NC BL 08/00/1998 Table: Atlanta, GA, Bulletin 3090-48, October 1997 Table A-1. Hourly earnings(1) for selected occupations, all workers(2), all industries, Atlanta, GA, October 1997 All industries Occupation(3) Percentiles Mean RSE 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All occupations....................................................... $15.60 2.2% $7.00 $9.00 $12.65 $18.69 $26.92 All occupations excluding sales..................................... 15.63 2.1 7.00 9.10 12.81 18.75 26.75 White-collar occupations............................................ 18.71 2.8 8.22 10.76 15.27 22.98 31.00 White-collar occupations excluding sales.......................... 19.32 2.7 9.13 11.51 16.00 23.35 31.15 Professional specialty and technical occupations.................. 24.62 4.3 12.26 16.00 21.06 27.88 33.85 Professional specialty occupations.............................. 25.10 3.2 14.64 18.53 23.16 29.13 34.28 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 29.49 3.7 19.96 24.08 29.13 34.18 37.31 Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 30.59 3.3 23.08 26.63 29.13 35.48 37.16 Industrial engineers........................................ 23.30 9.2 14.04 20.31 22.94 26.71 33.50 Mechanical engineers........................................ 26.55 11.8 15.64 18.40 27.00 34.18 34.83 Engineers, N.E.C............................................ 32.61 7.7 22.70 28.85 31.16 34.51 46.45 Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 24.87 4.7 17.43 20.03 24.72 28.80 33.08 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 24.76 5.1 17.43 19.52 24.51 28.41 33.12 Operations and systems researchers and analysts............. 25.14 7.1 15.02 20.52 25.09 29.81 33.32 Natural scientists............................................ 26.65 4.5 23.17 24.15 27.25 29.09 30.57 Health related occupations.................................... 24.46 12.2 14.65 16.68 19.78 22.44 26.63 Physicians.................................................. 122.31 33.1 14.38 49.39 92.31 167.83 314.69 Registered nurses........................................... 19.17 1.9 14.53 16.17 18.73 21.61 $24.41 Pharmacists................................................. 26.17 3.0 23.07 24.25 25.99 27.26 29.99 Respiratory therapists...................................... 17.33 2.4 15.00 15.91 17.45 17.97 20.25 Teachers, college and university.............................. 23.44 8.3 14.42 17.31 20.47 28.34 38.51 Teachers, except college and university....................... 24.91 1.6 18.01 20.54 25.28 30.00 32.67 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 23.87 5.1 16.30 20.42 23.84 29.01 30.00 Elementary school teachers.................................. 24.12 1.4 18.08 20.23 24.03 27.44 30.13 Secondary school teachers................................... 24.88 2.4 18.72 20.43 24.28 30.12 32.04 Teachers, special education................................. 25.83 3.5 18.90 21.96 26.04 30.29 31.41 Teachers, N.E.C............................................. 26.47 3.3 18.08 21.63 27.01 31.43 34.28 Vocational and educational counselors....................... 30.77 4.5 26.19 30.12 30.79 33.89 36.68 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 16.04 19.8 12.64 12.64 12.64 16.00 29.94 Librarians.................................................. 16.04 19.8 12.64 12.64 12.64 16.00 29.94 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 22.53 7.2 17.67 19.23 21.01 23.37 33.57 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 16.03 6.0 11.13 12.39 15.27 18.86 20.60 Social workers.............................................. 16.26 5.8 11.13 12.44 15.96 18.86 20.60 Lawyers and judges............................................ 40.38 11.7 27.31 29.54 34.81 48.08 59.13 Lawyers..................................................... 40.38 11.7 27.31 29.54 34.81 48.08 59.13 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, N.E.C...................................................... 20.32 16.4 9.62 12.99 16.16 24.04 29.62 Professional occupations, N.E.C............................. 29.31 8.5 20.67 22.87 26.84 35.58 44.39 Technical occupations........................................... 23.42 13.1 9.35 12.39 15.93 22.31 30.69 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 13.85 12.1 8.85 9.72 13.13 18.16 19.54 Radiological technicians.................................... 16.35 5.3 12.00 14.50 16.49 18.30 20.13 Licensed practical nurses................................... 11.72 2.1 9.57 10.45 11.71 12.65 13.55 Health technologists and technicians, N.E.C................. 11.62 8.8 8.04 9.03 11.25 13.72 15.93 Electrical and electronic technicians....................... $18.09 7.1% $12.14 $14.06 $17.46 $20.65 $24.92 Engineering technicians, N.E.C.............................. 19.56 9.7 12.94 14.48 18.00 23.98 28.66 Computer programmers........................................ 23.64 8.3 14.56 18.13 22.58 28.85 33.64 Technical and related occupations, N.E.C.................... 18.83 12.1 9.00 12.88 16.13 24.38 32.80 Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............. 25.62 4.3 14.09 17.50 23.26 29.47 39.62 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 28.83 3.1 15.51 20.57 27.16 34.93 42.42 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 24.51 7.4 16.45 19.55 26.49 26.49 26.49 Financial managers.......................................... 28.02 4.7 19.97 22.74 26.49 31.73 38.95 Personnel and labor relations managers...................... 26.33 10.4 15.51 17.79 24.52 34.19 39.66 Managers., marketing, advertising and public relations...... 28.22 8.6 14.62 20.96 28.36 32.92 42.15 Administrators, education and related fields................ 35.48 7.5 19.71 29.06 33.56 40.75 54.45 Managers, medicine and health............................... 25.84 3.4 19.74 23.41 25.24 27.56 32.19 Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments......... 17.68 10.8 13.22 13.45 15.38 18.13 30.00 Managers, service organizations, N.E.C...................... 23.16 13.9 15.91 15.91 18.86 29.26 39.90 Managers and administrators, N.E.C.......................... 31.07 5.1 16.59 22.68 29.18 36.58 44.91 Management related occupations................................ 22.33 6.4 12.94 16.00 19.33 24.19 29.50 Accountants and auditors.................................... 18.32 5.6 14.06 15.48 18.22 19.60 24.52 Underwriters................................................ 22.57 9.7 14.21 17.31 23.52 24.76 33.35 Other financial officers.................................... 23.18 11.8 13.03 16.35 19.23 26.44 37.35 Management analysts......................................... 23.28 6.7 17.79 18.08 22.36 27.26 33.65 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.11 8.8 10.27 13.28 18.27 22.07 25.00 Purchasing agents and buyers, N.E.C......................... 20.07 6.3 14.68 16.10 20.90 23.27 24.23 Construction inspectors..................................... 14.37 6.5 11.56 11.78 14.17 17.82 17.82 Management related occupations, N.E.C....................... 23.21 8.5 13.72 15.76 23.08 25.12 35.05 Sales occupations................................................. 15.25 9.7 6.00 7.50 10.50 17.79 28.56 Supervisors, sales occupations.............................. 18.76 10.6 9.00 10.75 14.40 23.90 31.59 Advertising and related sales occupations................... 24.01 26.1 8.13 9.90 15.98 25.00 51.02 Sales occupations, other business services.................. 27.07 15.4 13.10 15.87 18.00 24.60 40.87 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 26.46 17.4 12.12 14.88 24.62 36.06 45.13 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 18.05 16.3 5.59 8.00 12.81 21.54 36.80 Sales workers, other commodities............................ 11.97 20.2 6.00 7.00 9.14 12.01 22.97 Cashiers.................................................... 6.93 3.7 5.15 5.50 6.50 8.00 9.00 Sales support occupations, N.E.C............................ 13.03 7.6 9.25 10.50 13.46 13.46 21.63 Administrative support occupations, including clerical............ 12.16 1.5 8.00 9.61 11.59 14.38 17.09 Supervisors, general office................................. 17.25 3.6 12.51 15.38 17.51 19.42 20.56 Supervisors, financial records processing................... 19.13 8.7 16.37 16.37 17.31 17.55 25.33 Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks. 14.27 6.5 11.35 12.71 13.46 17.09 18.05 Secretaries................................................. 14.38 4.7 9.01 11.07 14.04 17.12 19.79 Receptionists............................................... 9.22 2.4 7.69 8.50 9.32 10.00 10.82 Information clerks, N.E.C................................... 11.16 2.9 9.27 9.90 10.75 12.21 13.90 Order clerks................................................ 12.02 2.1 9.28 10.82 11.78 12.88 14.99 Personnel clerks except payroll & timekeeping............... 13.52 5.8 11.29 12.00 12.14 16.03 16.64 File clerks................................................. 9.00 5.2 7.35 7.90 8.59 10.02 11.25 Records clerks, N.E.C....................................... 12.05 7.6 7.70 8.91 11.07 16.56 18.56 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 11.50 3.6 8.85 10.00 11.25 12.50 15.41 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.............................. $12.64 9.2% $9.00 $10.10 $14.59 $15.38 $15.38 Billing clerks.............................................. 10.72 3.7 8.50 9.40 11.36 11.78 12.11 Mail clerks except postal service........................... 10.02 9.1 8.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 13.75 Dispatchers................................................. 11.96 9.5 8.40 9.73 9.73 15.01 15.91 Production coordinators..................................... 13.50 5.6 9.90 11.31 14.42 15.35 16.63 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 10.90 6.3 7.75 8.18 11.14 13.50 14.42 Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 12.44 6.2 8.67 10.00 11.98 14.80 18.21 Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, N.E.C.................................................... 12.47 17.5 7.50 8.50 11.50 17.03 18.66 Insurance adjusters, examiners, & investigators............. 13.26 4.8 10.53 11.40 12.94 14.78 16.52 Investigators and adjusters except insurance................ 11.97 5.4 8.00 9.51 11.03 14.40 16.83 General office clerks....................................... 10.91 4.0 7.00 9.00 10.77 12.85 14.45 Bank tellers................................................ 8.49 3.0 7.39 7.81 8.45 9.00 9.75 Data entry keyers........................................... 11.04 7.5 8.00 9.00 10.00 12.41 18.13 Teachers' aides............................................. 8.80 4.6 5.93 7.22 8.51 10.24 12.09 Administrative support occupations, N.E.C................... 13.31 7.4 8.22 10.26 12.60 15.10 18.97 Blue-collar occupations............................................. 12.21 1.9 7.00 8.25 11.19 15.09 19.65 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations............... 15.00 3.2 8.00 11.00 14.80 18.09 22.18 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 22.67 8.4 17.40 18.00 19.76 27.46 37.62 Automobile mechanics........................................ 15.92 7.3 11.00 13.00 15.95 19.00 19.98 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 17.49 10.4 10.50 13.25 17.58 21.71 22.96 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 14.06 4.0 11.44 12.35 14.73 15.75 16.75 Machinery maintenance occupations........................... 12.74 5.8 9.91 10.99 12.00 15.25 16.64 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment................................................ 14.89 20.1 8.00 9.62 13.50 20.86 24.09 Data processing equipment repairers......................... 16.89 4.8 12.06 15.14 17.98 18.81 19.65 Mechanics and repairers, N.E.C.............................. 13.89 5.9 10.50 11.50 13.25 16.14 18.73 Supervisors, construction trades, N.E.C..................... 17.40 13.5 12.72 13.46 15.09 21.25 25.50 Carpenters.................................................. 13.09 6.6 9.00 11.00 13.75 15.73 15.91 Electricians................................................ 16.26 5.6 11.90 14.38 15.26 18.72 23.52 Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 16.25 9.5 9.00 11.86 18.09 20.60 22.10 Supervisors, production occupations......................... 17.00 6.4 10.00 12.20 16.80 20.16 24.81 Machinists.................................................. 14.02 8.1 9.75 10.47 14.53 16.50 17.32 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 7.63 4.1 6.15 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 Butchers and meat cutters................................... 7.69 9.4 5.60 5.60 7.04 8.54 10.00 Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 14.30 12.5 8.75 10.00 12.00 16.77 25.00 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11.79 3.5 7.00 8.65 10.61 14.11 20.16 Fabricating machine operators, N.E.C........................ 10.99 1.1 10.25 10.45 11.29 11.33 11.33 Molding and casting machine operators....................... 10.48 5.4 8.75 9.00 10.35 10.75 13.20 Printing press operators.................................... 15.40 4.6 10.84 13.50 15.25 17.96 20.21 Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 8.82 7.1 6.59 7.51 8.92 9.58 11.37 Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 10.35 11.1 7.04 8.00 9.50 12.60 14.50 Extruding and forming machine operators..................... 11.35 5.5 9.00 9.52 11.05 13.00 14.13 Mixing and blending machine operators....................... 11.98 4.1 10.16 10.83 12.46 12.85 13.03 Miscellaneous machine operators, N.E.C...................... $10.53 5.7% $6.82 $8.62 $9.54 $12.27 $14.11 Welders and cutters......................................... 14.21 11.0 9.39 11.00 13.50 17.24 20.31 Assemblers.................................................. 13.24 8.0 7.00 8.75 11.11 20.07 20.36 Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 10.33 4.8 8.00 8.50 9.75 12.08 12.68 Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 12.10 3.8 7.10 9.00 11.87 14.60 16.70 Truck drivers............................................... 13.03 4.8 8.50 10.18 13.00 15.26 18.48 Bus drivers................................................. 10.89 6.9 7.00 7.75 9.92 14.34 15.81 Supervisors, material moving equipment...................... 22.22 5.5 16.99 20.19 22.07 25.13 26.80 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 11.53 3.8 8.00 9.75 12.00 12.80 15.06 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, N.E.C.... 10.25 7.3 7.00 8.48 9.79 11.00 13.28 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.58 2.9 6.00 7.25 8.60 11.32 14.51 Groundskeepers and gardeners except farm.................... 8.58 8.3 6.50 6.50 8.63 9.54 12.54 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, N.E.C.................................................... 16.22 11.6 8.00 12.92 17.85 19.31 21.58 Helpers, mechanics and repairers............................ 11.46 9.9 8.00 8.27 11.00 14.79 14.79 Helpers, construction trades................................ 9.87 6.8 7.50 8.00 10.00 11.50 12.00 Production helpers.......................................... 9.15 4.1 7.13 8.00 9.00 9.93 11.23 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.17 7.7 5.15 5.75 8.25 12.55 14.11 Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 9.41 10.0 7.00 7.38 7.50 12.26 14.70 Freight, stock, and material handlers, N.E.C................ 11.75 6.3 7.25 9.00 10.00 13.70 18.71 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 8.05 6.9 6.50 7.00 7.34 8.00 9.50 Hand packers and packagers.................................. 8.18 4.0 6.50 7.00 7.75 8.97 10.16 Laborers except construction, N.E.C......................... 7.46 3.7 5.55 6.30 7.05 8.25 9.00 Service occupations................................................. 9.21 3.7 5.00 6.25 7.87 10.60 14.09 Protective service occupations................................ 10.53 6.9 6.00 7.25 9.71 12.51 15.78 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention occupations... 20.51 10.6 16.69 17.87 18.40 24.80 27.66 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 20.26 13.8 14.47 15.01 17.14 23.00 31.56 Firefighting occupations.................................... 11.38 5.9 8.07 9.30 11.29 13.43 14.01 Police and detectives, public service....................... 13.17 6.4 9.25 10.75 12.72 15.05 17.82 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 10.88 5.5 9.73 9.73 10.11 11.93 14.07 Correctional institution officers........................... 11.42 4.1 9.25 10.34 11.97 11.97 13.14 Guards and police except public service..................... 7.26 4.7 5.25 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 Food service occupations...................................... 6.34 5.6 2.13 4.25 6.15 8.25 10.32 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations....... 9.75 6.1 7.35 8.00 9.58 10.21 13.46 Waiters and waitresses...................................... 3.43 9.4 2.13 2.13 2.35 4.75 6.25 Cooks....................................................... 8.33 7.0 5.72 6.50 8.42 10.00 11.25 Food counter, fountain, and related occupations............. 7.00 8.8 5.15 5.25 6.50 8.00 11.33 Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 8.47 5.7 6.00 7.00 8.00 10.21 11.75 Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. 6.10 6.3 4.75 5.50 6.00 6.50 8.50 Food preparation occupations, N.E.C......................... 6.59 8.0 4.80 5.00 6.00 7.31 8.81 Health service occupations.................................... 8.05 2.9 6.00 6.45 7.50 8.99 10.42 Health aides, except nursing................................ 9.74 6.8 6.78 7.88 9.05 10.63 12.70 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 7.51 2.3 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.32 9.56 Cleaning and building service occupations..................... 8.32 4.8 5.50 6.26 7.50 9.30 12.35 Supervisors, cleaning & building service workers............ $12.37 11.3% $8.39 $9.30 $11.11 $17.66 $18.20 Maids and housemen.......................................... 6.67 2.5 5.75 6.00 6.45 7.17 8.00 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.27 6.0 5.25 6.35 7.50 9.30 12.35 Personal service occupations.................................. 13.88 14.4 5.15 6.93 8.17 15.60 37.10 Early childhood teachers' assistants........................ 8.91 11.3 6.03 6.66 7.87 11.38 12.93 Service occupations, N.E.C.................................. 7.31 7.6 5.00 6.50 7.25 8.50 10.00 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. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere classified." Table A-2. Hourly earnings(1) for selected occupations, all workers(2), private industry and State and local government, Atlanta, GA, October 1997 Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Percentiles Percentiles Mean RSE Mean RSE 10 25 Median 75 90 10 25 Median 75 90 50 50 All occupations....................................................... $15.51 2.5% $6.70 $8.75 $12.50 $18.45 $26.63 $16.08 2.2% $8.19 $10.39 $13.73 $20.54 $27.66 All occupations excluding sales..................................... 15.54 2.5 6.98 9.00 12.60 18.50 26.51 16.09 2.2 8.25 10.39 13.73 20.54 27.66 White-collar occupations............................................ 18.81 3.3 8.00 10.52 15.00 22.74 31.41 18.20 2.5 9.48 11.78 16.60 23.61 30.04 White-collar occupations excluding sales.......................... 19.60 3.3 9.03 11.44 15.85 23.27 31.88 18.22 2.5 9.50 11.78 16.60 23.62 30.06 Professional specialty and technical occupations.................. 26.27 6.1 11.89 16.00 21.63 28.68 36.17 21.43 2.3 12.64 16.08 20.60 27.06 30.77 Professional specialty occupations.............................. 26.80 4.7 15.02 18.68 24.15 29.81 37.16 22.64 2.2 13.70 18.18 21.82 27.73 31.33 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 29.59 3.8 19.96 24.40 29.13 34.18 37.50 - - - - - - - Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 30.59 3.3 23.08 26.63 29.13 35.48 37.16 - - - - - - - Industrial engineers........................................ 23.34 10.2 14.04 20.27 21.55 26.71 33.50 - - - - - - - Mechanical engineers........................................ 26.55 11.8 15.64 18.40 27.00 34.18 34.83 - - - - - - - Engineers, N.E.C............................................ 32.61 7.7 22.70 28.85 31.16 34.51 46.45 - - - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 25.74 3.5 18.26 21.06 25.24 29.18 33.76 - - - - - - - Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 25.71 3.9 18.26 21.15 25.19 28.94 33.85 - - - - - - - Operations and systems researchers and analysts............. 25.14 7.1 15.02 20.52 25.09 29.81 33.32 - - - - - - - Natural scientists............................................ 26.65 4.5 23.17 24.15 27.25 29.09 30.57 - - - - - - - Health related occupations.................................... 26.77 15.7 14.83 17.00 19.79 23.34 27.29 18.93 3.8 14.10 16.39 19.54 20.60 22.44 Physicians.................................................. 122.31 33.1 14.38 49.39 92.31 167.83 314.69 - - - - - - - Registered nurses........................................... 19.56 2.0 14.71 16.71 19.09 21.98 $24.85 17.97 4.3 13.99 15.30 17.09 20.04 21.80 Pharmacists................................................. 26.17 3.0 23.07 24.25 25.99 27.26 29.99 - - - - - - - Respiratory therapists...................................... 17.80 1.9 15.00 16.44 17.84 18.58 20.89 - - - - - - - Teachers, college and university.............................. 23.44 8.3 14.42 17.31 20.47 28.34 38.51 - - - - - - - Teachers, except college and university....................... 19.32 4.1 12.07 14.81 19.23 21.74 27.63 25.27 1.6 18.28 20.96 25.72 30.03 32.67 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 15.69 16.7 12.07 12.07 12.33 21.18 23.85 24.61 4.4 19.48 21.07 24.77 29.01 30.00 Elementary school teachers.................................. 21.19 7.0 14.10 16.49 20.46 25.28 29.52 24.24 1.4 18.15 20.43 24.22 27.49 30.13 Secondary school teachers................................... 21.92 10.3 9.62 16.49 21.65 26.95 35.39 25.05 2.4 18.94 20.72 24.55 30.12 31.84 Teachers, special education................................. - - - - - - - 25.91 3.5 18.99 21.96 26.26 30.29 31.62 Teachers, N.E.C............................................. 18.21 5.1 12.00 16.00 19.23 21.63 21.63 - - - - - - - Vocational and educational counselors....................... - - - - - - - 31.98 2.9 27.26 30.58 31.36 33.89 36.68 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners.......................... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... - - - - - - - 16.10 6.1 11.13 12.39 15.27 18.86 20.60 Social workers.............................................. - - - - - - - 16.25 6.0 11.13 12.44 15.50 18.86 20.60 Lawyers and judges............................................ 40.71 12.4 27.12 27.88 34.81 58.21 59.13 - - - - - - - Lawyers..................................................... 40.71 12.4 27.12 27.88 34.81 58.21 59.13 - - - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, N.E.C...................................................... 20.38 16.6 9.62 12.86 16.23 24.04 30.43 - - - - - - - Professional occupations, N.E.C............................. 29.31 8.5 20.67 22.87 26.84 35.58 44.39 - - - - - - - Technical occupations........................................... 25.33 14.8 9.25 12.17 16.83 23.85 32.49 14.64 9.0 9.67 12.64 14.06 16.60 20.60 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 13.75 12.6 8.74 9.64 13.13 18.01 19.53 - - - - - - - Radiological technicians.................................... 16.54 6.2 12.00 14.50 16.72 18.41 20.13 - - - - - - - Licensed practical nurses................................... 11.73 2.7 9.83 10.45 11.60 12.50 13.87 11.70 1.8 9.53 10.30 12.11 12.88 13.33 Health technologists and technicians, N.E.C................. 11.30 10.2 8.79 8.95 10.15 12.78 16.55 12.33 8.6 7.30 11.47 13.49 14.06 14.06 Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 19.03 6.6 11.66 14.39 19.94 21.63 26.35 - - - - - - - Engineering technicians, N.E.C.............................. 19.56 9.7 12.94 14.48 18.00 23.98 28.66 - - - - - - - Computer programmers........................................ $25.68 8.5% $14.56 $19.23 $26.45 $30.14 $38.34 - - - - - - - Technical and related occupations, N.E.C.................... 18.83 12.1 9.00 12.88 16.13 24.38 32.80 - - - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............. 26.63 5.0 14.95 18.27 23.61 31.15 40.69 $19.89 8.9% $11.02 $12.94 $16.76 $26.49 $32.48 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 29.13 3.4 15.38 20.57 27.68 35.10 42.42 26.64 6.3 16.45 20.95 26.49 29.26 39.38 Administrators and officials, public administration......... - - - - - - - 24.51 7.4 16.45 19.55 26.49 26.49 26.49 Financial managers.......................................... 28.09 4.9 19.97 22.46 25.72 31.73 38.95 - - - - - - - Personnel and labor relations managers...................... 26.33 10.4 15.51 17.79 24.52 34.19 39.66 - - - - - - - Managers., marketing, advertising and public relations...... 28.22 8.6 14.62 20.96 28.36 32.92 42.15 - - - - - - - Administrators, education and related fields................ 34.84 15.0 14.42 20.78 30.46 54.45 61.52 36.00 6.4 29.06 30.63 36.98 40.75 42.96 Managers, medicine and health............................... 26.67 3.3 21.84 24.49 25.78 27.56 32.19 - - - - - - - Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments......... 17.68 10.8 13.22 13.45 15.38 18.13 30.00 - - - - - - - Managers and administrators, N.E.C.......................... 31.13 5.2 16.59 22.22 29.19 36.72 45.00 - - - - - - - Management related occupations................................ 23.87 7.6 14.95 17.50 21.06 25.12 31.25 15.32 8.0 10.55 11.68 13.82 16.60 23.39 Accountants and auditors.................................... 19.07 5.7 14.95 17.12 18.27 19.62 25.53 - - - - - - - Underwriters................................................ 22.57 9.7 14.21 17.31 23.52 24.76 33.35 - - - - - - - Other financial officers.................................... 23.18 11.8 13.03 16.35 19.23 26.44 37.35 - - - - - - - Management analysts......................................... 23.28 6.7 17.79 18.08 22.36 27.26 33.65 - - - - - - - Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 20.35 3.4 15.38 17.25 20.34 23.64 26.44 - - - - - - - Purchasing agents and buyers, N.E.C......................... 20.67 5.8 16.10 17.25 20.90 23.27 24.63 - - - - - - - Construction inspectors..................................... - - - - - - - 14.37 6.5 11.56 11.78 14.17 17.82 17.82 Management related occupations, N.E.C....................... 24.45 8.1 14.64 18.37 23.08 25.12 35.96 18.81 19.1 11.85 13.72 15.24 24.35 35.05 Sales occupations................................................. 15.26 9.7 6.00 7.50 10.50 17.85 28.76 - - - - - - - Supervisors, sales occupations.............................. 18.76 10.6 9.00 10.75 14.40 23.90 31.59 - - - - - - - Advertising and related sales occupations................... 24.01 26.1 8.13 9.90 15.98 25.00 51.02 - - - - - - - Sales occupations, other business services.................. 27.07 15.4 13.10 15.87 18.00 24.60 40.87 - - - - - - - Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 26.46 17.4 12.12 14.88 24.62 36.06 45.13 - - - - - - - Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 18.05 16.3 5.59 8.00 12.81 21.54 36.80 - - - - - - - Sales workers, other commodities............................ 11.98 20.2 6.00 7.00 9.14 12.31 22.97 - - - - - - - Cashiers.................................................... 6.92 3.8 5.15 5.50 6.50 8.00 9.00 - - - - - - - Sales support occupations, N.E.C............................ 13.03 7.6 9.25 10.50 13.46 13.46 21.63 - - - - - - - Administrative support occupations, including clerical............ 12.32 1.6 8.00 9.69 11.78 14.59 17.39 11.13 3.0 7.83 9.14 10.64 12.56 15.31 Supervisors, general office................................. 17.35 3.5 12.01 15.38 17.51 19.42 20.56 - - - - - - - Supervisors, financial records processing................... 19.13 8.7 16.37 16.37 17.31 17.55 25.33 - - - - - - - Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks. 14.40 6.9 11.35 13.25 13.46 17.09 18.05 - - - - - - - Secretaries................................................. 14.85 5.4 9.14 11.78 15.53 17.64 19.67 13.17 8.0 8.66 10.54 11.72 15.84 20.73 Receptionists............................................... 9.18 2.4 7.64 8.50 9.32 10.00 10.82 - - - - - - - Information clerks, N.E.C................................... 11.20 3.1 9.27 9.90 10.71 12.28 13.90 - - - - - - - Order clerks................................................ 12.02 2.1 9.28 10.82 11.78 12.88 14.99 - - - - - - - Personnel clerks except payroll & timekeeping............... 13.43 7.5 9.50 12.00 12.02 16.64 16.64 - - - - - - - Records clerks, N.E.C....................................... 13.52 7.9 8.51 9.86 13.24 17.03 18.56 9.28 6.7 6.86 8.05 9.33 10.27 11.07 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 11.75 4.4 9.00 10.00 11.43 13.00 16.16 11.03 4.7 8.53 9.53 10.60 11.97 13.72 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.............................. 12.64 9.2 9.00 10.10 14.59 15.38 15.38 - - - - - - - Billing clerks.............................................. 10.67 3.9 8.50 9.36 11.36 11.78 12.08 - - - - - - - Mail clerks except postal service........................... 10.02 9.1 8.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 13.75 - - - - - - - Production coordinators..................................... 13.50 5.6 9.90 11.31 14.42 15.35 16.63 - - - - - - - Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 11.08 6.2 7.70 8.50 11.20 13.50 14.42 - - - - - - - Stock and inventory clerks.................................. $12.44 6.7% $8.67 $10.34 $11.98 $14.80 $18.21 - - - - - - - Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, N.E.C.................................................... 12.47 17.5 7.50 8.50 11.50 17.03 18.66 - - - - - - - Insurance adjusters, examiners, & investigators............. 13.56 4.7 10.82 11.96 13.15 15.38 16.82 - - - - - - - Investigators and adjusters except insurance................ 11.97 5.4 8.00 9.51 11.03 14.40 16.83 - - - - - - - General office clerks....................................... 10.82 4.3 7.00 8.90 10.66 12.85 14.38 $11.80 5.8% $7.34 $9.62 $11.64 $13.77 $15.31 Bank tellers................................................ 8.49 3.0 7.39 7.81 8.45 9.00 9.75 - - - - - - - Data entry keyers........................................... 11.13 8.0 7.50 9.00 10.00 12.52 18.13 - - - - - - - Teachers' aides............................................. - - - - - - - 8.77 4.7 5.93 7.22 8.51 10.24 11.94 Administrative support occupations, N.E.C................... 13.36 7.4 8.07 10.42 12.90 15.10 18.97 - - - - - - - Blue-collar occupations............................................. 12.20 2.0 7.00 8.25 11.15 15.09 19.69 12.39 4.3 7.49 9.04 11.90 15.39 17.03 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations............... 14.99 3.4 8.00 11.00 14.82 18.21 22.32 15.25 5.7 10.20 12.12 14.21 17.03 21.71 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 22.68 9.7 17.31 17.68 19.60 27.46 37.62 - - - - - - - Automobile mechanics........................................ 16.68 8.1 12.00 13.75 16.75 19.00 20.00 - - - - - - - Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 16.87 12.4 10.50 12.75 17.00 21.69 22.96 - - - - - - - Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 14.12 4.1 11.53 12.35 14.73 15.75 16.75 - - - - - - - Machinery maintenance occupations........................... 13.06 5.7 10.68 11.00 12.25 15.25 16.71 - - - - - - - Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment................................................ 14.80 21.7 8.00 8.00 12.30 20.86 24.09 - - - - - - - Data processing equipment repairers......................... 16.89 4.8 12.06 15.14 17.98 18.81 19.65 - - - - - - - Mechanics and repairers, N.E.C.............................. 14.00 6.5 10.00 11.41 13.25 16.34 18.73 - - - - - - - Supervisors, construction trades, N.E.C..................... 17.80 15.1 12.87 13.46 16.35 21.88 25.50 - - - - - - - Carpenters.................................................. 13.09 6.6 9.00 11.00 13.75 15.73 15.91 - - - - - - - Electricians................................................ 17.31 7.8 12.85 14.38 15.72 20.07 23.53 - - - - - - - Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 16.25 9.5 9.00 11.86 18.09 20.60 22.10 - - - - - - - Supervisors, production occupations......................... 17.00 6.4 10.00 12.20 16.80 20.16 24.81 - - - - - - - Machinists.................................................. 14.02 8.1 9.75 10.47 14.53 16.50 17.32 - - - - - - - Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 7.63 4.1 6.15 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 - - - - - - - Butchers and meat cutters................................... 7.69 9.4 5.60 5.60 7.04 8.54 10.00 - - - - - - - Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 14.05 13.9 8.06 10.00 10.91 17.75 25.00 - - - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11.82 3.5 7.00 8.72 10.65 14.14 20.16 - - - - - - - Fabricating machine operators, N.E.C........................ 10.99 1.1 10.25 10.45 11.29 11.33 11.33 - - - - - - - Molding and casting machine operators....................... 10.48 5.4 8.75 9.00 10.35 10.75 13.20 - - - - - - - Printing press operators.................................... 15.55 4.6 11.19 13.58 15.34 17.96 20.21 - - - - - - - Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 8.82 7.1 6.59 7.51 8.92 9.58 11.37 - - - - - - - Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 10.35 11.1 7.04 8.00 9.50 12.60 14.50 - - - - - - - Extruding and forming machine operators..................... 11.35 5.5 9.00 9.52 11.05 13.00 14.13 - - - - - - - Mixing and blending machine operators....................... 11.98 4.1 10.16 10.83 12.46 12.85 13.03 - - - - - - - Miscellaneous machine operators, N.E.C...................... 10.53 5.7 6.82 8.62 9.54 12.27 14.11 - - - - - - - Welders and cutters......................................... 14.21 11.0 9.39 11.00 13.50 17.24 20.31 - - - - - - - Assemblers.................................................. 13.24 8.0 7.00 8.75 11.11 20.07 20.36 - - - - - - - Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 10.33 4.8 8.00 8.50 9.75 12.08 12.68 - - - - - - - Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 12.20 4.2 7.00 9.00 11.98 14.60 17.35 11.34 4.6 7.65 8.92 10.78 14.46 15.81 Truck drivers............................................... 13.11 4.9 8.72 10.25 13.00 15.26 18.48 - - - - - - - Bus drivers................................................. - - - - - - - 11.61 5.6 7.45 8.67 11.42 14.87 15.81 Supervisors, material moving equipment...................... $22.22 5.5% $16.99 $20.19 $22.07 $25.13 $26.80 - - - - - - - Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 11.53 3.8 8.00 9.75 12.00 12.80 15.06 - - - - - - - Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, N.E.C.... 10.25 7.3 7.00 8.48 9.79 11.00 13.28 - - - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.58 3.0 6.00 7.25 8.60 11.35 14.51 $9.41 7.2% $7.02 $7.49 $8.26 $10.63 $12.54 Groundskeepers and gardeners except farm.................... 7.82 7.4 6.50 6.50 7.25 9.00 9.54 - - - - - - - Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, N.E.C.................................................... 16.32 12.2 8.00 12.92 18.45 19.50 21.58 - - - - - - - Helpers, mechanics and repairers............................ 11.51 10.4 7.84 8.27 11.00 14.79 14.79 - - - - - - - Helpers, construction trades................................ 9.87 6.8 7.50 8.00 10.00 11.50 12.00 - - - - - - - Production helpers.......................................... 9.15 4.1 7.13 8.00 9.00 9.93 11.23 - - - - - - - Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.17 7.7 5.15 5.75 8.25 12.55 14.11 - - - - - - - Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 9.41 10.0 7.00 7.38 7.50 12.26 14.70 - - - - - - - Freight, stock, and material handlers, N.E.C................ 11.75 6.3 7.25 9.00 10.00 13.70 18.71 - - - - - - - Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 8.05 6.9 6.50 7.00 7.34 8.00 9.50 - - - - - - - Hand packers and packagers.................................. 8.18 4.0 6.50 7.00 7.75 8.97 10.16 - - - - - - - Laborers except construction, N.E.C......................... 7.36 3.8 5.55 6.00 7.00 8.01 8.95 - - - - - - - Service occupations................................................. 8.14 4.8 4.75 5.75 7.00 8.50 11.33 11.69 3.6 7.28 8.75 11.13 13.36 17.14 Protective service occupations................................ 7.51 4.3 5.25 6.25 7.00 8.38 10.00 13.27 4.5 9.25 10.19 11.97 14.75 18.40 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention occupations... - - - - - - - 20.51 10.6 16.69 17.87 18.40 24.80 27.66 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... - - - - - - - 20.26 13.8 14.47 15.01 17.14 23.00 31.56 Firefighting occupations.................................... - - - - - - - 11.38 5.9 8.07 9.30 11.29 13.43 14.01 Police and detectives, public service....................... - - - - - - - 13.17 6.4 9.25 10.75 12.72 15.05 17.82 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... - - - - - - - 10.88 5.5 9.73 9.73 10.11 11.93 14.07 Correctional institution officers........................... - - - - - - - 11.42 4.1 9.25 10.34 11.97 11.97 13.14 Guards and police except public service..................... 7.26 4.7 5.25 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 - - - - - - - Food service occupations...................................... 6.10 6.3 2.13 3.50 6.00 8.00 10.00 8.87 5.9 5.89 6.92 8.75 10.34 11.68 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations....... 9.72 6.9 7.35 8.00 9.58 9.62 13.46 - - - - - - - Waiters and waitresses...................................... 3.43 9.4 2.13 2.13 2.35 4.75 6.25 - - - - - - - Cooks....................................................... 8.34 7.1 5.72 6.50 8.44 10.00 11.25 - - - - - - - Food counter, fountain, and related occupations............. 7.05 9.5 3.80 5.25 6.50 8.00 11.33 - - - - - - - Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 8.27 7.9 6.00 7.00 7.75 9.70 11.75 8.86 7.3 6.43 7.24 9.49 10.34 10.91 Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. 6.10 6.3 4.75 5.50 6.00 6.50 8.50 - - - - - - - Food preparation occupations, N.E.C......................... 5.91 5.8 4.80 4.85 6.00 6.50 7.53 9.20 11.1 5.73 6.82 8.66 11.58 13.14 Health service occupations.................................... $7.84 3.3% $6.00 $6.30 $7.25 $8.66 $10.06 $9.22 3.0% $7.10 $7.93 $8.90 $10.44 $11.80 Health aides, except nursing................................ 9.74 11.1 5.25 7.40 8.76 10.08 17.62 9.73 2.3 7.93 7.93 9.92 10.91 11.97 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 7.45 2.4 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.24 9.53 8.30 5.0 6.61 7.28 8.15 8.65 10.24 Cleaning and building service occupations..................... 7.86 5.2 5.25 6.00 7.00 8.45 12.00 10.00 6.7 7.02 7.93 9.28 12.26 12.83 Supervisors, cleaning & building service workers............ 11.93 12.8 8.39 9.10 11.11 13.50 18.20 - - - - - - - Maids and housemen.......................................... 6.67 2.5 5.75 6.00 6.45 7.17 8.00 - - - - - - - Janitors and cleaners....................................... 7.73 6.7 5.15 6.00 7.00 8.25 12.00 9.75 6.7 6.92 7.93 8.95 12.26 12.35 Personal service occupations.................................. 16.80 16.8 5.15 6.50 10.00 23.74 42.72 8.46 7.8 6.50 6.93 7.54 8.95 12.93 Early childhood teachers' assistants........................ - - - - - - - 8.91 11.4 6.03 6.66 7.87 11.38 12.93 Service occupations, N.E.C.................................. 7.31 7.6 5.00 6.50 7.25 8.50 10.00 - - - - - - - 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. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means not elsewhere classified. IN THIS SURVEY, THE NONRESPONSE RATE FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY EXCEEDED REGULAR SURVEY STANDARDS FOR PUBLICATION. ACCORDINGLY, USERS SHOULD INTERPRET THESE RESULTS WITH THIS LIMITATION IN MIND. Table A-3. Hourly earnings(1) for selected occupations, full-time and part-time workers(2), all industries, Atlanta, GA, October 1997 All industries Full-time Part-time Occupation(3) Percentiles Percentiles Mean RSE Mean RSE 10 25 Median 75 90 10 25 Median 75 90 50 50 All occupations....................................................... $16.15 2.1% $7.30 $9.50 $13.10 $19.23 $27.44 $8.02 4.0% $5.15 $5.75 $7.00 $9.00 $11.98 All occupations excluding sales..................................... 16.00 2.1 7.34 9.50 13.05 19.15 27.17 8.60 4.6 4.75 5.50 7.20 9.96 15.00 White-collar occupations............................................ 19.38 2.6 9.00 11.44 15.87 23.35 31.36 8.87 7.1 5.50 6.00 7.50 9.50 14.89 White-collar occupations excluding sales.......................... 19.55 2.7 9.31 11.73 16.20 23.61 31.25 11.91 4.8 6.50 7.88 9.83 14.67 20.00 Professional specialty and technical occupations.................. 24.97 4.4 12.50 16.28 21.43 28.16 34.04 15.77 5.5 7.88 10.50 15.26 19.92 25.00 Professional specialty occupations.............................. 25.35 3.2 14.82 18.62 23.46 29.13 34.28 18.15 6.4 6.67 15.00 18.55 22.00 27.00 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 29.64 3.5 20.27 24.33 29.13 34.18 37.31 - - - - - - - Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 30.59 3.3 23.08 26.63 29.13 35.48 37.16 - - - - - - - Industrial engineers........................................ 23.30 9.2 14.04 20.31 22.94 26.71 33.50 - - - - - - - Mechanical engineers........................................ 26.55 11.8 15.64 18.40 27.00 34.18 34.83 - - - - - - - Engineers, N.E.C............................................ 32.61 7.7 22.70 28.85 31.16 34.51 46.45 - - - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 24.87 4.7 17.43 20.03 24.72 28.80 33.08 - - - - - - - Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 24.76 5.1 17.43 19.52 24.51 28.41 33.12 - - - - - - - Operations and systems researchers and analysts............. 25.14 7.1 15.02 20.52 25.09 29.81 33.32 - - - - - - - Natural scientists............................................ 26.65 4.5 23.17 24.15 27.25 29.09 30.57 - - - - - - - Health related occupations.................................... 25.05 13.5 14.60 16.50 19.79 22.44 26.65 20.23 3.7 15.50 17.60 19.28 22.50 26.35 Physicians.................................................. 122.31 33.1 14.38 49.39 92.31 167.83 314.69 - - - - - - - Registered nurses........................................... 19.02 2.1 14.45 15.96 18.60 21.28 $24.11 19.97 3.6 16.37 18.00 19.12 22.00 25.00 Teachers, college and university.............................. 23.87 8.8 14.28 17.31 20.47 29.38 38.51 - - - - - - - Teachers, except college and university....................... 25.27 1.3 18.28 20.88 25.48 30.00 32.67 8.33 12.4 5.77 6.00 6.67 9.07 11.00 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 23.87 5.1 16.30 20.42 23.84 29.01 30.00 - - - - - - - Elementary school teachers.................................. 24.20 1.3 18.08 20.23 24.06 27.44 30.13 - - - - - - - Secondary school teachers................................... 24.88 2.4 18.75 20.43 24.33 30.12 31.92 - - - - - - - Teachers, special education................................. 25.85 3.5 18.93 21.96 26.26 30.29 31.62 - - - - - - - Teachers, N.E.C............................................. 26.61 3.2 18.22 21.63 27.01 32.25 34.28 - - - - - - - Vocational and educational counselors....................... 30.84 4.5 26.31 30.13 30.79 33.89 36.68 - - - - - - - Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 16.04 19.8 12.64 12.64 12.64 16.00 29.94 - - - - - - - Librarians.................................................. 16.04 19.8 12.64 12.64 12.64 16.00 29.94 - - - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 22.53 7.2 17.67 19.23 21.01 23.37 33.57 - - - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 16.03 6.0 11.13 12.39 15.27 18.86 20.60 - - - - - - - Social workers.............................................. 16.26 5.8 11.13 12.44 15.96 18.86 20.60 - - - - - - - Lawyers and judges............................................ 40.38 11.7 27.31 29.54 34.81 48.08 59.13 - - - - - - - Lawyers..................................................... 40.38 11.7 27.31 29.54 34.81 48.08 59.13 - - - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, N.E.C...................................................... 20.32 16.4 9.62 12.99 16.16 24.04 29.62 - - - - - - - Professional occupations, N.E.C............................. 29.31 8.5 20.67 22.87 26.84 35.58 44.39 - - - - - - - Technical occupations........................................... 24.05 13.4 9.53 12.64 16.19 22.69 31.25 11.99 5.0 8.50 9.75 11.42 13.51 16.72 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 14.28 11.3 9.12 9.77 15.26 18.20 19.88 - - - - - - - Radiological technicians.................................... - - - - - - - 15.34 4.0 12.00 14.50 15.24 16.72 17.18 Licensed practical nurses................................... 11.89 1.5 10.00 10.64 12.00 12.88 13.63 11.15 6.1 8.52 10.00 10.50 11.54 13.38 Health technologists and technicians, N.E.C................. 11.64 9.8 8.15 9.02 11.22 13.72 15.93 11.35 8.0 7.20 9.25 11.55 12.66 13.51 Electrical and electronic technicians....................... $18.09 7.1% $12.14 $14.06 $17.46 $20.65 $24.92 - - - - - - - Engineering technicians, N.E.C.............................. 19.56 9.7 12.94 14.48 18.00 23.98 28.66 - - - - - - - Computer programmers........................................ 23.64 8.3 14.56 18.13 22.58 28.85 33.64 - - - - - - - Technical and related occupations, N.E.C.................... 18.83 12.1 9.00 12.88 16.13 24.38 32.80 - - - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............. 25.62 4.3 14.09 17.50 23.26 29.47 39.62 - - - - - - - Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 28.83 3.1 15.51 20.57 27.16 34.93 42.42 - - - - - - - Administrators and officials, public administration......... 24.51 7.4 16.45 19.55 26.49 26.49 26.49 - - - - - - - Financial managers.......................................... 28.02 4.7 19.97 22.74 26.49 31.73 38.95 - - - - - - - Personnel and labor relations managers...................... 26.33 10.4 15.51 17.79 24.52 34.19 39.66 - - - - - - - Managers., marketing, advertising and public relations...... 28.22 8.6 14.62 20.96 28.36 32.92 42.15 - - - - - - - Administrators, education and related fields................ 35.48 7.5 19.71 29.06 33.56 40.75 54.45 - - - - - - - Managers, medicine and health............................... 25.84 3.4 19.74 23.41 25.24 27.56 32.19 - - - - - - - Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments......... 17.68 10.8 13.22 13.45 15.38 18.13 30.00 - - - - - - - Managers, service organizations, N.E.C...................... 23.16 13.9 15.91 15.91 18.86 29.26 39.90 - - - - - - - Managers and administrators, N.E.C.......................... 31.07 5.1 16.59 22.68 29.18 36.58 44.91 - - - - - - - Management related occupations................................ 22.33 6.4 12.94 16.00 19.33 24.19 29.50 - - - - - - - Accountants and auditors.................................... 18.32 5.6 14.06 15.48 18.22 19.60 24.52 - - - - - - - Underwriters................................................ 22.57 9.7 14.21 17.31 23.52 24.76 33.35 - - - - - - - Other financial officers.................................... 23.18 11.8 13.03 16.35 19.23 26.44 37.35 - - - - - - - Management analysts......................................... 23.28 6.7 17.79 18.08 22.36 27.26 33.65 - - - - - - - Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.11 8.8 10.27 13.28 18.27 22.07 25.00 - - - - - - - Purchasing agents and buyers, N.E.C......................... 20.07 6.3 14.68 16.10 20.90 23.27 24.23 - - - - - - - Construction inspectors..................................... 14.37 6.5 11.56 11.78 14.17 17.82 17.82 - - - - - - - Management related occupations, N.E.C....................... 23.21 8.5 13.72 15.76 23.08 25.12 35.05 - - - - - - - Sales occupations................................................. 18.11 7.7 7.00 9.50 13.46 20.56 32.45 $6.83 2.3% $5.15 $6.00 $6.60 $7.50 $8.30 Supervisors, sales occupations.............................. 18.76 10.6 9.00 10.75 14.40 23.90 31.59 - - - - - - - Advertising and related sales occupations................... 24.01 26.1 8.13 9.90 15.98 25.00 51.02 - - - - - - - Sales occupations, other business services.................. 27.07 15.4 13.10 15.87 18.00 24.60 40.87 - - - - - - - Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 26.46 17.4 12.12 14.88 24.62 36.06 45.13 - - - - - - - Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 18.32 16.7 5.59 8.00 14.16 21.54 36.80 - - - - - - - Sales workers, other commodities............................ 11.98 20.2 6.00 7.00 9.14 12.31 22.97 - - - - - - - Cashiers.................................................... 7.36 4.7 5.50 5.80 7.00 8.25 9.70 6.47 5.0 5.15 5.25 6.15 7.50 8.50 Sales support occupations, N.E.C............................ 13.93 8.1 10.50 11.63 13.46 13.46 21.63 - - - - - - - Administrative support occupations, including clerical............ 12.28 1.5 8.20 9.76 11.76 14.42 17.31 8.98 3.9 6.20 7.06 9.00 10.00 11.30 Supervisors, general office................................. 17.20 3.8 12.01 15.38 17.31 19.42 20.56 - - - - - - - Supervisors, financial records processing................... 19.13 8.7 16.37 16.37 17.31 17.55 25.33 - - - - - - - Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks. 14.46 6.7 11.35 13.25 13.46 17.09 18.05 - - - - - - - Secretaries................................................. 14.53 4.7 9.57 11.20 14.47 17.31 19.79 7.80 8.5 5.91 5.91 7.06 8.15 10.68 Receptionists............................................... 9.26 2.4 8.00 8.50 9.32 10.00 10.82 - - - - - - - Information clerks, N.E.C................................... 11.16 2.9 9.27 9.90 10.75 12.21 13.90 - - - - - - - Correspondence clerks....................................... 9.28 9.8 6.00 6.50 8.90 11.32 13.35 - - - - - - - Order clerks................................................ 12.15 2.3 9.38 11.00 11.95 13.08 15.37 - - - - - - - Personnel clerks except payroll & timekeeping............... 13.52 5.8 11.29 12.00 12.14 16.03 16.64 - - - - - - - File clerks................................................. $9.12 5.6% $7.35 $7.90 $8.87 $10.34 $11.25 - - - - - - - Records clerks, N.E.C....................................... 12.07 7.6 7.43 9.02 11.07 16.56 18.56 - - - - - - - Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 11.61 3.6 9.00 10.00 11.29 12.54 15.41 - - - - - - - Payroll and timekeeping clerks.............................. 12.64 9.2 9.00 10.10 14.59 15.38 15.38 - - - - - - - Billing clerks.............................................. 10.72 3.7 8.50 9.40 11.36 11.78 12.11 - - - - - - - Mail clerks except postal service........................... 10.02 9.2 8.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 13.75 - - - - - - - Dispatchers................................................. 11.96 9.5 8.40 9.73 9.73 15.01 15.91 - - - - - - - Production coordinators..................................... 13.50 5.6 9.90 11.31 14.42 15.35 16.63 - - - - - - - Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 10.90 6.3 7.75 8.18 11.14 13.50 14.42 - - - - - - - Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 12.76 6.3 9.00 10.50 12.00 14.80 18.21 - - - - - - - Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, N.E.C.................................................... 13.39 14.8 8.00 9.50 11.54 18.52 18.66 - - - - - - - Insurance adjusters, examiners, & investigators............. 13.33 4.9 10.60 11.54 12.94 14.89 16.52 - - - - - - - Investigators and adjusters except insurance................ 12.19 5.4 8.71 9.60 11.20 14.60 16.88 - - - - - - - General office clerks....................................... 10.97 4.1 7.00 9.13 10.90 12.85 14.51 $8.68 7.8% $7.00 $7.00 $8.45 $10.00 $11.00 Bank tellers................................................ 8.49 3.0 7.39 7.81 8.45 9.00 9.75 - - - - - - - Data entry keyers........................................... 11.16 7.6 8.00 9.00 10.00 12.48 18.13 - - - - - - - Teachers' aides............................................. 8.79 4.7 5.93 7.22 8.44 10.24 12.09 - - - - - - - Administrative support occupations, N.E.C................... 13.40 7.4 8.25 10.59 12.97 15.11 19.19 - - - - - - - Blue-collar occupations............................................. 12.43 1.9 7.00 8.50 11.50 15.36 19.70 8.00 7.1 5.15 5.25 7.00 9.51 12.34 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations............... 15.02 3.2 8.00 11.00 14.80 18.13 22.18 - - - - - - - Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 22.67 8.4 17.40 18.00 19.76 27.46 37.62 - - - - - - - Automobile mechanics........................................ 15.92 7.3 11.00 13.00 15.95 19.00 19.98 - - - - - - - Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 17.52 10.5 10.50 13.05 17.58 21.71 22.96 - - - - - - - Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 14.06 4.0 11.44 12.35 14.73 15.75 16.75 - - - - - - - Machinery maintenance occupations........................... 12.74 5.8 9.91 10.99 12.00 15.25 16.64 - - - - - - - Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment................................................ 14.89 20.1 8.00 9.62 13.50 20.86 24.09 - - - - - - - Data processing equipment repairers......................... 16.89 4.8 12.06 15.14 17.98 18.81 19.65 - - - - - - - Mechanics and repairers, N.E.C.............................. 13.89 5.9 10.50 11.50 13.25 16.14 18.73 - - - - - - - Supervisors, construction trades, N.E.C..................... 17.40 13.5 12.72 13.46 15.09 21.25 25.50 - - - - - - - Carpenters.................................................. 13.09 6.6 9.00 11.00 13.75 15.73 15.91 - - - - - - - Electricians................................................ 16.26 5.6 11.90 14.38 15.26 18.72 23.52 - - - - - - - Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 16.24 9.7 9.00 11.75 18.09 20.60 22.10 - - - - - - - Supervisors, production occupations......................... 17.00 6.4 10.00 12.20 16.80 20.16 24.81 - - - - - - - Machinists.................................................. 14.02 8.1 9.75 10.47 14.53 16.50 17.32 - - - - - - - Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 7.63 4.1 6.15 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 - - - - - - - Butchers and meat cutters................................... 7.69 9.4 5.60 5.60 7.04 8.54 10.00 - - - - - - - Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 14.30 12.5 8.75 10.00 12.00 16.77 25.00 - - - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11.86 3.5 7.04 8.75 10.75 14.14 20.16 - - - - - - - Fabricating machine operators, N.E.C........................ 10.99 1.1 10.25 10.45 11.29 11.33 11.33 - - - - - - - Molding and casting machine operators....................... 10.49 5.5 8.75 9.00 10.35 10.75 13.20 - - - - - - - Printing press operators.................................... $15.40 4.6% $10.84 $13.50 $15.25 $17.96 $20.21 - - - - - - - Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 8.82 7.1 6.59 7.51 8.92 9.58 11.37 - - - - - - - Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 10.35 11.1 7.04 8.00 9.50 12.60 14.50 - - - - - - - Extruding and forming machine operators..................... 11.35 5.5 9.00 9.52 11.05 13.00 14.13 - - - - - - - Mixing and blending machine operators....................... 11.98 4.1 10.16 10.83 12.46 12.85 13.03 - - - - - - - Miscellaneous machine operators, N.E.C...................... 10.55 5.7 6.75 8.62 9.54 12.27 14.11 - - - - - - - Welders and cutters......................................... 14.21 11.0 9.39 11.00 13.50 17.24 20.31 - - - - - - - Assemblers.................................................. 13.48 8.1 7.50 9.00 11.11 20.16 20.36 - - - - - - - Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 10.33 4.8 8.00 8.50 9.75 12.08 12.68 - - - - - - - Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 12.21 3.9 7.15 9.07 12.00 14.82 16.71 $10.67 8.1% $6.50 $7.80 $10.04 $12.47 $15.62 Truck drivers............................................... 13.07 5.0 8.75 10.18 13.00 15.26 18.48 12.25 13.3 7.00 10.36 12.15 14.26 20.33 Bus drivers................................................. 11.12 9.3 7.00 7.50 10.78 14.82 15.81 10.32 8.6 7.29 8.12 9.88 11.49 14.98 Supervisors, material moving equipment...................... 22.22 5.5 16.99 20.19 22.07 25.13 26.80 - - - - - - - Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 11.53 3.8 8.00 9.75 12.00 12.80 15.06 - - - - - - - Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, N.E.C.... 10.51 9.2 7.00 8.00 10.64 12.78 13.28 - - - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.90 3.0 6.50 7.50 8.97 11.50 14.79 6.89 7.2 5.15 5.15 6.00 8.31 10.00 Groundskeepers and gardeners except farm.................... 8.79 8.6 6.50 6.50 8.63 10.11 12.54 - - - - - - - Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, N.E.C.................................................... 16.22 11.6 8.00 12.92 17.85 19.31 21.58 - - - - - - - Helpers, mechanics and repairers............................ 11.46 9.9 8.00 8.27 11.00 14.79 14.79 - - - - - - - Helpers, construction trades................................ 9.87 6.8 7.50 8.00 10.00 11.50 12.00 - - - - - - - Production helpers.......................................... 9.37 3.7 8.00 8.25 9.10 10.08 11.25 - - - - - - - Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.59 6.7 7.00 7.60 10.00 12.65 14.51 5.37 2.1 4.80 5.15 5.15 5.35 6.00 Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 9.41 10.0 7.00 7.38 7.50 12.26 14.70 - - - - - - - Freight, stock, and material handlers, N.E.C................ 12.03 7.0 7.25 9.10 10.33 15.40 18.71 9.88 4.2 8.31 9.00 9.00 10.75 11.97 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 8.12 7.2 6.94 7.14 7.50 8.00 9.61 - - - - - - - Hand packers and packagers.................................. 8.40 3.8 6.50 7.50 7.75 8.97 11.35 - - - - - - - Laborers except construction, N.E.C......................... 7.50 3.7 5.65 6.50 7.19 8.25 9.00 - - - - - - - Service occupations................................................. 9.67 4.0 5.41 6.50 8.15 11.25 14.75 6.13 8.4 2.13 4.75 5.80 7.00 8.50 Protective service occupations................................ 10.54 6.9 6.00 7.25 9.71 12.51 15.78 - - - - - - - Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention occupations... 20.51 10.6 16.69 17.87 18.40 24.80 27.66 - - - - - - - Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 20.26 13.8 14.47 15.01 17.14 23.00 31.56 - - - - - - - Firefighting occupations.................................... 11.38 5.9 8.07 9.30 11.29 13.43 14.01 - - - - - - - Police and detectives, public service....................... 13.17 6.4 9.25 10.75 12.72 15.05 17.82 - - - - - - - Correctional institution officers........................... 11.42 4.1 9.25 10.34 11.97 11.97 13.14 - - - - - - - Guards and police except public service..................... 7.26 4.7 5.25 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 - - - - - - - Food service occupations...................................... 6.81 6.1 2.13 4.85 6.50 9.00 10.91 5.03 8.8 2.13 2.35 5.25 6.50 8.00 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations....... 10.04 6.6 7.35 8.25 9.58 10.45 13.46 - - - - - - - Waiters and waitresses...................................... 3.35 10.5 2.13 2.13 2.35 4.25 5.46 3.55 13.5 2.13 2.13 2.35 5.50 6.25 Cooks....................................................... 8.60 7.3 5.72 7.00 8.50 10.18 11.25 - - - - - - - Food counter, fountain, and related occupations............. 7.83 17.7 3.66 6.00 6.75 11.33 11.84 5.90 3.2 5.15 5.25 5.75 6.50 6.75 Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 8.55 6.3 6.43 7.00 8.45 10.34 11.75 7.97 11.1 5.30 6.25 7.37 9.54 11.68 Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. $6.29 5.7% $5.50 $5.50 $6.00 $6.62 $8.50 - - - - - - - Food preparation occupations, N.E.C......................... 6.81 8.5 4.85 5.35 6.09 7.47 9.90 - - - - - - - Health service occupations.................................... $8.07 3.1% $6.00 $6.47 $7.50 $9.03 $10.48 $7.77 5.5% $6.30 $6.40 $7.40 $8.32 $9.47 Health aides, except nursing................................ 9.85 7.3 6.42 7.93 9.14 10.63 12.70 - - - - - - - Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 7.51 2.3 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.36 9.60 7.42 6.9 6.25 6.40 6.50 8.00 9.00 Cleaning and building service occupations..................... 8.92 3.4 6.00 6.80 8.00 10.50 12.57 5.93 5.4 4.75 5.00 5.75 6.50 7.50 Supervisors, cleaning & building service workers............ 12.37 11.3 8.39 9.30 11.11 17.66 18.20 - - - - - - - Maids and housemen.......................................... 6.67 2.5 5.75 6.00 6.45 7.17 8.00 - - - - - - - Janitors and cleaners....................................... 9.10 4.2 6.41 7.15 8.10 10.52 12.57 5.93 5.4 4.75 5.00 5.75 6.50 7.50 Personal service occupations.................................. 14.84 15.3 5.78 6.93 9.03 16.00 39.08 9.35 31.2 5.15 5.15 6.50 8.00 10.00 Early childhood teachers' assistants........................ 8.91 11.4 6.03 6.66 7.87 11.38 12.93 - - - - - - - Service occupations, N.E.C.................................. 7.32 8.8 5.35 6.50 7.30 8.50 10.00 7.28 6.9 5.00 6.50 7.25 8.00 9.43 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. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 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. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere classified." Table A-4. Weekly and annual earnings(1) and hours for selected occupations, full-time workers only(2), all industries, Atlanta, GA, October 1997 All industries Occupation(3) Mean Weekly earnings Mean Annual earnings weekly annual hours(4) hours Mean RSE Median Mean Median All occupations....................................................... 39.8 $642 2.1% $522 1,987 $32,084 $26,915 All occupations excluding sales..................................... 39.7 635 2.2 520 1,978 31,647 26,749 White-collar occupations............................................ 40.1 777 2.5 634 2,016 39,058 31,990 White-collar occupations excluding sales.......................... 40.0 782 2.6 646 2,003 39,153 32,614 Professional specialty and technical occupations.................. 39.6 989 3.8 865 1,916 47,842 41,600 Professional specialty occupations.............................. 40.1 1,016 3.3 937 1,884 47,748 42,786 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 40.5 1,201 3.4 1,165 2,107 62,453 60,590 Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 40.3 1,233 3.1 1,165 2,096 64,109 60,590 Industrial engineers........................................ 40.9 953 9.5 955 2,127 49,542 49,655 Mechanical engineers........................................ 42.6 1,131 9.3 1,080 2,216 58,833 56,160 Engineers, N.E.C............................................ 40.5 1,321 7.6 1,308 2,107 68,699 67,995 Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 40.5 1,007 4.6 997 2,105 52,361 51,834 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 40.5 1,004 5.0 981 2,108 52,192 51,002 Operations and systems researchers and analysts............. 40.0 1,005 7.1 1,004 2,080 52,284 52,187 Natural scientists............................................ 39.7 1,058 4.5 1,090 2,065 55,029 56,680 Health related occupations.................................... 40.0 1,003 14.0 788 2,072 51,909 40,643 Physicians.................................................. 46.8 5,722 40.3 4,434 2,433 297,543 230,589 Registered nurses........................................... 39.7 754 2.2 742 2,055 39,075 38,459 Teachers, college and university.............................. 36.4 868 8.3 716 1,634 38,992 31,424 Teachers, except college and university....................... 39.4 997 1.3 1,003 1,515 38,302 38,589 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 39.5 943 5.6 938 1,521 36,293 35,847 Elementary school teachers.................................. 39.7 960 1.2 955 1,507 36,477 36,191 Secondary school teachers................................... 39.9 992 2.4 970 1,519 37,780 36,906 Teachers, special education................................. 39.6 1,024 3.4 1,019 1,511 39,058 39,159 Teachers, N.E.C............................................. 38.3 1,018 2.7 1,057 1,523 40,535 42,099 Vocational and educational counselors....................... 39.2 1,208 4.8 1,232 1,545 47,651 47,667 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 38.8 622 18.4 506 1,887 30,256 26,291 Librarians.................................................. 38.8 622 18.4 506 1,887 30,256 26,291 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 40.9 922 6.6 880 2,065 46,511 45,594 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 40.0 641 6.0 611 2,049 32,853 32,240 Social workers.............................................. 40.0 650 5.8 638 2,048 33,304 33,197 Lawyers and judges............................................ 43.4 1,752 6.2 1,558 2,256 91,089 81,003 Lawyers..................................................... 43.4 1,752 6.2 1,558 2,256 91,089 81,003 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, N.E.C...................................................... 40.2 817 17.2 640 2,091 42,495 33,280 Professional occupations, N.E.C............................. 39.6 1,160 9.0 1,039 2,058 60,306 54,018 Technical occupations........................................... 38.5 925 10.9 673 2,000 48,091 35,006 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 40.0 571 11.3 605 2,078 29,679 31,467 Licensed practical nurses................................... 39.6 471 1.4 480 2,060 24,480 24,960 Health technologists and technicians, N.E.C................. 45.4 528 4.4 521 2,359 27,454 27,091 Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 40.0 723 7.1 698 2,080 37,619 36,317 Engineering technicians, N.E.C.............................. 40.0 782 9.7 720 2,080 40,682 37,440 Computer programmers........................................ 40.0 946 8.3 903 2,080 49,179 46,966 Technical and related occupations, N.E.C.................... 40.0 753 12.1 645 2,080 39,167 33,550 Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............. 40.9 $1,049 4.7% $931 2,121 $54,351 $48,402 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 41.6 1,199 3.1 1,142 2,156 62,163 58,822 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 40.0 980 7.4 1,060 2,080 50,982 55,099 Financial managers.......................................... 40.2 1,127 4.7 1,060 2,091 58,600 55,099 Personnel and labor relations managers...................... 42.9 1,130 11.7 981 2,231 58,746 51,002 Managers., marketing, advertising and public relations...... 42.4 1,195 7.1 1,317 2,202 62,142 68,474 Administrators, education and related fields................ 39.1 1,389 7.1 1,345 1,919 68,091 65,630 Managers, medicine and health............................... 40.1 1,037 3.7 1,010 2,086 53,900 52,499 Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments......... 41.2 728 12.3 600 2,141 37,851 31,200 Managers, service organizations, N.E.C...................... 40.0 926 13.9 754 2,080 48,171 39,229 Managers and administrators, N.E.C.......................... 42.7 1,328 5.0 1,249 2,222 69,057 64,922 Management related occupations................................ 40.3 899 6.5 773 2,087 46,595 40,206 Accountants and auditors.................................... 40.0 733 5.6 729 2,080 38,102 37,898 Underwriters................................................ 42.5 959 12.5 1,017 2,211 49,893 52,884 Other financial officers.................................... 40.0 928 11.8 769 2,082 48,249 39,998 Management analysts......................................... 40.0 931 6.7 894 2,080 48,418 46,509 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 40.1 727 8.7 731 2,086 37,782 38,002 Purchasing agents and buyers, N.E.C......................... 40.0 803 6.3 836 2,080 41,755 43,472 Construction inspectors..................................... 40.0 575 6.5 567 2,080 29,881 29,474 Management related occupations, N.E.C....................... 40.6 942 9.1 923 2,081 48,283 48,006 Sales occupations................................................. 40.9 742 7.7 546 2,116 38,323 28,392 Supervisors, sales occupations.............................. 41.7 783 11.3 576 2,171 40,720 29,952 Advertising and related sales occupations................... 39.2 941 26.6 646 2,038 48,933 33,599 Sales occupations, other business services.................. 40.7 1,102 16.5 675 2,117 57,304 35,100 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 41.0 1,084 16.5 1,010 2,131 56,374 52,499 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 43.9 805 19.6 571 2,285 41,848 29,682 Sales workers, other commodities............................ 40.1 481 20.3 366 2,087 25,000 19,011 Cashiers.................................................... 40.0 294 4.7 280 1,980 14,578 14,560 Sales support occupations, N.E.C............................ 40.0 557 8.1 538 2,080 28,982 27,997 Administrative support occupations, including clerical............ 39.8 489 1.5 471 2,012 24,722 24,024 Supervisors, general office................................. 40.1 690 3.7 697 2,085 35,876 36,234 Supervisors, financial records processing................... 40.6 777 7.4 702 2,111 40,386 36,504 Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks. 40.6 587 7.3 538 2,110 30,522 27,997 Secretaries................................................. 39.3 571 4.3 575 1,872 27,211 27,248 Receptionists............................................... 40.0 370 2.4 373 2,079 19,256 19,386 Information clerks, N.E.C................................... 39.8 445 3.0 430 2,072 23,115 22,360 Correspondence clerks....................................... 40.0 371 9.8 356 2,080 19,302 18,512 Order clerks................................................ 39.9 485 2.3 478 2,076 25,229 24,856 Personnel clerks except payroll & timekeeping............... 40.4 547 5.9 520 2,103 28,436 27,050 File clerks................................................. 39.6 361 4.9 360 2,060 18,776 18,741 Records clerks, N.E.C....................................... 39.8 480 7.5 437 2,066 24,944 22,698 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 39.9 463 3.3 455 2,075 24,100 23,650 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.............................. 40.0 506 9.2 584 2,080 26,288 30,347 Billing clerks.............................................. 40.0 429 3.7 454 2,080 22,307 23,629 Mail clerks except postal service........................... 39.9 400 9.1 360 2,077 20,820 18,720 Dispatchers................................................. 42.9 513 7.8 506 2,204 26,346 26,310 Production coordinators..................................... 40.0 $540 5.6% $577 2,080 $28,080 $29,994 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 39.9 435 6.3 439 2,075 22,628 22,818 Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 40.0 510 6.3 480 2,080 26,543 24,960 Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, N.E.C.................................................... 39.8 533 14.7 462 2,071 27,717 24,003 Insurance adjusters, examiners, & investigators............. 40.2 535 4.8 518 2,088 27,828 26,915 Investigators and adjusters except insurance................ 39.8 486 5.2 448 2,070 25,247 23,296 General office clerks....................................... 40.0 438 4.1 430 1,862 20,425 21,603 Bank tellers................................................ 39.7 337 2.8 337 2,062 17,503 17,514 Data entry keyers........................................... 39.9 445 7.6 400 2,073 23,129 20,800 Teachers' aides............................................. 37.7 332 5.1 313 1,410 12,402 11,606 Administrative support occupations, N.E.C................... 39.4 527 7.5 503 2,047 27,427 26,135 Blue-collar occupations............................................. 40.1 498 2.0 460 1,962 24,380 22,880 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations............... 40.1 602 3.2 592 2,062 30,968 30,638 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 41.0 930 8.0 798 2,113 47,902 41,521 Automobile mechanics........................................ 40.0 637 7.3 638 2,080 33,109 33,176 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 39.7 695 10.4 703 2,019 35,366 35,822 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 40.0 562 4.0 589 2,080 29,250 30,638 Machinery maintenance occupations........................... 40.0 510 5.8 480 2,080 26,502 24,960 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment................................................ 40.0 595 20.1 540 2,080 30,965 28,080 Data processing equipment repairers......................... 40.0 675 4.8 719 2,080 35,126 37,398 Mechanics and repairers, N.E.C.............................. 40.0 556 5.9 530 2,080 28,896 27,560 Supervisors, construction trades, N.E.C..................... 40.0 696 13.5 604 2,080 36,195 31,387 Carpenters.................................................. 40.0 523 6.6 550 2,080 27,222 28,600 Electricians................................................ 40.0 651 5.6 610 2,080 33,827 31,741 Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 40.0 650 9.7 724 2,080 33,776 37,627 Supervisors, production occupations......................... 40.6 690 6.4 701 2,110 35,873 36,442 Machinists.................................................. 40.0 561 8.1 581 2,080 29,161 30,222 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 40.0 305 4.1 292 1,826 13,936 14,560 Butchers and meat cutters................................... 40.0 308 9.4 282 2,080 15,995 14,643 Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 40.0 572 12.5 480 2,080 29,739 24,960 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 40.0 474 3.5 430 2,038 24,169 22,069 Fabricating machine operators, N.E.C........................ 40.0 440 1.1 452 2,080 22,865 23,483 Molding and casting machine operators....................... 40.0 420 5.5 414 2,080 21,821 21,528 Printing press operators.................................... 39.9 614 4.5 610 2,074 31,946 31,720 Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 40.0 353 7.1 357 2,080 18,335 18,554 Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 40.0 414 11.1 380 2,080 21,526 19,760 Extruding and forming machine operators..................... 40.0 454 5.5 442 2,080 23,605 22,984 Mixing and blending machine operators....................... 40.0 479 4.1 498 2,080 24,912 25,917 Miscellaneous machine operators, N.E.C...................... 40.0 422 5.7 382 1,773 18,704 18,720 Welders and cutters......................................... 40.0 569 11.0 540 2,080 29,563 28,080 Assemblers.................................................. 40.0 539 8.2 444 2,080 28,039 23,109 Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 40.0 413 4.8 390 2,080 21,491 20,280 Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 40.3 492 4.7 480 1,985 24,252 24,544 Truck drivers............................................... 43.8 $573 5.6% $580 2,145 $28,046 $30,160 Bus drivers................................................. 30.4 338 9.3 289 1,274 14,173 11,124 Supervisors, material moving equipment...................... 40.0 889 5.5 883 2,080 46,220 45,906 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 40.0 461 3.8 480 2,080 23,977 24,960 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, N.E.C.... 40.0 420 9.2 426 2,080 21,851 22,131 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 39.9 395 3.0 359 1,795 17,759 17,160 Groundskeepers and gardeners except farm.................... 39.3 345 8.7 324 2,043 17,961 16,848 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, N.E.C.................................................... 42.0 681 10.8 750 2,183 35,422 39,000 Helpers, mechanics and repairers............................ 40.0 458 9.9 440 2,080 23,834 22,880 Helpers, construction trades................................ 40.0 395 6.8 400 2,080 20,535 20,800 Production helpers.......................................... 39.9 374 3.7 364 2,073 19,427 18,928 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 40.0 424 6.7 400 2,080 22,024 20,800 Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 40.0 377 10.0 300 2,080 19,583 15,600 Freight, stock, and material handlers, N.E.C................ 40.0 481 7.0 413 2,080 25,028 21,486 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 40.0 325 7.2 300 2,080 16,883 15,600 Hand packers and packagers.................................. 40.0 336 3.8 310 2,080 17,472 16,120 Laborers except construction, N.E.C......................... 39.6 297 3.8 280 1,096 8,224 10,712 Service occupations................................................. 37.5 363 4.4 317 1,911 18,488 15,924 Protective service occupations................................ 38.9 410 10.2 366 2,021 21,305 19,053 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention occupations... 48.6 997 12.7 956 2,528 51,854 49,712 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 40.0 810 13.8 686 2,080 42,131 35,651 Firefighting occupations.................................... 51.7 589 6.1 572 2,689 30,610 29,765 Police and detectives, public service....................... 40.4 532 6.8 491 2,099 27,641 25,522 Correctional institution officers........................... 40.4 461 4.4 479 2,099 23,958 24,898 Guards and police except public service..................... 35.2 255 8.8 240 1,829 13,276 12,480 Food service occupations...................................... 36.9 251 7.3 240 1,844 12,561 12,245 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations....... 43.2 434 9.4 452 2,246 22,542 23,504 Waiters and waitresses...................................... 34.5 116 10.3 85 1,797 6,011 4,430 Cooks....................................................... 37.3 321 8.9 340 1,941 16,689 17,680 Food counter, fountain, and related occupations............. 36.7 288 19.5 240 1,784 13,975 12,480 Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 36.1 309 8.1 296 1,649 14,104 12,806 Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. 38.2 240 8.0 230 1,988 12,505 11,960 Food preparation occupations, N.E.C......................... 36.5 248 7.0 240 1,731 11,785 11,960 Health service occupations.................................... 39.4 $318 3.0% $295 2,051 $16,548 $15,330 Health aides, except nursing................................ 39.9 393 7.3 366 2,076 20,456 19,011 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 39.3 295 2.2 280 2,043 15,350 14,560 Cleaning and building service occupations..................... 39.8 355 3.4 315 2,033 18,139 15,974 Supervisors, cleaning & building service workers............ 42.9 530 12.9 500 2,212 27,367 25,997 Maids and housemen.......................................... 39.6 264 2.7 254 2,058 13,734 13,208 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 39.5 359 4.2 324 2,005 18,246 16,640 Personal service occupations.................................. 30.4 451 9.5 352 1,482 21,998 17,298 Early childhood teachers' assistants........................ 38.9 346 12.3 302 1,472 13,119 11,613 Service occupations, N.E.C.................................. 35.8 262 12.2 280 1,861 13,623 14,560 1 Earnings 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, 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. The median designates position--one-half of the workers receive the same as or more, and one-half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. 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. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 4 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. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere classified." Table B-1. Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group and levels(2), all industries, private industry, State and local government, full-time and part-time workers, Atlanta, GA, October 1997 All workers (4) All industries Occupational group(3) and level All industries Private industry State and local Full-time workers Part-time workers government Mean RSE Mean RSE Mean RSE Mean RSE Mean RSE All occupations....................................................... $15.60 2.2% $15.51 2.5% $16.08 2.2% $16.15 2.1% $8.02 4.0% All occupations excluding sales..................................... 15.63 2.1 15.54 2.5 16.09 2.2 16.00 2.1 8.60 4.6 White-collar occupations............................................ 18.71 2.8 18.81 3.3 18.20 2.5 19.38 2.6 8.87 7.1 Level 1................................................... 6.52 3.2 6.48 3.6 6.80 4.4 6.94 4.0 6.00 2.9 Level 2................................................... 7.78 4.5 7.76 4.5 8.30 5.1 8.37 3.5 - - Level 3................................................... 9.25 2.3 9.18 2.6 9.65 2.5 9.52 2.6 8.19 3.9 Level 4................................................... 11.14 2.0 11.28 2.1 10.04 3.3 11.32 1.9 8.26 6.4 Level 5................................................... 13.41 2.3 13.29 1.8 14.02 9.6 13.45 2.3 10.39 3.6 Level 6................................................... 14.26 2.9 14.48 3.5 13.50 4.6 14.26 2.9 14.42 7.4 Level 7................................................... 16.83 1.9 17.03 2.1 16.32 3.9 16.84 1.9 16.08 5.6 Level 8................................................... 21.37 6.8 21.62 8.3 20.35 4.4 21.40 6.9 19.94 5.2 Level 9................................................... 24.69 3.0 24.55 4.3 24.96 1.6 24.75 3.0 19.40 2.2 Level 10.................................................. 28.29 2.3 28.51 2.3 26.65 9.6 28.28 2.4 - - Level 11.................................................. 37.83 9.3 38.81 10.0 28.68 5.4 37.97 9.4 - - Level 12.................................................. 35.05 3.8 35.04 4.0 - - 35.05 3.8 - - Level 13.................................................. 53.07 15.2 54.01 15.9 - - 53.07 15.2 - - Level 14.................................................. 50.15 6.6 50.15 6.6 - - 50.15 6.6 - - Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.28 13.2 27.34 13.5 - - 27.59 13.4 - - White-collar occupations excluding sales.......................... 19.32 2.7 19.60 3.3 18.22 2.5 19.55 2.7 11.91 4.8 Level 1................................................... 7.48 3.2 7.81 3.4 - - 7.61 3.5 - - Level 2................................................... 8.35 3.5 8.35 3.7 8.30 5.1 8.44 3.8 7.33 5.5 Level 3................................................... 9.59 1.5 9.57 1.8 9.65 2.5 9.63 1.6 9.29 2.4 Level 4................................................... 11.17 1.5 11.35 1.6 10.04 3.3 11.28 1.5 8.94 6.2 Level 5................................................... 13.20 2.4 13.00 1.5 14.02 9.6 13.24 2.4 10.39 3.6 Level 6................................................... 14.27 3.2 14.51 4.0 13.50 4.6 14.25 3.2 15.27 7.1 Level 7................................................... 16.59 1.7 16.71 1.8 16.32 4.0 16.60 1.8 16.08 5.6 Level 8................................................... 21.13 7.5 21.35 9.6 20.35 4.4 21.15 7.7 19.94 5.2 Level 9................................................... 24.59 3.1 24.40 4.6 24.96 1.6 24.66 3.1 19.40 2.2 Level 10.................................................. 28.19 2.4 28.40 2.4 26.65 9.6 28.18 2.5 - - Level 11.................................................. 37.48 11.1 38.67 12.2 28.68 5.4 37.65 11.2 - - Level 12.................................................. 33.68 3.0 33.60 3.2 - - 33.68 3.0 - - Level 13.................................................. 53.07 15.2 54.01 15.9 - - 53.07 15.2 - - Level 14.................................................. 50.15 6.6 50.15 6.6 - - 50.15 6.6 - - Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.28 14.0 28.37 14.4 - - 28.64 14.3 - - Professional specialty and technical occupations.................. 24.62 4.3 26.27 6.1 21.43 2.3 24.97 4.4 15.77 5.5 Professional specialty occupations.............................. 25.10 3.2 26.80 4.7 22.64 2.2 25.35 3.2 18.15 6.4 Level 5................................................... 15.33 18.7 11.26 5.3 19.53 14.3 15.66 18.8 8.18 8.6 Level 6................................................... 16.71 3.4 17.93 4.1 - - 16.76 3.6 16.00 9.5 Level 7................................................... 17.98 3.3 17.99 2.3 17.97 4.9 17.97 3.4 18.10 3.4 Level 8................................................... 21.29 4.4 21.45 6.9 21.10 4.4 21.34 4.5 20.08 6.0 Level 9................................................... 24.24 1.4 22.55 2.7 25.44 1.3 24.36 1.4 19.40 2.2 Level 10.................................................. 27.20 3.1 26.91 3.1 - - 27.13 3.2 - - Level 11.................................................. 30.46 4.4 30.88 4.9 28.02 7.4 30.63 4.5 - - Level 12.................................................. $31.26 3.7% $31.18 3.8% - - $31.26 3.7% - - Level 13.................................................. 60.99 26.1 60.99 26.1 - - 60.99 26.1 - - Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 29.49 3.7 29.59 3.8 - - 29.64 3.5 - - Level 8................................................... 25.74 8.4 25.74 8.4 - - 25.74 8.4 - - Level 9................................................... 23.79 4.8 23.92 5.5 - - 23.79 4.8 - - Level 10.................................................. 28.53 6.0 28.53 6.0 - - 28.27 6.8 - - Level 11.................................................. 31.10 3.8 31.25 3.9 - - 31.10 3.8 - - Level 12.................................................. 32.40 2.0 32.40 2.0 - - 32.40 2.0 - - Level 13.................................................. 39.09 5.8 39.09 5.8 - - 39.09 5.8 - - Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 24.87 4.7 25.74 3.5 - - 24.87 4.7 - - Level 8................................................... 20.59 7.1 20.59 7.1 - - 20.59 7.1 - - Level 9................................................... 24.44 3.2 24.46 3.3 - - 24.44 3.2 - - Level 10.................................................. 27.08 4.6 27.08 4.6 - - 27.08 4.6 - - Level 11.................................................. 27.68 6.4 27.68 6.4 - - 27.68 6.4 - - Level 12.................................................. 29.21 8.4 29.21 8.4 - - 29.21 8.4 - - Natural scientists............................................ 26.65 4.5 26.65 4.5 - - 26.65 4.5 - - Health related occupations.................................... 24.46 12.2 26.77 15.7 $18.93 3.8% 25.05 13.5 $20.23 3.7% Level 6................................................... 18.72 3.4 19.31 2.6 - - 18.82 3.7 - - Level 7................................................... 17.33 3.1 17.71 2.4 - - 17.19 3.3 - - Level 8................................................... 18.89 3.3 18.69 3.8 19.10 4.9 18.72 3.8 20.17 6.0 Level 9................................................... 19.17 2.4 19.23 2.7 18.99 5.2 19.13 2.8 19.40 2.2 Level 10.................................................. 24.37 5.7 25.50 6.6 - - 24.27 6.2 - - Level 11.................................................. 26.88 3.0 26.58 3.6 - - 26.64 3.5 - - Teachers, college and university.............................. 23.44 8.3 23.44 8.3 - - 23.87 8.8 - - Level 10.................................................. 23.78 7.5 23.78 7.5 - - 23.78 7.5 - - Teachers, except college and university....................... 24.91 1.6 19.32 4.1 25.27 1.6 25.27 1.3 8.33 12.4 Level 5................................................... 22.29 7.1 - - 22.58 6.0 - - - - Level 6................................................... 13.93 11.3 14.52 11.5 - - 14.28 12.7 12.95 16.8 Level 7................................................... 23.65 2.1 20.32 9.8 - - 23.69 2.1 - - Level 8................................................... 22.83 5.4 19.19 9.1 23.20 5.7 22.83 5.4 - - Level 9................................................... 26.04 1.2 21.83 4.9 26.17 1.2 26.05 1.2 - - Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 16.04 19.8 - - - - 16.04 19.8 - - Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 22.53 7.2 - - - - 22.53 7.2 - - Social, religious, and recreation workers..................... 16.03 6.0 - - 16.10 6.1 16.03 6.0 - - Level 7................................................... 15.61 6.2 - - 15.61 6.2 15.61 6.2 - - Lawyers and judges............................................ 40.38 11.7 40.71 12.4 - - 40.38 11.7 - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, N.E.C...................................................... 20.32 16.4 20.38 16.6 - - 20.32 16.4 - - Level 9................................................... 25.06 9.6 25.06 9.6 - - 25.06 9.6 - - Technical occupations........................................... 23.42 13.1 25.33 14.8 14.64 9.0 24.05 13.4 11.99 5.0 Level 4................................................... 10.80 6.0 10.87 6.2 - - 10.81 6.6 10.74 8.7 Level 5................................................... 12.75 5.0 13.53 4.8 - - 13.01 5.3 11.21 2.8 Level 6................................................... 13.10 8.2 12.92 10.8 13.53 5.6 13.07 8.4 - - Level 7................................................... 16.01 4.9 16.69 4.8 13.78 0.8 16.06 5.2 15.25 6.9 Level 8................................................... 19.53 3.7 19.74 3.7 - - 19.53 3.7 - - Level 9................................................... $30.22 20.2% $32.82 22.3% - - $30.22 20.2% - - Level 10.................................................. 31.61 2.6 31.61 2.6 - - 31.61 2.6 - - Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............. 25.62 4.3 26.63 5.0 $19.89 8.9% 25.62 4.3 - - Level 5................................................... 13.51 5.3 13.75 5.3 - - 13.51 5.3 - - Level 6................................................... 13.07 3.3 14.22 2.5 - - 13.07 3.3 - - Level 7................................................... 15.50 3.8 16.07 4.9 14.37 3.2 15.50 3.8 - - Level 8................................................... 21.29 15.9 21.64 16.8 - - 21.29 15.9 - - Level 9................................................... 24.44 3.2 24.49 3.5 24.09 5.8 24.44 3.2 - - Level 10.................................................. 27.79 3.6 28.34 3.6 - - 27.79 3.6 - - Level 11.................................................. 29.43 3.0 29.44 3.2 29.35 8.1 29.43 3.0 - - Level 12.................................................. 35.73 3.6 35.73 3.8 - - 35.73 3.6 - - Level 13.................................................. 45.52 4.3 46.39 4.6 - - 45.52 4.3 - - Level 14.................................................. 53.15 8.8 53.15 8.8 - - 53.15 8.8 - - Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.50 13.4 37.07 13.8 - - 36.50 13.4 - - Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 28.83 3.1 29.13 3.4 26.64 6.3 28.83 3.1 - - Level 7................................................... 12.76 13.5 12.76 13.5 - - 12.76 13.5 - - Level 8................................................... 17.31 8.4 17.31 9.0 - - 17.31 8.4 - - Level 9................................................... 25.18 5.3 25.28 6.3 - - 25.18 5.3 - - Level 10.................................................. 28.05 4.2 28.85 4.5 - - 28.05 4.2 - - Level 11.................................................. 30.35 3.2 30.69 3.4 27.54 8.6 30.35 3.2 - - Level 12.................................................. 36.57 2.6 36.66 2.5 - - 36.57 2.6 - - Level 13.................................................. 46.03 5.3 47.70 5.4 - - 46.03 5.3 - - Level 14.................................................. 52.43 9.3 52.43 9.3 - - 52.43 9.3 - - Management related occupations................................ 22.33 6.4 23.87 7.6 15.32 8.0 22.33 6.4 - - Level 5................................................... 13.49 5.6 13.74 5.6 - - 13.49 5.6 - - Level 6................................................... 12.70 2.8 13.75 5.2 - - 12.70 2.8 - - Level 7................................................... 15.98 3.2 17.02 2.3 14.37 3.2 15.98 3.2 - - Level 8................................................... 23.01 22.6 - - - - 23.01 22.6 - - Level 9................................................... 23.60 2.4 23.70 2.3 - - 23.60 2.4 - - Level 10.................................................. 26.22 4.9 25.34 4.5 - - 26.22 4.9 - - Level 11.................................................. 25.90 5.9 24.53 3.6 - - 25.90 5.9 - - Level 12.................................................. 34.16 9.2 34.16 9.2 - - 34.16 9.2 - - Level 13.................................................. 44.69 7.5 44.69 7.5 - - 44.69 7.5 - - Sales occupations................................................. 15.25 9.7 15.26 9.7 - - 18.11 7.7 $6.83 2.3% Level 1................................................... 5.96 2.8 5.92 2.8 - - - - 5.84 2.7 Level 2................................................... - - - - - - 7.61 3.7 - - Level 3................................................... 8.36 7.1 8.36 7.1 - - 9.09 10.7 7.27 5.4 Level 4................................................... 10.99 8.5 10.99 8.5 - - 11.54 8.5 - - Level 5................................................... 14.53 5.3 14.53 5.3 - - 14.53 5.3 - - Level 6................................................... 14.22 2.3 14.22 2.3 - - 14.38 2.0 - - Level 7................................................... 20.34 12.1 20.46 12.4 - - 20.34 12.1 - - Level 8................................................... 23.11 9.6 23.11 9.6 - - 23.11 9.6 - - Level 9................................................... 26.45 8.1 26.45 8.1 - - 26.45 8.1 - - Level 11.................................................. 39.36 12.1 39.36 12.1 - - 39.36 12.1 - - Level 12.................................................. 53.36 21.7 53.36 21.7 - - 53.36 21.7 - - Administrative support occupations, including clerical............ $12.16 1.5% $12.32 1.6% $11.13 3.0% $12.28 1.5% $8.98 3.9% Level 1................................................... 7.48 3.2 7.81 3.4 - - 7.61 3.5 - - Level 2................................................... 8.35 3.6 8.35 3.7 8.30 5.1 8.44 3.9 7.33 5.5 Level 3................................................... 9.60 1.5 9.58 1.8 9.67 2.6 9.64 1.6 9.31 2.6 Level 4................................................... 11.23 1.5 11.39 1.5 10.20 2.8 11.30 1.5 8.95 7.3 Level 5................................................... 13.00 1.3 13.02 1.3 12.87 4.7 13.00 1.3 - - Level 6................................................... 14.73 2.7 14.75 2.7 - - 14.71 2.7 - - Level 7................................................... 16.54 2.1 16.64 2.2 15.82 6.8 16.56 2.1 - - Level 8................................................... 20.85 11.0 20.85 11.0 - - - - - - Level 9................................................... 18.69 3.0 18.69 3.0 - - 18.69 3.0 - - Blue-collar occupations............................................... 12.21 1.9 12.20 2.0 12.39 4.3 12.43 1.9 8.00 7.1 Level 1................................................... 7.37 2.7 7.37 2.7 - - 7.59 2.8 6.11 6.3 Level 2................................................... 8.96 3.4 8.94 3.8 9.17 4.8 9.05 3.5 7.36 5.4 Level 3................................................... 10.85 3.4 10.83 3.5 11.80 8.3 10.96 3.5 9.30 7.5 Level 4................................................... 11.84 2.7 11.88 2.7 10.19 7.4 11.84 2.7 - - Level 5................................................... 13.11 2.4 13.16 2.6 12.58 4.7 13.07 2.4 - - Level 6................................................... 15.32 3.9 15.40 4.0 - - 15.32 3.9 - - Level 7................................................... 17.00 2.4 17.10 2.6 15.92 5.8 17.00 2.4 - - Level 8................................................... 21.36 3.5 21.37 3.5 - - 21.41 3.4 - - Level 9................................................... 22.96 6.0 22.84 6.2 - - 22.96 6.0 - - Precision production, craft, and repair occupations............... 15.00 3.2 14.99 3.4 15.25 5.7 15.02 3.2 - - Level 1................................................... 6.62 5.8 6.62 5.8 - - 6.62 5.8 - - Level 2................................................... 8.43 9.5 8.43 9.5 - - 8.50 9.6 - - Level 3................................................... 10.37 7.3 10.37 7.3 - - 10.37 7.3 - - Level 4................................................... 9.92 6.5 9.92 6.5 - - 9.92 6.5 - - Level 5................................................... 12.87 3.1 12.95 3.1 - - 12.87 3.1 - - Level 6................................................... 14.97 4.5 15.08 4.7 - - 14.97 4.5 - - Level 7................................................... 16.84 2.7 16.94 2.9 16.01 6.2 16.85 2.7 - - Level 8................................................... 21.63 3.5 21.64 3.6 - - 21.63 3.5 - - Level 9................................................... 23.15 6.6 23.02 6.8 - - 23.15 6.6 - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11.79 3.5 11.82 3.5 - - 11.86 3.5 - - Level 1................................................... 7.31 5.0 7.31 5.2 - - 7.31 5.0 - - Level 2................................................... 8.04 3.1 8.04 3.1 - - 8.13 3.2 - - Level 3................................................... 11.92 6.2 11.92 6.2 - - 12.10 6.3 - - Level 4................................................... 11.84 4.3 11.86 4.3 - - 11.84 4.3 - - Level 5................................................... 13.47 3.6 13.47 3.6 - - 13.47 3.6 - - Level 6................................................... 13.75 8.0 13.75 8.0 - - 13.75 8.0 - - Level 7................................................... 16.57 5.2 16.57 5.2 - - 16.57 5.2 - - Level 8................................................... 18.38 7.0 18.38 7.0 - - - - - - Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 12.10 3.8 12.20 4.2 11.34 4.6 12.21 3.9 10.67 8.1 Level 2................................................... 9.01 3.4 8.50 3.1 - - 9.11 4.0 - - Level 3................................................... 10.04 6.1 9.90 6.5 11.80 8.3 10.02 6.2 10.12 11.1 Level 4................................................... 12.76 3.3 12.90 3.3 - - 12.76 3.5 - - Level 5................................................... 13.49 5.0 13.62 6.9 13.24 5.7 13.36 5.2 - - Level 7................................................... $17.66 15.9% $18.03 16.7% - - $17.66 15.9% - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.............. 9.58 2.9 9.58 3.0 $9.41 7.2% 9.90 3.0 $6.89 7.2% Level 1................................................... 7.42 3.0 7.43 3.1 - - 7.73 3.0 6.12 6.4 Level 2................................................... 9.59 5.2 9.74 5.6 8.10 1.6 9.67 5.3 - - Level 3................................................... 10.44 4.8 10.44 4.8 - - 10.55 5.1 - - Level 4................................................... 11.24 4.6 11.22 4.7 - - 11.24 4.8 - - Level 5................................................... 12.62 11.3 12.72 11.8 - - 12.55 11.7 - - Service occupations................................................. 9.21 3.7 8.14 4.8 11.69 3.6 9.67 4.0 6.13 8.4 Level 1................................................... 6.18 3.5 5.89 3.1 8.33 10.1 6.56 4.2 5.29 6.0 Level 2................................................... 6.91 3.8 6.51 4.4 8.17 6.1 7.38 2.6 5.30 12.6 Level 3................................................... 7.32 4.4 6.72 4.3 9.83 3.0 7.39 4.5 6.21 9.3 Level 4................................................... 10.10 2.3 9.90 3.1 10.45 3.3 10.12 2.4 9.62 4.3 Level 5................................................... 10.99 3.5 10.30 4.4 11.96 4.5 11.21 3.6 - - Level 6................................................... 12.70 5.3 - - 12.25 3.7 12.71 5.3 - - Level 7................................................... 20.41 10.0 - - 13.42 4.3 20.02 10.6 - - Level 8................................................... 16.90 3.6 - - 16.64 4.3 16.90 3.6 - - Protective service occupations.............................. 10.53 6.9 7.51 4.3 13.27 4.5 10.54 6.9 - - Level 4................................................... 10.15 3.2 - - - - 10.15 3.2 - - Level 5................................................... 11.95 3.9 - - 11.82 4.6 12.08 3.8 - - Level 6................................................... 12.25 3.7 - - 12.25 3.7 12.25 3.7 - - Level 7................................................... 13.35 4.3 - - 13.30 4.3 13.35 4.3 - - Level 8................................................... 16.64 4.3 - - 16.64 4.3 16.64 4.3 - - Food service occupations..................................... 6.34 5.6 6.10 6.3 8.87 5.9 6.81 6.1 5.03 8.8 Level 1................................................... 5.32 4.4 5.21 4.3 - - 5.67 5.0 4.63 7.7 Level 2................................................... 5.19 12.4 4.79 14.4 7.28 8.6 6.32 7.8 4.30 21.5 Level 3................................................... 5.80 9.5 5.19 9.4 10.22 7.0 5.86 9.7 5.42 16.2 Level 4................................................... 9.98 5.5 9.98 5.8 - - 10.04 5.6 - - Level 5................................................... 9.67 1.7 9.65 1.8 - - - - - - Health service occupations.................................. 8.05 2.9 7.84 3.3 9.22 3.0 8.07 3.1 7.77 5.5 Level 1................................................... 6.75 2.3 6.72 2.6 - - 6.77 2.4 - - Level 2................................................... 7.10 2.3 7.09 2.3 - - 7.08 2.5 7.30 5.0 Level 3................................................... 7.66 3.8 7.41 4.2 - - 7.68 4.0 - - Level 4................................................... 9.74 5.3 9.60 7.2 - - 9.70 5.5 - - Cleaning and building service occupations................... 8.32 4.8 7.86 5.2 10.00 6.7 8.92 3.4 5.93 5.4 Level 1................................................... 7.05 5.7 6.59 4.0 10.17 13.1 7.69 5.6 - - Level 2................................................... 8.37 6.1 7.58 2.6 - - 8.45 6.4 - - Level 3................................................... 9.23 7.5 8.85 9.6 9.89 10.9 9.27 7.6 - - Personal service occupations................................ 13.88 14.4 16.80 16.8 8.46 7.8 14.84 15.3 9.35 31.2 Level 1................................................... 5.49 9.7 4.81 15.8 - - 5.38 11.9 - - Level 2................................................... 7.13 4.7 - - - - - - - - Level 3................................................... 8.58 6.1 - - 9.53 5.4 9.08 6.1 - - 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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 Each occupation for which wage 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 ranking within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See technical note for more information. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 4 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means not elsewhere classified. IN THIS SURVEY, THE NONRESPONSE RATE FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY EXCEEDED REGULAR SURVEY STANDARDS FOR PUBLICATION. ACCORDINGLY, USERS SHOULD INTERPRET THESE RESULTS WITH THIS LIMITATION IN MIND. Table B-2. Mean hourly earnings(1) for selected occupations and levels(2), all industries, private industry, State and local government, full-time and part-time workers, Atlanta, GA, October 1997 All workers(4) All industries Occupation(3) and level All industries Private industry State and local Full-time workers Part-time workers government Mean RSE Mean RSE Mean RSE Mean RSE Mean RSE White-collar occupations: Professional specialty and technical occupations: Professional specialty occupations: Electrical and electronic engineers......................... $30.59 3.3% $30.59 3.3% - - $30.59 3.3% - - Industrial engineers........................................ 23.30 9.2 23.34 10.2 - - 23.30 9.2 - - Mechanical engineers........................................ 26.55 11.8 26.55 11.8 - - 26.55 11.8 - - Engineers, N.E.C............................................ 32.61 7.7 32.61 7.7 - - 32.61 7.7 - - Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 24.76 5.1 25.71 3.9 - - 24.76 5.1 - - Level 8................................................... 21.14 7.3 21.14 7.3 - - 21.14 7.3 - - Level 9................................................... 24.31 3.5 24.33 3.6 - - 24.31 3.5 - - Level 10.................................................. 26.56 4.3 26.56 4.3 - - 26.56 4.3 - - Level 11.................................................. 27.30 6.6 27.30 6.6 - - 27.30 6.6 - - Level 12.................................................. 29.21 8.4 29.21 8.4 - - 29.21 8.4 - - Operations and systems researchers and analysts............. 25.14 7.1 25.14 7.1 - - 25.14 7.1 - - Physicians.................................................. 122.31 33.1 122.31 33.1 - - 122.31 33.1 - - Registered nurses........................................... 19.17 1.9 19.56 2.0 $17.97 4.3% 19.02 2.1 $19.97 3.6% Level 7................................................... 18.19 1.1 18.33 0.7 - - 18.08 1.2 - - Level 8................................................... 18.31 2.9 18.81 3.7 - - 17.86 2.6 20.51 6.1 Level 9................................................... 18.83 2.3 19.02 2.7 17.94 4.1 18.69 2.9 19.40 2.2 Level 11.................................................. 26.21 1.6 - - - - - - - - Pharmacists................................................. 26.17 3.0 26.17 3.0 - - - - - - Respiratory therapists...................................... 17.33 2.4 17.80 1.9 - - - - - - Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 23.87 5.1 15.69 16.7 24.61 4.4 23.87 5.1 - - Elementary school teachers.................................. 24.12 1.4 21.19 7.0 24.24 1.4 24.20 1.3 - - Level 7................................................... 23.98 1.6 - - - - 23.98 1.6 - - Level 8................................................... 22.94 4.5 - - 23.17 4.5 22.94 4.5 - - Level 9................................................... 24.76 1.5 23.48 3.8 24.79 1.6 24.76 1.5 - - Secondary school teachers................................... 24.88 2.4 21.92 10.3 25.05 2.4 24.88 2.4 - - Level 7................................................... 24.62 1.6 - - - - 24.68 1.7 - - Level 8................................................... 21.83 9.8 - - - - 21.83 9.8 - - Level 9................................................... 25.83 1.6 - - 25.82 1.7 25.84 1.6 - - Teachers, special education................................. 25.83 3.5 - - 25.91 3.5 25.85 3.5 - - Level 8................................................... 24.67 5.8 - - - - 24.67 5.8 - - Teachers, N.E.C............................................. 26.47 3.3 18.21 5.1 - - 26.61 3.2 - - Level 6................................................... 15.17 10.0 15.17 10.0 - - - - - - Level 9................................................... 28.17 2.4 - - - - - - - - Vocational and educational counselors....................... 30.77 4.5 - - 31.98 2.9 30.84 4.5 - - Level 9................................................... 29.94 2.9 - - - - 29.94 2.9 - - Librarians.................................................. 16.04 19.8 - - - - 16.04 19.8 - - Social workers.............................................. 16.26 5.8 - - 16.25 6.0 16.26 5.8 - - Level 7................................................... 15.61 6.2 - - 15.61 6.2 15.61 6.2 - - Lawyers..................................................... 40.38 11.7 40.71 12.4 - - 40.38 11.7 - - Technical occupations: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 13.85 12.1 13.75 12.6 - - 14.28 11.3 - - Radiological technicians.................................... 16.35 5.3 16.54 6.2 - - - - 15.34 4.0 Licensed practical nurses................................... $11.72 2.1% $11.73 2.7% $11.70 1.8% $11.89 1.5% $11.15 6.1% Level 5................................................... 11.63 1.8 11.73 2.6 - - 11.84 2.0 11.05 2.4 Level 6................................................... 11.89 1.1 - - - - 11.89 1.1 - - Level 7................................................... 12.54 9.7 - - - - 12.10 7.6 - - Health technologists and technicians, N.E.C................. 11.62 8.8 11.30 10.2 12.33 8.6 11.64 9.8 11.35 8.0 Level 4................................................... 9.91 10.5 10.08 11.2 - - - - - - Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 18.09 7.1 19.03 6.6 - - 18.09 7.1 - - Level 7................................................... 17.79 7.1 17.79 7.1 - - 17.79 7.1 - - Engineering technicians, N.E.C.............................. 19.56 9.7 19.56 9.7 - - 19.56 9.7 - - Computer programmers........................................ 23.64 8.3 25.68 8.5 - - 23.64 8.3 - - Technical and related occupations, N.E.C.................... 18.83 12.1 18.83 12.1 - - 18.83 12.1 - - Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations: Administrators and officials, public administration......... 24.51 7.4 - - 24.51 7.4 24.51 7.4 - - Financial managers.......................................... 28.02 4.7 28.09 4.9 - - 28.02 4.7 - - Level 9................................................... 24.65 7.6 24.65 7.6 - - 24.65 7.6 - - Level 11.................................................. 31.40 8.8 33.57 9.5 - - 31.40 8.8 - - Personnel and labor relations managers...................... 26.33 10.4 26.33 10.4 - - 26.33 10.4 - - Managers., marketing, advertising and public relations...... 28.22 8.6 28.22 8.6 - - 28.22 8.6 - - Level 11.................................................. 29.96 5.6 29.96 5.6 - - 29.96 5.6 - - Administrators, education and related fields................ 35.48 7.5 34.84 15.0 36.00 6.4 35.48 7.5 - - Level 11.................................................. 30.31 8.4 - - - - 30.31 8.4 - - Managers, medicine and health............................... 25.84 3.4 26.67 3.3 - - 25.84 3.4 - - Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments......... 17.68 10.8 17.68 10.8 - - 17.68 10.8 - - Managers, service organizations, N.E.C...................... 23.16 13.9 - - - - 23.16 13.9 - - Managers and administrators, N.E.C.......................... 31.07 5.1 31.13 5.2 - - 31.07 5.1 - - Level 8................................................... 20.62 19.0 20.62 19.0 - - 20.62 19.0 - - Level 9................................................... 26.59 9.2 26.65 9.4 - - 26.59 9.2 - - Level 10.................................................. 31.36 6.5 31.36 6.5 - - 31.36 6.5 - - Level 11.................................................. 31.61 6.4 31.61 6.4 - - 31.61 6.4 - - Level 12.................................................. 36.98 1.9 36.98 1.9 - - 36.98 1.9 - - Level 14.................................................. 52.27 11.9 52.27 11.9 - - 52.27 11.9 - - Accountants and auditors.................................... 18.32 5.6 19.07 5.7 - - 18.32 5.6 - - Level 9................................................... 22.26 7.2 22.10 9.7 - - 22.26 7.2 - - Underwriters................................................ 22.57 9.7 22.57 9.7 - - 22.57 9.7 - - Other financial officers.................................... 23.18 11.8 23.18 11.8 - - 23.18 11.8 - - Management analysts......................................... 23.28 6.7 23.28 6.7 - - 23.28 6.7 - - Level 9................................................... 23.59 4.1 23.59 4.1 - - 23.59 4.1 - - Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.11 8.8 20.35 3.4 - - 18.11 8.8 - - Purchasing agents and buyers, N.E.C......................... 20.07 6.3 20.67 5.8 - - 20.07 6.3 - - Construction inspectors..................................... 14.37 6.5 - - 14.37 6.5 14.37 6.5 - - Level 7................................................... 14.60 6.7 - - 14.60 6.7 14.60 6.7 - - Management related occupations, N.E.C....................... 23.21 8.5 24.45 8.1 18.81 19.1 23.21 8.5 - - Level 7................................................... 15.25 5.3 16.72 4.7 - - 15.25 5.3 - - Sales occupations: Supervisors, sales occupations.............................. 18.76 10.6 18.76 10.6 - - 18.76 10.6 - - Level 8................................................... $26.24 18.9% $26.24 18.9% - - $26.24 18.9% - - Advertising and related sales occupations................... 24.01 26.1 24.01 26.1 - - 24.01 26.1 - - Sales occupations, other business services.................. 27.07 15.4 27.07 15.4 - - 27.07 15.4 - - Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 26.46 17.4 26.46 17.4 - - 26.46 17.4 - - Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 18.05 16.3 18.05 16.3 - - 18.32 16.7 - - Sales workers, other commodities............................ 11.97 20.2 11.98 20.2 - - 11.98 20.2 - - Cashiers.................................................... 6.93 3.7 6.92 3.8 - - 7.36 4.7 $6.47 5.0% Level 1................................................... 5.99 3.0 5.94 3.1 - - - - 5.88 2.9 Level 2................................................... - - - - - - 7.90 3.9 - - Level 3................................................... 8.01 4.8 8.01 4.8 - - 8.22 7.3 - - Sales support occupations, N.E.C............................ 13.03 7.6 13.03 7.6 - - 13.93 8.1 - - Administrative support occupations, including clerical: Supervisors, general office................................. 17.25 3.6 17.35 3.5 - - 17.20 3.8 - - Supervisors, financial records processing................... 19.13 8.7 19.13 8.7 - - 19.13 8.7 - - Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks. 14.27 6.5 14.40 6.9 - - 14.46 6.7 - - Secretaries................................................. 14.38 4.7 14.85 5.4 $13.17 8.0% 14.53 4.7 7.80 8.5 Level 3................................................... 9.11 6.6 8.84 7.5 - - 9.13 6.9 - - Level 4................................................... 11.90 4.2 12.24 6.0 11.43 4.4 11.90 4.3 - - Level 5................................................... 13.76 4.3 14.04 6.3 13.44 6.1 13.78 4.3 - - Level 6................................................... 16.10 5.0 16.10 5.0 - - 16.10 5.0 - - Level 7................................................... 18.33 2.9 18.05 3.4 - - 18.33 2.9 - - Receptionists............................................... 9.22 2.4 9.18 2.4 - - 9.26 2.4 - - Level 2................................................... 9.08 3.2 9.08 3.2 - - 9.11 3.2 - - Level 3................................................... 9.50 4.2 9.50 4.2 - - 9.61 4.3 - - Information clerks, N.E.C................................... 11.16 2.9 11.20 3.1 - - 11.16 2.9 - - Level 5................................................... 11.80 3.5 11.80 3.5 - - 11.80 3.5 - - Correspondence clerks....................................... - - - - - - 9.28 9.8 - - Order clerks................................................ 12.02 2.1 12.02 2.1 - - 12.15 2.3 - - Level 3................................................... 10.09 2.6 10.09 2.6 - - 10.09 3.2 - - Level 5................................................... 13.50 4.0 13.50 4.0 - - 13.50 4.0 - - Personnel clerks except payroll & timekeeping............... 13.52 5.8 13.43 7.5 - - 13.52 5.8 - - File clerks................................................. 9.00 5.2 - - - - 9.12 5.6 - - Records clerks, N.E.C....................................... 12.05 7.6 13.52 7.9 9.28 6.7 12.07 7.6 - - Level 3................................................... 8.65 5.8 - - - - 8.65 5.8 - - Level 4................................................... 10.41 5.4 10.53 10.4 - - 10.41 5.4 - - Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 11.50 3.6 11.75 4.4 11.03 4.7 11.61 3.6 - - Level 4................................................... 11.26 3.7 11.31 5.3 - - 11.43 3.6 - - Level 5................................................... 12.96 5.1 12.68 5.2 - - 12.96 5.1 - - Payroll and timekeeping clerks.............................. 12.64 9.2 12.64 9.2 - - 12.64 9.2 - - Billing clerks.............................................. 10.72 3.7 10.67 3.9 - - 10.72 3.7 - - Level 4................................................... 10.68 3.2 10.68 3.2 - - 10.68 3.2 - - Mail clerks except postal service........................... 10.02 9.1 10.02 9.1 - - 10.02 9.2 - - Dispatchers................................................. 11.96 9.5 - - - - 11.96 9.5 - - Production coordinators..................................... 13.50 5.6 13.50 5.6 - - 13.50 5.6 - - Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 10.90 6.3 11.08 6.2 - - 10.90 6.3 - - Stock and inventory clerks.................................. $12.44 6.2% $12.44 6.7% - - $12.76 6.3% - - Level 3................................................... 9.18 5.4 9.18 5.4 - - - - - - Level 4................................................... 11.62 8.3 11.79 9.3 - - 12.10 8.9 - - Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, N.E.C.................................................... 12.47 17.5 12.47 17.5 - - 13.39 14.8 - - Insurance adjusters, examiners, & investigators............. 13.26 4.8 13.56 4.7 - - 13.33 4.9 - - Level 5................................................... 12.90 6.4 - - - - 12.90 6.4 - - Investigators and adjusters except insurance................ 11.97 5.4 11.97 5.4 - - 12.19 5.4 - - Level 4................................................... 11.47 5.9 11.47 5.9 - - 11.82 4.9 - - Level 5................................................... 15.60 6.2 15.60 6.2 - - 15.60 6.2 - - Bill and account collectors Level 4................................................... 11.54 2.4 11.54 2.4 - - 11.60 2.4 - - General office clerks....................................... 10.91 4.0 10.82 4.3 $11.80 5.8% 10.97 4.1 $8.68 7.8% Level 2................................................... 7.59 5.2 7.59 5.2 - - 7.59 5.2 - - Level 3................................................... 9.63 5.5 9.91 7.2 - - 9.71 5.5 - - Level 4................................................... 11.16 2.5 11.22 2.6 - - 11.33 2.4 - - Level 5................................................... 12.41 2.8 12.15 3.4 13.26 4.7 12.41 2.8 - - Level 7................................................... 14.02 4.1 13.98 4.6 - - 14.02 4.1 - - Bank tellers................................................ 8.49 3.0 8.49 3.0 - - 8.49 3.0 - - Data entry keyers........................................... 11.04 7.5 11.13 8.0 - - 11.16 7.6 - - Level 2................................................... 9.06 4.0 9.06 4.0 - - 9.21 3.7 - - Level 3................................................... 11.50 9.7 11.50 9.7 - - 11.50 9.7 - - Teachers' aides............................................. 8.80 4.6 - - 8.77 4.7 8.79 4.7 - - Level 3................................................... 9.96 5.6 - - 9.96 5.6 9.98 5.7 - - Level 4................................................... 8.21 7.2 - - 8.14 7.5 8.21 7.2 - - Administrative support occupations, N.E.C................... 13.31 7.4 13.36 7.4 - - 13.40 7.4 - - Level 4................................................... 10.07 9.5 10.07 9.5 - - 10.07 9.5 - - Level 5................................................... 12.09 3.8 12.09 3.8 - - 12.09 3.8 - - Level 6................................................... 13.87 6.1 13.87 6.1 - - 13.87 6.1 - - Professional occupations, N.E.C............................. 29.31 8.5 29.31 8.5 - - 29.31 8.5 - - Blue-collar occupations: Precision production, craft, and repair occupations: Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 22.67 8.4 22.68 9.7 - - 22.67 8.4 - - Level 7................................................... 19.39 4.7 18.88 4.7 - - 19.39 4.7 - - Automobile mechanics........................................ 15.92 7.3 16.68 8.1 - - 15.92 7.3 - - Level 7................................................... 16.62 9.7 16.80 10.1 - - 16.62 9.7 - - Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 17.49 10.4 16.87 12.4 - - 17.52 10.5 - - Level 7................................................... 19.96 6.4 19.49 8.4 - - 20.04 6.3 - - Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 14.06 4.0 14.12 4.1 - - 14.06 4.0 - - Level 5................................................... 13.37 7.1 13.46 7.8 - - 13.37 7.1 - - Level 7................................................... 15.43 4.6 15.43 4.6 - - 15.43 4.6 - - Machinery maintenance occupations........................... 12.74 5.8 13.06 5.7 - - 12.74 5.8 - - Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment................................................ 14.89 20.1 14.80 21.7 - - 14.89 20.1 - - Data processing equipment repairers......................... $16.89 4.8% $16.89 4.8% - - $16.89 4.8% - - Mechanics and repairers, N.E.C.............................. 13.89 5.9 14.00 6.5 - - 13.89 5.9 - - Level 5................................................... 12.42 4.9 12.42 4.9 - - 12.42 4.9 - - Supervisors, construction trades, N.E.C..................... 17.40 13.5 17.80 15.1 - - 17.40 13.5 - - Carpenters.................................................. 13.09 6.6 13.09 6.6 - - 13.09 6.6 - - Electricians................................................ 16.26 5.6 17.31 7.8 - - 16.26 5.6 - - Level 7................................................... 16.83 7.4 - - - - 16.83 7.4 - - Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 16.25 9.5 16.25 9.5 - - 16.24 9.7 - - Level 7................................................... - - - - - - 17.41 8.4 - - Supervisors, production occupations......................... 17.00 6.4 17.00 6.4 - - 17.00 6.4 - - Level 7................................................... 17.36 4.1 17.36 4.1 - - 17.36 4.1 - - Machinists.................................................. 14.02 8.1 14.02 8.1 - - 14.02 8.1 - - Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 7.63 4.1 7.63 4.1 - - 7.63 4.1 - - Butchers and meat cutters................................... 7.69 9.4 7.69 9.4 - - 7.69 9.4 - - Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 14.30 12.5 14.05 13.9 - - 14.30 12.5 - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors: Fabricating machine operators, N.E.C........................ 10.99 1.1 10.99 1.1 - - 10.99 1.1 - - Level 4................................................... 10.99 1.1 10.99 1.1 - - 10.99 1.1 - - Molding and casting machine operators....................... 10.48 5.4 10.48 5.4 - - 10.49 5.5 - - Printing press operators.................................... 15.40 4.6 15.55 4.6 - - 15.40 4.6 - - Level 5................................................... 14.60 4.9 14.60 4.9 - - 14.60 4.9 - - Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 8.82 7.1 8.82 7.1 - - 8.82 7.1 - - Level 2................................................... 7.81 8.5 7.81 8.5 - - 7.81 8.5 - - Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 10.35 11.1 10.35 11.1 - - 10.35 11.1 - - Level 4................................................... 9.95 3.6 9.95 3.6 - - 9.95 3.6 - - Extruding and forming machine operators..................... 11.35 5.5 11.35 5.5 - - 11.35 5.5 - - Mixing and blending machine operators....................... 11.98 4.1 11.98 4.1 - - 11.98 4.1 - - Miscellaneous machine operators, N.E.C...................... 10.53 5.7 10.53 5.7 - - 10.55 5.7 - - Level 2................................................... 8.13 3.2 8.13 3.2 - - - - - - Level 3................................................... 9.23 6.2 9.23 6.2 - - 9.23 6.2 - - Level 4................................................... 12.07 3.6 12.07 3.6 - - 12.07 3.6 - - Level 5................................................... 14.31 4.2 14.31 4.2 - - 14.31 4.2 - - Welders and cutters......................................... 14.21 11.0 14.21 11.0 - - 14.21 11.0 - - Assemblers.................................................. 13.24 8.0 13.24 8.0 - - 13.48 8.1 - - Level 3................................................... 14.41 10.7 14.41 10.7 - - 15.07 10.9 - - Level 4................................................... 15.06 11.2 15.06 11.2 - - 15.06 11.2 - - Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 10.33 4.8 10.33 4.8 - - 10.33 4.8 - - Level 3................................................... 10.05 6.7 10.05 6.7 - - 10.05 6.7 - - Transportation and material moving occupations: Truck drivers............................................... 13.03 4.8 13.11 4.9 - - 13.07 5.0 $12.25 13.3% Level 3................................................... 10.06 9.1 10.06 9.1 - - 10.28 9.2 - - Level 4................................................... 13.07 4.0 13.15 3.9 - - 13.09 4.2 - - Level 5................................................... 13.24 7.7 13.50 8.4 - - 12.86 8.2 - - Bus drivers................................................. 10.89 6.9 - - $11.61 5.6% 11.12 9.3 10.32 8.6 Level 3................................................... 9.78 15.9 - - - - - - - - Supervisors, material moving equipment...................... $22.22 5.5% $22.22 5.5% - - $22.22 5.5% - - Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 11.53 3.8 11.53 3.8 - - 11.53 3.8 - - Level 2................................................... 8.64 4.0 8.64 4.0 - - 8.64 4.0 - - Level 3................................................... 11.58 5.3 11.58 5.3 - - 11.58 5.3 - - Level 4................................................... 12.51 4.5 12.51 4.5 - - 12.51 4.5 - - Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, N.E.C.... 10.25 7.3 10.25 7.3 - - 10.51 9.2 - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers: Groundskeepers and gardeners except farm.................... 8.58 8.3 7.82 7.4 - - 8.79 8.6 - - Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, N.E.C.................................................... 16.22 11.6 16.32 12.2 - - 16.22 11.6 - - Helpers, mechanics and repairers............................ 11.46 9.9 11.51 10.4 - - 11.46 9.9 - - Helpers, construction trades................................ 9.87 6.8 9.87 6.8 - - 9.87 6.8 - - Production helpers.......................................... 9.15 4.1 9.15 4.1 - - 9.37 3.7 - - Level 2................................................... 9.06 6.1 9.06 6.1 - - 9.06 6.1 - - Level 3................................................... 9.91 2.9 9.91 2.9 - - 9.91 2.9 - - Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.17 7.7 9.17 7.7 - - 10.59 6.7 $5.37 2.1% Level 1................................................... 6.72 6.3 6.72 6.3 - - 8.14 5.1 5.34 1.9 Level 2................................................... 7.70 6.0 7.70 6.0 - - 8.01 5.3 - - Level 3................................................... 12.34 5.2 12.34 5.2 - - 12.34 5.2 - - Level 4................................................... 11.30 8.2 11.30 8.2 - - 11.30 8.2 - - Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 9.41 10.0 9.41 10.0 - - 9.41 10.0 - - Level 3................................................... 10.97 14.4 10.97 14.4 - - 10.97 14.4 - - Freight, stock, and material handlers, N.E.C................ 11.75 6.3 11.75 6.3 - - 12.03 7.0 9.88 4.2 Level 1................................................... 8.11 5.9 8.11 5.9 - - 7.86 6.8 - - Level 3................................................... 10.56 11.9 10.56 11.9 - - 11.30 15.4 - - Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 8.05 6.9 8.05 6.9 - - 8.12 7.2 - - Hand packers and packagers.................................. 8.18 4.0 8.18 4.0 - - 8.40 3.8 - - Level 1................................................... 7.64 4.2 7.64 4.2 - - 7.84 4.0 - - Level 2................................................... 8.83 8.2 8.83 8.2 - - 8.83 8.2 - - Laborers except construction, N.E.C......................... 7.46 3.7 7.36 3.8 - - 7.50 3.7 - - Level 1................................................... 6.69 3.2 6.69 3.2 - - 6.73 3.2 - - Level 2................................................... 8.29 1.9 - - - - 8.29 2.0 - - Level 3................................................... 8.31 5.1 8.31 5.1 - - 8.31 5.1 - - Service occupations: Protective service occupations: Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention occupations... 20.51 10.6 - - $20.51 10.6% 20.51 10.6 - - Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 20.26 13.8 - - 20.26 13.8 20.26 13.8 - - Firefighting occupations.................................... 11.38 5.9 - - 11.38 5.9 11.38 5.9 - - Level 7................................................... 11.05 4.7 - - 11.05 4.7 11.05 4.7 - - Police and detectives, public service....................... 13.17 6.4 - - 13.17 6.4 13.17 6.4 - - Level 7................................................... 14.29 4.2 - - 14.29 4.2 14.29 4.2 - - Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 10.88 5.5 - - 10.88 5.5 - - - - Correctional institution officers........................... 11.42 4.1 - - 11.42 4.1 11.42 4.1 - - Guards and police except public service..................... 7.26 4.7 7.26 4.7 - - 7.26 4.7 - - Food service occupations: Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations....... $9.75 6.1% $9.72 6.9% - - $10.04 6.6% - - Level 4................................................... 8.49 6.3 - - - - - - - - Waiters and waitresses...................................... 3.43 9.4 3.43 9.4 - - 3.35 10.5 $3.55 13.5% Level 1................................................... 3.53 11.8 3.53 11.8 - - - - 4.11 11.0 Level 2................................................... 4.11 22.1 4.11 22.1 - - - - - - Level 3................................................... 2.83 12.9 2.83 12.9 - - 2.93 13.6 - - Cooks....................................................... 8.33 7.0 8.34 7.1 - - 8.60 7.3 - - Level 3................................................... 7.20 6.4 7.20 6.5 - - 7.16 6.7 - - Food counter, fountain, and related occupations............. 7.00 8.8 7.05 9.5 - - 7.83 17.7 5.90 3.2 Level 1................................................... 6.07 4.8 5.97 4.5 - - - - - - Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 8.47 5.7 8.27 7.9 $8.86 7.3% 8.55 6.3 7.97 11.1 Level 1................................................... 7.41 4.2 7.41 5.9 - - 7.57 4.4 - - Level 3................................................... 8.43 6.8 - - - - - - - - Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. 6.10 6.3 6.10 6.3 - - 6.29 5.7 - - Level 1................................................... 6.08 6.6 6.08 6.6 - - 6.28 6.0 - - Food preparation occupations, N.E.C......................... 6.59 8.0 5.91 5.8 9.20 11.1 6.81 8.5 - - Level 1................................................... 5.68 5.5 5.68 5.5 - - 5.96 4.7 - - Level 3................................................... 8.74 14.4 - - 10.43 11.9 9.01 13.5 - - Health service occupations: Health aides, except nursing................................ 9.74 6.8 9.74 11.1 9.73 2.3 9.85 7.3 - - Level 4................................................... 10.72 7.2 11.39 11.9 - - 10.79 7.6 - - Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 7.51 2.3 7.45 2.4 8.30 5.0 7.51 2.3 7.42 6.9 Level 1................................................... 6.87 2.2 6.88 2.3 - - 6.91 1.9 - - Level 2................................................... 7.00 2.4 6.98 2.4 - - 7.00 2.6 - - Level 3................................................... 7.51 3.5 7.45 4.1 - - 7.53 3.8 - - Level 4................................................... 8.86 6.0 8.75 6.3 - - 8.78 6.0 - - Cleaning and building service occupations: Supervisors, cleaning & building service workers............ 12.37 11.3 11.93 12.8 - - 12.37 11.3 - - Maids and housemen.......................................... 6.67 2.5 6.67 2.5 - - 6.67 2.5 - - Level 1................................................... 6.36 2.2 6.36 2.2 - - 6.36 2.2 - - Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.27 6.0 7.73 6.7 9.75 6.7 9.10 4.2 5.93 5.4 Level 1................................................... 7.19 7.1 6.65 5.2 10.17 13.1 8.19 6.4 - - Level 2................................................... 8.64 6.5 7.86 2.2 - - 8.75 6.8 - - Level 3................................................... 9.82 8.0 9.80 10.9 - - 9.90 8.1 - - Personal service occupations: Early childhood teachers' assistants........................ 8.91 11.3 - - 8.91 11.4 8.91 11.4 - - Service occupations, N.E.C.................................. 7.31 7.6 7.31 7.6 - - 7.32 8.8 7.28 6.9 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 Each occupation for which wage 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 ranking within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See technical note for more information. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 4 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means not elsewhere classified. IN THIS SURVEY, THE NONRESPONSE RATE FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY EXCEEDED REGULAR SURVEY STANDARDS FOR PUBLICATION. ACCORDINGLY, USERS SHOULD INTERPRET THESE RESULTS WITH THIS LIMITATION IN MIND. Table C-1. Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group and selected characteristics, all industries, Atlanta, GA, October 1997 Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) Occupational group(2) 3) 3) 3) 3) Mean RSE All occupations....................................................... $16.15 $8.02 $17.72 $15.40 $15.35 $21.29 2.1% 4.0% 9.6% 2.2% 2.1% 12.9% All occupations excluding sales..................................... 16.00 8.60 18.11 15.39 15.59 17.13 2.1 4.6 10.0 2.2 2.1 19.5 White-collar occupations............................................ 19.38 8.87 31.12 18.31 18.31 28.03 2.6 7.1 23.8 2.6 2.7 13.8 White-collar excluding sales...................................... 19.55 11.91 39.10 18.79 19.18 31.68 2.7 4.8 25.7 2.3 2.6 41.1 Professional specialty and technical occupations.................. 24.97 15.77 92.06 22.95 24.17 - 4.4 5.5 26.0 3.2 4.1 - Professional specialty occupations.............................. 25.35 18.15 - 25.12 24.46 - 3.2 6.4 - 3.2 2.4 - Technical occupations........................................... 24.05 11.99 95.70 17.21 23.45 - 13.4 5.0 25.9 6.5 13.1 - Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............. 25.62 - - 25.64 25.66 23.65 4.3 - - 4.3 4.4 17.7 Sales occupations................................................. 18.11 6.83 11.65 15.48 12.19 26.90 7.7 2.3 18.3 10.3 8.1 11.7 Administrative support including clerical occupations............. 12.28 8.98 15.41 12.02 12.12 14.44 1.5 3.9 3.2 1.6 1.6 3.7 Blue-collar occupations............................................. 12.43 8.00 14.22 11.67 12.14 13.45 1.9 7.1 3.7 2.3 1.8 11.9 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations............... 15.02 - 16.20 14.68 14.77 22.16 3.2 - 4.1 3.9 3.1 13.9 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11.86 - 15.41 10.43 12.11 7.58 3.5 - 5.1 3.8 3.3 10.7 Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 12.21 10.67 14.46 11.56 11.72 14.74 3.9 8.1 5.2 4.3 4.0 6.1 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.............. 9.90 6.89 10.46 9.38 9.53 10.79 3.0 7.2 5.1 3.5 3.0 13.8 Service occupations................................................. 9.67 6.13 13.60 9.03 9.24 - 4.0 8.4 7.3 3.8 3.7 - 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. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 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. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere classified." Table C-2. Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group and industry division, private industry, all workers(2), Atlanta, GA, October 1997 All All private Goods-producing indust- pri- Goods-producing indust- industries ries(4) Service-producing industries(5) vate ries(4) Service-producing industries(5) indus- tries Trans- Fin- Trans- Fin- Occupational group(3) port- Whole- ance, port- Whole- ance, Con- Manu- ation sale in- Con- Manu- ation sale in- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and and sur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and and sur- Serv- tion turing public retail ance, ices tion turing public retail ance, ices Mean util- trade and RSE util- trade and ities real ities real estate estate Mean RSE All occupations....................................................... $15.51 $14.75 $14.91 - $14.81 - - - - - 2.5% 2.9% 14.7% - 3.4% - - - - - All occupations excluding sales..................................... 15.54 14.46 14.91 - 14.52 - - - - - 2.5 2.8 14.7 - 3.4 - - - - - White-collar occupations............................................ 18.81 19.78 - - 20.20 - - - - - 3.3 4.0 - - 4.2 - - - - - White-collar excluding sales...................................... 19.60 19.42 - - 19.91 - - - - - 3.3 4.0 - - 4.3 - - - - - Professional specialty and technical occupations.................. 26.27 22.07 - - 22.44 - - - - - 6.1 6.0 - - 5.9 - - - - - Professional specialty occupations.............................. 26.80 24.80 - - 24.82 - - - - - 4.7 6.4 - - 6.4 - - - - - Technical occupations........................................... 25.33 16.68 - - 17.07 - - - - - 14.8 10.4 - - 11.3 - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............. 26.63 26.32 - - 27.67 - - - - - 5.0 5.2 - - 5.9 - - - - - Sales occupations................................................. 15.26 22.49 - - 22.75 - - - - - 9.7 12.0 - - 14.2 - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical occupations............ 12.32 13.07 - - 13.38 - - - - - 1.6 3.6 - - 3.6 - - - - - Blue-collar occupations............................................. 12.20 12.49 13.17 - 12.15 - - - - - 2.0 2.4 12.2 - 2.8 - - - - - Precision production, craft, and repair occupations............... 14.99 14.81 - - 14.75 - - - - - 3.4 2.9 - - 3.9 - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11.82 12.33 - - 12.33 - - - - - 3.5 3.6 - - 3.6 - - - - - Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 12.20 13.27 - - 13.12 - - - - - 4.2 7.5 - - 8.6 - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.............. 9.58 8.96 - - 8.80 - - - - - 3.0 2.8 - - 3.5 - - - - - Service occupations................................................. 8.14 9.48 - - 9.48 - - - - - 4.8 10.2 - - 10.2 - - - - - 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 4 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. 5 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means not elsewhere classified. IN THIS SURVEY, THE NONRESPONSE RATE FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY EXCEEDED REGULAR SURVEY STANDARDS FOR PUBLICATION. ACCORDINGLY, USERS SHOULD INTERPRET THESE RESULTS WITH THIS LIMITATION IN MIND. Table C-2. Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group and industry division, private industry, all workers(2), Atlanta, GA, October 1997 All priva- All private te industry Mean indus- RSE workers try worke- rs Occupational group(3) 100 workers or more 100 workers or more 50 - 50 - 99 99 Mean worke- 100 - 500 RSE worke- 100 - 500 rs Total 499 worke- rs Total 499 worke- worke- rs or worke- rs or rs more rs more All occupations....................................................... $15.51 $14.36 $15.79 - $17.46 - - - - - All occupations excluding sales..................................... 15.54 14.02 15.90 - 17.89 - - - - - White-collar occupations............................................ 18.81 18.38 18.91 - 19.67 - - - - - White-collar excluding sales...................................... 19.60 18.82 19.76 - 20.56 - - - - - Professional specialty and technical occupations.................. 26.27 33.14 25.50 - 27.50 - - - - - Professional specialty occupations.............................. 26.80 45.67 25.21 - 23.85 - - - - - Technical occupations........................................... 25.33 21.02 26.04 - 35.39 - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............. 26.63 26.02 26.75 - 25.75 - - - - - Sales occupations................................................. 15.26 16.89 14.78 - - - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical occupations............ 12.32 11.73 12.46 - 12.71 - - - - - Blue-collar occupations............................................. 12.20 11.48 12.40 - 14.27 - - - - - Precision production, craft, and repair occupations............... 14.99 13.74 15.50 - 17.84 - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11.82 10.88 11.95 - 13.21 - - - - - Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 12.20 10.73 12.63 - 14.80 - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.............. 9.58 8.94 9.75 - 11.30 - - - - - Service occupations................................................. 8.14 5.71 8.82 - 10.59 - - - - - 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. 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. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means not elsewhere classified. IN THIS SURVEY, THE NONRESPONSE RATE FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY EXCEEDED REGULAR SURVEY STANDARDS FOR PUBLICATION. ACCORDINGLY, USERS SHOULD INTERPRET THESE RESULTS WITH THIS LIMITATION IN MIND. Table C-4. Number of workers(1) represented by occupational group, Atlanta, GA, October 1997 All workers All indus- Private State and All indus- Private State and Occupational group(2) tries industry local tries industry local government government Workers RSE All occupations....................................................... 1,177,238 986,205 191,033 5.2% 6.2% 1.2% All occupations excluding sales..................................... 1,070,338 879,796 190,542 5.5 6.7 1.2 White-collar occupations............................................ 669,094 541,044 128,050 8.3 10.2 3.8 White-collar excluding sales...................................... 562,193 434,635 127,558 9.2 11.9 3.8 Professional specialty and technical occupations.................. 198,694 123,678 75,017 6.3 9.2 6.8 Professional specialty occupations.............................. 143,462 77,743 65,719 6.1 9.7 7.0 Technical occupations........................................... 55,232 45,934 9,298 14.0 15.4 34.1 Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............. 115,498 97,575 17,923 17.0 19.7 21.7 Sales occupations................................................. 106,901 106,409 - 19.7 19.8 - Administrative support including clerical occupations............. 248,000 213,382 34,618 12.1 13.9 12.9 Blue-collar occupations............................................. 347,585 327,417 20,168 7.9 8.4 11.1 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations............... 103,838 98,131 5,707 11.1 11.7 20.5 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 68,021 67,549 - 9.1 9.1 - Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 59,858 48,529 11,329 12.3 14.7 16.5 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.............. 115,868 113,207 2,660 14.4 14.8 29.4 Service occupations................................................. 160,560 117,745 42,815 9.1 11.9 10.4 1 Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the survey. 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 establishment, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means not elsewhere classified. IN THIS SURVEY, THE NONRESPONSE RATE FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY EXCEEDED REGULAR SURVEY STANDARDS FOR PUBLICATION. ACCORDINGLY, USERS SHOULD INTERPRET THESE RESULTS WITH THIS LIMITATION IN MIND. Appendix table 1. Number of establishments studied by industry division and establishment employment size, and number of establishments represented, Atlanta, GA, October 1997 Number of establishments studied Number of Industry establish- 100 workers or more ments rep- Total 50 - 99 resented studied workers Total 100 - 499 500 workers workers or more All industries........................................................ 5,652 419 120 299 189 110 Private industry.................................................... 5,430 376 116 260 182 78 Goods-producing industries........................................ 1,320 98 26 72 48 24 Mining.......................................................... 8 4 2 2 2 - Construction.................................................... 555 11 6 5 4 1 Manufacturing................................................... 757 83 18 65 42 23 Service-producing industries...................................... 4,111 278 90 188 134 54 Tranportation and public utilities.............................. 386 43 11 32 17 15 Wholesale and retail trade...................................... 1,981 86 38 48 38 10 Finance, insurance and real estate.............................. 293 17 6 11 7 4 Services........................................................ 1,451 132 35 97 72 25 State and local government.......................................... 222 43 4 39 7 32 NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported. Overall industry and industry groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Appendix table 2. Relative standard errors of mean hourly earnings(1) for selected occupations, all industries, private industry, and State and local government, all workers(2), Atlanta, GA, October 1997 All State and Occupation(3) indus- Private local tries industry govern- ment All occupations....................................................... 2.2 2.5 2.2 All occupations excluding sales..................................... 2.1 2.5 2.2 White-collar occupations............................................ 2.8 3.3 2.5 White-collar occupations excluding sales.......................... 2.7 3.3 2.5 Professional specialty and technical occupations.................. 4.3 6.1 2.3 Professional specialty occupations.............................. 3.2 4.7 2.2 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 3.7 3.8 - Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 3.3 3.3 - Industrial engineers........................................ 9.2 10.2 - Mechanical engineers........................................ 11.8 11.8 - Engineers, N.E.C............................................ 7.7 7.7 - Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 4.7 3.5 - Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 5.1 3.9 - Operations and systems researchers and analysts............. 7.1 7.1 - Natural scientists............................................ 4.5 4.5 - Health related occupations.................................... 12.2 15.7 3.8 Physicians.................................................. 33.1 33.1 - Registered nurses........................................... 1.9 2.0 4.3 Pharmacists................................................. 3.0 3.0 - Respiratory therapists...................................... 2.4 1.9 - Teachers, college and university.............................. 8.3 8.3 - Teachers, except college and university....................... 1.6 4.1 1.6 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 5.1 16.7 4.4 Elementary school teachers.................................. 1.4 7.0 1.4 Secondary school teachers................................... 2.4 10.3 2.4 Teachers, special education................................. 3.5 - 3.5 Teachers, N.E.C............................................. 3.3 5.1 - Vocational and educational counselors....................... 4.5 - 2.9 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 19.8 - - Librarians.................................................. 19.8 - - Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 7.2 - - Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 6.0 - 6.1 Social workers.............................................. 5.8 - 6.0 Lawyers and judges............................................ 11.7 12.4 - Lawyers..................................................... 11.7 12.4 - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, N.E.C...................................................... 16.4 16.6 - Professional occupations, N.E.C............................. 8.5 8.5 - Technical occupations........................................... 13.1 14.8 9.0 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 12.1 12.6 - Radiological technicians.................................... 5.3 6.2 - Licensed practical nurses................................... 2.1 2.7 1.8 Health technologists and technicians, N.E.C................. 8.8 10.2 8.6 Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 7.1 6.6 - Engineering technicians, N.E.C.............................. 9.7 9.7 - Computer programmers........................................ 8.3 8.5 - Technical and related occupations, N.E.C.................... 12.1 12.1 - Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............. 4.3 5.0 8.9 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 3.1 3.4 6.3 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 7.4 - 7.4 Financial managers.......................................... 4.7 4.9 - Personnel and labor relations managers...................... 10.4 10.4 - Managers., marketing, advertising and public relations...... 8.6 8.6 - Administrators, education and related fields................ 7.5 15.0 6.4 Managers, medicine and health............................... 3.4 3.3 - Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments......... 10.8 10.8 - Managers, service organizations, N.E.C...................... 13.9 - - Managers and administrators, N.E.C.......................... 5.1 5.2 - Management related occupations................................ 6.4 7.6 8.0 Accountants and auditors.................................... 5.6 5.7 - Underwriters................................................ 9.7 9.7 - Other financial officers.................................... 11.8 11.8 - Management analysts......................................... 6.7 6.7 - Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 8.8 3.4 - Purchasing agents and buyers, N.E.C......................... 6.3 5.8 - Construction inspectors..................................... 6.5 - 6.5 Management related occupations, N.E.C....................... 8.5 8.1 19.1 Sales occupations................................................. 9.7 9.7 - Supervisors, sales occupations.............................. 10.6 10.6 - Advertising and related sales occupations................... 26.1 26.1 - Sales occupations, other business services.................. 15.4 15.4 - Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 17.4 17.4 - Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 16.3 16.3 - Sales workers, other commodities............................ 20.2 20.2 - Cashiers.................................................... 3.7 3.8 - Sales support occupations, N.E.C............................ 7.6 7.6 - Administrative support occupations, including clerical............ 1.5 1.6 3.0 Supervisors, general office................................. 3.6 3.5 - Supervisors, financial records processing................... 8.7 8.7 - Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks. 6.5 6.9 - Secretaries................................................. 4.7 5.4 8.0 Receptionists............................................... 2.4 2.4 - Information clerks, N.E.C................................... 2.9 3.1 - Order clerks................................................ 2.1 2.1 - Personnel clerks except payroll & timekeeping............... 5.8 7.5 - File clerks................................................. 5.2 - - Records clerks, N.E.C....................................... 7.6 7.9 6.7 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 3.6 4.4 4.7 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.............................. 9.2 9.2 - Billing clerks.............................................. 3.7 3.9 - Mail clerks except postal service........................... 9.1 9.1 - Dispatchers................................................. 9.5 - - Production coordinators..................................... 5.6 5.6 - Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 6.3 6.2 - Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 6.2 6.7 - Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, N.E.C.................................................... 17.5 17.5 - Insurance adjusters, examiners, & investigators............. 4.8 4.7 - Investigators and adjusters except insurance................ 5.4 5.4 - General office clerks....................................... 4.0 4.3 5.8 Bank tellers................................................ 3.0 3.0 - Data entry keyers........................................... 7.5 8.0 - Teachers' aides............................................. 4.6 - 4.7 Administrative support occupations, N.E.C................... 7.4 7.4 - Blue-collar occupations............................................. 1.9 2.0 4.3 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations............... 3.2 3.4 5.7 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 8.4 9.7 - Automobile mechanics........................................ 7.3 8.1 - Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 10.4 12.4 - Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 4.0 4.1 - Machinery maintenance occupations........................... 5.8 5.7 - Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment................................................ 20.1 21.7 - Data processing equipment repairers......................... 4.8 4.8 - Mechanics and repairers, N.E.C.............................. 5.9 6.5 - Supervisors, construction trades, N.E.C..................... 13.5 15.1 - Carpenters.................................................. 6.6 6.6 - Electricians................................................ 5.6 7.8 - Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 9.5 9.5 - Supervisors, production occupations......................... 6.4 6.4 - Machinists.................................................. 8.1 8.1 - Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 4.1 4.1 - Butchers and meat cutters................................... 9.4 9.4 - Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 12.5 13.9 - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 3.5 3.5 - Fabricating machine operators, N.E.C........................ 1.1 1.1 - Molding and casting machine operators....................... 5.4 5.4 - Printing press operators.................................... 4.6 4.6 - Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 7.1 7.1 - Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 11.1 11.1 - Extruding and forming machine operators..................... 5.5 5.5 - Mixing and blending machine operators....................... 4.1 4.1 - Miscellaneous machine operators, N.E.C...................... 5.7 5.7 - Welders and cutters......................................... 11.0 11.0 - Assemblers.................................................. 8.0 8.0 - Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 4.8 4.8 - Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 3.8 4.2 4.6 Truck drivers............................................... 4.8 4.9 - Bus drivers................................................. 6.9 - 5.6 Supervisors, material moving equipment...................... 5.5 5.5 - Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 3.8 3.8 - Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, N.E.C.... 7.3 7.3 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 2.9 3.0 7.2 Groundskeepers and gardeners except farm.................... 8.3 7.4 - Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, N.E.C.................................................... 11.6 12.2 - Helpers, mechanics and repairers............................ 9.9 10.4 - Helpers, construction trades................................ 6.8 6.8 - Production helpers.......................................... 4.1 4.1 - Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.7 7.7 - Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 10.0 10.0 - Freight, stock, and material handlers, N.E.C................ 6.3 6.3 - Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 6.9 6.9 - Hand packers and packagers.................................. 4.0 4.0 - Laborers except construction, N.E.C......................... 3.7 3.8 - Service occupations................................................. 3.7 4.8 3.6 Protective service occupations................................ 6.9 4.3 4.5 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention occupations... 10.6 - 10.6 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 13.8 - 13.8 Firefighting occupations.................................... 5.9 - 5.9 Police and detectives, public service....................... 6.4 - 6.4 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 5.5 - 5.5 Correctional institution officers........................... 4.1 - 4.1 Guards and police except public service..................... 4.7 4.7 - Food service occupations...................................... 5.6 6.3 5.9 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations....... 6.1 6.9 - Waiters and waitresses...................................... 9.4 9.4 - Cooks....................................................... 7.0 7.1 - Food counter, fountain, and related occupations............. 8.8 9.5 - Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 5.7 7.9 7.3 Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. 6.3 6.3 - Food preparation occupations, N.E.C......................... 8.0 5.8 11.1 Health service occupations.................................... 2.9 3.3 3.0 Health aides, except nursing................................ 6.8 11.1 2.3 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 2.3 2.4 5.0 Cleaning and building service occupations..................... 4.8 5.2 6.7 Supervisors, cleaning & building service workers............ 11.3 12.8 - Maids and housemen.......................................... 2.5 2.5 - Janitors and cleaners....................................... 6.0 6.7 6.7 Personal service occupations.................................. 14.4 16.8 7.8 Early childhood teachers' assistants........................ 11.3 - 11.4 Service occupations, N.E.C.................................. 7.6 7.6 - 1 The relative standard error is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. Hourly earnings for these occupations are presented in Tables A-1 and A-2. Reliable relative standard errors could not be determined for all occupations. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means not elsewhere classified. IN THIS SURVEY, THE NONRESPONSE RATE FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY EXCEEDED REGULAR SURVEY STANDARDS FOR PUBLICATION. ACCORDINGLY, USERS SHOULD INTERPRET THESE RESULTS WITH THIS LIMITATION IN MIND. Appendix table 3. Average work levels for selected occupations, all workers, full-time and part-time workers, Atlanta, GA, October 1997 All Full-t- Part-ti- Occupation(1) workers ime me workers workers All occupations....................................................... 5 6 3 All occupations excluding sales..................................... 5 6 3 White-collar occupations............................................ 7 7 4 White-collar occupations excluding sales.......................... 7 7 5 Professional specialty and technical occupations.................. 8 9 7 Professional specialty occupations.............................. 9 9 7 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 11 11 - Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 10 10 - Industrial engineers........................................ 9 9 - Mechanical engineers........................................ 11 11 - Engineers, N.E.C............................................ 11 11 - Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 9 9 - Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 9 9 - Operations and systems researchers and analysts............. 9 9 - Natural scientists............................................ 11 11 - Health related occupations.................................... 8 9 8 Physicians.................................................. 12 12 - Registered nurses........................................... 8 8 8 Pharmacists................................................. 11 - - Respiratory therapists...................................... 8 - - Teachers, college and university.............................. 10 10 - Teachers, except college and university....................... 8 8 5 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 8 8 - Elementary school teachers.................................. 8 8 - Secondary school teachers................................... 8 8 - Teachers, special education................................. 8 8 - Teachers, N.E.C............................................. 9 9 - Vocational and educational counselors....................... 10 10 - Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 7 7 - Librarians.................................................. 7 7 - Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 9 9 - Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 7 7 - Social workers.............................................. 7 7 - Lawyers and judges............................................ 13 13 - Lawyers..................................................... 13 13 - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, N.E.C...................................................... 8 8 - Professional occupations, N.E.C............................. 10 10 - Technical occupations........................................... 7 7 5 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 6 6 - Radiological technicians.................................... 7 - 7 Licensed practical nurses................................... 5 6 5 Health technologists and technicians, N.E.C................. 6 6 5 Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 7 7 - Engineering technicians, N.E.C.............................. 7 7 - Computer programmers........................................ 8 8 - Technical and related occupations, N.E.C.................... 6 6 - Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............. 9 9 - Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 10 10 - Administrators and officials, public administration......... 9 9 - Financial managers.......................................... 10 10 - Personnel and labor relations managers...................... 10 10 - Managers., marketing, advertising and public relations...... 11 11 - Administrators, education and related fields................ 11 11 - Managers, medicine and health............................... 10 10 - Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments......... 8 8 - Managers, service organizations, N.E.C...................... 11 11 - Managers and administrators, N.E.C.......................... 10 10 - Management related occupations................................ 8 8 - Accountants and auditors.................................... 8 8 - Underwriters................................................ 9 9 - Other financial officers.................................... 9 9 - Management analysts......................................... 9 9 - Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 8 8 - Purchasing agents and buyers, N.E.C......................... 8 8 - Construction inspectors..................................... 7 7 - Management related occupations, N.E.C....................... 9 9 - Sales occupations................................................. 5 6 2 Supervisors, sales occupations.............................. 7 7 - Advertising and related sales occupations................... 9 9 - Sales occupations, other business services.................. 7 7 - Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 8 8 - Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 6 6 - Sales workers, other commodities............................ 5 5 - Cashiers.................................................... 2 2 2 Sales support occupations, N.E.C............................ 5 5 - Administrative support occupations, including clerical............ 4 5 3 Supervisors, general office................................. 8 8 - Supervisors, financial records processing................... 8 8 - Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks. 7 7 - Secretaries................................................. 5 5 3 Receptionists............................................... 3 3 - Information clerks, N.E.C................................... 5 5 - Correspondence clerks....................................... - 3 - Order clerks................................................ 4 4 - Personnel clerks except payroll & timekeeping............... 5 5 - File clerks................................................. 3 3 - Records clerks, N.E.C....................................... 4 5 - Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 4 4 - Payroll and timekeeping clerks.............................. 4 4 - Billing clerks.............................................. 4 4 - Mail clerks except postal service........................... 2 2 - Dispatchers................................................. 5 5 - Production coordinators..................................... 6 6 - Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 4 4 - Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 5 5 - Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, N.E.C.................................................... 5 5 - Insurance adjusters, examiners, & investigators............. 5 5 - Investigators and adjusters except insurance................ 4 4 - General office clerks....................................... 4 4 4 Bank tellers................................................ 3 3 - Data entry keyers........................................... 3 3 - Teachers' aides............................................. 3 3 - Administrative support occupations, N.E.C................... 5 5 - Blue-collar occupations............................................. 4 4 2 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations............... 6 6 - Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 8 8 - Automobile mechanics........................................ 7 7 - Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 6 6 - Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 6 6 - Machinery maintenance occupations........................... 5 5 - Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment................................................ 6 6 - Data processing equipment repairers......................... 7 7 - Mechanics and repairers, N.E.C.............................. 6 6 - Supervisors, construction trades, N.E.C..................... 7 7 - Carpenters.................................................. 5 5 - Electricians................................................ 7 7 - Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 6 6 - Supervisors, production occupations......................... 7 7 - Machinists.................................................. 6 6 - Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 2 2 - Butchers and meat cutters................................... 2 2 - Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 6 6 - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4 4 - Fabricating machine operators, N.E.C........................ 4 4 - Molding and casting machine operators....................... 4 4 - Printing press operators.................................... 6 6 - Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 3 3 - Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 3 3 - Extruding and forming machine operators..................... 4 4 - Mixing and blending machine operators....................... 4 4 - Miscellaneous machine operators, N.E.C...................... 3 3 - Welders and cutters......................................... 6 6 - Assemblers.................................................. 3 3 - Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 3 3 - Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 4 4 3 Truck drivers............................................... 4 4 4 Bus drivers................................................. 3 3 3 Supervisors, material moving equipment...................... 7 7 - Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 3 3 - Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, N.E.C.... 3 3 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 2 2 2 Groundskeepers and gardeners except farm.................... 2 2 - Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, N.E.C.................................................... 6 6 - Helpers, mechanics and repairers............................ 3 3 - Helpers, construction trades................................ 3 3 - Production helpers.......................................... 3 3 - Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 2 3 1 Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 2 2 - Freight, stock, and material handlers, N.E.C................ 3 3 3 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 2 2 - Hand packers and packagers.................................. 2 2 - Laborers except construction, N.E.C......................... 2 2 - Service occupations................................................. 3 4 2 Protective service occupations................................ 4 4 - Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention occupations... 8 8 - Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 8 8 - Firefighting occupations.................................... 6 6 - Police and detectives, public service....................... 6 6 - Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 5 - - Correctional institution officers........................... 5 5 - Guards and police except public service..................... 3 3 - Food service occupations...................................... 2 3 2 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations....... 5 5 - Waiters and waitresses...................................... 2 2 2 Cooks....................................................... 3 4 - Food counter, fountain, and related occupations............. 2 3 2 Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 2 2 2 Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. 1 1 - Food preparation occupations, N.E.C......................... 2 2 - Health service occupations.................................... 3 3 3 Health aides, except nursing................................ 3 3 - Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 3 3 3 Cleaning and building service occupations..................... 2 2 1 Supervisors, cleaning & building service workers............ 6 6 - Maids and housemen.......................................... 2 2 - Janitors and cleaners....................................... 2 2 1 Personal service occupations.................................. 4 5 3 Early childhood teachers' assistants........................ 2 2 - Service occupations, N.E.C.................................. 3 3 3 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. The occupations titled authors, musicians, actors, painters, photographers, dancers, artists, athletes, and legislators cannot be assigned a work level. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere classified." Supplemental Table 1. Hourly earnings(1) for construction trades occupations in construction industries(2), Atlanta, GA, October 1997 All workers(4) Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupational group(3) and level Middle Range Middle Range Middle Range Mean RSE Median Mean RSE Median Mean RSE Median 25 75 25 75 25 75 Supervisors, construction trades...................................... $16.80 9.4% $15.98 $13.50 $20.00 $16.80 9.4% $15.98 $13.50 $20.00 - - - - - Construction trades occupations....................................... 13.85 6.8 14.00 11.00 15.73 13.83 6.8 14.00 11.00 15.73 - - - - - 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. At the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. The middle range is defined by two rates of pay; at the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers earn the same as or less than the rate shown; at the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. 2 The Standard Industrial Classification Manual was used in classifying establishments by industry. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 4 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere classified." Supplemental Table 2. Hourly earnings(1) for construction trades occupations in non-construction industries(2), Atlanta, GA, October 1997 All workers(4) Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupational group(3) and level Middle Range Middle Range Middle Range Mean RSE Median Mean RSE Median Mean RSE Median 25 75 25 75 25 75 Construction trades occupations....................................... $14.87 5.0% $14.73 $12.74 $15.91 $14.87 5.0% $14.73 $12.74 $15.91 - - - - - Electricians.................................................... 17.31 7.8 15.72 14.38 20.07 17.31 7.8 15.72 14.38 20.07 - - - - - Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters.......................... 14.18 14.5 12.74 9.25 18.09 14.18 14.5 12.74 9.25 18.09 - - - - - Craft workers and helpers............................................. 13.10 6.5 13.50 10.25 14.79 13.10 6.5 13.50 10.25 14.79 - - - - - Welders and cutters............................................. 14.21 11.0 13.50 11.00 17.24 14.21 11.0 13.50 11.00 17.24 - - - - - 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. At the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. The middle range is defined by two rates of pay; at the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers earn the same as or less than the rate shown; at the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. 2 The Standard Industrial Classification Manual was used in classifying establishments by industry. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 4 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere classified." Supplemental Table 3. Number of workers in construction trades occupations, Atlanta, GA, October 1997 Workers RSE Construction industries(2) Non-construction Construction industries(2) Non-construction Occupational group(1) and level industries(2) industries(2) All Full-time Part-time All Full-time Part-time All Full-time Part-time All Full-time Part-time workers(- workers workers workers(- workers workers workers(- workers workers workers(- workers workers 3) 3) 3) 3) Construction trades occupations....................................... 13,602 12,950 - 8,521 8,521 - 40.5% 41.3% - 37.5% 37.5% - Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters.......................... - - - 1,747 1,747 - - - - 38.2 38.2 - Craft workers and helpers............................................. - - - 6,567 6,567 - - - - 30.2 30.2 - Welders and cutters............................................. - - - 2,338 2,338 - - - - 38.8 38.8 - 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. Individual occupations are classified into one of nine major occupational groups. 2 The Standard Industrial Classification Manual was used in classifying establishments by industry. 3 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups and occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. N.E.C. means "not elsewhere classified."