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Summary 00-9

Occupational Wages in the

South Atlantic Census Division, 1997

This report provides estimates of occupational pay from the

1997 National Compensation Survey (NCS) for the South

Atlantic census division. It highlights average (mean) hourly

pay for workers in six areas:

• Private industry and State and local government

• Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas

• Selected occupations and major occupational groups

• Full- and part-time wages

• Bargaining status

• Size of establishment

Wages in the South Atlantic (SA) census division averaged

$13.73 per hour during 1997. Workers in private industry in

the SA region averaged $13.20 per hour, whereas pay of workers in State and local government averaged $15.47 per hour.

Nationwide, pay of all workers covered by the survey averaged $15.09 an hour.

NCS summary reports are published for each of the nine

census regions: New England, Middle Atlantic, East North

Central, West North Central, South Atlantic, East South Central, West South Central, Mountain, and Pacific. Data also are

published for some individual localities. These summary reports are a new product of the National Compensation Survey

and may be useful to NCS data users in localities where separate NCS studies are not published.

Table 1 in this summary provides an overview of average

pay data for worker and establishment characteristics and geographic area by private industry and State and local government. For example, white-collar workers in private industry

averaged $16.79 per hour; blue-collar workers averaged

$11.09, and service workers, $7.07. Corresponding averages

in State and local government were $17.53, $11.63, and

$11.48. Generally, average hourly earnings for private industry workers were lower than for State and local government

workers. Part of this difference can be explained by differences in the occupational and industrial mix of the two sectors. In State and local government, for example, professional

specialty and technical occupations are proportionately more

prevalent than in private industry. With the exception of the

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

Full-time workers in the South Atlantic region averaged

$14.33 per hour whereas part-time workers averaged $7.79.

In private industry, full-time workers averaged $13.89 an hour,

and part-time workers averaged $7.49. For workers in State

and local government, average hourly pay was $15.67 and

$10.51, respectively, for full- and part-time workers. NCS

classifies employees as full or part time based on the employer's

classification.

Workers in large establishments in the South Atlantic region, that is, establishments with 2,500 or more employees,

had the highest average hourly pay at $17.34. Workers in the

smallest establishment-size category studied (50-99 employees) averaged $11.53.

Table 2 shows that workers in metropolitan areas averaged

$14.17 per hour, more than the average pay for workers in

nonmetropolitan areas, $11.56. Table 2 also shows that, most

of the time, regardless of employee or establishment characteristics, pay tends to be higher in metropolitan areas than in

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

Among the nine census divisions, average earnings were

generally highest in the New England, Middle Atlantic, and

Pacific regions. Average earnings for all census divisions, and

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

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

occupations in private industry and in State and local governments are shown in tables 3, 4, and 5. These tables contain

wage rates and mean weekly hours for the individual occupations and for major occupational groups. Following are examples of average hourly earnings for both full- and part-time

workers within the occupational groups of white-collar, bluecollar, and service workers. All registered nurses, for example,

averaged $19.06 per hour (table 3). Registered nurses in private industry averaged $19.16 (table 4), whereas their counterparts in State and local government averaged $18.74 per

hour (table 5). Laborers, except construction, averaged $8.08

in private industry and $7.97 in State and local governments.

Janitors and cleaners, a service occupation, averaged $7.22 in

private industry and $8.11 in State and local government.

Average pay for some workers in white-collar occupations,

mainly in the health care field, was higher for part-time work

than for full-time work. Full-time registered nurses averaged

$18.72 per hour in private industry whereas their part-time

counterparts averaged $20.76. However, these exceptions did

not show up in blue-collar and service occupations. Laborers,
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except construction, averaged $8.23 and $6.15 for full- and

part-time work, respectively. Full-time janitors and cleaners

averaged $7.71 an hour whereas janitors working part-time

averaged $5.90.

Earnings by occupational group and level are shown in table

6. Generally, the levels tend to show higher pay at higher

work levels. The Bureau uses a generic leveling technique

with 10 criteria to assign a level to an occupation. The Technical Note has more information on generic leveling and generic leveling criteria. Table A in the Technical Note shows

the number of establishments studied in the South Atlantic

census division by employment size; most companies were in

the 100-499 worker size class. It also shows the number of

establishments represented. Table B in the Technical Note

shows the number of workers represented by the surveys in

the SA census division by major occupational groups such as

professional specialty and technical, sales, and transportation

and material moving.
Table 1. Summary, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry

and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,2 1997

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 ........................................................... $13.73 1.4 37.0 $13.20 1.8 36.7 $15.47 1.4 37.9

Worker characteristics:4

White-collar occupations5 ....................... 17.01 1.5 37.3 16.79 1.9 37.0 17.53 1.4 38.0

Professional specialty and technical ... 21.16 1.0 37.3 21.67 1.5 37.1 20.49 1.1 37.5

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 24.27 2.9 40.3 25.43 1.7 40.7 21.58 5.3 39.4

Sales ................................................... 12.10 5.3 33.0 12.12 5.3 33.0 10.40 13.2 34.6

Administrative support ........................ 10.96 1.3 37.8 11.16 1.3 37.7 10.42 1.7 38.1

Blue-collar occupations5 ......................... 11.13 1.7 38.3 11.09 1.8 38.4 11.63 1.9 37.1

Precision production, craft, and repair 14.23 2.0 39.7 14.42 2.2 39.6 12.89 2.7 39.9

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 10.08 1.9 39.7 10.05 1.9 39.8 13.42 17.6 38.2

Transportation and material moving ... 11.50 1.9 37.1 11.65 2.3 38.7 10.89 2.5 31.9

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 8.66 2.3 35.9 8.57 2.5 35.6 9.82 3.2 39.3

Service occupations5 .............................. 8.52 1.5 33.7 7.07 1.3 31.9 11.48 1.5 38.2

Full time .................................................. 14.33 1.3 39.8 13.89 1.5 39.9 15.67 1.4 39.4

Part time ................................................. 7.79 3.2 21.9 7.49 3.2 22.1 10.51 4.9 20.1

Union ...................................................... 16.05 2.4 38.2 15.48 3.9 38.1 16.68 2.4 38.3

Nonunion ................................................ 13.39 1.6 36.8 12.98 1.9 36.6 15.05 1.8 37.8

Time ........................................................ 13.67 1.4 36.9 13.10 1.8 36.6 15.47 1.4 37.9

Incentive ................................................. 15.17 7.4 39.4 15.17 7.4 39.4 – – –

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing .................................... 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 13.54 1.9 39.8 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

Service producing ................................... 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 13.02 2.4 35.3 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

50-99 workers7 ....................................... 11.53 2.8 35.5 11.53 2.9 35.4 11.62 3.0 39.3

100-499 workers ..................................... 12.18 1.5 36.8 12.15 1.7 36.8 12.55 4.9 37.7

500-999 workers ..................................... 14.77 2.8 38.4 14.91 3.5 38.6 14.13 3.7 37.3

1000-2499 workers ................................. 14.39 4.9 36.7 14.38 7.0 36.4 14.41 3.5 37.3

2500 workers or more ............................. 17.34 1.8 37.9 18.41 2.5 37.2 16.83 1.7 38.3

Geographic areas:8

Metropolitan ............................................ 14.17 1.7 36.9 13.68 2.1 36.6 15.94 1.0 38.1

Nonmetropolitan ..................................... 11.56 4.0 37.4 10.46 3.4 37.4 13.89 5.6 37.5

New England .......................................... 16.96 1.8 35.1 16.29 2.1 35.0 20.14 2.1 35.2

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 17.42 1.5 35.7 16.47 1.7 35.8 21.25 1.5 35.5

East North Central .................................. 15.45 .9 36.2 14.85 1.0 36.3 18.51 1.3 35.8

West North Central ................................. 14.44 1.8 36.3 13.70 2.2 36.2 17.24 .8 36.8

South Atlantic ......................................... 13.73 1.4 37.0 13.20 1.8 36.7 15.47 1.4 37.9

East South Central ................................. 11.88 2.3 37.8 11.34 2.5 38.0 15.22 1.7 36.9

West South Central ................................ 13.82 1.0 37.2 13.45 1.2 37.0 14.96 1.3 37.8

Mountain ................................................. 14.04 1.9 36.5 12.97 2.6 36.4 17.42 1.9 36.5

Pacific ..................................................... 16.88 1.5 36.2 15.89 1.8 36.4 20.23 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 In this census division, collection was conducted between October 1996 and

July 1998. The average reference period was September 1997. 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 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments

with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 8 Data are presented for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area divisions as

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

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

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

publication criteria. 

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

nonmetropolitan areas,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1997

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 ............................................................ $13.73 1.4 37.0 $14.17 1.7 36.9 $11.56 4.0 37.4

Private Industry ....................................... 13.20 1.8 36.7 13.68 2.1 36.6 10.46 3.4 37.4

State and local government .................... 15.47 1.4 37.9 15.94 1.0 38.1 13.89 5.6 37.5

Worker characteristics:5

White-collar occupations6 ....................... 17.01 1.5 37.3 17.34 1.8 37.3 14.78 4.4 37.3

Professional specialty and technical ... 21.16 1.0 37.3 21.66 1.2 37.2 17.96 3.1 37.7

Executive, administrative, and

managerial ........................................ 24.27 2.9 40.3 24.30 3.2 40.4 23.99 2.6 39.0

Sales ................................................... 12.10 5.3 33.0 12.57 6.0 33.0 8.34 2.0 33.4

Administrative support ........................ 10.96 1.3 37.8 11.05 1.4 37.8 10.45 2.8 37.7

Blue-collar occupations6 ......................... 11.13 1.7 38.3 11.45 1.6 38.2 10.04 5.2 38.8

Precision production, craft, and repair 14.23 2.0 39.7 14.60 2.1 39.7 12.93 5.8 39.6

Machine operators, assemblers, and

inspectors ......................................... 10.08 1.9 39.7 10.55 1.0 39.7 8.96 4.8 39.9

Transportation and material moving ... 11.50 1.9 37.1 11.64 2.2 37.5 10.55 3.7 35.1

Handlers, equipment cleaners,

helpers, and laborers ........................ 8.66 2.3 35.9 8.82 2.5 35.6 7.99 8.4 36.9

Service occupations6 .............................. 8.52 1.5 33.7 8.59 1.2 33.5 8.20 7.2 34.6

Full time .................................................. 14.33 1.3 39.8 14.85 1.3 39.8 11.85 4.1 39.6

Part time ................................................. 7.79 3.2 21.9 7.84 3.6 22.0 7.42 7.2 20.9

Union ...................................................... 16.05 2.4 38.2 16.38 1.9 38.0 13.25 15.4 40.0

Nonunion ................................................ 13.39 1.6 36.8 13.82 1.8 36.7 11.41 3.7 37.2

Time ........................................................ 13.67 1.4 36.9 14.06 1.7 36.8 11.73 3.8 37.3

Incentive ................................................. 15.17 7.4 39.4 16.85 5.6 39.5 7.58 7.0 39.0

Establishment characteristics:

Goods producing7 .................................. 13.54 1.9 39.8 14.43 1.3 39.9 10.73 6.6 39.6

Service producing7 ................................. 13.02 2.4 35.3 13.36 2.7 35.3 10.16 2.8 35.1

50-99 workers8 ....................................... 11.53 2.8 35.5 12.05 3.3 35.7 8.87 3.6 34.2

100-499 workers ..................................... 12.18 1.5 36.8 12.71 1.7 36.6 9.95 4.0 37.7

500-999 workers ..................................... 14.77 2.8 38.4 14.86 2.4 38.3 14.47 8.7 38.8

1000-2499 workers ................................. 14.39 4.9 36.7 14.69 6.3 36.3 13.35 4.8 37.9

2500 workers or more ............................. 17.34 1.8 37.9 17.36 1.8 37.9 – – –

Geographic areas:9

New England .......................................... 16.96 1.8 35.1 17.42 1.8 35.2 13.75 5.3 34.0

Middle Atlantic ........................................ 17.42 1.5 35.7 17.75 1.3 35.7 12.22 7.4 36.1

East North Central .................................. 15.45 .9 36.2 15.90 1.0 36.2 12.98 1.3 36.4

West North Central ................................. 14.44 1.8 36.3 15.40 2.2 36.3 11.82 3.7 36.2

South Atlantic ......................................... 13.73 1.4 37.0 14.17 1.7 36.9 11.56 4.0 37.4

East South Central ................................. 11.88 2.3 37.8 13.60 1.6 37.0 10.22 3.7 38.7

West South Central ................................ 13.82 1.0 37.2 14.13 1.2 37.2 11.88 4.0 37.3

Mountain ................................................. 14.04 1.9 36.5 14.17 2.4 36.4 13.51 2.4 36.6

Pacific ..................................................... 16.88 1.5 36.2 17.06 1.5 36.2 13.37 2.9 36.1

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

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

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

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

the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 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 October 1996 and

July 1998. The average reference period was September 1997. 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 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments

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

data collection. 9 See Technical Note for a list of survey areas in each census area division and

the States comprising the 9 census area divisions.

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

publication criteria. 

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1997

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 .......................................................................................... $13.73 1.4 37.0 $14.33 1.3 39.8 $7.79 3.2 21.9

All excluding sales ......................................................... 13.84 1.3 37.3 14.34 1.2 39.7 8.10 3.1 21.7

White collar ...................................................................... 17.01 1.5 37.3 17.62 1.4 39.8 9.93 4.1 21.6

White collar excluding sales ...................................... 17.75 1.2 38.0 17.99 1.2 39.7 12.90 3.6 20.8

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 21.16 1.0 37.3 21.38 1.1 39.4 17.41 3.5 19.4

Professional specialty ................................................ 22.56 1.0 37.2 22.77 1.0 39.4 18.92 3.8 18.8

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 27.09 1.5 40.1 27.11 1.5 40.2 – – –

Architects ........................................................... 21.36 9.8 38.5 21.35 10.2 39.8 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 26.39 4.1 40.0 26.39 4.1 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ........................................... 31.26 4.5 39.1 31.26 4.5 39.1 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 24.99 3.7 40.7 25.08 3.7 40.7 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 28.42 1.9 40.3 28.42 1.9 40.3 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 23.80 3.3 40.4 23.80 3.3 40.4 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 24.54 3.0 40.2 24.54 3.0 40.2 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 30.15 2.6 39.9 30.13 2.6 40.0 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 24.98 2.1 40.0 25.07 2.1 40.3 18.86 13.1 28.8

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 25.24 2.2 40.1 25.34 2.2 40.3 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 22.12 4.3 39.1 21.95 4.3 39.9 – – –

Statisticians ........................................................ 26.22 5.1 40.0 26.22 5.1 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 21.17 5.8 39.9 21.10 5.7 40.2 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 24.16 6.3 40.1 24.16 6.3 40.1 – – –

Geologists and geodesists ................................. 20.64 9.3 42.4 20.64 9.3 42.4 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... 23.78 11.1 39.8 23.78 11.1 39.8 – – –

Agricultural and food scientists .......................... 22.25 15.2 39.1 20.63 9.1 39.3 – – –

Biological and life scientists ............................... 16.45 7.0 40.7 16.45 7.0 40.7 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 21.44 7.1 38.4 21.53 7.1 39.9 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 20.71 1.9 34.6 20.65 2.0 39.8 21.06 4.3 20.5

Physicians .......................................................... 42.55 14.1 39.1 42.09 14.8 41.9 52.49 7.4 15.8

Registered nurses .............................................. 19.06 1.3 33.9 18.72 .8 39.5 20.62 4.9 20.5

Pharmacists ....................................................... 26.23 2.1 38.6 26.36 2.2 41.8 24.72 7.4 21.2

Dietitians ............................................................ 15.66 3.2 38.1 15.82 3.4 39.9 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 16.21 1.6 33.4 16.33 2.0 39.6 15.69 2.4 20.3

Occupational therapists ..................................... 19.34 6.9 38.6 19.11 7.3 40.0 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 25.53 3.3 35.0 25.09 3.8 39.4 28.52 5.4 19.9

Speech therapists .............................................. 28.00 5.2 33.5 25.56 7.2 38.7 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 15.61 4.3 36.4 15.11 4.1 40.0 20.22 11.9 20.0

Physicians’ assistants ........................................ 17.60 23.1 29.0 23.09 15.1 40.3 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 27.97 2.8 38.9 28.28 3.0 42.1 19.29 8.1 12.6

Biological science teachers ............................... 31.08 16.3 43.7 31.13 17.0 45.9 – – –

Chemistry teachers ............................................ 27.26 7.0 54.0 27.26 7.0 54.0 – – –

Psychology teachers .......................................... 27.35 11.8 39.2 27.36 11.8 39.5 – – –

Economics teachers .......................................... 39.52 3.9 51.4 39.52 3.9 51.4 – – –

History teachers ................................................. 27.24 6.3 39.4 – – – – – –

Engineering teachers ......................................... 24.18 11.6 43.8 24.81 10.7 47.4 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ......................... 24.93 5.2 36.8 25.12 5.2 39.0 – – –

Computer science teachers ............................... 28.73 17.4 38.7 29.46 17.7 42.0 – – –

Medical science teachers .................................. 28.37 10.8 40.8 29.23 10.7 47.9 – – –

Health specialities teachers ............................... 39.22 7.8 32.6 41.33 8.9 39.2 23.11 9.0 14.3

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 32.00 18.1 43.5 32.00 18.1 43.5 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 22.44 5.3 34.2 22.57 5.9 44.1 – – –

Education teachers ............................................ 28.18 12.7 38.0 30.59 10.0 48.9 – – –

English teachers ................................................ 24.58 12.6 37.7 24.58 12.6 37.7 – – –

Foreign language teachers ................................ 17.24 17.7 41.0 17.00 18.0 47.0 – – –

Teachers, post secondary, subject not specified 24.24 11.8 32.1 27.11 8.3 38.1 – – –

Teachers, post secondary, n.e.c. ....................... 27.22 4.0 36.8 27.41 4.3 39.4 17.59 8.8 8.1

Teachers, except college and university ................ 21.75 1.4 35.9 22.03 1.5 37.7 12.11 8.7 13.8

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 19.36 5.8 37.2 19.32 5.8 37.7 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 22.12 1.9 37.4 22.17 1.9 37.7 11.28 13.5 14.7

Secondary school teachers ............................... 22.78 2.2 37.4 22.80 2.2 37.7 21.27 12.6 19.4

Teachers, special education .............................. 21.78 3.3 37.9 21.78 3.3 37.9 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 21.21 4.0 30.4 21.91 4.3 37.9 14.70 12.1 10.8

Substitute teachers ............................................ 8.50 10.1 15.0 – – – 8.50 10.1 15.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1997–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

Professional specialty –Continued

Teachers, except college and university

–Continued

Vocational and educational counselors ............. $21.69 6.1 38.0 $21.71 6.1 38.1 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 18.81 4.3 36.9 19.36 4.6 39.3 $15.22 5.4 26.5

Librarians ........................................................... 18.85 4.5 36.9 19.43 4.8 39.3 15.22 5.4 26.5

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 20.30 5.2 38.7 20.04 4.9 39.7 26.64 37.7 23.8

Economists ........................................................ 24.15 7.8 38.3 23.50 5.7 40.1 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 20.74 5.2 37.9 20.84 5.2 39.3 – – –

Urban planners .................................................. 17.22 5.8 40.0 17.22 5.8 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 13.85 2.4 38.5 13.85 2.3 39.9 13.74 12.1 20.2

Social workers ................................................... 13.92 2.4 39.3 13.93 2.4 39.9 13.45 18.6 24.4

Recreation workers ............................................ 13.06 5.1 32.1 12.79 6.1 39.9 14.17 8.0 17.7

Clergy ................................................................ 12.25 11.6 25.5 – – – – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 36.13 4.6 40.0 36.38 4.7 41.3 28.84 15.7 20.9

Lawyers ............................................................. 36.05 5.2 40.4 36.10 5.3 41.4 – – –

Judges ............................................................... 37.51 16.9 33.8 42.33 6.6 39.9 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 18.87 4.4 37.7 19.09 4.4 39.7 14.31 17.7 18.5

Technical writers ................................................ 16.68 5.4 38.4 16.37 5.0 40.0 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 16.02 5.5 40.0 16.04 5.5 40.0 – – –

Actors and directors ........................................... 12.91 15.3 31.8 15.16 7.2 40.3 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ...................................................... 15.53 11.4 39.2 15.53 11.4 39.2 – – –

Photographers ................................................... 15.10 9.0 38.3 15.15 9.1 40.0 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 23.56 9.6 38.9 23.65 9.6 39.2 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 20.16 9.7 38.9 20.21 10.2 39.6 – – –

Announcers ........................................................ 16.74 34.9 20.7 – – – 21.14 46.4 14.5

Athletes .............................................................. 13.62 8.4 41.3 14.11 8.3 45.1 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 21.74 5.9 38.5 21.74 6.2 39.8 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 16.46 2.7 37.5 16.70 2.8 39.4 12.78 6.4 21.5

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 14.93 2.3 38.0 14.93 2.3 39.9 14.77 9.3 20.4

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 9.93 10.2 38.9 9.93 10.4 40.0 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 15.72 3.1 34.6 15.83 3.4 39.8 14.94 4.2 18.3

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 12.08 1.1 36.1 12.03 1.1 39.6 12.47 2.7 21.7

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 11.48 2.5 37.1 11.66 2.5 41.0 9.58 7.3 18.7

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 17.40 2.8 40.0 17.43 2.8 40.0 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians .................. 16.19 5.0 39.2 16.36 5.4 40.0 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 16.00 5.5 39.6 16.00 5.5 39.6 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 16.60 6.5 38.3 16.75 7.1 40.1 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians .................. 12.44 3.6 40.2 12.44 3.6 40.2 – – –

Biological technicians ........................................ 14.51 7.9 39.7 14.51 7.9 39.7 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 17.91 6.4 39.9 17.91 6.4 39.9 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 16.56 5.6 37.9 17.10 4.7 40.4 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ 85.98 15.3 22.7 86.15 15.3 22.8 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ......................... 13.48 9.4 35.9 14.02 7.2 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 21.01 3.2 40.0 21.30 3.0 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 16.44 4.0 39.8 16.47 4.0 39.9 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 15.39 4.8 38.8 15.43 5.7 40.1 14.68 5.6 24.1

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 24.27 2.9 40.3 24.31 2.9 40.6 17.92 13.9 18.7

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 27.86 2.5 40.5 27.92 2.5 40.9 17.93 16.2 17.5

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 23.09 5.1 39.6 23.21 5.3 39.9 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 30.30 5.1 40.6 30.30 5.1 40.6 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 28.88 6.1 41.7 28.88 6.1 41.7 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 29.44 9.1 40.1 29.44 9.1 40.1 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 30.71 5.2 41.2 30.71 5.2 41.2 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 28.14 3.6 39.3 28.25 3.6 39.6 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1997–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Executives, administrators, and managers

–Continued

Managers, medicine and health ......................... $27.51 5.7 39.7 $27.39 5.8 40.1 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 17.07 5.2 41.4 17.07 5.2 41.4 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 29.05 17.0 40.7 29.05 17.0 40.7 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 19.46 7.9 39.9 19.52 7.9 40.3 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 30.06 2.1 41.4 30.10 2.1 41.8 – – –

Management related .............................................. 19.27 3.1 40.0 19.27 3.1 40.1 $17.89 30.4 21.7

Accountants and auditors .................................. 18.03 1.9 39.9 18.02 1.9 40.0 – – –

Underwriters ...................................................... 19.54 6.4 42.1 19.54 6.4 42.1 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 21.55 5.1 39.7 21.60 5.0 39.9 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 21.14 9.3 40.0 21.14 9.3 40.0 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 18.47 3.2 39.8 18.47 3.2 39.8 – – –

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... 34.69 31.4 38.5 35.14 31.7 39.9 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 17.41 11.2 40.0 17.41 11.2 40.0 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 15.99 3.3 41.1 15.99 3.3 41.1 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 18.13 8.4 40.1 18.13 8.4 40.1 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 19.99 3.2 39.8 20.01 3.2 40.1 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 12.10 5.3 33.0 14.31 4.9 40.6 6.57 3.8 22.6

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 17.36 4.7 41.5 17.49 4.7 42.1 8.49 19.0 21.3

Insurance sales .................................................. 19.73 21.7 43.3 19.73 21.7 43.3 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 19.55 21.8 37.6 20.49 22.7 39.2 – – –

Securities and financial services sales .............. 53.71 19.8 40.0 53.71 19.8 40.0 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 21.32 9.2 38.6 22.15 9.3 39.5 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 19.30 14.7 35.7 20.42 12.6 39.5 – – –

Sales engineers ................................................. 28.65 6.8 41.2 28.65 6.8 41.2 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 23.94 8.5 41.2 23.94 8.5 41.2 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 16.19 6.8 44.9 16.22 6.9 45.1 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 10.08 14.6 26.3 11.56 13.7 39.4 8.51 18.0 19.5

Sales workers, shoes ......................................... 9.51 24.3 27.3 – – – – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 11.00 26.8 35.0 – – – – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 9.44 5.5 37.8 9.75 6.2 40.2 7.62 3.3 27.9

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 14.76 7.2 38.1 15.74 5.9 41.7 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 8.56 5.1 30.8 9.43 6.5 39.6 6.53 3.2 20.3

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 8.53 9.2 31.2 9.80 11.0 40.2 6.73 7.7 23.6

Cashiers ............................................................. 6.59 3.8 27.8 7.46 3.1 39.2 6.00 4.2 23.3

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. – – – 13.16 13.8 40.0 – – –

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 8.32 16.8 36.8 8.21 18.8 40.0 9.01 17.5 24.5

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 10.96 1.3 37.8 11.13 1.2 39.6 8.37 2.8 22.5

Supervisors, general office ................................ 15.43 3.0 39.8 15.41 3.0 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ..... 20.39 5.3 39.7 20.39 5.3 39.7 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 18.13 4.1 39.8 18.13 4.1 39.8 – – –

Chief communications operators ....................... 17.53 6.3 40.8 17.53 6.3 40.8 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 14.94 5.5 40.2 14.99 5.6 40.8 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 11.70 4.1 39.7 11.77 4.2 40.0 – – –

Peripheral equipment operators ........................ 11.22 9.8 39.7 11.22 9.8 39.7 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 12.30 2.5 38.7 12.37 2.5 39.4 10.02 7.8 23.8

Stenographers ................................................... 11.13 6.3 34.6 10.51 3.7 39.7 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 11.82 5.1 37.2 11.82 5.5 39.2 11.76 9.1 22.8

Interviewers ....................................................... 8.67 4.0 32.9 8.91 4.9 40.0 7.59 3.7 18.4

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 7.54 9.7 36.8 7.69 9.9 39.5 6.26 7.5 23.7

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 13.41 5.6 36.1 13.66 6.3 39.8 12.21 7.6 24.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1997–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

Receptionists ..................................................... $8.36 2.3 35.5 $8.53 2.5 39.9 $7.46 3.2 22.2

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 10.97 3.0 35.9 11.28 3.2 39.8 8.31 7.0 19.4

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 8.83 3.9 38.5 8.93 4.2 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 11.93 2.8 38.5 12.07 2.7 39.8 9.10 3.8 22.9

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 11.22 5.9 40.1 11.26 5.9 40.2 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 9.05 2.2 32.5 9.50 2.3 38.7 7.48 3.7 20.7

File clerks ........................................................... 8.23 3.6 35.5 8.23 3.5 39.7 8.21 13.6 22.2

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 10.61 2.4 37.5 10.63 2.5 39.6 10.30 11.3 22.3

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 10.44 2.4 38.5 10.58 2.7 39.8 8.05 4.1 25.4

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 11.33 2.9 39.0 11.40 3.0 39.6 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 10.05 3.3 39.1 10.02 3.4 40.0 – – –

Cost and rate clerks ........................................... 12.67 6.6 38.6 12.82 6.9 39.4 – – –

Billing, posting, and calculating machine

operators .......................................................... 9.17 6.6 37.9 9.25 7.6 39.9 – – –

Duplicating machine operators .......................... 7.55 3.7 39.8 7.51 3.4 39.8 – – –

Office machine operators, n.e.c. ........................ 8.77 4.2 38.7 8.81 4.3 40.0 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 11.34 5.2 35.6 11.71 5.0 39.1 7.22 3.1 17.7

Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ... 10.40 4.2 36.7 10.44 4.5 39.1 – – –

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 8.14 3.8 35.8 8.60 3.5 39.4 6.43 7.1 26.8

Messengers ....................................................... 8.02 6.6 34.0 8.39 7.5 39.7 6.82 6.4 23.3

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.53 3.3 40.5 11.56 3.3 40.9 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 12.74 5.8 37.9 12.95 5.8 40.6 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 10.24 4.7 39.5 10.24 4.8 40.0 9.87 17.1 20.6

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 10.21 2.7 37.8 10.48 2.6 39.9 6.77 5.1 22.9

Meter readers .................................................... 14.02 11.7 40.0 14.02 11.7 40.0 – – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 10.73 7.5 40.0 10.73 7.5 40.0 – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 11.42 6.2 39.1 11.60 6.2 40.7 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 11.82 6.4 37.3 12.31 7.9 40.0 6.60 7.9 21.9

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 14.75 6.6 39.2 14.82 6.6 39.6 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 10.57 3.6 37.6 10.74 3.7 39.9 7.86 7.6 19.2

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 11.36 3.0 39.2 11.49 2.9 39.9 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 11.48 2.5 39.3 11.53 2.4 40.0 8.87 9.1 20.1

General office clerks .......................................... 10.09 1.4 38.2 10.24 1.3 39.8 7.51 3.5 22.8

Bank tellers ........................................................ 8.11 2.6 34.5 8.15 2.2 39.9 7.89 6.9 21.0

Proofreaders ...................................................... 9.01 3.7 39.5 – – – – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 9.06 3.1 37.1 9.25 3.5 39.7 7.48 2.2 23.9

Statistical clerks ................................................. 11.05 4.1 38.5 11.08 4.3 39.7 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.54 3.8 34.7 8.52 3.9 35.5 9.59 9.3 14.6

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.80 2.8 37.2 11.16 2.5 39.7 7.12 7.6 22.6

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.13 1.7 38.3 11.42 1.5 40.0 6.58 3.5 23.1

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 14.23 2.0 39.7 14.33 1.8 40.0 7.05 11.1 23.9

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 20.13 4.3 40.2 20.13 4.3 40.2 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 15.52 2.9 41.2 15.52 2.9 41.2 – – –

Automobile mechanic apprentices ..................... 8.48 17.2 37.9 – – – – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 13.61 4.7 39.9 13.61 4.8 40.0 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .............. 14.09 6.3 40.2 14.09 6.3 40.2 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ..................... 20.39 8.0 40.0 20.39 8.0 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 13.12 5.0 40.0 13.12 5.0 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 15.46 4.5 40.0 15.44 4.5 40.1 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 11.80 6.8 40.3 11.82 6.8 40.3 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 14.56 8.0 40.1 14.56 8.0 40.1 – – –

Data processing equipment repairers ................ 15.10 7.7 38.9 15.29 7.2 40.0 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 17.37 5.2 39.9 17.37 5.2 39.9 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .................... 17.26 3.0 40.0 17.26 3.0 40.0 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1997–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ $13.67 3.3 40.2 $13.67 3.3 40.2 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 16.19 3.9 40.0 16.19 3.9 40.0 – – –

Millwrights .......................................................... 14.37 4.2 40.0 14.37 4.2 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 13.98 4.3 39.8 14.01 4.4 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... 15.33 10.8 40.0 15.33 10.8 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 18.82 8.3 40.0 18.82 8.3 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ...................................................... 20.64 20.4 41.2 20.64 20.4 41.2 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 15.97 4.7 40.3 15.97 4.7 40.3 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 13.05 2.6 39.6 13.16 2.7 39.9 – – –

Drywall installers ................................................ 14.45 4.8 40.0 14.45 4.8 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 14.67 3.7 39.9 14.67 3.7 39.9 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 9.78 5.7 40.1 9.78 5.7 40.1 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 18.70 5.6 39.9 18.70 5.6 39.9 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 11.46 10.5 39.0 11.46 10.7 39.6 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 17.89 9.3 39.1 17.89 9.3 40.0 – – –

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ......................... 12.05 6.1 39.5 12.16 6.6 40.0 – – –

Insulation workers .............................................. 11.71 10.7 40.0 11.71 10.7 40.0 – – –

Sheetmetal duct installers .................................. 12.41 7.4 40.0 12.41 7.4 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 11.76 6.7 40.0 11.76 6.7 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 11.15 5.7 39.8 11.15 5.7 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 17.71 2.8 40.8 17.71 2.8 40.8 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 14.74 7.6 40.2 14.74 7.6 40.2 – – –

Tool and die maker apprentices ........................ 11.47 7.9 40.0 11.47 7.9 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .............................. 12.70 4.2 40.0 12.70 4.2 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 15.42 3.4 40.4 15.42 3.4 40.4 – – –

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal ........... 13.44 14.5 40.0 13.44 14.5 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 13.27 2.2 40.0 13.27 2.2 40.0 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers ............................. 10.19 1.3 40.0 10.19 1.3 40.0 – – –

Upholsterers ...................................................... 14.64 8.5 39.2 14.64 8.5 39.2 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 9.41 4.9 39.7 9.44 4.9 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ 13.69 20.9 40.1 13.69 20.9 40.1 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 8.81 7.5 36.2 9.40 12.3 40.0 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 9.53 11.2 34.7 10.17 12.7 38.7 $6.27 7.2 22.7

Food batchmakers ............................................. 8.26 4.7 40.0 8.26 4.7 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 14.11 4.4 40.5 14.11 4.4 40.5 – – –

Precision inspectors, testers, and related

workers, n.e.c. ................................................. 16.60 14.9 40.0 16.60 14.9 40.0 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 13.72 4.7 40.0 13.72 4.7 40.0 – – –

Power plant operators ........................................ 18.99 9.3 40.5 18.99 9.3 40.5 – – –

Stationary engineers .......................................... 15.57 8.0 39.5 15.58 8.1 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 17.16 5.8 39.1 17.16 5.8 39.1 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 10.08 1.9 39.7 10.11 1.9 40.0 7.26 5.1 24.3

Lathe and turning machine set-up operators ..... 13.37 7.5 39.8 13.37 7.5 39.8 – – –

Lathe and turning machine operators ................ 10.56 6.0 40.0 10.56 6.0 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 10.32 7.7 40.0 10.32 7.7 40.0 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ............... 11.62 7.4 39.7 11.62 7.4 39.7 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 10.02 3.7 40.0 10.02 3.7 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ................ 13.54 5.5 40.2 13.54 5.5 40.2 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 10.86 5.1 39.9 10.86 5.1 39.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 8.78 7.1 39.9 8.78 7.1 40.0 – – –

Metal plating machine operators ........................ 10.24 16.1 38.2 – – – – – –

Heat treating equipment operators .................... 11.66 13.0 40.6 11.66 13.0 40.6 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators .......................................................... 8.71 12.4 40.0 8.71 12.4 40.0 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 14.82 3.7 38.9 14.95 3.6 39.5 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

9
Table 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2

National Compensation Survey,3 1997–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

Photoengravers and lithographers ..................... $13.73 3.9 39.6 $13.73 3.9 39.6 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ............................. 11.90 12.0 37.7 11.95 12.6 39.9 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ........... 10.81 6.9 40.2 10.81 6.9 40.2 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators .......................................................... 9.58 4.5 40.9 9.58 4.5 40.9 – – –

Textile cutting machine operators ...................... 8.57 11.1 40.1 8.57 11.1 40.1 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 7.60 4.1 39.8 7.60 4.1 40.0 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 6.85 2.8 38.9 6.85 2.8 39.2 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 10.47 11.0 39.3 10.46 11.0 40.0 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 11.74 4.1 40.5 11.74 4.1 40.5 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 12.38 9.4 39.9 12.38 9.4 39.9 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators .......................................................... 14.82 3.6 39.8 14.82 3.6 39.8 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 9.07 5.1 38.5 9.19 4.9 40.0 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 11.89 6.2 40.6 11.89 6.2 40.6 – – –

Folding machine operators ................................ 9.56 9.2 39.9 9.56 9.2 39.9 – – –

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 13.74 13.0 40.0 13.74 13.0 40.0 – – –

Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... 9.51 16.7 40.1 9.51 16.7 40.1 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... 11.65 4.5 40.0 11.65 4.5 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 8.92 9.2 36.4 9.05 10.4 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 11.26 2.5 39.8 11.29 2.5 40.0 $6.97 7.0 23.6

Welders and cutters ........................................... 12.32 6.4 40.1 12.32 6.4 40.1 – – –

Solders and braziers .......................................... 9.55 11.0 40.0 9.55 11.0 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 9.22 2.4 39.7 9.28 2.4 39.9 – – –

Hand cutting and trimming ................................. 10.15 3.4 40.0 10.15 3.4 40.0 – – –

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ............. 10.15 11.6 37.5 10.26 12.0 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... 9.32 6.2 38.4 9.42 6.5 39.6 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 9.88 3.5 40.2 9.88 3.5 40.2 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 10.28 7.1 40.3 10.28 7.1 40.3 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............ 7.14 2.7 40.0 7.14 2.7 40.0 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ...................................... 9.14 5.9 40.0 9.14 5.9 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 11.50 1.9 37.1 11.78 2.0 40.1 8.52 3.7 20.7

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 13.11 5.9 41.1 13.11 5.9 41.1 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 11.61 2.8 39.6 11.77 2.8 41.8 9.13 10.2 21.9

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 12.13 7.3 40.5 12.41 7.1 42.4 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 10.59 3.7 28.6 11.10 4.5 34.6 9.21 3.0 19.4

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 6.62 6.8 29.2 7.15 7.1 41.3 5.72 4.2 19.4

Parking lot attendants ........................................ 6.58 3.2 33.0 6.42 3.5 40.0 6.76 3.9 27.3

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 9.49 5.5 34.5 9.99 5.6 38.7 6.12 10.5 20.0

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 16.74 8.3 40.0 16.74 8.3 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 12.05 6.5 40.0 12.05 6.5 40.0 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 16.20 5.5 39.9 16.20 5.5 39.9 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 10.87 4.6 40.0 10.87 4.6 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 10.87 4.3 40.0 10.87 4.3 40.0 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 10.96 2.7 39.9 10.97 2.7 40.1 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 13.85 9.2 38.4 14.01 9.1 40.0 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 8.66 2.3 35.9 9.17 1.9 39.9 6.02 2.4 23.5

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 18.08 9.4 40.3 18.08 9.4 40.3 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 7.68 3.1 38.0 7.75 3.4 39.5 6.55 4.9 23.1

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 14.34 4.7 41.0 14.34 4.7 41.0 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 9.49 3.8 40.2 9.51 3.9 40.4 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 8.98 3.0 38.8 9.07 3.0 39.7 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 7.93 3.3 38.3 8.21 3.6 39.8 5.72 1.9 29.4

Production helpers ............................................. 10.11 8.0 39.8 10.20 7.9 40.3 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1997–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers –Continued

Garbage collectors ............................................. $9.34 10.1 39.7 $9.36 10.1 40.0 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.65 4.5 29.9 9.35 2.9 39.8 $5.65 1.3 23.1

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 8.67 5.3 40.0 8.67 5.3 40.0 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 9.44 4.7 36.9 9.64 5.3 40.1 8.08 4.8 23.9

Garage and service station related .................... 8.89 10.9 42.0 8.95 11.1 42.3 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 8.51 5.7 38.9 8.57 6.0 40.4 7.76 9.4 26.4

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 8.05 3.4 38.1 8.20 3.6 39.9 6.24 3.2 24.9

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.07 2.7 38.1 8.21 2.8 39.8 6.19 3.7 24.1

Service .............................................................................. 8.52 1.5 33.7 9.18 1.4 39.2 5.86 1.6 21.6

Protective service .................................................. 11.93 1.9 38.6 12.21 2.0 40.8 7.38 3.6 20.5

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 20.38 5.1 48.8 20.38 5.1 48.8 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 19.28 3.1 40.4 19.28 3.1 40.5 – – –

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 13.30 7.3 36.7 13.84 6.9 39.3 – – –

Fire inspection and fire prevention ..................... 14.61 8.5 45.0 14.61 8.5 45.0 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 11.91 2.7 48.8 11.94 2.7 49.1 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 15.73 2.2 40.3 15.76 2.2 40.6 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 12.62 3.9 39.7 12.67 4.0 40.5 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 11.65 2.0 40.0 11.65 2.0 40.0 – – –

Crossing guards ................................................. 8.30 5.0 19.3 – – – 7.80 6.4 17.4

Guards and police, except public service .......... 7.56 2.5 34.3 7.61 3.7 38.9 7.23 4.5 20.7

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 11.72 8.4 34.6 12.94 7.8 40.8 6.40 3.9 20.9

Food service .......................................................... 6.28 1.9 30.4 6.88 2.6 38.1 5.20 1.7 22.3

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 10.60 3.4 39.4 10.80 3.3 40.9 7.50 6.3 24.9

Bartenders ......................................................... 4.89 9.6 32.9 5.31 6.6 38.8 3.85 25.2 24.1

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 3.31 4.4 28.9 3.36 5.8 36.5 3.25 8.7 22.0

Cooks ................................................................. 7.97 1.7 35.1 8.18 2.0 38.8 7.25 2.9 26.3

Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 5.71 2.1 24.8 6.29 3.9 37.9 5.38 1.0 20.7

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.37 2.3 31.2 8.08 3.6 38.5 6.19 2.3 23.6

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.63 7.9 31.1 6.05 9.2 39.2 4.80 5.5 22.1

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.60 2.1 29.9 7.03 1.9 36.9 5.75 2.9 21.8

Health service ........................................................ 7.74 1.5 35.0 7.91 1.7 39.3 6.91 2.1 22.6

Dental assistants ............................................... 10.12 3.8 29.8 – – – – – –

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 8.57 3.2 34.7 8.85 3.4 39.7 7.40 4.8 22.7

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 7.52 1.4 35.1 7.67 1.6 39.2 6.74 2.0 22.6

Cleaning and building service ................................ 7.67 1.4 34.8 7.96 1.4 39.5 6.01 2.8 20.6

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 11.34 3.5 38.4 11.60 3.4 40.1 7.64 5.4 24.2

Maids and housemen ........................................ 6.81 3.5 37.0 6.87 3.6 38.9 6.01 3.9 21.7

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 7.53 1.8 33.7 7.89 1.7 39.6 5.95 3.3 20.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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

National Compensation Survey,3 1997–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Service –Continued

Personal service .................................................... $9.00 4.2 30.0 $9.72 5.7 36.1 $6.72 4.1 19.7

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 13.66 7.4 37.0 13.95 8.5 39.4 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 6.39 5.7 27.1 6.79 8.8 39.7 6.10 6.4 21.9

Guides ............................................................... 8.43 7.2 28.5 9.27 5.8 39.9 7.10 8.1 19.6

Ushers ............................................................... – – – – – – 5.28 5.2 17.6

Public transportation attendants ........................ 26.79 8.4 21.0 27.80 7.8 21.1 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 5.55 8.3 34.8 5.12 8.7 39.9 7.25 21.4 22.9

Welfare service aides ........................................ 8.09 5.9 27.8 8.33 7.8 38.0 7.47 6.0 16.3

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 8.05 2.7 34.3 8.27 2.6 36.3 5.94 2.4 22.3

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 6.89 3.9 25.1 7.82 4.2 40.7 6.09 2.9 18.8

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 7.50 4.5 32.7 7.59 5.2 39.1 7.11 10.3 19.1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between October 1996 and July

1998. The average reference period was September 1997. 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, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National

Compensation Survey,3 1997

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 .......................................................................................... $13.20 1.8 36.7 $13.89 1.5 39.9 $7.49 3.2 22.1

All excluding sales ......................................................... 13.30 1.7 37.1 13.86 1.5 39.8 7.76 3.2 22.0

White collar ...................................................................... 16.79 1.9 37.0 17.60 1.7 40.1 9.49 4.3 21.9

White collar excluding sales ...................................... 17.83 1.5 38.1 18.14 1.5 40.0 12.76 4.3 21.2

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 21.67 1.5 37.1 21.90 1.5 39.7 18.50 3.9 19.5

Professional specialty ................................................ 23.49 1.4 37.0 23.74 1.4 39.9 20.37 4.2 19.4

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 27.59 1.6 40.1 27.59 1.6 40.2 – – –

Architects ........................................................... 18.60 12.0 37.2 18.39 12.1 39.6 – – –

Aerospace engineers ......................................... 26.39 4.1 40.0 26.39 4.1 40.0 – – –

Chemical engineers ........................................... 31.34 4.5 39.1 31.34 4.5 39.1 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 26.77 5.0 41.4 26.77 5.0 41.4 – – –

Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 28.38 1.9 40.3 28.38 1.9 40.3 – – –

Industrial engineers ........................................... 24.05 3.4 40.4 24.05 3.4 40.4 – – –

Mechanical engineers ........................................ 24.54 3.0 40.2 24.54 3.0 40.2 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 30.84 2.4 39.9 30.82 2.5 40.0 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 25.38 2.0 40.1 25.44 2.0 40.3 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 25.70 1.9 40.2 25.77 2.0 40.3 – – –

Operations and systems researchers and

analysts ............................................................ 22.12 4.4 39.1 21.94 4.3 39.9 – – –

Statisticians ........................................................ 27.27 1.1 40.0 27.27 1.1 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 22.58 5.4 39.9 22.50 5.2 40.3 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 25.55 4.4 40.1 25.55 4.4 40.1 – – –

Geologists and geodesists ................................. 21.23 10.3 42.8 21.23 10.3 42.8 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... 29.63 2.7 39.6 29.63 2.7 39.6 – – –

Medical scientists ............................................... 20.85 6.9 38.1 20.95 7.1 39.8 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 21.07 2.4 33.6 21.02 2.8 39.7 21.30 4.3 20.2

Physicians .......................................................... 49.18 15.4 38.5 49.13 16.0 41.2 50.51 5.8 14.3

Registered nurses .............................................. 19.16 1.7 32.8 18.72 .9 39.4 20.76 5.1 20.4

Pharmacists ....................................................... 26.46 2.2 38.9 26.49 2.3 42.2 26.17 5.0 21.3

Dietitians ............................................................ 16.48 5.0 35.4 17.04 4.7 39.8 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 16.25 1.8 33.2 16.28 2.2 39.7 16.13 2.1 18.3

Occupational therapists ..................................... 18.32 9.8 37.9 17.85 10.4 39.9 – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 25.57 3.7 34.4 25.06 4.1 39.7 28.27 5.6 19.9

Speech therapists .............................................. 28.75 8.1 28.9 22.42 10.1 39.0 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 15.26 5.6 35.6 14.72 5.3 39.9 20.61 16.8 17.2

Physicians’ assistants ........................................ 23.10 15.9 40.3 23.10 15.9 40.3 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 29.72 4.4 36.1 30.06 4.4 37.5 18.26 6.6 15.7

Biological science teachers ............................... 34.76 14.2 36.2 – – – – – –

Economics teachers .......................................... 28.85 7.6 35.5 28.85 7.6 35.5 – – –

Engineering teachers ......................................... 28.36 20.6 33.2 – – – – – –

Mathematical science teachers ......................... 26.37 10.3 35.7 26.72 10.4 35.9 – – –

Computer science teachers ............................... 25.57 14.1 31.5 – – – – – –

Health specialities teachers ............................... 20.49 16.7 34.2 20.59 18.7 38.3 – – –

Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. 40.12 28.7 38.1 40.12 28.7 38.1 – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 20.50 3.9 34.6 – – – – – –

English teachers ................................................ 26.93 11.0 37.3 26.93 11.0 37.3 – – –

Teachers, post secondary, subject not specified 32.95 8.0 33.3 – – – – – –

Teachers, post secondary, n.e.c. ....................... 32.52 8.0 36.8 32.75 8.0 38.2 – – –

Teachers, except college and university ................ 16.85 3.9 29.7 17.02 4.0 37.8 15.44 7.6 10.6

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 9.55 13.1 33.2 9.70 12.4 34.6 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 18.62 5.2 35.3 18.85 5.3 37.8 – – –

Secondary school teachers ............................... 21.93 4.4 34.6 22.23 4.0 37.6 18.80 24.3 19.0

Teachers, special education .............................. 17.50 5.3 39.0 17.30 5.5 39.3 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 14.79 6.1 20.4 14.53 7.7 38.9 15.60 9.8 8.1

Substitute teachers ............................................ 8.78 6.3 14.1 – – – 8.78 6.3 14.1

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 15.57 11.9 37.8 15.59 11.9 38.0 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 18.80 6.8 36.7 19.23 7.2 38.8 – – –

Librarians ........................................................... 18.95 7.4 36.6 19.44 7.7 38.9 – – –

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 23.17 8.4 37.2 22.60 7.2 40.0 27.64 40.0 24.2

Economists ........................................................ 25.21 10.0 37.7 24.49 7.6 40.2 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 18.49 9.3 36.4 18.55 9.8 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 13.12 3.7 37.1 13.11 3.1 40.0 13.19 18.8 21.5

Social workers ................................................... 13.28 4.1 37.8 13.28 3.5 40.0 13.30 21.0 24.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1997–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

Professional specialty –Continued

Social, recreation, and religious workers

–Continued

Recreation workers ............................................ $11.77 8.6 37.0 $11.81 9.1 39.8 – – –

Clergy ................................................................ 12.25 11.6 25.5 – – – – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 39.77 5.5 41.6 39.74 5.6 42.3 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 39.77 5.5 41.6 39.74 5.6 42.3 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 19.01 4.7 37.6 19.25 4.7 39.7 $14.34 18.0 18.4

Technical writers ................................................ 16.68 5.4 38.4 16.37 5.0 40.0 – – –

Designers ........................................................... 16.00 5.7 40.0 16.02 5.7 40.0 – – –

Actors and directors ........................................... 12.91 15.3 31.8 15.16 7.2 40.3 – – –

Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist

printmakers ...................................................... 16.11 11.9 39.1 16.11 11.9 39.1 – – –

Photographers ................................................... 15.05 11.6 37.8 15.12 11.9 40.0 – – –

Editors and reporters ......................................... 23.56 9.6 38.9 23.65 9.6 39.2 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 20.55 10.8 38.7 20.64 11.5 39.6 – – –

Announcers ........................................................ 16.74 34.9 20.7 – – – 21.14 46.4 14.5

Athletes .............................................................. 13.63 8.4 41.5 14.11 8.3 45.1 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 21.84 6.6 38.3 21.84 6.9 39.8 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 17.46 3.2 37.3 17.74 3.4 39.2 12.42 2.4 19.7

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 14.77 2.7 38.0 14.76 2.6 39.9 14.97 11.5 19.7

Health record technologists and technicians ..... 9.83 11.6 38.7 9.82 11.9 40.0 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 15.88 3.5 35.8 15.98 3.7 39.8 14.99 5.6 19.4

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 12.16 1.4 35.5 12.11 1.5 39.6 12.47 2.8 21.8

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 11.60 3.4 36.4 11.66 3.8 41.7 11.01 5.5 16.8

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 17.52 3.0 40.0 17.54 3.0 40.1 – – –

Mechanical engineering technicians .................. 16.92 3.6 39.0 17.14 3.8 40.0 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 17.59 5.6 39.9 17.59 5.6 39.9 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 17.02 6.5 38.3 17.20 7.1 40.2 – – –

Surveying and mapping technicians .................. 11.27 5.9 40.9 11.27 5.9 40.9 – – –

Chemical technicians ......................................... 17.94 6.9 39.9 17.94 6.9 39.9 – – –

Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ 17.38 5.0 40.4 17.38 5.0 40.4 – – –

Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ 85.98 15.3 22.7 86.15 15.3 22.8 – – –

Broadcast equipment operators ......................... 13.11 10.1 35.4 13.68 7.8 40.0 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 21.58 3.5 40.0 21.59 3.5 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 17.24 4.9 39.9 17.28 5.0 40.0 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 16.22 6.8 39.6 16.27 6.8 39.9 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 25.43 1.7 40.7 25.46 1.7 40.8 19.62 18.3 23.7

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 28.78 1.8 41.2 28.81 1.9 41.3 21.21 18.4 25.7

Financial managers ........................................... 30.41 5.4 40.6 30.41 5.4 40.6 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 28.57 6.5 41.8 28.57 6.5 41.8 – – –

Purchasing managers ........................................ 32.43 7.4 40.3 32.43 7.4 40.3 – – –

Managers, marketing, advertising, and public

relations ........................................................... 30.76 5.3 41.1 30.76 5.3 41.1 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 26.35 6.0 38.6 26.67 6.0 38.8 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 27.02 4.4 39.7 26.86 4.5 40.1 – – –

Managers, food servicing and lodging

establishments ................................................. 17.06 5.2 41.5 17.06 5.2 41.5 – – –

Managers, properties and real estate ................ 32.51 17.1 41.0 32.51 17.1 41.0 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 20.35 8.9 40.3 20.45 9.0 40.9 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 30.24 2.2 41.7 30.29 2.2 41.8 – – –

Management related .............................................. 20.55 2.0 40.0 20.57 2.0 40.2 17.88 32.5 21.8

Accountants and auditors .................................. 18.74 1.7 40.0 18.72 1.7 40.1 – – –

Underwriters ...................................................... 19.54 6.4 42.1 19.54 6.4 42.1 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 21.26 5.2 39.8 21.31 5.2 40.0 – – –

Management analysts ........................................ 25.17 6.6 40.1 25.17 6.6 40.1 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 19.90 3.0 39.7 19.90 3.0 39.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1997–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

White collar –Continued

Executive, administrative, and managerial

–Continued

Management related –Continued

Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm

products ........................................................... $34.69 31.4 38.5 $35.14 31.7 39.9 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 20.96 4.7 39.9 20.96 4.7 39.9 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 18.58 11.2 44.2 18.58 11.2 44.2 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 24.69 13.4 40.3 24.69 13.4 40.3 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 20.10 3.8 39.8 20.12 3.8 40.3 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 12.12 5.3 33.0 14.38 4.9 40.7 $6.57 3.9 22.6

Supervisors, sales ............................................. 17.42 4.7 41.6 17.54 4.7 42.1 8.49 19.0 21.3

Insurance sales .................................................. 19.73 21.7 43.3 19.73 21.7 43.3 – – –

Real estate sales ............................................... 18.59 30.1 37.9 19.83 32.5 40.3 – – –

Securities and financial services sales .............. 53.71 19.8 40.0 53.71 19.8 40.0 – – –

Advertising and related sales ............................. 21.32 9.2 38.6 22.15 9.3 39.5 – – –

Sales, other business services .......................... 19.30 14.7 35.7 20.42 12.6 39.5 – – –

Sales engineers ................................................. 28.65 6.8 41.2 28.65 6.8 41.2 – – –

Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,

and wholesale .................................................. 23.94 8.5 41.2 23.94 8.5 41.2 – – –

Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 16.19 6.8 44.9 16.22 6.9 45.1 – – –

Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 10.08 14.6 26.3 11.56 13.7 39.4 8.51 18.0 19.5

Sales workers, shoes ......................................... 9.51 24.3 27.3 – – – – – –

Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 11.00 26.8 35.0 – – – – – –

Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 9.44 5.5 37.8 9.75 6.2 40.2 7.62 3.3 27.9

Sales workers, parts .......................................... 14.76 7.2 38.1 15.74 5.9 41.7 – – –

Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 8.57 5.1 30.8 9.45 6.5 39.6 6.53 3.2 20.3

Sales counter clerks .......................................... 8.40 9.7 30.8 9.67 12.1 40.2 6.73 7.7 23.6

Cashiers ............................................................. 6.51 3.9 27.7 7.35 3.3 39.6 5.99 4.2 23.3

Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. – – – 13.16 13.8 40.0 – – –

Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 8.30 16.8 36.8 8.19 18.8 40.0 9.01 17.5 24.5

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 11.16 1.3 37.7 11.39 1.3 39.8 8.25 2.9 22.7

Supervisors, general office ................................ 15.67 2.8 39.9 15.65 2.9 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, computer equipment operators ..... 17.86 3.4 39.4 17.86 3.4 39.4 – – –

Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 18.21 4.5 39.8 18.21 4.5 39.8 – – –

Chief communications operators ....................... 18.05 8.7 41.1 18.05 8.7 41.1 – – –

Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and

adjusting clerks ................................................ 14.92 6.3 40.2 14.98 6.5 40.9 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 12.48 3.8 39.4 12.61 3.7 39.9 – – –

Peripheral equipment operators ........................ 11.22 9.8 39.7 11.22 9.8 39.7 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 13.18 2.6 38.8 13.30 2.7 39.5 9.97 6.5 24.9

Stenographers ................................................... 11.56 8.1 32.2 10.67 5.0 39.5 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 13.02 3.8 36.6 13.14 4.1 39.5 11.94 10.1 21.7

Interviewers ....................................................... 8.29 2.9 30.9 8.52 3.6 40.0 7.59 3.7 18.4

Hotel clerks ........................................................ 7.54 9.7 36.8 7.69 9.9 39.5 6.26 7.5 23.7

Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 13.41 5.6 36.1 13.66 6.3 39.8 12.21 7.6 24.8

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.37 2.4 35.3 8.54 2.7 39.9 7.50 3.2 22.3

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 11.04 3.2 35.5 11.39 3.6 39.8 8.31 7.1 19.4

Correspondence clerks ...................................... 8.82 3.9 38.5 8.92 4.3 40.0 – – –

Order clerks ....................................................... 11.93 2.8 38.5 12.07 2.8 39.8 9.10 3.8 22.9

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 10.61 4.2 40.2 10.65 4.2 40.4 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 9.70 3.9 34.4 9.77 4.3 39.1 – – –

File clerks ........................................................... 8.17 4.1 34.8 8.13 4.0 39.9 8.34 14.3 21.8

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 10.60 3.2 38.0 10.68 3.3 39.5 9.02 8.3 21.2

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 10.45 2.7 38.5 10.60 3.1 39.8 8.13 4.4 26.1

Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 11.53 3.0 39.0 11.62 3.0 39.7 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 10.10 3.5 39.5 10.12 3.5 40.0 – – –

Cost and rate clerks ........................................... 12.67 6.6 38.6 12.82 6.9 39.4 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1997–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

Billing, posting, and calculating machine

operators .......................................................... $9.17 6.6 37.9 $9.25 7.6 39.9 – – –

Duplicating machine operators .......................... 9.11 9.1 39.0 9.02 10.2 39.0 – – –

Office machine operators, n.e.c. ........................ 8.80 4.3 38.6 8.84 4.5 40.0 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 11.51 5.6 35.4 11.92 4.9 39.1 $7.22 3.1 17.7

Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 8.13 4.2 35.8 8.61 4.0 39.5 6.38 7.2 26.9

Messengers ....................................................... 8.05 7.3 34.1 8.39 8.4 39.7 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.69 5.2 40.5 11.75 5.2 41.3 – – –

Production coordinators ..................................... 12.74 5.8 37.9 12.95 5.8 40.6 – – –

Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 10.26 4.8 39.5 10.27 4.8 40.0 9.87 17.1 20.6

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 10.16 3.1 37.3 10.51 2.9 39.9 6.75 5.1 22.9

Meter readers .................................................... 15.74 7.1 40.0 15.74 7.1 40.0 – – –

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 10.73 7.5 40.0 10.73 7.5 40.0 – – –

Expeditors .......................................................... 11.40 6.4 39.1 11.58 6.4 40.7 – – –

Material recording, scheduling, and distribution

clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 11.83 6.4 37.4 12.31 7.9 40.0 – – –

Insurance adjusters, examiners, and

investigators ..................................................... 14.94 6.9 39.1 15.02 7.0 39.6 – – –

Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 10.60 3.7 37.5 10.77 3.8 39.9 7.86 7.6 19.2

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 10.11 2.9 39.4 10.23 2.7 40.0 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 11.44 2.6 39.2 11.49 2.6 40.0 8.87 9.1 20.1

General office clerks .......................................... 10.08 1.5 37.8 10.32 1.4 39.9 7.28 3.7 23.7

Bank tellers ........................................................ 8.11 2.6 34.5 8.15 2.2 39.9 7.89 6.9 21.0

Proofreaders ...................................................... 9.01 3.7 39.5 – – – – – –

Data entry keyers ............................................... 8.89 3.6 36.6 9.14 4.2 39.8 7.30 2.3 24.6

Statistical clerks ................................................. 11.64 4.9 38.0 11.71 5.2 39.6 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.76 11.4 28.5 9.04 13.6 33.1 7.43 5.1 17.2

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.85 3.6 36.5 11.36 3.2 39.8 7.00 7.7 22.4

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.09 1.8 38.4 11.39 1.6 40.1 6.42 3.3 23.5

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 14.42 2.2 39.6 14.53 2.0 40.0 7.05 11.1 23.9

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 20.59 5.0 40.3 20.59 5.0 40.3 – – –

Automobile mechanics ....................................... 16.74 3.3 41.8 16.74 3.3 41.8 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 13.43 4.8 40.0 13.43 4.8 40.1 – – –

Automobile body and related repairers .............. 14.09 6.3 40.2 14.09 6.3 40.2 – – –

Aircraft mechanics, except engine ..................... 20.39 8.0 40.0 20.39 8.0 40.0 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 13.88 3.2 40.0 13.88 3.2 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 15.48 4.5 40.0 15.47 4.6 40.1 – – –

Machinery maintenance ..................................... 11.81 6.8 40.3 11.83 6.8 40.3 – – –

Electronic repairers, communications and

industrial equipment ......................................... 14.58 8.8 40.1 14.58 8.8 40.1 – – –

Data processing equipment repairers ................ 15.21 8.8 38.8 15.44 8.1 40.0 – – –

Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 17.74 5.0 39.9 17.74 5.0 39.9 – – –

Telephone installers and repairers .................... 17.26 3.0 40.0 17.26 3.0 40.0 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 13.60 2.6 40.2 13.60 2.6 40.2 – – –

Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... 16.96 4.3 40.0 16.96 4.3 40.0 – – –

Millwrights .......................................................... 14.37 4.2 40.0 14.37 4.2 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 14.81 5.4 39.7 14.86 5.4 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... 15.33 10.8 40.0 15.33 10.8 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, electricians and power

transmission installers ..................................... 18.68 8.4 40.0 18.68 8.4 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ...................................................... 20.77 20.6 41.2 20.77 20.6 41.2 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 16.97 6.7 40.5 16.97 6.7 40.5 – – –

Carpenters ......................................................... 13.14 2.5 39.5 13.25 2.7 39.9 – – –

Drywall installers ................................................ 14.45 4.8 40.0 14.45 4.8 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 14.73 4.3 40.0 14.73 4.3 40.0 – – –

Electrician apprentices ....................................... 9.78 5.7 40.1 9.78 5.7 40.1 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1997–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ $18.92 6.3 39.9 $18.92 6.3 39.9 – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 11.41 12.4 38.8 11.42 12.6 39.5 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 18.20 9.5 39.0 18.20 9.5 39.9 – – –

Concrete and terrazzo finishers ......................... 12.00 6.2 39.5 12.11 6.6 40.0 – – –

Insulation workers .............................................. 11.71 10.7 40.0 11.71 10.7 40.0 – – –

Sheetmetal duct installers .................................. 12.41 7.4 40.0 12.41 7.4 40.0 – – –

Structural metal workers .................................... 11.76 6.7 40.0 11.76 6.7 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 13.71 4.6 39.3 13.78 4.6 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 17.72 2.9 40.8 17.72 2.9 40.8 – – –

Tool and die makers .......................................... 14.79 7.8 40.2 14.79 7.8 40.2 – – –

Tool and die maker apprentices ........................ 11.47 7.9 40.0 11.47 7.9 40.0 – – –

Precision assemblers, metal .............................. 12.70 4.2 40.0 12.70 4.2 40.0 – – –

Machinists .......................................................... 15.42 3.4 40.4 15.42 3.4 40.4 – – –

Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal ........... 13.44 14.5 40.0 13.44 14.5 40.0 – – –

Sheet metal workers .......................................... 13.27 2.2 40.0 13.27 2.2 40.0 – – –

Furniture and wood finishers ............................. 10.19 1.3 40.0 10.19 1.3 40.0 – – –

Upholsterers ...................................................... 14.64 8.5 39.2 14.64 8.5 39.2 – – –

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 9.41 4.9 39.7 9.44 4.9 39.9 – – –

Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ 13.69 20.9 40.1 13.69 20.9 40.1 – – –

Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 8.81 7.5 36.2 9.40 12.3 40.0 – – –

Bakers ................................................................ 10.11 13.8 32.6 11.34 13.9 37.9 $6.27 7.2 22.7

Food batchmakers ............................................. 8.26 4.7 40.0 8.26 4.7 40.0 – – –

Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 13.95 4.8 40.5 13.95 4.8 40.5 – – –

Precision inspectors, testers, and related

workers, n.e.c. ................................................. 16.60 14.9 40.0 16.60 14.9 40.0 – – –

Stationary engineers .......................................... 15.81 8.3 39.4 15.83 8.5 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous plant and system operators,

n.e.c. ................................................................ 17.61 4.9 39.0 17.61 4.9 39.0 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 10.05 1.9 39.8 10.08 1.9 40.0 7.21 5.2 24.4

Lathe and turning machine set-up operators ..... 13.37 7.5 39.8 13.37 7.5 39.8 – – –

Lathe and turning machine operators ................ 10.56 6.0 40.0 10.56 6.0 40.0 – – –

Punching and stamping press operators ........... 10.32 7.7 40.0 10.32 7.7 40.0 – – –

Drilling and boring machine operators ............... 11.62 7.4 39.7 11.62 7.4 39.7 – – –

Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing

machine operators ........................................... 10.02 3.7 40.0 10.02 3.7 40.0 – – –

Numerical control machine operators ................ 13.54 5.5 40.2 13.54 5.5 40.2 – – –

Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 10.86 5.1 39.9 10.86 5.1 39.9 – – –

Molding and casting machine operators ............ 8.78 7.1 39.9 8.78 7.1 40.0 – – –

Metal plating machine operators ........................ 10.24 16.1 38.2 – – – – – –

Heat treating equipment operators .................... 11.66 13.0 40.6 11.66 13.0 40.6 – – –

Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine

operators .......................................................... 8.71 12.4 40.0 8.71 12.4 40.0 – – –

Printing press operators ..................................... 15.12 3.6 39.1 15.24 3.5 39.4 – – –

Photoengravers and lithographers ..................... 13.73 3.9 39.6 13.73 3.9 39.6 – – –

Typesetters and compositors ............................. 11.95 12.1 38.1 11.95 12.6 39.9 – – –

Winding and twisting machine operators ........... 10.81 6.9 40.2 10.81 6.9 40.2 – – –

Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine

operators .......................................................... 9.58 4.5 40.9 9.58 4.5 40.9 – – –

Textile cutting machine operators ...................... 8.57 11.1 40.1 8.57 11.1 40.1 – – –

Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 7.60 4.1 39.8 7.60 4.1 40.0 – – –

Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 6.85 2.9 38.8 6.84 2.9 39.2 – – –

Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 10.47 11.0 39.3 10.46 11.0 40.0 – – –

Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 11.74 4.1 40.5 11.74 4.1 40.5 – – –

Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 12.38 9.4 39.9 12.38 9.4 39.9 – – –

Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine

operators .......................................................... 14.86 3.7 39.8 14.86 3.7 39.8 – – –

Compressing and compacting machine

operators .......................................................... 9.18 5.0 40.0 9.18 5.0 40.0 – – –

Painting and paint spraying machine operators 11.89 6.2 40.6 11.89 6.2 40.6 – – –

Folding machine operators ................................ 9.56 9.2 39.9 9.56 9.2 39.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1997–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

Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food $13.74 13.0 40.0 $13.74 13.0 40.0 – – –

Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... 9.51 16.7 40.1 9.51 16.7 40.1 – – –

Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... 11.65 4.5 40.0 11.65 4.5 40.0 – – –

Photographic process machine operators ......... 8.93 9.2 36.4 9.06 10.4 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 11.27 2.5 39.8 11.30 2.5 40.0 $6.97 7.0 23.6

Welders and cutters ........................................... 11.49 2.7 40.1 11.49 2.7 40.1 – – –

Solders and braziers .......................................... 9.55 11.0 40.0 9.55 11.0 40.0 – – –

Assemblers ........................................................ 9.22 2.4 39.7 9.28 2.4 39.9 – – –

Hand cutting and trimming ................................. 10.15 3.4 40.0 10.15 3.4 40.0 – – –

Hand painting, coating, and decorating ............. 10.56 10.7 37.3 10.71 11.1 40.0 – – –

Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... 9.32 6.2 38.4 9.42 6.5 39.6 – – –

Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 9.88 3.5 40.2 9.88 3.5 40.2 – – –

Production testers .............................................. 10.28 7.1 40.3 10.28 7.1 40.3 – – –

Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............ 7.14 2.7 40.0 7.14 2.7 40.0 – – –

Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ...................................... 9.14 5.9 40.0 9.14 5.9 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 11.65 2.3 38.7 11.90 2.3 40.9 8.24 5.4 22.2

Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ 14.27 8.7 43.2 14.27 8.7 43.2 – – –

Truck drivers ...................................................... 11.78 3.1 39.6 11.96 3.2 42.1 9.21 10.4 21.8

Driver-sales workers .......................................... 12.13 7.3 40.5 12.41 7.1 42.4 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 9.59 7.0 35.1 9.64 8.0 38.5 9.33 3.8 24.5

Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... 6.74 7.6 27.7 7.58 7.0 42.2 5.70 4.2 19.4

Parking lot attendants ........................................ 6.58 3.2 33.0 6.42 3.5 40.0 6.76 3.9 27.3

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 8.81 6.2 33.4 9.33 5.2 38.2 6.05 11.0 20.0

Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... 18.29 6.5 40.0 18.29 6.5 40.0 – – –

Crane and tower operators ................................ 16.20 5.5 39.9 16.20 5.5 39.9 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 11.22 5.9 40.0 11.22 5.9 40.0 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 10.94 5.5 40.1 10.94 5.5 40.1 – – –

Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 10.99 2.7 39.9 11.00 2.7 40.1 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 14.53 9.7 39.4 14.63 9.7 40.2 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 8.57 2.5 35.6 9.11 2.1 40.0 6.02 2.4 23.6

Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... 19.43 10.1 40.4 19.43 10.1 40.4 – – –

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 7.24 5.5 37.8 7.29 6.1 39.4 6.49 6.4 23.4

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 13.90 5.6 42.1 13.90 5.6 42.1 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 9.57 4.2 40.2 9.58 4.2 40.4 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 8.89 3.2 38.7 8.98 3.1 39.6 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 7.72 3.9 37.8 8.06 4.4 39.8 5.72 1.9 29.4

Production helpers ............................................. 10.11 8.0 39.8 10.20 7.9 40.3 – – –

Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 7.61 4.5 29.8 9.31 2.9 39.8 5.65 1.3 23.1

Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 8.67 5.3 40.0 8.67 5.3 40.0 – – –

Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 9.44 4.7 36.9 9.64 5.3 40.1 8.08 4.8 23.9

Garage and service station related .................... 9.00 13.0 42.4 9.08 13.3 42.7 – – –

Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 8.50 5.8 38.8 8.56 6.1 40.4 7.76 9.4 26.4

Hand packers and packagers ............................ 8.05 3.4 38.1 8.20 3.6 39.9 6.24 3.2 24.9

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 8.08 3.2 38.0 8.23 3.4 39.8 6.15 3.7 24.3

Service .............................................................................. 7.07 1.3 31.9 7.57 1.3 38.5 5.70 1.8 21.6

Protective service .................................................. 7.79 2.7 34.1 7.92 4.0 38.9 7.10 4.3 20.7

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 13.29 9.6 38.9 13.29 9.6 38.9 – – –

Guards and police, except public service .......... 7.46 2.5 34.2 7.50 3.7 38.9 7.22 4.6 20.7

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 8.11 9.3 26.5 10.39 10.5 39.4 6.15 4.3 20.7

Food service .......................................................... 6.05 2.0 30.3 6.63 2.9 38.4 5.08 1.5 22.4

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 10.43 4.6 39.4 10.67 4.5 41.5 7.50 6.3 24.9

Bartenders ......................................................... 4.89 9.6 32.9 5.31 6.6 38.8 3.85 25.2 24.1

Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 3.31 4.4 28.9 3.36 5.8 36.5 3.25 8.7 22.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Compensation Survey,3 1997–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 –Continued

Cooks ................................................................. $7.96 1.8 35.1 $8.16 2.0 38.9 $7.25 3.3 26.0

Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 5.69 2.2 25.0 6.28 3.9 38.0 5.35 1.0 20.9

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.33 2.6 31.4 8.04 4.1 39.2 6.09 2.1 23.3

Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 5.63 7.9 31.1 6.05 9.2 39.2 4.80 5.5 22.1

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 6.19 2.0 29.8 6.63 2.1 38.2 5.54 1.8 22.5

Health service ........................................................ 7.57 1.6 34.5 7.72 1.8 39.1 6.90 2.2 22.6

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 8.48 3.7 33.9 8.79 4.1 39.7 7.35 5.1 22.2

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 7.33 1.4 34.7 7.45 1.6 39.0 6.75 2.1 22.8

Cleaning and building service ................................ 7.39 1.8 33.4 7.73 1.7 39.3 5.97 2.9 20.7

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 10.85 4.5 38.0 11.18 4.6 40.4 7.64 5.4 24.2

Maids and housemen ........................................ 6.80 3.8 36.8 6.85 3.9 38.8 6.01 3.9 21.7

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 7.22 2.4 31.5 7.71 2.4 39.5 5.90 3.4 20.4

Personal service .................................................... 8.97 5.8 28.9 9.72 7.7 35.5 6.65 5.9 18.3

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 11.37 12.2 34.6 11.91 12.8 40.8 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 5.77 7.4 26.7 6.16 8.2 39.7 5.21 9.0 18.1

Guides ............................................................... 8.64 8.0 31.9 9.27 5.8 39.9 – – –

Ushers ............................................................... – – – – – – 5.28 5.2 17.6

Public transportation attendants ........................ 29.49 6.7 19.6 29.31 6.9 20.2 – – –

Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... 5.55 8.3 34.8 5.12 8.7 39.9 7.25 21.4 22.9

Welfare service aides ........................................ 7.31 3.9 23.0 7.40 5.4 35.4 7.20 5.9 15.9

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 6.70 5.3 31.2 6.97 5.4 38.9 5.90 2.5 19.9

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 6.76 3.4 24.6 7.57 5.6 42.5 6.12 2.1 18.4

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 7.19 4.4 32.5 7.24 4.9 39.1 6.98 11.9 18.8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between October 1996 and July

1998. The average reference period was September 1997. 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, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and

part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1997

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All .......................................................................................... $15.47 1.4 37.9 $15.67 1.4 39.4 $10.51 4.9 20.1

All excluding sales ......................................................... 15.49 1.4 38.0 15.69 1.4 39.4 10.52 4.9 20.1

White collar ...................................................................... 17.53 1.4 38.0 17.67 1.5 39.2 13.30 4.9 19.4

White collar excluding sales ...................................... 17.58 1.4 38.0 17.71 1.5 39.2 13.38 4.9 19.4

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 20.49 1.1 37.5 20.72 1.2 39.0 14.93 5.4 19.3

Professional specialty ................................................ 21.56 1.2 37.4 21.77 1.2 38.9 15.46 5.0 17.7

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 22.93 3.4 39.9 23.01 3.4 39.9 – – –

Civil engineers ................................................... 22.86 3.7 39.8 23.03 3.7 39.9 – – –

Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 22.62 4.7 39.8 22.62 4.7 39.8 – – –

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 19.80 6.4 39.0 20.00 6.9 40.0 – – –

Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 19.81 6.6 39.1 19.99 7.0 40.0 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 17.18 10.3 40.0 17.18 10.3 40.0 – – –

Chemists, except biochemists ........................... 17.02 17.9 40.0 17.02 17.9 40.0 – – –

Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... 13.76 9.4 40.0 13.76 9.4 40.0 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 19.67 1.7 37.8 19.70 1.7 39.8 19.20 10.5 22.5

Physicians .......................................................... 29.25 20.2 40.3 27.66 21.8 43.5 54.98 14.8 18.2

Registered nurses .............................................. 18.74 1.7 38.0 18.73 1.8 39.6 18.88 4.3 22.2

Dietitians ............................................................ 15.14 2.9 40.0 15.14 2.9 40.0 – – –

Respiratory therapists ........................................ 15.99 3.8 34.4 – – – – – –

Physical therapists ............................................. 25.40 14.9 37.5 25.16 15.5 38.6 – – –

Speech therapists .............................................. 27.48 7.2 37.7 27.18 8.0 38.5 – – –

Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... 16.55 4.3 38.9 16.21 4.0 40.0 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 27.61 2.9 39.5 27.92 3.2 43.1 19.45 9.3 12.3

Biological science teachers ............................... 30.69 17.9 44.7 30.65 18.6 46.9 – – –

Psychology teachers .......................................... 26.27 12.4 39.8 26.27 12.4 39.8 – – –

Mathematical science teachers ......................... 24.24 6.2 37.4 – – – – – –

Health specialities teachers ............................... 47.48 7.2 32.0 – – – – – –

Art, drama, and music teachers ......................... 23.32 8.0 34.0 – – – – – –

English teachers ................................................ 21.70 20.5 38.3 21.70 20.5 38.3 – – –

Teachers, post secondary, subject not specified 22.14 13.0 31.8 25.10 8.6 38.3 – – –

Teachers, post secondary, n.e.c. ....................... 26.36 3.1 36.8 26.53 3.4 39.6 17.61 9.5 7.9

Teachers, except college and university ................ 22.07 1.5 36.4 22.33 1.6 37.7 11.14 11.6 15.1

Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 20.14 6.1 37.5 20.05 6.2 37.9 – – –

Elementary school teachers .............................. 22.25 2.0 37.4 22.29 1.9 37.7 – – –

Secondary school teachers ............................... 22.82 2.3 37.6 22.82 2.3 37.7 – – –

Teachers, special education .............................. 22.11 3.5 37.8 22.11 3.5 37.8 – – –

Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 22.64 4.0 34.2 23.26 4.1 37.7 13.97 21.3 14.6

Substitute teachers ............................................ 8.49 10.3 15.0 – – – 8.49 10.3 15.0

Vocational and educational counselors ............. 22.86 6.5 38.0 22.88 6.5 38.2 – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 18.81 5.4 37.0 19.43 5.9 39.5 15.80 2.3 28.1

Librarians ........................................................... 18.81 5.4 37.0 19.43 5.9 39.5 15.80 2.3 28.1

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 19.00 5.6 39.4 19.01 5.7 39.6 – – –

Psychologists ..................................................... 21.63 3.9 38.6 21.71 3.9 39.1 – – –

Urban planners .................................................. 17.22 5.8 40.0 17.22 5.8 40.0 – – –

Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 14.10 2.6 39.0 14.09 2.6 39.9 14.55 7.0 18.5

Social workers ................................................... 14.13 2.7 39.8 14.13 2.7 39.9 – – –

Recreation workers ............................................ 13.68 5.5 30.2 13.38 7.0 40.0 – – –

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 30.29 9.6 37.6 30.70 9.6 39.8 – – –

Lawyers ............................................................. 29.13 13.6 38.3 29.08 14.4 39.8 – – –

Judges ............................................................... 37.51 16.9 33.8 42.33 6.6 39.9 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 17.12 5.2 39.4 17.17 5.2 40.0 – – –

Public relations specialists ................................. 18.11 18.1 40.0 18.11 18.1 40.0 – – –

Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 21.01 6.8 39.9 21.01 6.8 39.9 – – –

Technical ................................................................... 13.37 2.3 38.2 13.36 2.0 39.8 13.49 15.0 26.1

Clinical laboratory technologists and

technicians ....................................................... 15.40 4.4 38.0 15.46 4.7 39.6 – – –

Radiological technicians .................................... 14.42 3.9 26.7 14.24 4.8 40.0 14.80 3.7 15.8

Licensed practical nurses .................................. 11.79 2.5 38.5 11.77 2.6 39.4 12.63 6.4 18.6

Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 11.31 5.0 38.1 11.66 4.9 40.0 6.95 4.2 23.8

Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 16.29 8.9 39.8 16.29 8.9 39.8 – – –

Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 12.94 10.9 39.0 12.94 10.9 39.0 – – –

Drafters .............................................................. 12.41 11.3 38.7 12.41 11.3 38.7 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and

part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1997–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

Surveying and mapping technicians .................. $12.94 2.9 39.9 $12.94 2.9 39.9 – – –

Computer programmers ..................................... 19.20 3.7 40.0 19.94 3.2 40.0 – – –

Legal assistants ................................................. 14.58 5.5 39.6 14.58 5.5 39.6 – – –

Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 13.28 6.5 37.0 12.95 7.2 41.0 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 21.58 5.3 39.4 21.63 5.3 39.9 $15.13 23.4 13.9

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 25.58 5.1 39.0 25.71 5.2 39.9 14.96 24.9 13.6

Administrators and officials, public

administration .................................................. 23.09 5.1 39.6 23.20 5.3 39.9 – – –

Financial managers ........................................... 28.36 9.5 40.1 28.36 9.5 40.1 – – –

Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 33.42 11.8 40.0 33.42 11.8 40.0 – – –

Administrators, education and related fields ...... 28.51 4.1 39.5 28.57 4.1 39.8 – – –

Managers, medicine and health ......................... 30.31 25.9 40.0 30.31 25.9 40.0 – – –

Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 17.34 14.7 39.0 17.34 14.7 39.0 – – –

Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 27.22 8.9 37.6 27.16 9.0 41.1 – – –

Management related .............................................. 16.54 3.8 39.8 16.54 3.8 39.9 – – –

Accountants and auditors .................................. 16.45 3.5 39.8 16.45 3.5 39.8 – – –

Other financial officers ....................................... 23.39 11.9 39.1 23.49 11.9 39.8 – – –

Personnel, training, and labor relations

specialists ........................................................ 14.90 6.2 39.9 14.90 6.2 39.9 – – –

Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 13.33 9.3 40.0 13.33 9.3 40.0 – – –

Construction inspectors ..................................... 14.76 3.0 39.8 14.76 3.0 39.8 – – –

Inspectors and compliance officers, except

construction ..................................................... 14.97 4.5 40.0 14.97 4.5 40.0 – – –

Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 19.68 7.1 39.7 19.68 7.1 39.7 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 10.40 13.2 34.6 10.60 14.0 36.0 7.87 3.1 22.7

Cashiers ............................................................. 8.56 5.4 33.3 8.64 6.1 35.0 7.90 3.0 23.1

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 10.42 1.7 38.1 10.45 1.7 39.0 9.30 6.4 20.8

Supervisors, general office ................................ 14.84 5.3 39.6 14.84 5.3 39.7 – – –

Computer operators ........................................... 10.50 2.5 40.0 10.50 2.5 40.0 – – –

Secretaries ......................................................... 11.13 3.3 38.7 11.15 3.3 39.3 10.12 19.5 21.9

Stenographers ................................................... 10.35 5.6 40.0 10.35 5.6 40.0 – – –

Typists ............................................................... 9.54 5.3 38.6 9.52 5.5 38.6 – – –

Interviewers ....................................................... 9.64 7.0 39.4 9.66 7.0 40.0 – – –

Receptionists ..................................................... 8.23 3.3 36.9 8.35 3.8 39.8 – – –

Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 10.37 4.6 39.5 10.40 4.6 40.0 – – –

Personnel clerks, except payroll and

timekeeping ..................................................... 12.77 11.1 39.9 12.77 11.1 39.9 – – –

Library clerks ..................................................... 8.94 2.8 32.1 9.44 2.7 38.6 7.33 3.3 20.9

File clerks ........................................................... 8.46 7.3 38.6 8.57 7.6 38.9 – – –

Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 10.64 3.9 36.2 10.52 4.3 39.7 11.39 13.7 23.4

Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 10.39 2.3 38.5 10.48 2.4 39.6 – – –

Billing clerks ....................................................... 9.49 12.3 34.5 8.62 10.0 40.0 – – –

Telephone operators .......................................... 8.06 9.2 39.4 8.06 9.2 39.4 – – –

Dispatchers ........................................................ 11.36 3.7 40.4 11.37 3.7 40.5 – – –

Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 10.39 5.5 39.8 10.40 5.5 40.0 – – –

Meter readers .................................................... 9.20 11.6 39.8 9.20 11.6 39.8 – – –

Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 11.75 3.2 39.2 11.86 3.1 39.8 – – –

Bill and account collectors ................................. 12.20 3.3 40.0 12.20 3.3 40.0 – – –

General office clerks .......................................... 10.11 2.7 38.9 10.13 2.8 39.7 9.32 5.4 17.5

Data entry keyers ............................................... 9.51 5.7 38.2 9.51 5.8 39.6 – – –

Teachers’ aides ................................................. 8.53 3.9 34.9 8.51 3.9 35.6 10.39 8.6 13.9

Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.68 2.2 39.2 10.71 2.3 39.5 – – –

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.63 1.9 37.1 11.77 2.0 39.1 8.86 3.2 18.5

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 12.89 2.7 39.9 12.89 2.7 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 18.25 7.2 39.9 18.25 7.2 39.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and

part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1997–Continued

Occupation4

Total Full time Part time

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

Mean hours

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Blue collar –Continued

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued

Automobile mechanics ....................................... $12.44 3.3 39.6 $12.44 3.3 39.6 – – –

Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 16.40 12.0 39.1 16.40 12.0 39.1 – – –

Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 11.56 12.0 40.0 11.56 12.0 40.0 – – –

Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 14.18 8.2 39.8 14.18 8.2 39.8 – – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics ........................................................ 13.80 8.4 40.0 13.80 8.4 40.0 – – –

Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 11.66 4.8 40.0 11.66 4.8 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 14.52 4.4 40.0 14.52 4.4 40.0 – – –

Electricians ........................................................ 14.33 4.0 39.6 14.33 4.0 39.6 – – –

Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 16.86 15.4 40.0 16.86 15.4 40.0 – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 14.59 7.4 40.0 14.59 7.4 40.0 – – –

Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 10.06 7.0 40.0 10.06 7.0 40.0 – – –

Supervisors, production ..................................... 17.28 3.5 39.9 17.28 3.5 39.9 – – –

Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 13.10 5.5 39.9 13.10 5.5 39.9 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 13.42 17.6 38.2 13.71 17.7 40.0 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 10.89 2.5 31.9 11.22 2.8 36.8 $9.04 3.6 18.2

Truck drivers ...................................................... 10.13 3.2 39.6 10.19 3.4 39.9 – – –

Bus drivers ......................................................... 11.25 3.9 25.5 12.28 4.3 31.9 9.16 4.0 18.1

Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 11.64 9.9 38.6 11.82 9.9 40.0 – – –

Operating engineers .......................................... 11.24 3.9 40.0 11.24 3.9 40.0 – – –

Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 10.38 7.3 39.9 10.38 7.3 39.9 – – –

Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 10.61 5.1 39.5 10.61 5.1 39.5 – – –

Miscellaneous material moving equipment

operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 11.71 14.5 35.6 11.97 14.6 39.4 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 9.82 3.2 39.3 9.86 3.3 39.9 6.96 3.1 20.8

Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 8.69 6.9 38.4 8.79 7.2 39.9 – – –

Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and

laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 15.04 5.5 39.2 15.04 5.5 39.2 – – –

Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 8.72 5.1 40.0 8.72 5.1 40.0 – – –

Helpers, construction trades .............................. 11.01 7.7 40.0 11.01 7.7 40.0 – – –

Construction laborers ......................................... 8.62 5.5 39.9 8.62 5.5 40.0 – – –

Garbage collectors ............................................. 9.60 9.9 39.6 9.62 9.9 40.0 – – –

Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 7.97 5.4 38.9 7.99 5.5 39.9 7.37 3.8 18.5

Service .............................................................................. 11.48 1.5 38.2 11.76 1.6 40.2 7.22 2.1 21.8

Protective service .................................................. 13.67 3.6 40.8 13.75 3.7 41.5 8.57 3.3 19.6

Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 20.38 5.1 48.8 20.38 5.1 48.8 – – –

Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 19.29 3.1 40.4 19.29 3.1 40.5 – – –

Supervisors, guards ........................................... 13.31 12.2 32.8 15.60 4.4 40.5 – – –

Firefighting ......................................................... 11.91 2.7 48.8 11.94 2.7 49.1 – – –

Police and detectives, public service ................. 15.73 2.2 40.3 15.76 2.2 40.6 – – –

Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement

officers ............................................................. 12.62 3.9 39.7 12.67 4.0 40.5 – – –

Correctional institution officers ........................... 11.65 2.0 40.0 11.65 2.0 40.0 – – –

Crossing guards ................................................. 8.14 5.5 17.9 – – – 7.80 6.4 17.4

Guards and police, except public service .......... 10.31 5.0 37.6 10.38 5.1 38.7 – – –

Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 13.17 8.5 39.5 13.43 8.6 41.1 7.58 9.5 21.9

Food service .......................................................... 8.31 2.4 31.2 8.63 3.5 35.5 7.11 4.1 21.2

Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 11.21 .8 39.2 11.21 .8 39.2 – – –

Cooks ................................................................. 8.10 5.6 34.5 8.47 6.7 38.0 7.25 2.9 28.3

Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 6.46 3.0 17.8 – – – – – –

Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 7.73 6.6 29.7 8.37 4.3 33.5 6.85 8.6 25.7

Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 7.80 2.0 30.2 7.85 2.5 34.5 7.52 3.7 17.2

Health service ........................................................ 8.56 2.6 37.3 8.70 3.3 39.8 7.07 2.6 22.2

Health aides, except nursing ............................. 8.98 4.8 38.3 9.09 5.6 39.5 7.88 15.6 29.6

Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 8.42 3.1 37.3 8.57 3.4 39.9 6.68 3.8 21.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and

part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1997–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 ................................ $8.42 2.2 38.9 $8.46 2.3 39.8 $6.90 5.8 20.1

Supervisors, cleaning and building service

workers ............................................................ 12.44 3.0 39.4 12.44 3.0 39.4 – – –

Maids and housemen ........................................ 7.07 5.9 40.0 7.07 5.9 40.0 – – –

Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 8.11 2.2 38.8 8.14 2.3 39.8 6.90 5.8 20.1

Personal service .................................................... 9.05 2.7 32.8 9.74 2.9 37.4 6.88 3.5 23.7

Supervisors, personal service ............................ 15.03 7.5 38.7 15.03 7.5 38.7 – – –

Attendants, amusement, and recreation

facilities ............................................................ 7.14 5.0 27.6 8.82 16.9 39.7 6.67 5.2 25.4

Welfare service aides ........................................ 8.91 9.9 35.4 8.95 11.1 40.0 8.61 12.4 18.2

Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 8.46 2.4 35.3 8.57 2.3 35.7 – – –

Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 7.21 9.8 26.2 8.38 4.6 37.2 6.00 10.1 20.1

Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 9.71 4.3 33.7 10.12 3.7 39.2 7.99 9.1 21.3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between October 1996 and July

1998. The average reference period was September 1997. 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. Occupational groups1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1997

Occupational group 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 .......................................................................................... $13.73 1.4 37.0 $13.20 1.8 36.7 $15.47 1.4 37.9

All excluding sales ......................................................... 13.84 1.3 37.3 13.30 1.7 37.1 15.49 1.4 38.0

White collar ...................................................................... 17.01 1.5 37.3 16.79 1.9 37.0 17.53 1.4 38.0

1 ..................................................................... 6.34 2.1 29.9 6.29 2.2 29.5 6.82 2.6 34.1

2 ..................................................................... 7.97 1.6 32.3 8.00 1.9 31.6 7.85 2.2 36.5

3 ..................................................................... 8.25 2.9 34.4 8.07 3.8 33.8 8.86 3.0 36.6

4 ..................................................................... 10.40 1.4 37.2 10.47 1.6 37.0 10.09 1.7 38.1

5 ..................................................................... 12.77 1.2 37.9 13.02 1.3 38.3 12.00 2.0 36.7

6 ..................................................................... 14.29 1.9 38.6 14.85 1.8 39.1 12.94 3.1 37.4

7 ..................................................................... 17.24 2.6 38.9 17.32 3.5 38.8 17.11 2.9 38.9

8 ..................................................................... 19.10 1.8 38.4 18.77 2.0 38.8 19.49 3.0 38.0

9 ..................................................................... 21.89 1.5 38.0 21.84 1.4 38.1 21.97 2.4 37.9

10 ................................................................... 24.46 3.8 38.9 25.86 1.7 39.2 21.39 7.8 38.1

11 ................................................................... 28.80 2.7 39.7 30.52 2.8 39.9 24.96 3.8 39.1

12 ................................................................... 33.62 1.9 40.3 35.03 1.8 40.5 27.97 2.6 39.5

13 ................................................................... 37.50 6.4 41.2 45.38 4.6 39.6 29.86 4.9 42.9

14 ................................................................... 50.62 4.8 39.7 54.65 5.2 39.8 39.88 10.3 39.4

15 ................................................................... 49.52 13.1 40.6 72.90 11.5 41.5 41.38 9.1 40.3

Not able to be leveled .................................... 21.01 5.3 35.7 21.20 6.6 37.2 20.30 5.2 30.9

White collar excluding sales ...................................... 17.75 1.2 38.0 17.83 1.5 38.1 17.58 1.4 38.0

1 ..................................................................... 6.74 2.9 32.0 6.72 3.5 31.5 6.86 2.4 34.3

2 ..................................................................... 8.40 1.8 35.5 8.56 3.7 35.2 7.85 2.2 36.6

3 ..................................................................... 8.91 1.5 36.8 8.92 .9 36.8 8.90 3.2 36.8

4 ..................................................................... 10.58 1.3 38.0 10.76 1.6 37.9 10.08 1.7 38.1

5 ..................................................................... 12.61 1.3 37.7 12.84 1.4 38.2 12.00 2.0 36.6

6 ..................................................................... 13.96 1.8 38.3 14.46 1.7 38.8 12.94 3.1 37.4

7 ..................................................................... 16.75 1.8 38.8 16.50 1.4 38.7 17.11 2.9 38.9

8 ..................................................................... 18.90 1.9 38.2 18.33 2.1 38.4 19.49 3.0 38.0

9 ..................................................................... 21.80 1.5 38.0 21.68 1.4 38.0 21.97 2.4 37.9

10 ................................................................... 24.18 3.9 38.8 25.55 1.8 39.1 21.39 7.8 38.1

11 ................................................................... 28.27 2.6 39.5 29.86 2.7 39.7 24.98 3.8 39.2

12 ................................................................... 33.43 1.9 40.3 34.84 1.8 40.5 27.97 2.6 39.5

13 ................................................................... 37.50 6.4 41.2 45.38 4.6 39.6 29.86 4.9 42.9

14 ................................................................... 50.62 4.8 39.7 54.65 5.2 39.8 39.88 10.3 39.4

15 ................................................................... 49.52 13.1 40.6 72.90 11.5 41.5 41.38 9.1 40.3

Not able to be leveled .................................... 21.11 5.1 35.6 21.34 6.4 37.1 20.30 5.2 30.9

Professional specialty and technical ......................... 21.16 1.0 37.3 21.67 1.5 37.1 20.49 1.1 37.5

Professional specialty ................................................ 22.56 1.0 37.2 23.49 1.4 37.0 21.56 1.2 37.4

3 ..................................................................... 7.48 4.3 17.9 – – – – – –

4 ..................................................................... 8.17 9.0 9.8 9.67 5.1 6.6 6.49 3.2 21.3

5 ..................................................................... 14.06 3.8 32.9 14.84 4.2 35.8 12.82 6.7 29.2

6 ..................................................................... 15.29 2.5 35.2 15.83 3.3 35.7 14.56 2.8 34.5

7 ..................................................................... 18.26 1.9 37.9 17.94 2.2 36.8 18.47 2.6 38.8

8 ..................................................................... 19.83 2.3 36.9 18.26 2.3 36.1 20.72 3.0 37.3

9 ..................................................................... 21.96 1.4 36.8 21.08 1.7 36.2 22.83 1.5 37.4

10 ................................................................... 24.12 3.9 38.1 25.88 1.5 38.5 21.32 6.8 37.5

11 ................................................................... 27.05 1.9 39.1 28.39 2.4 39.7 23.96 3.4 37.8

12 ................................................................... 32.10 2.8 39.5 33.31 2.7 39.7 28.26 4.2 38.9

13 ................................................................... 36.41 6.1 42.4 42.95 6.9 39.6 29.89 1.8 45.5

14 ................................................................... 45.29 3.9 38.6 46.00 4.9 38.4 42.18 5.8 39.4

15 ................................................................... 43.99 10.4 40.5 62.33 8.8 41.7 41.38 9.1 40.3

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.31 8.6 33.1 19.59 9.8 34.4 17.92 7.9 27.8

Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 27.09 1.5 40.1 27.59 1.6 40.1 22.93 3.4 39.9

5 ..................................................................... 17.44 7.1 39.8 17.56 7.2 40.0 – – –

6 ..................................................................... 17.59 3.3 40.4 17.59 3.3 40.4 – – –

7 ..................................................................... 19.81 2.9 40.0 19.49 3.2 40.1 – – –

8 ..................................................................... 22.70 4.9 40.5 22.70 5.2 40.6 22.72 14.9 40.0

9 ..................................................................... 22.43 2.4 40.1 22.59 2.5 40.1 21.94 6.2 39.9

10 ................................................................... 27.59 1.6 40.1 27.82 1.6 40.1 – – –

11 ................................................................... 30.30 3.3 40.2 30.44 3.4 40.3 27.90 3.1 39.7

12 ................................................................... 32.15 4.4 39.9 32.70 4.5 39.9 – – –

13 ................................................................... 40.03 4.3 40.0 40.03 4.3 40.0 – – –

14 ................................................................... 45.09 2.3 39.8 45.09 2.3 39.8 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupational groups1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1997–Continued

Occupational group 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

Mathematical and computer scientists ................... $24.98 2.1 40.0 $25.38 2.0 40.1 $19.80 6.4 39.0

6 ..................................................................... 16.49 3.0 40.2 16.75 4.5 40.4 – – –

7 ..................................................................... 20.01 4.6 40.4 20.03 4.6 40.5 – – –

8 ..................................................................... 19.60 3.3 39.1 20.05 3.8 40.2 – – –

9 ..................................................................... 22.69 2.6 39.9 22.94 2.5 39.9 18.68 8.5 40.0

10 ................................................................... 25.52 3.6 40.4 26.35 2.6 40.4 – – –

11 ................................................................... 26.67 2.8 39.9 26.73 2.9 39.9 – – –

12 ................................................................... 31.05 2.6 40.1 31.16 2.7 40.1 – – –

13 ................................................................... 34.62 8.8 40.0 34.61 8.8 39.9 – – –

14 ................................................................... 40.33 5.9 40.6 40.33 5.9 40.6 – – –

Natural scientists ................................................... 21.17 5.8 39.9 22.58 5.4 39.9 17.18 10.3 40.0

5 ..................................................................... 14.79 10.6 39.8 14.13 13.0 39.6 – – –

7 ..................................................................... 18.89 8.1 40.4 18.99 8.2 40.4 – – –

8 ..................................................................... 13.69 6.4 40.0 – – – 12.82 6.7 40.0

9 ..................................................................... 15.14 3.6 40.2 15.05 4.2 40.2 15.49 5.9 40.0

10 ................................................................... 22.72 8.4 39.8 24.89 5.0 39.8 – – –

11 ................................................................... 26.11 4.3 40.4 27.56 3.8 40.6 – – –

12 ................................................................... 31.11 7.3 40.1 31.31 7.3 40.1 – – –

Health related ........................................................ 20.71 1.9 34.6 21.07 2.4 33.6 19.67 1.7 37.8

5 ..................................................................... 15.85 3.6 29.8 15.98 3.8 29.5 – – –

6 ..................................................................... 17.04 2.3 34.0 17.45 2.3 33.4 16.31 4.3 35.2

7 ..................................................................... 17.41 1.2 35.6 17.63 1.5 34.3 16.99 2.4 38.6

8 ..................................................................... 17.99 2.4 33.8 17.97 2.1 32.4 18.03 5.1 38.6

9 ..................................................................... 20.23 2.4 34.1 20.26 3.0 33.2 20.08 1.9 38.3

10 ................................................................... 23.66 4.7 36.1 23.95 5.7 35.0 22.87 10.6 39.3

11 ................................................................... 26.37 5.8 38.3 26.15 7.3 38.5 27.14 8.3 37.6

12 ................................................................... 41.33 12.9 35.8 44.64 13.0 35.0 – – –

13 ................................................................... 75.57 30.5 36.9 89.89 31.6 36.3 35.80 10.9 38.6

14 ................................................................... 56.65 4.1 39.4 – – – – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 27.11 32.5 34.4 27.66 35.5 34.7 – – –

Teachers, college and university ........................... 27.97 2.8 38.9 29.72 4.4 36.1 27.61 2.9 39.5

6 ..................................................................... 10.59 19.8 25.1 13.60 14.9 18.0 – – –

7 ..................................................................... 21.97 21.0 38.1 21.97 21.0 38.1 – – –

8 ..................................................................... 20.33 3.5 29.1 18.63 7.3 35.8 20.68 4.4 28.1

9 ..................................................................... 20.93 3.6 30.2 19.78 5.8 37.3 21.45 5.2 27.8

10 ................................................................... 20.51 9.5 37.8 24.56 6.1 35.8 18.34 10.5 38.9

11 ................................................................... 25.69 5.0 38.3 31.36 5.6 35.8 24.46 5.6 38.9

12 ................................................................... 29.71 6.5 38.7 30.86 5.8 36.4 29.59 7.1 39.0

13 ................................................................... 30.94 3.3 45.4 43.73 8.0 37.0 29.68 1.6 46.5

14 ................................................................... 35.15 2.9 39.5 – – – – – –

15 ................................................................... 46.69 9.2 40.8 – – – 46.55 9.3 40.8

Teachers, except college and university ................ 21.75 1.4 35.9 16.85 3.9 29.7 22.07 1.5 36.4

4 ..................................................................... 7.10 6.4 7.4 – – – 6.49 3.2 21.3

5 ..................................................................... 11.49 12.8 25.0 8.46 9.4 32.9 12.38 14.3 23.4

6 ..................................................................... 13.24 9.1 29.6 10.69 5.4 37.3 14.36 9.4 27.1

7 ..................................................................... 19.67 3.5 38.2 16.91 3.4 30.8 19.78 3.6 38.6

8 ..................................................................... 22.07 2.2 37.2 16.71 8.1 35.1 22.33 2.2 37.3

9 ..................................................................... 23.80 2.2 36.8 21.61 5.9 32.1 23.94 2.3 37.2

10 ................................................................... 26.39 3.1 33.4 18.79 16.6 30.8 26.70 3.0 33.5

11 ................................................................... 26.32 3.3 36.4 21.55 7.5 41.9 26.55 3.3 36.2

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.29 28.2 28.9 – – – – – –

Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 18.81 4.3 36.9 18.80 6.8 36.7 18.81 5.4 37.0

6 ..................................................................... 12.65 6.0 35.5 – – – 12.97 7.0 35.1

7 ..................................................................... 15.17 3.1 37.3 – – – 16.69 3.1 36.6

8 ..................................................................... 17.34 12.7 39.1 18.73 7.3 38.0 16.85 16.8 39.5

9 ..................................................................... 20.19 4.7 38.3 20.08 9.9 37.5 20.23 4.3 38.5

11 ................................................................... 20.77 12.3 34.4 – – – 19.45 12.8 33.0

Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 20.30 5.2 38.7 23.17 8.4 37.2 19.00 5.6 39.4

6 ..................................................................... 15.37 7.2 38.8 – – – – – –

8 ..................................................................... 18.05 5.5 37.1 17.33 7.7 34.5 18.30 6.7 38.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupational groups1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1997–Continued

Occupational group 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

Social scientists and urban planners –Continued

9 ..................................................................... $22.29 4.6 38.9 $26.29 7.5 37.3 $20.87 7.7 39.5

10 ................................................................... 17.10 4.5 39.9 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 22.51 4.3 39.5 25.29 8.3 38.6 21.38 1.7 39.9

12 ................................................................... 28.38 11.1 38.5 – – – – – –

Social, religious, and recreation workers ............... 13.85 2.4 38.5 13.12 3.7 37.1 14.10 2.6 39.0

5 ..................................................................... 12.33 3.5 39.3 10.59 10.0 39.7 12.71 3.7 39.3

6 ..................................................................... 12.31 3.0 39.5 11.58 3.5 38.8 12.64 3.4 39.8

7 ..................................................................... 13.69 4.1 38.9 12.40 7.7 33.8 13.93 4.7 40.0

8 ..................................................................... 13.28 2.5 39.2 12.82 4.6 38.0 13.53 3.2 39.9

9 ..................................................................... 15.48 5.1 38.6 15.87 5.9 38.1 14.98 7.6 39.2

10 ................................................................... 18.51 13.7 36.3 – – – – – –

11 ................................................................... 17.77 9.4 39.4 – – – 17.82 9.7 40.0

Lawyers and judges ............................................... 36.13 4.6 40.0 39.77 5.5 41.6 30.29 9.6 37.6

9 ..................................................................... 18.36 3.5 36.7 – – – 18.36 3.5 36.7

10 ................................................................... 18.11 16.1 38.6 – – – 16.57 18.5 38.3

11 ................................................................... 27.48 6.5 45.2 27.22 7.5 46.5 – – –

12 ................................................................... 32.41 5.1 41.9 32.61 5.5 43.8 31.36 13.0 34.1

13 ................................................................... 44.52 4.6 39.3 45.25 4.6 40.7 – – –

14 ................................................................... 49.73 6.0 36.4 51.56 7.6 34.8 – – –

Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and

professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 18.87 4.4 37.7 19.01 4.7 37.6 17.12 5.2 39.4

5 ..................................................................... 13.47 6.0 40.0 13.46 6.5 40.0 – – –

6 ..................................................................... 13.20 5.1 38.0 12.89 5.9 37.5 – – –

7 ..................................................................... 15.76 4.1 39.0 15.68 4.6 38.9 – – –

8 ..................................................................... 16.65 5.9 39.0 16.44 5.9 39.0 – – –

9 ..................................................................... 21.63 6.9 38.9 21.67 7.0 38.9 – – –

10 ................................................................... 24.00 4.6 37.4 23.99 5.3 37.0 – – –

11 ................................................................... 33.69 10.4 37.5 34.68 10.4 37.4 – – –

12 ................................................................... 37.78 3.9 39.2 37.78 3.9 39.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 16.15 8.7 33.8 16.17 9.4 33.6 15.94 11.7 37.6

Technical ................................................................... 16.46 2.7 37.5 17.46 3.2 37.3 13.37 2.3 38.2

2 ..................................................................... 8.12 5.3 40.0 – – – – – –

3 ..................................................................... 8.17 2.6 34.9 8.20 2.9 33.7 – – –

4 ..................................................................... 10.51 2.1 36.4 10.63 2.2 37.2 10.24 6.7 34.9

5 ..................................................................... 12.07 1.6 37.0 12.22 1.6 36.4 11.57 3.3 38.9

6 ..................................................................... 13.44 2.1 38.2 13.83 2.3 38.5 12.51 4.1 37.6

7 ..................................................................... 15.70 1.7 38.6 16.05 1.9 38.6 14.55 2.5 38.4

8 ..................................................................... 17.21 2.0 39.2 17.39 2.3 38.8 16.57 3.5 40.4

9 ..................................................................... 22.40 4.9 38.2 23.49 5.6 38.0 18.36 4.9 38.9

10 ................................................................... 25.45 5.5 39.3 25.46 5.6 39.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 64.24 16.6 29.4 65.61 16.6 29.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.40 12.0 37.7 22.46 19.2 34.3 – – –

Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 24.27 2.9 40.3 25.43 1.7 40.7 21.58 5.3 39.4

4 ..................................................................... 8.48 23.1 24.7 – – – – – –

5 ..................................................................... 13.15 3.2 39.1 13.36 3.7 39.0 12.15 2.5 39.5

6 ..................................................................... 13.56 4.5 40.3 14.55 2.7 40.5 12.18 7.6 40.0

7 ..................................................................... 15.65 1.8 39.7 15.84 2.0 40.1 15.15 4.4 38.7

8 ..................................................................... 18.03 4.5 40.5 18.76 5.0 40.8 16.39 7.0 39.9

9 ..................................................................... 21.43 3.2 40.5 22.12 1.6 40.7 19.45 7.7 39.8

10 ................................................................... 23.98 5.7 40.0 25.06 4.2 40.2 21.49 12.2 39.7

11 ................................................................... 27.00 2.9 40.8 27.74 2.4 41.3 25.73 5.9 40.1

12 ................................................................... 34.59 1.9 41.0 36.08 1.8 41.2 27.64 3.3 40.2

13 ................................................................... 37.51 10.3 40.3 46.09 2.5 40.9 29.82 11.5 39.7

14 ................................................................... 54.12 6.9 40.5 61.53 5.7 41.0 39.02 13.1 39.4

15 ................................................................... 80.21 16.4 41.4 80.21 16.4 41.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 27.64 5.3 36.8 28.82 6.8 40.6 24.45 3.3 29.4

Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 27.86 2.5 40.5 28.78 1.8 41.2 25.58 5.1 39.0

5 ..................................................................... 13.92 6.6 38.8 14.04 7.0 38.9 – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupational groups1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1997–Continued

Occupational group 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

6 ..................................................................... $13.74 6.3 40.6 $13.89 6.7 40.6 – – –

7 ..................................................................... 14.69 3.6 39.6 14.50 4.2 40.9 $15.38 6.5 35.4

8 ..................................................................... 16.58 4.8 41.0 17.01 2.5 41.5 15.53 13.8 40.1

9 ..................................................................... 22.56 2.2 40.9 22.63 2.0 41.2 22.34 5.7 39.7

10 ................................................................... 26.40 4.0 40.2 26.27 4.6 40.3 27.06 6.7 39.7

11 ................................................................... 27.90 2.3 41.0 28.78 2.2 41.7 26.62 4.4 40.1

12 ................................................................... 35.10 1.9 41.1 36.35 1.9 41.3 28.26 5.3 40.2

13 ................................................................... 37.23 11.1 40.2 46.36 2.7 40.8 30.10 12.0 39.7

14 ................................................................... 54.09 6.9 40.5 61.56 5.7 41.0 39.02 13.1 39.4

15 ................................................................... 80.21 16.4 41.4 80.21 16.4 41.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 29.90 8.9 35.6 32.77 12.9 41.2 23.94 3.0 27.8

Management related .............................................. 19.27 3.1 40.0 20.55 2.0 40.0 16.54 3.8 39.8

5 ..................................................................... 12.77 2.7 39.2 12.97 3.2 39.1 12.03 2.1 39.8

6 ..................................................................... 13.52 5.0 40.2 14.84 2.6 40.4 12.17 8.0 40.0

7 ..................................................................... 16.01 2.1 39.8 16.39 2.1 39.8 15.09 5.3 39.6

8 ..................................................................... 18.97 5.8 40.2 19.96 7.9 40.4 16.90 5.7 39.7

9 ..................................................................... 20.16 4.6 40.0 21.49 2.1 40.0 17.10 6.0 39.9

10 ................................................................... 20.52 7.6 39.8 22.22 6.4 39.9 18.79 11.0 39.6

11 ................................................................... 23.83 4.1 40.1 24.90 2.9 40.2 20.35 7.2 40.0

12 ................................................................... 32.05 5.1 40.3 34.48 4.3 40.3 25.96 4.2 40.2

13 ................................................................... 40.48 9.9 41.2 44.61 5.6 41.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 22.74 5.2 39.7 22.02 5.2 39.7 – – –

Sales ............................................................................. 12.10 5.3 33.0 12.12 5.3 33.0 10.40 13.2 34.6

1 ..................................................................... 5.92 2.2 27.9 5.92 2.2 27.9 – – –

2 ..................................................................... 6.75 2.3 25.7 6.75 2.3 25.7 – – –

3 ..................................................................... 6.83 6.0 30.2 6.79 6.1 30.1 8.10 5.3 33.5

4 ..................................................................... 9.73 3.3 34.9 9.71 3.4 34.8 11.45 2.8 39.9

5 ..................................................................... 13.96 3.2 38.8 13.99 3.2 38.8 – – –

6 ..................................................................... 17.70 7.1 42.2 17.70 7.1 42.2 – – –

7 ..................................................................... 28.55 25.4 41.2 28.61 25.5 41.2 – – –

8 ..................................................................... 21.41 3.9 41.3 21.42 3.9 41.3 – – –

9 ..................................................................... 26.55 6.4 41.9 26.55 6.4 41.9 – – –

10 ................................................................... 29.56 11.1 40.2 29.56 11.1 40.2 – – –

11 ................................................................... 36.62 9.2 41.8 37.24 9.2 42.1 – – –

12 ................................................................... 41.19 11.2 41.2 41.19 11.2 41.2 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.73 20.3 38.3 18.73 20.3 38.3 – – –

Administrative support, including clerical ................ 10.96 1.3 37.8 11.16 1.3 37.7 10.42 1.7 38.1

1 ..................................................................... 6.74 2.9 32.0 6.72 3.5 31.5 6.86 2.4 34.3

2 ..................................................................... 8.41 1.8 35.6 8.57 3.7 35.2 7.82 2.4 37.2

3 ..................................................................... 8.95 1.5 37.0 8.96 1.0 37.0 8.93 3.2 36.8

4 ..................................................................... 10.60 1.4 38.3 10.77 1.7 38.2 10.09 1.9 38.7

5 ..................................................................... 12.38 1.2 39.1 12.59 1.3 39.2 11.86 1.8 38.8

6 ..................................................................... 13.75 1.8 39.5 14.24 1.8 39.8 12.26 3.2 38.5

7 ..................................................................... 15.22 2.2 39.8 15.70 1.8 39.8 13.79 4.0 39.6

8 ..................................................................... 17.67 7.0 39.6 19.47 4.9 39.4 14.72 4.0 39.9

9 ..................................................................... 20.28 2.9 40.0 20.00 3.2 40.0 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 12.70 8.5 38.1 12.87 9.0 38.0 – – –

Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.13 1.7 38.3 11.09 1.8 38.4 11.63 1.9 37.1

1 ..................................................................... 6.87 1.4 35.1 6.82 1.4 35.0 8.02 5.5 38.8

2 ..................................................................... 8.17 1.8 38.3 8.16 1.8 38.6 8.35 2.4 34.0

3 ..................................................................... 9.97 1.4 38.0 10.01 1.5 38.7 9.54 2.4 31.8

4 ..................................................................... 11.58 1.3 39.4 11.63 1.3 39.5 10.82 4.6 37.1

5 ..................................................................... 12.66 1.5 40.0 12.77 1.6 40.1 12.00 2.2 39.1

6 ..................................................................... 14.81 1.7 40.1 14.94 1.7 40.2 13.74 5.2 39.6

7 ..................................................................... 16.74 1.9 40.1 17.07 2.0 40.2 14.68 2.8 39.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupational groups1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1997–Continued

Occupational group 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

8 ..................................................................... $19.42 3.0 40.0 $19.50 3.0 40.0 $18.07 4.7 39.8

9 ..................................................................... 20.71 2.1 40.3 20.96 2.2 40.3 18.73 6.1 40.0

10 ................................................................... 28.12 10.6 41.4 28.17 11.0 41.4 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.94 10.7 38.4 15.17 12.2 37.8 – – –

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 14.23 2.0 39.7 14.42 2.2 39.6 12.89 2.7 39.9

2 ..................................................................... 7.36 4.2 35.8 7.27 7.2 35.1 7.90 3.8 40.0

3 ..................................................................... 9.30 3.5 39.7 9.24 3.9 39.7 9.78 3.2 40.0

4 ..................................................................... 10.90 1.8 39.5 11.01 1.8 39.5 9.79 2.7 40.0

5 ..................................................................... 12.45 1.7 39.9 12.53 2.0 39.9 12.08 3.1 39.9

6 ..................................................................... 14.75 1.6 40.1 14.80 1.5 40.1 14.34 7.0 40.0

7 ..................................................................... 16.74 2.1 40.1 17.14 2.3 40.1 14.42 2.1 39.8

8 ..................................................................... 19.72 3.1 40.1 19.77 3.1 40.1 18.11 9.2 39.6

9 ..................................................................... 20.76 2.5 40.3 20.92 2.5 40.3 18.78 11.2 40.0

10 ................................................................... 28.13 10.7 41.4 28.18 11.1 41.5 – – –

Not able to be leveled .................................... 19.67 17.7 39.3 19.67 17.7 39.3 – – –

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 10.08 1.9 39.7 10.05 1.9 39.8 13.42 17.6 38.2

1 ..................................................................... 6.94 2.4 39.2 6.94 2.4 39.2 – – –

2 ..................................................................... 8.02 2.0 39.9 8.02 2.1 39.9 – – –

3 ..................................................................... 10.37 1.6 39.8 10.37 1.6 39.8 – – –

4 ..................................................................... 11.66 1.8 39.9 11.67 1.8 39.9 – – –

5 ..................................................................... 12.98 1.6 40.0 12.98 1.7 40.0 – – –

6 ..................................................................... 13.72 3.2 39.8 13.72 3.2 39.8 – – –

7 ..................................................................... 16.99 3.2 39.9 16.80 3.3 39.9 – – –

8 ..................................................................... 16.56 3.5 39.5 16.56 3.5 39.5 – – –

9 ..................................................................... 19.29 1.9 39.9 19.29 1.9 39.9 – – –

Transportation and material moving ......................... 11.50 1.9 37.1 11.65 2.3 38.7 10.89 2.5 31.9

1 ..................................................................... 6.82 3.9 32.3 6.53 2.2 32.2 – – –

2 ..................................................................... 8.53 2.2 34.4 8.40 2.7 37.0 9.08 4.0 26.5

3 ..................................................................... 9.80 2.7 34.1 9.95 3.6 37.6 9.38 3.3 27.3

4 ..................................................................... 12.54 3.7 38.4 12.69 4.0 38.9 11.62 6.3 35.5

5 ..................................................................... 12.43 3.6 40.1 12.61 4.7 41.0 11.84 2.9 37.5

6 ..................................................................... 15.72 5.4 42.0 16.49 5.7 42.6 12.74 3.2 39.5

7 ..................................................................... 15.76 5.2 40.8 16.11 5.3 40.9 – – –

8 ..................................................................... 20.62 7.3 40.5 22.63 6.4 40.9 – – –

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and

laborers ....................................................................... 8.66 2.3 35.9 8.57 2.5 35.6 9.82 3.2 39.3

1 ..................................................................... 6.81 1.6 33.4 6.74 1.6 33.1 7.95 6.0 39.2

2 ..................................................................... 8.61 2.7 38.1 8.63 2.8 38.1 8.19 2.5 38.9

3 ..................................................................... 9.83 2.7 37.6 9.84 2.7 37.4 9.74 7.1 39.9

4 ..................................................................... 10.81 2.4 39.3 10.85 2.5 39.4 10.28 3.1 38.4

5 ..................................................................... 13.19 3.9 40.1 13.34 4.0 40.2 11.65 3.6 40.0

6 ..................................................................... 16.58 13.2 39.1 17.75 11.9 39.3 12.45 1.9 38.3

7 ..................................................................... 16.98 2.9 41.7 17.05 3.2 41.9 16.42 5.1 40.0

Not able to be leveled .................................... 12.63 27.6 35.7 – – – – – –

Service .............................................................................. 8.52 1.5 33.7 7.07 1.3 31.9 11.48 1.5 38.2

1 ..................................................................... 6.01 2.0 30.1 5.73 1.9 29.6 7.41 1.8 32.8

2 ..................................................................... 6.71 1.3 32.6 6.56 1.6 32.3 7.45 3.0 34.3

3 ..................................................................... 7.08 1.9 33.1 6.73 2.3 32.6 8.64 2.0 35.2

4 ..................................................................... 8.90 2.2 35.7 8.40 2.7 34.5 10.16 1.9 39.0

5 ..................................................................... 11.26 2.0 38.3 10.62 6.2 34.3 11.54 1.4 40.4

6 ..................................................................... 11.77 1.7 41.2 11.39 4.7 38.4 11.92 1.8 42.4

7 ..................................................................... 15.78 2.5 38.8 18.63 7.6 30.8 15.15 2.5 41.1

8 ..................................................................... 15.78 2.4 41.6 16.45 5.1 41.5 15.66 2.8 41.6

9 ..................................................................... 19.21 4.3 40.7 – – – 19.29 4.7 41.6

10 ................................................................... 21.91 2.7 41.3 – – – 21.66 2.8 41.2

11 ................................................................... 24.79 7.3 44.0 – – – 24.78 7.9 44.4

Not able to be leveled .................................... 14.45 17.5 30.4 8.78 22.4 19.9 16.72 18.1 38.4

Protective service .................................................. 11.93 1.9 38.6 7.79 2.7 34.1 13.67 3.6 40.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Occupational groups1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and

local government, National Compensation Survey,4 1997–Continued

Occupational group 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

1 ..................................................................... $6.41 2.2 34.7 $6.25 1.4 35.5 $8.73 12.4 25.4

2 ..................................................................... 7.52 4.7 33.9 7.45 5.1 34.9 8.38 1.3 24.5

3 ..................................................................... 7.23 3.7 33.5 7.01 3.7 33.5 9.86 3.8 33.5

4 ..................................................................... 10.31 2.7 37.5 9.72 4.3 34.7 10.66 3.4 39.3

5 ..................................................................... 11.52 1.3 40.0 10.88 5.5 33.0 11.56 1.5 40.6

6 ..................................................................... 12.04 1.9 42.5 13.55 7.3 37.5 11.95 1.9 42.9

7 ..................................................................... 15.35 2.6 40.8 15.19 9.2 28.4 15.35 2.6 41.2

8 ..................................................................... 15.56 2.8 42.2 – – – 15.56 2.8 42.2

9 ..................................................................... 19.29 4.7 41.6 – – – 19.29 4.7 41.6

10 ................................................................... 21.88 2.8 41.2 – – – 21.66 2.8 41.2

11 ................................................................... 24.80 7.4 44.1 – – – 24.78 7.9 44.4

Not able to be leveled .................................... 18.81 14.1 32.6 – – – 19.23 14.9 40.6

Food service ......................................................... 6.28 1.9 30.4 6.05 2.0 30.3 8.31 2.4 31.2

1 ..................................................................... 5.34 2.6 27.6 5.14 2.6 27.6 7.05 1.3 28.3

2 ..................................................................... 6.14 4.5 30.4 6.02 5.3 30.7 7.45 5.4 28.1

3 ..................................................................... 5.95 3.1 31.4 5.78 3.5 31.5 8.16 4.2 30.5

4 ..................................................................... 8.12 3.7 35.4 7.76 4.3 34.7 9.92 4.5 39.7

5 ..................................................................... 8.69 10.7 37.7 7.78 11.7 36.9 – – –

6 ..................................................................... 10.41 4.4 41.3 10.14 8.6 42.5 – – –

7 ..................................................................... 12.00 5.2 42.8 11.98 5.3 42.8 – – –

8 ..................................................................... 17.00 5.0 42.3 17.00 5.0 42.3 – – –

Health service ....................................................... 7.74 1.5 35.0 7.57 1.6 34.5 8.56 2.6 37.3

1 ..................................................................... 6.71 3.3 35.0 6.72 4.2 33.7 6.70 5.0 37.8

2 ..................................................................... 6.84 2.4 33.7 6.86 2.5 33.6 6.61 5.8 34.8

3 ..................................................................... 7.66 1.7 35.8 7.32 1.8 35.2 8.60 3.7 37.8

4 ..................................................................... 8.29 2.5 36.1 8.05 2.8 35.5 9.50 1.8 39.3

5 ..................................................................... 8.99 3.4 34.7 8.61 2.8 34.9 11.35 4.3 33.5

6 ..................................................................... 13.72 11.2 38.0 14.71 13.8 37.7 – – –

7 ..................................................................... 14.49 9.9 37.1 14.42 13.4 36.2 – – –

Cleaning and building service ................................ 7.67 1.4 34.8 7.39 1.8 33.4 8.42 2.2 38.9

1 ..................................................................... 6.66 1.8 32.9 6.39 1.7 31.6 7.63 2.5 38.2

2 ..................................................................... 7.28 3.1 36.1 6.94 4.0 34.3 7.84 4.1 39.5

3 ..................................................................... 8.76 2.7 37.1 8.72 3.3 36.3 8.83 4.7 39.1

4 ..................................................................... 9.44 2.2 38.9 9.52 2.6 38.3 9.29 4.5 40.0

5 ..................................................................... 10.83 4.2 39.5 10.76 5.2 39.4 11.15 5.1 39.7

6 ..................................................................... 11.71 3.2 39.8 11.75 3.9 40.2 – – –

7 ..................................................................... 14.00 4.5 39.7 14.82 5.7 40.0 13.38 4.6 39.5

8 ..................................................................... 17.45 8.3 41.4 – – – – – –

Personal service .................................................... 9.00 4.2 30.0 8.97 5.8 28.9 9.05 2.7 32.8

1 ..................................................................... 6.14 5.4 28.5 5.65 3.5 29.1 7.31 8.1 27.3

2 ..................................................................... 6.48 1.7 30.9 6.31 1.6 30.3 7.05 3.2 32.9

3 ..................................................................... 7.69 3.2 28.9 6.80 2.5 25.0 8.42 2.3 33.1

4 ..................................................................... 9.27 9.2 32.0 8.98 11.9 31.0 10.31 3.6 36.5

5 ..................................................................... 15.87 8.8 30.4 17.22 10.8 28.2 11.78 5.9 39.8

6 ..................................................................... 9.95 14.3 34.8 9.69 16.8 34.5 11.57 2.9 36.7

8 ..................................................................... 15.62 5.3 38.2 – – – – – –

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 October 1996 and July

1998. The average reference period was September 1997. 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. Occupational groups may include data for levels not shown separately.

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Technical Notes

The data in this report are based on the National Compensation Survey (NCS) conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics throughout the year. The surveys are locality-based and

cover establishments in private industry and State and local

governments. Bulletins are issued for individual localities when

sufficient data meet publication standards. Agriculture, private households, and the Federal Government are excluded

from the scope of the survey.

Survey scope. In the South Atlantic census division, the NCS

studied 3,170 establishments with 50 or more workers,1 representing 59,000 establishments within the scope of the survey. (See table A.) The number of workers represented by the

survey is shown in table B. For purposes of this survey, an

establishment is an economic unit that produces goods or services, a central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support services to a company. For private industry, an

establishment is usually at a single physical location. For State

and local government, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity.

Sampling frame. The list of establishments from which the

survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed

from the State unemployment insurance reports. The reference month for the public sector is June 1994. Due to the volatility of industries within the private sector, sampling frames

were developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. The reference month

for the private sector is March 1996. The sampling frame was

reviewed prior to the survey and, when necessary, missing

establishments were added, out-of-business and out-of-scope

establishments were removed, and addresses, employment levels, industry classification, and other information were updated.

Sample design and data collection. The sample for this survey was selected using a three stage design. The first stage

consists of the selection of areas. The nationwide NCS sample

includes 149 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas that represent the Nation’s 326 metropolitan statistical areas (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget) and the remaining portions of the 48 contiguous States. Metropolitan

areas are designated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) or

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSA), as defined in 1994 by the Office of Management and Budget.

Nonmetropolitan areas are counties that do not fit the metropolitan area definition.

The NCS locality areas that contribute to the South Atlantic census division are:

Atlanta, GA MSA

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA

Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA

Citrus County, FL

Craven County, NC

Decatur County, GA

Dorchester County, MD

Franklin County, VA

Georgetown County, SC

Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC MSA

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA

Greenwood County, SC

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA

Liberty County, GA

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA

Montgomery County, VA

Moore County, NC

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA

Ocala, FL MSA

Orlando, FL MSA

Polk County, NC

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA

Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA

Tallahassee, FL MSA

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA

Tattnall County, GA

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA

Washington County, GA

In the second stage, the sample of establishments is drawn

by first stratifying the sampling frame by industry and ownership. The number of sample establishments allocated to each

stratum is approximately proportional to the stratum employment. Each sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a probability proportional to its employment. Use of

this technique means that the larger an establishment’s employment, the greater its chance of selection. Weights are applied to each establishment when the data are tabulated so that

the establishment represents similar units (by industry and employment size) in the economy that are not selected for collection.

The third stage of sample selection is a probability sample

of occupations within a sampled establishment. In the South

Atlantic region, collection was conducted between October

1996 and July 1998 with an average reference period of September 1997. The combined average payroll reference month

 1 Establishments classified as employing between 50 and 99 workers may

include establishments with fewer than 50 workers because staff reductions

may have taken place between the time of sampling and the time of data

collection.
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for all surveys that contributed to the national estimates is

August 1997. Additional information about the area sample

and method of estimation is available in the BLS publication,

National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the

United States, 1997, Bulletin 2519.

Occupational selection and classification. Identification of

the occupations for which wage data are collected is a fourstep 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 v. part time, union v.

nonunion, and time v. incentive

4. Determination of the level of work of each job

For each occupation, wage data are collected for those

workers who meet all the criteria identified in the last three

steps. Special procedures are developed for jobs for which a

correct classification or level can not be determined.

In step one, the jobs to be sampled are selected at each

establishment by the BLS field economist during a personal

visit. A complete list of employees is used for sampling, with

each selected worker representing a job within the establishment. As with the selection of establishments, the selection

of a job is based on probability proportional to its size in the

establishment. The greater the number of people working in

a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of selection.

The second step of the process entails classifying the selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. The National Compensation Survey occupational classification system is based on the 1990 Census of Population. A selected job

may fall into any one of about 480 occupational classifications, from accountant to wood lathe operator. In cases where

a job’s duties overlap two or more census classification codes,

the duties used to set the wage level are used to classify the

job. Classification by primary duties is the fallback.

In step three, certain other job characteristics of the chosen

workers are identified. First, the worker is identified as holding either a full- or part-time job, based on the establishment’s

definition of those terms. Then the worker is classified as having a time versus incentive job, depending on whether any

part of pay is directly based on the actual production of the

workers, rather than solely on hours worked. Finally, the worker

is identified as being in a union job or a nonunion job.

The fourth step in the job classification procedure is to

determine the work level of each of the establishment’s selected jobs, using a “generic leveling” process. This process,

involving discussions between the Bureau’s field economist

and the respondent, ranks and compares all selected establishment occupations using 10 leveling factors. For more information on generic leveling and an example of using the criteria for leveling a job, see appendixes C and D at www.bls.gov/

compub.htm or any of our published NCS bulletins. This web

site also has a link to the NCS job descriptions.

Data reliability. The data in this summary are estimates from

a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two types

of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample survey,

sampling and nonsampling.

Sampling errors occur because observations come only from

a sample and not from an entire population. The sample used

for this survey is one of a number of possible samples of the

same size that could have been selected using the sample design. Estimates derived from the different samples would differ from each other.

A measure of the variation among these differing estimates

is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the

precision with which an estimate from a particular sample

approximates the average result of all possible samples. The

relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error divided by

the estimate. Tables in this report provide RSE data for indicated series.

The standard error can be used to calculate a “confidence

interval” around a sample estimate. As an example, suppose

the mean hourly earnings for all workers is $15.09 per hour

with a relative standard error of 0.6 percent for this estimate.

At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is $15.24 to $14.94 ($15.09 x 1.645 x 0.006 = $0.149,

round to $0.15); ($15.09 + .15 = $15.24; $15.09 - .15 =

$14.94). If all possible samples were selected to estimate the

population value, the interval from each sample would include

the true population value approximately 90 percent of the time.

Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. They can

stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain information for some establishments, difficulties with survey definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct information, or mistakes in recording or coding the data obtained. A

Technical Reinterview Program conducted in all survey areas

will be used to develop a formal quality assessment process to

help compute nonsampling error. Although they also are not

specifically measured, efforts are made to minimize

nonsampling errors by the extensive training of field economists who gather survey data, edit the data by computer, and

provide a detailed review of the data.

Census area divisions. Census divisions providing data are

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,
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and Alaska.2 Some census divisions include Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs) and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) that cross State lines.

Additional information about the National Compensation

Survey, including a list of occupational classifications, is available by calling (202) 691-6199. You may also write to the

Bureau of Labor Statistics at: Division of Compensation Data

Analysis and Planning, 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Room

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

OCLTINFO@bls.gov.

 2 Although Alaska and Hawaii are included in the Pacific Census Division, the 1997 NCS excluded these States.

The data contained in this summary are also available on

the Internet through the BLS site http://stats.bls.gov/

comhome.htm. Data are in three formats: An ASCII file containing the published table formats; an ASCII file containing

positional columns of data for manipulation as a data base or

spreadsheet; and a Portable Document Format (PDF) containing the entire summary.

Material in this summary is in the public domain and, with

appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permission. This

information is available to sensory impaired individuals upon

request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Information

Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339.
Table A. Number of establishments represented by the survey and number studied by industry group and establishment

employment size, South Atlantic, National Compensation Survey, 1997

Industry division

Number of

establishments represented1

Number of establishments studied

Total 50 - 99

workers

100 - 499

workers

500 - 999

workers

1000 -

2,499

workers

2,500 -

4,999

workers

5,000 or

more

workers

All .................................................................................................... 59,000 3,170 895 1,400 355 312 115 93

Private Industry .......................................................................... 55,800 2,717 849 1,277 280 224 61 26

Goods-producing industries ..................................................... 14,200 720 174 352 112 56 16 10

Mining .................................................................................. 100 21 14 7 ––––

Construction ......................................................................... 3,700 105 61 38 6 – – –

Manufacturing ...................................................................... 10,500 594 99 307 106 56 16 10

Durable goods ................................................................. 3,600 270 44 130 58 20 12 6

Fabricated metal products, except machinery and

transportation equipment ....................................... 700 38 9 28 1 – – –

Industrial and commercial machinery and computer

equipment .............................................................. 900 51 14 22 10311

Electronic and electrical equipment ............................. 600 52 3 23 16532

Transportation equipment ............................................ 200 35 2 139452

Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments ...... 200 20 265511

Nondurable goods ........................................................... 6,900 324 55 177 48 36 4 4

Food and kindred products .......................................... 400 40 5 22 6 7 – –

Printing, publishing, and allied industries ..................... 900 62 14 289911

Chemicals and allied products ..................................... 600 45 7 19 11611

Service-producing industries ................................................... 41,600 1,997 675 925 168 168 45 16

Transportation and utilities ................................................... 3,100 217 58 93 25 29 7 5

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 2,700 120 45 57 10 7 1 –

Retail trade .......................................................................... 16,400 458 215 209 15 16 3 –

Finance, insurance and real estate ...................................... 3,300 142 52 61 11 15 3 –

Depository institutions ...................................................... 900 45 14 20 5 4 2–

Insurance carriers ............................................................ 500 37 7 19 3 7 1–

Services ............................................................................... 16,100 1,060 305 505 107 101 31 11

Business services ............................................................ 4,400 245 80 123 21 17 4 –

Educational services ........................................................ 700 144 63 649512

Health services ................................................................ 3,800 344 51 157 50 58 22 6

Hospitals ...................................................................... 700 157 4 37 35 53 22 6

Engineering, accounting, research, management, and

related services .......................................................... 1,500 81 28 385721

State and local government ...................................................... 3,200 453 46 123 75 88 54 67

Health services ................................................................ 500 72 10 23 11 13 7 8

Hospitals ...................................................................... 300 47 4 10 7 12 6 8

1 Number of establishments represented by the survey rounded to the nearest 100. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported. Overall industry and industry groups

may include data for categories not shown separately.

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Table B. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 South Atlantic,

National Compensation Survey,3 1997

Occupational group All industries Private industry State and local

government

All ............................................................................................. 11,953,400 9,063,800 2,889,600

All excluding sales ................................................................ 11,084,300 8,207,400 2,876,900

White collar ......................................................................... 6,152,700 4,223,400 1,929,300

White collar excluding sales ............................................. 5,283,500 3,367,000 1,916,600

Professional specialty and technical ................................. 2,304,400 1,238,900 1,065,500

Professional specialty occupations ............................... 1,818,600 870,700 947,900

Technical occupations .................................................. 485,800 368,100 117,700

Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... 926,400 639,000 287,500

Sales ................................................................................. 869,100 856,400 12,700

Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 2,052,700 1,489,200 563,500

Blue collar ........................................................................... 3,633,300 3,315,400 317,900

Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. 1,051,900 922,900 129,000

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. 1,108,900 1,100,600 8,300

Transportation and material moving ................................. 453,900 339,900 114,000

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 1,018,600 952,000 66,600

Service ................................................................................. 2,167,400 1,525,000 642,500

1 Number of workers represented by the survey are rounded

to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a

description of size and composition of the labor force included in

the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison

with other statistical series to measure employment trends or

levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the

survey.

2 A classification system including about 480 individual

occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy.

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

October 1996 and July 1998. The average reference period was

September 1997.

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