NC BL 06/00/2006 Table: Springfield, MA, Bulletin 3130-65, September 2005 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) Total................................................................. $21.35 6.3 32.7 $19.93 9.6 31.9 $25.24 2.6 35.0 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 28.98 6.9 33.8 28.03 10.6 33.7 31.09 3.6 34.0 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 38.09 12.3 34.3 37.22 20.9 34.6 39.42 4.3 33.9 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.91 9.3 37.7 32.25 10.0 39.3 28.91 19.7 28.0 Sales............................................................. – – – – – – – – – Administrative support............................................ 16.35 3.9 33.6 16.72 5.2 33.0 15.50 4.0 35.1 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 16.49 6.0 38.2 16.13 6.3 38.5 19.85 13.2 35.4 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.32 4.1 39.9 22.70 3.1 39.8 21.08 14.7 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 13.29 2.0 40.0 13.29 2.0 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 18.86 12.1 40.9 – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 12.46 10.6 31.0 12.29 11.2 31.9 – – – Service occupations(5).............................................. 11.55 9.6 27.0 8.80 7.8 23.6 16.69 9.9 36.7 Full time........................................................... 23.68 7.4 38.7 22.65 11.2 39.4 25.96 2.2 37.3 Part time........................................................... 11.38 11.6 19.6 11.37 12.5 19.9 11.57 9.1 16.2 Union............................................................... 22.95 2.9 35.4 17.72 6.8 33.5 25.62 3.6 36.5 Nonunion............................................................ 20.41 10.7 31.3 20.38 11.1 31.6 21.08 16.4 24.2 Time................................................................ 21.33 6.4 32.6 19.89 9.7 31.8 25.24 2.6 35.0 Incentive........................................................... – – – – – – – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 19.91 27.0 30.5 19.81 28.3 30.6 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 18.41 7.3 31.5 17.47 8.7 30.8 23.19 9.1 35.5 500 workers or more................................................. 25.00 3.1 35.6 23.98 5.3 35.9 25.98 2.7 35.3 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $21.35 6.3 $19.93 9.6 $25.24 2.6 All excluding sales............................................... 21.53 6.4 20.15 9.7 25.24 2.6 White collar........................................................ 28.98 6.9 28.03 10.6 31.09 3.6 White collar excluding sales.................................... 29.62 6.9 28.92 10.5 31.09 3.6 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 38.09 12.3 37.22 20.9 39.42 4.3 Professional specialty.......................................... 39.83 12.8 39.13 23.0 40.78 2.9 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 46.46 22.9 48.16 23.0 30.04 1.1 Registered nurses........................................... 29.18 3.8 29.02 4.4 30.04 1.1 Teachers, college and university.............................. 59.38 5.4 67.09 17.1 – – Other post-secondary teachers............................... 53.32 4.3 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 37.95 3.3 – – 38.54 3.0 Elementary school teachers.................................. 39.11 3.1 – – 39.11 3.1 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 26.36 12.9 28.27 12.6 17.50 5.2 Licensed practical nurses................................... 19.38 1.6 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.91 9.3 32.25 10.0 28.91 19.7 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 33.36 13.6 33.02 14.4 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 33.52 15.7 – – – – Management related............................................ 28.23 10.0 29.88 9.4 – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 23.05 6.9 – – – – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 16.35 3.9 16.72 5.2 15.50 4.0 Secretaries................................................. 15.97 5.3 15.72 5.1 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 14.10 5.6 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 15.51 4.7 – – 15.78 2.4 Blue collar......................................................... 16.49 6.0 16.13 6.3 19.85 13.2 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.32 4.1 22.70 3.1 21.08 14.7 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.29 2.0 13.29 2.0 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 13.77 10.8 13.77 10.8 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 18.86 12.1 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... $12.46 10.6 $12.29 11.2 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.14 8.8 9.14 8.8 – – Service............................................................. 11.55 9.6 8.80 7.8 $16.69 9.9 Protective service............................................ 16.52 16.0 10.99 13.0 20.08 9.0 Police and detectives, public service....................... 20.10 1.4 – – 20.10 1.4 Guards and police, except public service.................... 11.14 12.5 10.99 13.0 – – Food service.................................................. 8.08 12.7 7.37 14.4 14.82 17.4 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... – – – – – – Other food service........................................... 9.74 9.8 8.93 8.3 14.82 17.4 Cooks....................................................... 15.67 8.1 – – – – Health service................................................ 12.85 3.9 12.24 6.3 13.41 1.3 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.80 3.9 12.12 6.3 13.41 1.3 Cleaning and building service................................. $11.55 4.0 $9.30 2.9 $14.49 2.1 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 11.57 4.1 9.29 2.8 14.62 1.8 Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $23.68 7.4 $22.65 11.2 $25.96 2.2 All excluding sales............................................... 23.68 7.4 22.64 11.2 25.96 2.2 White collar........................................................ 31.20 9.0 31.07 14.3 31.43 3.9 White collar excluding sales.................................... 31.19 9.0 31.06 14.3 31.43 3.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 39.35 13.7 39.03 24.5 39.79 4.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 41.37 14.4 41.54 27.2 41.19 3.0 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 51.57 29.1 54.52 29.4 – – Registered nurses........................................... 28.58 5.6 28.10 7.2 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 59.69 5.9 68.43 19.1 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 39.07 3.2 – – 39.07 3.2 Elementary school teachers.................................. 39.11 3.1 – – 39.11 3.1 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 26.76 12.7 28.86 12.1 17.50 5.2 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.95 9.4 32.25 10.0 29.00 22.3 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 33.44 13.8 33.02 14.4 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 33.52 15.7 – – – – Management related............................................ 28.23 10.0 29.88 9.4 – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 23.05 6.9 – – – – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 17.00 3.9 17.87 5.2 15.58 3.9 Secretaries................................................. 16.13 5.4 15.79 5.4 – – General office clerks....................................... 16.15 3.3 – – 15.78 2.4 Blue collar......................................................... 16.90 6.3 16.51 6.6 20.75 12.7 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.32 4.1 22.70 3.1 21.08 14.7 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.29 2.0 13.29 2.0 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 13.77 10.8 13.77 10.8 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 19.27 12.0 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 13.64 17.5 13.61 18.1 – – Service............................................................. $14.34 10.2 $11.03 6.9 $17.35 9.6 Protective service............................................ 18.47 12.2 12.22 8.6 21.56 5.0 Police and detectives, public service....................... 20.10 1.4 – – 20.10 1.4 Guards and police, except public service.................... 12.37 8.1 12.22 8.6 – – Food service.................................................. 11.17 16.9 – – – – Other food service........................................... 11.17 16.9 – – – – Cooks....................................................... 15.67 8.1 – – – – Health service................................................ 12.88 4.3 12.25 7.2 13.45 1.1 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.84 4.3 12.13 7.1 13.45 1.1 Cleaning and building service................................. 12.97 4.9 10.57 4.8 14.49 2.1 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13.02 4.9 10.57 4.8 14.62 1.8 Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $11.38 11.6 $11.37 12.5 $11.57 9.1 All excluding sales............................................... 11.57 12.5 11.57 13.6 11.57 9.1 White collar........................................................ 17.08 4.2 17.16 4.3 15.11 14.3 White collar excluding sales.................................... 19.05 4.4 19.27 5.1 15.11 14.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 26.48 5.3 27.32 5.8 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 27.01 5.6 27.94 6.3 – – Health related................................................ 30.15 4.8 30.17 4.8 – – Registered nurses........................................... 30.14 4.8 30.16 4.9 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 14.04 4.0 14.09 4.1 – – Blue collar......................................................... 10.08 10.0 9.10 8.0 – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.81 9.6 9.10 8.0 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.14 8.8 9.14 8.8 – – Service............................................................. 7.12 9.7 6.97 10.0 8.98 7.1 Protective service............................................ 8.04 1.1 – – – – Food service.................................................. 6.46 12.2 6.38 12.1 – – Other food service........................................... 8.31 10.8 8.24 11.2 – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $917 7.5 38.7 $893 11.4 39.4 $968 1.8 37.3 All excluding sales............................................... 917 7.5 38.7 893 11.4 39.4 968 1.8 37.3 White collar........................................................ 1,174 9.3 37.6 1,206 14.7 38.8 1,121 3.0 35.7 White collar excluding sales.................................... 1,174 9.3 37.6 1,206 14.7 38.8 1,121 3.0 35.7 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 1,463 13.9 37.2 1,501 24.9 38.5 1,417 3.8 35.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,532 14.7 37.0 1,600 27.5 38.5 1,461 2.0 35.5 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 2,002 30.1 38.8 2,118 30.5 38.8 – – – Registered nurses........................................... 1,079 6.8 37.8 1,053 8.4 37.5 – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 2,224 4.1 37.3 2,226 12.6 32.5 – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 1,330 .4 34.0 – – – 1,330 .4 34.0 Elementary school teachers.................................. 1,316 1.2 33.6 – – – 1,316 1.2 33.6 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 1,023 13.4 38.2 1,104 13.0 38.2 667 6.3 38.1 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,251 10.7 39.2 1,266 11.4 39.3 1,107 23.9 38.2 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,295 15.4 38.7 1,277 16.0 38.7 – – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 1,297 14.3 38.7 – – – – – – Management related............................................ 1,137 12.9 40.3 1,229 12.0 41.1 – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 897 7.7 38.9 – – – – – – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 640 4.6 37.7 698 5.6 39.1 554 4.8 35.5 Secretaries................................................. 630 4.9 39.1 622 5.2 39.4 – – – General office clerks....................................... 611 4.5 37.9 – – – 589 2.4 37.3 Blue collar......................................................... 681 6.7 40.3 666 7.1 40.3 830 12.7 40.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 890 4.0 39.9 904 2.8 39.8 843 14.7 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 532 2.0 40.0 532 2.0 40.0 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 551 10.8 40.0 551 10.8 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ $821 15.5 42.6 – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 551 18.3 40.4 $550 19.0 40.4 – – – Service............................................................. 565 10.6 39.4 430 6.8 39.0 $691 10.0 39.8 Protective service............................................ 735 12.8 39.8 488 8.6 39.9 858 6.2 39.8 Police and detectives, public service....................... 774 2.1 38.5 – – – 774 2.1 38.5 Guards and police, except public service.................... 494 8.1 39.9 488 8.6 39.9 – – – Food service.................................................. 445 16.6 39.8 – – – – – – Other food service........................................... 445 16.6 39.8 – – – – – – Cooks....................................................... 618 8.6 39.4 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 490 5.4 38.0 444 7.0 36.2 536 1.2 39.8 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 488 5.5 38.0 437 6.4 36.1 536 1.2 39.8 Cleaning and building service................................. 517 5.0 39.9 419 5.2 39.7 579 2.1 40.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 519 5.1 39.9 419 5.2 39.7 585 1.8 40.0 Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Annual earnings Annual earnings Annual earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean annual annual annual Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $45,278 7.5 1,912 $46,139 11.4 2,037 $43,710 1.8 1,683 All excluding sales............................................... 45,263 7.5 1,912 46,117 11.4 2,037 43,710 1.8 1,683 White collar........................................................ 55,477 9.3 1,778 61,947 14.7 1,994 46,958 3.0 1,494 White collar excluding sales.................................... 55,463 9.3 1,778 61,937 14.7 1,994 46,958 3.0 1,494 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 65,766 13.9 1,671 76,202 24.9 1,953 55,889 3.8 1,405 Professional specialty.......................................... 67,420 14.7 1,630 80,742 27.5 1,944 56,819 2.0 1,380 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 103,407 30.1 2,005 110,124 30.5 2,020 – – – Registered nurses........................................... 55,405 6.8 1,939 54,779 8.4 1,949 – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 87,176 4.1 1,460 88,258 12.6 1,290 – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 49,493 .4 1,267 – – – 49,493 .4 1,267 Elementary school teachers.................................. 48,976 1.2 1,252 – – – 48,976 1.2 1,252 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 53,176 13.4 1,987 57,397 13.0 1,989 34,665 6.3 1,981 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 65,001 10.7 2,034 65,773 11.4 2,039 57,541 23.9 1,984 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 67,237 15.4 2,011 66,338 16.0 2,009 – – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 67,089 14.3 2,001 – – – – – – Management related............................................ 59,149 12.9 2,095 63,928 12.0 2,139 – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 46,629 7.7 2,023 – – – – – – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 31,725 4.6 1,866 36,256 5.6 2,029 25,689 4.8 1,649 Secretaries................................................. 32,602 4.9 2,022 32,139 5.2 2,036 – – – General office clerks....................................... 31,780 4.5 1,968 – – – 30,619 2.4 1,941 Blue collar......................................................... 35,420 6.7 2,096 34,647 7.1 2,098 43,152 12.7 2,080 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 46,265 4.0 2,073 46,996 2.8 2,070 43,847 14.7 2,080 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 27,652 2.0 2,080 27,652 2.0 2,080 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 28,642 10.8 2,080 28,642 10.8 2,080 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ $42,687 15.5 2,216 – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 28,649 18.3 2,100 $28,607 19.0 2,101 – – – Service............................................................. 29,223 10.6 2,039 22,273 6.8 2,020 $35,674 10.0 2,056 Protective service............................................ 38,241 12.8 2,071 25,364 8.6 2,075 44,617 6.2 2,069 Police and detectives, public service....................... 40,233 2.1 2,002 – – – 40,233 2.1 2,002 Guards and police, except public service.................... 25,676 8.1 2,075 25,364 8.6 2,075 – – – Food service.................................................. 22,547 16.6 2,019 – – – – – – Other food service........................................... 22,547 16.6 2,019 – – – – – – Cooks....................................................... 29,718 8.6 1,897 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 25,484 5.4 1,979 23,084 7.0 1,885 27,852 1.2 2,071 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 25,377 5.5 1,976 22,746 6.4 1,875 27,852 1.2 2,071 Cleaning and building service................................. 26,883 5.0 2,073 21,811 5.2 2,063 30,130 2.1 2,080 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 26,996 5.1 2,073 21,811 5.2 2,063 30,414 1.8 2,080 Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-1. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) all workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $21.35 6.3 $19.93 9.6 $25.24 2.6 All excluding sales............................................... 21.53 6.4 20.15 9.7 25.24 2.6 White collar........................................................ 28.98 6.9 28.03 10.6 31.09 3.6 2....................................................... 12.11 8.5 10.46 6.4 – – 3....................................................... 13.85 5.1 12.97 3.0 14.62 6.6 4....................................................... 16.08 3.5 16.01 4.7 16.27 3.3 5....................................................... 16.84 6.5 16.54 6.7 – – 6....................................................... 18.53 4.8 18.02 5.7 – – 7....................................................... 22.44 4.7 22.72 6.8 21.56 3.6 8....................................................... 33.60 3.5 27.14 2.9 – – 9....................................................... 34.55 4.9 31.02 7.1 38.60 6.2 10........................................................ 39.03 4.1 39.16 4.6 – – 11........................................................ 42.72 1.9 40.70 2.3 – – 12........................................................ 70.86 4.7 84.24 12.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.93 7.1 29.34 7.2 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 29.62 6.9 28.92 10.5 31.09 3.6 2....................................................... 13.06 7.0 11.06 6.4 – – 3....................................................... 13.85 5.1 12.97 3.0 14.62 6.6 4....................................................... 16.08 3.5 16.01 4.7 16.27 3.3 5....................................................... 16.84 6.5 16.54 6.7 – – 6....................................................... 18.53 4.8 18.02 5.7 – – 7....................................................... 22.44 4.7 22.72 6.8 21.56 3.6 8....................................................... 33.60 3.5 27.14 2.9 – – 9....................................................... 34.55 4.9 31.02 7.1 38.60 6.2 10........................................................ 39.03 4.1 39.16 4.6 – – 11........................................................ 42.84 1.9 40.81 2.3 – – 12........................................................ 70.86 4.7 84.24 12.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.93 7.1 29.34 7.2 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 38.09 12.3 37.22 20.9 39.42 4.3 Professional specialty.......................................... 39.83 12.8 39.13 23.0 40.78 2.9 7....................................................... 23.70 4.4 24.15 5.9 – – 8....................................................... 33.60 3.5 27.14 2.9 – – 9....................................................... 35.59 5.8 30.38 9.9 38.60 6.2 11........................................................ 44.16 3.2 – – – – 12........................................................ 73.03 4.1 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.48 8.8 32.03 7.8 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 46.46 22.9 48.16 23.0 30.04 1.1 7....................................................... 25.32 6.6 – – – – 8....................................................... 27.72 1.8 – – – – 9....................................................... 33.58 4.4 34.47 4.5 – – Registered nurses........................................... 29.18 3.8 29.02 4.4 30.04 1.1 7....................................................... $25.32 6.6 – – – – 9....................................................... 32.53 2.2 $33.17 1.8 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 59.38 5.4 67.09 17.1 – – 12........................................................ 73.03 4.1 – – – – Other post-secondary teachers............................... 53.32 4.3 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 37.95 3.3 – – $38.54 3.0 9....................................................... 39.93 6.7 – – 39.93 6.7 Elementary school teachers.................................. 39.11 3.1 – – 39.11 3.1 9....................................................... 40.76 5.0 – – 40.76 5.0 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 26.36 12.9 28.27 12.6 17.50 5.2 4....................................................... 17.32 3.4 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 19.38 1.6 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.91 9.3 32.25 10.0 28.91 19.7 7....................................................... 20.16 7.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 28.90 6.1 28.90 6.1 – – 11........................................................ 39.35 3.2 39.35 3.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.29 15.6 34.41 16.5 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 33.36 13.6 33.02 14.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 37.23 25.5 – – – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 33.52 15.7 – – – – Management related............................................ 28.23 10.0 29.88 9.4 – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 23.05 6.9 – – – – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 16.35 3.9 16.72 5.2 15.50 4.0 2....................................................... 13.13 7.0 11.13 6.4 – – 3....................................................... 13.85 5.1 12.97 3.0 14.62 6.6 4....................................................... 15.92 4.0 15.94 4.9 15.87 3.7 5....................................................... 17.52 6.7 17.11 7.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.84 7.4 21.65 6.3 – – Secretaries................................................. 15.97 5.3 15.72 5.1 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 14.10 5.6 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 15.51 4.7 – – 15.78 2.4 3....................................................... 15.21 2.8 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 16.49 6.0 16.13 6.3 19.85 13.2 1....................................................... 9.76 5.5 9.49 5.6 – – 2....................................................... 13.17 5.3 13.16 5.4 – – 3....................................................... 14.64 1.4 14.67 1.6 – – 4....................................................... $14.79 6.0 $14.79 6.6 – – 5....................................................... 19.58 3.7 19.58 3.7 – – 6....................................................... 23.31 4.4 22.42 4.4 – – 7....................................................... 23.69 6.1 25.27 5.0 $21.24 12.2 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.32 4.1 22.70 3.1 21.08 14.7 7....................................................... 23.76 6.2 25.27 5.0 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.29 2.0 13.29 2.0 – – 1....................................................... 9.35 7.8 9.35 7.8 – – 2....................................................... 12.56 5.4 12.56 5.4 – – 3....................................................... 14.54 .7 14.54 .7 – – 4....................................................... 14.71 6.9 14.71 6.9 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 13.77 10.8 13.77 10.8 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 18.86 12.1 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.46 10.6 12.29 11.2 – – 1....................................................... 9.50 6.3 9.10 3.3 – – 2....................................................... 12.89 8.2 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.14 8.8 9.14 8.8 – – Service............................................................. 11.55 9.6 8.80 7.8 16.69 9.9 1....................................................... 10.24 5.2 8.80 5.5 12.72 6.3 2....................................................... 9.78 4.6 8.29 5.9 13.37 1.4 3....................................................... 8.26 25.5 7.57 29.3 13.19 9.4 4....................................................... 13.36 6.0 – – – – 5....................................................... 19.65 7.1 – – 19.96 7.0 Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.41 13.9 12.74 .9 – – Protective service............................................ 16.52 16.0 10.99 13.0 20.08 9.0 3....................................................... 11.54 6.8 – – – – 5....................................................... 19.96 7.0 – – 19.96 7.0 Police and detectives, public service....................... 20.10 1.4 – – 20.10 1.4 Guards and police, except public service.................... 11.14 12.5 10.99 13.0 – – 3....................................................... 12.34 1.5 – – – – Food service.................................................. 8.08 12.7 7.37 14.4 14.82 17.4 1....................................................... 10.34 5.2 – – – – Other food service........................................... 9.74 9.8 8.93 8.3 14.82 17.4 1....................................................... 10.34 5.2 – – – – Cooks....................................................... 15.67 8.1 – – – – Health service................................................ 12.85 3.9 12.24 6.3 13.41 1.3 2....................................................... 12.97 1.0 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.80 3.9 12.12 6.3 13.41 1.3 2....................................................... 12.97 1.0 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 11.55 4.0 9.30 2.9 14.49 2.1 1....................................................... 12.05 13.4 – – 15.19 2.2 Janitors and cleaners....................................... $11.57 4.1 $9.29 2.8 $14.62 1.8 1....................................................... 12.15 14.2 – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 3 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-2. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) full-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $23.68 7.4 $22.65 11.2 $25.96 2.2 All excluding sales............................................... 23.68 7.4 22.64 11.2 25.96 2.2 White collar........................................................ 31.20 9.0 31.07 14.3 31.43 3.9 2....................................................... 14.27 8.7 – – – – 3....................................................... 14.54 6.0 – – 14.65 6.6 4....................................................... 16.05 3.9 15.96 5.4 16.27 3.3 5....................................................... 17.00 9.1 16.61 9.7 – – 6....................................................... 19.08 6.0 – – – – 7....................................................... 23.22 6.0 23.16 7.7 – – 8....................................................... 35.03 2.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 34.77 5.5 30.58 9.1 38.60 6.2 10........................................................ 39.14 4.3 39.29 4.8 – – 11........................................................ 42.72 1.9 40.70 2.3 – – 12........................................................ 70.86 4.7 84.24 12.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.11 7.1 29.53 7.2 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 31.19 9.0 31.06 14.3 31.43 3.9 2....................................................... 14.27 8.7 – – – – 3....................................................... 14.54 6.0 – – 14.65 6.6 4....................................................... 16.05 3.9 15.96 5.4 16.27 3.3 5....................................................... 17.00 9.1 16.61 9.7 – – 6....................................................... 19.08 6.0 – – – – 7....................................................... 23.22 6.0 23.16 7.7 – – 8....................................................... 35.03 2.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 34.77 5.5 30.58 9.1 38.60 6.2 10........................................................ 39.14 4.3 39.29 4.8 – – 11........................................................ 42.84 1.9 40.81 2.3 – – 12........................................................ 70.86 4.7 84.24 12.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.11 7.1 29.53 7.2 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 39.35 13.7 39.03 24.5 39.79 4.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 41.37 14.4 41.54 27.2 41.19 3.0 7....................................................... 25.60 6.5 – – – – 8....................................................... 35.03 2.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 36.09 6.8 28.74 16.9 38.60 6.2 11........................................................ 44.16 3.2 – – – – 12........................................................ 73.03 4.1 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.51 8.9 32.06 7.9 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 51.57 29.1 54.52 29.4 – – Registered nurses........................................... 28.58 5.6 28.10 7.2 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 59.69 5.9 68.43 19.1 – – 12........................................................ 73.03 4.1 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 39.07 3.2 – – 39.07 3.2 9....................................................... $39.93 6.7 – – $39.93 6.7 Elementary school teachers.................................. 39.11 3.1 – – 39.11 3.1 9....................................................... 40.76 5.0 – – 40.76 5.0 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 26.76 12.7 $28.86 12.1 17.50 5.2 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.95 9.4 32.25 10.0 29.00 22.3 7....................................................... 20.16 7.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 28.90 6.1 28.90 6.1 – – 11........................................................ 39.35 3.2 39.35 3.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.52 16.2 34.41 16.5 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 33.44 13.8 33.02 14.4 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 33.52 15.7 – – – – Management related............................................ 28.23 10.0 29.88 9.4 – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 23.05 6.9 – – – – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 17.00 3.9 17.87 5.2 15.58 3.9 2....................................................... 14.27 8.7 – – – – 3....................................................... 14.54 6.0 – – 14.65 6.6 4....................................................... 15.88 4.4 15.89 5.6 15.87 3.7 5....................................................... 18.97 3.0 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 21.13 7.2 22.03 5.8 – – Secretaries................................................. 16.13 5.4 15.79 5.4 – – General office clerks....................................... 16.15 3.3 – – 15.78 2.4 Blue collar......................................................... 16.90 6.3 16.51 6.6 20.75 12.7 1....................................................... 9.67 6.3 9.67 6.3 – – 2....................................................... 13.48 5.2 13.46 5.3 – – 3....................................................... 14.64 1.4 14.67 1.6 – – 4....................................................... 14.79 6.0 14.79 6.6 – – 5....................................................... 19.58 3.7 19.58 3.7 – – 6....................................................... 23.31 4.4 22.42 4.4 – – 7....................................................... 23.69 6.1 25.27 5.0 21.24 12.2 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.32 4.1 22.70 3.1 21.08 14.7 7....................................................... 23.76 6.2 25.27 5.0 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.29 2.0 13.29 2.0 – – 1....................................................... 9.35 7.8 9.35 7.8 – – 2....................................................... 12.56 5.4 12.56 5.4 – – 3....................................................... $14.54 0.7 $14.54 0.7 – – 4....................................................... 14.71 6.9 14.71 6.9 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 13.77 10.8 13.77 10.8 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 19.27 12.0 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 13.64 17.5 13.61 18.1 – – Service............................................................. 14.34 10.2 11.03 6.9 $17.35 9.6 1....................................................... 12.73 9.4 – – 15.19 2.2 2....................................................... 11.59 8.0 9.06 10.0 13.40 1.4 3....................................................... 11.42 6.4 10.96 6.8 – – 4....................................................... 13.43 5.9 – – – – 5....................................................... 19.79 7.1 – – 19.96 7.0 Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.41 13.9 12.74 .9 – – Protective service............................................ 18.47 12.2 12.22 8.6 21.56 5.0 5....................................................... 19.96 7.0 – – 19.96 7.0 Police and detectives, public service....................... 20.10 1.4 – – 20.10 1.4 Guards and police, except public service.................... 12.37 8.1 12.22 8.6 – – Food service.................................................. 11.17 16.9 – – – – Other food service........................................... 11.17 16.9 – – – – Cooks....................................................... 15.67 8.1 – – – – Health service................................................ 12.88 4.3 12.25 7.2 13.45 1.1 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.84 4.3 12.13 7.1 13.45 1.1 Cleaning and building service................................. 12.97 4.9 10.57 4.8 14.49 2.1 1....................................................... 14.24 6.5 – – 15.19 2.2 2....................................................... 12.78 5.1 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13.02 4.9 10.57 4.8 14.62 1.8 1....................................................... 14.47 6.7 – – – – 2....................................................... 12.78 5.1 – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-3. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) part-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $11.38 11.6 $11.37 12.5 $11.57 9.1 All excluding sales............................................... 11.57 12.5 11.57 13.6 11.57 9.1 White collar........................................................ 17.08 4.2 17.16 4.3 15.11 14.3 2....................................................... 9.98 5.3 9.63 3.1 – – 3....................................................... 12.85 3.3 – – – – 9....................................................... 32.76 .6 32.76 .6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.03 18.7 – – – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 19.05 4.4 19.27 5.1 15.11 14.3 2....................................................... 10.46 8.2 9.72 6.1 – – 3....................................................... 12.85 3.3 – – – – 9....................................................... 32.76 .6 32.76 .6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.03 18.7 – – – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 26.48 5.3 27.32 5.8 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 27.01 5.6 27.94 6.3 – – 9....................................................... 32.76 .6 32.76 .6 – – Health related................................................ 30.15 4.8 30.17 4.8 – – 9....................................................... 32.76 .6 32.76 .6 – – Registered nurses........................................... 30.14 4.8 30.16 4.9 – – 9....................................................... 32.76 .6 32.76 .6 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 14.04 4.0 14.09 4.1 – – 2....................................................... 10.53 8.5 9.77 6.5 – – 3....................................................... 12.85 3.3 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 10.08 10.0 9.10 8.0 – – 1....................................................... 10.07 12.9 8.68 4.9 – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.81 9.6 9.10 8.0 – – 1....................................................... 9.70 12.5 8.68 4.9 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.14 8.8 9.14 8.8 – – Service............................................................. 7.12 9.7 6.97 10.0 8.98 7.1 1....................................................... $8.54 6.5 $8.66 7.6 $8.09 6.5 2....................................................... 8.10 7.0 7.99 7.4 – – Protective service............................................ 8.04 1.1 – – – – Food service.................................................. 6.46 12.2 6.38 12.1 – – 1....................................................... 10.34 5.2 – – – – Other food service........................................... 8.31 10.8 8.24 11.2 – – 1....................................................... 10.34 5.2 – – – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Private industry and State and local government Occupational group Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Mean All occupations....................................................... $23.68 $11.38 $22.95 $20.41 $21.33 – All excluding sales............................................. 23.68 11.57 23.50 20.42 21.51 – White collar........................................................ 31.20 17.08 28.70 29.14 28.98 – White-collar excluding sales.................................... 31.19 19.05 30.45 29.21 29.62 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 39.35 26.48 39.36 37.25 38.09 – Professional specialty.......................................... 41.37 27.01 40.67 39.20 39.83 – Technical....................................................... 26.76 – 17.67 28.19 26.36 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.95 – – 32.54 31.91 – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 17.00 14.04 15.65 16.71 16.35 – Blue collar......................................................... 16.90 10.08 19.13 14.57 16.30 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.32 – 22.56 21.78 22.32 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.29 – 13.96 13.15 13.29 – Transportation and material moving................................ 19.27 – – – 17.56 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 13.64 9.81 11.36 13.08 12.46 – Service............................................................. 14.34 7.12 16.63 8.79 11.55 – B Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- Occupational group workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Relative error(6) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 7.4 11.6 2.9 10.7 6.4 – All excluding sales............................................. 7.4 12.5 3.1 10.7 6.4 – White collar........................................................ 9.0 4.2 4.5 10.3 6.9 – White-collar excluding sales.................................... 9.0 4.4 5.0 10.3 6.9 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 13.7 5.3 4.5 21.0 12.3 – Professional specialty.......................................... 14.4 5.6 3.1 23.1 12.8 – Technical....................................................... 12.7 – 6.0 12.5 12.9 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 9.4 – – 9.5 9.3 – Sales............................................................. – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.9 4.0 3.6 5.5 3.9 – Blue collar......................................................... 6.3 10.0 6.2 5.4 5.9 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 4.1 – 5.6 3.0 4.1 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 2.0 – 6.8 1.4 2.0 – Transportation and material moving................................ 12.0 – – – 10.7 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 17.5 9.6 8.0 17.4 10.6 – Service............................................................. 10.2 9.7 11.2 7.8 9.6 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 5 Time workers' wages are based solely on an hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5-2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Full-time and part-time workers Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) Occupational group All pri- vate indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Mean All occupations....................................................... $19.93 - – – - - – - – - All excluding sales............................................. 20.15 - – – - - – - – - White collar........................................................ 28.03 - – – - - – - – - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 28.92 - – – - - – - – - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 37.22 - – – - - – - – - Professional specialty.......................................... 39.13 - – – - - – - – - Technical....................................................... 28.27 - – – - - – - – - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.25 - – – - - – - – - Sales............................................................. – - – – - - – - – - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 16.72 - – – - - – - – - Blue collar......................................................... 16.13 - – – - - – - – - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.70 - – – - - – - – - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.29 - – – - - – - – - Transportation and material moving................................ – - – – - - – - – - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.29 - – – - - – - – - Service............................................................. 8.80 - – – - - – - – - B Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) All pri- vate Occupational group indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Relative error(5) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 9.6 - – – - - – - – - All excluding sales............................................. 9.7 - – – - - – - – - White collar........................................................ 10.6 - – – - - – - – - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 10.5 - – – - - – - – - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 20.9 - – – - - – - – - Professional specialty.......................................... 23.0 - – – - - – - – - Technical....................................................... 12.6 - – – - - – - – - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 10.0 - – – - - – - – - Sales............................................................. – - – – - - – - – - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 5.2 - – – - - – - – - Blue collar......................................................... 6.3 - – – - - – - – - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 3.1 - – – - - – - – - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 2.0 - – – - - – - – - Transportation and material moving................................ – - – – - - – - – - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.2 - – – - - – - – - Service............................................................. 7.8 - – – - - – - – - 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5-3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Mean All occupations....................................................... $19.93 $19.81 $19.99 $17.47 $23.98 All excluding sales............................................. 20.15 19.81 20.33 17.91 23.94 White collar........................................................ 28.03 33.32 26.00 22.44 30.05 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 28.92 33.32 27.12 24.23 30.02 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 37.22 48.97 31.65 26.90 35.65 Professional specialty.......................................... 39.13 48.97 32.83 27.13 35.87 Technical....................................................... 28.27 – 28.27 26.61 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.25 – 31.56 28.79 34.47 Sales............................................................. – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 16.72 – 17.84 18.18 17.42 Blue collar......................................................... 16.13 16.29 16.05 16.35 15.48 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.70 – 22.40 23.29 19.03 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 13.29 9.79 14.32 14.01 – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.29 – 13.79 13.20 – Service............................................................. 8.80 6.42 10.70 9.77 13.45 B Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Relative error(4) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 9.6 28.3 4.5 8.7 5.3 All excluding sales............................................. 9.7 28.3 4.7 8.9 5.3 White collar........................................................ 10.6 25.4 3.1 5.0 4.2 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 10.5 25.4 3.7 5.0 4.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 20.9 41.2 5.6 8.3 5.7 Professional specialty.......................................... 23.0 41.2 4.9 6.8 6.4 Technical....................................................... 12.6 – 12.6 12.0 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 10.0 – 10.4 13.4 13.0 Sales............................................................. – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 5.2 – 4.3 6.2 9.2 Blue collar......................................................... 6.3 17.3 4.6 6.8 3.1 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 3.1 – 3.2 3.8 6.8 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 2.0 5.4 3.5 7.5 – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.2 – 8.5 11.4 – Service............................................................. 7.8 27.4 6.1 5.1 1.0 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.25 $12.00 $16.81 $26.11 $38.00 All excluding sales........................... 8.50 12.11 17.12 26.42 38.07 White collar.................................... 12.52 16.03 24.52 35.72 44.74 White collar excluding sales................ 12.98 16.68 25.09 36.01 44.88 Professional specialty and technical.......... 18.51 25.12 32.43 41.82 52.21 Professional specialty...................... 19.85 26.42 33.81 42.48 55.86 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists...... – – – – – Natural scientists........................ – – – – – Health related............................ 23.25 27.86 32.43 41.82 118.44 Registered nurses....................... 22.90 24.86 28.50 32.43 36.79 Teachers, college and university.......... 31.88 45.41 56.01 69.53 84.21 Other post-secondary teachers........... 30.19 44.11 53.49 63.84 73.20 Teachers, except college and university... 26.81 31.92 40.03 44.88 48.23 Elementary school teachers.............. 29.41 32.71 40.75 44.88 48.23 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers. – – – – – Lawyers and judges........................ – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... – – – – – Technical................................... 16.85 19.00 24.52 35.71 36.42 Licensed practical nurses............... 16.85 18.00 19.69 20.49 21.45 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 19.34 25.15 27.89 36.88 43.02 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 17.83 26.52 29.93 39.42 43.02 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 22.28 26.95 34.66 42.81 43.02 Management related........................ 19.34 20.15 26.44 31.88 39.09 Accountants and auditors................ 19.34 19.34 25.15 26.44 26.44 Sales......................................... – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical.... 11.40 13.44 15.80 18.93 22.34 Secretaries............................. 13.44 14.11 15.22 17.63 20.26 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 12.50 12.50 13.15 16.49 16.52 General office clerks................... 12.07 13.66 15.14 18.05 18.93 Blue collar..................................... 9.36 12.19 15.77 20.75 24.75 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 17.49 19.03 21.03 24.75 29.14 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 9.01 10.67 13.01 15.40 17.81 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 10.67 11.03 14.62 15.30 16.97 Transportation and material moving............ 11.00 14.87 20.73 21.13 26.38 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 8.00 8.55 10.30 14.60 20.78 Stock handlers and baggers.............. $7.05 $7.65 $9.05 $10.30 $10.35 Service......................................... 6.75 7.80 10.21 14.45 20.01 Protective service........................ 7.75 9.17 16.99 23.19 25.21 Police and detectives, public service... 9.17 18.54 20.36 23.40 23.40 Guards and police, except public service 7.75 8.50 11.37 12.77 15.76 Food service.............................. 2.63 6.75 8.00 10.00 13.79 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... – – – – – Other food service....................... 6.75 7.50 8.25 11.23 14.50 Cooks................................... 12.50 13.79 14.79 19.23 20.01 Health service............................ 9.77 11.68 12.60 14.45 15.80 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 9.77 11.60 12.50 14.45 15.80 Cleaning and building service............. $7.50 $8.75 $10.64 $14.23 $15.69 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.50 8.75 10.64 14.31 15.69 Personal service.......................... – – – – – 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.00 $10.51 $15.63 $24.13 $33.65 All excluding sales........................... 8.00 10.67 15.80 24.13 33.88 White collar.................................... 12.50 15.50 22.63 31.88 41.82 White collar excluding sales................ 12.98 16.24 23.72 32.00 41.82 Professional specialty and technical.......... 16.38 23.03 28.85 36.42 43.37 Professional specialty...................... 12.98 23.25 28.91 38.00 73.33 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 23.25 27.86 33.14 41.82 125.50 Registered nurses....................... 22.90 24.18 27.87 32.56 37.40 Teachers, college and university.......... 22.44 28.65 61.66 86.06 126.59 Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 18.00 20.49 28.66 36.42 36.99 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.83 26.44 27.98 36.88 43.02 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 17.83 26.52 28.61 42.61 43.02 Management related........................ 19.34 25.03 26.44 36.88 45.72 Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 11.69 13.44 15.80 19.49 22.60 Secretaries............................. 13.44 14.11 14.67 17.40 18.72 Blue collar..................................... 9.05 11.03 15.30 20.75 24.13 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 18.25 19.80 21.03 24.75 28.22 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 9.01 10.67 13.01 15.40 17.81 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 10.67 11.03 14.62 15.30 16.97 Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 8.00 8.50 10.00 14.60 23.87 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.05 7.65 9.05 10.30 10.35 Service......................................... 2.63 7.05 8.65 10.64 13.15 Protective service........................ 7.75 8.50 10.98 12.70 15.30 Guards and police, except public service 7.75 8.50 10.98 12.70 15.30 Food service.............................. 2.63 6.75 7.75 9.00 12.05 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... $6.75 $7.00 $8.00 $10.00 $13.50 Health service............................ 9.27 10.38 12.06 13.19 15.98 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 9.22 10.23 12.00 13.15 15.98 Cleaning and building service............. 7.00 8.00 9.49 10.33 11.45 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.00 8.00 9.28 10.00 11.45 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $11.89 $14.71 $20.01 $32.96 $45.34 All excluding sales........................... 11.89 14.71 20.01 32.96 45.34 White collar.................................... 13.06 16.92 30.52 42.48 49.09 White collar excluding sales................ 13.06 16.92 30.52 42.48 49.09 Professional specialty and technical.......... 25.01 31.84 38.76 45.90 53.38 Professional specialty...................... 27.78 32.43 40.28 46.13 54.43 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Health related............................ 24.54 27.78 32.43 32.43 32.43 Registered nurses....................... 24.54 27.78 32.43 32.43 32.43 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 27.91 32.40 40.42 44.88 48.23 Elementary school teachers.............. 29.41 32.71 40.75 44.88 48.23 Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Technical................................... 13.91 13.91 18.51 18.88 19.69 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 20.00 20.00 25.15 39.42 39.42 Executives, administrators, and managers.. - - - - - Management related........................ - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 11.35 12.68 15.96 17.84 20.26 General office clerks................... 13.32 14.36 14.86 17.35 18.57 Blue collar..................................... 12.52 14.88 18.71 27.65 29.14 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 15.67 17.63 18.71 27.65 29.14 Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... - - - - - Service......................................... 10.60 12.50 15.48 20.36 23.40 Protective service........................ 8.53 18.01 21.30 23.40 25.21 Police and detectives, public service... 9.17 18.54 20.36 23.40 23.40 Food service.............................. 10.93 11.33 14.28 20.01 20.01 Other food service....................... 10.93 11.33 14.28 20.01 20.01 Health service............................ 11.43 11.93 13.60 14.45 15.80 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 11.43 11.93 13.60 14.45 15.80 Cleaning and building service............. 11.55 13.04 14.88 15.69 17.90 Janitors and cleaners................... 11.80 13.44 15.02 15.69 17.91 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $10.59 $13.50 $18.93 $27.65 $41.47 All excluding sales........................... 10.57 13.50 18.93 27.65 41.55 White collar.................................... 13.58 17.83 26.42 37.50 46.13 White collar excluding sales................ 13.52 17.83 26.42 37.54 46.13 Professional specialty and technical.......... 18.88 25.33 33.88 42.39 54.49 Professional specialty...................... 20.52 26.42 35.53 43.60 59.61 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 23.25 28.39 34.77 41.82 125.50 Registered nurses....................... 22.06 23.59 28.91 32.43 35.72 Teachers, college and university.......... 32.92 45.69 56.21 69.83 84.47 Teachers, except college and university... 28.86 32.71 40.68 44.88 48.23 Elementary school teachers.............. 29.41 32.71 40.75 44.88 48.23 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 16.85 19.00 24.52 36.42 36.42 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 19.34 25.15 27.88 37.69 43.02 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 17.83 26.52 30.21 39.69 43.02 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 22.28 26.95 34.66 42.81 43.02 Management related........................ 19.34 20.15 26.44 31.88 39.09 Accountants and auditors................ 19.34 19.34 25.15 26.44 26.44 Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 11.92 13.68 16.49 19.80 22.39 Secretaries............................. 13.44 13.50 15.50 18.01 20.83 General office clerks................... 13.32 14.71 15.76 18.24 18.93 Blue collar..................................... 10.00 12.70 15.91 21.03 24.75 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 17.49 19.03 21.03 24.75 29.14 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 9.01 10.67 13.01 15.40 17.81 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 10.67 11.03 14.62 15.30 16.97 Transportation and material moving............ 10.94 16.13 21.13 21.13 26.38 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 8.00 10.00 13.13 14.92 23.87 Service......................................... 9.00 10.20 13.15 16.51 23.19 Protective service........................ 9.50 12.56 19.78 23.40 25.21 Police and detectives, public service... 9.17 18.54 20.36 23.40 23.40 Guards and police, except public service $8.50 $10.56 $12.12 $13.58 $16.01 Food service.............................. 7.75 8.00 9.00 14.00 15.62 Other food service....................... 7.75 8.00 9.00 14.00 15.62 Cooks................................... 12.50 13.79 14.79 19.23 20.01 Health service............................ 9.77 11.50 12.73 14.45 15.80 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 9.77 11.43 12.67 14.45 15.80 Cleaning and building service............. 9.50 10.64 13.04 15.48 17.12 Janitors and cleaners................... 9.50 10.64 13.35 15.48 17.12 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $2.63 $7.25 $9.00 $13.46 $23.07 All excluding sales........................... 2.63 7.14 9.00 13.88 25.00 White collar.................................... 8.25 11.20 14.67 23.07 30.00 White collar excluding sales................ 11.20 13.03 14.67 27.03 30.21 Professional specialty and technical.......... 13.88 23.07 27.86 30.82 35.96 Professional specialty...................... 13.88 25.00 27.86 31.31 37.02 Health related............................ 26.64 27.40 27.86 33.22 37.40 Registered nurses....................... 26.64 27.40 27.86 33.22 37.40 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial..... - - - - - Executives, administrators, and managers.. - - - - - Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 11.20 12.04 13.94 14.86 18.05 Blue collar..................................... 7.05 8.05 9.45 11.35 14.10 Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.05 7.95 9.05 10.30 14.10 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.05 7.65 9.05 10.30 10.35 Service......................................... 2.63 6.75 7.50 8.55 10.50 Protective service........................ 7.25 7.35 7.75 8.50 9.00 Food service.............................. 2.63 2.63 6.75 9.00 10.20 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... 6.75 6.75 7.50 9.56 12.05 Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. - - - - - Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Springfield, MA, September 2005 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 116,200 83,900 32,300 All excluding sales............................................. 113,400 81,100 32,300 White collar........................................................ 57,100 36,700 20,400 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 54,300 34,000 20,400 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29,400 15,900 13,500 Professional specialty.......................................... 26,300 13,300 13,000 Technical....................................................... 3,100 2,500 - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 6,200 5,300 900 Sales............................................................. - - – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 18,700 12,800 5,900 Blue collar......................................................... 24,400 21,800 2,700 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 6,800 5,200 1,600 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 9,600 9,600 – Transportation and material moving................................ - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 5,100 4,600 - Service............................................................. 34,600 25,400 9,300 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the survey. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.