NC BL 10/00/2006 Table: Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, Bulletin 3135-16, December 2005 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Civilian Private industry State and local government workers workers workers Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All workers........................................................... $19.57 2.9 37.4 $19.31 3.3 37.3 $21.35 3.9 38.5 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 32.39 4.2 39.0 33.68 5.2 39.3 27.96 3.1 38.1 Management, business, and financial............................... 37.87 4.5 40.4 38.30 4.8 40.4 33.30 7.9 40.0 Professional and related.......................................... 29.40 5.6 38.4 30.38 8.0 38.6 27.13 2.5 37.9 Service............................................................. 8.97 2.3 33.8 7.64 2.3 32.7 14.42 4.1 39.1 Sales and office.................................................... 15.76 3.9 36.8 15.92 4.1 36.6 13.54 2.5 39.2 Sales and related................................................. 18.36 8.6 34.9 18.39 8.7 34.9 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 14.31 2.2 37.9 14.39 2.4 37.8 13.58 2.7 39.1 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 17.12 3.7 40.1 17.12 4.0 40.1 16.97 4.9 40.0 Construction and extraction...................................... 15.74 1.7 40.0 15.80 1.9 40.0 14.33 6.0 40.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 19.12 4.9 40.2 19.18 5.4 40.3 18.61 3.5 40.0 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 15.17 3.8 38.1 15.18 4.0 38.2 14.51 5.0 34.9 Production........................................................ 14.55 4.2 39.6 14.56 4.2 39.6 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.78 7.5 36.8 15.84 7.9 36.9 14.64 5.7 34.4 Full time........................................................... 20.32 3.0 39.6 20.13 3.4 39.6 21.57 4.2 39.5 Part time........................................................... 9.14 4.0 21.3 8.97 4.2 21.4 12.60 8.8 19.3 Union............................................................... 27.38 15.3 32.1 28.21 16.4 31.6 16.84 1.7 39.7 Nonunion............................................................ 19.29 2.9 37.7 18.97 3.3 37.5 21.44 4.0 38.5 Time................................................................ 19.17 2.8 37.3 18.83 3.2 37.1 21.35 3.9 38.5 Incentive........................................................... 27.16 12.7 40.4 27.16 12.7 40.4 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) – – – (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 17.81 3.6 36.5 (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 16.51 5.1 36.7 16.51 5.1 36.7 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 18.02 4.0 37.9 18.00 4.1 37.9 18.71 5.9 36.1 500 workers or more................................................. 25.09 5.0 38.0 27.42 7.0 37.7 21.49 4.2 38.6 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.57 2.9 $20.32 3.0 $9.14 4.0 Management occupations.............................................. 42.59 5.5 42.59 5.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 14.80 12.0 14.80 12.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 19.57 4.4 19.57 4.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.61 7.0 29.61 7.0 – – Level 10.................................................. 36.88 12.6 36.88 12.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 35.51 4.0 35.51 4.0 – – Level 12.................................................. 52.23 9.4 52.23 9.4 – – Level 13.................................................. 57.81 4.7 57.81 4.7 – – Level 14.................................................. 80.80 19.7 80.80 19.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 51.89 6.7 51.89 6.7 – – General and operations managers................................... 53.78 14.7 53.78 14.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 69.54 19.4 69.54 19.4 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 70.96 21.6 70.96 21.6 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 81.53 32.7 81.53 32.7 – – Sales managers.................................................. 63.31 18.9 63.31 18.9 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.92 12.5 53.92 12.5 – – Financial managers................................................ 50.72 10.5 50.72 10.5 – – Human resources managers.......................................... 34.42 19.0 34.42 19.0 – – Construction managers............................................. 35.65 6.5 35.65 6.5 – – Education administrators.......................................... 31.51 15.7 31.51 15.7 – – Level 11.................................................. 33.91 6.0 33.91 6.0 – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 35.13 1.2 35.13 1.2 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 45.88 3.2 45.88 3.2 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 51.93 7.4 51.93 7.4 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 32.10 15.1 32.10 15.1 – – Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 26.72 8.9 26.72 8.9 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.29 6.3 30.30 6.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.94 2.9 19.94 2.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.71 5.5 20.57 5.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.07 6.1 26.07 6.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.27 8.1 31.27 8.1 – – Level 10.................................................. 31.56 8.5 31.56 8.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 39.61 9.5 39.61 9.5 – – Level 12.................................................. 43.46 6.5 43.46 6.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.25 18.9 28.25 18.9 – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.75 15.1 27.75 15.1 – – Cost estimators................................................... 22.66 16.7 22.66 16.7 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.22 6.7 25.22 6.7 – – Management analysts............................................... 36.62 18.8 36.62 18.8 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.33 6.3 28.36 6.4 – – Loan counselors and officers...................................... 36.70 31.4 36.70 31.4 – – Loan officers................................................... 36.70 31.4 36.70 31.4 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... $36.74 5.0 $36.74 5.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.90 16.7 29.90 16.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.40 7.0 28.40 7.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.05 20.3 26.05 20.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 38.02 6.1 38.02 6.1 – – Level 12.................................................. 51.87 16.0 51.87 16.0 – – Computer programmers.............................................. 27.59 25.7 27.59 25.7 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 50.07 12.5 50.07 12.5 – – Level 12.................................................. 69.92 17.2 69.92 17.2 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.72 7.5 44.72 7.5 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 27.58 23.8 27.58 23.8 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.24 6.2 38.24 6.2 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.41 4.9 36.43 4.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 22.17 5.4 22.17 5.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.15 5.5 23.15 5.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.36 4.1 33.36 4.1 – – Level 10.................................................. 30.41 2.4 30.41 2.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 42.23 7.1 42.23 7.1 – – Level 12.................................................. 46.18 6.1 46.18 6.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.42 5.5 34.42 5.5 – – Engineers......................................................... 41.57 5.2 41.57 5.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.59 13.1 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.08 6.2 – – – – Level 11.................................................. 42.35 6.6 – – – – Level 12.................................................. 46.38 6.2 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 48.79 9.0 – – – – Civil engineers................................................. 48.52 13.9 48.52 13.9 – – Drafters.......................................................... 26.06 10.3 26.06 10.3 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.19 4.8 25.24 4.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.50 8.6 24.50 8.6 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 33.79 11.7 33.87 11.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.57 8.7 24.29 9.3 – – Physical scientists............................................... 40.17 4.6 40.17 4.6 – – Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 44.22 9.8 44.22 9.8 – – Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 48.69 3.6 48.69 3.6 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 19.64 8.6 19.54 9.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 17.06 3.5 17.06 3.5 – – Counselors........................................................ 30.18 7.3 30.14 7.7 – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.54 5.2 32.54 5.2 – – Social workers.................................................... 16.44 4.8 16.47 4.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 16.43 5.2 16.43 5.2 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.95 6.6 12.95 6.6 – – Social and human service assistants............................. $10.66 7.7 $10.66 7.7 – – Legal occupations................................................... 30.75 27.2 32.90 25.1 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.37 7.9 29.39 7.4 $12.58 9.5 Level 3 .................................................. 10.54 .6 10.54 .6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 12.19 7.3 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.06 11.2 25.33 11.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.96 1.7 30.30 1.6 17.60 12.0 Level 8 .................................................. 28.80 2.1 29.06 1.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.77 3.8 30.77 3.8 – – Level 10.................................................. 40.11 16.9 40.59 19.1 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 60.46 22.1 62.45 22.1 22.35 6.2 Level 9 .................................................. 41.44 9.6 – – – – Level 10.................................................. 40.11 16.9 – – – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 33.57 3.8 – – – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 56.58 18.7 59.69 19.3 21.77 9.9 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 20.69 .8 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.15 2.2 29.36 2.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 25.79 12.1 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.02 1.8 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.54 2.2 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.44 1.3 29.70 .9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.68 2.6 29.86 2.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.68 .7 29.97 .2 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.53 .8 29.84 .2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.30 1.1 30.55 .8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.30 .6 29.71 .6 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 29.09 3.8 29.09 3.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.80 6.1 27.80 6.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.56 .8 30.56 .8 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.16 1.5 30.36 1.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.31 1.1 30.55 1.4 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.05 7.2 29.05 7.2 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 29.89 1.9 30.10 1.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.98 1.3 30.24 1.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.05 7.2 29.05 7.2 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 16.48 8.4 – – 12.74 8.9 Librarians........................................................ 24.26 15.2 24.56 15.9 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 9.98 4.2 10.12 3.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.54 .6 10.54 .6 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.64 5.8 20.87 6.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 24.63 9.0 24.95 8.9 – – Designers......................................................... $17.97 8.8 $17.97 8.8 – – Writers and editors............................................... 22.76 9.6 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.61 16.1 23.48 16.5 $26.97 6.2 Level 4 .................................................. 16.05 3.3 16.08 3.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.32 4.0 19.33 4.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.49 10.5 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.45 9.3 30.26 10.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.77 1.8 27.46 1.9 32.87 1.1 Level 9 .................................................. 31.11 9.0 31.30 8.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 42.76 5.2 42.76 5.2 – – Pharmacists....................................................... 45.30 .7 45.45 .7 – – Registered nurses................................................. 29.50 4.1 29.72 4.2 26.21 7.9 Level 7 .................................................. 28.23 7.7 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.68 1.8 27.47 2.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.41 9.3 – – – – Level 11.................................................. 39.31 2.1 39.31 2.1 – – Therapists........................................................ 35.13 14.4 35.50 15.4 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.15 15.2 19.06 15.6 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 22.88 12.3 23.00 13.4 – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.97 14.3 22.97 14.3 – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.27 11.7 24.27 11.7 – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 18.16 2.2 18.10 3.3 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.30 2.8 19.30 2.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.34 2.8 17.34 2.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.30 4.1 20.30 4.1 – – Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 17.97 8.8 17.97 8.8 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.42 2.0 10.86 2.0 6.72 5.1 Level 2 .................................................. 9.61 2.8 10.21 3.1 6.58 5.5 Level 3 .................................................. 10.96 2.5 10.97 2.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.39 5.6 13.39 5.6 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.42 2.2 10.03 2.5 6.72 5.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.93 3.1 9.62 3.3 6.58 5.5 Home health aides............................................... 7.61 11.0 – – 6.58 5.5 Level 2 .................................................. 7.61 11.0 – – 6.58 5.5 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.01 3.5 10.00 3.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.48 4.7 9.48 4.7 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.75 3.1 11.75 3.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.36 6.1 11.36 6.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.54 7.8 14.54 7.8 – – Medical assistants.............................................. 11.95 2.3 11.95 2.3 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 16.79 5.6 17.56 4.3 10.26 15.1 Level 5 .................................................. 13.09 2.1 12.99 2.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.75 11.3 19.75 11.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. $21.85 3.5 $21.85 3.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 22.64 3.2 22.64 3.2 – – Fire fighters..................................................... 15.79 .1 – – – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 13.13 2.3 13.13 2.3 – – Correctional officers and jailers............................... 12.91 1.8 12.91 1.8 – – Police officers................................................... 21.34 5.7 21.36 5.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.75 12.4 20.75 12.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.07 3.7 22.07 3.7 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 21.34 5.7 21.36 5.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.75 12.4 20.75 12.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.07 3.7 22.07 3.7 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.02 10.2 – – – – Security guards................................................. 10.02 10.2 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 5.80 2.7 5.93 3.1 $5.24 2.0 Level 1 .................................................. 5.77 3.1 5.80 3.7 5.67 2.4 Level 2 .................................................. 5.50 3.4 5.78 2.8 3.74 7.0 Level 3 .................................................. 7.35 15.1 8.24 9.8 6.42 13.3 Level 4 .................................................. 5.54 42.2 5.54 42.2 – – Cooks............................................................. 7.53 5.8 7.67 8.7 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.25 2.0 8.86 6.0 7.42 1.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.39 1.6 9.29 6.2 7.42 1.6 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.76 5.4 3.81 7.7 3.58 6.4 Level 1 .................................................. 4.84 9.2 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 2.76 6.2 – – – – Bartenders...................................................... 3.86 12.4 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.44 3.3 2.34 4.4 2.85 31.1 Level 1 .................................................. 2.72 21.5 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 2.34 5.4 2.39 8.1 – – Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 5.86 12.6 6.03 12.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 5.84 13.6 6.02 14.0 – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.88 2.1 7.24 3.7 5.28 15.8 Level 1 .................................................. 6.71 3.1 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 6.88 6.1 7.55 4.0 – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.94 2.6 7.43 6.1 5.28 15.8 Level 1 .................................................. 6.71 3.1 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 7.02 7.9 8.30 10.0 – – Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 8.66 16.6 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.01 3.7 8.19 4.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.22 3.1 7.34 4.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.04 4.1 9.04 4.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.44 4.8 10.44 4.8 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.81 3.3 7.97 4.5 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.15 3.4 7.27 4.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. $8.91 4.0 $8.91 4.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.13 9.7 11.13 9.7 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.06 4.9 8.38 6.4 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.08 5.6 7.29 7.9 – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.91 4.0 8.91 4.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.25 6.3 12.25 6.3 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.23 5.0 7.23 5.0 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.25 5.2 7.25 5.2 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.93 11.0 10.93 11.0 – – Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.93 11.0 10.93 11.0 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.37 11.9 12.43 8.7 $12.08 41.5 Level 2 .................................................. 8.32 11.4 – – 10.28 38.6 Level 3 .................................................. 8.41 8.5 8.38 8.6 – – Child care workers................................................ 7.40 6.1 7.63 4.7 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.36 8.6 20.38 9.4 7.59 1.4 Level 1 .................................................. 6.67 9.5 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 7.93 3.1 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.18 5.5 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 19.43 29.3 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.07 2.3 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 29.01 18.1 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.75 9.3 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 44.63 16.9 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 40.38 9.2 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.60 13.1 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.60 11.4 20.60 11.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.16 5.9 19.16 5.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 14.84 7.6 14.84 7.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.16 5.9 19.16 5.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 32.10 25.0 32.10 25.0 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.31 4.2 11.53 6.5 7.56 1.2 Level 1 .................................................. 6.54 11.0 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 7.91 3.1 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.17 5.6 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.19 28.1 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 24.00 27.1 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.18 8.1 7.15 12.7 7.22 2.4 Level 1 .................................................. – – – – 6.97 7.2 Level 2 .................................................. 7.79 4.5 – – 7.36 .9 Level 3 .................................................. 11.27 12.9 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 7.18 8.1 7.15 12.7 7.22 2.4 Level 1 .................................................. – – – – 6.97 7.2 Level 2 .................................................. 7.79 4.5 – – 7.36 .9 Level 3 .................................................. 11.27 12.9 – – – – Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ $12.00 18.1 $13.24 21.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.28 45.7 15.28 45.7 – – Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.63 20.9 14.62 25.6 – – Parts salespersons............................................ 11.07 14.9 11.54 15.0 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 12.22 5.7 13.62 2.9 $8.17 5.0 Level 1 .................................................. 7.54 4.9 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.29 7.7 9.69 2.4 7.17 .8 Level 3 .................................................. 11.49 8.1 11.86 14.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.14 22.5 16.82 25.9 10.42 .4 Level 5 .................................................. 24.29 27.7 24.29 27.7 – – Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 24.24 37.6 24.24 37.6 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 34.18 7.7 34.18 7.7 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 35.56 10.5 35.56 10.5 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 33.70 10.2 33.70 10.2 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.31 2.2 14.57 2.2 11.03 8.0 Level 1 .................................................. 8.68 3.2 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.36 3.4 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.84 1.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.53 1.9 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.96 2.8 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.58 5.5 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.75 6.2 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.52 3.8 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 23.00 7.0 23.00 7.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.34 6.4 16.34 6.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.96 2.3 18.96 2.3 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.60 4.9 15.03 4.5 12.05 14.1 Level 2 .................................................. 10.42 4.4 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.08 4.2 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.86 4.8 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.96 11.1 – – – – Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.87 14.0 15.01 13.1 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.55 5.7 15.82 5.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.67 6.3 13.67 6.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.24 5.4 16.24 5.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 13.97 16.2 13.97 16.2 – – Tellers......................................................... 11.73 .2 12.53 1.2 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 16.66 8.4 16.71 8.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.80 5.8 14.80 5.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.18 12.3 21.18 12.3 – – File clerks....................................................... 11.04 5.7 11.47 2.8 – – Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.71 12.9 13.71 12.9 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. $11.45 4.0 $11.52 4.3 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.98 6.6 11.98 6.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.73 5.0 10.83 6.4 – – Dispatchers....................................................... 13.90 16.2 14.39 17.7 – – Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 13.84 17.1 14.34 18.9 – – Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... – – 10.59 14.9 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.31 8.2 13.31 8.2 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.94 5.1 11.42 5.9 $6.74 3.7 Level 1 .................................................. 8.13 2.0 – – 6.74 3.7 Level 3 .................................................. 10.92 5.7 10.92 5.7 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.27 2.7 16.31 2.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.59 1.5 11.63 1.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.93 6.6 14.93 6.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.76 2.9 16.92 3.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.65 2.0 19.65 2.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.80 6.6 16.80 6.6 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.86 3.4 18.03 3.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.42 4.3 15.42 4.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.86 4.5 17.16 5.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.65 2.1 20.65 2.1 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 13.93 1.9 13.93 1.9 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.45 4.8 16.47 4.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.68 1.4 11.73 1.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.72 5.9 16.72 5.9 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.67 4.2 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 11.67 4.2 – – – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.39 7.9 15.39 7.9 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.39 3.9 12.75 4.1 9.26 3.1 Level 2 .................................................. 10.23 7.9 10.81 11.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.09 4.4 11.09 4.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.72 5.0 14.09 4.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.88 6.4 14.88 6.4 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.74 1.7 15.74 1.7 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.08 5.9 11.08 5.9 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.61 6.9 13.61 6.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.99 7.9 12.99 7.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.26 3.8 13.26 3.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.82 3.2 17.82 3.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.45 2.8 21.45 2.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.34 9.9 23.34 9.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 13.38 5.8 13.38 5.8 – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 20.28 12.0 20.28 12.0 – – Carpenters........................................................ 12.77 2.6 12.77 2.6 – – Construction laborers............................................. 11.53 3.8 11.53 3.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. $9.33 7.4 $9.33 7.4 – – Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.15 4.7 15.15 4.7 – – Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.40 3.3 15.40 3.3 – – Electricians...................................................... 22.76 5.4 22.76 5.4 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 16.55 3.3 16.55 3.3 – – Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.03 9.5 13.03 9.5 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.59 3.0 11.59 3.0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.12 4.9 19.13 4.9 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.46 7.0 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.93 15.5 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.27 6.0 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.07 5.1 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.24 4.5 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 25.29 13.9 25.29 13.9 – – Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 23.43 8.8 23.43 8.8 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.55 7.4 20.55 7.4 – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.86 8.8 20.86 8.8 – – Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.46 5.7 19.46 5.7 – – Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 17.20 5.9 17.20 5.9 – – Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 17.33 6.8 17.33 6.8 – – Rail car repairers.............................................. 16.94 4.9 16.94 4.9 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 14.33 20.2 14.33 20.2 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 10.84 21.4 10.84 21.4 – – Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.02 3.8 24.02 3.8 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.13 9.2 12.15 9.2 – – Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 9.85 2.8 9.87 2.8 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.55 4.2 14.60 3.9 $8.72 33.2 Level 1 .................................................. 8.27 3.1 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.72 3.4 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.16 8.5 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.68 5.4 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.63 5.0 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.59 6.8 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.00 8.1 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.27 9.2 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 24.19 9.9 24.19 9.9 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.14 3.5 11.14 3.5 – – Machinists........................................................ 16.09 9.6 16.09 9.6 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 14.98 12.2 14.98 12.2 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.98 12.2 14.98 12.2 – – Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... $23.70 15.5 $23.70 15.5 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.06 8.8 16.03 8.8 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.33 19.4 12.59 17.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.65 8.0 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.50 5.4 10.50 5.4 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.78 7.5 16.52 7.5 $8.40 6.4 Level 1 .................................................. 7.60 6.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.86 8.7 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.48 4.0 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.30 11.2 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.90 9.5 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.07 19.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand..................................................... 15.18 11.0 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 21.58 6.4 21.58 6.4 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 14.60 .8 15.53 1.8 – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 13.26 2.8 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.56 6.6 15.83 6.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.74 9.7 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.16 22.7 13.18 22.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.00 4.9 12.00 4.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.04 15.9 16.04 15.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.26 11.3 19.26 11.3 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.52 10.2 18.52 10.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.47 10.0 16.47 10.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.47 13.2 19.47 13.2 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.58 16.6 13.58 16.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.10 6.6 9.10 6.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.83 25.9 15.83 25.9 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.48 6.2 11.48 6.2 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.05 5.1 9.56 6.7 7.66 8.5 Level 1 .................................................. 7.40 7.4 7.38 10.2 7.41 8.3 Level 2 .................................................. 10.42 9.0 10.52 10.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.82 3.5 10.82 3.5 – – Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.36 9.6 10.11 10.3 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.18 11.2 8.85 11.5 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.04 3.9 10.18 4.6 9.67 7.8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.11 5.3 – – 9.28 6.0 Level 2 .................................................. 11.74 6.8 11.64 7.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.64 7.2 10.64 7.2 – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.27 7.3 – – 5.44 .0 Level 1 .................................................. 5.60 5.0 – – 5.44 .0 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.31 3.3 $20.13 3.4 $8.97 4.2 Management occupations.............................................. 44.04 5.7 44.04 5.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 14.68 11.9 14.68 11.9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 20.26 3.7 20.26 3.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.77 7.9 29.77 7.9 – – Level 10.................................................. 37.32 13.5 37.32 13.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 36.96 4.4 36.96 4.4 – – Level 12.................................................. 54.61 9.6 54.61 9.6 – – Level 13.................................................. 58.38 5.0 58.38 5.0 – – Level 14.................................................. 81.49 21.5 81.49 21.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 52.59 6.6 52.59 6.6 – – General and operations managers................................... 56.02 15.2 56.02 15.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 69.54 19.4 69.54 19.4 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 70.96 21.6 70.96 21.6 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 81.53 32.7 81.53 32.7 – – Sales managers.................................................. 63.31 18.9 63.31 18.9 – – Financial managers................................................ 51.08 10.4 51.08 10.4 – – Construction managers............................................. 35.65 6.5 35.65 6.5 – – Education administrators.......................................... 21.47 40.2 21.47 40.2 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 51.93 7.4 51.93 7.4 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 32.01 15.7 32.01 15.7 – – Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 26.72 8.9 26.72 8.9 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.25 6.3 30.26 6.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.94 2.9 19.94 2.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.66 5.7 20.52 5.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.07 6.1 26.07 6.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.55 8.0 30.55 8.0 – – Level 10.................................................. 31.56 8.5 31.56 8.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 39.61 9.5 39.61 9.5 – – Level 12.................................................. 43.46 6.5 43.46 6.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.25 18.9 28.25 18.9 – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.75 15.1 27.75 15.1 – – Cost estimators................................................... 22.66 16.7 22.66 16.7 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.40 7.0 25.40 7.0 – – Management analysts............................................... 36.62 18.8 36.62 18.8 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.33 6.3 28.36 6.4 – – Loan counselors and officers...................................... 36.70 31.4 36.70 31.4 – – Loan officers................................................... 36.70 31.4 36.70 31.4 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.90 4.4 37.90 4.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.99 16.7 29.99 16.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.17 20.5 26.17 20.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 38.02 6.1 38.02 6.1 – – Level 12.................................................. 51.87 16.0 51.87 16.0 – – Computer software engineers....................................... $50.07 12.5 $50.07 12.5 – – Level 12.................................................. 69.92 17.2 69.92 17.2 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.72 7.5 44.72 7.5 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.54 6.2 38.54 6.2 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.63 4.9 36.64 4.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 22.17 5.4 22.17 5.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.59 5.5 23.59 5.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.36 4.1 33.36 4.1 – – Level 10.................................................. 30.41 2.4 30.41 2.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 42.23 7.1 42.23 7.1 – – Level 12.................................................. 46.18 6.1 46.18 6.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.42 5.5 34.42 5.5 – – Engineers......................................................... 41.57 5.2 41.57 5.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.59 13.1 21.59 13.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.08 6.2 33.08 6.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 42.35 6.6 42.35 6.6 – – Level 12.................................................. 46.38 6.2 46.38 6.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 48.79 9.0 48.79 9.0 – – Civil engineers................................................. 48.52 13.9 48.52 13.9 – – Drafters.......................................................... 26.06 10.3 26.06 10.3 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.93 5.1 26.00 5.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.19 8.0 26.19 8.0 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 36.48 10.4 36.48 10.4 – – Physical scientists............................................... 40.61 4.2 40.61 4.2 – – Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 44.89 9.6 44.89 9.6 – – Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 48.69 3.6 48.69 3.6 – – Community and social services occupations........................... – – 14.48 8.5 – – Legal occupations................................................... 29.70 34.9 32.46 33.6 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ – – – – $11.99 10.5 Level 7 .................................................. 25.10 4.9 25.55 4.7 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 114.09 34.8 115.43 34.1 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 19.29 23.9 19.67 26.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.47 7.0 25.99 7.1 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.51 7.6 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.67 7.0 – – – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.16 5.3 20.38 5.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 23.64 8.1 – – – – Designers......................................................... 17.97 8.8 17.97 8.8 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 22.81 17.9 22.65 18.4 26.90 6.3 Level 4 .................................................. $15.89 4.7 $15.92 4.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.32 4.1 19.33 4.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.92 6.7 26.27 7.4 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.17 1.5 27.86 1.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.32 10.7 29.49 10.7 – – Pharmacists....................................................... 45.34 .3 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 29.23 4.5 29.49 4.8 $26.02 8.3 Level 8 .................................................. 28.18 1.3 27.98 1.7 – – Therapists........................................................ 35.20 15.3 35.61 16.5 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.06 15.7 18.96 16.1 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 22.88 12.9 – – – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 20.50 12.8 20.50 12.8 – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 21.53 9.2 21.53 9.2 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.74 3.0 19.74 3.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.39 4.2 20.39 4.2 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.06 1.7 10.61 2.0 6.72 5.1 Level 2 .................................................. 9.07 2.1 9.69 2.8 6.58 5.5 Level 3 .................................................. 11.24 3.2 11.25 3.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.60 4.3 13.60 4.3 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.17 2.4 9.86 3.0 6.72 5.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.53 3.3 9.25 4.1 6.58 5.5 Home health aides............................................... 7.61 11.0 – – 6.58 5.5 Level 2 .................................................. 7.61 11.0 – – 6.58 5.5 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.74 4.5 9.72 4.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.82 5.7 8.82 5.7 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.58 3.9 11.58 3.9 – – Medical assistants.............................................. 11.86 2.1 11.86 2.1 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 9.54 8.7 – – 10.01 14.9 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.71 9.7 – – – – Security guards................................................. 9.71 9.7 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 5.63 3.0 5.75 3.4 5.13 2.2 Level 1 .................................................. 5.67 3.2 5.72 3.9 5.50 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 5.21 4.3 5.47 3.5 3.64 8.0 Level 3 .................................................. 7.35 15.1 8.24 9.8 6.42 13.3 Level 4 .................................................. 5.54 42.2 5.54 42.2 – – Cooks............................................................. 7.53 5.8 7.67 8.7 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.76 5.4 3.81 7.7 3.58 6.4 Level 1 .................................................. 4.84 9.2 4.94 10.1 4.26 12.5 Level 2 .................................................. 2.76 6.2 2.58 .9 – – Bartenders...................................................... 3.86 12.4 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.44 3.3 2.34 4.4 2.85 31.1 Level 1 .................................................. 2.72 21.5 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 2.34 5.4 2.39 8.1 – – Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... $5.86 12.6 $6.03 12.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 5.84 13.6 6.02 14.0 – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.45 5.1 6.84 7.9 $4.88 15.0 Level 1 .................................................. 6.44 4.3 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.39 5.9 6.92 11.0 4.88 15.0 Level 1 .................................................. 6.44 4.3 – – – – Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 8.66 16.6 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.43 3.4 7.56 4.7 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.03 3.1 7.13 4.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.74 7.5 8.74 7.5 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.42 3.4 7.56 4.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.03 3.1 7.13 4.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.74 7.5 8.74 7.5 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.54 5.4 7.83 7.5 – – Level 1 .................................................. 6.85 5.0 6.99 7.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.74 7.5 8.74 7.5 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.23 5.0 7.23 5.0 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.25 5.2 7.25 5.2 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.97 12.5 11.92 8.2 12.21 42.8 Level 2 .................................................. 8.31 11.6 – – 10.34 40.6 Level 3 .................................................. 8.22 8.3 – – – – Child care workers................................................ 7.30 6.5 7.51 5.2 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.39 8.7 20.42 9.4 7.59 1.4 Level 1 .................................................. 6.67 9.5 – – 6.99 5.5 Level 2 .................................................. 7.79 2.7 8.81 2.8 7.18 2.0 Level 3 .................................................. 11.18 5.5 11.46 10.3 9.27 23.6 Level 4 .................................................. 19.43 29.3 20.53 31.6 10.42 .4 Level 5 .................................................. 18.07 2.3 18.07 2.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 29.01 18.1 29.01 18.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.75 9.3 25.75 9.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 44.63 16.9 44.63 16.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 40.38 9.2 40.38 9.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.60 13.1 14.97 14.0 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.60 11.4 20.60 11.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.16 5.9 19.16 5.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 14.84 7.6 14.84 7.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.16 5.9 19.16 5.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 32.10 25.0 32.10 25.0 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.29 4.2 11.53 6.6 7.56 1.2 Level 1 .................................................. 6.54 11.0 – – 7.01 5.5 Level 2 .................................................. 7.76 2.5 8.84 3.2 7.16 2.0 Level 3 .................................................. 11.17 5.6 11.54 11.2 9.11 23.8 Level 4 .................................................. $15.19 28.1 $16.13 33.1 $10.42 0.4 Level 5 .................................................. 24.00 27.1 24.00 27.1 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.07 7.2 6.95 11.0 7.22 2.4 Level 1 .................................................. – – – – 6.97 7.2 Level 2 .................................................. 7.45 1.3 – – 7.36 .9 Level 3 .................................................. 11.27 12.9 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 7.07 7.2 6.95 11.0 7.22 2.4 Level 1 .................................................. – – – – 6.97 7.2 Level 2 .................................................. 7.45 1.3 – – 7.36 .9 Level 3 .................................................. 11.27 12.9 – – – – Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.00 18.1 13.24 21.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.28 45.7 15.28 45.7 – – Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.63 20.9 14.62 25.6 – – Parts salespersons............................................ 11.07 14.9 11.54 15.0 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 12.22 5.7 13.62 2.9 8.17 5.0 Level 1 .................................................. 7.54 4.9 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.29 7.7 9.69 2.4 7.17 .8 Level 3 .................................................. 11.49 8.1 11.86 14.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.14 22.5 16.82 25.9 10.42 .4 Level 5 .................................................. 24.29 27.7 24.29 27.7 – – Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 24.24 37.6 24.24 37.6 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 34.18 7.7 34.18 7.7 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 35.56 10.5 35.56 10.5 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 33.70 10.2 33.70 10.2 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.39 2.4 14.69 2.4 11.07 8.2 Level 1 .................................................. 8.63 3.4 9.56 4.3 7.36 7.3 Level 2 .................................................. 10.35 3.4 10.44 4.0 10.06 8.4 Level 3 .................................................. 11.92 1.4 11.95 1.6 11.56 8.8 Level 4 .................................................. 14.55 2.1 14.70 2.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.97 3.1 15.78 3.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.96 5.8 19.96 5.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.99 6.2 22.99 6.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.53 3.9 15.72 4.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 23.26 7.3 23.26 7.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.94 2.4 18.94 2.4 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.60 5.0 15.05 4.6 12.05 14.1 Level 2 .................................................. 10.42 4.4 11.30 5.0 8.98 6.7 Level 3 .................................................. 13.17 4.2 13.31 4.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.88 4.9 15.88 4.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.90 11.5 13.78 11.6 – – Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.87 14.0 15.01 13.1 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.62 5.9 15.90 5.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. $16.28 5.6 $16.28 5.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 13.97 16.2 13.97 16.2 – – Tellers......................................................... 11.73 .2 12.53 1.2 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 16.71 8.5 16.76 8.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.80 5.8 14.80 5.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.18 12.3 21.18 12.3 – – File clerks....................................................... 10.97 6.1 11.42 3.0 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.45 4.1 11.53 4.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.98 6.6 11.98 6.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.70 5.4 10.80 6.8 – – Dispatchers....................................................... 13.84 17.1 14.34 18.9 – – Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 13.84 17.1 14.34 18.9 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.25 8.4 13.25 8.4 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.94 5.1 11.42 5.9 $6.74 3.7 Level 1 .................................................. 8.13 2.0 – – 6.74 3.7 Level 3 .................................................. 10.92 5.7 10.92 5.7 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.93 3.6 16.99 3.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.02 10.0 15.02 10.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.21 2.5 17.46 3.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.67 1.6 20.67 1.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.95 7.5 16.95 7.5 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.98 3.1 19.29 3.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.58 3.5 18.06 5.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.60 2.3 20.60 2.3 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.15 5.2 17.15 5.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.07 6.5 17.07 6.5 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.67 4.2 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 11.67 4.2 – – – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.39 7.9 15.39 7.9 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.60 5.5 13.22 5.9 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.21 8.6 10.86 13.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.24 7.6 11.24 7.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.76 6.8 14.45 4.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.88 6.4 14.88 6.4 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.80 1.9 15.80 1.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.09 5.8 11.09 5.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.61 7.0 13.61 7.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.42 4.5 13.42 4.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.81 3.3 17.81 3.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.62 3.3 21.62 3.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.12 9.9 24.12 9.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 13.38 5.8 13.38 5.8 – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 20.27 12.1 20.27 12.1 – – Carpenters........................................................ 12.77 2.6 12.77 2.6 – – Construction laborers............................................. $11.53 3.8 $11.53 3.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.33 7.4 9.33 7.4 – – Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.36 4.6 15.36 4.6 – – Electricians...................................................... 23.72 5.8 23.72 5.8 – – Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.04 9.6 13.04 9.6 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.60 2.9 11.60 2.9 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.18 5.4 19.18 5.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.78 17.3 11.78 17.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.00 6.6 18.00 6.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.34 5.3 22.34 5.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.27 5.2 22.27 5.2 – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 27.90 19.1 27.90 19.1 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.63 7.6 20.63 7.6 – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.91 8.9 20.91 8.9 – – Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.42 6.7 19.42 6.7 – – Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 17.20 5.9 17.20 5.9 – – Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 17.33 6.8 17.33 6.8 – – Rail car repairers.............................................. 16.94 4.9 16.94 4.9 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 14.11 24.6 14.11 24.6 – – Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.02 3.8 24.02 3.8 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.17 9.9 12.17 9.9 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.56 4.2 14.61 3.9 $8.72 33.2 Level 1 .................................................. 8.27 3.1 8.33 2.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.72 3.4 9.73 3.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.16 8.6 13.12 8.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.68 5.4 13.68 5.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.72 5.0 16.72 5.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.68 6.7 22.68 6.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.11 8.1 24.11 8.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.27 9.2 16.21 9.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 24.31 9.8 24.31 9.8 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.14 3.5 11.14 3.5 – – Machinists........................................................ 16.09 9.6 16.09 9.6 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 14.98 12.2 14.98 12.2 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.98 12.2 14.98 12.2 – – Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 23.70 15.5 23.70 15.5 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.06 8.8 16.03 8.8 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.33 19.4 12.59 17.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.65 8.0 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.50 5.4 10.50 5.4 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... $15.84 7.9 $16.58 7.8 $7.94 6.7 Level 1 .................................................. 7.53 7.1 7.81 7.8 7.11 6.6 Level 2 .................................................. 11.80 9.4 12.02 10.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.82 5.7 11.82 5.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.34 11.4 15.34 11.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.80 10.0 18.80 10.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.07 19.7 16.69 21.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand..................................................... 15.18 11.0 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.60 6.7 15.87 7.0 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.74 9.7 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.31 23.6 13.31 23.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.93 5.0 11.93 5.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.04 15.9 16.04 15.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.26 11.3 19.26 11.3 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.54 10.2 18.54 10.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.47 10.0 16.47 10.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.47 13.2 19.47 13.2 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.62 16.8 13.62 16.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.05 6.9 9.05 6.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.83 25.9 15.83 25.9 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.48 6.2 11.48 6.2 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.93 5.3 9.43 6.9 7.66 8.5 Level 1 .................................................. 7.31 7.7 7.21 10.8 7.41 8.3 Level 2 .................................................. 10.23 8.7 10.32 10.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.70 3.5 10.70 3.5 – – Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.26 10.0 10.01 10.5 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.18 11.2 8.85 11.5 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.92 4.0 10.02 4.8 9.67 7.8 Level 1 .................................................. 7.93 5.7 – – 9.28 6.0 Level 2 .................................................. 11.53 7.2 11.40 7.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.64 7.2 10.64 7.2 – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.27 7.3 – – 5.44 .0 Level 1 .................................................. 5.60 5.0 – – 5.44 .0 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $21.35 3.9 $21.57 4.2 $12.60 8.8 Management occupations.............................................. 33.24 8.4 33.24 8.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 31.33 6.8 31.33 6.8 – – Education administrators.......................................... 39.47 7.1 39.47 7.1 – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 35.13 1.2 35.13 1.2 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 46.41 3.4 46.41 3.4 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 19.63 17.8 19.63 17.8 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 22.60 23.1 22.25 24.8 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 21.55 9.5 21.60 9.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 16.90 4.5 16.90 4.5 – – Counselors........................................................ 32.33 4.4 32.33 4.4 – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.54 5.2 32.54 5.2 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 13.95 10.1 13.95 10.1 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.13 3.4 28.58 2.9 13.37 17.3 Level 3 .................................................. 10.54 .6 10.54 .6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 29.33 .9 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.51 .3 30.81 .5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.81 2.1 29.07 1.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.77 3.8 30.77 3.8 – – Level 10.................................................. 40.11 16.9 40.59 19.1 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 48.91 14.5 50.52 14.9 22.59 6.8 Level 9 .................................................. 41.44 9.6 41.62 9.6 – – Level 10.................................................. 40.11 16.9 40.59 19.1 – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 33.55 4.0 – – – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 60.23 18.7 – – 22.04 11.4 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.02 .4 30.16 .0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.52 .0 30.67 .4 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.54 2.2 29.75 1.6 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.80 .1 29.89 .4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.40 .1 30.40 .1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.68 .7 29.97 .2 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.71 .2 29.81 .2 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.30 .6 29.71 .6 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 30.32 1.3 30.32 1.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.56 .8 30.56 .8 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.40 1.2 30.60 .6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.61 .0 30.87 .9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.05 7.2 29.05 7.2 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 30.14 1.7 30.36 1.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. $30.30 0.5 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.05 7.2 $29.05 7.2 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 18.09 11.0 – – – – Librarians........................................................ 24.46 15.7 24.78 16.4 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 10.48 .9 10.50 .9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.54 .6 10.54 .6 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.67 11.6 29.67 11.6 – – Registered nurses................................................. 30.44 9.2 30.45 9.3 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.56 3.4 11.56 3.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.01 6.3 12.01 6.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.99 15.9 12.99 15.9 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.75 1.3 10.75 1.3 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.75 1.3 10.75 1.3 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.07 3.9 12.07 3.9 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 18.19 3.5 18.20 3.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 13.06 2.0 12.99 2.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.75 11.3 19.75 11.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.85 3.5 21.85 3.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 22.64 3.2 22.64 3.2 – – Fire fighters..................................................... 15.79 .1 – – – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 13.13 2.3 13.13 2.3 – – Correctional officers and jailers............................... 12.91 1.8 12.91 1.8 – – Police officers................................................... 21.34 5.7 21.36 5.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.75 12.4 20.75 12.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.07 3.7 22.07 3.7 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 21.34 5.7 21.36 5.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.75 12.4 20.75 12.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.07 3.7 22.07 3.7 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.89 1.0 8.94 1.3 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.40 1.7 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.00 1.6 9.05 1.5 – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.09 3.7 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 9.09 3.7 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.52 5.6 10.52 5.6 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.63 4.6 9.63 4.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.38 4.1 9.38 4.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.82 6.5 11.82 6.5 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.92 3.5 9.92 3.5 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.57 8.0 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.11 1.5 9.11 1.5 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... $9.90 3.7 $9.90 3.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.11 1.5 9.11 1.5 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.93 11.0 10.93 11.0 – – Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.93 11.0 10.93 11.0 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 18.16 17.8 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.58 2.7 13.65 2.6 $9.26 4.2 Level 2 .................................................. 10.60 1.5 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.51 3.4 11.52 3.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.45 3.0 14.50 3.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.93 6.3 15.93 6.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.27 4.8 16.27 4.8 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.43 6.1 14.43 6.1 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.07 2.3 14.10 2.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.66 2.1 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.76 4.5 14.76 4.5 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 14.40 3.5 14.40 3.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.64 .9 14.64 .9 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 14.05 1.6 14.05 1.6 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.67 5.0 13.75 5.3 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 11.95 4.3 11.96 4.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.97 5.0 10.97 5.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.67 6.6 13.67 6.6 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 14.33 6.0 14.33 6.0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.61 3.5 18.67 3.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.86 3.6 17.86 3.6 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.36 13.2 15.36 13.2 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.64 5.7 15.23 6.3 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.75 5.1 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.15 2.6 15.64 1.2 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 14.72 .2 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 13.26 2.8 – – – – 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. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3), Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.57 2.9 $20.32 3.0 $9.14 4.0 Management occupations.............................................. 42.59 5.5 42.59 5.5 – – Group II.................................................. 16.78 9.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 37.23 5.4 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 65.83 10.2 – – – – General and operations managers................................... 53.78 14.7 53.78 14.7 – – Group III................................................. 38.89 6.1 38.89 6.1 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 70.96 21.6 70.96 21.6 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 81.53 32.7 81.53 32.7 – – Sales managers.................................................. 63.31 18.9 63.31 18.9 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.92 12.5 53.92 12.5 – – Financial managers................................................ 50.72 10.5 50.72 10.5 – – Group III................................................. 51.34 17.8 51.34 17.8 – – Human resources managers.......................................... 34.42 19.0 34.42 19.0 – – Construction managers............................................. 35.65 6.5 35.65 6.5 – – Group III................................................. 33.62 9.5 33.62 9.5 – – Education administrators.......................................... 31.51 15.7 31.51 15.7 – – Group III................................................. 30.35 13.3 – – – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 35.13 1.2 35.13 1.2 – – Group III................................................. 35.13 1.2 35.13 1.2 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 45.88 3.2 45.88 3.2 – – Group III................................................. 32.75 13.5 32.75 13.5 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 51.93 7.4 51.93 7.4 – – Group IV.................................................. 51.70 8.3 51.70 8.3 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 32.10 15.1 32.10 15.1 – – Group III................................................. 35.32 13.9 35.32 13.9 – – Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 26.72 8.9 26.72 8.9 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.29 6.3 30.30 6.3 – – Group II.................................................. 22.30 5.9 – – – – Group III................................................. 36.86 5.2 – – – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.75 15.1 27.75 15.1 – – Group II.................................................. 21.55 22.6 – – – – Cost estimators................................................... 22.66 16.7 22.66 16.7 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.22 6.7 25.22 6.7 – – Management analysts............................................... 36.62 18.8 36.62 18.8 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.33 6.3 28.36 6.4 – – Group II.................................................. 24.96 4.1 24.93 4.3 – – Group III................................................. 33.08 13.9 33.08 13.9 – – Loan counselors and officers...................................... 36.70 31.4 36.70 31.4 – – Loan officers................................................... 36.70 31.4 36.70 31.4 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 36.74 5.0 36.74 5.0 – – Group II.................................................. 25.88 13.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 39.13 2.2 – – – – Computer programmers.............................................. $27.59 25.7 $27.59 25.7 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 50.07 12.5 50.07 12.5 – – Group III................................................. 49.03 18.1 – – – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.72 7.5 44.72 7.5 – – Group III................................................. 40.45 3.0 40.45 3.0 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 27.58 23.8 27.58 23.8 – – Group II.................................................. 20.26 15.2 20.26 15.2 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.24 6.2 38.24 6.2 – – Group II.................................................. 35.76 13.3 35.76 13.3 – – Group III................................................. 38.63 4.6 38.63 4.6 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.41 4.9 36.43 4.9 – – Group II.................................................. 25.87 5.5 – – – – Group III................................................. 41.55 4.1 – – – – Engineers......................................................... 41.57 5.2 41.57 5.2 – – Group II.................................................. 26.64 7.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 42.15 3.3 – – – – Civil engineers................................................. 48.52 13.9 48.52 13.9 – – Drafters.......................................................... 26.06 10.3 26.06 10.3 – – Group II.................................................. 25.19 9.8 – – – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.19 4.8 25.24 4.9 – – Group II.................................................. 24.39 8.5 – – – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 33.79 11.7 33.87 11.8 – – Group II.................................................. 22.05 6.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 39.95 6.0 – – – – Physical scientists............................................... 40.17 4.6 40.17 4.6 – – Group II.................................................. 21.84 6.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 42.45 3.6 – – – – Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 44.22 9.8 44.22 9.8 – – Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 48.69 3.6 48.69 3.6 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 19.64 8.6 19.54 9.0 – – Group II.................................................. 18.17 13.4 – – – – Group III................................................. 30.39 5.5 – – – – Counselors........................................................ 30.18 7.3 30.14 7.7 – – Group III................................................. 32.33 3.7 – – – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.54 5.2 32.54 5.2 – – Group III................................................. 32.68 4.3 32.68 4.3 – – Social workers.................................................... 16.44 4.8 16.47 4.9 – – Group II.................................................. 15.57 4.1 – – – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.95 6.6 12.95 6.6 – – Group II.................................................. 15.25 8.3 – – – – Social and human service assistants............................. 10.66 7.7 10.66 7.7 – – Legal occupations................................................... 30.75 27.2 32.90 25.1 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ $28.37 7.9 $29.39 7.4 $12.58 9.5 Group I................................................... 9.99 4.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 27.71 2.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 35.46 4.5 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 60.46 22.1 62.45 22.1 22.35 6.2 Group II.................................................. 26.99 18.3 – – – – Group III................................................. 42.81 3.4 – – – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 33.57 3.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 33.57 3.8 – – – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 56.58 18.7 59.69 19.3 21.77 9.9 Group II.................................................. 27.49 21.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 51.58 7.7 – – – – Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 20.69 .8 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.15 2.2 29.36 2.1 – – Group II.................................................. 29.21 2.3 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.44 1.3 29.70 .9 – – Group II.................................................. 29.57 1.2 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.53 .8 29.84 .2 – – Group II.................................................. 29.70 .6 29.93 .2 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 29.09 3.8 29.09 3.8 – – Group II.................................................. 29.09 3.8 29.09 3.8 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.16 1.5 30.36 1.1 – – Group II.................................................. 30.16 1.5 – – – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 29.89 1.9 30.10 1.4 – – Group II.................................................. 29.89 1.9 30.10 1.4 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 16.48 8.4 – – 12.74 8.9 Group II.................................................. 14.60 17.5 – – – – Librarians........................................................ 24.26 15.2 24.56 15.9 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 9.98 4.2 10.12 3.4 – – Group I................................................... 9.96 4.5 10.12 3.4 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.64 5.8 20.87 6.0 – – Group II.................................................. 20.57 4.4 – – – – Designers......................................................... 17.97 8.8 17.97 8.8 – – Group II.................................................. 18.14 4.3 – – – – Writers and editors............................................... 22.76 9.6 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.61 16.1 23.48 16.5 26.97 6.2 Group II.................................................. 23.06 7.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 38.97 5.5 – – – – Pharmacists....................................................... 45.30 .7 45.45 .7 – – Registered nurses................................................. 29.50 4.1 29.72 4.2 26.21 7.9 Group II.................................................. 27.12 4.5 27.17 5.0 26.37 11.0 Group III................................................. $35.56 6.4 $36.08 5.4 – – Therapists........................................................ 35.13 14.4 35.50 15.4 – – Group II.................................................. 27.22 4.3 – – – – Group III................................................. 37.36 16.5 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.15 15.2 19.06 15.6 – – Group II.................................................. 20.59 9.7 – – – – Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 22.88 12.3 23.00 13.4 – – Group II.................................................. 20.40 10.1 – – – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.97 14.3 22.97 14.3 – – Group II.................................................. 23.02 4.3 – – – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.27 11.7 24.27 11.7 – – Group II.................................................. 23.02 4.3 23.02 4.3 – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 18.16 2.2 18.10 3.3 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.30 2.8 19.30 2.8 – – Group I................................................... 17.34 2.8 17.34 2.8 – – Group II.................................................. 20.03 3.6 20.03 3.6 – – Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 17.97 8.8 17.97 8.8 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.42 2.0 10.86 2.0 $6.72 5.1 Group I................................................... 10.36 2.1 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.42 2.2 10.03 2.5 6.72 5.1 Group I................................................... 9.23 2.6 – – – – Home health aides............................................... 7.61 11.0 – – 6.58 5.5 Group I................................................... 7.61 11.0 – – 6.58 5.5 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.01 3.5 10.00 3.6 – – Group I................................................... 9.77 4.3 9.76 4.4 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.75 3.1 11.75 3.1 – – Group I................................................... 11.76 3.1 – – – – Medical assistants.............................................. 11.95 2.3 11.95 2.3 – – Group I................................................... 11.95 2.3 11.95 2.3 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 16.79 5.6 17.56 4.3 10.26 15.1 Group I................................................... 12.45 9.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.05 3.0 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 22.64 3.2 22.64 3.2 – – Fire fighters..................................................... 15.79 .1 – – – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 13.13 2.3 13.13 2.3 – – Group II.................................................. 13.11 2.4 – – – – Correctional officers and jailers............................... 12.91 1.8 12.91 1.8 – – Group II.................................................. 12.89 1.8 12.89 1.8 – – Police officers................................................... 21.34 5.7 21.36 5.7 – – Group II.................................................. 21.24 6.3 – – – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 21.34 5.7 21.36 5.7 – – Group II.................................................. 21.24 6.3 21.25 6.3 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.02 10.2 – – – – Group I................................................... 9.93 10.4 – – – – Security guards................................................. $10.02 10.2 – – – – Group I................................................... 9.93 10.4 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 5.80 2.7 $5.93 3.1 $5.24 2.0 Group I................................................... 5.79 2.8 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 7.53 5.8 7.67 8.7 – – Group I................................................... 7.53 5.8 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.25 2.0 8.86 6.0 7.42 1.6 Group I................................................... 8.25 2.0 8.86 6.0 7.42 1.6 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.76 5.4 3.81 7.7 3.58 6.4 Group I................................................... 3.76 5.4 – – – – Bartenders...................................................... 3.86 12.4 – – – – Group I................................................... 3.86 12.4 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.44 3.3 2.34 4.4 2.85 31.1 Group I................................................... 2.44 3.3 2.34 4.4 2.85 31.1 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 5.86 12.6 6.03 12.9 – – Group I................................................... 5.86 12.6 6.03 12.9 – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.88 2.1 7.24 3.7 5.28 15.8 Group I................................................... 6.88 2.1 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.94 2.6 7.43 6.1 5.28 15.8 Group I................................................... 6.94 2.6 7.43 6.1 5.28 15.8 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 8.66 16.6 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.66 16.6 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.01 3.7 8.19 4.8 – – Group I................................................... 7.84 3.0 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.81 3.3 7.97 4.5 – – Group I................................................... 7.75 2.9 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.06 4.9 8.38 6.4 – – Group I................................................... 7.99 4.4 8.31 6.0 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.23 5.0 7.23 5.0 – – Group I................................................... 7.23 5.0 7.23 5.0 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.93 11.0 10.93 11.0 – – Group I................................................... 10.93 11.0 – – – – Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.93 11.0 10.93 11.0 – – Group I................................................... 10.93 11.0 10.93 11.0 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.37 11.9 12.43 8.7 12.08 41.5 Group I................................................... 12.02 11.8 – – – – Child care workers................................................ 7.40 6.1 7.63 4.7 – – Group I................................................... 7.40 6.1 7.63 4.7 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.36 8.6 20.38 9.4 7.59 1.4 Group I................................................... 10.91 9.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.39 9.2 – – – – Group III................................................. $46.47 7.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.60 11.4 $20.60 11.4 – – Group II.................................................. 17.89 11.9 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 14.84 7.6 14.84 7.6 – – Group II.................................................. 16.70 13.0 16.70 13.0 – – First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 32.10 25.0 32.10 25.0 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.31 4.2 11.53 6.5 $7.56 1.2 Group I................................................... 9.49 5.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.56 25.7 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.18 8.1 7.15 12.7 7.22 2.4 Group I................................................... 7.03 9.5 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 7.18 8.1 7.15 12.7 7.22 2.4 Group I................................................... 7.03 9.5 – – 7.20 2.9 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.00 18.1 13.24 21.9 – – Group I................................................... 11.77 16.3 – – – – Counter and rental clerks..................................... 12.63 20.9 14.62 25.6 – – Group I................................................... 12.63 20.9 14.62 25.6 – – Parts salespersons............................................ 11.07 14.9 11.54 15.0 – – Group I................................................... 10.41 .0 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 12.22 5.7 13.62 2.9 8.17 5.0 Group I................................................... 11.01 6.9 12.47 5.3 8.18 4.9 Group II.................................................. 22.69 26.4 22.69 26.4 – – Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 24.24 37.6 24.24 37.6 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 34.18 7.7 34.18 7.7 – – Group II.................................................. 32.19 18.5 – – – – Group III................................................. 44.63 11.7 – – – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 35.56 10.5 35.56 10.5 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 33.70 10.2 33.70 10.2 – – Group II.................................................. 32.28 24.4 32.28 24.4 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.31 2.2 14.57 2.2 11.03 8.0 Group I................................................... 12.47 1.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.11 4.0 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 23.00 7.0 23.00 7.0 – – Group II.................................................. 19.99 5.9 19.99 5.9 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.60 4.9 15.03 4.5 12.05 14.1 Group I................................................... 14.01 4.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 16.78 12.3 – – – – Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.87 14.0 15.01 13.1 – – Group I................................................... 15.01 13.1 15.01 13.1 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.55 5.7 15.82 5.4 – – Group I................................................... 14.71 5.8 15.10 5.2 – – Group II.................................................. 16.95 16.4 16.95 16.4 – – Tellers......................................................... $11.73 0.2 $12.53 1.2 – – Group I................................................... 11.71 .4 12.64 .6 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 16.66 8.4 16.71 8.8 – – Group I................................................... 14.03 4.2 13.81 4.7 – – Group II.................................................. 19.55 11.5 19.55 11.5 – – File clerks....................................................... 11.04 5.7 11.47 2.8 – – Group I................................................... 9.97 6.1 10.65 2.3 – – Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.71 12.9 13.71 12.9 – – Group I................................................... 12.63 11.4 12.63 11.4 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.45 4.0 11.52 4.3 – – Group I................................................... 11.60 4.2 11.68 4.6 – – Dispatchers....................................................... 13.90 16.2 14.39 17.7 – – Group I................................................... 11.34 7.2 – – – – Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 13.84 17.1 14.34 18.9 – – Group I................................................... 11.07 7.1 11.13 9.5 – – Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... – – 10.59 14.9 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.31 8.2 13.31 8.2 – – Group I................................................... 13.25 3.4 13.25 3.4 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.94 5.1 11.42 5.9 $6.74 3.7 Group I................................................... 10.61 6.2 11.11 6.4 6.74 3.7 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.27 2.7 16.31 2.8 – – Group I................................................... 14.20 5.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.97 2.4 – – – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.86 3.4 18.03 3.6 – – Group I................................................... 15.42 4.3 15.42 4.3 – – Group II.................................................. 18.31 4.0 18.60 4.5 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 13.93 1.9 13.93 1.9 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.45 4.8 16.47 4.9 – – Group I................................................... 15.06 5.7 15.10 5.7 – – Group II.................................................. 18.32 3.4 18.32 3.4 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.67 4.2 – – – – Group I................................................... 11.67 4.2 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 11.67 4.2 – – – – Group I................................................... 11.67 4.2 – – – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.39 7.9 15.39 7.9 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.39 3.9 12.75 4.1 9.26 3.1 Group I................................................... 11.66 4.1 12.01 4.2 9.26 3.1 Group II.................................................. 18.12 1.5 18.12 1.5 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.74 1.7 15.74 1.7 – – Group I................................................... 12.79 4.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.02 4.2 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 20.28 12.0 20.28 12.0 – – Group II.................................................. 20.05 15.4 20.05 15.4 – – Carpenters........................................................ 12.77 2.6 12.77 2.6 – – Construction laborers............................................. $11.53 3.8 $11.53 3.8 – – Group I................................................... 11.34 4.5 11.34 4.5 – – Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.15 4.7 15.15 4.7 – – Group II.................................................. 17.07 13.9 – – – – Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.40 3.3 15.40 3.3 – – Electricians...................................................... 22.76 5.4 22.76 5.4 – – Group II.................................................. 23.32 5.0 23.32 5.0 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 16.55 3.3 16.55 3.3 – – Group II.................................................. 20.04 6.1 – – – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Group II.................................................. 20.18 5.9 20.18 5.9 – – Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.03 9.5 13.03 9.5 – – Group I................................................... 13.22 9.3 – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.12 4.9 19.13 4.9 – – Group I................................................... 10.26 10.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.30 2.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 25.29 13.9 25.29 13.9 – – Group II.................................................. 21.09 4.5 21.09 4.5 – – Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 23.43 8.8 23.43 8.8 – – Group II.................................................. 23.43 8.8 – – – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.55 7.4 20.55 7.4 – – Group II.................................................. 20.56 7.7 – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.86 8.8 20.86 8.8 – – Group II.................................................. 20.90 9.2 20.90 9.2 – – Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.46 5.7 19.46 5.7 – – Group II.................................................. 19.46 5.7 19.46 5.7 – – Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 17.20 5.9 17.20 5.9 – – Group II.................................................. 16.84 9.0 – – – – Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 17.33 6.8 17.33 6.8 – – Rail car repairers.............................................. 16.94 4.9 16.94 4.9 – – Group II.................................................. 16.94 4.9 16.94 4.9 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 14.33 20.2 14.33 20.2 – – Group I................................................... 9.58 16.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.84 5.3 – – – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 10.84 21.4 10.84 21.4 – – Group I................................................... 9.23 17.8 9.23 17.8 – – Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.02 3.8 24.02 3.8 – – Group II.................................................. 24.63 3.4 – – – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.13 9.2 12.15 9.2 – – Group I................................................... 9.58 4.0 – – – – Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 9.85 2.8 9.87 2.8 – – Group I................................................... 9.85 2.8 9.87 2.8 – – Production occupations.............................................. $14.55 4.2 $14.60 3.9 $8.72 33.2 Group I................................................... 11.12 2.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.05 2.9 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 24.19 9.9 24.19 9.9 – – Group II.................................................. 22.70 10.0 22.70 10.0 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.14 3.5 11.14 3.5 – – Group I................................................... 10.55 4.4 – – – – Machinists........................................................ 16.09 9.6 16.09 9.6 – – Group II.................................................. 17.40 17.0 17.40 17.0 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 14.98 12.2 14.98 12.2 – – Group I................................................... 11.76 17.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.15 6.0 – – – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.98 12.2 14.98 12.2 – – Group I................................................... 11.76 17.5 11.76 17.5 – – Group II.................................................. 18.15 6.0 18.15 6.0 – – Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 23.70 15.5 23.70 15.5 – – Group II.................................................. 26.91 5.7 – – – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.06 8.8 16.03 8.8 – – Group I................................................... 13.23 7.1 13.23 7.1 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.33 19.4 12.59 17.8 – – Group I................................................... 11.93 20.3 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.78 7.5 16.52 7.5 8.40 6.4 Group I................................................... 12.18 3.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.57 8.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand..................................................... 15.18 11.0 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 21.58 6.4 21.58 6.4 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 14.60 .8 15.53 1.8 – – Group I................................................... 14.60 .8 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 13.26 2.8 – – – – Group I................................................... 13.26 2.8 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.56 6.6 15.83 6.9 – – Group I................................................... 14.18 9.0 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.26 11.3 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.52 10.2 18.52 10.2 – – Group I................................................... 17.40 11.0 17.40 11.0 – – Group II.................................................. 19.47 13.2 19.47 13.2 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.58 16.6 13.58 16.6 – – Group I................................................... 13.24 16.2 13.24 16.2 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.48 6.2 11.48 6.2 – – Group I................................................... 11.75 6.4 11.75 6.4 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.05 5.1 9.56 6.7 7.66 8.5 Group I................................................... $8.96 5.1 – – – – Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.36 9.6 $10.11 10.3 – – Group I................................................... 9.36 9.6 10.11 10.3 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.04 3.9 10.18 4.6 $9.67 7.8 Group I................................................... 10.04 3.9 10.18 4.6 9.67 7.8 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.27 7.3 – – 5.44 .0 Group I................................................... 6.27 7.3 – – 5.44 .0 1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines levels 13-15. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.00 $9.86 $14.78 $24.05 $38.63 Management occupations.............................................. 18.79 28.85 39.70 50.48 69.52 General and operations managers................................... 25.96 34.74 47.78 68.71 83.96 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 31.13 37.58 67.60 96.15 141.93 Marketing managers.............................................. 29.85 37.95 57.16 141.93 141.93 Sales managers.................................................. 33.17 36.64 67.60 96.15 96.15 Computer and information systems managers......................... 31.98 38.15 59.40 65.97 65.97 Financial managers................................................ 27.89 32.26 44.15 63.19 87.20 Human resources managers.......................................... 18.30 21.59 40.96 40.96 50.48 Construction managers............................................. 21.50 30.76 32.93 45.59 52.77 Education administrators.......................................... 10.62 12.50 31.25 41.26 62.80 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 22.10 32.22 34.72 39.76 43.93 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 23.25 26.75 42.38 68.67 69.80 Engineering managers.............................................. 40.39 43.06 51.51 58.67 64.33 Medical and health services managers.............................. 21.47 21.61 31.13 39.69 51.74 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 19.14 23.07 28.85 28.85 28.85 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.59 20.22 25.24 36.54 48.79 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 14.07 18.70 21.75 37.00 48.79 Cost estimators................................................... 12.50 13.00 20.00 29.08 33.15 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.20 23.15 23.15 26.52 29.02 Management analysts............................................... 20.19 22.76 26.44 49.68 52.50 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 19.47 21.00 24.14 34.86 44.23 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 18.14 18.88 30.88 53.75 54.00 Loan officers................................................... 18.14 18.88 30.88 53.75 54.00 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 15.39 26.44 36.41 44.36 50.96 Computer programmers.............................................. 15.39 15.39 26.36 38.30 45.40 Computer software engineers....................................... 29.76 34.04 42.71 60.10 86.06 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 29.04 33.65 42.71 54.33 60.10 Computer support specialists...................................... 13.04 17.27 26.44 45.59 45.59 Computer systems analysts......................................... 26.74 30.77 39.42 44.72 48.42 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 19.25 23.89 35.43 47.34 54.52 Engineers......................................................... 23.41 32.02 40.62 51.44 59.23 Civil engineers................................................. 31.80 40.52 42.99 59.77 66.98 Drafters.......................................................... 14.42 15.33 23.59 33.00 46.00 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 19.46 20.96 23.50 29.57 32.93 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 15.46 19.58 30.29 42.02 55.59 Physical scientists............................................... 19.58 26.28 38.46 43.59 63.77 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 19.28 38.46 38.46 45.77 69.35 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 38.46 38.46 43.59 45.77 73.07 Community and social services occupations........................... 9.22 13.26 16.02 25.68 33.77 Counselors........................................................ 15.39 25.68 32.78 35.00 40.68 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 25.21 28.59 33.28 37.41 41.96 Social workers.................................................... 13.50 14.02 14.71 17.79 23.32 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 9.09 9.22 12.02 16.07 20.39 Social and human service assistants............................. 9.00 9.22 10.10 12.02 12.90 Legal occupations................................................... $11.73 $14.13 $29.04 $32.85 $41.18 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 9.38 17.54 27.51 32.29 39.10 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 26.21 33.37 43.12 62.50 120.19 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 28.48 28.95 33.99 36.02 39.43 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 23.50 34.00 50.14 68.15 97.12 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 18.00 19.50 19.50 23.50 23.50 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.71 25.95 28.46 32.35 36.72 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.00 26.38 28.43 31.18 35.81 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.16 26.69 28.56 31.12 35.89 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.00 25.90 27.32 31.18 35.76 Secondary school teachers....................................... 24.71 26.03 29.01 33.83 38.40 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 24.71 25.95 28.46 33.83 38.77 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 8.72 11.90 12.98 22.16 25.25 Librarians........................................................ 13.93 18.08 23.12 30.69 35.46 Teacher assistants................................................ 7.00 8.66 9.56 11.44 12.86 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 11.37 16.83 20.56 24.74 30.09 Designers......................................................... 8.15 12.87 16.83 20.66 24.88 Writers and editors............................................... 15.87 20.56 23.37 24.74 29.33 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 7.40 14.94 21.74 30.06 45.00 Pharmacists....................................................... 43.16 44.86 45.60 45.78 47.15 Registered nurses................................................. 22.41 25.00 29.05 33.33 39.22 Therapists........................................................ 24.52 27.41 31.01 47.25 47.25 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 12.25 13.97 17.94 23.63 30.06 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 16.00 16.00 23.10 30.06 30.06 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 15.00 16.58 21.66 26.00 28.83 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 15.00 18.00 21.75 26.35 30.15 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.57 16.69 18.54 19.70 21.89 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.00 17.47 18.50 21.43 25.00 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 13.77 13.77 14.94 22.18 26.60 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 7.00 8.54 10.25 11.78 13.74 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 6.00 7.54 9.64 11.00 12.19 Home health aides............................................... 5.90 6.00 6.16 9.98 11.00 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 7.50 8.20 10.00 11.76 12.62 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.50 16.00 Medical assistants.............................................. 9.00 10.00 11.54 12.50 17.42 Protective service occupations...................................... 8.50 12.32 16.81 20.23 26.35 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 16.07 16.07 22.78 28.24 30.64 Fire fighters..................................................... 13.20 13.31 16.81 17.53 18.56 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 11.34 12.16 12.69 13.82 13.82 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 11.34 12.16 12.69 13.82 13.82 Police officers................................................... 16.81 17.30 20.23 23.64 31.44 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 16.81 17.30 20.23 23.64 31.44 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 7.80 8.00 8.50 10.00 14.34 Security guards................................................. $7.80 $8.00 $8.50 $10.00 $14.34 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 3.00 6.04 7.75 8.75 Cooks............................................................. 6.00 6.00 7.75 8.20 10.00 Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.10 7.10 7.86 8.60 11.05 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.15 3.00 5.25 7.00 Bartenders...................................................... 2.38 3.00 3.00 4.00 6.43 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.15 2.35 3.00 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 3.35 3.75 6.15 7.50 8.00 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 5.50 6.00 6.74 7.75 9.50 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 2.42 6.00 6.63 8.50 9.82 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 2.13 6.61 8.34 11.43 11.61 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 5.75 6.15 7.55 9.00 11.05 Building cleaning workers......................................... 5.75 6.00 7.50 8.87 10.33 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 5.75 6.00 7.75 9.55 11.55 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 5.65 6.25 7.00 8.08 8.77 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.56 8.56 10.32 14.13 14.49 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.56 8.56 10.32 14.13 14.49 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.25 6.96 7.50 11.00 32.91 Child care workers................................................ 6.25 6.50 7.00 7.50 9.88 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.15 8.00 12.50 20.29 40.87 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 9.11 11.40 15.39 20.98 47.12 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 9.11 10.00 15.20 19.00 20.98 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 15.03 15.03 29.65 47.12 47.12 Retail sales workers.............................................. 5.50 6.50 8.17 11.00 15.34 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 5.50 5.50 6.50 8.10 10.42 Cashiers...................................................... 5.50 5.50 6.50 8.10 10.42 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 6.00 6.15 10.43 12.40 21.19 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 6.00 8.00 10.43 10.43 21.19 Parts salespersons............................................ 6.15 6.15 11.30 14.50 19.17 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.85 7.90 9.75 12.50 18.46 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 11.39 15.34 15.38 36.05 49.41 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 12.93 20.19 27.69 53.49 56.92 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 23.01 25.00 34.19 40.87 44.54 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 12.38 17.81 23.08 53.49 56.92 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.00 10.97 13.17 16.63 20.81 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 15.09 17.31 20.81 27.97 27.97 Financial clerks.................................................. 9.30 11.50 13.63 17.04 20.74 Bill and account collectors..................................... 10.96 11.50 12.75 20.74 22.00 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 9.13 13.01 15.44 18.27 22.18 Tellers......................................................... 9.30 10.50 11.89 12.94 13.27 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.00 12.70 15.63 19.43 26.42 File clerks....................................................... 7.50 10.35 11.88 11.88 12.26 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... $8.00 $10.54 $12.02 $15.62 $18.15 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 9.00 9.86 10.73 13.00 15.10 Dispatchers....................................................... 8.49 10.00 12.65 15.66 22.95 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 8.49 10.00 12.65 18.63 22.95 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.85 11.43 12.75 13.38 17.14 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.00 8.67 11.00 13.46 14.57 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.75 13.22 15.97 19.04 21.47 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 13.32 15.33 17.49 20.00 22.32 Medical secretaries............................................. 10.11 12.35 14.00 15.26 16.12 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 11.27 14.00 15.96 19.04 21.31 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 9.00 10.00 11.19 13.54 14.00 Data entry keyers............................................... 9.00 10.00 11.19 13.54 14.00 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 12.50 13.00 14.88 17.95 19.85 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.00 9.60 12.00 14.00 16.83 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 11.86 14.00 18.00 23.00 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 12.18 18.86 20.00 23.67 26.87 Carpenters........................................................ 9.76 11.00 12.50 15.00 16.44 Construction laborers............................................. 8.12 9.50 11.50 13.50 15.00 Construction equipment operators.................................. 11.00 13.00 15.43 18.42 20.48 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators...................................................... 10.50 13.21 15.43 19.15 20.48 Electricians...................................................... 18.17 20.62 22.05 28.70 28.91 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 11.00 13.85 17.00 19.50 23.00 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 10.00 11.00 12.00 16.94 16.94 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 9.50 13.50 19.00 23.98 27.59 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 18.75 20.01 22.08 25.00 41.20 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 16.48 18.76 24.26 27.47 27.82 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 10.50 13.15 18.15 23.99 32.61 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 10.00 13.00 18.44 24.77 34.75 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 14.50 16.50 20.09 23.06 23.06 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 12.62 13.75 17.00 20.50 21.59 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 12.62 13.50 17.34 21.10 21.60 Rail car repairers.............................................. 13.70 15.00 16.59 18.65 21.59 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 7.00 7.00 14.25 19.50 22.96 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 7.00 7.00 9.61 14.25 17.30 Line installers and repairers..................................... 19.18 23.06 23.98 26.22 27.59 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 8.35 8.49 11.50 14.61 14.71 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 8.35 8.49 10.00 10.50 12.49 Production occupations.............................................. 7.94 9.25 12.50 18.10 24.40 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 18.30 19.94 24.13 27.82 30.00 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 7.78 8.75 10.00 14.47 14.56 Machinists........................................................ 11.00 13.00 15.00 20.14 25.10 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... $9.85 $11.00 $14.00 $19.50 $24.21 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 9.85 11.00 14.00 19.50 24.21 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 8.31 21.12 26.07 28.63 30.38 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 9.50 11.00 15.00 17.75 25.20 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 7.10 8.11 11.00 12.76 24.40 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 7.00 9.41 12.11 16.46 23.91 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand..................................................... 11.93 13.00 13.87 18.51 18.51 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 18.75 18.75 22.07 22.07 24.45 Bus drivers....................................................... 11.00 12.45 14.90 16.76 17.95 Bus drivers, school............................................. 10.85 11.19 13.12 14.90 15.85 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 8.50 11.00 13.50 21.43 25.37 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 12.11 13.51 15.49 23.51 26.27 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 8.50 10.00 11.50 15.44 25.37 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 8.00 9.00 10.97 14.48 16.50 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 5.15 6.25 8.55 11.00 13.63 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 6.25 7.00 8.50 11.35 12.48 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 5.15 7.88 9.50 11.66 14.55 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 5.15 5.25 5.50 7.00 7.75 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.00 $9.50 $14.42 $23.20 $39.90 Management occupations.............................................. 18.79 28.85 40.96 52.00 76.92 General and operations managers................................... 25.96 31.25 54.23 68.71 110.33 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 31.13 37.58 67.60 96.15 141.93 Marketing managers.............................................. 29.85 37.95 57.16 141.93 141.93 Sales managers.................................................. 33.17 36.64 67.60 96.15 96.15 Financial managers................................................ 31.51 32.26 48.19 63.87 87.20 Construction managers............................................. 21.50 30.76 32.93 45.59 52.77 Education administrators.......................................... 10.62 10.62 11.00 12.50 58.31 Engineering managers.............................................. 40.39 43.06 51.51 58.67 64.33 Medical and health services managers.............................. 21.47 21.47 27.29 39.69 51.74 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 19.14 23.07 28.85 28.85 28.85 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.59 20.22 25.24 36.34 48.79 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 14.07 18.70 21.75 37.00 48.79 Cost estimators................................................... 12.50 13.00 20.00 29.08 33.15 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.20 23.15 24.04 26.52 29.02 Management analysts............................................... 20.19 22.76 26.44 49.68 52.50 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 19.47 21.00 24.14 34.86 44.23 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 18.14 18.88 30.88 53.75 54.00 Loan officers................................................... 18.14 18.88 30.88 53.75 54.00 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 15.62 27.50 36.95 45.40 50.96 Computer software engineers....................................... 29.76 34.04 42.71 60.10 86.06 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 29.04 33.65 42.71 54.33 60.10 Computer systems analysts......................................... 26.74 31.20 39.42 44.72 48.42 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 19.25 24.21 35.82 47.36 54.95 Engineers......................................................... 23.41 32.02 40.62 51.44 59.23 Civil engineers................................................. 31.80 40.52 42.99 59.77 66.98 Drafters.......................................................... 14.42 15.33 23.59 33.00 46.00 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 20.00 21.06 24.57 29.57 33.41 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 15.46 19.58 38.46 43.59 65.22 Physical scientists............................................... 19.58 27.11 38.46 43.59 64.32 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 19.28 38.46 38.46 45.77 69.57 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 38.46 38.46 43.59 45.77 73.07 Legal occupations................................................... 10.96 14.13 20.19 31.25 82.98 Education, training, and library occupations Postsecondary teachers........................................... 20.00 31.67 96.15 162.62 206.51 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........ 7.00 8.00 22.85 25.90 27.19 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 18.72 22.68 25.90 26.39 27.19 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 11.37 16.83 19.71 24.60 27.17 Designers......................................................... 8.15 12.87 16.83 20.66 24.88 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 7.40 14.94 20.72 29.16 44.01 Pharmacists....................................................... 43.60 45.60 45.60 45.60 46.18 Registered nurses................................................. $22.73 $25.10 $29.00 $32.99 $38.00 Therapists........................................................ 24.52 27.41 31.01 47.25 47.25 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 12.25 13.93 16.15 23.80 30.06 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 16.00 16.00 22.58 30.06 30.06 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 15.00 16.42 21.00 24.50 27.17 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 15.00 18.00 21.66 25.00 27.30 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.90 17.65 18.64 21.50 25.00 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 6.16 8.00 10.25 11.54 12.80 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 6.00 7.30 9.25 11.00 12.00 Home health aides............................................... 5.90 6.00 6.16 9.98 11.00 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 7.21 7.65 9.43 11.58 12.55 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.00 10.00 11.25 12.50 14.85 Medical assistants.............................................. 9.00 10.00 11.54 12.50 14.85 Protective service occupations...................................... 7.36 8.00 8.33 9.50 12.00 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 7.75 8.00 8.33 9.50 12.00 Security guards................................................. 7.75 8.00 8.33 9.50 12.00 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 3.00 6.00 7.50 8.50 Cooks............................................................. 6.00 6.00 7.75 8.20 10.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.15 3.00 5.25 7.00 Bartenders...................................................... 2.38 3.00 3.00 4.00 6.43 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.15 2.35 3.00 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 3.35 3.75 6.15 7.50 8.00 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 3.09 6.00 6.50 7.15 8.50 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 2.35 5.75 6.50 7.39 8.55 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 2.13 6.61 8.34 11.43 11.61 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 5.50 5.85 7.00 8.39 9.55 Building cleaning workers......................................... 5.50 5.75 7.00 8.50 9.55 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 5.50 5.75 7.00 9.00 10.00 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 5.65 6.25 7.00 8.10 8.77 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.25 6.75 7.50 10.80 32.30 Child care workers................................................ 6.25 6.50 7.00 7.50 9.00 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.15 8.00 12.50 20.29 40.87 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 9.11 11.40 15.39 20.98 47.12 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 9.11 10.00 15.20 19.00 20.98 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 15.03 15.03 29.65 47.12 47.12 Retail sales workers.............................................. 5.50 6.50 8.10 10.82 15.34 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 5.50 5.50 6.50 7.95 9.65 Cashiers...................................................... 5.50 5.50 6.50 7.95 9.65 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 6.00 6.15 10.43 12.40 21.19 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 6.00 8.00 10.43 10.43 21.19 Parts salespersons............................................ 6.15 6.15 11.30 14.50 19.17 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.85 7.90 9.75 12.50 18.46 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 11.39 15.34 15.38 36.05 49.41 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 12.93 20.19 27.69 53.49 56.92 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ $23.01 $25.00 $34.19 $40.87 $44.54 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 12.38 17.81 23.08 53.49 56.92 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.00 10.82 13.22 16.75 21.36 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 15.09 17.31 22.12 27.97 27.97 Financial clerks.................................................. 9.30 11.50 13.63 17.04 20.74 Bill and account collectors..................................... 10.96 11.50 12.75 20.74 22.00 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 9.13 13.01 15.52 18.27 22.18 Tellers......................................................... 9.30 10.50 11.89 12.94 13.27 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.00 12.75 15.75 19.43 26.42 File clerks....................................................... 7.50 10.39 11.88 11.88 12.26 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 9.00 9.86 10.60 13.00 15.10 Dispatchers....................................................... 8.49 10.00 12.65 18.63 22.95 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 8.49 10.00 12.65 18.63 22.95 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.77 11.21 12.75 13.00 17.14 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.00 8.67 11.00 13.46 14.57 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 12.00 14.00 17.11 19.76 22.21 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 15.77 17.46 18.59 21.29 22.82 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.93 14.82 16.76 20.48 21.62 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 9.00 10.00 11.19 13.54 14.00 Data entry keyers............................................... 9.00 10.00 11.19 13.54 14.00 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 12.50 13.00 14.88 17.95 19.85 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.00 9.50 12.00 14.22 16.83 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 11.75 14.00 18.00 23.50 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 12.18 18.86 20.00 23.67 26.87 Carpenters........................................................ 9.76 11.00 12.50 15.00 16.44 Construction laborers............................................. 8.12 9.50 11.50 13.50 15.00 Construction equipment operators.................................. 11.00 13.00 15.43 19.15 20.48 Electricians...................................................... 19.22 21.00 22.05 28.91 28.91 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 10.00 11.00 12.00 16.94 16.94 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 9.50 13.40 18.79 23.98 27.59 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 17.53 18.75 22.46 40.67 44.58 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 10.50 13.15 18.10 24.22 33.34 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 10.00 13.00 18.44 24.77 35.67 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 14.28 16.15 21.00 23.06 23.06 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 12.62 13.75 17.00 20.50 21.59 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 12.62 13.50 17.34 21.10 21.60 Rail car repairers.............................................. 13.70 15.00 16.59 18.65 21.59 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 7.00 7.00 11.40 19.50 23.50 Line installers and repairers..................................... 19.18 23.06 23.98 26.22 27.59 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 8.35 8.49 11.50 14.61 16.35 Production occupations.............................................. $7.86 $9.14 $12.50 $18.30 $24.40 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 18.30 19.94 24.13 27.94 30.00 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 7.78 8.75 10.00 14.47 14.56 Machinists........................................................ 11.00 13.00 15.00 20.14 25.10 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 9.85 11.00 14.00 19.50 24.21 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 9.85 11.00 14.00 19.50 24.21 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 8.31 21.12 26.07 28.63 30.38 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 9.50 11.00 15.00 17.75 25.20 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 7.10 8.11 11.00 12.76 24.40 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 7.00 9.22 12.00 16.14 24.37 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand..................................................... 11.93 13.00 13.87 18.51 18.51 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 8.50 11.00 13.50 21.49 25.37 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 12.11 13.50 15.49 23.51 26.27 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 8.50 10.00 11.50 15.44 25.37 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 8.00 9.00 10.97 14.48 16.50 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 5.15 6.15 8.50 11.00 13.63 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 6.25 7.00 8.50 11.00 12.35 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 5.15 7.75 9.46 11.66 14.55 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 5.15 5.25 5.50 7.00 7.75 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $9.67 $12.32 $17.85 $28.41 $35.12 Management occupations.............................................. 18.83 22.75 31.98 38.15 45.63 Education administrators.......................................... 22.10 31.04 35.14 43.17 68.67 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 22.10 32.22 34.72 39.76 43.93 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 23.25 25.12 40.38 68.67 71.66 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 12.90 13.32 19.60 24.96 27.69 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 14.90 16.25 19.48 23.93 33.51 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 25.21 28.59 33.28 37.41 41.96 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 9.22 9.22 12.09 18.78 20.39 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.29 24.71 28.20 32.80 39.10 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 27.27 33.55 42.80 54.32 80.10 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 28.48 28.95 33.99 36.02 40.10 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 30.77 38.42 54.09 72.12 100.82 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 25.20 26.72 28.86 32.61 36.93 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.20 26.74 28.69 31.18 35.90 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.20 26.74 28.59 31.15 35.77 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.35 26.74 30.36 31.18 36.43 Secondary school teachers....................................... 25.13 26.51 29.38 33.83 38.41 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 24.84 26.24 28.71 33.83 38.88 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 8.72 11.46 12.00 25.25 25.25 Librarians........................................................ 13.93 17.41 24.41 31.12 35.46 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.66 9.19 9.94 11.44 13.83 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.43 20.98 28.07 39.35 45.80 Registered nurses................................................. 21.92 24.95 29.15 35.41 41.11 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.34 9.75 10.40 12.69 16.26 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.01 9.58 10.55 11.88 12.72 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.01 9.58 10.55 11.88 12.72 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.50 9.75 10.06 14.71 17.42 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.32 13.82 16.81 20.32 27.88 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 16.07 16.07 22.78 28.24 30.64 Fire fighters..................................................... 13.20 13.31 16.81 17.53 18.56 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 11.34 12.16 12.69 13.82 13.82 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 11.34 12.16 12.69 13.82 13.82 Police officers................................................... 16.81 17.30 20.23 23.64 31.44 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 16.81 17.30 20.23 23.64 31.44 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.69 7.92 8.62 9.32 10.42 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.12 8.54 8.63 9.60 10.40 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.12 8.54 8.63 9.60 10.40 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... $7.82 $8.44 $9.93 $12.00 $14.49 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.77 8.19 9.55 11.68 12.53 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.79 8.19 9.55 11.68 12.49 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.56 8.56 10.32 14.13 14.49 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.56 8.56 10.32 14.13 14.49 Personal care and service occupations............................... 9.88 11.35 18.00 19.10 32.91 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.77 11.43 12.96 15.54 17.91 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.40 11.50 14.12 17.02 18.23 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.66 12.14 13.74 15.36 17.80 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 12.19 12.90 14.11 15.37 17.71 Medical secretaries............................................. 10.00 12.84 14.48 15.26 16.59 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 10.56 11.88 12.14 16.55 18.68 Office clerks, general............................................ 9.01 10.00 11.56 12.82 15.58 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.63 12.09 13.85 14.56 20.62 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 12.14 15.31 20.01 20.91 22.56 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 11.64 12.26 15.43 16.70 20.49 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 10.35 11.19 14.87 17.95 21.04 Bus drivers....................................................... 11.00 12.33 14.90 17.95 17.95 Bus drivers, school............................................. 10.85 11.19 13.12 14.90 15.85 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 9. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Full-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.50 $10.43 $15.24 $25.00 $40.00 Management occupations.............................................. 18.79 28.85 39.70 50.48 69.52 General and operations managers................................... 25.96 34.74 47.78 68.71 83.96 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 31.13 37.58 67.60 96.15 141.93 Marketing managers.............................................. 29.85 37.95 57.16 141.93 141.93 Sales managers.................................................. 33.17 36.64 67.60 96.15 96.15 Computer and information systems managers......................... 31.98 38.15 59.40 65.97 65.97 Financial managers................................................ 27.89 32.26 44.15 63.19 87.20 Human resources managers.......................................... 18.30 21.59 40.96 40.96 50.48 Construction managers............................................. 21.50 30.76 32.93 45.59 52.77 Education administrators.......................................... 10.62 12.50 31.25 41.26 62.80 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 22.10 32.22 34.72 39.76 43.93 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 23.25 26.75 42.38 68.67 69.80 Engineering managers.............................................. 40.39 43.06 51.51 58.67 64.33 Medical and health services managers.............................. 21.47 21.61 31.13 39.69 51.74 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 19.14 23.07 28.85 28.85 28.85 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.59 20.22 25.24 36.54 48.79 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 14.07 18.70 21.75 37.00 48.79 Cost estimators................................................... 12.50 13.00 20.00 29.08 33.15 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.20 23.15 23.15 26.52 29.02 Management analysts............................................... 20.19 22.76 26.44 49.68 52.50 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 19.47 21.00 23.49 34.86 44.23 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 18.14 18.88 30.88 53.75 54.00 Loan officers................................................... 18.14 18.88 30.88 53.75 54.00 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 15.39 26.44 36.41 44.36 50.96 Computer programmers.............................................. 15.39 15.39 26.36 38.30 45.40 Computer software engineers....................................... 29.76 34.04 42.71 60.10 86.06 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 29.04 33.65 42.71 54.33 60.10 Computer support specialists...................................... 13.04 17.27 26.44 45.59 45.59 Computer systems analysts......................................... 26.74 30.77 39.42 44.72 48.42 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 19.25 23.89 35.45 47.34 54.60 Engineers......................................................... 23.41 32.02 40.62 51.44 59.23 Civil engineers................................................. 31.80 40.52 42.99 59.77 66.98 Drafters.......................................................... 14.42 15.33 23.59 33.00 46.00 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 19.52 20.96 23.50 29.57 32.93 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 15.46 19.41 30.29 43.59 55.69 Physical scientists............................................... 19.58 26.28 38.46 43.59 63.77 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 19.28 38.46 38.46 45.77 69.35 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 38.46 38.46 43.59 45.77 73.07 Community and social services occupations........................... 9.22 13.16 15.75 25.68 33.77 Counselors........................................................ 15.39 25.68 32.78 35.77 40.74 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 25.21 28.59 33.28 37.41 41.96 Social workers.................................................... $13.51 $14.05 $14.78 $17.79 $23.32 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 9.09 9.22 12.02 16.07 20.39 Social and human service assistants............................. 9.00 9.22 10.10 12.02 12.90 Legal occupations................................................... 14.13 20.19 31.25 33.26 41.18 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 9.69 24.39 27.82 32.80 39.81 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 28.48 33.99 43.12 64.90 120.19 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 30.77 38.42 53.35 71.19 100.16 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.81 26.21 28.56 32.43 36.78 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.16 26.39 28.56 31.18 35.89 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.20 26.81 28.62 31.33 35.90 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.00 25.90 27.32 31.18 35.76 Secondary school teachers....................................... 24.71 26.24 29.15 33.83 38.40 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 24.71 25.95 28.50 33.83 38.79 Librarians........................................................ 13.93 17.41 24.41 31.12 35.46 Teacher assistants................................................ 7.00 8.92 9.57 11.44 13.29 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 11.37 16.83 20.66 24.74 30.33 Designers......................................................... 8.15 12.87 16.83 20.66 24.88 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 7.40 14.94 21.66 30.00 45.51 Pharmacists....................................................... 43.31 45.36 45.60 45.80 47.44 Registered nurses................................................. 22.73 25.14 29.07 34.04 39.52 Therapists........................................................ 24.52 27.41 31.54 47.25 47.25 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 12.25 13.76 16.11 23.99 30.06 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 16.00 16.00 23.56 30.06 30.06 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 15.00 16.58 21.66 26.00 28.83 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 15.00 18.00 21.75 26.35 30.15 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.57 16.43 18.15 20.79 22.35 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.00 17.47 18.50 21.43 25.00 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 13.77 13.77 14.94 22.18 26.60 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.00 9.27 10.74 12.00 14.33 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 7.54 8.50 10.30 11.17 12.35 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 7.50 8.20 10.00 11.74 12.62 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.50 16.00 Medical assistants.............................................. 9.00 10.00 11.54 12.50 17.42 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.34 13.20 16.81 20.23 26.55 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 16.07 16.07 22.78 28.24 30.64 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 11.34 12.16 12.69 13.82 13.82 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 11.34 12.16 12.69 13.82 13.82 Police officers................................................... 16.81 17.30 20.23 23.64 31.44 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 16.81 17.30 20.23 23.64 31.44 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... $2.15 $3.35 $6.25 $8.00 $8.95 Cooks............................................................. 6.00 6.00 8.05 8.20 10.00 Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.64 7.19 8.60 10.85 11.05 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.15 2.38 5.25 7.50 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.15 2.35 3.00 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 3.35 3.75 6.50 7.50 8.00 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 5.75 6.15 6.74 8.50 9.60 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 5.75 6.00 6.76 8.62 10.16 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 5.75 6.73 7.75 9.00 11.64 Building cleaning workers......................................... 5.75 6.50 7.75 9.00 10.50 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 5.75 7.00 7.82 9.55 11.68 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 5.65 6.25 7.00 8.08 8.77 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.56 8.56 10.32 14.13 14.49 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.56 8.56 10.32 14.13 14.49 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.75 6.96 7.50 10.90 34.27 Child care workers................................................ 6.25 6.75 7.25 7.50 10.90 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.00 10.00 15.37 22.60 46.01 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 9.11 11.40 15.39 20.98 47.12 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 9.11 10.00 15.20 19.00 20.98 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 15.03 15.03 29.65 47.12 47.12 Retail sales workers.............................................. 5.50 7.00 9.50 12.40 18.46 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 5.50 5.50 5.50 7.85 11.21 Cashiers...................................................... 5.50 5.50 5.50 7.85 11.21 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 6.15 10.31 10.43 14.50 21.19 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 9.40 10.43 10.43 10.90 21.19 Parts salespersons............................................ 6.15 6.15 11.30 14.50 19.17 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.50 8.50 10.25 13.65 22.28 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 11.39 15.34 15.38 36.05 49.41 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 12.93 20.19 27.69 53.49 56.92 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 23.01 25.00 34.19 40.87 44.54 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 12.38 17.81 23.08 53.49 56.92 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.13 11.23 13.40 16.83 20.95 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 15.09 17.31 20.81 27.97 27.97 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.96 12.36 14.45 17.25 20.74 Bill and account collectors..................................... 9.00 11.50 15.50 20.74 20.74 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 9.30 13.06 15.52 18.27 22.18 Tellers......................................................... 11.25 11.76 12.33 12.94 13.27 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.00 12.50 15.10 19.43 26.42 File clerks....................................................... 9.85 10.63 11.88 11.88 12.26 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... $8.00 $10.54 $12.02 $15.62 $18.15 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 9.00 9.86 10.82 13.00 15.10 Dispatchers....................................................... 8.00 9.00 13.86 20.57 23.02 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 8.00 9.00 12.68 20.57 23.02 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 7.50 8.00 9.25 13.00 14.75 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.85 11.43 12.75 13.38 17.14 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 8.00 9.00 11.57 13.46 14.57 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.75 13.22 16.10 19.04 21.56 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 13.38 15.71 17.49 20.01 22.40 Medical secretaries............................................. 10.11 12.35 14.00 15.26 16.12 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 11.34 14.00 15.97 19.04 21.31 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 12.50 13.00 14.88 17.95 19.85 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.66 10.58 12.26 14.18 16.83 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 11.86 14.00 18.00 23.00 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 12.18 18.86 20.00 23.67 26.87 Carpenters........................................................ 9.76 11.00 12.50 15.00 16.44 Construction laborers............................................. 8.12 9.50 11.50 13.50 15.00 Construction equipment operators.................................. 11.00 13.00 15.43 18.42 20.48 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators...................................................... 10.50 13.21 15.43 19.15 20.48 Electricians...................................................... 18.17 20.62 22.05 28.70 28.91 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 11.00 13.85 17.00 19.50 23.00 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 10.00 11.00 12.00 16.94 16.94 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 9.50 13.50 19.00 23.98 27.59 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 18.75 20.01 22.08 25.00 41.20 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 16.48 18.76 24.26 27.47 27.82 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 10.50 13.15 18.15 23.99 32.61 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 10.00 13.00 18.44 24.77 34.75 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 14.50 16.50 20.09 23.06 23.06 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 12.62 13.75 17.00 20.50 21.59 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 12.62 13.50 17.34 21.10 21.60 Rail car repairers.............................................. 13.70 15.00 16.59 18.65 21.59 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 7.00 7.00 14.25 19.50 22.96 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 7.00 7.00 9.61 14.25 17.30 Line installers and repairers..................................... 19.18 23.06 23.98 26.22 27.59 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 8.35 8.49 11.50 14.61 14.71 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 8.35 8.49 10.00 10.50 12.49 Production occupations.............................................. 7.95 9.25 12.65 18.30 24.40 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 18.30 19.94 24.13 27.82 30.00 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... $7.78 $8.75 $10.00 $14.47 $14.56 Machinists........................................................ 11.00 13.00 15.00 20.14 25.10 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 9.85 11.00 14.00 19.50 24.21 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 9.85 11.00 14.00 19.50 24.21 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 8.31 21.12 26.07 28.63 30.38 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 9.50 11.00 15.00 17.75 25.20 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 7.10 9.00 11.00 12.76 24.40 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.00 10.00 12.97 17.95 24.52 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 18.75 18.75 22.07 22.07 24.45 Bus drivers....................................................... 12.59 14.00 15.99 17.95 17.95 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 8.64 11.00 13.50 21.57 25.37 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 12.11 13.51 15.49 23.51 26.27 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 8.50 10.00 11.50 15.44 25.37 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 8.00 9.00 10.97 14.48 16.50 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 5.15 7.00 9.25 11.50 14.55 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 7.00 8.00 9.50 11.50 14.00 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 5.15 7.75 10.37 12.17 14.55 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 10. Part-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Part-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $5.25 $6.00 $7.50 $10.03 $15.50 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 7.00 8.72 11.90 15.00 19.50 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 19.50 19.50 19.50 23.50 31.25 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 19.50 19.50 19.50 23.50 31.25 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 8.72 11.46 12.50 15.00 18.00 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 18.54 21.00 26.00 32.70 35.97 Registered nurses................................................. 12.00 22.00 26.00 32.70 32.70 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 5.90 6.00 6.00 7.00 10.00 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 5.90 6.00 6.00 7.00 10.00 Home health aides............................................... 5.90 6.00 6.00 6.80 10.00 Protective service occupations...................................... 7.25 7.75 9.00 10.00 18.00 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 2.20 5.35 6.81 8.45 Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.04 6.70 7.50 8.45 8.60 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 3.00 5.32 6.43 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.20 5.35 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 2.13 2.13 6.00 6.81 7.70 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 2.13 2.13 6.00 6.81 7.70 Personal care and service occupations............................... 5.50 6.00 7.25 16.67 20.00 Sales and related occupations....................................... 5.75 6.25 7.11 8.10 10.24 Retail sales workers.............................................. 5.75 6.25 7.11 8.10 10.24 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 5.75 6.00 7.20 8.10 8.60 Cashiers...................................................... 5.75 6.00 7.20 8.10 8.60 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.50 6.75 7.25 9.45 11.00 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 7.36 8.70 10.00 11.72 16.00 Financial clerks.................................................. 9.00 9.79 11.50 11.50 22.00 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 5.25 5.50 6.90 7.50 7.50 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.00 9.25 9.50 9.50 10.00 Production occupations.............................................. 6.12 6.32 7.50 8.25 9.29 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 5.25 5.50 7.00 9.50 12.75 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 5.25 5.50 6.50 9.22 11.00 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 5.15 9.00 9.22 10.50 12.85 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 5.25 5.25 5.45 5.50 5.65 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $20.32 $15.24 $805 $604 39.6 $40,992 $31,595 2,017 Management occupations.............................................. 42.59 39.70 1,726 1,596 40.5 89,165 82,139 2,094 General and operations managers................................... 53.78 47.78 2,265 1,973 42.1 117,760 102,600 2,190 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 70.96 67.60 2,838 2,704 40.0 147,591 140,610 2,080 Marketing managers.............................................. 81.53 57.16 3,261 2,286 40.0 169,583 118,882 2,080 Sales managers.................................................. 63.31 67.60 2,532 2,704 40.0 131,686 140,610 2,080 Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.92 59.40 2,175 2,376 40.3 113,117 123,554 2,098 Financial managers................................................ 50.72 44.15 2,029 1,766 40.0 105,505 91,840 2,080 Human resources managers.......................................... 34.42 40.96 1,377 1,638 40.0 71,601 85,199 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 35.65 32.93 1,426 1,317 40.0 74,161 68,501 2,080 Education administrators.......................................... 31.51 31.25 1,284 1,248 40.7 63,323 57,998 2,010 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 35.13 34.72 1,405 1,389 40.0 64,797 61,476 1,844 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 45.88 42.38 1,766 1,401 38.5 88,808 70,000 1,935 Engineering managers.............................................. 51.93 51.51 2,110 2,061 40.6 109,733 107,147 2,113 Medical and health services managers.............................. 32.10 31.13 1,284 1,245 40.0 66,775 64,750 2,080 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 26.72 28.85 1,071 1,154 40.1 55,679 60,008 2,084 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.30 25.24 1,217 1,010 40.2 63,259 52,499 2,088 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.75 21.75 1,110 870 40.0 57,727 45,240 2,080 Cost estimators................................................... 22.66 20.00 906 800 40.0 47,133 41,600 2,080 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.22 23.15 1,009 926 40.0 52,465 48,160 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 36.62 26.44 1,479 1,058 40.4 76,932 54,995 2,101 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.36 23.49 1,134 940 40.0 58,985 48,863 2,080 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 36.70 30.88 1,468 1,235 40.0 76,334 64,230 2,080 Loan officers................................................... 36.70 30.88 1,468 1,235 40.0 76,334 64,230 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 36.74 36.41 1,469 1,461 40.0 76,400 75,947 2,080 Computer programmers.............................................. 27.59 26.36 1,100 1,054 39.9 57,221 54,829 2,074 Computer software engineers....................................... 50.07 42.71 2,003 1,708 40.0 104,150 88,833 2,080 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.72 42.71 1,789 1,708 40.0 93,010 88,833 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.58 26.44 1,103 1,058 40.0 57,368 54,999 2,080 Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.24 39.42 1,531 1,577 40.0 79,612 82,000 2,082 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.43 35.45 1,468 1,433 40.3 76,301 74,499 2,095 Engineers......................................................... 41.57 40.62 1,680 1,648 40.4 87,362 85,696 2,101 Civil engineers................................................. 48.52 42.99 2,009 1,823 41.4 104,476 94,805 2,153 Drafters.......................................................... 26.06 23.59 1,042 944 40.0 54,044 49,076 2,074 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.24 23.50 1,017 947 40.3 52,877 49,254 2,095 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 33.87 30.29 1,377 1,283 40.7 70,993 66,309 2,096 Physical scientists............................................... 40.17 38.46 1,645 1,538 40.9 85,538 80,001 2,129 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 44.22 38.46 1,821 1,538 41.2 94,684 80,001 2,141 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 48.69 43.59 2,018 1,962 41.4 104,937 102,001 2,155 Community and social services occupations........................... $19.54 $15.75 $781 $630 39.9 $37,985 $34,923 1,944 Counselors........................................................ 30.14 32.78 1,201 1,311 39.8 51,145 50,006 1,697 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.54 33.28 1,294 1,331 39.8 53,860 55,095 1,655 Social workers.................................................... 16.47 14.78 659 591 40.0 34,265 30,744 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.95 12.02 518 481 40.0 26,940 25,000 2,080 Social and human service assistants............................. 10.66 10.10 427 404 40.0 22,179 21,008 2,080 Legal occupations................................................... 32.90 31.25 1,316 1,250 40.0 68,434 65,000 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.39 27.82 1,146 1,090 39.0 44,518 40,915 1,515 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 62.45 43.12 2,417 1,725 38.7 105,993 67,270 1,697 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 59.69 53.35 2,284 2,017 38.3 107,550 89,064 1,802 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.36 28.56 1,144 1,131 39.0 43,133 42,428 1,469 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.70 28.56 1,156 1,137 38.9 43,235 42,507 1,456 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.84 28.62 1,156 1,137 38.7 43,257 42,507 1,449 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 29.09 27.32 1,157 1,139 39.8 43,145 43,039 1,483 Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.36 29.15 1,183 1,136 39.0 44,396 42,456 1,463 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 30.10 28.50 1,171 1,111 38.9 43,809 41,539 1,455 Librarians........................................................ 24.56 24.41 982 977 40.0 44,265 45,254 1,803 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.12 9.57 396 374 39.1 15,225 14,560 1,505 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.87 20.66 835 826 40.0 43,400 42,977 2,080 Designers......................................................... 17.97 16.83 719 673 40.0 37,377 35,000 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.48 21.66 934 843 39.8 48,303 43,264 2,057 Pharmacists....................................................... 45.45 45.60 1,818 1,824 40.0 94,530 94,850 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 29.72 29.07 1,172 1,148 39.4 59,995 58,926 2,019 Therapists........................................................ 35.50 31.54 1,420 1,262 40.0 72,411 64,002 2,040 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.06 16.11 762 644 40.0 39,635 33,509 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.00 23.56 920 942 40.0 47,836 49,005 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.97 21.66 919 866 40.0 47,777 45,044 2,080 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 24.27 21.75 971 870 40.0 50,483 45,240 2,080 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 18.10 18.15 709 726 39.1 36,853 37,752 2,036 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.30 18.50 763 740 39.5 39,655 38,480 2,055 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 17.97 14.94 719 598 40.0 37,382 31,075 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.86 10.74 422 416 38.9 21,870 21,528 2,014 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.03 10.30 384 385 38.3 19,842 19,933 1,979 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.00 10.00 397 398 39.7 20,486 20,571 2,048 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.75 11.00 465 440 39.5 24,158 22,880 2,055 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.95 11.54 475 462 39.8 24,705 24,001 2,067 Protective service occupations...................................... $17.56 $16.81 $716 $672 40.7 $37,172 $34,965 2,117 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 22.64 22.78 906 911 40.0 47,097 47,382 2,080 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 13.13 12.69 525 508 40.0 27,305 26,395 2,080 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 12.91 12.69 516 508 40.0 26,847 26,395 2,080 Police officers................................................... 21.36 20.23 855 809 40.0 44,341 42,078 2,076 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 21.36 20.23 855 809 40.0 44,341 42,078 2,076 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 5.93 6.25 220 240 37.1 11,221 11,830 1,893 Cooks............................................................. 7.67 8.05 286 310 37.3 14,859 16,120 1,938 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.86 8.60 345 344 38.9 16,485 17,509 1,861 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.81 2.38 139 94 36.4 7,205 4,888 1,893 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.34 2.15 85 86 36.1 4,398 4,455 1,878 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.03 6.50 233 246 38.6 12,092 12,792 2,004 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.24 6.74 270 265 37.2 13,206 13,073 1,824 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.43 6.76 271 260 36.5 13,036 13,013 1,756 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.19 7.75 308 300 37.6 15,913 15,338 1,943 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.97 7.75 301 297 37.7 15,531 15,080 1,949 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.38 7.82 331 310 39.4 17,015 16,016 2,030 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.23 7.00 254 279 35.1 13,191 14,518 1,825 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.93 10.32 437 413 40.0 22,005 21,424 2,012 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.93 10.32 437 413 40.0 22,005 21,424 2,012 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.43 7.50 425 300 34.2 21,940 15,600 1,765 Child care workers................................................ 7.63 7.25 288 280 37.8 14,850 14,560 1,947 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.38 15.37 828 608 40.6 43,072 31,616 2,114 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.60 15.39 846 608 41.1 43,991 31,616 2,135 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 14.84 15.20 600 588 40.5 31,225 30,576 2,104 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 32.10 29.65 1,358 1,186 42.3 70,633 61,662 2,200 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.53 9.50 465 366 40.3 24,174 19,032 2,096 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.15 5.50 286 220 40.0 14,871 11,440 2,080 Cashiers...................................................... 7.15 5.50 286 220 40.0 14,871 11,440 2,080 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.24 10.43 534 417 40.3 27,745 21,686 2,095 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 14.62 10.43 589 417 40.3 30,605 21,686 2,094 Parts salespersons............................................ 11.54 11.30 465 452 40.3 24,197 23,504 2,097 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.62 10.25 551 396 40.5 28,676 20,592 2,105 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 24.24 15.38 970 615 40.0 50,423 31,990 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 34.18 27.69 1,379 1,108 40.3 71,692 57,601 2,097 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 35.56 34.19 1,469 1,538 41.3 76,372 80,000 2,148 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 33.70 23.08 1,348 923 40.0 70,087 48,000 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... $14.57 $13.40 $578 $532 39.7 $29,867 $27,600 2,050 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 23.00 20.81 918 832 39.9 47,749 43,276 2,076 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.03 14.45 599 578 39.8 31,052 29,747 2,066 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.01 15.50 600 620 40.0 31,217 32,240 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.82 15.52 631 621 39.9 32,707 32,282 2,068 Tellers......................................................... 12.53 12.33 501 493 40.0 26,067 25,655 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.71 15.10 659 604 39.5 34,186 31,402 2,046 File clerks....................................................... 11.47 11.88 454 475 39.6 23,607 24,710 2,059 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.71 12.02 549 481 40.0 28,526 25,002 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.52 10.82 449 425 38.9 23,264 22,048 2,020 Dispatchers....................................................... 14.39 13.86 576 554 40.0 29,931 28,827 2,081 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 14.34 12.68 574 507 40.0 29,835 26,374 2,080 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 10.59 9.25 424 370 40.0 22,023 19,240 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.31 12.75 527 510 39.6 27,405 26,520 2,059 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.42 11.57 457 463 40.0 23,751 24,066 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.31 16.10 652 644 40.0 33,423 32,999 2,049 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.03 17.49 721 700 40.0 37,495 36,379 2,080 Medical secretaries............................................. 13.93 14.00 557 560 40.0 28,984 29,120 2,080 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.47 15.97 658 639 39.9 33,017 32,348 2,004 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.39 14.88 613 595 39.9 31,894 30,946 2,073 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.75 12.26 507 492 39.7 25,699 24,960 2,015 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.74 14.00 630 560 40.0 32,740 29,120 2,079 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 20.28 20.00 811 800 40.0 42,175 41,600 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 12.77 12.50 511 500 40.0 26,553 26,000 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 11.53 11.50 461 460 40.0 23,993 23,920 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.15 15.43 606 617 40.0 31,505 32,094 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators...................................................... 15.40 15.43 616 617 40.0 32,037 32,094 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 22.76 22.05 910 882 40.0 47,340 45,864 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 16.55 17.00 662 680 40.0 34,368 35,360 2,076 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.03 12.00 521 480 40.0 27,095 24,960 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.13 19.00 770 763 40.2 39,896 39,582 2,086 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 25.29 22.08 1,012 883 40.0 52,614 45,926 2,080 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................ 23.43 24.26 937 970 40.0 48,742 50,452 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.55 18.15 860 726 41.9 44,730 37,752 2,177 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.86 18.44 875 743 41.9 45,476 38,611 2,180 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.46 20.09 778 804 40.0 40,469 41,787 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ $17.20 $17.00 $688 $680 40.0 $35,773 $35,360 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 17.33 17.34 693 694 40.0 36,052 36,067 2,080 Rail car repairers.............................................. 16.94 16.59 678 664 40.0 35,240 34,509 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 14.33 14.25 576 559 40.2 29,401 26,874 2,052 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 10.84 9.61 434 384 40.0 22,525 19,989 2,078 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.02 23.98 961 959 40.0 49,971 49,878 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.15 11.50 486 460 40.0 25,275 23,920 2,080 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 9.87 10.00 395 400 40.0 20,529 20,800 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 14.60 12.65 584 506 40.0 30,343 26,291 2,078 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 24.19 24.13 967 965 40.0 50,307 50,180 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.14 10.00 445 400 40.0 23,163 20,800 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 16.09 15.00 644 600 40.0 33,477 31,200 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 14.98 14.00 599 560 40.0 31,158 29,120 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.98 14.00 599 560 40.0 31,158 29,120 2,080 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... $23.70 $26.07 $948 $1,043 40.0 $49,304 $54,226 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.03 15.00 641 600 40.0 33,343 31,200 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.59 11.00 498 440 39.5 25,885 22,880 2,056 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.52 12.97 651 520 39.4 33,655 26,562 2,037 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 21.58 22.07 863 883 40.0 44,887 45,899 2,080 Bus drivers....................................................... 15.53 15.99 546 560 35.2 23,603 20,416 1,520 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.83 13.50 641 540 40.5 33,346 28,080 2,107 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.52 15.49 762 620 41.2 39,635 32,240 2,141 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.58 11.50 543 460 40.0 28,240 23,920 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.48 10.97 459 439 40.0 23,886 22,818 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.56 9.25 381 370 39.9 19,806 19,240 2,071 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.11 9.50 404 380 40.0 21,025 19,760 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.18 10.37 405 414 39.7 20,982 21,528 2,061 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 12. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $20.13 $14.99 $797 $598 39.6 $41,416 $31,075 2,057 Management occupations.............................................. 44.04 40.96 1,789 1,638 40.6 92,908 85,199 2,110 General and operations managers................................... 56.02 54.23 2,376 2,225 42.4 123,531 115,685 2,205 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 70.96 67.60 2,838 2,704 40.0 147,591 140,610 2,080 Marketing managers.............................................. 81.53 57.16 3,261 2,286 40.0 169,583 118,882 2,080 Sales managers.................................................. 63.31 67.60 2,532 2,704 40.0 131,686 140,610 2,080 Financial managers................................................ 51.08 48.19 2,043 1,928 40.0 106,254 100,244 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 35.65 32.93 1,426 1,317 40.0 74,161 68,501 2,080 Education administrators.......................................... 21.47 11.00 898 531 41.8 45,980 27,599 2,141 Engineering managers.............................................. 51.93 51.51 2,110 2,061 40.6 109,733 107,147 2,113 Medical and health services managers.............................. 32.01 27.29 1,280 1,092 40.0 66,581 56,763 2,080 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 26.72 28.85 1,071 1,154 40.1 55,679 60,008 2,084 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.26 25.24 1,216 1,010 40.2 63,227 52,499 2,089 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.75 21.75 1,110 870 40.0 57,727 45,240 2,080 Cost estimators................................................... 22.66 20.00 906 800 40.0 47,133 41,600 2,080 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.40 24.04 1,016 962 40.0 52,831 49,999 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 36.62 26.44 1,479 1,058 40.4 76,932 54,995 2,101 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.36 23.49 1,134 940 40.0 58,985 48,863 2,080 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 36.70 30.88 1,468 1,235 40.0 76,334 64,230 2,080 Loan officers................................................... 36.70 30.88 1,468 1,235 40.0 76,334 64,230 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.90 36.95 1,516 1,478 40.0 78,820 76,858 2,080 Computer software engineers....................................... 50.07 42.71 2,003 1,708 40.0 104,150 88,833 2,080 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.72 42.71 1,789 1,708 40.0 93,010 88,833 2,080 Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.54 39.42 1,543 1,591 40.0 80,236 82,722 2,082 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.64 35.82 1,477 1,440 40.3 76,754 74,851 2,095 Engineers......................................................... 41.57 40.62 1,680 1,648 40.4 87,362 85,696 2,101 Civil engineers................................................. 48.52 42.99 2,009 1,823 41.4 104,476 94,805 2,153 Drafters.......................................................... 26.06 23.59 1,042 944 40.0 54,044 49,076 2,074 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.00 24.57 1,048 1,040 40.3 54,499 54,080 2,096 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 36.48 38.46 1,489 1,483 40.8 77,403 77,099 2,122 Physical scientists............................................... 40.61 38.46 1,664 1,538 41.0 86,515 80,001 2,131 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 44.89 38.46 1,850 1,538 41.2 96,204 80,001 2,143 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers............ 48.69 43.59 2,018 1,962 41.4 104,937 102,001 2,155 Community and social services occupations........................... 14.48 14.42 579 577 40.0 30,121 30,000 2,080 Legal occupations................................................... 32.46 20.19 1,299 808 40.0 67,526 41,995 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations Postsecondary teachers........................................... 115.43 96.15 4,818 3,846 41.7 231,432 165,110 2,005 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........ $19.67 $23.52 $806 $941 41.0 $33,074 $36,000 1,681 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.38 19.71 815 788 40.0 42,386 40,997 2,080 Designers......................................................... 17.97 16.83 719 673 40.0 37,377 35,000 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 22.65 19.50 901 774 39.8 46,863 40,254 2,069 Registered nurses................................................. 29.49 29.07 1,162 1,147 39.4 60,416 59,634 2,048 Therapists........................................................ 35.61 31.01 1,425 1,240 40.0 74,075 64,501 2,080 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.96 16.00 758 640 40.0 39,434 33,280 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 20.50 21.00 820 840 40.0 42,649 43,680 2,080 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 21.53 21.66 861 866 40.0 44,791 45,044 2,080 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.74 18.64 778 745 39.4 40,467 38,730 2,050 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.61 10.75 408 414 38.5 21,231 21,528 2,002 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.86 10.15 374 370 37.9 19,440 19,240 1,972 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.72 9.43 386 376 39.7 20,085 19,573 2,065 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.58 11.25 455 450 39.3 23,656 23,400 2,042 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.86 11.54 470 462 39.7 24,454 24,001 2,063 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 5.75 6.00 214 228 37.3 11,145 11,830 1,939 Cooks............................................................. 7.67 8.05 286 310 37.3 14,859 16,120 1,938 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.81 2.38 139 94 36.4 7,205 4,888 1,893 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.34 2.15 85 86 36.1 4,398 4,455 1,878 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.03 6.50 233 246 38.6 12,092 12,792 2,004 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.84 6.60 259 260 37.9 13,477 13,520 1,971 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.92 6.50 256 235 37.1 13,337 12,194 1,929 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.56 7.25 280 280 37.0 14,562 14,560 1,925 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.56 7.20 282 280 37.3 14,648 14,560 1,937 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.83 7.42 307 280 39.2 15,986 14,560 2,041 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.23 7.00 253 279 35.1 13,176 14,518 1,823 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.92 7.50 403 300 33.8 20,941 15,600 1,757 Child care workers................................................ 7.51 7.25 283 280 37.7 14,715 14,560 1,958 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.42 15.38 830 613 40.7 43,172 31,888 2,114 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.60 15.39 846 608 41.1 43,991 31,616 2,135 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 14.84 15.20 600 588 40.5 31,225 30,576 2,104 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 32.10 29.65 1,358 1,186 42.3 70,633 61,662 2,200 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.53 9.44 465 364 40.3 24,168 18,928 2,096 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.95 5.50 278 220 40.0 14,452 11,440 2,080 Cashiers...................................................... 6.95 5.50 278 220 40.0 14,452 11,440 2,080 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 13.24 10.43 534 417 40.3 27,745 21,686 2,095 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 14.62 10.43 589 417 40.3 30,605 21,686 2,094 Parts salespersons............................................ $11.54 $11.30 $465 $452 40.3 $24,197 $23,504 2,097 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.62 10.25 551 396 40.5 28,676 20,592 2,105 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 24.24 15.38 970 615 40.0 50,423 31,990 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 34.18 27.69 1,379 1,108 40.3 71,692 57,601 2,097 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 35.56 34.19 1,469 1,538 41.3 76,372 80,000 2,148 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 33.70 23.08 1,348 923 40.0 70,087 48,000 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.69 13.46 582 535 39.6 30,278 27,810 2,061 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 23.26 22.12 929 885 39.9 48,283 45,999 2,076 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.05 14.45 599 578 39.8 31,160 30,056 2,071 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.01 15.50 600 620 40.0 31,217 32,240 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.90 15.52 634 621 39.9 32,974 32,282 2,074 Tellers......................................................... 12.53 12.33 501 493 40.0 26,067 25,655 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.76 15.10 662 604 39.5 34,289 31,402 2,046 File clerks....................................................... 11.42 11.88 452 475 39.6 23,499 24,710 2,057 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.53 10.82 449 424 39.0 23,357 22,048 2,027 Dispatchers....................................................... 14.34 12.68 574 507 40.0 29,835 26,374 2,080 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 14.34 12.68 574 507 40.0 29,835 26,374 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.25 12.75 524 510 39.6 27,267 26,520 2,058 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.42 11.57 457 463 40.0 23,751 24,066 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.99 17.39 680 696 40.0 35,344 36,171 2,080 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.29 19.04 771 762 40.0 40,117 39,599 2,080 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.15 16.76 686 670 40.0 35,678 34,861 2,080 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 15.39 14.88 613 595 39.9 31,894 30,946 2,073 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.22 13.00 523 520 39.6 27,209 27,040 2,059 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.80 14.00 632 560 40.0 32,868 29,120 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 20.27 20.00 811 800 40.0 42,168 41,600 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 12.77 12.50 511 500 40.0 26,553 26,000 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 11.53 11.50 461 460 40.0 23,993 23,920 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.36 15.43 614 617 40.0 31,951 32,094 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 23.72 22.05 949 882 40.0 49,339 45,864 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.04 12.00 522 480 40.0 27,121 24,960 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.18 18.79 772 760 40.3 40,028 39,520 2,087 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 27.90 22.46 1,116 898 40.0 58,034 46,717 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.63 18.10 865 724 41.9 44,997 37,644 2,181 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.91 18.44 877 744 42.0 45,625 38,665 2,182 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 19.42 21.00 777 840 40.0 40,402 43,680 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ $17.20 $17.00 $688 $680 40.0 $35,773 $35,360 2,080 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 17.33 17.34 693 694 40.0 36,052 36,067 2,080 Rail car repairers.............................................. 16.94 16.59 678 664 40.0 35,240 34,509 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 14.11 11.40 567 456 40.2 28,897 23,712 2,048 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.02 23.98 961 959 40.0 49,971 49,878 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.17 11.50 487 460 40.0 25,319 23,920 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 14.61 12.55 584 500 40.0 30,358 26,000 2,078 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 24.31 24.13 973 965 40.0 50,573 50,180 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.14 10.00 445 400 40.0 23,163 20,800 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 16.09 15.00 644 600 40.0 33,477 31,200 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 14.98 14.00 599 560 40.0 31,158 29,120 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.98 14.00 599 560 40.0 31,158 29,120 2,080 Miscellaneous plant and system operators.......................... 23.70 26.07 948 1,043 40.0 49,304 54,226 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.03 15.00 641 600 40.0 33,343 31,200 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.59 11.00 498 440 39.5 25,885 22,880 2,056 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.58 12.65 656 518 39.6 34,103 26,957 2,057 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.87 13.50 643 540 40.5 33,437 28,080 2,107 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.54 15.49 763 620 41.2 39,687 32,240 2,141 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.62 11.50 545 460 40.0 28,330 23,920 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.48 10.97 459 439 40.0 23,886 22,818 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.43 8.95 376 348 39.9 19,548 18,096 2,074 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.01 9.50 400 380 40.0 20,810 19,760 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.02 9.95 398 380 39.7 20,702 19,760 2,066 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 13. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $21.57 $17.95 $851 $733 39.5 $38,608 $37,170 1,790 Management occupations.............................................. 33.24 31.98 1,328 1,279 40.0 66,348 60,931 1,996 Education administrators.......................................... 39.47 35.14 1,576 1,408 39.9 75,629 65,016 1,916 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 35.13 34.72 1,405 1,389 40.0 64,797 61,476 1,844 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 46.41 40.38 1,847 1,615 39.8 94,825 83,990 2,043 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 19.63 19.60 785 784 40.0 40,840 40,776 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 22.25 18.94 890 758 40.0 44,288 40,310 1,990 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.54 33.28 1,294 1,331 39.8 53,860 55,095 1,655 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 13.95 12.09 558 484 40.0 29,026 25,147 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.58 28.41 1,108 1,100 38.8 42,471 41,346 1,486 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 50.52 43.12 1,923 1,680 38.1 82,870 67,270 1,640 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.16 28.90 1,170 1,137 38.8 43,845 42,507 1,454 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.89 28.73 1,159 1,137 38.8 43,370 42,507 1,451 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.81 28.60 1,155 1,137 38.7 43,196 42,507 1,449 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 30.32 30.36 1,178 1,169 38.9 44,342 43,724 1,462 Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.60 29.51 1,191 1,148 38.9 44,711 42,905 1,461 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 30.36 28.78 1,180 1,123 38.9 44,121 41,985 1,453 Librarians........................................................ 24.78 25.62 991 1,025 40.0 44,304 45,254 1,788 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.50 9.94 410 388 39.0 15,282 14,435 1,455 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.67 28.00 1,179 1,105 39.7 58,406 52,499 1,969 Registered nurses................................................. 30.45 29.09 1,206 1,150 39.6 58,690 53,144 1,928 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.56 10.40 461 416 39.9 23,692 21,570 2,050 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.75 10.55 428 421 39.8 21,536 21,855 2,004 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.75 10.55 428 421 39.8 21,536 21,855 2,004 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.07 10.06 483 402 40.0 25,109 20,925 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 18.20 16.81 746 701 41.0 38,762 36,442 2,129 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 22.64 22.78 906 911 40.0 47,097 47,382 2,080 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 13.13 12.69 525 508 40.0 27,305 26,395 2,080 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 12.91 12.69 516 508 40.0 26,847 26,395 2,080 Police officers................................................... 21.36 20.23 855 809 40.0 44,341 42,078 2,076 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 21.36 20.23 855 809 40.0 44,341 42,078 2,076 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.94 8.63 309 302 34.6 12,110 12,083 1,354 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.52 9.90 421 396 40.0 21,175 20,150 2,012 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.92 9.55 397 382 40.0 19,879 19,240 2,005 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... $9.90 $9.55 $396 $382 40.0 $19,814 $18,799 2,001 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.93 10.32 437 413 40.0 22,005 21,424 2,012 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.93 10.32 437 413 40.0 22,005 21,424 2,012 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.65 13.00 545 519 39.9 26,857 26,208 1,968 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.43 14.12 577 565 40.0 27,575 28,059 1,911 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.10 13.81 563 549 39.9 27,577 27,893 1,956 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 14.40 14.11 576 564 40.0 29,951 29,349 2,080 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.05 14.48 562 579 40.0 29,221 30,118 2,080 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.75 12.14 546 486 39.7 24,070 23,789 1,750 Office clerks, general............................................ 11.96 11.56 478 462 40.0 23,250 23,005 1,944 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 14.33 13.85 573 554 40.0 29,583 27,700 2,064 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.67 20.01 747 800 40.0 38,628 41,621 2,069 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 15.36 15.43 614 617 40.0 31,837 31,845 2,072 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.23 15.00 564 540 37.0 25,986 23,192 1,706 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings(1) of private industry establishments for major occupational groups, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 1-99 100-499 500 Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers or more All workers.................................. $19.31 $16.51 $18.00 $27.42 Management, professional, and related...... 33.68 28.93 34.14 38.46 Management, business, and financial...... 38.30 35.53 38.15 41.54 Professional and related................. 30.38 24.00 31.31 36.38 Service.................................... 7.64 7.44 6.23 12.34 Sales and office........................... 15.92 15.11 16.52 17.32 Sales and related........................ 18.39 16.24 20.95 26.33 Office and administrative support........ 14.39 14.16 13.64 15.46 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................... 17.12 16.42 17.23 18.66 Construction and extraction............. 15.80 16.72 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 19.18 15.90 21.16 24.87 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................... 15.18 12.91 14.61 27.22 Production............................... 14.56 14.04 13.94 19.94 Transportation and material moving....... 15.84 11.95 15.54 32.99 B 1-99 100-499 500 Total workers workers workers or more Occupational group(2) Relative error(3) (percent) Relative error(3) (percent) All workers........................................................... 3.3 5.1 4.1 7.0 Management, professional, and related............................... 5.2 12.3 5.6 5.1 Management, business, and financial............................... 4.8 7.8 12.3 6.5 Professional and related.......................................... 8.0 18.3 7.5 6.2 Service............................................................. 2.3 3.9 3.8 7.6 Sales and office.................................................... 4.1 5.2 10.7 8.5 Sales and related................................................. 8.7 10.5 20.5 15.4 Office and administrative support................................. 2.4 4.7 3.9 3.8 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 4.0 4.7 4.1 21.6 Construction and extraction...................................... 1.9 8.8 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 5.4 9.5 6.8 6.9 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 4.0 5.0 4.3 25.2 Production........................................................ 4.2 7.0 3.3 14.7 Transportation and material moving................................ 7.9 4.3 5.4 39.3 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $17.29 $13.27 $686 $525 39.7 $35,620 $27,300 2,061 Management occupations.............................................. 39.48 32.34 1,617 1,290 40.9 84,048 67,101 2,129 General and operations managers................................... 48.18 45.83 2,034 1,833 42.2 105,775 95,316 2,195 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 77.88 67.60 3,115 2,704 40.0 161,995 140,610 2,080 Financial managers................................................ 44.04 32.26 1,761 1,290 40.0 91,596 67,101 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.92 25.24 1,166 1,010 40.3 60,631 52,499 2,096 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 25.34 21.88 1,014 875 40.0 52,705 45,510 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.58 28.47 1,503 1,139 40.0 78,167 59,209 2,080 Computer software engineers....................................... 62.04 60.10 2,482 2,404 40.0 129,041 125,000 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.03 24.06 1,282 962 40.0 66,453 50,045 2,075 Engineers......................................................... 38.64 48.30 1,546 1,932 40.0 80,416 100,464 2,081 Community and social services occupations........................... 14.14 14.42 566 577 40.0 29,420 30,000 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 15.40 9.00 628 360 40.8 27,495 30,000 1,785 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 18.34 22.85 753 914 41.1 31,015 35,001 1,691 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 19.32 14.94 768 598 39.7 39,914 31,075 2,066 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.91 10.78 409 410 37.4 21,250 21,320 1,947 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.51 10.30 334 323 35.1 17,358 16,770 1,825 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.80 11.54 461 462 39.1 23,991 24,001 2,033 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.77 11.54 467 462 39.6 24,261 24,001 2,061 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.31 6.25 232 240 36.8 12,073 12,480 1,912 Cooks............................................................. 7.50 8.05 276 302 36.8 14,340 15,704 1,913 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.59 2.38 124 86 34.4 6,431 4,455 1,789 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.47 7.00 284 280 38.1 14,785 14,560 1,979 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.47 7.00 289 280 38.6 15,008 14,560 2,008 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.40 7.00 289 270 39.0 15,006 14,040 2,027 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.70 7.00 294 280 38.1 15,263 14,560 1,981 Child care workers................................................ 7.51 7.25 283 280 37.7 14,715 14,560 1,958 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.14 15.03 740 601 40.8 38,492 31,269 2,121 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.63 15.03 841 601 40.8 43,754 31,269 2,121 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.98 10.75 559 430 40.0 29,084 22,360 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.89 8.00 357 320 40.1 18,568 16,640 2,088 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 10.93 10.43 439 417 40.2 22,840 21,686 2,089 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.03 10.00 445 378 40.3 23,123 19,656 2,096 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ $29.46 $23.08 $1,195 $923 40.6 $62,166 $48,000 2,110 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 26.78 20.29 1,071 812 40.0 55,694 42,201 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.48 13.46 571 531 39.4 29,669 27,600 2,049 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 20.39 19.71 813 788 39.9 42,280 41,001 2,073 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.50 14.00 578 560 39.9 30,053 29,120 2,073 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.43 18.27 652 731 39.7 33,902 38,000 2,064 Tellers......................................................... 12.73 12.72 509 509 40.0 26,483 26,451 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 18.15 16.96 715 678 39.4 37,010 35,271 2,039 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.52 10.60 448 424 38.9 23,320 22,048 2,024 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 15.16 13.00 595 520 39.3 30,954 27,040 2,042 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.30 12.46 452 498 40.0 23,509 25,921 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.24 15.96 650 638 40.0 33,778 33,197 2,080 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.91 19.04 756 762 40.0 39,330 39,599 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.45 12.00 490 480 39.3 25,473 24,960 2,046 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.72 15.30 669 612 40.0 34,784 31,818 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.90 14.50 642 588 40.4 33,204 30,597 2,088 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 16.23 16.26 692 655 42.6 35,983 34,060 2,217 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 9.72 7.00 389 280 40.0 19,582 14,560 2,015 Production occupations.............................................. 14.18 12.50 567 500 40.0 29,491 26,000 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.73 16.00 669 640 40.0 34,791 33,280 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 12.46 11.75 504 470 40.5 26,225 24,440 2,104 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 12.75 11.83 520 473 40.8 27,052 24,606 2,122 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.26 14.50 644 580 42.2 33,481 30,160 2,194 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 11.20 11.00 448 440 40.0 23,305 22,880 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 9.79 9.00 391 360 40.0 20,353 18,720 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.23 9.50 409 380 40.0 21,277 19,760 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $22.71 $17.00 $898 $680 39.5 $46,655 $35,360 2,054 Management occupations.............................................. 47.63 42.82 1,922 1,713 40.4 99,789 89,066 2,095 General and operations managers................................... 59.55 54.23 2,530 2,375 42.5 131,585 123,502 2,209 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 61.45 51.35 2,458 2,054 40.0 127,826 106,798 2,080 Financial managers................................................ 55.16 48.19 2,207 1,928 40.0 114,739 100,244 2,080 Engineering managers.............................................. 55.00 58.67 2,249 2,347 40.9 116,954 122,025 2,126 Medical and health services managers.............................. 31.86 26.44 1,275 1,058 40.0 66,278 54,999 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.06 25.21 1,245 1,008 40.1 64,754 52,441 2,085 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.75 21.75 1,110 870 40.0 57,727 45,240 2,080 Cost estimators................................................... 28.46 24.03 1,138 961 40.0 59,200 49,982 2,080 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.36 23.15 1,014 926 40.0 52,744 48,160 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 40.66 37.84 1,648 1,665 40.5 85,711 86,578 2,108 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.41 28.27 1,217 1,131 40.0 63,261 58,800 2,080 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 36.70 30.88 1,468 1,235 40.0 76,334 64,230 2,080 Loan officers................................................... 36.70 30.88 1,468 1,235 40.0 76,334 64,230 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.05 38.32 1,522 1,535 40.0 79,129 79,810 2,079 Computer software engineers....................................... 41.44 38.61 1,658 1,544 40.0 86,204 80,300 2,080 Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.54 39.42 1,543 1,591 40.0 80,236 82,722 2,082 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 37.84 36.99 1,528 1,490 40.4 79,468 77,501 2,100 Engineers......................................................... 42.12 40.52 1,705 1,641 40.5 88,663 85,322 2,105 Civil engineers................................................. 48.64 42.99 2,011 1,823 41.4 104,595 94,805 2,151 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.46 25.60 1,069 1,076 40.4 55,586 55,964 2,101 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 35.72 27.19 1,438 1,083 40.3 74,780 56,326 2,093 Physical scientists............................................... 40.27 26.91 1,611 1,076 40.0 83,755 55,973 2,080 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 51.58 48.47 2,063 1,939 40.0 107,284 100,822 2,080 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.26 23.44 891 938 40.0 46,309 48,755 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.07 24.88 1,039 995 39.9 54,047 51,759 2,073 Registered nurses................................................. 29.79 29.27 1,188 1,163 39.9 61,768 60,466 2,073 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.50 18.45 780 738 40.0 40,553 38,376 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 20.86 21.66 834 866 40.0 43,384 45,044 2,080 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.14 21.75 886 870 40.0 46,055 45,240 2,080 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.98 18.10 710 720 39.5 36,911 37,440 2,053 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.25 10.41 408 415 39.8 21,209 21,590 2,068 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.05 10.15 399 406 39.7 20,749 21,112 2,065 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.01 10.10 397 402 39.7 20,650 20,904 2,062 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 5.03 4.00 191 150 38.0 9,937 7,800 1,974 Food service, tipped.............................................. $3.90 $3.30 $146 $96 37.4 $7,596 $4,992 1,946 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.35 2.13 86 85 36.7 4,488 4,430 1,907 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.19 7.00 247 280 39.8 12,816 14,560 2,069 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.66 7.65 276 290 36.0 14,342 15,080 1,872 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.65 7.65 275 288 36.0 14,316 14,997 1,872 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.53 8.32 339 336 39.7 17,604 17,493 2,064 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.01 7.00 237 230 33.7 12,298 11,982 1,754 Personal care and service occupations............................... 24.86 21.73 624 658 25.1 32,432 34,194 1,305 Sales and related occupations....................................... 24.39 15.64 985 626 40.4 51,243 32,527 2,101 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.53 17.96 857 692 41.7 44,538 36,001 2,169 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.24 15.63 670 676 41.3 34,831 35,152 2,145 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.90 10.64 604 414 40.5 31,386 21,528 2,107 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.24 10.26 410 410 40.0 21,302 21,341 2,080 Cashiers...................................................... 10.24 10.26 410 410 40.0 21,302 21,341 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.16 10.55 616 410 40.6 32,012 21,299 2,111 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 40.57 39.99 1,623 1,599 40.0 84,383 83,173 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 42.46 53.49 1,698 2,140 40.0 88,310 111,259 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.88 13.50 593 538 39.9 30,841 27,991 2,073 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 27.34 27.97 1,094 1,119 40.0 56,868 58,178 2,080 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.54 15.28 618 611 39.8 32,139 31,784 2,068 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.62 15.28 625 611 40.0 32,494 31,784 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.46 14.19 572 562 39.6 29,736 29,203 2,057 File clerks....................................................... 11.05 10.63 433 425 39.2 22,534 22,102 2,039 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.54 11.54 452 439 39.1 23,479 22,838 2,035 Dispatchers....................................................... 12.71 12.68 508 507 40.0 26,429 26,374 2,080 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 12.71 12.68 508 507 40.0 26,429 26,374 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 10.76 10.96 430 438 40.0 22,384 22,797 2,080 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.54 11.05 462 442 40.0 23,999 22,984 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.75 17.72 710 709 40.0 36,929 36,860 2,080 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.82 18.73 793 749 40.0 41,232 38,954 2,080 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.25 17.39 690 696 40.0 35,877 36,171 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.26 13.33 569 533 39.9 29,608 27,722 2,076 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.28 13.50 611 540 40.0 31,780 28,080 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 22.93 23.67 917 947 40.0 47,685 49,240 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 12.57 12.50 503 500 40.0 26,144 26,000 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 11.61 11.50 464 460 40.0 24,148 23,920 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 23.72 22.05 949 882 40.0 49,339 45,864 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... $11.59 $11.00 $463 $440 40.0 $24,098 $22,880 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.27 21.50 894 860 40.1 46,487 44,720 2,087 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 31.16 22.74 1,246 910 40.0 64,803 47,299 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................................ 18.07 17.75 723 710 40.0 37,590 36,920 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 22.45 21.00 912 840 40.6 47,449 43,680 2,113 Production occupations.............................................. 14.93 12.75 596 508 39.9 31,002 26,416 2,076 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 23.97 24.13 959 965 40.0 49,850 50,180 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.49 10.69 460 428 40.0 23,896 22,235 2,080 Machinists........................................................ 17.37 16.45 695 658 40.0 36,125 34,216 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 16.33 15.89 653 635 40.0 33,960 33,045 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 16.33 15.89 653 635 40.0 33,960 33,045 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 14.82 11.56 593 462 40.0 30,833 24,039 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.85 10.37 506 415 39.4 26,304 21,559 2,046 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 21.09 14.50 814 594 38.6 42,319 30,867 2,007 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 21.17 23.51 848 940 40.1 44,090 48,899 2,083 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 22.16 23.51 888 940 40.1 46,199 48,899 2,085 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.61 12.97 504 519 40.0 26,233 26,978 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.04 8.10 360 322 39.8 18,714 16,744 2,071 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.45 9.46 375 378 39.7 19,480 19,681 2,062 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 17. Union(1) and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Union Nonunion Occupational group(3) Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers All workers........................................................... $27.38 $28.21 $16.84 $19.29 $18.97 $21.44 Management, professional, and related............................... – – – 32.40 33.70 27.96 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 37.91 38.35 33.30 Professional and related.......................................... – – – 29.41 30.39 27.13 Service............................................................. 23.98 25.15 17.18 8.56 7.14 14.37 Sales and office.................................................... 23.89 24.00 – 15.51 15.67 13.52 Sales and related................................................. – – – 17.73 17.76 – Office and administrative support................................. 15.54 15.51 – 14.27 14.35 13.56 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 25.67 26.02 – 16.51 16.49 16.79 Construction and extraction...................................... – 25.29 – – 15.47 14.33 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 25.83 26.35 – 18.23 18.20 18.49 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 31.23 32.85 – 13.48 13.47 13.87 Production........................................................ 24.12 24.12 – 13.93 13.93 – Transportation and material moving................................ 34.53 37.55 – 12.99 12.95 13.96 Union Nonunion Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 15.3 16.4 1.7 2.9 3.3 4.0 Management, professional, and related............................... – – – 4.2 5.2 3.1 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 4.5 4.8 7.9 Professional and related.......................................... – – – 5.6 8.1 2.5 Service............................................................. 6.3 7.2 4.6 2.4 2.3 4.3 Sales and office.................................................... 42.3 42.6 – 3.1 3.3 2.4 Sales and related................................................. – – – 6.9 6.9 – Office and administrative support................................. 15.3 15.7 – 2.2 2.4 2.6 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.5 3.7 – 3.9 4.1 5.6 Construction and extraction...................................... – 3.7 – – 2.6 6.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 4.1 4.2 – 5.1 5.6 3.9 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 29.8 34.0 – 2.4 2.5 8.2 Production........................................................ .5 .5 – 2.5 2.5 – Transportation and material moving................................ 39.7 46.5 – 4.7 4.9 9.7 1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 18. Time and incentive workers(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Time Incentive Occupational group(3) Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers All workers........................................................... $19.17 $18.83 $27.16 $27.16 Management, professional, and related............................... 32.02 33.23 55.69 55.69 Management, business, and financial............................... 37.11 37.48 59.91 59.91 Professional and related.......................................... 29.33 30.29 – – Service............................................................. 8.99 7.64 – – Sales and office.................................................... 14.34 14.41 26.98 26.98 Sales and related................................................. 14.37 14.39 29.88 29.88 Office and administrative support................................. 14.33 14.42 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 16.87 16.86 22.09 22.09 Construction and extraction...................................... – 15.71 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 18.82 18.84 21.73 21.73 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 14.99 15.01 19.22 19.22 Production........................................................ 14.50 14.51 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.49 15.54 – – Time Incentive Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 2.8 3.2 12.7 12.7 Management, professional, and related............................... 4.2 5.3 28.2 28.2 Management, business, and financial............................... 5.1 5.5 31.9 31.9 Professional and related.......................................... 5.6 8.1 – – Service............................................................. 2.2 2.4 – – Sales and office.................................................... 3.3 3.6 14.2 14.2 Sales and related................................................. 9.6 9.7 16.2 16.2 Office and administrative support................................. 2.3 2.5 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.5 3.8 7.9 7.9 Construction and extraction...................................... – 1.4 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 5.9 6.6 9.7 9.7 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 3.2 3.3 7.7 7.7 Production........................................................ 4.4 4.4 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 6.4 6.8 – – 1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 19. Industry sector(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for private industry workers by major occupational group, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Goods producing Service providing Occupational group(3) Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services All workers........................................................... $19.16 – $17.39 – – $23.24 $17.69 – – Management, professional, and related............................... 36.86 – 25.46 – – 35.86 25.84 – – Management, business, and financial............................... 36.67 – 39.08 – – 38.44 26.26 – – Professional and related.......................................... – – 17.65 – – 34.01 25.76 – – Service............................................................. – – 15.03 – – 7.87 9.08 – – Sales and office.................................................... 16.15 – 14.62 – – 17.26 14.02 – – Sales and related................................................. – – 14.95 – – 38.55 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 14.28 – 14.04 – – 14.00 14.00 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 16.80 – 19.31 – – 14.66 – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 22.74 – 19.34 – – 13.30 – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 13.74 – 17.39 – – 14.45 – – – Production........................................................ – – 13.88 – – 15.74 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.13 – 18.45 – – 13.45 – – – B Goods producing Service providing Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other Occupational group(3) tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 10.6 – 8.0 – – 7.0 4.7 – – Management, professional, and related............................... 7.3 – 25.4 – – 1.8 6.7 – – Management, business, and financial............................... 9.2 – 11.0 – – 3.4 18.6 – – Professional and related.......................................... – – 34.3 – – 3.7 10.9 – – Service............................................................. – – 26.6 – – 4.4 1.9 – – Sales and office.................................................... 3.1 – 5.3 – – 13.5 1.2 – – Sales and related................................................. – – 7.4 – – 12.7 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 5.5 – 4.4 – – 2.6 1.2 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 5.5 – 4.1 – – 7.8 – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. .9 – 5.0 – – 9.6 – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 8.2 – 8.9 – – 3.5 – – – Production........................................................ – – 9.6 – – 5.3 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 2.2 – 10.6 – – 2.8 – – – 1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Private State and Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local workers workers government workers All workers........................................................... 2,225,400 1,911,500 313,900 Management, professional, and related............................... 643,600 469,200 174,400 Management, business, and financial............................... 207,900 189,100 18,800 Professional and related.......................................... 435,700 280,100 155,600 Service............................................................. 386,300 317,500 68,800 Sales and office.................................................... 637,300 592,600 44,700 Sales and related................................................. 239,000 238,000 – Office and administrative support................................. 398,300 354,600 43,700 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 217,300 203,900 13,400 Construction and extraction...................................... 129,900 124,800 5,100 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 86,000 77,700 8,300 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 341,000 328,200 12,800 Production........................................................ 162,700 161,800 – Transportation and material moving................................ 178,200 166,400 11,800 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2005 Private State and Establishments Total industry local government Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 112,960 112,848 112 Total in sample....................................................... 715 672 43 Responding........................................................ 442 403 39 Refused or unable to provide data................................. 164 160 4 Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 109 109 0 1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.