NC BL 06/00/2004 Table: Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, Bulletin 3120-64, September 2003 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Total Private industry State and local government 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) Total................................................................. $18.20 4.0 36.1 $16.82 4.9 36.1 $24.02 3.1 36.2 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 22.35 7.7 36.7 20.69 10.7 36.8 26.70 1.5 36.4 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 27.63 5.7 35.9 24.50 8.3 36.8 32.88 1.5 34.5 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.43 15.5 40.9 30.36 18.8 40.7 30.76 10.1 41.8 Sales............................................................. 9.82 17.6 34.3 9.82 17.6 34.3 – – – Administrative support............................................ 13.83 2.8 36.3 13.55 4.7 35.4 14.34 1.6 38.2 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 15.57 3.2 38.0 15.53 3.4 38.1 16.29 4.3 35.7 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.82 4.8 39.8 21.06 5.2 39.8 18.19 3.3 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 13.71 4.1 39.1 13.71 4.1 39.1 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.44 8.2 40.9 16.77 9.1 43.9 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 11.61 7.4 33.1 11.33 7.7 32.7 – – – Service occupations(5).............................................. 10.56 4.8 31.7 9.36 3.1 31.0 16.01 9.4 35.5 Full time........................................................... 19.27 5.4 39.5 17.87 6.6 39.9 24.69 2.4 38.3 Part time........................................................... 9.88 10.4 21.6 9.79 11.3 22.0 10.84 1.6 17.5 Union............................................................... 20.99 3.4 36.1 17.23 3.3 35.9 25.30 5.9 36.4 Nonunion............................................................ 17.15 5.2 36.1 16.73 5.7 36.1 21.48 9.5 35.7 Time................................................................ 18.12 3.9 36.1 16.71 4.8 36.1 24.02 3.1 36.2 Incentive........................................................... 24.75 30.3 32.3 24.75 30.3 32.3 – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 13.85 3.7 34.3 (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 13.36 10.9 33.5 13.36 10.9 33.5 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 16.72 5.8 36.1 15.79 6.2 36.5 24.71 6.9 32.9 500 workers or more................................................. 22.70 3.4 37.5 21.96 5.8 37.4 23.75 2.6 37.7 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $18.20 4.0 $16.82 4.9 $24.02 3.1 All excluding sales............................................... 18.79 4.6 17.45 5.7 24.02 3.1 White collar........................................................ 22.35 7.7 20.69 10.7 26.70 1.5 White collar excluding sales.................................... 24.22 6.8 23.07 10.3 26.70 1.5 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 27.63 5.7 24.50 8.3 32.88 1.5 Professional specialty.......................................... 30.28 4.3 27.63 7.6 33.41 .4 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 32.77 7.3 33.72 6.4 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 23.56 8.8 23.00 10.5 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 23.32 9.9 22.58 12.0 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 25.40 2.5 25.68 2.7 – – Registered nurses........................................... 24.29 .8 24.48 .9 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 31.83 8.3 14.72 2.9 35.37 2.4 Elementary school teachers.................................. 35.50 6.9 – – 36.90 5.8 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 21.79 9.5 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 22.00 9.7 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 19.82 5.8 19.53 7.0 – – Technical....................................................... 18.15 7.0 17.97 7.3 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.28 2.1 17.28 2.1 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.43 15.5 30.36 18.8 30.76 10.1 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 33.65 19.5 33.58 23.6 33.95 19.2 Financial managers.......................................... 36.98 15.3 36.98 15.3 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 41.12 16.0 44.49 11.8 – – Management related............................................ 20.86 2.4 21.10 2.5 – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 20.38 2.8 21.16 2.8 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 24.30 1.7 24.30 1.7 – – Sales............................................................. 9.82 17.6 9.82 17.6 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.83 2.8 13.55 4.7 14.34 1.6 Secretaries................................................. 14.40 5.1 – – 13.90 4.3 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 14.67 5.0 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 11.50 4.3 11.32 5.1 – – Teachers' aides............................................. 10.61 2.1 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 15.57 3.2 15.53 3.4 16.29 4.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.82 4.8 21.06 5.2 18.19 3.3 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.48 2.4 19.48 2.5 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. $15.78 12.7 $15.78 12.7 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.71 4.1 13.71 4.1 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 15.46 7.9 15.46 7.9 – – Assemblers.................................................. 11.39 5.5 11.39 5.5 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.44 8.2 16.77 9.1 – – Truck drivers............................................... 17.68 11.5 17.68 11.5 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 14.57 3.6 14.57 3.6 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.61 7.4 11.33 7.7 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.40 3.9 9.40 3.9 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 10.34 5.3 10.34 5.3 – – Service............................................................. 10.56 4.8 9.36 3.1 $16.01 9.4 Protective service............................................ 16.62 19.7 – – – – Food service.................................................. 8.50 3.5 8.35 3.3 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.55 26.3 4.55 26.3 – – Other food service........................................... 9.02 2.5 8.90 2.8 – – Cooks....................................................... 10.02 2.2 10.01 2.8 – – Health service................................................ 10.82 1.5 10.55 1.5 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 10.77 1.6 10.47 1.8 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 11.45 6.1 10.82 7.7 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 11.63 6.3 11.00 8.2 – – Personal service.............................................. 10.93 6.7 9.52 2.2 13.01 2.3 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $19.27 5.4 $17.87 6.6 $24.69 2.4 All excluding sales............................................... 19.83 5.1 18.47 6.4 24.69 2.4 White collar........................................................ 23.12 8.3 21.45 11.9 27.15 1.8 White collar excluding sales.................................... 24.72 7.2 23.52 11.0 27.15 1.8 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 28.10 6.4 24.57 9.3 33.66 1.9 Professional specialty.......................................... 31.01 4.8 28.00 8.9 34.24 .7 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 32.77 7.3 33.72 6.4 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 23.56 8.8 23.00 10.5 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 23.32 9.9 22.58 12.0 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 25.24 3.2 25.61 3.6 – – Registered nurses........................................... 24.23 .5 24.47 .6 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 33.07 9.3 – – 36.82 1.0 Elementary school teachers.................................. 35.50 6.9 – – 36.90 5.8 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 21.79 9.5 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 22.00 9.7 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 20.01 6.9 19.78 8.4 – – Technical....................................................... 18.29 7.2 18.12 7.6 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.18 1.6 17.18 1.6 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.46 15.5 30.40 18.8 30.76 10.1 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 33.70 19.5 33.64 23.6 33.95 19.2 Financial managers.......................................... 36.98 15.3 36.98 15.3 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 41.29 15.8 44.74 11.5 – – Management related............................................ 20.86 2.4 21.10 2.5 – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 20.38 2.8 21.16 2.8 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 24.30 1.7 24.30 1.7 – – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 14.21 2.4 14.07 4.0 14.45 1.4 Secretaries................................................. 14.41 5.2 – – 13.90 4.3 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 14.67 5.0 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 11.94 5.1 11.85 6.6 – – Blue collar......................................................... 16.01 3.3 15.97 3.5 16.89 5.1 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.90 4.8 21.16 5.2 18.19 3.3 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.48 2.4 19.48 2.5 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 15.78 12.7 15.78 12.7 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... $13.72 4.1 $13.72 4.1 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 15.46 7.9 15.46 7.9 – – Assemblers.................................................. 11.39 5.5 11.39 5.5 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.73 8.5 16.80 9.1 – – Truck drivers............................................... 17.68 11.5 17.68 11.5 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 14.63 3.5 14.63 3.5 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.52 8.9 12.23 9.6 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.90 7.1 10.90 7.1 – – Service............................................................. 11.91 6.3 10.45 6.7 $16.65 10.0 Protective service............................................ 17.18 18.6 – – – – Food service.................................................. 10.38 15.2 10.43 17.2 – – Other food service........................................... 10.50 15.1 10.57 17.1 – – Cooks....................................................... 10.00 2.1 9.99 2.6 – – Health service................................................ 10.91 3.3 10.56 3.2 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 10.91 3.3 10.56 3.2 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 11.70 6.3 11.08 8.4 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 11.78 6.6 11.15 9.1 – – Personal service.............................................. 11.91 9.3 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $9.88 10.4 $9.79 11.3 $10.84 1.6 All excluding sales............................................... 10.19 12.0 10.12 13.2 10.84 1.6 White collar........................................................ 13.27 11.3 13.61 12.0 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 16.27 10.3 17.31 10.1 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 21.29 9.3 23.75 6.8 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 22.06 9.0 24.97 5.6 – – Health related................................................ 25.85 5.9 25.85 5.9 – – Registered nurses........................................... 24.50 2.1 24.50 2.1 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 7.64 3.0 7.64 3.0 – – Cashiers.................................................... 7.66 4.8 7.66 4.8 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.72 7.7 9.63 8.4 – – Blue collar......................................................... 9.33 8.4 8.78 8.3 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8.82 8.7 8.82 8.7 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.34 5.0 7.34 5.0 – – Service............................................................. 7.53 10.7 7.41 10.8 – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. – – – – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.64 27.4 4.64 27.4 – – Health service................................................ 10.51 6.1 10.51 6.1 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 10.05 4.5 10.05 4.5 – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.35 7.0 – – – – 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $762 5.5 39.5 $712 6.8 39.9 $946 3.5 38.3 All excluding sales............................................... 783 5.2 39.5 736 6.6 39.8 946 3.5 38.3 White collar........................................................ 909 8.1 39.3 856 11.7 39.9 1,031 2.7 38.0 White collar excluding sales.................................... 970 7.0 39.2 938 10.8 39.9 1,031 2.7 38.0 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 1,080 5.8 38.4 972 9.0 39.5 1,237 2.6 36.8 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,181 4.5 38.1 1,107 8.6 39.5 1,254 2.6 36.6 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 1,311 7.3 40.0 1,349 6.4 40.0 – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 942 8.8 40.0 920 10.5 40.0 – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 933 9.9 40.0 903 12.0 40.0 – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 991 2.6 39.3 1,003 2.9 39.1 – – – Registered nurses........................................... 949 .5 39.2 955 .5 39.0 – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 1,157 7.9 35.0 – – – 1,256 4.5 34.1 Elementary school teachers.................................. 1,220 2.3 34.4 – – – 1,253 1.0 33.9 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 867 9.1 39.8 – – – – – – Social workers.............................................. 875 9.4 39.8 – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 801 6.9 40.0 791 8.4 40.0 – – – Technical....................................................... 724 7.0 39.6 717 7.4 39.6 – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 670 1.3 39.0 670 1.3 39.0 – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,250 14.6 41.0 1,242 17.6 40.9 1,285 14.2 41.8 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,396 18.3 41.4 1,387 21.8 41.2 1,437 26.2 42.3 Financial managers.......................................... 1,519 14.5 41.1 1,519 14.5 41.1 – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 1,692 14.3 41.0 1,845 8.1 41.2 – – – Management related............................................ 833 2.4 39.9 842 2.5 39.9 – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 812 3.0 39.8 842 3.2 39.8 – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 972 1.7 40.0 972 1.7 40.0 – – – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 555 3.3 39.1 553 5.2 39.3 559 1.8 38.7 Secretaries................................................. 571 5.6 39.7 – – – 550 5.0 39.6 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 587 5.0 40.0 – – – – – – General office clerks....................................... 478 5.1 40.0 474 6.6 40.0 – – – Blue collar......................................................... 640 3.8 40.0 639 4.0 40.0 664 6.7 39.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... $840 4.9 40.2 $851 5.3 40.2 $728 3.3 40.0 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 779 2.4 40.0 779 2.5 40.0 – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 631 12.7 40.0 631 12.7 40.0 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 538 5.1 39.2 538 5.1 39.2 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 614 7.5 39.7 614 7.5 39.7 – – – Assemblers.................................................. 435 7.1 38.2 435 7.1 38.2 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 730 6.6 43.6 744 6.6 44.3 – – – Truck drivers............................................... 832 6.3 47.0 832 6.3 47.0 – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 579 4.7 39.6 579 4.7 39.6 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 491 9.9 39.2 478 10.6 39.1 – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 436 7.1 40.0 436 7.1 40.0 – – – Service............................................................. 468 6.1 39.3 410 6.5 39.2 657 9.3 39.4 Protective service............................................ 687 18.6 40.0 – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 415 15.3 40.0 417 17.3 40.0 – – – Other food service........................................... 420 15.2 40.0 423 17.3 40.0 – – – Cooks....................................................... 399 1.9 39.9 398 2.3 39.9 – – – Health service................................................ 421 3.6 38.6 406 3.5 38.5 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 421 3.6 38.6 406 3.5 38.5 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 456 7.6 39.0 427 9.7 38.5 – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 458 8.0 38.9 428 10.5 38.4 – – – Personal service.............................................. 459 8.5 38.5 – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 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. 5 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Annual earnings Annual earnings Annual earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean annual annual annual Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $38,202 5.5 1,983 $36,867 6.8 2,064 $42,525 3.5 1,722 All excluding sales............................................... 39,201 5.2 1,977 38,092 6.6 2,062 42,525 3.5 1,722 White collar........................................................ 44,478 8.1 1,924 44,103 11.7 2,056 45,210 2.7 1,665 White collar excluding sales.................................... 47,105 7.0 1,906 48,253 10.8 2,052 45,210 2.7 1,665 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 49,864 5.8 1,774 49,490 9.0 2,014 50,300 2.6 1,494 Professional specialty.......................................... 52,852 4.5 1,705 55,756 8.6 1,992 50,540 2.6 1,476 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 68,153 7.3 2,080 70,135 6.4 2,080 – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 48,995 8.8 2,080 47,839 10.5 2,080 – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 48,499 9.9 2,080 46,974 12.0 2,080 – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 51,535 2.6 2,041 52,132 2.9 2,036 – – – Registered nurses........................................... 49,337 .5 2,036 49,641 .5 2,029 – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 44,936 7.9 1,359 – – – 47,604 4.5 1,293 Elementary school teachers.................................. 46,027 2.3 1,297 – – – 47,167 1.0 1,278 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 45,097 9.1 2,070 – – – – – – Social workers.............................................. 45,519 9.4 2,069 – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 41,630 6.9 2,080 41,136 8.4 2,080 – – – Technical....................................................... 37,672 7.0 2,059 37,291 7.4 2,058 – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 34,845 1.3 2,028 34,845 1.3 2,028 – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 64,545 14.6 2,119 64,308 17.6 2,116 65,648 14.2 2,134 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 71,899 18.3 2,134 71,652 21.8 2,130 72,996 26.2 2,150 Financial managers.......................................... 79,011 14.5 2,137 79,011 14.5 2,137 – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 87,965 14.3 2,130 95,920 8.1 2,144 – – – Management related............................................ 43,303 2.4 2,076 43,796 2.5 2,076 – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 42,213 3.0 2,071 43,770 3.2 2,068 – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 50,552 1.7 2,080 50,552 1.7 2,080 – – – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 27,985 3.3 1,970 28,724 5.2 2,041 26,827 1.8 1,857 Secretaries................................................. 29,712 5.6 2,062 – – – 28,592 5.0 2,058 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 30,509 5.0 2,080 – – – – – – General office clerks....................................... 24,840 5.1 2,080 24,652 6.6 2,080 – – – Blue collar......................................................... 33,237 3.8 2,076 33,215 4.0 2,080 33,631 6.7 1,991 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... $43,678 4.9 2,089 $44,232 5.3 2,090 $37,843 3.3 2,080 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 40,511 2.4 2,080 40,513 2.5 2,080 – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 32,825 12.7 2,080 32,825 12.7 2,080 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 27,952 5.1 2,037 27,952 5.1 2,037 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 31,946 7.5 2,066 31,946 7.5 2,066 – – – Assemblers.................................................. 22,621 7.1 1,986 22,621 7.1 1,986 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 37,479 6.6 2,240 38,677 6.6 2,302 – – – Truck drivers............................................... 43,244 6.3 2,446 43,244 6.3 2,446 – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 30,104 4.7 2,057 30,104 4.7 2,057 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 25,511 9.9 2,038 24,879 10.6 2,034 – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 22,662 7.1 2,080 22,662 7.1 2,080 – – – Service............................................................. 23,913 6.1 2,008 21,316 6.5 2,041 31,765 9.3 1,908 Protective service............................................ 35,733 18.6 2,080 – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 20,429 15.3 1,968 21,695 17.3 2,080 – – – Other food service........................................... 20,642 15.2 1,966 21,978 17.3 2,080 – – – Cooks....................................................... 18,284 1.9 1,828 20,720 2.3 2,074 – – – Health service................................................ 21,888 3.6 2,006 21,138 3.5 2,001 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 21,888 3.6 2,006 21,138 3.5 2,001 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 23,713 7.6 2,026 22,189 9.7 2,003 – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 23,840 8.0 2,023 22,263 10.5 1,998 – – – Personal service.............................................. 23,847 8.5 2,002 – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time annual 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 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. 5 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-1. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) all workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $18.20 4.0 $16.82 4.9 $24.02 3.1 All excluding sales............................................... 18.79 4.6 17.45 5.7 24.02 3.1 White collar........................................................ 22.35 7.7 20.69 10.7 26.70 1.5 1....................................................... 7.33 5.4 7.33 5.4 – – 2....................................................... 9.69 4.0 9.56 3.9 – – 3....................................................... 9.27 11.6 9.07 12.5 10.81 3.6 4....................................................... 13.12 2.4 12.81 3.0 14.01 3.8 5....................................................... 17.73 3.0 19.03 3.8 15.29 5.1 6....................................................... 16.55 7.8 16.85 10.6 – – 7....................................................... 20.92 6.4 21.52 8.0 19.10 8.4 8....................................................... 27.07 13.0 22.58 6.5 33.21 11.6 9....................................................... 28.35 8.8 22.94 4.8 33.59 6.8 10........................................................ 35.18 2.3 35.18 2.3 – – 11........................................................ 34.29 3.9 34.66 8.0 33.95 2.0 12........................................................ 43.67 5.7 46.58 5.7 – – 13........................................................ 51.59 3.8 52.91 6.2 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 24.22 6.8 23.07 10.3 26.70 1.5 2....................................................... 9.74 4.5 9.58 4.4 – – 3....................................................... 11.95 7.4 12.45 9.5 10.81 3.6 4....................................................... 13.28 2.0 12.95 2.6 14.01 3.8 5....................................................... 17.91 2.9 19.36 3.8 15.29 5.1 6....................................................... 16.55 7.8 16.85 10.7 – – 7....................................................... 20.60 5.9 21.11 7.4 19.10 8.4 8....................................................... 27.15 13.5 22.39 7.5 33.21 11.6 9....................................................... 28.43 8.8 23.01 4.9 33.59 6.8 10........................................................ 35.18 2.3 35.18 2.3 – – 11........................................................ 34.29 3.9 34.66 8.0 33.95 2.0 12........................................................ 43.67 5.7 46.58 5.7 – – 13........................................................ 51.59 3.8 52.91 6.2 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 27.63 5.7 24.50 8.3 32.88 1.5 Professional specialty.......................................... 30.28 4.3 27.63 7.6 33.41 .4 6....................................................... 17.39 11.3 17.39 11.3 – – 7....................................................... 23.12 9.3 23.25 10.5 – – 8....................................................... 30.65 11.4 24.98 6.5 35.57 6.1 9....................................................... 32.13 6.9 26.79 5.1 33.92 6.3 11........................................................ 30.63 3.3 – – – – 12........................................................ 39.26 7.8 – – – – 13........................................................ 49.03 12.2 – – – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 32.77 7.3 33.72 6.4 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 23.56 8.8 23.00 10.5 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 23.32 9.9 22.58 12.0 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 25.40 2.5 25.68 2.7 – – 7....................................................... 25.99 6.7 27.03 5.8 – – 8....................................................... $24.70 1.8 $24.89 1.9 – – Registered nurses........................................... 24.29 .8 24.48 .9 – – 8....................................................... 24.70 1.8 24.89 1.9 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 31.83 8.3 14.72 2.9 $35.37 2.4 8....................................................... 34.79 10.5 – – 37.08 2.0 9....................................................... 36.55 4.5 – – 36.55 4.5 Elementary school teachers.................................. 35.50 6.9 – – 36.90 5.8 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 21.79 9.5 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 22.00 9.7 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 19.82 5.8 19.53 7.0 – – Technical....................................................... 18.15 7.0 17.97 7.3 – – 4....................................................... 12.54 5.4 12.54 5.4 – – 5....................................................... 17.23 3.3 17.23 3.3 – – 7....................................................... 20.70 5.4 20.75 6.9 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.28 2.1 17.28 2.1 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.43 15.5 30.36 18.8 30.76 10.1 7....................................................... 18.39 7.7 17.38 9.3 – – 8....................................................... 19.12 6.6 18.83 7.6 – – 9....................................................... 20.75 5.2 20.58 5.3 – – 11........................................................ 36.25 3.7 34.51 8.8 – – 12........................................................ 47.02 7.3 47.02 7.3 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 33.65 19.5 33.58 23.6 33.95 19.2 8....................................................... 18.28 9.0 17.39 6.4 – – 9....................................................... 18.26 6.1 18.26 6.1 – – 11........................................................ 36.25 3.7 34.51 8.8 – – 12........................................................ 47.02 7.3 47.02 7.3 – – Financial managers.......................................... 36.98 15.3 36.98 15.3 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 41.12 16.0 44.49 11.8 – – Management related............................................ 20.86 2.4 21.10 2.5 – – 8....................................................... 20.09 3.7 – – – – 9....................................................... 24.74 4.3 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 20.38 2.8 21.16 2.8 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 24.30 1.7 24.30 1.7 – – Sales............................................................. 9.82 17.6 9.82 17.6 – – 1....................................................... 6.80 2.6 6.80 2.6 – – 4....................................................... 12.30 10.6 12.30 10.6 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.83 2.8 13.55 4.7 14.34 1.6 2....................................................... 9.74 4.5 9.58 4.4 – – 3....................................................... 11.92 7.9 12.46 10.4 10.81 3.6 4....................................................... $13.48 1.7 $13.12 1.6 $14.01 3.8 5....................................................... 16.90 7.3 17.23 12.7 – – 7....................................................... 20.74 13.8 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 14.40 5.1 – – 13.90 4.3 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 14.67 5.0 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 11.50 4.3 11.32 5.1 – – 3....................................................... 11.24 4.0 10.79 4.2 – – Teachers' aides............................................. 10.61 2.1 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 15.57 3.2 15.53 3.4 16.29 4.3 1....................................................... 8.64 4.4 8.64 4.4 – – 2....................................................... 11.73 2.3 11.67 2.4 – – 3....................................................... 15.24 7.4 15.33 7.6 – – 4....................................................... 16.50 4.6 16.52 4.8 – – 5....................................................... 16.04 6.6 15.82 7.3 – – 6....................................................... 19.51 5.6 19.86 6.4 – – 7....................................................... 23.69 2.6 24.27 2.2 – – 8....................................................... 28.85 4.3 28.85 4.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 13.05 11.7 13.05 11.7 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.82 4.8 21.06 5.2 18.19 3.3 4....................................................... 15.60 5.9 15.60 5.9 – – 5....................................................... 15.26 7.7 14.84 7.7 – – 6....................................................... 20.75 5.5 20.75 5.5 – – 7....................................................... 23.52 3.2 24.19 2.6 – – 8....................................................... 28.85 4.3 28.85 4.3 – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.48 2.4 19.48 2.5 – – 7....................................................... 19.09 4.7 19.06 5.3 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 15.78 12.7 15.78 12.7 – – 5....................................................... 14.15 12.6 14.15 12.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.71 4.1 13.71 4.1 – – 1....................................................... 9.58 8.7 9.58 8.7 – – 2....................................................... 11.85 1.0 11.85 1.0 – – 3....................................................... 14.81 4.1 14.81 4.1 – – 4....................................................... 16.22 7.1 16.22 7.1 – – 5....................................................... 18.83 4.6 18.83 4.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.49 13.9 12.49 13.9 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 15.46 7.9 15.46 7.9 – – 4....................................................... 17.48 9.0 17.48 9.0 – – Assemblers.................................................. 11.39 5.5 11.39 5.5 – – 2....................................................... 12.22 2.5 12.22 2.5 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.44 8.2 16.77 9.1 – – 2....................................................... 13.31 2.0 13.38 2.5 – – 3....................................................... 17.27 6.5 – – – – 4....................................................... $18.78 14.3 $18.78 14.3 – – Truck drivers............................................... 17.68 11.5 17.68 11.5 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 14.57 3.6 14.57 3.6 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.61 7.4 11.33 7.7 – – 1....................................................... 8.34 4.9 8.34 4.9 – – 2....................................................... 10.77 4.1 10.64 4.0 – – 3....................................................... 12.38 15.7 12.38 15.7 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.40 3.9 9.40 3.9 – – 1....................................................... 7.55 5.2 7.55 5.2 – – 2....................................................... 9.89 4.8 9.89 4.8 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 10.34 5.3 10.34 5.3 – – Service............................................................. 10.56 4.8 9.36 3.1 $16.01 9.4 1....................................................... 7.54 10.1 7.47 10.2 – – 2....................................................... 10.02 7.4 9.29 7.1 – – 3....................................................... 10.53 4.6 10.31 5.4 – – 4....................................................... 10.84 6.2 10.65 6.0 – – Protective service............................................ 16.62 19.7 – – – – Food service.................................................. 8.50 3.5 8.35 3.3 – – 1....................................................... 6.50 8.0 6.34 7.1 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.55 26.3 4.55 26.3 – – 1....................................................... 3.86 6.5 3.86 6.5 – – Other food service........................................... 9.02 2.5 8.90 2.8 – – 1....................................................... 7.18 4.0 7.01 2.8 – – Cooks....................................................... 10.02 2.2 10.01 2.8 – – Food preparation, n.e.c. 1....................................................... 7.15 4.5 6.96 2.6 – – Health service................................................ 10.82 1.5 10.55 1.5 – – 3....................................................... 10.28 5.6 10.28 5.6 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 10.77 1.6 10.47 1.8 – – 3....................................................... 10.28 5.6 10.28 5.6 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 11.45 6.1 10.82 7.7 – – 1....................................................... 10.30 13.1 10.30 13.1 – – 2....................................................... 11.90 8.4 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 11.63 6.3 11.00 8.2 – – 1....................................................... 10.83 14.0 10.83 14.0 – – 2....................................................... 11.90 8.4 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 10.93 6.7 9.52 2.2 13.01 2.3 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 4 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. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-2. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) full-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $19.27 5.4 $17.87 6.6 $24.69 2.4 All excluding sales............................................... 19.83 5.1 18.47 6.4 24.69 2.4 White collar........................................................ 23.12 8.3 21.45 11.9 27.15 1.8 2....................................................... 10.58 3.5 10.47 3.5 – – 3....................................................... 9.43 14.7 – – – – 4....................................................... 13.09 2.3 12.75 2.8 14.01 3.8 5....................................................... 18.34 3.2 19.05 3.9 – – 6....................................................... 16.29 7.7 16.53 10.9 – – 7....................................................... 20.63 6.1 21.14 7.8 19.10 8.4 8....................................................... 27.33 14.1 22.16 7.5 33.21 11.6 9....................................................... 28.39 8.9 22.92 4.9 33.59 6.8 10........................................................ 35.18 2.3 35.18 2.3 – – 11........................................................ 34.29 3.9 34.66 8.0 33.95 2.0 12........................................................ 43.67 5.7 46.58 5.7 – – 13........................................................ 51.59 3.8 52.91 6.2 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 24.72 7.2 23.52 11.0 27.15 1.8 2....................................................... 10.38 3.5 10.22 3.4 – – 3....................................................... 12.23 8.0 12.84 10.3 – – 4....................................................... 13.23 1.9 12.86 2.1 14.01 3.8 5....................................................... 18.56 3.1 19.39 3.9 – – 6....................................................... 16.29 7.8 16.53 11.1 – – 7....................................................... 20.29 5.4 20.70 6.9 19.10 8.4 8....................................................... 27.42 14.6 21.88 8.9 33.21 11.6 9....................................................... 28.47 8.9 23.00 5.0 33.59 6.8 10........................................................ 35.18 2.3 35.18 2.3 – – 11........................................................ 34.29 3.9 34.66 8.0 33.95 2.0 12........................................................ 43.67 5.7 46.58 5.7 – – 13........................................................ 51.59 3.8 52.91 6.2 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 28.10 6.4 24.57 9.3 33.66 1.9 Professional specialty.......................................... 31.01 4.8 28.00 8.9 34.24 .7 6....................................................... 17.01 12.2 17.01 12.2 – – 7....................................................... 21.80 7.8 21.72 9.0 – – 8....................................................... 31.58 11.5 25.02 8.8 35.57 6.1 9....................................................... 32.25 6.8 26.98 5.3 33.92 6.3 11........................................................ 30.63 3.3 – – – – 12........................................................ 39.26 7.8 – – – – 13........................................................ 49.03 12.2 – – – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 32.77 7.3 33.72 6.4 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 23.56 8.8 23.00 10.5 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 23.32 9.9 22.58 12.0 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 25.24 3.2 25.61 3.6 – – 8....................................................... 24.58 1.5 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 24.23 .5 24.47 .6 – – 8....................................................... $24.58 1.5 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 33.07 9.3 – – $36.82 1.0 8....................................................... 34.79 10.5 – – 37.08 2.0 9....................................................... 36.55 4.5 – – 36.55 4.5 Elementary school teachers.................................. 35.50 6.9 – – 36.90 5.8 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 21.79 9.5 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 22.00 9.7 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 20.01 6.9 $19.78 8.4 – – Technical....................................................... 18.29 7.2 18.12 7.6 – – 4....................................................... 12.54 5.4 12.54 5.4 – – 5....................................................... 17.10 2.9 17.10 2.9 – – 7....................................................... 20.70 5.4 20.75 6.9 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.18 1.6 17.18 1.6 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.46 15.5 30.40 18.8 30.76 10.1 7....................................................... 18.39 7.7 17.38 9.3 – – 8....................................................... 19.12 6.7 18.83 7.7 – – 9....................................................... 20.75 5.2 20.58 5.3 – – 11........................................................ 36.25 3.7 34.51 8.8 – – 12........................................................ 47.02 7.3 47.02 7.3 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 33.70 19.5 33.64 23.6 33.95 19.2 8....................................................... 18.26 9.2 17.34 6.5 – – 9....................................................... 18.26 6.1 18.26 6.1 – – 11........................................................ 36.25 3.7 34.51 8.8 – – 12........................................................ 47.02 7.3 47.02 7.3 – – Financial managers.......................................... 36.98 15.3 36.98 15.3 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 41.29 15.8 44.74 11.5 – – Management related............................................ 20.86 2.4 21.10 2.5 – – 8....................................................... 20.09 3.7 – – – – 9....................................................... 24.74 4.3 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 20.38 2.8 21.16 2.8 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 24.30 1.7 24.30 1.7 – – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – 4....................................................... 12.36 10.8 12.36 10.8 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 14.21 2.4 14.07 4.0 14.45 1.4 2....................................................... 10.38 3.5 10.22 3.4 – – 3....................................................... 12.23 8.7 12.91 11.2 – – 4....................................................... 13.42 1.8 13.00 1.4 14.01 3.8 5....................................................... 16.93 7.3 17.30 12.8 – – 7....................................................... 20.77 13.9 – – – – Secretaries................................................. $14.41 5.2 – – $13.90 4.3 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 14.67 5.0 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 11.94 5.1 $11.85 6.6 – – Blue collar......................................................... 16.01 3.3 15.97 3.5 16.89 5.1 1....................................................... 8.86 4.7 8.86 4.7 – – 2....................................................... 11.80 2.3 11.78 2.4 – – 3....................................................... 15.47 6.8 15.58 7.0 – – 4....................................................... 16.50 4.6 16.52 4.8 – – 5....................................................... 16.04 6.6 15.82 7.3 – – 6....................................................... 19.51 5.6 19.86 6.4 – – 7....................................................... 23.69 2.6 24.27 2.2 – – 8....................................................... 28.85 4.3 28.85 4.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 13.05 11.7 13.05 11.7 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.90 4.8 21.16 5.2 18.19 3.3 4....................................................... 15.60 5.9 15.60 5.9 – – 5....................................................... 15.26 7.7 14.84 7.7 – – 6....................................................... 20.75 5.5 20.75 5.5 – – 7....................................................... 23.52 3.2 24.19 2.6 – – 8....................................................... 28.85 4.3 28.85 4.3 – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.48 2.4 19.48 2.5 – – 7....................................................... 19.09 4.7 19.06 5.3 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 15.78 12.7 15.78 12.7 – – 5....................................................... 14.15 12.6 14.15 12.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.72 4.1 13.72 4.1 – – 1....................................................... 9.63 9.1 9.63 9.1 – – 2....................................................... 11.85 1.0 11.85 1.0 – – 3....................................................... 14.81 4.1 14.81 4.1 – – 4....................................................... 16.22 7.1 16.22 7.1 – – 5....................................................... 18.83 4.6 18.83 4.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.49 13.9 12.49 13.9 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 15.46 7.9 15.46 7.9 – – 4....................................................... 17.48 9.0 17.48 9.0 – – Assemblers.................................................. 11.39 5.5 11.39 5.5 – – 2....................................................... 12.22 2.5 12.22 2.5 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.73 8.5 16.80 9.1 – – 2....................................................... 13.43 2.6 13.43 2.6 – – 3....................................................... 17.27 6.5 – – – – 4....................................................... 18.78 14.3 18.78 14.3 – – Truck drivers............................................... 17.68 11.5 17.68 11.5 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 14.63 3.5 14.63 3.5 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.52 8.9 12.23 9.6 – – 1....................................................... $8.32 4.1 $8.32 4.1 – – 2....................................................... 10.87 5.1 10.72 5.1 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.90 7.1 10.90 7.1 – – 1....................................................... 8.47 5.2 8.47 5.2 – – Service............................................................. 11.91 6.3 10.45 6.7 $16.65 10.0 1....................................................... 8.98 10.9 8.98 10.9 – – 2....................................................... 10.66 5.4 9.87 3.6 – – 3....................................................... 10.44 4.4 10.17 5.0 – – 4....................................................... 10.80 7.0 10.58 6.7 – – Protective service............................................ 17.18 18.6 – – – – Food service.................................................. 10.38 15.2 10.43 17.2 – – 1....................................................... 7.01 5.3 7.01 5.3 – – Other food service........................................... 10.50 15.1 10.57 17.1 – – 1....................................................... 7.30 2.3 7.30 2.3 – – Cooks....................................................... 10.00 2.1 9.99 2.6 – – Health service................................................ 10.91 3.3 10.56 3.2 – – 3....................................................... 10.21 6.0 10.21 6.0 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 10.91 3.3 10.56 3.2 – – 3....................................................... 10.21 6.0 10.21 6.0 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 11.70 6.3 11.08 8.4 – – 2....................................................... 11.90 8.4 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 11.78 6.6 11.15 9.1 – – 2....................................................... 11.90 8.4 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 11.91 9.3 – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D 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 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. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-3. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) part-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $9.88 10.4 $9.79 11.3 $10.84 1.6 All excluding sales............................................... 10.19 12.0 10.12 13.2 10.84 1.6 White collar........................................................ 13.27 11.3 13.61 12.0 – – 1....................................................... 7.33 6.1 7.33 6.1 – – 2....................................................... 8.29 3.3 8.29 3.3 – – 3....................................................... 8.44 5.4 8.19 5.0 – – 5....................................................... 11.56 15.4 – – – – 8....................................................... 24.68 2.7 24.68 2.7 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 16.27 10.3 17.31 10.1 – – 2....................................................... 8.21 4.6 8.21 4.6 – – 3....................................................... 10.24 1.0 – – – – 5....................................................... 11.56 15.4 – – – – 8....................................................... 24.68 2.7 24.68 2.7 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 21.29 9.3 23.75 6.8 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 22.06 9.0 24.97 5.6 – – Health related................................................ 25.85 5.9 25.85 5.9 – – Registered nurses........................................... 24.50 2.1 24.50 2.1 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 7.64 3.0 7.64 3.0 – – 1....................................................... 6.68 4.2 6.68 4.2 – – Cashiers.................................................... 7.66 4.8 7.66 4.8 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.72 7.7 9.63 8.4 – – 2....................................................... 8.21 4.6 8.21 4.6 – – 3....................................................... 10.24 1.0 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 9.33 8.4 8.78 8.3 – – 1....................................................... 8.37 8.2 8.37 8.2 – – 2....................................................... 11.03 8.1 9.96 7.5 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8.82 8.7 8.82 8.7 – – 1....................................................... $8.36 8.4 $8.36 8.4 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.34 5.0 7.34 5.0 – – 1....................................................... 6.80 3.6 6.80 3.6 – – Service............................................................. 7.53 10.7 7.41 10.8 – – 1....................................................... 6.92 9.5 6.78 9.0 – – 2....................................................... 7.93 10.0 – – – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. – – – – – – 1....................................................... 6.35 7.8 – – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.64 27.4 4.64 27.4 – – Other food service 1....................................................... 7.13 4.7 – – – – Health service................................................ 10.51 6.1 10.51 6.1 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 10.05 4.5 10.05 4.5 – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. $8.35 7.0 – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D 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 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. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Private industry and State and local government Occupational group Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Mean All occupations....................................................... $19.27 $9.88 $20.99 $17.15 $18.12 $24.75 All excluding sales............................................. 19.83 10.19 21.25 17.82 18.74 – White collar........................................................ 23.12 13.27 28.02 21.02 22.26 27.83 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 24.72 16.27 29.26 22.92 24.10 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 28.10 21.29 33.73 24.61 27.63 – Professional specialty.......................................... 31.01 22.06 34.75 27.36 30.28 – Technical....................................................... 18.29 – – 18.01 18.15 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.46 – – 30.69 30.01 – Sales............................................................. – 7.64 – 9.77 8.56 20.71 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 14.21 9.72 14.61 13.69 13.83 – Blue collar......................................................... 16.01 9.33 17.48 14.08 15.58 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.90 – 23.13 18.62 20.92 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.72 – 15.34 12.57 13.71 – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.73 – 17.03 15.72 16.44 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.52 8.82 12.34 11.20 11.61 – Service............................................................. 11.91 7.53 15.34 9.26 10.57 – B Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- Occupational group workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Relative error(6) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 5.4 10.4 3.4 5.2 3.9 30.3 All excluding sales............................................. 5.1 12.0 3.4 5.9 4.3 – White collar........................................................ 8.3 11.3 5.9 9.6 7.7 30.8 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 7.2 10.3 5.8 8.9 6.4 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 6.4 9.3 3.4 8.0 5.7 – Professional specialty.......................................... 4.8 9.0 1.9 7.0 4.3 – Technical....................................................... 7.2 – – 7.7 7.0 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 15.5 – – 15.6 14.9 – Sales............................................................. – 3.0 – 20.4 8.5 42.6 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 2.4 7.7 5.9 3.4 2.8 – Blue collar......................................................... 3.3 8.4 2.9 5.2 3.2 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 4.8 – 2.3 10.4 4.5 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4.1 – 4.4 9.6 4.1 – Transportation and material moving................................ 8.5 – 3.9 15.3 8.2 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8.9 8.7 7.4 10.8 7.4 – Service............................................................. 6.3 10.7 4.8 2.9 4.8 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B 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 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 5 Time workers' wages are based solely on an hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 6 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 5-2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) Occupational group All pri- vate indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Mean All occupations....................................................... $16.82 - – – - $13.85 - $9.23 $15.95 $15.60 All excluding sales............................................. 17.45 - – – - 14.60 - 9.80 – 15.60 White collar........................................................ 20.69 - – – - 16.60 - 9.70 – 19.72 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 23.07 - – – - 19.12 - 16.75 – 19.72 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.50 - – – - 21.22 - – – 21.16 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.63 - – – - 23.76 - – – 23.89 Technical....................................................... 17.97 - – – - 17.02 - – – 16.47 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.36 - – – - 22.04 - 20.65 – 22.71 Sales............................................................. 9.82 - – – - 8.49 - 8.35 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.55 - – – - 12.91 - 14.46 11.08 12.32 Blue collar......................................................... 15.53 - – – - 13.09 - 9.89 – 11.71 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 21.06 - – – - 14.48 - – – 12.80 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.71 - – – - 11.41 - – – 9.87 Transportation and material moving................................ 16.77 - – – - 17.71 - – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.33 - – – - 11.07 - 9.76 – 12.21 Service............................................................. 9.36 - – – - 9.23 - 8.33 – 9.84 B Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) All pri- vate Occupational group indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Relative error(5) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 4.9 - – – - 3.7 - 4.4 6.3 4.4 All excluding sales............................................. 5.7 - – – - 4.1 - 7.8 – 4.4 White collar........................................................ 10.7 - – – - 8.8 - 13.8 – 5.6 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 10.3 - – – - 4.3 - 8.0 – 5.6 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 8.3 - – – - 8.1 - – – 8.7 Professional specialty.......................................... 7.6 - – – - 7.4 - – – 7.9 Technical....................................................... 7.3 - – – - 6.9 - – – 6.5 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 18.8 - – – - 3.9 - 23.3 – 4.9 Sales............................................................. 17.6 - – – - 6.9 - 6.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 4.7 - – – - 4.7 - 12.6 3.0 6.0 Blue collar......................................................... 3.4 - – – - 7.5 - 3.8 – 11.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 5.2 - – – - 12.9 - – – 8.8 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4.1 - – – - 19.3 - – – 10.0 Transportation and material moving................................ 9.1 - – – - 11.9 - – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.7 - – – - 9.5 - 3.6 – 19.0 Service............................................................. 3.1 - – – - 2.7 - 1.8 – 3.3 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. 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. Table 5-3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Mean All occupations....................................................... $16.82 $13.36 $17.66 $15.79 $21.96 All excluding sales............................................. 17.45 13.42 18.48 16.73 21.98 White collar........................................................ 20.69 16.80 21.47 18.41 25.57 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 23.07 17.41 24.32 22.88 25.60 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.50 15.21 25.58 26.33 24.91 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.63 15.52 29.72 30.37 29.18 Technical....................................................... 17.97 – 18.11 19.86 16.31 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.36 21.09 34.97 30.38 37.79 Sales............................................................. 9.82 – 9.53 9.53 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.55 11.40 13.92 14.00 13.83 Blue collar......................................................... 15.53 16.50 15.41 15.27 16.04 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 21.06 19.40 21.71 21.19 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.71 – 13.77 13.59 14.70 Transportation and material moving................................ 16.77 – 16.80 17.13 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.33 8.38 11.65 12.16 9.48 Service............................................................. 9.36 8.49 10.09 9.98 10.54 B Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Relative error(4) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 4.9 10.9 6.3 6.2 5.8 All excluding sales............................................. 5.7 11.3 6.1 5.3 5.8 White collar........................................................ 10.7 10.7 11.7 14.0 13.3 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 10.3 11.2 10.3 8.5 13.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 8.3 5.5 7.5 7.2 13.5 Professional specialty.......................................... 7.6 6.3 5.9 5.9 10.1 Technical....................................................... 7.3 – 8.3 7.2 11.6 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 18.8 22.2 14.5 8.6 16.2 Sales............................................................. 17.6 – 21.3 21.4 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 4.7 5.3 4.4 5.2 7.8 Blue collar......................................................... 3.4 21.6 4.6 4.9 13.1 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 5.2 21.8 6.0 7.0 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4.1 – 4.2 3.5 6.2 Transportation and material moving................................ 9.1 – 9.1 10.5 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.7 7.5 8.5 10.1 3.6 Service............................................................. 3.1 1.2 3.0 4.3 3.5 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. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 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 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.97 $10.60 $14.80 $22.51 $34.47 All excluding sales........................... 8.60 11.05 15.12 23.41 35.68 White collar.................................... 9.00 12.37 19.23 27.53 42.21 White collar excluding sales................ 11.01 14.40 20.59 29.59 43.02 Professional specialty and technical.......... 13.94 19.89 25.45 36.00 42.81 Professional specialty...................... 18.60 22.76 27.53 39.81 44.39 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 25.15 26.94 31.44 37.98 42.60 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 16.09 20.97 23.56 25.97 33.65 Computer systems analysts and scientists 16.09 20.97 23.40 25.70 34.29 Natural scientists........................ – – – – – Health related............................ 20.10 22.25 25.80 27.53 28.04 Registered nurses....................... 19.79 21.83 24.28 27.53 27.53 Teachers, college and university.......... – – – – – Teachers, except college and university... 11.75 22.51 32.21 42.32 47.70 Elementary school teachers.............. 22.94 27.36 37.42 42.32 47.25 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers. 14.75 19.81 21.38 24.66 26.19 Social workers.......................... 14.75 19.81 21.38 24.66 26.19 Lawyers and judges........................ – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 14.42 18.20 19.71 22.96 23.75 Technical................................... 11.94 14.06 17.22 21.73 25.13 Licensed practical nurses............... 15.63 16.40 17.13 17.93 19.75 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.15 17.31 23.79 40.38 51.20 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 14.84 17.20 34.16 49.38 54.33 Financial managers...................... 17.47 21.95 29.42 48.56 71.57 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 18.40 33.65 41.11 49.38 54.81 Management related........................ 16.09 19.22 19.75 23.70 26.25 Accountants and auditors................ 17.14 18.23 19.33 21.10 23.70 Management related, n.e.c............... 20.89 23.70 23.75 26.25 27.26 Sales......................................... 6.50 7.00 8.00 9.55 13.80 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.50 10.85 12.96 15.12 19.62 Secretaries............................. 11.87 12.99 13.77 15.43 18.06 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 11.21 13.25 15.16 16.73 16.73 General office clerks................... 9.50 9.50 11.85 13.23 13.51 Teachers' aides......................... 9.75 10.11 10.30 11.02 12.22 Blue collar..................................... 8.73 11.20 14.25 18.82 24.65 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 11.50 16.55 19.70 26.49 29.49 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 15.25 17.35 19.17 21.09 24.55 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 11.50 11.50 15.25 19.00 19.70 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.70 11.15 13.10 15.93 19.02 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 12.93 13.47 14.66 17.59 20.62 Assemblers.............................. $8.00 $10.10 $12.30 $12.60 $13.10 Transportation and material moving............ 12.55 13.38 15.26 18.37 23.91 Truck drivers........................... 11.73 14.42 18.37 18.37 23.91 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 12.70 13.85 14.50 15.11 17.93 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.00 8.61 10.50 12.75 17.97 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.00 7.00 8.68 10.15 16.48 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 8.50 9.00 10.82 10.88 11.50 Service......................................... 6.25 7.60 9.96 12.36 14.96 Protective service........................ 7.50 8.50 15.25 19.68 29.71 Food service.............................. 5.15 6.50 8.25 10.30 14.96 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.65 3.15 3.15 6.48 7.25 Other food service....................... 6.00 7.00 8.39 10.56 14.96 Cooks................................... 8.50 9.35 10.30 10.75 11.05 Health service............................ 8.60 9.75 10.50 11.59 13.68 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.30 9.75 10.40 11.49 13.68 Cleaning and building service............. 7.50 9.48 11.81 13.83 14.21 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.95 9.55 11.81 13.83 14.45 Personal service.......................... 7.25 9.60 10.14 13.68 15.18 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 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.50 $9.96 $13.61 $20.25 $28.19 All excluding sales........................... 8.05 10.61 14.38 21.10 28.85 White collar.................................... 8.00 11.21 17.00 26.00 41.68 White collar excluding sales................ 10.75 13.51 19.38 27.53 41.68 Professional specialty and technical.......... 12.28 17.00 22.90 27.53 41.68 Professional specialty...................... 14.87 20.80 26.00 34.31 41.68 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 25.15 28.25 33.37 38.70 43.39 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 16.09 20.97 22.87 25.43 36.69 Computer systems analysts and scientists 11.35 17.59 20.97 25.00 36.69 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 20.01 22.10 26.00 27.53 28.04 Registered nurses....................... 19.79 21.74 25.70 27.53 28.04 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 10.85 11.01 12.28 18.11 22.16 Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 14.23 16.30 19.23 23.27 23.75 Technical................................... 11.35 13.65 16.97 21.73 27.25 Licensed practical nurses............... 15.63 16.40 17.13 17.93 19.75 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 14.84 17.20 23.70 41.11 50.21 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 14.84 17.20 34.08 49.38 51.88 Financial managers...................... 17.47 21.95 29.42 48.56 71.57 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 19.39 35.82 49.38 49.38 60.00 Management related........................ 16.09 19.33 19.86 23.70 26.30 Accountants and auditors................ 18.23 19.22 19.33 23.70 28.85 Management related, n.e.c............... 20.89 23.70 23.75 26.25 27.26 Sales......................................... 6.50 7.00 8.00 9.55 13.80 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.22 10.30 12.68 14.69 21.25 General office clerks................... 9.33 9.50 10.71 13.41 13.60 Blue collar..................................... 8.69 11.15 14.00 19.02 25.22 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 11.50 15.45 20.34 26.56 29.49 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 15.25 17.35 19.17 21.20 24.55 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 11.50 11.50 15.25 19.00 19.70 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.70 11.15 13.10 15.93 19.02 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 12.93 13.47 14.66 17.59 20.62 Assemblers.............................. 8.00 10.10 12.30 12.60 13.10 Transportation and material moving............ 12.55 14.00 15.41 18.37 23.91 Truck drivers........................... 11.73 14.42 18.37 18.37 23.91 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ $12.70 $13.85 $14.50 $15.11 $17.93 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.00 8.23 10.15 12.75 16.91 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.00 7.00 8.68 10.15 16.48 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 8.50 9.00 10.82 10.88 11.50 Service......................................... 6.15 7.50 9.50 10.75 13.68 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 5.15 6.25 7.50 9.94 14.96 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.65 3.15 3.15 6.48 7.25 Other food service....................... 6.00 6.50 8.25 10.50 14.96 Cooks................................... 8.00 8.83 10.65 10.75 11.32 Health service............................ 8.30 9.75 10.40 11.35 13.17 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.25 9.74 10.35 11.14 13.00 Cleaning and building service............. $7.50 $8.79 $10.50 $12.75 $14.45 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.50 9.23 10.50 12.75 15.81 Personal service.......................... 7.25 9.34 10.00 10.16 11.12 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 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $11.81 $14.31 $19.68 $31.56 $42.38 All excluding sales........................... 11.81 14.31 19.68 31.56 42.38 White collar.................................... 12.24 15.16 23.79 37.42 45.57 White collar excluding sales................ 12.24 15.16 23.79 37.42 45.57 Professional specialty and technical.......... 21.38 24.24 31.65 42.32 47.25 Professional specialty...................... 22.51 24.44 32.62 42.32 47.25 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 22.51 27.15 37.41 43.98 48.43 Elementary school teachers.............. 24.24 29.50 39.33 43.10 47.25 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 18.07 19.57 24.10 39.82 54.33 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 18.40 23.79 36.25 39.99 54.33 Management related........................ - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 10.30 12.24 14.29 15.80 19.62 Secretaries............................. 11.70 12.63 13.34 14.78 17.04 Blue collar..................................... 12.70 13.35 17.29 18.47 18.73 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 16.28 18.47 18.50 18.73 19.55 Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... - - - - - Service......................................... 9.80 11.81 14.21 19.68 28.95 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. - - - - - Personal service.......................... 9.60 9.60 13.68 15.18 15.60 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 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.00 $11.50 $15.34 $23.65 $35.97 All excluding sales........................... 9.73 12.18 16.31 23.91 36.25 White collar.................................... 9.50 13.10 19.51 28.34 42.36 White collar excluding sales................ 11.75 14.83 20.97 31.85 43.88 Professional specialty and technical.......... 14.75 20.11 25.79 37.41 43.47 Professional specialty...................... 19.32 22.95 27.53 41.48 45.57 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 25.15 26.94 31.44 37.98 42.60 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 16.09 20.97 23.56 25.97 33.65 Computer systems analysts and scientists 16.09 20.97 23.40 25.70 34.29 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 20.01 22.11 25.45 27.53 28.04 Registered nurses....................... 19.51 21.75 24.00 27.53 28.04 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 12.28 24.09 33.10 42.38 48.07 Elementary school teachers.............. 22.94 27.36 37.42 42.32 47.25 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 14.75 19.81 21.38 24.66 26.19 Social workers.......................... 14.75 19.81 21.38 24.66 26.19 Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 15.38 18.20 19.71 22.96 23.75 Technical................................... 12.00 14.46 17.22 21.73 25.13 Licensed practical nurses............... 15.63 16.40 17.13 17.48 19.27 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.15 17.31 23.79 40.38 51.20 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 14.84 17.20 34.62 49.38 54.33 Financial managers...................... 17.47 21.95 29.42 48.56 71.57 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 18.40 35.68 43.27 49.38 54.81 Management related........................ 16.09 19.22 19.75 23.70 26.25 Accountants and auditors................ 17.14 18.23 19.33 21.10 23.70 Management related, n.e.c............... 20.89 23.70 23.75 26.25 27.26 Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.80 11.33 13.23 15.22 19.80 Secretaries............................. 11.85 12.99 13.77 15.47 18.06 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 11.21 13.25 15.16 16.73 16.73 General office clerks................... 9.50 10.07 12.21 13.41 13.60 Blue collar..................................... 9.10 11.60 14.65 19.02 25.41 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 11.54 16.55 19.70 26.49 29.49 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 15.25 17.35 19.17 21.09 24.55 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 11.50 11.50 15.25 19.00 19.70 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.70 11.15 13.10 15.93 19.02 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 12.93 13.47 14.66 17.59 20.62 Assemblers.............................. 8.00 10.10 12.30 12.60 13.10 Transportation and material moving............ $12.65 $14.00 $15.75 $18.37 $23.91 Truck drivers........................... 11.73 14.42 18.37 18.37 23.91 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 12.70 13.85 14.83 15.11 17.93 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.85 9.00 10.82 14.50 18.44 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.21 7.95 10.15 12.26 16.66 Service......................................... 7.75 9.48 10.65 13.90 16.20 Protective service........................ 7.60 9.00 18.47 19.68 29.71 Food service.............................. 7.00 8.39 9.85 11.32 14.96 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... 7.00 8.39 9.85 11.32 14.96 Cooks................................... 8.50 9.35 10.30 10.75 11.05 Health service............................ 8.25 9.96 10.55 11.63 13.82 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.25 9.96 10.55 11.63 13.82 Cleaning and building service............. $7.50 $9.55 $11.85 $13.83 $14.45 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.95 10.00 11.93 13.83 14.45 Personal service.......................... 9.65 10.03 10.28 14.21 15.18 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 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $5.75 $6.75 $8.25 $10.50 $18.04 All excluding sales........................... 5.50 6.75 8.60 10.82 19.99 White collar.................................... 6.70 7.28 9.29 19.79 26.66 White collar excluding sales................ 7.50 9.29 11.67 23.24 27.53 Professional specialty and technical.......... 9.29 12.14 22.90 27.33 28.04 Professional specialty...................... 9.29 18.60 23.24 27.53 28.04 Health related............................ 20.11 22.40 25.99 27.53 28.04 Registered nurses....................... 20.11 22.40 25.45 27.53 27.53 Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial..... - - - - - Executives, administrators, and managers.. - - - - - Sales......................................... 6.30 6.55 7.25 8.50 9.70 Cashiers................................ 6.50 7.00 7.25 7.75 9.70 Administrative support, including clerical.... 7.25 7.50 9.50 10.29 12.14 Blue collar..................................... 6.00 6.50 8.90 11.00 13.35 Precision production, craft, and repair....... - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 5.90 6.40 8.75 10.50 11.50 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.85 6.00 6.50 8.75 9.50 Service......................................... 3.15 6.15 7.25 9.28 10.75 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. - - - - - Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.65 3.15 3.15 6.71 7.25 Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ 8.85 9.47 10.15 11.53 13.22 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.60 9.15 9.78 10.58 11.75 Cleaning and building service............. - - - - - Personal service.......................... 6.75 7.21 8.20 9.60 10.16 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 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, September 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 97,600 76,500 21,100 All excluding sales............................................. 91,100 70,000 21,100 White collar........................................................ 50,500 34,500 15,900 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 43,900 27,900 15,900 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 22,300 12,400 10,000 Professional specialty.......................................... 18,300 8,600 9,700 Technical....................................................... 4,100 3,800 - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 8,800 7,300 1,500 Sales............................................................. - - – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12,700 8,300 4,400 Blue collar......................................................... 28,300 26,500 1,900 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 7,500 6,900 600 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 10,200 10,200 – Transportation and material moving................................ 3,400 2,500 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7,200 6,800 - Service............................................................. 18,900 15,600 3,300 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. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the survey. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.