NC BL 10/00/2006 Table: Atlanta, GA, Bulletin 3135-14, December 2005 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Civilian Private industry State and local government workers workers workers 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) All workers........................................................... $19.86 3.3 36.8 $19.58 3.7 36.6 $22.10 2.0 38.6 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 31.44 1.8 39.3 32.30 2.0 39.3 27.93 3.2 39.2 Management, business, and financial............................... 33.98 4.1 41.2 34.31 4.2 41.3 31.01 15.8 40.0 Professional and related.......................................... 29.85 1.8 38.2 30.77 2.1 37.9 27.18 3.5 39.0 Service............................................................. 10.68 2.4 33.7 9.65 1.8 32.8 16.07 5.5 39.6 Sales and office.................................................... 16.31 4.1 35.6 16.37 4.3 35.4 15.41 8.5 38.7 Sales and related................................................. 17.59 9.4 33.2 17.60 9.4 33.2 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 15.61 2.0 37.0 15.63 2.1 36.8 15.45 8.5 38.8 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 19.39 6.4 40.3 19.39 6.8 40.4 19.39 1.5 39.8 Construction and extraction...................................... 17.67 8.4 40.0 17.64 9.1 40.0 18.08 5.3 40.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 20.89 7.3 40.6 20.88 7.7 40.7 21.03 2.1 39.5 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 15.50 11.5 36.9 15.48 11.9 37.2 16.24 4.8 29.7 Production........................................................ 14.91 4.4 38.9 14.91 4.4 38.9 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.89 18.0 35.7 15.87 19.1 36.1 16.25 4.3 29.7 Full time........................................................... 20.97 3.1 40.0 20.77 3.5 40.0 22.36 1.8 39.6 Part time........................................................... 10.33 4.1 21.9 10.20 4.4 21.9 13.93 6.2 21.4 Union............................................................... 23.54 16.4 37.8 24.08 17.7 37.6 – – – Nonunion............................................................ 19.63 3.1 36.8 19.29 3.5 36.6 22.30 1.9 38.5 Time................................................................ 19.33 3.1 36.7 18.95 3.6 36.5 22.10 2.0 38.6 Incentive........................................................... 25.99 8.9 38.3 25.99 8.9 38.3 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) – – – (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) – – – (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 17.82 3.6 36.3 17.82 3.6 36.3 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 19.55 6.9 37.4 19.61 7.0 37.3 15.84 1.7 39.4 500 workers or more................................................. 22.88 5.2 37.2 23.15 7.7 36.6 22.35 2.6 38.6 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.86 3.3 $20.97 3.1 $10.33 4.1 Management occupations.............................................. 38.15 4.2 38.26 4.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.46 6.3 20.46 6.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.54 6.7 26.54 6.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.29 5.5 33.29 5.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 44.61 4.1 44.61 4.1 – – Level 12.................................................. 51.22 7.0 51.22 7.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 41.50 5.1 41.88 4.9 – – General and operations managers................................... 41.86 10.0 41.86 10.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 45.51 11.1 45.51 11.1 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 42.09 10.5 42.09 10.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 44.74 7.4 44.74 7.4 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 47.47 19.6 47.47 19.6 – – Sales managers.................................................. 39.99 12.2 39.99 12.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 47.80 10.8 47.80 10.8 – – Administrative services managers.................................. 33.95 13.9 33.95 13.9 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 36.38 8.4 36.38 8.4 – – Financial managers................................................ 38.75 8.9 38.75 8.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 44.94 19.9 44.94 19.9 – – Construction managers............................................. 37.53 10.0 37.53 10.0 – – Education administrators.......................................... 47.59 13.7 47.59 13.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 45.36 5.2 45.36 5.2 – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.19 6.6 43.19 6.6 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 55.04 18.5 55.04 18.5 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 39.89 4.2 39.89 4.2 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 33.72 4.2 33.72 4.2 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.28 6.9 28.22 6.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 14.05 8.3 14.05 8.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.25 1.8 21.25 1.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.99 7.5 26.99 7.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.63 1.4 30.63 1.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 38.63 5.5 38.75 5.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.01 2.1 33.01 2.1 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.91 30.0 21.91 30.0 – – Management analysts............................................... 33.79 11.6 33.79 11.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.03 1.9 33.03 1.9 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.71 8.4 24.71 8.4 – – Financial analysts and advisors................................... 31.64 7.3 31.45 8.1 – – Financial analysts.............................................. 32.86 5.3 32.70 5.8 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.40 4.3 32.40 4.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.41 3.6 19.41 3.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.93 5.9 23.93 5.9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.94 7.1 26.94 7.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. $29.63 3.0 $29.63 3.0 – – Level 10.................................................. 34.69 3.7 34.69 3.7 – – Level 11.................................................. 42.30 8.1 42.30 8.1 – – Computer programmers.............................................. 29.42 4.0 29.42 4.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.96 5.6 27.96 5.6 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 37.51 5.8 37.51 5.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.63 12.0 29.63 12.0 – – Level 11.................................................. 43.58 8.2 43.58 8.2 – – Computer software engineers, applications....................... 41.68 7.9 41.68 7.9 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 33.01 1.3 33.01 1.3 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 25.63 8.7 25.63 8.7 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.11 15.5 40.11 15.5 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.97 8.6 31.17 7.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 25.89 5.4 25.89 5.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.69 6.3 33.69 6.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.46 16.3 31.90 16.9 – – Engineers......................................................... 39.90 8.1 39.90 8.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.28 6.1 – – – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 37.19 7.7 37.19 7.7 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 22.99 8.8 23.03 9.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 24.55 5.1 25.06 5.8 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 21.80 18.5 20.81 17.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 17.39 6.7 16.88 6.3 – – Counselors........................................................ 28.80 21.9 28.81 23.3 – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.10 24.1 32.10 24.1 – – Social workers.................................................... 19.07 25.0 16.53 4.1 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.79 3.8 14.77 3.9 – – Legal occupations................................................... 47.14 4.4 47.14 4.4 – – Lawyers........................................................... 55.45 4.3 55.45 4.3 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 27.74 2.7 27.98 2.9 $14.86 10.8 Level 3 .................................................. 12.83 6.1 12.90 5.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.44 2.1 11.44 2.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.22 10.4 30.01 9.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.61 .6 31.61 .6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.30 4.8 31.30 4.8 – – Level 10.................................................. 31.94 6.6 31.94 6.6 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 40.07 21.8 46.12 19.4 – – Level 10.................................................. 31.94 6.6 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.63 3.4 29.70 3.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.13 9.0 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.82 .2 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. $30.73 4.9 – – – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 21.23 27.4 $21.23 27.4 – – Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 32.50 9.1 32.50 9.1 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.74 1.7 30.74 1.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.19 8.9 30.19 8.9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.79 .2 31.79 .2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.70 2.4 30.70 2.4 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.95 2.5 29.95 2.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 32.19 .2 32.19 .2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.07 1.8 31.07 1.8 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 32.39 1.3 32.39 1.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.96 6.1 29.96 6.1 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 29.91 4.5 30.17 4.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.28 11.7 28.28 11.7 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 29.91 4.5 30.17 4.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.28 11.7 28.28 11.7 – – Special education teachers...................................... 33.36 4.4 33.36 4.4 – – Level 8 .................................................. 32.85 .4 32.85 .4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.16 4.8 34.16 4.8 – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 32.85 1.6 32.85 1.6 – – Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 33.48 6.2 33.48 6.2 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 30.58 5.5 31.16 6.5 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 12.30 1.2 12.33 1.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.31 9.0 12.38 8.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.99 6.6 11.99 6.6 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.44 14.3 27.91 15.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.76 20.6 30.76 20.6 – – Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 42.22 25.1 42.22 25.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 42.22 25.1 42.22 25.1 – – Producers and directors......................................... 42.22 25.1 42.22 25.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 42.22 25.1 42.22 25.1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.15 7.2 29.42 8.1 $25.76 5.6 Level 4 .................................................. 13.40 5.8 13.85 4.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.20 7.3 16.05 7.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.10 3.7 22.10 3.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.27 13.0 18.76 13.4 23.94 4.9 Level 8 .................................................. 26.41 3.4 26.58 3.7 25.23 4.9 Level 9 .................................................. 27.12 4.0 26.74 3.3 29.62 6.6 Level 10.................................................. 44.23 11.9 44.37 12.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 46.21 4.1 46.38 4.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 48.58 21.3 48.74 21.2 – – Pharmacists....................................................... $44.19 3.4 $44.74 2.7 – – Registered nurses................................................. 29.17 3.2 29.31 4.1 $28.17 5.5 Level 7 .................................................. 26.85 11.6 27.55 13.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.22 4.4 27.64 4.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.45 4.8 27.03 4.1 29.72 6.7 Level 10.................................................. 41.91 25.2 – – – – Therapists........................................................ 24.32 27.2 24.20 28.9 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.76 2.8 23.18 1.8 – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.77 10.1 14.77 10.1 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.43 5.7 19.55 5.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.71 1.7 17.74 1.8 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.35 5.8 11.64 5.8 8.96 7.0 Level 2 .................................................. 9.34 7.7 9.72 7.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.67 7.5 9.64 7.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.02 7.4 14.02 7.4 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.64 5.1 9.77 5.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.25 7.6 9.65 7.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.27 4.7 12.27 4.7 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.82 4.9 10.02 5.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.25 7.6 9.65 7.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.66 5.8 9.61 5.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.27 4.7 12.27 4.7 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.94 1.7 15.00 1.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.21 6.0 15.21 6.0 – – Medical assistants.............................................. 14.67 13.7 14.67 13.7 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 15.20 11.5 15.23 11.2 13.93 37.5 Level 3 .................................................. 10.02 4.8 10.05 5.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.97 6.5 13.42 5.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.32 3.8 14.42 4.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 15.99 1.9 15.99 1.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.97 2.9 18.97 2.9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 21.85 4.9 21.85 4.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 23.88 14.8 23.88 14.8 – – First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 28.61 7.9 28.61 7.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 28.61 7.9 28.61 7.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers.......................................................... 27.25 10.1 27.25 10.1 – – Fire fighters..................................................... 16.37 8.4 16.37 8.4 – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.32 6.9 14.46 6.5 – – Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.46 6.5 14.46 6.5 – – Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.51 15.1 22.51 15.1 – – Police officers................................................... 17.08 5.3 17.08 5.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.58 4.1 16.58 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.62 4.7 18.62 4.7 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ $17.08 5.3 $17.08 5.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.58 4.1 16.58 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.62 4.7 18.62 4.7 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.03 11.8 10.83 9.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.68 1.9 – – – – Security guards................................................. 11.03 11.8 10.83 9.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.68 1.9 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.62 2.3 8.12 3.4 $6.53 5.6 Level 1 .................................................. 6.05 9.5 6.18 16.1 5.90 7.3 Level 2 .................................................. 5.60 14.8 5.40 26.7 6.09 13.4 Level 3 .................................................. 9.81 4.6 9.82 5.9 9.77 3.6 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 12.84 2.6 13.32 1.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.18 1.6 13.82 8.1 – – Cooks............................................................. 11.87 5.5 12.48 7.7 9.29 9.6 Level 3 .................................................. 12.64 11.3 13.14 13.1 – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.53 5.4 13.05 6.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.27 4.1 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.25 3.0 10.70 2.2 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.27 4.5 4.26 3.7 4.30 13.0 Level 1 .................................................. 4.96 6.4 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 3.61 25.9 – – – – Bartenders...................................................... 5.02 12.0 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.47 12.2 3.53 12.2 – – Level 1 .................................................. 3.38 13.9 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 3.22 29.9 – – – – Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.02 11.1 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.64 8.4 9.56 11.8 5.72 17.0 Level 1 .................................................. 6.01 9.7 – – 5.92 11.8 Level 2 .................................................. 6.54 20.1 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.60 9.4 9.94 12.8 5.72 17.0 Level 1 .................................................. 6.01 9.7 – – 5.92 11.9 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.74 7.0 – – – – Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 6.53 10.3 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.28 3.6 10.40 3.6 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.73 5.4 8.87 5.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.96 6.1 9.95 7.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.65 8.8 12.66 9.1 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.94 3.5 10.03 3.7 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.73 5.4 8.87 5.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.52 4.7 9.35 5.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.65 8.8 12.66 9.1 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... $10.89 4.4 $10.98 5.7 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.94 10.8 9.94 10.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.51 5.1 9.31 6.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.44 9.9 13.40 10.1 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.36 6.8 8.36 6.8 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.93 17.1 16.48 19.8 $13.30 32.8 Level 3 .................................................. 8.76 1.1 – – – – Child care workers................................................ 9.05 4.4 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.59 9.4 20.93 9.0 8.84 3.9 Level 1 .................................................. 7.13 4.5 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.69 1.2 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.27 1.0 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.25 20.3 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.02 6.9 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.88 4.4 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.89 11.4 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 49.85 9.2 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.02 24.5 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 25.30 20.8 25.30 20.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.43 5.3 16.43 5.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.04 6.2 16.04 6.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.43 5.3 16.43 5.3 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.57 16.0 15.14 20.9 8.44 3.5 Level 1 .................................................. 7.12 4.6 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.63 1.6 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.06 2.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.93 29.9 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 22.95 8.1 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.49 2.6 9.37 2.2 7.59 4.3 Level 1 .................................................. 7.06 4.7 – – 6.95 6.0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.59 .8 9.32 2.1 7.92 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 10.07 4.4 10.27 5.7 – – Cashiers...................................................... 8.49 2.6 9.37 2.2 7.59 4.3 Level 1 .................................................. 7.06 4.7 – – 6.95 6.0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.59 .8 9.32 2.1 7.92 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 10.07 4.4 10.27 5.7 – – Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.43 6.4 18.10 8.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 23.66 15.2 23.66 15.2 – – Counter and rental clerks..................................... 13.88 12.0 – – – – Parts salespersons............................................ 17.96 14.7 21.34 6.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 23.66 15.2 23.66 15.2 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 15.86 29.0 18.90 26.5 9.90 6.8 Level 2 .................................................. 8.78 5.1 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.43 4.5 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. $18.45 34.2 $21.14 29.1 $10.35 2.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.39 12.2 38.39 12.2 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 47.26 10.8 47.26 10.8 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 34.84 18.8 34.84 18.8 – – Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 11.02 13.6 10.49 14.4 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.61 2.0 16.10 1.8 11.92 5.2 Level 1 .................................................. 11.19 10.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.04 3.6 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.14 4.7 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.59 1.3 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.58 2.9 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.16 6.2 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.19 5.1 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.02 7.9 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.35 4.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.64 12.4 21.64 12.4 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 15.77 4.3 16.21 3.8 10.76 3.0 Level 3 .................................................. 11.54 3.5 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.37 4.8 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.89 3.6 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.35 4.8 – – – – Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.23 8.3 16.23 8.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.40 9.3 14.40 9.3 – – Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 18.13 2.5 18.13 2.5 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.51 6.2 15.84 6.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.33 6.7 13.71 7.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.71 1.8 14.71 1.8 – – Tellers......................................................... 11.06 4.6 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 14.96 2.9 15.27 2.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.94 2.5 13.94 2.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.52 8.6 17.52 8.6 – – File clerks....................................................... 11.70 15.0 13.41 12.9 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.58 3.6 13.00 3.7 11.51 8.3 Level 2 .................................................. 11.46 6.9 11.97 5.4 – – Dispatchers....................................................... 19.15 6.2 19.15 6.2 – – Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 19.60 6.8 19.60 6.8 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.53 4.2 12.68 3.7 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.57 4.5 12.87 4.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.75 9.6 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.49 3.4 17.57 3.4 9.62 9.4 Level 3 .................................................. 12.50 10.2 12.70 11.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.67 3.2 14.67 3.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. $17.12 4.8 $17.12 4.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.75 5.8 19.75 5.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.24 7.3 24.24 7.3 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.43 9.6 18.43 9.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.45 19.2 15.45 19.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.26 7.7 24.26 7.7 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 13.02 7.6 13.12 8.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.84 5.6 13.84 5.6 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.47 5.2 15.60 5.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.76 4.4 14.76 4.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.47 4.3 16.48 4.3 – – Computer operators................................................ 18.39 15.3 18.39 15.3 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.41 5.2 14.41 5.2 – – Data entry keyers............................................... 14.41 5.2 14.41 5.2 – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.57 5.5 15.78 6.2 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 14.82 3.5 15.43 3.9 $13.41 7.3 Level 2 .................................................. 10.82 10.0 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.71 5.2 13.90 5.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.02 4.6 15.67 5.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.67 6.1 17.67 6.1 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.67 8.4 17.67 8.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.63 6.1 16.63 6.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.28 2.4 21.28 2.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.32 6.4 22.32 6.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 23.71 7.6 23.71 7.6 – – Electricians...................................................... 21.15 7.2 21.15 7.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.36 9.4 24.36 9.4 – – Construction and building inspectors.............................. 18.50 1.3 18.50 1.3 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.89 7.3 20.89 7.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.54 5.0 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.23 11.9 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.40 5.8 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.24 4.0 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 38.12 30.8 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.07 9.4 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 34.78 37.8 34.78 37.8 – – Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.44 1.5 26.44 1.5 – – Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 26.44 1.5 26.44 1.5 – – Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 18.06 14.2 18.06 14.2 – – Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 21.62 15.4 21.62 15.4 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. $18.80 8.8 $18.80 8.8 – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.04 9.3 19.04 9.3 – – Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.44 10.5 18.44 10.5 – – Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 20.46 5.2 20.46 5.2 – – Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.46 5.2 20.46 5.2 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.02 8.4 17.02 8.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.93 16.5 15.93 16.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.35 2.1 19.35 2.1 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.09 7.2 19.09 7.2 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.27 5.8 17.27 5.8 – – Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 13.95 29.0 13.95 29.0 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.89 5.9 12.89 5.9 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.91 4.4 14.85 4.5 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.71 22.2 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.56 1.9 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 16.68 7.6 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.74 11.1 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.96 2.7 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.50 2.0 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.45 2.7 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.55 3.4 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 24.34 10.5 24.34 10.5 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 19.53 5.4 20.23 4.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 23.92 9.1 25.38 8.2 – – Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.60 11.0 11.60 11.0 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.15 10.4 17.15 10.4 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.73 10.7 17.73 10.7 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 14.01 15.9 14.11 16.3 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.41 6.4 13.49 4.3 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.37 3.5 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.89 18.0 16.85 18.6 $8.73 6.4 Level 1 .................................................. 8.60 2.9 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.02 3.7 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.90 5.1 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.79 8.8 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.36 2.3 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.40 3.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 22.29 3.2 22.29 3.2 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 17.43 .8 16.92 2.9 18.35 3.0 Bus drivers, school............................................. 17.69 .5 16.74 2.9 18.80 2.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.81 12.8 17.39 11.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. $11.96 6.0 $11.96 6.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 19.07 9.1 19.09 9.2 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.84 9.9 18.88 9.8 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 10.60 10.6 11.92 6.3 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.94 9.0 12.94 9.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.98 8.9 11.98 8.9 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ $10.06 2.8 $10.82 3.9 $7.47 3.7 Level 1 .................................................. 8.60 4.3 9.76 1.9 7.04 3.1 Level 2 .................................................. 10.02 6.2 10.04 6.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.64 2.1 13.64 2.1 – – Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 8.90 7.0 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.57 4.7 11.62 5.0 7.52 3.2 Level 1 .................................................. 8.60 8.2 – – 7.10 1.2 Level 2 .................................................. 10.07 6.1 10.17 6.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.64 2.1 13.64 2.1 – – Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.65 4.7 10.67 5.0 – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.45 6.2 9.22 6.1 7.01 6.7 Level 1 .................................................. 8.29 6.3 – – 7.01 6.7 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. See appendix A for more information. 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 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. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.58 3.7 $20.77 3.5 $10.20 4.4 Management occupations.............................................. 37.56 4.5 37.67 4.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.64 8.7 21.64 8.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.68 6.9 26.68 6.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.41 5.8 33.41 5.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 43.83 3.9 43.83 3.9 – – Level 12.................................................. 51.22 7.0 51.22 7.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 41.15 5.3 41.56 5.1 – – General and operations managers................................... 41.86 10.0 41.86 10.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 45.51 11.1 45.51 11.1 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 42.09 10.5 42.09 10.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 44.74 7.4 44.74 7.4 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 47.47 19.6 47.47 19.6 – – Sales managers.................................................. 39.99 12.2 39.99 12.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 47.80 10.8 47.80 10.8 – – Administrative services managers.................................. 35.09 13.9 35.09 13.9 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 36.38 8.4 36.38 8.4 – – Financial managers................................................ 36.92 9.1 36.92 9.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 39.61 21.6 39.61 21.6 – – Construction managers............................................. 37.53 10.0 37.53 10.0 – – Education administrators.......................................... 31.84 15.6 31.84 15.6 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 39.89 4.2 39.89 4.2 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 34.07 5.4 34.07 5.4 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.82 6.8 29.76 6.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.22 1.8 21.22 1.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.91 6.2 27.91 6.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.82 1.1 30.82 1.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 38.63 5.5 38.75 5.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.01 2.1 33.01 2.1 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.46 35.1 23.46 35.1 – – Management analysts............................................... 36.61 9.0 36.61 9.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.03 1.9 33.03 1.9 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.05 9.5 24.05 9.5 – – Financial analysts and advisors................................... 31.64 7.3 31.45 8.1 – – Financial analysts.............................................. 32.86 5.3 32.70 5.8 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 33.04 3.7 33.04 3.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.55 6.2 23.55 6.2 – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.94 7.1 26.94 7.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.58 2.9 30.58 2.9 – – Level 10.................................................. 34.69 3.7 34.69 3.7 – – Level 11.................................................. 42.30 8.1 42.30 8.1 – – Computer programmers.............................................. 30.73 3.8 30.73 3.8 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 37.51 5.8 37.51 5.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. $29.63 12.0 $29.63 12.0 – – Level 11.................................................. 43.58 8.2 43.58 8.2 – – Computer software engineers, applications....................... 41.68 7.9 41.68 7.9 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 33.01 1.3 33.01 1.3 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 25.63 8.7 25.63 8.7 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.20 15.8 40.20 15.8 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.80 9.3 31.01 8.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.87 7.6 33.87 7.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.46 16.3 31.90 16.9 – – Engineers......................................................... 40.18 8.4 40.18 8.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.28 6.1 35.28 6.1 – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 37.19 7.7 37.19 7.7 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 23.67 10.4 23.76 10.9 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 19.62 23.9 17.12 11.9 – – Legal occupations................................................... 48.34 1.9 48.34 1.9 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 24.40 12.4 24.69 12.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.81 14.0 – – – – Level 10.................................................. 31.94 6.6 31.94 6.6 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 25.39 20.0 – – – – Level 10.................................................. 31.94 6.6 31.94 6.6 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.44 17.6 24.44 17.6 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.09 8.5 29.09 8.5 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 26.33 8.9 26.33 8.9 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.44 14.3 27.91 15.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.76 20.6 30.76 20.6 – – Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 42.22 25.1 42.22 25.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 42.22 25.1 42.22 25.1 – – Producers and directors......................................... 42.22 25.1 42.22 25.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 42.22 25.1 42.22 25.1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.85 7.8 30.13 8.7 $26.33 5.9 Level 5 .................................................. 15.84 8.0 15.62 8.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.66 1.6 22.66 1.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.05 14.3 18.47 14.7 24.04 5.1 Level 8 .................................................. 26.25 3.6 26.39 4.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.50 4.3 27.11 3.6 29.89 6.6 Level 10.................................................. 44.43 12.0 44.57 12.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 48.58 21.3 48.74 21.2 – – Pharmacists....................................................... 44.19 3.4 44.74 2.7 – – Registered nurses................................................. 29.54 3.3 29.72 4.2 28.34 5.8 Level 7 .................................................. $28.06 11.6 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.07 4.8 $27.49 4.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.84 5.2 27.43 4.6 $29.98 6.7 Therapists........................................................ 23.94 30.2 23.88 32.0 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.12 2.6 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.73 11.2 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.76 5.3 19.91 5.4 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.36 6.1 11.65 6.2 8.96 7.0 Level 2 .................................................. 9.34 7.7 9.72 7.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. – – 9.60 7.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.28 8.0 14.28 8.0 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.64 5.2 9.77 5.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.25 7.6 9.65 7.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.27 4.7 12.27 4.7 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.82 4.9 10.02 5.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.25 7.6 9.65 7.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.66 5.9 9.61 5.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.27 4.7 12.27 4.7 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.19 2.0 15.26 2.1 – – Medical assistants.............................................. 14.67 13.7 14.67 13.7 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 12.16 14.8 12.06 13.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.65 1.7 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.52 9.2 – – – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.03 11.8 10.83 9.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.68 1.9 – – – – Security guards................................................. 11.03 11.8 10.83 9.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.68 1.9 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.45 2.6 7.94 3.9 6.45 5.9 Level 1 .................................................. 6.02 9.5 6.13 15.9 5.90 7.3 Level 2 .................................................. 5.44 14.6 5.30 26.9 5.79 14.4 Level 3 .................................................. 9.51 6.6 9.47 8.8 9.71 3.7 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 12.85 2.7 13.34 2.0 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.20 1.7 13.89 8.9 – – Cooks............................................................. 11.87 5.5 12.48 7.7 9.29 9.6 Level 3 .................................................. 12.64 11.3 13.14 13.1 – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.53 5.4 13.05 6.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.27 4.1 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.92 5.2 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.22 4.7 4.22 3.8 4.23 13.7 Level 1 .................................................. 4.92 5.9 5.20 12.1 4.03 20.6 Level 2 .................................................. 3.52 25.3 3.44 26.7 – – Bartenders...................................................... $5.02 12.0 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.47 12.2 $3.53 12.2 – – Level 1 .................................................. 3.38 13.9 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 3.22 29.9 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.32 8.0 8.40 3.7 $5.72 17.0 Level 1 .................................................. 5.96 10.0 – – 5.92 11.9 Level 2 .................................................. 6.54 20.1 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.26 9.4 – – 5.72 17.0 Level 1 .................................................. 5.96 10.0 – – 5.92 11.9 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 6.53 10.3 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.58 4.3 9.64 4.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.22 3.5 8.33 3.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.12 5.4 8.67 2.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.12 6.3 12.08 6.7 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.48 4.2 9.53 4.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.22 3.5 8.33 3.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.21 5.6 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.12 6.3 12.08 6.7 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.37 6.5 10.40 8.4 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.55 5.0 8.55 5.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.84 6.1 12.79 6.4 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.36 6.8 8.36 6.8 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 16.10 18.5 16.59 21.4 13.73 34.1 Child care workers................................................ 9.05 4.4 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.60 9.4 20.93 9.0 8.84 3.9 Level 1 .................................................. 7.11 4.5 – – 6.96 5.2 Level 2 .................................................. 8.69 1.2 9.35 1.5 8.42 3.8 Level 3 .................................................. 10.27 1.0 10.63 .8 9.32 3.2 Level 4 .................................................. 16.25 20.3 17.21 19.6 11.64 11.6 Level 5 .................................................. 19.02 6.9 19.02 6.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.88 4.4 16.88 4.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.89 11.4 26.89 11.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 49.85 9.2 49.85 9.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.02 24.5 17.12 30.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 25.30 20.8 25.30 20.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.43 5.3 16.43 5.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.04 6.2 16.04 6.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.43 5.3 16.43 5.3 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.58 16.1 15.14 20.9 8.44 3.5 Level 1 .................................................. 7.10 4.6 – – 6.93 5.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.63 1.6 9.35 1.5 8.04 5.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.06 2.3 10.48 .8 9.08 2.4 Level 4 .................................................. $17.93 29.9 $19.88 26.2 $10.35 2.1 Level 5 .................................................. 22.95 8.1 22.95 8.1 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.49 2.6 9.37 2.2 7.57 4.4 Level 1 .................................................. 7.04 4.7 – – 6.91 6.0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.59 .8 9.32 2.1 7.92 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 10.07 4.4 10.27 5.7 – – Cashiers...................................................... 8.49 2.6 9.37 2.2 7.57 4.4 Level 1 .................................................. 7.04 4.7 – – 6.91 6.0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.59 .8 9.32 2.1 7.92 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 10.07 4.4 10.27 5.7 – – Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.43 6.4 18.10 8.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 23.66 15.2 23.66 15.2 – – Counter and rental clerks..................................... 13.88 12.0 – – – – Parts salespersons............................................ 17.96 14.7 21.34 6.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 23.66 15.2 23.66 15.2 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 15.86 29.0 18.90 26.5 9.90 6.8 Level 2 .................................................. 8.78 5.1 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.43 4.5 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.45 34.2 21.14 29.1 10.35 2.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.39 12.2 38.39 12.2 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 47.26 10.8 47.26 10.8 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 34.84 18.8 34.84 18.8 – – Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 11.02 13.6 10.49 14.4 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.63 2.1 16.16 1.8 11.98 5.1 Level 1 .................................................. 11.29 10.6 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.07 3.8 11.42 4.0 9.86 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 12.15 5.4 12.81 4.4 10.40 11.4 Level 4 .................................................. 14.77 1.5 14.85 1.7 12.99 7.9 Level 5 .................................................. 17.76 3.0 17.76 3.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.40 6.2 20.40 6.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.56 5.1 22.56 5.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.06 4.0 15.91 3.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.73 16.5 21.73 16.5 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 16.04 4.6 16.51 4.0 10.75 3.4 Level 4 .................................................. 14.53 5.9 14.73 6.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.91 3.7 17.91 3.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.35 4.8 15.57 5.0 – – Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.37 8.3 16.37 8.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.53 9.6 14.53 9.6 – – Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 18.13 2.5 18.13 2.5 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.93 7.1 16.26 7.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.18 9.1 13.51 9.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... $14.71 1.8 $14.71 1.8 – – Tellers......................................................... 11.06 4.6 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 15.00 2.9 15.31 2.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.96 2.5 13.96 2.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.52 8.6 17.52 8.6 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.59 3.6 13.01 3.7 $11.51 8.3 Level 2 .................................................. 11.44 7.3 11.96 5.6 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.56 4.2 12.71 3.8 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.57 4.5 12.87 4.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.75 9.6 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.45 2.8 17.48 2.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.18 12.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.82 4.0 14.82 4.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.16 5.2 17.16 5.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.75 5.8 19.75 5.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.63 5.2 22.63 5.2 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.96 9.7 17.96 9.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.44 19.5 15.44 19.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.63 5.2 22.63 5.2 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 13.03 7.8 13.12 8.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.84 5.6 13.84 5.6 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.81 6.5 15.81 6.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.07 5.1 15.07 5.1 – – Computer operators................................................ 18.46 15.6 18.46 15.6 – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.27 .4 – – – – Office clerks, general............................................ 14.89 3.7 15.61 4.2 13.41 7.3 Level 2 .................................................. 10.82 10.0 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.05 4.7 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.53 3.5 16.48 3.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.67 6.6 17.67 6.6 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.64 9.1 17.64 9.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.63 6.1 16.63 6.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.29 2.5 21.29 2.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.66 7.1 23.66 7.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 23.84 8.2 23.84 8.2 – – Electricians...................................................... 21.37 9.0 21.37 9.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.21 10.3 26.21 10.3 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.88 7.7 20.88 7.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.54 5.0 13.54 5.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.30 12.5 17.30 12.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.56 5.9 22.56 5.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.99 4.9 22.99 4.9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 38.12 30.8 38.12 30.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... $18.79 8.9 $18.79 8.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 35.45 39.7 35.45 39.7 – – Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.44 1.5 26.44 1.5 – – Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 26.44 1.5 26.44 1.5 – – Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 18.36 18.2 18.36 18.2 – – Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 21.62 15.4 21.62 15.4 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.99 7.6 17.99 7.6 – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.18 8.3 18.18 8.3 – – Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 20.46 5.2 20.46 5.2 – – Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.46 5.2 20.46 5.2 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.12 9.0 17.12 9.0 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.26 7.7 19.26 7.7 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.89 5.9 12.89 5.9 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.91 4.4 14.85 4.5 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.71 22.2 7.87 2.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.56 1.9 9.61 1.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 16.68 7.6 16.99 7.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.74 11.1 13.69 11.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.96 2.7 14.96 2.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.44 2.0 16.44 2.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.45 2.7 23.45 2.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.55 3.4 25.55 3.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 24.34 10.5 24.34 10.5 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 19.53 5.4 20.23 4.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 23.92 9.1 25.38 8.2 – – Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.60 11.0 11.60 11.0 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.15 10.4 17.15 10.4 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.73 10.7 17.73 10.7 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 14.01 15.9 14.11 16.3 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.42 6.4 13.49 4.3 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.87 19.1 16.91 19.4 $7.50 5.9 Level 1 .................................................. 8.60 2.9 9.73 3.4 6.73 5.9 Level 2 .................................................. 10.36 4.9 10.38 5.4 10.04 12.0 Level 3 .................................................. 12.71 5.1 12.79 5.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.87 8.7 18.89 8.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.40 3.6 23.40 3.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 22.10 3.5 22.10 3.5 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.87 12.8 17.46 11.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. $11.96 6.0 $11.96 6.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 19.13 9.0 19.15 9.1 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.90 9.8 18.93 9.7 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 10.60 10.9 11.95 6.4 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.94 9.0 12.94 9.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.98 8.9 11.98 8.9 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.06 2.8 10.82 3.9 $7.47 3.7 Level 1 .................................................. 8.60 4.3 9.76 1.9 7.04 3.1 Level 2 .................................................. 10.02 6.2 10.04 6.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.64 2.1 13.64 2.1 – – Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 8.90 7.0 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.58 4.7 11.62 5.0 7.52 3.2 Level 1 .................................................. 8.60 8.2 – – 7.10 1.2 Level 2 .................................................. 10.07 6.1 10.17 6.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.64 2.1 13.64 2.1 – – Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.65 4.7 10.67 5.0 – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.45 6.2 9.22 6.1 7.01 6.7 Level 1 .................................................. 8.29 6.3 – – 7.01 6.7 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. See appendix A for more information. 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 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. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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. Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $22.10 2.0 $22.36 1.8 $13.93 6.2 Management occupations.............................................. 43.90 14.8 43.90 14.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 44.56 17.0 44.56 17.0 – – Education administrators.......................................... 54.93 15.2 54.93 15.2 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 15.62 9.1 15.62 9.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 13.59 4.7 13.59 4.7 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 20.35 14.9 20.35 14.9 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 23.68 24.5 23.68 24.5 – – Counselors........................................................ 35.62 13.8 35.62 13.8 – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 40.86 .2 40.86 .2 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.00 2.2 29.18 2.5 12.52 16.7 Level 3 .................................................. 12.89 6.1 12.97 5.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.44 2.1 11.44 2.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.82 .2 31.82 .2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.38 1.1 33.38 1.1 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.00 .1 32.11 .4 – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.82 .2 31.82 .2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.77 1.3 32.77 1.3 – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 32.50 9.1 32.50 9.1 – – Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 32.50 9.1 32.50 9.1 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 31.40 .6 31.40 .6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.79 .2 31.79 .2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.92 1.3 31.92 1.3 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.23 .6 31.23 .6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 32.19 .2 32.19 .2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.83 1.5 31.83 1.5 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 31.80 .2 31.80 .2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.11 .5 32.11 .5 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 31.95 1.1 32.43 .4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.17 1.2 33.17 1.2 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 31.95 1.1 32.43 .4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.17 1.2 33.17 1.2 – – Special education teachers...................................... 33.71 4.6 33.71 4.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 32.85 .4 32.85 .4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.72 5.0 34.72 5.0 – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 32.85 1.6 32.85 1.6 – – Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 34.24 6.2 34.24 6.2 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 31.49 6.5 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ $12.33 1.1 $12.35 0.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.38 9.0 12.45 8.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.99 6.6 11.99 6.6 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 21.16 7.6 21.29 9.0 $19.52 24.0 Level 5 .................................................. 17.94 4.4 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 23.37 5.3 23.42 5.6 – – Registered nurses................................................. 24.86 5.8 24.90 6.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 20.65 1.5 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.24 3.9 11.24 3.9 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 17.93 5.3 17.99 5.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.01 1.9 15.16 3.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 15.99 1.9 15.99 1.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.97 2.9 18.97 2.9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 21.47 6.5 21.47 6.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 28.61 7.9 28.61 7.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 28.61 7.9 28.61 7.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers.......................................................... 27.25 10.1 27.25 10.1 – – Fire fighters..................................................... 14.06 1.5 14.06 1.5 – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.32 6.9 14.46 6.5 – – Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.46 6.5 14.46 6.5 – – Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.51 15.1 22.51 15.1 – – Police officers................................................... 17.08 5.3 17.08 5.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.58 4.1 16.58 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.62 4.7 18.62 4.7 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.08 5.3 17.08 5.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.58 4.1 16.58 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.62 4.7 18.62 4.7 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.23 9.2 12.59 8.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.36 13.3 13.73 11.8 – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.98 8.9 13.02 9.1 – – Level 1 .................................................. 12.31 16.1 12.31 16.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.52 6.9 11.52 6.9 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.12 8.4 12.17 8.7 – – Level 1 .................................................. 12.31 16.1 12.31 16.1 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.25 9.2 12.25 9.2 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.86 11.8 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.45 8.5 15.63 8.6 9.59 10.1 Level 2 .................................................. 9.93 .8 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. $12.11 3.3 $12.20 3.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.45 2.5 13.54 2.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.39 8.5 15.39 8.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.24 13.9 21.24 13.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.42 16.0 21.42 16.0 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 13.63 3.4 13.83 3.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.59 2.6 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.40 3.0 13.63 3.7 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.70 15.7 18.08 15.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.28 4.1 14.28 4.1 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.47 5.7 14.93 5.9 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 13.80 10.2 13.80 10.2 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. $18.08 5.3 $18.08 5.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.29 .3 18.29 .3 – – Construction and building inspectors.............................. 18.76 1.0 18.76 1.0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.03 2.1 21.03 2.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.00 6.9 24.00 6.9 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.25 4.3 15.62 6.4 $18.07 3.2 Level 2 .................................................. 16.13 3.9 14.50 4.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.08 6.1 – – – – Bus drivers....................................................... 17.43 .8 16.92 2.9 18.35 3.0 Bus drivers, school............................................. 17.69 .5 16.74 2.9 18.80 2.0 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. See appendix A for more information. 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 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. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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. Table 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3), Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.86 3.3 $20.97 3.1 $10.33 4.1 Management occupations.............................................. 38.15 4.2 38.26 4.2 – – Group II.................................................. 22.96 5.4 – – – – Group III................................................. 39.86 5.1 – – – – General and operations managers................................... 41.86 10.0 41.86 10.0 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 42.09 10.5 42.09 10.5 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 47.47 19.6 47.47 19.6 – – Sales managers.................................................. 39.99 12.2 39.99 12.2 – – Administrative services managers.................................. 33.95 13.9 33.95 13.9 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 36.38 8.4 36.38 8.4 – – Financial managers................................................ 38.75 8.9 38.75 8.9 – – Group II.................................................. 23.54 8.4 23.54 8.4 – – Group III................................................. 40.33 12.2 40.33 12.2 – – Construction managers............................................. 37.53 10.0 37.53 10.0 – – Education administrators.......................................... 47.59 13.7 47.59 13.7 – – Group III................................................. 43.82 6.3 – – – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.19 6.6 43.19 6.6 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 55.04 18.5 55.04 18.5 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 39.89 4.2 39.89 4.2 – – Group III................................................. 39.89 4.2 39.89 4.2 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 33.72 4.2 33.72 4.2 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.28 6.9 28.22 6.9 – – Group II.................................................. 19.42 10.5 – – – – Group III................................................. 37.88 3.8 – – – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.91 30.0 21.91 30.0 – – Group II.................................................. 16.85 27.8 – – – – Management analysts............................................... 33.79 11.6 33.79 11.6 – – Group III................................................. 37.47 5.1 37.47 5.1 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.71 8.4 24.71 8.4 – – Group II.................................................. 21.66 6.8 21.66 6.8 – – Financial analysts and advisors................................... 31.64 7.3 31.45 8.1 – – Financial analysts.............................................. 32.86 5.3 32.70 5.8 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.40 4.3 32.40 4.3 – – Group II.................................................. 23.90 5.9 – – – – Group III................................................. 36.40 4.3 – – – – Computer programmers.............................................. 29.42 4.0 29.42 4.0 – – Group III................................................. 29.13 4.0 29.13 4.0 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 37.51 5.8 37.51 5.8 – – Group II.................................................. 30.13 9.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 39.61 8.2 – – – – Computer software engineers, applications....................... 41.68 7.9 41.68 7.9 – – Group II.................................................. 35.58 2.0 35.58 2.0 – – Group III................................................. 42.31 7.1 42.31 7.1 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... $33.01 1.3 $33.01 1.3 – – Group III................................................. 36.84 6.9 36.84 6.9 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 25.63 8.7 25.63 8.7 – – Group II.................................................. 23.87 8.1 23.87 8.1 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.11 15.5 40.11 15.5 – – Group III................................................. 48.22 19.1 48.22 19.1 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.97 8.6 31.17 7.6 – – Group II.................................................. 24.49 7.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 36.65 6.0 – – – – Engineers......................................................... 39.90 8.1 39.90 8.1 – – Group III................................................. 38.11 5.0 – – – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 37.19 7.7 37.19 7.7 – – Group III................................................. 39.22 7.6 – – – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 22.99 8.8 23.03 9.1 – – Group II.................................................. 18.23 11.3 – – – – Group III................................................. 28.46 11.1 – – – – Community and social services occupations........................... 21.80 18.5 20.81 17.7 – – Group II.................................................. 16.40 4.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 43.52 9.6 – – – – Counselors........................................................ 28.80 21.9 28.81 23.3 – – Group II.................................................. 18.21 15.8 – – – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.10 24.1 32.10 24.1 – – Social workers.................................................... 19.07 25.0 16.53 4.1 – – Group II.................................................. 16.33 3.8 – – – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.79 3.8 14.77 3.9 – – Legal occupations................................................... 47.14 4.4 47.14 4.4 – – Group III................................................. 54.02 6.2 – – – – Lawyers........................................................... 55.45 4.3 55.45 4.3 – – Group III................................................. 55.45 4.3 55.45 4.3 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 27.74 2.7 27.98 2.9 $14.86 10.8 Group I................................................... 12.31 2.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 27.35 10.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 32.06 5.2 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 40.07 21.8 46.12 19.4 – – Group III................................................. 46.12 19.4 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.63 3.4 29.70 3.5 – – Group II.................................................. 28.19 10.9 – – – – Group III................................................. 30.73 4.9 – – – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 21.23 27.4 21.23 27.4 – – Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 32.50 9.1 32.50 9.1 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.74 1.7 30.74 1.7 – – Group II.................................................. $30.79 4.3 – – – – Group III................................................. 30.70 2.4 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.95 2.5 $29.95 2.5 – – Group II.................................................. 28.53 3.6 28.53 3.6 – – Group III................................................. 31.07 1.8 31.07 1.8 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 32.39 1.3 32.39 1.3 – – Group II.................................................. 35.71 6.8 35.71 6.8 – – Group III................................................. 29.96 6.1 29.96 6.1 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 29.91 4.5 30.17 4.9 – – Group II.................................................. 32.58 5.9 – – – – Group III................................................. 28.28 11.7 – – – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 29.91 4.5 30.17 4.9 – – Group II.................................................. 32.58 5.9 33.39 4.4 – – Group III................................................. 28.28 11.7 28.28 11.7 – – Special education teachers...................................... 33.36 4.4 33.36 4.4 – – Group II.................................................. 31.68 3.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 34.16 4.8 – – – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 32.85 1.6 32.85 1.6 – – Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 33.48 6.2 33.48 6.2 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 30.58 5.5 31.16 6.5 – – Group II.................................................. 24.52 12.7 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ 12.30 1.2 12.33 1.0 – – Group I................................................... 12.30 1.2 12.33 1.0 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.44 14.3 27.91 15.0 – – Group II.................................................. 15.77 5.5 – – – – Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 42.22 25.1 42.22 25.1 – – Producers and directors......................................... 42.22 25.1 42.22 25.1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.15 7.2 29.42 8.1 $25.76 5.6 Group I................................................... 13.38 5.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.17 5.9 – – – – Group III................................................. 35.75 3.8 – – – – Pharmacists....................................................... 44.19 3.4 44.74 2.7 – – Group III................................................. 43.83 2.4 43.83 2.4 – – Registered nurses................................................. 29.17 3.2 29.31 4.1 28.17 5.5 Group II.................................................. 26.99 5.2 27.40 5.4 24.37 3.6 Group III................................................. 30.60 5.6 30.64 7.2 30.35 5.4 Therapists........................................................ 24.32 27.2 24.20 28.9 – – Group III................................................. 39.22 16.7 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.76 2.8 23.18 1.8 – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.77 10.1 14.77 10.1 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.43 5.7 19.55 5.8 – – Group II.................................................. $19.44 5.7 $19.56 5.8 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.35 5.8 11.64 5.8 $8.96 7.0 Group I................................................... 10.50 10.1 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.64 5.1 9.77 5.5 – – Group I................................................... 9.63 5.1 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.82 4.9 10.02 5.0 – – Group I................................................... 9.82 4.9 10.02 5.0 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.94 1.7 15.00 1.8 – – Group I................................................... 14.06 11.1 – – – – Medical assistants.............................................. 14.67 13.7 14.67 13.7 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 15.20 11.5 15.23 11.2 13.93 37.5 Group I................................................... 11.24 9.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.15 2.8 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 28.61 7.9 28.61 7.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 28.61 7.9 28.61 7.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers.......................................................... 27.25 10.1 27.25 10.1 – – Fire fighters..................................................... 16.37 8.4 16.37 8.4 – – Group II.................................................. 14.20 .4 14.20 .4 – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.32 6.9 14.46 6.5 – – Group II.................................................. 15.59 9.5 – – – – Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.46 6.5 14.46 6.5 – – Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.51 15.1 22.51 15.1 – – Police officers................................................... 17.08 5.3 17.08 5.3 – – Group II.................................................. 17.91 4.1 – – – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.08 5.3 17.08 5.3 – – Group II.................................................. 17.91 4.1 17.91 4.1 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.03 11.8 10.83 9.0 – – Group I................................................... 10.43 7.2 – – – – Security guards................................................. 11.03 11.8 10.83 9.0 – – Group I................................................... 10.43 7.2 10.20 2.4 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.62 2.3 8.12 3.4 6.53 5.6 Group I................................................... 7.22 4.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 13.48 1.5 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 12.84 2.6 13.32 1.9 – – Group II.................................................. 13.96 5.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.18 1.6 13.82 8.1 – – Group II.................................................. 15.03 4.7 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 11.87 5.5 12.48 7.7 9.29 9.6 Group I................................................... 11.81 6.4 – – – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.53 5.4 13.05 6.2 – – Group I................................................... $12.56 5.7 $13.13 6.1 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.25 3.0 10.70 2.2 – – Group I................................................... 10.25 3.0 10.70 2.2 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.27 4.5 4.26 3.7 $4.30 13.0 Group I................................................... 4.27 4.5 – – – – Bartenders...................................................... 5.02 12.0 – – – – Group I................................................... 5.02 12.0 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.47 12.2 3.53 12.2 – – Group I................................................... 3.47 12.2 3.53 12.2 – – Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.02 11.1 – – – – Group I................................................... 6.02 11.1 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.64 8.4 9.56 11.8 5.72 17.0 Group I................................................... 6.64 8.4 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.60 9.4 9.94 12.8 5.72 17.0 Group I................................................... 6.60 9.4 9.94 12.8 5.72 17.0 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.74 7.0 – – – – Group I................................................... 7.74 7.0 – – – – Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 6.53 10.3 – – – – Group I................................................... 6.53 10.3 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.28 3.6 10.40 3.6 – – Group I................................................... 10.15 3.7 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.94 3.5 10.03 3.7 – – Group I................................................... 9.91 3.6 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.89 4.4 10.98 5.7 – – Group I................................................... 10.87 4.6 10.96 5.9 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.36 6.8 8.36 6.8 – – Group I................................................... 8.23 6.0 8.23 6.0 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.93 17.1 16.48 19.8 13.30 32.8 Group I................................................... 8.24 2.8 – – – – Child care workers................................................ 9.05 4.4 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.59 9.4 20.93 9.0 8.84 3.9 Group I................................................... 11.70 13.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.36 6.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 48.55 3.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 25.30 20.8 25.30 20.8 – – Group II.................................................. 15.91 5.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.04 6.2 16.04 6.2 – – Group II.................................................. 16.20 5.8 16.20 5.8 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.57 16.0 15.14 20.9 8.44 3.5 Group I................................................... 11.72 17.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.95 8.1 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.49 2.6 9.37 2.2 7.59 4.3 Group I................................................... $8.48 2.6 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 8.49 2.6 $9.37 2.2 $7.59 4.3 Group I................................................... 8.48 2.6 9.37 2.2 7.57 4.5 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.43 6.4 18.10 8.3 – – Group I................................................... 12.55 10.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 23.66 15.2 – – – – Counter and rental clerks..................................... 13.88 12.0 – – – – Group I................................................... 13.88 12.0 – – – – Parts salespersons............................................ 17.96 14.7 21.34 6.7 – – Group II.................................................. 23.66 15.2 23.66 15.2 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 15.86 29.0 18.90 26.5 9.90 6.8 Group I................................................... 15.90 32.6 19.25 29.5 9.42 3.1 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.39 12.2 38.39 12.2 – – Group II.................................................. 22.71 13.2 – – – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 47.26 10.8 47.26 10.8 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 34.84 18.8 34.84 18.8 – – Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 11.02 13.6 10.49 14.4 – – Group I................................................... 10.42 15.8 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.61 2.0 16.10 1.8 11.92 5.2 Group I................................................... 13.44 1.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.33 2.1 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.64 12.4 21.64 12.4 – – Group II.................................................. 23.92 7.7 23.92 7.7 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 15.77 4.3 16.21 3.8 10.76 3.0 Group I................................................... 13.51 4.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.51 4.8 – – – – Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.23 8.3 16.23 8.3 – – Group I................................................... 14.43 9.0 14.43 9.0 – – Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 18.13 2.5 18.13 2.5 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.51 6.2 15.84 6.3 – – Group I................................................... 12.84 5.1 13.23 5.8 – – Group II.................................................. 18.98 7.8 18.98 7.8 – – Tellers......................................................... 11.06 4.6 – – – – Group I................................................... 10.75 3.9 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 14.96 2.9 15.27 2.6 – – Group I................................................... 13.76 2.3 13.76 2.3 – – Group II.................................................. 18.56 5.9 18.56 5.9 – – File clerks....................................................... 11.70 15.0 13.41 12.9 – – Group I................................................... 11.70 15.0 13.41 12.9 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.58 3.6 13.00 3.7 11.51 8.3 Group I................................................... 12.39 5.8 12.93 4.9 – – Dispatchers....................................................... 19.15 6.2 19.15 6.2 – – Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. $19.60 6.8 $19.60 6.8 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.53 4.2 12.68 3.7 – – Group I................................................... 12.85 3.5 13.04 2.9 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.57 4.5 12.87 4.9 – – Group I................................................... 12.05 5.3 12.33 4.2 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.49 3.4 17.57 3.4 $9.62 9.4 Group I................................................... 14.14 3.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.21 4.2 – – – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.43 9.6 18.43 9.6 – – Group II.................................................. 18.68 10.3 18.68 10.3 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 13.02 7.6 13.12 8.5 – – Group I................................................... 12.43 6.0 12.51 6.9 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.47 5.2 15.60 5.2 – – Group I................................................... 14.53 4.3 14.68 4.1 – – Group II.................................................. 16.47 4.3 16.48 4.3 – – Computer operators................................................ 18.39 15.3 18.39 15.3 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.41 5.2 14.41 5.2 – – Group I................................................... 14.41 5.2 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 14.41 5.2 14.41 5.2 – – Group I................................................... 14.41 5.2 14.41 5.2 – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.57 5.5 15.78 6.2 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 14.82 3.5 15.43 3.9 13.41 7.3 Group I................................................... 13.44 6.8 14.04 5.9 – – Group II.................................................. 17.67 6.1 17.67 6.1 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.67 8.4 17.67 8.4 – – Group I................................................... 11.73 8.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.32 2.9 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 23.71 7.6 23.71 7.6 – – Group II.................................................. 22.96 3.6 22.96 3.6 – – Electricians...................................................... 21.15 7.2 21.15 7.2 – – Group II.................................................. 20.81 7.0 20.81 7.0 – – Construction and building inspectors.............................. 18.50 1.3 18.50 1.3 – – Group II.................................................. 18.31 1.3 18.31 1.3 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.89 7.3 20.89 7.3 – – Group I................................................... 12.58 4.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.73 8.8 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 34.78 37.8 34.78 37.8 – – Group II.................................................. 35.16 39.7 35.16 39.7 – – Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.44 1.5 26.44 1.5 – – Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 26.44 1.5 26.44 1.5 – – Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ $18.06 14.2 $18.06 14.2 – – Group II.................................................. 20.29 8.8 – – – – Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 21.62 15.4 21.62 15.4 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.80 8.8 18.80 8.8 – – Group II.................................................. 21.08 12.2 – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.04 9.3 19.04 9.3 – – Group II.................................................. 21.68 11.5 21.68 11.5 – – Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.44 10.5 18.44 10.5 – – Group II.................................................. 18.44 10.5 18.44 10.5 – – Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 20.46 5.2 20.46 5.2 – – Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.46 5.2 20.46 5.2 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.02 8.4 17.02 8.4 – – Group II.................................................. 17.06 10.1 – – – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.09 7.2 19.09 7.2 – – Group II.................................................. 18.11 2.8 18.11 2.8 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.27 5.8 17.27 5.8 – – Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 13.95 29.0 13.95 29.0 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.89 5.9 12.89 5.9 – – Group I................................................... 12.84 5.8 – – – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.91 4.4 14.85 4.5 – – Group I................................................... 12.69 4.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.63 2.1 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 24.34 10.5 24.34 10.5 – – Group II.................................................. 22.56 13.8 22.56 13.8 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 19.53 5.4 20.23 4.7 – – Group I................................................... 19.84 5.5 – – – – Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.60 11.0 11.60 11.0 – – Group I................................................... 11.60 11.0 – – – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.15 10.4 17.15 10.4 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.73 10.7 17.73 10.7 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 14.01 15.9 14.11 16.3 – – Group I................................................... 10.56 16.2 10.58 16.8 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.41 6.4 13.49 4.3 – – Group I................................................... 13.85 8.4 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.89 18.0 16.85 18.6 $8.73 6.4 Group I................................................... 13.52 11.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.03 4.1 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 22.29 3.2 22.29 3.2 – – Group II.................................................. 22.86 6.1 22.86 6.1 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 17.43 .8 16.92 2.9 18.35 3.0 Group I................................................... $17.76 1.0 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 17.69 .5 $16.74 2.9 $18.80 2.0 Group I................................................... 17.76 1.0 16.82 3.5 18.80 2.0 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.81 12.8 17.39 11.6 – – Group I................................................... 16.84 12.8 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.84 9.9 18.88 9.8 – – Group I................................................... 18.84 9.9 18.88 9.8 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 10.60 10.6 11.92 6.3 – – Group I................................................... 10.60 10.9 11.95 6.4 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.94 9.0 12.94 9.0 – – Group I................................................... 12.77 9.5 12.77 9.5 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.06 2.8 10.82 3.9 7.47 3.7 Group I................................................... 9.99 3.0 – – – – Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 8.90 7.0 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.90 7.0 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.57 4.7 11.62 5.0 7.52 3.2 Group I................................................... 10.49 4.7 11.54 5.7 7.52 3.2 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.65 4.7 10.67 5.0 – – Group I................................................... 10.61 6.2 – – – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.45 6.2 9.22 6.1 7.01 6.7 Group I................................................... 8.45 6.2 9.22 6.1 7.01 6.7 1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines levels 13-15. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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. Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.00 $11.00 $15.91 $25.00 $36.35 Management occupations.............................................. 19.23 27.81 35.17 45.77 58.69 General and operations managers................................... 25.13 30.59 37.61 53.33 65.13 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 28.85 33.65 33.65 47.60 66.83 Marketing managers.............................................. 25.48 26.18 46.86 66.83 73.80 Sales managers.................................................. 32.24 33.65 33.65 42.29 58.69 Administrative services managers.................................. 24.76 24.76 27.50 48.11 48.11 Computer and information systems managers......................... 27.98 27.98 35.34 41.65 49.73 Financial managers................................................ 19.16 26.44 37.02 44.75 50.96 Construction managers............................................. 26.44 29.81 36.00 39.50 56.11 Education administrators.......................................... 23.79 35.20 46.32 57.72 90.49 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 35.67 35.67 44.62 48.03 52.25 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 31.11 35.20 48.42 62.50 90.49 Engineering managers.............................................. 29.95 31.73 41.60 42.09 48.86 Medical and health services managers.............................. 30.34 30.34 34.06 36.32 36.97 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 12.24 17.40 23.72 35.77 47.20 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 12.24 12.24 12.24 30.88 54.40 Management analysts............................................... 15.11 23.93 35.04 41.21 49.15 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 16.14 19.23 24.04 28.43 34.81 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 17.92 21.33 22.36 43.71 47.20 Financial analysts.............................................. 16.76 21.37 25.03 45.46 47.20 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 19.17 24.61 31.25 36.84 43.92 Computer programmers.............................................. 22.08 25.85 27.95 31.59 35.73 Computer software engineers....................................... 26.44 31.92 37.08 41.99 50.18 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 33.74 36.06 38.91 45.67 55.29 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 19.06 27.08 32.31 39.04 45.29 Computer support specialists...................................... 17.00 20.27 25.08 30.55 33.55 Computer systems analysts......................................... 22.88 28.89 35.26 42.75 48.12 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 17.79 26.50 27.28 36.89 44.54 Engineers......................................................... 29.99 32.37 36.89 44.54 53.00 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 27.00 31.09 36.06 44.35 44.35 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 12.00 17.57 20.35 26.87 37.20 Community and social services occupations........................... 11.35 14.76 16.42 23.82 45.14 Counselors........................................................ 14.76 14.76 28.58 42.25 45.14 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 14.76 14.76 35.52 45.14 46.05 Social workers.................................................... 14.42 14.93 16.09 18.08 21.59 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 8.49 9.68 14.84 18.37 23.13 Legal occupations................................................... 20.06 41.64 48.08 60.73 60.73 Lawyers........................................................... 48.08 48.08 52.89 60.73 76.92 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.35 18.28 29.19 34.65 40.81 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 15.41 25.16 39.92 66.98 66.98 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 16.51 24.73 30.24 35.31 40.81 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 9.41 10.10 18.10 30.31 39.15 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... $24.26 $26.96 $31.38 $36.04 $41.85 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 21.10 26.13 30.52 35.36 40.77 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 20.34 25.26 29.83 34.61 40.27 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 24.07 28.39 31.94 36.37 43.83 Secondary school teachers....................................... 16.98 21.77 30.28 35.48 40.81 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 16.98 21.77 30.28 35.48 40.81 Special education teachers...................................... 25.49 29.29 32.04 38.32 41.85 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 28.43 30.15 31.01 34.12 41.06 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 24.73 27.45 33.10 39.52 42.70 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 19.98 27.17 30.00 36.24 42.62 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.82 10.07 12.10 14.14 17.25 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 14.00 15.50 19.50 39.72 56.49 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 20.88 20.88 56.49 56.49 56.49 Producers and directors......................................... 20.88 20.88 56.49 56.49 56.49 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.00 19.77 25.40 31.64 50.00 Pharmacists....................................................... 41.00 43.00 44.00 47.00 47.00 Registered nurses................................................. 22.16 24.61 26.88 30.49 38.00 Therapists........................................................ 14.09 14.09 21.24 29.77 48.00 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.20 21.00 23.00 26.31 26.49 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.00 12.00 14.21 17.80 17.80 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.24 16.83 18.27 20.16 25.00 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.00 8.75 10.11 13.71 17.51 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.00 8.00 9.00 10.85 12.24 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.00 8.50 9.00 11.33 12.41 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 10.50 13.53 14.90 17.51 18.00 Medical assistants.............................................. 10.50 13.53 13.71 18.00 18.00 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.38 10.00 13.83 18.46 24.17 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 19.64 22.96 25.99 40.24 42.70 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 19.64 22.96 25.99 40.24 42.70 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers.......................................................... 17.80 22.48 27.21 32.67 34.85 Fire fighters..................................................... 11.28 12.62 14.50 18.96 24.62 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 11.35 12.16 15.03 15.03 17.21 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 11.46 12.37 15.03 15.03 17.21 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 16.61 18.81 21.95 26.30 27.34 Police officers................................................... 12.57 14.75 17.21 19.06 22.11 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 12.57 14.75 17.21 19.06 22.11 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.25 9.38 9.38 10.69 15.00 Security guards................................................. 9.25 9.38 9.38 10.69 15.00 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 5.00 7.00 10.54 15.00 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 10.54 10.56 12.50 15.85 16.64 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ $10.54 $12.50 $13.18 $15.87 $16.64 Cooks............................................................. 7.00 9.00 12.25 15.00 15.00 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.50 10.00 13.00 15.00 15.00 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.00 8.50 9.27 12.10 12.89 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.15 3.25 5.25 7.85 Bartenders...................................................... 2.13 4.25 5.00 5.00 8.40 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.15 3.38 7.50 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 5.25 5.25 5.25 7.00 8.50 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 2.13 6.00 6.06 7.43 8.95 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 2.13 6.00 6.06 7.43 9.15 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 3.00 3.35 8.97 9.75 12.98 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 6.07 6.07 6.07 7.50 8.50 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.69 8.00 9.03 11.74 15.00 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.50 8.00 8.94 11.24 14.50 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.69 8.73 10.00 12.02 15.00 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.00 7.25 8.29 8.90 10.25 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.08 8.00 10.25 15.28 46.93 Child care workers................................................ 8.00 8.00 8.00 9.85 10.50 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.50 8.80 12.10 17.99 37.53 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 13.50 14.13 17.25 40.81 51.28 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.50 13.50 16.13 17.56 18.90 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.50 8.00 10.00 13.41 17.82 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.00 7.25 8.25 9.65 11.28 Cashiers...................................................... 6.00 7.25 8.25 9.65 11.28 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 8.13 10.00 16.82 17.36 28.85 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.62 10.00 16.82 16.82 17.36 Parts salespersons............................................ 8.08 9.75 16.88 27.31 28.85 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.82 9.62 12.00 15.55 19.54 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 17.16 27.89 34.48 49.31 61.69 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 29.82 33.85 42.21 61.69 74.08 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 17.16 21.68 34.14 45.08 51.37 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 8.14 8.14 9.85 11.85 16.67 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.18 12.42 14.89 18.25 21.63 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 11.39 13.77 21.13 30.12 30.62 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.18 12.73 15.54 18.75 21.22 Bill and account collectors..................................... 10.00 12.50 15.95 18.75 19.29 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.96 14.65 18.94 19.13 21.22 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 10.10 13.00 15.00 17.55 22.64 Tellers......................................................... 10.00 10.18 10.25 12.00 12.52 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.00 12.48 13.63 17.96 19.65 File clerks....................................................... 7.50 8.48 11.19 13.24 19.83 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.00 11.00 13.00 13.28 14.00 Dispatchers....................................................... $15.50 $15.50 $18.49 $22.69 $23.04 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.50 15.50 19.78 23.04 23.07 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.00 10.15 12.35 14.50 17.01 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 9.39 10.79 12.00 14.15 15.70 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 9.75 13.88 16.67 20.73 25.11 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 9.35 14.66 18.50 21.43 25.11 Medical secretaries............................................. 10.50 10.50 12.52 15.30 16.00 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 11.30 13.04 14.42 16.52 20.73 Computer operators................................................ 12.50 12.50 17.68 22.82 28.33 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.90 13.40 13.40 15.60 17.17 Data entry keyers............................................... 11.90 13.40 13.40 15.60 17.17 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 12.67 13.00 13.00 16.82 21.85 Office clerks, general............................................ 10.52 12.77 15.20 16.01 19.85 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 13.00 17.00 20.00 27.50 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 16.73 19.62 23.13 27.50 31.25 Electricians...................................................... 14.71 17.87 17.87 25.40 31.99 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 15.25 16.32 18.32 20.32 21.65 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.85 15.12 19.10 25.89 28.05 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 19.10 19.10 23.12 27.94 84.61 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 20.98 25.86 28.40 28.40 28.40 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 20.98 25.86 28.40 28.40 28.40 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 12.13 13.50 15.63 22.64 25.68 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 11.00 14.25 24.48 27.64 27.64 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 10.00 14.55 16.00 22.73 30.03 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 9.00 14.55 17.02 22.73 31.77 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 11.50 15.00 16.79 22.50 25.00 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 15.98 21.29 21.50 21.95 21.95 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 15.98 21.29 21.50 21.95 21.95 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 8.89 15.90 16.67 19.16 21.25 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 15.90 17.12 18.49 19.16 29.15 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 13.75 16.67 16.67 17.50 21.25 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 8.89 8.89 11.40 20.00 21.14 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 10.95 11.85 12.00 14.45 15.60 Production occupations.............................................. 7.64 9.00 13.46 18.00 27.59 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 15.50 16.25 21.05 32.67 32.71 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 8.00 10.25 26.75 27.95 27.95 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 8.59 8.59 12.10 13.00 15.00 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.53 14.45 15.75 16.73 26.65 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 13.53 15.50 16.50 18.00 26.65 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 7.28 8.03 9.63 17.55 27.68 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 8.52 9.00 13.60 18.00 20.30 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... $8.00 $9.55 $12.50 $20.00 $22.50 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 13.89 21.71 22.50 25.10 26.88 Bus drivers....................................................... 12.54 15.16 18.18 18.84 22.34 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.54 15.16 17.40 20.31 23.13 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 9.48 12.00 19.31 21.23 22.50 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 12.00 15.00 20.00 22.50 22.50 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 4.75 8.51 11.25 12.50 15.29 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 9.00 11.06 12.74 14.45 15.63 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 6.50 8.38 9.75 11.28 14.46 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 7.00 7.50 9.00 10.00 11.00 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 6.00 8.50 10.00 12.12 15.66 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 8.53 9.63 11.00 11.56 11.56 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.15 7.00 8.25 9.50 10.37 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.00 $10.50 $15.63 $24.17 $36.18 Management occupations.............................................. 19.38 27.98 33.65 44.61 57.23 General and operations managers................................... 25.13 30.59 37.61 53.33 65.13 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 28.85 33.65 33.65 47.60 66.83 Marketing managers.............................................. 25.48 26.18 46.86 66.83 73.80 Sales managers.................................................. 32.24 33.65 33.65 42.29 58.69 Administrative services managers.................................. 24.76 26.15 35.53 48.11 48.11 Computer and information systems managers......................... 27.98 27.98 35.34 41.65 49.73 Financial managers................................................ 19.16 26.44 37.02 42.50 50.96 Construction managers............................................. 26.44 29.81 36.00 39.50 56.11 Education administrators.......................................... 17.31 20.45 35.20 35.67 52.25 Engineering managers.............................................. 29.95 31.73 41.60 42.09 48.86 Medical and health services managers.............................. 30.34 30.34 34.06 35.21 40.04 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 14.42 19.61 26.68 38.28 48.61 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 12.24 12.24 12.24 33.07 54.40 Management analysts............................................... 21.77 30.23 37.86 42.56 50.22 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 16.14 18.17 21.58 27.40 34.81 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 17.92 21.33 22.36 43.71 47.20 Financial analysts.............................................. 16.76 21.37 25.03 45.46 47.20 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 20.23 26.01 32.08 37.96 44.57 Computer programmers.............................................. 23.26 26.68 30.21 33.74 36.34 Computer software engineers....................................... 26.44 31.92 37.08 41.99 50.18 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 33.74 36.06 38.91 45.67 55.29 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 19.06 27.08 32.31 39.04 45.29 Computer support specialists...................................... 17.00 20.27 25.08 30.55 33.55 Computer systems analysts......................................... 22.88 28.48 35.26 42.75 48.12 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 17.55 25.00 27.01 36.89 44.54 Engineers......................................................... 30.29 32.66 36.89 44.54 53.00 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 27.00 31.09 36.06 44.35 44.35 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 12.00 17.99 21.59 28.00 37.20 Community and social services occupations........................... 14.42 14.76 15.39 17.72 28.58 Legal occupations................................................... 20.06 44.88 48.08 60.73 76.92 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.10 16.38 21.77 32.00 38.07 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 15.41 15.41 25.16 34.32 37.36 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 10.10 16.26 21.61 34.29 38.94 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 16.38 19.54 28.82 35.80 43.83 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 16.38 17.08 27.63 32.34 38.84 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 14.00 15.50 19.50 39.72 56.49 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 20.88 20.88 56.49 56.49 56.49 Producers and directors......................................... 20.88 20.88 56.49 56.49 56.49 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.00 20.78 25.95 32.76 50.00 Pharmacists....................................................... $41.00 $43.00 $44.00 $47.00 $47.00 Registered nurses................................................. 23.01 24.87 27.02 30.71 40.00 Therapists........................................................ 14.09 14.09 14.09 28.30 50.00 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.59 21.50 23.24 26.36 26.49 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.00 12.00 14.21 17.80 17.80 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.70 17.00 18.27 20.49 25.00 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.00 8.59 10.00 13.71 17.51 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.00 8.00 9.00 10.85 12.24 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.00 8.50 9.00 11.33 12.41 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.52 13.71 14.90 17.51 18.00 Medical assistants.............................................. 10.50 13.53 13.71 18.00 18.00 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.25 9.38 10.00 12.00 22.84 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.25 9.38 9.38 10.69 15.00 Security guards................................................. 9.25 9.38 9.38 10.69 15.00 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 4.50 6.75 10.00 14.57 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 10.54 10.56 12.50 15.85 16.64 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 10.54 12.50 13.18 15.87 16.64 Cooks............................................................. 7.00 9.00 12.25 15.00 15.00 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.50 10.00 13.00 15.00 15.00 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.00 8.25 9.00 12.10 12.11 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.15 3.25 5.25 7.50 Bartenders...................................................... 2.13 4.25 5.00 5.00 8.40 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.15 3.38 7.50 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 2.13 6.00 6.06 7.43 8.00 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 2.13 6.00 6.06 7.43 8.00 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 6.07 6.07 6.07 7.50 8.50 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.27 8.00 8.73 10.87 14.50 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.25 8.00 8.73 10.35 12.73 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.69 8.58 10.00 11.74 14.50 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.00 7.25 8.29 8.90 10.25 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.00 8.00 10.19 14.86 46.93 Child care workers................................................ 8.00 8.00 8.00 9.85 10.50 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.50 8.80 12.10 17.99 37.53 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 13.50 14.13 17.25 40.81 51.28 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.50 13.50 16.13 17.56 18.90 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.50 8.00 10.00 13.47 17.85 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.00 7.25 8.20 9.70 11.28 Cashiers...................................................... 6.00 7.25 8.20 9.70 11.28 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 8.13 10.00 16.82 17.36 28.85 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.62 10.00 16.82 16.82 17.36 Parts salespersons............................................ 8.08 9.75 16.88 27.31 28.85 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.82 9.62 12.00 15.55 19.54 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ $17.16 $27.89 $34.48 $49.31 $61.69 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 29.82 33.85 42.21 61.69 74.08 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 17.16 21.68 34.14 45.08 51.37 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 8.14 8.14 9.85 11.85 16.67 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.18 12.48 14.98 18.50 21.69 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 11.39 13.77 25.91 30.12 30.62 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.18 13.00 15.63 18.94 22.64 Bill and account collectors..................................... 10.00 12.50 15.95 18.75 19.61 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.96 14.65 18.94 19.13 21.22 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 10.04 13.70 15.63 17.60 22.64 Tellers......................................................... 10.00 10.18 10.25 12.00 12.52 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.00 12.48 13.63 17.96 19.65 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.00 11.00 13.00 13.28 14.00 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.00 10.15 12.35 14.55 17.39 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 9.39 10.79 12.00 14.15 15.70 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 9.35 13.46 17.00 20.95 25.11 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 9.35 14.42 18.52 21.07 25.11 Medical secretaries............................................. 10.50 10.50 12.53 15.30 16.00 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.00 13.17 14.42 18.58 20.73 Computer operators................................................ 12.50 12.50 17.68 22.82 28.33 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 13.00 13.00 15.02 19.38 21.85 Office clerks, general............................................ 11.00 12.77 15.20 16.01 19.85 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 12.99 17.00 19.70 27.50 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 16.16 19.62 23.13 27.50 31.25 Electricians...................................................... 13.75 17.87 17.87 25.48 31.99 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.85 15.12 19.10 25.89 27.97 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 19.10 19.10 23.12 27.94 84.61 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 20.98 25.86 28.40 28.40 28.40 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 20.98 25.86 28.40 28.40 28.40 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 12.13 12.45 15.00 25.35 26.02 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 11.00 14.25 24.48 27.64 27.64 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 9.00 14.55 16.00 20.55 25.00 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 9.00 14.55 15.70 21.53 25.00 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 15.98 21.29 21.50 21.95 21.95 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 15.98 21.29 21.50 21.95 21.95 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 8.89 15.90 16.67 19.16 21.25 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 15.90 17.12 18.49 19.16 29.15 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 10.95 11.85 12.00 14.45 15.60 Production occupations.............................................. $7.64 $9.00 $13.46 $18.00 $27.59 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 15.50 16.25 21.05 32.67 32.71 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 8.00 10.25 26.75 27.95 27.95 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 8.59 8.59 12.10 13.00 15.00 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.53 14.45 15.75 16.73 26.65 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 13.53 15.50 16.50 18.00 26.65 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 7.28 8.03 9.63 17.55 27.68 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 8.52 9.00 13.60 18.00 20.30 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 7.85 9.50 12.50 20.00 22.50 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 12.22 21.37 21.71 25.10 26.88 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 9.27 12.00 19.31 21.26 22.50 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 12.00 15.13 20.00 22.50 22.50 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 4.75 8.51 11.25 12.50 15.29 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 9.00 11.06 12.74 14.45 15.63 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 6.50 8.38 9.75 11.28 14.46 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 7.00 7.50 9.00 10.00 11.00 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 6.00 8.50 10.00 12.14 15.66 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 8.53 9.63 11.00 11.56 11.56 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.15 7.00 8.25 9.50 10.37 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $10.69 $13.40 $18.10 $29.02 $38.08 Management occupations.............................................. 12.63 27.32 41.83 62.50 67.10 Education administrators.......................................... 31.11 43.37 48.42 62.50 90.49 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 10.70 11.69 14.45 16.45 25.46 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 15.43 15.43 16.85 24.85 31.07 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 33.40 35.52 42.25 45.14 47.63 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 12.30 23.11 29.83 35.36 41.56 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.26 27.59 31.01 35.66 41.11 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 24.26 26.96 31.38 36.04 41.85 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 24.26 26.96 31.38 36.04 41.85 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.07 27.02 30.52 34.65 40.50 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 23.44 26.77 30.13 35.04 40.81 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 24.95 29.01 31.43 33.86 39.55 Secondary school teachers....................................... 23.49 27.57 32.45 35.83 40.81 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 23.49 27.57 32.45 35.83 40.81 Special education teachers...................................... 25.99 30.15 32.50 38.59 41.85 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 28.43 30.15 31.01 34.12 41.06 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 24.43 29.01 34.24 40.27 42.70 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 15.02 27.34 31.51 38.59 44.43 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.82 10.07 12.10 14.14 17.25 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 13.17 15.60 20.08 25.40 31.64 Registered nurses................................................. 18.96 20.10 22.32 29.16 32.64 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.08 10.09 10.87 12.17 15.09 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.78 13.97 16.71 19.93 25.27 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 19.64 22.96 25.99 40.24 42.70 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 19.64 22.96 25.99 40.24 42.70 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers.......................................................... 17.80 22.48 27.21 32.67 34.85 Fire fighters..................................................... 10.67 12.34 13.49 15.71 18.08 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 11.35 12.16 15.03 15.03 17.21 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 11.46 12.37 15.03 15.03 17.21 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 16.61 18.81 21.95 26.30 27.34 Police officers................................................... 12.57 14.75 17.21 19.06 22.11 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 12.57 14.75 17.21 19.06 22.11 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.44 8.97 11.34 13.08 16.71 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.77 9.28 12.13 15.22 21.51 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.02 8.94 10.63 13.92 21.51 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.00 8.94 10.63 14.51 21.51 Personal care and service occupations............................... $8.89 $8.89 $11.08 $17.75 $18.51 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.58 11.93 14.15 16.58 21.13 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 14.01 16.75 19.74 23.55 34.49 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.89 11.56 13.77 15.53 17.10 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 10.89 11.35 13.47 14.76 17.10 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 12.46 14.03 15.05 18.39 35.74 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 10.76 13.01 15.05 15.30 18.55 Office clerks, general............................................ 10.05 10.25 12.68 17.72 19.39 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 13.28 15.58 18.59 20.98 22.69 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 15.65 16.80 18.59 20.99 21.65 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.11 15.63 18.03 29.06 31.77 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.80 12.06 16.93 18.79 22.34 Bus drivers....................................................... 12.54 15.16 18.18 18.84 22.34 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.54 15.16 17.40 20.31 23.13 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 9. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Full-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.95 $12.00 $16.84 $26.44 $38.36 Management occupations.............................................. 19.23 27.98 35.17 46.63 58.69 General and operations managers................................... 25.13 30.59 37.61 53.33 65.13 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 28.85 33.65 33.65 47.60 66.83 Marketing managers.............................................. 25.48 26.18 46.86 66.83 73.80 Sales managers.................................................. 32.24 33.65 33.65 42.29 58.69 Administrative services managers.................................. 24.76 24.76 27.50 48.11 48.11 Computer and information systems managers......................... 27.98 27.98 35.34 41.65 49.73 Financial managers................................................ 19.16 26.44 37.02 44.75 50.96 Construction managers............................................. 26.44 29.81 36.00 39.50 56.11 Education administrators.......................................... 23.79 35.20 46.32 57.72 90.49 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 35.67 35.67 44.62 48.03 52.25 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 31.11 35.20 48.42 62.50 90.49 Engineering managers.............................................. 29.95 31.73 41.60 42.09 48.86 Medical and health services managers.............................. 30.34 30.34 34.06 36.32 36.97 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 12.24 17.31 23.48 35.48 47.57 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 12.24 12.24 12.24 30.88 54.40 Management analysts............................................... 15.11 23.93 35.04 41.21 49.15 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 16.14 19.23 24.04 28.43 34.81 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 17.92 21.33 21.95 43.71 47.20 Financial analysts.............................................. 16.76 21.37 22.36 45.46 50.70 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 19.17 24.61 31.25 36.84 43.92 Computer programmers.............................................. 22.08 25.85 27.95 31.59 35.73 Computer software engineers....................................... 26.44 31.92 37.08 41.99 50.18 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 33.74 36.06 38.91 45.67 55.29 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 19.06 27.08 32.31 39.04 45.29 Computer support specialists...................................... 17.00 20.27 25.08 30.55 33.55 Computer systems analysts......................................... 22.88 28.89 35.26 42.75 48.12 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 19.00 26.50 27.28 36.06 44.54 Engineers......................................................... 29.99 32.37 36.89 44.54 53.00 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 27.00 31.09 36.06 44.35 44.35 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 12.00 17.57 20.35 26.87 37.20 Community and social services occupations........................... 11.26 14.76 16.18 21.47 42.25 Counselors........................................................ 14.76 14.76 29.61 42.25 45.14 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 14.76 14.76 35.52 45.14 46.05 Social workers.................................................... 14.42 14.93 15.91 17.74 19.77 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 8.49 9.52 14.84 18.37 23.13 Legal occupations................................................... 20.06 41.64 48.08 60.73 60.73 Lawyers........................................................... 48.08 48.08 52.89 60.73 76.92 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.75 18.93 29.47 34.75 40.81 Postsecondary teachers............................................ $30.18 $34.46 $39.92 $66.98 $66.98 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 16.62 24.73 30.24 35.31 40.81 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 9.41 10.10 18.10 30.31 39.15 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 24.26 26.96 31.38 36.04 41.85 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 21.10 26.13 30.52 35.36 40.77 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 20.34 25.26 29.83 34.61 40.27 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 24.07 28.39 31.94 36.37 43.83 Secondary school teachers....................................... 17.80 22.69 30.65 35.48 40.81 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 17.80 22.69 30.65 35.48 40.81 Special education teachers...................................... 25.49 29.29 32.04 38.32 41.85 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 28.43 30.15 31.01 34.12 41.06 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 24.73 27.45 33.10 39.52 42.70 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 19.98 27.58 30.00 36.87 43.43 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.82 10.07 12.10 14.14 17.25 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.00 16.20 19.79 39.72 56.49 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 20.88 20.88 56.49 56.49 56.49 Producers and directors......................................... 20.88 20.88 56.49 56.49 56.49 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 14.67 19.28 25.41 32.00 50.00 Pharmacists....................................................... 42.00 43.00 44.11 47.00 47.00 Registered nurses................................................. 22.06 24.62 27.00 30.39 41.06 Therapists........................................................ 14.09 14.09 14.09 30.99 48.00 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 20.00 21.46 23.05 26.36 26.49 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.00 12.00 14.21 17.80 17.80 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.03 16.83 18.27 20.28 25.00 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.00 9.00 10.81 13.74 17.51 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 7.88 8.25 9.10 11.07 12.41 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.00 8.75 9.50 11.37 12.41 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 10.87 13.53 14.90 17.51 18.00 Medical assistants.............................................. 10.50 13.53 13.71 18.00 18.00 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.38 10.00 13.92 18.50 24.15 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 19.64 22.96 25.99 40.24 42.70 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 19.64 22.96 25.99 40.24 42.70 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers.......................................................... 17.80 22.48 27.21 32.67 34.85 Fire fighters..................................................... 11.28 12.62 14.50 18.96 24.62 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 11.46 12.37 15.03 15.03 17.21 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 11.46 12.37 15.03 15.03 17.21 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 16.61 18.81 21.95 26.30 27.34 Police officers................................................... 12.57 14.75 17.21 19.06 22.11 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 12.57 14.75 17.21 19.06 22.11 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.25 9.38 9.38 10.50 14.25 Security guards................................................. $9.25 $9.38 $9.38 $10.50 $14.25 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.15 4.50 7.50 12.00 15.00 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 10.54 10.56 13.18 15.87 16.64 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 10.54 12.50 13.18 15.88 16.64 Cooks............................................................. 7.50 10.00 13.88 15.00 15.00 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.50 11.50 15.00 15.00 15.00 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.44 8.90 11.10 12.11 13.68 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.15 3.38 5.25 7.50 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.15 3.38 8.00 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.00 7.60 7.70 10.95 11.75 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.00 7.70 7.70 11.60 12.10 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.69 8.00 8.94 12.00 15.00 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.69 8.00 8.85 11.29 14.50 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.69 8.58 10.39 12.26 15.00 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.00 7.25 8.29 8.90 10.25 Personal care and service occupations............................... 5.48 8.00 10.65 15.28 46.93 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.87 10.55 15.45 23.39 43.85 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 13.50 14.13 17.25 40.81 51.28 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.50 13.50 16.13 17.56 18.90 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.80 9.42 11.95 16.82 19.87 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.25 7.42 9.00 10.55 12.10 Cashiers...................................................... 7.25 7.42 9.00 10.55 12.10 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 9.97 13.00 16.82 19.06 28.85 Parts salespersons............................................ 13.00 16.88 19.06 27.31 34.83 Retail salespersons............................................. 9.62 11.17 13.74 17.82 26.66 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 17.16 27.89 34.48 49.31 61.69 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 29.82 33.85 42.21 61.69 74.08 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 17.16 21.68 34.14 45.08 51.37 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 8.14 8.14 9.85 11.85 11.85 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.00 12.90 15.20 18.75 22.12 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 11.39 13.77 21.13 30.12 30.62 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.01 13.70 15.63 18.94 21.94 Bill and account collectors..................................... 10.00 12.50 15.95 18.75 19.29 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.96 14.65 18.94 19.13 21.22 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.40 13.70 15.43 17.60 22.64 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.50 12.68 13.92 17.96 19.72 File clerks....................................................... 9.61 10.01 12.37 13.29 19.83 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. $11.00 $12.30 $13.00 $13.28 $15.14 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.50 15.50 18.49 22.69 23.04 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 15.50 15.50 19.78 23.04 23.07 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.00 10.41 12.36 14.80 17.39 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 9.40 11.85 12.10 14.25 16.05 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.00 14.11 16.80 20.73 25.11 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 9.35 14.66 18.50 21.43 25.11 Medical secretaries............................................. 10.50 10.50 12.62 15.30 16.00 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.00 13.27 14.42 16.52 20.73 Computer operators................................................ 12.50 12.50 17.68 22.82 28.33 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.90 13.40 13.40 15.60 17.17 Data entry keyers............................................... 11.90 13.40 13.40 15.60 17.17 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 12.67 13.00 13.63 17.79 21.85 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.00 13.13 15.25 16.50 19.85 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 13.00 17.00 20.00 27.50 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 16.73 19.62 23.13 27.50 31.25 Electricians...................................................... 14.71 17.87 17.87 25.40 31.99 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 15.25 16.32 18.32 20.32 21.65 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.85 15.12 19.10 25.89 28.05 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 19.10 19.10 23.12 27.94 84.61 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 20.98 25.86 28.40 28.40 28.40 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 20.98 25.86 28.40 28.40 28.40 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 12.13 13.50 15.63 22.64 25.68 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 11.00 14.25 24.48 27.64 27.64 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 10.00 14.55 16.00 22.73 30.03 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 9.00 14.55 17.02 22.73 31.77 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 11.50 15.00 16.79 22.50 25.00 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 15.98 21.29 21.50 21.95 21.95 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 15.98 21.29 21.50 21.95 21.95 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 8.89 15.90 16.67 19.16 21.25 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 15.90 17.12 18.49 19.16 29.15 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 13.75 16.67 16.67 17.50 21.25 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 8.89 8.89 11.40 20.00 21.14 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 10.95 11.85 12.00 14.45 15.60 Production occupations.............................................. 7.52 9.00 13.00 18.00 27.88 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 15.50 16.25 21.05 32.67 32.71 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 8.00 10.90 27.58 27.95 27.95 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 8.59 8.59 12.10 13.00 15.00 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... $13.53 $14.45 $15.75 $16.73 $26.65 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 13.53 15.50 16.50 18.00 26.65 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 7.28 8.03 9.63 17.55 27.68 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 8.52 9.00 11.30 17.05 20.30 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.51 10.35 14.12 20.00 22.50 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 13.89 21.71 22.50 25.10 26.88 Bus drivers....................................................... 13.84 15.47 17.96 18.51 19.20 Bus drivers, school............................................. 13.88 15.44 16.89 18.47 19.43 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.93 12.50 20.00 21.58 22.50 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 12.00 15.13 20.00 22.50 22.50 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 8.51 10.55 11.25 12.50 16.82 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 9.00 11.06 12.74 14.45 15.63 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.25 8.53 10.37 11.56 15.66 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.50 9.25 10.97 13.66 16.25 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 8.53 9.63 11.28 11.56 11.56 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 7.00 8.00 8.45 10.35 10.38 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 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. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 10. Part-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Part-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $6.00 $7.00 $8.80 $12.00 $16.67 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.44 12.08 15.41 15.41 23.06 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 17.54 22.25 25.02 29.36 33.00 Registered nurses................................................. 22.86 24.00 26.36 31.00 35.62 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.00 8.00 8.50 9.00 12.00 Protective service occupations...................................... 7.50 8.40 8.60 11.31 40.00 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 6.00 6.68 8.00 9.71 Cooks............................................................. 6.50 7.50 9.00 10.60 12.10 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 3.00 6.75 8.00 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 2.13 6.00 6.06 6.68 7.43 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 2.13 6.00 6.06 6.68 7.43 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.30 6.90 7.70 14.50 47.04 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.00 7.50 8.80 9.30 12.00 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.00 7.19 8.07 9.49 11.12 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 5.75 6.00 7.50 8.75 9.55 Cashiers...................................................... 5.75 6.00 7.50 8.75 9.55 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.50 7.82 9.49 11.50 13.22 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.00 10.00 11.53 13.00 15.75 Financial clerks.................................................. 9.00 10.00 10.25 12.00 12.61 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 8.25 10.00 11.00 13.00 14.00 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 6.06 8.80 9.87 11.16 12.65 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.78 11.00 13.00 15.00 19.50 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 5.25 6.00 7.13 9.75 13.82 Bus drivers....................................................... 12.28 13.56 18.79 22.75 23.31 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.28 14.94 19.51 23.13 23.59 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 5.75 6.00 7.00 8.79 9.75 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 5.75 6.00 7.00 9.00 9.50 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 5.25 5.92 7.00 7.75 8.79 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 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. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $20.97 $16.84 $838 $677 40.0 $42,711 $35,119 2,037 Management occupations.............................................. 38.26 35.17 1,574 1,481 41.1 81,687 77,016 2,135 General and operations managers................................... 41.86 37.61 1,712 1,577 40.9 89,007 81,994 2,126 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 42.09 33.65 1,943 1,851 46.2 101,045 96,250 2,401 Marketing managers.............................................. 47.47 46.86 2,088 2,343 44.0 108,552 121,833 2,287 Sales managers.................................................. 39.99 33.65 1,883 1,851 47.1 97,920 96,250 2,448 Administrative services managers.................................. 33.95 27.50 1,366 1,100 40.2 71,039 57,200 2,093 Computer and information systems managers......................... 36.38 35.34 1,482 1,301 40.7 77,072 67,635 2,118 Financial managers................................................ 38.75 37.02 1,551 1,481 40.0 80,670 77,002 2,082 Construction managers............................................. 37.53 36.00 1,511 1,440 40.3 78,572 74,880 2,094 Education administrators.......................................... 47.59 46.32 1,904 1,853 40.0 96,113 85,588 2,020 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.19 44.62 1,728 1,785 40.0 82,139 81,593 1,902 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 55.04 48.42 2,202 1,937 40.0 114,489 100,703 2,080 Engineering managers.............................................. 39.89 41.60 1,596 1,664 40.0 82,981 86,520 2,080 Medical and health services managers.............................. 33.72 34.06 1,347 1,362 40.0 70,057 70,845 2,077 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.22 23.48 1,175 990 41.6 61,121 51,480 2,166 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.91 12.24 1,003 673 45.8 52,162 35,001 2,381 Management analysts............................................... 33.79 35.04 1,345 1,415 39.8 69,930 73,574 2,070 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.71 24.04 988 962 40.0 51,399 49,999 2,080 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 31.45 21.95 1,398 988 44.5 72,718 51,361 2,312 Financial analysts.............................................. 32.70 22.36 1,469 1,006 44.9 76,398 52,320 2,336 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.40 31.25 1,301 1,250 40.1 67,638 65,000 2,087 Computer programmers.............................................. 29.42 27.95 1,182 1,112 40.2 61,469 57,834 2,090 Computer software engineers....................................... 37.51 37.08 1,510 1,534 40.2 78,496 79,783 2,092 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 41.68 38.91 1,687 1,616 40.5 87,709 84,020 2,104 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 33.01 32.31 1,320 1,292 40.0 68,664 67,201 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.63 25.08 1,034 1,040 40.3 53,779 54,097 2,098 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.11 35.26 1,605 1,410 40.0 83,435 73,341 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.17 27.28 1,248 1,091 40.0 64,886 56,740 2,082 Engineers......................................................... 39.90 36.89 1,599 1,476 40.1 83,165 76,740 2,084 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 37.19 36.06 1,487 1,442 40.0 77,348 75,001 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 23.03 20.35 921 814 40.0 47,664 42,328 2,069 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.81 16.18 821 648 39.4 40,276 34,204 1,935 Counselors........................................................ 28.81 29.61 1,144 1,184 39.7 50,440 53,996 1,751 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.10 35.52 1,272 1,421 39.6 53,957 54,473 1,681 Social workers.................................................... 16.53 15.91 661 637 40.0 34,386 33,101 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.77 14.84 578 519 39.2 30,066 27,009 2,036 Legal occupations................................................... 47.14 48.08 1,919 1,923 40.7 99,790 100,000 2,117 Lawyers........................................................... $55.45 $52.89 $2,292 $2,115 41.3 $119,183 $110,001 2,149 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 27.98 29.47 1,102 1,159 39.4 42,434 44,124 1,517 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 46.12 39.92 1,791 1,597 38.8 75,492 69,189 1,637 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.70 30.24 1,183 1,210 39.8 45,397 46,027 1,529 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 21.23 18.10 849 724 40.0 36,763 35,705 1,732 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 32.50 31.38 1,300 1,255 40.0 49,513 47,702 1,523 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.74 30.52 1,217 1,210 39.6 45,977 45,874 1,496 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.95 29.83 1,185 1,193 39.6 44,821 45,220 1,496 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 32.39 31.94 1,285 1,278 39.7 48,405 47,778 1,494 Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.17 30.65 1,215 1,227 40.3 45,677 46,588 1,514 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 30.17 30.65 1,215 1,227 40.3 45,677 46,588 1,514 Special education teachers...................................... 33.36 32.04 1,330 1,282 39.9 50,408 48,701 1,511 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 32.85 31.01 1,304 1,240 39.7 49,606 47,385 1,510 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 33.48 33.10 1,339 1,324 40.0 50,507 49,769 1,509 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 31.16 30.00 1,201 1,200 38.6 47,453 46,947 1,523 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.33 12.10 466 448 37.8 17,439 16,872 1,415 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.91 19.79 1,103 780 39.5 57,361 40,560 2,055 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 42.22 56.49 1,641 2,260 38.9 85,323 117,499 2,021 Producers and directors......................................... 42.22 56.49 1,641 2,260 38.9 85,323 117,499 2,021 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.42 25.41 1,159 1,012 39.4 60,104 52,416 2,043 Pharmacists....................................................... 44.74 44.11 1,790 1,764 40.0 93,057 91,749 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 29.31 27.00 1,153 1,059 39.3 59,769 55,060 2,039 Therapists........................................................ 24.20 14.09 967 564 40.0 49,772 29,307 2,057 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.18 23.05 919 920 39.6 47,790 47,840 2,062 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.77 14.21 588 551 39.8 30,561 28,633 2,069 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.55 18.27 780 731 39.9 40,556 38,002 2,074 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.64 10.81 462 431 39.7 24,042 22,389 2,066 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.77 9.10 387 360 39.6 20,106 18,720 2,058 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.02 9.50 396 380 39.5 20,580 19,760 2,055 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.00 14.90 600 596 40.0 31,206 30,990 2,080 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.67 13.71 587 548 40.0 30,507 28,517 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 15.23 13.92 603 574 39.6 31,362 29,848 2,059 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 28.61 25.99 1,144 1,040 40.0 59,505 54,059 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 28.61 25.99 1,144 1,040 40.0 59,505 54,059 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers.......................................................... 27.25 27.21 1,287 1,275 47.2 66,931 66,277 2,457 Fire fighters..................................................... 16.37 14.50 797 768 48.7 41,429 39,951 2,530 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... $14.46 $15.03 $580 $601 40.1 $30,161 $31,262 2,087 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.46 15.03 580 601 40.1 30,161 31,262 2,087 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.51 21.95 900 878 40.0 46,825 45,656 2,080 Police officers................................................... 17.08 17.21 689 699 40.4 35,845 36,358 2,098 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.08 17.21 689 699 40.4 35,845 36,358 2,098 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.83 9.38 394 360 36.4 20,483 18,720 1,892 Security guards................................................. 10.83 9.38 394 360 36.4 20,483 18,720 1,892 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.12 7.50 322 260 39.7 16,479 12,628 2,028 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 13.32 13.18 556 634 41.7 28,902 32,968 2,171 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.82 13.18 582 635 42.1 30,247 33,012 2,188 Cooks............................................................. 12.48 13.88 540 488 43.2 28,055 25,350 2,248 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 13.05 15.00 578 495 44.3 30,068 25,736 2,303 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.70 11.10 401 400 37.5 17,909 17,680 1,674 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.26 3.38 163 120 38.2 8,427 6,240 1,977 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.53 2.15 132 86 37.5 6,883 4,472 1,952 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.56 7.70 364 304 38.0 18,105 15,808 1,894 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 9.94 7.70 374 289 37.7 18,500 15,005 1,862 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.40 8.94 415 381 39.8 21,274 19,822 2,045 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.03 8.85 399 361 39.8 20,511 18,720 2,045 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.98 10.39 439 416 39.9 22,322 21,607 2,033 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.36 8.29 329 331 39.3 17,098 17,233 2,045 Personal care and service occupations............................... 16.48 10.65 567 535 34.4 29,485 27,813 1,789 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.93 15.45 845 618 40.4 43,944 32,157 2,100 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 25.30 17.25 1,056 675 41.7 54,898 35,119 2,170 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.04 16.13 650 658 40.5 33,776 34,234 2,106 Retail sales workers.............................................. 15.14 11.95 609 468 40.2 31,649 24,357 2,091 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.37 9.00 373 360 39.8 19,390 18,720 2,070 Cashiers...................................................... 9.37 9.00 373 360 39.8 19,390 18,720 2,070 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 18.10 16.82 722 673 39.9 37,520 34,986 2,073 Parts salespersons............................................ 21.34 19.06 867 765 40.6 45,065 39,759 2,112 Retail salespersons............................................. 18.90 13.74 770 544 40.8 40,060 28,267 2,120 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.39 34.48 1,543 1,439 40.2 80,246 74,826 2,090 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 47.26 42.21 1,923 1,900 40.7 99,983 98,776 2,116 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 34.84 34.14 1,394 1,366 40.0 72,474 71,007 2,080 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 10.49 9.85 419 394 40.0 21,788 20,480 2,078 Office and administrative support occupations....................... $16.10 $15.20 $640 $604 39.8 $33,184 $31,310 2,061 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.64 21.13 875 814 40.4 44,419 41,820 2,053 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.21 15.63 646 626 39.9 33,588 32,531 2,073 Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.23 15.95 648 638 39.9 33,707 33,164 2,076 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 18.13 18.94 725 758 40.0 37,715 39,395 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.84 15.43 630 620 39.8 32,760 32,240 2,069 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.27 13.92 610 557 40.0 31,742 28,954 2,079 File clerks....................................................... 13.41 12.37 528 495 39.4 27,447 25,730 2,047 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.00 13.00 518 520 39.9 26,939 27,040 2,073 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.15 18.49 766 740 40.0 39,570 38,688 2,066 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 19.60 19.78 784 791 40.0 40,445 41,132 2,063 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.68 12.36 507 494 40.0 26,379 25,709 2,080 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.87 12.10 515 484 40.0 26,746 25,168 2,078 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.57 16.80 696 673 39.6 35,841 34,353 2,040 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.43 18.50 730 733 39.6 37,868 38,131 2,054 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.12 12.62 525 505 40.0 27,286 26,250 2,080 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.60 14.42 622 577 39.9 31,424 30,000 2,015 Computer operators................................................ 18.39 17.68 736 707 40.0 38,257 36,770 2,080 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.41 13.40 576 536 40.0 29,969 27,864 2,080 Data entry keyers............................................... 14.41 13.40 576 536 40.0 29,969 27,864 2,080 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.78 13.63 623 545 39.5 32,379 28,350 2,052 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.43 15.25 609 610 39.5 31,426 31,152 2,037 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.67 17.00 707 680 40.0 36,782 35,360 2,082 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 23.71 23.13 949 925 40.0 49,323 48,110 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 21.15 17.87 846 715 40.0 43,998 37,165 2,080 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 18.50 18.32 754 744 40.8 39,229 38,667 2,121 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.89 19.10 848 764 40.6 43,982 39,728 2,106 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 34.78 23.12 1,476 925 42.4 76,460 48,092 2,199 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.44 28.40 1,058 1,136 40.0 55,004 59,072 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 26.44 28.40 1,058 1,136 40.0 55,004 59,072 2,080 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 18.06 15.63 722 625 40.0 37,560 32,519 2,080 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 21.62 24.48 865 979 40.0 44,978 50,927 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.80 16.00 786 640 41.8 40,617 33,280 2,160 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.04 17.02 799 668 41.9 41,275 34,736 2,167 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.44 16.79 733 674 39.8 37,500 36,400 2,034 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 20.46 21.50 818 860 40.0 42,552 44,720 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ $20.46 $21.50 $818 $860 40.0 $42,552 $44,720 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 17.02 16.67 706 667 41.5 36,702 34,674 2,156 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.09 18.49 758 740 39.7 39,400 38,459 2,064 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.27 16.67 691 667 40.0 35,912 34,674 2,080 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 13.95 11.40 664 564 47.6 34,552 29,349 2,477 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.89 12.00 515 480 40.0 26,805 24,960 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 14.85 13.00 595 522 40.0 30,919 27,144 2,082 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 24.34 21.05 974 842 40.0 50,625 43,782 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 20.23 27.58 809 1,103 40.0 42,068 57,366 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.60 12.10 464 484 40.0 24,127 25,166 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.15 15.75 684 622 39.9 35,562 32,351 2,073 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.73 16.50 706 652 39.8 36,731 33,891 2,072 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. $14.11 $9.63 $564 $385 40.0 $29,339 $20,030 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.49 11.30 540 452 40.0 28,054 23,504 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.85 14.12 671 565 39.8 34,474 28,392 2,045 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 22.29 22.50 933 900 41.9 48,523 46,800 2,177 Bus drivers....................................................... 16.92 17.96 526 528 31.1 21,104 19,201 1,247 Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.74 16.89 452 412 27.0 16,400 15,395 980 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.39 20.00 721 800 41.4 37,383 41,600 2,149 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.88 20.00 790 800 41.8 40,932 41,600 2,168 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 11.92 11.25 477 450 40.0 24,785 23,400 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.94 12.74 518 510 40.0 26,911 26,499 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.82 10.37 434 415 40.1 22,582 21,559 2,088 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.62 10.97 464 430 39.9 24,110 22,360 2,076 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.67 11.28 427 451 40.0 22,196 23,462 2,080 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.22 8.45 369 338 40.0 19,172 17,578 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 12. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $20.77 $16.82 $832 $673 40.0 $43,064 $35,002 2,073 Management occupations.............................................. 37.67 34.06 1,555 1,481 41.3 80,798 77,016 2,145 General and operations managers................................... 41.86 37.61 1,712 1,577 40.9 89,007 81,994 2,126 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 42.09 33.65 1,943 1,851 46.2 101,045 96,250 2,401 Marketing managers.............................................. 47.47 46.86 2,088 2,343 44.0 108,552 121,833 2,287 Sales managers.................................................. 39.99 33.65 1,883 1,851 47.1 97,920 96,250 2,448 Administrative services managers.................................. 35.09 35.53 1,413 1,421 40.3 73,466 73,900 2,094 Computer and information systems managers......................... 36.38 35.34 1,482 1,301 40.7 77,072 67,635 2,118 Financial managers................................................ 36.92 37.02 1,478 1,481 40.0 76,859 77,002 2,082 Construction managers............................................. 37.53 36.00 1,511 1,440 40.3 78,572 74,880 2,094 Education administrators.......................................... 31.84 35.20 1,274 1,408 40.0 64,807 73,222 2,035 Engineering managers.............................................. 39.89 41.60 1,596 1,664 40.0 82,981 86,520 2,080 Medical and health services managers.............................. 34.07 34.06 1,361 1,362 39.9 70,752 70,845 2,076 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.76 26.58 1,246 1,067 41.9 64,773 55,486 2,177 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.46 12.24 1,102 865 47.0 57,329 45,001 2,444 Management analysts............................................... 36.61 37.86 1,456 1,450 39.8 75,715 75,407 2,068 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.05 21.58 962 863 40.0 50,026 44,886 2,080 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 31.45 21.95 1,398 988 44.5 72,718 51,361 2,312 Financial analysts.............................................. 32.70 22.36 1,469 1,006 44.9 76,398 52,320 2,336 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 33.04 32.08 1,327 1,285 40.2 68,982 66,830 2,088 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.73 30.21 1,236 1,208 40.2 64,280 62,828 2,092 Computer software engineers....................................... 37.51 37.08 1,510 1,534 40.2 78,496 79,783 2,092 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 41.68 38.91 1,687 1,616 40.5 87,709 84,020 2,104 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 33.01 32.31 1,320 1,292 40.0 68,664 67,201 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.63 25.08 1,034 1,040 40.3 53,779 54,097 2,098 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.20 35.26 1,608 1,410 40.0 83,612 73,341 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.01 27.01 1,243 1,081 40.1 64,614 56,187 2,083 Engineers......................................................... 40.18 36.89 1,614 1,476 40.2 83,909 76,740 2,088 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 37.19 36.06 1,487 1,442 40.0 77,348 75,001 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 23.76 21.59 950 864 40.0 49,417 44,911 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.12 14.93 667 597 39.0 34,699 31,050 2,026 Legal occupations................................................... 48.34 48.08 1,973 1,923 40.8 102,621 100,000 2,123 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 24.69 21.77 977 1,003 39.6 39,009 38,159 1,580 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.44 21.61 973 898 39.8 38,038 36,391 1,556 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.09 28.82 1,135 1,148 39.0 42,193 42,477 1,450 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 26.33 27.63 1,023 1,105 38.8 38,153 38,682 1,449 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... $27.91 $19.79 $1,103 $780 39.5 $57,361 $40,560 2,055 Actors, producers, and directors.................................. 42.22 56.49 1,641 2,260 38.9 85,323 117,499 2,021 Producers and directors......................................... 42.22 56.49 1,641 2,260 38.9 85,323 117,499 2,021 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.13 25.95 1,182 1,021 39.2 61,461 53,075 2,040 Pharmacists....................................................... 44.74 44.11 1,790 1,764 40.0 93,057 91,749 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 29.72 27.26 1,168 1,062 39.3 60,715 55,220 2,043 Therapists........................................................ 23.88 14.09 955 564 40.0 49,649 29,307 2,079 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.91 18.27 794 731 39.9 41,281 38,002 2,074 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.65 10.81 463 425 39.7 24,072 22,090 2,066 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.77 9.10 387 360 39.6 20,105 18,720 2,058 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.02 9.50 396 380 39.5 20,580 19,760 2,055 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.26 15.63 610 625 40.0 31,733 32,510 2,080 Medical assistants.............................................. 14.67 13.71 587 548 40.0 30,507 28,517 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.06 10.00 445 380 36.9 23,124 19,760 1,917 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.83 9.38 394 360 36.4 20,483 18,720 1,892 Security guards................................................. 10.83 9.38 394 360 36.4 20,483 18,720 1,892 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.94 7.00 317 243 40.0 16,499 12,628 2,079 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 13.34 13.18 558 634 41.8 29,026 32,968 2,176 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.89 13.18 586 635 42.2 30,485 33,020 2,195 Cooks............................................................. 12.48 13.88 540 488 43.2 28,055 25,350 2,248 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 13.05 15.00 578 495 44.3 30,068 25,736 2,303 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.22 3.38 161 120 38.2 8,386 6,240 1,987 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.53 2.15 132 86 37.5 6,883 4,472 1,952 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.40 7.70 326 289 38.8 16,927 15,005 2,016 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.64 8.58 387 338 40.2 20,129 17,597 2,088 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.53 8.58 383 338 40.2 19,898 17,597 2,089 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.40 9.53 423 393 40.7 22,007 20,431 2,116 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.36 8.29 329 331 39.3 17,098 17,233 2,045 Personal care and service occupations............................... 16.59 10.45 567 512 34.2 29,467 26,603 1,776 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.93 15.45 845 618 40.4 43,944 32,157 2,100 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 25.30 17.25 1,056 675 41.7 54,898 35,119 2,170 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.04 16.13 650 658 40.5 33,776 34,234 2,106 Retail sales workers.............................................. 15.14 11.95 609 468 40.2 31,649 24,357 2,091 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.37 9.00 373 360 39.8 19,390 18,720 2,070 Cashiers...................................................... 9.37 9.00 373 360 39.8 19,390 18,720 2,070 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ $18.10 $16.82 $722 $673 39.9 $37,520 $34,986 2,073 Parts salespersons............................................ 21.34 19.06 867 765 40.6 45,065 39,759 2,112 Retail salespersons............................................. 18.90 13.74 770 544 40.8 40,060 28,267 2,120 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.39 34.48 1,543 1,439 40.2 80,246 74,826 2,090 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 47.26 42.21 1,923 1,900 40.7 99,983 98,776 2,116 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 34.84 34.14 1,394 1,366 40.0 72,474 71,007 2,080 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 10.49 9.85 419 394 40.0 21,788 20,480 2,078 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.16 15.30 642 611 39.8 33,404 31,762 2,068 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.73 25.91 883 932 40.6 45,926 48,462 2,114 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.51 15.95 658 638 39.9 34,214 33,182 2,072 Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.37 15.95 655 638 40.0 34,051 33,182 2,080 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 18.13 18.94 725 758 40.0 37,715 39,395 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.26 15.63 646 625 39.7 33,603 32,510 2,066 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.31 13.94 612 558 40.0 31,837 28,995 2,079 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.01 13.00 519 520 39.9 26,972 27,040 2,073 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.71 12.36 509 494 40.0 26,446 25,709 2,080 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.87 12.10 515 484 40.0 26,746 25,168 2,078 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.48 17.00 692 680 39.6 35,978 35,360 2,058 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.96 18.52 710 733 39.5 36,935 38,131 2,057 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.12 12.62 525 505 40.0 27,298 26,250 2,080 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.81 14.42 631 577 39.9 32,787 30,000 2,074 Computer operators................................................ 18.46 17.68 738 707 40.0 38,396 36,770 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.61 15.63 615 610 39.4 31,998 31,720 2,049 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.64 17.00 706 680 40.0 36,716 35,360 2,082 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 23.84 23.13 954 925 40.0 49,591 48,110 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 21.37 17.87 855 715 40.0 44,460 37,165 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.88 19.10 849 764 40.7 44,134 39,728 2,114 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 35.45 23.12 1,515 925 42.7 78,769 48,092 2,222 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.44 28.40 1,058 1,136 40.0 55,004 59,072 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 26.44 28.40 1,058 1,136 40.0 55,004 59,072 2,080 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 18.36 15.00 734 600 40.0 38,183 31,200 2,080 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 21.62 24.48 865 979 40.0 44,978 50,927 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.99 16.00 756 640 42.0 39,297 33,280 2,185 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.18 15.70 768 628 42.2 39,920 32,662 2,196 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ $20.46 $21.50 $818 $860 40.0 $42,552 $44,720 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 20.46 21.50 818 860 40.0 42,552 44,720 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 17.12 16.67 711 667 41.6 36,986 34,674 2,161 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.26 18.49 764 740 39.7 39,736 38,459 2,063 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.89 12.00 515 480 40.0 26,805 24,960 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 14.85 13.00 594 522 40.0 30,905 27,144 2,082 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 24.34 21.05 974 842 40.0 50,625 43,782 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 20.23 27.58 809 1,103 40.0 42,068 57,366 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.60 12.10 464 484 40.0 24,127 25,166 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.15 15.75 684 622 39.9 35,562 32,351 2,073 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.73 16.50 706 652 39.8 36,731 33,891 2,072 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 14.11 9.63 564 385 40.0 29,339 20,030 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.49 11.30 540 452 40.0 28,054 23,504 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.91 13.87 679 576 40.2 35,324 29,952 2,089 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 22.10 21.71 931 868 42.1 48,406 45,151 2,190 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.46 20.00 726 800 41.6 37,750 41,600 2,162 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.93 20.00 795 800 42.0 41,361 41,600 2,184 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 11.95 11.25 478 450 40.0 24,861 23,400 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.94 12.74 518 510 40.0 26,911 26,499 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.82 10.37 434 415 40.1 22,587 21,559 2,088 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.62 10.97 464 432 39.9 24,125 22,443 2,076 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.67 11.28 427 451 40.0 22,196 23,462 2,080 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.22 8.45 369 338 40.0 19,172 17,578 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 13. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $22.36 $18.37 $886 $735 39.6 $40,458 $37,003 1,809 Management occupations.............................................. 43.90 41.83 1,756 1,673 40.0 89,760 87,000 2,045 Education administrators.......................................... 54.93 48.42 2,197 1,937 40.0 110,535 100,703 2,012 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 15.62 14.45 625 578 40.0 32,498 30,056 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 20.35 16.85 814 674 40.0 41,318 36,546 2,031 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 40.86 42.25 1,612 1,677 39.5 62,624 64,989 1,533 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.18 29.89 1,147 1,192 39.3 43,618 45,153 1,495 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.11 31.01 1,280 1,240 39.9 48,680 47,385 1,516 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 32.50 31.38 1,300 1,255 40.0 49,513 47,702 1,523 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 32.50 31.38 1,300 1,255 40.0 49,513 47,702 1,523 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 31.40 30.52 1,251 1,221 39.8 47,559 46,633 1,515 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.23 30.13 1,244 1,193 39.8 47,275 45,343 1,514 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 31.80 31.43 1,268 1,257 39.9 48,228 47,757 1,517 Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.43 32.59 1,294 1,300 39.9 49,198 49,400 1,517 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 32.43 32.59 1,294 1,300 39.9 49,198 49,400 1,517 Special education teachers...................................... 33.71 32.50 1,344 1,300 39.9 51,101 49,400 1,516 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 32.85 31.01 1,304 1,240 39.7 49,606 47,385 1,510 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 34.24 34.24 1,369 1,370 40.0 52,040 52,043 1,520 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.35 12.10 466 448 37.8 17,432 16,872 1,411 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 21.29 20.08 878 821 41.2 44,299 43,306 2,081 Registered nurses................................................. 24.90 22.32 996 893 40.0 49,762 44,901 1,999 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.24 10.87 450 435 40.0 23,382 22,599 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 17.99 16.71 762 713 42.4 39,641 37,086 2,203 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 28.61 25.99 1,144 1,040 40.0 59,505 54,059 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 28.61 25.99 1,144 1,040 40.0 59,505 54,059 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers.......................................................... 27.25 27.21 1,287 1,275 47.2 66,931 66,277 2,457 Fire fighters..................................................... 14.06 13.49 728 702 51.8 37,846 36,517 2,692 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.46 15.03 580 601 40.1 30,161 31,262 2,087 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.46 15.03 580 601 40.1 30,161 31,262 2,087 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.51 21.95 900 878 40.0 46,825 45,656 2,080 Police officers................................................... 17.08 17.21 689 699 40.4 35,845 36,358 2,098 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.08 17.21 689 699 40.4 35,845 36,358 2,098 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.59 11.44 421 360 33.4 16,186 14,477 1,286 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... $13.02 $12.13 $505 $486 38.8 $24,852 $23,813 1,908 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.17 10.63 468 425 38.4 22,848 22,110 1,877 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.25 10.63 470 425 38.4 22,934 22,110 1,872 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.63 14.26 624 570 39.9 31,389 29,311 2,008 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.42 19.74 855 790 39.9 41,153 41,059 1,921 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.83 14.09 552 564 39.9 28,690 29,311 2,074 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.63 13.97 545 559 40.0 28,358 29,058 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.08 15.05 721 602 39.9 35,080 30,493 1,940 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.93 15.05 594 602 39.8 27,630 27,774 1,850 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.80 12.68 552 507 40.0 26,673 27,019 1,933 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.08 18.59 723 744 40.0 37,604 38,667 2,080 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 18.76 18.59 750 744 40.0 39,016 38,667 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.03 18.03 830 721 39.5 41,384 37,502 1,968 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.62 16.53 520 440 33.3 22,322 20,384 1,429 Bus drivers....................................................... 16.92 17.96 526 528 31.1 21,104 19,201 1,247 Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.74 16.89 452 412 27.0 16,400 15,395 980 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings(1) of private industry establishments for major occupational groups, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 1-99 100-499 500 Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers or more All workers.................................. $19.58 $17.82 $19.61 $23.15 Management, professional, and related...... 32.30 32.61 31.98 32.23 Management, business, and financial...... 34.31 32.12 38.67 34.45 Professional and related................. 30.77 33.16 28.51 30.77 Service.................................... 9.65 8.14 9.70 13.23 Sales and office........................... 16.37 16.72 15.98 16.14 Sales and related........................ 17.60 18.60 17.48 14.55 Office and administrative support........ 15.63 15.52 15.00 16.82 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................... 19.39 17.58 21.19 22.89 Construction and extraction............. 17.64 17.14 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 20.88 17.92 26.92 22.71 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................... 15.48 13.40 13.81 22.35 Production............................... 14.91 11.32 14.60 21.01 Transportation and material moving....... 15.87 14.44 13.02 – B 1-99 100-499 500 Total workers workers workers or more Occupational group(2) Relative error(3) (percent) Relative error(3) (percent) All workers........................................................... 3.7 3.6 7.0 7.7 Management, professional, and related............................... 2.0 3.7 4.4 2.9 Management, business, and financial............................... 4.2 7.7 6.1 4.1 Professional and related.......................................... 2.1 3.0 5.9 3.6 Service............................................................. 1.8 4.8 10.4 12.6 Sales and office.................................................... 4.3 8.7 10.2 5.5 Sales and related................................................. 9.4 16.4 20.5 20.8 Office and administrative support................................. 2.1 5.3 4.4 1.6 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 6.8 7.4 11.2 8.9 Construction and extraction...................................... 9.1 11.6 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 7.7 7.1 20.9 9.7 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 11.9 11.9 3.9 27.4 Production........................................................ 4.4 5.2 6.6 9.0 Transportation and material moving................................ 19.1 14.7 7.1 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $19.10 $15.52 $772 $635 40.4 $40,114 $32,932 2,100 Management occupations.............................................. 35.42 33.65 1,493 1,440 42.1 77,615 74,880 2,191 General and operations managers................................... 35.92 33.15 1,500 1,326 41.8 78,016 68,944 2,172 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 35.10 33.65 1,782 1,851 50.8 92,654 96,250 2,640 Financial managers................................................ 38.47 42.50 1,544 1,700 40.1 80,312 88,400 2,088 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.81 21.37 1,207 962 45.0 62,780 50,001 2,341 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.82 29.25 1,311 1,170 40.0 68,195 60,842 2,078 Computer software engineers....................................... 43.54 41.99 1,742 1,680 40.0 90,568 87,343 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.47 26.50 1,219 1,060 40.0 63,383 55,120 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 37.14 31.25 1,443 1,250 38.9 75,055 65,000 2,021 Registered nurses................................................. 35.80 26.55 1,432 1,062 40.0 74,461 55,220 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.01 9.50 480 380 40.0 24,984 19,760 2,080 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.75 17.51 630 700 40.0 32,763 36,421 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.26 6.07 290 228 39.9 15,079 11,856 2,076 Cooks............................................................. 12.36 15.00 545 462 44.1 28,323 24,012 2,291 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 13.13 15.00 588 534 44.7 30,551 27,788 2,326 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.80 3.00 144 101 38.0 7,511 5,273 1,977 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.24 2.15 121 86 37.4 6,311 4,472 1,946 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.60 10.05 439 426 41.4 22,851 22,171 2,155 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.96 16.82 891 673 40.6 46,340 34,986 2,110 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 27.91 17.61 1,166 704 41.8 60,614 36,627 2,172 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.35 16.88 654 675 40.0 34,012 35,119 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 16.27 11.29 657 410 40.4 34,157 21,320 2,099 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.19 7.92 326 317 39.8 16,963 16,474 2,071 Cashiers...................................................... 8.19 7.92 326 317 39.8 16,963 16,474 2,071 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.34 15.63 646 625 39.5 33,594 32,510 2,056 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.08 15.63 679 625 39.8 35,306 32,510 2,067 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.41 15.63 650 625 39.6 33,788 32,510 2,059 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.78 13.00 510 520 39.9 26,508 27,040 2,075 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.13 14.42 599 577 39.6 31,136 30,000 2,058 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 15.60 16.83 614 673 39.4 31,924 35,000 2,047 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.58 15.91 647 636 39.0 33,653 33,093 2,030 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.14 14.50 686 580 40.0 35,649 30,160 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... $17.92 $16.89 $720 $676 40.2 $37,441 $35,131 2,089 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.01 16.00 729 640 42.8 37,910 33,280 2,228 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 18.26 17.50 730 700 40.0 37,979 36,400 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 11.32 10.25 456 410 40.3 23,733 21,320 2,097 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... $15.47 $14.73 $628 $600 40.6 $32,645 $31,200 2,110 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.76 20.00 722 800 40.6 37,524 41,600 2,113 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.45 12.50 498 500 40.0 25,895 26,000 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.02 10.60 445 440 40.4 23,163 22,880 2,103 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.91 13.66 516 546 40.0 26,850 28,413 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $22.27 $17.87 $884 $715 39.7 $45,648 $37,128 2,049 Management occupations.............................................. 39.90 37.02 1,614 1,481 40.4 83,813 77,016 2,101 General and operations managers................................... 45.57 52.02 1,839 2,081 40.4 95,643 108,200 2,099 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 54.00 58.69 2,160 2,348 40.0 112,321 122,084 2,080 Sales managers.................................................. 49.41 47.60 1,976 1,904 40.0 102,777 99,008 2,080 Computer and information systems managers......................... 37.39 38.45 1,531 1,590 40.9 79,589 82,703 2,129 Financial managers................................................ 35.94 36.40 1,437 1,456 40.0 74,714 75,720 2,079 Medical and health services managers.............................. 34.07 34.06 1,361 1,362 39.9 70,752 70,845 2,076 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.89 27.75 1,270 1,104 39.8 66,046 57,408 2,071 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 29.91 29.76 1,195 1,190 40.0 62,161 61,901 2,079 Management analysts............................................... 36.61 37.86 1,456 1,450 39.8 75,715 75,407 2,068 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.04 22.28 962 891 40.0 50,004 46,351 2,080 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 32.14 26.17 1,286 1,047 40.0 66,849 54,440 2,080 Financial analysts.............................................. 35.74 29.53 1,430 1,181 40.0 74,349 61,431 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 33.10 32.57 1,331 1,308 40.2 69,194 68,006 2,091 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.73 30.21 1,236 1,208 40.2 64,280 62,828 2,092 Computer software engineers....................................... 33.78 35.43 1,364 1,410 40.4 70,940 73,332 2,100 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 37.25 37.96 1,516 1,556 40.7 78,845 80,935 2,116 Computer support specialists...................................... 25.88 26.01 1,044 1,042 40.4 54,311 54,159 2,099 Computer systems analysts......................................... 42.04 36.04 1,681 1,442 40.0 87,435 74,963 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.25 27.28 1,253 1,088 40.1 65,168 56,555 2,085 Engineers......................................................... 38.46 34.66 1,547 1,447 40.2 80,418 75,250 2,091 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 36.66 35.17 1,466 1,407 40.0 76,255 73,149 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 23.56 21.59 942 864 40.0 49,009 44,911 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.03 28.70 1,111 1,141 39.7 42,517 42,355 1,517 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 28.80 28.70 1,152 1,148 40.0 42,455 42,477 1,474 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.26 18.00 925 720 39.8 48,106 37,440 2,068 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.49 24.61 1,006 976 39.5 52,336 50,752 2,053 Pharmacists....................................................... 43.79 43.57 1,752 1,743 40.0 91,092 90,626 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 27.27 27.40 1,064 1,053 39.0 55,310 54,775 2,028 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.91 18.27 794 731 39.9 41,281 38,002 2,074 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.21 11.20 441 439 39.4 22,957 22,838 2,048 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.52 10.09 412 400 39.2 21,444 20,800 2,038 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.52 10.09 412 400 39.2 21,444 20,800 2,038 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.08 10.00 445 380 36.8 23,138 19,760 1,916 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. $10.83 $9.38 $394 $350 36.4 $20,481 $18,200 1,890 Security guards................................................. 10.83 9.38 394 350 36.4 20,481 18,200 1,890 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.94 11.70 440 466 40.2 22,870 24,230 2,091 Cooks............................................................. 12.98 12.37 519 495 40.0 27,002 25,736 2,080 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.08 8.95 405 393 40.2 21,065 20,411 2,090 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.97 8.95 401 393 40.2 20,846 20,411 2,091 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.21 11.29 458 452 40.9 23,833 23,489 2,127 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.60 8.29 337 331 39.2 17,544 17,233 2,039 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.79 14.42 795 580 40.2 41,342 30,160 2,089 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 15.39 15.18 640 645 41.6 33,273 33,542 2,162 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 15.39 15.18 640 645 41.6 33,273 33,542 2,162 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.36 12.00 576 480 40.1 29,933 24,939 2,085 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.72 10.39 426 411 39.8 22,178 21,389 2,069 Cashiers...................................................... 10.72 10.39 426 411 39.8 22,178 21,389 2,069 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 19.22 16.98 755 679 39.3 39,244 35,312 2,041 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.32 12.44 583 496 40.7 30,298 25,813 2,116 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.02 15.00 640 600 39.9 33,260 31,200 2,076 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 19.84 17.54 811 702 40.9 42,154 36,483 2,125 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.74 15.95 629 638 40.0 32,722 33,182 2,079 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.56 14.73 622 589 40.0 32,370 30,638 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.99 16.68 640 667 40.0 33,268 34,694 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.29 13.94 611 558 40.0 31,777 28,995 2,079 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.41 13.28 534 531 39.8 27,765 27,629 2,070 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.70 13.35 548 534 40.0 28,488 27,776 2,080 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.29 12.71 531 508 40.0 27,605 26,437 2,078 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.63 18.55 777 749 39.6 40,398 38,952 2,058 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.75 19.95 825 798 39.8 42,924 41,496 2,068 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.50 14.68 580 587 40.0 30,167 30,534 2,080 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.40 16.21 652 648 39.8 33,920 33,721 2,069 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.14 13.01 565 520 40.0 29,403 27,061 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.18 17.87 728 715 40.1 37,878 37,165 2,084 Electricians...................................................... 21.37 17.87 855 715 40.0 44,460 37,165 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 25.02 24.29 1,034 979 41.3 53,787 50,927 2,150 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 53.24 27.94 2,475 1,118 46.5 128,676 58,115 2,417 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 24.55 25.66 982 1,026 40.0 51,074 53,373 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... $15.29 $13.75 $677 $604 44.3 $35,230 $31,416 2,304 Production occupations.............................................. 17.66 15.50 703 620 39.8 36,541 32,240 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 27.75 32.67 1,110 1,307 40.0 57,730 67,954 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 21.26 27.33 850 1,093 40.0 44,223 56,846 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.11 11.30 564 452 40.0 29,344 23,504 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... $19.08 $12.36 $755 $500 39.6 $39,259 $26,000 2,057 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.36 16.59 744 643 45.5 38,697 33,442 2,366 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.17 19.31 967 1,105 50.4 50,294 57,477 2,623 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.76 14.21 550 568 40.0 28,612 29,557 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.65 10.35 425 409 39.9 22,109 21,258 2,075 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.13 10.72 444 429 39.9 23,073 22,298 2,074 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 17. Union(1) and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Union Nonunion Occupational group(3) Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers All workers........................................................... $23.54 $24.08 – $19.63 $19.29 $22.30 Management, professional, and related............................... – – – 31.50 32.39 27.93 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 34.06 34.41 31.01 Professional and related.......................................... – – – 29.86 30.81 27.18 Service............................................................. 15.96 14.80 – 10.48 9.52 15.90 Sales and office.................................................... 16.51 16.56 – 16.30 16.36 15.41 Sales and related................................................. 15.32 15.32 – 17.68 17.69 – Office and administrative support................................. 17.38 17.55 – 15.56 15.57 15.45 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 23.33 23.65 – 18.45 18.37 19.70 Construction and extraction...................................... – 21.19 – – 16.56 17.87 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 25.89 26.69 – 19.89 19.77 22.48 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 27.69 28.34 – 13.67 13.60 15.97 Production........................................................ 22.90 22.90 – 12.68 12.67 – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – 14.22 14.14 15.98 Union Nonunion Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 16.4 17.7 – 3.1 3.5 1.9 Management, professional, and related............................... – – – 1.9 2.1 3.2 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 4.2 4.3 15.8 Professional and related.......................................... – – – 1.9 2.2 3.5 Service............................................................. 12.1 18.9 – 2.4 1.5 5.9 Sales and office.................................................... 14.6 15.4 – 3.8 4.1 8.7 Sales and related................................................. 24.6 24.6 – 9.0 9.0 – Office and administrative support................................. 10.7 11.9 – 2.2 2.2 8.6 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 5.2 4.9 – 7.2 7.7 1.2 Construction and extraction...................................... – 4.1 – – 11.5 5.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 4.0 1.4 – 8.1 8.5 4.6 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 31.8 33.2 – 7.6 7.9 6.1 Production........................................................ 7.6 7.6 – 6.9 6.9 – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – 10.1 10.7 5.6 1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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. Table 18. Time and incentive workers(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Time Incentive Occupational group(3) Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers All workers........................................................... $19.33 $18.95 $25.99 $25.99 Management, professional, and related............................... 30.90 31.68 40.54 40.54 Management, business, and financial............................... 33.72 34.07 35.76 35.76 Professional and related.......................................... 29.35 30.10 – – Service............................................................. 10.68 9.61 – – Sales and office.................................................... 14.85 14.81 23.92 23.92 Sales and related................................................. 13.29 13.29 29.39 29.39 Office and administrative support................................. 15.55 15.56 16.15 16.15 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 18.71 18.66 38.01 38.01 Construction and extraction...................................... – 17.64 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 19.68 19.60 38.01 38.01 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 15.52 15.49 15.20 15.20 Production........................................................ 15.08 15.08 9.56 9.56 Transportation and material moving................................ 15.81 15.79 17.19 17.19 Time Incentive Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 3.1 3.6 8.9 8.9 Management, professional, and related............................... 1.9 2.1 9.3 9.3 Management, business, and financial............................... 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.5 Professional and related.......................................... 1.8 2.0 – – Service............................................................. 2.4 1.7 – – Sales and office.................................................... 4.6 5.0 10.8 10.8 Sales and related................................................. 13.9 13.9 10.9 10.9 Office and administrative support................................. 2.0 2.0 4.1 4.1 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 5.8 6.3 37.0 37.0 Construction and extraction...................................... – 9.1 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 5.2 5.5 37.0 37.0 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 12.1 12.6 3.5 3.5 Production........................................................ 4.3 4.3 17.9 17.9 Transportation and material moving................................ 19.5 20.7 8.4 8.4 1 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. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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. Table 19. Industry sector(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for private industry workers by major occupational group, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Goods producing Service providing Occupational group(3) Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services All workers........................................................... – – $19.53 – – – $20.06 – – Management, professional, and related............................... – – 33.16 – – – 27.64 – – Management, business, and financial............................... – – 35.33 – – – 29.63 – – Professional and related.......................................... – – 31.48 – – – 27.42 – – Service............................................................. – – 20.09 – – – 11.20 – – Sales and office.................................................... – – 17.21 – – – 13.98 – – Sales and related................................................. – – 17.80 – – – – – – Office and administrative support................................. – – 16.21 – – – 14.54 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... – – 21.78 – – – 16.37 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – – 22.35 – – – – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – – 17.02 – – – – – – Production........................................................ – – 13.06 – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – 17.75 – – – – – – B Goods producing Service providing Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other Occupational group(3) tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... – – 7.3 – – – 3.4 – – Management, professional, and related............................... – – 5.6 – – – 1.6 – – Management, business, and financial............................... – – 6.0 – – – 7.6 – – Professional and related.......................................... – – 5.6 – – – 1.7 – – Service............................................................. – – 3.5 – – – 5.9 – – Sales and office.................................................... – – 8.7 – – – 9.3 – – Sales and related................................................. – – 13.1 – – – – – – Office and administrative support................................. – – 3.9 – – – 6.4 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... – – 13.0 – – – 4.6 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – – 13.0 – – – – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – – 20.1 – – – – – – Production........................................................ – – 18.0 – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – 21.8 – – – – – – 1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Private State and Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local workers workers government workers All workers........................................................... 2,127,900 1,871,300 256,500 Management, professional, and related............................... 593,200 456,600 136,600 Management, business, and financial............................... 206,000 184,700 21,400 Professional and related.......................................... 387,100 271,900 115,200 Service............................................................. 371,400 318,700 52,800 Sales and office.................................................... 643,200 604,900 38,300 Sales and related................................................. 243,200 242,900 – Office and administrative support................................. 400,100 362,100 38,000 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 163,100 152,600 10,500 Construction and extraction...................................... 76,300 70,600 5,700 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 86,800 82,000 4,800 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 356,900 338,500 18,400 Production........................................................ 133,600 133,100 – Transportation and material moving................................ 223,300 205,400 17,900 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 Private State and Establishments Total industry local government Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 126,462 126,339 123 Total in sample....................................................... 728 683 45 Responding........................................................ 384 344 40 Refused or unable to provide data................................. 222 218 4 Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 122 121 1 1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.