Bureau of Labor Statistics
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: FOR RELEASE: Cheryl Abbot Monday, Regional Economist September 17, 2007 (214) 767-6970 http://www.bls.gov/ro6/ HIGHLIGHTS OF HOUSTON-BAYTOWN-HUNTSVILLE, TX NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY JANUARY 2007 Workers in the Houston-Baytown-Huntsville metropolitan area averaged $20.23 per hour during January 2007, according to new survey results from the National Compensation Survey (NCS) released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Regional Commissioner Stanley W. Suchman reported average hourly earnings of $33.50 for management, professional, and related workers and $17.40 for natural resources, construction, and maintenance workers. Sales and office workers averaged $16.19 an hour; production, transportation, and material moving workers, $14.77; and service workers, $9.37. [See table 1. Note: Occupational aggregations are now based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.] In the Houston area, management, professional and related workers represented the largest occupational group in the survey at 30 percent. Sales and office workers accounted for 28 percent; service workers, 17 percent; and production, transportation, and material moving workers, 15 percent. Natural resources, construction, and maintenance represented the smallest group in the survey at 10 percent. The NCS provides straight-time earnings for occupations in establishments with one or more workers in private industry and State and local governments. This NCS survey covered 752 establishments representing 2,338,100 workers in the Houston-Baytown-Huntsville Combined Statistical Area which is comprised of Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker, and Waller Counties in Texas. Agricultural establishments, private households, the self-employed, and the Federal Government were excluded from the survey. In the Houston area, average hourly wages were published for full-time workers in a number of detailed occupations. Within the management, professional, and related occupations, computer systems analysts averaged $39.05 per hour and registered nurses, $30.63. In the service occupations, police officers earned $22.77. Secretaries and administrative assistants, part of the sales and office occupational group, earned $17.39. (See table 2.) The NCS also provides broad coverage of selected occupational characteristics. Establishments in the Houston area with 1-99 workers averaged $17.21 and those in establishments with 100-499 workers earned $19.18; workers in establishments with 500 or more employees earned $25.20. Full-time workers averaged $21.04 per hour while their part-time counterparts earned $9.17. (See table 1.) The NCS provides comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed plan provisions. In addition to the locality occupational earnings shown in this release, the Employment Cost Index (ECI) component measures changes in labor costs at the national and regional levels. Similarly, average employer costs for employee compensation are available from the Employer Cost for Employee Compensation (ECEC) series and details on benefits incidences and provisions are available from the Employee Benefits Survey (EBS). The occupational wage data may be used by businesses for establishing pay plans, making decisions concerning plant relocation, and in collective bargaining negotiations. Individuals may use such data to help choose potential careers. Details on the NCS are available at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/. Survey Availability Complete survey results are contained in the Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX National Compensation Survey January 2007 (Bulletin 3140-06). While supplies last, single copies of the bulletin are available from the Dallas Information Office by calling 214-767-6970. In addition, data contained in the bulletin are available on the Internet in both text and PDF formats at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm. For personal assistance or further information on the National Compensation Survey, as well as other Bureau programs, contact the Dallas Information Office at 214-767-6970 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT. Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA, January 2007 =========================================================================================================================== | Civilian | Private industry | State & local government | workers | workers | workers |---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------- Worker and establishment | Hourly earnings | | Hourly earnings | | Hourly earnings | characteristics |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| | | Relative | Mean | | Relative | Mean | | Relative | Mean | | error(2)| weekly | | error(2)| weekly | | error(2)| weekly | Mean| (percent)| hours(3)| Mean| (percent)| hours(3)| Mean| (percent)| hours(3) =========================================================================================================================== All workers............................ $20.23 3.1 37.5 $19.92 3.6 37.3 $22.31 2.2 38.5 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, & related.. 33.50 4.3 39.1 35.09 5.4 39.3 28.30 2.4 38.4 Management, business, & financial.. 39.40 5.1 40.4 40.17 5.4 40.4 31.39 6.7 40.0 Professional and related........... 30.43 5.3 38.5 31.59 7.8 38.6 27.85 2.2 38.1 Service.............................. 9.37 2.2 33.6 7.76 2.0 32.5 15.75 2.5 38.9 Sales and office..................... 16.19 3.6 36.8 16.28 3.9 36.7 14.77 3.4 39.8 Sales and related.................. 18.92 8.5 35.0 18.94 8.5 34.9 – – – Office and administrative support.. 14.71 2.3 38.0 14.70 2.5 37.8 14.80 3.4 39.8 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance................ 17.40 5.6 39.9 17.45 6.0 40.1 16.51 8.6 36.9 Construction and extraction....... 15.84 4.4 40.0 15.86 4.4 40.0 – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair..................... 19.45 5.6 39.8 19.79 6.2 40.3 16.77 9.0 36.7 Production, transportation, and material moving............ 14.77 2.8 38.4 14.82 2.8 38.5 13.41 4.4 36.5 Production......................... 15.16 4.0 39.6 15.16 4.0 39.6 – – – Transportation & material moving... 14.39 4.7 37.3 14.47 5.1 37.4 13.40 4.6 36.3 Full time............................ 21.04 3.2 39.7 20.81 3.8 39.7 22.49 2.2 39.6 Part time............................ 9.17 3.9 21.4 8.97 4.1 21.6 13.90 8.5 17.2 Union................................ 24.47 8.8 34.0 24.95 10.0 33.0 – – – Nonunion............................. 20.06 3.2 37.6 19.72 3.7 37.5 22.34 2.4 38.4 Time................................. 19.89 3.1 37.4 19.51 3.7 37.2 22.31 2.2 38.5 Incentive............................ 26.50 12.3 40.1 26.50 12.3 40.1 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing...................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) Service providing.................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers......................... 17.21 6.3 37.2 17.22 6.4 37.1 16.75 7.0 41.9 100-499 workers...................... 19.18 4.1 37.4 19.13 4.2 37.4 21.49 10.5 37.1 500 workers or more.................. 25.20 5.2 38.0 26.69 7.7 37.8 22.72 2.5 38.4 =========================================================================================================================== (1) Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. For more information see Bulletin 3140-06. (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 see Bulletin 3140-06. (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. (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. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA, January 2007 ========================================================================================================================= | | | | Hourly earnings(3) | Weekly earnings(4) | Annual earnings(5) |--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------- Occupation(2) | | | | | Mean | | | Mean | | | | | weekly | | | annual | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | hours | Mean | Median | hours ========================================================================================================================= All workers............................. $21.04 $15.80 $834 $628 39.7 $42,516 $32,739 2,021 Management occupations................ 44.82 42.25 1,818 1,692 40.6 93,765 85,176 2,092 General and operations managers..... 59.12 55.96 2,510 2,518 42.5 130,527 130,946 2,208 Marketing and sales managers........ 73.34 48.01 2,933 1,921 40.0 152,541 99,867 2,080 Marketing managers................ 86.56 81.04 3,462 3,242 40.0 180,036 168,569 2,080 Financial managers.................. 56.25 52.89 2,250 2,115 40.0 117,006 110,001 2,080 Construction managers............... 37.54 36.25 1,502 1,450 40.0 78,085 75,400 2,080 Education administrators............ 27.04 19.19 1,113 1,214 41.2 53,402 50,502 1,975 Education administrators, elementary & secondary school... 37.68 37.54 1,507 1,502 40.0 63,955 64,361 1,697 Education administrators, postsecondary................... 42.96 39.78 1,494 1,485 34.8 71,414 77,235 1,662 Engineering managers................ 51.38 51.03 2,092 2,058 40.7 108,775 107,026 2,117 Medical & health services managers.. 31.97 26.54 1,279 1,062 40.0 66,500 55,212 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations..................... 31.55 26.44 1,267 1,058 40.2 65,879 54,999 2,088 Buyers and purchasing agents........ 27.14 19.26 1,086 770 40.0 56,455 40,061 2,080 Cost estimators..................... 23.84 20.96 953 839 40.0 49,578 43,603 2,080 Human resources, training, & labor relations specialists........... 26.00 24.62 1,040 985 40.0 54,072 51,199 2,080 Management analysts................. 36.99 27.45 1,494 1,098 40.4 77,709 57,096 2,101 Accountants and auditors............ 31.90 26.55 1,276 1,062 40.0 66,293 55,228 2,078 Loan counselors and officers........ 34.76 30.67 1,390 1,227 40.0 72,297 63,802 2,080 Loan officers..................... 34.76 30.67 1,390 1,227 40.0 72,297 63,802 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations..................... 37.82 36.54 1,513 1,462 40.0 78,497 75,999 2,075 Computer software engineers......... 49.66 43.00 1,986 1,720 40.0 103,294 89,432 2,080 Computer software engineers, systems software................ 46.37 43.88 1,855 1,755 40.0 96,452 91,260 2,080 Computer support specialists........ 28.42 27.32 1,137 1,093 40.0 58,877 54,402 2,072 Computer systems analysts........... 39.05 40.15 1,563 1,606 40.0 81,273 83,520 2,081 Architecture and engineering occupations..................... 38.59 35.59 1,555 1,424 40.3 80,826 74,025 2,094 Engineers........................... 44.08 42.88 1,781 1,775 40.4 92,623 92,300 2,101 Civil engineers................... 51.80 47.52 2,145 1,901 41.4 111,518 98,842 2,153 Drafters............................ 29.10 32.83 1,164 1,313 40.0 60,355 68,284 2,074 Engineering technicians, except drafters........................ 26.58 24.50 1,070 1,010 40.3 55,652 52,499 2,094 Life, physical, and social science occupations..................... 35.45 33.72 1,434 1,331 40.5 72,424 62,340 2,043 Physical scientists................. 41.95 40.22 1,712 1,609 40.8 89,046 83,666 2,123 Environmental scientists & geoscientists................... 45.95 40.22 1,884 1,609 41.0 97,964 83,666 2,132 Geoscientists, except hydrologists & geographers.... 52.68 49.82 2,181 1,994 41.4 113,394 103,692 2,152 Community and social services occupations..................... 20.25 17.38 804 695 39.7 39,177 36,984 1,935 Counselors.......................... 26.40 25.27 1,036 1,113 39.3 46,112 47,023 1,747 Educational, vocational, and school counselors............... 28.41 31.49 1,111 1,208 39.1 48,011 48,118 1,690 Social workers...................... 19.08 16.90 760 678 39.8 38,396 35,485 2,012 Legal occupations..................... 34.16 23.07 1,367 923 40.0 71,063 47,986 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations..................... 30.61 29.61 1,192 1,144 39.0 46,763 43,333 1,528 Postsecondary teachers.............. 58.81 43.90 2,343 1,756 39.8 107,215 72,927 1,823 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary................... 59.20 49.60 2,314 1,892 39.1 95,540 83,671 1,614 Health teachers, postsecondary.... 95.61 54.71 3,814 2,165 39.9 195,785 111,921 2,048 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers........................ 32.45 28.51 1,311 1,152 40.4 61,359 53,851 1,891 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary................. 25.27 25.53 1,005 1,021 39.8 51,869 53,096 2,052 Primary, secondary, special education school teachers....... 30.60 30.15 1,188 1,163 38.8 44,994 43,698 1,471 Preschool and kindergarten teachers........................ 24.83 28.71 975 1,124 39.3 41,110 43,038 1,656 Elementary and middle school teachers........................ 30.66 29.90 1,193 1,156 38.9 44,558 43,250 1,453 Elementary school teachers, except special education...... 31.02 30.16 1,199 1,160 38.7 44,873 43,494 1,447 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education..................... 29.58 28.65 1,174 1,120 39.7 43,604 41,810 1,474 Secondary school teachers......... 31.90 30.89 1,235 1,183 38.7 46,339 44,463 1,453 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education..................... 31.57 30.52 1,224 1,180 38.8 45,763 44,125 1,449 Special education teachers........ 32.67 31.46 1,247 1,193 38.2 46,689 44,600 1,429 Other teachers and instructors...... 28.91 29.94 1,107 1,138 38.3 43,420 42,700 1,502 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors................. 25.91 31.43 1,012 1,226 39.1 44,779 51,036 1,728 Teacher assistants.................. 11.09 10.90 430 421 38.8 17,003 16,992 1,533 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations........... 22.12 20.67 885 827 40.0 46,012 42,994 2,080 Designers........................... 17.77 15.00 711 600 40.0 36,963 31,198 2,080 Healthcare practitioner & technical occupations..................... 23.41 21.85 933 840 39.8 48,131 43,389 2,056 Registered nurses................... 30.63 30.68 1,208 1,202 39.5 61,163 60,486 1,997 Therapists.......................... 35.85 31.92 1,433 1,277 40.0 73,686 65,894 2,056 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.23 16.25 729 650 40.0 37,913 33,800 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 20.55 22.06 822 882 40.0 42,750 45,885 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians................. 21.65 22.12 866 885 40.0 45,028 46,010 2,080 Radiologic technologists and technicians..................... 21.91 22.12 876 885 40.0 45,570 46,010 2,080 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses............... 19.84 19.16 783 766 39.5 40,740 39,853 2,053 Healthcare support occupations........ 11.01 10.78 426 425 38.7 22,154 22,092 2,013 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides.................... 10.21 10.23 390 389 38.2 20,281 20,238 1,987 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants...................... 10.27 10.00 409 399 39.8 21,243 20,738 2,069 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations..................... 12.10 11.70 477 460 39.4 24,787 23,920 2,048 Medical assistants................ 12.14 11.50 482 440 39.7 25,074 22,880 2,065 Protective service occupations........ 18.87 16.70 785 729 41.6 39,987 36,795 2,119 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers..................... 14.34 14.44 577 580 40.3 30,016 30,183 2,093 Correctional officers & jailers... 14.34 14.44 577 580 40.3 30,016 30,183 2,093 Police officers..................... 22.77 24.06 910 962 40.0 46,151 50,039 2,027 Police and sheriff's patrol officers........................ 22.77 24.06 910 962 40.0 46,151 50,039 2,027 Food preparation and serving related occupations..................... 6.33 6.50 237 240 37.5 12,033 12,480 1,902 Cooks............................... 8.02 8.20 298 312 37.1 15,280 16,207 1,905 Cooks, institution & cafeteria.... 9.81 9.50 367 360 37.4 17,275 18,720 1,761 Food preparation workers............ 9.47 10.00 365 350 38.5 17,415 17,160 1,838 Food service, tipped................ 3.90 3.35 145 121 37.1 7,529 6,271 1,931 Waiters and waitresses............ 2.40 2.21 90 86 37.5 4,683 4,455 1,952 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers......................... 5.87 6.00 226 216 38.6 11,767 11,232 2,005 Fast food and counter workers....... 7.57 7.00 280 270 37.0 13,553 12,740 1,790 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food....................... 7.79 7.40 282 283 36.2 13,339 12,480 1,712 Food servers, nonrestaurant......... 10.98 11.61 439 464 40.0 22,829 24,149 2,080 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations......... 8.52 8.25 318 314 37.3 16,445 16,120 1,930 Building cleaning workers........... 8.13 8.10 304 310 37.4 15,724 15,746 1,933 Janitors and cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners... 8.45 8.45 332 336 39.3 17,105 17,160 2,025 Maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.72 7.75 271 288 35.1 14,077 14,999 1,823 Personal care & service occupations... 13.33 9.29 436 365 32.7 22,575 18,968 1,693 Child care workers.................. 8.23 7.25 301 280 36.6 15,629 14,560 1,898 Sales and related occupations......... 20.97 16.10 851 640 40.6 44,243 33,288 2,110 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers................... 24.48 18.85 1,008 800 41.2 52,394 41,600 2,140 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.07 15.86 651 611 40.5 33,844 31,762 2,106 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 39.71 33.65 1,683 1,346 42.4 87,530 70,000 2,204 Retail sales workers................ 11.23 9.50 450 371 40.1 23,393 19,282 2,083 Cashiers, all workers............. 6.98 5.50 279 220 40.0 14,525 11,440 2,080 Cashiers........................ 6.98 5.50 279 220 40.0 14,525 11,440 2,080 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons.............. 13.61 10.73 547 429 40.2 28,447 22,314 2,090 Counter and rental clerks....... 15.12 10.73 609 429 40.3 31,658 22,314 2,094 Parts salespersons.............. 11.73 11.30 470 452 40.1 24,456 23,504 2,085 Retail salespersons............... 12.97 10.62 519 396 40.0 26,999 20,592 2,082 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents.......................... 26.22 16.26 1,049 651 40.0 54,540 33,829 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing............... 32.67 27.89 1,356 1,108 41.5 70,522 57,601 2,159 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products......... 37.90 41.92 1,565 1,731 41.3 81,366 90,002 2,147 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products........................ 31.23 23.25 1,298 1,106 41.6 67,521 57,499 2,162 Office and administrative support occupations..................... 14.99 13.94 595 553 39.7 30,675 28,434 2,047 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................. 23.96 22.12 959 885 40.0 49,846 45,999 2,080 Financial clerks.................... 15.08 14.42 601 573 39.8 31,211 29,779 2,069 Bill and account collectors....... 15.33 14.42 613 577 40.0 31,878 29,994 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks................. 15.49 14.93 618 597 39.9 32,101 30,961 2,072 Tellers........................... 12.73 12.50 509 500 40.0 26,485 26,000 2,080 Customer service representatives.... 17.33 15.63 685 625 39.5 35,531 32,500 2,050 File clerks......................... 11.27 11.00 447 440 39.6 23,222 22,880 2,060 Receptionists & information clerks.. 11.66 10.54 455 413 39.0 23,668 21,461 2,030 Dispatchers......................... 14.91 14.80 605 603 40.6 31,457 31,366 2,111 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................... 14.61 13.05 584 522 40.0 30,394 27,144 2,080 Production, planning, & expediting.. clerks.......................... 11.26 8.86 450 354 40.0 23,420 18,420 2,080 Shipping, receiving, & traffic...... clerks.......................... 13.82 13.00 547 520 39.6 28,458 27,040 2,059 Stock clerks and order fillers...... 11.93 12.00 477 480 40.0 24,811 24,956 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants...................... 17.39 17.00 695 680 40.0 35,762 34,784 2,056 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants....... 19.22 19.19 769 768 40.0 39,973 39,915 2,080 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.......... 17.35 17.03 693 681 39.9 35,101 33,925 2,023 Data entry and information processing workers.............. 11.47 11.00 453 415 39.5 23,573 21,570 2,055 Office clerks, general.............. 13.30 12.74 526 505 39.5 25,912 24,960 1,948 Construction and extraction occupations..................... 15.84 13.50 634 540 40.0 32,956 28,080 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers.............. 21.00 20.19 840 808 40.0 43,679 41,995 2,080 Construction laborers............... 11.76 13.00 470 520 40.0 24,466 27,040 2,080 Construction equipment operators.... 16.38 16.39 655 656 40.0 34,069 34,091 2,080 Electricians........................ 23.93 22.05 957 882 40.0 49,767 45,864 2,080 Helpers, construction trades........ 12.32 12.00 493 480 40.0 25,626 24,960 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..................... 19.52 19.25 785 780 40.2 40,711 40,560 2,085 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and...... repairers....................... 28.79 23.89 1,152 956 40.0 59,884 49,691 2,080 Automotive technicians & repairers.. 18.87 17.34 786 738 41.7 40,876 38,399 2,167 Automotive service technicians & and mechanics................... 18.63 17.30 776 717 41.6 40,327 37,287 2,165 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists.............. 19.29 20.69 772 828 40.0 40,121 43,035 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics....................... 17.68 17.50 707 700 40.0 36,783 36,400 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines.................. 17.99 17.83 719 713 40.0 37,414 37,080 2,080 Rail car repairers................ 17.10 17.12 684 685 40.0 35,563 35,616 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers......................... 15.94 16.20 640 648 40.2 32,700 33,696 2,052 Industrial machinery mechanics.... 19.50 18.98 780 759 40.0 37,583 36,483 1,927 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 11.84 12.18 474 487 40.0 24,572 25,332 2,075 Line installers and repairers....... 24.90 25.06 996 1,002 40.0 51,794 52,125 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, & repair workers... 12.72 12.24 509 490 40.0 26,390 25,463 2,074 Helpers-installation,maintenance, and repair workers.............. 10.47 10.00 419 400 40.0 21,657 20,800 2,069 Production occupations................ 15.19 13.00 607 520 40.0 31,571 27,040 2,078 First-line supervisors/managers of production & operating workers 25.23 22.44 1,009 898 40.0 52,481 46,671 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators................. 11.04 10.37 442 415 40.0 22,970 21,572 2,080 Machinists.......................... 16.66 15.00 667 600 40.0 34,659 31,200 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers......................... 15.77 15.00 631 600 40.0 32,811 31,200 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers..................... 15.77 15.00 631 600 40.0 32,811 31,200 2,080 Miscellaneous plant and system operators....................... 24.37 26.07 975 1,043 40.0 50,687 54,226 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.......... 17.03 14.75 681 590 40.0 35,417 30,680 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.... 12.97 11.50 513 460 39.5 26,681 23,920 2,056 Transportation and material moving occupations..................... 14.91 12.98 595 518 39.9 30,797 26,790 2,066 Bus drivers......................... 14.98 14.80 524 504 35.0 22,412 16,222 1,496 Bus drivers, school............... 13.38 12.64 397 383 29.7 14,367 13,702 1,074 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers......................... 16.21 14.00 657 560 40.5 34,155 29,120 2,107 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer................. 18.99 16.69 782 720 41.2 40,661 37,440 2,141 Truck drivers, light or delivery services........................ 13.87 12.00 555 480 40.0 28,851 24,960 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators....................... 12.24 12.28 490 491 40.0 25,462 25,542 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand.. 9.82 9.25 392 370 39.9 20,363 19,240 2,074 Cleaners of vehicles & equipment.. 10.79 11.00 432 440 40.0 22,439 22,880 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand........... 10.28 10.68 408 396 39.7 21,232 20,592 2,066 ========================================================================================================================= (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. (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 Bulletin 3140-06 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.
Last Modified Date: September 17, 2007
