 1.0 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.74 3.9 39.6 – – – – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 16.07 1.2 40.9 16.07 1.2 40.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.95 .6 40.0 14.95 .6 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.49 3.0 40.0 17.49 3.0 40.0 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 15.52 4.7 40.0 – – – – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 15.23 6.3 40.0 15.23 6.3 40.0 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 17.71 6.7 39.5 – – – – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 19.04 2.1 40.5 19.10 2.0 40.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.43 3.1 40.0 19.72 3.3 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 15.41 2.4 40.2 14.79 .8 40.7 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 14.82 4.3 36.9 16.16 4.7 36.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.46 .3 36.7 – – – – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 23.63 3.9 40.5 23.56 9.0 41.4 23.91 2.3 37.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.78 2.3 40.5 13.27 2.4 40.7 15.43 8.5 39.9

 6 ................................................................... 13.34 1.5 39.9 13.57 1.5 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.26 2.4 39.2 20.38 1.1 40.0 15.77 6.0 36.8

 8 ................................................................... 20.19 1.3 39.6 20.52 1.4 39.8 18.99 3.5 39.0

 9 ................................................................... 23.91 1.9 41.9 24.00 2.3 42.2 23.38 2.9 39.6

10 ................................................................... 29.72 2.5 39.9 27.54 2.1 40.9 32.01 6.2 39.0

11 ................................................................... 30.99 2.1 40.0 31.55 2.3 41.2 28.68 2.1 36.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

12 ................................................................... $23.34 25.1 42.3 $22.21 27.0 42.5 $34.53 5.2 40.0

13 ................................................................... 44.08 1.7 43.2 46.98 2.0 44.4 – – –

14 ................................................................... 71.16 1.4 45.0 71.16 1.4 45.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 33.64 7.6 24.8 35.56 1.2 41.7 31.37 16.5 16.8

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 24.62 5.0 40.7 24.22 14.0 42.1 26.04 2.9 36.5

 5 ................................................................... 13.95 4.0 40.8 13.37 4.7 41.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 10.75 13.3 39.6 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.04 7.6 37.6 19.81 7.2 39.7 16.72 9.9 36.2

 8 ................................................................... 18.67 1.6 39.6 18.01 2.1 39.8 20.06 2.9 39.2

 9 ................................................................... 23.08 2.0 42.4 22.90 2.3 42.9 24.34 2.2 39.4

10 ................................................................... 29.97 3.9 39.9 27.14 2.0 41.2 32.05 6.2 39.0

11 ................................................................... 31.17 2.0 40.2 31.85 2.2 41.5 28.68 2.1 36.0

12 ................................................................... 23.16 26.1 42.3 21.99 28.3 42.5 34.53 5.2 40.0

13 ................................................................... 44.62 1.9 43.0 48.35 2.5 44.4 – – –

14 ................................................................... 71.16 1.4 45.0 71.16 1.4 45.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 34.81 8.1 23.8 36.59 1.1 41.8 32.70 17.6 15.8

Legislators ......................................................... 30.77 39.8 9.4 – – – 30.77 39.8 9.4

Not able to be leveled .................................... 30.77 39.8 9.4 – – – 30.77 39.8 9.4

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 21.66 6.0 36.9 – – – 21.66 6.0 36.9

 7 ................................................................... 14.48 13.2 33.5 – – – 14.48 13.2 33.5

 8 ................................................................... 21.05 4.2 39.5 – – – 21.05 4.2 39.5

 9 ................................................................... 22.24 1.7 38.7 – – – 22.24 1.7 38.7

11 ................................................................... 28.27 2.2 32.1 – – – 28.27 2.2 32.1

12 ................................................................... 34.28 9.9 40.3 – – – 34.28 9.9 40.3

Financial managers ........................................... 25.35 4.9 41.2 25.41 4.9 41.2 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 21.59 .7 41.9 21.59 .7 41.9 – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.85 4.1 40.9 36.85 4.1 40.9 – – –

12 ................................................................... 35.49 4.7 40.7 35.49 4.7 40.7 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 21.30 6.7 39.7 21.57 7.3 39.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.16 5.9 38.9 20.16 5.9 38.9 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 23.29 1.4 41.0 23.29 1.4 41.0 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 28.86 .8 41.0 28.85 .8 41.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.26 6.4 43.5 27.26 6.4 43.5 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 29.13 3.7 39.3 18.72 16.1 38.8 32.07 2.8 39.5

 9 ................................................................... 23.29 2.4 39.6 – – – 26.95 2.4 39.8

10 ................................................................... 34.05 5.7 38.8 – – – 34.05 5.7 38.8

11 ................................................................... 27.96 2.8 40.0 – – – 29.01 4.2 40.0

12 ................................................................... 33.32 .7 39.7 – – – – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 26.82 3.2 40.5 26.63 3.4 40.6 – – –

10 ................................................................... 25.09 3.2 39.8 25.26 3.3 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 28.23 .8 40.2 28.23 .8 40.2 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 15.70 5.2 39.9 13.72 7.6 40.0 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ – – – – – – 23.06 11.9 39.1

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 30.48 5.5 44.2 30.82 5.4 44.5 24.71 12.3 39.3

 7 ................................................................... 19.26 9.9 41.3 20.42 13.3 41.8 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.38 4.4 38.8 23.00 3.9 39.3 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.39 3.3 43.8 23.39 3.3 43.8 – – –

10 ................................................................... 27.80 5.1 40.7 28.48 5.3 40.9 – – –

11 ................................................................... 32.82 5.0 42.0 32.82 5.0 42.0 – – –

13 ................................................................... 46.07 3.1 46.7 46.02 3.2 46.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 37.16 1.2 42.2 37.16 1.2 42.2 – – –

Management related .............................................. 21.33 2.1 39.9 22.17 2.1 40.0 15.96 2.3 39.2

 5 ................................................................... 13.59 2.2 40.0 13.12 2.5 40.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.16 2.7 40.1 15.84 4.6 40.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.74 10.2 39.8 – – – 13.82 .9 38.2

 8 ................................................................... 21.40 2.3 39.6 22.05 2.3 39.7 16.82 7.1 38.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Management related –Continued

 9 ................................................................... $26.42 5.7 40.4 $27.49 5.9 40.4 $21.19 4.0 40.2

10 ................................................................... 28.37 2.7 40.2 28.45 2.7 40.1 – – –

11 ................................................................... 28.77 7.2 38.4 28.77 7.2 38.4 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 17.88 3.9 39.5 18.50 5.6 39.7 16.31 2.8 39.0

 7 ................................................................... 14.81 .3 40.2 – – – – – –

 8 ................................................................... 17.45 2.1 38.6 17.67 2.9 38.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.50 4.6 39.7 25.58 3.7 40.4 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 20.64 11.0 40.5 20.74 12.8 40.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.54 4.4 40.6 14.54 4.4 40.6 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 21.81 3.0 39.1 21.97 3.7 39.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.30 2.0 37.4 16.35 2.2 37.3 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 24.24 7.9 39.9 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.10 4.5 40.0 22.58 5.8 40.0 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 21.89 14.3 40.0 21.89 14.3 40.0 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 17.31 6.6 40.0 17.31 6.6 40.0 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 16.22 3.1 39.2 – – – 12.62 .8 38.8

 7 ................................................................... 13.17 1.0 38.1 – – – 13.17 1.0 38.1

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... – – – – – – 16.84 13.5 41.2

 8 ................................................................... 16.37 6.9 41.4 17.24 5.5 42.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 24.16 8.3 40.8 24.03 8.4 40.0 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. – – – – – – 9.56 2.7 37.2

 1 ................................................................... 5.91 1.9 25.8 5.85 1.8 25.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.22 .8 27.7 7.22 .8 27.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... – – – – – – 8.53 4.8 39.7

 4 ................................................................... 9.84 3.9 34.9 9.84 3.9 34.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.59 4.0 41.1 16.70 3.9 41.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.50 1.3 44.0 15.50 1.3 44.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.23 1.9 42.2 17.21 2.0 42.3 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 21.82 .6 40.9 21.82 .6 40.9 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.72 10.5 45.3 29.72 10.5 45.3 – – –

10 ................................................................... 28.69 3.4 40.0 28.69 3.4 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 40.03 3.9 38.1 40.03 3.9 38.1 – – –

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 16.70 10.0 41.2 16.76 10.2 41.2 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.22 3.0 41.7 15.38 3.4 41.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.21 2.2 42.3 14.21 2.2 42.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.84 2.0 40.1 15.84 2.0 40.1 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.42 1.5 40.7 20.42 1.5 40.7 – – –

10 ................................................................... 24.11 4.9 40.0 24.11 4.9 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.32 3.4 42.7 36.32 3.4 42.7 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 13.66 17.4 39.7 13.66 17.4 39.7 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 20.58 7.6 36.9 20.58 7.6 36.9 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 22.37 5.9 41.6 22.37 5.9 41.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.80 .6 41.3 22.80 .6 41.3 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 15.31 5.5 47.6 15.31 5.5 47.6 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 7.84 1.8 25.2 7.84 1.8 25.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.65 1.2 27.3 7.65 1.2 27.3 – – –

Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ... 10.33 24.0 23.4 10.33 24.0 23.4 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 9.75 3.1 36.2 9.75 3.1 36.2 – – –

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 11.18 1.2 38.3 11.18 1.2 38.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.13 .8 40.0 10.13 .8 40.0 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 9.06 1.3 30.7 9.09 1.3 30.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.95 1.1 26.6 7.87 .6 25.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.16 1.3 33.8 9.16 1.3 33.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Sales –Continued

Sales counter clerks .......................................... $5.98 2.3 24.6 $5.98 2.4 24.9 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 5.92 3.2 23.4 5.91 3.3 23.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 5.81 1.2 27.5 5.81 1.2 27.5 – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. – – – – – – $8.17 0.9 36.1

 1 ................................................................... 5.91 2.0 25.0 5.83 2.0 24.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.79 2.2 28.0 6.77 2.3 28.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... – – – – – – 8.61 1.8 40.0

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 9.02 4.4 34.6 9.02 4.4 34.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.31 2.2 42.3 11.31 2.2 42.3 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 10.82 1.8 37.6 10.98 2.2 37.7 9.99 1.7 37.2

 1 ................................................................... 6.75 2.3 33.5 6.55 2.3 34.5 7.91 2.7 29.1

 2 ................................................................... 8.20 1.4 32.4 8.21 2.2 32.0 8.16 1.0 34.1

 3 ................................................................... 8.90 2.5 37.9 8.92 2.9 38.2 8.81 1.4 37.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.82 1.3 39.0 11.00 2.8 39.1 9.88 2.5 38.7

 5 ................................................................... 13.19 1.4 38.8 13.27 1.6 38.8 12.63 2.5 38.5

 6 ................................................................... 13.95 1.9 39.4 14.43 1.7 39.7 12.86 3.1 38.6

 7 ................................................................... 16.06 4.8 40.2 16.33 4.6 40.2 12.90 8.6 39.6

 8 ................................................................... 18.57 2.7 41.5 18.73 2.4 41.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.84 3.5 42.1 22.84 3.5 42.1 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 12.12 19.6 27.0 9.87 17.2 23.9 – – –

Supervisors, general office ................................ 13.63 7.4 39.9 15.09 5.7 39.8 9.98 5.7 40.2

 5 ................................................................... 13.31 1.1 39.6 13.18 .6 39.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.51 18.5 40.1 17.61 14.5 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 12.63 10.1 40.0 14.28 .9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 17.82 3.7 40.5 18.74 4.5 40.9 15.11 3.7 39.3

 5 ................................................................... 16.33 8.6 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.17 4.8 41.1 – – – – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 17.31 6.7 40.3 17.69 6.9 42.6 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 14.29 4.5 39.6 14.34 4.5 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.56 6.6 39.7 12.56 6.6 39.7 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 10.99 3.1 38.1 11.05 4.6 37.6 10.87 1.9 39.1

 2 ................................................................... 8.68 2.1 36.9 8.70 2.4 36.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.87 2.4 35.9 8.69 2.1 35.6 10.43 5.2 39.1

 4 ................................................................... 10.71 3.1 39.4 11.07 5.1 39.2 10.34 1.9 39.5

 5 ................................................................... 12.26 2.4 37.0 12.28 3.2 36.9 12.23 3.9 37.3

 6 ................................................................... 13.41 3.4 39.7 14.27 2.4 40.0 12.38 3.2 39.4

 7 ................................................................... 14.94 6.7 38.5 15.27 8.3 38.2 – – –

Stenographers ................................................... 11.19 6.0 39.4 11.14 7.7 39.3 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 10.76 7.4 39.4 12.77 6.3 38.9 8.71 8.7 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 8.29 7.4 40.0 – – – 8.26 8.0 40.0

Interviewers ....................................................... 8.76 6.0 40.0 8.76 6.1 40.0 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 6.87 1.3 38.1 6.87 1.3 38.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 6.83 2.0 39.8 6.83 2.0 39.8 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.19 2.8 37.0 8.12 2.8 37.6 8.97 2.2 31.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.08 2.3 31.9 7.10 2.3 32.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.58 2.1 35.3 7.60 2.2 36.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.50 3.6 39.3 8.23 4.2 39.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.60 2.2 40.0 9.58 2.2 40.0 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 9.85 8.2 36.9 9.85 8.6 36.8 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 9.00 4.2 36.9 9.00 4.2 36.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.65 4.2 37.1 8.65 4.2 37.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.01 2.7 38.8 10.01 2.7 38.8 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 13.99 4.1 39.5 13.35 5.5 39.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.50 1.6 40.0 12.50 1.6 40.0 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 7.75 1.8 31.2 – – – 7.83 1.6 33.5

 1 ................................................................... 6.86 5.8 18.5 – – – 7.32 4.6 24.4

 2 ................................................................... 6.76 1.1 24.4 – – – 6.70 .8 24.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Library clerks –Continued

 4 ................................................................... $8.55 1.3 38.9 – – – $8.55 1.3 38.9

File clerks ........................................................... 8.23 1.1 37.4 $8.18 1.2 37.1 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.22 .0 32.3 6.22 .0 32.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.98 .8 39.7 9.04 1.0 39.6 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 10.91 3.5 39.5 10.99 3.5 39.7 9.59 3.2 37.0

 3 ................................................................... 8.75 3.2 37.8 8.63 3.2 38.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.42 .9 38.8 – – – – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... – – – – – – 10.17 5.7 39.5

 2 ................................................................... 8.89 3.9 40.2 8.89 3.9 40.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.06 2.3 38.8 8.96 2.3 38.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... – – – – – – 9.58 5.6 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 13.97 2.4 37.6 14.12 2.7 37.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.73 2.5 39.5 – – – – – –

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 10.16 5.2 35.7 10.04 5.8 35.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.40 2.6 39.7 10.30 3.1 39.7 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 9.89 1.4 36.1 9.92 1.3 38.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.33 1.7 32.2 10.44 .9 37.2 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 9.49 1.4 35.2 9.65 1.1 34.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.23 4.9 25.7 8.23 4.9 25.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.80 3.9 36.5 9.06 3.6 35.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.19 2.8 39.0 12.19 2.8 39.0 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 8.34 11.2 36.8 8.38 11.4 37.1 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 5.89 8.1 33.3 – – – – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.18 3.6 38.1 12.07 1.7 40.0 10.40 6.3 36.6

 4 ................................................................... 10.58 9.8 34.7 – – – 9.34 13.5 31.7

Production coordinators ..................................... 13.29 3.5 40.1 13.33 3.5 40.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.45 .9 40.0 10.42 .9 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.37 4.4 40.0 14.37 4.4 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 13.46 11.0 31.0 13.49 11.1 30.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.87 3.1 39.8 8.87 3.1 39.8 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 10.37 3.5 37.5 10.72 4.0 37.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.20 1.5 25.4 7.23 1.6 24.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.28 6.9 39.9 10.85 8.0 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.95 3.6 40.0 10.95 3.6 40.0 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 14.24 5.6 40.0 – – – 14.60 .6 40.0

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 10.15 6.7 32.5 10.05 6.5 32.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.70 6.9 39.9 10.70 6.9 39.9 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 15.04 24.3 39.5 15.04 24.3 39.5 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 10.26 6.5 38.8 10.26 6.5 38.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.13 .6 38.6 11.13 .6 38.6 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 10.28 2.9 40.0 9.38 3.3 40.0 12.45 3.9 40.0

General office clerks .......................................... 9.57 1.8 38.6 9.74 2.9 38.7 9.31 1.1 38.4

 1 ................................................................... 7.79 2.5 30.1 – – – – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.10 1.5 38.7 7.77 1.2 37.4 8.35 2.6 39.7

 3 ................................................................... 9.07 2.2 38.3 9.16 2.8 38.2 8.83 2.4 38.5

 4 ................................................................... 9.95 .8 39.7 9.93 4.3 39.6 9.96 1.3 39.7

 5 ................................................................... 14.65 7.2 39.6 15.43 8.5 39.7 – – –

Bank tellers ........................................................ 9.14 5.5 33.1 9.14 5.5 33.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.23 5.9 27.5 8.23 5.9 27.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.46 8.6 35.3 9.46 8.6 35.3 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 8.84 1.7 37.1 8.74 1.8 37.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.86 1.1 34.7 7.86 1.1 34.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.90 .7 38.9 8.94 .7 38.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.37 6.3 39.3 10.41 6.3 39.4 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 7.99 1.7 33.9 – – – 8.16 1.8 33.5

 2 ................................................................... 7.82 .8 30.9 – – – 7.82 .8 31.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Teachers’ aides –Continued

 3 ................................................................... $8.78 3.8 34.0 – – – $8.78 3.8 34.0

 4 ................................................................... 7.15 5.8 40.1 – – – – – –

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 9.96 6.8 38.3 $9.63 6.7 38.2 12.23 6.9 38.8

 2 ................................................................... 8.61 6.1 38.0 8.08 1.9 38.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.39 2.9 37.8 10.37 4.1 37.5 10.46 1.7 38.6

 5 ................................................................... 11.48 3.7 39.3 11.12 4.7 39.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.31 5.8 39.6 12.42 5.4 39.7 – – –

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.43 3.9 39.2 11.40 4.1 39.3 11.83 2.2 36.7

 1 ................................................................... 8.58 4.3 36.8 8.59 4.4 36.7 8.21 3.0 38.5

 2 ................................................................... 8.25 .9 38.9 8.23 .9 39.2 8.83 2.1 30.5

 3 ................................................................... 9.61 4.1 39.9 9.60 8.2 40.0 9.75 3.1 36.1

 4 ................................................................... 11.49 1.6 40.7 11.66 1.7 41.3 10.29 1.7 37.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.45 2.2 40.1 13.55 2.2 40.4 12.01 1.4 36.2

 6 ................................................................... 15.01 1.2 40.3 15.23 1.1 40.4 13.00 3.5 38.7

 7 ................................................................... 18.40 1.5 40.2 18.66 1.5 40.3 16.66 2.6 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 20.63 1.4 40.6 20.70 1.6 40.6 17.43 15.0 40.2

 9 ................................................................... – – – – – – 24.89 3.5 40.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... 15.76 12.0 34.7 – – – – – –

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 14.40 7.9 40.0 14.44 8.7 40.1 13.97 1.5 39.6

 2 ................................................................... 8.50 .9 39.5 8.34 .8 39.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.84 3.5 40.0 9.80 3.6 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.53 6.7 39.7 10.51 8.7 39.9 10.59 1.5 39.1

 5 ................................................................... 13.04 2.6 40.1 13.16 2.8 40.1 11.92 3.0 39.8

 6 ................................................................... 15.16 2.1 39.9 15.50 1.4 40.0 13.02 4.9 39.2

 7 ................................................................... 18.60 1.8 40.1 18.83 1.8 40.2 17.00 2.5 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 21.46 2.3 40.6 21.69 2.4 40.6 17.43 15.0 40.2

 9 ................................................................... 22.94 .2 40.2 22.86 .3 40.2 24.89 3.5 40.2

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 19.54 3.8 40.0 19.78 4.2 40.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.84 3.5 40.0 13.84 3.5 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.57 6.5 39.7 20.34 8.1 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.64 .7 40.2 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.40 3.2 40.4 25.40 3.2 40.4 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 15.38 2.3 40.5 16.13 2.3 40.6 10.77 7.8 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 11.86 1.7 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.27 3.4 40.6 17.56 4.0 40.7 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 12.85 3.3 40.1 12.82 3.3 40.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.70 4.4 40.0 12.63 4.5 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.91 6.1 39.7 12.87 6.4 39.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 14.29 10.0 41.7 14.56 11.2 41.9 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 16.13 5.5 40.0 17.30 5.5 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 16.94 3.6 40.0 16.94 3.6 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.78 1.8 40.1 13.78 1.8 40.1 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.75 3.9 40.0 17.75 3.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.53 1.7 39.9 19.53 1.7 39.9 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 11.33 6.4 41.1 11.60 6.4 41.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.10 5.8 39.8 – – – – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 14.16 5.5 40.0 14.29 6.3 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.45 5.7 40.0 17.50 5.8 40.0 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 17.15 3.0 40.0 17.15 3.0 40.0 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .................... 16.50 .8 40.0 16.50 .8 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 12.95 2.3 39.8 14.26 2.1 39.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.73 2.8 39.2 15.85 3.2 39.2 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 17.81 6.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 12.51 7.2 40.0 12.83 8.4 40.1 11.00 2.9 39.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. –Continued

 4 ................................................................... $10.06 2.5 40.0 $9.62 2.6 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.36 9.7 39.9 – – – $10.85 1.9 39.6

 6 ................................................................... 16.22 5.0 39.5 16.60 4.8 39.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.29 3.8 40.7 18.46 4.2 40.7 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 21.23 2.1 40.0 20.11 4.0 40.0 23.13 .7 40.1

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 18.65 3.3 41.6 19.76 3.3 42.1 15.16 4.2 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 18.45 3.1 41.0 19.85 2.6 41.4 15.66 .7 40.0

Carpenters ......................................................... 15.56 7.6 40.0 15.72 7.5 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 15.92 3.6 40.0 15.87 3.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.37 2.6 40.0 18.19 3.0 40.0 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 9.92 4.4 40.0 9.94 4.5 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 17.62 2.0 40.0 17.78 4.0 40.0 17.45 .7 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 19.83 2.9 40.0 18.56 3.5 40.0 21.23 2.7 40.0

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 14.76 10.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 18.69 10.5 40.0 19.78 9.1 40.0 13.77 1.5 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 20.36 7.4 40.0 20.36 7.5 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 11.39 1.1 40.0 11.39 1.1 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 11.88 11.0 36.8 12.25 15.0 37.9 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 19.95 2.4 41.1 19.96 2.4 41.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.37 2.0 41.2 13.49 2.1 41.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.51 4.0 40.7 19.51 4.0 40.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.37 1.8 40.9 17.37 1.8 40.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.99 1.9 41.7 22.99 1.9 41.7 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.99 1.1 41.2 24.13 .9 41.3 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 20.32 4.7 40.0 20.32 4.7 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 15.08 1.4 40.0 15.08 1.4 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.82 2.5 40.0 13.82 2.5 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.39 2.1 40.0 16.39 2.1 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 12.20 3.2 40.0 12.20 3.2 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

 2 ................................................................... 8.95 3.0 40.0 8.95 3.0 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 9.88 4.8 40.0 9.88 4.8 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.68 1.5 40.0 12.68 1.5 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 13.87 5.1 38.8 13.87 5.1 38.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.75 4.3 42.4 11.75 4.3 42.4 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 11.75 8.0 40.0 – – – 11.69 7.9 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 11.80 11.9 40.0 – – – 11.80 11.9 40.0

Power plant operators ........................................ 18.32 1.9 40.0 – – – – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 18.68 1.3 40.0 18.68 1.3 40.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 11.12 5.0 39.9 11.10 5.1 39.9 13.59 1.1 38.5

 1 ................................................................... 8.34 6.2 39.7 8.33 6.3 39.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.18 2.6 39.9 9.18 2.6 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.56 12.4 40.0 9.56 12.4 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.23 4.2 39.9 12.25 4.3 39.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.05 3.5 39.9 14.05 3.5 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.87 13.3 39.7 12.88 13.4 39.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.11 2.2 39.5 17.80 2.8 39.5 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 11.05 1.1 40.0 11.05 1.1 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.22 2.1 40.0 11.22 2.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.01 2.1 40.0 11.01 2.1 40.0 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 17.13 7.6 40.0 17.13 7.6 40.0 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 10.11 3.6 39.9 10.11 3.6 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.97 .8 40.0 9.97 .8 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.07 2.4 39.8 11.07 2.4 39.8 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 8.56 1.2 39.4 8.56 1.2 39.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Printing press operators ..................................... $12.74 2.1 38.3 $13.20 2.9 39.0 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ........... 9.69 3.8 40.0 9.69 3.8 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.50 3.5 40.0 9.50 3.5 40.0 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 7.51 2.8 40.0 7.51 2.8 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.19 4.6 40.0 7.19 4.6 40.0 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 6.82 2.8 37.9 6.52 3.0 37.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.72 3.2 38.0 6.31 2.9 37.6 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 10.79 5.3 39.6 10.79 5.3 39.6 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 15.59 6.6 40.0 15.59 6.6 40.0 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 11.27 2.4 39.9 11.27 2.4 39.9 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 11.77 7.1 40.0 11.77 7.1 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 13.35 4.6 36.8 13.35 4.6 36.8 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 13.27 16.3 40.0 13.27 16.4 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.42 3.2 40.0 8.42 3.2 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.53 3.8 39.9 16.53 3.8 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.95 2.5 40.0 16.29 2.4 40.0 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 12.92 2.3 39.5 12.34 3.0 39.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.85 1.7 40.0 10.85 1.7 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.05 4.6 39.9 13.05 4.6 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.38 8.4 38.4 14.38 8.4 38.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.15 3.5 39.1 – – – – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 11.82 11.8 39.8 11.82 11.8 39.8 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.64 9.1 39.4 6.64 9.1 39.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.80 4.7 39.9 8.80 4.7 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.98 8.7 39.8 14.98 8.7 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.65 3.1 40.0 11.65 3.1 40.0 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 9.97 10.6 40.1 9.97 10.6 40.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.92 3.6 40.0 12.92 3.6 40.0 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 15.01 12.5 40.0 15.01 12.5 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 12.68 6.1 39.9 12.97 6.5 41.4 $10.17 3.3 30.0

 1 ................................................................... 9.19 13.8 38.9 9.27 13.9 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.54 3.3 34.9 8.49 4.1 36.8 8.90 5.4 24.8

 3 ................................................................... 10.60 2.2 40.6 10.65 2.4 41.9 10.16 3.6 30.9

 4 ................................................................... 11.83 6.2 43.1 12.22 6.5 45.2 9.46 1.2 33.4

 5 ................................................................... 14.44 1.3 40.0 14.68 1.4 42.1 12.02 5.2 26.9

 6 ................................................................... 16.64 4.1 41.6 17.01 4.4 42.1 12.79 4.8 36.6

 7 ................................................................... 17.01 5.1 41.6 18.88 1.9 42.2 11.83 11.9 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 18.31 17.3 53.0 18.31 17.3 53.0 – – –

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 17.16 1.6 42.3 17.55 2.3 42.5 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 13.16 2.0 44.4 13.38 2.0 44.7 9.28 6.3 39.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.44 4.1 38.0 7.18 1.8 37.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.10 2.0 39.4 8.16 1.0 39.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.82 2.1 46.1 11.87 2.3 46.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.56 8.3 48.3 12.81 8.2 49.1 9.08 6.9 39.8

 5 ................................................................... 14.16 2.8 43.9 14.31 2.8 44.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.02 2.3 41.6 19.06 2.3 41.6 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 12.77 2.4 39.2 12.77 2.4 39.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.10 3.5 44.1 13.10 3.5 44.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 15.32 5.1 40.8 15.32 5.1 40.8 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 10.83 3.8 25.3 – – – 10.35 4.7 22.1

 2 ................................................................... 8.81 6.2 23.1 – – – 9.04 8.6 22.2

 3 ................................................................... 9.45 8.4 30.2 – – – – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 9.70 6.6 39.8 9.10 8.8 39.8 11.82 10.6 40.0

Operating engineers .......................................... 13.77 1.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 13.34 2.7 40.0 13.34 2.7 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 14.84 6.9 40.0 – – – – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 9.55 1.3 40.0 – – – 8.58 1.9 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators

–Continued

 4 ................................................................... $8.71 2.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 9.89 2.7 40.0 $9.85 2.7 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.53 5.2 39.9 10.53 5.2 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.11 5.7 40.0 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.44 5.7 40.0 14.44 5.7 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 11.38 3.0 33.3 11.57 3.4 32.6 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 8.55 1.5 37.5 8.49 1.6 37.4 $9.67 2.6 39.9

 1 ................................................................... 8.23 5.1 33.0 8.23 5.5 32.7 8.18 3.3 39.6

 2 ................................................................... 7.85 .8 39.4 7.84 1.1 39.4 8.56 1.7 39.9

 3 ................................................................... 9.22 6.2 39.5 9.23 7.2 39.5 9.19 4.6 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 10.05 .9 39.7 9.83 .9 39.7 10.94 3.7 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 11.28 8.0 40.5 11.10 8.7 40.6 12.21 2.9 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 15.88 .7 40.5 16.53 1.9 40.6 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.94 2.0 41.9 16.28 1.4 42.1 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... – – – – – – 9.46 5.5 39.9

 1 ................................................................... 9.20 8.3 40.0 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.56 4.6 40.0 – – – – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.03 5.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 14.43 2.9 41.6 15.32 1.0 42.3 12.41 4.9 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 11.65 3.7 41.8 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 15.89 2.7 42.2 16.30 1.9 42.6 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 11.47 5.6 40.0 10.99 6.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.06 1.8 40.0 – – – – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 9.99 1.6 40.0 10.02 1.6 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.47 1.8 40.0 9.34 2.4 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 9.27 4.2 39.6 9.34 4.3 39.7 8.93 12.2 39.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.38 2.3 39.4 7.59 2.0 39.6 6.18 1.9 38.4

 2 ................................................................... 9.40 6.0 40.0 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.14 4.2 38.6 – – – – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 8.69 10.2 40.0 8.69 10.2 40.0 – – –

Garbage collectors ............................................. 8.52 3.9 40.0 – – – 8.52 3.9 40.0

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.58 3.0 33.4 7.55 3.0 33.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.98 4.1 28.2 6.98 4.1 28.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.41 3.6 38.1 7.41 3.6 38.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.64 9.6 39.8 8.64 9.6 39.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.13 .8 40.0 9.10 .9 40.0 – – –

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 10.04 6.8 39.8 10.04 6.8 39.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.90 7.5 37.3 8.90 7.5 37.3 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 8.84 6.4 35.4 8.85 6.5 35.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.49 4.6 37.8 7.49 4.7 37.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.83 16.5 37.9 9.83 16.5 37.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.88 1.9 36.3 10.88 1.9 36.3 – – –

Garage and service station related .................... 7.22 .6 37.8 7.22 .6 37.8 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 9.00 6.2 26.2 8.95 5.9 26.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.19 7.5 20.0 8.19 7.5 20.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.14 10.7 40.0 9.14 10.7 40.0 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 7.72 3.3 39.2 7.72 3.3 39.2 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.11 5.7 37.0 6.11 5.7 37.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.98 1.9 40.0 9.98 1.9 40.0 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.50 2.3 39.4 8.44 2.4 39.3 8.93 3.7 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 8.44 8.2 38.5 8.46 9.2 38.3 8.29 5.1 40.0

 2 ................................................................... 8.17 1.3 39.7 8.13 1.6 39.7 8.67 1.0 40.0

 3 ................................................................... – – – – – – 8.63 5.3 40.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers –Continued

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.

–Continued

 4 ................................................................... $10.06 3.8 40.0 $9.34 1.2 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.63 4.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Service .............................................................................. 7.63 .7 36.2 – – – $10.29 3.9 37.3

 1 ................................................................... 5.89 .0 35.7 – – – 7.39 .4 29.6

 2 ................................................................... – – – – – – 7.67 2.9 36.7

 3 ................................................................... 7.99 1.0 37.1 7.91 7.4 37.5 8.45 6.4 34.9

 4 ................................................................... 8.46 1.0 38.1 – – – 9.28 4.9 36.1

 5 ................................................................... 11.66 1.9 38.9 10.91 1.7 37.3 12.01 2.5 39.7

 6 ................................................................... 12.56 2.8 42.3 13.44 4.3 35.8 12.39 2.9 43.8

 7 ................................................................... – – – – – – 13.99 3.3 43.0

 8 ................................................................... 15.18 5.5 44.7 – – – 14.45 5.1 44.9

 9 ................................................................... 20.05 6.3 40.1 – – – 20.05 6.3 40.1

Protective service .................................................. 10.52 1.2 40.2 – – – 12.81 1.6 41.7

 1 ................................................................... 6.35 .5 35.3 6.31 .5 35.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.22 6.9 36.6 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... – – – – – – 11.41 4.4 39.8

 4 ................................................................... 10.92 2.1 37.6 9.35 2.9 32.9 11.05 2.4 38.1

 5 ................................................................... 11.67 2.3 39.9 – – – 11.91 3.0 40.4

 6 ................................................................... 12.49 2.9 43.7 – – – 12.40 3.0 43.9

 7 ................................................................... 13.99 3.2 40.9 – – – 13.99 3.3 43.0

 8 ................................................................... 14.36 5.1 45.0 – – – 14.36 5.1 45.0

 9 ................................................................... 20.05 6.3 40.1 – – – 20.05 6.3 40.1

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 15.40 7.1 52.3 – – – 15.40 7.1 52.3

 7 ................................................................... 14.52 1.8 51.4 – – – 14.52 1.8 51.4

 8 ................................................................... 13.77 9.7 52.1 – – – 13.77 9.7 52.1

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 18.14 3.9 40.1 – – – 18.14 3.9 40.1

 7 ................................................................... 20.31 1.0 39.9 – – – 20.31 1.0 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 15.52 2.9 40.3 – – – 15.52 2.9 40.3

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 12.87 2.7 37.9 – – – – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 11.43 2.9 52.1 – – – 11.43 2.9 52.1

 5 ................................................................... 9.42 7.4 50.5 – – – 9.42 7.4 50.5

 6 ................................................................... 10.65 2.8 53.0 – – – 10.65 2.8 53.0

 7 ................................................................... 12.66 1.2 53.0 – – – 12.66 1.2 53.0

Police and detectives, public service ................. 14.21 2.7 38.7 – – – 14.21 2.7 38.7

 5 ................................................................... 15.22 1.2 40.0 – – – 15.22 1.2 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 13.95 5.1 40.3 – – – 13.95 5.1 40.3

 7 ................................................................... 12.88 2.3 40.3 – – – 12.88 2.3 40.3

 8 ................................................................... 17.04 2.8 40.2 – – – 17.04 2.8 40.2

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 11.45 3.4 40.0 – – – 11.45 3.4 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 11.35 5.3 39.4 – – – 11.35 5.3 39.4

 7 ................................................................... 12.89 11.2 40.1 – – – 12.89 11.2 40.1

Correctional institution officers ........................... 10.78 1.4 39.8 – – – 10.78 1.4 39.8

 4 ................................................................... 10.88 2.8 39.9 – – – 10.88 2.8 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 10.22 2.3 39.5 – – – 10.22 2.3 39.5

Guards and police, except public service .......... – – – – – – 10.12 2.2 34.2

 1 ................................................................... 6.34 .7 36.9 6.34 .7 36.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 10.32 .8 36.4 – – – – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 9.59 2.8 35.4 – – – 9.83 3.1 37.1

 4 ................................................................... 9.49 1.1 36.3 – – – 9.61 1.2 38.2

Food service .......................................................... 5.79 .5 35.8 – – – 7.79 3.2 33.7

 1 ................................................................... – – – – – – 7.62 3.0 31.8

 2 ................................................................... – – – – – – 7.20 6.1 34.1

 3 ................................................................... 6.11 2.8 33.6 5.85 3.9 33.7 8.01 4.4 32.7

 4 ................................................................... 8.33 1.5 34.4 8.40 1.4 33.9 8.14 3.1 36.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Food service –Continued

 5 ................................................................... $10.45 4.1 39.8 $10.06 4.7 40.6 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.55 2.7 33.0 – – – – – –

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 9.71 4.1 36.7 9.71 4.6 36.4 $9.70 2.0 39.1

 3 ................................................................... 7.36 7.8 33.0 7.15 7.9 32.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 8.40 2.1 40.5 8.63 2.1 40.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 10.49 4.5 40.8 9.94 5.3 41.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 12.55 2.7 33.0 – – – – – –

Bartenders ......................................................... 5.48 5.9 30.1 5.48 5.9 30.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 5.52 9.4 34.2 5.52 9.4 34.2 – – –

Waiters and waitresses

 1 ................................................................... 3.18 6.3 27.3 3.18 6.3 27.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 3.28 10.9 29.6 3.27 10.9 29.6 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 7.60 2.3 34.2 7.37 2.8 34.2 8.30 2.2 34.5

 1 ................................................................... 7.19 2.2 36.8 – – – – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.52 5.7 34.8 6.13 3.5 34.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.90 3.2 32.7 7.57 4.1 32.2 8.91 3.9 34.4

 4 ................................................................... 8.49 4.1 34.4 8.67 4.5 34.6 – – –

Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 5.75 1.0 27.0 5.71 .8 27.0 6.25 4.5 27.2

 1 ................................................................... 5.59 2.0 21.9 5.56 1.7 22.7 – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.43 5.3 33.5 7.39 4.9 31.7 7.48 6.8 35.8

 1 ................................................................... 6.79 6.9 28.9 6.63 8.1 26.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.33 5.9 33.9 7.57 2.9 33.2 7.17 8.9 34.4

 3 ................................................................... 7.83 6.5 40.0 8.19 4.0 40.0 – – –

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.18 6.1 23.3 5.18 6.1 23.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 5.18 7.0 23.7 5.18 7.0 23.7 – – –

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... – – – – – – 7.02 4.2 28.1

 2 ................................................................... 4.61 5.3 26.3 4.43 7.6 26.0 – – –

Health service ........................................................ 7.51 2.0 36.4 7.42 2.2 36.4 7.97 2.6 36.6

 1 ................................................................... 7.09 4.9 37.1 6.59 2.5 36.1 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.87 2.1 36.4 6.66 2.1 36.0 8.28 4.5 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 7.44 3.5 36.7 7.37 3.8 36.7 7.91 6.8 36.9

 4 ................................................................... 8.13 3.0 36.1 8.26 4.2 37.5 7.77 3.9 32.8

 5 ................................................................... 12.33 3.8 33.2 12.33 3.8 33.2 – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 8.67 4.0 33.8 8.72 4.4 33.3 8.29 2.2 37.6

 2 ................................................................... 7.17 7.1 28.6 7.22 7.3 28.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.69 4.3 36.6 7.68 4.4 36.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.05 1.7 35.7 9.73 5.2 32.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.94 1.5 32.7 12.94 1.5 32.7 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 7.25 2.1 37.1 7.12 2.4 37.2 7.90 3.1 36.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.26 6.0 36.8 – – – – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.83 2.5 37.7 6.59 2.5 37.4 8.36 5.0 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 7.38 4.2 36.8 7.28 4.8 36.7 7.89 7.0 36.8

 4 ................................................................... 7.89 3.5 36.1 8.08 4.3 38.2 – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 7.95 1.8 37.8 7.74 3.3 37.8 9.03 3.3 37.9

 1 ................................................................... 6.84 2.2 35.2 6.70 3.1 34.9 7.43 1.6 36.5

 2 ................................................................... 7.30 4.8 36.7 7.03 5.9 35.8 8.08 3.4 39.8

 3 ................................................................... 8.89 .9 37.5 8.82 4.5 38.4 9.00 2.8 36.3

 5 ................................................................... 12.65 4.8 40.0 – – – 12.95 3.9 40.0

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ – – – – – – 11.24 5.2 39.6

Maids and housemen ........................................ 6.34 2.9 38.2 6.31 3.0 38.2 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.08 2.8 37.5 6.07 2.8 37.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.47 3.3 39.9 6.39 3.5 40.0 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 7.87 2.4 35.4 7.61 4.9 34.5 8.45 2.3 37.4

 1 ................................................................... 7.11 2.4 34.4 7.00 4.3 33.7 7.42 1.7 36.5

 2 ................................................................... 7.42 6.8 35.4 7.28 8.4 34.3 7.88 4.9 39.8

 3 ................................................................... 9.35 1.9 37.2 9.77 4.6 38.4 8.93 2.9 36.2

 4 ................................................................... 11.12 5.5 36.3 11.03 11.1 33.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.00 5.8 40.0 – – – – – –

Personal service .................................................... – – – – – – 7.48 7.1 29.3

 1 ................................................................... – – – – – – 6.36 3.3 13.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupations 1 and levels,2 East South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1998–Continued

Occupations and levels

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service –Continued

 2 ................................................................... – – – – – – $6.77 3.1 32.4

 3 ................................................................... $7.43 7.4 32.2 $7.83 2.6 32.4 7.23 10.0 32.1

 4 ................................................................... 8.08 6.6 35.9 8.68 2.1 37.2 7.48 9.1 34.7

Supervisors, personal service ............................ – – – – – – 9.98 10.3 17.4

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities

 1 ................................................................... 5.72 2.3 17.7 5.80 3.9 27.1 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 7.53 2.8 32.2 7.53 2.8 32.2 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 5.77 2.3 30.5 5.77 2.3 30.5 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 7.49 5.5 32.5 5.97 1.1 24.2 7.83 7.9 35.3

 2 ................................................................... 6.66 2.4 35.3 – – – 6.51 1.3 35.7

 3 ................................................................... 8.57 5.8 35.2 – – – – – –

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 6.63 5.0 31.7 – – – 6.60 5.1 32.5

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... – – – – – – 8.91 5.6 33.4

1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based

on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned

based on the occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the

overall level of the occupation. See the Technical Note for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

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

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

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

weighted by hours. 4 In this census division, collection was conducted between June 1998 and April 1999.

The average reference period was November 1998. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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Technical Note

The data in this bulletin are based on the National Compensation Survey (NCS) conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics throughout the year. The surveys are locality-based

and cover establishments in private industry and State and

local governments. Bulletins are issued for individual localities, when sufficient data meet publication standards. Agriculture, private households, and the Federal Government are

excluded from the scope of the survey.

Survey scope. In the East South Central census division, the

NCS studied 1,040 establishments with 50 or more workers,1

representing about 18,700 establishments within the scope

of the survey. (See table A.) The number of workers represented (4,778,000) by the survey 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 is March 1996.

Sample design and data collection. The sample for this

survey was selected using a three stage design. The first

stage consisted of the selection of areas. The nationwide

NCS sample consists of 154 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas that represent the Nation’s 326 metropolitan

statistical areas and the remaining portions of the 50 States.

Metropolitan areas are designated Metropolitan Statistical

Areas (MSA) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSA), as defined in 1994 by the Office of Management and Budget. Nonmetropolitan areas are counties that

do not fit the metropolitan area definition.

The NCS locality areas that contribute to the East South

Central census division are:

Birmingham, AL MSA

Bradley County, TN

Choctaw County, AL

Harrison County, KY

Henry County, AL

Huntsville, AL MSA

Knoxville, TN MSA

Lee County, MS

Louisville, KY-IN MSA

Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA

Mobile, AL MSA

Taylor County, KY

Tunica County, MS

Wayne County, TN

Winston County, MS

In the second stage, the sample of establishments was

drawn by first stratifying the sampling frame by ownership

and industry. The number of sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the

stratum employment. Each sampled establishment is selected

within a stratum with a probability proportional to its employment. Use of this technique means that the larger an

establishment’s employment, the greater its chance of selection. Weights were applied to each establishment when the

data were tabulated so that the establishment represents

similar units (by industry and employment size) in the

economy which were not selected for collection.

The third stage of sample selection was a probability

sample of occupations within a sampled establishment. In

the East South Central region, collection was conducted between June 1998 and April 1999 with an average reference

period November 1998. Additional information about the

area sample and method of estimation is available in the National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the

United States, 1998, Bulletin 2529.

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

1

 Establishments classified as employing between 50 and 99 workers may include establishments with fewer than 50 workers because

staff reductions may have taken place between the time of sampling

and the time of data collection.

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For each occupation, wage data were collected for those

workers who met all the criteria identified in the last three

steps. Special procedures were developed for jobs for which

a correct classification or level could not be determined.

In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each

establishment by the BLS field economist during a personal

visit. A complete list of employees was used for sampling,

with each selected worker representing a job within the establishment. As with the selection of establishments, the

selection of a job was based on probability proportional to

its size in the establishment. The greater the number of people

working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance

of selection.

The second step of the process entailed classifying the

selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. The

National Compensation Survey occupational classification

system is based on the 1990 Census of Population. A selected job may fall into any one of about 480 occupational

classifications, from accountant to wood lathe operator. In

cases where a job’s duties overlapped two or more census

classification codes, the duties used to set the wage level

were used to classify the job. Classification by primary duties was the fallback.

In step three, certain other job characteristics of the chosen workers were identified. First, the worker was identified

as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based on the

establishment’s definition of those terms. Then the worker

was classified as having a time versus incentive job, depending on whether any part of pay was directly based on

the actual production of the workers, rather than solely on

hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in

a union job or a nonunion job.

The fourth step in the job classification procedure was to

determine the work level of each of the establishment’s selected jobs, using a generic leveling process. This process,

involving discussions between the Bureau’s field economist

and the respondent, ranks and compares all selected establishment occupations using 10 leveling factors. For more

information on 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. This website also has a link to the NCS

job descriptions.

Data reliability. The data in this bulletin are estimates from

a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two

types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample

survey, sampling and nonsampling.

Sampling errors occur because observations come only

from a sample and not from an entire population. The sample

used for this survey is one of a number of possible samples

of the same size that could have been selected using the

sample design. Estimates derived from the different samples

would differ from each other.

A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular

sample approximates the average result of all possible

samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard

error divided by the estimate. Tables in this bulletin provide

RSE data for indicated series.

The 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 + .15 = $15.24; $15.09 - .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

they also were not specifically measured, efforts were made

to minimize nonsampling errors by the extensive training of

field economists who gathered survey data by personal visit,

computer editing of the data, and detailed data review.

Census area divisions. Data are tabulated by census divisions defined as follows: New England — Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Rhode

Island; Middle Atlantic — New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; East North Central — Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central — Iowa, Kansas,

Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska; South Atlantic — Delaware, District of Columbia,

Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,

Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central — Alabama,

Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central

— Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Mountain —

Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona,

Utah, and Nevada; and Pacific — Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, and Alaska. Some census divisions include

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs) and

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) that cross State lines.

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Table A. Number of establishments represented by the survey and number studied by industry group and establishment

employment size, East South Central, National Compensation Survey, 1998

Industry division

Number of

establishments represented1

Number of establishments studied

Total 50 - 99

workers

100 - 499

workers

500 - 999

workers

1000 -

2,499

workers

2,500 -

4,999

workers

5,000 or

more

workers

All .................................................................................................... 18,700 1,040 336 494 95 75 26 14

Private Industry .......................................................................... 16,800 856 309 408 71 50 14 4

Goods-producing industries ..................................................... 5,200 288 84 143 34 20 4 3

Mining .................................................................................. 2 ( ) 2 1 1 ––––

Construction ......................................................................... 900 31 17 12 2 – – –

Manufacturing ...................................................................... 4,300 255 66 130 32 20 4 3

Durable goods ................................................................. 2,000 153 43 74 17 12 4 3

Fabricated metal products, except machinery and

transportation equipment ....................................... 300 24 7 16 – – – 1

Industrial and commercial machinery and computer

equipment .............................................................. 100 18 492 2 – 1

Electronic and electrical equipment ............................. 400 32 8 164211

Transportation equipment ............................................ 700 27 7953 3 –

Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments ...... 2 ( ) 7 2 4 – 1 – –

Nondurable goods ........................................................... 2,300 102 23 56 15 8 – –

Food and kindred products .......................................... 200 26 4 17 3 2 – –

Printing, publishing, and allied industries ..................... 200 14 544 1 – –

Chemicals and allied products ..................................... 200 18 5 12 1 – – –

Service-producing industries ................................................... 11,500 568 225 265 37 30 10 1

Transportation and utilities ................................................... 1,000 77 26 358521

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 1,000 40 21 18 1 – – –

Retail trade .......................................................................... 4,000 145 89 4563 2 –

Finance, insurance and real estate ...................................... 600 37 13 17 4 3 – –

Depository institutions ...................................................... 200 15 5 7 3 – – –

Insurance carriers ............................................................ 100 9 231 3 – –

Services ............................................................................... 4,900 269 76 150 18 19 6 –

Business services ............................................................ 900 68 20 40 7 1 – –

Educational services ........................................................ 100 17 8 9 ––––

Health services ................................................................ 1,600 103 14 59 8 17 5 –

Hospitals ...................................................................... 300 44 – 17 6 16 5 –

Engineering, accounting, research, management, and

related services .......................................................... 300 29 9 17 2 – 1 –

State and local government ...................................................... 1,900 184 27 86 24 25 12 10

Health services ................................................................ 200 28 3986 2 –

Hospitals ...................................................................... 100 16 – 276 1 –

1 Number of establishments represented by the survey rounded to the nearest 100. 2 Number of establishments represented by the survey is fewer than 50.

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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Table B. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 East South

Central, National Compensation Survey,3 1998

Occupational group All industries Private industry State and local

government

All ............................................................................................. 4,778,000 3,999,900 778,000

All excluding sales ................................................................ 4,278,600 3,504,900 773,700

White collar ......................................................................... 1,999,200 1,507,400 491,800

White collar excluding sales ............................................. 1,499,800 1,012,300 487,400

Professional specialty and technical ................................. 616,900 299,100 317,900

Professional specialty occupations ............................... 493,000 200,400 292,600

Technical occupations .................................................. 123,900 98,700 25,200

Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... 252,300 197,200 55,100

Sales ................................................................................. – – 4,400

Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 630,600 516,100 114,500

Blue collar ........................................................................... 1,409,600 1,322,200 87,400

Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. 359,100 326,400 32,800

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. 437,100 433,800 3,300

Transportation and material moving ................................. 185,100 156,100 29,000

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 428,300 406,000 22,300

Service ................................................................................. 1,369,200 – 198,800

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

June 1998 and April 1999. The average reference period was

November 1998.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data

did not meet publication criteria. 

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