NC BL 07/00/2007 Table: Portland-Salem, OR-WA, Bulletin 3135-76, September 2006 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Civilian Private industry State and local government workers workers workers Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All workers........................................................... $19.98 3.7 36.3 $19.37 4.3 36.3 $24.51 3.0 36.3 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 29.21 4.8 37.6 28.92 6.0 38.1 30.30 2.5 35.5 Management, business, and financial............................... 32.15 5.1 40.4 31.37 5.4 40.4 45.34 6.6 40.0 Professional and related.......................................... 28.06 6.3 36.6 27.70 8.7 37.1 29.07 2.0 35.2 Service............................................................. 11.77 3.3 31.5 10.60 2.1 31.0 20.69 2.7 35.8 Sales and office.................................................... 16.81 5.6 36.7 16.86 6.2 36.6 16.35 3.2 38.1 Sales and related................................................. 18.65 16.5 36.3 18.65 16.6 36.3 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 15.98 3.1 36.9 15.93 3.5 36.7 16.31 3.5 38.1 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 26.37 2.4 39.9 26.55 2.7 39.9 24.15 4.8 40.0 Construction and extraction...................................... 27.45 2.7 40.0 27.67 3.1 40.0 24.42 2.7 40.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 22.83 7.2 39.6 22.74 8.0 39.5 23.57 9.8 40.0 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 15.30 4.6 37.5 15.05 5.0 37.6 20.23 6.8 35.4 Production........................................................ 15.83 2.9 39.1 15.79 2.9 39.1 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.79 9.2 36.0 14.28 10.9 36.1 20.24 6.7 35.3 Full time........................................................... 20.80 3.5 39.6 20.20 4.1 39.5 25.16 3.0 40.2 Part time........................................................... 13.00 7.4 21.2 12.36 8.6 21.5 18.35 5.4 19.0 Union............................................................... 22.90 2.5 36.3 22.72 3.8 36.0 23.21 2.0 36.8 Nonunion............................................................ 18.90 5.5 36.3 18.55 5.7 36.4 30.77 6.9 34.4 Time................................................................ 19.72 3.6 36.2 19.05 4.2 36.2 24.51 3.0 36.3 Incentive........................................................... 27.93 22.2 38.1 27.93 22.2 38.1 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 17.35 4.8 35.5 17.32 4.8 35.5 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 20.10 7.5 36.7 19.99 7.8 36.8 23.28 5.1 33.9 500 workers or more................................................. 24.36 5.4 37.4 24.19 9.1 37.9 24.61 2.8 36.6 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.98 3.7 $20.80 3.5 $13.00 7.4 Management occupations.............................................. 36.01 8.2 36.01 8.2 – – Level 10.................................................. 36.44 4.4 36.44 4.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 27.23 16.6 27.23 16.6 – – Level 12.................................................. 51.12 7.4 51.12 7.4 – – Level 13.................................................. 49.08 7.0 49.08 7.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 48.06 4.7 48.06 4.7 – – General and operations managers................................... 35.05 17.4 35.05 17.4 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.10 6.3 48.10 6.3 – – Financial managers................................................ 40.43 24.9 40.43 24.9 – – Education administrators.......................................... 40.39 10.1 40.39 10.1 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.84 6.5 28.84 6.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.70 3.2 18.70 3.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.69 4.6 21.69 4.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.33 5.3 29.33 5.3 – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.54 8.8 23.54 8.8 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.08 8.8 24.08 8.8 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.41 13.8 28.58 13.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 40.11 5.8 40.11 5.8 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 37.74 5.8 37.74 5.8 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 16.66 28.1 16.62 29.6 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.57 1.5 34.57 1.5 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.00 3.8 32.00 3.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.36 10.0 24.36 10.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.35 4.4 30.35 4.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.92 6.1 30.92 6.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 40.67 4.2 40.67 4.2 – – Engineers......................................................... 38.39 2.5 38.39 2.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.78 8.6 33.78 8.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 41.62 2.6 41.62 2.6 – – Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.72 4.2 37.72 4.2 – – Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.31 5.1 38.31 5.1 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 22.26 3.7 22.26 3.7 – – Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.47 6.0 23.47 6.0 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 27.38 5.8 26.66 4.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.45 6.8 26.45 6.8 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 17.89 10.0 17.89 10.2 17.78 16.5 Level 6 .................................................. 14.28 1.1 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 24.56 5.7 – – – – Counselors........................................................ 24.66 22.5 26.37 23.3 15.21 10.7 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. $24.62 28.2 $26.06 29.9 – – Social workers.................................................... 18.57 8.5 18.57 8.5 – – Legal occupations................................................... 47.32 21.3 47.32 21.3 – – Lawyers........................................................... 59.81 10.1 59.81 10.1 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 27.72 6.7 28.65 7.4 $20.91 7.0 Level 2 .................................................. 11.80 4.6 – – 12.56 4.7 Level 3 .................................................. 11.46 11.2 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.94 .2 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.26 11.8 32.27 11.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.92 3.5 31.45 2.2 23.62 14.9 Level 10.................................................. 41.03 7.9 40.00 8.9 – – Level 11.................................................. 30.93 18.1 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 38.12 12.2 37.93 13.4 39.87 5.1 Level 10.................................................. 40.92 8.0 40.00 8.9 – – Level 11.................................................. 30.93 18.1 – – – – Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 45.72 1.8 – – – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 35.08 7.6 – – – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 32.88 22.6 32.22 23.6 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.17 6.5 29.75 6.7 21.24 8.3 Level 8 .................................................. 33.96 9.7 37.88 2.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.97 3.5 31.44 2.2 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.77 4.9 32.17 3.5 18.74 6.7 Level 8 .................................................. 32.68 12.0 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.86 4.9 31.74 2.8 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 30.35 5.3 31.72 3.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.16 13.7 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.34 5.3 31.32 2.8 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.04 4.3 34.57 5.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.04 4.4 34.04 4.4 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.95 1.1 32.95 1.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.71 1.5 32.70 1.5 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 32.95 1.1 32.95 1.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.71 1.5 32.70 1.5 – – Special education teachers...................................... 29.61 6.5 29.66 6.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.03 6.8 29.03 6.8 – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 30.00 7.4 30.00 7.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.24 7.6 29.24 7.6 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 20.42 6.3 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ 12.36 9.3 11.29 10.2 14.40 .4 Level 2 .................................................. 11.80 4.6 – – 12.56 4.7 Level 3 .................................................. 11.46 11.2 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. $14.94 0.2 – – – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.59 24.9 $15.46 25.1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.50 4.9 28.73 5.5 $26.67 6.1 Level 4 .................................................. 14.07 8.4 13.46 9.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.60 3.6 23.67 3.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.87 16.0 25.78 17.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.54 12.0 25.13 15.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.53 6.2 33.58 6.7 33.00 3.2 Level 10.................................................. 44.83 7.5 44.83 7.5 – – Pharmacists....................................................... 46.44 2.2 46.44 2.2 – – Registered nurses................................................. 33.32 3.1 33.52 3.3 32.54 2.7 Level 9 .................................................. 32.26 4.0 32.15 4.1 33.07 3.9 Therapists........................................................ 29.34 1.9 29.23 1.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.04 3.1 29.62 3.5 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. – – 18.05 4.5 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... – – 16.12 3.7 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.64 .8 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.14 9.4 13.16 8.6 10.33 10.0 Level 3 .................................................. 11.80 10.0 11.94 13.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.12 9.5 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.43 6.0 11.13 5.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.67 4.5 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.53 7.1 11.51 5.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.08 6.4 – – – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.55 4.5 16.38 4.9 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 19.00 17.6 19.39 17.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.17 6.6 19.17 6.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.96 4.3 27.96 4.3 – – Police officers................................................... 27.20 2.1 27.20 2.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.62 3.2 27.62 3.2 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.20 2.1 27.20 2.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.62 3.2 27.62 3.2 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.68 6.1 10.46 8.1 8.03 .9 Level 1 .................................................. 8.06 .9 – – 7.88 1.2 Level 2 .................................................. 9.13 9.7 9.49 11.1 8.23 1.1 Level 3 .................................................. 9.88 8.1 10.19 8.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.79 7.0 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 12.21 3.1 12.23 3.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.88 1.5 11.91 1.7 – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.34 6.8 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.25 7.5 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. $7.83 0.4 – – $7.88 2.4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.74 1.4 – – 7.89 2.7 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.68 .6 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.02 .8 – – 7.90 .9 Level 1 .................................................. 7.85 .0 – – 7.79 .6 Level 2 .................................................. 8.42 2.5 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.95 .5 – – 7.89 .7 Level 1 .................................................. 7.84 .2 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.92 5.1 $12.47 5.7 10.30 6.1 Level 1 .................................................. 9.76 7.0 10.17 8.9 9.43 9.8 Level 2 .................................................. 11.65 5.8 11.88 6.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.78 10.0 13.01 10.5 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.58 4.1 12.08 4.9 10.32 6.2 Level 1 .................................................. 9.75 7.1 10.17 8.9 9.41 10.1 Level 2 .................................................. 11.67 6.0 11.88 6.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.09 11.0 14.79 10.6 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.81 4.6 12.28 5.2 9.85 6.0 Level 1 .................................................. 10.62 4.9 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.42 7.0 11.65 6.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.09 11.0 14.79 10.6 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.07 7.2 11.40 8.0 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 14.65 14.4 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.96 10.5 11.25 12.8 9.62 6.0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.76 1.0 – – 7.94 1.3 Child care workers................................................ – – – – 9.22 12.0 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 10.68 3.0 – – 10.68 3.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.65 16.5 19.75 16.3 9.20 2.0 Level 2 .................................................. 9.94 10.3 10.24 12.2 8.13 5.3 Level 3 .................................................. 13.19 10.9 13.78 13.3 10.88 6.8 Level 4 .................................................. 13.78 11.6 13.92 11.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 21.80 13.3 21.80 13.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.34 8.3 20.34 8.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.11 11.8 17.11 11.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.98 7.6 18.98 7.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.11 11.8 17.11 11.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.98 7.6 18.98 7.6 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.98 6.7 12.23 7.4 10.07 3.9 Level 2 .................................................. 9.98 10.2 10.24 12.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.63 10.3 14.05 13.2 11.64 .9 Level 4 .................................................. 13.50 15.1 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.86 12.2 11.15 12.9 8.97 12.7 Level 2 .................................................. 10.35 13.3 10.70 14.3 – – Cashiers...................................................... $10.86 12.2 $11.15 12.9 $8.97 12.7 Level 2 .................................................. 10.35 13.3 10.70 14.3 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 12.22 6.7 12.34 7.2 11.10 11.0 Level 3 .................................................. 14.07 10.3 14.56 13.8 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.98 3.1 15.88 3.2 16.69 11.5 Level 2 .................................................. 11.54 10.7 11.09 10.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.87 4.5 12.95 5.0 11.84 6.3 Level 4 .................................................. 15.17 3.1 15.23 3.0 13.63 8.7 Level 5 .................................................. 18.40 4.3 17.21 4.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.07 5.1 20.07 5.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.92 4.8 21.92 4.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.86 12.2 16.38 15.2 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.94 7.4 21.94 7.4 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 15.09 6.0 15.08 6.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.21 3.0 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.84 4.0 14.87 4.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.73 5.1 19.18 4.7 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.53 2.4 16.52 2.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.25 2.0 15.25 2.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.88 5.0 – – – – Tellers......................................................... 12.24 .9 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.81 .9 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 16.31 9.9 16.51 9.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.57 14.5 16.99 13.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.04 3.3 20.04 3.3 – – Library assistants, clerical...................................... 14.65 5.8 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.51 7.3 – – 14.15 11.9 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.63 10.0 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.26 3.5 18.26 7.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.18 4.3 15.27 4.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. – – 17.74 8.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.52 7.7 17.52 7.7 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.56 13.8 19.56 13.8 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.58 3.7 15.64 3.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.50 3.4 14.62 3.6 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 14.15 4.0 14.38 4.5 12.16 7.2 Level 3 .................................................. 12.69 5.0 12.86 5.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.04 5.8 15.09 5.4 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 27.45 2.7 27.45 2.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 21.14 4.6 21.14 4.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 29.01 3.3 29.01 3.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.85 1.7 30.85 1.7 – – Electricians...................................................... 29.99 7.4 29.99 7.4 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... $29.95 9.1 $29.95 9.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.51 7.4 30.51 7.4 – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 29.71 8.0 29.71 8.0 – – Construction and building inspectors.............................. 27.06 7.4 27.06 7.4 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.83 7.2 22.56 8.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.96 3.7 18.96 3.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.37 4.5 22.69 3.7 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.73 2.8 17.73 2.8 – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.73 2.8 17.73 2.8 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.46 8.1 20.84 5.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.64 7.7 21.57 3.2 – – Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 21.72 3.3 21.72 3.3 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 22.08 6.4 22.08 6.4 – – Production occupations.............................................. 15.83 2.9 15.93 3.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.39 2.0 10.39 2.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.44 7.7 12.79 5.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.85 3.5 14.85 3.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.68 4.0 17.68 4.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.78 1.0 18.78 1.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.64 10.0 22.64 10.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.70 3.3 27.70 3.3 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.46 7.6 15.46 7.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.08 .8 16.08 .8 – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 15.46 7.6 15.46 7.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.08 .8 16.08 .8 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.54 10.4 14.54 10.4 – – Computer control programmers and operators........................ 21.81 8.9 21.81 8.9 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 22.95 14.5 22.95 14.5 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 22.95 14.5 22.95 14.5 – – Printers.......................................................... 17.76 14.8 17.76 14.8 – – Printing machine operators...................................... 18.18 1.3 18.18 1.3 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 13.86 12.6 13.86 12.6 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.97 6.2 13.78 2.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.51 4.5 11.51 4.5 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.79 9.2 15.30 10.0 $10.98 4.7 Level 1 .................................................. 8.89 5.7 8.74 7.4 9.32 7.6 Level 2 .................................................. 10.68 16.8 10.80 17.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.09 4.0 13.11 4.5 12.67 8.6 Level 4 .................................................. 18.88 6.4 18.92 6.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.66 4.1 19.94 4.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 28.20 4.8 28.20 4.8 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 18.38 9.8 – – 15.61 4.1 Level 3 .................................................. 14.12 3.2 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. $14.68 2.0 – – $14.81 1.5 Level 3 .................................................. 14.12 3.2 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.83 7.4 $16.75 7.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 21.70 5.0 21.70 5.0 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.62 4.0 19.60 4.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 19.95 5.5 19.95 5.5 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.29 24.1 15.29 24.1 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.98 9.9 13.98 9.9 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.24 8.0 11.72 9.6 9.78 7.2 Level 1 .................................................. 9.56 6.1 9.31 3.7 9.92 13.0 Level 2 .................................................. 10.19 12.2 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.15 10.6 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.21 5.4 12.73 7.5 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.13 3.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.82 5.9 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.15 10.6 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. 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 appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.37 4.3 $20.20 4.1 $12.36 8.6 Management occupations.............................................. 34.43 9.1 34.43 9.1 – – Level 10.................................................. 36.44 4.4 36.44 4.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 27.23 16.6 27.23 16.6 – – Level 12.................................................. 45.35 5.9 45.35 5.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 48.59 5.1 48.59 5.1 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.10 6.3 48.10 6.3 – – Financial managers................................................ 41.27 25.8 41.27 25.8 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.93 6.6 28.93 6.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.70 3.2 18.70 3.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.69 4.6 21.69 4.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.04 5.0 30.04 5.0 – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.54 8.8 23.54 8.8 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.16 9.1 24.16 9.1 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.28 14.4 28.46 14.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 40.11 5.8 40.11 5.8 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 37.74 5.8 37.74 5.8 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 16.66 28.1 16.62 29.6 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.47 1.9 34.47 1.9 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.05 4.1 32.05 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.17 12.0 24.17 12.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.74 6.6 30.74 6.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 40.84 4.3 40.84 4.3 – – Engineers......................................................... 38.91 2.3 38.91 2.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.93 10.7 33.93 10.7 – – Level 11.................................................. 41.84 2.6 41.84 2.6 – – Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.72 4.2 37.72 4.2 – – Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.31 5.1 38.31 5.1 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 21.81 4.6 21.81 4.6 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.32 7.5 – – – – Community and social services occupations........................... 15.55 10.0 15.44 10.2 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 19.50 16.0 19.35 17.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. – – 27.24 15.6 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 32.49 23.6 32.18 24.1 – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 32.49 23.6 32.18 24.1 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 15.99 16.7 15.73 18.8 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.38 25.4 15.25 25.6 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... $28.75 5.3 $29.08 5.8 $25.55 7.5 Level 4 .................................................. 14.07 8.4 13.46 9.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.60 3.6 23.67 3.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 32.51 5.3 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.59 6.3 34.72 6.7 33.07 3.9 Level 10.................................................. 44.83 7.5 44.83 7.5 – – Pharmacists....................................................... 46.44 2.2 46.44 2.2 – – Registered nurses................................................. 33.07 3.3 32.99 3.3 33.50 3.1 Level 9 .................................................. 32.32 4.0 32.21 4.1 33.07 3.9 Therapists........................................................ 29.23 1.8 29.23 1.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.62 3.5 29.62 3.5 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. – – 18.05 4.5 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... – – 16.12 3.7 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.13 9.4 13.16 8.6 10.29 10.0 Level 3 .................................................. 11.80 10.0 11.94 13.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.12 9.5 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.41 6.0 11.13 5.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.67 4.5 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.50 7.1 11.51 5.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.08 6.4 – – – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.55 4.5 16.38 4.9 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.63 6.5 10.42 8.4 7.87 .3 Level 1 .................................................. 8.02 1.1 – – 7.82 .7 Level 2 .................................................. 9.06 10.3 9.49 11.1 7.87 .7 Level 3 .................................................. 9.84 8.6 10.14 9.4 – – Cooks............................................................. 12.16 3.8 12.16 3.8 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.20 7.3 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.74 .6 – – 7.70 .8 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.68 .6 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.98 1.0 – – 7.84 .1 Level 1 .................................................. 7.83 .2 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.91 .7 – – 7.84 .1 Level 1 .................................................. 7.83 .2 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.28 4.2 11.66 5.0 10.32 6.3 Level 1 .................................................. 9.48 6.6 9.59 5.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.49 5.7 11.65 6.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.67 13.6 12.93 14.1 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.19 4.2 11.60 5.3 10.32 6.3 Level 1 .................................................. 9.48 6.6 9.59 5.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.49 5.7 11.65 6.7 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.27 4.8 11.69 5.7 9.83 6.4 Level 1 .................................................. $10.24 4.1 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. – – $11.33 5.7 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.07 7.2 11.40 8.0 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.91 10.9 11.25 12.8 $9.00 8.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.75 1.1 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.65 16.6 19.75 16.5 9.20 2.0 Level 2 .................................................. 9.94 10.3 10.24 12.2 8.13 5.3 Level 3 .................................................. 13.07 11.4 13.64 13.9 10.88 6.8 Level 4 .................................................. 13.78 11.6 13.92 11.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 21.80 13.3 21.80 13.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.34 8.3 20.34 8.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.11 11.8 17.11 11.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.98 7.6 18.98 7.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.11 11.8 17.11 11.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.98 7.6 18.98 7.6 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.92 6.8 12.17 7.4 10.07 3.9 Level 2 .................................................. 9.98 10.2 10.24 12.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.51 10.8 13.91 13.8 11.64 .9 Level 4 .................................................. 13.50 15.1 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.69 12.3 10.97 13.0 8.97 12.7 Level 2 .................................................. 10.35 13.3 10.70 14.3 – – Cashiers...................................................... 10.69 12.3 10.97 13.0 8.97 12.7 Level 2 .................................................. 10.35 13.3 10.70 14.3 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 12.22 6.7 12.34 7.2 11.10 11.0 Level 3 .................................................. 14.07 10.3 14.56 13.8 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.93 3.5 15.78 3.7 16.91 11.6 Level 2 .................................................. 11.51 11.4 10.99 11.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.08 5.7 13.18 6.3 11.56 7.0 Level 4 .................................................. 15.15 3.7 15.23 3.5 13.36 9.4 Level 5 .................................................. 18.49 4.5 17.19 4.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.71 5.3 19.71 5.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.87 6.7 23.87 6.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.86 12.2 16.38 15.2 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.83 7.3 21.83 7.3 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 15.03 6.3 15.02 6.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.21 3.0 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.72 4.1 14.74 4.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.88 5.0 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.47 2.5 16.46 2.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.06 1.8 15.06 1.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.88 5.0 – – – – Tellers......................................................... 12.24 .9 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. $11.81 0.9 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 16.16 10.0 $16.36 9.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.57 14.5 16.99 13.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.72 2.9 19.72 2.9 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.51 7.3 – – $14.15 11.9 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.33 9.0 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.64 4.1 18.63 9.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.19 6.0 15.21 6.3 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.56 13.9 19.56 13.9 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.29 4.6 15.29 4.6 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 14.79 5.0 15.14 5.7 12.22 8.3 Level 3 .................................................. 13.68 7.9 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.62 7.3 15.76 6.5 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 27.67 3.1 27.67 3.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 29.13 3.4 29.13 3.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 31.07 2.1 31.07 2.1 – – Electricians...................................................... 30.02 7.8 30.02 7.8 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 29.95 9.1 29.95 9.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.51 7.4 30.51 7.4 – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 29.71 8.0 29.71 8.0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.74 8.0 22.43 9.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.96 3.7 18.96 3.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.21 4.1 22.29 2.0 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.63 3.1 17.63 3.1 – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.63 3.1 17.63 3.1 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.46 8.1 20.84 5.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.64 7.7 21.57 3.2 – – Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 21.72 3.3 21.72 3.3 – – Production occupations.............................................. 15.79 2.9 15.89 3.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.39 2.0 10.39 2.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.44 7.7 12.79 5.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.78 3.5 14.78 3.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.65 4.1 17.65 4.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.62 .8 18.62 .8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.64 10.0 22.64 10.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.70 3.3 27.70 3.3 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.46 7.6 15.46 7.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.08 .8 16.08 .8 – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 15.46 7.6 15.46 7.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.08 .8 16.08 .8 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.54 10.4 14.54 10.4 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 22.95 14.5 22.95 14.5 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 22.95 14.5 22.95 14.5 – – Printers.......................................................... $17.72 15.4 $17.72 15.4 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 13.86 12.6 13.86 12.6 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.97 6.2 13.78 2.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.51 4.5 11.51 4.5 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.28 10.9 14.80 11.6 $10.11 6.1 Level 1 .................................................. 8.89 5.7 8.74 7.4 9.32 7.6 Level 2 .................................................. 10.68 16.8 10.80 17.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.02 4.3 13.09 4.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.87 7.6 18.87 7.6 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.81 7.7 16.73 7.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 21.98 5.1 21.98 5.1 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.66 4.1 19.64 4.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.05 6.0 20.05 6.0 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.28 24.6 15.28 24.6 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.98 9.9 13.98 9.9 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.13 8.2 11.59 9.9 9.78 7.2 Level 1 .................................................. 9.56 6.1 9.31 3.7 9.92 13.0 Level 2 .................................................. 10.19 12.2 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.15 10.6 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.08 5.6 12.57 7.5 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.13 3.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.82 5.9 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.15 10.6 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. 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 appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $24.51 3.0 $25.16 3.0 $18.35 5.4 Management occupations.............................................. 51.23 5.7 51.23 5.7 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.65 4.0 25.65 4.0 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 23.22 12.9 23.46 13.1 – – Counselors........................................................ 30.82 12.8 32.36 10.1 – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 33.72 11.4 – – – – Legal occupations................................................... 26.30 29.9 26.30 29.9 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 31.37 2.1 33.10 1.8 20.77 7.9 Level 2 .................................................. 12.47 4.6 – – 12.56 4.7 Level 3 .................................................. 14.58 1.5 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.94 .2 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 34.28 9.5 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.52 .1 32.62 .3 – – Level 10.................................................. 45.05 1.5 44.45 1.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 41.78 5.2 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 43.86 1.6 44.95 2.4 38.85 5.8 Level 10.................................................. 44.97 1.2 44.45 1.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 41.78 5.2 – – – – Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 45.72 1.8 – – – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 35.08 7.6 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.46 1.0 32.90 1.2 23.97 .9 Level 8 .................................................. 34.05 9.7 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.61 .1 32.63 .3 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.20 2.2 32.94 2.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.48 1.4 32.52 1.6 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 32.03 1.7 32.60 1.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.18 .8 32.22 1.0 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.04 4.3 34.57 5.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.04 4.4 34.04 4.4 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.30 .4 33.32 .2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.07 1.1 33.07 .9 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.30 .4 33.32 .2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.07 1.1 33.07 .9 – – Special education teachers...................................... 31.69 1.5 31.75 1.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.31 2.9 31.31 2.9 – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 32.48 1.2 32.48 1.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.93 2.0 31.93 2.0 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 14.49 3.1 14.67 8.3 14.40 .4 Level 2 .................................................. $12.47 4.6 – – $12.56 4.7 Level 3 .................................................. 14.58 1.5 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.94 .2 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.71 9.5 $25.70 13.0 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 24.57 5.3 24.93 4.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.67 3.2 20.67 3.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.96 4.3 27.96 4.3 – – Police officers................................................... 27.20 2.1 27.20 2.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.62 3.2 27.62 3.2 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.20 2.1 27.20 2.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.62 3.2 27.62 3.2 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 17.16 15.0 – – – – Security guards................................................. 17.16 15.0 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.26 6.8 – – 11.43 2.7 Level 2 .................................................. 12.41 1.6 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.49 6.8 15.88 7.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.10 6.2 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 14.09 3.3 14.25 3.4 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.17 3.4 14.35 3.4 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.13 11.0 – – 12.09 11.6 Child care workers................................................ 14.03 7.6 – – 14.16 8.3 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.31 3.5 16.48 3.7 13.01 5.4 Level 3 .................................................. 11.96 2.1 11.88 2.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.28 .4 15.26 .7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.38 7.9 17.34 8.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.50 7.2 23.50 7.2 – – Library assistants, clerical...................................... 14.65 5.8 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.41 4.5 16.56 4.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.16 1.7 – – – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.98 5.3 16.14 5.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.78 1.8 – – – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.91 1.9 12.97 1.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.77 1.5 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 24.42 2.7 24.42 2.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.72 3.2 27.72 3.2 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.57 9.8 23.57 9.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.95 13.0 23.95 13.0 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... $20.24 6.7 $21.48 5.8 $15.72 3.9 Level 3 .................................................. 14.25 3.0 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.97 2.3 19.21 2.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.85 4.8 – – – – Bus drivers....................................................... 18.45 9.6 – – 15.72 3.9 Level 3 .................................................. 14.25 3.0 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 14.77 1.8 – – 14.93 1.1 Level 3 .................................................. 14.25 3.0 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. 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 appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3), Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.98 3.7 $20.80 3.5 $13.00 7.4 Management occupations.............................................. 36.01 8.2 36.01 8.2 – – Group II.................................................. 21.36 6.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 31.72 9.3 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 53.12 8.4 – – – – General and operations managers................................... 35.05 17.4 35.05 17.4 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.10 6.3 48.10 6.3 – – Financial managers................................................ 40.43 24.9 40.43 24.9 – – Education administrators.......................................... 40.39 10.1 40.39 10.1 – – Group III................................................. 39.94 9.6 – – – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.84 6.5 28.84 6.5 – – Group II.................................................. 23.25 5.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 33.13 11.7 – – – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.54 8.8 23.54 8.8 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.08 8.8 24.08 8.8 – – Group II.................................................. 21.21 5.6 21.21 5.6 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.41 13.8 28.58 13.8 – – Group II.................................................. 19.46 19.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 37.18 4.4 – – – – Computer software engineers....................................... 37.74 5.8 37.74 5.8 – – Group III................................................. 38.29 6.4 – – – – Computer support specialists...................................... 16.66 28.1 16.62 29.6 – – Group II.................................................. 16.66 28.1 16.62 29.6 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.57 1.5 34.57 1.5 – – Group III................................................. 34.90 1.9 34.90 1.9 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.00 3.8 32.00 3.8 – – Group II.................................................. 23.77 2.7 – – – – Group III................................................. 37.67 5.0 – – – – Engineers......................................................... 38.39 2.5 38.39 2.5 – – Group II.................................................. 30.57 3.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 39.75 2.7 – – – – Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.72 4.2 37.72 4.2 – – Group III................................................. 38.05 5.4 – – – – Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.31 5.1 38.31 5.1 – – Group III................................................. 38.77 6.8 38.77 6.8 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 22.26 3.7 22.26 3.7 – – Group II.................................................. 20.98 5.0 – – – – Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.47 6.0 23.47 6.0 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 27.38 5.8 26.66 4.7 – – Group II.................................................. 24.48 2.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 28.58 10.7 – – – – Community and social services occupations........................... $17.89 10.0 $17.89 10.2 $17.78 16.5 Group II.................................................. 16.23 8.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 26.70 8.0 – – – – Counselors........................................................ 24.66 22.5 26.37 23.3 15.21 10.7 Group II.................................................. 19.39 29.3 – – – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 24.62 28.2 26.06 29.9 – – Group II.................................................. 19.35 29.8 – – – – Social workers.................................................... 18.57 8.5 18.57 8.5 – – Legal occupations................................................... 47.32 21.3 47.32 21.3 – – Lawyers........................................................... 59.81 10.1 59.81 10.1 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 27.72 6.7 28.65 7.4 20.91 7.0 Group I................................................... 12.07 8.6 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.83 24.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 32.09 3.9 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 38.12 12.2 37.93 13.4 39.87 5.1 Group III................................................. 36.61 11.6 – – – – Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 45.72 1.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 45.72 1.8 – – – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 35.08 7.6 – – – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 32.88 22.6 32.22 23.6 – – Group III................................................. 29.00 17.8 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.17 6.5 29.75 6.7 21.24 8.3 Group II.................................................. 20.00 35.7 – – – – Group III................................................. 30.97 3.5 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.77 4.9 32.17 3.5 18.74 6.7 Group II.................................................. 29.92 15.9 – – – – Group III................................................. 30.86 4.9 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 30.35 5.3 31.72 3.3 – – Group II.................................................. 30.49 16.4 – – – – Group III................................................. 30.34 5.3 31.32 2.8 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.04 4.3 34.57 5.2 – – Group III................................................. 34.04 4.4 34.04 4.4 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.95 1.1 32.95 1.1 – – Group III................................................. 32.71 1.5 – – – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 32.95 1.1 32.95 1.1 – – Group III................................................. 32.71 1.5 32.70 1.5 – – Special education teachers...................................... 29.61 6.5 29.66 6.5 – – Group III................................................. 29.03 6.8 – – – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 30.00 7.4 30.00 7.4 – – Group III................................................. 29.24 7.6 29.24 7.6 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... $20.42 6.3 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ 12.36 9.3 $11.29 10.2 $14.40 0.4 Group I................................................... 12.07 8.6 – – 14.40 .4 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.59 24.9 15.46 25.1 – – Group II.................................................. 17.21 20.3 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.50 4.9 28.73 5.5 26.67 6.1 Group I................................................... 14.43 8.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.26 10.3 – – – – Group III................................................. 35.15 5.5 – – – – Pharmacists....................................................... 46.44 2.2 46.44 2.2 – – Group III................................................. 46.84 2.6 46.84 2.6 – – Registered nurses................................................. 33.32 3.1 33.52 3.3 32.54 2.7 Group III................................................. 33.53 3.3 33.58 3.4 33.07 3.9 Therapists........................................................ 29.34 1.9 29.23 1.8 – – Group III................................................. 30.46 2.0 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. – – 18.05 4.5 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... – – 16.12 3.7 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.64 .8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.64 .8 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.14 9.4 13.16 8.6 10.33 10.0 Group I................................................... 11.78 9.0 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.43 6.0 11.13 5.4 – – Group I................................................... 10.25 5.4 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.53 7.1 11.51 5.3 – – Group I................................................... 10.31 6.4 11.17 4.5 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.55 4.5 16.38 4.9 – – Group I................................................... 15.17 6.0 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 19.00 17.6 19.39 17.3 – – Group II.................................................. 23.34 6.1 – – – – Police officers................................................... 27.20 2.1 27.20 2.1 – – Group II.................................................. 27.20 2.1 – – – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.20 2.1 27.20 2.1 – – Group II.................................................. 27.20 2.1 27.20 2.1 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.68 6.1 10.46 8.1 8.03 .9 Group I................................................... 9.22 6.7 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 12.21 3.1 12.23 3.1 – – Group I................................................... 12.15 3.5 – – – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.34 6.8 – – – – Group I................................................... 12.95 6.2 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.25 7.5 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.25 7.5 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. $7.83 0.4 – – $7.88 2.4 Group I................................................... 7.83 .4 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.68 .6 – – – – Group I................................................... 7.68 .6 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.02 .8 – – 7.90 .9 Group I................................................... 8.02 .8 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.95 .5 – – 7.89 .7 Group I................................................... 7.95 .5 – – 7.89 .7 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.92 5.1 $12.47 5.7 10.30 6.1 Group I................................................... 11.63 4.4 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.58 4.1 12.08 4.9 10.32 6.2 Group I................................................... 11.58 4.1 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.81 4.6 12.28 5.2 9.85 6.0 Group I................................................... 11.81 4.6 12.28 5.2 9.85 6.0 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.07 7.2 11.40 8.0 – – Group I................................................... 11.07 7.2 11.40 8.0 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 14.65 14.4 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.96 10.5 11.25 12.8 9.62 6.0 Group I................................................... 10.52 13.2 – – – – Child care workers................................................ – – – – 9.22 12.0 Group I................................................... – – – – 8.65 9.2 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 10.68 3.0 – – 10.68 3.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.65 16.5 19.75 16.3 9.20 2.0 Group I................................................... 11.90 7.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.99 3.9 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.11 11.8 17.11 11.8 – – Group II.................................................. 18.49 7.9 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.11 11.8 17.11 11.8 – – Group II.................................................. 18.49 7.9 18.49 7.9 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.98 6.7 12.23 7.4 10.07 3.9 Group I................................................... 11.98 7.5 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.86 12.2 11.15 12.9 8.97 12.7 Group I................................................... 10.86 12.2 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 10.86 12.2 11.15 12.9 8.97 12.7 Group I................................................... 10.86 12.2 11.15 12.9 8.97 12.7 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.22 6.7 12.34 7.2 11.10 11.0 Group I................................................... 12.29 8.0 12.46 8.6 11.10 11.0 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.98 3.1 15.88 3.2 16.69 11.5 Group I................................................... 13.99 3.6 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.57 2.1 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. $21.94 7.4 $21.94 7.4 – – Group II.................................................. 20.65 7.0 20.65 7.0 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 15.09 6.0 15.08 6.3 – – Group I................................................... 13.93 5.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.27 5.0 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.53 2.4 16.52 2.5 – – Group I................................................... 15.25 2.0 15.25 2.0 – – Group II.................................................. 18.36 5.0 18.64 5.2 – – Tellers......................................................... 12.24 .9 – – – – Group I................................................... 12.24 .9 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 16.31 9.9 16.51 9.2 – – Group I................................................... 15.34 11.0 15.58 10.3 – – Group II.................................................. 18.92 9.7 18.92 9.7 – – Library assistants, clerical...................................... 14.65 5.8 – – – – Group I................................................... 14.65 5.8 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.51 7.3 – – $14.15 11.9 Group I................................................... 15.31 7.3 – – – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.63 10.0 – – – – Group I................................................... 11.63 10.0 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.26 3.5 18.26 7.9 – – Group I................................................... 15.04 3.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.65 4.4 – – – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.56 13.8 19.56 13.8 – – Group II.................................................. 21.73 15.6 21.73 15.6 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.58 3.7 15.64 3.8 – – Group I................................................... 14.57 2.0 14.64 2.1 – – Group II.................................................. 16.97 8.4 16.97 8.4 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 14.15 4.0 14.38 4.5 12.16 7.2 Group I................................................... 14.03 4.3 14.23 4.8 11.46 6.4 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 27.45 2.7 27.45 2.7 – – Group I................................................... 19.06 20.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 29.60 4.2 – – – – Electricians...................................................... 29.99 7.4 29.99 7.4 – – Group II.................................................. 32.39 .8 32.39 .8 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 29.95 9.1 29.95 9.1 – – Group II.................................................. 30.41 10.3 – – – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 29.71 8.0 29.71 8.0 – – Group II.................................................. 30.22 9.7 30.22 9.7 – – Construction and building inspectors.............................. 27.06 7.4 27.06 7.4 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.83 7.2 22.56 8.8 – – Group II.................................................. 23.73 8.0 – – – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.73 2.8 17.73 2.8 – – Group II.................................................. 18.99 6.6 – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... $17.73 2.8 $17.73 2.8 – – Group II.................................................. 18.99 6.6 18.99 6.6 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.46 8.1 20.84 5.7 – – Group II.................................................. 23.80 6.1 – – – – Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 21.72 3.3 21.72 3.3 – – Group II.................................................. 21.72 3.3 21.72 3.3 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 22.08 6.4 22.08 6.4 – – Production occupations.............................................. 15.83 2.9 15.93 3.0 – – Group I................................................... 12.53 2.0 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.82 3.1 – – – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.46 7.6 15.46 7.6 – – Group I................................................... 14.19 .9 – – – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 15.46 7.6 15.46 7.6 – – Group I................................................... 14.19 .9 14.19 .9 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.54 10.4 14.54 10.4 – – Group I................................................... 14.09 12.3 – – – – Computer control programmers and operators........................ 21.81 8.9 21.81 8.9 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 22.95 14.5 22.95 14.5 – – Group II.................................................. 24.75 14.5 – – – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 22.95 14.5 22.95 14.5 – – Group II.................................................. 24.75 14.5 24.75 14.5 – – Printers.......................................................... 17.76 14.8 17.76 14.8 – – Group II.................................................. 19.82 5.2 – – – – Printing machine operators...................................... 18.18 1.3 18.18 1.3 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 13.86 12.6 13.86 12.6 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.97 6.2 13.78 2.6 – – Group I................................................... 12.26 6.8 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.79 9.2 15.30 10.0 $10.98 4.7 Group I................................................... 12.82 8.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.23 4.9 – – – – Bus drivers....................................................... 18.38 9.8 – – 15.61 4.1 Group I................................................... 14.31 4.0 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 14.68 2.0 – – 14.81 1.5 Group I................................................... 14.31 4.0 – – 14.38 3.5 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.83 7.4 16.75 7.7 – – Group I................................................... 16.34 9.5 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.62 4.0 19.60 4.2 – – Group I................................................... 19.45 5.4 19.45 5.4 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.29 24.1 15.29 24.1 – – Group I................................................... 15.29 24.1 15.29 24.1 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.98 9.9 13.98 9.9 – – Group I................................................... 13.69 10.4 13.69 10.4 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.24 8.0 11.72 9.6 9.78 7.2 Group I................................................... 10.96 6.6 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... $12.21 5.4 $12.73 7.5 – – Group I................................................... 11.91 4.9 12.26 7.5 – – 1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines levels 13-15. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 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. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.60 $11.04 $16.92 $25.21 $34.75 Management occupations.............................................. 19.03 21.69 33.68 45.53 60.82 General and operations managers................................... 19.23 19.23 33.30 45.12 58.18 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 32.86 34.84 44.04 60.82 62.50 Financial managers................................................ 20.13 20.19 39.40 64.90 64.90 Education administrators.......................................... 28.53 28.71 45.53 54.67 61.92 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 18.93 23.62 28.52 31.11 44.36 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 19.00 19.00 23.52 27.80 27.80 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 18.75 18.93 24.00 27.47 35.39 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 10.50 22.85 31.24 36.56 42.16 Computer software engineers....................................... 31.24 31.24 38.32 42.23 45.89 Computer support specialists...................................... 10.00 10.45 14.91 22.85 24.04 Computer systems analysts......................................... 30.55 33.68 34.04 36.33 37.00 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 19.83 23.15 31.75 40.98 45.31 Engineers......................................................... 31.25 32.19 37.00 43.22 47.49 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 27.91 33.00 39.14 41.91 46.65 Industrial engineers.......................................... 27.91 31.62 41.91 41.91 47.43 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 15.78 19.28 20.71 24.76 30.32 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 19.29 19.40 21.20 28.35 30.32 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 21.54 23.92 25.36 28.28 38.26 Community and social services occupations........................... 11.91 13.94 15.69 19.18 25.82 Counselors........................................................ 11.54 12.85 23.72 31.87 41.58 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 11.54 12.85 21.98 39.00 41.58 Social workers.................................................... 13.94 14.65 19.18 22.00 23.00 Legal occupations................................................... 15.38 23.17 49.88 51.92 86.54 Lawyers........................................................... 38.70 49.52 49.88 67.31 96.15 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.81 17.54 30.03 35.45 40.80 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 21.86 29.10 36.67 48.49 51.53 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 38.68 39.00 46.78 50.25 50.91 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 19.25 19.76 36.67 41.86 49.37 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 21.86 25.17 30.35 30.89 51.53 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 14.63 23.21 31.88 35.45 38.72 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 19.29 25.72 32.53 35.80 39.27 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 19.29 25.56 32.65 35.62 38.39 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 21.42 30.03 31.96 39.27 43.82 Secondary school teachers....................................... 25.70 30.94 32.07 35.63 39.95 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.70 30.94 32.07 35.63 39.95 Special education teachers...................................... 17.47 27.17 30.97 34.50 35.73 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 17.47 25.96 31.57 34.50 35.73 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 16.32 16.81 22.00 22.00 22.00 Teacher assistants................................................ $10.04 $10.04 $11.16 $14.35 $16.75 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 8.75 9.28 16.63 22.61 23.79 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.00 20.00 29.05 35.16 44.92 Pharmacists....................................................... 44.92 44.92 45.54 49.35 52.25 Registered nurses................................................. 26.09 29.14 33.30 37.40 40.00 Therapists........................................................ 23.01 26.34 30.96 32.71 34.10 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 20.00 20.84 21.95 22.39 23.26 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.58 9.65 10.98 14.75 17.88 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.58 9.54 10.03 10.98 12.39 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.58 9.54 10.03 10.98 12.56 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.00 14.32 15.00 18.67 18.67 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.55 11.25 17.25 25.58 30.57 Police officers................................................... 21.96 24.45 28.01 30.57 30.87 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 21.96 24.45 28.01 30.57 30.87 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.50 7.80 8.15 10.20 14.17 Cooks............................................................. 8.00 9.25 13.51 14.52 14.52 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.33 11.16 12.88 15.49 16.99 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.50 7.50 8.00 8.99 10.01 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.50 7.50 7.80 7.80 7.80 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.50 7.50 7.80 7.80 7.80 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.50 7.80 7.80 8.18 8.60 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.50 7.80 7.80 8.18 8.30 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.00 10.00 11.00 13.39 16.00 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.88 15.00 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.00 10.28 11.00 12.88 16.34 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.50 10.00 11.00 12.50 13.99 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 9.00 11.00 15.72 18.14 21.22 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.55 8.59 8.84 12.04 18.80 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 7.50 7.50 9.25 10.40 20.00 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.00 9.55 14.42 19.10 27.71 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 11.28 15.50 15.67 20.00 21.25 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 11.28 15.50 15.67 20.00 21.25 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.00 8.90 10.50 14.12 18.37 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.50 10.40 11.97 16.02 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.50 10.40 11.97 16.02 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.08 8.75 10.50 13.00 18.72 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.18 12.75 15.60 19.19 21.32 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 15.71 18.16 21.15 24.61 29.23 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.54 12.22 15.00 16.70 20.14 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.46 15.00 16.00 18.00 20.14 Tellers......................................................... $11.47 $12.02 $12.02 $12.75 $12.75 Customer service representatives.................................. 9.50 10.42 17.95 21.32 21.32 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 10.61 12.90 16.14 16.63 16.63 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.00 12.48 16.60 16.91 16.91 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 8.50 9.00 10.30 14.00 15.99 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.35 15.37 21.15 21.15 24.76 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 13.95 15.00 17.50 20.28 31.01 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.68 14.53 14.65 15.37 19.00 Office clerks, general............................................ 10.35 11.53 13.28 17.00 17.83 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.60 23.00 28.85 31.60 34.99 Electricians...................................................... 13.23 31.60 32.52 32.52 34.75 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.90 26.00 30.00 34.49 35.00 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 20.90 26.00 29.00 34.49 35.00 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 21.24 24.22 27.46 30.66 30.66 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.42 18.00 20.92 25.00 35.57 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 11.05 14.42 17.50 21.50 24.50 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 11.05 14.42 17.50 21.50 24.50 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 13.50 19.29 22.30 25.00 31.25 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.00 20.00 22.30 25.00 25.00 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.47 17.60 20.67 24.50 26.50 Production occupations.............................................. 9.50 11.00 15.50 18.92 22.65 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.53 13.08 15.52 17.76 19.87 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.53 13.08 15.52 17.76 19.87 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.66 10.31 14.00 17.13 21.55 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 15.60 15.60 18.92 31.55 34.98 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.47 16.61 21.28 31.80 31.80 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.47 16.61 21.28 31.80 31.80 Printers.......................................................... 12.00 13.40 19.29 19.86 25.38 Printing machine operators...................................... 13.00 17.00 19.58 19.86 19.86 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 8.00 8.92 13.97 14.58 18.07 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 8.50 10.00 11.36 16.11 20.95 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 7.50 9.00 13.17 19.73 24.04 Bus drivers....................................................... 12.65 15.10 21.77 21.77 21.77 Bus drivers, school............................................. 11.48 13.33 15.10 16.30 16.78 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 7.80 13.00 16.00 20.87 26.17 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.00 17.92 20.04 20.87 22.00 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 7.80 7.80 11.00 26.17 26.17 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 10.00 10.82 11.55 16.50 20.72 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.00 8.50 10.00 12.85 17.28 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.00 9.00 10.75 14.35 18.89 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.50 $10.75 $16.07 $24.09 $34.04 Management occupations.............................................. 19.03 20.13 32.18 44.47 55.17 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 32.86 34.84 44.04 60.82 62.50 Financial managers................................................ 20.13 20.13 39.40 64.90 64.90 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 18.93 23.62 28.52 31.11 45.64 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 19.00 19.00 23.52 27.80 27.80 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 18.75 18.93 24.00 27.47 35.39 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 10.50 22.85 31.24 36.56 42.33 Computer software engineers....................................... 31.24 31.24 38.32 42.23 45.89 Computer support specialists...................................... 10.00 10.45 14.91 22.85 24.04 Computer systems analysts......................................... 29.75 34.04 34.04 36.33 36.35 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 19.83 23.15 31.75 41.88 45.67 Engineers......................................................... 31.72 32.76 38.50 43.22 47.93 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 27.91 33.00 39.14 41.91 46.65 Industrial engineers.......................................... 27.91 31.62 41.91 41.91 47.43 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 15.78 19.17 20.58 24.76 30.32 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 23.24 25.06 30.90 37.02 42.55 Community and social services occupations........................... 11.91 13.55 14.62 16.99 19.18 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.04 10.04 17.54 22.81 30.89 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 21.86 24.30 30.35 30.89 51.53 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 21.86 24.30 30.35 30.89 51.53 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 9.16 11.92 16.69 20.17 22.81 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 8.75 9.28 15.35 22.61 23.79 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.00 20.00 30.06 35.28 44.92 Pharmacists....................................................... 44.92 44.92 45.54 49.35 52.25 Registered nurses................................................. 26.09 29.14 33.30 36.74 38.50 Therapists........................................................ 23.01 25.20 30.67 32.29 34.02 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.58 9.65 10.98 14.75 17.88 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.58 9.54 10.03 10.98 12.24 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.58 9.54 10.03 10.98 12.52 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.00 14.32 15.00 18.67 18.67 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.50 7.80 8.00 10.18 14.17 Cooks............................................................. 7.80 9.25 13.51 14.52 14.52 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.50 7.50 8.00 8.50 10.01 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.50 7.50 7.80 7.80 7.80 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.50 7.50 7.80 7.80 7.80 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.50 7.80 7.80 8.18 8.30 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.50 7.80 7.80 8.18 8.30 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... $9.00 $10.00 $10.84 $12.00 $14.39 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.64 10.00 10.84 12.00 13.99 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.00 10.00 10.84 12.00 14.32 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.50 10.00 11.00 12.50 13.99 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.55 8.48 8.84 12.04 18.80 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.00 9.50 14.42 19.10 27.71 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 11.28 15.50 15.67 20.00 21.25 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 11.28 15.50 15.67 20.00 21.25 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.00 8.89 10.50 14.12 18.37 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.50 10.40 11.97 16.02 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.50 10.40 11.97 16.02 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.08 8.75 10.50 13.00 18.72 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.00 12.75 15.60 19.35 21.32 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 15.71 18.16 24.39 24.61 29.23 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.50 12.02 15.00 16.70 20.14 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.46 15.00 15.58 17.66 20.14 Tellers......................................................... 11.47 12.02 12.02 12.75 12.75 Customer service representatives.................................. 9.50 10.27 17.93 21.32 21.32 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.00 12.48 16.60 16.91 16.91 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 8.50 9.00 9.98 13.88 15.99 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.58 16.86 21.15 21.15 24.76 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 13.95 15.00 17.50 20.28 31.01 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.53 14.65 14.65 15.37 16.86 Office clerks, general............................................ 10.50 12.50 15.22 17.83 17.83 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.68 24.00 28.85 32.52 34.99 Electricians...................................................... 13.23 31.60 32.52 32.52 34.75 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.90 26.00 30.00 34.49 35.00 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 20.90 26.00 29.00 34.49 35.00 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 13.50 17.50 20.92 25.00 40.47 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 11.05 13.21 17.50 21.50 24.50 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 11.05 13.21 17.50 21.50 24.50 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 13.50 19.29 22.30 25.00 31.25 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.00 20.00 22.30 25.00 25.00 Production occupations.............................................. 9.50 10.98 15.50 19.00 22.58 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.53 13.08 15.52 17.76 19.87 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.53 13.08 15.52 17.76 19.87 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.66 10.31 14.00 17.13 21.55 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.47 16.61 21.28 31.80 31.80 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.47 16.61 21.28 31.80 31.80 Printers.......................................................... 12.00 13.00 19.29 19.86 25.38 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 8.00 8.92 13.97 14.58 18.07 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 8.50 10.00 11.36 16.11 20.95 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... $7.50 $8.50 $13.12 $17.75 $24.04 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 7.80 12.50 16.00 20.87 26.17 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.00 17.75 20.04 20.87 22.00 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 7.80 7.80 11.00 26.17 26.17 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 10.00 10.82 11.55 16.50 20.72 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.00 8.50 10.00 12.44 17.28 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.00 9.00 10.50 14.30 18.89 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $12.88 $16.52 $21.94 $31.05 $38.33 Management occupations.............................................. 33.68 37.34 56.31 58.18 66.48 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 20.77 22.69 25.36 26.34 28.28 Community and social services occupations........................... 15.64 17.22 22.57 26.51 37.66 Counselors........................................................ 17.26 24.44 29.18 39.33 41.58 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 21.98 25.30 39.00 41.58 44.60 Legal occupations................................................... 12.08 13.96 16.14 41.76 58.66 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 15.63 26.20 32.65 36.83 42.01 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 33.04 38.07 46.13 48.87 51.68 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 38.68 39.00 46.78 50.25 50.91 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 19.25 19.76 36.67 41.86 49.37 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.87 29.01 32.65 35.80 39.33 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.04 28.18 32.65 36.28 39.30 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 24.50 28.02 32.65 36.05 38.39 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 21.42 30.03 31.96 39.27 43.82 Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.22 31.80 32.07 35.63 40.09 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 26.22 31.80 32.07 35.63 40.09 Special education teachers...................................... 26.69 28.11 33.48 34.50 35.73 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 26.72 30.97 33.48 35.73 35.87 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.91 12.41 14.35 16.63 17.29 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 18.01 20.77 22.91 32.50 43.12 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.46 19.43 23.69 29.28 32.83 Police officers................................................... 21.96 24.45 28.01 30.57 30.87 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 21.96 24.45 28.01 30.57 30.87 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.10 16.14 17.65 19.43 23.69 Security guards................................................. 11.10 16.14 17.65 19.43 23.69 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.94 10.53 11.93 14.23 15.97 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.71 12.88 15.56 17.01 21.22 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.71 12.02 14.00 16.52 17.01 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.71 11.93 14.25 16.52 17.01 Personal care and service occupations............................... 9.25 9.70 11.27 13.46 17.30 Child care workers................................................ 10.86 12.22 13.46 17.30 17.30 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.04 13.03 15.68 18.80 21.76 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 10.61 12.90 16.14 16.63 16.63 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.29 14.35 15.29 18.17 19.70 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.14 14.31 15.29 16.33 19.00 Office clerks, general............................................ 9.81 11.04 12.49 14.97 16.63 Construction and extraction occupations............................. $17.65 $19.86 $22.20 $29.30 $30.66 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.04 20.40 22.05 25.87 29.96 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.95 16.99 19.89 21.77 29.12 Bus drivers....................................................... 12.65 15.10 21.77 21.77 21.77 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.06 13.64 15.10 16.33 16.78 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 9. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Full-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $9.25 $12.08 $17.83 $26.51 $35.16 Management occupations.............................................. 19.03 21.69 33.68 45.53 60.82 General and operations managers................................... 19.23 19.23 33.30 45.12 58.18 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 32.86 34.84 44.04 60.82 62.50 Financial managers................................................ 20.13 20.19 39.40 64.90 64.90 Education administrators.......................................... 28.53 28.71 45.53 54.67 61.92 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 18.93 23.62 28.52 31.11 44.36 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 19.00 19.00 23.52 27.80 27.80 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 18.75 18.93 24.00 27.47 35.39 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 10.50 22.85 31.24 36.56 42.30 Computer software engineers....................................... 31.24 31.24 38.32 42.23 45.89 Computer support specialists...................................... 10.00 10.25 14.00 24.04 24.04 Computer systems analysts......................................... 30.55 33.68 34.04 36.33 37.00 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 19.83 23.15 31.75 40.98 45.31 Engineers......................................................... 31.25 32.19 37.00 43.22 47.49 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 27.91 33.00 39.14 41.91 46.65 Industrial engineers.......................................... 27.91 31.62 41.91 41.91 47.43 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 15.78 19.28 20.71 24.76 30.32 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 19.29 19.40 21.20 28.35 30.32 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 21.49 23.24 25.36 27.75 34.19 Community and social services occupations........................... 11.91 13.94 15.69 19.18 25.29 Counselors........................................................ 11.54 12.85 26.30 39.00 41.58 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 11.54 12.85 22.57 39.33 41.58 Social workers.................................................... 13.94 14.65 19.18 22.00 23.00 Legal occupations................................................... 15.38 23.17 49.88 51.92 86.54 Lawyers........................................................... 38.70 49.52 49.88 67.31 96.15 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.04 21.69 30.89 35.62 41.08 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 21.86 29.10 34.21 48.42 53.43 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 21.86 24.84 30.35 30.89 51.53 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 14.63 25.30 31.96 35.62 39.27 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 22.81 27.46 32.65 36.25 39.29 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 22.81 27.14 32.65 35.79 38.39 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 27.22 31.96 31.96 39.27 43.82 Secondary school teachers....................................... 25.70 31.36 32.07 35.63 40.09 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.70 31.36 32.07 35.63 40.09 Special education teachers...................................... 18.68 27.17 30.97 34.50 35.73 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 17.47 25.96 31.57 34.50 35.73 Teacher assistants................................................ $10.04 $10.04 $10.04 $11.91 $14.54 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 8.75 9.28 15.35 22.61 23.79 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.00 20.00 29.17 35.16 44.92 Pharmacists....................................................... 44.92 44.92 45.54 49.35 52.25 Registered nurses................................................. 26.09 29.14 33.81 37.80 41.35 Therapists........................................................ 23.01 25.20 30.67 32.29 34.02 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 12.80 16.53 17.26 17.86 28.96 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 12.57 15.12 16.53 17.86 17.86 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.00 10.22 11.61 15.43 18.67 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.65 10.03 10.98 11.61 14.00 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.03 10.03 10.98 11.61 14.00 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.00 14.80 17.00 18.67 18.67 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.00 11.50 17.65 25.86 30.87 Police officers................................................... 21.96 24.45 28.01 30.57 30.87 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 21.96 24.45 28.01 30.57 30.87 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.50 7.80 9.25 12.08 14.52 Cooks............................................................. 8.00 9.25 13.51 14.52 14.52 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.25 10.45 11.24 13.99 17.01 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.11 10.82 11.24 13.99 16.06 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.50 10.82 11.24 13.78 16.52 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.64 9.84 11.00 13.99 13.99 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.08 8.84 8.84 13.26 18.80 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.40 10.40 15.67 20.19 27.71 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 11.28 15.50 15.67 20.00 21.25 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 11.28 15.50 15.67 20.00 21.25 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.08 9.00 10.75 14.23 18.37 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 9.00 10.40 11.97 16.02 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 9.00 10.40 11.97 16.02 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.31 8.90 10.50 13.00 18.72 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.20 12.86 15.50 18.19 21.42 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 15.71 18.16 21.15 24.61 29.23 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.54 12.02 15.00 16.73 20.14 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.46 15.00 15.58 18.51 20.14 Customer service representatives.................................. 9.50 10.50 17.95 21.32 21.32 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.00 14.65 16.92 22.07 24.76 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 13.95 15.00 17.50 20.28 31.01 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.12 14.53 14.65 15.37 19.00 Office clerks, general............................................ 10.50 11.94 13.75 17.21 17.83 Construction and extraction occupations............................. $16.60 $23.00 $28.85 $31.60 $34.99 Electricians...................................................... 13.23 31.60 32.52 32.52 34.75 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.90 26.00 30.00 34.49 35.00 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 20.90 26.00 29.00 34.49 35.00 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 21.24 24.22 27.46 30.66 30.66 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.42 18.00 20.92 24.88 35.57 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 11.05 14.42 17.50 21.50 24.50 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 11.05 14.42 17.50 21.50 24.50 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 13.50 18.25 22.30 24.48 25.00 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 15.00 20.00 22.30 25.00 25.00 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.47 17.60 20.67 24.50 26.50 Production occupations.............................................. 9.61 11.14 15.50 19.26 23.00 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.53 13.08 15.52 17.76 19.87 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.53 13.08 15.52 17.76 19.87 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.66 10.31 14.00 17.13 21.55 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 15.60 15.60 18.92 31.55 34.98 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.47 16.61 21.28 31.80 31.80 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.47 16.61 21.28 31.80 31.80 Printers.......................................................... 12.00 13.40 19.29 19.86 25.38 Printing machine operators...................................... 13.00 17.00 19.58 19.86 19.86 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 8.00 8.92 13.97 14.58 18.07 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.00 10.48 11.43 16.11 21.00 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 7.80 9.64 13.17 19.95 24.91 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 7.80 12.50 16.00 20.87 26.17 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.00 17.75 20.04 20.87 22.00 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 7.80 7.80 11.00 26.17 26.17 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 10.00 10.82 11.55 16.50 20.72 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.00 8.50 10.50 13.54 18.89 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.00 10.00 11.92 16.25 18.89 1 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. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 10. Part-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Part-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.63 $7.80 $10.00 $16.70 $21.15 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 12.36 14.28 17.29 20.72 38.07 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 19.76 38.07 41.86 49.37 50.00 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 13.50 17.54 17.54 25.70 34.79 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 13.50 17.54 17.54 17.99 26.52 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.82 12.36 14.33 16.75 16.75 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 14.10 18.17 28.95 33.24 36.15 Registered nurses................................................. 27.06 28.95 33.05 35.71 37.90 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.58 8.58 9.54 10.25 14.71 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.50 7.80 7.80 7.90 8.30 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.50 7.50 7.80 7.80 7.80 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.41 7.80 7.80 7.80 8.30 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.41 7.80 7.80 7.80 8.30 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.50 9.00 10.28 10.84 12.50 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.50 9.00 10.50 10.84 12.50 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.19 9.00 10.28 10.84 10.84 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.50 7.50 8.01 10.00 13.46 Child care workers................................................ 7.50 7.55 8.01 8.22 13.46 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 7.50 7.50 9.25 10.40 20.00 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.69 7.75 7.80 9.09 13.36 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.50 7.75 8.00 11.73 15.42 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.50 7.50 8.00 9.35 11.58 Cashiers...................................................... 7.50 7.50 8.00 9.35 11.58 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.75 7.75 8.00 13.82 17.18 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.98 10.86 16.91 21.15 21.15 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 8.00 12.48 14.50 16.91 16.91 Office clerks, general............................................ 9.79 10.29 10.84 11.95 17.00 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 7.50 7.75 9.00 14.00 17.05 Bus drivers....................................................... 11.97 13.33 15.35 16.78 21.77 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.06 13.33 15.35 16.63 16.78 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.50 7.73 9.00 10.00 14.35 1 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. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $20.80 $17.83 $824 $704 39.6 $42,201 $36,400 2,029 Management occupations.............................................. 36.01 33.68 1,482 1,347 41.2 76,565 70,054 2,126 General and operations managers................................... 35.05 33.30 1,438 1,332 41.0 74,801 69,264 2,134 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.10 44.04 1,924 1,762 40.0 100,046 91,599 2,080 Financial managers................................................ 40.43 39.40 1,617 1,576 40.0 84,097 81,954 2,080 Education administrators.......................................... 40.39 45.53 1,616 1,821 40.0 80,709 94,038 1,998 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.84 28.52 1,148 1,141 39.8 59,710 59,326 2,070 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.54 23.52 959 941 40.8 49,881 48,926 2,119 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.08 24.00 963 960 40.0 50,085 49,916 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.58 31.24 1,141 1,249 39.9 59,335 64,971 2,076 Computer software engineers....................................... 37.74 38.32 1,509 1,533 40.0 78,493 79,706 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 16.62 14.00 669 560 40.3 34,812 29,120 2,095 Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.57 34.04 1,431 1,432 41.4 74,406 74,441 2,152 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.00 31.75 1,291 1,270 40.3 67,106 66,040 2,097 Engineers......................................................... 38.39 37.00 1,538 1,480 40.1 79,965 76,960 2,083 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.72 39.14 1,518 1,636 40.3 78,954 85,084 2,093 Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.31 41.91 1,557 1,676 40.6 80,967 87,164 2,113 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 22.26 20.71 883 828 39.6 45,895 43,068 2,062 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.47 21.20 927 848 39.5 48,224 44,086 2,055 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.66 25.36 1,090 1,014 40.9 56,100 52,753 2,104 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.89 15.69 714 628 39.9 34,333 32,537 1,919 Counselors........................................................ 26.37 26.30 1,037 1,052 39.3 44,644 47,775 1,693 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 26.06 22.57 1,020 1,001 39.1 41,984 39,976 1,611 Social workers.................................................... 18.57 19.18 743 767 40.0 37,082 39,333 1,997 Legal occupations................................................... 47.32 49.88 1,861 1,871 39.3 96,776 97,274 2,045 Lawyers........................................................... 59.81 49.88 2,330 1,871 39.0 121,183 97,274 2,026 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.65 30.89 1,125 1,236 39.3 46,312 49,349 1,617 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 37.93 34.21 1,495 1,390 39.4 62,466 60,518 1,647 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 32.22 30.35 1,307 1,214 40.6 56,931 52,200 1,767 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.75 31.96 1,174 1,278 39.4 46,794 49,516 1,573 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.17 32.65 1,268 1,306 39.4 49,306 50,137 1,532 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.72 32.65 1,251 1,306 39.4 48,886 50,404 1,541 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 34.57 31.96 1,354 1,278 39.2 51,458 49,349 1,488 Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.95 32.07 1,318 1,283 40.0 50,435 49,725 1,531 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 32.95 32.07 1,318 1,283 40.0 50,435 49,725 1,531 Special education teachers...................................... $29.66 $30.97 $1,161 $1,208 39.1 $44,164 $44,563 1,489 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 30.00 31.57 1,171 1,239 39.0 44,435 47,079 1,481 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.29 10.04 434 402 38.5 20,105 20,889 1,780 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.46 15.35 618 614 40.0 32,161 31,928 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.73 29.17 1,104 1,088 38.4 57,238 56,576 1,992 Pharmacists....................................................... 46.44 45.54 1,858 1,822 40.0 96,594 94,729 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 33.52 33.81 1,289 1,264 38.5 66,523 65,295 1,985 Therapists........................................................ 29.23 30.67 1,150 1,223 39.3 58,962 63,586 2,017 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.05 17.26 716 690 39.6 37,213 35,890 2,062 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.12 16.53 645 661 40.0 33,525 34,376 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.16 11.61 481 435 36.5 24,990 22,632 1,900 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.13 10.98 413 412 37.1 21,469 21,411 1,929 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.51 10.98 447 412 38.9 23,259 21,411 2,022 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.38 17.00 584 534 35.7 30,386 27,789 1,855 Protective service occupations...................................... 19.39 17.65 793 706 40.9 41,075 36,442 2,118 Police officers................................................... 27.20 28.01 1,088 1,120 40.0 56,584 58,261 2,080 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.20 28.01 1,088 1,120 40.0 56,584 58,261 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.46 9.25 398 327 38.1 20,663 17,004 1,976 Cooks............................................................. 12.23 13.51 461 540 37.7 23,769 28,101 1,943 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.47 11.24 493 440 39.5 25,614 22,880 2,055 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.08 11.24 478 441 39.6 24,878 22,942 2,060 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.28 11.24 490 450 39.9 25,456 23,375 2,072 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.40 11.00 443 440 38.9 23,035 22,880 2,021 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.25 8.84 439 354 39.0 22,496 18,383 1,999 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.75 15.67 793 625 40.1 41,220 32,504 2,088 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.11 15.67 715 700 41.8 37,202 36,400 2,175 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.11 15.67 715 700 41.8 37,202 36,400 2,175 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.23 10.75 488 426 39.9 25,354 22,131 2,073 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.15 10.40 445 416 39.9 23,140 21,632 2,076 Cashiers...................................................... 11.15 10.40 445 416 39.9 23,140 21,632 2,076 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.34 10.50 492 420 39.8 25,559 21,840 2,071 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.88 15.50 629 600 39.6 32,525 31,200 2,048 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.94 21.15 876 846 39.9 44,078 40,633 2,009 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.08 15.00 602 600 39.9 31,304 31,200 2,075 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... $16.52 $15.58 $658 $623 39.9 $34,236 $32,415 2,072 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.51 17.95 660 717 40.0 34,303 37,294 2,078 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.26 16.92 686 637 37.6 34,908 31,965 1,912 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.56 17.50 782 700 40.0 40,657 36,400 2,078 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.64 14.65 619 586 39.6 30,217 30,472 1,932 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.38 13.75 575 550 40.0 29,883 28,600 2,078 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 27.45 28.85 1,098 1,154 40.0 57,075 60,000 2,079 Electricians...................................................... 29.99 32.52 1,200 1,301 40.0 62,387 67,646 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 29.95 30.00 1,198 1,200 40.0 62,287 62,400 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 29.71 29.00 1,188 1,160 40.0 61,789 60,320 2,080 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 27.06 27.46 1,082 1,098 40.0 56,288 57,117 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.56 20.92 902 837 40.0 46,927 43,514 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.73 17.50 709 700 40.0 36,868 36,400 2,080 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.73 17.50 709 700 40.0 36,868 36,400 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 20.84 22.30 834 892 40.0 43,357 46,384 2,080 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 21.72 22.30 869 892 40.0 45,174 46,384 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 22.08 20.67 883 827 40.0 45,933 42,994 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 15.93 15.50 633 620 39.8 32,919 32,240 2,066 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.46 15.52 613 621 39.6 31,868 32,273 2,061 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 15.46 15.52 613 621 39.6 31,868 32,273 2,061 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.54 14.00 582 560 40.0 30,250 29,120 2,080 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 21.81 18.92 872 757 40.0 45,368 39,347 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 22.95 21.28 918 851 40.0 47,744 44,262 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 22.95 21.28 918 851 40.0 47,744 44,262 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 17.76 19.29 710 772 40.0 36,936 40,123 2,080 Printing machine operators...................................... $18.18 $19.58 $727 $783 40.0 $37,815 $40,726 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 13.86 13.97 554 559 40.0 28,830 29,058 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.78 11.43 551 457 40.0 28,669 23,770 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.30 13.17 607 527 39.7 31,338 27,402 2,048 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.75 16.00 670 640 40.0 34,850 33,280 2,080 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.60 20.04 784 802 40.0 40,764 41,687 2,080 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.29 11.00 612 440 40.0 31,803 22,880 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.98 11.55 559 462 40.0 29,076 24,024 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.72 10.50 467 411 39.9 24,307 21,368 2,074 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.73 11.92 507 472 39.8 26,367 24,565 2,072 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B 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, 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 12. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $20.20 $16.92 $799 $667 39.5 $41,375 $34,528 2,048 Management occupations.............................................. 34.43 32.18 1,422 1,284 41.3 73,688 65,505 2,140 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.10 44.04 1,924 1,762 40.0 100,046 91,599 2,080 Financial managers................................................ 41.27 39.40 1,651 1,576 40.0 85,837 81,954 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.93 28.52 1,152 1,141 39.8 59,880 59,326 2,070 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.54 23.52 959 941 40.8 49,881 48,926 2,119 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.16 24.00 967 960 40.0 50,259 49,916 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.46 31.24 1,136 1,249 39.9 59,080 64,971 2,076 Computer software engineers....................................... 37.74 38.32 1,509 1,533 40.0 78,493 79,706 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 16.62 14.00 669 560 40.3 34,812 29,120 2,095 Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.47 34.04 1,456 1,454 42.2 75,691 75,608 2,196 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.05 31.75 1,293 1,270 40.3 67,240 66,040 2,098 Engineers......................................................... 38.91 38.50 1,559 1,540 40.1 81,043 80,070 2,083 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.72 39.14 1,518 1,636 40.3 78,954 85,084 2,093 Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.31 41.91 1,557 1,676 40.6 80,967 87,164 2,113 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 21.81 20.58 864 823 39.6 44,952 42,815 2,061 Community and social services occupations........................... 15.44 14.62 617 585 40.0 29,614 26,839 1,919 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 19.35 17.44 760 655 39.3 36,671 33,100 1,896 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 32.18 30.35 1,305 1,191 40.6 57,118 52,200 1,775 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 32.18 30.35 1,305 1,191 40.6 57,118 52,200 1,775 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 15.73 14.50 597 585 38.0 29,287 24,580 1,862 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.25 15.35 610 614 40.0 31,718 31,928 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.08 30.58 1,097 1,086 37.7 56,980 56,478 1,959 Pharmacists....................................................... 46.44 45.54 1,858 1,822 40.0 96,594 94,729 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 32.99 33.30 1,264 1,243 38.3 65,708 64,621 1,992 Therapists........................................................ 29.23 30.67 1,150 1,223 39.3 58,962 63,586 2,017 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.05 17.26 716 690 39.6 37,213 35,890 2,062 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.12 16.53 645 661 40.0 33,525 34,376 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.16 11.61 481 435 36.5 24,990 22,632 1,900 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.13 10.98 413 412 37.1 21,469 21,411 1,929 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.51 10.98 447 412 38.9 23,259 21,411 2,022 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.38 17.00 584 534 35.7 30,386 27,789 1,855 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.42 9.25 397 327 38.1 20,609 17,004 1,978 Cooks............................................................. 12.16 13.51 457 540 37.6 23,694 28,101 1,949 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... $11.66 $11.00 $459 $440 39.4 $23,882 $22,880 2,049 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.60 11.00 459 440 39.5 23,849 22,880 2,056 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.69 11.00 465 440 39.8 24,195 22,880 2,070 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.40 11.00 443 440 38.9 23,035 22,880 2,021 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.25 8.84 439 354 39.0 22,486 18,383 1,999 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.75 15.63 793 625 40.1 41,238 32,504 2,088 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.11 15.67 715 700 41.8 37,202 36,400 2,175 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.11 15.67 715 700 41.8 37,202 36,400 2,175 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.17 10.57 485 423 39.9 25,231 21,981 2,073 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.97 10.40 438 416 39.9 22,758 21,632 2,076 Cashiers...................................................... 10.97 10.40 438 416 39.9 22,758 21,632 2,076 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.34 10.50 492 420 39.8 25,559 21,840 2,071 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.78 15.37 624 600 39.6 32,372 31,200 2,052 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.83 24.39 871 976 39.9 43,718 47,000 2,003 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.02 15.00 600 600 39.9 31,183 31,200 2,076 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.46 15.58 656 623 39.9 34,120 32,415 2,073 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.36 17.95 654 713 40.0 33,992 37,080 2,078 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.63 16.92 694 674 37.2 36,074 35,071 1,937 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.56 17.50 782 700 40.0 40,652 36,400 2,078 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.29 14.65 612 586 40.0 31,805 30,472 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.14 15.45 606 618 40.0 31,495 32,136 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 27.67 28.85 1,106 1,154 40.0 57,527 60,000 2,079 Electricians...................................................... 30.02 32.52 1,201 1,301 40.0 62,447 67,646 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 29.95 30.00 1,198 1,200 40.0 62,287 62,400 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 29.71 29.00 1,188 1,160 40.0 61,789 60,320 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.43 20.14 897 806 40.0 46,657 41,891 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.63 17.50 705 700 40.0 36,669 36,400 2,080 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.63 17.50 705 700 40.0 36,669 36,400 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 20.84 22.30 834 892 40.0 43,357 46,384 2,080 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 21.72 22.30 869 892 40.0 45,174 46,384 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 15.89 15.50 632 620 39.7 32,821 32,240 2,066 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.46 15.52 613 621 39.6 31,868 32,273 2,061 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 15.46 15.52 613 621 39.6 31,868 32,273 2,061 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.54 14.00 582 560 40.0 30,250 29,120 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 22.95 21.28 918 851 40.0 47,744 44,262 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 22.95 21.28 918 851 40.0 47,744 44,262 2,080 Printers.......................................................... $17.72 $19.29 $709 $772 40.0 $36,865 $40,123 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 13.86 13.97 554 559 40.0 28,830 29,058 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.78 11.43 551 457 40.0 28,669 23,770 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.80 13.17 587 527 39.6 30,317 27,402 2,049 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.73 16.00 669 640 40.0 34,789 33,280 2,080 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.64 20.04 786 802 40.0 40,853 41,687 2,080 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.28 11.00 611 440 40.0 31,775 22,880 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.98 11.55 559 462 40.0 29,076 24,024 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.59 10.00 462 400 39.9 24,027 20,800 2,074 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.57 11.81 501 472 39.8 26,033 24,565 2,071 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B 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, 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 13. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $25.16 $22.69 $1,010 $903 40.2 $47,741 $45,282 1,898 Management occupations.............................................. 51.23 56.31 2,049 2,252 40.0 102,564 99,106 2,002 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.65 25.36 1,022 1,014 39.8 52,436 52,753 2,044 Community and social services occupations........................... 23.46 22.81 933 912 39.7 45,020 45,265 1,919 Counselors........................................................ 32.36 29.18 1,263 1,167 39.0 50,774 54,631 1,569 Legal occupations................................................... 26.30 16.14 1,052 646 40.0 54,714 33,575 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.10 32.65 1,299 1,306 39.3 49,983 50,404 1,510 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 44.95 46.78 1,712 1,789 38.1 68,030 64,398 1,513 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.90 32.65 1,309 1,306 39.8 49,996 50,404 1,520 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.94 32.65 1,308 1,306 39.7 49,962 50,404 1,517 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 32.60 32.65 1,298 1,306 39.8 49,648 50,404 1,523 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 34.57 31.96 1,354 1,278 39.2 51,458 49,349 1,488 Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.32 32.07 1,333 1,283 40.0 51,030 49,725 1,532 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.32 32.07 1,333 1,283 40.0 51,030 49,725 1,532 Special education teachers...................................... 31.75 33.48 1,254 1,239 39.5 47,219 47,079 1,487 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 32.48 33.48 1,280 1,263 39.4 47,960 47,079 1,477 Teacher assistants................................................ 14.67 14.35 521 556 35.6 19,107 20,135 1,303 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.70 22.91 1,180 1,330 45.9 59,911 58,864 2,331 Protective service occupations...................................... 24.93 23.98 1,035 1,049 41.5 53,507 54,434 2,147 Police officers................................................... 27.20 28.01 1,088 1,120 40.0 56,584 58,261 2,080 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.20 28.01 1,088 1,120 40.0 56,584 58,261 2,080 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.88 15.69 635 627 40.0 33,031 32,625 2,080 Building cleaning workers......................................... 14.25 14.24 570 570 40.0 29,642 29,619 2,080 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.35 14.89 574 596 40.0 29,855 30,971 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.48 15.91 656 636 39.8 33,373 31,884 2,025 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.56 15.57 649 623 39.2 29,870 31,252 1,804 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.14 15.29 629 612 39.0 28,280 28,454 1,752 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.97 12.49 518 500 39.9 26,924 25,979 2,076 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 24.42 22.20 977 888 40.0 50,787 46,176 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.57 22.05 943 882 40.0 49,027 45,868 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... $21.48 $21.77 $859 $871 40.0 $43,711 $45,282 2,035 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B 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, 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings(1) of private industry establishments for major occupational groups, Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 1-99 100-499 500 Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers or more All workers.................................. $19.37 $17.32 $19.99 $24.19 Management, professional, and related...... 28.92 24.83 31.19 32.35 Management, business, and financial...... 31.37 28.24 30.55 39.35 Professional and related................. 27.70 22.38 31.42 29.53 Service.................................... 10.60 9.64 11.35 12.86 Sales and office........................... 16.86 15.75 16.36 22.30 Sales and related........................ 18.65 15.94 14.11 – Office and administrative support........ 15.93 15.61 16.93 14.74 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................... 26.55 26.77 26.40 23.71 Construction and extraction............. 27.67 27.62 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 22.74 24.07 19.20 22.40 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................... 15.05 12.95 15.23 18.99 Production............................... 15.79 14.95 15.04 18.19 Transportation and material moving....... 14.28 11.87 15.66 20.06 B 1-99 100-499 500 Total workers workers workers or more Occupational group(2) Relative error(3) (percent) Relative error(3) (percent) All workers........................................................... 4.3 4.8 7.8 9.1 Management, professional, and related............................... 6.0 6.4 10.7 6.6 Management, business, and financial............................... 5.4 5.2 10.3 5.8 Professional and related.......................................... 8.7 9.9 12.2 8.2 Service............................................................. 2.1 2.3 5.3 7.5 Sales and office.................................................... 6.2 6.3 4.5 26.8 Sales and related................................................. 16.6 10.5 7.3 – Office and administrative support................................. 3.5 7.2 5.4 7.9 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 2.7 2.7 8.3 3.9 Construction and extraction...................................... 3.1 2.2 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 8.0 12.3 14.9 3.3 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 5.0 9.3 3.7 4.7 Production........................................................ 2.9 10.7 1.3 4.4 Transportation and material moving................................ 10.9 13.5 10.6 6.5 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, 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. See appendix A for more information. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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 appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $18.15 $15.60 $712 $600 39.2 $36,967 $31,200 2,036 Management occupations.............................................. 31.16 28.53 1,271 1,143 40.8 66,080 59,445 2,121 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.01 28.52 1,072 1,141 39.7 55,762 59,326 2,064 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.41 31.20 1,255 1,269 41.3 65,284 65,978 2,147 Engineers......................................................... 38.38 43.22 1,535 1,729 40.0 79,837 89,891 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 17.60 17.47 687 675 39.0 34,832 26,205 1,979 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.91 20.00 935 800 36.1 48,529 41,600 1,873 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.77 12.15 476 476 34.6 24,761 24,752 1,798 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.73 8.00 320 305 36.6 16,609 15,834 1,902 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.02 11.00 433 420 39.3 22,512 21,840 2,042 Sales and related occupations....................................... 16.94 14.12 683 565 40.3 35,512 29,361 2,096 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.41 16.14 735 752 42.2 38,230 39,112 2,195 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.41 16.14 735 752 42.2 38,230 39,112 2,195 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.54 10.40 462 416 40.0 24,011 21,632 2,080 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.78 9.00 391 360 40.0 20,334 18,720 2,080 Cashiers...................................................... 9.78 9.00 391 360 40.0 20,334 18,720 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.57 10.50 463 420 40.0 24,067 21,840 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.93 14.91 587 581 39.3 30,511 30,216 2,044 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.87 15.00 593 600 39.9 30,829 31,200 2,073 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.55 15.00 619 600 39.8 32,204 31,200 2,071 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.68 17.93 667 717 40.0 34,693 37,292 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.67 14.75 601 586 36.0 31,245 30,472 1,875 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.04 17.18 802 687 40.0 41,687 35,724 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.14 16.00 606 640 40.0 31,493 33,280 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 27.62 28.47 1,105 1,139 40.0 57,442 59,218 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 28.47 29.00 1,139 1,160 40.0 59,225 60,320 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.66 20.92 946 837 40.0 49,206 43,514 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 15.05 12.90 595 503 39.6 30,904 26,166 2,054 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 12.09 10.00 483 400 40.0 25,127 20,800 2,078 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 13.70 14.31 548 572 40.0 28,503 29,754 2,080 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.72 18.92 749 757 40.0 38,948 39,354 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ $9.94 $9.00 $397 $360 40.0 $20,665 $18,720 2,080 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B 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, 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $22.21 $18.16 $885 $726 39.9 $45,758 $37,190 2,060 Management occupations.............................................. 36.10 35.42 1,500 1,417 41.6 77,626 73,669 2,150 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.34 27.80 1,293 1,112 40.0 67,250 57,820 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.19 24.70 968 988 40.0 50,324 51,378 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.42 31.24 1,142 1,249 40.2 59,372 64,971 2,089 Computer software engineers....................................... 37.82 38.32 1,513 1,533 40.0 78,666 79,706 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.53 31.75 1,304 1,270 40.1 67,797 66,040 2,084 Engineers......................................................... 39.03 38.50 1,564 1,540 40.1 81,315 80,070 2,084 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.72 41.42 1,519 1,676 40.3 78,975 87,164 2,094 Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.34 41.91 1,559 1,676 40.7 81,082 87,164 2,115 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 22.42 20.94 888 838 39.6 46,168 43,553 2,059 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 21.80 14.63 865 585 39.7 39,013 37,599 1,789 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.02 23.79 881 952 40.0 45,806 49,489 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 31.73 32.20 1,243 1,249 39.2 64,643 64,960 2,037 Registered nurses................................................. 33.40 33.88 1,290 1,282 38.6 67,056 66,643 2,008 Therapists........................................................ 29.73 30.85 1,172 1,231 39.4 60,938 64,022 2,050 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.05 17.26 716 690 39.6 37,213 35,890 2,062 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.12 16.53 645 661 40.0 33,525 34,376 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.40 10.98 487 412 39.3 25,313 21,411 2,042 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.46 10.98 448 412 39.1 23,275 21,411 2,031 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.46 10.98 448 412 39.1 23,275 21,411 2,031 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.35 11.37 488 450 39.6 25,399 23,379 2,057 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.94 11.24 472 450 39.5 24,523 23,375 2,054 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.80 11.24 468 450 39.6 24,315 23,375 2,061 Sales and related occupations....................................... 26.86 16.02 1,068 641 39.8 55,533 33,317 2,067 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.83 11.97 547 479 39.5 28,434 24,893 2,055 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.53 16.41 657 648 39.8 34,029 33,269 2,059 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.20 14.99 608 599 40.0 31,611 31,171 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.77 20.14 751 806 40.0 39,037 41,893 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.27 17.95 650 713 39.9 33,785 37,080 2,077 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.06 22.94 818 918 38.8 42,521 47,724 2,019 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.14 15.34 606 614 40.0 31,497 31,903 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 27.77 31.27 1,109 1,251 40.0 57,694 65,042 2,078 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... $34.29 $35.00 $1,372 $1,400 40.0 $71,324 $72,796 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 34.49 35.00 1,379 1,400 40.0 71,733 72,796 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.22 20.01 809 800 40.0 42,066 41,621 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 20.74 22.30 829 892 40.0 43,133 46,384 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 16.26 15.61 648 624 39.8 33,674 32,469 2,071 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.46 15.52 613 621 39.6 31,868 32,273 2,061 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 15.46 15.52 613 621 39.6 31,868 32,273 2,061 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 16.71 16.82 668 673 40.0 34,752 34,986 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 19.27 19.67 771 787 40.0 40,072 40,914 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 13.86 13.97 554 559 40.0 28,830 29,058 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 19.41 18.89 760 691 39.1 38,867 35,934 2,002 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 18.86 20.72 754 829 40.0 39,233 43,098 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 15.12 17.28 599 498 39.6 31,151 25,877 2,060 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 15.56 17.28 616 691 39.6 32,028 35,934 2,058 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B 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, 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 17. Union(1) and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Union Nonunion Occupational group(3) Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers All workers........................................................... $22.90 $22.72 $23.21 $18.90 $18.55 $30.77 Management, professional, and related............................... 28.24 28.17 28.28 29.52 29.01 37.12 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 33.23 32.35 45.34 Professional and related.......................................... 28.51 29.58 28.28 27.90 27.57 33.03 Service............................................................. 17.12 12.97 20.42 10.52 10.35 23.39 Sales and office.................................................... 15.65 15.18 16.19 17.05 17.05 17.05 Sales and related................................................. 14.13 14.13 – 19.13 19.14 – Office and administrative support................................. 15.97 15.68 16.19 15.99 15.96 16.88 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 29.17 29.76 24.02 20.08 19.98 – Construction and extraction...................................... 29.37 29.81 24.26 21.15 21.01 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 27.96 29.42 23.57 18.78 18.78 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 18.93 18.78 19.83 13.59 13.54 – Production........................................................ 20.78 20.81 – 14.61 14.61 – Transportation and material moving................................ 18.12 17.74 19.79 12.16 12.05 – Union Nonunion Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 2.5 3.8 2.0 5.5 5.7 6.9 Management, professional, and related............................... 2.0 5.4 1.8 6.2 6.7 4.8 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 5.4 5.9 6.6 Professional and related.......................................... 1.9 6.9 1.8 8.6 9.3 3.3 Service............................................................. 7.5 7.9 2.6 2.2 2.2 11.4 Sales and office.................................................... 2.3 3.3 3.7 6.7 6.9 4.9 Sales and related................................................. 8.1 8.1 – 18.5 18.6 – Office and administrative support................................. 2.6 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.9 5.9 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.6 4.3 4.8 7.1 7.4 – Construction and extraction...................................... 2.7 3.3 2.5 9.9 10.4 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 11.2 13.5 9.8 2.3 2.3 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 3.5 3.8 6.0 6.2 6.2 – Production........................................................ 6.5 6.8 – 4.9 4.9 – Transportation and material moving................................ 3.9 5.3 6.0 13.2 13.3 – 1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 18. Time and incentive workers(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Time Incentive Occupational group(3) Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers All workers........................................................... $19.72 $19.05 $27.93 $27.93 Management, professional, and related............................... 29.29 29.02 – – Management, business, and financial............................... 32.39 31.60 – – Professional and related.......................................... 28.10 27.74 – – Service............................................................. 11.77 10.60 – – Sales and office.................................................... 15.60 15.51 28.92 28.92 Sales and related................................................. 14.38 14.34 30.55 30.55 Office and administrative support................................. 16.01 15.96 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 26.44 26.63 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – 27.67 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 22.95 22.87 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 15.30 15.05 – – Production........................................................ 15.83 15.79 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.79 14.28 – – Time Incentive Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 3.6 4.2 22.2 22.2 Management, professional, and related............................... 5.0 6.3 – – Management, business, and financial............................... 5.1 5.4 – – Professional and related.......................................... 6.6 9.2 – – Service............................................................. 3.3 2.1 – – Sales and office.................................................... 3.5 3.9 28.2 28.2 Sales and related................................................. 11.6 11.7 25.6 25.6 Office and administrative support................................. 3.1 3.6 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 2.5 2.8 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – 3.1 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 7.7 8.6 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 4.6 5.0 – – Production........................................................ 2.9 2.9 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 9.2 10.9 – – 1 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. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 19. Industry sector(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for private industry workers by major occupational group, Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Goods producing Service providing Occupational group(3) Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services All workers........................................................... - $20.77 - - - - - - - Management, professional, and related............................... - 37.30 - - - - - - - Management, business, and financial............................... - 42.27 - - - - - - - Professional and related.......................................... - 35.21 - - - - - - - Service............................................................. - – - - - - - - - Sales and office.................................................... - 17.41 - - - - - - - Sales and related................................................. - – - - - - - - - Office and administrative support................................. - 17.64 - - - - - - - Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... - 20.07 - - - - - - - Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. - 21.78 - - - - - - - Production, transportation, and material moving..................... - 15.26 - - - - - - - Production........................................................ - 15.57 - - - - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ - 12.66 - - - - - - - B Goods producing Service providing Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other Occupational group(3) tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... - 5.0 - - - - - - - Management, professional, and related............................... - .1 - - - - - - - Management, business, and financial............................... - 9.4 - - - - - - - Professional and related.......................................... - 5.4 - - - - - - - Service............................................................. - – - - - - - - - Sales and office.................................................... - 6.8 - - - - - - - Sales and related................................................. - – - - - - - - - Office and administrative support................................. - 6.0 - - - - - - - Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... - 6.4 - - - - - - - Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. - 2.6 - - - - - - - Production, transportation, and material moving..................... - .3 - - - - - - - Production........................................................ - 1.2 - - - - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ - 3.9 - - - - - - - 1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Private State and Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local workers workers government workers All workers........................................................... 1,107,100 959,400 147,700 Management, professional, and related............................... 306,500 228,600 77,800 Management, business, and financial............................... 75,800 71,300 4,400 Professional and related.......................................... 230,700 157,300 73,400 Service............................................................. 218,600 194,400 24,200 Sales and office.................................................... 292,400 264,600 27,800 Sales and related................................................. 94,100 93,600 – Office and administrative support................................. 198,200 171,000 27,200 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 90,900 84,000 6,900 Construction and extraction...................................... 70,000 65,300 4,700 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 20,600 18,400 2,200 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 198,800 187,800 11,000 Production........................................................ 93,400 92,300 – Transportation and material moving................................ 105,400 95,500 9,900 1 The 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 to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Portland-Salem, OR-WA, September 2006 Private State and Establishments Total industry local government Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 56,310 56,140 169 Total in sample....................................................... 451 408 43 Responding........................................................ 234 202 32 Refused or unable to provide data................................. 161 152 9 Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 56 54 2 1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.