NC BL 12/00/2004 Table: Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, Bulletin 3125-18, July 2004 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 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................................................................. $12.82 3.7 34.6 $10.11 5.7 32.7 $17.97 3.1 39.1 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 17.47 3.3 37.4 13.85 5.5 36.3 21.59 3.6 38.8 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.98 2.5 38.2 19.90 4.5 37.9 26.15 2.4 38.3 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 25.93 9.1 41.0 24.93 10.4 42.5 26.69 14.9 40.0 Sales............................................................. 10.58 7.7 33.4 10.58 7.7 33.4 – – – Administrative support............................................ 9.60 2.6 37.8 9.08 4.0 36.6 10.29 3.0 39.4 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 9.76 5.0 36.9 9.31 5.5 36.6 11.68 2.4 38.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 14.89 4.4 40.9 14.84 6.4 41.3 15.02 1.4 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 8.50 8.8 33.8 8.50 8.8 33.8 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 8.73 8.3 38.7 – – – 9.84 3.3 35.4 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 7.36 3.3 35.7 7.12 3.5 35.1 8.90 8.6 40.0 Service occupations(5).............................................. 7.26 4.8 29.4 6.20 4.8 26.9 10.33 4.2 40.4 Full time........................................................... 14.29 3.0 39.5 11.58 4.8 39.7 18.02 3.0 39.3 Part time........................................................... 6.38 5.1 22.4 6.35 5.2 22.5 – – – Union............................................................... 21.09 9.2 35.3 – – – – – – Nonunion............................................................ 12.70 3.8 34.6 10.09 5.7 32.6 17.77 3.3 39.3 Time................................................................ 12.81 3.8 34.4 9.97 6.2 32.3 17.97 3.1 39.1 Incentive........................................................... 12.88 4.2 41.5 12.88 4.2 41.5 – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 11.98 8.2 37.7 (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 9.66 6.6 31.7 (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 10.22 7.0 38.5 9.83 7.1 38.4 13.21 11.1 39.6 100-499 workers..................................................... 10.34 6.6 31.7 9.20 7.1 31.0 18.64 6.6 38.1 500 workers or more................................................. 15.71 3.5 36.9 12.11 6.8 33.8 18.06 4.3 39.2 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 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................................................................... $12.82 3.7 $10.11 5.7 $17.97 3.1 All excluding sales............................................... 13.01 4.0 10.04 6.4 17.97 3.1 White collar........................................................ 17.47 3.3 13.85 5.5 21.59 3.6 White collar excluding sales.................................... 18.83 3.1 15.32 5.7 21.59 3.6 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.98 2.5 19.90 4.5 26.15 2.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.06 2.2 24.77 5.9 26.35 2.4 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ 27.12 6.5 26.55 7.0 – – Registered nurses........................................... 27.55 4.1 26.87 1.3 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 26.95 1.0 – – 27.37 .9 Elementary school teachers.................................. 27.51 .5 – – 27.51 .5 Secondary school teachers................................... 27.25 1.6 – – 27.28 1.6 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 16.32 6.4 16.44 6.7 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 15.91 2.5 15.95 2.5 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 19.01 5.0 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 25.93 9.1 24.93 10.4 26.69 14.9 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 27.14 8.0 25.06 10.4 29.13 13.0 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 25.30 21.6 19.18 11.7 – – Management related............................................ 18.24 10.4 – – 18.31 11.0 Sales............................................................. 10.58 7.7 10.58 7.7 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 9.49 9.5 9.49 9.5 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.07 3.2 8.07 3.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.60 2.6 9.08 4.0 10.29 3.0 Secretaries................................................. 9.68 5.9 – – 10.71 5.8 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 10.25 3.8 9.49 10.0 – – General office clerks....................................... 8.98 4.5 – – 9.37 2.0 Teachers' aides............................................. 9.99 .5 – – 9.99 .5 Blue collar......................................................... 9.76 5.0 9.31 5.5 11.68 2.4 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 14.89 4.4 14.84 6.4 15.02 1.4 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 8.50 8.8 8.50 8.8 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 8.73 8.3 – – 9.84 3.3 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... $7.36 3.3 $7.12 3.5 $8.90 8.6 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 5.67 3.0 5.67 3.0 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 9.61 9.8 9.61 9.8 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 6.89 9.2 – – 8.69 9.8 Service............................................................. 7.26 4.8 6.20 4.8 10.33 4.2 Protective service............................................ 10.79 8.1 – – 14.33 .5 Police and detectives, public service....................... 17.35 9.0 – – 17.35 9.0 Food service.................................................. 6.82 13.1 5.49 15.1 9.33 6.4 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... – – – – – – Other food service........................................... 7.79 8.4 6.58 6.7 9.33 6.4 Cooks....................................................... 8.08 3.0 – – – – Food counter, fountain, and related......................... 7.12 13.6 7.12 13.6 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 7.11 7.3 – – – – Health service................................................ 6.39 7.1 6.20 6.9 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 6.44 2.3 6.22 2.1 – – Cleaning and building service................................. $7.80 5.9 $7.14 13.9 $8.21 2.5 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 7.96 1.3 7.27 2.0 8.21 2.5 Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 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................................................................... $14.29 3.0 $11.58 4.8 $18.02 3.0 All excluding sales............................................... 14.52 3.1 11.59 5.3 18.02 3.0 White collar........................................................ 18.12 3.3 14.60 6.1 21.61 3.7 White collar excluding sales.................................... 19.15 3.1 15.75 6.0 21.61 3.7 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.02 2.6 19.81 5.2 26.20 2.3 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.11 2.2 24.78 5.8 26.39 2.3 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ 27.30 6.1 26.73 6.5 – – Registered nurses........................................... 27.95 5.3 27.33 4.1 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 27.01 .8 – – 27.43 .7 Elementary school teachers.................................. 27.51 .5 – – 27.51 .5 Secondary school teachers................................... 27.25 1.6 – – 27.28 1.6 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 16.35 6.6 16.47 6.9 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 15.91 2.5 15.95 2.5 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 25.93 9.1 24.93 10.4 26.69 14.9 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 27.14 8.0 25.06 10.4 29.13 13.0 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 25.30 21.6 19.18 11.7 – – Management related............................................ 18.24 10.4 – – 18.31 11.0 Sales............................................................. 11.53 8.0 11.53 8.0 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 9.77 10.2 9.77 10.2 – – Cashiers.................................................... 9.24 6.2 9.24 6.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.71 2.5 9.19 4.1 10.29 3.0 Secretaries................................................. 9.68 5.9 – – 10.71 5.8 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 10.29 3.7 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 8.98 4.5 – – 9.37 2.0 Teachers' aides............................................. 9.99 .5 – – 9.99 .5 Blue collar......................................................... 10.18 5.3 9.78 6.1 11.74 2.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 14.89 4.4 14.84 6.4 15.02 1.4 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 9.00 8.2 9.00 8.2 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 8.68 8.6 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.67 3.8 7.43 4.2 8.90 8.6 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. $5.95 4.7 $5.95 4.7 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 7.11 13.4 – – $8.69 9.8 Service............................................................. 8.49 4.0 6.91 7.4 10.33 4.2 Protective service............................................ 11.23 4.7 – – 14.33 .5 Police and detectives, public service....................... 17.35 9.0 – – 17.35 9.0 Food service.................................................. 7.27 11.6 5.76 14.5 9.33 6.4 Other food service........................................... 8.11 8.7 6.80 8.7 9.33 6.4 Cooks....................................................... 8.08 3.0 – – – – Health service................................................ 8.49 3.9 8.20 4.8 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 9.11 8.4 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 7.98 .6 7.57 1.2 – – Cleaning and building service................................. $7.83 6.2 $7.17 15.0 $8.21 2.5 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.00 1.4 7.35 1.4 8.21 2.5 Personal service.............................................. 8.71 19.7 – – – – 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, 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 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................................................................... $6.38 5.1 $6.35 5.2 – – All excluding sales............................................... 6.25 5.2 6.22 5.3 – – White collar........................................................ 8.81 9.0 8.82 9.1 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 10.45 22.5 – – – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. – – – – – – Professional specialty.......................................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 7.50 9.6 7.50 9.6 – – Cashiers.................................................... 6.70 2.6 6.70 2.6 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ – – – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 6.34 5.5 6.11 6.3 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 5.85 2.6 5.85 2.6 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 5.41 1.4 5.41 1.4 – – Service............................................................. 5.74 2.4 5.74 2.4 – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 4.78 13.9 4.78 13.9 – – Other food service........................................... 5.99 2.8 5.99 2.8 – – Health service................................................ 5.55 3.3 5.55 3.3 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 5.76 1.3 5.76 1.3 – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 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................................................................... $565 2.8 39.5 $460 4.9 39.7 $709 3.0 39.3 All excluding sales............................................... 575 3.1 39.6 462 5.5 39.9 709 3.0 39.3 White collar........................................................ 712 3.1 39.3 580 6.0 39.7 840 3.6 38.9 White collar excluding sales.................................... 755 3.1 39.4 633 6.4 40.2 840 3.6 38.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 934 2.6 38.9 789 5.2 39.8 1,006 2.4 38.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,009 2.2 38.6 989 5.8 39.9 1,013 2.4 38.4 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 1,092 6.1 40.0 1,069 6.5 40.0 – – – Registered nurses........................................... 1,118 5.3 40.0 1,093 4.1 40.0 – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 1,028 .9 38.1 – – – 1,043 .8 38.0 Elementary school teachers.................................. 1,040 .4 37.8 – – – 1,040 .4 37.8 Secondary school teachers................................... 1,038 1.0 38.1 – – – 1,039 1.0 38.1 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 650 6.6 39.7 655 6.9 39.8 – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 630 1.5 39.6 632 1.6 39.6 – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,064 9.8 41.0 1,059 12.8 42.5 1,067 14.9 40.0 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,118 8.7 41.2 1,066 12.8 42.5 1,165 13.0 40.0 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 1,069 19.7 42.3 828 12.7 43.2 – – – Management related............................................ 730 10.4 40.0 – – – 732 11.0 40.0 Sales............................................................. 444 9.3 38.5 444 9.3 38.5 – – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 363 2.9 37.1 363 2.9 37.1 – – – Cashiers.................................................... 337 6.9 36.4 337 6.9 36.4 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 385 2.6 39.7 367 4.1 39.9 406 3.1 39.4 Secretaries................................................. 387 5.9 40.0 – – – 428 5.8 40.0 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 406 4.3 39.4 – – – – – – General office clerks....................................... 359 4.5 40.0 – – – 375 2.0 40.0 Teachers' aides............................................. 385 1.1 38.6 – – – 385 1.1 38.6 Blue collar......................................................... 406 5.4 39.9 390 6.3 39.9 470 2.3 40.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 609 5.5 40.9 613 7.8 41.3 601 1.4 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 360 8.2 40.0 360 8.2 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ $353 9.7 40.7 – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 297 3.6 38.7 $286 3.9 38.5 $356 8.6 40.0 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 238 4.7 40.0 238 4.7 40.0 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 284 13.4 40.0 – – – 348 9.8 40.0 Service............................................................. 338 4.2 39.7 271 7.9 39.2 417 4.0 40.4 Protective service............................................ 470 5.0 41.8 – – – 617 1.6 43.0 Police and detectives, public service....................... 706 7.8 40.7 – – – 706 7.8 40.7 Food service.................................................. 281 13.2 38.7 222 15.8 38.6 362 9.6 38.8 Other food service........................................... 315 9.8 38.8 264 6.8 38.9 362 9.6 38.8 Cooks....................................................... 302 2.8 37.4 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 337 4.2 39.7 325 5.2 39.6 – – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 361 9.2 39.6 – – – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 317 .9 39.7 300 1.2 39.6 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 309 6.0 39.5 278 14.1 38.7 329 2.5 40.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 316 .9 39.4 278 6.5 37.8 329 2.5 40.0 Personal service.............................................. 348 19.7 40.0 – – – – – – 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 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................................................................... $27,002 2.8 1,889 $23,796 4.9 2,055 $30,654 3.0 1,701 All excluding sales............................................... 27,302 3.1 1,881 23,904 5.5 2,063 30,654 3.0 1,701 White collar........................................................ 32,749 3.1 1,807 30,044 6.0 2,058 34,852 3.6 1,613 White collar excluding sales.................................... 34,092 3.1 1,780 32,735 6.4 2,079 34,852 3.6 1,613 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 40,149 2.6 1,671 40,603 5.2 2,050 39,975 2.4 1,526 Professional specialty.......................................... 41,496 2.2 1,589 50,088 5.8 2,021 40,132 2.4 1,520 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 56,793 6.1 2,080 55,590 6.5 2,080 – – – Registered nurses........................................... 58,136 5.3 2,080 56,838 4.1 2,080 – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 38,811 .9 1,437 – – – 39,281 .8 1,432 Elementary school teachers.................................. 38,940 .4 1,415 – – – 38,940 .4 1,415 Secondary school teachers................................... 39,328 1.0 1,443 – – – 39,388 1.0 1,444 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 33,739 6.6 2,064 34,082 6.9 2,070 – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 32,785 1.5 2,061 32,849 1.6 2,060 – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 52,285 9.8 2,016 55,085 12.8 2,210 50,489 14.9 1,892 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 54,599 8.7 2,011 55,441 12.8 2,212 53,928 13.0 1,851 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 55,600 19.7 2,198 43,048 12.7 2,245 – – – Management related............................................ 37,345 10.4 2,047 – – – 37,448 11.0 2,045 Sales............................................................. 23,099 9.3 2,003 23,099 9.3 2,003 – – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 18,857 2.9 1,929 18,857 2.9 1,929 – – – Cashiers.................................................... 17,502 6.9 1,895 17,502 6.9 1,895 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 18,125 2.6 1,867 18,989 4.1 2,066 17,342 3.1 1,686 Secretaries................................................. 19,105 5.9 1,974 – – – 20,032 5.8 1,871 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 18,887 4.3 1,835 – – – – – – General office clerks....................................... 18,674 4.5 2,080 – – – 19,489 2.0 2,080 Teachers' aides............................................. 14,403 1.1 1,442 – – – 14,403 1.1 1,442 Blue collar......................................................... 20,923 5.4 2,055 20,304 6.3 2,075 23,246 2.3 1,980 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 31,670 5.5 2,127 31,856 7.8 2,147 31,242 1.4 2,080 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 18,728 8.2 2,080 18,728 8.2 2,080 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ $17,363 9.7 2,000 – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 15,433 3.6 2,013 $14,867 3.9 2,001 $18,517 8.6 2,080 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 12,367 4.7 2,080 12,367 4.7 2,080 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 14,782 13.4 2,080 – – – 18,076 9.8 2,080 Service............................................................. 16,513 4.2 1,944 13,878 7.9 2,010 19,357 4.0 1,874 Protective service............................................ 24,420 5.0 2,174 – – – 32,085 1.6 2,238 Police and detectives, public service....................... 36,690 7.8 2,114 – – – 36,690 7.8 2,114 Food service.................................................. 12,625 13.2 1,737 11,452 15.8 1,989 13,815 9.6 1,481 Other food service........................................... 13,708 9.8 1,691 13,554 6.8 1,992 13,815 9.6 1,481 Cooks....................................................... 12,748 2.8 1,579 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 17,525 4.2 2,064 16,901 5.2 2,060 – – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 18,760 9.2 2,060 – – – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 16,489 .9 2,066 15,612 1.2 2,061 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 15,869 6.0 2,027 14,293 14.1 1,993 16,816 2.5 2,047 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 16,136 .9 2,017 14,168 6.5 1,929 16,816 2.5 2,047 Personal service.............................................. 17,046 19.7 1,957 – – – – – – 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 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................................................................... $12.82 3.7 $10.11 5.7 $17.97 3.1 All excluding sales............................................... 13.01 4.0 10.04 6.4 17.97 3.1 White collar........................................................ 17.47 3.3 13.85 5.5 21.59 3.6 1....................................................... 8.69 5.1 – – – – 2....................................................... 8.50 4.0 7.32 2.7 9.88 1.0 3....................................................... 9.12 2.7 8.66 2.3 10.22 2.6 4....................................................... 10.99 4.6 11.17 5.2 10.16 5.1 5....................................................... 15.06 8.4 16.16 7.8 – – 6....................................................... 20.43 5.1 16.18 2.9 22.92 6.1 7....................................................... 24.34 4.1 21.91 6.2 26.52 5.6 8....................................................... 23.47 7.7 23.72 11.7 23.36 9.8 9....................................................... 26.29 2.1 26.44 5.0 26.27 2.2 11........................................................ 29.76 9.4 – – – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 18.83 3.1 15.32 5.7 21.59 3.6 1....................................................... 8.18 4.9 – – – – 2....................................................... 9.00 3.7 7.60 4.1 9.88 1.0 3....................................................... 9.10 2.8 8.58 2.5 10.22 2.6 4....................................................... 11.17 8.5 11.68 10.5 10.16 5.1 5....................................................... 15.15 8.8 16.35 8.1 – – 6....................................................... 21.29 5.3 16.77 4.1 22.92 6.1 7....................................................... 24.96 4.0 22.88 2.8 26.52 5.6 8....................................................... 23.70 7.8 24.54 12.0 23.36 9.8 9....................................................... 26.29 2.1 26.44 5.0 26.27 2.2 11........................................................ 29.24 9.7 – – – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.98 2.5 19.90 4.5 26.15 2.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.06 2.2 24.77 5.9 26.35 2.4 7....................................................... 26.52 4.7 – – 27.49 6.9 8....................................................... 26.69 5.4 – – 26.44 6.9 9....................................................... 26.90 1.5 – – 26.90 1.5 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ 27.12 6.5 26.55 7.0 – – Registered nurses........................................... 27.55 4.1 26.87 1.3 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 26.95 1.0 – – 27.37 .9 7....................................................... 30.68 .5 – – 30.68 .5 8....................................................... 28.26 .8 – – 28.33 .7 9....................................................... 26.65 .6 – – 26.65 .6 Elementary school teachers.................................. 27.51 .5 – – 27.51 .5 8....................................................... 26.31 .4 – – 26.31 .4 Secondary school teachers................................... 27.25 1.6 – – 27.28 1.6 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... $16.32 6.4 $16.44 6.7 – – 4....................................................... 14.41 3.7 – – – – 5....................................................... 16.56 8.9 16.56 8.9 – – 6....................................................... 17.20 3.8 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 15.91 2.5 15.95 2.5 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 19.01 5.0 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 25.93 9.1 24.93 10.4 $26.69 14.9 8....................................................... 19.30 12.4 – – – – 9....................................................... 20.14 13.6 – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 27.14 8.0 25.06 10.4 29.13 13.0 9....................................................... 20.60 15.7 – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 25.30 21.6 19.18 11.7 – – Management related............................................ 18.24 10.4 – – 18.31 11.0 Sales............................................................. 10.58 7.7 10.58 7.7 – – 2....................................................... 6.99 4.4 6.99 4.4 – – 4....................................................... 10.79 .9 10.79 .9 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 9.49 9.5 9.49 9.5 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.07 3.2 8.07 3.2 – – 2....................................................... 6.87 6.0 6.87 6.0 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.60 2.6 9.08 4.0 10.29 3.0 1....................................................... 8.18 4.9 – – – – 2....................................................... 9.00 3.8 7.52 4.3 9.88 1.0 3....................................................... 9.11 2.8 8.58 2.5 10.24 2.6 4....................................................... 10.09 3.0 10.01 3.9 10.17 5.2 Secretaries................................................. 9.68 5.9 – – 10.71 5.8 3....................................................... 9.35 8.0 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 10.25 3.8 9.49 10.0 – – 4....................................................... 9.78 9.6 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 8.98 4.5 – – 9.37 2.0 3....................................................... 8.60 7.3 – – – – Teachers' aides............................................. 9.99 .5 – – 9.99 .5 Blue collar......................................................... 9.76 5.0 9.31 5.5 11.68 2.4 1....................................................... 6.02 2.3 5.88 2.2 – – 2....................................................... 7.92 4.8 7.57 3.7 9.93 6.8 3....................................................... 8.46 1.3 8.43 1.6 8.58 1.8 4....................................................... 10.93 1.0 10.99 1.1 – – 5....................................................... 12.36 8.0 12.30 8.1 – – 6....................................................... 15.14 5.3 – – – – 7....................................................... 16.15 5.1 16.94 5.3 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 14.89 4.4 14.84 6.4 15.02 1.4 5....................................................... 13.58 6.3 13.58 6.3 – – 7....................................................... $16.13 5.1 $16.93 5.5 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 8.50 8.8 8.50 8.8 – – 2....................................................... 7.44 7.1 7.44 7.1 – – 3....................................................... 8.60 1.4 8.60 1.4 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 8.73 8.3 – – $9.84 3.3 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.36 3.3 7.12 3.5 8.90 8.6 1....................................................... 5.84 2.6 5.58 2.2 – – 2....................................................... 8.18 6.2 8.07 6.8 – – 3....................................................... 8.29 2.6 8.30 3.0 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 5.67 3.0 5.67 3.0 – – 1....................................................... 5.53 1.8 5.53 1.8 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 9.61 9.8 9.61 9.8 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 6.89 9.2 – – 8.69 9.8 Service............................................................. 7.26 4.8 6.20 4.8 10.33 4.2 1....................................................... 6.33 4.6 5.90 3.4 8.05 1.6 2....................................................... 6.21 9.5 6.00 10.2 – – 3....................................................... 9.28 3.4 7.52 3.8 9.63 2.4 4....................................................... 11.10 11.7 – – 10.32 1.4 Protective service............................................ 10.79 8.1 – – 14.33 .5 Police and detectives, public service....................... 17.35 9.0 – – 17.35 9.0 Food service.................................................. 6.82 13.1 5.49 15.1 9.33 6.4 1....................................................... 6.65 6.7 5.94 9.3 – – 2....................................................... 4.73 39.9 3.80 41.9 – – Other food service........................................... 7.79 8.4 6.58 6.7 9.33 6.4 1....................................................... 7.06 6.4 6.39 9.5 – – Cooks....................................................... 8.08 3.0 – – – – Food counter, fountain, and related......................... 7.12 13.6 7.12 13.6 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 7.11 7.3 – – – – Health service................................................ 6.39 7.1 6.20 6.9 – – 2....................................................... 7.04 6.4 6.88 7.2 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 6.44 2.3 6.22 2.1 – – 1....................................................... 6.55 4.1 – – – – 2....................................................... 6.28 3.7 6.02 4.1 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 7.80 5.9 7.14 13.9 8.21 2.5 1....................................................... 7.40 5.1 6.29 8.9 7.93 2.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 7.96 1.3 7.27 2.0 8.21 2.5 1....................................................... 7.83 1.4 7.26 7.9 7.93 2.0 Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 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................................................................... $14.29 3.0 $11.58 4.8 $18.02 3.0 All excluding sales............................................... 14.52 3.1 11.59 5.3 18.02 3.0 White collar........................................................ 18.12 3.3 14.60 6.1 21.61 3.7 1....................................................... 9.23 5.2 – – – – 2....................................................... 8.87 4.1 7.69 3.4 9.88 1.0 3....................................................... 9.23 3.1 8.66 3.0 10.22 2.6 4....................................................... 11.03 4.9 11.24 5.5 10.16 5.1 5....................................................... 15.19 8.4 16.24 7.8 – – 6....................................................... 20.45 5.1 16.18 2.9 22.92 6.1 7....................................................... 24.39 4.4 21.81 7.7 26.52 5.6 8....................................................... 23.47 7.7 23.72 11.7 23.36 9.8 9....................................................... 26.25 2.1 26.03 5.2 26.27 2.2 11........................................................ 29.76 9.4 – – – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 19.15 3.1 15.75 6.0 21.61 3.7 1....................................................... 8.18 4.9 – – – – 2....................................................... 9.00 3.7 7.60 4.1 9.88 1.0 3....................................................... 9.20 3.2 8.56 3.1 10.22 2.6 4....................................................... 11.19 8.5 11.71 10.4 10.16 5.1 5....................................................... 15.24 8.8 16.35 8.1 – – 6....................................................... 21.31 5.3 16.78 4.2 22.92 6.1 7....................................................... 25.05 4.5 22.86 3.6 26.52 5.6 8....................................................... 23.70 7.8 24.54 12.0 23.36 9.8 9....................................................... 26.25 2.1 26.03 5.2 26.27 2.2 11........................................................ 29.24 9.7 – – – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.02 2.6 19.81 5.2 26.20 2.3 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.11 2.2 24.78 5.8 26.39 2.3 7....................................................... 26.71 5.2 – – 27.49 6.9 8....................................................... 26.69 5.4 – – 26.44 6.9 9....................................................... 26.87 1.5 – – 26.90 1.5 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ 27.30 6.1 26.73 6.5 – – Registered nurses........................................... 27.95 5.3 27.33 4.1 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 27.01 .8 – – 27.43 .7 7....................................................... 30.68 .5 – – 30.68 .5 8....................................................... 28.26 .8 – – 28.33 .7 9....................................................... 26.65 .6 – – 26.65 .6 Elementary school teachers.................................. 27.51 .5 – – 27.51 .5 8....................................................... 26.31 .4 – – 26.31 .4 Secondary school teachers................................... 27.25 1.6 – – 27.28 1.6 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... $16.35 6.6 $16.47 6.9 – – 4....................................................... 14.41 3.7 – – – – 5....................................................... 16.56 8.9 16.56 8.9 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 15.91 2.5 15.95 2.5 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 25.93 9.1 24.93 10.4 $26.69 14.9 8....................................................... 19.30 12.4 – – – – 9....................................................... 20.14 13.6 – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 27.14 8.0 25.06 10.4 29.13 13.0 9....................................................... 20.60 15.7 – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 25.30 21.6 19.18 11.7 – – Management related............................................ 18.24 10.4 – – 18.31 11.0 Sales............................................................. 11.53 8.0 11.53 8.0 – – 3....................................................... 9.73 10.4 9.73 10.4 – – 4....................................................... 10.85 1.1 10.85 1.1 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 9.77 10.2 9.77 10.2 – – Cashiers.................................................... 9.24 6.2 9.24 6.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.71 2.5 9.19 4.1 10.29 3.0 1....................................................... 8.18 4.9 – – – – 2....................................................... 9.00 3.8 7.52 4.3 9.88 1.0 3....................................................... 9.20 3.2 8.56 3.1 10.24 2.6 4....................................................... 10.10 3.0 10.04 3.9 10.17 5.2 Secretaries................................................. 9.68 5.9 – – 10.71 5.8 3....................................................... 9.35 8.0 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 10.29 3.7 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 8.98 4.5 – – 9.37 2.0 3....................................................... 8.60 7.4 – – – – Teachers' aides............................................. 9.99 .5 – – 9.99 .5 Blue collar......................................................... 10.18 5.3 9.78 6.1 11.74 2.3 1....................................................... 6.19 3.0 6.00 3.0 – – 2....................................................... 7.94 5.5 7.56 4.1 9.93 6.8 3....................................................... 8.72 1.8 8.77 2.2 8.58 1.8 4....................................................... 11.03 1.0 10.99 1.1 – – 5....................................................... 12.36 8.0 12.30 8.1 – – 6....................................................... 15.14 5.3 – – – – 7....................................................... 16.15 5.1 16.94 5.3 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 14.89 4.4 14.84 6.4 15.02 1.4 5....................................................... 13.58 6.3 13.58 6.3 – – 7....................................................... 16.13 5.1 16.93 5.5 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 9.00 8.2 9.00 8.2 – – 1....................................................... 6.95 4.7 6.95 4.7 – – 3....................................................... $8.60 1.4 $8.60 1.4 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 8.68 8.6 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.67 3.8 7.43 4.2 $8.90 8.6 1....................................................... 5.89 2.7 5.55 2.1 – – 2....................................................... 8.35 7.5 – – – – 3....................................................... 8.81 3.4 8.93 3.7 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 5.95 4.7 5.95 4.7 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 7.11 13.4 – – 8.69 9.8 Service............................................................. 8.49 4.0 6.91 7.4 10.33 4.2 1....................................................... 7.10 5.2 6.17 7.3 8.05 1.6 2....................................................... 6.79 10.4 6.49 12.2 – – 3....................................................... 9.45 2.9 – – 9.63 2.4 4....................................................... 11.10 11.7 – – 10.32 1.4 Protective service............................................ 11.23 4.7 – – 14.33 .5 Police and detectives, public service....................... 17.35 9.0 – – 17.35 9.0 Food service.................................................. 7.27 11.6 5.76 14.5 9.33 6.4 1....................................................... 6.86 7.0 6.09 10.8 – – 2....................................................... 5.49 34.2 – – – – Other food service........................................... 8.11 8.7 6.80 8.7 9.33 6.4 1....................................................... 7.25 7.0 – – – – Cooks....................................................... 8.08 3.0 – – – – Health service................................................ 8.49 3.9 8.20 4.8 – – 2....................................................... 8.83 5.1 8.66 5.6 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 9.11 8.4 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 7.98 .6 7.57 1.2 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 7.83 6.2 7.17 15.0 8.21 2.5 1....................................................... 7.43 5.4 – – 7.93 2.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.00 1.4 7.35 1.4 8.21 2.5 1....................................................... 7.89 1.6 – – 7.93 2.0 Personal service.............................................. $8.71 19.7 – – – – 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 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................................................................... $6.38 5.1 $6.35 5.2 – – All excluding sales............................................... 6.25 5.2 6.22 5.3 – – White collar........................................................ 8.81 9.0 8.82 9.1 – – 2....................................................... 6.35 3.9 6.35 3.9 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 10.45 22.5 – – – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. – – – – – – Professional specialty.......................................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 7.50 9.6 7.50 9.6 – – 2....................................................... 6.35 3.9 6.35 3.9 – – Cashiers.................................................... 6.70 2.6 6.70 2.6 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ – – – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 6.34 5.5 6.11 6.3 – – 1....................................................... 5.61 2.9 5.61 2.9 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 5.85 2.6 5.85 2.6 – – 1....................................................... 5.68 4.7 5.68 4.7 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 5.41 1.4 5.41 1.4 – – 1....................................................... 5.32 .8 5.32 .8 – – Service............................................................. 5.74 2.4 5.74 2.4 – – 1....................................................... 5.81 3.2 5.81 3.2 – – 2....................................................... 5.37 7.2 5.37 7.2 – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 4.78 13.9 4.78 13.9 – – Other food service........................................... 5.99 2.8 5.99 2.8 – – Health service................................................ 5.55 3.3 5.55 3.3 – – 2....................................................... 5.84 2.6 5.84 2.6 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 5.76 1.3 5.76 1.3 – – 2....................................................... 5.61 1.4 5.61 1.4 – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 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....................................................... $14.29 $6.38 $21.09 $12.70 $12.81 $12.88 All excluding sales............................................. 14.52 6.25 21.09 12.89 12.99 – White collar........................................................ 18.12 8.81 – 17.30 17.71 11.79 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 19.15 10.45 – 18.66 18.83 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.02 – – 23.79 23.98 – Professional specialty.......................................... 26.11 – – 25.91 26.06 – Technical....................................................... 16.35 – – 16.32 16.32 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 25.93 – – 25.93 25.93 – Sales............................................................. 11.53 7.50 – 10.58 10.16 11.79 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.71 – – 9.60 9.60 – Blue collar......................................................... 10.18 6.34 – 9.70 9.56 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 14.89 – – 14.93 14.60 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 9.00 – – 8.50 8.50 – Transportation and material moving................................ 8.68 – – 8.31 8.38 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.67 5.85 – 7.36 7.36 – Service............................................................. 8.49 5.74 – 7.26 7.18 – 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....................................................... 3.0 5.1 9.2 3.8 3.8 4.2 All excluding sales............................................. 3.1 5.2 9.2 4.1 4.1 – White collar........................................................ 3.3 9.0 – 3.3 3.2 3.4 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 3.1 22.5 – 3.2 3.1 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 2.6 – – 2.7 2.5 – Professional specialty.......................................... 2.2 – – 2.4 2.2 – Technical....................................................... 6.6 – – 6.4 6.4 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 9.1 – – 9.1 9.1 – Sales............................................................. 8.0 9.6 – 7.7 10.7 3.4 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 2.5 – – 2.6 2.6 – Blue collar......................................................... 5.3 5.5 – 5.0 5.2 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 4.4 – – 4.4 4.2 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 8.2 – – 8.8 8.8 – Transportation and material moving................................ 8.6 – – 7.3 7.1 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3.8 2.6 – 3.3 3.3 – Service............................................................. 4.0 2.4 – 4.8 4.7 – 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, 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 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....................................................... $10.11 $11.98 – – $11.96 $9.66 – $8.77 - $10.11 All excluding sales............................................. 10.04 11.69 – – 11.62 9.59 – 8.18 - 10.12 White collar........................................................ 13.85 21.77 – – 21.77 13.11 – 9.78 - 16.12 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 15.32 21.08 – – 21.08 14.59 – – - 16.20 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 19.90 – – – – 19.75 – – - 19.75 Professional specialty.......................................... 24.77 – – – – 24.83 – – - 24.83 Technical....................................................... 16.44 – – – – 16.49 – – - 16.49 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 24.93 – – – – 22.53 – – - 24.42 Sales............................................................. 10.58 – – – – 10.09 – 9.67 - – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.08 10.48 – – 10.48 8.96 – – - 8.56 Blue collar......................................................... 9.31 9.89 – – 9.42 8.57 – 8.90 - – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 14.84 13.46 – – 13.56 – – – - – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 8.50 8.80 – – 8.80 – – – - – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – – – - – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.12 7.18 – – 6.43 7.09 – 6.83 - – Service............................................................. 6.20 – – – – 6.20 – 6.48 - 6.13 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....................................................... 5.7 8.2 – – 9.6 6.6 – 1.6 - 10.6 All excluding sales............................................. 6.4 7.4 – – 8.9 7.9 – 4.7 - 10.7 White collar........................................................ 5.5 10.2 – – 10.2 5.3 – 4.3 - 6.1 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 5.7 6.7 – – 6.7 6.2 – – - 6.1 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 4.5 – – – – 4.6 – – - 4.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 5.9 – – – – 6.5 – – - 6.5 Technical....................................................... 6.7 – – – – 6.7 – – - 6.7 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 10.4 – – – – 18.9 – – - 20.3 Sales............................................................. 7.7 – – – – 7.4 – 7.2 - – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 4.0 7.1 – – 7.1 4.2 – – - 6.0 Blue collar......................................................... 5.5 4.4 – – 4.7 11.2 – 7.6 - – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 6.4 3.7 – – 6.1 – – – - – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 8.8 9.5 – – 9.5 – – – - – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – – – - – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3.5 .4 – – 4.6 5.6 – 9.5 - – Service............................................................. 4.8 – – – – 4.8 – 16.3 - 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 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 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....................................................... $10.11 $9.83 $10.16 $9.20 $12.11 All excluding sales............................................. 10.04 9.51 10.13 8.97 12.11 White collar........................................................ 13.85 12.03 14.14 12.33 17.04 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 15.32 12.84 15.60 13.94 17.04 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 19.90 – 19.95 22.19 19.41 Professional specialty.......................................... 24.77 – 24.77 33.89 23.10 Technical....................................................... 16.44 – 16.42 16.21 16.48 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 24.93 – 25.49 23.78 – Sales............................................................. 10.58 – 10.40 10.40 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.08 10.14 8.89 9.11 8.43 Blue collar......................................................... 9.31 10.86 8.93 8.46 11.72 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 14.84 18.22 13.16 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 8.50 7.49 8.64 8.45 – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.12 – 7.47 7.41 – Service............................................................. 6.20 5.01 6.36 6.20 6.59 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....................................................... 5.7 7.1 6.3 7.1 6.8 All excluding sales............................................. 6.4 10.5 6.9 8.1 6.8 White collar........................................................ 5.5 3.3 6.2 8.9 7.0 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 5.7 7.9 6.2 11.2 7.0 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 4.5 – 4.5 14.2 7.2 Professional specialty.......................................... 5.9 – 6.0 14.7 4.8 Technical....................................................... 6.7 – 6.9 5.2 9.6 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 10.4 – 11.1 16.0 – Sales............................................................. 7.7 – 9.8 9.8 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 4.0 8.7 4.2 5.8 2.1 Blue collar......................................................... 5.5 10.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 6.4 9.8 1.9 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 8.8 7.9 8.6 10.2 – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3.5 – 1.6 1.8 – Service............................................................. 4.8 11.6 4.6 7.2 2.6 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $5.35 $6.70 $9.36 $16.21 $26.90 All excluding sales........................... 5.35 6.54 9.31 16.75 27.70 White collar.................................... 7.50 9.16 14.81 24.45 32.41 White collar excluding sales................ 8.12 9.92 16.78 26.36 32.84 Professional specialty and technical.......... 14.77 19.23 23.23 29.53 33.05 Professional specialty...................... 19.23 21.43 25.70 30.96 33.95 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists...... – – – – – Health related............................ 20.69 20.69 26.01 31.01 32.65 Registered nurses....................... 20.79 24.09 27.49 32.65 32.65 Teachers, college and university.......... – – – – – Teachers, except college and university... 21.28 22.53 26.44 31.03 34.41 Elementary school teachers.............. 21.40 23.23 26.60 31.31 34.73 Secondary school teachers............... 21.43 22.78 26.44 31.03 34.41 Social, recreation, and religious workers. – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... – – – – – Technical................................... 12.50 14.50 16.20 17.97 21.05 Licensed practical nurses............... 13.50 15.00 16.38 17.00 17.97 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 15.45 16.48 21.05 21.05 22.88 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 14.63 16.36 28.01 34.97 37.22 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 14.63 17.31 29.84 34.97 37.61 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 15.05 16.00 18.17 36.30 46.58 Management related........................ 13.86 14.91 16.63 19.52 33.04 Sales......................................... 5.84 7.09 9.74 12.08 16.73 Sales workers, other commodities........ 6.12 7.28 9.13 11.29 13.05 Cashiers................................ 5.60 6.00 7.50 10.21 11.40 Administrative support, including clerical.... 7.15 8.11 9.05 10.68 12.20 Secretaries............................. 7.22 8.50 9.12 10.78 12.63 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 7.75 9.85 10.02 11.00 12.34 General office clerks................... 7.25 8.44 9.01 10.08 10.63 Teachers' aides......................... 8.34 8.75 9.84 10.94 12.11 Blue collar..................................... 5.30 6.50 8.30 12.00 15.76 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 8.75 12.00 14.75 18.10 20.00 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 5.30 6.25 8.14 10.50 12.33 Transportation and material moving............ 6.50 6.75 8.15 10.05 12.04 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 5.15 5.60 6.87 8.06 10.50 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.15 5.25 5.60 5.75 6.25 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ $7.50 $8.32 $9.08 $11.96 $13.19 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 5.25 5.50 6.30 7.81 9.58 Service......................................... 5.15 5.35 6.05 8.16 10.78 Protective service........................ 5.15 5.25 10.19 13.97 20.31 Police and detectives, public service... 12.60 13.97 18.85 20.78 21.05 Food service.............................. 2.13 5.15 6.20 8.44 10.92 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... – – – – – Other food service....................... 5.35 5.75 7.46 9.24 11.41 Cooks................................... 6.00 7.21 8.19 8.92 9.27 Food counter, fountain, and related..... 5.40 5.65 5.90 8.42 10.78 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 5.40 5.75 7.05 8.04 8.94 Health service............................ 5.15 5.15 5.55 7.03 9.13 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 5.15 5.50 6.00 7.00 8.51 Cleaning and building service............. $5.70 $6.57 $7.92 $8.32 $9.39 Janitors and cleaners................... 6.43 7.05 7.98 8.43 9.33 Personal service.......................... – – – – – 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $5.15 $6.00 $7.72 $11.81 $18.17 All excluding sales........................... 5.15 6.00 7.37 11.50 18.88 White collar.................................... 6.62 8.11 11.00 17.18 25.00 White collar excluding sales................ 7.25 8.70 12.90 19.39 27.60 Professional specialty and technical.......... 12.78 15.50 18.50 22.88 28.25 Professional specialty...................... 14.42 20.69 23.90 28.08 31.67 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ 20.69 20.69 25.25 28.82 33.19 Registered nurses....................... 20.79 24.00 26.78 29.44 33.02 Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 12.74 14.50 16.48 17.97 21.05 Licensed practical nurses............... 13.50 14.85 16.50 17.00 17.97 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 13.95 17.31 18.17 34.97 37.61 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 13.55 17.31 18.17 34.97 37.61 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 12.90 16.00 18.17 18.17 26.77 Management related........................ - - - - - Sales......................................... 5.84 7.09 9.74 12.08 16.73 Sales workers, other commodities........ 6.12 7.28 9.13 11.29 13.05 Cashiers................................ 5.60 6.00 7.50 10.21 11.40 Administrative support, including clerical.... 6.54 7.50 8.66 10.00 11.18 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 7.50 7.75 8.33 11.84 13.27 Blue collar..................................... 5.30 6.25 7.75 11.25 15.82 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 7.50 11.25 14.00 19.28 20.30 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 5.30 6.25 8.14 10.50 12.33 Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 5.15 5.30 6.87 7.85 10.45 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.15 5.25 5.60 5.75 6.25 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 7.50 8.32 9.08 11.96 13.19 Service......................................... 5.15 5.15 6.00 6.50 8.19 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. $2.13 $4.25 $5.40 $6.25 $8.02 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... 5.15 5.40 5.90 7.00 9.27 Food counter, fountain, and related..... 5.40 5.65 5.90 8.42 10.78 Health service............................ 5.15 5.15 5.50 6.37 8.51 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 5.15 5.50 6.00 6.50 8.00 Cleaning and building service............. 5.40 5.70 6.40 8.11 8.38 Janitors and cleaners................... 6.00 6.40 6.80 8.15 8.32 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.14 $9.56 $14.70 $25.59 $32.65 All excluding sales........................... 8.14 9.56 14.70 25.59 32.65 White collar.................................... 9.05 11.69 21.85 29.84 33.97 White collar excluding sales................ 9.05 11.69 21.85 29.84 33.97 Professional specialty and technical.......... 18.09 21.84 25.99 31.34 34.01 Professional specialty...................... 19.23 21.85 26.16 31.38 34.07 Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 21.40 22.78 26.61 31.25 34.52 Elementary school teachers.............. 21.40 23.23 26.60 31.31 34.73 Secondary school teachers............... 21.43 22.78 26.48 31.11 34.41 Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 14.63 15.83 29.84 34.62 37.22 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 14.63 19.25 30.89 35.30 38.43 Management related........................ 13.86 14.91 16.36 19.52 33.04 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.38 8.83 9.85 10.94 12.52 Secretaries............................. 8.66 9.05 10.78 12.13 13.04 General office clerks................... 8.38 8.65 9.01 10.19 10.63 Teachers' aides......................... 8.34 8.75 9.84 10.94 12.11 Blue collar..................................... 7.86 8.59 10.09 14.86 15.76 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 12.16 14.61 14.86 15.76 19.61 Transportation and material moving............ 8.23 8.60 9.81 10.84 12.04 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.39 7.75 8.02 9.58 11.12 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.43 7.75 7.81 9.60 10.93 Service......................................... 7.46 7.98 9.13 11.41 13.97 Protective service........................ 9.31 10.74 13.21 19.90 20.89 Police and detectives, public service... 12.60 13.97 18.85 20.78 21.05 Food service.............................. 7.44 7.95 8.80 10.76 12.50 Other food service....................... 7.44 7.95 8.80 10.76 12.50 Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. 6.94 7.61 8.04 8.63 9.50 Janitors and cleaners................... 6.94 7.61 8.04 8.63 9.50 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $6.10 $7.94 $10.88 $19.14 $28.91 All excluding sales........................... 6.10 7.93 10.92 19.65 29.58 White collar.................................... 7.97 9.85 15.88 25.07 32.65 White collar excluding sales................ 8.35 10.32 17.31 26.66 33.03 Professional specialty and technical.......... 14.81 19.23 23.36 29.61 33.07 Professional specialty...................... 19.23 21.43 25.78 31.00 33.95 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ 20.69 20.69 26.56 31.74 32.65 Registered nurses....................... 20.93 24.42 27.70 32.65 32.65 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 21.40 22.61 26.44 31.04 34.41 Elementary school teachers.............. 21.40 23.23 26.60 31.31 34.73 Secondary school teachers............... 21.43 22.78 26.44 31.03 34.41 Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 12.50 14.50 16.25 17.97 21.05 Licensed practical nurses............... 13.50 15.00 16.38 17.00 17.97 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 14.63 16.36 28.01 34.97 37.22 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 14.63 17.31 29.84 34.97 37.61 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 15.05 16.00 18.17 36.30 46.58 Management related........................ 13.86 14.91 16.63 19.52 33.04 Sales......................................... 6.18 8.00 10.65 12.90 17.18 Sales workers, other commodities........ 6.55 7.64 9.76 11.79 13.26 Cashiers................................ 6.00 7.50 9.90 10.90 12.00 Administrative support, including clerical.... 7.00 8.22 9.12 10.77 12.32 Secretaries............................. 7.22 8.50 9.12 10.78 12.63 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 8.25 9.85 10.02 11.00 12.34 General office clerks................... 7.25 8.44 9.01 10.08 10.63 Teachers' aides......................... 8.34 8.75 9.84 10.94 12.11 Blue collar..................................... 5.75 6.87 8.82 12.23 16.00 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 8.75 12.00 14.75 18.10 20.00 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 6.00 7.08 8.55 11.10 12.40 Transportation and material moving............ 6.50 6.75 7.75 10.09 12.04 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 5.15 5.75 7.28 9.00 11.25 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.25 5.25 5.75 6.15 7.50 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 5.25 5.25 7.00 8.44 9.60 Service......................................... $5.15 $6.00 $7.99 $9.87 $12.68 Protective service........................ 5.15 5.25 10.53 13.97 20.54 Police and detectives, public service... 12.60 13.97 18.85 20.78 21.05 Food service.............................. 4.25 5.35 7.21 9.00 11.08 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... 5.40 6.00 7.94 9.72 11.51 Cooks................................... 6.00 7.21 8.19 8.92 9.27 Health service............................ 6.37 7.25 8.40 9.62 10.75 Health aides, except nursing............ 5.82 8.12 8.97 10.23 11.81 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 6.37 7.00 8.00 8.87 9.87 Cleaning and building service............. $5.85 $6.68 $7.93 $8.32 $9.39 Janitors and cleaners................... 6.43 7.09 7.99 8.43 9.33 Personal service.......................... 5.50 6.00 7.50 9.39 15.01 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $5.15 $5.25 $6.00 $6.70 $8.37 All excluding sales........................... 5.15 5.15 6.00 6.25 7.92 White collar.................................... 5.65 6.42 8.00 9.24 11.00 White collar excluding sales................ 7.50 7.67 8.75 9.27 20.79 Professional specialty and technical.......... - - - - - Professional specialty...................... - - - - - Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Sales......................................... 5.40 5.92 6.62 8.88 10.61 Cashiers................................ 5.40 5.60 6.20 7.14 9.62 Administrative support, including clerical.... - - - - - Blue collar..................................... 5.25 5.30 6.00 6.80 8.90 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 5.25 5.25 5.75 6.00 6.42 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.15 5.25 5.25 5.60 5.65 Service......................................... 5.15 5.15 5.85 6.05 6.85 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 2.13 2.13 5.55 5.90 6.90 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... 5.15 5.55 5.75 6.05 7.10 Health service............................ 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.85 6.15 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 5.15 5.35 5.65 6.00 6.25 Cleaning and building service............. - - - - - Personal service.......................... - - - - - 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, Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2004 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 46,600 30,500 16,100 All excluding sales............................................. 42,900 26,800 16,100 White collar........................................................ 22,100 10,900 11,200 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 18,400 7,300 11,200 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 9,600 2,800 6,800 Professional specialty.......................................... 7,900 1,300 6,700 Technical....................................................... 1,600 1,600 - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 2,100 800 1,300 Sales............................................................. 3,700 3,700 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 6,700 3,600 3,100 Blue collar......................................................... 9,400 7,600 1,800 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 2,100 1,500 600 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 2,300 2,300 – Transportation and material moving................................ 1,600 - 800 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3,400 3,000 400 Service............................................................. 15,100 12,000 3,100 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.