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Workers in the Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area earned an average of $19.23 per hour in January 2008, according to new survey results from the National Compensation Survey (NCS) released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Regional Commissioner Jay A. Mousa noted that wage data were reported for workers in a wide range of occupational groups, including average hourly earnings of $41.34 for management occupations and $15.82 for office and administrative support occupations. Another occupational group, transportation and material moving, had a mean hourly wage rate of $14.38. The NCS data available for the Cleveland area include earnings for 21 major occupational groups with additional detail for selected occupations within those groups. (See table 1.)
Industrial production managers, part of the management occupational group, were paid $44.69 per hour. Within the office and administrative support group, payroll and timekeeping clerks averaged $16.36 per hour. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand, an occupation within transportation and material moving, earned $11.41 per hour.
Broad coverage of selected occupational characteristics is available from NCS for the local area. Full-time workers averaged $20.50 per hour while their part-time counterparts earned $11.47. Union workers earned $24.41 and non-union workers, $18.32. Workers in establishments with 1-99 workers averaged $17.43 per hour, those in establishments with 100-499 workers earned $18.52, and those in establishments with 500 or more employees earned $24.07.
The occupational wage data available from NCS may be used by businesses for establishing pay plans, making decisions concerning plant relocation, and in collective bargaining negotiations. Individuals may use such data to help choose potential careers. NCS results also include the work level and respective earnings for occupations determined by a point factor leveling process. The four occupational leveling factors are: knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. Details on the NCS are available at www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm.
The NCS data provided here covered 562 establishments with one or more workers in private industry and State and local governments. Agricultural establishments, private households, the self-employed, and the Federal Government were excluded from the survey. This sample of establishments represented 1,360,500 workers in the Cleveland–Akron–Elyria
Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which is comprised of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit Counties in Ohio.
Survey Availability
Complete survey results are contained in Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH National Compensation Survey January 2008. The bulletin is available on the Internet in both text and PDF formats at www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm.
For additional information, please contact the Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Information Office in Chicago at (312) 353-1880 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.
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Bulletin tables - PDF format
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Occupation (3) | Total | Full-time workers | Part-time workers | |||
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Mean | Relative error (4) (percent) | Mean | Relative error (4) (percent) | Mean | Relative error (4) (percent) | |
All workers |
$19.23 | 2.7 | $20.50 | 2.6 | $11.47 | 5.4 |
Management occupations |
41.34 | 8.5 | 41.34 | 8.5 | – | – |
Marketing and sales managers |
47.38 | 16.3 | 47.38 | 16.3 | – | – |
Sales managers |
46.72 | 16.6 | 46.72 | 16.6 | – | – |
Financial managers |
35.78 | 18.9 | 35.78 | 18.9 | – | – |
Industrial production managers |
44.69 | 5.3 | 44.69 | 5.3 | – | – |
Education administrators |
41.62 | 7.1 | 41.62 | 7.1 | – | – |
Business and financial operations occupations |
26.73 | 5.8 | 26.77 | 5.6 | – | – |
Buyers and purchasing agents |
27.66 | 8.6 | 27.66 | 8.6 | – | – |
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
25.18 | 13.2 | 25.18 | 13.2 | – | – |
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists |
33.37 | 16.1 | 37.03 | 13.7 | – | – |
Accountants and auditors |
27.01 | 11.1 | 27.08 | 11.3 | – | – |
Computer and mathematical science occupations |
30.59 | 6.1 | 30.63 | 6.1 | – | – |
Computer support specialists |
19.01 | 7.5 | 19.01 | 7.5 | – | – |
Computer systems analysts |
35.35 | 10.4 | 35.60 | 10.6 | – | – |
Network and computer systems administrators |
31.05 | 7.5 | 31.05 | 7.5 | – | – |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
30.31 | 7.8 | 30.01 | 8.0 | – | – |
Engineers |
34.08 | 11.9 | 34.08 | 11.9 | – | – |
Engineering technicians, except drafters |
21.49 | 4.8 | 21.49 | 4.8 | – | – |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
32.68 | 4.8 | 33.05 | 4.8 | – | – |
Physical scientists |
39.10 | 5.3 | 39.10 | 5.3 | – | – |
Chemists and materials scientists |
37.89 | 7.2 | 37.89 | 7.2 | – | – |
Chemists |
34.58 | 7.7 | 34.58 | 7.7 | – | – |
Community and social services occupations |
19.52 | 7.0 | 19.66 | 7.7 | – | – |
Counselors |
27.15 | 26.6 | 27.15 | 26.6 | – | – |
Social workers |
18.68 | 7.4 | 18.58 | 8.7 | – | – |
Child, family, and school social workers |
22.55 | 5.1 | – | – | – | – |
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists |
18.58 | 8.0 | 19.12 | 8.3 | – | – |
Legal occupations |
35.01 | 22.7 | 34.08 | 25.8 | – | – |
Education, training, and library occupations |
37.26 | 3.2 | 38.06 | 3.5 | 22.24 | 11.1 |
Postsecondary teachers |
49.16 | 12.3 | 49.40 | 12.6 | – | – |
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers |
41.51 | 1.7 | 41.51 | 1.7 | – | – |
Elementary and middle school teachers |
42.14 | 1.3 | 42.15 | 1.3 | – | – |
Elementary school teachers, except special education |
40.72 | 1.9 | 40.72 | 1.9 | – | – |
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
44.83 | 0.4 | 44.97 | 0.1 | – | – |
Secondary school teachers |
39.31 | 4.2 | 39.31 | 4.2 | – | – |
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
39.31 | 4.2 | 39.31 | 4.2 | – | – |
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
45.59 | 0.3 | 45.59 | 0.3 | – | – |
Special education teachers |
45.53 | 1.9 | 45.53 | 1.9 | – | – |
Other teachers and instructors |
29.65 | 16.6 | – | – | – | – |
Teacher assistants |
14.16 | 10.7 | 13.02 | 14.2 | – | – |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
20.87 | 9.7 | 22.59 | 7.0 | – | – |
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations |
25.58 | 8.4 | 26.25 | 8.6 | 23.44 | 11.8 |
Registered nurses |
27.32 | 1.8 | 27.21 | 2.3 | 27.74 | 0.4 |
Therapists |
33.07 | 16.7 | 33.26 | 17.6 | – | – |
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians |
17.56 | 4.2 | – | – | – | – |
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians |
37.19 | 9.6 | – | – | – | – |
Radiologic technologists and technicians |
24.82 | 11.6 | – | – | – | – |
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
19.68 | 6.2 | 20.95 | 3.0 | 17.58 | 7.1 |
Healthcare support occupations |
12.06 | 4.3 | 12.21 | 5.5 | 11.16 | 8.2 |
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides |
11.57 | 1.7 | 11.56 | 1.8 | 11.58 | 7.2 |
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
11.24 | 2.5 | 11.31 | 2.1 | 10.69 | 5.5 |
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations |
13.20 | 13.8 | 13.88 | 19.4 | – | – |
Protective service occupations |
16.39 | 18.0 | 17.53 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 3.4 |
Fire fighters |
21.19 | 3.9 | – | – | – | – |
Police officers |
25.03 | 0.7 | 25.84 | 3.5 | – | – |
Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
25.03 | 0.7 | 25.84 | 3.5 | – | – |
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers |
10.17 | 9.4 | 10.46 | 11.9 | – | – |
Security guards |
10.17 | 9.4 | 10.46 | 11.9 | – | – |
Miscellaneous protective service workers |
13.34 | 23.3 | – | – | 8.01 | 1.6 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
8.80 | 3.0 | 10.78 | 1.6 | 7.46 | 6.6 |
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers |
17.28 | 1.1 | 17.28 | 1.1 | – | – |
Cooks |
8.56 | 3.6 | 9.38 | 5.0 | 7.93 | 1.1 |
Cooks, fast food |
7.43 | 3.3 | – | – | – | – |
Cooks, restaurant |
10.05 | 5.8 | – | – | – | – |
Food service, tipped |
6.46 | 19.0 | – | – | 6.53 | 19.5 |
Waiters and waitresses |
5.08 | 19.5 | – | – | 5.28 | 18.4 |
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
8.33 | 9.8 | – | – | 8.46 | 16.4 |
Fast food and counter workers |
8.60 | 7.0 | 10.27 | 6.1 | 7.67 | 3.1 |
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
8.62 | 7.9 | 10.36 | 7.1 | 7.64 | 3.6 |
Dishwashers |
7.51 | 4.6 | – | – | – | – |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
10.86 | 3.7 | 11.51 | 5.8 | 8.56 | 5.0 |
Building cleaning workers |
10.92 | 6.1 | 11.76 | 5.0 | 8.50 | 5.3 |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
11.58 | 7.3 | 12.85 | 6.5 | – | – |
Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
9.13 | 4.1 | 9.35 | 3.6 | – | – |
Personal care and service occupations |
10.86 | 5.7 | 11.15 | 8.6 | 10.40 | 7.5 |
Child care workers |
9.92 | 5.1 | – | – | 9.74 | 9.1 |
Sales and related occupations |
15.95 | 9.8 | 18.44 | 7.3 | 9.10 | 7.8 |
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers |
22.78 | 17.7 | 22.78 | 17.7 | – | – |
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
21.78 | 20.0 | 21.78 | 20.0 | – | – |
Retail sales workers |
10.35 | 13.3 | 11.41 | 14.2 | 9.11 | 8.0 |
Cashiers, all workers |
9.21 | 14.3 | 10.25 | 13.2 | 8.12 | 7.3 |
Cashiers |
9.21 | 14.3 | 10.25 | 13.2 | 8.12 | 7.3 |
Retail salespersons |
11.09 | 10.1 | 12.25 | 14.1 | 9.78 | 3.0 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing |
26.11 | 3.1 | 26.11 | 3.1 | – | – |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
25.15 | 6.5 | 25.15 | 6.5 | – | – |
Office and administrative support occupations |
15.82 | 1.8 | 16.20 | 1.8 | 11.54 | 3.4 |
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
24.55 | 8.9 | 24.55 | 8.9 | – | – |
Financial clerks |
14.95 | 3.9 | 15.09 | 4.1 | – | – |
Bill and account collectors |
14.58 | 6.5 | 14.58 | 6.5 | – | – |
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
13.13 | 6.9 | 12.77 | 8.6 | – | – |
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
15.97 | 6.2 | 16.08 | 6.2 | – | – |
Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
16.36 | 1.6 | 17.20 | 7.6 | – | – |
Tellers |
11.86 | 4.2 | 11.94 | 4.0 | – | – |
Customer service representatives |
16.72 | 6.3 | 16.72 | 6.3 | – | – |
Receptionists and information clerks |
12.30 | 4.6 | 12.27 | 4.8 | – | – |
Dispatchers |
19.84 | 5.9 | 20.28 | 7.2 | – | – |
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
16.02 | 8.1 | 16.02 | 8.1 | – | – |
Stock clerks and order fillers |
14.42 | 11.4 | 15.78 | 8.1 | – | – |
Secretaries and administrative assistants |
17.40 | 4.5 | 17.57 | 4.7 | 14.10 | 3.7 |
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
20.75 | 7.2 | 21.15 | 7.2 | – | – |
Medical secretaries |
16.37 | 4.4 | 16.57 | 4.9 | – | – |
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
14.64 | 6.3 | 14.71 | 6.4 | – | – |
Data entry and information processing workers |
15.73 | 7.6 | – | – | – | – |
Office clerks, general |
14.87 | 6.9 | 15.38 | 7.0 | 11.86 | 7.9 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
19.34 | 8.9 | 19.34 | 8.9 | – | – |
Carpenters |
20.83 | 15.7 | 20.83 | 15.7 | – | – |
Electricians |
18.51 | 7.3 | 18.51 | 7.3 | – | – |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
20.85 | 8.9 | 22.13 | 8.7 | – | – |
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
28.07 | 18.5 | 29.53 | 18.9 | – | – |
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
19.33 | 31.6 | 19.33 | 31.6 | – | – |
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers |
17.46 | 2.9 | 17.46 | 2.9 | – | – |
Industrial machinery mechanics |
20.82 | 8.1 | 20.82 | 8.1 | – | – |
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
15.17 | 4.7 | 15.17 | 4.7 | – | – |
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
14.68 | 23.4 | – | – | – | – |
Production occupations |
15.43 | 3.3 | 15.59 | 3.4 | 10.85 | 10.8 |
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
22.41 | 7.6 | 22.41 | 7.6 | – | – |
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators |
12.57 | 7.8 | 12.73 | 8.6 | – | – |
Computer control programmers and operators |
17.08 | 14.3 | 17.08 | 14.3 | – | – |
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
16.75 | 16.1 | 16.75 | 16.1 | – | – |
Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
15.63 | 6.3 | 16.47 | 3.1 | – | – |
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
14.41 | 8.3 | 15.30 | 4.5 | – | – |
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
16.88 | 2.7 | 16.88 | 2.7 | – | – |
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
18.56 | 2.4 | 18.56 | 2.4 | – | – |
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
14.59 | 0.0 | 14.59 | 0.0 | – | – |
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
13.76 | 11.9 | 13.76 | 11.9 | – | – |
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers |
16.82 | 7.1 | 16.97 | 7.1 | – | – |
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
16.72 | 7.0 | 16.90 | 6.9 | – | – |
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers |
19.21 | 2.7 | 19.21 | 2.7 | – | – |
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
17.07 | 9.3 | 17.07 | 9.3 | – | – |
Miscellaneous production workers |
12.60 | 4.6 | 12.60 | 4.6 | – | – |
Helpers--production workers |
12.21 | 4.5 | 12.21 | 4.5 | – | – |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
14.38 | 11.0 | 15.38 | 12.4 | 9.83 | 4.0 |
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers |
15.42 | 15.7 | 17.37 | 13.1 | – | – |
Driver/sales workers |
11.90 | 16.9 | – | – | – | – |
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
20.17 | 13.0 | 20.17 | 13.0 | – | – |
Industrial truck and tractor operators |
13.84 | 8.9 | 13.80 | 9.4 | – | – |
Laborers and material movers, hand |
11.54 | 4.5 | 12.28 | 6.0 | 9.29 | 2.0 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
11.41 | 5.2 | 12.36 | 8.5 | 9.23 | 1.9 |
Packers and packagers, hand |
11.04 | 6.4 | 11.16 | 8.5 | – | – |
Footnotes: |
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(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.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. |
Last Modified Date: October 23, 2008