NC BL 09/00/2005 Table: Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, Bulletin 3130-04, January 2005 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) Total................................................................. $22.39 2.4 36.5 $21.76 2.9 37.0 $25.37 1.1 34.3 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 26.22 2.9 37.1 25.89 3.6 38.0 27.57 .9 33.7 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.85 3.6 37.0 30.73 4.9 38.3 31.16 1.0 33.8 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 35.57 4.0 40.3 35.66 4.4 40.6 34.89 7.7 38.2 Sales............................................................. 15.98 8.3 35.2 15.96 8.3 35.2 – – – Administrative support............................................ 16.85 2.9 36.5 17.10 3.7 38.1 16.02 1.6 32.0 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 18.82 2.8 37.1 18.58 3.0 37.2 21.19 1.9 35.5 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 24.18 2.3 39.7 24.10 2.6 39.7 25.17 1.4 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 19.12 3.1 37.2 19.12 3.1 37.2 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 19.15 6.3 36.7 18.75 9.2 38.3 20.11 1.6 33.3 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 12.48 4.8 34.6 12.21 5.0 34.5 18.07 1.7 38.2 Service occupations(5).............................................. 14.21 4.9 33.4 11.44 4.2 32.8 21.95 3.6 35.4 Full time........................................................... 23.36 2.5 39.9 22.75 3.0 40.0 26.37 1.0 39.6 Part time........................................................... 14.29 4.6 21.1 12.70 5.8 21.8 19.46 2.8 19.1 Union............................................................... 23.38 2.1 36.4 22.72 3.1 37.8 24.54 1.1 34.1 Nonunion............................................................ 21.73 3.5 36.6 21.34 3.7 36.6 29.69 1.9 35.4 Time................................................................ 22.64 2.5 36.3 22.02 3.1 36.8 25.37 1.1 34.3 Incentive........................................................... 17.39 10.0 41.2 17.39 10.0 41.2 – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 25.22 3.2 39.2 (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 16.34 6.7 34.5 16.27 6.8 34.5 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 19.66 4.7 36.7 19.38 5.1 37.5 24.36 7.1 27.6 500 workers or more................................................. 27.42 1.6 37.2 28.42 2.2 38.3 25.54 1.9 35.4 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $22.39 2.4 $21.76 2.9 $25.37 1.1 All excluding sales............................................... 23.05 2.6 22.49 3.2 25.38 1.1 White collar........................................................ 26.22 2.9 25.89 3.6 27.57 .9 White collar excluding sales.................................... 28.19 3.1 28.36 4.0 27.59 .9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.85 3.6 30.73 4.9 31.16 1.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 32.47 4.1 32.90 6.1 31.60 1.1 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 33.08 3.4 33.45 3.5 28.75 1.8 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 33.25 3.3 33.64 3.4 28.75 1.8 Natural scientists............................................ 24.86 21.2 – – – – Health related................................................ 34.32 9.7 35.37 11.4 29.68 3.7 Physicians.................................................. 92.74 19.9 101.03 14.2 – – Registered nurses........................................... 31.83 2.2 32.09 2.7 30.61 1.1 Teachers, college and university.............................. 33.09 2.7 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 32.23 1.2 22.89 17.1 33.22 1.5 Elementary school teachers.................................. 32.45 .2 – – 33.42 .3 Secondary school teachers................................... 32.45 5.7 – – 33.87 3.9 Teachers, special education................................. 33.14 4.8 – – 33.14 4.8 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 33.00 .3 – – 33.00 .2 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 36.35 2.8 – – – – Librarians.................................................. 36.35 2.8 – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 23.35 16.2 21.26 17.5 34.50 6.2 Economists.................................................. 35.28 14.6 35.28 14.6 – – Psychologists............................................... 19.91 14.5 – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 20.73 8.5 – – 22.91 .7 Social workers.............................................. 19.87 7.8 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ 37.86 5.3 – – 38.37 10.8 Lawyers..................................................... 36.90 4.1 – – 34.94 4.5 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 29.74 25.7 29.92 27.7 – – Technical....................................................... 25.59 4.0 25.78 4.2 22.20 3.8 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 21.49 3.3 21.76 4.0 – – Radiological technicians.................................... 29.57 8.9 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 19.92 3.0 20.14 3.4 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 19.07 15.5 19.07 15.5 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 24.84 12.4 24.84 12.4 – – Drafters.................................................... 22.91 5.5 22.91 5.5 – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 28.01 4.2 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 35.57 4.0 35.66 4.4 34.89 7.7 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 37.86 4.8 37.35 5.3 41.95 8.1 Financial managers.......................................... 27.98 9.1 27.98 9.1 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 39.09 8.7 – – 39.48 10.0 Managers, medicine and health............................... 38.74 9.3 38.74 9.3 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... $37.69 6.5 $37.43 6.6 – – Management related............................................ 33.46 7.2 34.10 7.9 $28.10 4.0 Accountants and auditors.................................... 27.10 11.4 27.17 13.0 – – Other financial officers.................................... 35.24 4.4 – – – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.99 2.0 25.99 2.0 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 42.95 22.8 44.93 23.4 – – Sales............................................................. 15.98 8.3 15.96 8.3 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 27.37 8.4 27.40 8.5 – – Sales, other business services.............................. 15.33 16.2 15.33 16.2 – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 16.92 14.5 16.92 14.5 – – Sales workers, apparel...................................... 9.74 2.4 9.74 2.4 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 10.13 12.2 10.13 12.2 – – Cashiers.................................................... 11.38 7.3 11.38 7.3 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 16.85 2.9 17.10 3.7 16.02 1.6 Supervisors, general office................................. 17.74 8.8 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 17.78 4.0 18.40 5.1 15.70 3.4 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 16.19 2.6 – – – – Receptionists............................................... 12.73 7.2 12.69 7.5 – – Order clerks................................................ 15.30 9.6 15.30 9.6 – – Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping............ 17.60 4.3 – – – – Library clerks.............................................. 12.14 7.3 – – 12.02 7.8 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 13.47 4.6 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 17.09 4.6 16.94 5.4 17.68 6.7 Billing clerks.............................................. 15.50 6.8 14.55 8.8 – – General office clerks....................................... 16.41 3.7 16.05 5.7 17.19 1.6 Teachers' aides............................................. 13.45 2.3 – – 13.45 2.3 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.35 3.1 17.56 4.0 14.54 4.0 Blue collar......................................................... 18.82 2.8 18.58 3.0 21.19 1.9 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 24.18 2.3 24.10 2.6 25.17 1.4 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 31.20 9.3 30.89 10.8 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 23.00 4.5 23.08 4.8 – – Aircraft engine mechanics................................... 23.82 12.0 23.82 12.0 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 20.71 8.6 20.83 10.2 – – Carpenters.................................................. 26.33 10.8 26.59 11.0 – – Electricians................................................ 27.86 4.6 27.52 5.5 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 20.56 8.7 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.12 3.1 19.12 3.1 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 16.46 7.7 16.46 7.7 – – Assemblers.................................................. 20.42 6.2 20.42 6.2 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 19.15 6.3 18.75 9.2 20.11 1.6 Truck drivers............................................... $18.17 3.6 $18.21 3.9 – – Bus drivers................................................. 17.36 6.5 – – $18.83 4.0 Operating engineers......................................... 26.73 7.6 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 17.14 7.0 17.14 7.0 – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 18.92 6.9 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.48 4.8 12.21 5.0 18.07 1.7 Construction laborers....................................... 19.73 .5 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.41 4.9 10.41 4.9 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 14.00 2.2 14.00 2.2 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.30 10.3 10.24 10.4 – – Service............................................................. 14.21 4.9 11.44 4.2 21.95 3.6 Protective service............................................ 24.68 4.9 13.48 6.6 26.25 5.3 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 36.05 2.8 – – 36.05 2.8 Firefighting................................................ 27.86 4.7 – – 27.86 4.7 Police and detectives, public service....................... 27.56 1.3 – – 27.56 1.3 Correctional institution officers........................... 20.42 12.9 – – 20.42 12.9 Guards and police, except public service.................... 13.91 6.0 13.92 6.3 – – Food service.................................................. 10.06 3.7 9.89 3.3 12.34 2.8 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 7.37 3.4 7.37 3.4 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 7.39 5.1 7.39 5.1 – – Other food service........................................... 11.08 1.3 10.95 1.3 12.34 2.8 Cooks....................................................... 13.20 2.5 13.12 2.8 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 9.37 3.4 9.34 3.4 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 9.25 7.2 8.84 5.1 – – Health service................................................ 12.64 3.3 12.33 4.0 14.77 .4 Health aides, except nursing................................ 14.23 13.7 14.12 15.6 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.18 3.3 11.80 4.3 14.70 1.6 Cleaning and building service................................. 12.50 7.1 11.99 8.2 14.97 3.9 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13.14 3.7 12.58 5.1 14.98 3.8 Personal service.............................................. 12.60 5.3 12.45 6.0 13.71 4.8 Child care workers, n.e.c................................... 10.57 15.5 – – – – Service, n.e.c.............................................. 11.75 10.3 11.75 10.3 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $23.36 2.5 $22.75 3.0 $26.37 1.0 All excluding sales............................................... 23.91 2.6 23.37 3.1 26.37 1.1 White collar........................................................ 26.98 3.0 26.57 3.7 28.86 .6 White collar excluding sales.................................... 28.61 3.4 28.54 4.2 28.87 .6 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.96 4.0 30.79 5.4 31.43 .6 Professional specialty.......................................... 32.56 4.5 32.90 6.7 31.88 .8 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 32.95 3.6 33.32 3.7 28.75 1.8 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 33.12 3.6 33.52 3.7 28.75 1.8 Natural scientists............................................ 24.86 21.2 – – – – Health related................................................ 34.66 12.1 35.91 14.4 29.31 4.0 Registered nurses........................................... 31.74 2.6 32.00 3.3 30.58 1.0 Teachers, college and university.............................. 32.99 3.4 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 32.41 1.2 22.89 19.4 33.38 1.5 Elementary school teachers.................................. 32.49 .3 – – 33.50 .2 Secondary school teachers................................... 32.68 5.3 – – 33.90 3.8 Teachers, special education................................. 33.14 4.8 – – 33.14 4.8 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 32.97 .3 – – 33.00 .2 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 23.35 16.2 21.26 17.5 34.50 6.2 Economists.................................................. 35.28 14.6 35.28 14.6 – – Psychologists............................................... 19.91 14.5 – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 20.52 10.3 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 19.46 9.1 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ 37.86 5.3 – – 38.37 10.8 Lawyers..................................................... 36.90 4.1 – – 34.94 4.5 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 30.01 26.4 30.21 28.6 – – Technical....................................................... 25.93 4.2 26.13 4.4 22.03 3.0 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 21.44 3.0 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 19.85 3.6 20.13 4.0 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 19.15 16.0 19.15 16.0 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 26.02 11.0 26.02 11.0 – – Drafters.................................................... 22.91 5.5 22.91 5.5 – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 28.01 4.2 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 35.58 4.1 35.67 4.4 34.81 9.4 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 37.78 4.8 37.35 5.3 41.34 9.1 Financial managers.......................................... 27.98 9.1 27.98 9.1 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 39.09 8.7 – – 39.48 10.0 Managers, medicine and health............................... 38.74 9.3 38.74 9.3 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 37.69 6.5 37.43 6.6 – – Management related............................................ 33.50 7.4 34.10 8.0 27.98 4.1 Accountants and auditors.................................... 27.16 11.6 27.24 13.4 – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ $25.99 2.0 $25.99 2.0 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 43.60 22.7 45.04 23.4 – – Sales............................................................. 17.32 8.7 17.30 8.8 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 27.37 8.4 27.40 8.5 – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 16.92 14.5 16.92 14.5 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 11.35 11.5 11.35 11.5 – – Cashiers.................................................... 11.88 5.1 11.88 5.1 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 17.31 3.1 17.36 3.8 $17.09 1.8 Supervisors, general office................................. 17.74 8.8 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 18.17 3.8 18.82 4.6 15.85 4.4 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 16.15 2.9 – – – – Receptionists............................................... 13.05 7.2 13.02 7.4 – – Order clerks................................................ 15.53 8.7 15.53 8.7 – – Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping............ 17.60 4.3 – – – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 13.49 5.2 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 17.09 4.6 16.94 5.4 17.68 6.7 General office clerks....................................... 16.77 4.1 16.22 5.9 18.35 3.9 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.35 3.2 17.56 4.0 – – Blue collar......................................................... 19.74 3.3 19.53 3.6 21.90 1.1 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 24.30 2.3 24.22 2.5 25.17 1.4 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 31.20 9.3 30.89 10.8 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 23.00 4.5 23.08 4.8 – – Aircraft engine mechanics................................... 23.82 12.0 23.82 12.0 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 20.71 8.6 20.83 10.2 – – Carpenters.................................................. 26.33 10.8 26.59 11.0 – – Electricians................................................ 27.86 4.6 27.52 5.5 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 20.56 8.7 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.77 4.1 19.77 4.1 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 16.46 7.7 16.46 7.7 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 19.61 7.7 19.13 10.4 21.05 1.3 Truck drivers............................................... 18.10 3.8 18.12 4.1 – – Bus drivers................................................. 17.50 8.6 – – 19.68 4.5 Operating engineers......................................... 26.73 7.6 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 17.14 7.0 17.14 7.0 – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 19.22 7.1 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 13.46 5.9 13.16 6.2 18.29 .6 Construction laborers....................................... 19.73 .5 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 12.36 4.5 12.36 4.5 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 14.31 2.2 14.31 2.2 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ $10.95 13.7 $10.89 13.7 – – Service............................................................. 15.15 3.6 12.11 3.7 $22.58 3.7 Protective service............................................ 24.68 5.2 13.90 6.5 26.08 5.6 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 36.05 2.8 – – 36.05 2.8 Firefighting................................................ 27.86 4.7 – – 27.86 4.7 Police and detectives, public service....................... 27.21 2.4 – – 27.21 2.4 Correctional institution officers........................... 20.42 12.9 – – 20.42 12.9 Guards and police, except public service.................... 13.90 6.1 13.90 6.5 – – Food service.................................................. 10.94 4.4 10.82 4.5 – – Other food service........................................... 11.73 2.5 11.64 2.7 – – Cooks....................................................... 13.38 3.2 13.29 3.6 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 10.11 8.6 – – – – Health service................................................ 12.69 5.1 12.34 6.3 14.76 .4 Health aides, except nursing................................ 14.27 13.6 14.18 15.4 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.15 3.1 11.68 4.1 14.70 1.6 Cleaning and building service................................. 12.97 5.7 12.49 6.9 15.00 3.9 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13.21 3.8 12.67 5.3 14.97 3.9 Personal service.............................................. 13.06 5.4 13.11 5.5 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $14.29 4.6 $12.70 5.8 $19.46 2.8 All excluding sales............................................... 15.10 6.3 13.39 8.0 19.50 2.7 White collar........................................................ 18.55 7.1 17.46 10.6 20.70 2.6 White collar excluding sales.................................... 22.74 3.0 24.72 4.2 20.76 2.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.36 3.2 29.80 3.8 28.66 5.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 31.33 3.8 32.97 3.6 29.04 5.7 Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ 32.63 4.0 32.75 4.7 31.96 3.3 Registered nurses........................................... 32.31 2.3 32.56 2.7 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 26.09 6.8 – – 26.89 3.9 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 18.40 8.0 17.44 8.3 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 20.19 .9 20.19 1.1 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 35.06 12.6 – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Management related............................................ – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 10.15 7.9 10.14 8.0 – – Cashiers.................................................... 10.64 10.9 10.62 11.0 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.47 2.6 12.65 6.1 13.93 2.3 Receptionists............................................... 11.05 17.9 11.05 17.9 – – Library clerks.............................................. 12.02 7.8 – – 12.02 7.8 General office clerks....................................... 13.99 4.6 – – 14.36 5.5 Teachers' aides............................................. 13.50 2.8 – – 13.50 2.8 Blue collar......................................................... 10.35 6.6 9.38 5.2 16.71 1.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.52 11.2 13.69 26.8 16.89 1.8 Bus drivers................................................. 16.86 2.1 – – 16.86 2.1 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8.97 2.1 8.95 2.1 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 8.89 4.9 8.89 4.9 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 11.34 4.5 11.34 4.5 – – Service............................................................. $10.15 10.3 $9.01 6.7 $16.61 17.1 Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 8.34 5.4 8.05 3.7 11.53 1.6 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 7.48 4.6 7.48 4.6 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 7.53 6.9 7.53 6.9 – – Other food service........................................... 9.12 4.5 8.66 2.9 11.53 1.6 Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 9.33 2.3 – – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.50 6.2 8.37 5.5 – – Health service................................................ 12.34 11.3 12.28 11.7 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.31 12.2 12.31 12.2 – – Cleaning and building service................................. $9.41 12.3 $9.11 11.4 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 11.66 5.8 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 11.15 8.6 9.14 4.1 $14.22 2.3 Child care workers, n.e.c................................... 11.08 15.2 – – – – Service, n.e.c.............................................. 10.12 7.7 10.12 7.7 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $933 2.7 39.9 $911 3.3 40.0 $1,043 1.0 39.6 All excluding sales............................................... 952 2.6 39.8 931 3.2 39.8 1,043 1.0 39.6 White collar........................................................ 1,083 3.1 40.1 1,073 3.7 40.4 1,128 .6 39.1 White collar excluding sales.................................... 1,142 3.3 39.9 1,146 4.2 40.1 1,128 .6 39.1 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 1,229 4.1 39.7 1,232 5.5 40.0 1,219 .7 38.8 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,282 4.5 39.4 1,306 6.7 39.7 1,235 .9 38.7 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 1,317 3.6 40.0 1,332 3.7 40.0 1,145 2.0 39.8 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 1,324 3.6 40.0 1,340 3.7 40.0 1,145 2.0 39.8 Natural scientists............................................ 994 21.2 40.0 – – – – – – Health related................................................ 1,370 12.4 39.5 1,419 14.7 39.5 1,163 4.0 39.7 Registered nurses........................................... 1,251 2.8 39.4 1,260 3.5 39.4 1,208 1.4 39.5 Teachers, college and university.............................. 1,319 3.4 40.0 – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 1,232 .9 38.0 917 19.3 40.1 1,263 1.2 37.8 Elementary school teachers.................................. 1,232 .4 37.9 – – – 1,259 .5 37.6 Secondary school teachers................................... 1,232 4.1 37.7 – – – 1,272 2.5 37.5 Teachers, special education................................. 1,246 3.9 37.6 – – – 1,246 3.9 37.6 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 1,321 .2 40.1 – – – 1,320 .2 40.0 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 915 16.8 39.2 835 18.5 39.3 1,333 4.9 38.6 Economists.................................................. 1,411 14.6 40.0 1,411 14.6 40.0 – – – Psychologists............................................... 775 15.2 38.9 – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 820 10.3 40.0 – – – – – – Social workers.............................................. 778 9.0 40.0 – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ 1,435 9.2 37.9 – – – 1,509 12.8 39.3 Lawyers..................................................... 1,395 8.3 37.8 – – – 1,370 6.6 39.2 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 1,197 26.4 39.9 1,209 28.6 40.0 – – – Technical....................................................... 1,055 6.1 40.7 1,064 6.4 40.7 881 3.0 40.0 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 834 1.5 38.9 – – – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 773 4.9 39.0 780 5.7 38.8 – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 728 20.0 38.0 728 20.0 38.0 – – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 1,041 11.0 40.0 1,041 11.0 40.0 – – – Drafters.................................................... 916 5.5 40.0 916 5.5 40.0 – – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 1,248 6.1 44.6 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,448 4.1 40.7 1,455 4.5 40.8 1,388 9.7 39.9 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,509 4.9 39.9 1,491 5.4 39.9 1,654 9.1 40.0 Financial managers.......................................... 1,119 9.1 40.0 1,119 9.1 40.0 – – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 1,563 8.7 40.0 – – – 1,579 10.0 40.0 Managers, medicine and health............................... $1,549 9.3 40.0 $1,549 9.3 40.0 – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 1,508 6.5 40.0 1,497 6.6 40.0 – – – Management related............................................ 1,389 7.5 41.5 1,420 8.1 41.7 $1,112 4.4 39.7 Accountants and auditors.................................... 1,086 11.6 40.0 1,090 13.4 40.0 – – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 1,040 2.0 40.0 1,040 2.0 40.0 – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 1,907 28.8 43.7 1,993 29.8 44.3 – – – Sales............................................................. 720 11.6 41.6 719 11.7 41.6 – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 1,182 6.5 43.2 1,185 6.5 43.2 – – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 677 14.5 40.0 677 14.5 40.0 – – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 444 11.7 39.1 444 11.7 39.1 – – – Cashiers.................................................... 461 3.9 38.8 461 3.9 38.8 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 688 3.1 39.8 691 3.8 39.8 678 1.8 39.7 Supervisors, general office................................. 705 8.3 39.8 – – – – – – Secretaries................................................. 716 4.2 39.4 739 5.0 39.2 634 4.4 40.0 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 646 2.9 40.0 – – – – – – Receptionists............................................... 520 7.0 39.8 518 7.3 39.8 – – – Order clerks................................................ 621 8.7 40.0 621 8.7 40.0 – – – Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping............ 692 4.0 39.3 – – – – – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 527 5.5 39.1 – – – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 678 3.9 39.7 672 4.5 39.7 701 6.2 39.6 General office clerks....................................... 668 4.2 39.8 646 6.0 39.8 731 3.5 39.9 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 654 3.2 40.0 702 4.0 40.0 – – – Blue collar......................................................... 788 3.3 39.9 780 3.6 39.9 872 1.2 39.8 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 970 2.3 39.9 967 2.6 39.9 1,007 1.4 40.0 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 1,248 9.3 40.0 1,236 10.8 40.0 – – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 920 4.5 40.0 923 4.8 40.0 – – – Aircraft engine mechanics................................... 953 12.0 40.0 953 12.0 40.0 – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 828 8.6 40.0 833 10.2 40.0 – – – Carpenters.................................................. 1,053 10.8 40.0 1,064 11.0 40.0 – – – Electricians................................................ 1,114 4.6 40.0 1,101 5.5 40.0 – – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 822 8.7 40.0 – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 791 4.1 40.0 791 4.1 40.0 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 658 7.7 40.0 658 7.7 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 783 7.7 39.9 765 10.4 40.0 835 1.4 39.7 Truck drivers............................................... 722 3.8 39.9 725 4.1 40.0 – – – Bus drivers................................................. 696 8.4 39.8 – – – 780 4.5 39.6 Operating engineers......................................... $1,069 7.6 40.0 – – – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 686 7.0 40.0 $686 7.0 40.0 – – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 769 7.1 40.0 – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 537 5.9 39.9 525 6.1 39.9 $731 0.6 40.0 Construction laborers....................................... 789 .5 40.0 – – – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 484 4.1 39.2 484 4.1 39.2 – – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 573 2.2 40.0 573 2.2 40.0 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 438 13.7 40.0 435 13.7 40.0 – – – Service............................................................. 592 4.0 39.1 465 4.0 38.4 920 4.0 40.7 Protective service............................................ 1,008 5.6 40.9 549 7.5 39.5 1,070 6.0 41.0 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 1,442 2.8 40.0 – – – 1,442 2.8 40.0 Firefighting................................................ 1,285 4.9 46.1 – – – 1,285 4.9 46.1 Police and detectives, public service....................... 1,088 2.4 40.0 – – – 1,088 2.4 40.0 Correctional institution officers........................... 817 12.9 40.0 – – – 817 12.9 40.0 Guards and police, except public service.................... 542 7.5 39.0 549 7.5 39.5 – – – Food service.................................................. 423 5.1 38.6 417 5.1 38.5 – – – Other food service........................................... 463 2.2 39.5 459 2.3 39.4 – – – Cooks....................................................... 533 2.9 39.8 529 3.3 39.8 – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 362 13.4 35.8 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 484 4.9 38.2 467 6.1 37.9 590 .4 40.0 Health aides, except nursing................................ 571 13.6 40.0 567 15.4 40.0 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 457 1.9 37.6 434 2.7 37.2 588 1.6 40.0 Cleaning and building service................................. 518 5.6 39.9 499 6.8 39.9 600 3.9 40.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 528 3.8 40.0 507 5.3 40.0 599 3.9 40.0 Personal service.............................................. 482 5.0 36.9 483 5.1 36.9 – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Annual earnings Annual earnings Annual earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean annual annual annual Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $46,437 2.7 1,988 $46,155 3.3 2,028 $47,690 1.0 1,809 All excluding sales............................................... 47,192 2.6 1,973 47,070 3.2 2,014 47,683 1.0 1,808 White collar........................................................ 52,481 3.1 1,945 53,475 3.7 2,012 48,624 .6 1,685 White collar excluding sales.................................... 54,724 3.3 1,913 56,602 4.2 1,983 48,615 .6 1,684 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 55,584 4.1 1,796 58,164 5.5 1,889 49,473 .7 1,574 Professional specialty.......................................... 55,767 4.5 1,713 59,246 6.7 1,801 49,603 .9 1,556 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 68,468 3.6 2,078 69,274 3.7 2,079 59,552 2.0 2,072 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 68,834 3.6 2,078 69,685 3.7 2,079 59,552 2.0 2,072 Natural scientists............................................ 51,713 21.2 2,080 – – – – – – Health related................................................ 49,294 12.4 1,422 48,041 14.7 1,338 57,077 4.0 1,947 Registered nurses........................................... 39,765 2.8 1,253 37,294 3.5 1,166 57,724 1.4 1,888 Teachers, college and university.............................. 47,990 3.4 1,455 – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 45,053 .9 1,390 35,717 19.3 1,561 45,895 1.2 1,375 Elementary school teachers.................................. 45,006 .4 1,385 – – – 45,786 .5 1,367 Secondary school teachers................................... 44,900 4.1 1,374 – – – 46,168 2.5 1,362 Teachers, special education................................. 45,291 3.9 1,367 – – – 45,291 3.9 1,367 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 47,960 .2 1,455 – – – 47,848 .2 1,450 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 45,531 16.8 1,950 43,430 18.5 2,043 54,136 4.9 1,569 Economists.................................................. 73,386 14.6 2,080 73,386 14.6 2,080 – – – Psychologists............................................... 38,058 15.2 1,911 – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 41,934 10.3 2,044 – – – – – – Social workers.............................................. 39,718 9.0 2,041 – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ 74,606 9.2 1,970 – – – 78,459 12.8 2,045 Lawyers..................................................... 72,535 8.3 1,966 – – – 71,249 6.6 2,039 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 57,038 26.4 1,900 57,128 28.6 1,891 – – – Technical....................................................... 54,877 6.1 2,117 55,350 6.4 2,118 45,832 3.0 2,080 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 43,376 1.5 2,023 – – – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 40,218 4.9 2,026 40,573 5.7 2,016 – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 37,852 20.0 1,977 37,852 20.0 1,977 – – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 54,217 11.0 2,083 54,217 11.0 2,083 – – – Drafters.................................................... 47,656 5.5 2,080 47,656 5.5 2,080 – – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 64,917 6.1 2,317 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 75,039 4.1 2,109 75,675 4.5 2,122 69,806 9.7 2,005 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 78,076 4.9 2,067 77,548 5.4 2,076 82,238 9.1 1,989 Financial managers.......................................... 58,195 9.1 2,080 58,195 9.1 2,080 – – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 77,615 8.7 1,986 – – – 77,629 10.0 1,966 Managers, medicine and health............................... $80,572 9.3 2,080 $80,572 9.3 2,080 – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 78,391 6.5 2,080 77,860 6.6 2,080 – – – Management related............................................ 72,053 7.5 2,151 73,850 8.1 2,166 $56,602 4.4 2,023 Accountants and auditors.................................... 56,490 11.6 2,080 56,663 13.4 2,080 – – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 54,065 2.0 2,080 54,065 2.0 2,080 – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 99,183 28.8 2,275 103,661 29.8 2,301 – – – Sales............................................................. 37,456 11.6 2,163 37,408 11.7 2,163 – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 61,478 6.5 2,246 61,614 6.5 2,249 – – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 35,194 14.5 2,080 35,194 14.5 2,080 – – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 23,063 11.7 2,031 23,063 11.7 2,031 – – – Cashiers.................................................... 23,970 3.9 2,018 23,970 3.9 2,018 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 35,617 3.1 2,057 35,923 3.8 2,069 34,209 1.8 2,002 Supervisors, general office................................. 36,679 8.3 2,068 – – – – – – Secretaries................................................. 37,040 4.2 2,038 38,415 5.0 2,041 32,162 4.4 2,030 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 33,589 2.9 2,080 – – – – – – Receptionists............................................... 27,029 7.0 2,071 26,959 7.3 2,071 – – – Order clerks................................................ 32,298 8.7 2,080 32,298 8.7 2,080 – – – Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping............ 35,981 4.0 2,045 – – – – – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 27,414 5.5 2,031 – – – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 35,097 3.9 2,054 34,955 4.5 2,063 35,648 6.2 2,016 General office clerks....................................... 34,714 4.2 2,070 33,570 6.0 2,069 38,024 3.5 2,072 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 33,512 3.2 2,050 36,520 4.0 2,080 – – – Blue collar......................................................... 40,826 3.3 2,068 40,501 3.6 2,074 44,033 1.2 2,011 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 50,166 2.3 2,065 50,082 2.6 2,068 51,104 1.4 2,030 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 64,886 9.3 2,080 64,251 10.8 2,080 – – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 47,839 4.5 2,080 48,006 4.8 2,080 – – – Aircraft engine mechanics................................... 49,609 12.0 2,083 49,609 12.0 2,083 – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 42,028 8.6 2,029 43,354 10.2 2,081 – – – Carpenters.................................................. 54,774 10.8 2,080 55,307 11.0 2,080 – – – Electricians................................................ 57,949 4.6 2,080 57,237 5.5 2,080 – – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 42,769 8.7 2,080 – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 41,164 4.1 2,082 41,164 4.1 2,082 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 34,232 7.7 2,080 34,232 7.7 2,080 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 40,401 7.7 2,060 39,785 10.4 2,080 42,152 1.4 2,002 Truck drivers............................................... 37,301 3.8 2,060 37,686 4.1 2,080 – – – Bus drivers................................................. 35,522 8.4 2,030 – – – 39,353 4.5 1,999 Operating engineers......................................... $55,603 7.6 2,080 – – – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 35,657 7.0 2,080 $35,657 7.0 2,080 – – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 39,981 7.1 2,080 – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 27,822 5.9 2,068 27,269 6.1 2,072 $36,561 0.6 1,999 Construction laborers....................................... 40,538 .5 2,054 – – – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 25,178 4.1 2,037 25,178 4.1 2,037 – – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 29,771 2.2 2,080 29,771 2.2 2,080 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 22,785 13.7 2,080 22,641 13.7 2,080 – – – Service............................................................. 30,517 4.0 2,015 24,066 4.0 1,988 47,084 4.0 2,085 Protective service............................................ 52,271 5.6 2,118 28,565 7.5 2,055 55,455 6.0 2,127 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 74,976 2.8 2,080 – – – 74,976 2.8 2,080 Firefighting................................................ 66,810 4.9 2,398 – – – 66,810 4.9 2,398 Police and detectives, public service....................... 56,590 2.4 2,080 – – – 56,590 2.4 2,080 Correctional institution officers........................... 42,484 12.9 2,080 – – – 42,484 12.9 2,080 Guards and police, except public service.................... 27,489 7.5 1,978 28,565 7.5 2,055 – – – Food service.................................................. 21,978 5.1 2,008 21,678 5.1 2,004 – – – Other food service........................................... 24,071 2.2 2,052 23,855 2.3 2,050 – – – Cooks....................................................... 27,699 2.9 2,070 27,505 3.3 2,069 – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 18,809 13.4 1,861 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 25,173 4.9 1,984 24,302 6.1 1,969 30,703 .4 2,080 Health aides, except nursing................................ 29,678 13.6 2,080 29,492 15.4 2,080 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 23,750 1.9 1,954 22,577 2.7 1,932 30,571 1.6 2,080 Cleaning and building service................................. 26,494 5.6 2,043 25,861 6.8 2,071 29,006 3.9 1,934 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 26,913 3.8 2,037 26,263 5.3 2,073 28,877 3.9 1,929 Personal service.............................................. 24,289 5.0 1,860 24,416 5.1 1,863 – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-1. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) all workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $22.39 2.4 $21.76 2.9 $25.37 1.1 All excluding sales............................................... 23.05 2.6 22.49 3.2 25.38 1.1 White collar........................................................ 26.22 2.9 25.89 3.6 27.57 .9 1....................................................... 7.80 4.2 7.74 4.3 – – 2....................................................... 12.10 4.5 12.05 4.6 – – 3....................................................... 12.59 4.4 12.27 5.7 13.79 3.5 4....................................................... 15.23 3.2 15.04 4.0 16.04 2.4 5....................................................... 17.08 3.1 16.88 4.0 17.92 3.7 6....................................................... 20.93 8.4 20.95 8.8 20.47 9.5 7....................................................... 22.77 4.8 22.84 5.2 22.17 7.9 8....................................................... 26.39 3.3 26.04 3.9 28.46 4.0 9....................................................... 30.31 1.1 29.65 2.0 31.10 1.1 10........................................................ 33.15 2.1 32.26 3.2 35.28 1.5 11........................................................ 36.12 2.3 36.12 2.7 36.10 4.0 12........................................................ 48.65 9.1 50.54 10.1 37.55 10.2 Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.13 4.3 31.96 4.6 34.29 14.1 White collar excluding sales.................................... 28.19 3.1 28.36 4.0 27.59 .9 2....................................................... 16.51 9.8 16.97 11.7 – – 3....................................................... 13.18 2.8 12.90 3.6 13.83 3.4 4....................................................... 15.93 3.6 15.90 4.8 16.04 2.4 5....................................................... 17.12 3.3 16.73 4.6 17.92 3.7 6....................................................... 21.50 9.4 21.56 10.0 20.47 9.5 7....................................................... 22.02 3.0 22.00 3.2 22.17 7.9 8....................................................... 26.46 3.4 26.11 4.0 28.46 4.0 9....................................................... 30.25 1.1 29.47 2.2 31.10 1.1 10........................................................ 33.18 2.2 32.26 3.4 35.28 1.5 11........................................................ 35.98 2.6 35.95 3.1 36.10 4.0 12........................................................ 48.65 9.1 50.54 10.1 37.55 10.2 Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.46 4.4 32.29 4.7 34.66 15.2 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.85 3.6 30.73 4.9 31.16 1.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 32.47 4.1 32.90 6.1 31.60 1.1 5....................................................... 15.02 15.2 14.38 17.0 – – 6....................................................... 23.38 22.2 23.72 22.5 – – 7....................................................... 23.10 10.5 23.11 11.2 – – 8....................................................... 27.88 2.4 27.56 3.2 28.63 3.9 9....................................................... 30.63 1.1 29.94 2.5 31.26 1.0 10........................................................ 34.15 3.1 33.29 5.4 35.42 1.8 11........................................................ 35.86 1.9 35.97 2.2 35.29 1.7 12........................................................ 47.15 13.3 49.40 14.7 – – 13........................................................ 55.62 7.1 56.02 7.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.77 5.2 34.22 4.9 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – 12........................................................ 41.90 1.5 – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 33.08 3.4 33.45 3.5 28.75 1.8 7....................................................... $26.72 16.8 $26.72 16.8 – – 8....................................................... 26.89 4.2 27.05 4.5 – – 9....................................................... 29.90 6.5 30.70 7.3 – – 11........................................................ 33.81 3.6 34.12 4.0 – – 12........................................................ 39.83 5.9 42.32 .3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.10 7.6 34.10 7.6 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 33.25 3.3 33.64 3.4 $28.75 1.8 7....................................................... 26.72 16.8 26.72 16.8 – – 8....................................................... 26.89 4.2 27.05 4.5 – – 9....................................................... 30.39 6.2 31.38 6.6 – – 11........................................................ 33.81 3.6 34.12 4.0 – – 12........................................................ 39.83 5.9 42.32 .3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.59 7.0 34.59 7.0 – – Natural scientists............................................ 24.86 21.2 – – – – Health related................................................ 34.32 9.7 35.37 11.4 29.68 3.7 8....................................................... 29.68 1.4 29.89 1.7 – – 9....................................................... 30.16 1.4 30.06 1.7 30.58 1.9 10........................................................ 32.96 6.3 – – – – 11........................................................ 37.33 3.3 38.98 1.9 – – Physicians.................................................. 92.74 19.9 101.03 14.2 – – Registered nurses........................................... 31.83 2.2 32.09 2.7 30.61 1.1 8....................................................... 32.33 3.7 33.15 4.0 – – 9....................................................... 30.94 1.9 – – 30.74 1.9 Teachers, college and university.............................. 33.09 2.7 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 32.23 1.2 22.89 17.1 33.22 1.5 9....................................................... 33.53 1.6 – – 33.49 1.7 Elementary school teachers.................................. 32.45 .2 – – 33.42 .3 9....................................................... 33.74 .4 – – 33.66 .3 Secondary school teachers................................... 32.45 5.7 – – 33.87 3.9 9....................................................... 34.16 4.1 – – 34.16 4.1 Teachers, special education................................. 33.14 4.8 – – 33.14 4.8 9....................................................... 33.14 4.8 – – 33.14 4.8 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 33.00 .3 – – 33.00 .2 9....................................................... 32.97 .3 – – 33.00 .2 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 36.35 2.8 – – – – Librarians.................................................. 36.35 2.8 – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 23.35 16.2 21.26 17.5 34.50 6.2 Economists.................................................. 35.28 14.6 35.28 14.6 – – Psychologists............................................... 19.91 14.5 – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 20.73 8.5 – – 22.91 .7 Social workers.............................................. 19.87 7.8 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ 37.86 5.3 – – 38.37 10.8 Lawyers..................................................... 36.90 4.1 – – 34.94 4.5 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 29.74 25.7 29.92 27.7 – – Technical....................................................... 25.59 4.0 25.78 4.2 22.20 3.8 4....................................................... $14.27 2.6 $14.27 2.6 – – 5....................................................... 20.17 2.7 20.18 2.9 – – 6....................................................... 20.96 3.4 21.04 3.6 – – 7....................................................... 22.69 3.6 22.56 3.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.81 9.5 26.81 9.5 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 21.49 3.3 21.76 4.0 – – Radiological technicians.................................... 29.57 8.9 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 19.92 3.0 20.14 3.4 – – 5....................................................... 19.20 2.2 – – – – 6....................................................... 19.57 .8 19.58 .9 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 19.07 15.5 19.07 15.5 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 24.84 12.4 24.84 12.4 – – Drafters.................................................... 22.91 5.5 22.91 5.5 – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 28.01 4.2 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 35.57 4.0 35.66 4.4 $34.89 7.7 7....................................................... 22.23 4.1 21.16 4.0 25.47 4.6 8....................................................... 24.76 5.3 24.83 5.8 – – 9....................................................... 27.40 5.1 27.31 5.8 – – 10........................................................ 30.95 2.8 30.55 2.8 – – 11........................................................ 33.66 3.1 – – – – 12........................................................ 43.87 7.3 42.81 8.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 40.80 5.9 40.89 6.1 39.75 18.9 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 37.86 4.8 37.35 5.3 41.95 8.1 11........................................................ 38.94 3.8 – – – – 12........................................................ 46.21 10.1 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 37.85 7.5 37.43 8.4 40.91 19.4 Financial managers.......................................... 27.98 9.1 27.98 9.1 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 39.09 8.7 – – 39.48 10.0 Managers, medicine and health............................... 38.74 9.3 38.74 9.3 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 37.69 6.5 37.43 6.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.00 10.0 37.46 10.0 – – Management related............................................ 33.46 7.2 34.10 7.9 28.10 4.0 7....................................................... 21.85 4.9 20.77 4.0 24.69 3.1 8....................................................... 24.27 6.2 – – – – 9....................................................... 25.68 3.9 25.23 4.7 – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 27.10 11.4 27.17 13.0 – – Other financial officers.................................... 35.24 4.4 – – – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.99 2.0 25.99 2.0 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 42.95 22.8 44.93 23.4 – – Sales............................................................. 15.98 8.3 15.96 8.3 – – 1....................................................... 7.74 4.3 7.74 4.3 – – 2....................................................... 9.88 2.4 9.88 2.4 – – 3....................................................... 11.35 15.8 11.34 16.0 – – 4....................................................... 13.39 3.4 13.39 3.4 – – 5....................................................... $17.02 6.3 $17.02 6.3 – – 6....................................................... 18.43 14.2 18.43 14.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 22.89 11.3 – – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 27.37 8.4 27.40 8.5 – – Sales, other business services.............................. 15.33 16.2 15.33 16.2 – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 16.92 14.5 16.92 14.5 – – Sales workers, apparel...................................... 9.74 2.4 9.74 2.4 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 10.13 12.2 10.13 12.2 – – 3....................................................... 9.20 7.6 9.20 7.6 – – Cashiers.................................................... 11.38 7.3 11.38 7.3 – – 2....................................................... 9.76 1.0 9.76 1.0 – – 3....................................................... 12.97 17.8 12.99 18.1 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 16.85 2.9 17.10 3.7 $16.02 1.6 2....................................................... 16.51 9.8 16.97 11.7 – – 3....................................................... 13.19 2.9 12.93 3.8 13.77 3.6 4....................................................... 16.02 3.7 16.01 5.0 16.04 2.4 5....................................................... 16.69 1.3 16.34 2.2 17.20 1.4 6....................................................... 20.01 6.2 19.65 6.7 – – 7....................................................... 19.50 4.4 19.97 4.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 21.27 8.6 21.22 8.9 – – Supervisors, general office................................. 17.74 8.8 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 17.78 4.0 18.40 5.1 15.70 3.4 4....................................................... 15.34 5.6 – – 16.01 4.9 7....................................................... 20.10 7.0 – – – – Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 16.19 2.6 – – – – Receptionists............................................... 12.73 7.2 12.69 7.5 – – 3....................................................... 13.57 3.9 13.57 3.9 – – Order clerks................................................ 15.30 9.6 15.30 9.6 – – 4....................................................... 14.77 8.1 14.77 8.1 – – Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping............ 17.60 4.3 – – – – Library clerks.............................................. 12.14 7.3 – – 12.02 7.8 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 13.47 4.6 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 17.09 4.6 16.94 5.4 17.68 6.7 4....................................................... 15.65 7.8 15.33 10.1 – – Billing clerks.............................................. 15.50 6.8 14.55 8.8 – – General office clerks....................................... 16.41 3.7 16.05 5.7 17.19 1.6 2....................................................... 12.88 4.2 – – – – 3....................................................... 13.79 5.6 – – – – 4....................................................... 17.09 5.0 16.57 6.6 19.04 4.9 5....................................................... 16.60 3.4 – – – – Teachers' aides............................................. 13.45 2.3 – – 13.45 2.3 3....................................................... 12.58 .4 – – 12.58 .4 4....................................................... 12.66 1.5 – – 12.66 1.5 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.35 3.1 17.56 4.0 14.54 4.0 4....................................................... 15.56 6.2 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... $18.82 2.8 $18.58 3.0 $21.19 1.9 1....................................................... 9.31 10.6 9.31 10.6 – – 2....................................................... 12.04 5.2 12.00 5.3 – – 3....................................................... 13.71 3.9 13.38 4.5 16.91 2.9 4....................................................... 19.31 4.5 19.54 5.2 18.05 7.0 5....................................................... 19.08 4.7 18.65 6.1 20.89 1.5 6....................................................... 21.35 7.8 21.07 8.9 23.54 2.9 7....................................................... 25.56 5.0 25.45 5.4 26.79 3.5 8....................................................... 28.98 1.4 28.69 1.6 – – 9....................................................... 29.73 6.3 29.73 6.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 23.63 4.7 23.62 5.0 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 24.18 2.3 24.10 2.6 25.17 1.4 4....................................................... 16.61 3.0 16.09 1.5 – – 5....................................................... 18.53 5.2 18.28 5.8 – – 6....................................................... 21.80 9.9 21.71 10.6 – – 7....................................................... 26.85 2.5 26.80 2.7 27.30 3.6 8....................................................... 29.29 2.5 28.97 2.7 – – 9....................................................... 28.84 5.6 28.84 5.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.48 5.0 – – – – Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 31.20 9.3 30.89 10.8 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 23.00 4.5 23.08 4.8 – – Aircraft engine mechanics................................... 23.82 12.0 23.82 12.0 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 20.71 8.6 20.83 10.2 – – Carpenters.................................................. 26.33 10.8 26.59 11.0 – – Electricians................................................ 27.86 4.6 27.52 5.5 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 20.56 8.7 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.12 3.1 19.12 3.1 – – 2....................................................... 12.93 13.2 12.93 13.2 – – 3....................................................... 14.87 4.0 14.87 4.0 – – 4....................................................... 21.15 9.1 21.15 9.1 – – 5....................................................... 17.99 10.2 17.99 10.2 – – 7....................................................... 26.09 5.0 26.09 5.0 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 16.46 7.7 16.46 7.7 – – Assemblers.................................................. 20.42 6.2 20.42 6.2 – – 2....................................................... 10.95 11.9 10.95 11.9 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 19.15 6.3 18.75 9.2 20.11 1.6 3....................................................... 15.42 3.4 15.29 4.3 16.11 1.2 4....................................................... 17.54 6.3 17.33 10.6 17.72 7.6 5....................................................... 21.34 7.7 21.63 13.2 20.99 2.7 6....................................................... 20.94 10.6 – – – – Truck drivers............................................... 18.17 3.6 18.21 3.9 – – 4....................................................... 20.99 3.6 – – – – 5....................................................... $19.75 4.9 $19.75 4.9 – – Bus drivers................................................. 17.36 6.5 – – $18.83 4.0 4....................................................... 17.37 9.4 – – 17.37 9.4 5....................................................... 20.69 4.5 – – 20.69 4.5 Operating engineers......................................... 26.73 7.6 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 17.14 7.0 17.14 7.0 – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 18.92 6.9 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.48 4.8 12.21 5.0 18.07 1.7 1....................................................... 9.44 11.2 9.44 11.2 – – 2....................................................... 11.45 5.2 11.36 5.1 – – 3....................................................... 12.96 2.9 12.53 1.8 – – 4....................................................... 17.07 3.9 16.80 4.6 – – 5....................................................... 16.97 8.7 16.78 9.2 – – Construction laborers....................................... 19.73 .5 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.41 4.9 10.41 4.9 – – 1....................................................... 8.45 4.7 8.45 4.7 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 14.00 2.2 14.00 2.2 – – 2....................................................... 12.49 1.9 12.49 1.9 – – 3....................................................... 13.75 7.0 13.75 7.0 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.30 10.3 10.24 10.4 – – 1....................................................... 7.80 2.7 7.80 2.7 – – 2....................................................... 11.56 22.7 11.56 22.7 – – Service............................................................. 14.21 4.9 11.44 4.2 21.95 3.6 1....................................................... 8.86 6.2 8.52 4.4 – – 2....................................................... 10.08 6.8 9.91 7.0 12.91 2.7 3....................................................... 11.14 7.1 10.90 8.0 12.82 1.3 4....................................................... 13.42 2.5 13.16 2.2 14.77 4.6 5....................................................... 19.10 6.0 19.21 6.4 19.05 8.1 6....................................................... 22.10 9.1 – – – – 7....................................................... 26.84 4.0 – – 27.78 2.9 8....................................................... 29.01 8.5 – – 30.47 9.5 Protective service............................................ 24.68 4.9 13.48 6.6 26.25 5.3 4....................................................... 15.01 11.0 – – – – 5....................................................... 19.54 11.4 – – 20.22 12.5 7....................................................... 27.78 2.9 – – 27.78 2.9 8....................................................... 30.47 9.5 – – 30.47 9.5 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 36.05 2.8 – – 36.05 2.8 Firefighting................................................ 27.86 4.7 – – 27.86 4.7 Police and detectives, public service....................... 27.56 1.3 – – 27.56 1.3 7....................................................... 27.21 1.5 – – 27.21 1.5 Correctional institution officers........................... 20.42 12.9 – – 20.42 12.9 5....................................................... 19.93 14.2 – – 19.93 14.2 Guards and police, except public service.................... 13.91 6.0 13.92 6.3 – – Food service.................................................. 10.06 3.7 9.89 3.3 12.34 2.8 1....................................................... $8.11 2.0 $8.10 1.9 – – 2....................................................... 8.98 4.4 8.85 3.7 – – 3....................................................... 10.08 7.9 9.61 9.5 – – 4....................................................... 12.95 6.4 12.85 6.8 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 7.37 3.4 7.37 3.4 – – 1....................................................... 7.71 5.3 7.71 5.3 – – 2....................................................... 7.16 .0 7.16 .0 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 7.39 5.1 7.39 5.1 – – 2....................................................... 7.16 .0 7.16 .0 – – Other food service........................................... 11.08 1.3 10.95 1.3 $12.34 2.8 1....................................................... 8.29 1.3 8.27 1.3 – – 2....................................................... 10.54 1.4 10.42 1.2 – – 3....................................................... 10.85 3.3 10.51 5.3 – – 4....................................................... 12.95 6.4 12.85 6.8 – – Cooks....................................................... 13.20 2.5 13.12 2.8 – – 4....................................................... 14.16 2.0 – – – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 9.37 3.4 9.34 3.4 – – 2....................................................... 10.17 2.4 – – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 9.25 7.2 8.84 5.1 – – 1....................................................... 8.38 3.2 8.38 3.2 – – Health service................................................ 12.64 3.3 12.33 4.0 14.77 .4 2....................................................... 10.69 6.5 10.49 7.6 – – 3....................................................... 13.28 8.6 13.25 9.8 – – 4....................................................... 12.92 2.2 12.73 2.0 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 14.23 13.7 14.12 15.6 – – 4....................................................... 14.54 9.4 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.18 3.3 11.80 4.3 14.70 1.6 2....................................................... 10.69 7.3 10.46 8.5 – – 3....................................................... 13.16 9.4 13.12 10.8 – – 4....................................................... 12.43 4.8 12.31 5.3 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 12.50 7.1 11.99 8.2 14.97 3.9 1....................................................... 10.14 17.5 9.20 16.8 – – 2....................................................... 12.26 6.1 12.14 6.9 – – 3....................................................... 11.47 5.5 11.28 5.6 – – 4....................................................... 12.40 8.5 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13.14 3.7 12.58 5.1 14.98 3.8 2....................................................... 12.45 6.6 12.34 7.5 – – 3....................................................... 12.07 5.1 11.87 5.5 – – 4....................................................... 12.40 8.5 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 12.60 5.3 12.45 6.0 13.71 4.8 2....................................................... 8.91 6.8 8.86 7.0 – – 3....................................................... 9.65 15.0 9.20 16.1 – – Child care workers, n.e.c................................... 10.57 15.5 – – – – Service, n.e.c.............................................. 11.75 10.3 11.75 10.3 – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 3 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-2. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) full-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $23.36 2.5 $22.75 3.0 $26.37 1.0 All excluding sales............................................... 23.91 2.6 23.37 3.1 26.37 1.1 White collar........................................................ 26.98 3.0 26.57 3.7 28.86 .6 2....................................................... 13.11 10.7 13.08 10.7 – – 3....................................................... 12.49 5.0 12.20 5.7 15.17 4.9 4....................................................... 15.44 3.6 15.18 4.4 16.76 3.0 5....................................................... 16.95 3.4 16.84 4.2 17.56 2.8 6....................................................... 20.97 8.7 20.96 9.1 – – 7....................................................... 22.87 4.5 22.96 4.8 22.08 8.4 8....................................................... 26.23 3.5 25.71 4.1 29.59 3.2 9....................................................... 30.31 1.1 29.58 2.2 31.26 .7 10........................................................ 33.04 2.2 32.07 3.3 35.28 1.5 11........................................................ 36.21 2.6 36.30 3.0 35.79 4.4 12........................................................ 48.52 9.2 50.41 10.2 37.55 10.2 Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.99 4.4 31.84 4.7 33.93 15.0 White collar excluding sales.................................... 28.61 3.4 28.54 4.2 28.87 .6 2....................................................... 18.48 12.1 18.58 12.6 – – 3....................................................... 13.34 3.6 13.04 4.1 15.17 4.9 4....................................................... 16.18 3.8 16.01 5.0 16.76 3.0 5....................................................... 16.80 3.6 16.50 4.9 17.56 2.8 6....................................................... 21.58 9.8 21.59 10.3 – – 7....................................................... 22.12 2.9 22.12 3.1 22.08 8.4 8....................................................... 26.30 3.6 25.76 4.3 29.59 3.2 9....................................................... 30.24 1.1 29.38 2.4 31.26 .7 10........................................................ 33.06 2.2 32.05 3.6 35.28 1.5 11........................................................ 36.07 2.9 36.14 3.4 35.79 4.4 12........................................................ 48.52 9.2 50.41 10.2 37.55 10.2 Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.33 4.5 32.18 4.8 34.31 15.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.96 4.0 30.79 5.4 31.43 .6 Professional specialty.......................................... 32.56 4.5 32.90 6.7 31.88 .8 5....................................................... 14.89 15.7 14.20 17.8 – – 6....................................................... 23.58 23.2 23.75 23.4 – – 7....................................................... 23.17 10.5 23.18 11.2 – – 8....................................................... 27.70 2.4 26.70 3.4 30.04 1.4 9....................................................... 30.68 1.2 29.85 2.8 31.46 .6 10........................................................ 34.15 3.2 33.27 5.6 35.42 1.8 11........................................................ 35.95 2.5 36.21 2.9 34.48 1.9 12........................................................ 46.96 13.5 49.21 15.0 – – 13........................................................ 55.62 7.1 56.02 7.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.33 6.3 33.77 6.7 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – 12........................................................ 41.90 1.5 – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 32.95 3.6 33.32 3.7 28.75 1.8 7....................................................... 26.72 16.8 26.72 16.8 – – 8....................................................... $26.89 4.2 $27.05 4.5 – – 9....................................................... 29.90 6.5 30.70 7.3 – – 11........................................................ 33.81 3.6 34.12 4.0 – – 12........................................................ 39.83 5.9 42.32 .3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.30 11.9 33.30 11.9 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 33.12 3.6 33.52 3.7 $28.75 1.8 7....................................................... 26.72 16.8 26.72 16.8 – – 8....................................................... 26.89 4.2 27.05 4.5 – – 9....................................................... 30.39 6.2 31.38 6.6 – – 11........................................................ 33.81 3.6 34.12 4.0 – – 12........................................................ 39.83 5.9 42.32 .3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.04 11.3 34.04 11.3 – – Natural scientists............................................ 24.86 21.2 – – – – Health related................................................ 34.66 12.1 35.91 14.4 29.31 4.0 8....................................................... 28.62 2.1 28.73 2.6 – – 9....................................................... 29.96 1.5 – – 30.20 2.6 Registered nurses........................................... 31.74 2.6 32.00 3.3 30.58 1.0 8....................................................... 32.65 3.8 – – – – 9....................................................... – – – – 30.71 2.9 Teachers, college and university.............................. 32.99 3.4 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 32.41 1.2 22.89 19.4 33.38 1.5 9....................................................... 33.58 1.6 – – 33.54 1.6 Elementary school teachers.................................. 32.49 .3 – – 33.50 .2 9....................................................... 33.83 .3 – – 33.76 .3 Secondary school teachers................................... 32.68 5.3 – – 33.90 3.8 9....................................................... 34.20 4.1 – – 34.20 4.1 Teachers, special education................................. 33.14 4.8 – – 33.14 4.8 9....................................................... 33.14 4.8 – – 33.14 4.8 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 32.97 .3 – – 33.00 .2 9....................................................... 32.97 .3 – – 33.00 .2 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 23.35 16.2 21.26 17.5 34.50 6.2 Economists.................................................. 35.28 14.6 35.28 14.6 – – Psychologists............................................... 19.91 14.5 – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 20.52 10.3 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 19.46 9.1 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ 37.86 5.3 – – 38.37 10.8 Lawyers..................................................... 36.90 4.1 – – 34.94 4.5 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 30.01 26.4 30.21 28.6 – – Technical....................................................... 25.93 4.2 26.13 4.4 22.03 3.0 6....................................................... 21.06 4.0 21.15 4.3 – – 7....................................................... 23.04 3.4 22.92 3.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.81 9.5 26.81 9.5 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 21.44 3.0 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 19.85 3.6 20.13 4.0 – – 6....................................................... $19.43 0.7 – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 19.15 16.0 $19.15 16.0 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 26.02 11.0 26.02 11.0 – – Drafters.................................................... 22.91 5.5 22.91 5.5 – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 28.01 4.2 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 35.58 4.1 35.67 4.4 $34.81 9.4 7....................................................... 22.17 4.2 21.16 4.0 25.84 5.5 8....................................................... 24.76 5.5 24.83 6.0 – – 9....................................................... 27.22 5.3 27.31 5.8 – – 10........................................................ 30.46 2.3 29.97 2.1 – – 11........................................................ 33.71 3.1 – – – – 12........................................................ 43.87 7.3 42.81 8.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 40.70 5.9 40.89 6.1 38.32 21.1 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 37.78 4.8 37.35 5.3 41.34 9.1 11........................................................ 38.94 3.8 – – – – 12........................................................ 46.21 10.1 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 37.67 7.7 37.43 8.4 39.46 21.1 Financial managers.......................................... 27.98 9.1 27.98 9.1 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 39.09 8.7 – – 39.48 10.0 Managers, medicine and health............................... 38.74 9.3 38.74 9.3 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 37.69 6.5 37.43 6.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.00 10.0 37.46 10.0 – – Management related............................................ 33.50 7.4 34.10 8.0 27.98 4.1 7....................................................... 21.76 5.2 20.77 4.0 24.93 3.4 9....................................................... 25.38 4.1 25.23 4.7 – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 27.16 11.6 27.24 13.4 – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.99 2.0 25.99 2.0 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 43.60 22.7 45.04 23.4 – – Sales............................................................. 17.32 8.7 17.30 8.8 – – 2....................................................... 10.35 7.1 10.35 7.1 – – 3....................................................... 10.70 17.6 10.70 17.6 – – 4....................................................... 13.31 2.5 13.31 2.5 – – 5....................................................... 17.17 6.0 17.17 6.0 – – 6....................................................... 18.43 14.2 18.43 14.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 22.89 11.3 – – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 27.37 8.4 27.40 8.5 – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 16.92 14.5 16.92 14.5 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 11.35 11.5 11.35 11.5 – – Cashiers.................................................... 11.88 5.1 11.88 5.1 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 17.31 3.1 17.36 3.8 17.09 1.8 2....................................................... 18.48 12.1 18.58 12.6 – – 3....................................................... 13.37 4.0 13.09 4.4 15.17 5.6 4....................................................... 16.25 3.9 16.10 5.2 16.76 3.0 5....................................................... $16.57 1.5 $16.34 2.2 $17.05 1.7 6....................................................... 20.01 6.2 19.65 6.7 – – 7....................................................... 19.41 4.5 19.87 4.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 21.31 8.7 21.22 8.9 – – Supervisors, general office................................. 17.74 8.8 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 18.17 3.8 18.82 4.6 15.85 4.4 4....................................................... 15.36 6.2 – – 16.06 5.1 7....................................................... 20.10 7.0 – – – – Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 16.15 2.9 – – – – Receptionists............................................... 13.05 7.2 13.02 7.4 – – Order clerks................................................ 15.53 8.7 15.53 8.7 – – 4....................................................... 14.77 8.1 14.77 8.1 – – Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping............ 17.60 4.3 – – – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 13.49 5.2 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 17.09 4.6 16.94 5.4 17.68 6.7 4....................................................... 15.65 7.8 15.33 10.1 – – General office clerks....................................... 16.77 4.1 16.22 5.9 18.35 3.9 4....................................................... 17.28 5.2 16.78 6.8 19.04 4.9 5....................................................... 16.65 4.3 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.35 3.2 17.56 4.0 – – 4....................................................... 15.56 6.2 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 19.74 3.3 19.53 3.6 21.90 1.1 1....................................................... 10.88 16.3 10.88 16.3 – – 2....................................................... 12.37 6.9 12.33 6.9 – – 3....................................................... 13.63 4.2 13.34 4.7 17.16 2.4 4....................................................... 19.41 4.6 19.54 5.3 18.56 7.0 5....................................................... 19.09 4.9 18.63 6.3 21.49 .6 6....................................................... 21.35 7.8 21.07 8.9 23.54 2.9 7....................................................... 25.56 5.0 25.45 5.4 26.79 3.5 8....................................................... 28.98 1.4 28.69 1.6 – – 9....................................................... 29.73 6.3 29.73 6.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 23.78 4.7 23.68 5.0 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 24.30 2.3 24.22 2.5 25.17 1.4 4....................................................... 16.61 3.0 16.09 1.5 – – 5....................................................... 18.53 5.2 18.28 5.8 – – 6....................................................... 21.80 9.9 21.71 10.6 – – 7....................................................... 26.85 2.5 26.80 2.7 27.30 3.6 8....................................................... 29.29 2.5 28.97 2.7 – – 9....................................................... 28.84 5.6 28.84 5.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.48 5.0 – – – – Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 31.20 9.3 30.89 10.8 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 23.00 4.5 23.08 4.8 – – Aircraft engine mechanics................................... 23.82 12.0 23.82 12.0 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 20.71 8.6 20.83 10.2 – – Carpenters.................................................. $26.33 10.8 $26.59 11.0 – – Electricians................................................ 27.86 4.6 27.52 5.5 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 20.56 8.7 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.77 4.1 19.77 4.1 – – 2....................................................... 12.93 13.2 12.93 13.2 – – 3....................................................... 14.87 4.0 14.87 4.0 – – 4....................................................... 21.15 9.1 21.15 9.1 – – 5....................................................... 17.99 10.2 17.99 10.2 – – 7....................................................... 26.09 5.0 26.09 5.0 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 16.46 7.7 16.46 7.7 – – Assemblers 2....................................................... 10.95 11.9 10.95 11.9 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 19.61 7.7 19.13 10.4 $21.05 1.3 3....................................................... 15.33 4.0 15.27 4.6 – – 4....................................................... 17.79 6.8 17.24 10.7 18.36 7.5 5....................................................... 21.87 8.5 21.89 14.1 21.84 2.9 6....................................................... 20.94 10.6 – – – – Truck drivers............................................... 18.10 3.8 18.12 4.1 – – 4....................................................... 21.76 4.3 21.66 4.8 – – 5....................................................... 19.81 6.0 19.81 6.0 – – Bus drivers................................................. 17.50 8.6 – – 19.68 4.5 Operating engineers......................................... 26.73 7.6 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 17.14 7.0 17.14 7.0 – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 19.22 7.1 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 13.46 5.9 13.16 6.2 18.29 .6 1....................................................... 10.72 17.5 10.72 17.5 – – 2....................................................... 11.65 6.4 11.56 6.3 – – 3....................................................... 12.90 2.7 12.41 1.3 – – 4....................................................... 17.07 3.9 16.80 4.6 – – 5....................................................... 16.97 8.7 16.78 9.2 – – Construction laborers....................................... 19.73 .5 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 12.36 4.5 12.36 4.5 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 14.31 2.2 14.31 2.2 – – 3....................................................... 14.02 7.7 14.02 7.7 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.95 13.7 10.89 13.7 – – Service............................................................. 15.15 3.6 12.11 3.7 22.58 3.7 1....................................................... 9.74 9.0 9.16 7.1 – – 2....................................................... 10.40 7.1 10.21 7.4 – – 3....................................................... 11.30 8.2 11.18 9.0 12.53 1.5 4....................................................... 13.26 2.6 12.96 2.5 14.82 4.5 5....................................................... 19.11 6.1 19.24 6.7 19.05 8.1 6....................................................... 24.48 6.8 – – – – 7....................................................... $26.58 4.8 – – $27.55 3.8 8....................................................... 29.01 8.5 – – 30.47 9.5 Protective service............................................ 24.68 5.2 $13.90 6.5 26.08 5.6 5....................................................... 19.54 11.4 – – 20.22 12.5 7....................................................... 27.55 3.8 – – 27.55 3.8 8....................................................... 30.47 9.5 – – 30.47 9.5 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 36.05 2.8 – – 36.05 2.8 Firefighting................................................ 27.86 4.7 – – 27.86 4.7 Police and detectives, public service....................... 27.21 2.4 – – 27.21 2.4 7....................................................... 26.75 3.0 – – 26.75 3.0 Correctional institution officers........................... 20.42 12.9 – – 20.42 12.9 5....................................................... 19.93 14.2 – – 19.93 14.2 Guards and police, except public service.................... 13.90 6.1 13.90 6.5 – – Food service.................................................. 10.94 4.4 10.82 4.5 – – 2....................................................... 9.13 4.5 9.05 4.2 – – 4....................................................... 12.97 6.5 12.85 6.8 – – Other food service........................................... 11.73 2.5 11.64 2.7 – – 2....................................................... 10.43 1.3 10.35 1.0 – – 4....................................................... 12.97 6.5 12.85 6.8 – – Cooks....................................................... 13.38 3.2 13.29 3.6 – – 4....................................................... 14.21 1.9 – – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 10.11 8.6 – – – – Health service................................................ 12.69 5.1 12.34 6.3 14.76 .4 2....................................................... 10.86 7.0 10.61 8.2 – – 3....................................................... 13.63 6.9 13.65 8.0 – – 4....................................................... 12.51 3.8 12.25 4.2 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 14.27 13.6 14.18 15.4 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.15 3.1 11.68 4.1 14.70 1.6 2....................................................... 10.90 8.6 – – – – 3....................................................... 13.52 7.8 13.52 9.0 – – 4....................................................... 11.81 2.3 11.61 3.0 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 12.97 5.7 12.49 6.9 15.00 3.9 1....................................................... 11.33 15.6 – – – – 2....................................................... 12.39 7.7 12.26 8.8 – – 3....................................................... 11.37 5.7 11.25 5.9 – – 4....................................................... 12.40 8.5 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13.21 3.8 12.67 5.3 14.97 3.9 2....................................................... 12.56 7.9 12.45 9.1 – – 3....................................................... 11.97 5.0 11.87 5.5 – – 4....................................................... 12.40 8.5 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 13.06 5.4 13.11 5.5 – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-3. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) part-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $14.29 4.6 $12.70 5.8 $19.46 2.8 All excluding sales............................................... 15.10 6.3 13.39 8.0 19.50 2.7 White collar........................................................ 18.55 7.1 17.46 10.6 20.70 2.6 2....................................................... 9.33 5.5 8.84 5.6 – – 3....................................................... 12.83 3.9 12.57 6.8 13.11 3.8 4....................................................... 13.77 4.9 13.89 6.9 13.51 4.0 5....................................................... 18.39 4.6 17.64 6.0 18.91 6.9 6....................................................... 19.71 6.6 20.82 9.6 – – 8....................................................... 28.41 8.1 31.05 6.1 – – 9....................................................... 30.28 5.1 31.01 4.6 29.90 7.2 White collar excluding sales.................................... 22.74 3.0 24.72 4.2 20.76 2.9 2....................................................... 10.81 6.6 9.56 8.1 – – 3....................................................... 12.78 3.1 11.99 3.7 13.15 3.6 4....................................................... 13.82 2.4 14.19 3.2 13.51 4.0 5....................................................... 19.26 4.7 19.92 2.0 18.91 6.9 6....................................................... 19.71 6.6 20.82 9.6 – – 8....................................................... 28.41 8.1 31.05 6.1 – – 9....................................................... 30.28 5.1 31.01 4.6 29.90 7.2 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.36 3.2 29.80 3.8 28.66 5.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 31.33 3.8 32.97 3.6 29.04 5.7 8....................................................... 28.78 9.0 31.93 6.4 – – 9....................................................... 30.15 5.3 31.12 4.7 29.64 7.4 Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ 32.63 4.0 32.75 4.7 31.96 3.3 8....................................................... 31.93 6.4 31.93 6.4 – – 9....................................................... 31.37 3.5 31.12 4.7 31.96 3.3 Registered nurses........................................... 32.31 2.3 32.56 2.7 – – 8....................................................... 31.93 6.4 31.93 6.4 – – 9....................................................... 32.38 1.1 32.87 .7 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 26.09 6.8 – – 26.89 3.9 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 18.40 8.0 17.44 8.3 – – 5....................................................... 21.21 4.4 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 20.19 .9 20.19 1.1 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 35.06 12.6 – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Management related............................................ – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 10.15 7.9 10.14 8.0 – – 3....................................................... $12.92 10.3 $12.97 10.7 – – Cashiers.................................................... 10.64 10.9 10.62 11.0 – – 3....................................................... 13.76 10.2 – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.47 2.6 12.65 6.1 $13.93 2.3 2....................................................... 10.81 6.6 9.56 8.1 – – 3....................................................... 12.78 3.1 11.99 3.7 13.15 3.6 4....................................................... 13.80 2.7 14.24 4.0 13.51 4.0 Receptionists............................................... 11.05 17.9 11.05 17.9 – – Library clerks.............................................. 12.02 7.8 – – 12.02 7.8 General office clerks....................................... 13.99 4.6 – – 14.36 5.5 Teachers' aides............................................. 13.50 2.8 – – 13.50 2.8 3....................................................... 12.47 1.0 – – 12.47 1.0 4....................................................... 12.62 1.5 – – 12.62 1.5 Blue collar......................................................... 10.35 6.6 9.38 5.2 16.71 1.0 1....................................................... 8.03 2.1 8.03 2.1 – – 2....................................................... 9.98 5.0 9.98 5.0 – – 3....................................................... 14.57 8.6 13.89 11.5 – – 4....................................................... 15.95 4.5 – – 15.48 4.1 5....................................................... 18.79 1.3 – – – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.52 11.2 13.69 26.8 16.89 1.8 3....................................................... 16.15 2.2 – – – – 4....................................................... 15.95 4.5 – – 15.48 4.1 5....................................................... 18.79 1.3 – – – – Bus drivers................................................. 16.86 2.1 – – 16.86 2.1 4....................................................... 15.24 4.0 – – 15.24 4.0 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8.97 2.1 8.95 2.1 – – 1....................................................... 8.22 1.1 8.22 1.1 – – 2....................................................... 9.66 5.4 9.66 5.4 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 8.89 4.9 8.89 4.9 – – 1....................................................... 8.14 2.2 8.14 2.2 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 11.34 4.5 11.34 4.5 – – 1....................................................... 10.32 5.1 10.32 5.1 – – Service............................................................. 10.15 10.3 9.01 6.7 16.61 17.1 1....................................................... 7.96 2.6 7.91 2.5 – – 2....................................................... 9.27 7.3 9.14 7.4 – – 3....................................................... 10.38 7.4 9.03 5.6 13.20 1.7 4....................................................... 15.94 15.3 – – – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. $8.34 5.4 $8.05 3.7 $11.53 1.6 1....................................................... 8.01 3.3 7.98 3.3 – – 2....................................................... 8.64 9.5 8.30 7.8 – – 3....................................................... 8.93 13.0 – – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 7.48 4.6 7.48 4.6 – – 1....................................................... 7.78 6.1 7.78 6.1 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 7.53 6.9 7.53 6.9 – – Other food service........................................... 9.12 4.5 8.66 2.9 11.53 1.6 1....................................................... 8.15 3.1 8.11 2.9 – – 2....................................................... 10.92 2.8 – – – – 3....................................................... 11.52 1.1 – – – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 9.33 2.3 – – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.50 6.2 8.37 5.5 – – 1....................................................... 8.24 5.1 8.24 5.1 – – Health service................................................ 12.34 11.3 12.28 11.7 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.31 12.2 12.31 12.2 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 9.41 12.3 9.11 11.4 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 11.66 5.8 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 11.15 8.6 9.14 4.1 14.22 2.3 2....................................................... 8.50 7.0 – – – – 3....................................................... 11.48 1.4 – – – – Child care workers, n.e.c................................... 11.08 15.2 – – – – Service, n.e.c.............................................. 10.12 7.7 10.12 7.7 – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Private industry and State and local government Occupational group Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Mean All occupations....................................................... $23.36 $14.29 $23.38 $21.73 $22.64 $17.39 All excluding sales............................................. 23.91 15.10 23.63 22.62 23.19 14.42 White collar........................................................ 26.98 18.55 27.10 25.82 26.66 18.95 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 28.61 22.74 27.98 28.29 28.21 22.11 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.96 29.36 32.10 29.92 30.85 – Professional specialty.......................................... 32.56 31.33 32.93 32.09 32.48 – Technical....................................................... 25.93 18.40 28.71 23.87 25.59 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 35.58 35.06 23.08 36.03 35.61 – Sales............................................................. 17.32 10.15 15.94 15.99 14.56 18.76 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 17.31 13.47 18.53 15.79 16.85 – Blue collar......................................................... 19.74 10.35 20.93 15.62 18.88 16.71 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 24.30 – 25.53 22.16 24.41 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.77 – – 13.64 19.12 – Transportation and material moving................................ 19.61 15.52 19.87 15.97 19.12 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 13.46 8.97 13.88 10.93 12.43 – Service............................................................. 15.15 10.15 19.11 11.11 14.43 – B Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- Occupational group workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Relative error(6) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 2.5 4.6 2.1 3.5 2.5 10.0 All excluding sales............................................. 2.6 6.3 1.9 4.1 2.7 17.2 White collar........................................................ 3.0 7.1 1.7 4.0 2.9 7.7 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 3.4 3.0 1.5 4.5 3.1 14.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 4.0 3.2 1.2 6.1 3.6 – Professional specialty.......................................... 4.5 3.8 1.5 7.2 4.1 – Technical....................................................... 4.2 8.0 2.6 6.3 4.0 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 4.1 12.6 7.4 4.2 4.0 – Sales............................................................. 8.7 7.9 3.7 9.5 10.6 8.3 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.1 2.6 3.1 3.6 2.9 – Blue collar......................................................... 3.3 6.6 3.4 6.0 2.9 1.1 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 2.3 – 3.2 4.0 2.5 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4.1 – – 5.5 3.1 – Transportation and material moving................................ 7.7 11.2 7.8 7.7 6.4 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 5.9 2.1 5.3 5.3 4.9 – Service............................................................. 3.6 10.3 3.4 5.2 5.0 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 5 Time workers' wages are based solely on an hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5-2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Full-time and part-time workers Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) Occupational group All pri- vate indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Mean All occupations....................................................... $21.76 $25.22 – $24.87 $25.28 - $22.12 - - - All excluding sales............................................. 22.49 25.28 – 24.72 25.37 - 22.23 - - - White collar........................................................ 25.89 – – 29.67 – - 25.30 - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 28.36 – – 28.89 – - 25.70 - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.73 – – – – - 55.47 - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 32.90 – – – – - 32.37 - - - Technical....................................................... 25.78 – – – – - – - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 35.66 – – – – - 31.82 - - - Sales............................................................. 15.96 21.85 – – 20.47 - – - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 17.10 20.90 – – – - 18.20 - - - Blue collar......................................................... 18.58 21.17 – 24.21 20.48 - 18.88 - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 24.10 25.81 – 24.75 26.34 - 24.47 - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.12 19.19 – – 19.19 - – - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 18.75 20.50 – – 16.40 - 20.44 - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.21 14.14 – – 12.03 - 14.36 - - - Service............................................................. 11.44 – – – – - – - - - B Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) All pri- vate Occupational group indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Relative error(5) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 2.9 3.2 – 7.2 3.5 - 4.7 - - - All excluding sales............................................. 3.2 3.1 – 6.9 3.4 - 4.9 - - - White collar........................................................ 3.6 – – .0 – - 9.1 - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 4.0 – – 1.1 – - 10.9 - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 4.9 – – – – - 20.3 - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 6.1 – – – – - 8.6 - - - Technical....................................................... 4.2 – – – – - – - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 4.4 – – – – - 7.7 - - - Sales............................................................. 8.3 10.1 – – 7.1 - – - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.7 4.6 – – – - 3.7 - - - Blue collar......................................................... 3.0 3.6 – 6.9 3.4 - 14.1 - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 2.6 2.3 – 6.7 3.2 - 8.9 - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 3.1 3.2 – – 3.2 - – - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 9.2 13.9 – – 5.8 - 25.5 - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 5.0 10.2 – – 6.7 - 3.8 - - - Service............................................................. 4.2 – – – – - – - - - 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5-3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Mean All occupations....................................................... $21.76 $16.27 $23.49 $19.38 $28.42 All excluding sales............................................. 22.49 17.16 23.95 19.55 28.51 White collar........................................................ 25.89 18.29 27.72 23.98 31.17 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 28.36 22.75 29.23 26.09 31.35 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.73 24.87 31.39 29.58 32.73 Professional specialty.......................................... 32.90 29.57 33.11 31.42 34.70 Technical....................................................... 25.78 21.85 26.78 20.33 29.05 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 35.66 30.69 36.49 30.52 39.03 Sales............................................................. 15.96 12.86 18.39 18.37 18.81 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 17.10 15.04 17.57 15.96 18.91 Blue collar......................................................... 18.58 16.43 19.47 15.98 25.20 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 24.10 22.23 25.39 21.85 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.12 12.11 20.56 16.25 – Transportation and material moving................................ 18.75 16.77 18.98 17.22 23.78 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.21 11.01 12.89 12.74 14.32 Service............................................................. 11.44 10.32 11.93 10.86 14.39 B Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Relative error(4) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 2.9 6.8 3.1 5.1 2.2 All excluding sales............................................. 3.2 7.6 3.2 5.5 2.2 White collar........................................................ 3.6 7.0 4.1 7.6 2.9 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 4.0 6.5 4.3 9.7 2.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 4.9 6.2 5.1 12.0 1.9 Professional specialty.......................................... 6.1 6.4 6.5 13.2 2.6 Technical....................................................... 4.2 5.1 4.0 6.1 3.3 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 4.4 5.7 5.2 12.4 6.2 Sales............................................................. 8.3 7.8 8.7 9.2 12.2 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.7 6.8 2.9 4.4 2.9 Blue collar......................................................... 3.0 9.6 3.7 5.0 2.7 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 2.6 5.9 3.0 6.0 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 3.1 16.8 5.6 2.7 – Transportation and material moving................................ 9.2 12.1 9.9 8.3 7.6 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 5.0 4.8 7.4 8.3 10.3 Service............................................................. 4.2 4.7 5.2 6.4 3.5 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.50 $13.39 $20.42 $28.83 $37.40 All excluding sales........................... 10.00 14.01 21.09 29.12 37.93 White collar.................................... 11.96 16.83 24.33 33.10 41.46 White collar excluding sales................ 14.03 19.30 26.44 34.90 42.84 Professional specialty and technical.......... 18.82 23.41 29.33 36.54 41.53 Professional specialty...................... 20.43 25.59 31.35 37.87 43.27 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists...... 22.41 27.56 32.25 38.70 43.29 Computer systems analysts and scientists 23.77 27.76 32.45 38.94 43.41 Natural scientists........................ 15.42 17.16 22.00 24.91 27.92 Health related............................ 23.13 26.49 30.60 36.29 40.11 Physicians.............................. 26.46 29.99 67.31 172.98 183.55 Registered nurses....................... 24.64 28.25 31.85 35.83 38.13 Teachers, college and university.......... 29.01 29.01 33.10 37.53 39.39 Teachers, except college and university... 21.99 26.66 32.71 39.11 41.46 Elementary school teachers.............. 22.57 26.89 32.89 39.11 41.46 Secondary school teachers............... 21.99 26.66 32.46 39.11 41.95 Teachers, special education............. 23.78 27.17 32.53 39.69 41.46 Teachers, n.e.c......................... 24.87 28.85 34.16 37.37 39.61 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... 29.02 35.92 35.92 39.39 41.46 Librarians.............................. 29.02 35.92 35.92 39.39 41.46 Social scientists and urban planners...... 12.24 15.38 20.14 30.54 37.30 Economists.............................. 22.36 29.00 33.65 33.65 51.77 Psychologists........................... 12.24 15.38 16.45 23.37 33.09 Social, recreation, and religious workers. 13.77 15.08 20.99 23.06 24.33 Social workers.......................... 13.77 15.08 20.81 23.06 24.33 Lawyers and judges........................ 26.94 29.67 38.40 45.33 45.67 Lawyers................................. 26.34 29.67 38.40 44.29 45.42 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 11.00 16.84 19.71 34.60 75.67 Technical................................... 16.85 20.19 23.75 28.14 32.00 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 12.63 17.55 22.25 24.55 28.14 Radiological technicians................ 23.82 27.17 29.57 34.29 34.29 Licensed practical nurses............... 17.15 18.11 20.60 21.00 22.00 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 13.62 13.62 17.75 23.48 26.00 Electrical and electronic technicians... 15.00 21.01 25.53 31.82 31.82 Drafters................................ 19.35 19.35 23.00 25.00 28.15 Technical and related, n.e.c............ 23.75 26.93 28.24 30.73 30.73 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 20.70 25.52 31.85 43.73 54.89 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 22.60 28.00 37.45 46.39 52.40 Financial managers...................... 20.19 20.19 26.23 33.76 39.62 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 18.48 29.81 41.84 49.15 51.36 Managers, medicine and health........... 33.79 34.00 34.00 48.16 50.79 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 25.74 28.00 36.06 46.39 53.84 Management related........................ 20.06 23.08 28.77 40.21 61.55 Accountants and auditors................ $18.43 $20.10 $22.95 $28.77 $51.19 Other financial officers................ 30.72 30.72 38.34 38.34 43.07 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists.......................... 22.17 24.04 25.10 28.37 30.34 Management related, n.e.c............... 18.79 28.18 35.68 62.50 64.73 Sales......................................... 8.00 9.75 13.20 19.80 29.86 Supervisors, sales...................... 13.04 23.80 27.86 34.30 34.50 Sales, other business services.......... 11.12 12.00 13.50 16.26 17.55 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale......... 9.19 12.10 17.25 18.27 30.82 Sales workers, apparel.................. 8.25 8.50 9.67 10.74 10.75 Sales workers, other commodities........ 7.35 7.35 8.50 12.48 15.09 Cashiers................................ 7.50 8.25 9.79 13.52 17.40 Administrative support, including clerical.... 11.34 13.40 16.14 19.47 23.48 Supervisors, general office............. 13.29 13.39 17.45 18.27 23.12 Secretaries............................. 12.50 14.00 17.00 21.08 24.28 Transportation ticket and reservation agents............................... 9.18 12.12 16.82 20.74 20.94 Receptionists........................... 10.00 10.00 12.36 14.49 16.08 Order clerks............................ 10.25 11.18 15.39 17.67 21.64 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping.......................... 15.88 16.14 17.75 18.08 21.82 Library clerks.......................... 9.22 9.99 12.44 14.26 14.85 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 12.50 12.50 13.23 13.23 15.79 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 13.50 15.15 16.85 19.47 20.00 Billing clerks.......................... 10.00 15.00 16.15 17.00 19.77 General office clerks................... 11.91 14.00 15.96 19.29 20.61 Teachers' aides......................... 11.93 12.11 12.51 13.62 18.32 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 13.53 14.52 16.00 17.77 20.39 Blue collar..................................... 9.00 12.64 17.67 25.00 29.08 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 15.95 19.89 24.29 29.07 31.82 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers.... 19.98 25.39 33.27 37.89 37.89 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics............................ 20.70 20.70 23.00 24.50 26.11 Aircraft engine mechanics............... 14.50 17.25 24.12 30.61 30.61 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 15.50 15.95 20.47 21.40 32.46 Carpenters.............................. 22.70 22.70 28.40 28.40 30.96 Electricians............................ 21.99 24.29 29.22 31.49 32.71 Construction trades, n.e.c.............. 16.98 19.01 21.36 23.12 24.21 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 10.00 12.90 18.08 26.83 27.01 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 11.45 13.33 14.35 22.84 23.26 Assemblers.............................. 7.16 11.40 25.90 26.83 27.01 Transportation and material moving............ 12.50 16.30 17.45 21.65 25.78 Truck drivers........................... 16.62 17.31 17.31 19.48 21.65 Bus drivers............................. $11.34 $15.35 $17.15 $21.15 $23.50 Operating engineers..................... 21.04 24.02 29.66 30.07 30.07 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 12.56 14.98 18.15 20.07 21.07 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c..................... 17.12 17.45 17.45 20.45 24.72 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.50 9.00 11.20 15.28 18.25 Construction laborers................... 15.28 17.50 18.43 21.70 25.66 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.45 7.65 9.50 12.47 16.40 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 10.35 11.50 14.64 15.60 17.00 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.16 7.50 9.00 11.00 14.30 Service......................................... 7.25 9.05 12.00 16.01 26.82 Protective service........................ 15.26 18.11 25.74 29.85 32.00 Supervisors, police and detectives...... 33.45 34.76 36.19 37.03 38.38 Firefighting............................ 24.52 25.15 27.68 30.83 31.88 Police and detectives, public service... 21.59 24.78 28.89 29.97 32.00 Correctional institution officers....... 15.26 16.01 17.82 25.28 26.92 Guards and police, except public service 9.40 12.80 14.54 15.68 17.13 Food service.............................. 7.16 7.35 9.00 12.00 14.57 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 7.16 7.16 7.16 7.35 7.35 Waiters and waitresses.................. 7.16 7.16 7.16 7.16 7.35 Other food service....................... 8.00 8.50 10.48 12.54 15.26 Cooks................................... 10.00 11.00 12.45 14.81 18.75 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 7.75 8.00 9.00 10.04 12.00 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 7.16 8.00 8.59 10.48 12.05 Health service............................ 8.76 10.43 12.00 14.85 16.39 Health aides, except nursing............ 8.50 11.00 13.33 15.99 20.24 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.76 10.00 11.74 14.18 15.67 Cleaning and building service............. $7.86 $9.49 $12.06 $14.38 $17.15 Janitors and cleaners................... 9.05 11.40 13.00 15.07 17.04 Personal service.......................... 7.16 8.22 10.00 12.93 21.09 Child care workers, n.e.c............... 7.50 8.14 9.17 12.93 15.59 Service, n.e.c.......................... 7.49 9.65 10.30 13.82 15.50 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.00 $12.45 $19.46 $28.36 $36.78 All excluding sales........................... 9.25 13.00 20.34 28.74 37.69 White collar.................................... 11.19 16.09 23.56 32.14 41.78 White collar excluding sales................ 14.00 19.24 26.30 34.62 43.73 Professional specialty and technical.......... 17.25 22.74 28.85 35.92 42.61 Professional specialty...................... 17.76 25.62 31.63 38.40 44.58 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... 22.41 27.76 33.05 39.45 43.53 Computer systems analysts and scientists 23.69 28.24 33.34 39.63 43.70 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 23.60 26.75 31.50 36.76 40.65 Physicians.............................. 26.46 55.00 70.00 172.98 183.55 Registered nurses....................... 24.79 28.72 32.00 36.25 38.49 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 11.88 14.18 18.00 33.13 39.07 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... 12.24 15.38 16.95 25.81 33.65 Economists.............................. 22.36 29.00 33.65 33.65 51.77 Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 11.00 16.84 19.71 34.60 75.67 Technical................................... 16.57 20.49 23.99 28.27 32.00 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 12.39 18.33 22.25 26.89 29.39 Licensed practical nurses............... 16.93 18.85 20.92 21.25 22.09 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 13.62 13.62 17.75 23.48 26.00 Electrical and electronic technicians... 15.00 21.01 25.53 31.82 31.82 Drafters................................ 19.35 19.35 23.00 25.00 28.15 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 20.91 25.63 31.59 43.73 55.10 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 22.60 28.00 36.68 46.08 51.55 Financial managers...................... 20.19 20.19 26.23 33.76 39.62 Managers, medicine and health........... 33.79 34.00 34.00 48.16 50.79 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 25.74 28.00 35.87 46.37 52.89 Management related........................ 20.06 22.91 28.89 41.85 62.43 Accountants and auditors................ 17.31 20.10 21.91 29.57 51.19 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists.......................... 22.17 24.04 25.10 28.37 30.34 Management related, n.e.c............... 18.39 28.18 48.91 62.89 64.79 Sales......................................... 7.96 9.75 13.20 19.80 29.86 Supervisors, sales...................... 13.04 23.80 27.86 34.30 34.50 Sales, other business services.......... 11.12 12.00 13.50 16.26 17.55 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale......... $9.19 $12.10 $17.25 $18.27 $30.82 Sales workers, apparel.................. 8.25 8.50 9.67 10.74 10.75 Sales workers, other commodities........ 7.35 7.35 8.50 12.48 15.09 Cashiers................................ 7.50 8.25 9.79 13.52 17.40 Administrative support, including clerical.... 11.07 13.40 16.35 19.98 24.16 Secretaries............................. 12.50 14.00 18.03 22.25 25.35 Receptionists........................... 10.00 10.00 12.36 14.49 16.08 Order clerks............................ 10.25 11.18 15.39 17.67 21.64 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 11.40 15.15 16.85 19.47 20.00 Billing clerks.......................... 10.00 13.50 16.00 16.25 16.50 General office clerks................... 11.88 13.55 15.45 18.91 19.95 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 16.00 16.00 16.95 18.36 20.95 Blue collar..................................... 9.00 11.78 17.31 25.66 29.11 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 15.43 19.70 24.29 29.03 31.82 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers.... 19.98 24.11 33.27 37.89 37.89 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics............................ 20.70 20.70 23.00 24.50 26.11 Aircraft engine mechanics............... 14.50 17.25 24.12 30.61 30.61 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 14.50 15.95 20.47 21.40 32.46 Carpenters.............................. 22.70 22.70 28.40 28.40 30.96 Electricians............................ 21.99 24.29 27.83 31.49 34.64 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 10.00 12.90 18.08 26.83 27.01 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 11.45 13.33 14.35 22.84 23.26 Assemblers.............................. 7.16 11.40 25.90 26.83 27.01 Transportation and material moving............ 10.79 16.25 17.31 20.91 28.68 Truck drivers........................... 17.31 17.31 17.31 19.48 21.65 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 12.56 14.98 18.15 20.07 21.07 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.50 9.00 11.00 14.30 17.15 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.45 7.65 9.50 12.47 16.40 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 10.35 11.50 14.64 15.60 17.00 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.16 7.50 9.00 11.00 14.30 Service......................................... 7.16 8.25 10.40 12.90 16.04 Protective service........................ 9.40 11.08 14.54 15.68 17.13 Guards and police, except public service 9.40 11.08 14.54 15.68 17.13 Food service.............................. 7.16 7.35 8.75 11.75 14.45 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 7.16 7.16 7.16 7.35 7.35 Waiters and waitresses.................. $7.16 $7.16 $7.16 $7.16 $7.35 Other food service....................... 7.99 8.50 10.04 12.54 15.99 Cooks................................... 9.40 10.61 12.45 14.61 18.75 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 7.75 8.00 9.00 10.04 12.00 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 7.16 8.00 8.50 9.00 10.49 Health service............................ 8.50 10.00 11.57 14.28 16.07 Health aides, except nursing............ 7.75 11.00 13.02 15.99 20.24 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.50 9.57 11.35 13.39 15.36 Cleaning and building service............. 7.80 9.05 11.59 13.00 17.86 Janitors and cleaners................... 9.05 10.51 12.25 13.48 16.38 Personal service.......................... 7.16 7.76 10.00 11.85 21.91 Service, n.e.c.......................... 7.49 9.65 10.30 13.82 15.50 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $14.19 $17.65 $24.02 $31.49 $38.58 All excluding sales........................... 14.20 17.65 24.02 31.49 38.58 White collar.................................... 14.47 19.50 27.28 35.40 40.23 White collar excluding sales................ 14.47 19.50 27.30 35.45 40.25 Professional specialty and technical.......... 21.14 25.11 30.53 37.53 41.45 Professional specialty...................... 22.03 25.53 30.65 37.53 41.46 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... 25.52 25.93 29.29 30.62 31.35 Computer systems analysts and scientists 25.52 25.93 29.29 30.62 31.35 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 21.14 26.16 29.66 32.97 37.11 Registered nurses....................... 23.78 26.46 29.94 35.45 37.69 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 23.82 27.71 33.39 39.28 41.92 Elementary school teachers.............. 24.14 28.09 33.49 39.28 41.95 Secondary school teachers............... 24.54 28.10 33.49 39.30 42.53 Teachers, special education............. 23.78 27.17 32.53 39.69 41.46 Teachers, n.e.c......................... 24.87 28.72 34.27 37.37 39.61 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... 28.00 30.34 31.64 41.45 41.46 Social, recreation, and religious workers. 19.97 20.81 22.03 23.16 24.33 Lawyers and judges........................ 26.94 29.70 36.97 45.42 59.82 Lawyers................................. 25.68 28.42 31.74 43.13 45.42 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 18.08 18.08 21.07 24.28 27.99 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 19.87 24.25 33.96 41.84 52.10 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 18.48 35.91 41.84 50.13 56.25 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 18.48 35.91 41.84 48.96 52.10 Management related........................ 22.94 23.82 28.03 33.96 35.20 Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 12.11 13.21 15.33 18.00 20.61 Secretaries............................. 12.98 14.24 15.69 17.30 18.71 Library clerks.......................... 9.22 9.68 12.44 13.99 14.85 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 14.71 14.71 16.99 19.76 23.56 General office clerks................... 12.67 14.41 17.78 20.57 20.61 Teachers' aides......................... 11.93 12.11 12.51 13.62 18.32 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 12.43 13.53 14.47 15.20 16.95 Blue collar..................................... $15.92 $17.52 $20.49 $23.50 $27.48 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 20.13 20.43 24.60 29.22 31.54 Transportation and material moving............ 15.35 16.43 20.42 23.50 24.02 Bus drivers............................. 15.01 16.11 18.80 22.33 23.50 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 16.75 17.78 17.80 18.43 20.92 Service......................................... 12.73 15.26 21.59 28.37 31.93 Protective service........................ 16.80 21.93 26.92 29.85 32.40 Supervisors, police and detectives...... 33.45 34.76 36.19 37.03 38.38 Firefighting............................ 24.52 25.15 27.68 30.83 31.88 Police and detectives, public service... 21.59 24.78 28.89 29.97 32.00 Correctional institution officers....... 15.26 16.01 17.82 25.28 26.92 Food service.............................. 10.25 10.96 12.17 13.29 15.26 Other food service....................... 10.25 10.96 12.17 13.29 15.26 Health service............................ 12.46 13.23 14.58 16.39 16.39 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 12.46 13.51 14.58 16.39 16.39 Cleaning and building service............. $12.24 $14.19 $15.07 $15.66 $17.04 Janitors and cleaners................... 12.24 14.19 15.07 15.66 17.04 Personal service.......................... 10.79 12.46 13.10 15.59 15.59 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $10.63 $14.50 $21.40 $29.25 $37.99 All excluding sales........................... 11.00 15.25 22.07 29.68 38.55 White collar.................................... 12.61 17.55 25.11 33.70 41.84 White collar excluding sales................ 14.90 19.48 26.83 35.31 43.27 Professional specialty and technical.......... 18.82 23.50 29.34 36.59 41.83 Professional specialty...................... 19.97 25.64 31.29 38.12 43.34 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... 22.41 27.45 32.23 38.46 43.27 Computer systems analysts and scientists 23.69 27.57 32.41 38.58 43.27 Natural scientists........................ 15.42 17.16 22.00 24.91 27.92 Health related............................ 23.13 26.78 30.50 36.25 40.11 Registered nurses....................... 24.54 28.25 31.50 35.58 38.00 Teachers, college and university.......... 25.64 29.01 32.78 37.53 39.39 Teachers, except college and university... 22.31 26.82 32.85 39.11 41.46 Elementary school teachers.............. 22.57 27.00 32.95 39.11 41.46 Secondary school teachers............... 22.31 26.72 32.61 39.28 41.95 Teachers, special education............. 23.78 27.17 32.53 39.69 41.46 Teachers, n.e.c......................... 24.87 28.72 34.16 37.37 39.61 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... 12.24 15.38 20.14 30.54 37.30 Economists.............................. 22.36 29.00 33.65 33.65 51.77 Psychologists........................... 12.24 15.38 16.45 23.37 33.09 Social, recreation, and religious workers. 12.88 15.08 19.97 22.60 26.82 Social workers.......................... 12.88 15.08 19.97 22.03 24.33 Lawyers and judges........................ 26.94 29.67 38.40 45.33 45.67 Lawyers................................. 26.34 29.67 38.40 44.29 45.42 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 11.00 16.84 19.71 34.60 75.67 Technical................................... 17.09 20.60 24.06 28.27 32.33 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 12.63 17.55 22.25 24.55 28.14 Licensed practical nurses............... 17.09 18.08 20.60 21.00 22.09 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 13.62 13.62 17.75 23.48 26.00 Electrical and electronic technicians... 17.16 21.40 26.30 31.82 31.82 Drafters................................ 19.35 19.35 23.00 25.00 28.15 Technical and related, n.e.c............ 23.75 26.93 28.24 30.73 30.73 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 20.63 25.63 31.73 43.73 54.89 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 22.60 28.00 37.45 46.37 52.16 Financial managers...................... 20.19 20.19 26.23 33.76 39.62 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 18.48 29.81 41.84 49.15 51.36 Managers, medicine and health........... 33.79 34.00 34.00 48.16 50.79 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 25.74 28.00 36.06 46.39 53.84 Management related........................ 20.06 23.08 28.77 40.21 61.62 Accountants and auditors................ 18.43 20.10 22.38 29.57 51.19 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists.......................... 22.17 24.04 25.10 28.37 30.34 Management related, n.e.c............... $18.75 $28.18 $35.68 $62.59 $64.73 Sales......................................... 9.00 10.92 14.42 21.44 31.85 Supervisors, sales...................... 13.04 23.80 27.86 34.30 34.50 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale......... 9.19 12.10 17.25 18.27 30.82 Sales workers, other commodities........ 7.71 8.45 10.48 13.72 15.99 Cashiers................................ 8.25 9.50 10.92 13.52 17.40 Administrative support, including clerical.... 11.60 14.00 16.83 20.00 23.91 Supervisors, general office............. 13.29 13.39 17.45 18.27 23.12 Secretaries............................. 12.50 14.54 17.37 21.49 24.69 Transportation ticket and reservation agents............................... 9.18 12.12 17.42 20.74 20.88 Receptionists........................... 10.00 10.00 12.54 15.23 15.98 Order clerks............................ 10.75 11.75 15.59 17.99 21.64 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping.......................... 15.88 16.14 17.75 18.08 21.82 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 12.50 12.50 13.23 13.69 15.79 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 13.50 15.15 16.85 19.47 20.00 General office clerks................... 12.02 14.67 16.66 19.46 20.61 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 13.53 14.52 16.00 17.77 20.67 Blue collar..................................... 10.35 13.90 18.62 25.91 29.68 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 15.98 19.98 24.29 29.08 31.82 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers.... 19.98 25.39 33.27 37.89 37.89 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics............................ 20.70 20.70 23.00 24.50 26.11 Aircraft engine mechanics............... 14.50 17.25 24.12 30.61 30.61 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 15.50 15.95 20.47 21.40 32.46 Carpenters.............................. 22.70 22.70 28.40 28.40 30.96 Electricians............................ 21.99 24.29 29.22 31.49 32.71 Construction trades, n.e.c.............. 16.98 19.01 21.36 23.12 24.21 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 10.66 13.54 20.35 26.83 28.37 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 11.45 13.33 14.35 22.84 23.26 Transportation and material moving............ 13.00 17.02 18.15 22.00 27.48 Truck drivers........................... 16.81 17.31 17.31 19.48 21.65 Bus drivers............................. 10.75 14.63 17.17 21.68 23.50 Operating engineers..................... 21.04 24.02 29.66 30.07 30.07 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 12.56 14.98 18.15 20.07 21.07 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c..................... 17.12 17.45 17.45 20.45 24.72 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 8.35 10.20 12.65 15.60 19.73 Construction laborers................... 15.28 17.50 18.43 21.70 25.66 Stock handlers and baggers.............. $9.45 $11.25 $12.20 $13.25 $16.40 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 10.35 11.93 15.28 15.60 17.19 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.25 8.00 10.20 13.55 17.14 Service......................................... 8.00 10.00 12.57 17.15 27.65 Protective service........................ 15.26 18.55 25.52 29.83 31.93 Supervisors, police and detectives...... 33.45 34.76 36.19 37.03 38.38 Firefighting............................ 24.52 25.15 27.68 30.83 31.88 Police and detectives, public service... 21.59 24.49 27.89 29.85 31.65 Correctional institution officers....... 15.26 16.01 17.82 25.28 26.92 Guards and police, except public service 9.40 11.08 14.54 15.68 17.13 Food service.............................. 7.16 8.50 10.08 12.68 15.99 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... 8.50 9.00 11.00 13.70 15.99 Cooks................................... 9.40 11.00 12.85 14.81 18.75 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 8.50 8.50 9.00 10.92 12.68 Health service............................ 9.18 10.64 12.12 14.85 16.39 Health aides, except nursing............ 8.50 11.00 13.65 16.56 20.24 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 9.20 10.43 11.85 14.20 15.36 Cleaning and building service............. 8.33 10.14 12.25 15.08 17.86 Janitors and cleaners................... 9.05 11.59 13.00 15.08 17.04 Personal service.......................... 7.16 9.17 10.00 12.49 26.05 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.16 $7.65 $10.68 $17.15 $29.11 All excluding sales........................... 7.16 7.86 11.45 18.29 31.66 White collar.................................... 7.35 10.00 14.26 24.60 35.20 White collar excluding sales................ 11.50 13.07 20.81 31.66 37.18 Professional specialty and technical.......... 19.00 23.00 29.11 35.25 39.45 Professional specialty...................... 21.65 24.60 31.66 36.21 40.00 Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ 24.60 26.15 32.07 36.58 39.10 Registered nurses....................... 25.25 27.19 33.38 36.38 38.96 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 15.92 16.25 26.34 33.39 36.96 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 10.00 13.60 19.00 21.67 22.95 Licensed practical nurses............... 17.95 19.00 20.60 21.67 22.00 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 22.94 24.72 35.20 43.07 43.07 Executives, administrators, and managers.. - - - - - Management related........................ - - - - - Sales......................................... 7.25 7.35 8.50 11.00 17.15 Cashiers................................ 7.16 7.50 9.15 13.00 17.15 Administrative support, including clerical.... 10.00 11.91 12.68 14.85 17.78 Receptionists........................... 7.50 7.65 11.00 14.00 18.38 Library clerks.......................... 9.22 9.68 12.44 13.99 14.85 General office clerks................... 11.82 12.19 14.00 14.80 17.78 Teachers' aides......................... 11.80 12.07 12.49 13.70 18.82 Blue collar..................................... 7.16 7.25 8.50 12.01 17.12 Precision production, craft, and repair....... - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ 8.00 14.58 16.30 18.60 19.48 Bus drivers............................. 15.09 15.54 16.39 17.67 18.80 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.16 7.26 8.48 9.00 11.50 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.26 7.45 7.80 9.00 11.45 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 8.50 9.50 10.50 12.85 14.64 Service......................................... 7.16 7.35 8.19 11.44 14.18 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 7.16 7.16 7.35 9.54 10.96 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... $7.16 $7.16 $7.16 $7.35 $7.35 Waiters and waitresses.................. 7.16 7.16 7.16 7.35 9.54 Other food service....................... 7.16 7.50 8.50 10.49 11.84 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 7.26 7.50 9.10 10.25 12.90 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 7.16 7.35 8.00 9.00 10.72 Health service............................ 8.50 9.55 11.45 13.97 20.74 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.50 9.55 11.45 13.86 20.74 Cleaning and building service............. $7.26 $7.52 $8.17 $11.40 $12.75 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.85 11.40 11.40 12.75 14.75 Personal service.......................... 7.35 7.69 10.30 12.97 15.59 Child care workers, n.e.c............... 7.40 7.71 11.85 14.18 15.59 Service, n.e.c.......................... 7.35 7.40 10.30 10.30 10.30 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2005 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 725,300 577,100 148,200 All excluding sales............................................. 658,200 510,300 147,900 White collar........................................................ 420,500 320,900 99,600 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 353,400 254,100 99,300 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 206,700 139,600 67,100 Professional specialty.......................................... 166,200 101,500 64,700 Technical....................................................... 40,500 38,200 2,300 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 58,400 51,500 6,900 Sales............................................................. 67,100 66,800 - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 88,300 62,900 25,400 Blue collar......................................................... 193,000 173,100 19,900 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 56,300 51,700 4,600 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 40,300 40,300 – Transportation and material moving................................ 37,900 25,100 12,800 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 58,500 55,900 2,600 Service............................................................. 111,800 83,200 28,700 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the survey. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.