National Compensation Survey: 

Occupational Wages in the Mountain 

Census Division, January 2001 

U.S. Department of Labor 

Elaine L. Chao, Secretary 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Kathleen P. Utgoff, Commissioner 

January 2003 

Bulletin 2553-8 
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Preface 

he National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides 

comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, 

compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed 

benefit provisions. This bulletin focuses on occupational 

earnings. 

The NCS replaced the Occupational Compensation Survey. The major difference between these two surveys is 

that the Occupational Compensation Survey used the same 

preselected list of occupations for all localities. The NCS 

uses a probability-based sample of establishments and 

occupations that is intended to represent more fully the 

employment patterns and occupational mix of each 

locality. 

This bulletin presents aggregated pay data from the 

metropolitan and nonmetropolitan local area surveys conducted in the Mountain census division. (See Technical 

Note.) It provides estimates of occupational pay for the 

census division, as well as selected data by worker and 

establishment characteristics. 

NCS bulletins were published for eight census divisions: New England, Middle Atlantic, East North Central, 

West North Central, South Atlantic, West South Central, 

Mountain, and Pacific. Estimates for the East South Central census division did not meet publishability standards. 

For additional information regarding this survey, contact the information staff in the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

(BLS) National Office at (202) 691-6199. You may also 

write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, 2 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NE., Room 4175, Washington, DC 20212-0001, 

or send e-mail to OCLTINFO@bls.gov. 

BLS field economists collected and reviewed the 

survey data. The Office of Compensation and Working 

Conditions, in cooperation with the Office of Field 

Operations and the Office of Technology and Survey 

Processing in the BLS National Office, designed the 

survey, processed the data, and prepared the survey for 

publication. The survey could not have been conducted 

without the cooperation of the many private and 

government jurisdictions that provided pay data included in 

this bulletin. BLS thanks these respondents for their 

cooperation. 

The data presented in this bulletin also are displayed in 

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site at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm. Material in the 

bulletin is in the public domain and, with appropriate 

credit, may be reproduced without permission. This 

information will be made available to sensory impaired 

individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; 

Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339. 

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Contents 

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Occupational Wages in the Mountain Census Division, January 2001 ............................................... 1

Tables: 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 Table A. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group, Mountain ................... 31 

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

 employment size, Mountain .............................................................................................. 32 
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Occupational Wages in the Mountain 

Census Division, January 2001 

his bulletin provides January 2001 National Compensation Survey (NCS) estimates of occupational pay 

in the Mountain 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 Mountain census division averaged 

$14.70 per hour in January 2001. Workers in private 

industry in the Mountain region averaged $13.78 per hour, 

while pay of workers in State and local government 

averaged $20.22 per hour. The nationwide hourly average 

for all workers covered by the survey was $16.23. 

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

government by selected worker and establishment characteristics. For example, white-collar workers in private industry averaged $16.43 per hour; blue-collar workers averaged $13.87; and service occupations, $7.72. Corresponding averages in State and local government were $22.63, 

$15.62, and $14.17. Generally, average hourly earnings 

for private industry workers were lower than those for 

State and local government workers. Part of this difference 

can be explained by differences in the occupational and industrial mix of the two sectors. For example, professional 

specialty and technical occupations are more prevalent in 

State and local government than in private industry. 

Conversely, few State and local government workers are in 

goods-producing industries other than construction. 

Full-time workers in the Mountain region averaged 

$15.60 per hour, while part-time workers averaged $8.57. 

In private industry, full-time workers averaged $14.67 an 

hour and part-time workers averaged $8.11. For workers 

in State and local government, average hourly pay was 

$20.78 and $13.42, respectively. Full-time or part-time 

designation is based on the employer’s definition of those 

terms. 

Average hourly pay is generally higher for workers in 

larger establishments. In the Mountain region, workers in 

large establishments—that is, establishments with 2,500 or 

more workers—had average hourly pay of $21.69. Workers in the smallest establishment-size category studied (1 to 

99 employees) averaged $13.10. 

Table 2 shows that workers in metropolitan areas averaged $14.41 per hour, while the average pay for workers in 

nonmetropolitan areas was $17.56. See the Technical Note 

for definitions of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. 

Among the census divisions, average earnings generally 

were highest in the Middle Atlantic, New England, and 

Pacific regions. Average earnings for the 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 in the Mountain region 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. For example, all registered nurses 

averaged $22.19 per hour (table 3). Registered nurses in 

private industry averaged $22.29 (table 4), while their 

counterparts in State and local government averaged 

$21.13 per hour (table 5). Laborers, except construction, 

averaged $9.45 in private industry and $12.59 in State and 

local governments. Janitors and cleaners, a service 

occupation, averaged $8.35 in private industry and $10.73 

in State and local government. 

Earnings by occupational group and level are shown in 

table 6. In determining the work level, the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics applies an “occupational leveling” technique to all occupations selected during the collection 

process, using 10 criteria to level occupations. Usually, the 

results tend to show higher pay at higher levels. In this 

region, average hourly earnings of white-collar workers 

ranged from $6.96 for work level 1 to $60.23 for level 14. 

Average earnings of blue-collar workers ranged from $7.71 

(level 1) to $27.68 (level 9); service workers’ average 

earnings ranged from $6.55 (level 1) to $29.15 (level 10). 

The Technical Note has more information on occupational 

leveling. 

Table A in the Technical Note shows the number of 

workers represented by the surveys in the Mountain census 

division by major occupational group, such as professional specialty and technical, sales, and transportation 

and material moving. Table B shows the number of establishments studied in the Mountain census division by 

employment size; more establishments were studied in the 

group having 1 to 99 workers than in any other size 

category. 

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

State and local government, National Compensation Survey,2 January 2001

Worker and establishment characteristics,

and geographic areas

Total Private industry State and local government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error3

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error3

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error3

(percent)

Total ........................................................... $14.70 3.6 35.7 $13.78 4.1 35.5 $20.22 2.8 37.3

Worker characteristics:4

White-collar occupations5 ....................... 17.64 3.0 36.2 16.43 3.7 35.9 22.63 2.5 37.4

Professional specialty and technical ... 24.12 4.4 36.8 22.55 5.9 36.7 27.02 3.2 36.9

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 24.94 2.5 40.7 24.77 3.3 40.9 25.48 5.9 39.9

Sales ................................................... 13.48 6.4 34.9 13.48 6.4 34.9 14.20 22.1 21.3

Administrative support ........................ 11.74 2.6 34.9 11.57 2.6 34.5 12.76 4.4 37.3

Blue-collar occupations5 ......................... 13.96 4.3 37.7 13.87 4.5 37.6 15.62 4.9 37.8

Precision production, craft, and repair 17.37 2.9 39.9 17.27 3.3 39.9 19.06 6.3 39.9

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 10.87 6.9 38.0 10.87 6.9 38.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ... 14.20 9.9 35.7 14.32 11.1 35.6 13.17 9.4 36.3

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 9.82 3.0 35.0 9.72 3.0 35.0 12.09 7.7 35.9

Service occupations5 .............................. 8.60 2.9 32.6 7.72 1.4 32.1 14.17 4.4 36.5

Full time .................................................. 15.60 4.1 39.7 14.67 4.7 39.7 20.78 3.0 39.7

Part time ................................................. 8.57 2.2 21.3 8.11 3.5 21.2 13.42 6.9 21.5

Union ...................................................... 18.37 3.6 37.6 17.51 6.2 37.6 20.17 2.4 37.6

Nonunion ................................................ 14.27 4.0 35.5 13.43 4.2 35.3 20.23 3.6 37.1

Time ........................................................ 14.52 3.7 35.8 13.52 4.2 35.5 20.22 2.8 37.3

Incentive ................................................. 19.52 9.7 34.9 19.52 9.7 34.9 – – –

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing .................................... 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 16.68 4.2 39.5 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

Service producing ................................... 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 12.86 4.2 34.4 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

1 to 99 workers7 ..................................... 13.10 3.1 34.6 13.04 3.1 34.5 15.70 2.2 37.0

100 to 499 workers ................................. 14.85 5.5 36.4 14.43 5.9 36.3 17.78 4.1 37.1

500 to 999 workers ................................. 16.46 7.6 37.6 16.34 12.3 37.7 16.67 3.8 37.5

1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 14.69 15.0 37.6 13.27 15.5 37.7 19.91 2.3 37.0

2,500 workers or more ............................ 21.69 8.3 37.6 18.94 16.6 38.0 23.48 2.3 37.4

Geographic areas:8

Metropolitan ............................................ 14.41 3.9 35.6 13.65 3.9 35.4 21.36 3.5 37.1

Nonmetropolitan ..................................... 17.56 3.4 36.9 16.42 16.9 36.0 18.37 6.9 37.5

New England .......................................... 17.54 1.7 35.4 16.88 2.4 35.4 23.06 1.6 35.5

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 18.72 3.2 34.7 17.88 3.9 34.5 23.42 1.7 35.4

East North Central .................................. 16.08 2.5 35.8 15.32 2.6 35.8 21.53 2.2 35.9

West North Central ................................. 14.99 3.5 35.4 14.14 3.4 35.1 19.49 2.9 37.0

South Atlantic ......................................... 15.24 2.6 36.5 14.66 3.4 36.2 18.12 1.6 38.1

East South Central ................................. – – – – – – – – –

West South Central ................................ 15.07 3.5 36.9 14.57 4.2 36.6 17.46 1.8 38.3

Mountain ................................................. 14.70 3.6 35.7 13.78 4.1 35.5 20.22 2.8 37.3

Pacific ..................................................... 17.64 1.7 35.6 16.52 2.3 35.5 23.70 1.4 35.7

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

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

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

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

the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 In this census division, collection was conducted between March 2000 and

January 2002. The average reference period was January 2001. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

well as eight census divisions. Average hourly earnings and mean weekly hours for

the East South Central census division did not meet publishability standards. See

Technical Note for a list of States comprising the nine census divisions.

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

publication criteria. 

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

nonmetropolitan areas,2 National Compensation Survey,3 January 2001

Worker and establishment characteristics,

and geographic areas

Total Metropolitan areas Nonmetropolitan areas

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error4

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error4

(percent)

Total ............................................................ $14.70 3.6 35.7 $14.41 3.9 35.6 $17.56 3.4 36.9

Private Industry ....................................... 13.78 4.1 35.5 13.65 3.9 35.4 16.42 16.9 36.0

State and local government .................... 20.22 2.8 37.3 21.36 3.5 37.1 18.37 6.9 37.5

Worker characteristics:5

White-collar occupations6 ....................... 17.64 3.0 36.2 17.31 3.0 36.1 20.74 8.2 36.9

Professional specialty and technical ... 24.12 4.4 36.8 23.68 4.8 36.9 26.49 6.9 36.0

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 24.94 2.5 40.7 24.93 2.5 40.9 25.06 8.0 39.3

Sales ................................................... 13.48 6.4 34.9 13.62 6.7 34.8 9.58 3.5 36.6

Administrative support ........................ 11.74 2.6 34.9 11.77 2.9 34.7 11.45 4.2 37.4

Blue-collar occupations6 ......................... 13.96 4.3 37.7 13.59 2.9 37.5 17.98 12.5 39.2

Precision production, craft, and repair 17.37 2.9 39.9 17.15 2.3 39.9 21.32 9.0 39.8

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 10.87 6.9 38.0 10.50 5.4 38.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ... 14.20 9.9 35.7 12.80 7.2 34.7 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 9.82 3.0 35.0 9.82 3.3 34.9 9.84 13.6 36.7

Service occupations6 .............................. 8.60 2.9 32.6 8.48 2.7 32.4 9.70 6.4 34.5

Full time .................................................. 15.60 4.1 39.7 15.31 4.4 39.7 18.31 4.0 39.6

Part time ................................................. 8.57 2.2 21.3 8.48 2.5 21.2 9.94 8.9 21.7

Union ...................................................... 18.37 3.6 37.6 18.13 2.5 37.4 19.17 10.7 38.6

Nonunion ................................................ 14.27 4.0 35.5 14.04 4.3 35.4 17.00 5.6 36.3

Time ........................................................ 14.52 3.7 35.8 14.18 4.0 35.6 17.75 2.8 36.9

Incentive ................................................. 19.52 9.7 34.9 20.09 9.8 34.8 – – –

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing7 .................................. 16.68 4.2 39.5 16.43 3.0 39.5 – – –

Service producing7 ................................. 12.86 4.2 34.4 12.81 4.0 34.4 14.11 19.3 33.6

1 to 99 workers8 ..................................... 13.10 3.1 34.6 13.08 3.2 34.5 13.57 10.4 37.1

100 to 499 workers ................................. 14.85 5.5 36.4 14.30 3.8 36.5 17.08 13.6 35.8

500 to 999 workers ................................. 16.46 7.6 37.6 16.25 10.1 37.6 17.15 4.4 37.6

1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 14.69 15.0 37.6 14.09 15.4 37.6 20.53 1.9 37.1

2,500 workers or more ............................ 21.69 8.3 37.6 21.44 8.9 37.4 – – –

Geographic areas:9

New England .......................................... 17.54 1.7 35.4 17.69 1.6 35.4 15.57 6.9 34.7

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 18.72 3.2 34.7 18.77 3.3 34.6 16.63 6.5 36.0

East North Central .................................. 16.08 2.5 35.8 16.12 2.7 35.8 15.68 3.1 36.5

West North Central ................................. 14.99 3.5 35.4 15.46 4.0 35.0 12.93 4.0 36.9

South Atlantic ......................................... 15.24 2.6 36.5 15.46 2.8 36.4 13.34 4.8 37.5

East South Central ................................. – – – – – – – – –

West South Central ................................ 15.07 3.5 36.9 15.12 3.8 36.9 14.45 3.1 36.8

Mountain ................................................. 14.70 3.6 35.7 14.41 3.9 35.6 17.56 3.4 36.9

Pacific ..................................................... 17.64 1.7 35.6 17.63 1.7 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 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 March 2000 and

January 2002. The average reference period was January 2001. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

State and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 9 Data are presented for eight census divisions. Average hourly earnings and

mean weekly hours previously published for the East South Central census division

did not meet publishability standards. See Technical Note for a list of States

comprising the nine census divisions.

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

publication criteria. 

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

Compensation Survey,3 January 2001

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $14.70 3.6 35.7 $15.60 4.1 39.7 $8.57 2.2 21.3

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 14.83 4.1 35.8 15.69 4.6 39.6 8.61 2.4 21.2

White collar ...................................................................... 17.64 3.0 36.2 18.44 2.6 39.9 10.90 6.1 20.1

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 18.57 2.7 36.5 19.17 2.7 39.8 12.23 6.5 19.4

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 24.12 4.4 36.8 24.30 4.8 39.1 21.33 4.1 18.7

Professional specialty ................................................ 26.39 4.9 36.7 26.72 5.4 39.4 22.00 4.5 19.2

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 29.71 3.5 40.2 29.68 3.5 40.3 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 27.97 3.4 39.8 27.87 3.4 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 30.32 11.7 40.0 30.32 11.7 40.0 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 25.30 7.0 41.4 25.30 7.0 41.4 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 28.63 6.4 40.2 28.63 6.4 40.2 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 23.02 15.6 40.9 23.02 15.6 40.9 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 22.95 16.8 41.0 22.95 16.8 41.0 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 23.82 7.8 40.0 23.82 7.8 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 28.03 10.0 39.4 28.06 10.3 40.0 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 20.71 9.3 40.5 – – – – – –

Geologists and geodesists ................................. 33.50 16.0 40.0 33.50 16.0 40.0 – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 36.02 14.6 38.2 37.32 17.6 40.1 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 20.08 6.1 37.3 19.17 4.1 39.0 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 27.20 7.9 35.9 27.79 9.6 38.8 23.22 7.5 23.8

Registered nurses .............................................. 22.19 4.6 34.9 22.42 6.2 38.3 21.06 4.8 24.3

Pharmacists ....................................................... 35.82 5.2 36.2 35.86 3.9 40.5 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 17.01 4.4 31.6 – – – – – –

Occupational therapists ..................................... 24.33 4.1 33.5 – – – – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 27.31 9.1 30.9 26.59 10.8 40.3 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 37.24 12.8 35.8 39.02 12.1 37.6 25.69 4.7 27.4

Health specialties teachers ................................ 54.47 25.1 30.2 55.17 25.3 30.4 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 31.18 1.9 39.2 31.23 2.0 39.8 – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 33.71 9.9 39.4 33.84 9.9 40.4 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 24.30 4.2 35.3 24.63 4.4 38.7 19.17 7.2 15.0

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 19.01 25.1 34.5 19.01 25.1 34.5 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 26.21 3.8 36.3 26.38 3.7 38.9 23.60 8.8 17.6

Secondary school teachers ............................... 26.76 2.5 37.8 26.77 2.5 39.0 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 20.60 17.0 38.3 20.51 17.3 38.9 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 18.97 5.1 29.5 19.65 5.3 40.0 13.64 9.0 9.6

Substitute teachers ............................................ 11.01 6.5 20.2 – – – 12.00 10.2 13.6

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 26.37 8.9 37.4 26.36 9.3 38.7 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 17.81 18.8 39.5 17.81 18.8 39.5 – – –

Librarians ........................................................... 17.81 18.8 39.5 17.81 18.8 39.5 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 24.14 8.4 36.6 24.08 9.2 40.1 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 23.12 7.5 35.0 22.83 8.9 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 15.79 7.1 37.7 15.80 7.3 39.1 15.71 7.2 21.5

Social workers ................................................... 15.70 7.5 37.7 15.69 7.7 39.1 15.96 6.5 21.6

Recreation workers ............................................ 17.28 9.1 37.5 17.65 8.5 40.0 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 37.99 21.5 46.5 37.99 21.5 46.9 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 31.55 15.3 49.2 31.55 15.3 49.2 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 23.28 10.8 29.2 24.08 10.7 39.6 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 18.28 23.0 40.0 18.28 23.0 40.0 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 40.92 15.8 39.2 40.92 15.8 39.2 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 26.49 1.5 40.0 26.49 1.5 40.0 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 18.23 6.3 37.0 18.27 6.2 38.4 17.25 13.4 16.4

Radiological technicians .................................... 18.45 7.6 35.4 18.95 6.4 39.9 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 15.00 5.0 37.0 15.01 5.1 39.4 14.90 6.1 22.8

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 13.22 11.5 27.4 12.91 8.8 37.9 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 14.68 18.0 39.2 14.52 17.2 39.7 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 19.27 6.1 40.0 19.27 6.1 40.0 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 20.81 4.8 40.0 20.81 4.8 40.0 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians .................. 20.51 7.7 40.0 20.51 7.7 40.0 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 16.48 3.4 40.0 16.48 3.4 40.0 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 19.32 7.2 40.0 19.32 7.2 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 24.99 7.4 40.1 24.99 7.4 40.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 January 2001–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

Legal assistants ................................................. $17.77 10.9 39.6 $17.77 10.9 39.6 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 19.79 3.7 40.2 19.92 3.3 41.0 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 24.94 2.5 40.7 25.16 2.8 41.5 – – –

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 26.04 3.6 41.1 26.38 3.9 42.1 – – –

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 26.98 5.8 40.6 26.98 5.8 40.6 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 27.22 10.7 41.1 27.22 10.7 41.1 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 37.54 8.0 40.1 37.54 8.0 40.1 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 31.40 9.0 43.9 31.40 9.0 43.9 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 30.12 18.1 30.1 37.63 3.3 40.1 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 24.97 24.4 39.7 25.05 24.8 40.0 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 14.83 11.7 44.5 14.83 11.7 44.5 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 17.36 13.9 41.0 17.36 13.9 41.0 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 21.70 7.3 46.2 21.70 7.3 46.2 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 27.18 9.0 41.7 27.46 8.6 41.9 – – –

Management related .............................................. 22.28 2.6 39.7 22.30 2.5 40.0 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 19.54 7.5 40.9 19.54 7.5 40.9 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 25.36 9.5 40.5 25.37 9.5 40.6 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 20.84 15.3 39.8 20.84 15.3 39.8 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 19.13 7.7 40.2 19.13 7.7 40.2 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 25.75 10.0 40.2 25.75 10.0 40.2 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 22.21 10.4 40.0 22.21 10.4 40.0 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 21.56 13.2 35.0 22.06 12.8 40.0 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 22.69 4.2 39.8 22.67 4.2 39.9 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 13.48 6.4 34.9 14.74 5.6 40.8 $8.32 8.2 21.8

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 17.26 8.0 41.6 17.63 7.7 43.0 – – –

Insurance sales .................................................. 19.80 12.9 41.2 19.80 12.9 41.2 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 12.77 12.5 34.9 – – – – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 16.45 16.2 35.4 17.19 15.6 40.0 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 25.17 23.8 33.1 30.89 30.0 40.2 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 29.20 27.4 40.5 29.20 27.4 40.5 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 20.91 10.2 46.7 20.91 10.2 46.7 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 7.72 5.6 22.7 – – – 6.85 6.4 18.4

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 11.13 8.7 39.6 11.37 10.1 42.2 – – –

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 14.01 12.6 39.8 14.02 12.7 40.6 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 10.53 6.8 30.1 11.72 7.6 38.6 7.38 8.2 18.9

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 7.73 5.5 38.9 7.75 5.8 40.0 – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. 8.70 5.8 31.6 9.18 3.6 39.7 7.86 10.5 23.3

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 11.88 18.1 30.8 13.77 19.5 39.6 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 11.74 2.6 34.9 12.19 1.9 39.7 8.85 3.2 19.5

Supervisors, general office ................................ 13.80 7.6 40.0 13.80 7.6 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 17.84 9.2 40.0 17.84 9.2 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 18.99 5.1 40.7 18.99 5.1 40.7 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 16.68 5.8 40.0 16.68 5.8 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.92 4.1 35.3 12.28 5.0 39.8 8.92 7.6 18.0

Typists ............................................................... 11.80 2.5 39.0 11.84 2.4 39.7 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 10.85 13.2 33.2 11.24 13.1 40.0 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 9.39 6.0 37.5 9.57 9.0 40.0 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 11.01 8.8 37.0 10.85 8.7 40.0 12.28 10.0 23.0

Receptionists ..................................................... 9.49 6.8 28.8 10.50 5.8 39.8 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 10.44 12.2 31.6 11.22 13.7 39.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 January 2001–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

Correspondence clerks ...................................... $12.76 6.7 39.2 $12.76 6.7 39.2 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 11.00 5.6 38.1 10.99 5.9 39.9 $11.17 6.6 22.3

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 13.68 7.6 40.0 13.68 7.6 40.0 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 11.28 9.1 30.4 12.17 9.4 39.4 8.80 4.9 18.6

File clerks ........................................................... 8.76 15.2 34.5 8.73 19.5 40.0 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 11.74 7.8 37.6 11.81 7.7 39.8 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.95 6.9 37.6 12.19 6.3 39.7 8.71 11.3 22.0

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 14.64 8.9 29.0 14.91 9.7 40.0 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 12.12 10.0 36.9 12.71 7.2 39.6 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 12.94 13.1 39.1 13.08 13.4 40.0 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 13.97 21.4 23.8 16.69 10.9 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 14.48 17.1 34.9 15.59 16.5 40.0 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.70 4.0 35.1 11.97 4.1 40.0 9.35 6.7 17.1

Meter readers .................................................... 14.57 3.9 40.0 14.47 4.4 40.0 – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 10.89 7.4 38.4 10.82 7.7 40.0 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 13.36 14.7 38.9 13.50 14.6 39.8 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 16.65 11.0 39.3 16.67 11.1 39.4 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 13.18 9.9 39.2 13.18 10.0 39.3 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 15.19 6.9 39.7 15.22 6.9 40.0 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 12.03 2.5 40.0 12.03 2.5 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 11.04 4.4 34.3 11.29 4.0 39.7 – – –

Bank tellers ........................................................ 9.00 6.9 32.0 9.37 7.9 40.0 8.38 5.9 24.0

Data entry keyers ............................................... 10.06 6.7 36.6 10.22 7.5 39.7 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.91 6.0 24.6 8.89 8.5 33.0 8.92 6.0 19.8

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.75 14.4 28.2 11.42 15.5 39.7 8.94 14.7 15.9

Blue collar ........................................................................ 13.96 4.3 37.7 14.49 4.8 40.0 7.72 5.5 22.3

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 17.37 2.9 39.9 17.39 2.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 30.93 9.2 40.3 30.93 9.2 40.3 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 16.71 12.1 40.2 16.71 12.1 40.2 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 16.10 8.4 40.0 16.10 8.4 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 20.37 4.7 39.8 20.44 4.7 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 21.72 9.1 38.2 21.72 9.1 38.2 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 13.36 9.5 40.0 13.36 9.5 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 14.99 5.6 40.0 14.99 5.6 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 18.15 6.5 40.0 18.15 6.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 22.67 12.4 42.0 22.67 12.4 42.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 17.08 8.6 40.0 17.08 8.6 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 18.89 8.5 40.0 18.89 8.5 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 20.54 6.1 39.8 20.56 6.1 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 26.32 4.3 40.0 26.32 4.3 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 20.51 4.1 40.0 20.51 4.1 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 16.27 10.0 40.0 16.27 10.0 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 21.25 15.0 40.4 21.25 15.0 40.4 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 19.41 6.6 39.9 19.41 6.6 39.9 – – –

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .............. 12.71 8.3 40.0 12.71 8.3 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 12.83 3.3 40.0 12.83 3.3 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 14.99 4.1 37.1 15.23 3.6 40.0 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 10.31 3.2 39.3 10.24 3.0 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 18.52 5.8 41.6 18.52 5.8 41.6 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 24.65 1.0 40.7 24.65 1.0 40.7 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 10.87 6.9 38.0 11.09 7.7 39.8 8.46 9.1 25.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 January 2001–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

–Continued

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... $11.09 4.1 40.0 $11.09 4.1 40.0 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 10.93 3.9 39.5 10.93 3.9 39.5 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 9.56 8.0 39.7 9.57 8.0 39.8 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 12.88 3.0 40.0 12.88 3.0 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 12.59 6.4 39.8 12.59 6.4 39.8 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 16.70 15.1 40.0 16.70 15.1 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 9.98 5.7 39.3 9.99 5.8 40.0 $9.30 5.7 21.3

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 11.46 5.5 38.5 11.62 5.1 39.1 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 14.20 9.9 35.7 15.02 9.1 40.5 7.59 8.2 18.4

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 18.33 7.5 45.8 18.33 7.5 45.8 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 12.91 9.3 40.4 12.92 9.4 40.4 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 7.89 17.4 26.5 – – – 6.11 8.3 23.2

Bus drivers ......................................................... 12.10 5.4 28.5 13.29 4.0 39.5 10.81 5.9 21.9

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 8.20 9.6 15.3 – – – – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 19.37 8.3 40.0 19.37 8.3 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 11.06 10.1 40.0 11.06 10.1 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 18.58 9.1 40.0 18.58 9.1 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 17.03 18.0 40.0 17.03 18.0 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 9.82 3.0 35.0 10.42 2.3 39.7 7.32 7.5 23.5

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 9.91 10.1 28.0 11.16 10.8 40.0 8.16 12.8 19.8

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 9.58 1.4 40.0 9.58 1.4 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 10.59 7.2 39.4 10.62 7.4 39.4 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 9.71 3.3 32.1 9.48 4.1 39.5 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.96 9.6 26.1 11.31 5.4 39.7 6.17 7.7 22.1

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 10.36 9.7 38.3 10.42 10.4 39.8 9.40 1.6 23.8

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 8.09 9.8 37.6 8.83 9.8 40.0 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 9.14 5.5 38.4 9.18 5.9 39.7 8.61 5.0 25.2

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 9.53 5.3 36.0 10.12 5.5 39.6 7.20 7.8 26.4

Service .............................................................................. 8.60 2.9 32.6 9.28 5.1 38.5 6.49 1.7 22.1

Protective service .................................................. 15.26 7.6 34.0 15.71 7.6 40.9 9.17 6.7 10.3

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 22.02 6.9 50.8 22.02 6.9 50.8 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 25.79 8.8 41.2 25.79 8.8 41.2 – – –

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 11.94 7.0 34.8 13.11 5.4 39.5 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 16.09 6.8 48.0 16.12 6.8 48.2 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 21.12 3.5 39.4 21.11 3.5 40.0 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 17.99 8.6 40.1 17.99 8.6 40.1 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 13.33 10.7 40.0 13.33 10.7 40.0 – – –

Guards and police, except public service .......... 9.29 1.5 34.5 9.40 1.4 39.8 8.34 2.6 16.5

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... – – – 14.70 16.9 39.6 – – –

Food service .......................................................... 7.09 2.6 31.2 7.71 2.8 37.7 5.81 2.4 23.2

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 5.16 9.6 28.2 5.48 9.1 37.8 4.70 10.9 20.5

Bartenders ......................................................... 7.36 2.9 33.6 7.85 4.4 39.5 6.11 2.6 24.5

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 4.40 11.4 27.7 4.45 10.2 36.8 4.34 14.8 21.5

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.62 4.6 24.6 5.72 5.5 39.0 5.37 3.8 12.6

Other food service ............................................... 7.95 2.9 32.8 8.57 5.1 37.7 6.49 3.9 25.2

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 12.65 4.3 41.3 12.92 4.0 42.0 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.91 5.2 34.7 9.03 5.7 37.1 8.21 12.1 24.5

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 8.24 3.3 31.6 8.54 2.6 39.5 7.50 3.8 21.3

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.54 2.9 29.9 7.28 1.8 38.4 6.05 2.3 26.1

Health service ........................................................ 9.51 6.4 32.8 9.86 5.4 38.5 8.30 5.6 21.6

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 9.33 3.9 36.1 9.31 3.9 39.5 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 9.11 4.4 31.7 9.49 4.1 39.0 8.26 5.5 22.3

Cleaning and building service ................................ 9.03 2.1 35.1 9.23 2.3 39.1 8.18 2.2 24.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 January 2001–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Cleaning and building service –Continued

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ $14.65 8.8 40.0 $14.65 8.8 40.0 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 7.96 2.4 36.9 7.77 2.9 39.9 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.94 2.0 34.2 9.16 2.0 38.7 $8.01 1.9 22.9

Personal service .................................................... 8.14 5.1 33.8 8.43 5.8 38.6 6.53 5.5 20.2

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 12.02 14.4 40.1 12.02 14.4 40.1 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 6.73 2.0 37.0 6.80 1.9 39.8 6.08 2.5 22.4

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 5.96 7.4 39.5 5.98 7.2 40.0 – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ 9.24 8.0 34.1 9.78 6.6 42.6 – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 7.27 2.8 30.6 – – – 6.61 6.2 18.3

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 9.59 9.1 20.0 10.96 10.0 37.6 7.67 2.2 12.1

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 8.20 13.8 27.6 10.33 4.2 39.1 5.92 2.1 20.9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between March 2000 and January

2002. The average reference period was January 2001. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

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

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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

Compensation Survey,3 January 2001

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $13.78 4.1 35.5 $14.67 4.7 39.7 $8.11 3.5 21.2

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 13.81 4.8 35.5 14.67 5.3 39.6 8.08 3.6 21.1

White collar ...................................................................... 16.43 3.7 35.9 17.26 3.2 40.1 10.14 7.7 20.0

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 17.30 3.6 36.2 17.92 3.4 39.9 11.26 7.6 19.0

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 22.55 5.9 36.7 22.65 6.4 39.1 20.86 6.4 17.9

Professional specialty ................................................ 24.78 7.2 36.8 25.01 8.0 39.6 21.63 6.4 18.7

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 30.43 3.8 40.2 30.40 3.9 40.3 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 28.05 4.3 39.8 27.92 4.2 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 30.32 11.7 40.0 30.32 11.7 40.0 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 25.30 7.0 41.4 25.30 7.0 41.4 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 30.36 5.8 40.0 30.36 5.8 40.0 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 22.82 17.4 41.1 22.82 17.4 41.1 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 22.79 18.8 41.2 22.79 18.8 41.2 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 23.18 8.3 40.0 23.18 8.3 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 30.26 10.4 38.4 30.35 11.0 39.5 – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 41.35 13.0 36.5 44.01 17.4 38.9 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 26.34 9.3 36.0 26.92 11.1 38.8 22.49 7.7 24.3

Registered nurses .............................................. 22.29 4.9 35.0 22.56 6.7 38.2 20.96 5.2 24.8

Pharmacists ....................................................... 35.66 6.2 35.6 35.67 4.8 40.7 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 17.01 4.4 31.6 – – – – – –

Occupational therapists ..................................... 24.33 4.1 33.5 – – – – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 27.18 9.6 31.8 26.59 10.8 40.3 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 25.75 8.8 25.6 27.09 12.2 40.0 23.12 7.5 15.0

Teachers, except college and university ................ 16.23 7.3 34.2 16.17 8.0 37.6 18.35 20.7 7.9

Elementary school teachers .............................. 20.54 23.7 20.8 18.29 17.0 39.5 – – –

Secondary school teachers ............................... 19.78 13.7 42.2 19.78 13.7 42.2 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 21.89 13.7 19.0 24.26 13.7 40.0 15.27 11.2 7.7

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 18.85 19.9 37.5 18.85 19.9 37.5 – – –

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

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 23.71 21.3 35.7 23.84 23.3 40.2 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 14.28 9.9 37.7 14.28 10.2 38.7 – – –

Social workers ................................................... 14.27 10.2 37.6 14.27 10.5 38.7 – – –

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

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 20.60 9.2 27.6 21.14 9.1 39.5 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 18.28 23.0 40.0 18.28 23.0 40.0 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 29.28 5.3 38.4 29.28 5.3 38.4 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 18.39 8.0 36.5 18.42 7.8 38.1 17.48 15.5 15.1

Radiological technicians .................................... 18.45 7.6 35.4 18.95 6.4 39.9 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 15.06 5.1 37.5 15.01 5.2 39.3 16.00 6.3 21.0

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 13.12 14.4 25.4 12.70 11.4 37.3 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 14.43 19.9 39.1 14.24 18.9 39.7 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 21.74 3.3 40.0 21.74 3.3 40.0 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians .................. 18.27 7.2 40.0 18.27 7.2 40.0 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 19.00 4.1 40.0 19.00 4.1 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 24.91 7.6 40.1 24.91 7.6 40.1 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 18.16 12.1 39.5 18.16 12.1 39.5 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 20.04 7.0 40.3 20.32 5.7 42.1 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 24.77 3.3 40.9 25.06 3.5 41.9 – – –

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 25.38 3.9 41.4 25.79 4.1 42.7 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 27.42 13.2 41.4 27.42 13.2 41.4 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 36.63 10.2 40.0 36.63 10.2 40.0 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 31.40 9.0 43.9 31.40 9.0 43.9 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... – – – 30.01 5.8 41.0 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 40.73 23.3 37.7 43.01 23.6 40.0 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 14.83 11.7 44.5 14.83 11.7 44.5 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 17.05 15.0 41.0 17.05 15.0 41.0 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 21.87 7.8 46.8 21.87 7.8 46.8 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 27.11 10.1 41.8 27.42 9.6 42.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 January 2001–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 .............................................. $23.18 5.0 39.9 $23.17 5.0 40.0 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 21.32 7.8 41.8 21.32 7.8 41.8 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 25.40 9.8 40.6 25.41 9.8 40.6 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 19.24 8.4 40.3 19.24 8.4 40.3 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 25.75 10.0 40.2 25.75 10.0 40.2 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 22.57 5.2 39.7 22.55 5.2 39.9 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 13.48 6.4 34.9 14.73 5.6 40.8 $8.31 8.1 21.9

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 17.26 8.0 41.6 17.63 7.7 43.0 – – –

Insurance sales .................................................. 19.80 12.9 41.2 19.80 12.9 41.2 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 12.20 12.4 34.7 – – – – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 16.45 16.2 35.4 17.19 15.6 40.0 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 25.15 24.1 33.1 30.98 30.6 40.2 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 29.20 27.4 40.5 29.20 27.4 40.5 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 20.91 10.2 46.7 20.91 10.2 46.7 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 7.72 5.6 22.7 – – – 6.85 6.4 18.4

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 11.13 8.7 39.6 11.37 10.1 42.2 – – –

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 14.01 12.6 39.8 14.02 12.7 40.6 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 10.54 6.7 30.2 11.72 7.6 38.6 7.40 8.1 19.0

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 7.73 5.5 38.9 7.75 5.8 40.0 – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. 8.70 5.8 31.6 9.18 3.6 39.7 7.84 10.4 23.3

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 11.88 18.1 30.8 13.77 19.5 39.6 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 11.57 2.6 34.5 12.02 1.7 39.8 8.80 3.4 19.2

Supervisors, general office ................................ 13.18 7.0 40.0 13.18 7.0 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 17.83 10.9 40.0 17.83 10.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 18.99 5.1 40.7 18.99 5.1 40.7 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 16.63 6.5 40.0 16.63 6.5 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.67 5.6 34.2 12.08 6.7 39.7 8.98 8.4 17.9

Typists ............................................................... 10.98 2.0 37.3 11.03 2.1 39.3 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 9.60 9.2 31.7 9.91 9.6 40.0 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 9.39 6.0 37.5 9.57 9.0 40.0 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 11.01 8.8 37.0 10.85 8.7 40.0 12.28 10.0 23.0

Receptionists ..................................................... 9.53 7.1 28.5 10.63 5.8 39.8 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 10.11 9.8 31.3 10.74 11.5 39.1 – – –

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 12.76 6.7 39.2 12.76 6.7 39.2 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 10.94 5.5 38.1 10.92 5.7 39.9 11.17 6.6 22.3

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 14.00 7.6 40.0 14.00 7.6 40.0 – – –

File clerks ........................................................... 7.73 11.1 34.0 – – – – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 12.09 6.7 37.6 12.37 6.2 39.6 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.75 7.2 37.3 12.02 6.6 39.7 8.71 11.3 22.0

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 14.55 9.8 28.3 14.84 10.8 40.0 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 12.26 11.3 36.4 13.04 7.0 39.6 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 14.34 15.7 38.1 14.83 15.9 40.0 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... – – – 14.76 5.3 40.0 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 14.48 17.1 34.9 15.59 16.5 40.0 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.46 4.2 35.0 11.72 4.1 40.0 8.72 6.7 15.1

Expeditors .......................................................... 10.89 7.4 38.4 10.82 7.7 40.0 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 13.36 14.7 38.9 13.50 14.6 39.8 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 16.65 11.0 39.3 16.67 11.1 39.4 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 13.12 10.3 39.2 13.12 10.3 39.2 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 12.01 3.4 40.0 12.01 3.4 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 10.74 4.5 33.4 11.02 4.5 39.6 – – –

Bank tellers ........................................................ 9.00 6.9 32.0 9.37 7.9 40.0 8.38 5.9 24.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 January 2001–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

Data entry keyers ............................................... $10.06 6.7 36.6 $10.22 7.5 39.7 – – –

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 9.72 10.4 27.0 10.31 10.7 39.7 $8.24 15.2 14.8

Blue collar ........................................................................ 13.87 4.5 37.6 14.41 5.1 40.0 7.46 6.4 22.1

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 17.27 3.3 39.9 17.28 3.3 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 31.51 10.7 40.3 31.51 10.7 40.3 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 16.76 12.5 40.2 16.76 12.5 40.2 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 14.94 8.7 40.0 14.94 8.7 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 20.28 5.2 39.8 – – – – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 21.72 9.1 38.2 21.72 9.1 38.2 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 13.06 9.0 40.0 13.06 9.0 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 14.70 5.9 40.0 14.70 5.9 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 18.47 7.6 40.0 18.47 7.6 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 16.72 9.2 40.0 16.72 9.2 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 19.54 8.2 40.0 19.54 8.2 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 20.82 6.0 39.7 20.84 6.0 40.0 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 26.96 3.8 40.0 26.96 3.8 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 20.51 4.1 40.0 20.51 4.1 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 16.27 10.0 40.0 16.27 10.0 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 21.16 15.5 40.4 21.16 15.5 40.4 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 19.85 7.9 39.8 19.85 7.9 39.8 – – –

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .............. 12.71 8.3 40.0 12.71 8.3 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 12.83 3.3 40.0 12.83 3.3 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 14.99 4.1 37.1 15.23 3.6 40.0 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 10.31 3.2 39.3 10.24 3.0 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 18.52 8.3 42.4 18.52 8.3 42.4 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 10.87 6.9 38.0 11.09 7.7 39.8 8.46 9.1 25.5

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 11.09 4.1 40.0 11.09 4.1 40.0 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 10.93 3.9 39.5 10.93 3.9 39.5 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 9.58 8.2 39.7 9.58 8.2 39.8 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 12.88 3.0 40.0 12.88 3.0 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 12.59 6.4 39.8 12.59 6.4 39.8 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 16.67 15.3 40.0 16.67 15.3 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 9.98 5.7 39.3 9.99 5.8 40.0 9.30 5.7 21.3

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 11.46 5.5 38.5 11.62 5.1 39.1 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 14.32 11.1 35.6 15.21 9.9 40.5 6.96 7.6 17.9

Truck drivers ...................................................... 12.88 9.6 40.4 12.89 9.7 40.4 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 7.89 17.4 26.5 – – – 6.11 8.3 23.2

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 19.37 8.3 40.0 19.37 8.3 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 18.79 10.0 40.0 18.79 10.0 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 9.72 3.0 35.0 10.34 2.3 39.7 7.09 6.6 23.3

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 8.54 10.8 22.8 9.84 9.7 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 9.55 1.3 40.0 9.55 1.3 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 10.51 7.5 39.4 10.55 7.7 39.4 – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 9.71 3.3 32.1 9.48 4.1 39.5 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.91 9.8 25.9 11.21 5.5 39.7 6.19 8.0 21.9

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 10.36 9.7 38.3 10.42 10.4 39.8 9.40 1.6 23.8

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 7.93 9.8 37.5 8.63 10.0 40.0 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 9.14 5.5 38.4 9.18 5.9 39.7 8.61 5.0 25.2

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 9.45 5.4 35.9 10.03 5.6 39.6 7.20 7.8 26.4

Service .............................................................................. 7.72 1.4 32.1 8.21 2.4 38.2 6.37 1.8 22.2

Protective service .................................................. 9.40 1.4 26.4 9.47 1.5 39.8 9.00 7.5 8.8

Guards and police, except public service .......... 9.26 1.5 34.5 9.38 1.4 39.8 8.25 2.1 16.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 January 2001–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

Food service .......................................................... $7.00 2.9 31.3 $7.63 2.6 37.7 $5.69 2.7 23.1

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 5.16 9.6 28.2 5.48 9.1 37.8 4.69 10.9 20.5

Bartenders ......................................................... 7.35 2.9 33.7 7.85 4.4 39.5 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 4.40 11.4 27.7 4.45 10.2 36.8 4.34 14.8 21.5

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.62 4.6 24.6 5.72 5.5 39.0 5.37 3.8 12.6

Other food service ............................................... 7.87 2.8 33.1 8.47 4.8 37.7 6.35 4.0 25.3

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 12.33 4.2 41.4 12.60 3.4 42.1 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.93 5.4 35.2 9.03 5.8 37.1 8.23 14.3 25.7

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 8.24 3.4 31.6 8.54 2.6 39.6 7.55 4.1 21.5

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.45 3.4 30.1 7.28 1.8 38.4 5.84 2.1 26.0

Health service ........................................................ 9.44 7.2 31.9 9.82 6.1 38.2 8.30 5.8 21.5

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 9.40 6.4 34.0 9.37 6.6 39.2 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 8.98 4.2 31.0 9.35 3.9 38.9 8.26 5.7 22.2

Cleaning and building service ................................ 8.50 1.5 34.3 8.58 2.2 38.8 8.24 2.2 24.9

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 13.02 8.6 40.0 13.02 8.6 40.0 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 8.03 2.3 36.6 7.83 2.6 39.9 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.35 1.8 33.1 8.43 2.7 38.2 – – –

Personal service .................................................... 8.07 5.3 34.5 8.36 5.9 38.5 6.29 7.2 21.1

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 11.76 13.8 40.1 11.76 13.8 40.1 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 6.69 2.1 37.7 6.80 1.9 39.8 5.50 3.0 23.6

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 5.96 7.4 39.5 5.98 7.2 40.0 – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ – – – 9.17 7.9 44.6 – – –

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 10.37 14.8 27.2 12.18 16.5 40.0 – – –

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 8.19 13.9 27.6 10.33 4.2 39.1 5.89 1.9 20.9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between March 2000 and January

2002. The average reference period was January 2001. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

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

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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

part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 January 2001

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 .......................................................................................... $20.22 2.8 37.3 $20.78 3.0 39.7 $13.42 6.9 21.5

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 20.22 2.8 37.3 20.78 3.0 39.7 13.47 7.0 21.5

White collar ...................................................................... 22.63 2.5 37.4 23.01 2.7 39.4 16.82 8.1 21.1

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 22.64 2.4 37.5 23.01 2.7 39.4 16.98 8.4 21.2

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 27.02 3.2 36.9 27.38 3.3 39.2 22.05 6.4 20.2

Professional specialty ................................................ 28.67 3.3 36.5 29.15 3.4 39.1 22.49 6.2 19.9

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 25.80 8.6 40.3 25.80 8.6 40.3 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 27.72 3.0 40.0 27.72 3.0 40.0 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 25.48 13.8 40.5 25.48 13.8 40.5 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 24.49 5.8 40.0 24.49 5.8 40.0 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 24.15 6.0 40.0 24.15 6.0 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 25.00 10.0 40.8 24.99 10.3 40.7 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 33.55 19.8 35.2 34.19 21.1 39.2 28.99 21.4 20.5

Registered nurses .............................................. 21.13 6.8 33.1 20.91 8.2 38.9 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 37.71 13.5 36.4 39.39 12.5 37.5 25.97 5.7 30.1

Health specialties teachers ................................ 55.16 25.1 30.1 – – – – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 33.63 10.2 39.4 33.73 10.2 40.4 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 25.59 2.8 35.5 26.04 2.7 38.9 19.23 7.3 15.9

Elementary school teachers .............................. 26.28 3.8 36.6 26.46 3.7 38.9 23.30 9.0 18.8

Secondary school teachers ............................... 26.91 2.6 37.7 26.92 2.5 39.0 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 26.54 8.6 36.0 26.73 8.3 37.1 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 18.32 4.6 33.6 – – – – – –

Substitute teachers ............................................ 10.96 6.5 20.3 – – – 11.93 10.6 13.5

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 30.69 7.4 37.3 – – – – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 17.58 19.7 39.5 17.58 19.7 39.5 – – –

Librarians ........................................................... 17.58 19.7 39.5 17.58 19.7 39.5 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 24.38 5.4 37.2 24.21 6.1 40.0 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 24.53 5.2 36.7 – – – – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 18.88 6.0 37.7 19.01 6.5 40.0 – – –

Social workers ................................................... 18.85 6.7 37.8 18.92 7.3 40.0 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 48.20 12.8 41.7 48.20 12.8 42.4 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 38.20 10.0 44.3 38.20 10.0 44.3 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 32.89 22.8 37.3 – – – – – –

Technical ................................................................... 17.56 3.5 39.1 17.60 3.7 39.9 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 14.63 4.8 33.9 15.01 5.6 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 16.38 8.1 40.0 16.38 8.1 40.0 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 18.79 9.0 40.0 18.79 9.0 40.0 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 25.48 5.9 39.9 25.51 5.9 40.2 – – –

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 28.48 5.9 40.3 28.48 5.9 40.3 – – –

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 26.98 5.8 40.6 26.98 5.8 40.6 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 26.52 6.7 40.0 26.52 6.7 40.0 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 38.43 3.4 40.0 38.43 3.4 40.0 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 22.62 24.8 40.0 22.62 24.8 40.0 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 19.68 20.1 40.0 19.68 20.1 40.0 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 28.00 7.6 40.4 28.00 7.6 40.4 – – –

Management related .............................................. 19.99 7.3 39.1 20.06 7.4 40.0 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 17.82 9.2 40.0 17.82 9.2 40.0 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 17.31 11.3 32.4 17.81 11.3 40.0 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 23.03 5.3 40.0 23.03 5.3 40.0 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 14.20 22.1 21.3 – – – – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 12.76 4.4 37.3 13.06 4.5 39.4 9.37 4.6 23.5

Supervisors, general office ................................ 21.55 9.6 40.0 21.55 9.6 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 12.70 3.2 39.1 12.81 2.5 40.0 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.66 4.0 37.2 – – – – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 11.11 8.5 30.1 – – – 8.80 4.9 18.6

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 11.24 15.6 37.5 11.03 15.3 40.0 – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 13.31 5.5 40.0 13.31 5.5 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 January 2001–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

Dispatchers ........................................................ $11.99 10.7 39.9 $12.00 10.7 40.0 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 14.89 5.5 39.6 14.92 5.5 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 12.41 6.5 39.7 12.42 6.5 40.0 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.65 5.3 29.3 8.89 8.5 33.0 $8.27 2.4 24.9

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 15.60 9.7 36.0 16.40 12.3 40.0 – – –

Blue collar ........................................................................ 15.62 4.9 37.8 16.07 4.6 39.9 11.35 10.1 25.3

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 19.06 6.3 39.9 19.06 6.3 40.0 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 19.24 6.0 40.0 19.24 6.0 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 16.85 5.8 40.0 16.85 5.8 40.0 – – –

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

Transportation and material moving ......................... 13.17 9.4 36.3 13.38 11.1 39.9 11.85 3.5 23.0

Bus drivers ......................................................... 12.41 2.8 29.2 12.94 4.5 39.2 11.85 3.5 23.0

Operating engineers .......................................... 11.06 10.1 40.0 11.06 10.1 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 14.75 6.2 40.0 14.75 6.2 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 12.09 7.7 35.9 12.57 8.6 40.0 10.83 20.7 28.5

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 11.22 11.4 36.0 12.09 17.8 40.0 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 12.59 9.2 40.0 12.59 9.2 40.0 – – –

Service .............................................................................. 14.17 4.4 36.5 14.99 4.9 40.6 8.09 3.1 20.8

Protective service .................................................. 18.39 5.6 40.3 18.64 5.7 41.5 9.65 6.7 20.0

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 22.02 6.9 50.8 22.02 6.9 50.8 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 25.79 8.8 41.2 25.79 8.8 41.2 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 16.09 6.8 48.0 16.12 6.8 48.2 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 21.15 3.6 40.0 21.15 3.6 40.0 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 17.99 8.6 40.1 17.99 8.6 40.1 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 13.33 10.7 40.0 13.33 10.7 40.0 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 13.18 14.9 29.7 15.10 15.5 39.5 10.02 7.7 21.0

Food service .......................................................... 9.64 11.4 28.0 12.24 19.4 38.4 7.92 3.2 23.7

Other food service ............................................... 9.64 11.5 28.0 12.24 19.4 38.4 7.91 3.3 23.7

Cooks ................................................................. 8.23 5.9 21.7 – – – – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 8.24 6.5 32.5 – – – – – –

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 7.84 4.4 27.0 – – – 7.90 4.5 26.7

Health service ........................................................ 9.90 5.5 38.1 10.00 6.0 39.6 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 10.02 9.7 36.7 10.25 10.7 39.2 – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 11.02 4.2 38.2 11.19 4.3 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 19.23 13.5 40.0 19.23 13.5 40.0 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 10.73 2.5 37.9 10.93 2.0 40.0 – – –

Personal service .................................................... 9.69 7.6 24.1 10.74 10.3 39.0 8.20 7.7 15.6

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 8.92 6.6 19.4 – – – 9.04 6.6 18.0

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 8.16 3.1 25.5 8.82 1.5 39.2 – – –

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 9.00 10.9 16.7 – – – – – –

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 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between March 2000 and January

2002. The average reference period was January 2001. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all

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

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $14.70 3.6 35.7 $13.78 4.1 35.5 $20.22 2.8 37.3

All, excluding sales ........................................................ 14.83 4.1 35.8 13.81 4.8 35.5 20.22 2.8 37.3

White collar ...................................................................... 17.64 3.0 36.2 16.43 3.7 35.9 22.63 2.5 37.4

 1 ................................................................... 6.96 5.8 27.7 6.90 5.7 28.0 8.34 4.5 22.7

 2 ................................................................... 9.06 4.7 29.3 9.03 4.9 29.1 9.40 8.1 31.7

 3 ................................................................... 9.48 2.3 33.2 9.43 2.7 33.1 10.12 5.7 34.7

 4 ................................................................... 11.58 2.9 35.3 11.46 3.0 34.9 12.63 3.9 39.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.22 2.5 38.4 14.25 3.0 38.6 14.03 4.3 37.2

 6 ................................................................... 15.57 5.7 39.3 15.45 6.8 39.4 16.07 3.2 38.6

 7 ................................................................... 18.70 3.2 37.6 17.71 3.7 38.0 21.38 4.8 36.7

 8 ................................................................... 22.57 5.1 39.2 22.31 6.6 40.1 23.26 3.1 37.1

 9 ................................................................... 23.53 2.9 38.8 22.77 4.3 39.0 25.01 1.7 38.4

10 ................................................................... 31.48 9.6 40.0 33.10 11.4 40.4 25.94 4.2 38.7

11 ................................................................... 31.45 4.0 39.3 32.48 5.0 40.4 29.92 3.5 37.7

12 ................................................................... 36.27 2.7 41.6 36.24 3.4 41.9 36.35 9.6 40.8

13 ................................................................... 49.86 3.9 38.0 54.82 8.4 39.0 47.12 3.9 37.5

14 ................................................................... 60.23 8.2 39.5 60.57 8.7 40.5 59.66 16.3 38.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 29.67 30.7 31.4 27.48 32.5 29.0 33.56 39.2 36.8

White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 18.57 2.7 36.5 17.30 3.6 36.2 22.64 2.4 37.5

 1 ................................................................... 7.66 6.4 27.8 7.51 7.1 28.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.32 4.6 30.3 9.31 5.0 30.1 9.40 8.1 31.9

 3 ................................................................... 9.81 1.8 33.7 9.77 2.0 33.6 10.11 5.8 34.9

 4 ................................................................... 11.53 2.1 34.5 11.35 2.3 33.9 12.63 3.9 39.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.11 3.7 38.4 14.12 4.7 38.6 14.03 4.3 37.2

 6 ................................................................... 15.42 6.0 39.1 15.24 7.3 39.2 16.07 3.3 38.6

 7 ................................................................... 18.63 4.2 37.3 17.42 4.7 37.6 21.38 4.8 36.7

 8 ................................................................... 22.37 4.2 38.0 21.88 6.0 38.5 23.26 3.1 37.1

 9 ................................................................... 23.48 2.9 38.8 22.68 4.3 38.9 25.01 1.7 38.4

10 ................................................................... 27.43 2.7 39.9 27.98 3.2 40.4 25.96 4.3 38.7

11 ................................................................... 31.25 3.7 39.0 32.23 5.0 40.0 29.93 3.6 37.7

12 ................................................................... 36.27 2.7 41.6 36.24 3.4 41.9 36.35 9.6 40.8

13 ................................................................... 49.86 3.9 38.0 54.82 8.4 39.0 47.12 3.9 37.5

14 ................................................................... 60.23 8.2 39.5 60.57 8.7 40.5 59.66 16.3 38.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 32.17 28.4 30.4 31.15 29.7 26.9 33.56 39.2 36.8

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 24.12 4.4 36.8 22.55 5.9 36.7 27.02 3.2 36.9

Professional specialty ................................................ 26.39 4.9 36.7 24.78 7.2 36.8 28.67 3.3 36.5

 5 ................................................................... 14.43 7.6 35.8 14.40 8.9 38.3 14.63 7.2 25.9

 6 ................................................................... 15.12 14.5 36.6 14.47 15.9 37.4 17.52 6.9 34.2

 7 ................................................................... 20.74 2.7 35.5 17.98 6.5 36.4 23.82 4.2 34.7

 8 ................................................................... 22.87 3.3 35.5 20.80 4.2 34.6 24.78 4.6 36.4

 9 ................................................................... 23.17 4.8 37.5 21.25 5.6 37.3 25.80 1.4 37.8

10 ................................................................... 26.69 2.7 38.7 27.94 3.7 39.3 25.13 5.6 37.9

11 ................................................................... 30.07 3.0 39.0 30.70 3.8 41.5 29.31 2.5 36.4

12 ................................................................... 36.77 3.4 40.2 – – – 36.19 14.0 41.0

13 ................................................................... 47.23 2.8 37.8 46.05 3.2 39.5 47.81 4.0 37.0

14 ................................................................... 58.05 10.2 39.0 55.88 8.3 40.3 59.66 16.3 38.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 43.10 17.6 25.9 39.21 22.3 23.3 51.09 30.0 34.0

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 29.71 3.5 40.2 30.43 3.8 40.2 25.80 8.6 40.3

 9 ................................................................... 25.53 2.2 40.1 25.14 4.2 40.2 27.29 8.8 40.0

10 ................................................................... 28.11 2.9 42.0 28.16 3.0 42.1 – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.81 3.4 40.0 31.61 2.9 40.0 – – –

12 ................................................................... 35.09 3.4 39.6 35.51 4.3 39.6 – – –

13 ................................................................... 43.99 1.7 40.0 43.99 1.7 40.0 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 27.97 3.4 39.8 28.05 4.3 39.8 27.72 3.0 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 24.42 2.1 40.0 24.40 2.2 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 28.24 3.6 40.0 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 34.48 6.2 38.9 – – – – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 30.32 11.7 40.0 30.32 11.7 40.0 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 25.30 7.0 41.4 25.30 7.0 41.4 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 28.63 6.4 40.2 30.36 5.8 40.0 25.48 13.8 40.5

 9 ................................................................... 28.95 2.1 40.0 27.30 6.0 40.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.44 4.8 40.0 29.88 3.7 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Engineers, architects, and surveyors –Continued

Engineers, n.e.c. –Continued

12 ................................................................... $35.77 3.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 23.02 15.6 40.9 $22.82 17.4 41.1 $24.49 5.8 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 20.70 9.2 40.0 20.23 9.3 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.74 9.6 39.9 23.17 13.8 39.8 21.93 3.7 40.0

11 ................................................................... 31.75 6.9 41.3 31.89 7.6 41.5 – – –

12 ................................................................... 40.92 6.0 40.9 41.94 5.3 41.0 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 22.95 16.8 41.0 22.79 18.8 41.2 24.15 6.0 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 20.82 11.0 40.0 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.05 10.1 39.9 23.69 14.9 39.8 21.93 3.7 40.0

11 ................................................................... 32.53 7.8 41.6 32.79 8.8 41.8 – – –

12 ................................................................... 40.92 6.0 40.9 41.94 5.3 41.0 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 23.82 7.8 40.0 23.18 8.3 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 28.03 10.0 39.4 30.26 10.4 38.4 25.00 10.0 40.8

 9 ................................................................... 22.24 6.9 39.5 21.91 6.9 39.5 – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.70 9.0 35.4 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 38.00 22.9 40.0 45.25 7.1 40.0 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 20.71 9.3 40.5 – – – – – –

Geologists and geodesists ................................. 33.50 16.0 40.0 – – – – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 36.02 14.6 38.2 41.35 13.0 36.5 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 20.08 6.1 37.3 – – – – – –

Health related ........................................................ 27.20 7.9 35.9 26.34 9.3 36.0 33.55 19.8 35.2

 5 ................................................................... 19.69 10.2 31.6 20.62 8.9 30.5 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.10 4.3 28.4 17.10 4.3 28.4 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.10 8.1 33.0 19.54 9.2 32.6 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.70 2.5 33.3 20.96 3.0 33.1 18.77 .8 35.0

 9 ................................................................... 20.45 6.2 35.7 19.87 6.1 36.1 24.99 3.6 32.5

10 ................................................................... 30.02 6.9 32.3 30.53 6.6 33.7 – – –

11 ................................................................... 34.63 5.2 35.7 34.94 6.8 34.7 – – –

Registered nurses .............................................. 22.19 4.6 34.9 22.29 4.9 35.0 21.13 6.8 33.1

 7 ................................................................... 18.40 6.8 33.0 18.80 7.7 32.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.65 2.6 33.1 20.91 3.0 32.8 18.77 .8 35.0

 9 ................................................................... 20.01 6.1 35.6 19.67 6.1 36.1 23.59 4.0 31.3

Pharmacists ....................................................... 35.82 5.2 36.2 35.66 6.2 35.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.18 4.6 40.0 36.03 5.9 40.0 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 17.01 4.4 31.6 17.01 4.4 31.6 – – –

Occupational therapists ..................................... 24.33 4.1 33.5 24.33 4.1 33.5 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 27.31 9.1 30.9 27.18 9.6 31.8 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 37.24 12.8 35.8 25.75 8.8 25.6 37.71 13.5 36.4

 8 ................................................................... 18.41 .7 32.5 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 29.78 7.0 29.0 – – – 31.44 6.5 33.5

10 ................................................................... 28.37 3.4 34.4 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.63 5.2 35.1 25.22 12.1 40.0 30.80 5.7 35.0

12 ................................................................... 33.32 6.7 40.9 – – – – – –

13 ................................................................... 50.56 5.9 35.1 – – – 50.56 5.9 35.1

Health specialties teachers ................................ 54.47 25.1 30.2 – – – 55.16 25.1 30.1

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 31.18 1.9 39.2 – – – – – –

Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 33.71 9.9 39.4 – – – 33.63 10.2 39.4

12 ................................................................... 33.24 6.7 40.9 – – – – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 24.30 4.2 35.3 16.23 7.3 34.2 25.59 2.8 35.5

 5 ................................................................... 13.80 12.8 18.0 18.83 14.8 25.9 12.67 14.6 16.8

 7 ................................................................... 22.78 9.5 35.0 – – – 24.44 5.3 34.3

 8 ................................................................... 26.16 4.9 35.3 – – – 26.47 4.9 35.9

 9 ................................................................... 26.39 2.0 38.3 – – – 26.46 2.0 38.4

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 19.01 25.1 34.5 – – – – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 26.21 3.8 36.3 20.54 23.7 20.8 26.28 3.8 36.6

 7 ................................................................... 25.90 6.8 34.4 – – – 25.90 6.8 34.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, except college and university

–Continued

Elementary school teachers –Continued

 8 ................................................................... $25.09 6.6 35.7 – – – $25.04 6.6 36.8

 9 ................................................................... 27.59 2.3 38.6 $26.05 4.7 38.4 27.61 2.3 38.6

Secondary school teachers ............................... 26.76 2.5 37.8 19.78 13.7 42.2 26.91 2.6 37.7

 7 ................................................................... 25.61 5.4 40.0 – – – 25.63 5.5 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 29.35 3.4 36.8 – – – 29.44 3.5 36.7

 9 ................................................................... 26.99 3.3 37.9 – – – 27.01 3.3 37.8

Teachers, special education .............................. 20.60 17.0 38.3 – – – 26.54 8.6 36.0

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 18.97 5.1 29.5 21.89 13.7 19.0 18.32 4.6 33.6

 6 ................................................................... 18.82 1.1 38.2 – – – – – –

Substitute teachers ............................................ 11.01 6.5 20.2 – – – 10.96 6.5 20.3

 5 ................................................................... 12.66 14.7 16.9 – – – 12.66 14.7 16.9

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 26.37 8.9 37.4 18.85 19.9 37.5 30.69 7.4 37.3

 9 ................................................................... 28.11 5.5 38.2 – – – – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 17.81 18.8 39.5 – – – 17.58 19.7 39.5

Librarians ........................................................... 17.81 18.8 39.5 – – – 17.58 19.7 39.5

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 24.14 8.4 36.6 23.71 21.3 35.7 24.38 5.4 37.2

Psychologists ..................................................... 23.12 7.5 35.0 – – – 24.53 5.2 36.7

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 15.79 7.1 37.7 14.28 9.9 37.7 18.88 6.0 37.7

 6 ................................................................... 15.87 10.4 34.5 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 14.06 17.6 37.8 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 18.74 4.3 36.0 – – – 19.91 5.9 37.7

Social workers ................................................... 15.70 7.5 37.7 14.27 10.2 37.6 18.85 6.7 37.8

 6 ................................................................... 15.87 10.4 34.5 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 13.46 18.6 37.6 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 19.06 4.5 36.6 – – – 20.17 6.3 38.9

Recreation workers ............................................ 17.28 9.1 37.5 – – – – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 37.99 21.5 46.5 – – – 48.20 12.8 41.7

Lawyers ............................................................. 31.55 15.3 49.2 – – – 38.20 10.0 44.3

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 23.28 10.8 29.2 20.60 9.2 27.6 32.89 22.8 37.3

 7 ................................................................... 19.11 16.3 40.0 18.93 16.6 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.81 8.9 39.7 20.81 8.9 39.7 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 18.28 23.0 40.0 18.28 23.0 40.0 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 40.92 15.8 39.2 29.28 5.3 38.4 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 26.49 1.5 40.0 – – – – – –

Technical ................................................................... 18.23 6.3 37.0 18.39 8.0 36.5 17.56 3.5 39.1

 3 ................................................................... 11.06 3.6 31.8 11.06 3.6 31.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.42 3.7 27.3 12.41 4.4 25.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.52 18.4 36.7 14.45 20.4 36.6 15.19 5.5 37.4

 6 ................................................................... 15.68 10.1 38.7 15.38 14.0 38.2 16.31 4.8 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 18.17 5.3 39.9 17.96 6.3 39.9 18.80 6.7 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 21.53 2.4 39.3 21.37 3.2 39.6 22.19 1.8 38.1

 9 ................................................................... 23.40 2.3 39.3 23.53 2.5 39.5 – – –

10 ................................................................... 30.23 8.5 40.2 30.53 11.3 40.3 – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians

 3 ................................................................... 11.23 6.4 26.0 11.23 6.4 26.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 19.22 7.9 40.0 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 20.72 2.4 36.8 – – – – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 18.45 7.6 35.4 18.45 7.6 35.4 – – –

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 15.00 5.0 37.0 15.06 5.1 37.5 14.63 4.8 33.9

 4 ................................................................... 14.88 4.2 34.7 14.88 4.2 34.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.20 5.4 35.8 14.04 5.8 37.3 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.75 7.5 37.9 14.86 8.4 37.5 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.63 5.4 39.7 – – – – – –

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 13.22 11.5 27.4 13.12 14.4 25.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Professional specialty and technical –Continued

Technical –Continued

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.

–Continued

 4 ................................................................... $11.08 5.7 18.5 – – – – – –

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 14.68 18.0 39.2 $14.43 19.9 39.1 $16.38 8.1 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 17.73 8.5 39.5 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.27 5.8 40.0 20.20 6.0 40.0 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 22.78 7.3 38.6 22.49 7.9 38.5 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 19.27 6.1 40.0 – – – 18.79 9.0 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 18.01 3.3 40.0 – – – – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 20.81 4.8 40.0 21.74 3.3 40.0 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians .................. 20.51 7.7 40.0 18.27 7.2 40.0 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 16.48 3.4 40.0 19.00 4.1 40.0 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 19.32 7.2 40.0 – – – – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 24.99 7.4 40.1 24.91 7.6 40.1 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 17.77 10.9 39.6 18.16 12.1 39.5 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 19.79 3.7 40.2 20.04 7.0 40.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.98 1.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 24.94 2.5 40.7 24.77 3.3 40.9 25.48 5.9 39.9

 5 ................................................................... 12.60 6.4 40.0 12.50 6.4 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 15.62 3.7 39.1 15.43 6.0 40.5 15.94 1.6 36.9

 7 ................................................................... 18.39 4.5 37.6 18.37 4.9 37.4 18.62 8.7 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 22.06 16.6 42.1 23.23 18.6 42.5 16.26 14.0 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 24.38 4.1 41.2 24.98 5.3 41.4 22.75 3.8 40.5

10 ................................................................... 27.62 3.9 40.8 27.78 4.5 41.0 26.84 6.5 40.0

11 ................................................................... 29.20 5.3 41.6 27.96 8.2 42.9 30.90 6.2 40.0

12 ................................................................... 35.58 4.6 43.8 35.34 5.2 44.6 36.71 7.4 40.4

13 ................................................................... 51.17 10.6 42.0 61.28 17.1 45.3 – – –

14 ................................................................... 64.45 13.4 40.8 64.45 13.4 40.8 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 24.21 16.6 40.3 25.12 22.4 41.3 23.90 18.6 40.0

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 26.04 3.6 41.1 25.38 3.9 41.4 28.48 5.9 40.3

 5 ................................................................... 11.90 6.2 40.0 11.90 6.2 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.61 9.5 40.7 14.61 9.5 40.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.47 5.6 35.7 18.31 5.8 35.5 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.12 19.7 42.9 21.14 21.7 43.5 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.01 4.9 42.1 25.50 6.2 42.5 23.47 4.2 40.8

10 ................................................................... 28.80 3.2 41.0 29.37 2.9 41.2 26.00 9.7 40.0

11 ................................................................... 29.45 6.4 42.0 27.78 9.9 43.5 31.94 5.4 40.0

12 ................................................................... 36.40 5.5 44.6 36.31 6.5 45.9 36.71 7.4 40.4

13 ................................................................... 51.08 11.3 41.8 62.87 19.8 45.1 – – –

14 ................................................................... 69.78 13.8 40.0 69.78 13.8 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 26.54 14.3 40.4 – – – – – –

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 26.98 5.8 40.6 – – – 26.98 5.8 40.6

 9 ................................................................... 24.50 5.4 41.5 – – – 24.50 5.4 41.5

11 ................................................................... 31.09 5.4 40.0 – – – 31.09 5.4 40.0

12 ................................................................... 36.91 12.2 41.3 – – – 36.91 12.2 41.3

Financial managers ........................................... 27.22 10.7 41.1 27.42 13.2 41.4 26.52 6.7 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 30.41 12.0 40.3 31.69 11.2 40.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 23.43 13.1 42.9 23.80 15.1 43.3 – – –

12 ................................................................... 35.15 9.2 40.1 – – – – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 37.54 8.0 40.1 36.63 10.2 40.0 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 31.40 9.0 43.9 31.40 9.0 43.9 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 23.14 11.5 39.9 23.14 11.5 39.9 – – –

12 ................................................................... 37.71 6.7 48.9 37.71 6.7 48.9 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 30.12 18.1 30.1 – – – 38.43 3.4 40.0

11 ................................................................... 35.74 3.1 40.0 – – – – – –

12 ................................................................... 38.29 5.3 40.2 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Executives, administrators, and managers

–Continued

Managers, medicine and health ......................... $24.97 24.4 39.7 $40.73 23.3 37.7 $22.62 24.8 40.0

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 14.83 11.7 44.5 14.83 11.7 44.5 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 17.36 13.9 41.0 17.05 15.0 41.0 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 21.70 7.3 46.2 21.87 7.8 46.8 19.68 20.1 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 21.77 6.6 46.3 – – – – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 27.18 9.0 41.7 27.11 10.1 41.8 28.00 7.6 40.4

 7 ................................................................... 21.97 9.3 42.7 21.20 9.3 42.7 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 26.76 23.1 43.3 27.13 24.4 43.6 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 24.27 7.0 42.8 24.63 7.4 43.1 – – –

11 ................................................................... 33.58 5.3 43.2 32.94 7.4 44.2 – – –

12 ................................................................... 39.86 5.4 41.3 39.75 5.6 41.0 – – –

14 ................................................................... 68.63 16.9 40.2 68.63 16.9 40.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 25.74 15.6 40.9 – – – – – –

Management related .............................................. 22.28 2.6 39.7 23.18 5.0 39.9 19.99 7.3 39.1

 5 ................................................................... 15.47 7.9 39.9 15.64 10.2 39.9 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.14 2.7 38.3 16.42 4.7 40.2 15.94 1.6 36.9

 7 ................................................................... 18.30 5.1 40.3 18.44 5.7 40.3 17.44 7.2 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 27.13 14.4 40.0 28.99 12.4 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.37 4.6 38.7 23.00 6.9 37.9 21.32 5.5 40.0

11 ................................................................... 28.23 4.9 40.2 28.79 5.8 40.4 – – –

12 ................................................................... 31.55 3.3 40.2 31.55 3.3 40.2 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 19.54 7.5 40.9 21.32 7.8 41.8 17.82 9.2 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 21.58 7.6 40.3 24.11 8.7 40.6 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 25.36 9.5 40.5 25.40 9.8 40.6 – – –

11 ................................................................... 29.88 7.1 41.2 – – – – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 20.84 15.3 39.8 – – – – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 19.13 7.7 40.2 19.24 8.4 40.3 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.67 9.2 40.0 16.67 9.2 40.0 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 22.35 2.0 40.8 – – – – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 25.75 10.0 40.2 25.75 10.0 40.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.69 4.3 40.0 17.69 4.3 40.0 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 22.21 10.4 40.0 – – – – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 21.56 13.2 35.0 – – – 17.31 11.3 32.4

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 22.69 4.2 39.8 22.57 5.2 39.7 23.03 5.3 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 17.19 3.3 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.20 3.7 40.0 20.27 4.2 39.9 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.28 5.2 40.0 – – – – – –

 9 ................................................................... 26.62 4.3 39.9 27.36 3.9 39.8 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 13.48 6.4 34.9 13.48 6.4 34.9 14.20 22.1 21.3

 1 ................................................................... 6.69 7.3 27.7 6.70 7.3 27.9 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.50 5.5 24.6 7.50 5.5 24.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.96 4.9 32.5 8.96 4.9 32.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.73 7.4 37.4 11.73 7.4 37.4 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.79 7.3 38.8 14.79 7.3 38.8 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 17.16 12.0 41.3 17.16 12.1 41.3 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.18 8.6 40.3 19.18 8.6 40.3 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 23.37 15.4 44.8 23.36 15.4 44.8 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 25.90 8.5 43.2 25.90 8.5 43.2 – – –

10 ................................................................... 49.48 15.7 40.4 49.72 15.6 40.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 34.85 13.1 44.7 34.98 13.3 44.8 – – –

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 17.26 8.0 41.6 17.26 8.0 41.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 8.70 3.5 39.5 8.70 3.5 39.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.39 8.5 37.7 12.39 8.5 37.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Sales –Continued

Supervisors, sales –Continued

 7 ................................................................... $15.93 9.1 43.2 $15.93 9.1 43.2 – – –

 8 ................................................................... 20.13 14.1 47.1 20.13 14.1 47.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 24.78 6.3 43.9 24.78 6.3 43.9 – – –

11 ................................................................... 41.17 14.8 43.5 41.17 14.8 43.5 – – –

Insurance sales .................................................. 19.80 12.9 41.2 19.80 12.9 41.2 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 12.77 12.5 34.9 12.20 12.4 34.7 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 16.45 16.2 35.4 16.45 16.2 35.4 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 25.17 23.8 33.1 25.15 24.1 33.1 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 29.20 27.4 40.5 29.20 27.4 40.5 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 20.91 10.2 46.7 20.91 10.2 46.7 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 7.72 5.6 22.7 7.72 5.6 22.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.37 2.6 24.0 8.37 2.6 24.0 – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 11.13 8.7 39.6 11.13 8.7 39.6 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.25 6.1 39.2 10.25 6.1 39.2 – – –

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 14.01 12.6 39.8 14.01 12.6 39.8 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 10.53 6.8 30.1 10.54 6.7 30.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.44 7.6 18.7 8.44 7.6 18.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.81 7.3 30.3 8.81 7.3 30.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.87 10.9 34.0 11.87 10.9 34.0 – – –

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 7.73 5.5 38.9 7.73 5.5 38.9 – – –

Cashiers ............................................................. 8.70 5.8 31.6 8.70 5.8 31.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.20 5.5 27.4 7.21 5.5 27.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.12 10.9 25.6 7.12 11.0 25.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.55 6.5 33.3 8.54 6.4 33.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.27 6.7 36.9 12.27 6.7 36.9 – – –

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 11.88 18.1 30.8 11.88 18.1 30.8 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 11.74 2.6 34.9 11.57 2.6 34.5 $12.76 4.4 37.3

 1 ................................................................... 7.66 6.4 27.8 7.51 7.1 28.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.27 4.6 30.2 9.26 5.0 30.0 9.40 8.1 31.9

 3 ................................................................... 9.80 1.8 33.8 9.76 2.0 33.6 10.11 5.8 35.2

 4 ................................................................... 11.51 2.2 35.0 11.32 2.5 34.4 12.63 4.2 39.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.05 3.4 39.5 14.15 4.1 39.6 13.72 5.8 39.2

 6 ................................................................... 15.25 4.6 40.0 15.29 5.0 40.0 14.72 3.6 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 15.45 10.2 38.8 14.65 9.6 38.2 17.19 8.8 40.0

 8 ................................................................... 22.20 7.0 39.6 22.95 7.9 39.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 21.13 4.4 40.2 20.67 4.0 40.3 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 11.15 1.5 38.7 11.32 1.8 38.1 – – –

Supervisors, general office ................................ 13.80 7.6 40.0 13.18 7.0 40.0 21.55 9.6 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 11.74 7.8 39.7 11.21 6.4 39.7 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 17.84 9.2 40.0 17.83 10.9 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.47 11.6 40.0 20.94 9.6 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 18.99 5.1 40.7 18.99 5.1 40.7 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 16.68 5.8 40.0 16.63 6.5 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.92 4.1 35.3 11.67 5.6 34.2 12.70 3.2 39.1

 2 ................................................................... 11.25 4.7 39.1 11.25 4.7 39.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.48 3.0 28.4 8.29 1.9 28.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.96 7.4 39.1 13.10 10.4 38.8 12.60 4.6 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 12.99 2.0 39.6 13.29 3.1 39.3 12.60 1.7 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 12.85 5.5 39.6 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.48 7.4 28.3 18.38 5.5 20.4 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 11.80 2.5 39.0 10.98 2.0 37.3 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 10.85 13.2 33.2 9.60 9.2 31.7 – – –

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 9.39 6.0 37.5 9.39 6.0 37.5 – – –

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 11.01 8.8 37.0 11.01 8.8 37.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.68 6.5 36.8 11.68 6.5 36.8 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.51 6.3 38.3 16.51 6.3 38.3 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Receptionists ..................................................... $9.49 6.8 28.8 $9.53 7.1 28.5 $8.66 4.0 37.2

 2 ................................................................... 9.46 9.3 27.0 9.50 9.6 26.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.10 3.8 37.0 9.12 4.2 36.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.51 2.9 40.0 11.54 3.1 40.0 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 10.44 12.2 31.6 10.11 9.8 31.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.02 3.1 38.0 10.02 3.1 38.0 – – –

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 12.76 6.7 39.2 12.76 6.7 39.2 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 11.00 5.6 38.1 10.94 5.5 38.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.46 4.8 39.6 12.29 4.8 39.6 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 13.68 7.6 40.0 14.00 7.6 40.0 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 11.28 9.1 30.4 – – – 11.11 8.5 30.1

 4 ................................................................... 13.23 7.6 36.4 – – – 13.23 7.6 36.4

File clerks ........................................................... 8.76 15.2 34.5 7.73 11.1 34.0 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 11.74 7.8 37.6 12.09 6.7 37.6 11.24 15.6 37.5

 3 ................................................................... 11.52 9.0 35.4 11.39 9.3 35.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.53 6.4 39.8 – – – – – –

 5 ................................................................... 10.90 13.9 37.0 – – – – – –

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 11.95 6.9 37.6 11.75 7.2 37.3 13.31 5.5 40.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.18 6.3 34.0 9.17 6.3 33.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.28 3.1 37.4 11.13 4.2 37.1 12.60 15.9 40.0

 5 ................................................................... – – – – – – 14.04 6.5 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 14.83 8.0 40.0 15.02 11.0 40.0 – – –

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 14.64 8.9 29.0 14.55 9.8 28.3 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 12.12 10.0 36.9 12.26 11.3 36.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.31 1.7 37.7 10.31 1.7 37.7 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 12.94 13.1 39.1 14.34 15.7 38.1 11.99 10.7 39.9

 4 ................................................................... 10.78 6.1 38.3 – – – 10.62 7.3 39.8

Production coordinators ..................................... 13.97 21.4 23.8 – – – – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 14.48 17.1 34.9 14.48 17.1 34.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.56 10.6 40.0 12.56 10.6 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 22.96 6.8 40.0 22.96 6.8 40.0 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 11.70 4.0 35.1 11.46 4.2 35.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.00 5.6 35.8 10.97 5.9 36.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.41 9.9 36.3 11.50 4.7 35.1 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.70 2.3 34.7 13.72 2.2 34.6 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 14.57 3.9 40.0 – – – – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 10.89 7.4 38.4 10.89 7.4 38.4 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 13.36 14.7 38.9 13.36 14.7 38.9 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 16.65 11.0 39.3 16.65 11.0 39.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.26 2.9 39.4 13.26 2.9 39.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 16.12 2.8 39.3 16.12 2.8 39.3 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 13.18 9.9 39.2 13.12 10.3 39.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.92 5.3 40.0 10.92 5.3 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.23 6.4 38.7 12.19 6.5 38.7 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.91 5.1 40.0 13.64 6.3 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.24 6.7 40.0 16.24 6.7 40.0 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 15.19 6.9 39.7 – – – 14.89 5.5 39.6

Bill and account collectors ................................. 12.03 2.5 40.0 12.01 3.4 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 11.04 4.4 34.3 10.74 4.5 33.4 12.41 6.5 39.7

 1 ................................................................... 6.97 14.6 29.1 – – – – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.82 2.6 30.8 8.26 5.9 28.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.68 4.6 39.0 9.60 5.3 39.0 10.37 6.3 39.1

 4 ................................................................... 11.09 7.0 28.9 10.64 7.4 27.1 13.01 6.9 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 13.81 11.4 39.7 13.62 14.1 39.7 14.52 4.3 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 15.77 7.5 40.0 15.77 7.5 40.0 – – –

Bank tellers ........................................................ 9.00 6.9 32.0 9.00 6.9 32.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

22
TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Administrative support, including clerical

–Continued

Bank tellers –Continued

 3 ................................................................... $11.06 3.6 30.4 $11.06 3.6 30.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 8.62 3.0 34.4 8.62 3.0 34.4 – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 10.06 6.7 36.6 10.06 6.7 36.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.04 3.7 36.1 10.04 3.7 36.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.59 8.5 40.0 8.59 8.5 40.0 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.91 6.0 24.6 – – – $8.65 5.3 29.3

 2 ................................................................... 8.17 2.2 25.6 – – – 8.17 2.2 26.0

 3 ................................................................... 8.66 8.8 31.9 – – – 8.66 8.8 31.9

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.75 14.4 28.2 9.72 10.4 27.0 15.60 9.7 36.0

 2 ................................................................... 6.81 9.6 31.1 6.52 6.3 30.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.50 6.3 16.7 8.34 6.6 16.3 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.28 6.8 32.2 10.98 7.4 32.5 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 12.95 12.2 39.1 11.94 9.9 39.9 – – –

Blue collar ........................................................................ 13.96 4.3 37.7 13.87 4.5 37.6 15.62 4.9 37.8

 1 ................................................................... 7.71 3.8 30.0 7.66 3.8 30.0 12.33 9.5 28.1

 2 ................................................................... 8.92 2.9 37.0 8.90 3.0 37.0 9.93 5.8 36.2

 3 ................................................................... 10.98 2.1 38.4 10.97 2.3 38.5 11.11 13.1 35.3

 4 ................................................................... 12.25 3.2 39.0 12.36 3.4 39.2 11.06 5.2 36.3

 5 ................................................................... 13.77 1.9 39.8 13.68 1.9 39.9 15.06 3.7 37.9

 6 ................................................................... 15.98 5.0 40.2 16.00 5.3 40.2 15.65 6.4 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 19.16 2.9 39.9 19.12 3.2 39.9 19.66 3.9 39.9

 8 ................................................................... 24.75 6.0 39.2 25.17 7.4 39.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.68 4.8 40.2 28.38 3.7 40.3 22.30 3.0 40.0

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 17.37 2.9 39.9 17.27 3.3 39.9 19.06 6.3 39.9

 2 ................................................................... 9.58 6.2 39.3 9.58 6.2 39.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.21 5.8 39.9 11.21 5.8 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.78 3.5 39.6 12.80 3.5 39.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.69 2.8 39.9 13.58 2.7 39.9 16.90 4.2 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 15.57 9.1 40.0 15.58 10.2 40.0 15.51 7.3 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 19.33 3.2 40.0 19.28 3.5 40.0 20.06 4.7 39.8

 8 ................................................................... 24.84 6.1 39.1 25.29 7.6 39.1 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 27.63 5.0 40.3 28.36 3.9 40.3 22.19 2.7 40.0

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 30.93 9.2 40.3 31.51 10.7 40.3 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 16.71 12.1 40.2 16.76 12.5 40.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.65 13.1 40.2 16.62 13.4 40.2 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 16.10 8.4 40.0 14.94 8.7 40.0 19.24 6.0 40.0

 7 ................................................................... 17.90 5.3 40.0 16.93 3.3 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 20.37 4.7 39.8 20.28 5.2 39.8 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 21.72 9.1 38.2 21.72 9.1 38.2 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 22.15 11.0 40.0 22.15 11.0 40.0 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 13.36 9.5 40.0 13.06 9.0 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 14.99 5.6 40.0 14.70 5.9 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 18.15 6.5 40.0 18.47 7.6 40.0 16.85 5.8 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 14.89 4.0 40.0 12.18 4.7 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.85 2.8 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 20.99 7.0 40.0 21.08 7.5 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 22.67 12.4 42.0 – – – – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 17.08 8.6 40.0 16.72 9.2 40.0 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 18.89 8.5 40.0 19.54 8.2 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.97 2.4 40.0 18.95 2.4 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 20.54 6.1 39.8 20.82 6.0 39.7 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.74 5.1 39.7 22.23 4.4 39.6 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 26.32 4.3 40.0 26.96 3.8 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 25.41 3.2 40.0 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... $20.51 4.1 40.0 $20.51 4.1 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 21.56 4.0 40.0 21.56 4.0 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 16.27 10.0 40.0 16.27 10.0 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 21.25 15.0 40.4 21.16 15.5 40.4 – – –

 9 ................................................................... 30.73 4.3 41.3 30.87 4.1 41.4 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 19.41 6.6 39.9 19.85 7.9 39.8 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.27 1.5 39.9 17.99 2.7 39.8 – – –

Cabinet makers and bench carpenters .............. 12.71 8.3 40.0 12.71 8.3 40.0 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 12.83 3.3 40.0 12.83 3.3 40.0 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 14.99 4.1 37.1 14.99 4.1 37.1 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.70 1.2 39.2 16.70 1.2 39.2 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 10.31 3.2 39.3 10.31 3.2 39.3 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 18.52 5.8 41.6 18.52 8.3 42.4 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 24.65 1.0 40.7 – – – – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 10.87 6.9 38.0 10.87 6.9 38.0 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.37 7.9 32.3 7.37 7.9 32.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.23 1.9 39.8 8.22 1.8 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.44 3.8 39.1 10.44 3.8 39.1 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.46 3.1 40.0 11.46 3.1 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.85 6.4 40.0 13.85 6.4 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 14.78 3.0 40.0 14.78 3.0 40.0 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 16.66 6.2 33.5 – – – – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 11.09 4.1 40.0 11.09 4.1 40.0 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 10.93 3.9 39.5 10.93 3.9 39.5 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 9.56 8.0 39.7 9.58 8.2 39.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.01 1.3 39.7 7.94 1.3 39.7 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 12.88 3.0 40.0 12.88 3.0 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 12.59 6.4 39.8 12.59 6.4 39.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.93 6.6 39.2 8.93 6.6 39.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.29 2.1 39.9 11.29 2.1 39.9 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.16 2.8 40.0 12.16 2.8 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 16.64 8.4 40.0 16.64 8.4 40.0 – – –

Welders and cutters ........................................... 16.70 15.1 40.0 16.67 15.3 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 13.53 5.9 40.0 13.53 5.9 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 9.98 5.7 39.3 9.98 5.7 39.3 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.36 3.4 35.5 7.36 3.4 35.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.90 7.3 39.8 8.90 7.3 39.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.89 9.8 39.2 9.89 9.8 39.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.12 6.3 40.0 11.12 6.3 40.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 11.99 3.5 39.8 11.99 3.5 39.8 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 11.46 5.5 38.5 11.46 5.5 38.5 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 14.20 9.9 35.7 14.32 11.1 35.6 $13.17 9.4 36.3

 1 ................................................................... 6.68 8.0 17.2 6.68 8.0 17.2 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.90 7.0 31.8 8.83 7.3 31.8 10.26 3.7 33.0

 3 ................................................................... 10.99 7.4 39.3 10.91 8.1 39.7 12.01 6.0 35.5

 4 ................................................................... 12.23 7.2 38.7 12.47 8.6 39.4 11.17 6.3 35.8

 5 ................................................................... 14.17 4.0 38.8 14.20 5.3 40.5 14.08 5.3 35.1

 7 ................................................................... 19.57 4.1 43.6 19.81 5.4 44.9 18.83 6.8 40.0

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 18.33 7.5 45.8 – – – – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 12.91 9.3 40.4 12.88 9.6 40.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.95 5.5 40.0 9.95 5.5 40.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.16 6.3 40.6 11.15 6.3 40.6 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 14.73 6.5 40.3 14.92 7.2 40.3 – – –

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 7.89 17.4 26.5 7.89 17.4 26.5 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 12.10 5.4 28.5 – – – 12.41 2.8 29.2

 2 ................................................................... 9.87 5.1 25.9 – – – – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.39 5.2 34.7 – – – 11.39 5.2 34.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Transportation and material moving –Continued

Bus drivers –Continued

 4 ................................................................... $12.40 6.3 26.4 – – – $13.45 2.8 28.4

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 8.20 9.6 15.3 – – – – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.55 10.9 28.7 – – – – – –

Motor transportation, n.e.c.

 1 ................................................................... 8.11 4.8 32.7 $8.11 4.8 32.7 – – –

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 19.37 8.3 40.0 19.37 8.3 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 11.06 10.1 40.0 – – – 11.06 10.1 40.0

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 18.58 9.1 40.0 18.79 10.0 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

 4 ................................................................... 15.69 6.7 39.1 15.69 6.7 39.1 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 17.03 18.0 40.0 – – – 14.75 6.2 40.0

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 9.82 3.0 35.0 9.72 3.0 35.0 12.09 7.7 35.9

 1 ................................................................... 7.93 4.9 32.1 7.87 5.0 32.1 12.33 9.5 28.1

 2 ................................................................... 9.30 3.8 37.5 9.29 3.8 37.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 11.86 5.5 35.7 11.99 5.3 35.8 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 12.03 3.4 37.9 12.14 3.3 37.9 10.31 15.6 38.4

 5 ................................................................... 13.88 4.2 39.3 13.70 5.9 38.9 14.19 6.6 40.0

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 9.91 10.1 28.0 8.54 10.8 22.8 11.22 11.4 36.0

 3 ................................................................... 9.18 2.4 34.6 – – – – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 9.58 1.4 40.0 9.55 1.3 40.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.51 1.4 40.0 9.51 1.4 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 10.59 7.2 39.4 10.51 7.5 39.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 9.45 3.2 40.0 9.45 3.2 40.0 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 14.27 5.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Production helpers ............................................. 9.71 3.3 32.1 9.71 3.3 32.1 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.96 9.6 26.1 7.91 9.8 25.9 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 6.09 9.1 22.4 6.09 9.1 22.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.41 6.6 26.2 7.41 6.6 26.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.36 5.5 32.5 9.36 5.5 32.5 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 11.67 10.0 36.4 12.12 10.6 36.5 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 10.36 9.7 38.3 10.36 9.7 38.3 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.74 13.0 31.5 9.74 13.0 31.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 12.16 5.4 39.7 12.16 5.4 39.7 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 8.09 9.8 37.6 7.93 9.8 37.5 – – –

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 9.14 5.5 38.4 9.14 5.5 38.4 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 8.07 5.6 37.8 8.07 5.6 37.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 10.47 6.1 38.9 10.47 6.1 38.9 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 9.53 5.3 36.0 9.45 5.4 35.9 12.59 9.2 40.0

 1 ................................................................... 8.25 8.4 34.6 8.22 8.5 34.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.99 3.0 39.4 9.81 2.6 39.4 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 10.08 12.0 39.0 10.08 12.0 39.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 13.94 7.6 39.1 14.43 9.1 38.9 – – –

Service .............................................................................. 8.60 2.9 32.6 7.72 1.4 32.1 14.17 4.4 36.5

 1 ................................................................... 6.55 3.5 29.4 6.42 4.3 29.5 8.50 4.8 27.9

 2 ................................................................... 6.94 2.0 31.5 6.88 1.9 31.7 8.33 2.5 27.3

 3 ................................................................... 7.61 4.0 32.0 7.39 4.1 31.7 9.77 4.4 35.4

 4 ................................................................... 9.74 4.0 36.3 9.67 4.2 36.2 10.25 4.8 37.3

 5 ................................................................... 11.34 4.8 40.2 10.56 1.8 40.0 12.65 7.9 40.6

 6 ................................................................... 15.69 3.9 38.8 14.81 7.3 37.1 16.91 6.9 41.4

 7 ................................................................... 18.57 2.9 41.0 17.74 4.9 41.7 18.85 3.9 40.7

 8 ................................................................... 20.85 3.3 40.7 – – – 21.50 3.1 40.8

 9 ................................................................... 24.75 4.8 41.6 – – – 24.76 4.8 41.6

10 ................................................................... 29.15 4.9 42.6 – – – 29.18 4.9 42.7

Protective service .................................................. 15.26 7.6 34.0 9.40 1.4 26.4 18.39 5.6 40.3

 2 ................................................................... 9.09 4.1 33.7 9.10 4.2 33.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Protective service –Continued

 3 ................................................................... $9.07 3.0 18.5 $9.04 3.2 16.9 $9.21 5.8 30.2

 4 ................................................................... 9.68 4.8 32.0 9.39 3.4 31.5 10.91 5.0 34.4

 5 ................................................................... 12.13 9.4 40.5 9.90 2.6 39.4 14.20 4.7 41.6

 6 ................................................................... 18.22 4.7 41.0 – – – 18.19 4.9 42.3

 7 ................................................................... 19.15 3.4 40.4 – – – 19.14 3.4 40.8

 8 ................................................................... 21.50 3.1 40.8 – – – 21.50 3.1 40.8

 9 ................................................................... 24.92 5.7 42.0 – – – 24.92 5.7 42.0

10 ................................................................... 29.15 4.9 42.6 – – – 29.18 4.9 42.7

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 22.02 6.9 50.8 – – – 22.02 6.9 50.8

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 25.79 8.8 41.2 – – – 25.79 8.8 41.2

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 11.94 7.0 34.8 – – – – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 16.09 6.8 48.0 – – – 16.09 6.8 48.0

 6 ................................................................... 16.41 7.8 48.5 – – – 16.41 7.8 48.5

 7 ................................................................... 18.95 8.9 48.2 – – – 18.95 8.9 48.2

Police and detectives, public service ................. 21.12 3.5 39.4 – – – 21.15 3.6 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 20.18 4.2 32.8 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 19.68 3.6 40.0 – – – 19.68 3.6 40.0

 9 ................................................................... 25.36 4.6 40.0 – – – 25.36 4.6 40.0

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 17.99 8.6 40.1 – – – 17.99 8.6 40.1

 7 ................................................................... 17.77 4.3 40.1 – – – 17.77 4.3 40.1

Correctional institution officers ........................... 13.33 10.7 40.0 – – – 13.33 10.7 40.0

Guards and police, except public service .......... 9.29 1.5 34.5 9.26 1.5 34.5 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 9.11 4.3 34.3 9.11 4.3 34.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.91 3.0 35.6 8.91 3.0 35.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.60 3.6 32.5 9.53 3.3 32.0 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 9.69 3.4 38.9 – – – – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... – – – – – – 13.18 14.9 29.7

 3 ................................................................... – – – – – – 10.96 12.6 21.1

 4 ................................................................... 9.93 7.5 26.1 – – – – – –

Food service .......................................................... 7.09 2.6 31.2 7.00 2.9 31.3 9.64 11.4 28.0

 1 ................................................................... 5.80 4.3 29.2 5.75 4.6 29.4 7.66 3.5 24.0

 2 ................................................................... 6.28 1.3 28.8 6.22 1.5 28.9 8.26 3.5 24.9

 3 ................................................................... 6.58 7.0 32.6 6.53 7.3 32.6 8.16 8.7 32.7

 4 ................................................................... 8.85 4.2 37.9 8.85 4.2 37.9 – – –

 5 ................................................................... 9.97 1.8 40.2 9.93 1.5 40.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.33 9.6 39.9 13.34 9.8 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.21 8.0 43.2 18.01 4.3 43.7 – – –

Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 5.16 9.6 28.2 5.16 9.6 28.2 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 4.72 11.7 29.4 4.72 11.7 29.4 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 5.21 6.7 22.8 5.21 6.7 22.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 4.95 13.5 32.2 4.95 13.5 32.2 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 6.90 15.4 36.1 6.89 15.4 36.2 – – –

Bartenders ......................................................... 7.36 2.9 33.6 7.35 2.9 33.7 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.66 5.3 37.7 7.66 5.3 37.7 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 7.56 7.7 35.6 7.56 7.7 35.8 – – –

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 4.40 11.4 27.7 4.40 11.4 27.7 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 4.11 13.0 29.0 4.11 13.0 29.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 5.09 8.4 24.5 5.09 8.4 24.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 3.94 13.8 30.5 3.94 13.8 30.5 – – –

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.62 4.6 24.6 5.62 4.6 24.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 5.68 5.8 29.9 5.68 5.8 29.9 – – –

Other food service ............................................... 7.95 2.9 32.8 7.87 2.8 33.1 9.64 11.5 28.0

 1 ................................................................... 6.28 2.7 29.1 6.22 2.8 29.4 7.66 3.5 24.0

 2 ................................................................... 6.75 3.8 32.5 6.67 3.2 33.0 8.26 3.5 24.9

 3 ................................................................... 8.07 5.8 32.9 8.07 6.2 32.9 8.16 8.7 32.7

 4 ................................................................... 9.39 3.7 38.4 9.39 3.7 38.4 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 13.33 9.6 39.9 13.34 9.8 39.9 – – –

 7 ................................................................... 17.21 8.0 43.2 18.01 4.3 43.7 – – –

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 12.65 4.3 41.3 12.33 4.2 41.4 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.13 7.1 43.2 9.13 7.1 43.2 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Food service –Continued

Other food service –Continued

Supervisors, food preparation and service

–Continued

 7 ................................................................... $17.21 8.0 43.2 $18.01 4.3 43.7 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.91 5.2 34.7 8.93 5.4 35.2 $8.23 5.9 21.7

 2 ................................................................... 7.86 7.9 30.4 7.89 8.7 33.5 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.13 10.4 34.0 8.10 10.8 34.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 9.48 5.5 36.7 9.48 5.5 36.7 – – –

Food counter, fountain, and related

 1 ................................................................... 5.85 2.6 25.5 5.71 3.1 25.9 – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 8.24 3.3 31.6 8.24 3.4 31.6 8.24 6.5 32.5

 1 ................................................................... 6.83 8.8 28.8 6.87 9.9 31.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 7.93 2.4 36.9 7.86 1.1 36.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.15 6.3 27.9 8.07 6.9 27.4 – – –

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.54 2.9 29.9 6.45 3.4 30.1 7.84 4.4 27.0

 1 ................................................................... 6.30 3.4 29.7 6.24 3.8 29.8 7.63 2.8 26.6

 2 ................................................................... 6.98 3.3 29.8 6.84 3.9 30.1 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.28 5.9 35.7 7.51 9.3 39.2 – – –

Health service ........................................................ 9.51 6.4 32.8 9.44 7.2 31.9 9.90 5.5 38.1

 2 ................................................................... 9.28 5.0 33.7 9.31 5.1 33.6 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.86 5.1 30.3 8.78 5.0 30.0 9.61 12.4 33.7

 4 ................................................................... 10.71 7.1 34.9 11.18 4.7 33.4 9.55 6.6 39.2

 5 ................................................................... 11.02 13.3 39.9 – – – – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 9.33 3.9 36.1 9.40 6.4 34.0 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.17 7.4 37.8 8.17 7.4 37.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.71 8.2 24.1 – – – – – –

 4 ................................................................... 10.30 4.7 38.8 11.62 6.3 36.2 – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 9.11 4.4 31.7 8.98 4.2 31.0 10.02 9.7 36.7

 2 ................................................................... 9.68 6.2 32.4 9.74 6.4 32.3 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 8.80 5.0 30.8 8.69 4.8 30.7 10.10 12.4 32.3

 4 ................................................................... 9.55 3.6 33.5 10.06 3.6 31.3 – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 9.03 2.1 35.1 8.50 1.5 34.3 11.02 4.2 38.2

 1 ................................................................... 8.10 3.0 31.6 7.96 3.9 31.0 8.96 7.3 35.7

 2 ................................................................... 8.23 1.3 37.2 8.17 1.3 37.2 8.81 6.9 36.6

 3 ................................................................... 9.23 4.3 38.6 8.50 3.0 37.9 10.76 2.9 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.81 6.4 40.0 11.79 8.5 40.0 11.88 8.1 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 12.32 4.9 40.0 – – – 13.03 3.4 40.0

 6 ................................................................... 13.54 7.7 40.0 – – – – – –

 7 ................................................................... 18.79 11.8 39.8 – – – – – –

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 14.65 8.8 40.0 13.02 8.6 40.0 19.23 13.5 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 13.65 19.6 40.0 13.65 19.6 40.0 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 7.96 2.4 36.9 8.03 2.3 36.6 – – –

 1 ................................................................... 7.78 5.2 34.5 7.88 5.4 33.7 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 8.38 .0 39.9 8.38 .0 39.9 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 7.18 3.6 40.0 7.18 3.6 40.0 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.94 2.0 34.2 8.35 1.8 33.1 10.73 2.5 37.9

 1 ................................................................... 8.23 3.6 30.5 7.99 5.3 30.0 9.74 5.6 34.1

 2 ................................................................... 8.14 2.0 35.8 8.04 1.9 35.7 8.81 6.9 36.6

 3 ................................................................... 9.50 4.1 38.3 8.68 3.6 37.2 10.76 2.9 40.0

 4 ................................................................... 11.20 4.4 40.0 10.80 4.4 39.9 11.88 8.1 40.0

 5 ................................................................... 12.10 5.1 40.0 – – – – – –

Personal service .................................................... 8.14 5.1 33.8 8.07 5.3 34.5 9.69 7.6 24.1

 1 ................................................................... 6.07 3.2 26.1 6.06 3.2 27.7 6.55 7.7 8.2

 2 ................................................................... 6.75 1.8 35.3 6.73 1.9 35.9 7.40 6.8 19.9

 3 ................................................................... 7.80 13.3 35.8 7.70 13.9 36.1 9.05 5.5 33.0

 4 ................................................................... 9.66 7.4 35.2 9.68 7.7 35.7 9.20 3.6 25.9

 5 ................................................................... 11.50 2.5 40.0 11.52 3.1 40.0 – – –

 6 ................................................................... 19.59 10.2 30.1 19.76 10.4 30.6 – – –

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 12.02 14.4 40.1 11.76 13.8 40.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

government, National Compensation Survey,4 January 2001–Continued

Occupations and level

Total Private industry State and local

 government

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service –Continued

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ $6.73 2.0 37.0 $6.69 2.1 37.7 $8.92 6.6 19.4

 1 ................................................................... 6.71 .5 33.5 6.72 .0 35.8 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.56 1.4 36.7 6.54 1.5 37.2 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 5.89 2.2 38.0 5.89 2.2 38.0 – – –

 4 ................................................................... 7.51 3.1 39.5 – – – – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 5.96 7.4 39.5 5.96 7.4 39.5 – – –

Welfare service aides ........................................ 9.24 8.0 34.1 – – – – – –

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 7.27 2.8 30.6 – – – 8.16 3.1 25.5

 3 ................................................................... 8.21 5.1 29.7 – – – – – –

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 9.59 9.1 20.0 10.37 14.8 27.2 9.00 10.9 16.7

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 8.20 13.8 27.6 8.19 13.9 27.6 – – –

 2 ................................................................... 6.74 10.9 27.8 6.74 10.9 27.8 – – –

 3 ................................................................... 9.85 4.4 36.0 9.85 4.4 36.0 – – –

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 March 2000 and January

2002. The average reference period was January 2001. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the

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

more information about RSEs, see Technical Note.

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

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

include data for categories not shown separately. 

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Technical Note 

he data in this bulletin are based on the National Compensation Survey (NCS) conducted by the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics (BLS) throughout the year. The surveys 

are locality-based and cover establishments in private industry and State and local governments. Bulletins are issued for individual localities when sufficient data meet 

publication standards. Agriculture, private households, and 

the Federal Government are excluded from the scope of the 

survey. 

Survey scope. In the Mountain census division, the NCS 

studied 1,051 establishments representing approximately 

5,346,500 workers within the scope of the survey. Beginning with the 1999 NCS, private sector establishments with 

one or more workers are included in the survey. State and 

local governments with 50 or more workers also are included. The number of workers represented by the survey 

is shown in table A, and the number of establishments is 

shown in table B. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an economic unit that produces goods or services, a central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit 

providing support services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the establishment is usually at a 

single physical location. For State and local governments, 

an establishment is defined as all locations of a government 

entity. 

Sampling frame. The list of establishments from which the 

survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from the State unemployment insurance reports. The 

reference month for the public sector is June 1994. Due to 

the volatility of industries within the private sector, sampling frames were developed using the most recent month 

of reference available at the time the sample was selected. 

The reference month for the private sector varied by area. 

Sample design and data collection. The sample for this 

survey was selected using a three-stage design. The first 

stage consisted of the selection of areas. The nationwide 

NCS sample consists of 154 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas that represent the Nation’s 326 metropolitan 

statistical areas and the remaining portions of the 50 States. 

Metropolitan areas are designated Metropolitan Statistical 

Areas (MSA) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical 

Areas (CMSA), as defined in 1994 by the U.S. Office of 

Management and Budget. Nonmetropolitan areas are 

counties that do not fit the metropolitan area definition. 

The NCS areas that contribute to the Mountain census 

division are: 

Bannock County, ID 

Carson City County, NV 

Cheyenne County, CO 

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO, CMSA 

Fergus County, MT 

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, MSA 

Great Falls, MT, MSA 

Lincoln County, WY 

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ, MSA 

Reno, NV, MSA 

Yavapai County, AZ 

In the second stage, the sample of establishments was 

drawn by first stratifying the sampling frame by ownership 

and industry. The number of sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the 

stratum employment. Each sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a probability proportional to 

its employment. Use of this technique means that the 

larger an establishment’s employment, the greater the 

establishment’s chance of selection. Weights were applied 

to each establishment when the data were tabulated so that 

the establishment represents similar units (by industry and 

employment size) in the economy that were not selected 

for data collection. 

The third stage of sample selection was a probability 

sample of occupations within a sampled establishment. In 

the Mountain region, data were collected between March 

2000 and January 2002, with an average reference period 

of January 2001. 

Occupational selection and classification. Identification 

of the occupations for which wage data were collected was 

a four-step process: 

1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs 

2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the 

Census of Population system 

3. Characterization of jobs as full-time vs. part-time, 

union vs. nonunion, and time vs. incentive 

4. Determination of the level of work of each job 

For each occupation, wage data were collected for those 

workers who met all the criteria identified in the last three 

steps. Special procedures were developed for jobs for 

which a correct classification or level could not be 

determined. 

In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at 

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 

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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 

NCS occupational classification system is based on the 

1990 Census of Population. A selected job may fall into 

any one of about 480 occupational classifications, from 

accountant to wood lathe operator. For cases in which a 

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 or incentive job, depending on whether any part of pay was directly based on the actual production of the worker, rather 

than solely on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union or a nonunion job. 

The fourth step in the job classification procedure was 

to determine the work level of each of the establishment’s 

selected jobs, using an “occupational leveling” process. 

This process, involving discussions between the BLS field 

econ-omist and the respondent, ranks and compares all 

selected establishment occupations using 10 leveling 

factors. For more information on occupational leveling 

and an example of how to use the criteria for leveling a job, 

see appendixes C and D of any published NCS locality 

bulletin or visit http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm 

on the World Wide Web. The Web site also has a link to 

the NCS job descriptions. 

Data reliability. The data in this bulletin are estimates from 

a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two 

types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample 

survey, sampling and nonsampling. 

Sampling errors occur because observations come only 

from a sample and not from an entire population. The 

sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible 

samples of the same size that could have been selected 

using the sample design. Estimates derived from the 

different samples would differ from each other. 

A measure of the variation among these differing 

estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It 

indicates the precision with which an estimate from a 

particular sample approximates the average of estimates 

from all possible samples. The relative standard error 

(RSE) is the standard error divided by the estimate. Tables 

in this bulletin provide RSE data for indicated series. 

The relative standard error can be used to calculate a 

“confidence interval” around a sample estimate. As an 

example, suppose the mean hourly earnings for all workers 

were $16.23 per hour, with a relative standard error of 1.0 

percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the 

confidence interval for this estimate is $15.96 to $16.50 

($16.23 x 1.645 x 0.010 = $0.2670, round to $0.27); 

($16.23 - .27 = $15.96; $16.23 + .27 = $16.50). 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. Although such errors were not specifically 

measured, efforts were made to minimize nonsampling 

errors by the extensive training of field economists who 

gathered survey data by personal visit, computer editing of 

the data, and detailed data review. 

Census area divisions. Data are tabulated by census 

divisions defined as follows: New England—Connecticut, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and 

Rhode Island; Middle Atlantic—New Jersey, New York, 

and Pennsylvania; East North Central—Illinois, Indiana, 

Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central—

Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South 

Dakota, and Nebraska; South Atlantic—Delaware, 

District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North 

Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; 

East South Central—Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, 

and Tennessee; West South Central—Arkansas, 

Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Mountain—Montana, 

Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, 

and Nevada; and Pacific—Washington, Oregon, 

California, Hawaii, and Alaska. Some census divisions 

include CMSAs and MSAs that cross State lines. 
TABLE A. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 Mountain,

National Compensation Survey,3 January 2001

Occupational group All industries Private industry State and local

government

All ............................................................................................. 5,346,500 4,537,400 809,100

All, excluding sales ............................................................... 4,839,900 4,033,300 806,600

White collar ......................................................................... 2,732,900 2,161,300 571,700

White collar, excluding sales ............................................ 2,226,400 1,657,200 569,100

Professional specialty and technical ................................. 853,500 517,100 336,500

Professional specialty occupations ............................... 635,000 337,000 298,000

Technical occupations .................................................. 218,500 180,100 38,400

Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... 326,400 248,000 78,400

Sales ................................................................................. 506,600 504,000 2,500

Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 1,046,400 892,200 154,300

Blue collar ........................................................................... 1,373,200 1,297,800 75,400

Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. 542,400 511,800 30,700

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. 259,100 257,300 –

Transportation and material moving ................................. 256,700 227,900 28,800

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 314,900 300,800 14,100

Service ................................................................................. 1,240,400 1,078,300 162,100

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

March 2000 and January 2002. The average reference period

was January 2001. 

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TABLE B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment employment size, Mountain, National

Compensation Survey,1 January 2001

Industry division

Number of establishments studied

Total 1 to 99

workers2

100 to

499

workers

500 to

999

workers

1,000 to

2,499

workers

2,500 to

4,999

workers

5,000 or

more

workers

All ...................................................................................................................... 1,051 456 380 84 83 29 19

Private Industry ............................................................................................ 931 442 343 60 62 15 9

Goods-producing industries ....................................................................... 210 93 85 16 11 4 1

Mining .................................................................................................... 15 3 10 2 – – –

Construction ........................................................................................... 60 41 19 ––––

Manufacturing ........................................................................................ 135 49 56 14 11 4 1

Durable goods ................................................................................... 81 22 379841

Nondurable goods ............................................................................. 54 27 19 5 3 – –

Service-producing industries ..................................................................... 721 349 258 44 51 11 8

Transportation and utilities ..................................................................... 64 21 284632

Wholesale trade ..................................................................................... 58 38 17 3 – – –

Retail trade ............................................................................................ 176 100 68 5 3 – –

Finance, insurance and real estate ........................................................ 88 58 155523

Services ................................................................................................. 335 132 130 27 37 6 3

State and local government ........................................................................ 120 14 37 24 21 14 10

1 In this census division, collection was conducted between March 2000 and January

2002. The average reference period was January 2001. 2 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and State and

local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported. Overall industry and industry groups

may include data for categories not shown separately.

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